a/n: BTW, I would like to have a quick thanks for everyone. Magicaltomboy, that's part of the story.but Lily won't do any hard work here. Brazilian princess, I'm kinda confused by this but thanks. Droplet of serenity, I think I forgot one more statement in my disclaimer. I also do not own this plot but I won't tell anyone where I got this. Prongsiesxlilyxflower, well, I am very happy that you are pleased. Thanks! Sader and marauders4me, thanks for the trivia and for the review too. Hnz786, umm… Raven's an essential part of the plan. Thanks for the review too. Liljester, I think I saw you reviewing in my other story. Thanks for the support!

CHAPTER 3: POETIC LETTERS FROM RAVEN

"Well, Prongs, that Green Apple is a private person," Sirius concluded as he threw the envelope back to James.

"She sure is," James agreed. "She doesn't want this thing to be public." He scowled, thinking about something. "At least, she's not like your cousin and that Malfoy, they're like pieces of rice sticking together!"

"Anyway, how about Lily Evans? I thought you like her," Sirius said, confused.

"She's just a replacement," James said. "I'm just trying to see if I can get someone like Evans by talking to another intelligent girl."

"And you are going to meet with this Green Apple?" Sirius hissed, bending down low that his chin touched the table. "What if she's…?" Sirius turned his gaze on a saggy-looking Hupplepuff, who giggled as she saw Sirius stare at her. He shook off the idea and said, "Er… what if she's a Slytherin?"

"That's right, Padfoot. I haven't thought of that," James said. "By the way…" James stopped as he spotted Sirius looking dreamily at the front doors. "Hey, what are you staring at?"

"She's my sunshine," Sirius said in a weird voice.

James stood up and sat beside Sirius, trying to get his point of view. "Who are you talking about? The albino, or the blondie?"

Sirius was jerked awake. "What are you talking about?" he asked.

"Hey, you're the one who was talking about 'she is my sunshine' thingy," James spat back.

The talking crowd inside the Great Hall was silenced suddenly. This made Sirius stare at the door again. "There she is…"

James looked at the door too. He saw three ladies walk inside the hall. Actually, the three girls were Lily, Danicia, and Kristanna.

"I think the people around here are staring at us," Kristanna muttered to Danicia.

"Because Slughorn talks about us like we're heroes," Lily replied. They walked cautiously to the end of the table and the crowd resumed to their original workplaces. "This is Slughorn's fault."

"I thought you idolized him," Danicia said.

"No, I do not," Lily defended her self. "He's so careless, catching his head on fire."

"Well, Kristanna threw a bucket of water on him," Danicia slipped on. "He is bald, anyway."

Kristanna chuckled. "That's no water, that's the potion!"

James watched Lily as some invisible owl threw a letter towards the redhead. Sirius was staring at the brunette with intent and fire in his eyes.

"Hey, is that from Raven?" Kristanna asked. She tried to snatch the letter but Lily summoned it back to her open hands.

Dear Green Apple,

I was thinking of meeting you in Hogsmeade the next meeting. However, I'm thinking of a place to meet you in private, just as you wished.

Raven

Lily bit her lip to stop herself from giggling. She took a piece of her special parchment (actually, it's scented. Rather like a stationery) and wrote her reply.

Raven,

I'm very excited about this meeting. But it would be in a month, they cancelled all the Hogsmeade visits because of the town renovation. But I really hope that I'll be able to meet you.

Green Apple

Lily smiled as she sealed the letter. Kristanna frowned. "Aren't you going to seal it with a kiss?" she joked.

"No," Lily said, protecting herself. Automatically, her night owl came down and took the letter. She took flight (actually, the owl was stupid because James was really at the other end of the table).

"You don't mean that you're talking about Spencer," James confirmed.

"I do, man!" Sirius said. "Do you think I'll go for Stacey? She's a bookworm!"

"As if Lily Evans nor Kristanna Spencer isn't," James said hopelessly. "Padfoot, before you start another daydreaming session, can you look at the time so that we could go to our first class?"

Sirius looked at his watch and said, "Damn! We'll be late if we start walking now," he said.

