"Am, Remus you and Melanie are in. . ." Lily consulted her list. "That cabin." She pointed left. Remus nodded and set off, a tall, shivering, girl with raven black hair, following him. Leah visualized next to Lily, who was looking extremely frazzled and James, who was talking, calmly, to Sirius. She glowered at the girls' retreating back.
"One move girl and I'll personally make sure you're lying on the ground in a million pieces," she said, more to herself than anyone.
"Leah!" exclaimed Lily. "Remus wouldn't cheat on you."
"He won't if he knows what's good for him," replied Leah. "Did I ever tell you I have three older brothers?" She smiled sweetly and Lily winced as a tall, dark boy appeared near them.
"Leah Rivers?" he said. Leah twirled around.
"Yeah?" she said.
"I'm Jonathon lynch," he offered.
"Hi," she said.
"You're cabin is over there," said Lily, pointing to a cabin to their right.
"Keep an eye on you know who," said Leah, to Lily.
"Leah!" said, Lily, amazed. "Don't you trust Remus?" Leah tutted, impatiently.
"Of course I do," she said, through gritted teeth. "It's that Melanie one I don't trust." Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yea okay," she said. "You're luggage is already in you're cabin. You're free to explore the place after you've unpacked." Lily handed her a small silver key and smiled. Leah took it and winked at Lily.
"Remember now, Lils," she said.
"Yea yea," said Lily, rolling her eyes.
Lily was wrecked by the time she had gotten to her own cabin, due to the fact that James had been NO help whatsoever and the also to the seventh year's sudden lack of maturity.
"Thanks for all the help, Potter," said Lily, glaring at him.
"Hmm?" James spun around. Lily sighed and clutched a fist full of hair.
"How am I gonna last two whole weeks?" she murmured to herself. An abrupt knock at the door caused both students to jump for it. They had a fast but furious fight over who would open it and eventually Lily won. She pulled it open to be faced with a whole group of simpering smiling girls, A.K.A James' fan club. She rolled her eyes and slammed the door shut before they could open their mouths.
"Who was it?" James asked her. Lily smiled brightly, racking her brains furiously.
Jehovah witnesses," she answered, still beaming. James raised his eyebrows.
"At a work experience camp?" he asked. Lily stared at him.
"Mmm hmm," she said, nodding hard.
"Ya sure," said James, re-opening the door. The group was still standing outside, still smiling and sighing dreamily at the sight of James. James grinned at them and turned to glare at Lily.
"Come in," he said to the girls. They filed in.
"Oh James," said one, sighing. "You're cabin is so nice."
"Much nicer than ours," chipped in another. Lily rolled her eyes and flopped down in an armchair to read. Concentration was, however, difficult with hoards of screeching girls surrounding her. The door went again and Lily winced. Probably another group of screeching girls. It wasn't however more of James' admirers. It was Arabella. James called Lily over and strolled away, an arm wrapped carelessly around a stunning, model-like blonde. Lily walked over to the door.
"Lily . . ." began Arabella. She didn't, unfortunately, get to finish her sentence, as the door had been slammed in her face.
"Lily," she screamed, banging on the door. "Honestly you can be so pig-headed sometimes!" The door flew open again and Lily stood there, a bemused look on her face.
"What," she snapped, the look flying off her face.
"Look Lily," said Arabella, half apologetically, half impatiently. "This fight has gone far enough. It's time we made up once and for all. I know you didn't mean to kiss Sirius and I was wrong in shouting at you over it."
"It's okay," replied Lily. "It wasn't you're fault. I shouldn't have kissed Sirius when I knew you liked him but to tell you the truth I felt you deserved it for being so cruel to him." Arabella opened her mouth. "At the time," interrupted Lily.
"I'm sorry," they said in unison. The two girls hugged.
"Come on in," said Lily. "Are you aware that we haven't played a prank on Snape for over two whole weeks?"
"I know," said Arabella, sounding scandalized.
"Ew break it up would you," called Lily, hitting James and the blonde (who were extremely busy on Lily's bed) with a pillow. "If you must rip each other's clothes off can you at least do it on your own bed?" The couple still didn't reply. "Excuse me," Lily practically roared. The pair sprang apart. "Get OFF my bed. You can't expect me to stand next to the pair of you all day filing my nails do you?" James glared at her briefly before getting up.
"Ready?" whispered Arabella.
"Ready," replied Lily, quietly. She swished her wand, quickly.
"JJJAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!" screamed an almost anorexic thin girl with long hair. "Get me down," she wailed. James sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Lily just put her down will you?" Lily smiled sweetly.
"Sorry sweetie. No can do," she said.
"Lily, please," said James.
