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Chapter 3

"So we've decided Lily. It is about time you got yourself a boyfriend." Alice's blue eyes locked with mine and I looked around to make sure no one had heard.

"Alice! It's only been a week into school. I think I'm fine without a boyfriend." I glare at her with all the fierceness I can muster but it seems to have no effect on her.

"Excuse me ladies, but did I just here that my darling Lily-flower has gotten herself a boyfriend? How could you do this to me Lily. I thought after last night we would be more than just friends." Sirius winked at me and laughed when Peter spit out his pumpkin juice all over a fourth year.

"Oh I am so sorry Snuffles, but you do understand. I'm a very busy girl and you were just for pure entertainment. Maybe if you got a little better I'll think of having a relationship with you." I can't believe I'm keeping a straight face through this statement but Peter's reaction was enough to keep me going.

"Wait! Are you guys serious! Why didn't anyone tell me you guys shagged?" Peter's dumbfounded expression is looking from face to face searching for answers.

"My god you great buffoon, it's a joke." Emma rolled her eyes and flipped her hair behind her shoulders before turning back to the prophet.

"Oh, thank god because if Ja-" his sentence was cut short by Remus shoving a piece of toast in his mouth. He choked for a moment but then was concentrating on not spitting it out on the poor innocent fourth year who had already faced his pumpkin juice.

"Never mind him you guys. He still might be a little confounded from getting hit in the head at quiddich trials last night. Anyway Sirius, I thought you were going out with that brunette from Ravenclaw? Jenny or Jeannette or something like that?" Remus was changing the subject, obviously, but I don't think most people realized it so I didn't say anything not wanting the subject to go back to being about my need of a boyfriend.

"Uhm, I think it was Janine. But no, we 'broke up' on Tuesday. She was a great shag but dumb as a door knob." Sirius shrugged like it was nothing and took another bite of his toast.

"I thought that's how you like 'em Snuffles?" Mary stifled a laugh at the silly nickname I had accidentally come up with.

"Excuse me Mary. Normally I wouldn't mind you calling me little names like that but Snuffles is reserved for my Lilykins only. You can feel free to call me baby cakes, hot buns, bodacious baby, any you can think of, just not Snuffles. That's reserved. Sorry beautiful." he shot her his famous grin and I could tell even Mary was effected by it.

"I'm sorry, but seriously? Bodacious baby? Are you serious?" Emma seemed to be only half listening to the conversation but the ridiculous name must have broken through her intriguing prophet to the conversation going on.

"Yes, yes I am Sirius." Sirius roared with laughter at his own pun of his name and we all joined along for a moment while Emma shot him a look and went back to her newspaper. I started to wonder what her problem was today. She was not in a good mood at all and I'm guessing it had something to do with whatever she was reading.

"But anyway, back to the real reason of the start of this conversation. Lily, you need a boyfriend pronto." Wow. How I hate Mary McDonald. I wanted to kill her.

"Mary, I do not need a boyfriend nor do I want one. It would just distract me from school, which is the most important thing right now." I was clenching my teeth as I said this and opened up my mouth slightly to not look too angry.

"Look, let's just go over your options okay? Let's think. Obviously no Slytherins, uhm Hufflepuffs are okay but they're sort of pansies. I'd go with a Gryffindor or a Ravenclaw. Hmm, lets do attractive, athletic and smart. I'd say either Michael Ride who is so sexy or Amos Diggory. They both have their own pros and cons." Mary said this all like we were discussing the weather.

"Yes you're right. Michael has the quiddich body and the wonderful luscious brown hair and the blue eyes but then Amos has the blond hair blue eyes going for him and not to mention he's in shape too." Alice barged in with the conversation also.

"Then why don't you dump Frank and date them because I'm not interested." I was getting extremely annoyed with this conversation.

"I'd never dump Frank. We're going to be together always." She looked like such a lovesick puppy that I couldn't even argue.

"Well it sounds to me like Lilykins is still too caught up on me to even consider these two fine men, but if you wanted some assistance in getting one, I could always help you out. They're friends of mine, or at least can be. But you all have to say my hair is more luscious than Michaels." Sirius' joking manner calmed me down some. Mary and Alice wasted no time in telling him that his hair was perfect and luscious while Emma snorted into her paper.

"I think you're hair looks horrible and dry and brittle and is so horrendous that I can't even bear the sight of it. You might possibly want to shave it all off." there, that should end this conversation. Remus had once told me if you get on the topic of Sirius' hair with Sirius, you'll never be able to leave.

"Gasp! Lilykins how could you ever even say that to me? After what we've been through. You take it back! My hair is wonderful. I shampoo it with this mixture of citrus-" As Sirius droned on and on about his wonderful hair I couldn't help but look over to the Hufflepuff table and then the Ravenclaw table. I would never consider Amos. He was way too conceded. But Michael, now he was a good choice. He was good looking and just as I looked over to his table he looked up and his eyes met mine. My eyes widened and I gave a slight smile. He smiled back and then looked down to continue eating. Two more times that this happened, I decided maybe I could try this with Michael. I mean, he was nice and smart. But I've only ever spoken to him once or twice. I didn't need this.

