A/N: R&R okay?
Disclaimer: I don't own Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter *breathe* and that's about it I think...
Never Going to Happen
By: Jey4eva
Chapter 8: Changes
James's POV:
I came down the stairs preparing for the worst... I closed my eyes as I reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Y'know James, you can trip by walking down the stairs like that," Sirius's teasing voice boomed in.
I opened my eyes, "Shut up," I snapped. I looked around, "Where's Lily?" I asked.
"Probably asking Professor McGonagall if there are homeless wizards," Sirius replied, grinning.
"What?" I asked. "What are you talking about?"
Sirius shook his head, "I think you really messed her up, James."
"Why would she be..." I trailed off as Lily came into the Common Room. She looked over at us and was walking towards us right now.
"Oh God..." I whispered. What was she going to do? Was she capable of murder?
"Have fun, Jamesie!" Sirius said, giving my back a slap. He walked away.
I turned to Lily.
"James," she said.
"Hi Lily," I replied. I was startled. That was the first time I had EVER called her by her first name.
"Look James-"
"Look Lily-"
We laughed awkwardly, "You go first," I said.
"No you can."
"No I want you to," I said firmly.
"Okaaay," Lily said. She took a deep breath, "Well James... After yesterday... I sort of... Thought about what you said," she said.
"Lily, about that. I wasn't-" I started.
"No wait. And you know what? You're exactly right. I AM a selfish, spoiled bitch," she said, lowering her head at the word.
"No, Lily, I wasn't thinking when I-"
"So I've decided to change," she interrupted.
"You've decided to what?" I exclaimed.
"I asked Professor McGonagall if there are any homeless wizards and witches and she said no, but I can take care of other people... Or elves... You know? Like house elves!" She said, excitedly. "Like the ones that don't have a family to work for... Wait, that's not right. House elves have to serve people and they don't expect anything in return- why, that's-that's wrong! Hmmm... I have to go!" She said, already climbing into the Portrait Hole. "See ya!"
"But-" I started.
She was gone.
"Shoot," I muttered.
"What'd you do to her, James?" Ashley asked, passing by me and hurrying after Lily.
"I honestly don't know," I mumbled.
I sat down on a chair where Remus and Sirius were in the middle of a chess match.
"What's she say, Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"She's going to help house elves get free rights," I said, shaking my head.
"Really?" Remus asked, snorting. "Doesn't she know that house elves LIKE to serve?"
I shrugged, "That's not really important because... I don't know how Lily got this way... I mean, she was saying that-" I lowered my voice. "That I was right when I called her a selfish, spoiled bitch."
"Wow! You have guts Prongs," Sirius said, grinning and turning to me.
"Well, I didn't exactly put it THAT way," I said defensively.
"Right," Sirius snorted.
Peter was staring at me interestedly, "Why do house elves like to serve?" He asked.
"I have no idea," I said sighing. "I think what I said, has caused Lily to think down on herself, so she's decided to change."
"Well then you should tell her that she isn't a selfish, spoiled bitch and that you're a stupid, spineless bastard," Sirius said, brightly.
"Thanks a lot," I muttered.
"Glad to help," Sirius replied, smiling.
I sighed and got lost in my thoughts... Lily changed because of what I had said... So did that mean I had to change?
Lily's POV:
"But Professor Dumbledore, I don't think its right that house elves don't get any payments for the work they do. And they don't get vacations! I mean, they're... well, they're not exactly people, but they have feelings! Why can't you udnerstand that?" I demanded.
"Lily," Dumbledore said calmly. "I don't mean to be rude, but house elves like to work. The meer thought of them being paid for what they do makes them horrified. Not that I think its fair," he said hastily when I opened her mouth to argue. "But if I tried to pay the house elves, they would object and not accept it. It makes them feel insulted, Lily."
"But Professor, I just wish that they would be given equal rights- At Hogwarts at least. They can still work... But they should be rewarded for all the work they do," I replied.
