Notes, Pranks and the Mystery Line

I guess that didn't take as long as I thought it would but it still was some time...sorry for the delay people! That's because I can't seem to think of what else to write about in my other story. I think I'll put that one aside and work on this one full time.

Dedicated to: x mischievous x marauder x for being such an amazing reviewer:D And for writing such amazing stories. Also to Love-Pink26 for reviewing…YAY GUYS!

Special Thanks to: Bloomablebee for editing and commenting on it. And to Whit for being so supportive.

Lily rushed into her bedroom and cried. Oh no, oh no! What have I done? What was Sirius thinking, telling me all those things? They're not even true! I don't love James and I never will! I was just worried for him! He's my friend and he was in danger! Sirius should have been the one rushing to his side. I guess I did the right thing. Breaking up with him. We've been together for a month now, all he wanted was to kiss me, and…he never really cared for anything else. He didn't listen to my feelings. If that is how relationships work here, then I don't think I want to be part of one. Lily sobbed into her pillow as she heard the door open softly. Kim peeked inside and gasped. She ran up to Lily's bed and sat beside her.

"Lily! Are you okay? What happened? Was it Sirius?" she asked worriedly. Lily nodded, still crying. Kim bit her lip.

"What did he do? Did he break up with you?" she said quietly, stroking her friend's hair. Lily sat up. Her eyes were red and puffy.

"No, I broke up with him. James was falling from his broom while we were kissing and I was worried. I told Sirius we should go see what we could do for him. Sirius didn't even care; he only wanted to keep on kissing me. I got mad and then we both started shouting at each other and saying things and then I just broke up with him." She sobbed quickly. Kim hugged her. Lily thought. Kim is such a great friend. She always knows what to do every time. Right now, I don't think I want people to tell me its okay. It's NOT okay! But Kim didn't do that. A hug made me feel better than any words of comfort could ever have. Lily smiled at Kim weakly. Kim smiled back.

"Thanks Kim." Lily whispered. Kim held out her hand and stood up.

"You're welcome. Come on now. Let's go have dinner okay?" she replied.

At the same time…

James woke up with a violent scream of rage coming from somewhere near him. He fumbled around for his glasses and put them on, rubbing his eyes and yawning. It took him a moment to take in his surroundings. He was in the hospital wing. What am I doing here? Oh, right I fell from my broom. WAIT! I didn't fall someone cursed me! Oh, people better not be thinking I fell, that's not cool! As he turned around, he saw Sirius storming in and breathing heavily.

"WELL, I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED! LILY BROKE UP WITH ME! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE!" he screamed. Madam Pomfrey ran out of her room with one hand on her chest.

"Goodness gracious! What in the name of Merlin…! MISTER BLACK! You're disturbing my patients! Please return outside, Mr. Potter has suffered a very disturbing accident and needs rest." She cried. Sirius glared at James and stomped off, leaving James with a very confused expression on his face. What in the world was THAT all about? I haven't done anything! How could I have? I've been here, unconscious, the whole time! But what did he say? Lily broke up with him? YESSSSS!!!!! Wait…no…I'm over her…and I should be sad for Sirius…I wonder why? And James fell back on his pillow. Madam Pomfrey hurried to his side and poured a glass of lime green potion.

"Here you go Potter. This will make it better. What's hurting? Neck? Arms? Legs?" she implied. James took the glass and drank it up. Wincing, he gagged.

"Yuck! Neck is twisted and my legs ache" he replied. The nurse took the empty glass from him and waved her wand, muttering a spell. James felt his neck go stiff, then loose. He rubbed it.

"Wow, it feels much better! Thank you!" he exclaimed. Madam Pomfrey smiled.

"You're welcome. Now get some sleep and wait for the potion to take effect. You might be out of here by lunchtime." She requested peacefully while James pulled the covers up to his chin and flipped over on one side. Lily…broke up with Sirius…Lily…Sirius…best friend…love of my life…Argh…legs…hurt…Lily…Lily… James' brain worked slower and slower as he drifted off to sleep peacefully.

Annie sat beside Lily as she entered the Divination classroom. Kim was already there as were James (who had recovered from the nurse very easily), Remus and Sirius. Lily seemed much happier than she had been the day before. Sirius was still sulking but at least he was sitting with James. Well, not literally with James but at least in the same table. Annie took out a slip of paper from her backpack and a quill. She scribbled on the paper.

