Chapter 8

That Was Quick

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"Well, well what do we have here?" James asked, sitting down on the coffee table next to the couch Sirius lay half asleep on.

Sirius looked up a James and grinned. "How wrong does this look?" He asked his eyes wandering to Julia who was laying next to him sound asleep.

Sirius and Julia had both fallen asleep on the couch last night, laying on their sides facing the fireplace. Luckily, the couch was larger than an ordinary one or Julia would have been on the floor that morning.

"No wrong just...woah." James replied.

"I guess it is pretty woah." Sirius said, absent-mindedly running a hand through Julia's black hair.

"You going to explain why you were sleeping together then?" James asked.

Sirius chuckled as a passing 4th year raised an eyebrow at their conversation. "Aye, don't say it like that...sounds...dirty." Sirius replied with a smirk.

"You did sleep together though?" James replied catching the look from the 4th year girl sitting down at a table in the relatively abandoned common room.

"Well of course I slept with her." Sirius said grinning.

"And how was it?" James asked arching an eyebrow as the girl shifted uncomfortably in her seat, brow furrowed.

"You know, it was uncomfortable at first but after a while I didn't even notice."

"Uncomfortable-?" James began but was cut off by the girl.

"Please just stop. Let me leave..." The 4th year said packing up her books.

Sirius laughed. "We're just messing with you. I really didn't sleep sleep with her. Just accidently fell asleep next to her."

"Geez Smith. You have a dirty mind." James added to the girl as she took her seat back down.

"Very funny you two." She replied getting to work on her Potions homework.

"Yup I see stand up comedy in our future." Sirius replied jokingly.

She rolled her eyes and went silent. "So what happened?" James continued.

"I said already. We accidently fell asleep here last night." Sirius replied.

"People don't fall asleep on top of each other by accident."

"Sure they do."

"Like when?"

"Well-What? What do you think happened?" Sirius asked.

"I don't know."

"Then why the interrogation?"

James grinned. "Should we wake her then?"

"Yeah I suppose." Sirius replied.

"Can I do the honors?" James asked with a mischievous smile.

"Be my guest."

James's grin grew wider at his reply. He leaned forward towards the sleeping girl and yelled, "Wake up Sunshine!"

Julia let out a yelp and fell to the hard cold common room floor.

"Morning." Sirius replied with a chuckle.

"What the-?" Julia mumbled finding her footing and taking a seat back on the couch.

"And how was your night?" James asked.

Julia blushed and looked from Sirius to James. "It was fine thanks?"

"Ah ha!" James exclaimed. "Ah ha!" He pointed a finger at Julia.

Julia frowned and backed up a bit from his hand. "Sorry I think I missed the 'Ah ha!' thing." She said.

Sirius laughed. "Yeah what are you on James?" He joked.

"You see it right?" James said. "She's blushing."

Sirius turned and studied Julia's face. "No I don't think so..."

"Yeah she is!"

Julia put a hand to her face. "No I'm not." She said but only went a shade pinker.

"No. You see it right? Now you see it." James said studied her face as well, leaning in far to close for Julia's comfort.

Julia backed up. "Shove off Potter." She said jokingly pushing him away from her.

James gave her appraising look. "Well then." He backed up and took his seat on the coffee table. "You haven't told me what happened last night."

Julia was careful not to blush. She forced every ounce of herself not to let her face get red. "We accidently fell asleep on the couch last night."

James shook his head. "And...?" Sirius rolled his eye at his friend's persistence.

"And we were woken up by you?" Julia finished.

"No before you fell asleep what happened?" James continued.

Julia frowned and looked over to Sirius. His hair was lying around his face askew from sleeping. He gave her a small smile that sent her into another blush.

"What-I." She stuttered not sure what to say.

"Ah ha again!" James exclaimed.

"But I-Did you...?" Julia asked turning to Sirius.

"Gotta give me more of a sentence than that." Sirius teased.

"Did you tell him?" Julia asked Sirius not able to keep the color from her face.