"I understand where you're coming from, Lily..." Dumbledore trailed off and stroked his silver beard in thought. "Lily, have you ever been to the kitchen?"
"Well, yes. Sort of though," I replied.
"Sort of?" He inquired.
"I spent detention there," I replied quickly.
"Ah, I see... So you haven't really seen house elves at work, eh?" He asked.
"No, I haven't," I replied.
"Well, you're friends with James Potter, am I right?" He asked.
"Well, I wouldn't say FRIENDS," I said giving a laugh.
Dumbledore shrugged, "Just ask Mr. Potter- Or Mr. Black if you wish, how to get to the kitchen. I'm sure they know the way by heart and would be happy to share it with you."
"Um, okay..." I trailed off.
Dumbledore nodded and stood up, "Well, you have a breakfast to catch- Then I suppose classes..."
I nodded, "Yes, Professor. Thank you." I let myself out.
I sighed.
Ashley and Emily were waiting outside.
"What did you DO?" Ashley whispered.
I shrugged, "I tried to convince Dumbledore to give house elves equal rights- But he just told me to have a visit to the kitchen." I huffed, "I'm sure that I will find little slaves." I made a disgusted face, "And to think that I thought Hogwarts was a fair school..."
"Aw, Lily! C'mon, it can't be that bad!" Emily said.
"Well, it is," I snapped. I looked around, "Where's Kendra?"
They shrugged, "At the Great Hall probably," Emily said.
"We should eat breakfast now, or we'll be late for our classes," Ashley said.
I nodded, "Then tonight, I'll ask James to help me get to the kitchen. I swear, Hogwarts needs some changes done around here. I can't believe we have slaves caring for our every single need!"
"But you already knew that house elves worked here!" Emily exclaimed as we walked to the Great Hall.
"Yeah, well I didn't know that they did EVERYTHING!" I snapped. "We need to make changes."
I nodded to myself, and I'm just the one to make them, I thought.
A/N: Okay, Lily has changed. She's sort of like Hermione, I know. But whatever. I wonder what's gonna happen tonight... Please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter *breathe* and that's about it I think...
Never Going to Happen
By: Jey4eva
Chapter 8: Changes
James's POV:
I came down the stairs preparing for the worst... I closed my eyes as I reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Y'know James, you can trip by walking down the stairs like that," Sirius's teasing voice boomed in.
I opened my eyes, "Shut up," I snapped. I looked around, "Where's Lily?" I asked.
"Probably asking Professor McGonagall if there are homeless wizards," Sirius replied, grinning.
"What?" I asked. "What are you talking about?"
Sirius shook his head, "I think you really messed her up, James."
"Why would she be..." I trailed off as Lily came into the Common Room. She looked over at us and was walking towards us right now.
"Oh God..." I whispered. What was she going to do? Was she capable of murder?
"Have fun, Jamesie!" Sirius said, giving my back a slap. He walked away.
I turned to Lily.
"James," she said.
"Hi Lily," I replied. I was startled. That was the first time I had EVER called her by her first name.
"Look James-"
"Look Lily-"
We laughed awkwardly, "You go first," I said.
"No you can."
"No I want you to," I said firmly.
"Okaaay," Lily said. She took a deep breath, "Well James... After yesterday... I sort of... Thought about what you said," she said.
"Lily, about that. I wasn't-" I started.
"No wait. And you know what? You're exactly right. I AM a selfish, spoiled bitch," she said, lowering her head at the word.
"No, Lily, I wasn't thinking when I-"
"So I've decided to change," she interrupted.
"You've decided to what?" I exclaimed.
"I asked Professor McGonagall if there are any homeless wizards and witches and she said no, but I can take care of other people... Or elves... You know? Like house elves!" She said, excitedly. "Like the ones that don't have a family to work for... Wait, that's not right. House elves have to serve people and they don't expect anything in return- why, that's-that's wrong! Hmmm... I have to go!" She said, already climbing into the Portrait Hole. "See ya!"
"But-" I started.
She was gone.
