AN: I'm so sorry for the long wait, but guess what? I got accepted to the university of my choice and I'm getting a $36,000 scholarship to be dispersed over the four years meaning $9000 per year! That's over half my tuition!!! Woot!!! I'm so psyched! I'm sorry for the wait again. I'm going to try to post next week. I have some free time this weekend and will try to write as much as possible. Do enjoy!
Thanks MeRcY LeSs yet again for being mah beta :D !!
DEDICATION: bemoan! I loved your response, so here's the next chapter for you!
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Chapter 9
It was finally Friday.
Really, it's finally here. This week seemed to be the longest week of Lily's life, what with getting used to the routine of classes, being asked out by James and accepting it!, as well as dating Severus Snape, the Slytherin. Lily laughed, thinking on how this was the strangest week of her life. If someone had told her that she'd be "hanging out" with James and dating Severus, she'd have given them a one way ticket to St. Mungo's. As it were, Friday had finally come and Lily couldn't wait for the weekend. She also had that prefect meeting to worry about.
'Great,' she thought.
Lily decided to meet Alice at the Gryffindor common room so that they could go to breakfast together. She saw a groggy Peter walk down the stairs, his hair sticking up in odd directions.
"Good morning Peter," Lily said, smiling warmly.
"Morning Lily," he replied, scuffling towards the fire and plopping down on the seats.
"Are the other boys still asleep?" she questioned.
"Yeah. 'Cept Remus. They'll be up soon though. Remus normally wakes them up after he's ready," Peter said.
"Oh okay then," Lily replied. Soon, Marlene McKinnon came downstairs and greeted Lily cheerily.
"Wow Lily, it's been a while since I've seen you here," she said.
"Yeah, I've been busy getting used to the whole head girl thing," Lily answered.
"Of course! Congrats to you on that. Did you have a good summer?" Marlene asked.
"Yeah, although it was bit long. I began to get bored."
"It happens to the best of us. Anyways, it was good seeing you again. Maybe we can hang out sometime this weekend, yeah? See ya at breakfast," Marlene said and left out the portrait hole. Soon after, Alice came bounding down from the girl's dormitory, her bag slung on one shoulder.
"Hey Lily. What a pleasant surprise to see you here this early. I miss us getting ready together," Alice said.
"Me too. Hey, did you want to stay in my room tonight? I know you've been wanting to," Lily asked.
"Sure, that'd be great."
"I have a prefects meeting today though, but after that I'll come get you from the common room. Sound alright?" Lily asked.
"Sounds perfect."
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Classes went by and the students were getting jittery with the thought of the weekend approaching quickly. Like all students, everyone was counting the minutes until their lessons were finished and their free time began.
The last class was dismissed and the Marauders ran out of the room, whooping. Lily and Alice shook their heads, laughing at the display.
"Freeeddoommm!!" Sirius yelled out.
"Hey Lily!" James shouted, jogging back to talk to her for a bit.
"So tomorrow, maybe we could play Quidditch, you know? Three on three. Me, you and Alice against Sirius, Remus and Peter," James was smiling at her. Sirius, Remus, and Peter walking back towards them.
"I'm really bad at riding a broom James," Lily said.
"Oh come on love, it'll be fun," Sirius said, slinging his arm around James' shoulders.
"I suppose…" Lily answered.
"Great! See you after lunch Saturday then eh?" James ran off with Sirius, Peter and Remus following behind.
"Don't forget the meeting tonight Remus!" Lily shouted after them. He waved to her in acknowledgement without turning around. Alice and Lily just laughed to one another.
"I wonder what prank they're planning next," Alice said, smirking.
"Probably something else nasty for the poor Slytherins," Lily replied.
"Not if the Slytherins get to them first," Alice said.
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Dinner started and the girls were seated next to the Marauders next to each other. They were eating chicken and mashed potatoes. Peter was gnawing on a drumstick, trying to nibble off the last bits of chicken from the bone before pulling some cheese and tossing it into his potatoes, loading it onto his fork and consuming more food. Remus was eating a rare steak that looked nearly bloody. He was wolfing it down rather quickly. James was eating a leafy salad and Sirius sat there, licking his chops.
