The Marauders Era

If looks could kill...

It had been over a week since the twins' birthday party, and every day since a certain redhead had spent her days studying in the library, she wasn't quite sure if she was actually trying to study or just hiding from a certain messy haired boy. Though if you asked her roommates, they would've said it was the latter.

Lily was currently sitting with her transfigurations homework in front of her; however, she'd been reading over the same page for at least twenty minutes without any progress. Letting out a deep sigh, she buried her face in her hands, finally resigning to the fact that she was not going to get any work done.

After Remus told her that she kissed James, Lily had also found out that including passing out just afterward, she had even danced on a table and had to get dragged up to the dormitory by Alice and Marlene.

Just the thought of the night caused Lily's face to turn several shades darker, though the main reason for that was the boy who would not leave her mind. The way he looked at her the day after the party was something the girl had thought about quite often, though to be honest, she had mixed feelings about it all.

Confusion, embarrassment, sadness, but most of all, frustration filled her. Sure she kissed James, but the fact that he got angry over something out of her control was frustrating. It wasn't like she decided to forget. She'd rather remember herself, but what can one do?

"There you are. I've been looking for you."

Startled, she lifted her head from her hands and immediately met a pair of amber eyes.

"Oh, it's just you." a breath of relief was heard as she closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair.

Remus sent her a curious gaze as he sat down on the opposite side of her. Studying her, he could see the relieved expression on her red face, and knowing her as well as he did, he already knew what was going on in her mind.

"Though I was James, did you?"

She opened her eyes and nodded slightly. Though seeing the small smile growing on his face, she immediately knew Remus was enjoying her embarrassed state. She considered sending him a glare but knew that it would only amuse him further.

"For a moment, then I remembered he's been avoiding me as much as I've been avoiding him."

Remus glanced at her, feeling uncertain about his next move.

"Have you... maybe...I don't know... considered talking to him?" The words left his lips carefully as if he was threading on ice on deep water, which by the look Lily was giving him, he was.

"So, I can have him look at me like that again?" Shaking her head, she furred her eyebrows as she continued, "Not a chance."

Propping her elbows on the table, she ran her fingers through her red locks. When looking up, she didn't notice it at first, but the growing glint of frustration in Remus's eyes was getting more and more prominent.

"Honestly, you two are just as stubborn. If you had any children, they'd be the stubbornest children to walk this earth."

"Remus!" Screeching, her eyes shot wide open as she sat gaping at her friend. The red haired's loud voice had carried a few feet, catching the attention of someone they'd rather avoid.

"Shhh!" Madam Pince's stern face appeared from behind the bookshelf and stared hard at the two, specifically on Lily. Her eyes moved down to the prefect badge on her uniform, and if possible, her glare hardened even more; she gave a final stare before returning to her desk. Remus snickered quietly as he took in the bright red face of his friend.

She stared at him for a while and saw that any trace of frustration had now disappeared, most likely due to the disapproving stare she just had received from the librarian.