Disguised as a Good Girl: Chapter 7
When the Marauders approached Lily that night after supper, she still hadn't decided whether she ought to accept their offer graciously or to throw it right back in their face, accompanied by a long list of all of their sins. She was tempted to do the latter, but then what would become of her pranks? She couldn't continue when the Marauders knew that she was the behind it all. They could reveal her identity to the whole school.
Lily was so engrossed in her ponderings that she didn't notice when James came up to the Ravenclaw table, followed by his friends, and sat down next to her. In fact, Lily probably would never have noticed if it hadn't been for the loud and flirtatious giggle of one particular Ravenclaw girl. Her ringing laugh woke Lily from her daydream immediately.
James started to speak, ignoring the stares and the titters of the other girls. "We need to talk," he told Lily, looking uncharacteristically solemn.
Lily nodded. "Okay," she said simply.
James checked to see that no one was listening. Once he was satisfied, he turned back to Lily. "We know that you are the prankster," he said directly, watching her face for her reaction. She looked remarkably unsurprised.
"You read my journal," she stated.
James looked slightly disconcerted. "Well, yes," he mumbled. "How did you know?"
"And you want me to be a part of your group."
James looked a bit more disconcerted. "Were you eavesdropping on us?" he demanded.
Lily smiled mysteriously. "Perhaps."
James was becoming very annoyed very quickly. He didn't like not knowing things. And at the moment, he didn't like Lily at all. He was starting to regret the decision that he had made earlier to let her become a member of the Marauders. "Well, we don't actually want you in. I mean, we would let you in if you really wanted to come, but we don't actually need you or anything."
Lily's green eyes flashed dangerously. She might have been thinking about giving him a chance before, but that was over now. "No, thank you," she replied coldly. "I can think of decent pranks on my own."
Lily happened to glance over at Sirius. He looked stunned. His mouth was hanging open. She grinned at him. Sirius closed hi mouth. In a minute, he had regained his composure enough to speak coherently. Right away, he started to plead for his cause. "Please, Lily! We do want you to be part of our group," he said, putting his hand over James's mouth, and hoping that Lily wouldn't notice the muffled and rather ferocious sounds that James was making. "You just have to! You can't say no to the Marauders!" He smiled what he hoped was an irresistable grin.
Now Lily was starting to get very angry. "Excuse me, but I don't have to do anything. Especially if you are the person ordering me around. You act like it is some kind of high honor to be a Marauder. But I don't want to be one, and I'm not honored. Goodbye," she said, hoping that the finality in her tone would convince Sirius to leave.
It didn't. Sirius was starting to look desperate. It wouldn't be safe to have a girl like this opposing them! He just had to have her on their side. "Please--"
But before he could finish his sentence, James finally succeeded in breaking free of Sirius's grip. "It's okay, Sirius," he interrupted. "She isn't that good anyway. Her pranks aren't any better than ours. in fact, ours are a lot better. I bet that even if she did join our group, she wouldn't be any help."
Lily glared at him. "Do you really want to bet on that?" she asked. "Because I just might take you up on your offer."
James smirked. "Sure," he said carelessy.
"Okay, then. I'll join your little group, and you'll see that I can make your pranks a lot more interesting and a lot less trite than they are now."
"Sounds good to me."
Remus spoke up for the first time. "But I want you guys to have a truce while Lily is a Marauder. No fighting, no whining, no bickering, okay?"
Lily smiled. "Of course." She held out her hand to James. He took it gingerly and shook it. "There now, it's official. Oh, and just one more thing. Don't tell anybody about me being a prankster. Please."
Remus looked curious. "Why not?"
"I just don't want everyone to know."
He shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, then. We won't tell anybody."
Lily looked relieved. "Thanks."
An uncomfortable silence settled over the group.
"So, do you guys do anything besides playing pranks?" Lily queried.
Peter, who had been half-asleep, woke up at this question and started to talk eagerly. "Yeah, Remus is a wmmph--meem! Rememmpph!" Peter's speech had been unceremoniously cut short by a hand that was hastily thrust across his mouth and a kick in his leg.
"What?" Lily asked, bewildered.
James glanced at Remus, who was whispering angrily to Peter. He lowered his voice. "He was going to say that--er--Remus is a really bad prankster. Please don't let Remus know that I told you this, though. He doesn't like other people to know."
