Some Thing Just Happens, 7
A Lily / James Saga
[Note: Thanks to all the reviewers . . . you made my day! There's a long author's note at the end, it explains a lot of things, so make sure you read it. Stuff happens in here too, no duh! And this fic is wayyy longer . . . Read, review, enjoy! Read only after reading parts 1-6. Usual disclaimers apply. Luv, Green Eyes!]
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Remus yawned.
"Sirius, did you really have to wake us up on the stroke of midnight?" he grumbled.
Sirius nodded. "When else can we talk about how to get them together? Besides, I woke you up at, er, 11: 30, not midnight," he finished off, looking very pleased with himself.
Remus shook his head. Beside him, Bella and Tara's heads were nodding with sleep. They were sitting in a secret passageway behind an old portrait on the wall. The passageway was cold and damp, but Sirius didn't seem to mind it.
"I now call this meeting to order!" he yelled. Tara jerked up. "Sheez," she mumbled.
"Any ideas, anybody?" Sirius asked. No one responded. "Well, I have an idea," he continued, apparently not taking a clue from their silence. Bella looked up at him, half interested. "An idea, Sirius? Wow. You haven't had one of those since . . . what? Third year?"
Sirius shot her a look. "Well, anyway . . . my plan is this. We should put Lily in danger, and then make James rescue her," he rattled off. Remus looked skeptical. "Isn't that a little too movie-ish, Sirius? Besides, it might be dangerous," he said.
Sirius gave him another look. "Course it won't. Now, that's settled. What kind of danger do you want to put Lily in?" he asked. No one replied.
"Come on, guys!" he said. "For Lily and James' sake!!"
Remus started again. "Sirius, I think we should stick to something that's er . . . normal. Like maybe have them play a trick on Snape together, or something . . . you know"
"You know, Remus, that might actually work!" said Tara, happily. "I think that is more like them. Somehow I can't imagine Lily needing help when she's in danger." Bella nodded in agreement. They looked at Sirius. He looked unhappy, but agreed.
"What trick shall we use?" he said. "Something unusual . . . something different," he said, racking his brains. They were all silent for a while. Finally, Sirius stood up. "Well, this is one of my best plans, and I don't really wanna waste it . . . but anyway. For Lily and James," he brightened up. Everyone listened eagerly.
"Well, we can send them off to Snape's dorm, and make them take a photo of Snape with a girlie stuffed toy, or something like that," he said, looking at all of them hopefully. They all agreed.
"But wait a minute. What if he asks us to go along as well?" Remus asked.
"I thought of that. I'll fall down the stairs and pretend to sprain my ankle. And Remus, you can go on a date with Bella . . . just sneak up to the Astronomy Tower and have fun," said Sirius.
"Ok . . . what about tomorrow night, then?" asked Tara. "Sure," they all said in unison.
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"So James . . . that's my whopper of an idea. What do you think?" said Sirius. James looked half gloomy, half impressed. His gloominess had still not gone away, but he was much better.
"Well, Sirius, that's a good idea, but I don't feel like it, really," he replied. Sirius looked indignant.
"But James, it's been a while since we played a prank. And you look like you need one to cheer you up. Come on, James. You never said no to a prank before!" said Sirius desperately. James grinned.
"Ok, ok. You got me. So, Remus, you and me, right? Tonight?" he inquired.
"Uhh . . . Remus' got a date with Bella. So I think it's gotta be just the two of us. No, wait, let's ask Lily!" said Sirius. Everything was going as planned . . . so far.
James nodded. They went over and asked Lily.
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Sirius was jumping with excitement when the evening fell. Now was the time to sprain his ankle. Making sure that James and Lily were in the common room, he ran up the stairs, pretending to get a book from his dorm. He grabbed a book, and ran down the stairs. As he neared the end, he pretended to trip.
"OW!" he yelled, as he went flying down the stairs. Inside, he was grinning broadly. He gave himself a thumbs up.
"Sirius! Are you ok?" asked James, concernedly. Sirius winced, as though he was in great pain.
"Ow!! I think I sprained my ankle!" he said, groaning. James helped him up.
"I think I'll go to Pomfrey," said Sirius, hobbling.
"Sure. Want me to help you there?" asked James. "But wait! What about our trip tonight?"
"Uhh . . . I think you and Lily should go ahead with the plan," said Sirius.
James nodded doubtfully. "Ok," he said at last. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief.
"Good luck, guys," he said, as he limped out of the portrait hole.
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Lily and James were ready, all set to go. They had their wands, a wizard camera, and James' invisibility cloak. Suddenly, Lily remembered.
"James! We need the stuffed toy!" she whispered.
"Right!" said James, brow furrowing. "Do you have one, Lil? A silly, girlie one?"
"Umm, yeah, hold on," she said, running up to her dorm. She returned a few minutes later with a bright pink Hello Kitty doll. She passed it on to James. He stared at it and chuckled, "Perfect!"
"Where did you get this? You're not the sort to play with dolls," he said. Lily grinned back. "Actually, Petunia gave it to me for Christmas. I didn't throw it away yet."
They covered themselves with the cloak, and stepped out.
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A few minutes later, they stopped outside a stretch of bare, damp, green wall. James whispered the password, "Celery sticks"
They entered the common room. Lily shivered. It was cold and dark in there, unlike the Gryffindor common room, which was warm. Even the color green was enough to send shivers up her back. She huddled closer to James. He put an arm around her waist. The touch of his hand was like electricity . . .
They turned left, and climbed up a short flight of stairs. By experience, James turned to a big damp iron door. He opened it softly. They crept inside, and went straight to the last bed, against the wall.
Lily could hear soft snores coming from the person in the bed - Snape.
"Do the Sleeping Charm!" James whispered to her. She fished out her wand, and pointed it towards Snape, muttering, "Dormiens!"
Then they lifted the blankets, and it took all of Lily's willpower not to burst into laughter. Snape was wearing red and white striped pajamas, and they did not suit him at all. He looked like a cross between the grinch and Santa Claus, she thought.
James plopped the Hello Kitty doll next in Snape's arms, and Lily quickly snapped a photo. Then they cleared up, and quickly walked out of the room. There, Lily broke into soft laughter. A minute later, James joined her. Soon the two of them were sitting down in the Slytherin common room, laughing silently.
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As Lily climbed back into bed that night, she shivered, not because of the cold though. She had been that close to James!
He even hugged me when we returned! she thought. It was a thrilling night. Looks like Prongs is back.
And she fell asleep, dreaming of him.
[A/N: Okkkkaaaayyy, some of you are worrying that James will fall for Lily only because of Sirius, Bella, Tara, and Remus. However, that is not going to happen, so don't worry. This story is full of twists and turns. Sirius, Bella, Tara, and Remus think that they are going to help Lily and James, but they are only providing us the comedy!!! Heheheh . . . never mind. Oops . . . I just let out the plot. Oh well, there's more than that, of course. Whatcha think of this part? Tell me . . . in a review!!! And yes, James will realize that it was Lily who he loved all along. . . ok, I'll shut up before I let out more.]