Prompt #25 – Head Boy and Head Girl
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Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, all rights go to J.K. Rowling
Summary: Lily Evans was named Head Girl, everyone saw that coming. James Potter was named Head Boy, nobody saw that coming.
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As students on the Hogwarts Express saw the badge pinned to her robes, they weren't surprised.
Lily Evans had the Head Girl place hooked under her belt since the moment she had stepped into Hogwarts. She was an amazing student, exceptional with other students, loved by everyone, she was talented, she was nice, she was never late to class, everything about her had kept that spot with her from the moment she entered the school. From the very first day she had been the top student in the running for Head Girl, even the Slytherins could not deny that Lily Evans deserved that spot.
The Gryffindor had been in the eye of Albus Dumbledore, since the moment she first cast a spell. He knew that she would be in for the long run during this war. Even as many other great wizards had fallen in the duration.
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She sat waiting for the Head Boy to arrive to debrief the students, anxiously tapping her finger on the table. She knew that it was going to be Remus Lupin, she just knew!
But when Remus walked through the door and took a seat in the Gryffindor Prefects set of chairs, she began to question whether or not she would be sharing a dormitory with her ex-best friend for the next year.
Severus Snape, had however taken a seat with his fellow year seven Slytherin Prefect.
The entire school's prefects had sat in their chairs, still talking to one another about their past summer. While up in the chair next to Lily, it was empty.
The door opened, and a boy walked through the rows of chairs up towards where she sat.
Lily could see the Head Boy badge pinned to his robes, but underneath, he had the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain badge, shining away in the small light that came through the windows.
"Potter?" she asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm Head Boy, see?" he pointed to the badge on his shirt.
"You stole Remus' badge didn't you?" the Head Girl stood up, "This is some sort of prank isn't it?"
"You have no faith in me Lily, this is my badge, and I have the letter to prove it," the boy smug smile caused her to roll her eyes, "Do you want to see it"
"No I don't want to see your damn letter, you're late," she snapped at him.
The Head Boy chuckled, "You really aren't happy, are you?"
"We may be friends James, but I will not share a dormitory with you for an entire year. You'll seduce me into sleeping with you, or worse!" she pointed at him accusingly, "You'll talk me into going on a date with you!"
"So," he said slowly, "Going on a date with me is worse than shagging me? I must be great in bed then."
"James Adam Potter," she whispered, nudging her head towards the group of students that sat watching them eagerly, "You say that once more, I will make sure there is no way for you to ever have children, or be 'shagged', understood?"
"Yes Ma'am!" he laughed, turning towards the students, "Rule number one, never get on Lily Evans bad side"
"James, how about we make rule number one, is that unless you have something useful to add to the conversation, you aren't allowed to speak at all?" she smirked, "It sound perfect to me, what about you Potter?"
"That rule sucks," he shrugged.
"Get used to it"
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When people saw Lily Evans with the Head Girl badge pinned to her robes, they weren't surprised.
When people saw James Potter with the Head Boy badge pinned to his robes, everyone thought Albus Dumbledore had finally gone crazy.
But the Headmaster had a reason he placed the two together for the year.
Lily and James were leaders.
Lily and James were independent.
Lily and James were different to other students he had seen.
Lily and James were unique, one-of-a-kind.
And after what the Headmaster had witnessed, he hoped that the flower of their evolving relationship, would finish it bloom, because the spring season for its flowering, was almost over...
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Had this written for aaggeess!
Kind of my favourite for the year :)
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