"Hello, Evans," James grinned as the fuming Lily stormed over to him and Sirius.
Allie was walking slowly behind Lily, still trying to suppress her laughter. Sighing, she put an arm on Lily's shoulder and said, "Calm down, Lily. They were just talking, that's all."
Choosing to ignore Allie's comment, Lily angrily brushed her hair, that was now the color of her face, away from her eyes, and in a very low, shaky voice hissed, "You two better watch yourselves. I'm not thick, and I know you weren't just carrying over a bit of light conversation."
Breathing heavily, she glanced sideways at her son, who was now gaping at her. Allie turned to look at him as well, smiling as she did so. She hadn't gotten to see him close up, and he really did look like James.
"Er…hello," Lily said, trying to sound more calm, "Would you excuse me for a second? I need to talk to James for a minute, alone."
With that, Lily grabbed James arm fiercely, and dragged him away.
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Allie ran a hand through her hair awkwardly and said, "So…er…how're things?" It was a rather lame question, yes, but what else was there to say?
She shot a look at Sirius and Remus that clearly meant that she wanted them to say something. Clearing his throat, Remus said, "Oh, things are great. What class do you have next, Allie? I have Muggle Studies," he tried to make his face look truly inquiring.
"Er…I have Defense Against the Dark Arts. How about you?" She looked at the boy, and bit her lip. The situation couldn't be any more awkward than it was at the moment, and of course Sirius wasn't about to help.
"Really? I have Defense Against the Dark Arts as well," Sirius grinned slyly, and put an arm around Allie, "I think it's time we go to class…don't want to be late." With that, he steered her around the three gaping students, and cleared his throat to indicate that Remus should follow.
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"What the bloody hell is your problem, Potter?" Lily hissed, tucking her hair behind her ear, "The second you learn that he's…our…our…son, you go about and ruin things with your oh-so-hilarious humor."
Lily was positively shaking with anger as she glares at James, and crossed her arms furiously. Cowering slightly against the wall next to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, James sighed. Sirius had to ruin everything for him, didn't he? Well, of course he had to ruin everything for James, Sirius was his best mate, and he was…Sirius.
"I didn't say anything to the boy! Sirius did! I was about to slap him, but then you came over and started yelling at me for absolutely no reason."
Letting her shoulders relax slightly, Lily looked James in the eyes, "You…you didn't? But I thought…you know…that you would want to, because…" Awkwardly, she tapered off her sentence. Maybe she shouldn't have been so harsh. Maybe she should give him a chance.
Shaking her head, and pushed the thought out of her mind, "Ok Potter, I believe you. But if I catch you saying something to the boy without consulting me first, then it'll be your head," She turned her back on James, and walked down the hallway, towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
A/N: Sorry for the delay, I was on vacation for two weeks. But anyway, I hope you like this chapter, and thank you to my reviewers!
