chapter 5.
Katrina and Gina walked in on Lily packing random clothing into a large carpetbag that was sitting on her bed. [A/N what is a carpetbag? it just sounded right.]
"Lil, I'm really not sure about you skipping classes for the next couple days," Gina said.
"I told you to stop worrying, Gina. I'll be fine."
"If I were you," Katrina added a few minutes later, "I wouldn't mind spending the day alone with James." She and Gina giggled.
"Ho-nest-ly," Lily said, "we have seen James every single stinking day for the last four years, five if you count this year. I would think you guys would realize what a loser he is by now."
"Isn't that a little harsh, Lil?" Gina asked.
"No. I think it's an understatement. Just like saying he's a conceited fool; he's a freaking stupid idiot!" The shirt she was throwing landed a good two feet away from the carpetbag.
"Relax, Lil!" Katrina put a hand on Lily's back. Lily pushed away and sat on her bed, sobbing.
"Lily, stop crying." Gina turned a little away and winced.
"James Potter looks awful funny when he's crying, I have to say."
Lily stopped sobbing and looked up at Gina and Katrina. "That's exactly the problem! I don't want to be James for any amount of time. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever!"
"It's okay, James--er, Lily," Gina said.
"Gene!"
"Sorry, Lil. It just slipped out."
"That's 'kay, Gene." She hugged Gina. Gina giggled.
"I have to say, it's kinda nice to have James Potter hugging me. Even if it's really a super tall you, Lil," she added quickly.
"What would Sirius say, Gene?" Lily said in a tsk-tsk manner.
"So it's true?" Katrina asked.
"Is what true?" Lily replied.
"That Sirius and Gina are going out?"
"I'd say so! I walked in on them kissing [A/N sounds like ginny bk.2!] in here like half an hour ago. Hey, Kat; are you going out with Remus?"
"No! But it'd be nice...if it were him or James..." There was a dreamy look on Katrina's face. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Jeez, you guys are drowning in the lake of L-O-V-E! Thank you God that I'm not. Well, I think this is enough; James'll live. Oh, wait!" She rushed to her nightstand and pulled a book with a lock out of the drawer.
"What's that, Lil?" Gina asked curiously.
"Just a notebook," Lily replied, blushing; it was her diary.
"Diary?" Gina said to Katrina.
"Definetely," Katrina replied. "Wonder what she writes about in there..."
"Probably confessing her love to Jamsie."
"That is disGUSTing, Gene!" Lily exclaimed.
"I'm not so sure about that, Lil," Gina replied, looking at Katrina and grinning.
"Well, I am. I think I better leave; James is probably waiting for me."
"Go ahead, Lil. See you in two days!" Katrina waved.
"Bye Lil." Gina smiled.
"See ya." Lily grabbed the carpetbag, made sure her wand was in the pocket of her robes, and headed out the door.
Just as Lily was closing the door, she heard Gina saying to Katrina, "How much you wanna bet that they fall in love?"
Lily was intruiged. Gently shut the door and muttered, *Hearimus.* A hole appeared in the door which only Lily could see and hear through. Katrina was replying to Gina.
"Nothin. I'll bet you a Galleon that they kiss, though."
"Kiss? No way! You're on. I still say they'll fall in love..."
"Fine. I'll put up a Galleon that they don't."
"Okay, you say they'll kiss and I say they'll fall in love." Gina wrote on a piece a parchment.
"That's right." Katrina read over her shoulder.
*Closimus,* Lily muttered. The hole disappeared.
"That's disgusting," she thought aloud as she went down the stairs. "Me and James? In their dreams... Ugh!" She reached the common room.
"What's 'ugh'?"
Lily looked up and, for some odd reason, blushed. "Oh; uh, nothing, James."
"Really? Well, here're some clothes." He tossed her a black bag. She dropped her own navy blue one to catch it. Then, Lily put James's bag on the ground next to her and picked up her bag, handing it to James.
"I think we should leave the bags here," Lily said. She put the black bag into a corner near the tables. James put the navy bag next to the other. Lily pulled out her wand. *Heedious,* she murmured. The bags seemed to disappear. "I covered them with an invisible cloth charm. Too bad it only works on nonliving items."
"Neat," James said, sort of offhandedly as if he were thinking about something. "Let's get down to the food!" He climbed out of the portrait hole. Lily rolled her eyes and followed.
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[A/N well, i dont think this is quite as long as the last chapter. well, how do you like it? i think it's great. tell me what you think about the bets, though. i'm not quite sure if i'll use that as foreshadowing or as just a thing that goes on. review before you click for the next chapter!]
[JICUW2K: same old same old. you know the drill; if i'm fazed you hit me.]
[Disclaimer: is anyone still reading this? i know its just the 5th chapter, but still. well, either way, i own all--scratch that. i own none, i repeat NONE, of the characters. get the picture?]
