Sirius brought two large drinks over to the table where Allie was sitting. Before he sat down, he swept a glance around the Three Broomsticks. James was standing in a corner near the window, while Lily, totally oblivious to James, stood only ten feet from him, staring at her feet. He grinned to himself, and sat down across from Allie.
"So, Allie, I didn't know you fancied me back. Girls are usually easy to read; always giggling, pointing, or if they're desperate, blowing kisses at you. But I couldn't read you at all," he smirked at her, and took a big swig of his drink.
Allie laughed, "Well that's because all the girls you pay attention to are no good."
"Getting jealous already, Allie? We've only been together for a day!"
Allie flushed slightly, and cleared her throat, "Together? We're on a date…but you never asked me to be your girlfriend."
Frowning slightly, Sirius bit his lip, "I thought that if a guy asks a girl on a date, then they're automatically together."
"Well it depends on how you ask her. If you say, 'Will you go out with me?', then you're together, but if you say, 'Would you like to go to Hogsmead with me?' like you did, then it's just a date."
"Fine, then. Will you go out with me, Allie?"
"Sure, Sirius," Allie grinned at him, then glanced backwards to see how their plan was working, "James and Lily haven't noticed each other yet. I think we should go to Zonkos…it'll be less crowded, and they'll be able to see well," she laughed.
Sirius nodded, finishing off his drink with a quick sip, "Alright, let's go."
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Lily sighed as she noticed Allie and Sirius get up and walk towards the door. She wasn't enjoying herself at all; following your best mate around on her date wasn't exactly exciting, especially when you had other things on your mind. She waited a minute before following them out the door, and sensing that someone was walking behind her, held the door open for them absentmindedly.
"Lily?" a surprised, and unfortunately familiar voice sounded.
Lily looked up, and inwardly kicked herself as she noticed that it was James. Why? Why did she have to listen to Allie's plan? She could have spent the entire day in Flourish and Blotts, a place sure to be James-free, but no.
"Hello, James," Lily's voice sounded oddly serene, "Enjoying your day?"
James ran a hand through his hair awkwardly and grinned sheepishly, "Yeah. It's…er…it's great. You?"
"It's fine. I would rather be doing something more productive, but-" Lily cut off her sentence abruptly as she turned the corner with James. There, standing in front of her was her son, kissing a girl. Lily bit her lip, and a wave of disgust overtook her as she realized that the girl looked like her. Since James and Harry looked exactly alike, save the eyes, and his back was turned to passerby, it looked oddly like James kissing Lily.
James stopped in his tracks, his jaw slightly open. You couldn't blame Lily and James for their reactions; seeing your future son kissing a girl like that wasn't so pleasant; especially when you hadn't even kissed the person you were going to have him with.
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Ginny grinned at Harry, and as they were about to continue walking, she noticed Lily and James staring at them. She swallowed deeply, and looked at Harry; she had no idea what to do. Harry looked just as blank, so, being the daring Weasley that she was, decided to say something.
"Er, hello. I'm Ginny Weasley," she stuck out her hand to Lily, who took it weakly, and then to James, who shook it hard.
"I'm Lily Evans…and that's James…Potter," Lily sighed, and glanced at James. Could the situation get any more awkward? Probably not.
"Well we'd better not keep you," Harry mumbled, squeezing Ginny's hand lightly, "See you."
Lily and James nodded, waved, and quickly continued walking. Once they were out of ear shot, James sniggered, "What the bloody hell was that about? I don't fancy seeing my son snogging a girl again."
Lily grinned at him, for the first time in as long as she could remember and sighed, "Neither do I. But as they say, like father like son."
James cleared his throat. She had brought on the unmentionable subject, and so carelessly at that. He scratched his neck uneasily, and nodded. It was probably true. It seemed such a joy, being able to have a son, and teach him everything you knew. The only troubling thing was that Harry seemed to cold to him and Lily. Sighing, the curious Marauder side of him took over, and he swore to himself that he would figure out why.
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As Sirius and Allie left Zonkos, it dawned of Allie that James and Lily were nowhere to be found. She peered around, and with a sudden jolt of shock, saw a red headed girl arm-in-arm with a boy with messy black hair that looked exactly like James'.
"What the…?" Allie motioned at them, speechless, and looked up at Sirius, who was equally as dumb-founded.
"I think our plan worked!" Sirius grinned, and punched the air with his fist. He and Allie started walking faster, eager to catch up to their friends and hear the whole story, but just as they were about to reach them, Sirius bumped into a tall, slightly slumped figure.
Mumbling to himself slightly, he looked up to apologize to whoever it was, but his voice caught fast in his throat. Snivellus. An older, and if possible, more greasy-looking Snivellus. With a cold hard look, he hunched off in the opposite direction, leaving Allie and Sirius even more confused.
A/N: Weird place to end it, yes. But I can't wait for the next chapter, I have it all planned out. Hopefully this wasn't too bad? Now, I'll just say in general, thank you so, so, so, so, soooo much to my reviewers. It makes it so much easier to write a chapter based on your suggestions and ideas. Hope you liked this!
