So far, luck seems to be on my side. James has not yet arrived in our new dormitory. Maybe he has dragon pox and won't be coming to Hogwarts this year! That would be perfect! I would never see Potter again, as this is our last year. How wonderful to be spared from ever seeing his idiotic face—
Oh, shite. Someone just knocked. Wait, that can't be him. Potter doesn't have the manners to knock, especially if it is his dormitory. "Come in," I say, confident that it is anyone but the boy who should be here already. Punctuality was never his specialty.
The door opens slowly and silently, so that I don't realize that it's even open until I hear it bang against the doorstop. I look up from where I'm stuffing my extra suitcase into the bottom of the coat closet. There he is. In the doorway. Grinning his obnoxious smile. I think he's gotten taller. And more muscular, if that's possible. What am I thinking?? I'm not supposed to even notice his muscles. I voted against him, remember? I think he's an insufferable arse…albeit a hot arse. An oxymoron if I ever heard one. Wait, WHAT AM I THINKING? He is NOT hot. Not even close. And that's that. Ok, I see what everyone else is talking about…sort of. I mean, the hair sticking up is a kind of cute…if he didn't run his stupid hand through it all the time. Which he's doing now. Ok, I take it back. It's still cute when he does that, cuter even. BLOODY HELL!!!! This is going to be one long year.
"Lily, are you OK?" James asked, concerned.
"What?" I questioned, snapping out of my reverie.
"Lils, you look like you're about to fall over."
"I do NOT." Of course, at that I turned, tripped over the strap of my bag and did fall, right onto the couch.
Potter rushed over, an anxious look on his face.
"Lily Flower, what happened?"
"Nothing…I just tripped." Wow, I'm so eloquent, it amazes even me.
"Lilykins, do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?"
"Potter, just shut up and go unpack."
"That sounds more like LilyMuffin I know! By the way, you can call me James. That is my name, you know."
"Potter is also your name. And my name is Evans, not Lily Flower, or Lils, or Lilykins…actually, I don't remember even giving you permission to call me Lily."
"Let's go snog in my room."
"Ugh I thought you had gotten off of that last year."
"Answer this. Do you like me/care for me/find me attractive in any way?"
"Uhhh…. Let me think: NO!"
"Come on, you know you love me." He strode over and sat on the arm of the couch that I was currently sprawled across to smile down at me lovingly. NO! NOT LOVINGLY!
I instantly pulled my self into a sitting position, which was much more suitable for civilized conversation. "No, I know that you are stupid. Now, GO UNPACK, and stop bothering me with your presence."
"Lily, isn't it great that we get to share a room this year?" he asked, a hopeful look in his hazel eyes.
"What? We are not sharing a room. Your room is over there. My room is on the opposite side of the common room. You are not allowed in there under ANY circumstances."
"Aww, Lils, you don't mean that. How else am I supposed to watch you sleep?"
"What?"
"You always look prettiest when you're sleeping."
"When have you seen me sleeping?"
"Ummmm…"
"Well…?"
"Would you be mad at me if I told you the truth? Like…every-night-since-the-second-week-in-the-first-year-when-we-figured-out-how-to-get-into-the-girls-dormitory-without-setting-off-the-alarms?"
"WHAT! How the hell did you four pull that one off? How come we never noticed?"
"You didn't notice? Not even that night when Sirius got drunk and tried to make out with Emma which caused a scuffle in which I sort of landed…er…on top of…um…"
"Who…Oh no you didn't! I thought that was a nightmare!"
"Hey. It's not like I jumped on you."
"That's not quite how I remember it happening Prongsie, my boy."
"Padfoot! How did you get in here?"
"You left the password on top of your things. Which are currently being fawned over by all of the girls because you left them in the hallway."
"Shite! Why didn't you get them?"
"I was busy. I saw Liza, and then Carrie, and then Meg…"
"Okay! I get it. Wait one second my sweet." He said turning to me.
"Oooooh! You're his sweetie now are you?" Sirius said as soon as James left the room.
"Shut it Black, you don't know what you are talking about."