"And finally, I use this wooden brush that I got from this wizard in Peru who had hair half way down his back that was just as beautiful as mine is now." Sirius seemed to be concluding his monologue so I decided to start to pay attention again.

"I think it's time to go to class guys. Someone should probably go and wake up James. He was up late deciding on the team." Remus of course, always the responsible one. We all got up and slung our bags over our shoulders.

"I'll go wake him up. I have to go get my Potions book anyway. I forgot it this morning." I tell them this and then head off in the direction of our dorm. I told the dragon rider the password and walked into my bedroom grabbing my Potions book. I walk through the bathroom because it's a much faster route and I didn't want to be late. I knock slightly on the door but there isn't a respond so I push open the door.

James is laying on his back, his glasses askew on his face. He is snoring lightly and drooling slightly over his pillow. Once again, he is only wearing boxers. He looks so peaceful I almost don't want to wake him but I go over to him and shake his shoulder slightly.

"James, wake up. It's time to go to class." Before I can say another word however he jerks up and his glasses fall into my lap as I sit down on his bed. He is looking around wildly and I can tell he can't see. I hand him his glasses wordlessly and he puts them on.

"Oh, good morning Lily. Uhm, why are you sitting on my bed? What time is it?" He seems so disoriented I can't help but laugh at his stupefied expression.

"It's after breakfast but I didn't want to wake you. It's almost time for potions. You've been sleeping for a while." he gets up hurriedly and grabs a set of robes off the dresser and puts them on. He runs into the bathroom and I can hear him utter a teeth-cleaning spell.

He walks back into the room and is trying to flatten his hair without success. He seems frustrated by it but then decides against trying anything else and just sticks with it going in every direction.

"Sorry, with quiddich trials last night, I must have just lost track of time. Thanks for waking me though. Slughorn would have my head if I was late again."

I laughed lightly before responding, "It's only the first week back, how can you already be late? And it isn't a problem. After all, I would want you to do the same thing for me if I was late. That's what friends are for, right?"

He laughed along with me, "right, of course." I noticed how he didn't answer my question about his tardiness but I assumed that he was avoiding it on purpose.

"Well, let's get going now shall we?" I turn to leave the room as he grabs his bag and books for the day. We walk out of the portrait hole together and as we walk down towards the dungeons for potions I can't help but snort at the reactions of the people we pass. I roll my eyes and start slightly when James speaks.

"What's so funny?" he asks me.

"Just the reactions to our 'change of heart'. I guess to all of them it must seem weird to see us walking civilly and not screaming at each other to go drown in a vat of pigs blood." I can sense him looking around now and observing the expressions of slightly dumbstruck mixed with slight awe on our peers faces.

"Hmm, you're right, they do seem quite puzzled by our friendship. If that's what we want to call it. It is pretty amusing. I mean, we're just friends though. It's not like we're skipping hand and hand down the hallway and snogging at every corner."

I start to laugh at his comment. "You're right. Merlin, just imagine if we were a couple. People would freak out. Most likely they would faint from surprise. Lily Evans and James Potter, together. Merlin, that would be hilarious."

He says something so quite that I can barely hear it. "I know a few people who wouldn't be surprised." But before I can ask the meaning of his comment we are walking into the potions room and he takes a seat next to Sirius. I look around for my normal seat next to Mary but find that she is sitting next to Emma. In her place is none other than Michael Ride. As I go to sit down I know that I have a puzzling expression on my face but I can't seem to wipe it off. I take one glance at Mary and see that she is beaming with exultation. Crazy witch. Seemingly on their own accord, my eyes are drawn to James' table where I see he is looking straight down and is scribbling away furiously on a piece of parchment. With a resigned sigh I sit down next to Michael.

"So how much did they pay you to sit next to me?" I look at him with an air or casualness but underneath the smooth façade I am screaming.

He smiles coolly at me before responding. "Nothing actually. All they said was that I would be rewarded greatly in the long run if I decided to change my seats today and sit by the prettiest red head in school. Obviously, I knew they meant you."

"How sweet. Just as a prior warning however, flattery will get you no where with me." And with that statement and a wink I set off to the back cupboard to get the supplies of the potion already written on the board.

"Now that I have all of the supplies, lets get started." I set down the plants and other assortments gently, just in case one exploded like it did last week on poor Andrew Vernko. As I reach to set the cauldron to a boil I realize that Michael already did. "Thank you. That already saved a bunch of time. Now why don't you cut this Agrimony Root. Make sure you use the side of the knife though, it will produce perfectly thin slices instead of the choppy, uneven ones." I couldn't help myself but to boss him around. I wasn't sweet Lily at the moment. Now I was school Lily.

"As you wish." he says sweetly before taking the healing root and knife from my open hand. As he starts cutting the root I can't help but watch how careful and patient he is with it. His strokes are smooth and elegant, almost as good as if I'd been doing it myself.

"You know, I just might not mind having you as a potions partner." I say this with a tiny grin on my face hoping he responds favorably.

With a grin bigger than my own he responds with similar agreement. "And maybe even more."

A/N More to come and soon. Please review because if you don't then the story will stop because i can't tell if you guys enjoy it or not so why waste my time?