"I swear to God Potter, if you don't stop whining, I will take all the dirt that I'm scraping out of this goddamn cauldron and force you to eat it !" Snapped Lily after James complained that his arms were sore for what seems to be like the thousandths time. "It's your fault that we are here in the first place !"
James pouted, before going back to scrubbing the awfully dirty cauldron (no but for real, what was this thing ?) as Lily shouts him her best death stare.
In front of them, Slughorn was teaching the fifth years whatever potion they were creating for their O.W.L.S. and from time to time, depending on how screwed the potion turned out to be, the professor asked the students to give the cauldrons to the two sixth year.
"I swear, if the smell doesn't go after a shower I will end you." Threatened the red hair as she found a mal odorant substance on her hair.
James winced at her apologically, trying not to gag as the substance texture went on his hands.
"Lily flower, darling, love of my life, I am definitely sorry and please don't kill me if I throw up." He whispered, trying to calm the nausea down.
She was about to answer him when Regulus and Pandora went to the near them, as the cupboards of ingredients were in the back of the room.
"Can you find it ?" Asked the white haired girl, twisting her blue tie anxiously. She really needed this ingredient because if she doesn't have it, she will have a bad potion, and then get a bad grade, and if she gets a bad grade her parents will be furious and-
The Black heir, on the tip of his toes, struggled a moment before finding a jar with a yellowish green liquid inside. He then handed it to her, and all the tension in her shoulders went away as she signed in relief.
"Thank you so much pretty boy." She then winked, laughing as he blushed lightly.
"Anything for my favourite lady." He winked back, bowing slightly with a smile, and he led them back to their place.
Back to Lily and James, they were processing the scene, frozen in movement, lips slightly parting and cheeks burning red.
"J-James, did you...?"
"Yeah Lils, I did."
They shut up for a second, slowly going back to work, before Lily took a deep breath.
"Should we break up ?"
"Totally." Responded James.
"Cool."
"Great."
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"So, how was your detention?" Laughed Sirius, looking for drama between the now two friends.
"We broke up." Simply said James, sitting next to Peter while Lily sat with Marlene.
Remus choked on his pumpkin juice, Peter, on his food.
Sirius just yelled "You WHAT ?!" Eyes wide open, looking like someone just told him that Peter was a DeathEater. "How did that happen ?!"
The now exes looked at each other before saying "Gay panic."
Remus choked again on his drink, but this time he was laughing.
"What ?" Asked with difficulty Mary, who was most likely dying of laughter.
They ended up telling how they broke up, and then had to stop Sirius from yelling and making a drama scene, but otherwise, it went well.
"Okay, you will now need to woo them." Simply said Sirius once he calmed down.
" 'Woo' ? Isn't it a bit too much ?" Asked Lily, confused. Sirius shook his head no.
"Both of them are from ancient pure blood families, you need to make things right. But as for now, we need to know their feelings. Do they like you ?" Explained the black haired boy to the duo.
"Well, I can help with that one actually," chimed in Marlene. "Dorcas keeps complaining to me about how annoying Reg and Dora can be with their rambling on James and Lils, so..."
"Perfect ! Emmeline, you are a friend of them right ? Do you know what Pandora likes ?"
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Regulus and Pandora were on their weekly study date in the library, working on their O.W.L.S. when Lily and James sat nearby, as if the library wasn't as empty as Regulus and Sirius future's grave.
The youngers looked at each other, slightly frowning. They knew about James and Lily's breakup, so they were wondering why they would study together now.
"Awww..." Pouted suddenly Pandora, "I forgot my plan B quill... And this one just broke down." She was searching in her bag a second time when a freckled hand slides a quill on the younger's book. The Ravenclaw looked up and saw Lily smile.
"You can keep it if you want." Said softly the Gryffindor girl, before going back to her own book... Which was about Pandora's favourite class, Divination.
When Regulus noticed this, he raised an eyebrow, before checking discreetly James's book... About Constellations and Stars. He looked back at his friend, and immediately knew she saw that too.
Hope made their heartbeat increase and a light blush started to paint their cheeks.