"Is that really it?" Lily looked at James intently, searching for any sign that he was lying.
"Yes!" James's eyes didn't exactly meet hers fairly, but . . . Lily gave it up. She couldn't force the boy to tell the truth. She didn't have any Veritaserum handy at the moment.
James continued. "As for other stuff that we do, we find secret passages. We sneak out to Hogsmeade. We created a map of Hogwarts. It shows where everyone is in the castle. I'll show it to you someday. It's really cool."
Although she tried not to show it, Lily was slightly impressed by this list. So the Marauders actually did something more worthwhile than giving Snape coughs. It was an interesting discovery.
Peter piped up again, although Remus remained hidden in a corner. "Why don't we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow?"
Sirius's face lit up. "Yeah! Let's go! We can meet by kitchens at lunch tomorrow."
"But how will we go there without getting caught? It's the middle of the week!" Lily protested.
"Lily, I told you, we know where there are passages leading to Hogsmeade. No one else knows about them. Besides, I have an invisibility cloak. The teachers won't catch us, don't worry," James said impatiently.
"I'm not worried. Fine, we'll go tomorrow. I'll see you then." And with that she stalked off, leaving the boys to glare at Peter and whisper among themselves.
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Once again, this is rather short, but I thought that even a short chapter is better than nothing. I should have a lot of time to write after my finals are over, which is in a week. So you can be expecting more from me during the summer.
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When the Marauders approached Lily that night after supper, she still hadn't decided whether she ought to accept their offer graciously or to throw it right back in their face, accompanied by a long list of all of their sins. She was tempted to do the latter, but then what would become of her pranks? She couldn't continue when the Marauders knew that she was the behind it all. They could reveal her identity to the whole school.
Lily was so engrossed in her ponderings that she didn't notice when James came up to the Ravenclaw table, followed by his friends, and sat down next to her. In fact, Lily probably would never have noticed if it hadn't been for the loud and flirtatious giggle of one particular Ravenclaw girl. Her ringing laugh woke Lily from her daydream immediately.
James started to speak, ignoring the stares and the titters of the other girls. "We need to talk," he told Lily, looking uncharacteristically solemn.
Lily nodded. "Okay," she said simply.
James checked to see that no one was listening. Once he was satisfied, he turned back to Lily. "We know that you are the prankster," he said directly, watching her face for her reaction. She looked remarkably unsurprised.
"You read my journal," she stated.
James looked slightly disconcerted. "Well, yes," he mumbled. "How did you know?"
"And you want me to be a part of your group."
James looked a bit more disconcerted. "Were you eavesdropping on us?" he demanded.
Lily smiled mysteriously. "Perhaps."
James was becoming very annoyed very quickly. He didn't like not knowing things. And at the moment, he didn't like Lily at all. He was starting to regret the decision that he had made earlier to let her become a member of the Marauders. "Well, we don't actually want you in. I mean, we would let you in if you really wanted to come, but we don't actually need you or anything."
Lily's green eyes flashed dangerously. She might have been thinking about giving him a chance before, but that was over now. "No, thank you," she replied coldly. "I can think of decent pranks on my own."
Lily happened to glance over at Sirius. He looked stunned. His mouth was hanging open. She grinned at him. Sirius closed hi mouth. In a minute, he had regained his composure enough to speak coherently. Right away, he started to plead for his cause. "Please, Lily! We do want you to be part of our group," he said, putting his hand over James's mouth, and hoping that Lily wouldn't notice the muffled and rather ferocious sounds that James was making. "You just have to! You can't say no to the Marauders!" He smiled what he hoped was an irresistable grin.
Now Lily was starting to get very angry. "Excuse me, but I don't have to do anything. Especially if you are the person ordering me around. You act like it is some kind of high honor to be a Marauder. But I don't want to be one, and I'm not honored. Goodbye," she said, hoping that the finality in her tone would convince Sirius to leave.
It didn't. Sirius was starting to look desperate. It wouldn't be safe to have a girl like this opposing them! He just had to have her on their side. "Please--"
But before he could finish his sentence, James finally succeeded in breaking free of Sirius's grip. "It's okay, Sirius," he interrupted. "She isn't that good anyway. Her pranks aren't any better than ours. in fact, ours are a lot better. I bet that even if she did join our group, she wouldn't be any help."
Lily glared at him. "Do you really want to bet on that?" she asked. "Because I just might take you up on your offer."
