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Chapter 3 ~ Sirius gets Serious
Lily tried to concentrate in every History of Magic lesson that week, so that she would definitely be able to win the
bet. Sirius, who was horrified at the thought of Lily knowing about them being animagi, was constantly trying to
distract Lily. Halfway through the week he annoyed Lily so much that she hexed him, much to James' amusement,
and Lily spent a lesson being lectured about her behaviour. Sirius spent the next two days in the hospital wing
recovering.
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James walked into the Great Hall on Friday and sat down next to Remus. "Will you help me with my History of Magic
homework please?" Remus pulled a troubled face.
"As much as I'd love not (not) James, I can't. It's full moon tomorrow."
"Oh, crap Moony, I need to win this bet!" Remus scowled, he wasn't in the mood for James' idiocy.
"Well, maybe you should have listened in class and taken notes like any normal person then!"
"I was too busy." James sentence was cut short as Lily stormed up to them, her red hair flowing behind her, and a
n angry snarl upon her face. "Where are they?" she said demandingly. James sat still, gaping at her. "Quit staring
at me, where are they?" she repeated. James still didn't speak. "Oh, for Merlin's sake!" Lily slapped James hard
around the face. It worked and he finally spoke. "What? Where's what?"
"Don't prat around James! You know exactly what I'm talking about!" At this point Sirius appeared next to Lily.
"No, he doesn't. It was me, I took them. And no, you can't have them back. I destroyed them. Don't glare at me
like that, it serves you right for hexing me!" Lily was about to explode, James could tell. He got up, grabbed her
arm and dragged her out of the hall before she caused someone some serious damage. Lily yanked her arm away
from him. "GET OFF ME!" James tried to calm her down.
"Look, Lily I haven't got any notes either, so we're kind of even."
"No James I have no time to copy more notes, or even start doing the homework. I need to go to Hogsmeade
for supplies tomorrow, there's the Quidditch game on Sunday and a stupid meeting tonight! I'll never get it done!
You'll win, all because of that piece of irresponsible crap you like to call your friend!"
"What's so bad about going on a date with me then?" he shot back angrily. "WHAT'S SO DAMN AWFUL ABOUT
ME?" Lily stood in perfectly still, completely shocked. She had never seen James this angry before, so she knew
he must be really hurt. He saw tears well in front of her green eyes. "James, I didn't mean.I'm sorry, I just don't
like you.like that. I don't hate you."
"What have I done that's so bad then? Am I horrible to you? What's wrong with me?" Lily didn't know anymore. She
felt hurt and confused. James saw it in her eyes. Her tears spilled over and she turned away and walked back to
her dorm, where she fell onto her bed in a flurry of tears.
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James sat in the common room feeling downright crappy. He had upset Lily and that had upset him. Remus sighed.
"For Merlin's sake James, why don't you just go and apologise?"
"There's no point. It will be the same. I'll get angry, she'll start crying."
"You made her cry?" Sirius barked (i.e.laughed) "What the hell did you do?"
"What did you do more like!" James fired back.
"She deserved it for hexing me and she can't win the bet anyway! We can't reveal ourselves!"
"You deserved what you got Sirius, I should have let her hex you again! Why can't you ever grow up Sirius? A
bets a bet, I can win myself - I don't need you to cheat for me!" James got up and walked out of the room.
"What's up with him?" Remus sighed again.
"He's right Sirius, maybe you should go and apologise to Lily and promise not to be so immature in the future."
Sirius scowled and picked up their map.
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Lily heard a soft knock at the door and went to open it. "How did you get up here?" she demanded.
"Oh, secret passageway." Sirius saw Lily's red-rimmed eyes and decided, for once in his life, to admit that he was
wrong. "Look, Lily I'm really sorry. It's kind of awkward about the Prongs thing though and James really wants that
date with you." Lily just stared at him, so he carried on. "James has fancied you since First Year, he's not that bad
really, just his large ego kind of gets in the way sometimes. I don't know what you said, but you've really hurt him."
Lily just stared Sirius never said anything serious. "It's true Lily, he really cares about you."
"I'll apologise to him, it wasn't really his fault. Everything just gets too much sometimes."
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow then."
"I hope not." Lily replied. She went to the bathroom, washed her face and set off for the meeting. She got there
early. James was already there. He looked miserable and didn't speak. She felt bad about upsetting him. She sat
down next to him. "James, I'm really sorry about earlier, it's, well you know, everything just gets too much
sometimes." She carried on "Sirius actually said something sensible earlier and admitted that he was wrong. He
told me that you've fancied me since First Year." James groaned and his face went red.
"Sirius, sensible? Maybe he actually listened to Remus for once." They fell silent.
"I don't hate you James, I'm confused. I don't know what I feel anymore."
"I know Lily, I can tell."
"The bet's still on then? We'll probably both do crap. 50/50 chance either way I suppose."
"Yeah, whatever." James still looked a bit sad.
"Cheer up James! It won't be the end of the world if you lose the bet."
James smiled rather half-heartedly. Some of the prefects arrived and the meeting began.
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What did you think of it? Please, please review! Next chapter being typed up A.S.A.P. Thank you to everyone who reviewed.
