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Chapter 6:
Bianca took in a deep breath and sighed happily.
"Why are you so happy?" James asked putting an arm around her.
"Do you know what day it is?" she asked.
"Well I know it isn't your birthday so I will have to say. No. It is however a Friday, if that helps." he replied.
"Exactly. It's Friday, and I love Fridays... And you are going to spend the whole day with me tomorrow" Bianca added munching on toast again.
Most of the group was currently eating, listening and some of them were sleeping on their breakfast.
"I am" he asked as his glasses slid down his nose a bit.
"Unless you have something better to do" she said looking at him with puppy dog eyes.
"Well I was planning to invade the Slytherin Quiddich practice today" James started but by the sound Lily was making he changed his mind. "BUT I'm sure spending the day with you will be much better"
"What about me?" Sirius asked waking up and wiping food off his face. "Now I have nothing to do. Moony is going to be doing homework and Peter is going to be copying. I have no one else" he said.
At which point Candice cleared her throat, "Why is it that you forgot completely about me? I am supposed to be your girlfriend" she said.
"You want to spend the day with me?" he asked holding his hand over his heart with a fake 'touched' expression.
"Only because I have to, or you can spend the day with Chloe." she said nudging her friend.
Chloe just about choked on her food causing a few to giggle.
"No way in hell am I going to spend 2 minutes with him, let alone a whole day. It's bad enough seeing his ugly face at breakfast each morning" she said.
"I could say the same for you too" Sirius replied.
"Well then I guess you can spend the day with me" Candice said.
"I can already think of a few things we could do" he said, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Then it's going to be a very boring day because you are getting nothing" she said standing up and leaving with her cousin.
"BURN!" James yelled. The group laughed and got up and moving to their first class for the day.
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"So what do you want to do tomorrow?" James asked Bianca as they sat in their last class before lunch.
"What can we do?" she asked writing notes but looking at him at the same time.
"I saw Lily do that and I tried but ended up writing on Sirius' hand." he commented. She laughed but waited for him to continue. "Anyway, we can visit Hagrid, sit by the lake, I can introduce you to the house elves, I can show you around the grounds and the secret passage ways or of course we can go shopping" he told.
He grinned as her face lit up and the word shopping. "Shopping!" she told him.
"I thought so" he laughed kissing her cheek.
"But we can still do all of those things another day"
"Deal" he said.
From a few desks behind two boys sat together.
"Urgh makes me sick" Brett said.
"What?" Scott asked, he was too busy throwing things around the room to notice.
"I don't understand how she can like a person like him." he commented.
"Just say it. You like her" Scott said.
"No I don't" he defended but the answer was evident in his eyes.
"Yes you do"
"If you don't stop right now I am going to Candice you pee in the bed"
"Bitch"
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"So, how is your headquarters thingy?" Bianca asked, not really sure what to call it.
"It's so cool. I get my own room and there is really nice stuff in there but I have to share a bathroom with Lily" he said.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"I'm kind of nervous. I know girls don't like certain things and I don't want to start fighting with her. "He replied.
"Everything will be fine. Lily isn't as bad as you think, besides she has been getting along with you better than you have mentioned in the past" Bianca added. He nodded at the statement.
"I guess so. So when can I show you my room?" he grinned.
Bianca laughed, "Whenever you want, but only if you behave"
"Well that's no fun"
"Well actually I was thinking of going there and hanging with Lily tonight. You know a little slumber party. And no, you are not invited and do NOT tell Sirius" she said.
"Really?" he asked enthusiastically, "What time?"
"I don't know. I haven't asked her yet"
The bell rang and everyone made their way to the Great Hall for a much needed lunch. On the way Bianca and Candice found Amanda.
"Hey Mandy, how was your day?" Bianca asked linking arms like they always did. At that moment James joined his fellow Marauders and left the girls to talk.
"Alright" she said although there was something in her voice that suggested it wasn't.
"What happened?" Candice asked.
"Nothing, just some of the boys giving me a hard time" she said. "Its fine, I'm used to it"
"Who?" Bianca and Candice asked in unison.
"No one, its fine" Amanda said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, nothing to worry about" she replied and sat down at the table. Although she appeared to be fine she didn't put anything on her plate and just sat watching everyone else eat. The girls guessed she wasn't hungry and made conversations with their friends.
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"So what are we doing tonight?" Candice asked her cousin as they walked through the Halls with Lily, Chloe and Annie.
