Author's Note: I have again left it so so long! Had a little writers block for a while but I'm back! Couldn't leave my characters for too long :) So some more character development and interaction among them. Plus some rather interesting James/Allie moments but you will have to read to find out! Mwahah I am so evil. (and maybe if I don't ask for reviews that means you will? Aww crap, look what happened there).
Disclaimer: I am J. K Rowling and I like to roll in my millions all day long. No, no that was just a dream I had the other night. Dam it reality!
Licking Chips
By MirrorDawn25905
Chapter 3.
Andrew Corner and Molly weasley were no where to be seen. Which usually meant that the girls would get to hear an endless spool of just how romantic he is while the guys would pretend Andy didn't exist.
Fred and Jules were sat next to each other playing a game of who can irritate each other the most whilst Dom sat opposite them shaking her head, sighing and flickering her eyes over the new Quibbler. Lorcan Scamander sat next to Dom and chatted furiously with a few 1st year Gryffindor students over the benefits of reading all of their books before classes began. Every now and then, Dom would shoot the back of Lorcan's head with a flicker of irritation, sighing and muttering how she was trying to read.
Libby was however entranced in a heavy book which was written in a language no body could let alone recognize, however even she could feel the rage consuming the boy sat next to her
James had been stabbing his steak venomously for the past 10 seconds, the irritated frown upon his face was swelling at an increasing rate, enough to attract the concern of a nearby Madame Bryony, the newly appointed Nurse.
James' youngest sibling Lily had just earned a seat at the Slytherin table and was chatting away between two besotted 1st year boys. When one of them brushed a strand of hair from her shoulder and James stood up, clearly enraged and growing ever more purple.
"For fucks sake James sit down before I make you." Said Dom, pulling him down anyway.
James turned round, his almond eyes twinkling "I just don't get it! She's here for 10 minutes and a) she gets into the Slytherin house and b) she's practically kissing some boy she's only just met, a SLYTHERIN boy! That. girl. is. going. to. give. me. a. heart. attack!"
By this point, James' voice had risen so high that half of the Gryffindor table, including a few Professors were watching him out of curiosity, disdain or concern.
Fred smiled sympathetically "Look mate, I know, if it were my sister I would probably be reacting the same. But listen, we both know Slytherins aren't that bad. Hey, you were saying just the other day, old whats-his-face, Greg, that big beefy lad was a pretty good beater."
"Exactly! And whats more, its Fred, the dumbest person I know (Hey!) that has to point out your irrationality. I swear that temper of yours is going to get you in trouble one day and I sure as well will not be there to stop it." Said Dom pointing her nose towards the floating candles in the sky.
"OK. Fine, I don't care about her being in Slytherin. She could be in whatever house she wants to be in! As long as there aren't two slimy, greasy cocky little twats with their HANDS OVER MY LITTLE SISTER!" Replied James, whose teeth were clenched so tensely that it looked like they might pop out of his mouth at any moment.
Dom rolled her eyes and looked him point blank, a dangerous feat for anyone "Look. James she is 11 years old for Christ sake! And being a GIRL myself I remember what it was like to be an 11 year old GIRL. Trust me, we thought all boys were a bunch of dirty prats who cared about nothing but their-"
"Er - Dom. We get the point" Said Libby with a smile. Dom rolled her eyes and turned her attention towards Lorcan Scamander with a strand of hair twirled around her fingers.
Fred rolled his eyes and turned his attention towards Jules who had a whole chunk of steak shoved in her mouth "Er you know at this point I would normally make a joke but I think this picture (he pressed a button and a puff of smoke erupted from a tiny box) will suffice. Actually I think it would look lovely spread all over the Gryffindor common room. Don't you?"
"Frederick Weasley. If I see even one poster up I will tell Allie what you did, give her nothing but a rusty knife and lock you in a room with her. I will let your imagination run wild on that one." She said tilting her head menacingly "Are we clear?" Her deep brown eyes glinted with amusement as she attempted to suppress a grin.
