A/N-Okayyyyyyyy! Uh, I have nothing to say but 'I'M SORRY!!!' I mean, just
how long has it been since I updated this story??? Ages! BUT I DID IT!!!
So, many thanks to:
~Jennifleur-Thanks! No, of course James doesn't hate Lily! But she hates . . . heheheh!
~lghtAngel-Thanks! Sorry it took so long to update! I trrrrruly am! Enjoy ;- )
~p r o w l i n g w o l f-Thanks! I explained how Ron and James know each other in this chappie! I hope you like it!
~Fantom666-Thank you so much! I haven't exactly settled on where to end this story, but I'll see! Hope you enjoy!
~Pencil Scrapings-I updated! I DID! I can't believe it! Thankz for reviewing! Means lots! Enjoy!
~armeeta-Hiya! Thanks for reviewing! Glad you like it! Read and rock on!
~Volume-You? Again? Hee hee! I appreciate it! I updated! I really did! Thanks! And enjoy!
~Tangerine-Speedo-Yup! Another story! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! And thanks for adding me to your favz!
~candYwrapperZralwayZpurplE-Cool! You love both my stories! Hee hee! Thanks! I hope you'll like this chappie!
Disclaimer-Blah blah blah
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"Lily!" James Potter yelled down the stone corridor, running up to the redhead.
Lily whipped her head around, but seeing that it was only James, walked on.
The hallway was crowded with many swarming students, who were pushing their way to class. Lily was just making her way to History Of Magic, which in her opinion, was the most boring subject in the world. Unfortunately, James was in that class too.
"Wait up, Lily!" James exclaimed, panting slightly when he caught up with her.
"If I said it once, I said it a gazillion times, Potter! It's EVANS!" Lily said angrily, still walking.
He just looked at her oddly, as she had just admitted she loved a duck. Lily glanced sideways and saw his confused face.
"It's an expression, Potter," She said with a sigh, turning down a dark corridor.
James nodded and said smartly, "I knew that!"
"I bet you did!"
"I did!"
"I don't think so!"
"Yes!"
"NO!"
"Ye-" James started saying but was interrupted by a croaky voice.
"Evans, Potter! Please sit down and be quiet!" Professor Binns said sharply.
Lily and James looked around and quickly noticed that they were in the History Of Magic classroom, with lots of the students looking curiously at them. Lily blushed and sat down next to her friend, Veronica. James just grinned at the ghost of a teacher and the rest of the class and plopped down on the seat next to Lily.
Lily turned her head to the right and shrieked.
"Potter! Why are you sitting next to me?" She hissed, still a tad shocked.
James just grinned, and leaned back into his creaky chair. Sirius Black was right beside him, chatting merrily to Remus.
Ron whispered to Lily, "Seems you've got yourself a lover!"
"I do not!" Lily retorted hotly, glaring at James. She pushed her chair farther away from him, and ended up falling of her chair, which the whole class laughing at her.
She felt so humiliated. Even the ghost teacher, Professor Binns, was staring at her. Lily knew it was her fault that she fell, but she wished that she could have blamed it on James. She picked herself up off the floor neatly, and sat back down in her seat, ignoring the looks that people were giving her.
"It's okay, Lily!" Ron giggled helplessly.
"Thanks." Lily said sarcastically, gazing straight ahead of her, making it seem that she was in a trance. All she wanted was the blasted lesson to start and she could just escape-
"Nice one, Lily!" James said quietly, chuckling to himself.
'What a prat,' Lily thought, trying to concentrate on the lesson Professor Binns was teaching.
~~**~~
Half an hour later, most of the class had fallen asleep or had taken up note writing. Professor Binns was standing in front of the classroom, droning on about Semiphonic Goblins, or something close to that.
Lily was gazing out of the window, paying no attention to the snores that were coming out of James' and Sirius' mouths. She looked at the rain that had just started to pour down from the dreary, gray sky.
Ron was also asleep, her head down upon her arms. She, at least, wasn't snoring.
Lily tore her eyes away from the barred window and looked at James carefully. His black hair was all messed up and his face looked peaceful. Now she understood how so many girls fell for him.
Sirius, on the other hand, looked more cute than handsome. He had a more boyish face than James, but the spiky hair was what the girls loved about him the most.
"-And that is it for today class!" Professor Binns said.
No one got out of his or her seats, except for Lily. Professor Binns looked around at his dozing students, and cleared his throat loudly, but not succeeding at waking them up. Lily nudged Ron in the back, and she woke up groggily.
"Wha? Whas are you doin', Lils?" She asked dreamily, looking about for some clues.
"Class is done!" Lily laughed.
She pulled her friend up onto her feet and walked out the door, heading for the Common Room.
"What's next?" Ron asked, rubbing her eyes sleepily, following Lily to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Classes are over, Ron!" Lily chortled, picking her way carefully through the mass of roaming students.
