As It Was and You Were
Chapter Two
Revelations
"So my fellow Hogwartians, eat up!"
"Hear hear!" shouted Sirius. He flipped his hair and a large chorus of sighs and bodies falling echoed around the hall. He grinned and sat down. "I say, I'm extremely hungry."
"Sirius, aren't you always?" asked Remus.
"Nonsense! Only when I say so!" Remus mumbled something that sounded like a large number.
"So Lily are you enjoying your… carrot?" James was uncertain in his tone and was eyeing Lily's meal of choice suspiciously.
"Shut up James. I'm still angry," She bit furiously into the carrot with a loud crunch and a scowl. She was a terribly angry person.
"Erm… right. You staying for Christmas holidays?"
"Alice tell Potter to leave me alone,"
"She says leave her alone,"
"Why Lily?" James looked at her.
"You don't want to commute through me?"
"No my voice is quite capable of reaching great distances,"
"Hmph," Alice returned to her tea as James gave up and returned to a riveting conversation on sugar quills. Alice and Lily meanwhile were speaking in lowered voices.
"I honestly cannot stand him. He deserves to… run around naked and… have Snape whip him,"
"You'd like that wouldn't you Lily?" Alice raised an eyebrow.
Alice," her tone was warning, "you know that I absolutely cannot stand him. Snape is no longer one of my friends,"
"Lily, I meant the part about James being naked,"
"No! That is completely out of order!"
"Lily Lily Lily. Everyone knows that in a circumstance such as this, something is very likely to happen,"
"What on earth do you mean?"
"There's a fine line between love and hate which only takes a small nudge to overstep,"
"Well that sucks like malaria,"
"Indeed it does," Alice was staring placidly at the mushroom arrangement that was in the shape of a clock chasing a dog.
"So it's inevitable?"
"Have you noticed how random the food is at this table? I mean a clock? Come on,"
"Alice? Back on track please. I don't want to end up seeing James naked,"
"You do Lily. You see everyone else here, including me, knows that you secretly like James. In every great love story, when a character hates another it just means that they are harbouring passionate feelings, for the hated, in the only way they know possible. You have that in common with those great love stories but you don't because these great stories only take a matter of months instead of seven years, which means you may possible really hate him but you can't hate him because you have a certain passion for him, which in turn means you either do or don't like James," Alice seemed out of breath.
"What?"
"Never mind. You were always rather thick when it came to boys,"
"Are you saying I should like girls? Because I really don't want to,"
"No don't. It's not good for your lungs the type of contact and… gross. Forget I said that stuff,"
"OK. So why do I like James?"
"Not that much forgetting!"
"I didn't get it in the first place,"
"Oh in that case don't worry about it. Things will turn out right… somehow,"
"Strangely Alice I feel less angry,"
"Well done Lily. That's a first," Alice mumbled this last bit so Lily wouldn't hear.
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"… So anyway, Mum was going completely off-"
"I wonder what's for breakfast?"
"James we all know that's not what you're wondering. It's more something like 'What's Lily having for breakfast?' or more likely 'What's Lily wearing six hours before breakfast?'" said Remus.
"Doesn't anyone want to hear my story?" asked Peter.
"Terribly sorry Peter old boy but James' non-existent love life is more interesting than your story about this 'Mum' chap," Sirius inclined his head apologetically.
"Oh alright," Peter seemed to accept this, the stupid little rat.
"James if you want to get anywhere with Lily you need to grow up," said Remus exasperatedly
"Remus I have. Just look at me!" He raised his arms so they, and a few other female spectators, could analyse his masculine physique.
"James although you may have physically matured- and judging from the stares of a few female viewers very well- your mental maturity leaves something to be desired. Very much desired," Remus raised an eyebrow sceptically.
"Oh right, well I'll grow up then. Easy. Done. Complete,"
"So you're just going to grow up like that?
"Well yeah. How hard can it be? Be good, shut your mouth, be polite. I already tried it today,"
"OK. Well if you already knew how to do it, then why only start this year?"
"Because it's my last chance. After this, I might end up enslaved and have to run around naked with Snape whipping me. Don't think I'd like that to happen," James shook his head and speared his tea with a fork. The rest of dinner continued with a flurry of eating, slurping and a few cases of diarrhoea. Other than that, nothing important. Until the end.
"Students, our bellies are full and our heads are empty so let us retire to our beds. However for Lily Evans and James Potter, our new Head Boy and Girl, I request a private word in the back chamber,"
"Bye James,"
"See ya,"
"Cheerio old friend," Sirius winked and half ran, half galloped to the doors.
"Bye Lily. See you up there. Oh and good luck,"
"Yes Alice. Goodbye," Lily commenced walking towards the hall front. On the opposite side of the table, James was doing the same but with a funny sort of kick in his step. She was immediately reminded of a giraffe. Lily scowled. She was a terribly angry person. James saw Lily scowl out of the corner of his eye and chuckled to himself.
Sometimes I wonder what makes me love her as much as I do. But look at her; she's the most beautiful creature I have ever beheld. Oh god. I'm an idiot.
The walk to the front seemed to take uncommonly long. Thewy went through the back chamber, which funnily enough was at the front of the hall. Once they had properly entered they could see Dumbledore smiling absentmindedly at the ceiling. Lily always thought he was a bit nuts, but crazy people usually turned out to be the greatest.
"Ah, you two. We best make this quick, the grapes might eat my hot chocolate. Now being Head students you are expected to keep a high standard of work and to attend your rightful patrols. You have two nights off a week. Also I have suddenly decided to build an extra common room for a fifth house. Sadly none of the other teachers like my idea of a fifth house, and now I have no use for the vacated space. So I have suddenly decided that I can use it as a common room for the Head students which would surely be of great use to you. As I said, grapes and all, I cannot stay any longer. Must be off. Goodbye. Directions lie on the table,"
"What did he say?"
Well that was the next chapter. Reviews please! They make me feel loved.