A/N: Sorry it took so long to get out, but I've been really busy! Please forgive me! Well, here it is part 4 of my awful, awful fic! Enjoy! And review! Always, always make time for a review!
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Lily Evans took a deep breath from where she lay in the one and only James Potter's bed. James was sleeping with his arm slung over Lily's body and his head resting on her shoulder. He smelt faintly of cologne, and lying next to him for so long was beginning to have a strange effect on Lily.
Oh God. I can't believe I'm stuck in the same bed as James Potter. What the Hell am I supposed to do now?
After thirty minutes of laying silent and still, Lily began to see the humor of the situation. When she thought about it, this had to be the funniest escapade she had gone on yet.
I wonder how many girls have wished they were in the situation of lying in James Potter's bed. Lily thought to herself wryly.
I wonder how many girls have actually been in the same bed as James. She thought with a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why did the thought of James having another girl in his bed bother her so much? Hell. Why did it bother her at all?
If I just close my eyes and take a little nap, I can honestly say, "Yep. I've slept with the famous James Potter." That would be a story for my grandchildren.
She tilted her head slightly to glance at James' profile in the almost total darkness.
He does look rather cute while he's sleeping, kind of like a 'ittle, bitty baby. Lily! You did not just think that! I've got to get out of this bed!
Lily was disgusted with herself. She refused to bow down to guys like James' charm, like all the other females in Hogwarts. She had always been in control of all her relationships. The Heartbreaker. A female version of James. The effect that James was having on Lily that night was, to say the least, quite disturbing.
A particularly loud snort from Peter Pettigrew set Lily into action. She carefully slipped out from under James, hardly daring to breathe. She nearly slapped James when his hand brushed against her chest. Slapping James seemed to be a habit for Lily. She debated putting the potion in his water after all she had been through, but argued that gave her all the more reason to have the satisfaction of showing James he wasn't the only one who could mess with other people's love lives. After slipping the potion in, she ran as fast as her legs could carry her back to the seventh year girls' dorm.
Lily could hear whispering coming from inside the room which abruptly stopped as soon as Lily entered the room. Maria looked at Lily, her black eyes glittering as if Christmas had just come a week early.
"Ah, Lily. We wondered if you would be joining us tonight."
Lily rolled her eyes and looked suspiciously at her group of friends. She knew that look in Maria's eyes far too well. Maria had never been as good as Lily at hiding her feelings. She was up to something.
"Did you get the potion in?" Meagan asked, with an innocent look on her face.
"Yes." Lily said slowly. "Yes I did." Lily had the growing suspicion her friends had something up their sleeve. She shook her head and ignored the nagging thought, too tired to wonder what it was they were up to. She was asleep in seconds, unaware of the plan her friends were hatching as she slept.
"Lily's gonna be in shock when she finds out Tabitha Parkinson isn't going to be the first person James sees in the morning." Maria said, tilting her head back and letting out what might have passed for a sorry attempt at a cackle.
"What the Hell was that?" Rachel said, trying to hold back her laughter.
"I was working on my evil laugh." Maria said, as if this was the most obvious thing in the world. Meagan shook her head trying to suppress the smile that was tugging at her lips.
"We better get to bed if we want to be up in time to total screw up Lily's love life. We've got a busy day ahead of us tomorrow."
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Remus awoke the next morning to see the faces of Meagan Phelps, Maria Reynolds, and Rachel O'Brian staring at him. He groaned, wondering if he was still dreaming.
"What do ya want?" he grumbled.
"Shhh! You'll wake up James!" Maria hissed.
"A brigade of homosexual monkeys doing the cha-cha couldn't wake Jamsie-boy up." Remus said dryly.
"Homosexual monkeys." Meagan grinned. "I like that."
"There's nothing wrong with homosexual monkeys." Maria admonished with a straight face. "That's their choice in life, and we mustn't judge them."
Rachel rolled her eyes. "Listen Remus. We need your help. Of course you've heard of the little joke James played on Lady Lily's love life of late?"
Remus nodded. "When are those two finally gonna take on each other? I mean, they've both had just about every other male and female at Hogwarts."
Maria snorted. "I didn't know Lily and James were bisexuals."
"You know what I mean." Remus said sighing. He just did not have the energy for girls like Maria and Lily.