"Put me down, mudblood," screeched the girl. Lily turned and craned her neck to look at the girl who was hovering upside down, showing off more skin than necessary.
"Just for that," said Lily, in a voice dripping with honey. "You can stay up there all night." She smiled and sank onto the couch.
By the time James had persuaded Lily to put the girl down it was nearly midnight. Lily had, kindly, shown James' simpering fan club the door when Sirius, Leah and Remus had arrived.
"Lily the poor girls will be traumatized," Sirius told her grinning. "They'll never look at James again while you're around."
"I wouldn't bet on it," said Arabella, airily. "10 to 1 they'll be back first think tomorrow morning, mooning about how sweet and kissable James is."
"Not if I have anything to do with it," said Lily, grimly. "Which reminds me Jamie-boy. If even one of them appears at that door again YOU won't live to see daylight ever again. Got it?" She smiled and batted her eyelashes at James who threw himself onto the couch, looking sulky.
"No prizes for guessing who the boss around here is," stage-whispered Sirius. The group, all except James, laughed.
Lily was woken up the next morning at 4am by a loud crowing, which appeared to be coming from . . .inside her head? She shook her head, curls escaping out of her loose ponytail, and pulled up her pillow to find a minuscule crowing cock under it. She flung it against the wall shutting it up immediately and drifted back to sleep. Within the next two hours she was awoken three more times, once by the loudest rock music she had ever heard, once by a shrill alarm clock and the third time by a bucket of ice cold water. Lily spluttered and stormed towards James who was sleeping with a pillow covering his face. She grabbed it off him, hit him with it and screamed his name a couple of times before he actually stirred.
"Potter wake up," she yelled, shaking him, viciously.
"What do you want Evans?" he asked, pulling a pair of earplugs out of his ears.
"AARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!" screeched Lily. "You are so infuriating." She stomped her way back to her own bed, flung herself into it and ripped the covers back over herself. "Look Potter," she said, her voice muffled from under the duvet. "We all know that you and I are most definitely not the best of friends but if either one of us wants to make it out of this course alive I think . . ." Lily paused and gulped a couple of times. "Well I guess we should call a truce, be civil, make a compromise?" she said, almost timidly. There was quietness from James' side. He appeared to be thinking it over. Lily waited, growing more impatient at every moment that went by.
"Well Potter?" she demanded. Her answer was a couple of loud snores and the sound of someone tossing and turning. Lily pulled her pillow over her head and screamed. "You are so annoying, Potter," she mumbled, before floating into an uneasy sleep.
"One move girl and I'll personally make sure you're lying on the ground in a million pieces," she said, more to herself than anyone.
"Leah!" exclaimed Lily. "Remus wouldn't cheat on you."
"He won't if he knows what's good for him," replied Leah. "Did I ever tell you I have three older brothers?" She smiled sweetly and Lily winced as a tall, dark boy appeared near them.
"Leah Rivers?" he said. Leah twirled around.
"Yeah?" she said.
"I'm Jonathon lynch," he offered.
"Hi," she said.
"You're cabin is over there," said Lily, pointing to a cabin to their right.
"Keep an eye on you know who," said Leah, to Lily.
"Leah!" said, Lily, amazed. "Don't you trust Remus?" Leah tutted, impatiently.
"Of course I do," she said, through gritted teeth. "It's that Melanie one I don't trust." Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yea okay," she said. "You're luggage is already in you're cabin. You're free to explore the place after you've unpacked." Lily handed her a small silver key and smiled. Leah took it and winked at Lily.
"Remember now, Lils," she said.
"Yea yea," said Lily, rolling her eyes.
Lily was wrecked by the time she had gotten to her own cabin, due to the fact that James had been NO help whatsoever and the also to the seventh year's sudden lack of maturity.
"Thanks for all the help, Potter," said Lily, glaring at him.
"Hmm?" James spun around. Lily sighed and clutched a fist full of hair.
"How am I gonna last two whole weeks?" she murmured to herself. An abrupt knock at the door caused both students to jump for it. They had a fast but furious fight over who would open it and eventually Lily won. She pulled it open to be faced with a whole group of simpering smiling girls, A.K.A James' fan club. She rolled her eyes and slammed the door shut before they could open their mouths.
"Who was it?" James asked her. Lily smiled brightly, racking her brains furiously.
Jehovah witnesses," she answered, still beaming. James raised his eyebrows.
"At a work experience camp?" he asked. Lily stared at him.
"Mmm hmm," she said, nodding hard.
"Ya sure," said James, re-opening the door. The group was still standing outside, still smiling and sighing dreamily at the sight of James. James grinned at them and turned to glare at Lily.
"Come in," he said to the girls. They filed in.