"Well I was thinking we could have slumber party in the Head dorms but we have to ask Lily first" Bianca said batting her eyelashes and looking at her friend.
The girls laughed, "Well I was planning on doing homework but I guess I can do it tomorrow" She said. They all cheered.
"I hear cheering. What are we doing tonight ladies?" Sirius asked as he, James and Remus joined the girls' sides.
"Nothing that involves you Sirius" Candice told.
"Aww, that's not fair. How can you plan something that doesn't involve me?"
"Easy. We all like to pretend you don't exist" Chloe said, making Lily and the others giggle.
"Slumber party is on tonight" Bianca whispered in James ear as he took her hand. He smiled down at her and nodded.
"I'm getting tired of your smart-ass comments"
"Well because you seem very unhappy and it is really getting to you, I think I'll continue" Chloe said, "See you guys later" she said to the girls and walked off.
"Yeah, I'll see you later too" Annie said waving goodbye and blushed slightly when she looked at Remus. All he did was smile at her and she was blushing. Bianca and Candice giggled and knew exactly what they were going to do tonight.
"Well James. You can show me where the owlery is. I have to send a letter to mum" Bianca said waving a note around.
"I'm going to do my homework" Remus said.
"I'm going to get changed out of these robes" Lily told.
The crowd in the corridor just got a whole lot smaller, leaving Candice and Sirius alone.
"Sirius you really know how to clear a room, or should I say corridor" Candice said.
"But it's just you and me now" Sirius said grinning.
"I guess. What do you want to do?" she asked. She knew it wasn't exactly the best question to ask Sirius but she had a bit of time on her hands and didn't really care.
He nodded to his left and it was then that she noticed a small broom closet. She rolled her eyes but despite herself got in and waited for him to join her.
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"There is so many. How am I supposed to find Candice's owl?" Bianca said looking around.
"Um, I don't know but you can use mine if you like?" he said and with a small whistle a familiar owl flew onto his shoulder.
"Are you sure?" she asked patting it lightly.
"Of course. It's just a letter"
She smiled and tied the letter to his foot.
"Take this letter to Bianca's parents please" James said and with that the owl flew out into the darkening sky. They watched for a few moments and then Bianca sighed.
"So where exactly are we going to go shopping tomorrow?" she asked walking hand in hand back to the Gryffindor common room. James laughed.
"There is a little village not far from the school and students are allowed to go there on the weekends to buy anything they need of to just get out of the castle" he replied.
"Cool. What is this little village called?"
"Hogsmeade" she raised her eyebrows but didn't say anything on the subject.
On the way to the common room they two heard noises coming from a small broom closet. James held back a laugh knowing it was Sirius because he always put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door when he was in there, but he wasn't about to tell Bianca her cousin was snogging his best friend in a broom closet. They just ignored the sounds and kept walking.
When they reached Gryffindor Tower Bianca went to her room and packed a small bag with clothes for her and Candice for tomorrow and changed into her pajamas. She didn't have a problem walking through the castle in her pajamas. Hogwarts was her home now and she should be able to do what she wants, or so she thinks.
James went to visit his fellow Marauders which were only Peter and Remus while Bianca got ready and together they both walked to the Headquarters.
James went to his room and Bianca made her way to Lily's. The room had Lily written all over it. Her bed has green blankets on it (the same color as her eyes) and everything from the furniture fit her personality perfectly.
"Hello" Lily said. Chloe and Annie were already there and they were only waiting for Candice. While in the Gryffindor common room Bianca invited Amanda to come but she made an excuse not to.
"Where is Candice?" Bianca asked, fixing her mini shorts and her mid drift top.
"You have a belly ring!" the girls said changing the subject and running towards her.
"Yeah, didn't I tell you?" Bianca asked lying on the bed.
"No!" they yelled. "It's so hot" Chloe commented.
"Thanks. Candice has one as well."
"She-" Lily started but was cut off when Candice walked through the door in her pajamas which was similar to Bianca but a different color. But the girls weren't paying attention to what she was wearing but the huge hikey on her neck.
Candice just grinned and shrugged joining them on the bed.
"Sweet Mother of Merlin! It's huge!" Lily said as they all looked closely at it.
"Yeah, we had nothing to do and let's just say it got a little heated in that broom closet."
