Heyyy! I restarted this fanfic because, it was absolute rubbish to put it eloquently well here I am rewriting it... My summary sucks, I know, I was never good at writing summaries. Basically this is about James and Lily's budding romance and just basically the marauders era in general. Reviews are always greatly appreciated so please review.. pls. (seriously i'm desperate) Enjoy! :)
I am no J K Rowling, rights for most of the characters and the potterverse go to her :)
James was flustered to say the least.
"Leave him alone, What's he done to you?" James turned around to see green eyes piercing him
"Well, it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean ..." He started
"You think you're funny. But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans. Go on ... go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid."
"Bad luck, Prongs," Sirius winced, turning around "Oi!"
"SECTUMSEMPRA"
James staggered back, crimson dripping down his face. Without a moment's hesitation, James fired back
" LEVICORPUS"
"Let him down!" James whipped his head around to come face to face with a fiery head of red hair. Lily was so close he could smell her like a fresh bouquet of- James shook his head, taking himself out of his trance.
"Certainly." With a jerk of James' wand, Snape fell to the ground. He immediately began to grasp for his wand, however, before damage could be done Sirius yelled
"PETRIFICUS TOTALLUS"
In one swift move Lily took her wand out. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!"
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you." James stepped in
"Take the curse off him, then." She said, smugly
James breathed in and faced Snape "You're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus."
"I don't need help from filthy little mudbloods like her!"
Lily blinked, she didn't know what else to do. "FINE. I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus." Lily turned around taking a shaky breath
"APOLIGISE SNIVELLUS!" James turned around, nobody thought he would have said it, people around him were shocked for words
"I don't want you to make him apologise! You're as bad as he is!" Lily snapped facing James
"What? I'd NEVER call you a — you-know-what!"
"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can — I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK." And as quickly as she had appeared, Lily stormed off back towards her friends. Nobody except Marlene noticed her tears, which were now falling freely on her face as she engulfed lily in a hug the two set off, towards the dormitories.
James was definitely flustered. and in deeper than he could think
James groaned, as he flopped himself onto his bed.
" Why do I mess things up, why?"
" I do NOT know, Don't ask me" Sirius said, jumping onto his own bed. " I don't even know why you bother, there's girls throwing themselves at you, but you just WON"T give up on her, I think-"
" We all know what you think Padfoot, and as usual, we don't want to hear it" Remus announced, sitting on his bed.
Peter followed in tow, attempting to jump on his bed the same way as Sirius, but only managing to roll of the other side.
Sirius snorted.
"If it helps Prongs, I think that perhaps you should tone things down, stop asking Lily out so often"
" I did tone it down" whined James
"Blackmail doesn't count as toning it down" replied Sirius, dodging the pillow thrown at his head.
" AS I WAS SAYING, get to know the real Lily, don't ask her out every second of the day, get her to warm up to you" Remus cut in
" Yeah Prongs we know you aren't as much of a prat as maybe you are, well maybe you are perhaps-"
" Did anyone understand what he said?" Sirius inquired, dodging a swat in his direction. The dorm was quiet for a minute until Peter piped up
" I think you should apologise Prongs"
" Whose side are you on Wormtail!?" demanded Sirius
"nah he has a point, I should apologise"
" But you didn't do anything wrong.." ratified Sirius
" Face it Padfoot, if I wasn't"
"if we weren't"
"Fine if we weren't teasing Snape like that Lily he wouldn't have said it"
"he would have said it eventually, the way he's going" Sirius ended
The group was silent
" I know, it's just that even I didn't expect it, nobody expected him to go that far"
Silence consumed the group yet again
" I'm hungry" Sirius announced, breaking the silence.
" yeah me too"
"same here"
" I'm a bit peckish"
"and assuming someone here doesn't want to head to the great hall, i'm guessing we head over to the kitchens"
A chorus of "aye" followed Sirius and the Marauders leapt of their beds and galloped down the stairs. But the group's trek to the kitchen was ceased when Sirius tripped and collided head first with Marlene Mckinnon. Sirius cringed as he realised who it was, helping her up.
"You're looking peachy, aren't you Potter" Marlene said snidely, to a sheepish James.
" actually it took us ages to get him out of his dorm" quipped Peter, ignoring the glares from James. Marlene's gaze softened,
"She still hasn't come out you know, she blames you, she thinks that if you weren't teasing him, it wouldn't have happened, but with the way he was going, even Lily knew he was going bad. Lily's anything but stupid James, Temperamental, yes but definitely not stupid, she'll come around" Marlene surmised quietly.
"Are you guys heading down for dinner?" James asked.
"nah, she doesn't want to after, well "
" We'll handle it!" Sirius jumped in
"yeah don't worry"
" We'll Be back"
and before Marlene could say or do anything the three boys were gone, except for James
" Just, tell her I'm sorry yeah, and I'll make a better apology in person, but for now.." and as quickly as he had come, he disappeared out the portrait. Marlene chuckled to herself as she headed up back to her dormitory.