"Something did happen!" James said.

Sirius scratched his head and looked over at Julia, waiting for her to say something.

Julia opened her mouth, shut it then opened it. "We fell asleep next to each other." She repeated hoping he might drop it.

James sighed. "Sirius is going to tell me when you leave anyways so I suggest that you tell me. Because if it comes from his mouth, it'll be exaggerated."

Julia frowned. "Alright Potter. You win. And could you do us a favorite and loose some of that darn determination you have? You have more than you know what to do with..."

James grinned. "Ya it's a curse. Now go on." He said hanging onto every word she said.

"Well..." She said leaning in closer to him. "Last night...we...Sirius...and me..." Julia continued grinning at James's impatient face.

"Out with it woman!" James replied.

"I'm going, I'm going. Now stop interrupting." Julia replied and Sirius laughed.

"Argh. Alright..." James said.

"Last night, Sirius and me were sitting on the couch, talking." Julia started. "And we just sort of..." Julia looked over at Sirius for help. "We just sort of..."

"Good morning!" Lily said cheerfully joining the group.

James sighed figuring he was never going to hear it at this rate.

Sirius merely chuckled at James's frustration. "Morning to you too."

"Bad timing Evans." James said.

Lily rolled her eyes at James thinking he was just joking. "Oh, Juls what time did you get in last night? I didn't hear you come in." She asked.

"I fell asleep down here." Julia said.

"With Sirius." James put in.

"What?" Lily asked confused.

"We accidently fell asleep down here on the couch last night." Sirius explained.

"Oh," Lily said with a frown. "That stinks; had to sleep next to this hog." Lily joked about Sirius. "Well at least the couch is comfy..."

"Go on Carr." James urged Julia.

"Anyone hungry? I'm going to go to the Great Hall for something to eat." Lily said ignoring what James said mostly because she didn't know what was going on.

"Me." Julia said, quickly standing up.

James sighed. "Thanks Evans I appreciate it." He said sarcastically.

"What did I do?" Lily asked Julia as they left the common room, a confused look on Lily's face.

James turned to Sirius once the girls left. "So I guess you have to tell me."

Sirius watched the girls leave the common room before stating, "We kissed."

James mouth dropped. "You-What?"

"We kissed." Sirius repeated a smile crossing his face.

"But she's...She's Julia."

"Your point?" Sirius asked confused.

James shook his head. "I just-I guess I just didn't know you two liked each other."

Sirius shrugged. "Yeah I just started liking her actually."

"Started liking her when? Like last night?" He asked suspiciously.

"No of course not." Sirius said shaking his head. "A couple weeks now."

"Oh," James let out a sigh of relief. He knew Sirius could have any girl he wanted for the most part and would take any girl at any time if he felt like it. "You're not just messing with her right?" James asked knowing Sirius had done it to other girls before.

"No of course not." Sirius said honestly.

"Good." James replied. "So...How was it?"

Sirius chuckled. "She's not a bad kisser."

"Who's a good kisser?" Remus asked taking a seat on the couch groggily. Peter followed him, standing behind them.

"James is a good kisser." Sirius replied jokingly.

"And you would know?" Remus asked.

"Mmm...We just kissed." James joked and the fourth year from before got up from the table.

"Okay now I'm really going." She said taking her books with her.

Sirius and James both laughed as they watched her leave. "Poor thing..." Remus said. "Do you enjoy frightening people?" He joked.

"No but it seems like we do it a lot." James joked, running a hand through his dark hair makingit evenmore of a mess of it than it already was.

Remus chuckled. "So I don't get in on who's a good kisser?"

"Julia is." James said.

"Why who told you that?" Remus asked.

"Sirius."

"And Sirius? You know from who?" He asked brow furrowed.

"I know because I kissed her." Sirius said with a hint of being proud in his voice.

Remus eyes widened. "You kissed Julia?"

"S'what I said." Replied Sirius.

"As a dare?" Remus asked shocked by this new information.

