Hello everyone! i know i said i probably wouldn't update till the New Year but i couldn't help myself. :P so here is Chapter 7 of A Funny Kind of Romance!!!

Chapter 7 Too Much Work, Not Enough FUN!

The next four days went by the same way and by now Lily was jammed with homework. She didn't even think she would be able to finish it all by its due date. So there she was on a Saturday morning, in the library, finishing up her 15-inch report on Hippogriffs for Care of Magical Creatures.

It was a quiet morning and not very many people were in the library at the moment. They were all getting ready to go to Hogsmead and of course, she would stay at school and work all day or read a book. But, today seemed a little different for Lily.

Usually, she was eager to just sit at her usual table in the back of the library and learn more about everything. Today though, felt out of place and she found herself letting her mind drift off to other things. Mostly to an annoying boy with jet-black hair and a charming smile.

She must have been staring out into space for a long time because she didn't even notice when Liz and Gwen arrived to her table.

"Lily!"

"Ah!" yelp Lily.

"Whoa, Lils. Calm down. No need to have a heart attack," exclaimed Gwen.

"What? Oh, I'm sorry. You just scared me."

"We tried to get your attention by calling your name softly but you were in your own world there," said Liz.

"Yeah," Gwen added.

"Oh…um, sorry," Lily blushed, trying to shake her thoughts out of her head.

"Anyways, we were looking all over the place for you," said Gwen. She took a seat next to Lily at her table.

"What for? You two know that I always come here for the weekends."

"Yes, we know," Liz replied calmly. "But you see, we need to go to Hogsmead."

"And why is that?" the red head asked suspiciously.

"To catch up on things…and such," said Gwen in a cheerful voice. "You know, 'girl talk.'"

"But Gwen, you don't like 'girl talk'…"

"Now I do, and we need to leave right now or else we'll miss the carriage," Gwen replied quickly.

"Hmm…something's up. What are you two planning?" Lily was now eyeing the two girls, who just looked at Lily with innocent faces. The redhead knew something was going on but had she not known them for so long she wouldn't have suspected a thing.

"Nothing's up, Lily."

"Yeah, can't we just go and hang out together?" asked Gwen with pleading eyes. "Besides, when was the last time you went to Hogsmead, eh? Like, what? Three, maybe four years ago?" Gwen said smoothly.

"It was two years ago, Gwen, and the reason why I haven't gone in such a long time is because…is because…well, I don't remember why, but I'm sure it was a good reason at the time," Lily said in her defense. Her arms were crossed and she had an annoyed look about her.

This was a sign that she was going to give up her defense soon and go with the two girls to Hogsmead. Yup, that was it, the girls had her now.

Sure enough, Lily replied, "Ok…I'll go. BUT-"

"Yay!" exclaimed Gwen, not quite paying attention to Lily's next few words.

"But what, Lils?" Liz asked cautiously.

"But, Potter better not be tagging along with us. You hear me, " said Lily sternly.

"Yay-…uh…"

"We'll see what happens when we get there," said Liz in a rush as she quickly grabbed Lily by the arm and dragged her out of the library. They received a loud "NO RUNNING!" from Madam Pince as they left.

"Sirrriiiuuus! Where is she?!" whined James, looking around the Great Hall for any signs of Lily or her two best friends.

"She'll be here, James. Be patient," said Remus casually.

"But, what if she doesn't come?"

"Then I guess you'll have to spend the rest of the day with us," Sirius teased.

"Damn it, Sirius! You could be a little more reassuring then that!" James snapped.

"Sooorrriieee! What do you want me to say then?" Sirius snapped back.

"Say something between the lines of 'I'm sure she'll be here without a doubt,' or 'the girls are bound to bring her,' something like that!" James shouted in frustration.

"Prongs is losing it," Sirius whispered to Remus under his breath.

"Hey! I heard that!"

"Huh?! WHAT?! I didn't say anything!" said Sirius innocently, earning himself a sharp glare from his best friend.

"Aw, come on, James. You know I'm only messing with you," said Sirius as he wrapped an arm around James's neck.

"Well, stop it then!" James replied, shoving Sirius off of him.

"Suit yourself."

After a few minutes James turned to Remus. "Hey, Remus, where's Peter?"

"He said he had a stomachache so he's at the infirmary right now."

"God, that boy is always in the infirmary these days," Sirius commented exasperatedly.

"Yes, I know," sighed Remus.

"Everyone, may I have your attention." said Professor McGonagall out of nowhere. "You are now free to go to Hogsmead, but remember to be back before 7 o'clock p.m. Anyone who is caught out of grounds after that time will receive a two weeks of detention," she announced sternly. "You are now dismissed."

