Chapter 7

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Hand in hand, Remus and Mina headed to the Great Hall, splitting up to go to their separate tables. Lily sat at the Slytherin table today, wanting to talk to Mina.

"I saw Remus leave the common room after he gave us that little lecture. What happened?" Lily asked eagerly. Mina looked around the table at Snape, Regulus, and the rest of the Slytherins. Not wanting to discuss anything in front of them, she grabbed Lily by the arm and brought her into the hallway.

"If you must know, Lily, dear, and I'll only tell you because I love you like a sister, then I'll tell you. We, er... went to the library..." Lily raised an eyebrow.

"And?"

"And snogged until the clock chimed for dinner. Ok?" Content with what she said, Mina headed for the Great Hall. Lily, unsatisfied, grabbed her by the arm.

"Not ok. Give me the details. Is he a good kisser? Does he have bad breath? Does he have any funny habits when he's being kissed?" Mina laughed.

"Uh...that part's private, although he is a good kisser. I didn't think that was possible seeing as the poor boy's too shy to have ever had a girlfriend before. He must practice in his free time, just don't ask me how," said Mina. Lily giggled.

"Whatever you say... Do you like him?" Mina hesitated.

"More than I thought possible."

"Does he like you?"

"I hope." Mina went back in the room about to take a seat, but Lily grabbed her again and forced her to sit at the Gryffindor table with her.

"If you really like him, sit with him..." Lily explained. She forced Mina into a seat that was between her and Remus, and the Marauders all gave them weird glances.

"Lil... I don't think this is a good idea," Mina complained.

"Shut up, Mina. Nobody gives a crap who sits where anymore."

"That's not it, Lily," Mina elbowed her friend.

"Ow!"

"What in the world is going on?" asked Remus. Mina looked at him.

"Um... nothing. Nothing." She poked at him under the table and he gave her a look. She raised an eyebrow suggestively. Rubbing his leg with her hand, he slipped his hand under the table and grabbed hers. Lily saw them holding hands under the table and giggled.

Lily was sitting across from James Potter, who sat next to Sirius and Peter. For some reason, Mina could see Lily and James together... But it could not be possible. James was a jerk, but he was cute, and he really adored Lily. For the first time Mina noticed the way he stared at Lily when she was not looking, and she felt she could read his thoughts. Shaking her head, she then realized how hungry she was.

"Hey, Sirius, pass the salad," said Mina.

"You get it yourself, Gray," he sneered at her. Why was he being that way towards her? Mina shrugged and leaned over Remus to grab the salad bowl.

"Lalalalala..." Phoebe Chang hummed a tune, skipping her way over to the Gryffindor table.

"Phoebs, what's up?" asked Lily.

"Phoebe Nix Chang, here to deliver a message to Mina Tabatha Gray, from the Slytherin table," Phoebe chimed. She was holding a folded piece of parchment, which she handed to Mina.

"Thanks, Phoebe." Opening the parchment, Mina read:

Halloween Dance on October 26 at the Great Hall

for all Hogwarts students from 4th year and above to attend.

Dance starts 7:30 and ends 9:30.

If you are caught outside your common rooms past 9:30,

you're in for a month's detention.

Mina

Come with me. I won't bother you, I promise

Severus Snape

"Go! Go! Go!" said Phoebe.

"Don't read over my shoulder! And... I'm not, well, I might consider it," said Mina.

"What is it?" asked Lily.

"Nothing," said Mina.

"Nothing?" the conversation had now caught Remus' attention.

"Let me see!" James grabbed the letter out of Mina's hands.

"Rude!" Mina declared.

"Oh, go with Snivellus! He needs a date. Poor guy's so desperate..."

"I'll decide for myself, Potter. I sort of had someone else in mind, anyway," she said.

"Mina's in love!" Sirius announced.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, dammit! I am not in love." Mina protested.

"Yeah you are. So what greasy little Slytherin is it this time?" asked Sirius.

"Oh, shut up!" Not in the mood to yell at her cousin for his rudeness, Mina got up from the table and left the room. Remus was about to follow her, but Lily shook her head at him.

"That girl has some serious problems," Sirius said. (A/N: Haha, serious, Sirius, oh I crack myself up)

"What? You think she likes Snape? You are such a jerk, Sirius," said Lily.

