Awaiting Help

[Remus J. Lupin]

^{Remus jumped as he heard Lily's voice, head swinging around to see the girl peering through the shelves.
"Erm, hi, Lily.." Remus muttered, glancing suddenly at James. "What're you doing here?" Well, you bloody idiot, it's a Library, right? A voice sighed in his mind.}

[firstflier]

^{"Hi Remus." Lily said smiling at the other boy. "Oh I came to return some books and then I found this mess on the floor so I decided to tidy it up, just a little bit." She said as a faint blush crossed her cheeks. If Sirius knew she was tidying up the library she wouldn't hear the end of it. "So what are you boys up to?" She asked, frowning slightly as she noticed Mooney's face, it looked a bit pale and James didn't look too good either. Climbing down from the chair with a little difficulty, she put a few books back on the shelf and started to go over to their table. "Do you mind if I join you?" She asked with a small smile.}

[Prongs]

James frowned and looked at Remus for confirmation. He didn't mind Lily joining them. In fact he supposed she'd be better at helping than he. And she was trust worthy.

But it was Remus' secret.

'And I am banned,' he said 'But I'm being a rebel and coming in here any way...' he stopped 'Wait, you mean you were tidying the library up?' he asked, incredulously.

[firstflier]

<sup>Pulling back the chair she sat down with her hands supporting her head. "Tut tut, Potter. If you get caught you're going to be in trouble." Lily said with a small shake of her head. "Errr, well just a little bit." She said measuring a small amount between her forefinger and thumb. "It...it was just lying there, and I didn't have anything to do so I ... I just thought I'd help." She said quietly, her voice almost a mumble by the end of the sentence. Why was she explaining herself to Potter?

Her emerald eyes studied the boy opposite her, raven-black hair and hazel eyes. Lily blinked as she realised something and it hit her like a blow to the stomach, something that she had sworn against for a long time had snapped. She no longer saw him as the annoying boy she had first met. He had been really nice about the whole Tobias thing and she hadn't seen him pick on Severus for quite a while. She realised she was staring at him and quickly glanced away. "So..." She started awkwardly, hoping he hadn't noticed her eyes boring into him, "what were you guys just talking about?" She asked as she mananged a smile at Remus.</sup>

[Prongs]

James laughed 'Yeah, right...' he said 'The worst she'll do is ban me from the library,' even so he lowered his voice a little.

'Only a little bit?' he asked 'Sure, I believe you!!'

He looked at Remus, just as Lily asked what they were talking about. 'Oh,' he said, startled 'You know. This and that...' he trailed off.

[firstflier]

<sup>Lily frowned as he lowered his voice and blinked, "You're not scared of her, are you Potter?" She asked slyly as she glanced sideways at James before her eyes flared. "It was just a little bit." The red-head said indignantly as she slammed her hand down on the table, before receiving a glare from the librarien. Innocently, Lily pointed at James and smiled. Madam Pince re-directed the daggers that she'd aimed at the young girl before returning to her work.

"So where's Black and this and that? What an evasion!" She said with a small chuckle. "But if you don't want to tell me I don't mind, just say and I won't ask." Lily said spreading her hands before drumming her fingers on the table top. "Have you guys seen Anya anywhere? I couldn't find her this morning." Lily craned her neck to peer around the book shelves, causing her to swing slightly on her chair as she tried to look for her friend.</sup>

[Prongs]

James snorted 'Scared? Of her? Perish the thought...' Although as the daggers were re-directed at him he shriveled a little and slumped in his seat. 'Do you want to get me kicked out, Evans?' he hissed, glaring a little at her.

'And it's not really my place to say,' he said, 'About the this and that...' he trialed off once again and winced as Anya was mentioned 'Nope,' he said 'Not seen her... Or Sirius...'

Great, two people he was sure that Remus was going to love hearing about!

[firstflier]

<sup>"Well, no I'm not trying. The plan was to stop her from giving me the evils, if you get kicked out as part of it, well, that's just a bonus feature." Lily said evilly before giving him a sickly sweet smile. "But if I'm going to get daggers from you, I might as well have stuck with Madam Pince's evils." She said uncertainly as she shied away from the look James was giving her.

