Stuck With YOU
Chapter Four
By Mrs Prongs
Disclaimer: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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"Fine," Lily said making her way up the stairs back into the Entrance Hall.
"Where are we going to now?," James asked curiously.
"I'm going to forfeit," she said with her arms crossed as she quickened her pace across the marble floor with a glint of fury in her eyes.
"NO! You can't! You'll ruin everything, Lily. You'll upset the whole school. You won't even survive to be a fully trained witch if you back down now!," he explained, abruptly stopping in front of the doors to the Great Hall. Lily stopped as well.
"I don't care. I'm tired of playing, and you know whose fault it is that I'm stuck doing this in the first place?," Lily asked, fuming.
"Whose?"
"YOURS, James Potter. You just HAD to be stuck in detention when Sirius was going through one of his boredom fits. Do you know how many people it takes to play Sardines? FOUR. That's right James, FOUR. If YOU had been there YOU would have been the fourth person, but noooo, James Potter is too selfish. He just has to go and get into trouble while playing one of his stupid pranks, leaving ME to be THREATENED into playing a STUPID game by and with YOUR best friend."
"Lily, I'm sorry. I really am. And for your information, I didn't get into detention by playing one of my "stupid pranks". I was blamed for playing one, so really, in the long run, you can't blame me."
"Oh yes I can! If you didn't have a reputation for doing immature things like that you wouldn't have been blamed in the first place!"
"I'm sorry," James said, looking slightly hurt. Lily stood there for a moment thinking about whether or not she should forgive him.
"Okay, fine. Let's go find somewhere else to hide," she said, then turned and started to ascend the first flight of stairs.
James cracked a smile. "You're the best, Evans."
"Yea, yea," she replied grugingly.
Five flights of stairs later, James stopped in mid turn.
"What is it?," Lily asked.
"I hear voices....HIDE." James pulled her into a nearby classroom.
"You really need to stop pulling me. You're going to pop my arm out of the socket one day," she said, rubbing her shoulder where he had pulled her this time.
"Shhhh," James said, while peeking out of the door window.
"Who is it?," Lily whispered.
"......Sirius."
"I swear, how does that boy find us?"
I look of fright overcame James's face. He had just remembered the Maraurder's Map.
"What's wrong?"
"THAT PRICK! THAT....THAT....THAT CHEATER!," James exclaimed, looking for something to throw. "Hide, Lily. Hide in that closet. I'll be back in a second."
After making sure she was safe in the closet, he went out into the hall to come face to face with the bastard himself.
"Where is it?!," James asked ferociously.
I look of innocence swept over his face. "Where's what?"
"THE MAP! I know you have it! Hand it over!"
"NO!"
"Sirius, it's cheating!"
"SO? What are you going to do about it, Jamesey?"
At that moment, Sirius wished he hadn't said anything at all. James looked as if he was going to attack him.
"HAND IT OVER RIGHT NOW BEFORE I HEX YOU INTO NEXT YEAR!"
Sirius had a feeling he wasn't kidding and reluctantly pulled the Map out of his robe pocket.
"James, it's just a game." Sirius knew that it was useless to say this at all because to James, winning is life. Dating the latest "hot" girl (exluding Lily, of course; he was just in love with her), winning a game (particularly Quidditch), getting the top grade in class, it didn't matter. If James Potter didn't win, he'd go ballistic and it took about 2 days until he calmed down.
"Ok, Sirius," James said calmly, "We'll pretend this never happened, alright? You and I will go upstairs and put this away; then YOU have to stay in the Great Hall for exactly 20 minutes so Lily and I can find I new hidey-p, I mean, hiding place."
Sirius stiffled a laugh. Hidey-pot? Priceless. Sirius made a mental note to blackmail him with this later, "Alright, James."
"Well, nevermind Padfoot, go yourself," he said, remembering the red head he left in the closet, "but I swear I'll know if you have it or not," James said, glaring at him. "I have to go and join Lily now," he added with a smile.
When Sirius was out of sight, James went back into the classroom and over to the closet.
"Alright, Lily, it's been 6 hours since this damn game started and I'm going to win," James said, helping her up from the uncomfortable position she was sitting in in the corner of the book closet.
Lily got up and dusted herself off. "So what was that about?"
"Sirius was cheating, the big git. Let's go."
Lily sighed. "Where?"
"To a new hidey-pot of course!," James replied, rolling his eyes, "God, Evans, I would think you would have figured out our routine by now."
