Yes, it's FINALLY up. I know, I know, I took forever, and I really have no good reason as to why. But thank you for sticking by me. I appreciate it. So here's chapter eight, without any further ado:
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"You're really lucky, you do know that," Alice said, running a comb through her golden hair. Alice, Lily, and Chase were on their way to Hogsmeade.
Lily smiled, twirling a curly strand of hair around her index finger. "Yeah, I guess." The fact was the past two weeks with Jeffrey had been the greatest of Lily's life. She had even picked out a special outfit for their first "date". She wore Chase's emerald green cardigan with a knee length black skirt; an outfit she normally wouldn't be caught dead in.
"You are lucky, though," Chase said. "You've got a good guy."
"A great guy," Alice corrected.
"You should talk Ally," Lily said. "You have Frank."
"Well…" Alice blushed. "You're right."
"And you have Sirius, Chase," Lily pointed out.
Chase scowled. "Don't even mention him."
"Trouble in paradise?" Lily teased.
"You don't know the half of it," Chase said rolling her eyes. "He's a jerk is all. You can't guess the number of girls I caught him flirting with yesterday."
"Well Chase, I hate to break it to you, but Sirius is a natural flirt," Lily remarked. "You're just going to have to accept it."
"Besides," Alice chimed in. "You know he only has eyes for you Chase. You're better than all of those girls he was looking at."
"Then why was he looking at them?" Chase retorted.
Lily shrugged. "Boys will be boys?"
"Not good enough," Chase sighed. "I'll never figure him out."
"Maybe we're not supposed to understand guys," Alice offered.
"I suppose not," Chase said.
"It's a futile attempt," Lily admitted.
"Oh shut up, you've got the good one," Alice remarked.
"Yeah," Chase agreed.
"Well, let's see…we've been dating hardly two weeks. Of course it's good," Lily explained.
"True," Alice said.
Chase shrugged, not in the mood to argue about a seemingly pointless topic.
"Are we meeting them at the Three Broomsticks?" Lily asked.
"I think that's the plan," Alice said.
"Mmm…" Chase mumbled, not anticipating seeing Sirius. "Hey, Lil…how's James doing?"
Lily shrugged. "I couldn't tell you. You'd have to ask Sirius…or someone in his fan club. You know, people who actually pay attention to him."
"That's a bit harsh, don't you think?" Chase asked. "I mean the guy was crushed when you started dating Jeffrey."
"Well, what am I supposed to do Chase?"
"I don't know," she admitted. "Just be easy with him. This is really difficult for him. Sirius told me he's never seen James so depressed."
Lily frowned. "I feel a bit bad that I haven't noticed. I honestly haven't paid any attention to him lately."
"She's too intoxicated by the bitter sweet perfume of love," Alice joked
"I'm not in love," Lily insisted.
"But you will be," Alice said.
Lily shook her head. "No."
Alice and Chase exchanged knowing looks.
"If you say so," Chase remarked.
"Hey, Chase, Al!"
The three turned to see Jenina and Carmen rushing towards them.
"Mind if we join?" Carmen asked, her toffee hair falling down upon her chocolate complexion.
"Yeah, we were supposed to leave with James and them, but they didn't wait for us," Jenina remarked.
Chase rolled her eyes. "Big surprise."
"I think we're all meeting at the Three Broomsticks," Lily said.
"Good," Carmen exhaled. "I'm dying of thirst."
"Yeah, I'm starving," Chase admitted. "We left in such a hurry that we didn't have time for breakfast."
"Well, calm down," Alice exclaimed. "We're nearly there. It's just over this hill."
"Thank goodness," Lily remarked. She was rather hungry herself.
"Big match tomorrow," Jenina began. "You sure you all are ready?"
"Yes," Chase, Alice, and Carmen grumbled in unison.
Lily laughed. "Do I sense some frustration?"
"She's only asked us that same question twenty times last night in the common room," Carmen said, rolling her eyes.
"I just want to make sure we're as prepared as possible," Jenina remarked. "I want us to go out there and show those Slytherins what teamwork is all about. I want us to…"
"I want you to spare us all the pep talk until tomorrow morning, eh?" Chase asked, pushing open the door to the Three Broomsticks. "Or at least until I have something in my stomach."
Alice and Carmen nodded in agreement as they followed Chase inside. Lily shot Jenina a supportive smile, then disappeared into the building.
