She's Different

by

XxTheLadyInRedxX

A.N. I don't own any of J.K.'s characters. Alright, I know I promised something big in this chapter, but not much has happened. I had alot to fill to you guys before I can unleash what happens that day at Hogsmeade and the great actions that take place after that. I'm pretty sure I'm going to make Elizabeth's 'no' clear in the next chapter. That flashback is already written out, and just needs to be put in the proper place. Also, if I let out any missing information, I'll try to let you guys know. Sorry if this chapter is a bit annoying. I've been having a few guy troubles myself (her eyes sparkling towards the end is based on a true experience...lol). Sorry about the rambling. Here is chapter 10, I hope you guys like it...

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"The plan is over," stated Sirius, throwing his book onto the floor.

"What?" asked Elizabeth, pausing midway through her essay.

"We're not doing the plan," he explained.

"What are you talking about?" she asked, confused. "Why not?"

Sirius hesitated, stroking the armrest of the chair.

"I don't think we should do the plan - at least not on that day," he revealed carefully.

"And why is that?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I - have an odd feeling," he lied.

"Are you and Evelyn meeting in the Astronomy tower and inhaling incense or something?" she asked, rolling her eyes at his elusiveness.

"Elizabeth, please just believe me," he begged.

She looked at him, curiously, trying to understand the meaning behind his words.

"I would, Sirius," she sighed. "You know I would change it even if I thought you were mental. But I can't. I have to tell Reid soon. He's my brother, he has a right to know. And the next Hogsmeade trip is the best time. We've gone through all this trouble planning, I can't break it all off now."

Sirius sent glowering look at he fireplace, a look of thought on his features.

"Alright," he said, more to himself than to Elizabeth. "We'll just have to be careful."

"Careful?" she asked.

Sirius's face turned to her, his eyes looking at her as if he just realized she was there.

"Uh, yeah," he nodded. "With Reid and all."

"Right," she said, though her eyes scrutinized Sirius's face with a look of suspicion and worry.

-x-x-x-

Lily tucked a strand of red hair behind her ear as she turned the corner.

"Evans?"

She had never been so happy to hear her surname on those lips. Looking up, she met a pair of hazel eyes, staring back at her green ones.

"Hello, James," she said, biting her lip.

"You - uh - you going to class?" he asked, glancing at her Arithmacy books.

"Yes, actually," she nodded, clutching her book tighter to her chest.

It was suddenly becoming harder to breathe.

"Oh, good," he said with a smile. "I was wondering if I could walk you there."

"James," she stated, causing a surge of adrenaline to rush through both of their system. "I thought you had Transfiguration next?"

"I do," he said, pleased that she knew his classes as much as he knew hers.

"That's all the way across the school," she said, bewildered.

"Yeah, so?" he asked.

"I -"

She stood there, trying to understand why in the world James would walk her to class, only to be tardy to his own.

"Alright," she nodded with a smile.

James beamed, walking beside her like a loyal puppy.

"So," she said, trying to strike up a conversation.

Lily Evans had never been at a loss of words.

"So," he repeated.

There was a moment of awkward silence where they both turned to each other, looked into the other's eyes, and quickly turned away, blushing.

"Actually," he stated. "There was a reason why I wanted to talk to you."

"Oh?" she asked.

"Yes," he revealed. "I was - sort of maybe wondering if you would -"

"I'd love to," she blurted out, before he could finish.

"Really?" he asked, beaming down at her.

Nodding her head vigorously, Lily felt her head suddenly spin.

"That's great," he yelled in joy, as Lily laughed.

Without a second thought, James picked Lily up and spun her around, only to later crush her into his chest.

"James," she laughed. "I can't breathe."

"Oh," he said, pulling her away so that he still had a hold of her.

Watching her with the utmost passion, James wondered how he had gotten so lucky.

"Next Hogsmeade trip is on Saturday," he explained.

"I'll see you in the common room," she agreed.

"Good," he said, smiling at her.

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"James Potter, you worthless occupation of good space!" yelled Lily.

"I'm disappointed Evans," he said with a 'tsk' "I know you can come up with something better than that."

"You have some nerve," she snapped.

"Why, thank you," he grinned.

Lily made a sound of frustration and threw her hands in the air.

"I give up," she yelled, pulling out her wand. "One more comment, Potter, and I swear I'll -"

"Miss Evans?"

"Professor McGonagall," breathed Lily. "I was just -"

"Miss Evans, you know very well about the rules-"

"Professor, please, I was just - um -"

"Yes?"

