Ch. 9
It has been a two weeks since we have all arrived at Potter's Manor. I gotten lost quite a few times, and had to yell for Lola to come help me. Sirius could stop laughing at me, until I threaten to give him a nice black eye to go with his name. Since the next day, was one of the first dinner parties that James parents were throwing he stopped. I guess he didn't want to try to charm the ladies while he has a black eye. It's kind of funny, everyone expects us to use magic against each other, but they never think we would just go a deck someone, well daddy, showed me and Petunia how to throw a punch. Much to mother's dismay, but he said it would come in handy on day. I'm walking to the Potter's library, they have so many books on magic, and history. That is where I spend most of my time, when I'm not hanging by the pool or walking around with Kyle which we haven't done since the frist week.
"Hey! Evans!" yells James
"Hey, James what's going on?"
"I figured we should talk about getting you know who together."
"Oh I nearly forgot, I was just on my way to the Library."
"I'd figure, the rest are outside flying around, want to go to the library and talk about it?"
"Remus and Emma, Emma wont be to hard to get to agree to go out with Remus, only problem is getting Remus to agree."
I go over and sit in one of the bean bag chairs, and I face him. The light hits James's eye and it makes his brown eye glow like embers he is quite handsome. He looks over at me a smiles, my stomach does a little flip. What the bloody hell, I shouldn't be acting like this, I have a boyfriend. I shake my head to get my thoughts to clear up. I think to myself focus Lils your trying to get your friends together. Em comes back into the room with the shoes, they help me into my dress and shoes then they go up to their rooms to get ready.
"Well what about Remus? I mean I haven't really seen him date or show interests in to anyone, what's up with that? It seems really strange that he hasn't gone out with anyone, he is quite handsome, and a lot of girls would love to go out with him."
"Did you just call Remus handsome?"
"Yes, I did. It's not wrong for friends to think their guy friend is handsome."
"Do you think I'm handsome?"
I give a loud laugh, and I have to hold my side, from the stich of pain "Oh James, you don't need me to tell you that you're handsome you already know it! Remember you have a really big head!"
He starts to laugh with me, as we remember our conversation this past year in the pumpkin patch, and all the other conversations when I told him he has a big head. It's time like this when we are laughing and not having a care in the world that it is hard to remember that Voldermort is at large and still recruiting people. Life seems to perfect, and easy. I give a little sigh cause I know in two years, it won't be like this for us, our years of a care free life are numbered. I look back over at James, and he is just staring at me, I turn away and blush.
"So Remus, what's his story?"
"Oh well he doesn't feel like he is good enough for anyone, you know he is scared he will hurt them, or mess the relationship up."
"Oh rubbish, I should go have a talk with him about that."
"Great idea Evans! Why did I never think of talking to him about that? Oh wait I did."
"Oh Potter you are such an arrogant toe rag git!"
"So any ideas how to get Remus to go out with Emma?"
"Love Potion?" he shrugs his shoulders
"James! Remember what Professor Slughorn said, love potions don't actually create love, it just creates strong infatuation, that will wear off eventually."
"Oh right, well can you get Emma to really show interest in him? I mean have her make him feel like he is the only guy in the room?"
"Oh that will be easy, once Emma sets her eyes on something she has got to have it!"
"Great! Have her start tonight at the dinner party, make sure she wears something that will make her stand out too, also tell her to show her brains, Remus loves a girl with brains. I keep telling her to show them brains, but she doesn't, anyways you know what I am talking about."
I give a laugh yes I do, Emma is next to top of our class, now not too honk my own horn or anything but all the teachers are telling me I top in every subject. I lean back into the bean bag chair and close my eyes, I give out a loud sigh. It is so peaceful hear, and so nice not having Petunia coming around yelling at me to hide my school stuff cause "normal" people are coming over.
"James, how long has this Manor been in your family?"
"Oh forever, my dad moved us here before our third year."
"If it's been in your family forever, then what do you mean he moved you hear. Didn't you grow up here?"
"Oh no! When my parents got married, they move to Godric Hollow, and lived there, that's where I learned to walk and talk. I came here and visited my grandparents a lot, and stay some nights, actually my room is the room I always slept in when I stayed over. My grandfather past away right before I started Hogwarts, my grandmother keep up with everything around here, then she got really sick and past away a few weeks after I returned home from first year. My dad didn't want to move in right away, mum says he couldn't. Finally my dad choose to move us here before I started school in third year, said it was time."
"What about your home is Godric Hollow? Did your parents sell it?"
"Oh no, they kept it, as a vacation home. Every Potter Male has raised their family here, at one point or another. My father lived in here since he was born, my great-grandfather died when my dad was young, and his father stayed around to help with my great-grandmother."
"It's a great family tradition."
"I hope to raise my family here, but I want two kids, I hate being an only child."
I look over at the clock, I jump up out of the chair. I must go get ready for the dinner party tonight, and get Em prepared to win Remus heart tonight, it's been a week and we are running out of time to get our friend together.
"See you at the party James!" I yell as I'm running out of the library.
Halfway up to my room I run into Kyle "Whoo Lils where's the fire?"
"No fire, just have to go get ready for the dinner party." I say out while trying to catch my breath
"Where were you anyways?"
"I was in the library with James. We were talking about some stuff."
"Like what?"
"Nothing important." he gives me a werid look "Look Kyle, I needed to talk to James about some things and we went to the library its no big deal alright?"
"Fine, see you at the party."
"Kyle whats wrong?"
"You haven't spent any time with me! Your either with Darla and Emma talking girl things, or with Remus talking about school. When are you going to have time for me, if you haven't notice we have been dating for a month yesterday."
"Hey don't blame me, every time I go find you, you are playing a game with Sirius, Peter or James!"
"See you at the party Lils."
"Yes you will!"
I storm away to my room, I go over and start untangling my hair, I grab my anti-frizz potion I bought to smooth my hair down. I go to get my dress out. I decied to wear and emeraled green dress for the last dinner party. It goes great with my hair and brings out my eyes. I turn around and see Em and Dar standing in my door way.
"You are not putting that on until we do your make up, I see you already did you hair." says Dar
"And what's wrong with my hair?" it is parted too the side and straight
They sit me down and start working on my make-up much to my protest. I swear to Merlin it seem like I don't have a voice when it comes too these two. You think they give me a little control over my own life but oh no according to Darla they know whats best for me, in dating and make-up wise. I try to remember why these two girl are my best friends.
"Emma, the gold heals you wore to the third dinner party, can you go get them, they will look great with Lily's dress. Oh you weren't going to wear them were you?"
"No my dress is sliver so I'm going with sliver pumps. I'll be right back."
She runs out of the room, and Darla is finishing my make up "You know Kyle is jelouse of James right?"
"Well he shouldn't be me and James are just friends." I think about Sirius and Darla "Hey Darla what do you think of Sirius?"
"He is...oh he is freaking HOT! I mean hotter than Kyle, no offense Lily, but not as hot as James."
"You think James is hot?"
"Yha, but I could never date him, he is like a brother now Sirius if he ever gives me the time of day, I'd be on that faster than a wart on a hog."
I start laughing "Why don't you make the first move, I mean how could he say no to you?"
"He's said no to other girls, before. Why would I be any different than them?"
"Cause your going to go up to him plant a huge kiss right on his lips and ask him out. Just make sure it's a kiss he will never forget, after that he will be putty in your hands." Me and James talk about how to get Sirius and Dar together, well he said that Sirius is to much of a coward to go and ask a girl out. He wants to keep up his player status, well I have a feeling if Darla just goes up and kisses him he will not be able to say no.