"Well - Miss Ellwood. You continue to surprise me with your tormenting techniques. And here I thought you were just an innocent little deer!" Fred said smugly folding his arms and crossing his legs.
"Nice try Fred. But trust me, crossing your legs won't stop her!" Said Jules with a triumphant nod.
As Fred and Jules continued to argue Libby turned towards James attempting to catch the pair of fiercely staring eyes away from his concerned looking sister "Hey James, don't suppose you've seen Allie around, have you?"
She said this in quiet voice so that nobody else overheard. This did the trick, for the blades in his eyes immediately melted within a golden bath. He let out a deep sigh and ran his fingers through his hair "Shit no. I don't actually. I hope she's Ok. She didn't - er - mention anything suspicious on the train ride, did she?"
Libby narrowed her eyes, tilting her head suspiciously "No, no she didn't. And she wouldn't have any reason to...would she?"
"No, no...no no. Of course not. I just wondered maybe there was a reason she wasn't here. Er never mind." James then drew out a random book and began flicking through the pages so Libby wouldn't interrogate him anymore.
He heard a sigh and an almond flick of hair as Libby turned her attention towards a Gryffindor 6th year who had been staring at her for the past 10 minutes.
James felt immediately irritated with himself. He had played that completely wrong. First of all, he knew he had made the girl suspicious which meant Allie would probably be questioned, which meant he would have to tolerate the hurl of insults chucked his way. Why does she have to be so bloody bad tempered? Alright, alright, its a difficult subject. Secondly, James should have noticed to begin with because this meant that he couldn't sneak away without having people follow him or question why he was leaving. He couldn't go under his invisibility cloak to find out what she was up to this time round. What if she did something stupid? Again?
Although James didn't realize it, every muscle in his body was tensed and his eyes were trained upon the front doors.
Libby was finally able to draw herself away from the 6th year by promising him that she would tutor him later that year. Fat chance of that but it distracted him for a while. She turned around and noticed James' gaze upon the door, a smile crept onto her face and the muscles in her lips were having a hard time keeping it down.
James noticed the smile and returned it with a glare which triggered a hysterical laughing fit from her part.
Fred noticed the commotion "Oi! What are you laughing at? Tell me Tell me Tell me Tell me Tell me!" But Libby was too busy straining with giggles while James sat there glaring at her
"Ohhh wait I've definitely got it! James got out his..."
"Fred!" They all shouted whilst Jules clapped a hand over his mouth.
"Well while your sitting there nicely gagged I would actually like to confirm that she was laughing about the time you ran around naked outside the Gryffindor common room. Oh and what happened? Oh yea, Professor Fletcher caught you and made you wear second hand pants for the rest of the day. I do recall they were a lovely pink and had little pixies all over them" Said James, sitting back with one eyebrow raised.
Everyone else had burst into laughter for they remembered the look on Fletcher's face, a tall, beautiful woman who Fred had a crush on since day one. Unfortunately for him, she didn't tolerate much which was combined with a good sense of humor. This made Fred her perfect target. Normally he didn't mind, but on this occasion I think the weather outside was a little too cold.
Fred sat there stony faced, then he turned and said "Oh James by the way what do those chips taste like?"
"Oh Fred I'm so relived you asked. All over those years of you stuffing your face and I figured you probably didn't know what food actually tasted like."
Fred responded by crossing his arms "Oh please do share with us all"
"Well you see there are witches and wizards down below preparing our food. When it comes to the chips, they take a potato, peel it, chop it into finger shaped sizes and fry it and then it ends up tasting like...like...wait a minute". James' eyes grew wide with horror as his mouth fell open whilst Fred was in fits of laughter.
"What? I don't get it!" Said Libby with a confused look on her face.
Lorcan started to laugh and high fived Fred who laughed even harder now.
"Oh my god will somebody please explain why James looks like he's going to cover us all in vom!" Says Libby, holding up a plate for protection.