James smirked. "Sure," he said carelessy.
"Okay, then. I'll join your little group, and you'll see that I can make your pranks a lot more interesting and a lot less trite than they are now."
"Sounds good to me."
Remus spoke up for the first time. "But I want you guys to have a truce while Lily is a Marauder. No fighting, no whining, no bickering, okay?"
Lily smiled. "Of course." She held out her hand to James. He took it gingerly and shook it. "There now, it's official. Oh, and just one more thing. Don't tell anybody about me being a prankster. Please."
Remus looked curious. "Why not?"
"I just don't want everyone to know."
He shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, then. We won't tell anybody."
Lily looked relieved. "Thanks."
An uncomfortable silence settled over the group.
"So, do you guys do anything besides playing pranks?" Lily queried.
Peter, who had been half-asleep, woke up at this question and started to talk eagerly. "Yeah, Remus is a wmmph--meem! Rememmpph!" Peter's speech had been unceremoniously cut short by a hand that was hastily thrust across his mouth and a kick in his leg.
"What?" Lily asked, bewildered.
James glanced at Remus, who was whispering angrily to Peter. He lowered his voice. "He was going to say that--er--Remus is a really bad prankster. Please don't let Remus know that I told you this, though. He doesn't like other people to know."
"Is that really it?" Lily looked at James intently, searching for any sign that he was lying.
"Yes!" James's eyes didn't exactly meet hers fairly, but . . . Lily gave it up. She couldn't force the boy to tell the truth. She didn't have any Veritaserum handy at the moment.
James continued. "As for other stuff that we do, we find secret passages. We sneak out to Hogsmeade. We created a map of Hogwarts. It shows where everyone is in the castle. I'll show it to you someday. It's really cool."
Although she tried not to show it, Lily was slightly impressed by this list. So the Marauders actually did something more worthwhile than giving Snape coughs. It was an interesting discovery.
Peter piped up again, although Remus remained hidden in a corner. "Why don't we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow?"
Sirius's face lit up. "Yeah! Let's go! We can meet by kitchens at lunch tomorrow."
"But how will we go there without getting caught? It's the middle of the week!" Lily protested.
"Lily, I told you, we know where there are passages leading to Hogsmeade. No one else knows about them. Besides, I have an invisibility cloak. The teachers won't catch us, don't worry," James said impatiently.
"I'm not worried. Fine, we'll go tomorrow. I'll see you then." And with that she stalked off, leaving the boys to glare at Peter and whisper among themselves.
Wow, I never even dreamed that my story would have this many reviews. I'm so happy! Thank you all so much! Here is a list of all the wonderful, fabulous, lovely people that have reviewed since Chapter Four:
Sandrilene Anastasia, Angel of Music, KittenGirl555, Evans & Potter, lee-anne, JustMe, Daphne Black, kellie1vy, Draco'sGirl, Lily White, Brittalia, shampoo ul copt, StarChildHermione86, Fred, George, and Lee, ~*~Hermione~*~, UnforgivenChild, mari, Puppygal, Meffles, Evil Fiona, ;p, lyndsey, Cat Samwise, George and Fred, Hedwig, miss padfoot, starkitty, ~wicked*witch~, Malfoy's Best Friend, ali, gurl, moon bunnie, ayla, Tifa Gainsborough, Ecila, gueswho, LilyAyl, An Angel without a halo, Ankita, Miss padfoot, Stella Evans, naavi0, George's #1 Luv, Lola, Lilly Girl, Hogwarts chica, Lene, Dementia, Danielle, BadMoonlight, dodger, Star Fish, ~*Charmsangel*~, Princess Latifah, Cassandra Lynn, 2 lazzzy 2 log in..hehehe, Pucktricks, starkitty, star beneath the stairs, Anne, lily girl, Slytherinette, *Sellene*, Ruriko, Rogue Dragon, serenity, bobo, jacuzzi, ru, jo, Lilly, Professor Squiggly, johanna, She's a Star, Yerdua, zannuuh, Ron's Babe, E-wok, SiriusLover.
I love you all! If any of reviewers want me to review one of their stories, please just let me know in your review.
Once again, this is rather short, but I thought that even a short chapter is better than nothing. I should have a lot of time to write after my finals are over, which is in a week. So you can be expecting more from me during the summer.
Please Review!