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Chapter 3

"Hey, DeLonge, could we talk to you for a sec?" Remus called from behind us. Nona turned around and I saw her blush slightly. Hmm, I'm so going to blackmail her once I find out why she blushed. I looked at Josie but she didn't notice. She was too busy examining her nails due to Black's presence.

"Yeah. Uh, you guys go on okay, I'll catch up with you later." I grabbed Josie by the arm and dragged her to the Great Hall, to eat lunch. A few minutes later we heard a few screams and then Nona appeared, pocketing her wand.

"So, what did they want? And why did you blush when Remus talked to you?" I asked.

"Apparently they wanted me to teach them how to do the Bat-Bogey Hex, and let's just say I, err, taught them. You should've seen Sirius scream. He sounded like a girl. It was hilarious. As for your second question, err, I didn't blush."

"Please, Nona, you'll make it a lot easier for us if you admit it," Josie said.

"Okay, okay. I like him, satisfied?"

"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Josie asked. She was looking at Nona with this scary look she knows how to do. It makes anyone confess.

"I don't know. I really just started liking him this year. I mean, I thought he was cute before but he always acted like the other Marauders so I didn't like him that way. This year… I don't know. He's changed."

"He does seem nicer this year doesn't he?" Josie said.

"Yeah…but he and Sirius still scream like girls."

We burst out laughing and after a few minutes, four rather distressed boys entered the Great Hall. We laughed even more and they were forced to sit next to us, since there weren't any empty seats. They were glaring at Nona.

"Oy, Black. I heard you scream like a girl, is that so?" Josie said, wiping tears off her face. The Marauders, except for Black, of course, burst out laughing.

"Well, you would sound like that if you have a bunch of disgusting creatures attacking you!" Sirius said, as dignified as he could.

"Right. Oops, time for Herbology, gotta go," I said. We hurried to Herbology, with the Marauders at our heels, where we would be taking classes with the Slytherins. When we found the right greenhouse (there was a paper telling us to be there and that Professor Sprout would be arriving in a minute) we found that Snape and Malfoy were already there.

They were talking quietly to Narcissa Black, who has a weird obsession with Lucius Malfoy. Sure, he's cute but he's so…annoying. They looked at us and sneered. As I passed them to find a place to sit, Malfoy hissed something that sounded awfully like 'mudblood.' I turned around, with my fist raised, prepared to beat Malfoy up, but Potter was faster. He aimed the Body-Binding Curse at Malfoy who fell down. Snape pointed his wand at James, but it hit Remus instead. Narcissa just stood there. I think it's because she is mentally incapable to do anything that isn't putting make-up on. Nona and Josie dragged Remus to a corner where they tried to revive him and I kicked Malfoy out of my way, placing myself between Black and Snape, who were pointing there wands at each other.

"Stop it, you gits. What's the point of trying to hex each other when the teacher is coming in a few minutes?" I know, I had tried to punch Malfoy, but that was because he had insulted me. It's not like Malfoy and Snape had done anything to Potter and Black.

"Lily, I don't need a reason to hex Snape." Potter said the same thing to me a few years back. Why are boys such arrogant gits?

"I have plenty of reason to hex Black, Evans," Snape said coldly. I heard Malfoy stirring and turned around. Narcissa had revived him, apparently. Then I heard footsteps, and so did the rest of the people.

"Quick, go sit down everybody. You guys can solve this later," Nona said. Remus groggily stood up and stumbled a while, finally reaching a chair. I giggled a little and sat down next to him just as Professor Sprout entered the classroom, followed by the other Slytherins. She looked at us, narrowed her eyes at our overly saintly looks, but decided not to ask us what happened. Remus was as discreetly as possible trying to un-numb his muscles, and it was quite funny, really. He kept glaring at me, and I just smiled innocently at him.

"Lily?" Remus said while we were repotting some ugly plant I forgot the name.

"Yeah?"

"Why didn't Nona want to help us with the prank?" I actually thought that Remus was smart, really.

"Well, duh! We've been in the receiving ends of most of your pranks since like forever, and now you ask her to help you prank someone else! Really. Using your brains once in a while doesn't hurt." He grinned sheepishly at me and I just shook my head.

"Um, sure, we did prank you guys a lot, but hey, we are friends, right-"

"Wrong, we are not friends, Remus. We are just fellow students."

"Aww, Lils, we were both prefects on our fifth and sixth year, surely you won't forget that for some pranks?"

"Another reason for me to hate you guys even more. You were a prefect, and yet you didn't do anything to stop them." What an arse. I think Nona is wrong about him being nicer.

"Look, Lily, we were all a bunch of stupid gits at the time! I mean, we haven't pranked you once since the beginning of school." You still are a bunch of stupid gits, that hasn't changed a bit.

"Well, it's only the second day of school."

"Er, yeah, but that shows improvement, right? Like, until last year, we would always prank you on the first day of school. It was almost a tradition." He really should think before talking.