As the laughter died down Fred said "Ok...ok...god I am a genius prankster...you see whilst Jamesie over here was mourning the absence of his beloved (ducking as a chip is sent his way) I looked at Jamesie's plate and realized it looked a little dull. It needed a little extra...flavor..." Finally the whole plate of chips was sent his way and he attempted to duck them all "Bro! I don't want that all over me!"
Finally the prank clicked and an expression of nausea spread throughout the group.
"Oh my god Fred I didn't think you could get anymore disgusting but here we are. You really have out done yourself this time" Jules said with a sarcastic clap.
"Seriously, that's gross. I mean, that's incestuous right?" Said Libby as the others nodded.
Fred looked at Lorcan who appeared equally confused. "Ohhhh...ohhhh ... oh my god ew. You girls are filthy, disgusting! Eurgh! Seriously go have a bath right now! Together...while I watch...no, bathe with you..." Fred said with a smile.
Dom shook her head "Please, Libby, Jules ignore my disgusting cousin over here. You two clearly haven't been around these idiots long enough to know the 'typical' pranks, seriously, I need to start teaching classes". She rolled her eyes and turned back to her magazine.
"Ok so if it wasn't...(she nodded her head suggestively)...then what did you do?" Said Libby her eyes looking incredulously at Fred expecting something much worse.
"Well you filthy, filthy girls ... oh I love saying that without feeling like a deserved that hit (for Jules had been punching him for every joke he made) I actually licked, LICKED, the chip. But I guess you two will make it into something so much more filthy. But because I am so incredibly hurt by your assumptions, you could always make it up to me by telling me these fantasies..." Said Fred looking at Jules and Libby expectantly.
"NO!" They both said giving him two equally evil expressions.
"How I have lived with you and been your friend for the past 17 years is beyond me. I guess you are my cousin, and somehow my incredibly filthy blood relation. Somebody up there hates me" Said James with his head balanced in his hand. In reality, he was secretly pleased that the conversation had swayed away from 'his beloved'.
Suddenly James was hit square in the face by a pile of chips and as he wiped the grease from his eyes, he saw a very windswept and muddy looking Allie.
"Merlin where the hell have you been!?" Said Dom attempting to pick twigs from her hair as she sat down next to her.
Allie waved away her hand and attempted to ignore the intense expression melting into her skin from a certain boy sitting opposite her. Instead, she announced to the group
"Ladies and Gentleman, if you would kindly turn your attention to the Ravenclaw table, you shall see that the Ravenclaw's aren't making as much sense as usual".
And sure enough, it seemed as though something they had eaten had caused them to babble uncontrollably. Professor Flitwick, head of Ravenclaw, clapped his hands and laughed. He had even summoned a group of Ravenclaw's around him to examine. Professor Binns, History of Magic teacher and Professor Defero of Ancient Runes were also sat together talking animatedly at the possibility of this language.
Everyone was laughing uncontrollably as Anthony Clearwater attempted to charm a 5th year Hufflepuff until he took a bite of lemon cheesecake. Soon enough he was chasing her around the hall as she screamed about him being a 'lunatic'.
"Oh that was priceless" Said a chuckling Allie "And if you direct your eyes towards the Hufflepuff area, you shall see the ties that bind them" And sure enough, the bench had been cursed with an Incarcerous spell causing the arms of that particular table to be roped together. Jack Zabini was attempting to reach for his wand as he had been covered head to toe with rice pudding as Lucie Edgcombe had reached for a bowl. Zabini had always deliberately picked on Lucie so she sat with a wide smile on her face as the pudding soaked further and further into his long hair.
"Hahah oh my fucking god that could not have gone more perfectly. Good start to the season" Said Fred winking at her.