At once, a variety of odd characters danced before Lily's eyes. Two witches cackled heartily, one short and plump, the other tall and lanky, at a joke being told by a man who resembled a modern vampire. An old hag dashed back and forth between booths, checking furiously under every table for something that she had obviously lost. A man with a hooded cloak sat alone in one corner, eyeing everyone around him, a rat upon his shoulder. However, the figure most were drawn to was a young witch, flashing a dazzling smile upon the members of the group she was sitting amidst. She had blue, almost purple eyes that seemed to have come from Heaven itself, and she carried herself with a fairy-like grace. Most stunning of all was her silvery white hair. Lily couldn't decide whether it was faint blonde or simply white. But she was certain of one thing. The creature was undoubtedly part veela.
Lily only had a moment to gaze at the veela before her composure was stirred. She heard a loud bang, and a whirlwind of black hair stole her attention.
"This is the last straw!" Chase shouted shrilly. Lily at last noticed that the group surrounding the veela was none other than James, Sirius, and Peter. She also noticed, as she was sure Chase did, that Sirius's arm laid around the veela.
"Are you mad?" Sirius remarked, as Chase smashed Sirius's glass of butterbeer.
"Am I mad?" Chase asked, infuriated. "Define mad. If you mean crazy, then no! But angry? Oh I am beyond angry!" Chase flashed daggers at Sirius as she ripped his arm off of the veela. "What the hell is this?"
"What the hell is what?" Sirius asked, dumbfounded. "What is your problem?"
"My problem?" Chase remarked incredulously. "Just what did you think you were doing with that…that thing!" she exclaimed, motioning to the veela. Lily noticed the veela's eyes slant in anger.
"She's from France! She's only here for a few days, and she didn't know her way around. We were helping her!" Sirius insisted.
"Oh, is that what you call it!" Chase remarked. "Could she not sit up either? Was your arm simply around her body to keep her from falling over?"
Sirius rolled his eyes. "You're blowing this way out of proportion."
Chase narrowed her eyes. "Am I? What would you do if you caught a guy with his arm around me?"
"Beat his brains out," Sirius replied without first thinking. He froze, catching himself in Chase's trap. She stood before him, lips pursed and arms crossed, awaiting his answer. Actually, the entire population of the Three Broomsticks had stopped talking to hear his answer. He knew he was caught. No matter what he said he would be embarrassed, and Chase was undoubtedly going to break up with him…publicly. There was only one thing he could say to prevent any of that from happening. "You know what Chase? It's over. I'm through with you and your constant nagging."
"What?" Chase remarked in shock. Of all the excuses she had expected Sirius to ramble off, this was certainly not even on her list. But of course, she realized that breaking up with her first was the only way for Sirius to be certain he was still a hero in the public eye. She shook her head at him disgusted. "You know what Sirius? I hope you and your precious reputation are very happy together. Because all you have left is your fake persona and you know it."
With that, Chase turned coolly on her heel and exited the building. Time remained still for a few lingering seconds, then slowly and nervously, people began to return back to previous activities. Sirius even wrapped his hand back around the veela, although Lily knew him well enough to know that his laughter was all show.
"Come on Lil, Alice," Sirius called. "We saved you seats."
Lily raised her eyebrows incredulously. "You're disgusting," she spat, walking towards the door in pursuit of Chase. Already she could feel Alice on her heels.
"Lil, don't," Alice began.
"Don't what?" Lily asked, stopping in front of the entrance.
"Don't go after Chase," Alice said.
"But, Ally, surely you're not agreeing with Sirius? I mean…"
"No, of course not," Alice stated. "It's just…well, you know how Chase is. She likes to deal with things in her own way. Give her a few hours to cool down and try to deal with this, and then we'll go see her at Hogwarts. But not right now. You know talking to her right now could only result in a disaster."
And there it was. The voice of reason. So crazy, and yet, so obvious.
Lily nodded in agreement and backed away from the door. "You're right Ally."
Alice nodded. "Let's just find Frank and Jeffrey and try to salvage what's left of this trip."
"All right," Lily agreed, a smile sprouting across her face. She had nearly forgotten about Jeffrey.
"And one more thing," Alice began.
"What?"
"No more fighting. I can't take it."
Lily grinned, her eyes bright with amusement. "Agreed."