Rachel ignored both Remus and Maria and hurriedly explained what had gone on last night.
"Well, while Lily was stuck in James' bed, us three got to thinking. Wouldn't it be much funnier if Lily was the first person James saw after he took the love potion instead of Tabitha Parkinson?" Rachel concluded, finally allowing herself to take a breath.
Remus grinned. "Just tell me what I have to do."
"All you've gotta do is somehow get James into the girls dorm. Lily will be sleeping in, just like every other weekend. Let me tell you, a thousand homosexual elephants doing the cha-cha couldn't wake that girl up."
"And you don't feel the tiniest bit guilty about doing this to one of your best friends?" Remus questioned.
"It's for her own good." Rachel said stoutly. "Why? Do you?"
Remus snorted. " Hell no."
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"Why exactly are we going to the girls' dorms?" James asked with a confused look on his face. They were standing in the common room, Remus tapping his foot impatiently, James scratching his messy hair.
"Man, I'm telling you Maria has a naked picture of you under her pillow."
From behind a chair, Remus thought he could hear someone groaning. He smiled to himself.
"How did she get a naked picture of me?" James wondered aloud.
Remus hoped this was a rhetorical question and sighed with relief when James continued talking.
"Must have taken it while I was in the showers. I know I'm hot, but come on. Admire from afar, ladies."
This time Remus was sure he heard a snort coming from behind the chair and someone muttering, "And so modest too."
"Well James, some girls just can't help themselves. For all we know Maria could have a whole photo album full of unsuspecting guys." Remus said loudly.
He hurried up the stairs to the dorm before James could hear the muffled shriek of Maria Reynolds.
They stepped inside the room, Remus doing his best not to pull a Maria and start cackling evilly. Remus wished he had a camera when he caught the exact moment the love potion went onto effect.
James caught his breath at the sight of Lily. Could this be the same Lily Evans he had known for 7 years straight? Somehow, she looked different. A lot different. Sure, she had always been hot, but now, now she was, well, hella hot. (James wasn't very good at descriptions.)
Remus' eyes lit up. "Aw, wait a second man. It was Briana who had those pictures, not Maria. My bad."
"Uh-huh." James said listlessly, allowing Remus to pull him out of the room.
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15 minutes later, Remus stood outside the Great Hall, gasping for breath with Rachel, Meagan, and Maria.
"Exactly how long does that potion last?" Remus asked when he gained control of his laughter.
"Only 12 hours. So it'll where off at around 9:00 tonight." Maria said sounding disappointed it didn't last for life.
At that moment Lily skipped down the hall towards the group, smiling. Since it was a weekend they weren't required to wear their robes. Lily was in overalls over a blue Polo shirt that showed off all of her curves. ((A/N: Ain't she just the sexiest thing you've ever heard of?)) She had done her red hair in perfect ringlets(one of the many advantages of magic), giving her an all round cute look. She was obviously in a good mood, as she was skipping, not minding the weight of her Dr. Martin boots.
"Good day, mates!" she said, giving Remus a slap on the butt.
"Good morning." they all chorused far too innocently, Remus rubbing his butt.
Lily squinted her eyes, looking at the group closely. She shook her head and walked into the great hall with Rachel, Meagan, Maria, and Remus following.
As soon as she sat down someone plopped down right next to her. She glanced up, expecting to see one of her friends and was surprised to see the face of James Potter. She smiled sweetly, thinking that Maria has taken care of making sure James saw Tabitha.
"So Lily, did you sleep well?" James said sliding closer to Lily. He was in full Prince Charming mode. Lily was no fool. It took her no longer than two seconds to realize what had happened. She swiveled around to look at Maria. From further down the table, Maria let out what sounded to Lily a noise equivalent to a cat dying.
"Damn it, Maria. Quit cackling." Rachel said, covering her ears.
Lily put her head in her hands. This was going to be a long day.
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A/N: Once again sorry so short. The next part will have sap in it. Bwahaha.(Evil laughter) And I'm really sorry it took so long for me to write this part. I know I said I would have it up sooner, but I took a break from writing. Review, review, review! Just write a couple of words. I promise it won't hurt you! And oh yea, I'm too lazy to proof read(shame, shame), so pardon my many errors. I just have this thing. I can't stand reading my own work. It's a sickness, really!