"Boys," Lily said, watching them and their hideous manners. She looked over at Severus and watched him delicately chew some vegetables. He looked over her and lifted an eyebrow. She smiled before eating more. The main course was done and desserts began to appear on the table.
"Treacle tart!" James exclaimed, quite excited.
"I thought that was only on Wednesdays mate," Remus said, eyeing it suspiciously.
"Who cares, it's treacle tart!" James said. He loaded a huge piece of treacle tart onto his plate. He got chocolate sauce and splattered it onto his plate. He picked up a fork and began to shovel large quantities into his mouth. Remus' nostrils flared at the scent of the chocolate and cut a piece for himself. Peter and Sirius followed suit.
Minutes later, James looked up, feeling weird. The boys all looked at one another. They found their skin changing to green scales.
"Hey! Thathhh…" Sirius began to say indignantly, looking down at his tongue. He saw that it was forked. The boys all stuck their tongues out and tasted the air.
"Wha' tthhhheee-" James said. They also had fangs sprouting out of their mouths. Fangs. Forked Tongues. Patches of scales and completely painted green. Green.
'Those slimy, filthy Slytherins,' the boys thought at the same time, or something along those lines.
"OW!" Peter shouted. His tongue touched is sharp fang and caused it to bleed slightly. All four boys hissed and made their way to the hospital wing. As soon as they got up, the Slytherin table howled in laughter. Lily and Alice were laughing too. The boys glared at the Slytherin table as they walked out.
After dinner, Lily and Alice separated. Lily walked to the prefect/head meeting room. Severus was in there, placing papers at the head of the long table for himself and the head girl.
"Hey," Lily said softly, coming up behind him and pushing his hair away from his neck, placing a gentle kiss on it. He smiled and gave her a slow, chaste kiss. They broke away when they heard laughter and the door open. Lily was blushing profusely and the couple kept their eyes away from each other. Not long after, everyone was in the room, awaiting the headmaster.
"Hey Remus," Lily said, waving at him. He smiled and waved back before sitting with Marlene, the other Gryffindor prefect. After a few minutes, the cheery man walked in, sucking on a lemon drop.
"Good evening everyone," he said, going to sit beside Severus and Lily.
"Good evening Headmaster," they echoed in return.
"I want to congratulate you on your new status as prefect, head boy and girl once again and I'm sure you will do wonderfully." His eyes twinkled behind his half moon spectacles.
"I would like to request that perhaps we might have some sort of event during Halloween or the yuletide. Perhaps we could have a party. Just inform me when you know what you come up with. Also, I have your schedules for your rounds. These are mainly just to help ensure students are getting to their respected dormitories in time. You can take it from here Ms. Evans or Mr. Snape," he smiled softly towards the head boy and girl.
"Yes, thank you Professor Dumbledore. Perhaps you can ask your fellow housemates their ideas on a party, hmm? Also, we have a Hogsmeade weekend next weekend and you are expected to make sure your fellow classmates follow rules and such. We'll have another meeting the week after next. Quidditch tryouts will be posted this week I believe. The captains have requested that we circulate the information to the students and perhaps post it on our bulletin boards. Is there anything you wanted to add Severus?" Lily finished her directions, addressing Severus.
"I think you've summed it up. You all have the power to take away points. Abuse that power and the consequences will be severe. That is all. Dismissed," Severus said. Albus glanced at him knowingly. The prefects collected their round schedules and headed out.
"You're quite intimidating Mr. Snape," Albus said, smiling at him.
"Thank you Professor, I'll take that as a compliment," Severus said, smirking.
"I think you both are quite perfectly placed in your authoritative positions. If you have any trouble, feel free to contact me. My password is Treacle tart," Dumbledore said. Lily giggled behind her hand. He tossed her a lemon drop from his pocket before popping one into his mouth. She took hers and popped it in her mouth as well, smiling.
"Would you care for a lemon drop Mr. Snape," Albus inquired.
"No thank you Professor, I'm not the biggest fan of sweets," he answered. Dumbledore winked and exited the room.
"Well that was exciting," Lily said.
"Indeed."
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Alice and Lily were in Lily's room. They were sporting their pajamas. Lily in pants and a tank top of a deep blue and orange, Alice sporting bright pink and green pajama capris with a matching shirt. Lily was painting Alice's toe nails a bright pink. Alice had already painted Lily's nails ruby red.
