I'm sorry that this took so long to get out. I had a small catastrophe, besides a ton of schoolwork. You see, I had this outline for the story all typed up on the computer, but somehow it was lost, so I had to think up a whole new plot. I don't think it's that different from the last one, but it took a while to create it. So I'm sorry again.
Disguised as a Good Girl: Chapter 6
Lily sat in the middle of Transfiguration class, absently biting her nails. Class was boring. Of course, there was that poor Hufflepuff who no longer had any decent nose, but even that was an everyday occurence. She looked over at the Marauders. Naturally, Sirius was laughing his head off at the Hufflepuff and her tomato. But James was just staring off into space. Lily wondered how long it would take him to realize that it hadn't been his prank. He couldn't have figured it out already; he didn't look at all mad. In fact, he still had a dreamy smile on his face, as if he were savoring the memory of Snape's beautiful boxers.
Suddenly, James seemed to come out of his trance. A look of intense anger passed over his face, followed by one of perplexity. Lily smiled; she knew what James was thinking of. It hadn't taken him as long as she had thought that it would for him to discover the truth, given her low opinion of his intelligence.
He was talking to Sirius now. They wouldn't just sit there and do nothing while a mystery prankster took over their occupation; after all, they were Gryffindors. But Lily was by no means sure of their next course of action. Not that it mattered, of course. It wasn't her business. Nevertheless, she watched them intently.
As McGonagall released the students from her classroom, it seemed to Lily that the Marauders were a bit more eager than usual to go to their next class. They had Divination next; why should they be in such a hurry to get there? To hear Trelawney yapping away about who was going to be the next to die? Not likely. And besides, wasn't Divination in the opposite direction? So where were they going?
'I don't care,' Lily told herself resolutely. "They can go to China if they want to. I'm not going to follow them. I have a class to attend." There was just one problem. If they discussed any future pranks, she wouldn't be able to hear them. And if she couldn't hear them, she wouldn't know beforehand what they were going to do so that she could add her own finishing touch. 'Well, that's easily remedied,' Lily thought. She pointed her wand at the retreating figures of the Marauders and whispered, "Audium". Good. Now she would be able to hear their conversation without any trouble. Lily slipped her wand back into her pocket and proceeded on the way to Charms, a satisfied smile spread across her face.
It was possibly the first time that Lily hadn't payed attention in Charms, which was usually her favorite subject. But this time, Professor Flitwick's words of wisdom proved less interesting than the conversation taking place outside of the Gryffindor Common Room. Professor Flitwick expressed his concern for Lily when she didn't respond to his question, but he readily accepted her excuse that she was tired.
They had found her journal. They had better not read it . . . they wouldn't dare! Lily was on the edge of her seat, unconcsiously digging her nails into her skin, praying that they would not read it. She had sighed with relief when James rescued her (he wasn't such a bad guy after all!) and almost screamed when he gave in to the pressure (scratch that, he was as bad as they could get!). She wanted to run up to the Marauders, grab her precious book, and curse them until she couldn't tell who was who anymore. But unfortunately, she was in the middle of class, and a good girl would never run out on Professor Flitwick like that. She could get her first detention!
Suddenly, the voices in Lily's head rose in volume. Lily put her hands over her ears to shut out Flitwick's incessant lecturing, and concentrated solely on the Marauders' discussion.
"We can't let her in the group!" James was saying in a panicked voice.
"Why not?" Remus inquired.
"Err . . . you just can't, okay! She's my girlfriend!"
"James, you can't control her, even if she is your girlfriend."
"I know, but it would be weird having a prankster for a girlfriend, that's all."
"James, your girlfriend already is a prankster. Besides, she won't be your girlfriend forever," Remus reminded him gently.
"Oh. Right. Well then, what about our reputation? We can't let in some unpopular Revenclaw to our exalted group!"
"Think of it this way, James." Sirius's loud voice filled Lily's head. "Either Lily is going to be a prankster on our side, or she is going to be a prankster against us. It's as simple as that."
"I just don't think that she would be a good Marauder!" James sounded desperate.
"How about we take a vote?" Remus suggested. "Who thinks that Lily should be a new Marauder? I know I do, but who else?"
"Me," Sirius said.
"Peter? What about you?"
"Umm, well, I don't really care, that is, whatever the rest of you want."
"Peter, you have to vote!" Three astonished voices sounded simultaneously.
"You agree with me, don't you Peter?" James asked anxiously.
"Umm, I guess so. I mean, she is a girl and all."
Sirius snorted. "That's a good thing, Peter."
