Darlington, Roxxi and Lupin, Remus- Roxxi tossed her hair and smiled flirtatiously at the shy boy. He blushed slightly, waved, and smiled back.
Carington, Lexi and Black, Sirius- Lily almost died from laughter as she saw Lexi's jaw drop when Black looked her up and down, did that thing with his hair, and smiled devilishly
As the group of unpaired students thinned, Lily noticed that her name hadn't been called yet. And unfortunately, neither had Potter's. "Oh God please no not that pig I will die no no no!" she thought wildly
Evans, Lily and Potter, James-and Lily's world ended.
After all the names had been called, Lily and her friends walked over to the racks and met the Marauders. James, putting his arm around her, smiled and whispered in her ear, "I'm glad we are working together."
Lily spun in and wrapped her arms around his neck and looked into his eyes. "I'm glad we are working together to." And smiling, she kneed him in the groin. " It's going to be great I can feel it."
Grabbing Lexi and Roxxi, she walked away to their assigned apartments, all the while thinking about how warm James's body had been, how good he smelled, and how she fit perfectly into his body.
James POV
He smiled as he felt her arms around his neck and breathed in her scent. Lavender and rose was it? Either way she smells great. He resisted the urge to kiss her, and that urge was a lot easier to resist when he crumpled to the ground, jabbing pains shooting through his body. Insult to injury was added as Lily grabbed her friends and stalked away.
Sirius smiled as he helped his friend up. " You think this will ruin your chances of actually achieving better shagging than me?"
James glared at his friend. "What chances? Didn't Tess break up with you right after you slept with her?"
Sirius' smile dimmed slightly. Lupin began laughing hysterically as his fellow Marauders face went through a series of states of confusion.
"Shut up Moony. Its not like you've even kissed a girl. Probably still hasn't dated one either. Though I got to say, Roxxi, God she's going to be good. If you don't get her in bed then I will make sure I do."
"What about Lexi? I hear from James that she isn't exactly horrible" Remus smiled, looking at his friend.
James laughed. "I will give her credit she is one of the best ones."
And talking about their partners, they left the Great Hall and to the apartments.
Lily POV
Lily slowly opened the door, and her worst fears had been confirmed. Plain and bare, with gray walls and cement floors. Disgusted, Lily waved her wand to put in carpet and such as she wanted, but a sharp jab in her arm stopped her. Her wand had backfired and imprinted the words No magic! on her arm. Exasperated, Lily checked the moneybag Dumbledore had given her. $500.00 a week, and another 50 if she did extra credit on her homework. Just enough to at least get beds, if her judgment on this place was right. When she opened the door to the only bedroom, she saw she was quite right. There was nothing in there either, save for their trunks, which had been thrown in a corner. Checking the bathroom, she sighed in relief that there was at least a shower and a toilet. A shriek next door told her that Lexi had entered the apartment and stifled a laugh when she thought of her neat freak, clean friend's face. She was about to start hanging her clothes (they had at least the courtesy to provide hangers) and unpack the rest of her belongings when she heard the doorknob turn and the door slowly creak open.
James POV
His first thought was I'm in the wrong room. This place is disgusting But when he smelled lavender laced with rose, he knew he was in the right place. It was how Lily smelled. Sweet, hot tempered gorgeous Lily. He knew this might be his only chance with her, and he wouldn't spoil it, he couldn't risk losing the only girl who meant something to him. Low, quiet humming was coming from one of the doors, and walking towards it, James opened it with a squeak. For some reason, the sight before him made him want to grab Lily and hold her forever. She had taken out her brush, and was combing through the waist length curls. She had closed her eyes and was swaying slightly with the tune she had been humming. Her melodic voice brought him to a stupor as she sang and spun around. Lily's hair and robes swirled around her gracefully, making her look like a fireball. James walked forward and caught her in mid-spin, putting one hand around her waist, the other laced his fingers in hers. A shocked Lily gaped open mouthed up at him.
"Don't stop. I like that song." He whispered in her ear. With that , he spun Lily around and dipped her low, her leg extending gracefully. James, caught up in the moment, brought her back up close to his face. Too close to restrain himself.
"Lily." He murmered, and with that kissed her sweetly on the lips, his hands moving across her back and settling just above her hips. She stiffened, and he was snapped back into reality as an angry Evans slapped his face.
"What the hell do you think you are doing Potter?" the venom in her voice as she spat out his name made him want to cry. A strange emotion for him. But that kiss told him what he already knew with his heart yet denied with his mind. He was in love with Lily Evans.