The idea just popped into my head today and I thought, why not? It's just different bets that take place over the years. Including Marauder Era, Harry's Era and the Next Generation, I'll be going back and forth between the three. Some will be between major characters and some between minor characters and some will be serious (or Sirius) and some will be stupid. The chapters will be pretty short as bets don't really take up a lot of conversation or description. I'll say at the start of each chapter who the bet is between and what year it is (well most likely what year they're in as I can't be bothered working out which year everyone is in).
The first section will be where the bet is made and after the line is the section where the bet is resolved.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
Remus Lupin and Sirius Black, 3rd year
"He'll win eventually." A thirteen year old boy with black hair said as he propped his feet up on the table in the Gryffindor Common room.
"Do you honestly think that?" A mousey haired boy asked as he surveyed his friend over the top of his potions essay.
"Yeah, come on Padfoot, he's been trying all year, I doubt she'll ever say yes." A blond haired boy agreed through a mouthful of chocolate frog.
"It's only third year! Prongs has got heaps of time for her to say yes." Sirius Black said confidently.
"Are you saying that as his best mate or because you seriously do think that?" Remus Lupin asked his friend sceptically.
"Of course I siriusly think that, it's my name." Sirius smirked as Remus rolled his eyes and Peter Pettigrew laughed through another bite of his frog. "But yes, the charming Miss Evans will definitely agree to at least one date with Prongsie."
"NO POTTER! I WILL NOT GO OUT WITH YOU! NOT EVER! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE YOU EGOTISTICAL JERK!" A shout from the corridor outside the common room could be heard and a thirteen year old redhead stormed through the common room, seething, and stomped up the stairs to the girls' dormitories.
"Never. Going. To. Happen. No matter how much we wish it did." Remus remarked.
"You gonna put your galleons where your mouth is, eh Moony?" Sirius challenged him as his feet fell from the table with a thud.
"You're so on, Padfoot." Remus smirked.
"15 galleons says Prongs will get Evans to say yes." Sirius proposed.
"15 galleons says in his dreams." Remus smirked.
"So it's a bet." Sirius said as the two shook hands.
"Funny," Peter noted, "it's usually Remus who tells us not to bet."
7th year
"She's cracking, I know she is." A now 17 year old Sirius Black stated as he lounged in the library next to two of his friends, both of who were busy writing essays.
"Lily?" Remus asked, not taking his eyes off his prized essay.
"Of course Evans, who else?"
"I don't know, some girl you asked out?" Remus suggested feebly.
"Yeah, right." Sirius rolled his eyes. "She's going to give in any day now, just you wait."
"Like I said back in 3rd year, it's not going to happen." Remus said but his voice was filled with doubt.
"You know it is." Sirius smirked.
"I hate to say it, Moony, but he's right." Peter shrugged.
"Whatever you say." Remus said and turned his full attention back to the work in front of him as Sirius leaned back on his chair.
"MOONY! PADFOOT! WORMTAIL!"A loud shout could be heard all throughout the library, many of the people around the three studying (well two studying, one doing nothing) sent glares in their direction as a boy (or is being seventeen considered to be a man?) with messy black hair and hazel eyes framed with glasses ran over to their table, a manic grin on his face.
"Shesaidyesshesaidyesshesaidyes!" he shouted, his words running together at the speed at which he delivered the news.
Although Sirius understood perfectly well what the manic grin, crazed look in the eyes and the volume, pitch and pace of the words his best friend uttered meant, he felt Remus might need to hear them again.
"What was that Prongsie? Didn't quite catch that?" he grinned.
"SHE SAID YES! LILY EVANS! SHE SAID YES TO A DATE WITH ME! SHE SAID YES!" James shouted, louder than before but at an easier pace to understand.
"Well done, mate." Sirius clapped James on the back. "I told you she would."
"Great work, James." Peter squeaked with enthusiasm.
"Yeah, nice work." Remus grinned, he truly was happy that his best friend finally got a date with the girl of his dreams (although it had been over 4 long years of determination on James's part).
"It was nice work, wasn't it?" Sirius's grin changed to a smirk as he looked at Remus. "I'm now 15 galleons richer."
"And I'm now 15 galleons poorer." Remus sighed.
"You took a bet on my love life?" James asked, his voice would have sounded hurt if he wasn't so bloody happy that Lily Evans had agreed to go out with him.
"Oh yes. One cold, dark night in 3rd year in the middle of another lovely rejection from Miss Evans, Remus here said she'd never say yes, but look where we are now." Sirius smirked. "You've got a date and I've got 15 galleons."
Author's note: I'm not too sure about the ending but I hope you enjoyed it anyway.
I'm not sure how often I'll update this, probably not as often as I should but it'll be when inspiration strikes.
Thank you very much for reading and if you'd be ever so kind, I'd appreciate a review too!
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