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Make New Friends but Keep the Old

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Dinner the next night was normal, on the surface. The students were all at their respective tables chatting away about the day past and to come. Girls were giggling, students stuffing themselves, and the older teens flirting over the tentacle tarts: this was all normal. What wasn't normal though, was the gathering of Gryffindor's at the end of their table. It wasn't strange for students to get together, but it was for this group to willingly engage with each other. Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Frank, Alice, Lily, and Nikki were all laughing together as if they had been getting along for ages instead of brawling in the hallways. It wasn't strange for some of these people to hang out or for these members to be social in smaller groups, but all together and nicely – that was unheard of. The fact that the conversation within the group was so natural and mundane, just added to the oddness of the situation.

"I'm pretty sure that I failed that charms test today," Nikki said dropping her head on the table.

"I can help you," Lily said as she popped a bit of cooked carrot into her mouth, "charms is my best subject."

"Thanks," Nikki said smiling slightly. Sirius rubbed Nikki's back before turning back to his Cornish pasty. James' eyes narrowed and he continued to stare at Sirius.

"What was that about?" James asked Sirius staring into the top of his head.

Sirius looked up at James with a bite halfway to his mouth, "What?" James tilted his head to Nikki, "I don't know what you mean?"

"Are you jeopardizing my Quidditch season?"

Sirius looked shocked, "What? Of course not."

"Wait what are you talking about," Alice peeped from her spot by Frank on the other side of Sirius.

"Apparently, Sirius and Nikki are dating. Is that true?" James questioned.

Everyone turned to stare at the possible couple. "Yes," "No," they answered respectively.

Nikki looked at Sirius with wide eyes when she heard him say yes, "Are we?"

Sirius rubbed the back of his neck nerviously, "Well I mean if you want to .. do you wanna be?"

"I thought that you didn't want to because of … everything we talked about," she finished vaguely.

The group sat in anticipation for a few seconds before Alice burst out, "Oh my god you're dating! I can't handle the tension. You like her; she likes you. Done, dating. Merlin, and I thought I was bad when it came to this stuff."

"I don't think your bad at this stuff," Frank said as he gave Alice a peck on the head. Her face lit up and she blushed prettily.

James killed the moment interjecting, "So you are! Well since you went and did exactly what I said not to do, you better not break up or I swear to Merlin I will jinx you so badly that we have to use our replacement beater."

Sirius smiled realizing that James wasn't being fully serious, "don't worry mate we're good." He wrapped his arm around Nikki's shoulders and smiled brightly at James, who tried to keep a stern face.

Lily threw a bit of her roll at Sirius, "God, you're all so severe. Lighten up, it's almost time for dessert." Chimes rang out signaling the end of dinner. Lily grabbed James' hand as the food disappeared.

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A/N: Here is just a quick, short, happy epilogue to end the story. Hope you enjoy it and please review. : )