"That was you?!" Bianca asked. The girls all laughed at her disgusted expression although she wasn't all that revolted. Candice was sure to tell her cousin all of the details later.
"I can't believe you actually touch him. He is an arrogant, self-centered, cheating git" Chloe said.
"Maybe, but he is hot and so far he hasn't done anything wrong by me so I am fine with him until he does… if he does. I have a little faith in him" They all giggled and Lily pulled out a big bag full sweets and chocolate.
"I have a surprise" Lily said.
"What?" the girls bounced.
"Music"
"YES!" Bianca and Candice cheered.
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"Wow Padfoot, what happened to you?" James asked looking at his best friend from his old bed. He already knew the answer but no one needed to know that.
Sirius grinned widely, "Candice and I had some fun in the broom closet" he said pulling his shirt off and flopping on his stomach on his bed.
"You sure she wasn't trying to get you off her. You have scratches all over your back" Remus said looking up from his book.
"No, she just liked what she was getting"
"I'm sure" Peter said sarcastically from his bed. James and Remus laughed. Peter was so much more comfortable around his friends in their dorm.
"You're just jealous" Sirius said, "So, what are we doing tonight?" looking mostly at James when he asked.
"I don't know about you guys but I am going to go over Quiddich plays and get sleep. I'm taking Bianca shopping tomorrow and you know how tiring that can be" James answered.
"Shopping with any girl is tiring" Remus said matter-of-factly.
"No. That's boring" Sirius whined, "Let's go annoy some Slytherins or even better. Let's go play in the Forbidden Forest"
"No thanks Sirius. I don't go into that Forest with the exception of once a month." Remus said sadly.
"It'll be fun" Sirius said hopefully.
"Count me out. I'm going. See you dudes tomorrow" James said getting up and leaving and just missing the pillow being thrown at his head.
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The girls sat in a circle on the floor eating too much junk food and talking about anything and everything.
"So Annie, what's the progress on this Remus situation?" Candice asked eating a Bertie Bots bean and spitting it out again. "Tripe" They all giggled except Annie.
"What do you mean 'progress'?" she asked getting worried.
"What are doing to show him you like him? What moves are you making?" Candice asked again.
"Nothing. I'm not doing anything and I don't want you to do anything either" She may have met Candice a short while ago but she knew what was coming.
"Don't be stupid. We have to do something" Candice said as Annie jumped on her friends and started shoving disgusting flavored beans in her mouth. Candice spat them back out again and fought back.
At that moment James walked in.
"Hello ladies"
"James I told you to knock before you come in my room" Lily said.
"I did but no one heard me" He said squatting down next to Bianca and kissing her cheek. "So what's going on?" he asked gesturing to Candice and Annie.
"Annie likes Remus but she isn't doing anything about it and Candice said that she will. Hence the fighting" Bianca answered handing him a Chocolate Frog.
Annie scowled. "Oh yeah, Remus likes Annie as well" James said.
Everyone stopped and froze, eyes on Annie.
"I have always defended you over the years when Lily threatened your life but if you are joking I will kill you myself" Annie said sitting up.
"No really, he likes you even though he won't admit it" James added.
"Well it is no good if he wont even admit it to his closest friends" Annie said again slightly depressed.
Bianca grinned excitedly and gave James a big kiss on the lips, "Annie. This is good news! He likes you! So what if he hasn't admit it yet, the point is we now have something to work with"
"What do you mean?"
"We can make him realize it and admit it to himself, his friends and then you" Bianca said.
"Right and there are no other people in the world that are better at it than Bianca and I. With our help he will be begging you to get in that broom closet with him" Candice said throwing her arm around her cousin.
"Well it seems like you ladies have some planning to do. I will be in my room going over Quiddich plays" James said getting up.
"Wait, if we are going to do this we need your help" Bianca said stopping him.
"Sure, whatever you need just let me know" he said smiling and closing the door behind him. He laughed as all the girls squealed and started talking too fast for him to understand.
He went to his room and found Sirius, Remus and Peter sitting on his bed.
"What are you doing here?" James asked, changing his clothes.
"I think a more important question is why aren't you working on Quiddich plays?" Sirius asked.
"I am about to right now... after I go to the toilet" James said. He locked the door behind him and opened the door on the opposite end of the bathroom. This door evidently leads into Lily's room.