"Really?" Ron asked, perking up suddenly, "So it's supper now?"
"Yup," A feminine voice said happily.
The two Gryffindor 5th years turned to see a reddish-brown haired girl smiling at them with fake pleasure. She had heavily made up eyes and enough blush on to last a century.
"Go away, Pilie," Lily stated meanly to the girl.
"Why? I'm James Potter's girlfriend now!" Amanda Pilie said proudly.
Ron snorted, "So?"
"Well, that means that I now own him, and I can turn him on you anytime I want!" Amanda said, crossing her long arms and glaring at Lily and Ron.
"What in the world?" Lily asked, shaking her head.
"Here we go again," Ron muttered under her breath.
"What are you confused about, Evans?" Amanda asked with a smirk plastered across her bony face.
"I'm just confused at how stupid a girl like you can be," Lily replied, turned her heel and walked in the opposite direction.
Ron ran to catch up with her friend who was stalking away from Amanda Pilie. Amanda, at the moment, was staring at Lily's back, teeth clenched.
"You made her really mad, you know!" She laughed in delight.
Lily smiled grimly and said, "Good."
"I just can't see why Potter is actually dating that idiot! He could definitely do better!" Lily added.
Ron grinned and said, "So you admit you like him?"
"When did I say that?" Lily asked with her green eyes flashing in surprise.
"Never. But I can sense it! I'm physic, you know!" She responded.
Lily gave her a look of disapproval. Her red hair was falling out of her sloppy bun neatly, making little bouncy curls surround her face.
"Okay. Fine," Ron shrugged, "I'll stop badgering you to admit that you like James Potter. But let me tell you, he likes you."
Lily turned her head towards Ron, even though they were walking. She gazed at her friend oddly.
"What?"
"James likes you! A lot in fact!" Ron answered enthusiastically.
"And how would you know?"
"His family comes over for dinner a lot at my house and he asks about you every single time and then he said he liked you and then, here's the juicy information, he actually admitted that he would ask you ou-" Ron said, clapping her hands together, but was stopped by Lily.
"No way. You're making this up!" She said, shaking her head in doubt.
"No, seriously! James' parents know my parents, so they come for dinner. And James is an only child, so we would always play in my room-" Ron said.
"And he said he liked me, even after the fight?" Lily asked, interrupted again.
"Yeah! It's really not that hard to believe, you know. I noticed lately that he's been staring at you-" Lily's friend said thoughtfully.
"Oh come on! Potter hasn't done those kind of things, ever!" Lily said, trying to convince herself more than Ron.
"Oh yes he has! And to tell you my opinion of your little fight, I think it's stupid!" Ron said hotly to Lily.
"Well, so do I! But it wasn't my fault! And I'm still waiting for him to apologize!" She replied, huffing.
Lily and Ron arrived at the Gryffindor Portrait Hole in a short amount of time, still bickering about the argument Lily and James had had in their first year. Everyone who had watched it thought it such a stupid grudge to have against someone.
"Password?" The Fat Lady who was dressed in a bright pink dress drawled.
"Gintiaw," Lily said carelessly.
"Sorry, dear. It's been changed," The Fat Lady said sympathetically.
"WHAT?" Ron yelped.
"Shush, Ron! Um . . . could you possibly let us in? I wasn't alerted of this." Lily asked sheepishly.
"I'm afraid not, dear," She replied, shaking her head.
Ron rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "Oh great!"
"Calm down! We'll just, er, wait here until someone comes along."
"Fine then. Lets wait some hours!" Ron said, slumping against the cold stone walls.
Lily sighed and sat down, too.
~~**~~
After about thirty minutes of sitting on a cold, hard ground, the two Gryffindor fifth years, and the Fat Lady, heard heavy footsteps echoing in the dimly lit hallway.
"She won't say yes," A voice said from down the corridor.
"If you just talk to her, maybe she will!" Another voice said jovially.
Rounding a corner, Lily and Ron could clearly see James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and a scared-looking Peter Pettigrew. They were a tad startled to see the two girls sitting on the floor.
"Why are you here?" Sirius asked, scratching his head.
"Can't get in. Password's been changed," Ron replied with a sigh.
"Really? It's not 'gintiaw'?" James asked incredulously.
Lily shook her head and said shortly, "Nope."
"Gee, we're in for it," Sirius laughed, sitting down beside Ron, "So, how long have you two been sitting here?"
"Oh, about thirty minutes, I think," Lily answered, glancing at Ron, who just nodded.
James took the opportunity to sit next to Lily. He fell into the wall and slid down it slowly. Lily moved away in disgust.
'This will be interesting,' James thought dully as he saw Lily scoot away.
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A/N- that was stupid, wasn't it? I've got the next chappie planned out . . . sorta. You'll find out what James did from last chappie. No worries!