"Why thank you" Said Allie with a sly smile on her face "Now the big finale. If you peer to the furthest end of the hall, you will find that the Slytherin's are not so difficult to see as we thought"
Allie seemed to be referring to the shock of lime green hair that had pervaded half of the students sitting at the Slytherin table. Fortunately Lily Potter had avoided it, perhaps a little too conveniently as the rest of her table seemed to share the same green hair. She was however laughing hysterically as the boys seemed to be suddenly incredibly concerned in their appearances. Professor Principia, head of Slytherin house was clapping her hands, delighted in the array of colours. Principia was a very young and cheerful woman yet she always had a quick and clever comeback and managed to come out with an equal amount of pranks as some of her students.
"Woah Allie you actually made some of those greasy looking fuckers look half decent. And Charlotte Nott looks pretty fuckable right now, never banged a girl with green hair. Something to check off the list." Said Fred eyeing the tall, slim girl who was waving her hair around and admiring its emerald shine.
"Oh Freds, your wishful thinking is so unrealistic you need a good smack on the head" Said Dom.
"What?" But before Fred could even turn his head he received a big wack on the head with a pineapple from Jules.
"Hey!" He said rubbing his head and turning towards Jules "That bloody hurt! And it was spikey! You could have impaled me! You could have killed me! Wow a near death experience..." Said Fred.
"No Freddie, if I wanted to kill you, I probably would have done by now" Said Jules sticking out her tongue.
"Yea Fred, she has a fair point!" Said James at last, fore he had been too astounded by the spell work surrounding him.
"Hmmm I need to develop mirrors on either side of my head. Oh! Allie could you do that for the whole Quidditch team this year!? We would always miss those bludgers!"
"NO!" Said Allie and James in unison, leaping away instinctively from each other in surprise.
"Alright fucking hell, don't send the dementors in to kill me yet! Anyway we don't need any extra help! Especially with Dommy here as captain!" Said Fred holding up his hand for a high five.
Dom however ignored it completely and turned towards everyone "Well I have been devising plans all summer, I have scheduled my first try out session which I actually need to hand to you both (gesturing towards Allie and James). But I'll do it back in the dormitory, some people can get a little grabby when it comes to try outs."
"Yes! Awesome, cannot wait. I'll spend tonight shining my beaters bat and maybe riding my broom a little. After I ride Charlotte of course..." Said Fred lost in thought.
"Fred I will hit you with the fucking bat in a minute if you don't shut up! And anyway, don't get any ideas. Just because you have been on the team doesn't mean you will get a spot this year" Said Dom, her head held high.
"Fucking hell you sound just like my Dad. Plus Fred is born to be a beater, these try outs are pretty pointless if you ask me." Said James folding his arms.
"What would have been pointless would be appointing you captain when you clearly have no idea about Quidditch. Who got the Quidditch badge? Oh wait that was me, yea." Said Dom with a smile on her face.
Allie looked at James through out the entire speech and noticed a lot of hurt flicker on his face. At this point she felt pretty angry at Dom "Oh yea and does anybody see a head badge sitting on your jumper? No. I didn't think so. James could probably knock you off your broom in a matter of seconds with a wand in his hand." Said Allie glaring at Dom.
Everyone else was looking this other way fearing the awkwardness of the situation.
Everybody except for James, who was staring at Allie with a mixture of confusion and anger "You know I was really handling it myself. But of course you couldn't keep your mouth shut. I know you find that pretty difficult but you couldn't even pass an opportunity to voice an opinion. Well done Allie." Said James, although he instantly regretted it as he saw the look of hurt spreading across her face. Something which was quickly concealed from anybody else apart from him.
"Well maybe I ought to clonk all of our heads with a beaters bat to forget the entire evening!" Said Fred. Everyone stared at him "What?" He said confused. At that, they all burst into laughter.
Finally the feast was cleared and the noise was beginning to fade.
As Madame Bryony has fixed the last green haired student she returned to her seat. Allie turned away from the scene to see Headmaster Etheridge stand to the podium, smile and wink at Allie. She smiled back but felt incredibly confused. Did he actually approve of these pranks? Or was that a kind of sympathetic 'ah you didn't last long now did you?' well she guessed she would find out in their meeting later.