"What I do know, is that I came in, you were on the couch, with your skirt pulled a little too high, not that I mind of course, with Prongs leaning over you. And then he called you his sweet. What was I supposed to deduct from that?"
"Oh shite."
"AH HA!!!! SO YOU WERE SHAGGING!"
"WHAT!!! WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT!!!"
"SO IT'S TRUE!!!"
"NO!!!"
"Oh, well then, will you shag me?"
"ABSOLUTLY NOT!!!"
"Sirius, what are you saying to Lily?" James said coming into the room, managing to rid himself of the last few girls clinging to him as he closed the portrait hole with his foot, which I had to admit was rather sexy, even if he hadn't been trying. Actually, he probably had been.
"Don't worry Prongsie my boy. Your secret is safe with me."
"What secret?"
"That you were just shagging Lily and achieving your life long dream."
"WHAT! I would have told you if that happened!"
"So it did?"
"Sirius, just go away." I moaned.
"I see, hey James, give her what she wants."
"PADFOOT!!!"
"Okay, I'm going, I'm going. Oh, and don't change the password, this one is easy to remember."
"Exactly why I am changing it as soon as you walk out the door." I muttered.
"In that case…" he turned back to me. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was interrupted as the other two members of the four Marauders, along with my three best friends walked in.
"Wow Lily, this place is awesome! You want to have a sleepover soon?" Alice said in awe.
"What Lily! They can sleep over and I can't?" James protested.
"Seems to me you didn't need a bedroom for what you were doing earlier. The couch seemed sufficient."
James and I both shouted, "SIRIUS!" just as the rest turned to us and screamed, "WHAT WERE YOU DOING ON THE COUCH?"
"Is this true Lily? Have you been drinking? Are you all right? Congratulations!" Marley slapped me on the back while Emma frowned on and Alice giggled.
"NO! For those stupid and troubled," I turned to glare at Sirius, "I will reiterate. JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVANS WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING ON THE COUCH! WE WERE NOT SHAGGING OR SNOGGING, MERELY HOLDING A SOMEWHAT CIVIL CONVERSATION!!!"
"With your skirt up too high, James on top of you, both on a couch." Sirius put in.
"LILY!" Remus and Peter gawked at me, as my three friends started to laugh.
"It isn't true. I fell, James tried to help me up, and Sirius walked in. That's all. I swear."
"Merlin Lily, you take the fun out of everything." Sirius complained.
"WHY IS EVERYONE CALLING ME LILY LATELY?" I exploded.
"We always call you Lily," Emma stated, confused.
"Not you, them! James waltzes in here all "Lily Flower this and Lilykins that, and—"
"I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON HERE! You even have pet names for each other. Wow, that was quick! I've never even been to that stage!" Sirius shouted triumphantly.
"Hello, you call each other PADFOOT, PRONGS, MOONY, AND WORMTAIL!"
"That's different. You two are in love, we are merely mates, chums, buddies, pals…"
"He just doesn't give up does he?" I asked, turning to the closest Marauder, who happened to be Remus.
"He hasn't ever shut up, I'm afraid. We have tried everything. Nothing works, unless" he blushed, "unless he is…otherwise occupied. Even then though…"
"Oh MERLIN! EVERYONE OUT!!! NOW!!!"
"Okay, you two lovebirds have fun. Come on guys, I get the feeling we aren't wanted here." Sirius joked.
"Get the hell out Black."
"Goodbye Lilykins."
"OUT!"
They all filed out slowly, one by one, grinning. James turned to me.
"Do you need help unpacking?"
"NO! Sorry, I meant no thank you James, my patience has reached its max for today." I felt really tired all of the sudden. I think that is how Sirius does it. He is happy and hyper all the time because as soon as he walks in the room, he starts sucking away at everyone else's strength, so as soon as he leaves, they want to curl up and sleep. He is a public danger that one. I turned and took my last suitcase into my room. I listened for a minute, and heard James sigh, and take his stuff into the other room. I breathed a sigh of my own. If this was the first day, things could only go up from here.