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Lily POV
I sat down for breakfast the next day, but the boys were acting odd. All they did was stare blankly at their empty plates. They never stopped talking or eating. This was odd, and it scared me a bit.
I was also seriously worried because James blew me off last night. He told me that Dumbledore was talking to him about Auror stuff before running off to bed.
"You okay?" I asked them.
"Huh?" Remus asked uninteligably as he lifted his head up from his plate. His eyes had dark rings under them that matched the other three's perfectly. Their faces were strained and it looked as if they hadn't slept once last night.
"I said, 'You okay?'" I repeated
"Oh. Yeah" James nodded.
"Okay" I said, not buying this chiz at all. "I'm going to study, since someone blew me off last night" I said.
James POV
"Okay" she said, obviously not buying our story. We looked terrible. "I'm going to go sudy, since someone blew me off last night" she said, while glaring at me
"I said I was sorry" I mumbled
"Whatever" she sighed and walked off. I felt absolutely terrible. The only reason I blew her off was because Sirius wanted to work on a plan for today, but didn't want Lily to know, so we had to do it while she wasn't around. Stupid, I know, but I didn't want to worry her. That's the only reason I was so stressed. She might freak out if she found out her ex-bext friend and her current bets friend dueled to the death.
"Two more hours till the duel with Snivellus" Sirius sighed
"Have you ever considered that maybe if we were nice to the bloke he'd back off?" Remus asked
Sirius and I looked at each other once before bursting into laughter, "Yeah right, the day we do that is the day Sirius visits one of his family reunions" I chuckled
We stood up and walked towards the exit before our names were called. "Potter! Black! Lupin! Pettegrew!" McGonnagall called after us.
"Yes, Professor?" Remus asked
"I understand that Potter has a duel with Snape today" she began
"How'd you find out?" I asked, hoping she'd call off the stupid thing.
"Us teachers have our ways, Potter" she said, "Anyways, I would just like to say: Kick his butt" she said with smile
"Thanks Professor" I said with a wicked grin.
She winked once before walked off in the other direction.
"Odd, but okay" Sirius said as we walked off towards the grounds.
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"Off with the lot of you" Filch said as he shoed us off.
"Later Argus" I said while giving him a mock-salute
He mused for a second, smiling, then regained his senses. "Hey!" he shouted after me, "I'll get you Potter. You think you're so cool?" he called after me.
I turned around, smiled and said: "I don't just think. I know"
Sirius amd Remus chuckled, but Peter only stood there, confused. "I don't get it"
"Don't worry, Wormtail" I said with a sigh. Lily went with Alice and Frank since she was still angry at us.
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"Potter, did you forget about us?" Lucius asked slyly as he saw us turn a corner.
"Malfoy, you've got a face no one can forget" I said sharply
"Clever, very clever. If only you had been that smart on your last three exams. Maybe you'd been able to get a grade that didn't make even Slughorn weep"
"You still don't get it. He cried because he found out you were in his N.E.W.T. Potions class." I snapped
"Same old James. Feeling insecure, so he lashes back" Bellatrix said as she emerged from the dark.
"Why in Merlin's beard do you talk like that?" Remus inquired, but everyone ignored him
"Why don't you go back to the dark, Bella, where you belong." Sirius growled
"Shut it, you dog" she snarled back at him.
"Make me, hag" he retorted
"Are we but simple morons?" Lucius asked
"I know you are, but what are we?" Peter asked, stupidly.
"What, did you get that off of Pee-Wee's Playhouse?" Lucius asked
"Did you get your face from Pee-Wee's playhouse?" Sirius asked
"Did you get you get your immaturity from-" Lucius began
"Yeah, yeah. Pee-Wee. Why are we talking about a children's show, anyway?" I asked
"Where is your little duelist? Did he chicken out? Or finally come to senses?" Remus asked in a bored tone
"He is here!" Lucius snapped insecurely
"Where?" I asked, squinting my eyes. "I don't see him" I said
"Here" Snape said as he too crawled out of the darkness. He had a cruel, knowing smile painted on his face. He twirled his wand as he aproached me and a chill ran down my spine.
"Afraid yet, Potter?" he asked
"Of you?" I chuckled, "Heck, nah" I said.
"You should be" he said.
"You shouldbe" I said back. I wasn't the slightest bit afraid of Snape, but when the two darkest wizards in Hogwarts are backing him, you tend to break a sweat or two.
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