I will be forever apologizing for that chapter. wow it sucks. but this chapter should turn out better... I hope... anyway about Tyler (Lily's brother) and Catalina and Kathryn (James's sisters). they are important and need to be there even though I know they don't really exist in the HP universe. Tis not that bad yet... have fun reading
Disclaimer - only own Alex, Will, Miranda, Anne, all of Alex's siblings cept Emmeline, Catalina, Kathryn, and Tyler. basically any name you don't recognize.
Dedication - this chapter is dedicated to Kathryn Harmon and Meagan Bingaman
Warning - couldnt think of any songs from the time period, so the bands mentioned are from now. major time difference I know but im sorry. im not very smart when comes to things like that.
Chapter 8 - Music, Feelings, and Kat
Lily was dumbstruck by the feelings coursing through her body - love, lust, pride, faith, trust, and insecurity. As James deepened the kiss, Lily wished with all the fiber in her being that everything would freeze and stay that way forever. For the first time in a long time, she felt secure in someone's arms.
However, James seemed to come to his senses and pulled back. He studied her face briefly, mistaking her happiness for rage. He bolted up to his room and closed the door with a sharp snap.
Lily was still standing there, just staring at the door, her fingers lightly grazing her lips, when the clock struck one in the morning. She jumped and hurried to her room, unaware that James was in almost the same position, only sitting on his bed.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
Lily groaned and angrily shoved the alarm clock off the table beside her queen-sized bed. In irritation the alarm clock, which she had charmed, stood on its spindly legs, dusted itself off with dignity, and marched up her bed and onto her shoulder.
"Miss Evans, if you are going to treat me this way every day for the term, I am afraid I might have to go to Alex, who was much more kind to me. Now, it's seven o'clock, just like you requested. Do not make me list the things you need to do -"
"That's enough, Mark! I know perfectly well what time it is, that I requested the time, and what I have to do! There is no need to be so bloody annoying!" Lily snapped at her clock. Its little face looked furious.
"Miss Evans, you are Head Girl and are supposed to be above such language!" he ranted at her, earning him her well-oiled death glare. He gave her one in return and continued on his rageful protest. Lily sighed.
"Stop banging on, Mark. I know I am Head Girl and I also know that a certain James Potter owes me an explanation!" Mark the Clock gazed at his mistress in clear interest.
"Miss, do tell," he said eagerly, while Lily rolled her eyes, picked up the determined little clock, and climbed out of her comfortable, warm bed.
"No. You'll tell Monica, who'll tell Dean, who'll tell the house-elf who cleans the room, who'll tell the others, who'll tell a Marauder, who'll tell the entire school at the next meal! That's what happened last time!"
Mark looked indignant. "Miss Evans, I believed the matter of your friend's affections was extremely important -"
"Alex didn't talk to me for a week! Wait, why am I carrying on a conversation when I'm supposed to be waking that bloody brat!" Lily hurried out of her bedroom to the common room, where she was mildly surprised to see a shirtless James Potter staring into the fire.
Alex sat on her bed, the hangings closed around her, with her head in her hands. She couldn't take anymore surprises!
Earlier during the night, on the train, Alex had been surprised to feel a pull towards Sirius. His flirting flattered rather than annoyed her, but there was a snowball's chance in hell she was going to act it. Instead, she cleverly thought up new insults to toss his way whenever he mentioned her name.
Maybe Lera was right; maybe she really was a cold-hearted bitch. She was too afraid of her own feelings to allow herself to see what was right in front of her.
She'd seen Lily do it a million times with Potter. But then again, things were bound to change. Alex wondered how long it would be until Lily fell for the charm Potter seemed to work on all female things around him; well besides Lily and company. Alex knew Lily was falling for the Gryffindor God, but she was deathly afraid of two things.
1) James's reputation. He was well-known for his 'shag-and-go' lifestyle that had originally put Lily against him. Alex's best friend wasn't stupid; she didn't hate him because he had basically ignored her for three years. She hated him because of the way he used his 'girlfriends' and the way he treated the younger/other students.
2) Her best friend's heart. Lily was fragile, always had been, and had always had to rely on Alex for judgement on her boyfriends. It was a cycle the two had been through many, many times. Almost too many for Alex's liking. When Lily fell, she fell hard, and Alex would never forget Amos and what he did to her. As a result of the Hufflepuff's arrogance and pride, Lily had been wounded deeply. Alex still feared that if another relationship went under, Lily would be reduced to drastic measures. Namely suicide.
Now Alex hated worrying. If her mother, Sara, had been alive now, she would've chuckled at her oldest daughter. "When did you turn into such a worrywart? I didn't rear you that way." Alex had always been cautious and careful. She'd turned into almost a mother figure to her siblings when their parents had died, and she wasn't ready to relinquish her hold either. That's why she was mainly against the royalty thing.
She was scared of having to leave her siblings. She would never do anything that required her to abandon them. She'd made the promise to them right after their parents' death that she'd never leave them until they were ready. There was nothing, royalty or not, that would stand in the way of her promise. She was ready to accept, on one condition: she could bring Emma, Charlie, Marcy, Lana, Lera, Andrew, Lynnette, Josh, and Amanda with her.
