Chapter Three: Greenhouses, Invisibility Cloaks and Llamas on Drugs

A/N: Hello again! Here's the next chapter!

OK, I know a lot of you think that the plural of platypus is platipi…but I looked it up and it can ALSO be called 'platipuses' so yeah.

Dedication: This goes out to the author of Pursuing Lily Evans, ohsnap its potter for such an inspiring 4th chapter. (Lizard Boy) && to my friend, Gina, for the inspiring 'Llamas on drugs'. Don't ask. You'll see if you read.

"I totally ruined it didn't I?" I asked Remus, glancing over at the red-haired girl leaving the common room. He nodded. Gee thanks. I feel great.

"Come on, Moony. You're supposed to say something encouraging!" He looked up from his book and glared at me. Why is he reading? It's a Saturday! You're not supposed to read on Saturdays.

"You blew it," he countered, and continued reading. Some best friend. I snatched the book from his hands.

"Remus! You're supposed to be my friend! Help me out here!" I exclaimed. He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in the armchair.

"Prongs, I'm telling you the truth. You did a completely immature thing yesterday. You acted like a perverted jerk and see what the results were?" he said calmly. Damn it. He's right. I hate it when he's right. I groaned. Remus sighed.

"Look. Don't expect her to come back to your arms if you apologize. You know Lily. She's not like that. Give her some time. Show her that you're not the same guy you were last year, show her you really care about her,"

…

That was deep. Sometimes I wonder if Remus is sixteen. He acts like a thirty-year-old bloke. I snorted at the picture. Remus rolled his eyes again and took the book from me. I am officially depressed. I realled needed to cheer up.

There was only one thing I could do.

I jumped onto my feet and walked up the stairs to the boys' dormitory. Opening the door, I walked in and picked up my wand from my bed. I turned to the bed next to mine.

"Aquamenti!" A jet of water shot from my wand, splashing Sirius in the face. He jumped and gasped for air.

"JAMES!" he cried, annoyed. I chuckled. Funny sight. His black hair was dripping and sticking to his face, which was bright red. He sat back down and shook his head so that the water sprayed around, hitting me in the face. I dried it with my bed sheets and stood in front of him.

"Let's go to Hogsmeade!" I exclaimed. It took a moment for Sirius to register what I had said. He looked at the clock in the room.

"Prongs…its 9 Am! Why am I awake?" he mumbled, still half-asleep.

"Cuz we're going to Hogsmeade"

"No we're not"

"Yes we are. We're going to the Hog's Head"

"No we're not"

"Padfoot! I am really depressed about what happened yesterday - which was your fault by the way! I want to go to Hogsmeade"

"…No…"

I held my wand threateningly to his neck. He raised his hands in mock defeat.

"Fine…just not now?" he pleaded. I smirked.

"10 pm. Sharp," I said, standing up and leaving the dorm.

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I stuffed my hands in my pockets as I walked down the stairs to the Great Hall for lunch. My mind was making me dizzy with thoughts.

Why did I sing 'you sexy thing' Why did Lily start crying? Why was I so stupid? What am I going to do? Why do I miss her so much? I can almost see her amazing hair swinging in front of- I stopped.

That is her. I quickly hid behind a door as Lily's figure slowly drifted away from the crowd and to the main doors. I looked around; making sure no one was looking at me and followed her stealthily. I saw her walk almost dreamlike towards the Greenhouses. Confused, I followed her. Stopping to hide every few meters. I saw her go in. I looked around once more. No one was around. Why would they be? Everyone was at lunch at the moment. I was about to round the greenhouse when I heard her mumble something. I stopped again and pressed my ear to the tinted glass walls that were the greenhouses.

She was…singing something. I frowned in concentration and listened harder, being careful not to make a sound.

"You are fine, you are sweet
But I'm still a bit naive with my heart" What is this? Who's she singing to?

"When you're close, I don't breathe,

I can't find the words to speak, I feel sparks" How sweet.

"But I don't wanna be into you

If you are not looking for true love," I wanted to run in there and hug her. My heart melted with the words she was singing. I noticed she had a slightly teary tone to her voice.

"No I don't wanna start seeing you, If I can't be your only one" Who? I want to know! I stepped a little closer to the door and peeked inside. Luckily, Lily was facing the other way, looking up into the clouded sky, her scarf flapping loudly behind her.

"So tell me when it's not alright, when it's not OK
Will you try to make me feel better?" I will. I always will. I'll hug you and make you feel like there's nothing wrong in the world.

