Chapter Fourteen: Second Term
James was happy to be back in his warm four-poster bed, waking up to the snores and grunts of Sirius. James smiled and pulled himself out of bed. It was Sunday, so Sirius wouldn't want to be woken. James got dressed quietly, watching the sunlight spill into the room. He wasn't sure why he was awake this early but he felt wide-awake, so he crept down stairs and out of Gryffindor Tower. The corridors were empty, as he walked calmly waving at the paintings.
James entered the Great Hall and headed for his usual seat. There were only a handful of students in the Great Hall at this hour; to his surprise Lily Evans was one of them.
"Hey," James said as he took his seat. Lily looked up from The Standard book of Spells Grade 1.
"Oh…Hello," She returned to her book taking a spoonful of porridge every so often. James looked disgruntled and began to pile food onto his plate. Once he had filled his plate he looked back up at her.
"Did you have a good Holiday?" James asked taking a bite of toast. Lily looked questioningly at him.
"I guess," She muttered. James looked at her hopefully, there was sadness in her voice that James wasn't used to. In lessons she came across as being strong and independent not vulnerable and weepy like most of the girls in their year.
"Don't seem too sure 'bout that," James said insightfully. He gazed at her hoping she would trust him. Lily looked at him, as though determining whether he could be trusted. She searched for any sign of deception etched on his face.
"Just my sister, she…she's muggle. Anyway, I'm surprised you care." Lily added spitefully. James sighed and blew at some hair in his face. Apparently she didn't feel she could trust him. He didn't blame her; they hadn't got on since the first day of term. It wasn't her it was that Snape boy she hung out with. He didn't understand why she would hang wit ha greasy git like him anyway.
"Listen, Lily—" James began looking up from his breakfast. He gazed into her emerald green eyes, but before he could go on they were interrupted.
"Why are you talking to him, Lily?" Severus strode over sneering at James. His long greasy black hair fell in curtains around his face. His crooked nose hung over his curled lips.
"It's okay Severus—" Lily said sweetly looking up at him in earnest. James scowled and felt the urge to curse Snape into a toilet.
"Yeah Snivellus, go run and play with you potions!" Sirius had just entered the Great Hall he strutted over grinning. James groaned and turned pink. Sirius looked immaculate compared to Snape. His perfectly fitted robes were spotless compared to the shabby robes Snape wore, and Sirius's wavy black hair shone, but not with grease.
"Leave him alone!" Lily snapped. Sirius laughed and looked at James whose ears had gone red. He was baffled as to why James would be embarrassed.
"Run along, Traitor!" Sirius barked at Lily. Lily glared at James and stalked off with Snape. Her red hair disappearing into the crowd of students clamoring into the Great Hall. "She's so much fun to annoy!" He laughed.
"Yeah…" James picked at his bacon moodily. He had actually had a somewhat normal conversation with Lily and it was ruined. James took a bite of bacon and stared off into the distance. He could feel Sirius' eyes watching him, but he wasn't going to tell Sirius he like Lily Evans, he'd tear the mickey out of him if he did.
"What do you want to do today?" Sirius asked shoveling eggs into his mouth. James shrugged and took a sip of pumpkin juice. Remus and Peter joined them, looking slightly windswept.
"What happened to you two?" Sirius asked suppressing a giggle.
"Bombarded by a bunch of Hufflepuffs…"Remus muttered.
"What?" Sirius choked on his eggs with laughter. When he finished coughing and spluttering, after several whacks on the back from James, with watering eyes he smiled up at Peter evilly. "What's-her-names friends?" He asked evilly.
"Her name is Sally!" Peter moaned.
"Yeah, apparently Peter…"Remus drifted off after Peter gazed horrified at him.
"What?" Sirius barked excitedly.
"It's was bout what I gave her…" Peter went pink in the face. Sirius grinned from ear to ear.
"What was it?" He asked climbing up to sit on his knees. Peter looked down at his food his face now completely red. Peter mumbled something that sounded like Powell. "What the heck is a prow-all-err-whatever?" Sirius said.
"And owl…" Sirius coughed to cover his sudden laugh.
"Seriously?" Peter nodded. Sirius roared with laughter.
"Hi Peter," Sally said smiling at him. Her cheeks were almost as red as Peter's. Sirius was drowning himself in his goblet to stop from laughing.
"Hi Sally," He blushed. Sally smiled and skipped off to her table. James watched bitterly wishing that had been Lily and it was he who she had been all red-faced about.
Author's Note: I'm back sorry for the delay but I was trying to decide what to do next. I know what I'm going to write about in the next chapter so its all good! Lol!
Anywho. I hoped you all liked this chapter, sorry its short but it was originally only 300 words but I made it longer. I want to ask what people think about the relationship between A: Lily and James, am I developing Jame's cursh on her too quickly? and B: Peter and Sally, should I ease off on them ordo more plotlines with them? Let me know in your reviews!
I will update sometime over the weekend or early next week. So read and review, while I try to write the next chapter! Adios: )