Thanks to everyone who reviewed. By the way "Em" in future would you mind keeping you're flames to yourself? That goes for anyone who wants to flame. They're not appreciated but if you must flame go ahead. It's not like I'll break down in tears just because you guys don't like my story. It's not going to make me stop writing so the point of flaming is??????? I'd like to see the kind of fictions you people write if you're so perfect and just remember it's MY fiction and I can do what I want with it. Also "Em" the reason I blocked out the f word as you put it had nothing to do with being grown up. It was because I was being careful seeing as I had rated the story G. Got it? Constructive criticism welcome! I still love all you guys who are nice and don't give out because people aren't swearing left right and center. By the way one more thing "Em" what age are you? Because (and I'm not just saying this cos' you're an annoying idiot. It's because I'm genuinely interested) you seem about 10 or 11. Am I right?
"Lily Isabel Evans," screeched a voice. Lily closed her eyes. She had been waiting for it. The door of the dorm was slammed open and their stood Arabella, arms folded, eyes sparkling angrily. "Is it true?" she yelled.
"What?" asked Lily, as calmly as she could manage.
"You know damn well what," retorted Arabella. "Is it true that you kissed Sirius?"
"What if I did?" Lily stood up and faced Arabella, getting angrier.
"You knew I liked him," Arabella roared.
"Well if you liked him so much why did you totally reject him and deliberately act all sweet with Joshua?" Arabella's mouth was opening and closing like a goldfish's. She snapped it shut.
"He started fighting with Joshua," she screamed.
"Because he's crazy about you," bellowed Lily. "He couldn't stand seeing the two of you together."
"If he's so crazy about me why did he kiss you?"
"Because he was confused. And who would blame him? I mean he had to sit around watching you and Joshua together."
"Yea well Josh was my date I couldn't very well abandon him." People began crowding around the doorway watching their fight and cat calling.
"Yea well then don't complain about Sirius kissing me then. If you can do it with Joshua he can surely do it with whoever he wants."
"But you weren't his date."
"So what?" Arabella stood staring at Lily.
"You know what Lily?" she said slowly and quietly. "I hate you. You ruined my life."
"Well you know what Arabella I hate you too and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't give a damn if you just disappeared out of my life forever," she answered calmly. She walked over to her bed and wrenched the curtains shut.
Life was not the same with Lily and Arabella fighting. The pair, who normally spent as much time as possible together, refused to even be in the same room as the other at any one time. (Besides in their dorm as there was not much they could do about that) Arabella was spending more time with Joshua than ever and Lily, uncomfortable about what had happened with Sirius, mainly hung around with Leah but discovered that she enjoyed her own company as well.
Lily and Leah sat at the Gryfinndor table, opposite the Marauders, chatting quietly. It was a big difference from the loud conversations that had always gone on between Lily and Arabella. Not bad just different. Arabella herself was sitting at the Hufflepuff table with Joshua and his group of friends. Lily had to admit that she missed Arabella. She just played with her food and didn't even get maximum satisfaction out of seeing Malfoy do a jig on the Slytherin table, flipping up his new, tartan, pleated skirt. The seventh years were asked to stay after dinner by Dumbledore and a buzz of chatter exploded.
"Attention students," began Dumbledore, clapping his hands. The noise died down and Dumbledore beamed around at his eldest students. "Thank you." He nodded. "You are now seventh years and rapidly approaching the end of you're time at Hogwarts. So this year the staff has decided to send you away on work experience." Excitement rose in the hall. "Yes yes," said Dumbledore. "It's all very exciting. You will be sent to a sort of. . .camp," he said. "It will have classes for any job you desire and you shall stay there for two weeks, learning about the profession you would like to have. There will be two people to each cabin, which, to make it more interesting for you, will be boy and girl. Now the first two names on our list are the Head boy and girl who will of course be sharing the main one." If James looked horrified it was nothing compared to Lily's face. Her hand shot into the air.
"Professor," she said, without even waiting for Dumbledore to acknowledge her. "I absolutely refuse to share a cabin with James Potter. We'll kill each other." Dumbledore looked at her, eyes twinkling, amusedly.
"I'm sorry Ms. Evans. Head boy and Head girl are in charge and therefore must share a cabin. It's customary." He shrugged and proceeded to read his list. "Sirius Black, Arabella Figg," he called, a grin tugging at his lips. Sirius' face showed little to no emotion and no one who didn't already know would have never in a million years guessed that he was crazy about the girl. Arabella was talking quietly to Joshua who looked angry. "Leah Rivers, Jonathon Lynch." Leah exchanged a glance with Remus. "Melanie Wells, Remus Lupin." A tall, striking black haired girl at the Ravenclaw table looked relieved and waved at Remus. The list went on until everyone had a partner. By the end of the assembly everyone was talking excitedly or moaning about the person they were paired up with. For the first time in a week Arabella approached the group.
"Hi Sirius," she said, smiling, shyly.
"Hey," he said, coolly.
"So. . ." she said. Sirius looked at her.
"What?" he demanded.
"Well, since we're gonna be sharing a cabin I thought maybe we could be. . .civil?"
"Maybe," replied Sirius, walking away. He walked over to Lily and they walked towards the common room.
"Sirius what the hell was that about?" she hissed. "Sure I'm not her biggest fan at the moment but you really like her so why did you just brush her off?"
"Lily do you have any idea how much pain she put me through? Sure I like her but, like, I dunno if I can forgive her." Lily nodded.
