When I Stop Hating You
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it belongs to JKR. If you don't, its probably mine. (A/N: at bottom)
Chapter 3: Changed Feelings
"Sirius, James, don't you guys ever chew your food properly?" Lily asked as they shoveled food into their mouths. The sorting was over and the feast had begun, causing the two friends to start eating at top speed.
"Corf 'e do" Sirius said through a mouthful of potatoes. Saph and Alana tried their hardest not to laugh at the disgusted look on Lily's face.
"Sorry Evans, we'll try to slow down," James said grinning sheepishly after swallowing his food. Sirius made a few fake retching sounds, and this time the girls couldn't hold back.
"James do you mind? Some of us are trying to eat here. You can suck up to Evans later," he said, piling more food onto his plate. James glared at him and went back to eating silently.
"Ugh, I don't think I could have eaten another bite." He said an hour later as the group sat in the common room after the feast.
"Good thing to, or those poor house elves would have so much more work to do!" Saph said, before yawning. "Well, I think I'm going to bed. Food makes me sleepy."
"Saphirra Johns! Do you mean to say you have run out of energy?" Alana said with a smirk. Saph shook her head and stood up.
"Of course not Lannie, I just need a bit of sleep so I can have even more energy tomorrow."
"I think I'm going to get some sleep too, you coming Alana?" Lily asked, standing up as well.
"No, I'm going to stay down here for a little while." She said.
"Ok, see you in the morning."
"Night Lannie, Sirius, James, Peter, Remus." Saph giggled. They boys went up to bed one by one until only Alana was left in the common room. She pulled out a book she'd gotten that summer in muggle London and curled up in the armchair by the fire with it.
"Lannie? Lannie are you still up?" It was Sirius. Alana opened her eyes and realized she was still in the common room. Sirius was standing next to her chair, that stupid charming smile of his on his face.
"What time is it?" she asked groggily.
"Three a.m."
" And you're still up?"
"I couldn't sleep."
Alana raised an eyebrow. "Couldn't sleep? Its three a.m., and you haven't slept at all?" she asked.
"Well, its pretty understandable seeing as Peter was already asleep by the time I went upstairs. That guy can snore pretty loud." Sirius smirked. Alana couldn't help but laugh.
She sat up and stretched a bit, yawning. Sirius smiled at her and pushed a lock of hair away from her face. Before she knew what was happening, he was kissing her. Alana was shocked a bit at first, but after a second she smiled and melted into the kiss. It seemed to her like seconds after she did he pulled away.
"Sorry…I shouldn't have done that," Sirius said, then smiled. "G'night Lannie." He walked back upstairs to the boys' dorms, leaving Alana sitting there, slightly confused. After a few minuets she went upstairs to bed as well.
"Lannie? Earth to Lannie" Saph said the next morning, smirking a bit. "Are you alright?"
Alana looked at her as if she had just noticed Saph was sitting next to her. "Yea I'm fine," she said smiling. "Just didn't sleep a lot last night. Apparently I fell asleep in the common room, and I didn't realize it until around three o'clock this morning." She explained, not mentioning it had been Sirius that woke her up. Saphirra laughed. Alana was well known for falling asleep in the common room, but usually it happened during term, when Lily, Remus, and Saph slept in the common room most of the night as well. Lily and Remus always stayed up late studying, Alana would be reading some muggle novel, and Saph would be pretending to talk to Alana while really glancing in Remus's direction every five seconds. Everyone but Remus seemed to know that Saphirra had been crushing on him since the beginning of fifth year. He was smart, but he was pretty oblivious to some things.
"Anyway Lannie, I was saying we have Potions first thing this morning," Saph showed Alana their schedules. Apparently they had arrived while Alana was staring at Sirius, who was sitting across the table from them talking to James and Remus about something. She took her schedule from Saphirra and groaned.
"Double potions first thing? Ugh."
"Come on Alana, Professor Slughorn isn't that bad." Lily said, sitting down on the other side of Saphirra and picking up her schedule.
"You only say that because he favors you." Alana grumbled. To be perfectly honest she wasn't sure Slughorn was the reason she dreaded Potions. It could be because they had it with the Slytherins, or that Sirius wasn't taking N.E.W.T. Potions. Nope, that wasn't it, she definitely hated it because of the Slytherins. What was she thinking anyway? Sirius had dated a different girl each month since third year, maybe even more, and Alana refused to be one of the many. Not to mention she had promised herself she would never be with a pure blood. It might make her parents reconsider disowning her, and she didn't want that at all.
"C'mon," She said, no longer hungry. "Class starts in like ten minuets." Alana, Saphirra, Lily, James, and Remus all stood up and headed to Potions, while Sirius was stuck with Peter during one of the morning breaks.
"Alaaaannaa" called the mocking sing-song voice of Narcissa Black as the five Gryffindors neared the dungeons. Alana groaned again.
"What do you want, Cissa?" she asked, looking thoroughly pissed.
