A/N: Review Thankses are at the bottom; this is specially for LightningStruckBlackDog, because Sirius is such a cute boyfriend. Well, at least I want him to be. I hope I did him justice. In addition, this is dedicated to my other three reviewers: EmeraldLovesHazel, Julx27xluvsxHM, and ParadiseDreams, for sending me love. Virtual cookies and ice cream to all of you! (With those cute little fake cherries.)
Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter, Pansy Parkinson would be an overly beautiful blonde.
Previously
"Evans," James said, turning the final consonant into a hiss. "Just tell me you don't want this. Tell me that," James said, kissing her lightly. "And I'll leave you alone."
"I—st—I don't want you," Lily whimpered, choking on the words.
"Ah, Evans," James smiled. "You were always an awful liar."
Her eyes flickered closed, and James' mouth caught hers in a mind-blowing, passionate kiss.
Chapter Three: Something To Talk About
Lily pulled away first, pressing the side of her face against the wall. "James," She began.
"Shh," James said, pulling her face back to his.
"Stop it, James."
"Evans…"
"James leave me alone! I hate you!" Lily shouted, shoving him away and running back to Sirius.
"Evans," James said as he opened the door to leave. "I don't care what you think of me, just as long as you do."
"Enervate," Lily whispered, pointing her wand at Sirius. Sirius blinked and stood up. "Welcome back," She said quietly.
"Are you alright, Lils?"
"Yeah, Sirius. Kinda tired."
"Well, would you like me to take you back to the common room?"
"Nah. You planned a date. I intend to stay until it's over."
"Lily," Sirius smiled. "It's only over when my girlfriend isn't happy."
"I'm fine," Lily smiled.
"You're a bad liar, Evans," Sirius smiled, pulling her into his arms. Lily looked at him and smiled sadly. The only person on her mind was James.
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"Hey, Lily. How'd the date go?" Cassie asked as Lily opened the door to her dormitory.
"It was alright," Lily said sadly.
"Shut up!" Melanie laughed. "It must've been awesome!"
"Yeah."
"Lily, come here," Evanna said, patting the spot beside her on the bed. Lily sat down slowly, her eyes glazed over. "What happened, sweetie?" Evanna asked. Cassie and Melanie hurried to sit on the floor in front of the bed as Lily laid her head on Evanna's shoulder.
"Yeah, Lily!" Melanie and Cassie echoed. "What happened?"
In all, the three of them were the perfect audience; they gasped and frowned in all the right places. "You know, Lily, it sounds like a prank," Evanna said thoughtfully.
"Nah," Lily said. "Jake wouldn't do that to me."
"Nobody's the same on paper as they are in real life," Cassie replied.
"He wouldn't do that, though!" Lily shouted, storming over to her bed and pulling the hangings closed. She reached under her pillow and drew out her journal. There was already a greeting written on the page she opened to.
Hello, there.
Hi.
How are you, dear?
I'm not so well.
What's up?
Nothing much, Sirius. Just hanging out--you know. Feeling a little under the weather to be honest.
I know--you looked it when I dropped you off.
Sorry... blushes... How about you?
Nothing much. Just living it up-- we're taking a night trip to Hogsmeade.
We?
Me, James, Remus and Peter.
James?
James.
Potter?
The one and only.
Oh.
Well, darling, we've got to head out. I'll see you later on, alright?
Yep. TTYL, Sirius.
Love you, Char.
You too, Jake.
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"Good morning, Mister Black."
"Good morning Miss Evans."
"How are you on this lovely morning?" Sirius asked, offering his arm to Lily.
"Splendid, sir," Lily laughed. "And yourself?"
"Very well indeed."
"Evie! Are you coming?" Lily called over her shoulder.
"Mmhm," Evanna said as she darted down to the two. "Oh, darn! I can't!"
"Why not?" Sirius asked.
"Uh, hello, third-wheel much?" Evie shot back. "It's alright. You two need to make a big scene."
"Alright… see you later, Evie."
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"Sirius, would you mind if I spoke with that lovely lady next to you?" A voice asked as Sirius walked into the Great Hall with Lily attached to his arm.
"Certainly, Prongs," Sirius smiled, pushing Lily a tiny bit closer to his best friend. He smiled at Lily and sat at the Gryffindor Table, all the way across the hall, but still leaving a space for Lily. James walked out of the hall and down a deserted corridor, Lily following him curiously.
"So, Miss Evans."
"Potter," Lily spat. "What do you want?"
"I thought that was obvious." Lily stared blankly at him. "You."