Pandora took the quill, and went back to her study.
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"I am going to explode." Announced Regulus as soon as he entered the room he and his friends liked to hangout at.
"And why is that ?" Asked Barty maliciously, who was sitting upside down on one of the couches with Evan.
"James Fucking Potter." Sighed the heir of the Black family, letting himself fall onto the other couch, just next to Pandora chose to sat down.
Dorcas groaned.
"And what did he do this time ?" Smirked Evan, liking the fact that this conversation will piss off, and Dorcas, and Regulus.
"I was searching for a book in the library, and just as I was about to take it, Potter stood right behind me and took the book to give it to me !" He said, blushing madly.
"And don't forget how his hand was holding your hip and how he whispered 'your welcome' in your ear !" Added Pandora with a big smile. She loved teasing him so this whole situation was perfect.
"Oh come on ! Regulus Arcturus Black, I swear to Merlin, if you dare denial that Potter is actually in love with you, I will lose it." Warned Dorcas with a deadly tone.
"It's only been a month ! Maybe it was a bet ?" Tried Regulus unconvincely, fooling no one.
Barty shook his head no.
"Regulus, you know that your brother would rather cut his precious hair than let someone play with your feelings."
He just hummed in response.
"How about you, P ?" Asked Evan to his twin after a while. Twin who seemed to suddenly seem to find the green carpet really interesting. "How goes things with Evans ?"
The Ravenclaw let her hair fall in front of her face, hiding her cheeks from all.
"She keeps offering me gifts ! Like baked goods, books, quills... She even gave me a Panda plush for my birthday !" She squeaked, fidgeting with her tie. "And she spent a lot of time with me, to help me study, and she just... She keeps complimenting me ! I never know how I should act after that !"
Barty, Evan and Dorcas looked at each other, and nodded.
"Just do the same. Flirt back."
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"Sirius. Your brother wants me dead."
Sirius, who was fixing his hair for the Hogsmade trip, looked at him funny.
"And you say that because..?"
"He is starting to give me gifts ! Look ! He gave me a freaking Deer stuffed animal ! How does he know my patronus is a deer ?" Yelled James excitedly, shaking the poor stuffed animal with joy and fear.
Sirius's eyes widened.
"Oh Merlin's beard. He's flirting back. Okay, stay calm, it's quite easy, alright, he has the same love languages as Lily, with gift giving, quality time, and physical touch. You just need to stay normal and everything will be fine."
"Okay, stay normal." Breathed finally the Chaser. "Wait, does that mean I'm allowed to jump with excitement and make pterodactyl sounds ?"
"... Yes."
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"MARLENE !" Shouted Lily when she entered the dorm room.
"WHAT !" Yelled back the blond and pink haired girl.
"I need your advice. Pandora starts to be touchy with me ! And she compliments me ! What does that mean !" Asked aggressively the red head while grabbing and shaking the younger girl by the shoulders, totally not freaking out.
"Calm down Freckles, she's just flirting back !" Laughed the Beater of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Lily opened her mouth with excitement before closing it, and started to pace back and forth in the room while flapping her hands. When she finally stopped, she looked at Marlene with such a bright face that she felt herself melt.
"Alright. What are you doing ?! Come on, I have gifts to buy ! Let's go !"
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"For fuck sake Prongs, stop eye-fucking my innocent baby brother !" Groaned Sirius in despair, dramatically throwing his head backwards on Remus's shoulder.
James, not embarrassed at all, just smirked at the Beater, before winking at Regulus. He then stood up, took his stuff and went out of the room, followed by the youngest Black brother immediately.
Of course, Sirius noticed right away.
"Oh no. No no no no no no no nooooo... Remus, he's going to deflower my baby brother." He said, whining, and their friends laughed at the sentence.
"Sirius, I hate to break it to you, but they have been flirting for three months now, I'm pretty sure they already did something." Calmly said Remus, although he was holding his laughter for Sirius's sake, who appeared to be devastated at that news. "Oh come on Sirius ! We used to fuck for six months before we actually started to date ! Stop being hypocritical !"