"Well, I think it should just be us four."
"Don't try to pressure him into changing his mind!" James exclaimed indignantly. "He said he agrees with me! So that settles it. The Marauders are staying the way they are."
"James, it was a tie."
"But still--"
"Why don't we ask her?" Remus interrupted.
"Huh?" "What?" "Why would we do that?"
"Well, she might not want to be a Marauder, you know."
"Of course she would!" Sirius scoffed.
Back in Charms, Lily bridled. "Hmmph!" she said under her breath. "We'll see about that!"
"Everyone wants to be a Marauder!" Peter made it sound as if being a Maruader was the highest honor that a person could possibly receive.
Lily could feel her temper start to rise. And she was positive that James would only make it worse when his turn came. But surprisingly, he didn't give his opinion immediately. Instead, it seemed like he was actually contemplating his response! And when it came, it was the last thing that Lily had expected . . .
"You know, I'm not too sure," James said thoughtfully. "She might not. Remus, that wasn't such a bad idea after all!" Lily could feel her eyes grow wide in shock.
"What?!" Peter sounded horrified. "What kind of person wouldn't want to be a Marauder?" Apparently, James sent him some sort of quelling glare, because a minute later, he added "I mean, of course you're right James, but still . . ."
"But what? Remus had a good idea!" James announced jubilantly.
"That's was I was going to say," Peter put in quickly. Sirius snorted again incredulously.
"So let's go ask her!"
"Are you sure?" Sirius still sounded dubious.
"Of course I'm sure."
"All right then," he grumbled.
The charm was beginning to wear off by now; the voices were fading so that Lily had to strain to hear what they were saying.
"When will we ask her?" Peter's voice sounded as if it were coming from a great distance.
"Tonight." James sounded positive. "Right after dinner."
A moment later, the voices lapsed into silence, and Lily became aware of her surroundings. But learning anything that class would be impossible. One question echoed through Lily's head: 'Should I be a Marauder . . . or not?'
This is kind of short, I know. I'm sorry, but this seemed like a good place to end. Read the next part to find out what Lily decides! I don't know how soon I will get the next part up. It might be a while, because I have a lot of work, as I already said, and finals are looming ahead. But then, I am horrible at predicting this stuff.
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed! You are my motivation. The more people there are that like the story, the more I want to write! I actually have a whole theory behind reviews and my need for them. If anyone is curious about it, I'll be happy to explain.
Please Review!
Disguised as a Good Girl: Chapter 6
Lily sat in the middle of Transfiguration class, absently biting her nails. Class was boring. Of course, there was that poor Hufflepuff who no longer had any decent nose, but even that was an everyday occurence. She looked over at the Marauders. Naturally, Sirius was laughing his head off at the Hufflepuff and her tomato. But James was just staring off into space. Lily wondered how long it would take him to realize that it hadn't been his prank. He couldn't have figured it out already; he didn't look at all mad. In fact, he still had a dreamy smile on his face, as if he were savoring the memory of Snape's beautiful boxers.
Suddenly, James seemed to come out of his trance. A look of intense anger passed over his face, followed by one of perplexity. Lily smiled; she knew what James was thinking of. It hadn't taken him as long as she had thought that it would for him to discover the truth, given her low opinion of his intelligence.
He was talking to Sirius now. They wouldn't just sit there and do nothing while a mystery prankster took over their occupation; after all, they were Gryffindors. But Lily was by no means sure of their next course of action. Not that it mattered, of course. It wasn't her business. Nevertheless, she watched them intently.
As McGonagall released the students from her classroom, it seemed to Lily that the Marauders were a bit more eager than usual to go to their next class. They had Divination next; why should they be in such a hurry to get there? To hear Trelawney yapping away about who was going to be the next to die? Not likely. And besides, wasn't Divination in the opposite direction? So where were they going?
'I don't care,' Lily told herself resolutely. "They can go to China if they want to. I'm not going to follow them. I have a class to attend." There was just one problem. If they discussed any future pranks, she wouldn't be able to hear them. And if she couldn't hear them, she wouldn't know beforehand what they were going to do so that she could add her own finishing touch. 'Well, that's easily remedied,' Lily thought. She pointed her wand at the retreating figures of the Marauders and whispered, "Audium". Good. Now she would be able to hear their conversation without any trouble. Lily slipped her wand back into her pocket and proceeded on the way to Charms, a satisfied smile spread across her face.
