A/N: Hello all! I'm Jenny and this is my second lily and James story. My first is still a work in progress, but I got an idea in my head for a different approach to Lily and James and well, it just wouldn't go away! So I'm still working on my first one, but I thought this one would be a fun one to do too. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1: Flying Knickers
James Potter. The bane of my existence!
I despise him. No, no, loathe is such a better word. James Potter I loathe thee! It's such a shame too, the boy is gorgeous. He has this perfectly chiseled face, strong jaw line, gorgeous hazel eyes hidden behind cute wire rimmed glasses, and black unruly hair that sometimes looked devilishly handsome. So looking at him he's just beautiful. Unfortunately he ruins it all by opening that fat ugly mouth of his.
I swear that boy is out to ruin my life! The pranks he pulls on me! Just yesterday he somehow got into my dorm room and enchanted my knickers to fly around the Great Hall. My face was red as a beet. I tried to pretend they weren't mine, but my mother has this thing where she insists on putting my name on all of my knickers. Great idea mum, simply brilliant. Thanks a lot!
Oh yes, I highly doubt I'll live that one down. The worst part is, I can't even complain to my best friend, Katie, about it. I can't complain to her because she thinks the world of James Potter. James Potter can do no wrong in her eyes. So what if he turns my hair green? It matches my eyes. So what if he put the babbling charm on me during Charms? He was just practicing. So what if he shrunk my robes so they were two sizes too small? They did look too big on me before.
Oh yes, Katie has an excuse for everything that, that Potter Prat does. EVERYTHING! I can't even talk to Alec about it either, my other best friend, because he's friends with the maraurder's and he thinks most of their pranks are hilarious. Yes Alec, their pranks are just hilarious! Especially when they put itching powder down my back! That was a real riot!
I've come to such an easy conclusion I don't know why I didn't think of this before! I'll get knew friends. Yes that'll work. Emily and I have always gotten along, yes that's the perfect answer. That'll teach those two gits for picking James Potter over me.
Ahh, speak of the devil's reincarnation himself, James Potter has just strolled into the Gryffindor common room accompanied, as usual, by his three best mates, none of which are any better then him. Sirius Black just might even be worst then Potter himself, but I doubt it. That stupid gitthink he's such a heart throb! I mean yeah, he is pretty hot, he can be charming, he plays on the quidditch team... I'm not making a really good case for myself. Despite all of those things he is an arse! Trust me, I know this first hand.
Remus lupin... hmm... I would love to say he isn't as bad as the rest I mean, he is a lot quieter and he may never be the mastermind behind the pranks, but he is still there and contributes, so sorry Lupin but you are also an arse!
Lastly there is Peter Pettigrew. The same thing that went for Lupin goes for Pettigrew. He may not be the mastermind behind it all (god knows he's not the master mind! That boy once asked me how to spell charm. Charm! CHARM! Idiot), but he also participates and for that, I loathe him too!
What the hell is Potter doing? Oh god, he's scanning the room. Probably looking for me to pull some immature prank. Ok, chill Lily, just slide down in your seat and he'll never–DAMN! He saw me, now the four of them are coming my way.
Maybe if I try and will them away they'll leave. Ok here we go, 'Go away!'. They're still coming towards me... 'turn around and walk away from me'. Nothing. Ok, One more try, "Get away from me!" Whoops that one I said aloud.
"Now, now Evans, be nice," Sirius chirped happily, plopping down next to me on the couch.
Why didn't I sit in the arm chair? I always sit in the arm chair. The one day that I decide to sit on the couch and Black has to decide to sit next to me and inch closer and closer, "Come any closer Black and you'll regret it!" I warned him pulling out my wand.
Sirius looked at my wand wearily as if he didn't find it threatening. HA! He should be scared, very scared! I'm the top students in my charms class, I could do some major damage if I really wanted too, and ooh do I ever want to! If he doesn't get away from me in five seconds then someone's going to have large boils bursting about his face! 1, 2, 3–
"Put the wand away Evans, we come in peace," James scoffed looking down at me as if I was this huge idiot to try and threaten them.
Piss head.
"What do you want then?" I asked curtly hoping to end this conversation as soon as possible. I put my wand away when Black got up and stood next to James, then crossed my arms and then gave each of them a withering glare.
