Chapter 10-

It was 5:17 exactly.

"I knew she wasn't going to show up. Why would a girl like her ever like me? I mean I don't ever look good and don't play sports or anything and…" Remus was muttering to himself. He was cut off by Christina standing right behind him.

"Remus? Are you okay? Sorry I'm a little late, my friend was trying to straighten my hair and as you can see, it didn't work…" she kind of laughed at herself

"S-so, shall we?" Remus asked holding out his arm

"We shall!" Christina grinned and took Remus's arm.

They exited the portrait hole arm in arm.

MEANWHILE

"C'mon Erin, you know you just want me sooo bad!" Sirius said with a grin

"No, I don't you little nasty!"

"You do know that I speak girl and that just translates into, 'I want to snog you silly in a broom closet tonight where we can be alone and I just love your buff figure. Sirius you are so hot!' So you see, you can't hide it from me Erin. No one can resist the Marauder charm…"

SLAP

"Hey, what was that for?"

"What do you think, Black?"

"I don't think, I just copy off Remus's work. He thinks for me so it all works out and I just look good and smart…

SLAP

"This is getting old now, please don't slap me again. It's quite painful!"

"Well please stop being an insensitive jerk."

"I am a very hot jerk so it all evens out in the end..."

SLAP

Erin just stormed up to the dormitory and Sirius was sitting there with a puppy dog pout on his face. What's her problem? He thought. What's his problem? She thought.

LATER

"Hey man, what's up?" James asked Leonardo

"Nothing much, you?" he replied in a daze

"I can't take my mind of Lily! I am trying to forget about her, I really am, but I just can't…"

"No worries mate. Just talk to her. I have a feeling she really likes you. The way Katy says she mopes around, I'm almost sure of it."

"Oh yea, by the way, how is your relationship with Katy going anyways?"

"Never been better, mate, never been better…"

"Have you well…ya know…yet?"

"HELL NO! I would not do that to her unless she's certain she's ready. I love her too much to…to do that."

"You love her?"

"Yea, James, I think I really do..."

Leonardo's thoughts: Did I just say that? Do I really love Katy? I really sounded sure of it and I feel like I am so yes, I love Katy!

"Oh my God! I love Katy! I really do! This is great! I've got to tell her! I have to tell Katy this as soon as possible!"

"Tell me what Leo?"

Katy just walked down from her dormitory.

"I-I love you Katy…I just wanted you to know that I do and I always will."

"Well, I love you too Leo." Katy said kind of laughing because he was crushing her with a hug while he was pledging his heart to her. They kissed deeply for a minute before a disgusted James interrupted saying

"I hate to rain on your love parade but we have to go to Hogsmeade to get Christmas presents."

"It's October you fool."

"I know but Dumbledore said to get them early because many Hogsmeade shops are running out of things already. Plus, I need to find something perfect for my Lily."

"I thought you were trying to forget Lily, not that you don't want you guys to be together but…"

"Did I say Lily? I meant…uh…erm…Billy! That's it, Billy. My great uncle Billy. He's dying you know. Hehe…hehe…bye!" James said as he sprinted towards Hogsmeade.

Katy and Leo started to crack up and eventually exploded into giggles. James was kidding himself. His dying great uncle Billy? Pu-lease.

MEANWHILE

"So, what's America like?"

"It's nice except I live in New England, Connecticut, and we get harsh winters and bad floods even sometimes."

"So does that mean I live in Old England?" asked a confused Remus

"No. They just called it that when they colonized but we aren't colonized anymore but we still kept the names, very confusing, I know!" She was twirling her curls from her ponytail absentmindedly while they talked.

Remus loved everything about her including when she twirled her hair.

"We have similar seasons in America and the main thing that is different is the accents. Probably politics too but I really don't pay attention to that kind of stuff."

"I've never been to America, but I'd love to go."

"Well, if you want, you can come to my house over the summer holidays for a while, but only if you want to because I know we are just getting to know each other and…"

Remus interrupted her and kissed her. To his surprised she kissed back. They stayed that way for a while, too.

"Get a room, will ya?" asked Sirius. Remus didn't care and apparently neither did she. Eventually, Sirius walked away and Remus and Christina were left alone in their snogfest.

Thank you Sarah, Remus thought.