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Anger rang through every fiber of Chase's being. The nerve of Sirius Black! She couldn't believe him. She hoped that he and that French veela were very happy together. No, on second thought, she hoped he turned into a dog; because that's what he was, a dog.
And to think she had actually trusted him! To think that she, Chase Valetta, had eaten every lie he fed to her. Well not anymore! She was through with him! For good!
Knocking over a first year as she strode up the stairway to her bedchambers, Chase's rage soared. Her eyes were livid tigers ready to pounce on the next unsuspecting victim.
Once she was safely inside of her room, she lost what little composure she had left. She ran about in a wild rampage, shredding all evidence of her relationship with Sirius. She tore up every letter he had ever written to her, and broke every gift he had ever bought her. She wanted to hurt him as badly as he had hurt her, although she doubted that was possible. In fact, she doubted he had actually cared about her at all.
Her belongings now a pile of rubbish and her trunks a mess, she now sat down upon the floor, banging her head against her bed as she leaned back. She wanted to rip her heart out of her chest, to scream…anything to save her from crying. That was the one thing she refused to do. She refused to let a single tear fall on account of Sirius. He wasn't worthy of her tears.
Chase bit down forcefully upon her lip to try and numb herself of the pain she was experiencing. She tasted blood inside of her mouth, but she ignored its bitter taste. She cast all emotion from her body. She was numb.
But she couldn't push away the need for revenge. She couldn't let him win.
Grinning inwardly, Chase climbed to her feet and steadied herself by leaning on the bedpost. Two could play at his game. Sure, she could push the entire world away and disappear within herself, but then Sirius would know she was hurting. No…she wouldn't let him no what she was feeling. She'd sooner die.
Instead, she'd let him see exactly what he was missing out on. The entire school would soon see. Chase Valetta would not pine after Sirius Black. Oh no, quite the contrary. She would show everyone just how well she could survive without him.
Chase smiled maliciously as she smoothed on a tube of shiny lipgloss. Tonight, there would be hell to pay.
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"Oh Lil, I almost forgot," Jeffrey said from their table at the Three Broomsticks.
"Forgot what?" Lily asked, sipping her butterbeer.
Jeffrey rummaged through his jacket pockets in search of something. "Aha," he remarked, grinning sheepishly as he handed Lily a small blue box.
"Okay, now, if you propose this relationship is over," Lily teased.
Jeffrey laughed. "Just open it."
"All right," Lily said, grinning, despite her effort to remain casual. She lifted the lid off of the square box to reveal a thin, silver bracelet. The chain was solid and radiant, and came to a point where a small heart-shaped jewel glowed brightly. The stone was pale pink, representing love. Just about every girl in school who had a boyfriend owned one. It was the signature gift for a boy to buy his girlfriend. Not original in the slightest, but Lily at least had to credit him for the effort.
Smiling to mask her disappointment, Lily slid the bracelet onto her wrist. "I love it," she said, smiling even harder.
Jeffrey grinned. "I knew you would."
"But when did you have time to buy this?" Lily asked. "I was with you all day."
Jeffrey smiled. "Don't worry about it. The fact is, I got it."
"Yeah, but really, when?" Lily asked, secretly scolding herself for having to rationalize every little detail.
Jeffrey shrugged. "When Alice stopped to show you the new perfume she bought."
"Oh," Lily said, suddenly feeling stupid. What was wrong with her? Why did she always ruin perfectly wonderful moments with stupid, pointless questions?
"So, where's Chase anyway?" Jeffrey asked. "I haven't seen her all day."
"Oh, no one told you?" Lily asked. "She and Sirius had a huge fight. I suppose she's back at Hogwarts, calming down."
"So it's over between the two of them?" Jeffrey asked.
"Well, I don't know about that," Lily said eying Sirius and James coldly. "The two of them are always off then on. But, I'm not so sure about this time. I don't recall every seeing Chase as angry as I saw her this morning. They must have been having many problems I wasn't aware of. Chase normally keeps all of her emotions inside…so her yelling today was a huge deal. It's not something she normally does, even when she's upset enough."
"I hope she's okay," Jeffrey sympathized.
"She will be," Lily said smiling. "She always is."
"Hey, Lil, Jeff," Alice said, walking towards the table the two were seated at. "Mind if I join?"
Jeffrey seemed a bit reluctant, but Lily welcomed the company. "Of course not," Lily said, sliding over to make room for Alice. "Where's Frank?"