With that thought, Alex drifted off into an uneasy sleep, her dreams full of bowing and curtseying people. And crowns.
Kathryn Potter sat on one of the many ruby couches in the Gryffindor common room. She knew her brother had a new dorm, and that this was his final year. After this, she would only see him during holidays, if he wasn't busy. The sixth-year girl was extremely scared for her brother's safety. The Aurors had gotten wind that the Death Eaters were after the Potters. James, specifically. Her twin sister Catalina was probably soundly asleep in her bed in the Ravenclaw dormitory.
Kat hated the feeling of fear. It made her feel weak and useless. Her brother, for her own protection, had set a group of students around her like a guard and was attempting to do the same for her identical sister. However, like always, Cata was too proud to let James do anything for her. She was of the belief that if she ignored situations, they would simply go away.
Kat had her sights set on the highest level she could attain next year - Head Girl. She was determined to follow in Lily Evans's footsteps, even though they were of different Houses. Lily was like an idol to Kat, and the younger girl spoke with the redhead whenever the opportunity presented itself. Kat had slacked off in her first year, and many professors had watched her with an eagle eye. They never wanted to have another James Potter or Sirius Black on their hands. Kat had no intentions of being anything like her brother or her brother's best mate.
Kat had noticed that her brother had a crush on the beautiful Ravenclaw as soon as she watched him around her. Even though James had denied it and told her she was crazy, Kat had persisted. Eventually, around the middle of Kat's second year, James had broken down and admitted to his sister only that yes, he did like the fiery Lily more than he let on. But he had sworn her to secrecy, something that James never did unless he was serious. So Kat had kept her mouth shut and kept her nose out of their hate-filled relationship.
Kat had struck up a friendship with Lily, something James had been deathly afraid of. Her brother had pleaded with her, bargained with her, threatened her, did anything in his power to get them to separate. But Lily had snapped one day when she saw how he was treating Kat, whom she thought of like a second sister. That was the day Kat had truly feared that her brother would die.
Now, four years later, Kat saw the beginnings of Lily reciprocating his feelings. Kat was so happy that her brother was finally getting the girl of his dreams.
She only hoped this time he didn't fuck it up.
"James?" she asked, and he turned his head around so fast Lily swore he must've gotten whiplash. "Are you ready to plan for this dance?" James was staring at her, and just barely nodded his head. When she sat down, she realized how awkward this situation truly was.
James was only in his pajama pants, she was in her "sleeping clothes" (a T-shirt emblazoned with the words 'SHIT HAPPENS' and her long black pajama pants), and they'd kissed last night.
Say. Something. Don't just sit here! Let him know you liked the kiss! Who knows, maybe - Lily cut her thought off there. She didn't want to accidentally let something slip. She pulled out a piece of parchment she'd brain stormed on the night before. She realized in burning embarrassment that she hadn't erased all of the James' she'd written absentmindedly. She quickly wiped them clean with her wand. "I was thinking about maybe Muggle clothing. Of course, we'd give the purebloods and half-bloods Muggle magazines so they could see how real Muggles dress; we don't want anyone looking like a fool..."
"Yeah. And Muggle music, of course," James smiled at her, and some of the tension between them was loosened.
Tell her you're sorry, dammit, before she explodes at you for kissing her! James's brain roared at him, but his lips stayed firmly glued as Lily spoke again.
"Definitely. D'you want me to take care of that since I'm Muggleborn?"
"Yeah."
Lily smiled at him. "Well, I'm going to go get ready. I'll be writing down bands today and I'll give you the list either later today or tomorrow." James nodded as Lily walked back up the stairs to her room.
As soon as Lily closed the door behind her, she raced over to her CD case and pulled a piece of parchment toward herself and began to write.
Bands for the dance:
Lustra (Scotty Doesn't Know)
Coheed and Cambria (The Suffering)
Relient K (Track 13 on Mmhmm CD)
All-American Rejects (Swing Swing)
Good Charlotte (Riot Girl, Walk By)
Weezer (Perfect Situation)
Blink 182 (What's My Age Again?)
Evanescence (Bring Me to Life)
Gwen Stefani (Hollaback Girl)
Liz Phair (Why Can't I?)
New Found Glory (All Downhill From Here)
The Bravery (Up To One)
Wheatus (Teenage Dirtbag)
Avril Lavinge (Things I'll Never Say)
Head Automatica (Beating Heart Baby)
Lights Out (Waking Up)
Bowling For Soup (Girl All The Bad Guys Want, On and On)
Death Cab (Sound Of Settling)
From First to Last (Note To Self)
Chapter 8, ladies and gentlemen. if you're reading this, Dani, i put Death Cab on there just for you. especially that song. gaH. but whatever these are all bands i thought of off the top of my head. Beware the evil plot bunnies and how they attack at the most inconvient moments... i.e. 3 am. whatever. so expect more twists... muahaha! coughs ok anyway this chapter was a little easier to write than the last... thank god... the people who talked to me at about 11 last night (Meagan, Laura, Caleigh) know how stressed i was... not that any of you are reading. ok im rambling hope you enjoyed it!
school starts tomorrow so i might not be updating so much (ha i havent updated in a while anyway) and i wont be near my computer for a weekso i dont know if i'll get to update then either... we'll just have to see...
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