"Are you a Marauder or not?" James said, striking him on the head. James dragged Sirius out of the hall to stop him from approaching Kristanna.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For the first time in Hogwarts history, Lily was drifting away in her thoughts. "I don't want to pair them up," one side of her mind said.

"You'll face something worse than a moustache," one side of her mind warned.

"Miss Evans?" a stern voice echoed, as though the voice was at the far end of a tube-like hole. "Miss Evans, can you please pay attention?"

"Lily," Kristanna hissed. "Hey, wake up!"
Then Lily woke up. She found herself on a bed in the Hospital Wing. "What am I doing here?" she asked her friends.

"You're here because you're stressed, you fainted, and that's that," Danicia explained.

Lily nodded with understanding. "So what happened?" she asked.

"Nothing in particular," Kristanna replied. "Nothing in particular except," she slipped a hand in one of her robe sleeves and took out a letter, "this."

Lily grabbed the sealed letter and read it. As usual, it was from Raven.

Dear Green Apple,

Well, it's alright. But I'm still excited to meet you. Sometimes, I doubt it if I'll be able to write to you after meeting you. I have second thoughts that you're not what I expected to be. However, I often wave those thoughts away. However, I feel like I should meet you as soon as possible. It is weird, but it is the truth.

Raven

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Earlier…

"Prongs, you're being dramatic," Sirius remarked, reading the letter. "What does 'I feel like I should meet you as soon as possible'?"

James frowned and snatched the letter from Sirius. "It's unexplainable, Padfoot."

"I thought you really liked Evans?" Sirius said.

"Don't repeat that sentence again."

A buck-toothed girl passed in front of Sirius and James, who giggled as she passed their 'scent point.'

"What if she's not beautiful?" Sirius asked again, eyeing the girl with disgust.

James seemed to think about this question for a long time. "I'll think about it," he said jokingly.

"You'll have a month to be excited, nervous, or enthusiastic about that," Remus interrupted, pointing at the newly-posted date of the next Hogsmeade visit.

James sighed. "Do you think I have to tell Green Apple?"

"No need," Sirius said, returning to his dreamy state.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Okay, this Raven is very Shakespearean," Danicia whistled.

"But he's so sweet," Lily giggled.

Kristanna blocked her way. "What if he's not what you think about?" she asked intently.

"I don't know. I just hope he's really the man who writes those letters. Muggles get love letters from books. I have even read my sister's love notes and found out that her only suitor got the poem from Shakespeare's sonnets," Lily said.

"That's stupid," Danicia said. "Nobody should dare send some crap things like that to me."

"And all other romance-suckers like yours, Dani," Kristanna teased. "Besides, who would want to be with you?"

Lily smiled. "Maybe, that's if Aphrodite decides to write your name in a piece of paper and draw lots," she wondered.

"That's sick, Lily. Since when have you been addicted to Greek Mythology?" Danicia asked.

"Since that day," Lily sighed. "I really hope to meet him."

"No need to say that. We have a Hogsmeade weekend next month," Danicia pointed out.

Lily smiled secretly as she opened her book and started doing her homework.

"Aren't you going to tell him?" Kristanna asked, expecting Lily to write fast-pace on a piece of parchment.

Lily glared at her. "Do you think he's a 'no-read no write' guy?" She looked at the post again. "Surely he could read that."

"I hope so," Danicia said, her eyes crossed. "Anyway, did he tell you what house he's in? His year? And any other information?"

"I haven't thought of that," Lily said. "But where's the thrill if I caught him beforehand?"

"Well, what if that guy is a Slytherin slime? You would not want that, surely," Kristanna said.

"Well, what if he's a first year?" Danicia asked. "That doesn't look so good, now that you're taken to him."

"Well, I suppose that's effective," Lily replied, tapping her quill lightly on the table.

A/N: it is more effective if you review after reading this chapter. I made it long just for everyone. BTW, I've got everything ready. The thing is, I won't update until I reach at least 10 reviews for this chapter (nah, I'm just joking. Don't take this seriously). Honestly, I'll update after a week or so. After the examinations.