"Almost? Please, Remus, I know perfectly well it was a tradition." He paled. He actually paled. Which kinda says that yes, it was a bloody tradition!

"Lily, please!"

"Remus, why are you telling me all this if it's Nona that knows how to do the bloody hex? Besides, it's like the easiest curse ever."

"It's not that easy. It keeps backfiring. What, you think that we would ask for help if we hadn't tried it already?" Hmm, he does have a point. Oh, I would love to see Potter trying the curse and having it backfire.

"Yes, but, still you're making this whole problem because of a hex. What's this?" A folded paper had flown in front of me and it was the shape of a heart. It said: Open it only after class! I smiled, it must be one of those love notes! Argh, why do the Marauders have to be so curious? Remus is trying to snatch the note away.

"Stop it Remus, Sprout will see!" I said, putting the paper on my pocket.

"What is it?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Because we're friends!" I just told him that we aren't!

"No. You're just curious." I'm having this huge urge to stick my tongue out at him. Would it be too immature?

"Of course. I mean, a dear friend receives a note, smiles and pockets it without showing me can't be good." Oh so concerned.

"Remus, get it through your thick skull, we are not friends. And whether I receive notes or not is none of your business."

"That time of the month, huh?"

"REMUS! You have definitely spent way too much time with Sirius!"

"No need to get so grouchy. It was a joke. And why don't you want to be friends with me? You can't have too many friends, you know."

"Yes, but I like to have trustworthy friends."

"I'm trustworthy."

"When you're not pranking someone."

"Please, let's be friends! We can braid our hair, and go shopping, and like, buy the cutest shoes." Okay, as much as he's annoying, he is funny.

"Okay, okay, let's be friends. But only if we do everything you just said. And, this works out perfectly since I saw this cute French braid thing in Witch Weekly I'm sure you would love." Remus turned a strange color, sort of greenish yet purplish at the same time. I love making fun of boys.

"Uh, the bell rang! Gotta go!"

"Good luck learning how to do the hex!" I ran out of the class and once I was out of everyone's earshot so they wouldn't hear me squeal if it was a cute note, I opened it. Words magically appeared and a somehow a song was played. It was Star Girl, by one of my favorite bands!

Lily, will you go with me to the first Hogsmeade weekend? If you do want to, tell Will, he knows who I am. Love, your secret admirer

"Lily, what's that?" Josie asked, trying to read the song.

"He sent me another one! It's so nice and romantic!"

"Let me see it!" Nona snatched the paper from my hand and while we walked, they read the note. When they finished it they both 'awed.' We made our way to Potions, and found James and Malfoy fighting. These two don't tire, really. I'll just pretend I'm not seeing anything because I don't want them to ruin my day. Especially because Will is going to have Potions with us. Ah, there he is. He's going to sit with Josh, oh no. I ran up to him and sat down on the place Josh was about to sit.

"Er, sorry, Josh, but I really have to talk to Will. You don't mind, do you?"

"No, Lily, it's okay." Josh smiled and sat someplace else. Then I turned to face Will, who was sniggering.

"Didn't know you were so eager to sit with me, Lils." He's so going to have a tickle attack after class.

"Yeah, yeah. Tell my secret admirer yes, I'll go with him, and please tell me who he is." Will's grin became wider.

"Nope." He loves to torture me. I hate him for that.

"Yes, please! Pretty please with a cherry on top? And lot's and lot's of whipped cream?" It used to work when we were kids.

"That doesn't work anymore Lils." Oh bugger, Potter and Black are sitting behind us.

"Please Will! I'll die of curiosity 'til then!"

"So?"

"So? Is that all? You don't care that one of your best friends is going to die? I knew you never loved me." I buried my face in my arms and pretended to cry.

"Oh, Lily, don't cry." Is it working?

"Only if you tell me who he is."

"Did you really think I would fall for that, honey?" Damn.

"Uh, sort of."

"I won't tell you, okay. He, erm, asked me not to. Aden is here, shush." He is definitely going to have a tickle attack after class.

I spent the rest of the class pestering Will. Oh, the bell rang. I'm so going to give him a tickle attack.

"Will, wait up." Will turned around and I jumped on him, tickling his sides. Hah! He can't stop laughing. Oh, dear, he's suffocating. I stopped tickling him and Will caught his breath. Just as I was about to tickle him he started tickling me! The nerve! I can't breathe! Thank God he stopped. But I still can't breathe, I'm laughing too hard. He's also laughing, so there.

"Lils, what was that about?" he asked.

"For that snide remark on the beginning of class and for not telling me who he is!"

"I still won't tell you."

"Please?"

"No."

"Evans, Adams, get a room." I turned around and found the Marauders scowling. James, who had told us to get a room, looked particularly sour. I wonder why, though.

"Shut it, Potter," Will said and we left the dungeons.