"Ok I know I didn't knock" he said walking into the room and looking at Lily apologetically first, "But Sirius, Remus and Peter are in the other room so unless you Remus to find out everything and Sirius to invade the party I would be quiet" James said and left again.
He flushed the toilet and went back into his room.
"Who were you talking to?" Peter asked.
"He was talking to his worm" Sirius said before James could lie.
"Sirius, how many times have I told you not to call my penis a worm? It isn't small" James said irritably
"Well it isn't as big as my aconda" Sirius said.
"How would you know?" Remus asked
"I just know"
"Whatever. I thought you were going to go annoy the Slytherins?" James said pulling parchment out of his trunk.
"Sirius thought it would be more fun to annoy you instead" Peter answered.
"ACHOO!" there was giggling heard and a 'bless you'
"Who was that?" Sirius asked getting up from the bed.
"Lily" James lied, but everyone knows that Lily doesn't sneeze like that. She usually holds it in and makes a little squeaking noise.
"Lily doesn't sneeze like that" Remus told.
"She does when people are not around" James lied blocking Sirius from leaving the room.
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"Oops" Candice said sniffing after her sneeze.
"Bless you" Annie said.
"Shh, Sirius will hear us" Bianca said. Thy all moved towards the door pressing their ear against it. They heard James telling them it was Lily sneezing.
"How do they know I don't sneeze like that?" Lily whispered.
"He's coming" Bianca said. Thy all pushed the sweets under the bed and ran out quietly in the common room leaving Lily alone on her bed pretending to read.
Sirius bust through the door but was surprised to only see Lily reading by herself.
"Maybe James learnt it from you because he never knocks either" Lily said. The girls listened quietly on the other side of the door and didn't notice Remus behind them.
"Hello" he said quietly. They all jumped and Annie almost screamed but Bianca covered her mouth quickly. "Hiding from Sirius?" he asked but no one except Annie was listening.
She smiled and nodded.
"I wish I could hide from him but he always finds me" he smiled as she giggled.
"Who are you talking to?" Sirius asked raising an eyebrow.
"No one. Are you imagining things again Sirius?" Lily said shaking her head. "I sneezed and said excuse me, but that is it"
"I heard bless you"
"Well you are going insane. I am trying to read" she said getting off the bed and pushing out of her room and back into the bathroom. She opened the door and the others sat back down again.
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"I told you it was Lily" James said.
"Yeah Sirius, I think there is something wrong with you" Remus said standing by the door.
"I know there is someone else in there" he said and without warning opened the door again and found a group of girls sitting on the floor. They all burst out laughing from the look on his face.
"I KNEW IT!" he said grinning. "ALL HAIL SIRIUS!"
"We are trying to have a slumber party. Go away" Candice said. James and Remus joined Sirius.
"James did you know that there were five half naked girls having a slumber party in the room next to yours?"
"Yes"
"Then why the hell didn't you tell me?" he asked slapping James over the head.
"Um excuse me. We are not half naked" Bianca said. They were all dressed in mini shorts but they weren't revealing anything except their belly buttons.
"Close enough, but never fear because I am here" he said sitting down on the floor with them.
"James..." Bianca called.
He walked into the room grabbed a large amount of Sirius' hair and dragged him out of the room.
"Man, there are 5 sexy girls eating food in the next room. WHAT THE HELL!" Sirius yelled.
Bianca laughed and looked at Chloe, "Notice how he there are 5 sexy girls and not 4. He thinks you are sexy" Everyone stopped and smiled.
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"My stomach hurts" Chloe complained.
"Well we did eat a whole bag full of junk food" Lily told
"I know but still"
"So everything is planned. Annie you have to start talking to Remus more and on weekends you have to dress sexy" Candice said grinning.
"Why do I get the feeling sexy is going something similar to what you are wearing now?" Annie said groaning at the thought of walking through Hogwarts with skimpy clothes on.
"I don't want to get the attention of a boy by wearing minimal clothing" she complained.
"It's not for long. Just to get him to notice and say you look nicer and then you start talking to him ad BAM! You are dating" Bianca told.
"Anyway, what is with you guys and Scott and Brett?" Chloe asked.
"What do you mean?" Candice replied, confused.
"Well they are always around you and if I didn't know any better I would have thought you were flirting with them."
"I wouldn't cheat on the boys" Bianca said.
"Yeah, I can't help it if they like me" Candice told.
"You are beginning to sound more and more like Sirius" Lily said shaking her head.