"You're always so pleasant Evans, you really should tone it down a bit," Peter said with a patronizing smile. I HATED when people were patronizing, the only time I could stand it was when I was the one being patronizing.
Yes, I do realize that I'm a bit of a hypocrite, no need to remind me.
"Thanks for the advice Pettigrew, I'll definitely keep that in mind for next time," I said with sarcastic enthusiasm, "Now what do you want!"
Seriously, why do they always have to add little side comments, why can't they just ask me what they want and leave me alone! It's so simple and yet there tiny little brains just can't seem to grasp the concept. Bloody idiots.
"Look, obviously you don't like us very much," Remus started to say but I just had to cut him off.
"What would ever give you that idea?" I asked my eyes wide and innocent. Seriously, these four are so dumb, how are they not failing every subject.
"A little less attitude would be splendid Evans," Sirius said smiling at me.
I glared at him, "Attitude? You think this is attitude?" I asked laughing slightly. I hadn't even shown them attitude yet, but if they pressed a little harder, I just might.
"Anyways!" James interrupted, "Look we have a favour to ask of you."
A favour? Oh that makes me laugh! Hahaha! I can't stop laughing! Oh this is rich. I should probably stop laughing however, the four of them are looking at me like I'm crazy. Ah hem, they should have realized that I would react like this, I mean honestly, a favour?
"You've got to be kidding," I said. I looked at their faces and they just stared at me blankly, "You're not kidding?" How did they expect that I would actually do a favour for them? Them! The one's who have tortured me for the past six years.
"No, we're not kidding," Remus sighed.
"You're all off your rockers, there's no way I'd do any of you a favour," I smirked, then opened up my book and continued to read pretending they weren't there.
I thought they would have got the hint that I was ignoring them, you know since I stopped talking and wouldn't look at them, but no, Sirius grabbed the book out of my hand and smiled tightly at me, "You don't even know what the favour is yet,"
"I don't care what the favour is," I said simply, "I won't do it, no matter what it is." I'm trying to will them to go away again... it's not working.
"Just amuse us for a second and listen to what we have to say, ok?" Peter asked smiling patronizing at me again. If he kept doing that, I was going to shove my foot up his arse, then smile patronizing at him and say 'oops!'.
"What is it then?" I asked feeling quite irritated by now. This was just getting quite annoying, why couldn't they just leave me alone. Why must they always bother me.
"You were at the last quidditch game right?" James inquired.
Was I at the last quidditch game? Of course I was at the last quidditch game. You winked at me as you flew by and raised your eyebrows suggestively you disgusting git. See! Idiots, "Yes, I was there."
"Well then you saw that one of our star chasers, Margaret Connors, was knocked unconscious then right," James asked starting to get fidgety. This was weird... it was like he was nervous, what was he nervous about?
"While I'm young Potter," I asked delightfully, smiling brightly at him.
James sighed and rolled his eyes, "Well Margaret can't play for a couple of weeks, she has some sort of concussion or some bullocks like that. Anyways, we need to fill the position so we're having tryouts for it. We were talking to Alec today... and he mentioned that you're actually not so bad at quidditch, that you're actually pretty good at quidditch," James rambled on stopping to mess up his hair and fix his glasses.
"If where you're going with this, is asking me to try out, the answers no," I said simply looking extremely bored with the conversation, I was trying to make them leave me alone, but apparently it wasn't really working all that well.
"Don't say no right away! Hear us out," Sirius argued anger flashing through his eyes, "I know your this book worm and all, but if you're even remotely good at quidditch then it is your responsibility to share those skills with the rest of the Gryffindor team to help us win!"
"What? It is not! You're all bonkers. I don't get why you care so much, it's not like quidditch is that great anyway," I said simply.
Apparently this was not a good thing to say because right when I said it Potter and Black's mouths dropped about a foot opened and they began yelling incoherent things at me. Wow, I didn't realize I was going to get that huge of a reaction out of them.
"Calm down!" Remus yelled at James and Sirius who were fuming and glaring at me like they were ready to pummel me... it was times like these I was glad I was a girl, "Now Lily, don't go saying things you don't mean just because you don't like us."
I rolled my eyes. Oh no, I couldn't possibly not like quidditch, everybody LOVED quidditch, it's just absurd to say I'm not completely obsessed with it. Can you hear the sarcasm in my voice? It's dripping with it. Hopefully you've caught on.
