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Albus Dumbledore waited in his office. He waited for his colleague and dear friend, Minerva McGonagall, to arrive. He had much to tell his dear friend. A knock on the door, and Albus opened it with a swish of his wand.
"Caramello Koalas," Dumbledore smiled, "Do you think that would be suitable?" Minerva walked in hastily. A look of confusion crossing her face, and then a knowing one settling in.
"Albus, have you ever thought of making the password," Minerva thought for a moment, "Less predictable?" she asked. Dumbledore furrowed his eyebrows. He looked quite offended.
"But it's a muggle brand of chocolate. Better yet, found in Australia! There is no way the students will guess it too easily," Dumbledore argued. The witch smiled at him. He could be so childish at times.
"Well, Albus, I think it is perfect. But why did you call for me?" Minerva asked. It was unusual for Dumbledore to call her so early in the day. Dumbledore smiled once again. His eyes began to glitter and he stood.
"Well, Minnie, as you know, I am quite the successful match-maker. Alice and Frank Longbottom; Molly and Arthur Weasley; Andromeda and Ted Tonks, I have been to thank for their relationships," Dumbledore's smile broadened as he picked up the wedding invitation sent by Andromeda Black.
"Yes, Albus, I know firsthand of your so-called 'match-making'," Minerva sighed. She knew all too well. Many times, he picked the Heads of the school based on whether they would be 'good' for each other. If it weren't for the fact they took turns picking Heads, last year's Heads would have been Narcissa Black and Lucius Malfoy.
"Yes, well, I have decided that Lily Evans will be Head Girl," Dumbledore said. Minerva sighed in relief. Lily was a good girl. Minerva would have chosen Lily if it were her turn to choose.
"And James Potter!" Dumbledore gave Minerva a cheerful smile. The witch's eyes grew, and her mouth hung open.
"Potter? But he's a Marauder! A prankster! A mischievous Marauder!" Minerva cried.
"If you're going to choose a Marauder, at least Mr. Lupin, he's-"
"Minnie, I do not like to be told who I choose as Heads. Especially when it is my turn to pick!"
Minerva pouted, but did not protest. She knew to never mess with Dumbledore's pickings for the Heads of Hogwarts. Minerva could not lie to herself; though the Heads were usually chosen so Dumbledore could 'set them up', the people he picked did turn out to be responsible students.
"Besides Minnie, aren't you sick of all the sexual tension going on between the two?" Dumbledore said with a serious look.
"No, Albus. I'm not, in fact, Evans and Potter's relationship status doesn't affect me in the least. Now, why did you call for me? It could not have been to tell me about the Heads. You never tell me about the Heads until right before the Feast." Dumbledore sent Minerva a sly grin, one worthy of a Slytherin.
"Minnie, I need your help. Lily and James, or rather Lily, will not admit her love for James rather easily. We need to push them together!" Dumbledore exclaimed.
Minerva sighed and shook her head.
"No, Albus. I will not be a part of your little game. If the two begin to date, it will happen."
Dumbledore pouted.
"But I want it to happen now," Dumbledore complained. Minerva stood up to leave.
"Albus, if you are looking for someone to help you, I suggest one Sirius Black. He's even more determined for the two to date then you." Without another word, Minerva left.
Dumbledore smiled to himself. Yes, he thought, Sirius will help.
Sirius Black hated the Sorting Ceremony. It was always so boring. Even when he was a first year about the get sorted, he wanted the whole event to be over and done with.
"Yong, Shumi."
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Loud claps came from the Hufflepuff table, but it was nothing compared to the claps Padfoot let out. He shouted and fist pumped, eager to begin the meal.
Dumbledore stood up to make his usual speech. Blah blah blah, Forbidden Forest. Filch is out to get anyone who dirties the hall.
"And, now, our Heads for this year. Lily Evans," loud claps and cheers echoed through the Great Hall, "And James Potter. Both from Gryffinor." Unlike the rest of the pupils, who happily clapped, Sirius did the opposite.
"You suck, Potter!" He shouted. James looked to his best friend and hit him. Sirius laughed, Peter chuckled and Remus rolled his eyes.