Etheridge clapped his hands and announced "A splendid array of magic which we have all just witnessed and I hope you sincerely enjoyed your meal, a first for some, and a last first for others. We have remained serious for far too long, and I agree with Principia that some of the Slytherins look dashing in their new hair dos. I fear I am a little behind the time."
(which earned an array of giggles for he was picking at the grey tufts of hair surrounding a rather circular bald patch)
"If you can't make fun of yourselves than those who do will have far too much to go on. The ramblings of an old man. Now, I must unfortunately interrupt this message with a rather stern and upsetting note. I understand that in the past years the Slytherin house have encountered a certain amount of stigma from the rest of the houses. I cannot name the amount of excellent Slytherin wizards who have surpassed this school and succeeded in creating equal rights for others or saving those in danger. Even so, they should not have to prove themselves everyday with magical feats of greatness. Any student who I see bullying an individual will be asked to leave Hogwarts immediately. And I trust that you will not be so naive to think that these are the only eyes I possess within this school."
James glanced at Lilly Potter who seemed to be nervously surveying the rest of the school. James winked at her and smiled encouragingly, so she puffed out her chest a little and nodded. Allie felt a little confused, had she been bullying students with her pranks? It wasn't to individually spite anyone, she just wanted to have a little fun. Maybe she had screwed it up after all. Dam.
"Now that that nastiness is over with I have a much happier announcement to make. I would like to introduce our new heads of year, Mr James Potter (people cheered and clapped and James proudly waved earning a sigh from Allie) and Miss AnnabAllie Frances (who received a lot of whispered confusion and glances). I am certain that they will provide an excellent year. All prefects must attended their allotted meetings with your seniors and as the Quidditch season begins (earning a cheer) you will need to send all try-out schedules to them also."
"Such an exciting year ahead. And I rambled on so much that I hoped to make you all sleepy enough for bed. Now off to bed, and let your heads be filled with dreams of broomsticks and potions"
On that note everybody dragged their sleep weighted feet across the hall to their dormitories.
On the way out Fred said "Bloody hell and you think I'm dirty! That bloody old perv thinking about kids dreams!"
"Er - Fred - I don't think anyone would want to go near the kind of dreams you have, or go near your bed for that matter." Said Libby
"Yea mate he's right. I think i'm mentally scarred from living with you all these years. I really have been meaning to sue..." Said Lorcan "Well at least James gets his own headquarters this year. Lucky bastard." He said, shaking his head.
"Oh yea lucky me I get to share it with him. His bed also comes with the soft slumber sounds of him screwing a girl in the next room. I need to invest in some earplugs." Said Allie sulking.
"Jealous are we?" Said James, smirking.
"Er we have to go... yea bye" Said Fred as the others ran out of the hall you could hear a feint "Thank fuck we escaped from that just in time".
"I just feel embarrassed for you really. I mean girls talk James. And well, if one happens to tell me how bad her night was or how small. Well I can't just ignore her can I? I also can't really ignore the fact that a girl may walk in, and then 5 seconds later, walk out again. A certain girl in yellow and black robes." Said Allie, leaning against the table looking at James with a wild glint in her eye.
James replied bitterly "You could really do with shutting up once in a while Allie. Or can you? I mean Phillipe Jordan's cock is wedged in there half the time" he laughed sharply.
Allie glared at him venomously "Now who's the jealous one?"
"Ha! Oh come on Allie. You can't resist me, you can barely keep your hands off me." James said inching a little closer.
Allie stared at him incredulously "You've got to be fucking kidding me!? Your delusional. You must be!"
But James ignored this and stepped closer unable to keep that wonky smile from his face. His hazel eyes were burning behind dark eyelashes "You know I want you. Every. Single. Day. I think about every piece of you." He had stepped so close that they were nearly touching. He let his eyes examine every part of her face. Allie's lips parted slightly, her green eyes dazzling beneath his golden shine.
She breathed deeply, inhaling the taste of his skin.
"You want to know the difference between you and me James? You have a heart to break, and no doubt I would rip it apart. But you see mine doesn't exist. I think you must know by now that this is toxic."
