Denial is First Step to Acceptance

16. Lessons with Dumbledore

(I think it’s 3rd person? Where I'm no-one but a phantom.) (:

The very next day, James woke Remus, Sirius, Robin and Frank up at 10 o’clock in the morning with his raving about his date with Lily. The only way to shut him up was to tie him to his bed and put a silencing charm on him as we searched for some clothes for him to wear to the date.

They decided by 10:30 what he was going to wear. They forced James into skinny black jeans with his school shirt untucked and red Vans, not bothering to do anything with his messy hair, not that you actually could do something to it.

They sat down and instructed James on what not to do. Which surprisingly, ended at 11:30.

Remus and Frank fell into their own conversation while James, Sirius and Robin talked about... this.

“Hey, so you guys are going to hogsmeade together right?” James said, checking himself in the mirror for about the thousandth time.

“I'm sorry, I can’t, I have to go somewhere.” Robin said.

“Where?” James and Sirius said at the same time.

“None of your business.” She said loftily.

“Nawww, but-” Sirius said.

“But nothing Padfoot, it’s a secret and secrets, aren’t meant to be broadcast to the world.” Robin said.

In less than thirty minutes James had bolted out the door, stopping almost immediately, because Lily had just exited her dorm, and was blushing once again.

“So... Uh you look nice, ready to go?” James asked, as though Lily was about to explode.

Lily nodded and they exited the common room together.

To Remus, Frank, Robin and Sirius’s left, we heard 2 voices saying, “Aw!  They look so cuute together!”

They turned their heads and see Fiona Lovegood and Alice Prewett peeping out their doorways.

(-)

“You, look, nice.” James said as they walked past the great hall.

“Thanks. So do you.” Lily muttered. They heard a giggle behind them and turned around.

Sirius and Remus were underneath the invisibility cloak watching Lily and James.

“Did you hear that?” Lily said, straining her ears to listen for the giggle again.

“Yeah. Don’t worry, let’s go to Hogsmeade.” James said, grabbing Lily’s hand, to which Lily didn’t object. Go! He mouthed to thin air behind him. Sirius and Remus continued to trail James.

“Did you giggle?” Sirius asked Remus quietly. Remus shook his head and said, “Someone else is here.”

Meanwhile, Robin was walking by them with a disillusionment charm on herself, giggling at how awkward they were.  She stopped at the large eagle statue and whispered “Chocolate Frogs”.

“Hey... Why is that Statue moving?” Sirius said, turning his head towards the statue I was just stepping into. “Should we go there or follow Lily and James?”

“I give up, Lily and Prongs don’t need us following.” Remus said, tossing off the cloak and walking up the stairs to the common room.

“Fine!” Sirius said. No reply.

Sirius walked to the eagle figure as it was about to close and jumped on the last steps, making a lot of noise.

“Who’s there?” Robin said. Sirius stayed silent.