Chapter Four
By Mrs Prongs
Disclaimer: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
**
"Fine," Lily said making her way up the stairs back into the Entrance Hall.
"Where are we going to now?," James asked curiously.
"I'm going to forfeit," she said with her arms crossed as she quickened her pace across the marble floor with a glint of fury in her eyes.
"NO! You can't! You'll ruin everything, Lily. You'll upset the whole school. You won't even survive to be a fully trained witch if you back down now!," he explained, abruptly stopping in front of the doors to the Great Hall. Lily stopped as well.
"I don't care. I'm tired of playing, and you know whose fault it is that I'm stuck doing this in the first place?," Lily asked, fuming.
"Whose?"
"YOURS, James Potter. You just HAD to be stuck in detention when Sirius was going through one of his boredom fits. Do you know how many people it takes to play Sardines? FOUR. That's right James, FOUR. If YOU had been there YOU would have been the fourth person, but noooo, James Potter is too selfish. He just has to go and get into trouble while playing one of his stupid pranks, leaving ME to be THREATENED into playing a STUPID game by and with YOUR best friend."
"Lily, I'm sorry. I really am. And for your information, I didn't get into detention by playing one of my "stupid pranks". I was blamed for playing one, so really, in the long run, you can't blame me."
"Oh yes I can! If you didn't have a reputation for doing immature things like that you wouldn't have been blamed in the first place!"
"I'm sorry," James said, looking slightly hurt. Lily stood there for a moment thinking about whether or not she should forgive him.
"Okay, fine. Let's go find somewhere else to hide," she said, then turned and started to ascend the first flight of stairs.
James cracked a smile. "You're the best, Evans."
"Yea, yea," she replied grugingly.
Five flights of stairs later, James stopped in mid turn.
"What is it?," Lily asked.
"I hear voices....HIDE." James pulled her into a nearby classroom.
"You really need to stop pulling me. You're going to pop my arm out of the socket one day," she said, rubbing her shoulder where he had pulled her this time.
"Shhhh," James said, while peeking out of the door window.
"Who is it?," Lily whispered.
"......Sirius."
"I swear, how does that boy find us?"
I look of fright overcame James's face. He had just remembered the Maraurder's Map.
"What's wrong?"
"THAT PRICK! THAT....THAT....THAT CHEATER!," James exclaimed, looking for something to throw. "Hide, Lily. Hide in that closet. I'll be back in a second."
After making sure she was safe in the closet, he went out into the hall to come face to face with the bastard himself.
"Where is it?!," James asked ferociously.
I look of innocence swept over his face. "Where's what?"
"THE MAP! I know you have it! Hand it over!"
"NO!"
"Sirius, it's cheating!"
"SO? What are you going to do about it, Jamesey?"
At that moment, Sirius wished he hadn't said anything at all. James looked as if he was going to attack him.
"HAND IT OVER RIGHT NOW BEFORE I HEX YOU INTO NEXT YEAR!"
Sirius had a feeling he wasn't kidding and reluctantly pulled the Map out of his robe pocket.
"James, it's just a game." Sirius knew that it was useless to say this at all because to James, winning is life. Dating the latest "hot" girl (exluding Lily, of course; he was just in love with her), winning a game (particularly Quidditch), getting the top grade in class, it didn't matter. If James Potter didn't win, he'd go ballistic and it took about 2 days until he calmed down.
"Ok, Sirius," James said calmly, "We'll pretend this never happened, alright? You and I will go upstairs and put this away; then YOU have to stay in the Great Hall for exactly 20 minutes so Lily and I can find I new hidey-p, I mean, hiding place."
Sirius stiffled a laugh. Hidey-pot? Priceless. Sirius made a mental note to blackmail him with this later, "Alright, James."
"Well, nevermind Padfoot, go yourself," he said, remembering the red head he left in the closet, "but I swear I'll know if you have it or not," James said, glaring at him. "I have to go and join Lily now," he added with a smile.
When Sirius was out of sight, James went back into the classroom and over to the closet.
"Alright, Lily, it's been 6 hours since this damn game started and I'm going to win," James said, helping her up from the uncomfortable position she was sitting in in the corner of the book closet.
Lily got up and dusted herself off. "So what was that about?"
"Sirius was cheating, the big git. Let's go."
Lily sighed. "Where?"
"To a new hidey-pot of course!," James replied, rolling his eyes, "God, Evans, I would think you would have figured out our routine by now."