:Chapter Eleven:

"James! Stop running so fast!" Lily said as she ran after James out of the castle. James stopped short and Lily skidded to a stop, running into his back.

"Ow!" she yelped.

"Sorry…" he said, spinning around, "I just forgot. We have to close the map."

"Close it?" Lily asked.

"Yes, we have to close it. Take it out and tap it with your wand again and say 'Mischief Managed'. But not yet. First I wanna see where Sirius is." Lily handed the map to James.

"Oh, I've decided to call it the Marauders Map." James told her, "In case you're ever referring to it or whatever. James unfolded the map and began looking for Sirius.

"Why the Marauders Map?" Lily asked, and pointed to a dot, "That's Ella. Sirius should be there somewh- there he is." She found the dot that said Sirius Black and pointed to it.

"Mischief managed." James said, tucking the map away and shrugging. "Dunno." He said. Lily looked at James like he was crazy but sighed.

"Alright." Lily shook her head and shrugged. James laughed at her and drew her close to him by her waist.

"They're in the Three Broomsticks, come on."

"Why do we have to go find them? They're on a date- and so are we." Lily complained.

"Because, we're gonna ruin their date." James told her.

"Why!" Lily asked.

"For Ella- and Bonnie. See, Bonnie broke up with Sirius, so he's only dating Ella to get back at her- but the truth is, Bonnie's a wreck without him, her parents didn't approve of the Black family." James explained. Lily sighed.

"How… romantically tragic." She sighed. James rolled his eyes.

"Yes, well, let's go find them." He said as they stepped into the Three Broomsticks. James crouched down to Lily and whispered in her ear.

"Alright…. Here's what you're going to do…." Lily looked at him wide-eyed but agreed, though it was obviously only for him.

Lily walked over to Sirius' table, looking angry.

"Sirius Black!" She yelled. People at other tables turned to stare at her, and Lily was sure she was blushing.

"Uh, yeah?" Sirius asked weakly.

"I can't believe you'd ask another girl out!" she continued to scream.

"What?" Sirius asked her.

"What?" Ella repeated. Ella was a thin blonde girl. She was average height, but almost always was seen wearing heels to make herself appear tall. She was in a lot of Lily's classes, for they were both fifth year Gryffindors, but Lily didn't like Ella very much. She didn't not like her, she just didn't really like her.

"I can't believe you would ask out another girl while you have a girlfriend!" Lily said, still sounding enraged.

"What!" Ella was yelling now too. Lily glared at Sirius then turned to Ella.

"Yes! I told Sirius I was feeling a little sick today, so I couldn't come to Hogsmeade with him, but I went to the hospital wing and so I decided to meet him down here, and look who I find him with!" Lily shrieked.

"What!" Sirius asked, wide-eyed. Lily spun and glared at him.

"I can't believe you! Get over here! Now!" She yelled, dragging him by the sleeve outside into the cold. She pushed him a few times until Ella came out, and then she pulled Sirius on top of her into the corner of the building so he was leaning on her, kissing her.

"Well, I guess they made up!" She heard Ella say to her friend Courtenay as she stormed down the street. Courtenay looked back, and smiling whispered,

"Or made out…" she giggled to herself as Ella huffed and walked off. As soon as they were out of ear and eye sight- Lily pushed Sirius off her and brushed herself off.

"Now, as much as I may or may not have enjoyed that…" Sirius grinned, "What was that about!" he asked her furiously. She smiled innocently.

"Well, you know, I was hoping you'd come with me to the hospital wing, it was then I figured there was something wrong- so when I felt better, I decided to come find you- but you were with another girl!" Lily smiled a little more purely. Sirius ruffled his hair and sighed, softening up.

"Look, Lily. Um… As I said, as much as I may or may not have enjoyed that- you're dating my best friend. Not me!" Lily laughed as Sirius tried to explain.

"What?" he asked her. Lily rolled her eyes.

"I did it for James. God knows I'm not attracted to you!" she laughed even harder. Sirius grumbled and folded his arms over his chest.

"A lot of girls like me." He said indignantly.

"A lot of girls, maybe, but not me." Lily said. She laughed at Sirius' protectiveness.

"You're very handsome, but I'm dating your best friend. It'd be wrong!" she laughed a little more. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"So where is Prongs anyways?" Sirius asked, looking around. "I mean, James." He corrected himself.

"Dunno." Lily shrugged. "He left me inside."

Just then, James threw off his invisibility cloak. He was right next to Lily, whom he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Right here. Saw the whole thing. Good job, Lily." He said, kissing her softly. She kissed him back happily.

"Oh yes, destroy my date- then rub it in my face that you have a gorgeous and smart girlfriend. Though I don't know how smart she can be… dating you…." Sirius ranted for a little while until James pulled apart for Lily.

"D'you mind shutting up?" he asked. Lily laughed. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Go find Bonnie." James told Sirius.

"Hey! I'd love to- but she's the one who broke up with me, not the other way around- remember?"

James shrugged, "Then don't blame me for not having a girlfriend."

"You ruined my date!"

"You didn't like her anyways." James reasoned.

"That's not the point!" Sirius walked off in a huff and James shrugged, smiling a little even. He turned to Lily and pressed her against the wall to the Three Broomsticks, leaning into her he kissed her softly.

"You know, you didn't have to kiss him." James told her after a moment. Lily shrugged, smiling as well.

"Maybe I wanted to." She said. James backed away from her and Lily laughed.

"I didn't. To tell you the truth it made me rather sick… well, at first. Then- I just pretended he was you and… rather enjoyed it." Lily explained. James shook his head, laughing. He ruffled his own hair and moved closer to Lily. She put her arms around his neck and kissed him, softly at first then more passionately.

"Get a room." Sirius said. Lily and James broke apart, staring at Sirius incredulously.

"I've been watching you two for, like, ten minutes." Sirius continued.

"Then leave." James told him, wishing there was a door he could close.

"People, other than me, are staring." Siruis continued to explain.

"That's nice." Lily said. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Anyways, I decided. Since you two ruined my date- I'm gonna hang out with you." The boy grinned and came between the couple and put an arm around each of them.