The girls laughed and talked until early hours of the morning and finally fell asleep.
The next morning of course Lily was the first one to wake up. She woke up the girls and they all took turns getting changed in the bathroom.
There was no sound coming from James room so they assumed he was already in the Great Hall having breakfast. The weather wasn't the best. It was a very cold and miserable day and it looked like it might rain late afternoon.
With the weather forecast in mind Bianca slipped in a pair of tight jeans and pulled her black high-heeled boots over them. She settled for a long sleeved black top with a pattern outlines in gold sparkles.
"Nice top" Chloe said when he finished fixing her hair.
"Thanks. I've had it for a while now" Bianca replied when Candice came chasing Annie out of the bathroom.
"Candice I am not wearing that. It's freezing outside" she yelled hiding behind Lily. Bianca and Chloe laughed.
"No pain, no game. Besides if you get cold just ask Remus to borrow his jacket" Candice grinned.
"He isn't going to Hogsmeade today anyway. He is doing his homework."
"But he will be breakfast. Just put it on and you can change later" Candice told. Annie gave up arguing and put on the tight black pants Candice gave her and a thin strapless pink top that stopped just under her bellybutton showing little bit on skin between her top and pants.
"Well at least let me choose my own shoes" Annie said once her hair was taken care of. Before Candice could say anything she ran out of the door with shoes that were not what Candice had in mind.
"Just leave her" Lily stopped Candice from chasing her.
Lily finally had a chance to finish changing into her green cotton v-neck top and jeans and Candice quickly adjusted her leggings to sit on her hips and just put on a jumper zipping it up.
"Aren't you going to wear a top under that?" Lily asked as Candice put on matching boots like Bianca.
"Can't be bothered"
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Annie ran out of the common room and quickly stopped to put on her comfortable shoes and walking down the table to sit opposite James, Sirius and Peter and right next to Remus.
"Morning" she said out of breathe and glancing at the door.
"Looking good Annie" Sirius commented looking at her top.
"Yeah, but aren't you cold and why are you so tired?" Remus asked watching her shiver.
"A little tip. Never let Candice choose an outfit for you. I'm freezing" Annie told rubbing her arms. The boys snorted and Remus took off his jumper putting it around her and smiling.
"Thanks Remus" she said blushing and looking into his mysterious grey eyes until she spotted Candice coming towards her with Bianca, Chloe and Lily close behind. "Ah crap. Here she comes"
"Who?" Peter asked oblivious.
"The clothing Nazi" she muttered under her breath.
"I heard that" Candice said sitting next to her friend and cousin.
"Good" she shot back.
"Although I don't remember that jumper being part of the outfit. Is that also part of the reason why you ran to breakfast in such a hurry?" Candice asked piling food onto her plate. The boys sitting opposite her were trying their best not to laugh and were desperately trying to cover it up.
"No it's Remus'. He let me wear it because I was shivering"
"How nice" Candice smiled.
"I'm going to go get me jumper so Remus can have his back." Annie said standing up.
"Well I guess that is a good idea because I wouldn't want Moony to get sick in Hogsmeade. It's very cold outside" James piped in.
Annie's face lit up, "You're going to Hogsmeade"
Remus looked at James with a confused expression. He was about to tell the truth but the look on Annie's face was so hard to say no to.
"Yeah… I'll go for a little while." He answered smiling up at her as her eyes sparkled.
"We can all meet up at the Three Broomsticks for butterbeer at three?" James suggested. They all agreed at let Annie go get a jumper and made their way to the courtyard.
Once everyone was there and ready the group finally made their way to the village.
When they reached the village they stood to the side looking around.
"Well James and I are going shopping. Bye" Bianca said dragging him off.
"Candice and I are going to go to Zonko's" Sirius told and let himself be dragged away like James.
"I need to get a few books. Cya" Lily said and left with Chloe leaving Remus, Annie and Peter by themselves.
"Um, I'm going to buy some sweets. See you at three" Peter said leaving.
Remus and Annie stood there for a while not sure what to do exactly.
"He doesn't want to be standing here with me. He's going to leave I know it" Annie thought.
"O Merlin. She looks bored, what do I do? I'm too nervous to say anything and I don't want to do the wrong thing. Just breathe Remus. You can do this" he thought.
"So, do you want to walk around a bit?" he asked, his voice cracking a bit.
She smiled up at him, "Sure"
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