"Oh James," said one, sighing. "You're cabin is so nice."
"Much nicer than ours," chipped in another. Lily rolled her eyes and flopped down in an armchair to read. Concentration was, however, difficult with hoards of screeching girls surrounding her. The door went again and Lily winced. Probably another group of screeching girls. It wasn't however more of James' admirers. It was Arabella. James called Lily over and strolled away, an arm wrapped carelessly around a stunning, model-like blonde. Lily walked over to the door.
"Lily . . ." began Arabella. She didn't, unfortunately, get to finish her sentence, as the door had been slammed in her face.
"Lily," she screamed, banging on the door. "Honestly you can be so pig-headed sometimes!" The door flew open again and Lily stood there, a bemused look on her face.
"What," she snapped, the look flying off her face.
"Look Lily," said Arabella, half apologetically, half impatiently. "This fight has gone far enough. It's time we made up once and for all. I know you didn't mean to kiss Sirius and I was wrong in shouting at you over it."
"It's okay," replied Lily. "It wasn't you're fault. I shouldn't have kissed Sirius when I knew you liked him but to tell you the truth I felt you deserved it for being so cruel to him." Arabella opened her mouth. "At the time," interrupted Lily.
"I'm sorry," they said in unison. The two girls hugged.
"Come on in," said Lily. "Are you aware that we haven't played a prank on Snape for over two whole weeks?"
"I know," said Arabella, sounding scandalized.
"Ew break it up would you," called Lily, hitting James and the blonde (who were extremely busy on Lily's bed) with a pillow. "If you must rip each other's clothes off can you at least do it on your own bed?" The couple still didn't reply. "Excuse me," Lily practically roared. The pair sprang apart. "Get OFF my bed. You can't expect me to stand next to the pair of you all day filing my nails do you?" James glared at her briefly before getting up.
"Ready?" whispered Arabella.
"Ready," replied Lily, quietly. She swished her wand, quickly.
"JJJAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!" screamed an almost anorexic thin girl with long hair. "Get me down," she wailed. James sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Lily just put her down will you?" Lily smiled sweetly.
"Sorry sweetie. No can do," she said.
"Lily, please," said James.
"Put me down, mudblood," screeched the girl. Lily turned and craned her neck to look at the girl who was hovering upside down, showing off more skin than necessary.
"Just for that," said Lily, in a voice dripping with honey. "You can stay up there all night." She smiled and sank onto the couch.
By the time James had persuaded Lily to put the girl down it was nearly midnight. Lily had, kindly, shown James' simpering fan club the door when Sirius, Leah and Remus had arrived.
"Lily the poor girls will be traumatized," Sirius told her grinning. "They'll never look at James again while you're around."
"I wouldn't bet on it," said Arabella, airily. "10 to 1 they'll be back first think tomorrow morning, mooning about how sweet and kissable James is."
"Not if I have anything to do with it," said Lily, grimly. "Which reminds me Jamie-boy. If even one of them appears at that door again YOU won't live to see daylight ever again. Got it?" She smiled and batted her eyelashes at James who threw himself onto the couch, looking sulky.
"No prizes for guessing who the boss around here is," stage-whispered Sirius. The group, all except James, laughed.
Lily was woken up the next morning at 4am by a loud crowing, which appeared to be coming from . . .inside her head? She shook her head, curls escaping out of her loose ponytail, and pulled up her pillow to find a minuscule crowing cock under it. She flung it against the wall shutting it up immediately and drifted back to sleep. Within the next two hours she was awoken three more times, once by the loudest rock music she had ever heard, once by a shrill alarm clock and the third time by a bucket of ice cold water. Lily spluttered and stormed towards James who was sleeping with a pillow covering his face. She grabbed it off him, hit him with it and screamed his name a couple of times before he actually stirred.
"Potter wake up," she yelled, shaking him, viciously.
"What do you want Evans?" he asked, pulling a pair of earplugs out of his ears.
"AARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!" screeched Lily. "You are so infuriating." She stomped her way back to her own bed, flung herself into it and ripped the covers back over herself. "Look Potter," she said, her voice muffled from under the duvet. "We all know that you and I are most definitely not the best of friends but if either one of us wants to make it out of this course alive I think . . ." Lily paused and gulped a couple of times. "Well I guess we should call a truce, be civil, make a compromise?" she said, almost timidly. There was quietness from James' side. He appeared to be thinking it over. Lily waited, growing more impatient at every moment that went by.
"Well Potter?" she demanded. Her answer was a couple of loud snores and the sound of someone tossing and turning. Lily pulled her pillow over her head and screamed. "You are so annoying, Potter," she mumbled, before floating into an uneasy sleep.