"Shoot," I muttered.
"What'd you do to her, James?" Ashley asked, passing by me and hurrying after Lily.
"I honestly don't know," I mumbled.
I sat down on a chair where Remus and Sirius were in the middle of a chess match.
"What's she say, Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"She's going to help house elves get free rights," I said, shaking my head.
"Really?" Remus asked, snorting. "Doesn't she know that house elves LIKE to serve?"
I shrugged, "That's not really important because... I don't know how Lily got this way... I mean, she was saying that-" I lowered my voice. "That I was right when I called her a selfish, spoiled bitch."
"Wow! You have guts Prongs," Sirius said, grinning and turning to me.
"Well, I didn't exactly put it THAT way," I said defensively.
"Right," Sirius snorted.
Peter was staring at me interestedly, "Why do house elves like to serve?" He asked.
"I have no idea," I said sighing. "I think what I said, has caused Lily to think down on herself, so she's decided to change."
"Well then you should tell her that she isn't a selfish, spoiled bitch and that you're a stupid, spineless bastard," Sirius said, brightly.
"Thanks a lot," I muttered.
"Glad to help," Sirius replied, smiling.
I sighed and got lost in my thoughts... Lily changed because of what I had said... So did that mean I had to change?
Lily's POV:
"But Professor Dumbledore, I don't think its right that house elves don't get any payments for the work they do. And they don't get vacations! I mean, they're... well, they're not exactly people, but they have feelings! Why can't you udnerstand that?" I demanded.
"Lily," Dumbledore said calmly. "I don't mean to be rude, but house elves like to work. The meer thought of them being paid for what they do makes them horrified. Not that I think its fair," he said hastily when I opened her mouth to argue. "But if I tried to pay the house elves, they would object and not accept it. It makes them feel insulted, Lily."
"But Professor, I just wish that they would be given equal rights- At Hogwarts at least. They can still work... But they should be rewarded for all the work they do," I replied.
"I understand where you're coming from, Lily..." Dumbledore trailed off and stroked his silver beard in thought. "Lily, have you ever been to the kitchen?"
"Well, yes. Sort of though," I replied.
"Sort of?" He inquired.
"I spent detention there," I replied quickly.
"Ah, I see... So you haven't really seen house elves at work, eh?" He asked.
"No, I haven't," I replied.
"Well, you're friends with James Potter, am I right?" He asked.
"Well, I wouldn't say FRIENDS," I said giving a laugh.
Dumbledore shrugged, "Just ask Mr. Potter- Or Mr. Black if you wish, how to get to the kitchen. I'm sure they know the way by heart and would be happy to share it with you."
"Um, okay..." I trailed off.
Dumbledore nodded and stood up, "Well, you have a breakfast to catch- Then I suppose classes..."
I nodded, "Yes, Professor. Thank you." I let myself out.
I sighed.
Ashley and Emily were waiting outside.
"What did you DO?" Ashley whispered.
I shrugged, "I tried to convince Dumbledore to give house elves equal rights- But he just told me to have a visit to the kitchen." I huffed, "I'm sure that I will find little slaves." I made a disgusted face, "And to think that I thought Hogwarts was a fair school..."
"Aw, Lily! C'mon, it can't be that bad!" Emily said.
"Well, it is," I snapped. I looked around, "Where's Kendra?"
They shrugged, "At the Great Hall probably," Emily said.
"We should eat breakfast now, or we'll be late for our classes," Ashley said.
I nodded, "Then tonight, I'll ask James to help me get to the kitchen. I swear, Hogwarts needs some changes done around here. I can't believe we have slaves caring for our every single need!"
"But you already knew that house elves worked here!" Emily exclaimed as we walked to the Great Hall.
"Yeah, well I didn't know that they did EVERYTHING!" I snapped. "We need to make changes."
I nodded to myself, and I'm just the one to make them, I thought.
A/N: Okay, Lily has changed. She's sort of like Hermione, I know. But whatever. I wonder what's gonna happen tonight... Please review!