James loved the way her tongue curled around the word. It didn't repel her from him, it left him wanting her more.
But instead she smiled and turned around closing her eyes.
"I'll continue to play your games but I don't believe that for a second. And well, we don't really have a second." James looked at his watch "Etheridge has been waiting for us for exactly 10 minutes and 56 seconds so..."
But as he looked up she was gone. He scanned the hall but there wasn't a strand of blonde hair to be seen so he shook his head, grabbed his bag and ran full sprint down the corridor.
She needed to run away from James. The fucking prick. She truly wished he would just leave her alone.
"Allie? Are you Ok?" Said Etheridge with a look of concern upon his face.
"Yes Headmaster of course. I apologize profusely I was a little distracted and it seems that my co worker was even more so."
Headmaster Etheridge's office was a sight to see. The ceiling had been painted into the entire landscape of stars and it seemed to move about so that when you looked at it, your eyes were entranced by its sight. The entire room was also covered in various pieces of machinery, some rusty and broken down while others gleamed a golden shine. It made Allie think of a certain persons almond eyes.
The Headmaster said "Oh yes, don't worry about it. I think a certain young blonde girl was pulling upon his affections. Ah, (as she was about to interrupt) we will discuss that another time for our head boy has just entered."
"Sir, I am so so sorry I completely lost track of time." Said an out of breath James.
"Don't worry my dear boy! These things happen, just the other day I was buying myself some tea leaves just to discover that I had brought dried nettles instead, they did not taste particularly favorable either. But enough of an old mans many mistakes I have come to see you! And on this evening full of magic and wonder and happiness!"
"Sir I was just wondering..." Said Allie, for she had been bursting to say it all night.
"...Why I appointed you both. When you clearly lack discipline, you hate following rules, have a list of detentions as big as a History of magic book and play a dozen pranks on students everyday". Said Etheridge putting his finger tips together.
"Wow sir, when you put it like that I don't know why I'm still at this school!" Said Allie smiling and frowning simultaneously.
"Because I know why you do it. A year after the great wizarding war there was much despair through out the community for every poor soul lost to its brutality. Everybody still expected death around every corner and unfortunately lessons were just not enough. Then things became brighter and happier as generations wore on. However, there is always an element of sorrow laying around this old castle. And I think you two sensed this. Which is why I appointed you, you both understand the needs of people, you both care about the people of this school, otherwise you would not have put in so much effort over the years. I believe there is a lot of passion and drive in both of you, but most of all, you have both been through difficult times, yet the fact you have overcome it is a strength I saw which won that dreadful war. Now do you still wonder why you hold those badges?"
They both sat there stunned.
"No I guessed not. Well you know that every month there must be an annual check up meeting for the prefects. There will be one at the end of this month however, there will also be one tomorrow for you both to explain to them their duties. It is all in the letter which I have left on your beds. Now down to the most important part. You will be sharing a head dormitory. The living area must be kept in a tidy state and I strongly advise the practicing of spells or potions to be kept to classrooms. However, you have not been turfed out of your Gryffindor surroundings and if you wish to meet your friends, you may do so. I think it is best if you do not spend too much time together. It can get a little ... lets say, stuffy."
They both smiled and looked down a little embarrassed.
"Now that I have achieved my mission of making you both feel completely and utterly awkward. Off to bed, the both of you. And may the best prank win."
And with that he blinked and disappeared.
Allie got up and turned towards James with a smile on her face, she lent down slowly and put her hand on both of his legs "A challenge eh? I'm always up for a challenge. Game on." And she winked and walked off.
James sat there completely silent and gulped. He was a little turned on and he felt like walking up to her, grabbing her and having her right there and then. But unfortunately he was little more rational then that, and he was also still pretty angry at her.
James and Allie shared a strange relationship. Feeling something for each other only made them hate each other, and when they hated each other they only felt lust. And when they were friends with each other, they couldn't help but flirt. Bringing the endless cycle back round again.