"Don't worry, I won't pry, that's Petunia's job and anyways, I don't mind what you were talking about before." She paused and turned her slitted eyes to James, "Unless it was about me!" She exclaimed in an undertone. Now she was a bit worried, what had they been talking about, had it been her? Did it matter? She asked herself and a squeaky voice replied 'yes' Shrugging off the feeling she continued, "I'll look for Anya later, but I'll stay with you guys for now, if that's okay." She added hurriedly.</sup>

[Prongs]

James dimmed the glare. What? He thought. She actually cares if I’m giving her evils or not? All the bad looks I’ve had off her over the years. He bowed his head and looked up ‘I do apologise,’ he said, grinning to show there was no ill feeling.

‘And it doesn’t really matter what we were talking about,’ he laughed ‘And no it wasn’t you... Don’t flatter yourself!!’ O-K he thought, why are you being callous? Stop. Now.

It looked like she was going to stick around anyway, so he just nodded ‘Fine with me,’ he said, looking at Remus again.

[firstflier]

<sup>Pouting she turned to James, "Well, thank you for your apology." She said with a grin. Lily inwardly sighed when she heard they weren't talking about her, until the next comment came along. 'Don't flatter yourself!'

She glared at James, "And Potter I was not flattering myself it's just I come over and all of a sudden you zip it."Her eyes now returned to their natural almond shape and she explained, again with the explanations? "I guess I've been around girls too long because when they do that you know you're in trouble. They're either talking about you or plotting something, either way it's bound to be nasty." She said with a fake shudder.

Pulling in the chair she let her fore-finger folllow the scratched marking on the desk. "So, what have you boys been up to recently? Nothing rule breaking I hope." Lily said with an arched eyebrow.</sup>

[Prongs]

'You're welcome for the apology,' he said 'And you were flattering yourself... Why would we be talking about you?' he asked... Although he usually talked about her every other time.

'And if that's the case, girls are just weird. We could have been discussing a private matter... Not about you though!' He shrugged and grinned.

'Rule breaking? Moi? As if!!' he smiled evilly 'Nah, just been up to this and that, you know. I'm in the library which is kinda weird. In fact after this I'm going to the Hospital Wing to check my temperature... What've you been up to? Apart from Spring-Cleaning the Library that is!!'

[firstflier]

<sup>"Look I'm not going to argue with you." Lily said as she folded her arms across her chest before mumering almost inaudibly, "I was not flattering myself." It was childish, but for once she wanted to have the last word. "Boys are weirder, a good weird though." She said as an afterthought.

A snort escaped Lily's nose as she heard Potter's comment about rule-breaking. "Yeah, right Potter. You and Sirius are possibly the worst pranksters in the school." She said with a small shake of her head. "And maybe you're just becoming an intellectual." She said with a grin before levelling a threatening finger at the raven-haired boy, "Look, I've told you I cleaned up a little bit, I did not 'spring bloody clean' okay?"</sup>

[Prongs]

'Except you ARE arguing with me!! And girls are stranger!' He insisted, triumphantly, sticking his tongue out. 'And I don't mind if you flatter yourself...' he said, grinning 'I'm sure you find it quite easy!!'
Hmm, back handed compliment??


'An intellectual?' He gasped 'Oh Merlin...' He clapped his hand to his forehead 'I'll never live it down!!'

'And Lils, you did tidy up the Library, don't deny it...' he laughed 'But it's sweet, really it is, being the Librarians lil' house elf!' He grinned 'Joke,' he said quickly before he was in trouble.

[firstflier]

^{"I am not a house-elf." She hissed at him as she kicked him in the shins under the table, "Madam Pince released me last week by giving me a sock." She said as she felt a strong urge to stick her tongue out but resisted the temptation. "And I don't flatter myself." She said as a faint blush adorned her pale cheeks.}

[Prongs]

James laughed and rubbed his shin 'Oww... Well I know your not a House Elf... Your much cuter than one of those!'

He laughed as she blushed a little.