Chapter 3: Strange dreams and lists

He lay her on the bed, kissing her senseless. She moaned as he started to kiss her neck, then moved down further. She ran her hands through his hair, and over his toned chest. They had waited for this moment for so long, and finally it had come.

'I love you, James.'

Lily woke with a start, almost banging her head on the top of her bed. What the fuck was that about? She thought, going over the dream in her head. Then she realised.

'Oh no no no no no! I will not fall for Potter!' She said to herself.

It could be a little late for that, dearie.

Remind me why you're here exactly?

Because I feel like it.

Well that's not a very good reason.

Were getting off track darling! Do you just realise what dream you had?

So you were here to see that huh?

Of course, I'm here all the time.

Then why do you choose only to come and annoy me sometimes then?

Well I can be here all the time if you want! Yay! Quality bonding time!

I'll be right.

Well anyway…back to the dream…you were having a dream about having sex with James Potter. You even said 'I love you, James' so really just read the signs! You like him.

…………I'm going to bed now.

Alright...sweet dreams.

Lily lay back down and closed her eyes, attempting to go back to sleep.

Let's talk about sex, baby
Let's talk about you and James
Let's talk about all the good things
And the bad things that may be
Let's talk about sex…

Will you stop!

Nope!

Well I'm trying to get to sleep!

Well I'm trying to get you together with James Potter, and trust me, it isn't a walk in the park!

Well why are you singing that bloody song!

So that I can drill it into your brain!

Ergh! just leave me alone!

Alrite, dearest.

Thankyou!

Lily managed to get to sleep, and thankfully didn't have any more dreams.

The next morning Lily was woken up by a large pillow being thrown at her face. She groaned and opened her eyes, only to see Ellen smiling at her.

'Good morning, DORM BUDDY!' She cried, jumping onto Lily's bed.

'I think I'll go back to sleep.' Lily groaned, closing her eyes.

'No you wont! You're late waking up! Geez, usually you wake us up! Why so tired anyway?' Ellen said.

Lily was about to answer that the voice in her head had kept her up, but then thought against it.

'Just, couldn't sleep.' She answered.

'Well you better hurry, we'll miss breakfast!' Ellen cried bouncing off the bed and running off. Lily laughed slightly and shook her head. Friends.

At breakfast that morning, Sirius came up to Ellen once again.

'Hey, Ellen?' He asked, grin on his face.

She turned to him and sighed deeply.

'What now, Black?' She asked, clearly tired of him.

He took a deep breath, as if he was about to say something very long and important.

'Ok! Ellen, I would really like to go out with you, snog you senseless and have lots of sex.' He said, famous grin widening.

Ellen looked beyond disgusted.

'So,' He said, clapping his hands together. 'Will you go out with me?'

Ellen got up from the table and slapped him.

Sirius' grinned returned, though his cheek was bright red.

'Alright, I'll keep dreaming.'

'That's right.' Ellen said, sitting back down.

Sirius skipped back to the marauders, who were laughing hard. He got out his list and crossed something off.

'OK, honesty of what I want to do with her doesn't work.'

'Well why the hell would that work?' Remus asked.

'Wildcards sometimes work.' Sirius said, tweaking his noise at him.

'Not with girls they don't. Ask James. He's even tried turning Lily's hair various colours, and if anything that's made it even less likely for her to say yes.' Remus said with amusment.

James threw his head down on the table, narrowly missing his bacon and eggs.

'Don't remind me.' He mumbled.

'Hmm you know, I never thought of that! Thanks Prongsie!' Sirius said, adding to his list.

'You are such an idiot.' James said from the table.

'Professional Idiot, I prefer.' Sirius said.

''Why are you after her so much, Sirius? I mean, you could have any girl, especially with that fan club of yours.' Peter asked, with a mouthful of toast.

It was known widely about the Sirius Black fan club. It was started up by a girl in Ravenclaw called Libby Forbes (A/N: hahah libby) and had almost the whole girl school population as members, well those from above 4th grade. They worshipped him, and took any chance to see him in the corridors, or to help him with something. It was even known that some had pictures of him in their room's, and worshipped them at night, or tried to perform spells so that he would like them. Oh yes, many catfights were started over Sirius Black, and those of the fanclub were united in one love: Sirius Black. He loved the attention of course, and strut past them or signed autographs.

Sirius looked at him, and then grinned, taking out another piece of folded parchment. He then cleared his throat.