"Oh, and I also like to ask Sirius Black to come to my office after the Feast." The Great Hall went silent. Never before had Dumbledore called out for a Marauder during his famous Start of Year Speeches. Sirius went pale and he bit his lip.
"Padfoot, what did you do!" Peter asked, his eyes wide. Sirius frowned. He actually had no idea.
"I don't know," Sirius said.
"Well, what did you do today?" Remus asked.
"Well, I packed my things, said good bye to Andy and Ted. Came to the trains station, and the yeah. You guys know the rest. Well, wait! I met up with Jasmine Clark from Slytherin. Yes, well, she's a feisty girl, if you know what I mean. She wanted a quick snog because her boyfriend just broke up with her. Then I went to the compartment, saw you lot, and then you know what happened!" Sirius was rather proud of himself for recollecting the days events. He didn't tend to remember boring things, but he did remember the day.
James scrunched his features and tried to remember as well. Sirius thought for a moment, trying to remember if he had done anything the previous year that would have gotten him into trouble. But his attention wandered to Lily Evans who was now located in between Remus and James. James look utterly ecstatic, where as Remus looked pleased to see the red head.
"Sirius, what did you do! Dumbledore never calls out for anyone!" Lily exclaimed. Sirius stared at the girl for a second. She was quite beautiful. At one point in time, Sirius liked Lily more than a friend. Sirius' crush had started in third year, but was stopped abruptly in fourth year when he had found Lily in the girls' toilet crying her eyes out because she got her period. It was an awkward situation for Sirius, but Lily carried on like it was nothing.
"I swear I haven't done anything. Yet." Lily rolled her beautiful green eyes. Sirius noticed James staring longingly at Lily. She tossed her long red hair back, and Sirius could have sworn he saw James sigh.
Lily looked to James, a blush creeping on to her face as she did so.
"Potter, would you please stop starrng at me. I feel as if my appearance is off," Lily muttered. James snapped out of it and smiled charmingly at Lily.
"Oh, dear Lily-pad, you could ever look off." Lily's blush disappeared, and she was back to her old feisty self.
"Honestly, Potter, I don't appreciate being flirted with every ten seconds!" Lily huffed. James smiled and looked down at his food.
"Sorry, Bambi," he muttered. Lily's eyes widened in shock and her face was scarlet. She gulped down and shot a venomous glance at James. She stood up outraged and stormed out of the Great Hall. James' face fell and he sighed.
"Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, why am I such an idiot!" he groaned. Sirius looked down at his best mate. It hurt Sirius to know how much James loved Lily.
Marauders Fourth Year
"Lily, it's not that bad," Sirius said awkwardly. He was only 14. How was he supposed to handle an overly emotional Lily Evans?
"No, Black, you don't understand! I don't want to go through this! My stomach hurts, I feel like a yo-yo with all my moods and I'm so hungry!" Lily cried. Her tears rolled down her face and she cried more. If it weren't for Lily's glass shattering news, Sirius would have liked the position he was in. Alone with Lily Evans, with her head in his shoulder, and his arms around her. But he wasn't enjoying this. Before five minutes ago when he found Lily crying here, Sirius was going to ask Lily out. Lily was smart, and funny and quite pretty. But now… Now Lily was emotionaland going through her… Girl problems.
"Well, would you like me to do something for you? Water, food or, something?" Sirius asked weakly.
Lily took her head off of Sirius' shoulder.
"Could you please come with me to Madam Pomfrey?" Lily whimpered. In this instance, Lily looked like a weak girl, but Sirius knew better after witnessing many arguments shared between her and Prongs.
"Okay," Sirius said, eager to get out of this situation. Sirius stood up first, then helped Lily to her feet. She was awfully light.
Lily muttered her thanks and the two left for the Hospital Wing. Once the two arrived, Lily thanked Sirius, and walked in.
Sirius body relaxed and he turned around. He was shocked to see James standing around a corner with a dark expression on his face. James walked to Sirius and he stared angrily at him.
"What were you and Evans doing?" he spat. Sirius blushed for the first and only time.
"Oh, um, nothing, mate. Just taking her to Madam Pomfrey," he said hesitantly. Sirius couldn't tell James and Lily's girl problems. James looked at Sirius suspiciously.