Don't get me wrong, I do like quidditch, but I don't think it's as great as everyone makes it out to be. Sure it's fun to watch sometimes and to play a few games every now and then with a few friends, but the way some people got so obsessed over it, like Potter and Black, I just couldn't understand it.
"If you saw a dying person on the street, would you just walk by or would you do everything in your power to help them," James asked me in a low, unsteady voice.
"I would do what I could to help them," I answered slowly. I could already see where he was going with this.
"Quidditch is life! Quidditch is dying! Why won't you help Quidditch!" Sirius yelled angrily.
"Quidditch is not life," Again, this appeared to be the wrong thing to say, Potter and Black were gaping at me again like I'd grown a second head.
"How can you say that?" James asked aghast.
Oh this was just getting ridiculous, "Look, my answer is no, so stop hassling me about it. I'm sure you'll get lots of people who'll turn up for the try-outs, someone in there will be quite skilled and your team will be fine."
"Evans! Just try-out! From w hat Alec says, you're a really good player, and we need someone who's really good to replace Margaret. We can't get someone who's just 'adequate' at quidditch, we need someone skilled, someone apparently like you," Sirius argued getting angrier and angrier by the second.
I was going to kill Alec. How could he sell me out like this? Oh yes, I was definitely getting new friends, "When are the try-outs,"
All four of them perked up when they heard me say this, "This Tuesday!" James said excitedly, "So will you try out?"
"Oh darn," I said snapping my fingers, "No can do. I have plans that I just can't get out of, sorry."
Ok, I know that was mean, to get there hopes up like that and then crush them down, but it was also funny! They're all glaring at me now though, this is making me really uncomfortable. 'Go away', wow this whole willing them to leave thing just does not work.
"Take some time to think about it Evan's, we'll catch up with you on Sunday and see if you've changed your mind," James said tightly then turned around and started walking away.
"You better say yes, it wouldn't kill you to just try-out you know," Peter said walking after Remus and James.
"Oh but it just might!" I called after him, grinning despite myself.
"Maybe you should try-out then, just because of that," Sirius said nastily throwing my book down on the couch and then following them up to the boys dormitories.
Oh yes, they're really making me want to join the quidditch team now. What fun it will be to have James bossing me around and Sirius making mean comments towards me everyday with no way out! Oh what joy, I don't know why I didn't say yes immediately.
"Hey, what did James want with you?" Katie asked coming over and plopping down next to me on the couch.
"Nothing," I said simply picking up my book and starting to read it pretending she wasn't there. All I wanted was to ready my book in peace. If I told Katie why James was over here, then she would be all over me asking me why I wouldn't do it, "Just being an arse."
I didn't have to look up to see Katie giving me one of her, 'you're-over-reacting' looks. In about thirty seconds I was going to get the whole, 'he's not that bad' speech that she always gave me when I put him down. I almost had it memorized by now.
"Lily, he's not as bad as you think. You just never give him a chance. Of course he's going to be a prat to you if you're a prat to him," Katie said exasperated.
"I am not a prat to him!" I defended myself. This was great, my friend was accusing me of purposely being mean to Potter... hmm... she may have a point there. If I was nice to him... ugh, I just shuddered, I can't even imagine being nice to him, no, it's not going to happen.
"You are too and you know it. You go out of your way to be rude to him. I bet if you stopped being rude to him, he would stop being rude to you. I also bet that... well if you accepted his offer to go on a date, the pranking would stop too," Katie said casually.
I closed my book and placed it carefully on my lap, then looked up sharply at Katie, "Never. I will never go on a date with Potter. Stop pushing this Katie, it's not going to happen,"
For some reason, James Potter seemed to have some sort of... infatuation with me. I don't think it's real. I just think it's because I'm basically the only girl in school who doesn't swoon at the mere sight of his perfect smile, and I back talk him all the time. Yes I'm basically disgusted with him and for some reason it turns him on. Go figure.
Katie sighed dramatically, "Oh Lily, what will I do with you? You never can see when a guy is head over heels for you,"
"Oh he is not head over heels for me," I laughed.