"At least you don't have to share a cabin with Mr. I'm-always-right-and-I-have-an-ego-the-size-of-Africa." She sighed as Sirius sniggered. "Its not funny Si," she said. "Either I end up killing him or he ends up killing me. And believe me I want to be killed by him about as much as I want to kiss Snape."
"Lily, is there something going on between you and Snape?" Sirius asked, with mock-seriousness. Lily made a face at him.
"Not even funny, Sirius," retorted Lily, walking up the stairs to the dorm.
"Lily Isabel Evans," screeched a voice. Lily closed her eyes. She had been waiting for it. The door of the dorm was slammed open and their stood Arabella, arms folded, eyes sparkling angrily. "Is it true?" she yelled.
"What?" asked Lily, as calmly as she could manage.
"You know damn well what," retorted Arabella. "Is it true that you kissed Sirius?"
"What if I did?" Lily stood up and faced Arabella, getting angrier.
"You knew I liked him," Arabella roared.
"Well if you liked him so much why did you totally reject him and deliberately act all sweet with Joshua?" Arabella's mouth was opening and closing like a goldfish's. She snapped it shut.
"He started fighting with Joshua," she screamed.
"Because he's crazy about you," bellowed Lily. "He couldn't stand seeing the two of you together."
"If he's so crazy about me why did he kiss you?"
"Because he was confused. And who would blame him? I mean he had to sit around watching you and Joshua together."
"Yea well Josh was my date I couldn't very well abandon him." People began crowding around the doorway watching their fight and cat calling.
"Yea well then don't complain about Sirius kissing me then. If you can do it with Joshua he can surely do it with whoever he wants."
"But you weren't his date."
"So what?" Arabella stood staring at Lily.
"You know what Lily?" she said slowly and quietly. "I hate you. You ruined my life."
"Well you know what Arabella I hate you too and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't give a damn if you just disappeared out of my life forever," she answered calmly. She walked over to her bed and wrenched the curtains shut.
Life was not the same with Lily and Arabella fighting. The pair, who normally spent as much time as possible together, refused to even be in the same room as the other at any one time. (Besides in their dorm as there was not much they could do about that) Arabella was spending more time with Joshua than ever and Lily, uncomfortable about what had happened with Sirius, mainly hung around with Leah but discovered that she enjoyed her own company as well.
Lily and Leah sat at the Gryfinndor table, opposite the Marauders, chatting quietly. It was a big difference from the loud conversations that had always gone on between Lily and Arabella. Not bad just different. Arabella herself was sitting at the Hufflepuff table with Joshua and his group of friends. Lily had to admit that she missed Arabella. She just played with her food and didn't even get maximum satisfaction out of seeing Malfoy do a jig on the Slytherin table, flipping up his new, tartan, pleated skirt. The seventh years were asked to stay after dinner by Dumbledore and a buzz of chatter exploded.
"Attention students," began Dumbledore, clapping his hands. The noise died down and Dumbledore beamed around at his eldest students. "Thank you." He nodded. "You are now seventh years and rapidly approaching the end of you're time at Hogwarts. So this year the staff has decided to send you away on work experience." Excitement rose in the hall. "Yes yes," said Dumbledore. "It's all very exciting. You will be sent to a sort of. . .camp," he said. "It will have classes for any job you desire and you shall stay there for two weeks, learning about the profession you would like to have. There will be two people to each cabin, which, to make it more interesting for you, will be boy and girl. Now the first two names on our list are the Head boy and girl who will of course be sharing the main one." If James looked horrified it was nothing compared to Lily's face. Her hand shot into the air.
"Professor," she said, without even waiting for Dumbledore to acknowledge her. "I absolutely refuse to share a cabin with James Potter. We'll kill each other." Dumbledore looked at her, eyes twinkling, amusedly.
"I'm sorry Ms. Evans. Head boy and Head girl are in charge and therefore must share a cabin. It's customary." He shrugged and proceeded to read his list. "Sirius Black, Arabella Figg," he called, a grin tugging at his lips. Sirius' face showed little to no emotion and no one who didn't already know would have never in a million years guessed that he was crazy about the girl. Arabella was talking quietly to Joshua who looked angry. "Leah Rivers, Jonathon Lynch." Leah exchanged a glance with Remus. "Melanie Wells, Remus Lupin." A tall, striking black haired girl at the Ravenclaw table looked relieved and waved at Remus. The list went on until everyone had a partner. By the end of the assembly everyone was talking excitedly or moaning about the person they were paired up with. For the first time in a week Arabella approached the group.
"Hi Sirius," she said, smiling, shyly.
"Hey," he said, coolly.
"So. . ." she said. Sirius looked at her.
"What?" he demanded.
"Well, since we're gonna be sharing a cabin I thought maybe we could be. . .civil?"
"Maybe," replied Sirius, walking away. He walked over to Lily and they walked towards the common room.
"Sirius what the hell was that about?" she hissed. "Sure I'm not her biggest fan at the moment but you really like her so why did you just brush her off?"
"Lily do you have any idea how much pain she put me through? Sure I like her but, like, I dunno if I can forgive her." Lily nodded.
"At least you don't have to share a cabin with Mr. I'm-always-right-and-I-have-an-ego-the-size-of-Africa." She sighed as Sirius sniggered. "Its not funny Si," she said. "Either I end up killing him or he ends up killing me. And believe me I want to be killed by him about as much as I want to kiss Snape."
"Lily, is there something going on between you and Snape?" Sirius asked, with mock-seriousness. Lily made a face at him.
"Not even funny, Sirius," retorted Lily, walking up the stairs to the dorm.