"Okay, let's head back to the dorms before we get caught," he said warily.
…
Sirius sat in the Great Hall eating his breakfast. The night before had been tense between him and James. James hadn't talked the whole way, and when they arrived at their dorms, James went to bed without a word to anyone. Even now, James was acting uneasy towards Sirius.
"What's the matter, Jimmy?" Sirius asked. He purposefully called James 'Jimmy' to annoy him. To get some reaction, but he received none.
Soon, breakfast was over, and Sirius and the gang left the Hall. Remus and Peter left the to go to the bathroom, and Lily Evans found them.
"Thank you for last night, Sirius," Lily went on the tips of her toes and kissed Sirius on the cheek. If Sirius still liked Lily, he would have kissed her back, but now that he was over her, he simply smiled.
"It was my plea-," Sirius was hit in the jaw by none other than James.
"POTTER!" Lily roared. Sirius looked up at her. He didn't realize he had fallen. Lily bent down and helped Sirius up.
"Oh, sorry, did I hurt your little boyfriend?" James sneered. Lily clenched her fist. She looked completely outraged.
"My boyfriend! Potter, are you barking mad! Sirius Black is not my boyfriend!" she screeched. James looked at her like she was the crazy one.
"Oh, really! No use hiding it! I saw the two of you go to the Hosptial Wing last night, and I was right here when you kissed him!" James yelled back.
"Potter! I got me period last night and Sirius took me to see Madam Pomfrey!" Lily's face was as red as her hair. Her angry expression wiped off as she realized what she had just said. She brought a hand to her face and covered her mouth.
James was scarlet and averted her gaze.
"Oh, I'm, I'm sorry," James said embarrassedly. Lily didn't acknowledge him. Instead, she turned and ran off.
Sirius stood there with a sly grin on his face.
"Jimmy, do you like Evans?" Sirius asked. James already pink face turned scarlet.
"Yeah, so," he asked stubbornly.
"Oh, nothing. You should've told me sooner. That way I could give some of my smooth moves,"
Sirius sat in his room. It was boring. Everyone was doing different things. Remus was reading. James was drawing an awful picture of what seemed to be Lily, and Peter. Peter was nowhere to be found. Sirius frowned. He might as well go to Dumbledore now.
He got off of his bed and told the two Marauders where he was going.
When he arrived at Dumbledore's office, he said the previous year's password.
"Marauders." But nothing changed. Sirius silently swore. He was hoping it would remain the same. He and the rest of the Marauders were quite flattered about the password. He thought for a moment.
Dumbledore loved lollies. And he often used the most obvious passwords. They were usually silly and childish.
"Red Vines!" Sirius said confidently, but nothing happened.
"Jelly-legs jinx"
"Bat-bogie jinx"
After about half an hour, Sirius was still outside.
"Sirius is the best!" He shouted, clearly fed up. The doors began to open, and Sirius was flabbergasted. He didn't expect that one to work. When the doors opened, Dumbledore stood there smiling.
"Did you really expect that one to work?" Dumbledore asked. Sirius shrugged.
"It was worth a try," Sirius walked in to the office he had been in all too many times; every month since first year, in fact.
"Whatever it is you think I did, I didn't!" Sirius said. Dumbledore chuckled.
"Oh, no, Sirius. No, you are not in trouble. Quite the opposite. I need your help," Dumbledore said. Sirius raised his eyebrows. He had not been expecting that.
"Ah, I see now. You wanted the most dashing, the most promising, the most brilliant of the Marauders to meet with you. Well, who are we targeting? A Ministry official? A fellow Professor? A Slytherin?" Sirius asked. Dumbledore chuckled, his long, white beard shuffling as he did so.
"Nothing of the sort, my dear boy. But I need your help concerning the relationship between one Miss Lily Evans, and one Mr. James Potter." Sirius' eyebrows perked up.
"So you're saying you want me to help you set Lily and Prongs up? Perfect!" Sirius cheered. "I already have a plan if you're prepared and willing," Sirius said. Dumbledore was taken aback by how prepared Sirius was.
"Well, then let's hear it."