Soon the crowd started to make their way out to the grounds to get to the carriages.

"Where are they?!" James mumbled worriedly to himself.

"Where is who?" Liz asked as she, Lily and Gwen all gathered around the Marauders.

"No one," James said quickly, relieved that Liz and Gwen had kept their bargain.

"Riiiiggghht…" Gwen said, playfully.

"So, are we going or what?" said Sirius, jumping up and down like an excited puppy.

"YES! START WALKING!" said everyone in unison.

With that said, the six of them walked out of the Great Hall and towards the carriages to Hogsmead.

When they arrived outside of the small village, they all decided to split up for the moment and explore.

"Remember that we will all meet up at The Three Broomsticks at 12 o'clock," Remus confirmed.

"Alright, we won't forget." Liz reassured. "See you boys later."

"Yeah, bye," said Gwen

"Bye," Lily mumbled in agitation. She watched as the three boys made their way through the crowd towards Jonko's Shop.

After making sure that the boys weren't anywhere near them, she quickly turned to her two friends, giving them death glares.

"I said I didn't want to be joined by Potter and the Marauders, damn it!" she growled.

"Now, now, Lily. Don't be so grumpy. It won't be too bad hanging out with James and his friends," said Liz reassuringly. "Besides, we don't have to meet up with them until lunch time. Now until then, let's just have a good time."

Looking at Liz in annoyance, Lily breathed deeply before she replied.

"Ok, let's go before I change my mind and decided to go back to school."

"That's the spirit, Lily! Now, lets go to Honeydukes. I need some more chocolate frogs in order for me to last at least a month of school," Gwen said excitedly.

"You're crazy, Gwen," Liz giggled.

"You certainly are, Gwen," Lily smiled, realizing how much fun she knew she was going to have, one way or another.

The rest of the morning went by, and as the time approached for the girls to head over to The Three Broomsticks, they realized that they barely had enough money left for one Butterbeer each.

"Damn, I hope the boys have some money left. I can't believe I left my moneybag at home," Gwen said sadly. "Liz, remind me to owl my mum and ask her to send it to me."

"Sure thing, Gwen," Liz replied indifferently.

"What I can't believe is that we spent so much money in three hours," Lily said in disbelief.

"Ha! You think that's bad? You should see me before Christmas. I go crazy with Christmas shopping."

"Yes, Gwen, we know, " both Lily and Liz responded in unison; they were walking up to the place they were going to meet the Marauders.

"Ok, now they should be here in a few minutes," Lily said, checking her muggle watch.

"I suggest we should find a table and wait for them, then."

"Sure, how 'bout that one?" Lily pointed out a rather small table in the corner of the pub.

"I guess it will have to do," Liz shrugged.

Once they were all seated, Gwen started up a conversation concerning the new boy who arrived from America the other day. It wasn't long before the girls were discussing all the boys in their grade.

"OoOoh! So you think Justin Jenkins is a catch? Well, what about his brother? Kevin Jenkins? Now there's a fine piece of meat if you ask me," Gwen commented in a hushed voice.

"Gwen! You find Kevin attractive?" Liz asked, somewhat surprised.

"Well, don't you? I mean I'd do him if you know what I mean," Gwen winked.

"Gwen, you wouldn't!" gasped Liz.

"She probably already has," laughed Lily.

"Oh, shut up! I have not!"

"Yeah, sure you haven't…" Lily said as a little grin played on her pouted lips.

"Liiilllyy!"

"I'm only kidding! You know, I know you wouldn't do that…with him," the red head said mischievously.

"You're terrible, Lily," said Gwen, shoving Lily rather harshly, almost making her fall off her chair. At this, the redhead began to giggle slightly. He giggles immediatly turned into a full-fledged laugh and it started to get hard for her to keep her balance.

Lily tried to stop laughing, but before she knew it, she eventually lost her balance and tipped over the edge of her seat. She waited for her body to hit the floor but she soon realized that she was now in someone's arms and not sprawled across the floor.

"Are you alright?" a boy whispered gently in her ear, sending chills down her spine. She could feel his chest move as she leaned gently on him and she couldn't help but feel somewhat safe as he held her in his arms.

"I'm fine, thanks," she said breathlessly; not knowing who it was that had rescued her.

Alright, there it was. Ended on a Cliffhanger, sorry. Did you enjoy it though? I sure hope you did. ok so just be nice and gimme a review and i'll update really really soon!! adios amigos!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!