James, do you like Lily?

She passed it over James' shoulder. James opened it and widened his eyes in surprise, hiding it from his friends.

Maybe. But don't tell Sirius. He'll get so mad at me he might even kill me!

Annie grinned mischievously and nodded. She passed it to Kim after writing,

Hahaha. I knew it!

Kim smiled warmly and replied,

Yeah, I suspected that too. Hold on.

Lily snatched the note from her. Omg. She returned the note to Annie, who passed it to James.

Oops. She read it.

James bit his lip,

Crap. Whatever she might as well know. Do you think she likes me?

Well, right now, not really. She just likes you as a friend. But I have this theory that you two are meant for each other.

Thanks. I'll just find out on my own later.

Okay dokey.

Hey you guys! Can't you include me in this conversation?

No.

Shut up James.

People, stop bickering! She's already in the conversation so what's the point?

You got a point there Annie.

Hate to admit it.

Well, why don't you ask her out then?

She just broke up with Sirius, Annie!

Yeah, I doubt she'll want to go out with his best friend so soon. And Sirius would kill me for even trying anyway.

Right. Well I still think you should try someday.

I know, I will. Trust me I will. But not now.

Yup you're doing the right thing, Prongs.

Remus? Hey! James once more and Sirius will get this!

In that case, I'm out of here.

No, Sirius is too mad at me to pay attention to what I do at the moment.

True. OMG! HE'S ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO CLASS!!

OMG! YOU'RE ACTUALLY NOT!!

Haha. James and Sirius have had a bad influence on me.

I'm proud to agree.

Hahaha. It's true. I still haven't gotten some fun and mischief out of Lily.

Think I could help?

Sure! Great Idea!

I'm not so sure it will work. She'll probably think we're some immature people who are just playing a prank on her or something.

Whatever.

The bell rang. The students filed out of the classroom, racing to their next lesson. James pocketed the note and ran to catch up with Sirius. My best friend can't be ignoring me for something I don't even know. Not me being James Potter. He rounded on Sirius.

"Look Padfoot, I know you're mad at me but please explain yourself because I don't know why." He quickly requested. Sirius glared at him and sighed.

"I know why Lily broke up with me. She likes you. I was mad at you because you were the cause and I guess I did overreact a bit." He murmured shyly. James' hopes lifted but then decided that Annie would know more than Sirius about Lily.

"No, she doesn't like me. Not more than as a friend. I know from very trustable sources. And you're my best friend. No girl should ever get between us, as deep as our love for her might be. And I feel guilty not telling you the full truth so here it goes." He replied. Sirius raised his eyebrows. "I like Lily. I had nothing to do with her breaking up with you but I like her. I like her a lot, ever since I met her, I loved her. And I don't know how far your feelings for her were but I'm sorry." James bent his head and left Sirius. Okay, truth told. How mad is he? Sirius caught him by the shoulder. James spun around. Sirius smiled.

"Hey, you're right. I wasn't madly in love with her anyway, I'm sure you are. Best friends?" he stuck out his hand. James grinned and shook it.

"Forever, Padfoot" he replied. The two friends hugged as Annie and Kim walked by. Wow, I didn't think they would make up THAT quick! James and Sirius strolled off together.

"Hey Prongs, don't you feel like doing something stupid right now?" asked Sirius mischievously. James considered the thought sarcastically, and then slapped Sirius high five.

"Got an idea, come on" he exclaimed. And they ran to the common room instead of following the rest of the student population to lunch.

As soon as the desserts appeared on the table, Annie, Lily & Kim snatched the nearest pie they could find and started gobbling it up. Kim looked around and turned to the girls.