Alice looked bitter for a moment. "He's with his friends. He spent the entire day with me, so now he has to see his friends or something."
"And you can't go with him?" Lily asked.
Alice shrugged. "Apparently not."
Lily wrapped her arm around Alice and squeezed her shoulder. "Don't worry about it. I wouldn't think too much into it if I was you. Just talk to him about it tomorrow if it's still bothering you."
"Yeah, I think I will," Alice said.
"Hey guys!" a familiar voice called. Lily and Alice spun around and were stunned to see none other than Chase standing before them. Not only were they surprised to see her, but they were even more surprised to see a huge grin upon her face. Yet, the most surprising factor was the outfit she was flaunting. Chase, although fashionable, was surprisingly modest. She was completely unaware of how gorgeous she truly was, and for the most part, wore conservative clothing, only daring to be a bit risky every now and then. And she never wore risky clothing in public. In her own words, only sluts did that. However, the ensamble she was donning was as unChase as possible. She sported a tight, see-through red sweater with a black tube top on underneath. She wore an extremely short denim skirt, no more than seven inches long that flared out all around. Black knee length boots wrapped around her legs, and an intense amount of glitter illuminated her bare skin. Her hair was pulled up halfway, in a wild, messy ponytail. Even her make-up was different. Bright silvers and reds decorated her eyes, a deep fire toned red painted her lips. Her smile was coy and dangerous, and she knew that all eyes were upon her.
"Uh…Chase," Lily said, standing up immediately. "Wh…what are you doing here?"
Chase looked confused. "Hanging out with my friends I thought."
"Umm…" Alice began, allowing Lily to climb out of the booth.
"Jeff," Lily whispered walking across to him. "Look, I'm sorry to cut this short, but do you mind if we call it a night? I need to…well…you see Chase. Ally and I really have to talk to her."
Jeffrey nodded, kissing Lily softly upon the lips. "I understand completely," he whispered, kissing her again on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye," Lily called, turning her attention back to Chase who had taken it upon herself to begin flirting with a fourth year who was too stunned to talk back to her. Alice, meanwhile, was trying desperately to pull Chase away. Lily could just feel people's eyes burning upon her back.
"Okay Chase," she said, grabbing her by the shoulders and turning her around. "Why don't we go back to the castle? It's getting late…"
"Late?" Chase asked, laughing. "It's only eight o'clock."
"Umm…all right, well then, why don't we get you some butterbeer," Alice offered. "Maybe it will bring you to your senses."
Lily nodded and Alice disappeared through the crowd to order more butterbeer.
"All right Chase, let's sit down," Lily said, leading Chase back to the booth and sitting her down. "You want to tell me what you're doing?"
"What I'm doing?" Chase asked, her eyes never meeting Lily's. "I'm enjoying life for once, Lil. I'm having fun. You know, you should really try it some time."
"No thank you, if this is what I have to become to enjoy myself," she said, eyeing Chase's skirt.
"What?" Chase asked. "It's sexy."
"It's slutty," Lily corrected.
Chase shrugged. "Same thing."
"No it's not Chase," Lily remarked. "Is this all about Sirius?"
Chase's eyes turned stormy. "This has nothing to do with him," she snapped. "This is me Lily, just me."
Lily raised her eyebrows. At least now she knew for certain that Sirius was to blame for Chase's peculiar behavior.
"Three butterbeers!" Alice said cheerfully, trying to pretend that everything was normal. She handed everyone their drinks and sat down next to Chase, locking her in.
A familiar laughter engulfed the three and Lily turned her head, dreading what was about to happen.
"Well, well, well," Sirius remarked, grinning, James behind him, hand upon his shoulder. "I dump you this morning and already you've turned into Slut-a-rella."
"Leave her alone…" Lily began.
"No, Lily, I'm fine," Chase said, smiling wildly. "Better than fine. In fact, best I've been in years. For once I don't have to worry about dealing with an asshole boyfriend cheating on me all the time."
Sirius grew dark and angry, and Lily watched James grip on his shoulder tighten.
"Just get him out of here," Lily told James.
James's eyes pierced Lily's. "You're mad if you think I'm going to listen to a word of what you say."
"Me?" Lily asked. "What have I done to you, James? What, still sore because I have a boyfriend? Well, you need to bloody well grow up already, and accept the fact that I do not like you. End of discussion."