"No not as a dare." Sirius said with a roll of his eyes.

"As what then?" Remus continued.

"What do you mean?" Sirius asked.

"I mean why would you kiss her?" Remus continued not believing that there really could be something going on between them.

"Because they're in love." Chimed in James with a grin.

"Lay off Potter." Sirius replied smiling as well.

"Aw wittle Sirius is embarrassed." James joked pinching his cheek.

Sirius swatted his hand away, "Hey now, I never get embarrassed."

James shrugged. "Me neither. Not really anyways."

"But you really like Julia right?" Remus asked.

"Of course."

"You're not just messing with her?" Remus asked and Sirius let out a sigh.

"Why do you all think I would mess with Julia?" Sirius asked.

"Well you've done it to girls before." James said.

"So have you." Sirius added childishly.

"But I didn't kiss Julia." James reminded him.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to do anything wrong. I promise." Sirius said with a nod and sat up on the couch.

"Okay good."

"Because you'd have to deal with me if you messed with Julia." James said with a wink.

Sirius chuckled, "Really I promise."

"You know Julia's brother is going to be pretty upset when he hears you're going out with her." James said.

"He's going to kill Sirius." Remus said with a frown.


"You're brother is going to murder him!" Lily exclaimed after hearing the news about Sirius and Julia.

"No he won't." Julia said though she didn't believe it.

"Oh yes he will. He'll be after Sirius with an axe and shovel."

Julia frowned, "Then I just won't tell him."

"He's going to find out."

"No he won't." Julia argued.

"Yes he will Juls. He knows everything about you. He doesn't take his eye off of you." Lily said.

Julia frowned, "But he knows Sirius."

"No kidding. He knows that Sirius is a player."

"But-I...Do you think he's just playing me?" Julia asked her.

Lily frowned. She knew Sirius would stoop that low but she had faith in him that he wouldn't do that to his best friend. "No I don't think so."

"See then why does it matter?" Julia asked.

"Because your brother won't believe that."

Julia sighed. "All we did was kiss. I mean, it's not like he asked me to go steady or anything..."

"But he will." Lily said.

"You think so?" Julia asked not bothering to hid a smile.

"I know so."

"But how's Tom going to know if we're dating or just going out like we usually do?" Julia asked.

Lily frowned, "I don't know how you brother finds out every little detail of your personal life but Julia he does. He's not going to miss this."

"Well he'll have to get over it then."

"Better hope he will or Sirius is a dead man." Lily said.

"What did Sirius do now?" Said a voice from behind the girls. They turned around to see the voice belonged to Connor.

"What doesn't he do?" Lily asked quickly kissing Connor.

Connor chuckled, "Good point." He said locking his hand with Lily's. "Hey Julia." He added.

"Morning Connor." Julia replied taking a seat at the Gryffindor house table.


"You don't know how much it takes me not to go crush him." James said who was staring at Lily and Connor from the other end of the table.

He and the other Marauders had arrived ten minutes after the girls. "Don't watch them then." Remus said glancing over at Lily and Connor. They were mercilessly flirting and as much as James wanted to look away he couldn't. He had a bad feeling about Connor; then again, he had a bad feeling about any guy Lily dated.

"I thought you said you didn't mind when Lily dates other guys because she does it so much." Julia pointed out who had moved her seat next to the boys because she was feeling rather sick after listening to Lily and Connor for a few minutes.

"I-Well I mean I'm used to this feeling of wanting to destroy guys Lily dates."

Julia rolled his eyes, "Then split them up." She suggested.

"I couldn't do that."

"Why not?" Sirius asked, pouring milk into his cereal.

"Because I wouldn't want to hurt Lily." He replied.

"That's too sweet." Sirius jokingly piped in.

"No it really is; Sacrificing your happiness for her's." Julia added earnestly.

James shrugged, "I guess so. But I'm sick of being unhappy."

Sirius sighed. "Then do something already."

James shook his head. "I'm stuck Sirius. There is nothing I can do not to upset her."

