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The MWPP Chronicles

Part One ll Cat Got Your Tongue?

Summary: Lily loses her ability of speech at the moment she really needs it.

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The breeze ruffled the grass as it made its evening round over the grounds of Hogwarts. The sky was nicely lit with a few of the sun's ray, as it was setting. The sky furthest away from the sun was a purply-blue colour.

Sitting on the grass, somewhat near the edge of the lake, were three girls.

There was one with cascading dark, blonde hair and brown eyes. She was eating a Chocolate Frog dreamily as her glistening brown eyes stared luminously at the sunset. In her lap were several more unwrapped Chocolate Frogs. She was known as Audrey.

There was another who had very light, blonde hair and playful blue eyes that darkened to a navy mist when she was angry. She was laughingly throwing Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans into the air, before trying to catch them with her mouth. In her hands was a box half-full of beans. Her name was Cassidy.

And the girl in between had long, deep, red hair and emerald green eyes. They were so green that it entranced many people. She was sucking on a sugar quill, deep in wonder about luxurious daydreams. Beside her on the soft, dandelion-sprinkled grass was a box full of sugar quills. This girl was called Lily.

It was a clear, cool evening, and the girls appreciated the peaceful air outside while enjoying the warm taste of sugar in their mouths. Whether it came as chocolatey richness, or in exotic small flavours, or simply sugar pouring out of a feather.

Sugar quills were Lily's favourite.

So she definitely was not thrilled when a hand snatched up her box.

"Hey!" she started angrily, leaping to her feet to see the thief.

It was a teenage boy.

Tall, untidy jet-black hair, hazel eyes.

James Potter.

He was grinning calmly at Lily while he rummaged around in the box, making several of the rich quills fall onto the soft grass. Lily's eyes flashed dangerously.

"Honestly Potter, if you - " she started her threat menacingly.

James had already popped the desired sugar quill into his mouth. He continued smiled at Lily as he replaced the box on the grass. Audrey and Cassidy were looking up, both with vague smiles on their faces.

"Potter, two words," Lily snarled, glaring at the faraway sky as she flopped onto the grass, "Sod off."

"Nah. I kind of like it here," James replied sinisterly, sitting beside her. Cassidy grinned. She always loved witnessing James annoying her best friend.

"Will you please go out with me?" he asked in a serious and honest voice.

It was the first time he had asked with due regard for decorum. Lily was momentarily shocked.

The word "no" was about to roll off her tongue, as usual, when a clot of liquidy sugar got stuck in her throat. Lily choked and coughed several times.

James looked at her intently.

Lily tried to say "no" again, but nothing came out. She began to go red. Furious with herself, she tried to utter the simple word for the third time. Again, no sound exited her mouth.

Audrey looked rather surprised, "Lily, what ever is the matter?"

"Maybe she wants to say "yes"," James said hopefully, his eyes sparkling.

Lily shook her head furiously.

"Well, c'mon then, flower. Just say so. Silent treatment isn't going to work on me."

Lily could not understand what was happening to her. It was like someone had taken away her voice box. NO, she wanted to yell in James' stupid face. NO, NO, NO! But nothing came out. She couldn't say it.

James looked amused, "What's wrong? What, are you actually considering it?"

Lily shook her head even more furiously this time.

Cassidy was giggling as a smiling Audrey said, "James, just leave her alone. A shake of the head is enough of an answer, is it not?"

"No, not really," James said teasingly, looking at Lily fondly, "I need the word NO to come out of her beautiful mouth, and then an insult. Those are my personal favourite."

Lily looked as though she'd like to hit James very much.

"So I take the long delay for an answer as a yes, then?" James finally said, raising his eyebrows. Lily shook her head furiously, her green eyes growing large.

James grinned, "Great then, flower. I'll meet you at the Great Hall this weekend, and then we'll go and spend a lovely day at Hogsmeade."

He leant over and kissed her.

Thousands of stars exploded above as James' lips met with Lily's. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach, and she felt herself go weak all over.

James broke off, looking at Lily affectionately, whose lips were red and plump, and her cheeks slightly flushed. Her eyes were sparking with passion, heat, desire... and something else.

"Why'd you do that for?" Lily finally managed to say, though her voice sounded husky.

James smiled softly, "Finally decided to talk, did you? Well, I suppose I'll see you around then, flower."

He got up, but not before he had ran his hand through Lily's soft, red hair. James winked at her and then strode off, still sucking on his sugar quill.

"Wow," Audrey said, grinning, "Way to go, Lily. You two a couple now?"

"What?" Lily said, still in a daydream, "Oh..."

"Well, he did ask you out, and kiss you," Cassidy insisted, "You should honestly go on that date with him. Give him a chance for once."

Lily sighed, though this was not entirely out of exasperation, "I suppose so..."

This seemed to be good enough for both Cassidy and Audrey. They both resumed back to throwing Bertie Bott's beans or eating Chocolate Frogs.

Lily wondered what had happened to her voice. Maybe she had been shocked that James had said "please". Yeah, that had to be it. There was no other explanation as to why she couldn't speak when James asked her out, and then how she could after he kissed her.

Lily shared this thought with her friends, who agreed that it was odd at her voice's temporary disappearance.

"I'm going back to the common-room," Lily said lightly, looking rather happy. She picked up her box of sugar quills and floated over the soft meadows of grass, back to the castle.

Cassidy, smiling most mischievously, pocketed a vile of voice-stripping potion and congratulated herself on a job well done.

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A/N: Hi! I hope you enjoyed that. It's a one-shot, and something I wrote when I was terribly bored. Please review and let me know what you think of it. :) Feedback is always loved! Thank you very much for reading. -.-MSQ.