James's eyes narrowed. "You think you're so amazing, don't you? Well you're not Lil! I only hope Jeffrey realizes that soon, before you hurt him even more."
"What are you talking about?" Lily asked.
James grinned, ignoring her question. "Nice necklace Lil. Very…oh what's the word…original."
Fire raged in Lily's eyes. "You have some nerve! You're just jealous because…"
"Oh, don't bother with him Lil," Chase said. "They're both immature and unworthy of our words."
"Immature?" Sirius repeated incredulously. "You dress up like a cheap hooker and yet I'm the immature one?"
"I happen to like how I look," Chase began. "Plus…"
"Oh, don't even try to pawn your own misery on me James…" Lily began.
"Oh, really? Could it be because you're trying to get even with me?" Sirius asked. "Possibly trying to win me back, or…"
"Oh, right. Perfect, innocent Lily Evans. That's how it always is right?" James asked. "Never Lily's fault! No, that would be absurd! Why…"
"You're all mad, the whole lot of you!" Alice shouted loudly. The four froze, all feeling rather ashamed.
"Let's get out of here," James said at last.
"Yeah, who needs them," Sirius spat.
"Hey, wait, you…" Alice began, picking up a parchment that had fallen from Sirius's pocket.
"What is it?" Chase asked, staring at the blank page.
"Nothing it seems," Alice said.
"Are you sure?" Chase asked. "Sirius isn't one to carry around parchment in his pocket."
"Yeah," Lily agreed. "It does seem a bit suspicious."
"Well, maybe it's invisible ink?" Alice asked.
"Nah," Chase dismissed that idea. "They wouldn't be so naive."
"Wait a minute," Lily began, suddenly remembering why the parchment had looked so familiar. "I know what it is. It's a map. James pulled it out during our detention. Oh now, what did he say…" Lily paused, trying to pull forth that distant memory. "Oh! It was 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!'".
Instantly, the parchment came alive, ink sprouting up all over. Finally, the ink stopped and the parchment revealed a hidden map of Hogwarts.
"Wow," Chase and Alice cooed at the same time.
"Impressive isn't it?" Lily nodded. "Too bad James and Sirius don't put this much effort into their schoolwork."
"Hey look," Alice said, pointing to a spot on the map marked 'Lupin'. "It says Remus is here. Well, sort of…it looks like there's an underground tunnel leading to Hogwarts. It starts in the Shrieking Shack."
"Isn't that place haunted?" Lily asked.
"So the rumors say," Chase said. "But, I for one never do believe in those rumors until I've experienced it for myself."
"Think we should go check it out?" Alice asked.
"I don't know…" Lily began.
"Look!" Chase exclaimed, pointing to the map at three moving dots. "Sirius, James, and Peter are on their way there now. It looks as though they're moving through some sort of tunnel or something. Won't they be angry to see we've discovered their secret!"
"Well," Lily started. "The Shrieking Shack is only a few minutes away…and everyone appears to be leaving. If we hurry we can make it there and still have enough time to get back to Hogwarts."
Chase grinned. "You sure Lil?"
"Of course," Lily said, as the three left the Three Broomsticks. "It'll be fun." Yeah, she thought, fun to watch James' face get red with anger.
"Let's hurry," Alice said, taking off at a dash. "We don't want to miss them."
The three girls picked up their pace, eager to reach the Shrieking Shack.
"That's it, right?" Lily asked, slowing down to catch her breath.
"Yeah, that's the place," Alice replied.
Chase grinned in delight. "Come on! Let's go…we don't want them to leave!"
Lily slowly pushed the creaky, old door open, revealing to the three a room filled with dusty tables and chairs, and a rancid odor that seemed almost ancient.
"Dark, ugly, and smelly," Chase commented. "Seems like the perfect place for them."
Alice giggled.
"Shh…" Lily started. "I hear voices."
They crept through the maze of chairs until they reached another, smaller room. They pushed open that door and immediately spotted James, Sirius, and Peter joking loudly.
"So then Snivelly actually had the nerve to come up to me and tell me that he thought…" James stopped. "What the…!"
Lily grinned triumphantly. "You know James, clever as you may be, you have one major flaw. You're carelessness."
Chase waved the map proudly. "Very irresponsible. Anyone could have found it. Lucky for you it was us."
The look upon Sirius's face clearly displayed that he was feeling any but lucky.