Thanks!
~cArM~
So, many thanks to:
~Jennifleur-Thanks! No, of course James doesn't hate Lily! But she hates . . . heheheh!
~lghtAngel-Thanks! Sorry it took so long to update! I trrrrruly am! Enjoy ;- )
~p r o w l i n g w o l f-Thanks! I explained how Ron and James know each other in this chappie! I hope you like it!
~Fantom666-Thank you so much! I haven't exactly settled on where to end this story, but I'll see! Hope you enjoy!
~Pencil Scrapings-I updated! I DID! I can't believe it! Thankz for reviewing! Means lots! Enjoy!
~armeeta-Hiya! Thanks for reviewing! Glad you like it! Read and rock on!
~Volume-You? Again? Hee hee! I appreciate it! I updated! I really did! Thanks! And enjoy!
~Tangerine-Speedo-Yup! Another story! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! And thanks for adding me to your favz!
~candYwrapperZralwayZpurplE-Cool! You love both my stories! Hee hee! Thanks! I hope you'll like this chappie!
Disclaimer-Blah blah blah
!@#$%^&*()
"Lily!" James Potter yelled down the stone corridor, running up to the redhead.
Lily whipped her head around, but seeing that it was only James, walked on.
The hallway was crowded with many swarming students, who were pushing their way to class. Lily was just making her way to History Of Magic, which in her opinion, was the most boring subject in the world. Unfortunately, James was in that class too.
"Wait up, Lily!" James exclaimed, panting slightly when he caught up with her.
"If I said it once, I said it a gazillion times, Potter! It's EVANS!" Lily said angrily, still walking.
He just looked at her oddly, as she had just admitted she loved a duck. Lily glanced sideways and saw his confused face.
"It's an expression, Potter," She said with a sigh, turning down a dark corridor.
James nodded and said smartly, "I knew that!"
"I bet you did!"
"I did!"
"I don't think so!"
"Yes!"
"NO!"
"Ye-" James started saying but was interrupted by a croaky voice.
"Evans, Potter! Please sit down and be quiet!" Professor Binns said sharply.
Lily and James looked around and quickly noticed that they were in the History Of Magic classroom, with lots of the students looking curiously at them. Lily blushed and sat down next to her friend, Veronica. James just grinned at the ghost of a teacher and the rest of the class and plopped down on the seat next to Lily.
Lily turned her head to the right and shrieked.
"Potter! Why are you sitting next to me?" She hissed, still a tad shocked.
James just grinned, and leaned back into his creaky chair. Sirius Black was right beside him, chatting merrily to Remus.
Ron whispered to Lily, "Seems you've got yourself a lover!"
"I do not!" Lily retorted hotly, glaring at James. She pushed her chair farther away from him, and ended up falling of her chair, which the whole class laughing at her.
She felt so humiliated. Even the ghost teacher, Professor Binns, was staring at her. Lily knew it was her fault that she fell, but she wished that she could have blamed it on James. She picked herself up off the floor neatly, and sat back down in her seat, ignoring the looks that people were giving her.
"It's okay, Lily!" Ron giggled helplessly.
"Thanks." Lily said sarcastically, gazing straight ahead of her, making it seem that she was in a trance. All she wanted was the blasted lesson to start and she could just escape-
"Nice one, Lily!" James said quietly, chuckling to himself.
'What a prat,' Lily thought, trying to concentrate on the lesson Professor Binns was teaching.
~~**~~
Half an hour later, most of the class had fallen asleep or had taken up note writing. Professor Binns was standing in front of the classroom, droning on about Semiphonic Goblins, or something close to that.
Lily was gazing out of the window, paying no attention to the snores that were coming out of James' and Sirius' mouths. She looked at the rain that had just started to pour down from the dreary, gray sky.
Ron was also asleep, her head down upon her arms. She, at least, wasn't snoring.
Lily tore her eyes away from the barred window and looked at James carefully. His black hair was all messed up and his face looked peaceful. Now she understood how so many girls fell for him.
Sirius, on the other hand, looked more cute than handsome. He had a more boyish face than James, but the spiky hair was what the girls loved about him the most.
"-And that is it for today class!" Professor Binns said.
No one got out of his or her seats, except for Lily. Professor Binns looked around at his dozing students, and cleared his throat loudly, but not succeeding at waking them up. Lily nudged Ron in the back, and she woke up groggily.
"Wha? Whas are you doin', Lils?" She asked dreamily, looking about for some clues.
"Class is done!" Lily laughed.
She pulled her friend up onto her feet and walked out the door, heading for the Common Room.
"What's next?" Ron asked, rubbing her eyes sleepily, following Lily to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Classes are over, Ron!" Lily chortled, picking her way carefully through the mass of roaming students.
