ye who have not kissed the stars // dorcas meadowes and marlene mckinnon, in which dorcas thinks marlene is the #1 kisser
it all happens one night when they're drunk. dorcas meadowes, girl of wisdom and honesty and loyalty, has consumed a couple too many drinks—it can probably be blamed on marlene or sirius, if anyone at the party is honest—and ends up grabbing marlene, at first to laugh and to keep herself up, and somehow ends up kissing her. marlene goes along with it, kissing her back and laughing as they break apart, shooting teasing winks at the people around them. the next few days consist of a lot of teasing and laughter—by marlene and dorcas, of the boys around them. "sirius," marlene says casually one day, "i've heard the rumours of your snogging skills, but... sorry, mate, i reckon doe's got you beat!" and the following lunch time, she could be heard saying, "yeah, it was great; very supple lips—remus lupin, i do believe you're blushing right now!" the day after that, dorcas comes up to marlene in charms and hands her a trophy saying #1 kisser. marlene accepts her award with gratitude and makes an enormous production of the whole thing, spending the rest of the day 'casually' slinging it around, often dropping by james and sirius and obnoxiously displaying it, teasing them and grinning, saying things like, "so, how does it feel to be in the presence of a certified and true master?" at the end of the week, lily evans, james potter and benjy fenwick would swear up and down that they distinctly heard dorcas say to marlene, "you know, marls, i don't think we need remus or sirius. we can just marry each other since you're my favourite person to kiss anyway."
