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All right, now I have a poll. It's very important for the story line, so here it goes:
1.Harry, Hermione, Ron go back and story keeps going.
2.Harry, Ron, Hermione go back and story ends.
All
right! Vote away, it's very important! Note: if you think Lily got to
liking James too fast, she has had these feelings bottled up for a long
time.
Chapter 21: Knight in Shining Armor
Of course, the rest of the students were shocked at the fact that the Potter and Evans were dating. Dumbledore just smiled knowingly.
Everything calmed down after a week or so. But Lily couldn't help but feel Hogwarts wouldn't be the same for her. Half the female population was coming to hate her, though that would pass. She, nor James, were ones for intimidation.
Try as they might, Hermione, Harry, and Ron couldn't hide their past completely. Harry had the Marauders Map, which would be a catastrophe in the making if one of the Marauders found it. And Hermione had books from the future, that had never been written yet. She had to keep those hidden, too.
Lily didn't want to go to public with their relationship, but it was too late. That's when Lily realized just how many people had been betting on when she and James would hook up. The whole school knew about the relationship by Wednesday.
"Okay, which on of you blabbed on the train?" Lily asked the Marauders, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Not me." "Not me." Then she came to Sirius. "Me." He grinned so wide, he looked like a clown with problems.
"You idiot. You will die. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but you. Will. Go. Down." Lily stomped off.
"Sirius, I reckon it wasn't the smartest thing to go blab and tell everyone James was dating Lily. And that it wasn't on a lost bet." Sirius tossed a pillow at Harry. "Shut up. I've got to use that repelling charm you two had, wanna help?" Ron grinned. "Not really. Ever since that feather and glue 'incident' I really, really want to see you go down." Sirius, once again, tossed the closest thing near him at the offending person. Unluckily, his aim was true and his ammo was a book.
After Sirius had thrown everything within throwing range at Ron, and so Ron was complaining about how, "brain damaged some people are…" and James, Sirius, and Remus were planning a small prank. But Lily walked in and saw their plans. (( for you who are confused, they are in the boy's room)
"Oh, what have we here?" Lily sat down next to James.
"Nothing-" Sirius began, but James cut him off. "We were bored and wanted to start a prank." Lily rolled her eyes.
"You are head boy! You could at least show some respect toward the school! And not get detention!" Lily talked as though he was just any other boy friend who was being stupid, not James Potter who, if this was being stupid, was stupid every day. Ok, too many stupids. Even I am confused.
Since Lily had confiscated their almost completed plans, they had to start from scratch. Though it only set them back a day or two, Sirius just wouldn't stop whining until both Harry and James threw books at him.
Breakfast was a bit of a bore, seeing as Lily had really expected the Marauders (and company) to release havoc on the school once again. But the action didn't begin until N.E.W.T. Potions class. Professor Geaszer paired them up by their row partners, and okay, you know who the pairs are:
Lily and Hermione James and Sirius Harry and Ron Okay, so now that you know, James started by blowing up Snape's cauldron after he muttered mudblood out in the corridor. Then Sirius decides that Professor Geaszer needed to perk up, so he set loose all the mice, which were invisible, because that was the potion they were using. So, Sirius and James succeeded in making Lily angry, getting detention, and getting 50 points deducted from Gryffindor.
"James, you are the biggest idiot ever!" Lily yelled, but she didn't really mean it. Okay, she may stick up for Snape when James was concerned (because sometimes it's just cruel) but she still dislikes Snape greatly.
Ok, you caught the understatement of the year.
And actually, Lily had always admired how James stuck up for her, no matter what she did to him. Lily had always said her knight in shining armor was never there, so she didn't need him, but he was always there, and she always needed him.
And all that rambling that was going around her head came out as,
"Though… Thanks. Really, James. Thanks." James grinned.
"Always knew you'd thank me someday." Lily playfully slapped him, and muttered, "Prat..."
As this interesting exchange was being said, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Sirius (Remus was 'visiting his sick mum') had hurried and left them alone. They really didn't want to see what might happen (okay, Sirius did, but he was outvoted, obviously) so they walked fast into the Great Hall. Hermione went to find Erin and Emily, and Sirius, Harry, and Ron went to save a seat for James and Lily (if Lily wanted to sit there, as is.)
After lunch it was just a normal, annoying day.
Until Lily decided she had to check the library out before dinner. Alone.
And, as you people always know, 'alone' is never a good thing.
The dusty library was empty, as Madame Pince was at a teacher conference. She never noticed the rustling of books, or the swish-swish of a cloak on the ground. Lily really needed to find that book.
Lily felt the strongest pain she had ever felt in her back, and heard a greasy, slimy (I could go on and on…) voice just behind her.
"Oh, look, if it isn't our favorite little mudblood? And she's even done us the favor of forgetting her bodyguards." "Get away from me, Snivellus." Lily hissed. She had her wand- she wasn't afraid.
"Going to use your wand? Which has recently been residing in my hand." A cold, sneering voice joined Snape's. Only one person could send shivers down her spine.
"Lucius. As if this couldn't get any better." Lily edged away from them, but her back still hurt. She just noticed that Snape's wand was pointing at the back of her throat.
"So, Snape, are you really going to kill me? I doubt it, as you can't even stand up to a Professor, let alone an unprovoked student." (Note sarcasm)
Snape replied by jabbing her throat again, and Lily was satisfied that she had aggravated him. Aggravation equals hot-headedness. Hot-headedness equaled slip ups.
And all Lily needed was a small slip up. Like him removing his wand long enough so she could incapacitate them both. (She hadn't taken judo classes for nothing)
So she waited, as they led her through deserted hallways.
All in all, where's her knight in shining armor?