"Really?" Ron asked, perking up suddenly, "So it's supper now?"
"Yup," A feminine voice said happily.
The two Gryffindor 5th years turned to see a reddish-brown haired girl smiling at them with fake pleasure. She had heavily made up eyes and enough blush on to last a century.
"Go away, Pilie," Lily stated meanly to the girl.
"Why? I'm James Potter's girlfriend now!" Amanda Pilie said proudly.
Ron snorted, "So?"
"Well, that means that I now own him, and I can turn him on you anytime I want!" Amanda said, crossing her long arms and glaring at Lily and Ron.
"What in the world?" Lily asked, shaking her head.
"Here we go again," Ron muttered under her breath.
"What are you confused about, Evans?" Amanda asked with a smirk plastered across her bony face.
"I'm just confused at how stupid a girl like you can be," Lily replied, turned her heel and walked in the opposite direction.
Ron ran to catch up with her friend who was stalking away from Amanda Pilie. Amanda, at the moment, was staring at Lily's back, teeth clenched.
"You made her really mad, you know!" She laughed in delight.
Lily smiled grimly and said, "Good."
"I just can't see why Potter is actually dating that idiot! He could definitely do better!" Lily added.
Ron grinned and said, "So you admit you like him?"
"When did I say that?" Lily asked with her green eyes flashing in surprise.
"Never. But I can sense it! I'm physic, you know!" She responded.
Lily gave her a look of disapproval. Her red hair was falling out of her sloppy bun neatly, making little bouncy curls surround her face.
"Okay. Fine," Ron shrugged, "I'll stop badgering you to admit that you like James Potter. But let me tell you, he likes you."
Lily turned her head towards Ron, even though they were walking. She gazed at her friend oddly.
"What?"
"James likes you! A lot in fact!" Ron answered enthusiastically.
"And how would you know?"
"His family comes over for dinner a lot at my house and he asks about you every single time and then he said he liked you and then, here's the juicy information, he actually admitted that he would ask you ou-" Ron said, clapping her hands together, but was stopped by Lily.
"No way. You're making this up!" She said, shaking her head in doubt.
"No, seriously! James' parents know my parents, so they come for dinner. And James is an only child, so we would always play in my room-" Ron said.
"And he said he liked me, even after the fight?" Lily asked, interrupted again.
"Yeah! It's really not that hard to believe, you know. I noticed lately that he's been staring at you-" Lily's friend said thoughtfully.
"Oh come on! Potter hasn't done those kind of things, ever!" Lily said, trying to convince herself more than Ron.
"Oh yes he has! And to tell you my opinion of your little fight, I think it's stupid!" Ron said hotly to Lily.
"Well, so do I! But it wasn't my fault! And I'm still waiting for him to apologize!" She replied, huffing.
Lily and Ron arrived at the Gryffindor Portrait Hole in a short amount of time, still bickering about the argument Lily and James had had in their first year. Everyone who had watched it thought it such a stupid grudge to have against someone.
"Password?" The Fat Lady who was dressed in a bright pink dress drawled.
"Gintiaw," Lily said carelessly.
"Sorry, dear. It's been changed," The Fat Lady said sympathetically.
"WHAT?" Ron yelped.
"Shush, Ron! Um . . . could you possibly let us in? I wasn't alerted of this." Lily asked sheepishly.
"I'm afraid not, dear," She replied, shaking her head.
Ron rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "Oh great!"
"Calm down! We'll just, er, wait here until someone comes along."
"Fine then. Lets wait some hours!" Ron said, slumping against the cold stone walls.
Lily sighed and sat down, too.
~~**~~
After about thirty minutes of sitting on a cold, hard ground, the two Gryffindor fifth years, and the Fat Lady, heard heavy footsteps echoing in the dimly lit hallway.
"She won't say yes," A voice said from down the corridor.
"If you just talk to her, maybe she will!" Another voice said jovially.
Rounding a corner, Lily and Ron could clearly see James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and a scared-looking Peter Pettigrew. They were a tad startled to see the two girls sitting on the floor.
"Why are you here?" Sirius asked, scratching his head.
"Can't get in. Password's been changed," Ron replied with a sigh.
"Really? It's not 'gintiaw'?" James asked incredulously.
Lily shook her head and said shortly, "Nope."
"Gee, we're in for it," Sirius laughed, sitting down beside Ron, "So, how long have you two been sitting here?"
"Oh, about thirty minutes, I think," Lily answered, glancing at Ron, who just nodded.
James took the opportunity to sit next to Lily. He fell into the wall and slid down it slowly. Lily moved away in disgust.
'This will be interesting,' James thought dully as he saw Lily scoot away.
!@#$%^&*()
A/N- that was stupid, wasn't it? I've got the next chappie planned out . . . sorta. You'll find out what James did from last chappie. No worries!
Thanks!
~cArM~