A/N: I would like to apologise; upon looking over my last two chapters I realised that the website took out some of my segment separations, and it makes absolutely no sense. So, it goes from the marauders chilling in the common room then going to class, then straight to From-the-future-Remus going to see Dumbledore. That's, um, that's two separate bits. If it's like that in any other sections I'm really sorry, I'll try and edit it so the separations are clearer.
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Chapter 3:
The marauders sat around a table at The Three Broomsticks swigging butterbeers and laughing louder than anyone else in the pub. Some elderly women around them gave them dirty looks, but they didn't care.
"And then- and then- and he-" James choked out around his laughter.
"He went, he used it." Remus finished for him. The table erupted into laughter once more; reminiscing of the time that James and Sirius booby trapped all the toilets in the boys lavatory to explode when someone took a dump. By some miracle, and some enchanted prune juice, Snape happened to be the first to use them. The pair had scored themselves detention with McGonnagal for a month for all the destruction they caused, but it was nothing compared to the night that Snivellous spent in the infirmary.
"Some say you can still hear his screams through the corridors at night," Cass moaned in mock horror.
As the laughter died down, the pub door swung open, a charm caused a soft ringing to sound through the building. James' head snapped up, and his grin quickly went from happy to worried to shitting himself to ecstatic.
Lily Evans had just entered the pub.
"Chaps, today is the day." James said, dusting his clean shirt off with his hands. "I'm going to get Lily to go out with me."
Sirius sighed, Remus pat him on the back, and Peter gave him the thumbs up. "Thirteen thousandth time's the charm, Prongs!" Cass said with a wink. James gave her a playful nudge and headed towards the table that Lily and her friends had occupied. The four remaining held their breath.
James went up to her, tapped her on the shoulder politely, his usual cockiness gone, and words were exchanged. Lily's normal, hostile face didn't surface as it normally did when she was in contact with James Potter; instead, a smile toyed at her lips.
Sirius' mouth fell open as Lily raised her hand up and put it on James' arm and nodded, lips moving. James' grin got broader, and the smug Prongs had returned. He puffed out his chest, took Lily by the arm and waltzed out of the pub.
"What just happened?" Sirius said, mouth still open.
"Did that really just occur?" Remus said, looking confused. Peter was grinning like an idiot; if his idol was happy, so was he.
"All I know is that I need another drink," Cass said. She stood up, collected her peers' glasses and wandered off to the bar.
"I guess it's our turn, hey mates?" Peter said, wiggling his eye brows. Sirius burst out laughing.
"No offence mate, but old Snivellous has got more of a chance with the ladies then you do!" he jested.
"Oh, ha ha." Peter said, crossing his arms. "Just because no girl would stay with you for more than two hours."
"Excuse me," Sirius retorted, sitting up straighter. "That is my choice."
"Just holding out for the right girl, aye Pads?" Remus said without realising it.
"Madam Rosmerta has a husband Sirius." Peter said, and Sirius thumped him on the arm.
"You sound like a lost man, Remus. Have you already found this "right girl'"?" he said, elbowing his friends arm.
"What- no." Remus said quickly, then immediately scolded himself for being so hasty. His eyes unwillingly travelled over the pub to where Argent stood waiting for the drinks.
"YOU DOG!" Sirius yelled, pushing back his chair and throwing his arms up.
"Sirius, shut up."
"Really Remus? Your oldest friend?" Sirius said loudly, a huge grin plastered across his face.
Peter, who hadn't appeared to have been paying attention piped up and said, "Who? James?"
Sirius broke down. His laughter echoed through the pub, and Remus couldn't help but join in. Peter sat their looking confused until Cass got back to the table, passing everyone their drinks and sitting down. She looked at the two cackling boys, then at Pete. "Did I miss something?"
"I don't know..." he said slowly.
"Oh, Argent, you'll never-" Sirius, however, was unable to finish his sentence because Remus had punched him on the leg underneath the table.
"Oh crap," Cass said, looking down at her watch. She picked up her mug and skulled the butterbeer. Sirius whistled.
"My kind of woman!" he crooned. Cass chuckled and stood up once more, throwing her back over her shoulder.
"We have to go to the library," she said hoisting Peter up as well. "It's urgent. We'll see you back in the common room?"
"Yeah, sure," Remus answered smoothly.
"Fill me in on Prongs and Lily!" she called, practically running out the front door, Peter trailing closely behind.
"Well, that went well." Sirius said, taking a large drink of his butterbeer. "Now tell me Moons, how long?"
"How long what?"
"Don't play dumb with me, book boy. How long have you been crushing on Cass?"