Before I start this chapter, I want to comment on one of the reviews, from Lady Charity:

This story is quite interesting. I think it has a lot of potential. Though Lily may need a tad bit more time to grow on James ( she DID start dating him two years after the Mudblood incident) I don't think the ending was sucky. Aww. Remus is cool. Sirius is funny. James is...James. haha. Good job!

The thing about James and Lily, I have thought about that, and I think that Lily should start to like James in the sixth year, though she may not be open about it, because I can't see how in their seventh year, she can just randomly say yes to James.

Well, anyways, back to the story.


Chapter 4: More Advice

Lily and Alice sat in the Common Room using Locomotion Charms to make their Butterbeer corks race each other in circles near the fireplace. The Gryffindors were having a loud party in the Common Room.

"I think I'm done, Al," said Lily, yawning. "G'night!"

"Night," Alice replied, rubbing her eyes.

The two of them slipped of to their dormitories.

James watched Lily going up the stairs to the Common Room with Alice.

"Looking at someone?" said Sirius, grinning

James scowled.

"I don't understand, Padfoot. I have luck with most girls. Why doesn't she-"

"Follow my advice, and it's just a matter of time, Prongs," said Remus, sleepily.

James and Sirius eyed him suspiciously.

Remus tried to ignore them, but when they continued to stare, he said, "Look, Prongs, I know you like Lily, and you have to show her you like her, not by just asking her out or making a fool out of yourself in front of her. I promise she will find you more appealing if you just be yourself."

"Easy for you to say, Moony," James snorted. "It's not like she hates you-"

"Chill, Prongs," said Sirius in a bored voice, "she doesn't hate you. Anyway, now that she's got her hands off Snivelly-"

James reacted so fast that Sirius jumped in his seat.

"What, you mean she liked him?"

Remus and Sirius roared with laughter.

"CHILL, mate!" said Sirius, wiping his eyes; he was laughing so hard that his eyes were watering.

"She didn't like him in that way, it's just…with her defending him…"

James ignored Remus.

"What does that greasy git have that I don't?" he said, surveying himself.

Remus and Sirius rolled their eyes.

"I guess greasy haired gits seem to be more appealing to Evans than Quidditch pl-"

Sirius fell silent at Remus' stern look.

"She doesn't like him, Prongs," he said firmly. "She's just been sort of down lately, mainly because her sister's acting out on her, but I think it might have something to do with him…"

"Nah," said Sirius, "no one that good-looking would fall for that git. She's just upset because I'm not as taken with her as Prongs is here-"

Laughing at James' furious look, Sirius took his belongings and went up to bed.

"G'night!"

"You two never take anything seriously," said Remus, half-irritated, half-amused. "See you tomorrow, Prongs."

He followed Sirius up to the dormitories.

James looked at the two of them, bewildered. What on earth was wrong with them?


PS: I know this chapter was really short, I'm running out of ideas for the sixth year. I think I'm going to go straight to the summer after this.