Sirius frowned and stuffed a spoonful of cereal into his mouth. He had had this conversation with James so many times he was getting sick of it. "Then just take a chance."

James shrugged and went back to eating silently trying his best not to look over at Lily.

"He'll be gone in a week." Remus said with a small smile trying to make James feel better.

James looked up from his plate, "Do you think I should do something?" He asked Remus.

Remus frowned, "Yes I do."

James nodded, "How?"

"Can't you just say it?" Sirius interjected.

"Nah, you got to let her know you really mean it." Remus said.

"You can't do that." Sirius replied.

"Why not?" Remus asked, brow furrowed in thought.

"Because Lily means everything to James. And if James was to tell her how much she meant to him, it would creep her out. I mean, 'Hey Lily. I love you more than anything. I want to marry you, have kids and grow old with you'. It would freak her out." He explained.

Remus nodded, "Yeah I guess you're right."

"Then what do you suggest?" James asked Sirius.

"Just tell her." Sirius replied. "In a much less...'stalk-ish' kind of way."

"You make it sound easy." James said returning to his toast.

"It is."

Remus rolled his eyes at Sirius's comment. "I don't think it is Sirius." He said.

"But I did it with Julia." Sirius said.

"Yeah but you haven't loved her since first year." Remus pointed out.

Sirius shrugged, "I've known her since then..."

"Still different."

"Well then I don't know." Sirius said. "But I'd at least wait until she breaks up with Connor."

"No kidding." James replied with a roll of his eyes.

"Excuse me!" Lily yelled to Connor standing up from the table.

"What? Lily I was just kidding." He replied wiping a smile from his face.

"Just kidding? Just kidding!" She said enraged. "I don't think you were."

"Relax Lily. You're making a fool out of yourself." Connor replied noticing the stares she was getting from fellow house mates.

"Oh I've bloody already made a fool out of myself by going out with your sorry arse!" She exclaimed.

"Lily I said it was just a joke."

"No Connor, I don't think it was."

"Come on Lils, you know I didn't want to go out with you just to sleep with you." He replied and James eyes widened at this comment. James knew that Lily didn't take that kind of talk from guys.

"Just to sleep with me?" Lily butted in. "But that was a reason."

"Well I mean you are hot..." Connor said in an attempt to flatter her but it only made her more enraged.

"Cow!" She spat, delivering a hard slap across his face.

Connor put his hand over his face realizing that just about the whole school was watching this; watching himself being dumped by a girl.

"How dare you touch me you mudblood!" He spat, standing up now equally enraged.

"He better get running..." Mumbled Sirius worriedly.

Lily's eyes burned with anger. She hated more than anything when people insulted her parents.

Lily kneed him hard in the 'family jewels' causing him to double over in pain. In a fluid motion, she whipped out her wand and pointed it down at him. "Don't you dare ever say that about me again. You hear?" She said pointing the wand at him threateningly.

"What are you going to do about it? Curse me? Hex me?" He asked angrily from the ground.

"Furnunculus!" Lily shouted at Connor. The spell hit him right in face; absorbing into his skin. A few seconds later, reddish purple pimples protruded from his normally smooth face. Another second later and big pus filled boils covered is face as well.

"How childish!" He said angrily feeling his face. "Did you learn that from the Marauders? Seems the only thing they know how to do are stupid little first year pranks." He stabbed.

"Don't you ever insult my friends!" Lily said taking a step towards him.

"I think I just did." He said reaching in his pocket for his wand.

"Expelliarmus!" Lily shouted sending Connor backwards into the Hufflepuff table. His breath knocked out of his, he laid there for a second gasping for precious air.

"Take it back." Lily hissed.

"Lily calm down..." Connor wheezed, the impact from his crash into the table weakening him even more.

"I said take it back!"

Connor shook his head and reached towards Lily's feet for his wand. "Engorgio!" Lily pointed the spell at Connor's hand. He tried to dodge it but the spell hit him square in the hands causing them to swell to such a size that it was impossible for him to grip his wand.