Katrina and Gina walked in on Lily packing random clothing into a large carpetbag that was sitting on her bed. [A/N what is a carpetbag? it just sounded right.]
"Lil, I'm really not sure about you skipping classes for the next couple days," Gina said.
"I told you to stop worrying, Gina. I'll be fine."
"If I were you," Katrina added a few minutes later, "I wouldn't mind spending the day alone with James." She and Gina giggled.
"Ho-nest-ly," Lily said, "we have seen James every single stinking day for the last four years, five if you count this year. I would think you guys would realize what a loser he is by now."
"Isn't that a little harsh, Lil?" Gina asked.
"No. I think it's an understatement. Just like saying he's a conceited fool; he's a freaking stupid idiot!" The shirt she was throwing landed a good two feet away from the carpetbag.
"Relax, Lil!" Katrina put a hand on Lily's back. Lily pushed away and sat on her bed, sobbing.
"Lily, stop crying." Gina turned a little away and winced.
"James Potter looks awful funny when he's crying, I have to say."
Lily stopped sobbing and looked up at Gina and Katrina. "That's exactly the problem! I don't want to be James for any amount of time. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever!"
"It's okay, James--er, Lily," Gina said.
"Gene!"
"Sorry, Lil. It just slipped out."
"That's 'kay, Gene." She hugged Gina. Gina giggled.
"I have to say, it's kinda nice to have James Potter hugging me. Even if it's really a super tall you, Lil," she added quickly.
"What would Sirius say, Gene?" Lily said in a tsk-tsk manner.
"So it's true?" Katrina asked.
"Is what true?" Lily replied.
"That Sirius and Gina are going out?"
"I'd say so! I walked in on them kissing [A/N sounds like ginny bk.2!] in here like half an hour ago. Hey, Kat; are you going out with Remus?"
"No! But it'd be nice...if it were him or James..." There was a dreamy look on Katrina's face. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Jeez, you guys are drowning in the lake of L-O-V-E! Thank you God that I'm not. Well, I think this is enough; James'll live. Oh, wait!" She rushed to her nightstand and pulled a book with a lock out of the drawer.
"What's that, Lil?" Gina asked curiously.
"Just a notebook," Lily replied, blushing; it was her diary.
"Diary?" Gina said to Katrina.
"Definetely," Katrina replied. "Wonder what she writes about in there..."
"Probably confessing her love to Jamsie."
"That is disGUSTing, Gene!" Lily exclaimed.
"I'm not so sure about that, Lil," Gina replied, looking at Katrina and grinning.
"Well, I am. I think I better leave; James is probably waiting for me."
"Go ahead, Lil. See you in two days!" Katrina waved.
"Bye Lil." Gina smiled.
"See ya." Lily grabbed the carpetbag, made sure her wand was in the pocket of her robes, and headed out the door.
Just as Lily was closing the door, she heard Gina saying to Katrina, "How much you wanna bet that they fall in love?"
Lily was intruiged. Gently shut the door and muttered, *Hearimus.* A hole appeared in the door which only Lily could see and hear through. Katrina was replying to Gina.
"Nothin. I'll bet you a Galleon that they kiss, though."
"Kiss? No way! You're on. I still say they'll fall in love..."
"Fine. I'll put up a Galleon that they don't."
"Okay, you say they'll kiss and I say they'll fall in love." Gina wrote on a piece a parchment.
"That's right." Katrina read over her shoulder.
*Closimus,* Lily muttered. The hole disappeared.
"That's disgusting," she thought aloud as she went down the stairs. "Me and James? In their dreams... Ugh!" She reached the common room.
"What's 'ugh'?"
Lily looked up and, for some odd reason, blushed. "Oh; uh, nothing, James."
"Really? Well, here're some clothes." He tossed her a black bag. She dropped her own navy blue one to catch it. Then, Lily put James's bag on the ground next to her and picked up her bag, handing it to James.
"I think we should leave the bags here," Lily said. She put the black bag into a corner near the tables. James put the navy bag next to the other. Lily pulled out her wand. *Heedious,* she murmured. The bags seemed to disappear. "I covered them with an invisible cloth charm. Too bad it only works on nonliving items."
"Neat," James said, sort of offhandedly as if he were thinking about something. "Let's get down to the food!" He climbed out of the portrait hole. Lily rolled her eyes and followed.
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[A/N well, i dont think this is quite as long as the last chapter. well, how do you like it? i think it's great. tell me what you think about the bets, though. i'm not quite sure if i'll use that as foreshadowing or as just a thing that goes on. review before you click for the next chapter!]
[JICUW2K: same old same old. you know the drill; if i'm fazed you hit me.]
[Disclaimer: is anyone still reading this? i know its just the 5th chapter, but still. well, either way, i own all--scratch that. i own none, i repeat NONE, of the characters. get the picture?]