"Give me that," Sirius remarked, snatching the map from Chase angrily. "You three need to get out of here."
"Or else," James warned.
The three girls exchanged looks and then burst out in a fit of laughter.
"Or else what?" Lily asked.
"We're not afraid of you," Chase said.
"Hardly," Alice remarked.
"We're serious," James said coldly.
"You should listen to them," Peter offered.
"Or…" Lily began. She paused, her eyes suddenly transfixed upon a figure moving toward her. It was like nothing she had ever seen before. It appeared to be some kind of…beast.
"What the…" Chase began, but had no time to finish. Within seconds, the monster was mere inches from them."
Lily's breath staggered, and she fought desperately to regain her composure to think of a way out of their predicament.
"Quick!" Sirius yelled, pushing them towards a narrow passageway. "The tunnel."
The three rushed forward, the boys, and Lily was certain, the monster on their heels.
"What is that thing?" Chase screamed, her voice ricocheting off of the walls.
"Werewolf!" James and Sirius yelled in unison.
"Well that's reassuring," Alice muttered, her voice shaking. She tried desperately to laugh to keep from crying. Would they make it out alive?
Lily pushed herself faster and faster, sheer adrenaline pulling her through the tunnel. She was in the lead and too terrified to look back. All she could do was run and she forced herself to think of nothing but running.
"Through the hole!" James yelled as Lily came to the end of the tunnel. Lily quickly followed his instructions and found herself upon the ground in an instant, a huge tree hovering above her. A huge, angry tree. Scurrying to her feet, she quickly dashed away, and was relieved to hear footsteps behind her.
Yards later, Lily slowed to a stop, her body unable to continue at such a fast pace. Turning around, she saw the others hurrying towards her, panic apparent on all of their faces.
"What just happened?!" Lily demanded as soon as the others had gathered around her. She, Chase, and Alice all turned to Sirius, James, and Peter for an explanation.
"Well…" James began, not quite sure what to reveal to them.
"If you want the truth, we have to make it short," Sirius insisted. "You must also swear not to tell anyone."
The three looked at each other unsurely, but eventually nodded in agreement.
"Okay…" Sirius began, looking uneasy. "Remus…the truth is…well…he's a werewolf. In fact, the werewolf you just met back there."
Chase laughed. "I thought you were going to tell us the truth."
Sirius's eyes penetrated hers. "I am."
"What?" Lily asked, wanting to laugh.
"It's true," Peter agreed.
"Ever wonder why he disappears for a few days a month?" James asked.
"No he doesn't! He's always…" Lily trailed off, her mind contradicting her words. Come to think of it, she did recall noticing Remus's incessant absences, particularly last semester. "Actually…yeah," she admitted.
"Now you know why," Sirius said, flinging his hair out of his eyes, only to have it fall back again.
"Wow," Chase breathed. "Remus…a werewolf."
"There always was something he seemed to be hiding," Alice said.
"You can't tell anyone though," James said. "Only us and Dumbledore know, and if more people find out, he could be expelled."
Lily saw James's point. "We won't."
"Not even out of spite?" Sirius questioned.
"Sirius Black, you may be a conceited, impossible, insensitive jerk, but even that is not enough to get me to stoop to such a low level," Chase remarked bitterly. "Besides, Remus hasn't done a thing to me. But, even if he did, I wouldn't tell. You ought to know me better than that."
"We won't tell, all right?" Alice said.
"But…will he be all right?" Lily asked.
James nodded. "He's fine. Err…we figured out a way to handle him."
"Yeah," Sirius agreed, cracking a smile. Lily didn't even want to know what he was grinning about.
"We should go," Chase said.
"Yeah, it's late," Lily replied. "They'll worry about us."
"All right," James said. "If they ask where you are, just tell them that you stopped at Honeyduke's before returning."
"Aren't you guys coming?" Alice asked.
"Later," Sirius said, turning with James and Peter and walking away.
The three looked at each other, mixed emotions surging through their bodies.
"Well," Lily said at last. "Let's just get back to the Common Room. It's not like we have to worry about them or anything. Let them get themselves into trouble."
"Right," Chase agreed. "Who cares about them?"
"Yeah," Alice said, laughing inwardly, wondering just why those two lied to themselves.
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TBC…soon, yes, not 5 months later…sorry about that. I honestly have no excuse, but I will definitely update SOON! Only if you r/r, of course.