"Will you say all right?
Will you say OK?
Will you stick with me through whatever?
Or run away" Never, Lily. I stepped inside the greenhouse quietly.

"Say OK"

"OK" The words had escaped my mouth before they had registered my brain. I held my breath as I heard Lily gasp and turn around violently. She looked at me with wide eyes as she registered who I was. Then her eyes filled with tears and she sprinted towards the opposite door of the greenhouse, not looking back.

Oh lovely. I made her cry again. Now I'm even more depressed. I didn't feel like eating. I groaned and sat down on one of the benches of the greenhouse. Then a thought struck me. Lily was singing about me! That's why she had cried when I offended her yesterday! That's why she had run away from me! She…I couldn't bring myself to think it. It was too good to be true.

She-liked me. No,-she loved me. I gaped at the spot where she had been seconds ago. Did I love her?

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"OW!"

"Shhhhh!"

"You're stepping on me, Wormtail!"

"Shhhhh!"

"OW!"

"SHHHHH!"

"Bu-"

"SHUT UP!"

"SHHHHH!"

"Don't stick your tongue out at me!"

"Ib dot diddin ma tond oub a ew"

"I can see you, you retard"

"Cadot"

"Can too"

"SHHHHH!" Hmph. I glared at Sirius, receiving a sharp nudge in the ribs from Remus. I decided not to retort. It would only lead to an even harder nudge. I looked both ways of the corridor. No one was coming. I slipped off the cloak and walked three times past the opposite wall.

I need to get to the Hog's Head. I need to get to the Hog's Head. I need to get to the Hog's Head.

'Pop!' The wooden door appeared. I took a step and held it open for the other three marauders.

"OW! You stepped on me AGAIN!" I heard Peter mumble an apology. Rolling my eyes, I smacked the air where I figured Sirius' head would be.

"OW!" I winced. Wrong head.

"Sorry Peter," I quietly walked inside the room and closed the door behind me. The invisibility cloak flew from its place, revealing three very angry boys. Sirius had his arms crossed and was glaring at Peter, who was rubbing the back of his head in pain. Remus sighed and walked over to the portrait of apig on the right wall. I went over to him, pocketing the cloak. Moony muttered something under his breath and the pig stepped aside to reveal a passageway.

"Let's go"

"Four firewhiskeys please" called out Sirius, as the rest of us sat in a table in the dark corners of the Hog's Head. The barman nodded. He had gotten used to us being here, he never told on us either. I placed my chin on my hands. Life sucks. Girls are so complicated!

"Here you go," Four dirty bottles were placed in front of us. I took mine inanimately and opened it. Sirius and Peter did the same. We all looked at Remus. Come on, he's done this before.

"You're not actually considering not joining us, are you?" I asked. He sighed regretfully and popped his cap as well.

"To the marauders," we said in unison, as we always did. We clinked and drank.

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"TO BUNNIES!" Moony hiccoughed and grinned maniacally. Wormtail giggled.

"TO PLATYPUSES!"

"TO LIZARDS!" I like lizards. They're my favorite animal. After the stag of course. Sirius looked at me through glazed eyes.

"TO LLAMAS ON DRUGS!" he screamed. Good thing the pub was empty. He could've been arrested or something. And then he started giggling.

"Ah, hee, hee, hee! Oh, ho, ho, ho!" We all laughed.

"Boy we are in luck" Boy are we in luck!
We're visiting our Laughing Place
Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk!
Oh Ho Ho"

Remus, Peter and I joined in.

"Everybody's got a laughing place
A laughing place to go-ho-ho.
Take your frown
Turn it upside-down
And you'll find yours
We know-ho-ho!"

We laughed until our stomachs hurt. I put down my drink with force and hiccoughed.

"Honey and rainbows on our way.
We laugh because our work is play.
Boy are we in luck!
We're visiting our Laughing Place
Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk!
Ho Ho Ho"

The barman shuffled over to us and told us something about 'being too drunk'. The next thing I know we're on the Hogsmeade main street. Arms around each other we kept on singing,

"Everybody's got a laughing place
A laughing place to go-ho-ho.
Take your frown
Turn it upside-down
And you'll find yours
We know-ho-ho!"

I don't remember grabbing the cloak and sneaking back into Hogwarts. I don't remember going back up to the boys' room. I don't remember changing into my shirt and boxers and I don't remember falling asleep.

But –oh- I remember the hangover.

'Beauty and the Beast' would NOT suit the plot. There is no beast in Harry Potter and whatever.

'My Heart will go On' though, could fit in the plot.

So suggest one and I'll see what I can do. ) Love you all,

Ale