"Remus! Remus, Black has a crush on you!"

Remus Lupin dropped the homework he was currently working on, to stare in astonishment at Derek. The boy sat on the Common room couch beside the werewolf.

"Did you hear me? Black's got the hots for you! Disgusting, right?"

Remus gasped. "Sirius-"

"Is dating Lily!"

The two boys turned to see James storming down the stairs, Peter and Hannah following nervously behind. Derek rolled his eyes.

"You're dating, Evans."

"No, Lily's cheating on him with Sirius!"

Peter squeaked, as everyone looked at him, before adding, "I saw them kissing at Madame Puddifoot's!"

James growled, and Remus looked at the ground. Of course, Sirius fell for Lily again.

Lily was smart, and pretty, and female. Everything the werewolf wasn't.

Again, Derek rolled his eyes.

"They were only trying to convince me that Sirius didn't like Remus..." He turned towards the werewolf. "Which, he does."

Before anyone could respond Lily and Sirius ran into the Common room.

"James! You've got to listen to me!"

"I don't have to do anything for you, Evans." The bespeckled boy crossed his arms.

"Why don't you ask you're new boyfriend."

Lily growled, and suddenly fire sparked in her green eyes, and James flinched.

"God damn it, James!" She spun around to face Sirius, and hit his arm. "You tell them the truth, right now!"

The animagus gulped. "Evans, you know I can't do that."

Lily's red hair seemed to glow like flames, and her green eyes burned into Remus.

"Remus. Lupin."

The werewolf gulped. "Er..."

"I swear to Merlin that if you don't admit how you feel about this mangy mutt..."

Lily glared at him, and the occupants felt the atmosphere around her crackle.

"You're dead."

"Sirius, I'm in love with you!"

The Gryffindors gaped, and Lily's breath began to even out.

Remus, with a blush spreading over his face, growled.

"I've been mad for you since second year, damn it, and I-I thought it was just a crush, but..."

Lily smiled gently at him, before turning to Sirius with crossed arms.

"Your turn."

Sirius was still staring at a blushing Remus in shock, until Lily hit him upside his head.

"Er...right." The dog ran a hand through his bangs, before sighing.

"I was just in the middle of telling Lily...that I was crushing on Remus..."

Remus' mouth fell open, in shock. Sirius blushed, and continued.

"Derek overheard, and I kissed Lily to make him think, otherwise. Sorry, James."

James didn't hear Sirius' apology, he was too busy whimpering, as Lily glared at him.

"Lily-"

"Save it, Potter. As far as I'm concerned, you're not allowed to even look my way, until you've proven yourself worthy."

Derek stood up. "No! Remus was supposed to reject that bastard, and fall all over me!"

"Excuse me?", Remus crossed his arms.

"I wouldn't 'fall all over you' if you were last asshole on the planet, and I happened to trip. And for your information, that 'bastard' happens to be my, uh...my..."

"Boyfriend."

Remus turned to look at a blushing, but extremely pissed of Sirius Black.

"I happen to be his boyfriend, and I suggest you leave my sight and never come near him again, or you'll have to deal with me."

"Oh, yeah?"

"Yeah."

Derek walked up on him, until they were nose to nose.

"You and what army?", he hissed, pulling out his wand.

"Expelliarmus!"

Derek's wand flew out of his hand, and he looked over to see Remus, James, and Peter with their wands out.

"What army?" James took Derek by the shirt, and jabbed the blond's throat with his wand.

"Why the Marauders, of course."

Hannah cleared her throat, before pointing at a slightly pink Lily, who still had her wand out.

"And, Lily.", James sighed, upset that his "bad-ass" moment was ruined.

Derek yanked the boy's hand off his shirt, glared at them, and stomped off.