Lily tried not to feel angry, or uneasy, or whatever that feeling in her stomach was…
"James…"
"So, we're up to James, are we?" He smirked.
"What do you want?" Lily asked.
"To appologize. I treated you awfully last night. I shouldn't have come on to you, and I'm sorry."
"Oh," Lily said dumbly. They stood there for a few moments, doing and saying nothing.
"Can I escort you back to your boyfriend?" James said, breaking the silence. Sirius walked up behind him, grinning.
"No need, James," Sirius said, oblivious to the beginning of their convorsation. Ready?" He asked, whispering the last word into her ear.
"Sure," Lily said nervously.
"Ladies and Gentleman," Sirius shouted, jumping onto the nearest table to him, which happened to be the Head Table. "I would like to say a few words."
"Mr. Black," Professor McGonagall said, looking frantically between Sirius and Dumbledore.
"Relax, Minnie, it'll only take a second," Sirius said, grinning at McGonagall and winking at Dumbledore. Dumbledore nodded approvingly before Sirius continued. "My lovely girlfriend over there—Lily Evans, for those of you who don't know her… Lily, c'mon," Sirius said, helping her on to the table. "Is a shoe-in for Head Girl next year, if I do say so myself. Accidentally, for our Charms Project in First Year—you all know, I'm sure, what it was… with the diaries…"
"Anyway," Lily said, cutting him off. "Sirius and I accidentally realized that we were each other's pen pals…"
"And we decided to cause a glorious affair, and announce to you—the student body—that we are in love." Sirius said that last few words simply, as if the monologue preceding it needn't have happened. "That's about it," Sirius said, hopping down from the table and helping Lily down as well.
The hall was dead silent. Then, as if a ripple filled the hall, teachers and students alike began to clap; all led by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Only a few people weren't smiling. Lily looked around and saw the cluster of Slytherins. Most looked disgusted, but one looked... almost sad.
"Severus," She whispered, sadness etched in her voice.
A/N: You guys, I'm disappointed. I got 127 hits, and like, five reviews. I'll respond to them. But first, how about a teaser? It starts up the summer before seventh year. As in, a plethora of time has elapsed. Time that didn't really matter to the outcome of my tale.
"Sirius, look!" Lily shouted, running down the stairs to show off her Head Girl badge. "Remus, did you get one?"
"Right here," Remus said, his own badge glinting in the sun streaming from the roof.
"What's this?" Lily asked, reaching out to take a letter off the table. It was addressed to her in a neat print she knew only too well. "Sev."
Reviewers. Who I love with all my heart and soul for taking half a minute to send me a note to tell me that they read my chapter.
EmeraldLovesHazel: Question-- is that an allusion to like, James and Lily (their eyes)? 'Cause if it is, that's a really cool display-name-thing. Thank you so much for the review-- I'm sorry if this wasn't the kind chapter you were hoping for. Things are speeding up next year (Seventh Year-- which will correspond completely with the entire series, I hope...) I'm glad you reviewed! Thanks for the encouragement [:
Julx27xLuvsxHM: I'm so glad you liked the last chapter--I tried to do it justice. Like I said to EmeraldLovesHazel, thank you so much for the reviews. I'm also glad you liked my last line. I'm really into the word "passionate". Haha. No idea why. It's fun to say. I tried to make James seem like the best backstabbing-best-friend and still irrisistably sexy. 'Cause I'd do him in a heartbeat. If he was alive. Or real. Sorry for that random jungle of thoughts. Anyway, I'm so glad you liked it. And thank you so much for the review. It meant the world to me [:
LightningStruckBlackDog: Ahh!! That's a SIRIUS BLACK NAME. Haha. I dedicated the chapter to you. Anyway. HEY EVERYONE. I CALLED EMMA, AND SHE'S HELPING ME CO-WRITE THIS AND MY OTHER STORY (Transfer Student). So, she'll be bouncing on occasionally. I think she lost her thought train for her other stories, though, so she might just be transferring to Harry Potter fics. But thanks, LightningStruckBlackDog for asking about her, and thanks especially for the review [:
ParadiseDreams: I actually did have a trick playing into this, but then I decided that it wouldn't pan out, since I needed to give Lily sufficient time to get over the prank. But it was going to be awesome. So you did have it right the first time I drafted this [: I might stick the prank into my other story (which Emma's writing the next chapter of--haha.) Anyway, thank you so much for the review!! I love them [:
Be like those four. They got ice cream. Virtually. And virtually all the love I posess.