He stumbled forward towards his wand, hopelessly trying to pick it up. Lily chuckled sourly, "Having fun Connor?"

"Lily-." James began standing up from the Gryffindor table but was interrupted by Connor.

"Shut up you bloody whor-." Connor stubbornly said.

"He should not have said that..." Julia mumbled.

"He's a goner..." Sirius added and Remus nodded in agreement.

"What did you call me?" Lily hissed her face reddening with anger.

"You heard me. Why don't you go rock the Marauders huh? Probably why you don't want me. Get enough from them aye?" He said even more stubbornly. He was digging himself into a hole; a deep hole.

Lily's eyes narrowed. "Detri Revenus!" She shouted sending the Stinging Hex at him. It hit him in the air and he winced in pain as welt swelled up on his arm.

"Densaugeo!" She continued mercilessly. "Flipendo!"

"Lily Evans!" McGonagall called from behind her.

"Locomotor Mortis!"

"Miss Evans stop this instance!"

"Petrificus Total-." Lily began but was cut off.

"Expelliarmus!" McGonagall said pointing her wand at Lily. A shock hit Lily's hand causing her wand to fly from her hand but she didn't seem to notice. Instead, she jumped full force into Connor making him knock his head hard onto the back of the Hufflepuff Table.

"How dare you! You bloody-." Lily barked pinning him down to the ground. Her short temper was nothing to mess with and Connor clearly stepped over the line. Before she got herself into more trouble or before she hurt Connor anymore, she was yanked off of the 6th year by a set of strong arms.

"Alrigh' now, break it up you two." The deep voice belonging to Hagrid said.

Lily looked down at Connor who was now not only sprouting boils, pimples, welts and two enlarged hands but also large front teeth, bruises and locked legs not to mention the fact he was close to unconsciousness.

"Evans to my office now!" McGonagall snapped pointing a hand to the Great Hall doors.

Lily bent down to pick up her wand. She shot a disgusted look at Connor. "You should have just taken it back.." She said glaring down at the whimpering boy. "Bloody coward..."

Connor swore at Lily but she ignored it and merely turned around, straightened her skirt and continued out of the Great Hall nose held high ready to be punished by the most strict teacher in Hogwarts.

After the red-head left, the Great Hall broke out into murmurs and whispers. "That was brilliant." Sirius said excitedly.

"Yeah I do enjoy watching her kick the crap out of guys older than her." James said returning to his now cold eggs.

"He's going to be in the Hospital Wing for weeks." Remus said watching Hagrid pick Connor up and walk him out of the Hall.

"You know what this means James?" Sirius asked excitedly turning to him.

"Er, no?" James replied.

"Lily is single again." He answered.

James nodded. "And...?"

"You can tell her now." Sirius said.

James didn't want to say anything to Lily because he was afraid of her response but on the other hand, he was sick of waiting. He was sick of waiting for Lily to notice him and say something. He figured he might as well try. Either that or wait for the rest of his life for Lily to realize how much James loved her.

"But I-." James began.

"No you're telling her." Sirius finished.

"Yeah. No offense but you are rather pathetic when it comes to this whole thing." Remus said matter-of-factly.

"Gees thanks Moony." James said sarcastically.

"Really though. You've liked her for five years and have said nothing." Julia said.

"Alright then. I"ll tell her." James said nodding. "I'm going to tell Lily Evans that I love her."

And so it was settled.

A/N-Ha ha! I really wanted to continue this chapter but I decided to stop. Please excuse some of the language in this particularly the W word. I don't like swearing a lot in my writing because sometimes I think there are more powerful ways to express something than just swearing. But I thought it worked here so sorry again!

Thank you to all of my reviewers I really really really appreciate it and I love you all! And sorry this took so long to get out but I've been swamped with things to do. As it is, I haven't done any of my homework tonight just to finish this. :P Oh well, I'll do it tomorrow morning.

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