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'POTTER! YOU BLOODY HIPPOGRIFF! ARE YOU INSANE?

PSYCHO? HOW DARE YOU STEAL MY UNDERWEAR!'

'Look, Evans, calm down. Breathe.'

'Calm down? Calm down? I DON'T WANNA CALM DOWN!' I yelled.

'Then you leave me no other choice.', said James as he leaned forward and started tickling me! Me! Ooh, that slimy snake.

'NOOOOOOOO!' I yelled unable to control my giggles. 'You can't hahaha- do this to me hahahaha. STOP!'

'Say, please?'

'Please?'

James raised an eyebrow. I sighed and laughed. I am being tickled after all.

'Fine, James is the hottest Quidditch player and is totally swoon-worthy and I beg him for forgiveness.', I recited dully. Jeez, who says swoon-worthy now days anyway?

James grinned. Evilly. 'Oh, pish posh, Evans, I never knew you felt this way about me. Took you long enough. I suppose, it must be hard to ignore my charming personality and good looks. I mean, I am irresistible after all.' He winked.

I ignored him.

Today's the first day of the Christmas holidays. I was insanely excited at first but James had to ruin it. Stealing my underwear, oh, the horror. The Marauders and I were the only Gryffindor's who were staying here for the Holidays.

Stupid Potter.

Stupid Petunia.

Stupid Holidays.

Stupid Lily- acting like a complete moron around Remus.

I cringed, remembering yesterday's encounter with him. I gotta potty? Really? I always make a fool out of myself in front of him. He must be thinking I'm a total nut.

The only reason I'll put up with Potter is because of Remus.

I remembered our 'date' and smiled. James was acting weird, though. Not like his usual self. In fact, he was a bit awkward. He's supposed to be annoying. It's not normal.

From the corner of my eye I could see Sirius sitting on an armchair alone. Yeah, you heard me, alone. Sirius Black. Minus his friends. Merlin, what's going on? I think I'll go ask him what's up with Potter. I walked up to him and cleared my throat. He looked up.

'Hello Evans. Missed me?'

'You wish. Anyway, why is your little toe-rag friend acting so weird?'

'Worried about him, are you?'

I scoffed. 'No way! He was just a little weird the other day. Is he like, on drugs or something?'

He gave me a look.

'Evans, do you have any idea how nervous he was about your little date?. He wasn't himself.' Sirius paused for a moment. 'In fact, he's never himself around you, nowadays.' He scrunched up his nose, 'you've turned him into an idiot, a lovesick idiot. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!'

Weird. I shrugged and sank into an armchair.

Potter's always been a bit odd in a creepy stalker-ish way, He's just the type to come up to me and say, I don't know a thing about Merlin's pants, but I'd love to get into yours. Why am I thinking about him? Why do I even care?

….

I was working on my project alone as Black who's supposed to be my project partner didn't show up. Stupid Black. Stupid holiday homework.

Potter entered the Library. His robes were torn and he looked tired but very pleased with himself, as usual.

'Where's Sirius? That idiot's my partner!' I scowled.

'We were in the Forbidden forest and-'

'What part of Forbidden don't you get?'

He ignored me- there's a first.

'Anyway, we were in the forest and got attacked by a bunch of Flobberworms-'

'A bunch of Flobberworms?'

He looked offended. 'Why yes, of course! You've got no idea how dangerous they are. They chewed up Sirius-'

'But they don't even have teeth!'

'Whatever.'

I rolled my eyes.

He continued 'Well, so basically they attacked Sirius who fainted-' I sniggered. '-so I thought this is it, James; the moment to prove yourself worthy of being a Gryffindor. You can do it! So I fought all five of them. On. My. Own.'

'How very brave of you!'

He grinned, oblivious to the fact that I'm being sarcastic.

'I know, right?' he went on cheerfully.

Madame Pince didn't seem to care about two of his students talking in the Library. I think it doesn't really matter during the holidays. Good for us, I guess.

'You still haven't told me where Sirius is.' I reminded him.

'Oh, he's in the hospital wing. He's got some serious injury or something. Wanna go visit him?'

'To gloat in his face? Hell, yeah!' I excused myself from the Library muttering something about visiting 'a close friend in great pain'. Even though I'm not sure how being attacked by Flobberworms can cause any pain. Jeez, what a bunch of drama queens.

…

Sirius was lying on a bed in the wing, with such an alarmed expression that I almost felt bad for him.

Almost.

'-He's going to have to stay here for about a week' Madame Pomfrey was telling James.

'A week?' I said. Pomfrey must have mistaken my excited tone for a worried one since she patted my back and said 'Don't worry dear, he'll be alright.'

I sure hope not.

'I told you the Flobberworms are dangerous' James said triumphantly.

'Oh no, dear. It's not the Flobberworms, he just had a panic attack seeing those Flobberworms. Isn't he a Gryffindor?'

'Yeah, he is.' It took all my will power not to crack up. As soon as he's recovered I'm gonna make his life hell.

Sirius is out of the picture, so I'm one step closer to being with Remus. Now, I just have erase James and I'll make sure Remus realizes that he's madly in love with me.

All I have to do is come up with a plan. That's probably the tough part.

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