It was possibly the first time that Lily hadn't payed attention in Charms, which was usually her favorite subject. But this time, Professor Flitwick's words of wisdom proved less interesting than the conversation taking place outside of the Gryffindor Common Room. Professor Flitwick expressed his concern for Lily when she didn't respond to his question, but he readily accepted her excuse that she was tired.
They had found her journal. They had better not read it . . . they wouldn't dare! Lily was on the edge of her seat, unconcsiously digging her nails into her skin, praying that they would not read it. She had sighed with relief when James rescued her (he wasn't such a bad guy after all!) and almost screamed when he gave in to the pressure (scratch that, he was as bad as they could get!). She wanted to run up to the Marauders, grab her precious book, and curse them until she couldn't tell who was who anymore. But unfortunately, she was in the middle of class, and a good girl would never run out on Professor Flitwick like that. She could get her first detention!
Suddenly, the voices in Lily's head rose in volume. Lily put her hands over her ears to shut out Flitwick's incessant lecturing, and concentrated solely on the Marauders' discussion.
"We can't let her in the group!" James was saying in a panicked voice.
"Why not?" Remus inquired.
"Err . . . you just can't, okay! She's my girlfriend!"
"James, you can't control her, even if she is your girlfriend."
"I know, but it would be weird having a prankster for a girlfriend, that's all."
"James, your girlfriend already is a prankster. Besides, she won't be your girlfriend forever," Remus reminded him gently.
"Oh. Right. Well then, what about our reputation? We can't let in some unpopular Revenclaw to our exalted group!"
"Think of it this way, James." Sirius's loud voice filled Lily's head. "Either Lily is going to be a prankster on our side, or she is going to be a prankster against us. It's as simple as that."
"I just don't think that she would be a good Marauder!" James sounded desperate.
"How about we take a vote?" Remus suggested. "Who thinks that Lily should be a new Marauder? I know I do, but who else?"
"Me," Sirius said.
"Peter? What about you?"
"Umm, well, I don't really care, that is, whatever the rest of you want."
"Peter, you have to vote!" Three astonished voices sounded simultaneously.
"You agree with me, don't you Peter?" James asked anxiously.
"Umm, I guess so. I mean, she is a girl and all."
Sirius snorted. "That's a good thing, Peter."
"Well, I think it should just be us four."
"Don't try to pressure him into changing his mind!" James exclaimed indignantly. "He said he agrees with me! So that settles it. The Marauders are staying the way they are."
"James, it was a tie."
"But still--"
"Why don't we ask her?" Remus interrupted.
"Huh?" "What?" "Why would we do that?"
"Well, she might not want to be a Marauder, you know."
"Of course she would!" Sirius scoffed.
Back in Charms, Lily bridled. "Hmmph!" she said under her breath. "We'll see about that!"
"Everyone wants to be a Marauder!" Peter made it sound as if being a Maruader was the highest honor that a person could possibly receive.
Lily could feel her temper start to rise. And she was positive that James would only make it worse when his turn came. But surprisingly, he didn't give his opinion immediately. Instead, it seemed like he was actually contemplating his response! And when it came, it was the last thing that Lily had expected . . .
"You know, I'm not too sure," James said thoughtfully. "She might not. Remus, that wasn't such a bad idea after all!" Lily could feel her eyes grow wide in shock.
"What?!" Peter sounded horrified. "What kind of person wouldn't want to be a Marauder?" Apparently, James sent him some sort of quelling glare, because a minute later, he added "I mean, of course you're right James, but still . . ."
"But what? Remus had a good idea!" James announced jubilantly.
"That's was I was going to say," Peter put in quickly. Sirius snorted again incredulously.
"So let's go ask her!"
"Are you sure?" Sirius still sounded dubious.
"Of course I'm sure."
"All right then," he grumbled.
The charm was beginning to wear off by now; the voices were fading so that Lily had to strain to hear what they were saying.
"When will we ask her?" Peter's voice sounded as if it were coming from a great distance.
"Tonight." James sounded positive. "Right after dinner."
A moment later, the voices lapsed into silence, and Lily became aware of her surroundings. But learning anything that class would be impossible. One question echoed through Lily's head: 'Should I be a Marauder . . . or not?'
This is kind of short, I know. I'm sorry, but this seemed like a good place to end. Read the next part to find out what Lily decides! I don't know how soon I will get the next part up. It might be a while, because I have a lot of work, as I already said, and finals are looming ahead. But then, I am horrible at predicting this stuff.
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed! You are my motivation. The more people there are that like the story, the more I want to write! I actually have a whole theory behind reviews and my need for them. If anyone is curious about it, I'll be happy to explain.
Please Review!