Sirius straightened, and looked at his boyfriend, acting dramatically offended.
"You know it's not the same !"
Remus rolled his eyes.
They were still arguing when Lily arrived near the Gryffindor's table, hand in Pandora's hand, both blushing and giggling.
Marlene looked at them like she won the lottery ticket, beaming at the two girls.
"Please tell me y'all are finally dating !" Almost cried Mary when she turned around to see why Marlene looked like a child at Disneyland.
Pandora and Lily looked at each other, and then side-hugged and nodded, smiles so big that they should get muscle cramps on their cheeks.
They looked so happy that Peter was almost jealous, before remembering that he was, in fact, unable to have romantic feelings, or, even worse, sexual desires. So he just smiled and hugged Lily, happy for her.
Now, with James and Regulus, they weren't shagging, (yet) like Remus suggested, no. They were at the astronomy tower, watching over the stars, Regulus telling how the Greek Gods created the constellations excitedly, while James was stargazing, looking at the younger's face fondly, printing in his mind how genuine Regulus's smile was, the sparks of his silver eyes, and the joy emaning from him, making James want to bottle this joy up, to keep it with him forever.
As he was telling the story of the crabe for the Cancer Constellation, Regulus looked at James, and his heart skipped a beat or two, breath hitching as he got magnetized to James's expression, how intense his look was, how caught up he looked by Regulus, and Regulus only.
"James..." He breathed out, his hand moving on its own to take James's.
Moving closer to the Slytherin, James put his hand on his cheek, leaning close to him, their breath merging together on each other's lips.
"Regulus, I want to kiss you." Asked softly the Chaser.
"Please do."
He was just saying the last word that James's Lips were on his own, the contact electrising the two of them, connecting them in a way they never felt about anyone else.
They kept kissing, again and again for Morgana know how long, just appreciating each other's presence, each other's lips. Just each other.
After what seems to be forever, they stopped, and they just gazed at each other, eyes filled with love, fondness, and passion.
"Are we dating now ?" Asked softly Regulus.
"Of course we are baby Black." Answered James with a smile, his hand still in Regulus's cheek, thumb softly caressing the pale skin.
"Je t'aime, James Potter." Whispered Regulus, leaning into the touch. "Ne me quitte jamais, reste miens pour toujours."
James smiled, folding as he heard Regulus speaking French.
"Love, I don't understand French."
The said boy just shook his head, folding for the nickname.
"It doesn't matter, it was just a dumb thing."
With that, he connected their lips again.
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"Come on Lily, just have fun !"
"Dora, I just washed my hair, it will get all curly and stuff..." Tried to resist the red head, but the happiness on her girlfriend's face melted her last resistance and she let herself get under the rain, letting Pandora lead them to a dance under the cool drops, with only company the warm wind and the night.
They dance and dance and dance, getting completely drenched with the rain, turning, spinning, moving under a music known by themselves only, a moment filled with love, laughter, and warmth.
They progressively stopped, just looking at each other, they started to kiss softly, feather-like kisses made eyes close, slightly harder at each kiss, until they found themselves kissing with such passing that Pandora slipped on the grass, making them fall, making them laugh in the dark, the moment only shared with the Moon, the Stars and the Rain, moment only know by themselves, a special memory they will cherish for the rest of their life, joined by many others, hopefully.
"I love you, Lily Evans." Whispered the Ravenclaw in her girlfriend's ear, making her shiver.
"And I love you even more, Pandora Rosier." Answered the red head lovingly, circleling Pandora's waist with her bare arms.
----
Regulus last thoughts when the inferi were dragging him deeper in that cave were Pandora, Sirius, and all those moments with James.
James last thoughts when Voldemort killed him, were Lily, Harry, and that moment, at the astronomy tower with Regulus.
Lily's last thoughts when Voldemort killed her, were Harry, James, and that moment under the rain with Pandora.
Pandora's last thoughts when she realized her spell will kill her, were her dear Luna, the certitude that she will finally see Regulus again, and the reminiscence of the moments with Lily shared with her only.
In the end, they were just a great, big tragedy, that no one will ever remember.