"So how goes it with you and Severus? Did he get mad whenever James asked you about the weekend?" Alice said, giggling.
"Yes he did, and I have you to thank for that Kensington," Lily said, finishing her last stroke and twisting shut the nail polish. Alice looked at her toes and smiled.
"And?"
"Well we made up," Lily answered.
"You made up huh?"
"Yeah."
"So he doesn't mind you going with James?"
"He minds."
"But you're still going?" Alice asked.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Lily answered.
"Oh I dunno…maybe because you're dating ole Snapey and he probably doesn't appreciate you going out with other boys," Alice replied.
"Too true. But, I'm not going out with James dear. We're just hanging out as friends."
"Uh huh."
"Really!"
"Potter's never going to see it that way."
"I know. Let's change the topic. So what about you and this Frank guy?" Lily asked. Alice made a face at her.
"What about him?" Alice asked.
"Well, don't you still like him?" Lily asked.
"Yes."
"And…"
"And what?"
"Oh come on you twit. What's going on with you two?" Lily asked. She got up and began to get the necessary items for a facial.
"I don't know. He's sweet, and can be quite charming when he's not being shy…I like him."
"Wonderful. I'm glad you finally came to that conclusion," Lily said, giggling at her.
"Hush you! It's just…I want to get to know him some more. I really really like him. I think we could be good together," Alice said.
"I think so too. Whatever makes you happy."
"Good. Now, how about a mask?" Lily asked.
"Oo, yes please, I've been breaking out a bit," Alice said, conjuring her hair back in a ponytail and a headband to pull back her fringe. Lily began applying the facial mask as she told her about what Professor Dumbledore said during the meeting.
"Oh lovely! Maybe we could do a ball during the yuletide…but I'm not sure about All Hallow's Eve," Alice said.
"I had considered a ball, however I also thought about perhaps doing a Haunted House. I've only ever been to muggle ones, I bet we could make a really wicked magical haunted house," Lily said, thinking about all the possibilities.
"Oh yeah! I've been to a couple when I was younger, but they weren't very frightening. It would be fun," Alice.
"Excellent."
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Severus was in his chambers, reading a book when an owl flew in. He recognized the regal looking snowy owl. It seemed to glare at him as he went to retrieve the letter from its foot. As soon as detaching the letter, the avian creature flew out.
Severus,
You'll find that many of the Slytherins do not agree with your distasteful choice in friendship. If you continue to be seen with such filth, we will be forced to take action. There are a number of people now keeping their eyes on you. Be warned. I am however, interested in recruiting you into a group that I think you could be great in. Perhaps towards the end of your schooling I might introduce you to them.
Lucius Malfoy
Severus took the parchment and threw it into the fire, watching it burn.
'What am I going to do?' he thought to himself.
AN: Thanks everyone! Hope you enjoyed.
Shout out to my reviewers:
bemoan: Don't apologize for being long winded!!! I especially liked your response! If every review was like that, I think I'd die happy lol. You were right to write that, I did misunderstand what you said and I appreciate the clarification. Which author were you talking about that discourages writers from using their imagination? Not JKR eh? Lol and my day was lovely, I hope yours was too!
Lila: I swear, you made my entire week when you said that!
wipriddle: ahh, one of my fav reviewers! I'm glad you enjoyed. Lol, of course I have to be punny and use very very obvious forshadowing, I find it amusing as well. I'm so lame, I still crack up at my Marauder things, pathetic isnt' it? I agree, I have a fascination with them as well.
roxythewriter: I'm glad you enjoyed!
Archer-Black: I'm so happy you're impressed, really I am. I almost didn't continue writing from the lack of reviews. I was afraid people didn't like it, so reviews like that really boost my literary confidence. Watch me mispell something and it gets shot down, lol.
FuegoDiosa: Hey! I really liked your review. Yes, bemoan is one of my fav reviewers and I agree with what he/she says. I'm assuming she lol. Aw, I was a big LEJP fan for the longest time too, but then I'd never read a story that was LESS and actually pertained to the story...did you just get that their initials spell "less" because I just did...lol hahaha! I'm glad you think they're cute together. Thanks for the favorites! Does your name mean something? Just out of curiosity. Sounds Spanish... :D
Thanks everyone for putting up with my slow self !!