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I would like to thank LilyE, Panda10s, Kecka Rose, h-kitty and rogue872002 for reviewing chapter 2 of my fanfic. Well, here's the next chapter! Please enjoy and review!
Chapter 3 ~ Sirius gets Serious
Lily tried to concentrate in every History of Magic lesson that week, so that she would definitely be able to win the
bet. Sirius, who was horrified at the thought of Lily knowing about them being animagi, was constantly trying to
distract Lily. Halfway through the week he annoyed Lily so much that she hexed him, much to James' amusement,
and Lily spent a lesson being lectured about her behaviour. Sirius spent the next two days in the hospital wing
recovering.
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James walked into the Great Hall on Friday and sat down next to Remus. "Will you help me with my History of Magic
homework please?" Remus pulled a troubled face.
"As much as I'd love not (not) James, I can't. It's full moon tomorrow."
"Oh, crap Moony, I need to win this bet!" Remus scowled, he wasn't in the mood for James' idiocy.
"Well, maybe you should have listened in class and taken notes like any normal person then!"
"I was too busy." James sentence was cut short as Lily stormed up to them, her red hair flowing behind her, and a
n angry snarl upon her face. "Where are they?" she said demandingly. James sat still, gaping at her. "Quit staring
at me, where are they?" she repeated. James still didn't speak. "Oh, for Merlin's sake!" Lily slapped James hard
around the face. It worked and he finally spoke. "What? Where's what?"
"Don't prat around James! You know exactly what I'm talking about!" At this point Sirius appeared next to Lily.
"No, he doesn't. It was me, I took them. And no, you can't have them back. I destroyed them. Don't glare at me
like that, it serves you right for hexing me!" Lily was about to explode, James could tell. He got up, grabbed her
arm and dragged her out of the hall before she caused someone some serious damage. Lily yanked her arm away
from him. "GET OFF ME!" James tried to calm her down.
"Look, Lily I haven't got any notes either, so we're kind of even."
"No James I have no time to copy more notes, or even start doing the homework. I need to go to Hogsmeade
for supplies tomorrow, there's the Quidditch game on Sunday and a stupid meeting tonight! I'll never get it done!
You'll win, all because of that piece of irresponsible crap you like to call your friend!"
"What's so bad about going on a date with me then?" he shot back angrily. "WHAT'S SO DAMN AWFUL ABOUT
ME?" Lily stood in perfectly still, completely shocked. She had never seen James this angry before, so she knew
he must be really hurt. He saw tears well in front of her green eyes. "James, I didn't mean.I'm sorry, I just don't
like you.like that. I don't hate you."
"What have I done that's so bad then? Am I horrible to you? What's wrong with me?" Lily didn't know anymore. She
felt hurt and confused. James saw it in her eyes. Her tears spilled over and she turned away and walked back to
her dorm, where she fell onto her bed in a flurry of tears.
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James sat in the common room feeling downright crappy. He had upset Lily and that had upset him. Remus sighed.
"For Merlin's sake James, why don't you just go and apologise?"
"There's no point. It will be the same. I'll get angry, she'll start crying."
"You made her cry?" Sirius barked (i.e.laughed) "What the hell did you do?"
"What did you do more like!" James fired back.
"She deserved it for hexing me and she can't win the bet anyway! We can't reveal ourselves!"
"You deserved what you got Sirius, I should have let her hex you again! Why can't you ever grow up Sirius? A
bets a bet, I can win myself - I don't need you to cheat for me!" James got up and walked out of the room.
"What's up with him?" Remus sighed again.
"He's right Sirius, maybe you should go and apologise to Lily and promise not to be so immature in the future."
Sirius scowled and picked up their map.
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Lily heard a soft knock at the door and went to open it. "How did you get up here?" she demanded.
"Oh, secret passageway." Sirius saw Lily's red-rimmed eyes and decided, for once in his life, to admit that he was
wrong. "Look, Lily I'm really sorry. It's kind of awkward about the Prongs thing though and James really wants that
date with you." Lily just stared at him, so he carried on. "James has fancied you since First Year, he's not that bad
really, just his large ego kind of gets in the way sometimes. I don't know what you said, but you've really hurt him."
Lily just stared Sirius never said anything serious. "It's true Lily, he really cares about you."
"I'll apologise to him, it wasn't really his fault. Everything just gets too much sometimes."
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow then."
"I hope not." Lily replied. She went to the bathroom, washed her face and set off for the meeting. She got there
early. James was already there. He looked miserable and didn't speak. She felt bad about upsetting him. She sat
down next to him. "James, I'm really sorry about earlier, it's, well you know, everything just gets too much
sometimes." She carried on "Sirius actually said something sensible earlier and admitted that he was wrong. He
told me that you've fancied me since First Year." James groaned and his face went red.
"Sirius, sensible? Maybe he actually listened to Remus for once." They fell silent.
"I don't hate you James, I'm confused. I don't know what I feel anymore."
"I know Lily, I can tell."
"The bet's still on then? We'll probably both do crap. 50/50 chance either way I suppose."
"Yeah, whatever." James still looked a bit sad.
"Cheer up James! It won't be the end of the world if you lose the bet."
James smiled rather half-heartedly. Some of the prefects arrived and the meeting began.
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What did you think of it? Please, please review! Next chapter being typed up A.S.A.P. Thank you to everyone who reviewed.
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