"I was just -"

"She was just pointing out my responsibilities as a student. Miss Evans had just caught me throwing curses at the Slytherins. I'm sorry, Professor. I deserved her telling me off," said James, hanging his head low.

"Is this true, Miss Evans?" asked Professor McGonagall.

Lily bit her lip, debating whether or not to tell the truth.

"Yes," she lied, hating herself for being thankful for Potter's rescue.

"Very well then," said Professor McGonagall. "In that case, that's a week of detention, Potter."

"I know," he said, rolling his eyes.

"I'll see you both in Transfiguration," she said before walking off to her classroom.

Lily stood, dumbfounded, watching James in the sort of awe that made her want to kick herself.

"It's not polite to stare, Evans," he said with a smile, before walking off.

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"Elizabeth, don't!" he yelled.

"Collin, Lily has a right to know," she said, walking to the common room.

"No, she doesn't," he said. "You don't have to do this."

"Yes, I do," she said, inhaling a good amount of air before giving the Fat Lady the password.

"Elizabeth, please think about what you're doing," pleaded Collin. "Think of who this might affect. This is crazy. Just - come back and let's think it through."

"I'm done thinking, Collin," she said, giving him a reproachful look. "This should have been done a long time ago."

Elizabeth spotted Lily sitting on a chair in front of the fire. She heard Collin curse as she walked over to her friend, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Lily, there's something important I have to tell you," she sighed, glancing over at a glaring Collin.

"What is it?" asked Lily, putting her book on her lap.

"Well," started Elizabeth. "You see - Collin has a stalker."

There was a moment of silence where Lily stared from Elizabeth to Collin back to Elizabeth. She blinked twice, cocked her head to the side, and then picked up her book and continued to read.

"I know," was all she said before she flipped the page.

"What?" asked Collin, astounded.

"Gwendolyn Haurty is a nice girl, Collin," she continued. "Don't give her a hard time."

"She knows everything," Elizabeth whispered to Collin.

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"Have you talked to Remus about the plan?" asked James with a frown.

"Yeah," nodded Sirius, looking at the floor sullenly. "We've agreed to keep far away from where Elizabeth is. I'm pretty sure she won't stay there past the full moon, but I don't want to take any chances."

"Right," agreed James.

"So," said Sirius with a grin. "You finally got that date with Evans?"

James felt his cheeks flush as he looked away.

"Yeah," he said with a sheepish grin.

"It's about time, eh?" said Sirius with a bark of laughter.

"Shut up, Pads," laughed James, playfully throwing a pillow at his friend.

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"So Pads," said James, jabbing him in the ribs. "What's the plan for this weekend."

"Oh, the usual," said Sirius, with a grin.

"Snogfest with half the female population?" joked James, letting out a bark of laughter.

Sirius shook his head, smiling at his friend.

"Alright, alright," said James. "Who's the lucky lady?"

"Um - her name was - wait - I know this - "

"Sirius!"

"I'm joking," snorted Sirius. "Her name is - Samantha."

"Kristina," corrected Remus from behind a book.

"Right," said Sirius, whacking his head. "I knew that."

"Of course you did, mate," said James with a snort.

"Shut up, Prongs," said Sirius, throwing a pillow at his head.

"How long are you going to keep this up, Sirius?" asked Remus, frowning with disapprobation.

"I'm sorry, Remus. I'll get the name right next time," said Sirius. "Kristina is just such a complicated name-"

"Not her name," hissed Remus, rolling his eyes. "How long before you take this relationship thing seriously - don't laugh James. Honestly, this pun is getting ridiculous."

"You're ridiculous," muttered James with a chuckle.

"I just haven't found the right girl yet," said Sirius, with a shrug.

"So you're going to continue snogging each one until you do?" asked Remus.

"Uh - yeah, pretty much," said Sirius.

"Have you no morals?" asked Remus, appalled.

"Um - no, I must have dropped those on my way to Veronica's room," he said with a grin.

"Ah, Veronica," sighed James.

"Oh, yeah," nodded Sirius, giving James a high five.

"You two never cease to amaze me," said Remus. "When will you learn and grow up?"

"Um - James?" said Sirius.

"Can I buy a vowel?" asked James.

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"The lone wolf cries over his loss."

"What does she keep rambling on about?" snapped Collin, who had never taken a liking to Evelyn's odd behavior.