"Where are the Marauders?" she asked curiously. The Marauders was the name that James, Sirius and Remus had created for themselves. Lily had thought it was stupid, Annie had found it hilarious and Kim wondered how they could have come up with such a random name. Lily shrugged; she hadn't liked talking about them ever since her breakup with Sirius. And now that she knew that James liked her, she was totally embarrassed to mention his name. What kind of person likes someone their best friend is dating? Seriously! And anyway, I never liked James! I never will, like I already said. Annie wrinkled her nose in a surprisingly cute way and said,

"I smell another of their pranks." Then after a while, she added, "Literally" Choking, Lily put on a disgusted face and covered her mouth with her hands. The students had started to notice the putrid smell and were looking around for the cause. Kim noticed it came from the Slytherin table. Specifically from Severus Snape, an unpopular student who was involved in the Dark Arts, and who James and Sirius loved to harass. Lily was walking out the great oak doors when she discovered her friends weren't with her. In the big mass of people, she couldn't find them. Lily sighed and went up the moving staircases to floor eight, where the library was. We need a way to communicate with each other. It's getting annoying that I can't seem to find the people I want when I need them.

"I'm gonna find the marauders. They can help me. No, wait, not James or Sirius, I'll find Remus." She whispered to herself,Just then, someone put a hand around her mouth and grabbed her around the waist. Lily screamed, but she was silenced by the hand. She closed her eyes as the person dragged her backwards, and into a room. The hands turned her around and she opened her eyes again, smoothly and rapidly pointing her wand at the person. Remus Lupin stood in front of her, biting his lip and his hands out in front. Lily glared angrily at him.

"THAT WAS NOT FUNNY! You scared me Remus! I wouldn't have thought such a thing possible from an honorable and respectful person like you!" she shouted. Remus pouted,

"Look Lily, I'm sorry!" He exclaimed quickly. Lily put her hands on her hips and squinted at him suspiciously, scrutinizing the room.

"Is this another one of your pranks, Marauders? Because I'm not in the mood" she accused him loudly. Remus sighed.

"No, I swear on my life it's just me, and it's not a prank. Okay, maybe I wanted to scare you a bit." He laughed, Lily scowled, "But I had nothing, NOTHING to do with whatever Sirius and James did to the Great Hall. Trust me. I heard you needed my help?" Remus grinned. Lily looked at him in awe.

"How'd you, what, um…yeah, I do…" she stuttered. Remus beckoned her to sit down

"So? What do you need?" he asked. Lily looked around.

"Where are we anyway? I've never been here before." Remus smiled.

"Really? Wow, this is the Room of Requirement, 7th floor to the right. It's a secret room that opens only when you walk three times past where the door is supposed to be thinking about what you need it for." He explained. Lily looked confused. "For example, if you were looking for a place to practice Quidditch, it would turn into a spacious room with three hoops, the four Quidditch balls and a broom. You get the idea? Right now, it's a broom cupboard because I wanted a place to hide." He finished, taking a breath. Lily was open mouthed.

"Cool! I never knew of this place! Well, about what I was going to ask you. I would really like a method of communicating with my friends and people when and where I want to, like a cell phone or a walkie-talkie if you know what those are." She questioned. Remus nodded.

"I'll consult it with my friends and I promise you it'll be ready before the end of term." He assured Lily. Lily smiled appreciatively and glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Merlin! Is that the time? Remus we have class!" and with that Lily left hurriedly and rushed to Potions, eight floors below.

Sirius was cracking up in the common room. James had been laughing too but had now stopped, as people were starting to come in. He stole a glimpse of his right leg and noticed a purple line that went from his ankle to his mid thigh. That's weird, I don't remember being purple before. He traced it.

"Ouch!' James screamed. Sirius stopped laughing immediately, and looked concerned at his friend,

"You okay, Prongs? Hey! What's that?" he exclaimed pointing to the purple line. James was staring at his finger, which was now deep blue and was burning as if it were cooking on fire.

"I, I don't know! It hurts! I think it was the Quidditch fall but…unless…it was the spell that cursed me!" he muttered, more to himself than Sirius. Sirius frowned,

"What spell? You didn't tell me you got hit!" he said, now worriedly. James looked up.

"When I was flying, a yellow beam of light hit me in the right leg, here. That's what made me fall." He explained to Sirius, who was positively white now.

"No, it can't be…Not here at Hogwarts…" Sirius was whispering. James stared at his friend and his jaw fell open.

Muahahaha! I know, I know, but once again…MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!! I'll post as soon as I get 5 reviews at least.

PS: no it's not an unforgivable curse…for all those who might suspect that.