"Good one, mate!" James high-fived Sirius. Usually it was James who was called the jerk, but they always manage to piss off Lily somehow.

Shaking her head at the two boys, Lily stood up and followed her best friend out of the room.

"Mina! They're just being jerks as usual, so quit flipping out!" said Lily.

"Lil, they don't know about me and Remus! And I really don't intend for them to find out!" said Mina.

"I know, I know. Just please don't get mad at them," said Lily.

"Are you sticking up for Sirius and Potter?" asked Mina.

"So what if I am? They've been immature and insensitive for as long as we've known them, right? But if you're going out with Remus now, maybe you'll just have to learn to deal with those two," said Lily. Mina did have to admit, she had a point. Laughing in frustration and content, she shook her head at Lily.

"Maybe you're right. I'm stressing way too much over this. This relationship is going to work out!" Lily grinned.

"That's good to know," came Remus' soft, warm voice. Mina whirled around to find him standing literally two inches from her. Mina couldn't help but smile widely.

"So when do we take it to the next level?" she asked. Cold, soft fingers reached for warm, yet pale hands, squeezing slightly.

"Be patient, love," he said, returning her squeeze.

"You two fit together perfectly," said Lily with excitement.

"Remus? You alright?" Peter entered the hallway and Remus and Mina quickly tore their hands apart.

"Yeah, um... just getting a breath of fresh air," he explained.

"What's going on? Are you guys having a party without me?" Phoebe complained, entering behind Peter.

"A party? Am I invited? You guys know I'm the life of a party," said Sirius who stood next to Phoebe.

"Guys, there's no party!" said Lily.

"A party? Why wasn't I invited?" James now entered the room.

"Because nobody likes you," said Mina. Lily shot her a quick glance telling her not to mess with Potter.

"Hey there, Cutie," Phoebe jumped as Sirius gave her ass a squeeze, "How about you and me have our own little party up in my bedroom?"

"Um..." Phoebe was speechless. How could a guy be so hot and yet at the same time be so perverted?

"Just say no, okay, Hun?" Mina said. Phoebe nodded and slowly backed away from Sirius.

"So Lily, what's up?" James grinned at the redhead, putting an arm around her.

"Don't even try it, Potter," she said.

With everything that was going on, Mina realized that Remus wasn't even in the room anymore. She thought she saw someone hurrying out of the hallway, so she went to go catch up.

"Hey, wait up!" she shouted, but when the figure turned around, she realized it was Snape.

"Sev? What's wrong?" She and Snape were alone in the hall, and he seemed to be frightened.

"Nothing." Something was wrong, though. He was clutching at his left wrist.

"Snape, come here," Mina said. He reluctantly obeyed her. She pulled up his sleeve and saw that his dark mark was blood red on his arm. Lord Voldemort was calling his death eaters.

"Oh god. Sev, this is very dangerous. Don't go, please." She pleaded with him, but he only shook his head.

"I must. Do you want me to die?"

"No." She knew Snape was in danger anyway, and she couldn't keep her thoughts off of her parents, either. Three very important people in her life were death eaters, servants of the Dark Lord. Why? A tear fell across her cheek, and Snape wiped it away.

"Don't cry, love." He kissed her cheek where the tear had fallen, and left abruptly. No, no, no! She was not crying over Snape. She couldn't have been crying over Severus Snape.

"You fool! I don't care if you get killed!" she found herself shouting after he already left.

Back in her own bedroom, Mina flopped down on her bed, her thoughts now dwelling on the chaos that was this entire weekend. She knew she had a Charms test tomorrow, but she didn't bother to study. She was already failing that class and planning on dropping it, even though it was one of the few classes she and Lily had together. They had Charms, Transfiguration, D.A. Dark Arts, and Potions together. Mina let herself fall asleep, making a mental note just before that to go talk to Dumbledore in the morning about dropping Charms.

A/N: well there you have it. Chapter 7. Did you guys know that reading your reviews just makes my day? It's weird, but it really does!

Crazayladay- fan-freakin-tastic; I've never heard that one b4. And Remus really is perfect, isn't he? ...Well, except for the monthly visit. But you know what I mean.

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Missmee- well, Snape and Mina have been friends since the first year, and I guess I forgot to mention that bit, so now you know. But I'm glad you like my story.

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