"She feels something bad is coming," said Lily, who had seen the patterns of Evelyn's mysterious comments.

Collin let out a loud snort.

"A hippogriff could have predicted that one," he said.

"If you don't believe me, it's your loss - or your future," she said, walking away with a dazed look on her face.

Collin frowned but quickly shook his head.

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"Tomorrow is the big day, eh?" asked Kris, giving Elizabeth a warm smile.

"Yeah," she said, frowning. "Yeah, it is."

"Don't worry about it, Liz," encouraged Kris. "He'll understand."

"I know he will," said Elizabeth, smiling weakly.

"Then what's the problem?" asked Kris.

Elizabeth's eyes subconsciously glanced at a certain grey eyed man in the room.

"Nothing," she said.

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"I'll see you later then, Pads," called James as he walked down the corridor.

"Later, Prongs," he said, turning a corner.

Book scattered the floor as Sirius collided with something - or someone.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled.

"Yeah, sorry," he muttered, rubbing his head where one of the books hit him.

"Oh, did I hurt you?" she asked.

"Well, actually" Sirius's eyes looked up and saw a pair of beautifully shaped blue ones watching him "no - no you didn't."

"Oh, good," she said, gathering up her books. "Madam Pomfrey would have killed me if I sent one more student to the hospital wing."

Sirius chuckled, helping her pick up the books.

"Anyway, I better get to class," she said, standing up. With a smile, she added, "Sorry about running into you. Bye."

Before Sirius could even respond with a 'Yeah, maybe we can run into each other again sometime' , the girl had walked away.

"Bye," he breathed, looking around confused.

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"Collin?" asked a petite girl with light brown hair and large brown eyes.

"Gwendolyn!" gasped Collin, surprised at seeing the young Hufflepuff. "Um - hi."

"I was um - wondering if you were going to the Hogsmeade trip - with anyone?" she stammered, looking at the floor.

"Oh, well, you see Gwen-" her eyes brightened at her new nickname "dolyn."

He had to be cautious not to lift her spirits and be the one to put them down.

"I'm sort of not - dating - right now," he said, choosing his words carefully.

Her eyebrows rose as she looked at him with a melancholy expression.

"What I mean is -"

Collin sighed in frustration.

"Gwendolyn - I -"

"It's alright, Collin," she said, smiling half heartedly. "I understand."

"You - do?" he asked.

"Yeah," she nodded. "I'll see you around."

As she walked away, Collin couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt for the girl.

-x-x-x-

"Elizabeth Walker," he repeated. "She's that girl that hangs out with Evans."

Everything was starting to make sense again.

"What does it matter, Pads?" asked James. "So you bumped into her. What's with the stalker attitude?"

"This coming from the man who keeps a lock of Lily's hair under his pillow," teased Sirius.

"Hey!" yelled James, wide-eyed. "How do you know about that?"

"Anyway," said Sirius, rolling his eyes. "It doesn't matter. I was just - curious. I'd never noticed her eyes before. They - I don't know - sparkle."

"Sparkle?" asked James with a snort. "Wow, Pads, you've really gone soft."

"Shut up," said Sirius, shoving his friend of his four poster bed.

"Plus, aren't you dating Kristina?" he asked.

"I broke up with her yesterday," shrugged Sirius.

"Then who was on your arm this morning?" asked James.

"Oh, that was Heidi," he said.

"Heidi?" he asked.

"Yeah, you know - Heidi," said Sirius, making a gesture that only James would understand.

"Oh," said James, a twinkle in his eye. "Right."

"Anyway, me and Heidi aren't really working out," he said.

"Why not?" asked James with a frown.

"Sure she has a nice figure - oh who am I kidding - she has an amazing figure - but I mean - I can't really see myself with her, you know?" he asked.

"Because?" asked James.

"I don't know - she's just a - pretty face. I don't feel anything when I'm with her. And I'm pretty sure she's just tagging along in this relationship for the reputation," explained Sirius.

"So you breaking up with her today?" asked James.

"Yup," he said, "right before dinner."

"And this - Elizabeth Walker?" he asked.

"What about her?" asked Sirius.

"You going to - you know-" James waggled his eyebrows at his friend.

"No," he said.

"What?" asked James, astounded. "Why not?"

"She's - different," he said.

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That was chapter 10. Please read and review telling me what you think and asking any questions your heart may desire. I promise to answer each one the best I can. I know I leave things a bit unclear sometimes. So feel free to ask away...