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Chapter 3 The Unfriendly Face
Being in James's company during their visits to the park was beginning to get tiresome for Sirius. He knew why James was developing a interest for the place, but Lily hadn't returned since their first visit.
"So, where do you wan to go today, James," Sirius asked, already answering it in his head.
"How about the park," he suggested.
Sirius rolled his eyes and laughed. James looked at him as if not knowing the reason for it.
"You're hopeless," Sirius said.
James lowered his eyebrows.
"What? You said yourself we'd get bored going to Diagon Alley and that we'd be easily seen by Muggles if we try flying," he said.
James began laughing, no longer able to keep a straight face. Sirius punched him in the arm, realizing he was making fun of him. The two had already walked out the house and was now heading for the park.
"You don't care being seen by one particular Muggle though," he noted.
James's cheeks got red and looked down.
"I… I don't know what you're talking about, Sirius. I'm just repeating what you said," he said.
"Sure, if you say so," Sirius laughed.
James then realized something.
"Lucky we haven't ran into Snape yet," he said.
Sirius eyed the park and moaned.
"You just had to say it, didn't you," he asked.
James spotted Lily, but she wasn't alone. With her was none other than Severus Snape. Lilt saw them and smiled.
"Sirius… James, over here," she called.
"Well, look who it is," Sirius said, eyeing Snape.
Lily looked nervously at Snape, who crossed his arms and laughed.
"You two really are glued together," he said.
Sirius looked at James, who was staring at the ground.
"I see you all know each other," Lily said.
James looked up at Lily.
"Unfortunate, but true," Sirius sighed.
Sirius's eyes grew as James took hold of his arm.
"Excuse us for a moment," James said.
Sirius was holding in the urge to hit James as he drugged him to the edge of a slide.
"What," he asked.
James could tell Sirius was angry, but he didn't care.
"How long have they been friends," he demanded.
"When I first met her, she told me they'd been friends seen they were ten," Sirius said.
James sighed.
"Why didn't you tell me," he asked.
"It's not like you and Lily are dating," Sirius said.
Sirius now felt safe enough to give a grin.
"Still. I fell… protective of her," James said.
Sirius rolled his eyes and laughed.
"Oh, James…" he began.
Then something disturbing came to James's mind.
"Just tell me they're not…" James began.
Sirius, who knew what James meant, shook his head.
"How I am supposed to know," he asked.
"I really don't care if he likes her. Just as long as she doesn't fancy him," James said.
Sirius laughed again.
"Do you really see Snape falling for a Muggle," he asked.
James shrugged.
"I… I don't know what to think at this point," he sighed.
As they made their way back towards Lily and Snape, they noticed the pair was saying goodbye.
"Well, it was good seeing you, Severus," Lily said.
Snape waved and began walking away.
"Yeah, see you around, Snape," Sirius said.
James cleared his throat as he turned to Lily.
"So, you and Snape…" he began.
Lily looked down and smiled.
"He's just a good friend, like Sirius. I've never had many friends thanks to my sister," she admitted.
"Well hopefully by the end of this summer I'll be added to your list of good friends," James said.
Lily bit her lip and smiled as Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Maybe," she said with a big smile on her face.
AN:
I wish I would quiet writing these little chapters.