The Emerald Fire
By: SilverPhoenixWings
A/N: This is another strange
plot by yours truly. Are you getting annoyed with me yet? Would you like me to
buckle down and write more than a one-chapter story? Well then, say so! This
story takes place in Lily and James' fifth year, or tenth grade if you prefer.
Disclaimer: A random word
that means I don't own anything. Well guess what? I do! So boo yah! I own
Callie, and some other stuff. Mainly Callie. She's in 99.9% of my stories, so
ya know, I do own her.
On Flames: BRING IT ON!!!!
On Reviews: If you review my
story, I'll review yours. Or at least send you a nice email in reply. If you
aren't an author, just leave me your email and I'll get back to you. Thanks!
Dedication: Still dedicated
to Prongsy, in hopes of a speedy recovery. Dedicated also to Harmony Slytherin
because she always reviews my stories. And, I think she'll like this one.
Everyone needs to go and read a story of hers. Okay? Cool. Dedicated also to
~*Hermione*~ because she needs a reason to smile. And lastly, dedicated to
Star*dust and Sierra Charm for just being cool. Okies? Onward!
Games, Fairies, and Maps
"You have to be kidding!" Lily Evans exclaimed to
her best friend, Callie O'Reilly. Callie smiled and shook her head.
"Nope. Let's say 'yes' though. No one's here.
Everyone is gone for Christmas." Callie smiled again. Lily nodded. She should
be at home, but her sister didn't want her there. Her parents were on business
in the States', so she just stayed at Hogwarts.
"Ok.
Who all will be playing?" Lily asked. Callie grabbed her hand and pulled her in
the Mauderers' direction.
"She
said 'yes'." Callie reported to James Potter and Sirius Black.
"I
didn't!" Lily exclaimed.
"Did
too. James, tell her." Callie said.
"Okay,
okay. But Remus went to talk to the Hufflepuffs. We sent Emily to talk to the
Ravenclaws." James said. Emily was Lily and Callie's roommate. Their other two
roommates, Liane and Jen, had gone home for the holidays.
"What
are we playing?" Lily asked.
"You'll
see." James said. Lily sighed. Emily returned with the Ravenclaws. There were
only four. Lee Chang, a seventh year, Mary Phillips and Kate Brown, both second
years, and Kat Rosenburg, a fourth year. Remus finally brought the two
Hufflepuffs over, Gregg Abbott and Fred Hunter. They were both in fifth year.
"Ok
James. Explain now." Callie said.
"Ok
everyone. We have gotten the headmaster's permission to play a game. Mainly
because Filch is gone. The game is a mix of Hide-and-Seek, Truth or Dare, and
Tag. We'll start off in pairs. We'll have the whole castle. No going outside.
Anyway, you'll have ten minutes to get a safe distance away from people. Then,
we'll start. You have to keep moving. When you find someone, you stun them.
Then, when you un-stun(?) them, you get to ask them a truth or a dare. If they
choose not to answer, you switch partners and continue. Got it? The pairs are
going to start off a boy and a girl." James said. He held up two boxes.
"Everyone's name is in a box. One for the boys, one for the girls. We'll draw a
name from the first box, and then that person will draw a name from the second
box. Is that okay?" Everyone nodded.
The
first name drawn was Fred's. He drew Kate as his partner. James' was drawn
next, and he ended up with Kat. After the pairs were chosen, they set off.
Lily
and Gregg headed off in the direction of the Divination room.
"Lily,
hasn't it been ten minutes?" Gregg asked after a while.
"Um,
yeah."
"Okay.
Do you know any spells that could help us?" he asked.
"Yeah.
We can use the People-Finder spell." She drew out her wand and muttered the
charm. A small fairy popped out and motioned them to follow her. Lily looked at
Gregg with hesitation and nodded. They followed her cautiously. Gregg stopped
when they heard voices. When James came around the corner, Lily stunned him.
She revived him as quick as she stunned him, and he was on his feet again.
"So
James, truth or dare?" Gregg asked. James smirked.
"Dare!"
He said.
"I
dare you to….kiss Lily." Gregg said laughing.
"Hey!
We are supposed-" Lily shut her mouth promptly after James kissed her on the
cheek. She blushed. "Gregg, we were supposed to agree on the dare."
"Well,
we still have Kat's to agree on." Gregg said laughing.
"Okay.
Whatever. Kat, truth or dare?" Lily asked.
"Um,
truth." Kat said.
Lily
whispered with Gregg for a minute.
"Who
do you like?" Lily asked.
"Isn't
that a bit cliché?" Kat retorted.
"The
participant refuses to answer the question. We must switch partners." James
laughed. Kat and Gregg left down the corridor. After they were out of sight,
James and Lily started off.
"James,
why are we playing this anyway?" Lily asked.
"Because
it's fun." He replied. He stopped and pulled out a piece of parchment from his
robes. The perfect map of the castle showed all of the players' positions in
the castle.
"James,
isn't that cheating?" Lily asked.
"No
more than a People-Finder spell." James mocked her matronizing voice. Lily
rolled her eyes.
"Whatever.
Who are we going to find?" She asked.
"Sirius
and Emily." He said.
"Why?"
Lily asked.
"Because
they're kissing."