That was just simply ridiculous, guys were never head over heels for me. I'd only had two boyfriends, and both were disastrous. They did not work out at all. I mean, ok, they weren't 'disastrous', but none of them worked out, and none lasted very long. I just wasn't lucky in relationships.
"Whatever you say," Katie said in that voice she does, it's her voice she does when she thinks she knows something I don't.
"There are my two favourite girls," Alec said grinning broadly and coming over, sitting across from us.
I eyed Alec wearily, "Oh, it's you," I said with an extremely bored tone.
Alec and Katie both looked at me confused, but slowly a knowing expression came over Alec's face, "I see James and his friends have already talked to you then,"
"Yes, and thank you so much for that Alec. I mean, my day is just never complete without being hassled by the maraurder's!" I replied sarcastically.
"You told me they didn't want anything," Katie asked confused.
"I lied. I knew you would have tried to convinced me to do what they wanted me to do," I said shrugging.
Katie looked at me annoyed. Great, now I was going to get an earful from her just because I didn't tell her what James wanted. This was really starting to get irritating.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me what they wanted," Katie said annoyance growing in her voice.
"I can't believe you said no to them," Alec said, his voice going into the same annoyed tone that Katie's was starting to go into, "Did you just say no because you're still mad at them for making your knickers fly around the Great Hall?"
"Would you--SHHH!" I hissed angrily. Of course I was still angry about it, it just happened yesterday! There was no need for him to bring that up. All day I've been trying to forget about it but no, people keep coming up to me and handing me my knickers they found in the Great Hall and snickering as they walked away, and now he brings it up.
"What did they really want, and tell me the truth," Katie snapped.
I sighed, this sucks. They always teamed up on me. This is why I'm going to get new friends. Friends who hate maraurder's, that way they'll always be on my side. Unfortunately the only people who hate the maraurder's are the people in Slytherin, and there is no way I am going to start becoming all buddy, buddy with that greasy haired slime ball Snape. Ew, that would just be gross.
"They want me to try out for the quidditch team. Alec," I said shooting him a venomous glare, "let it slip that I'm half decent at playing quidditch and they want me to try out to replace Margaret since she's going to be out for a couple of games."
Katie stared at me like I was a difficult math problem she was trying to solve, making me extremely uncomfortable, I hated when she gave me that look, "I don't get it. Why won't you do it? You like quidditch."
"That's why I mentioned to them that you're a really good chaser because you enjoy it, I thought you would want to try out for the quidditch team," Alec defended himself.
"Well Alec, you thought wrong. I don't and I'm not going to, so let's just drop it," I said grabbing my book and heading for my dormitories but I was cut off by my former best friend Katie.
"Oh I get it, you don't think you'll make the team," Katie said smirking down at me like she'd figure it all out.
"Pardon?" I asked, my eyes narrowing.
"I mean, yeah, you're not... bad at quidditch, but I mean, you're not that fantastic either. I can see why you wouldn't want to try out, it would just be embarrassing when you didn't make the team," Katie explained, smiling sympathetically at me.
"Wouldn't make the team? I would too make the team! I bet I'm better then all of those people who turn up for the try-out on Tuesday!" I argued angrily. How dare she tell me that I'm not good at quidditch, she knows I am! She's seen me play! Not trying to toot my own horn here, but I'm awesome.
"Prove it," Alec said standing up, "Try-out. Then we'll see if you're actually as good as you think you are, or if you're not... like we're both beginning to think is the truth."
I glared at both of them, "Oh I'll not only try-out, but when I do make the team, I'm coming back here and laugh in both of your faces!" I said smugly. Ha! They will be sorry that they ever doubted...
Oh wait a minute, yeah I was definitely just conned into this. I can't believe I didn't realize that they were using reverse psychology on me. Yeah... I definitely feel like the worlds biggest idiot right now.
Great, now I had to try out for the quidditch team, "I'm getting new friends," I muttered storming away from Alec and Katie and made my ways up the stairs towards the dormitories.
"Yeah, yeah! You always threatened that but you never do!" Alec called after me grinning.
"Admit it, you love us too much to ever get rid of us!" Kate called after me as well, laughing.
Damn them. They were right though. No matter how much I got annoyed or fought with them, I wasn't going to find two better friends then them. But if trying out for the quidditch team turned out to be a big nightmare, well then Emily was about to get a new best friend.