'Well, she's pretty, smart, hot, funny, sexy, interesting, beautiful, good attitude, gorgeous, not afraid to talk back, hot, sexy, hot, sexy, sexy, hot, hot.' He read off the list. Remus, James and Peter laughed.

'Wow you have a list for everything.' Remus said.

'mm hmm.' Sirius said, putting the parchment back in his robes.

James still had his head on the table top.

'Alright there, Prongsie?' Sirius asked.

'What does it look like?' James asked.

'That your not alright?'

'Bingo.' James said, bringing his head up and picking at his food.

'Well what's wrong then?' Sirius asked.

'Evans.' Remus answered simply.

'Oh,' Sirius said, looking at James closely. 'Yes, I see, he has his Evans face on.'

'Which Evans face?' Peter asked.

'The I-really-want-Evans-to-go-out-with-me-but-I-don't-know-how-face.' Sirius said in a matter of fact tone.

'Ahh, that one.' Peter said, nodding.

'Well with him in the doghouse and all…' Sirius began.

'I am not in the doghouse!' James exclaimed. 'Lily just wanted to move back to the Gryffindor dorms, and so I had to as well!'

'Why did she want to move back though?' Sirius asked.

James threw his hands up in frustration.

'We already had this conversation last night!' James cried.

Sirius looked thoughtful for a minute, then looked at him.

'Nope, don't recall. Mind recapping?' He asked.

James groaned and put his head back down on the table.

'How am I going to get her to say yes?' He asked himself. It was a question he had asked many times. He looked over at Lily, who was talking animatedly with her friends. Merlin, she was beautiful. Everything about her. He remembered the dream he had had about her last night. Not that he hadn't had it many times before. Basically exactly as he wanted it to be, one day. The beautiful Lily Evans under him, red hair faned out behind him and green eyes full of passion, crying out his name. Oh yeah, just how he wanted it.

Lily must have felt someone watching her, and she turned and looked at him. Colour rose in her cheeks, turning them bright red.

James shot up.

'Merlin! Lily just blushed at me!' He cried happily. Lily had turned back to her friends, trying in vain to cover up the colour.

James' friends looked at him with withered stares. James however, was off on cloud nine.

'I know exactly how to get her to go out with me!' He cried.

'How?' Peter asked.

'He's lost it.' Remus pointed out, as if this happened all the time.

'Show her how good you are in bed?' Sirius asked. 'Hey! That's not a bad idea!' Sirius added to the list.

'There both mad.' Remus said naturally.

'No, I couldn't do that! She'll have to find that out later,' James said, winking. 'No my idea is: that I get her to be my friend, you know, start over! And then I can take it from there.'

'You know…that might just work,' Remus said. 'Took you a while to figure something as simple as that out.'

'Yeah well, anyway! I think it's bound to work. I will ask her tonight.'

Meanwhile Sirius was scribbling onto his list.

'And if all else fails, and you get into a hole as big as Potters, ask her to be friends, and go from there.'

That night they were all doing homework in the common room. James was the only one who wasn't, as he was too preoccupied watching Lily. Finally he decided that he should just go and do it.

He walked up to her group, and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned, smiling, but then glared when she saw him.

'What do you want, Potter?' She asked.

'Could I talk to you, alone?' He asked, hoping she would say yes.

'Why?' She asked, looking suspicious.

'Could you please just come?' He asked. She stared at him for a few moments.

'Alright. Quickly though,' She turned back to her friends. 'I'll be back in a few, girls.'

They went outside the portrait and Lily leaned against the wall.

'So what do you want, Potter?' She asked impatiently.

'I was…wondering…if you would like to start over, as friends?' He asked her, hoping she would say yes.

Lily looked at him for a moment then glared at him.

'No way, Potter! I'm not falling for that trick! And I sure as hell don't want to be your friend!' She yelled, moving back to the portrait.

'Lily…wait!' He called after her. She stopped and turned.

'Don't you dare call me Lily! You have no right!' She screamed at him, giving the password and moving back into the common room.

James sighed and leant against the wall again.

'Woman troubles?' A portrait of a man with an overally large nose asked.

'Yep.' James answered with his eyes closed.

'Hmm yes, I remember when I was your age. Don't worry youngen, you just keep at it!'

'Keep at it? He has no hope!' Another portrait said.

James sighed again, then moved back into the common room.

A/N: well I hope you all liked that chapter…sorry it took so long to come out…I wish I could have posted it while I was away! Anyway read and review!