Okay, so to show my love for the Jily ship I've decided to take part in the OTP Boot Camp Challenge by Gamma Orionis. I'll write fifty Jily stories! True, some of them will just be one shots - but they'll be fun to read for any Jily shippers.
The first prompt was Acrid meaning stinging, acidic, irritating and sharp. Read and review your thoughts!
"Lily, your potions grades are slipping whilst you work with Marlene, she's dragging you down. I'm going to rethink the parings and try to get your grades back to O's before the N.E.W.T.'s. At your usual standard A's are not acceptable." Professor Slughorn told me after an extremely tiring potions lesson on a Friday afternoon.
"Yes Professor, sorry Professor." I blabbed as I hurried toward the door. My friends had headed down to the lake for a small Friday night celebration.
Outside the door waiting for me was none other than James Potter, I let out an exasperated sigh as I turned to face him. I did not like James Potter, he was a bully. He made it his job to humiliate me every day by asking me out as some sort of never ending dimwitted prank of his.
"Hey Lily-Pad." He grinned as he said yet another stupid nickname for me.
"Potter." I muttered.
Another fault of his was that he was always so cheerful and enthusiastic, so optimistic about everything.
"I just wondered if you'd like me to accompany you to the lake, as the marauders were invited to the party, I just thought I'd wait for you." He announced.
"If you must." I told him.
"But Lil- WHAT? You said yes. You didn't reject me. You love me back! I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME!" He screams loud enough for the whole school to hear.
I shake my head in exasperation, it's just a walk down to the lake.
"Calm down." I chuckle. " It's not like I've just confessed my undying love for you or something. Just - let's go. Okay?"
He nods.
"Y'know what Lily, the reason I'm so happy you've agreed to walk with me is, you're just one step away from marrying me." He tells me dramatically looking off into the distance.
I stop in my tracks. Careful not to take another step to marriage.
"It's. Just. A. Walk. Look we're nearly here." I explain carefully.
"Tomayto, Tomahto." He says.
I carry on walking toward the lake, I see Marlene, Dorcas and Alice - The girls in my dorm. As well as Sirius, Peter and Remus - three quarters of the marauders.
"Lily!" Dorcas squeals. "What took you so long?"
"Oh, Professor Slughorn wanted a word then this idiot told me if I took one more step we'd be married." I laugh, indicating to James. Who is opening bottles of alcoholic butterbeer and handing them around the group.
It's rare that both the girl group and the marauders all meet up. Even Alice has a butterbeer and she NEVER drinks.
"Time for some party games me thinks." Sirius giggles after about five drinks. We all nod as we're well and truly gossiped out.
"Truth or Dare?" Pettigrew suggests as everyone but James and I cheer.
"Red, you will play won't you? You too Prongs!" Sirius asks turning to me.
I hesitantly nod. I immediately regret this decision as Sirius declares that he'll be starting.
"All of the girls: Truth or Dare?" He grins.
"What that's not in the rules, you can't ask all of us." Alice squeals in frustration.
We all turn to Remus who is the official truth or dare commissioner for our group of friends.
"Allowed." He states.
"Dare." Marlene chooses for us.
No. No. No. Please no. I never choose dare. Why am I even in Gryffindor, aren't we supposed to be brave?
"I dare you to wade knee deep into the lake." He nods, confirming his own decision.
Alice, Marlene and Dorcas strip down to their shirt and knickers, while I just shake my head in refusal.
"Come on Lil, it's just us." Sirius tries to reassure me.
I pull off my sweater and skirt. Then when I see the looks the boys are giving me I struggle out of my stockings and garters. It may be slightly old fashioned to wear them and I know nowadays they're seen as kind of sexy but I feel more formal wearing them, more like a girl from an Enid Blyton book, going to a proper English boarding school. I blush as I see Marley and Alice just wore socks.
The three of us stand at the edge of the lake for a few minutes as the boys shout at us to get a move on. Finally Marlene takes a few steps forward. I don't want to be the last on in so I join her.
It's painfully cold. Yet, I'm only halfway up my shins so I know to finish the dare I have to take at least three steps more.
Mars has only one more step to go, damn her height. Alice is height, with about two steps and Dorcas is one of the tallest in our year, she has at least five steps before she completes the dare.
I reach my knees, turn to the boys, seeing them nod I run as quickly as possible back to the shore. I dry myself using exaresco and turn to watch my dorm mates. Marley has finished the dare and is slowly walking back, carefully not to get her blouse wet.
Alice is also knee deep but is watching Dorcas from where she is. With one more step to go Cas falls, the bottom of the lake sinks away. The water must be well over her head, she shrieks and swims back to safety.
As she and Alice return back to the shore she sends daggers at all of us.
She dries herself and her and Alice put the rest of their clothes on.
After a few more dares it's my turn, Cas chooses date.
"Cas, since you're still shivering, go and sit in Remus' arms." I smirk, knowing Dorcas has has a crush on Remus since the start of fourth year. 3 years sure is a long time to like one person without fail.
She shoots me daggers but sits in his lap all the same. He wraps his arms around her without a word.
"Lily, Truth or Dare?" Cas asks.
"Dare." I choose, deciding to release my inner Gryffindor.
Oh how foolish.
"I dare you to kiss Jamie." She mimics my smirk.
"No. NEVER!" I shake my head violently while they all laugh.
"You refuse the dare?" Remus asks me. I know the rules and this means I get a forfeit. Just to confirm Peter asks if there's one.
"Yes, and as the dare includes both Evans and Jamie they both have to take part." Remus grins mischievously.
This results in a "Nice one, Lils." From James.
"The standing forfeit is that if you refuse a dare you have to be locked alone in a room for a day. And seeing as tomorrow is Saturday, we'll be locking James and Lily away together for 24 hours. Starting when we get back to the castle." Cas giggles.
"Well there's no turning back now." Potter laughs.
So, there's no mention of acrid yet and there won't be until the third and final part of this story.
Jily
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