chapter 6.
After dragging their feet down endless flights of stairs, Lily and James finally reached the kitchens. James reached up and tickled the pear, and he pulled the painting open when it changed to a door handle. He helped Lily into the giant room under the Great Hall.
Once inside Lily went to the nearest elf.
"Mr. Potter, sir! We are delighted to see you here again so soon!"
Lily did a double take and remembered that she was in James's body.
"Oh, uh, yes! Well, today I would like enough food for me and the beautiful young lady over there to last two days. Can you do that?" *Hey,* Lily thought, *I might as well compliment myself!*
The elf bowed and was followed by many others who hurried to fill a wicker basket they had conjured up with food for the two humans.
James put his hand on Lily's shoulder and spun her around.
"Beautiful young lady?"
"Hey, I was complimenting myself. Sorry if I insulted you're figure!"
"Nah, it was nothing like that. Now they're gonna think i'm your boyfriend or something."
"Yeah, James. The elves gossip worse than Rita Skeeter, that whore in Slytherin."
"Whore? That's a little harsh..." [A/N rita annoys me. let's say that she's a seventh year and has gone far with snape...malfoy...goyle...crabbe...ugh!]
"Why? Does little Jamsie have a crush on Miz Skeeter?"
"No!" He didn't talk fast. He didn't blush.
"Okay. I believe you. I still say she's a whore. Oh, look. Our food's ready."
"One basket?" He glanced at Lily, who was frowning. " Oh, I'm sorry to confuse you, but we need two baskets. We're not going to be together."
"Not together? Not to worry! The basket will separate into as many small baskets as you need. Magical, it is."
"Good. Well, we'll see you!" He picked up the basket and followed Lily as they started walking toward the entrance.
"Not for a while, I see." James spun around and noticed an older elf sitting in a corner.
"A while?"
"Yes. But together you may be."
"Oh."
"Bogus," Lily muttered as the duo walked back through the entrance hole again. "I'm keeping the basket, though. It's really nice."
"Whatever."
"So, uh, you can separate the basket now."
"Oh yeah. How does this work? Let's see..." He pulled the two handles of the basket apart and magically held two baskets with two handles each. He handed a basket to Lily.
"Well, we might as well go get the bags."
"Where else would we go?" Lily replied with mock concern.
They headed towards the Gryffindor common room in complete silence.
* * *
A few minutes later, Lily and James stood outside the common room each holding a bag in one hand and a basket in the other. They had put weightlessness charms on their charges to save energy.
"I'll see in a couple days," James said.
"Ditto. See ya," Lily replied. She turned right, and James turned left.
*Now all I have to remember is how to get to that map of England...* Lily thought as she walked.
*Well,* James thought watching his surroundings carefully, *I got this far. Let me see...how do I get back to that one picture of England?*
* * *
A/N how many of you thought it would end up like this? definitely not me. until now. well, you know the drill: review!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! please read my fic 'time flies by...' because i really really really want to know how it is. all i'm getting is criticism. i know that's good, but i feel sad. tell me how you think it is, okay? thanx so so so much!
JICUW2K: hit me with your smelting stick. you will regret it when you realize all of my chapters have cliffhanger endings.
Disclaimer: yeah, i know you know that i know you know that i own none of the characters.
After dragging their feet down endless flights of stairs, Lily and James finally reached the kitchens. James reached up and tickled the pear, and he pulled the painting open when it changed to a door handle. He helped Lily into the giant room under the Great Hall.
Once inside Lily went to the nearest elf.
"Mr. Potter, sir! We are delighted to see you here again so soon!"
Lily did a double take and remembered that she was in James's body.
"Oh, uh, yes! Well, today I would like enough food for me and the beautiful young lady over there to last two days. Can you do that?" *Hey,* Lily thought, *I might as well compliment myself!*
The elf bowed and was followed by many others who hurried to fill a wicker basket they had conjured up with food for the two humans.
James put his hand on Lily's shoulder and spun her around.
"Beautiful young lady?"
"Hey, I was complimenting myself. Sorry if I insulted you're figure!"
"Nah, it was nothing like that. Now they're gonna think i'm your boyfriend or something."
"Yeah, James. The elves gossip worse than Rita Skeeter, that whore in Slytherin."
"Whore? That's a little harsh..." [A/N rita annoys me. let's say that she's a seventh year and has gone far with snape...malfoy...goyle...crabbe...ugh!]
"Why? Does little Jamsie have a crush on Miz Skeeter?"
"No!" He didn't talk fast. He didn't blush.
"Okay. I believe you. I still say she's a whore. Oh, look. Our food's ready."
"One basket?" He glanced at Lily, who was frowning. " Oh, I'm sorry to confuse you, but we need two baskets. We're not going to be together."
"Not together? Not to worry! The basket will separate into as many small baskets as you need. Magical, it is."
"Good. Well, we'll see you!" He picked up the basket and followed Lily as they started walking toward the entrance.
"Not for a while, I see." James spun around and noticed an older elf sitting in a corner.
"A while?"
"Yes. But together you may be."
"Oh."
"Bogus," Lily muttered as the duo walked back through the entrance hole again. "I'm keeping the basket, though. It's really nice."
"Whatever."
"So, uh, you can separate the basket now."
"Oh yeah. How does this work? Let's see..." He pulled the two handles of the basket apart and magically held two baskets with two handles each. He handed a basket to Lily.
"Well, we might as well go get the bags."
"Where else would we go?" Lily replied with mock concern.
They headed towards the Gryffindor common room in complete silence.
* * *
A few minutes later, Lily and James stood outside the common room each holding a bag in one hand and a basket in the other. They had put weightlessness charms on their charges to save energy.
"I'll see in a couple days," James said.
"Ditto. See ya," Lily replied. She turned right, and James turned left.
*Now all I have to remember is how to get to that map of England...* Lily thought as she walked.
*Well,* James thought watching his surroundings carefully, *I got this far. Let me see...how do I get back to that one picture of England?*
* * *
A/N how many of you thought it would end up like this? definitely not me. until now. well, you know the drill: review!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! please read my fic 'time flies by...' because i really really really want to know how it is. all i'm getting is criticism. i know that's good, but i feel sad. tell me how you think it is, okay? thanx so so so much!
JICUW2K: hit me with your smelting stick. you will regret it when you realize all of my chapters have cliffhanger endings.
Disclaimer: yeah, i know you know that i know you know that i own none of the characters.