"Just thought you might like to know its official," She said, holding out her hand and smiling broadly. She was wearing a rather large diamond ring, proof that Lucius had proposed at last. "Do pass the news along to my dear cousin, won't you?" she asked, looking particularly smug. "Oh, and don't think either of you are invited, I'd rather not have any blood traitors at my wedding. It's next summer you know." With that she turned and entered the dungeons, sitting at a table with Lucius. They were so close she was practically in his lap.
"Wouldn't dream of coming," Alana muttered under her breath, along with a few other not so nice words.
After Potions Lily, James, Sirius and Peter went outside for Care of Magical Creatures. Remus went to the library to work on his potions essay, and despite Saphirra's protests, the two girls headed back to the common room.
"Why does Remus have to be so oblivious?" Saph complained, collapsing into one of the armchairs by the fire, and pulling a chocolate frog out of her pocket. It really was a wonder the girl didn't have terrible acne, with all the chocolate she consumed.
" Why don't you just tell him?" Alana asked, sitting across from her and pulling out her potions book.
"I dunno, he's just…. HEY! If you're working on Potions why couldn't we go to the library with Remus?"
"Because you wouldn't get any work done," Alana smirked.
Saphirra nodded in agreement. "Yea, you're probably right."
"Probably?"
"Okay, fine, you are right." She laughed.
"Oh you guys are so lucky!" Lily complained at lunch later that day. "You all have a ton of off periods. I think I only get three this whole week! When am I going to find time to study? I can't do it after classes because of Head Girl duties."
"Oh Lily, don't be such a drama queen," Saph said, causing almost half the table to laugh. "You chose to take so many classes. You could have at least dropped Ancient Runes and Care of Magical Creatures. At least then you would have more off periods, not to mention less homework."
"I know, but I like those classes. I didn't want to drop them."
"Lily, maybe you can still ask McGonagall to change your schedule. I'm sure she'll understand." Trust Remus to be the sensible one of the group. Lily smiled at his suggestion.
"Yea Evans, if you drop ancient runes, you can spend more time with us, seeing as none of us are taking that class," James said.
"Oh yea Potter, that's exactly what I want to do, spend more of my time around you." She said sarcastically.
"See, I knew you'd come around." Lily rolled her eyes at his comment, but smiled a bit.
"I think maybe I'll go see McGonagall tonight after patrols. You are going to do your patrols, aren't you Potter?"
"Am I doing them with you or on my own?"
"Unfortunately we have to do our patrols together, though I have no idea why."
"Then I'll be there," He smirked.
Alana and Saphirra had decided to play a game of Wizard's Chess while they waited for Lily to get back that night. James had walked in about five minuets before their game ended with a goofy smile on his face. He said good night and headed upstairs to the boys' dorm. The other three guys had gone to bed about thirty minuets ago.
"You think Lily talked to McGonagall?" Alana asked after they finished their game.
"Dunno, but I hope so. It seems like we never get to see her anymore." Saph said, pretending to look extremely sad and trying her hardest to make herself cry. Her attempt failed, and both girls were still laughing when Lily walked through the portrait hole.
"What's so funny?" she asked smiling.
"Oh, nothing," Alana said. "Just Saph being her usual self. How did your patrols go Lils?"
"Oh, er, they were good. McGonagall actually told Potter and I to come by her office once we had finished. She wanted to talk about the first Hogsmeade visit."
"Ooohh! When is it?" Saph asked excitedly.
"First weekend of October." Lily said. "Anyway, we talked about that then I stayed after to see if I could change my schedule a bit. I dropped Ancient Runes and Astronomy, which freed up my nights a bit as well." She smiled again, a different one then normal.
"Anything else happen?" Alana asked knowingly. Lily had been her best friend for over six years, and Alana always knew when se was hiding something.
"Oh, well," she paused, as if thinking of how to word what she was going to say next. "Well, before he left James asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him. And Ikindofsaidyes." She mumbled quickly.
"Figures he wouldn't stop doing that. You know, if he says he is going to do something, he really should." Saphirra paused, suddenly taking in the rest of what Lily had said. "Wait a minuet, you said YES?" Lily nodded sheepishly, still grinning.
Alana laughed at Saphirra, who was sitting there looking utterly dazed and confused. "Merlin what is this world coming too," She mumbled under her breath. "Next thing you know the Death Eaters will announce they were just kidding and haven't killed anyone at all, just hidden them in their many mansions." She shook her head as they headed up to the girls dorm, Alana and Lily doing all they could not to laugh.
A/N: ok, so there it is, I hope ya'll like it! A lot of things happened in this chapter, which is why I love it oh so much. Please R&R, suggestions are welcome…but please, nothing Like Lily and James, Saphirra and Remus, and Alana and Sirius should all get married and have tons of kids! This is a cannon fic, so you can all guess what happens in the end. I wrote the epilogue in my head before I even started chapter two. Any other suggestions are welcome though! ;) UPDATE: all of my chapters have now been edited. Chapter 4 is up, and I'll be writing chapter 5 now!
