Misplaced Affections
*~Author's Note~*
Heeeeelllooooo!!!!! Thank you to all those lovely people who reviewed my story^_~ Anyways.........actually I didn't know Lily's last name was Evans.........thank you for telling me!! I think I'll keep her name Lily Clark though cuz I don't want to change it. Anyhoo, this is the beginning of my story so I am wondering if I should make the story romantic yet or not. Well, you'll see!!! Enjoy and please review! I see the number of hits for my story and out of 247 only 13 reviewed! I guess I'm not that great huh? Heh heh! Cut me some slack peoples! This is only my third Harry Potter fan fiction! I talk too much! ENJOY!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of J.K Rowling's characters and because of that I am now extremely bitter ^_~
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PART 2
"Lily! Wake up Lily its James. We arrived at Hogwarts!"
Lily's head suddenly jerked off of someone's shoulder. Much to her embarrassment and secret delight that person's shoulder happened to be James'. Behind James stood Kally who was wearing a look of praise on her pretty face and Sirius who was beside her was smirking.
"Let's go already," Samantha grunted exasperatedly frowning and pulling on Remus' arm.
"Yeah c'mon guys," Kally whined, "I want to check out the new sweets at Honeydukes." She twirled her hair in her fingers absently and stared out to the village longingly.
"Not fair yet again!" Lily cried. "Kally you Little Miss Piggy! You eat and eat and eat and you don't gain an ounce. Ugh I hate you and furthermore I am NOT talking to you," Lily said jokingly.
"Fine," Kally said shrugging her shoulders, "As long as we get moving and get to Honeydukes. I didn't wake up early for nothing you know. And if you think I'm going to spend the rest of my sixth year waiting for you to wake up on this train, you're dead wrong. Sorry," she apologized, "I got a bit carried away there."
"I suggest we take the Sirius Bus then," Sirius proclaimed with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. Kally raised her eyebrow perturbed shoving her hand in her pocket. Without giving Kally time to think, he swept her off her feet and whisked her out the door despite Kally's shrieks.
"I DEMAND YOU PUT ME DOOOWWNNNNN!!!!! SIRI YOU JERK! PUT ME DOWN!" Kally screamed trying her hardest not to laugh.
"Nothing doing," was Sirius' calm reply, grinning lopsidedly.
James slapped his forehead irritated following Sirius and Kally out the compartment door and off the train leading Lily by the elbow. "They don't even notice how perfect they are. Well, Kally doesn't notice how perfect they are together anyways."
"You mean Sirius does?" Lily asked intrigued allowing herself to be lead off the train. She gasped as a gust of chilly wing engulfed around her causing her to shiver though it was quite warm for December. In fact, it felt like spring.
"Oh man does he ever!" James answered chuckling. "She's all he talks about!! Kally this and Kally that! Could drive a man insane with his two-hour explanation on how her lipstick matched perfectly with her outfit," he said slightly disapproving. "And does he do anything about his obvious obsession with Kally? Nope! Nada! Nein! No way! He even denies it by saying 'We are just really good friends' and if I say anything but that he'll kill me!"
Lily laughed. "Well Sirius is almost as bad as Kalasin!"
"You mean she talks about him?"
"As if," she said in a mock valley girl tone, "She spits venom out if you even mention her and Sirius in any kind of romantic manner. Or she'll wrestle you in to submission. She might not look it but that twig of a girl is pretty strong." James snickered. "I swear if I listen to her about how strong Sirius is then I'll puke! She'll 'casually' bring him up in a conversation in any way possible.
" Lily pretended to double over and throw up. "I want to see her happy though, with a guy I mean."
"Me too Lil, me too," James said nodding his head and then looked up at Sirius and Kally who now had their noses pressed up against the glass of Honeydukes and pretending to drool. "Look at them! Oblivious to everyone and everything! C'mon let's catch up! We're so behind." He grabbed Lily's hand and started to run up to Kally and Sirius.
Little did James and Lily know, Sirius and Kally were not as naive as they thought. "Lily so has it for...." Kally trailed off remembering she wasn't suppose to say anything about Lily' infatuation with James, especially with his best friend.
"Yeah. I know what you're talking about," Sirius said huskily, his face red from running. "James has it for her too. He's bloody obsessed!" He exclaimed ignoring the memory of James saying the same thing about him with Kally.
Before either could say another word, James and Lily were behind them. Kally glanced at their hands which were clasped together and she grinned and Sirius who was glimpsing at the same thing. James and Lily seemed to notice where both of them were looking and quickly dropped the other's hand like hot coals and started to blush a deep pink.
James coughed embarrassed. "Er...so, where is Arthur, Remus, Sam and Molly?" He asked trying vain to wipe Sirius' mind and to change to subject.
"We're right here," Sam purred in James' ear from behind him causing Lily to have a pang of jealousy but remembered that she had nothing to be jealous of.
"We were just about to grab some butterbeer," Remus said gesturing vaguely to the Three Broomsticks tavern. "Arthur and Molly are waiting for us there and we were about to join them."
"Didja want to join us?" Samantha asked James directly staring in to his eyes coyly and so slyly that only Lily's sharp eyes could catch the look she was giving him. Lily clenched her fist.
James looked at Samantha oddly then turned to Lily. "Did you want to come Lily?"
Lily hesitated and looked over at Kally who was whispering to Sirius and giggling when he whispered something else back. "I don't know."
"Oh well James, we tried. If she doesn't want to come then don't force her too," Sam said rapidly pulling on James' arm.
"C'mon," James begged, his eyes pleading silently. "I don't wanna go without you Lil," he murmured tugging on her hair softly.
"Yeah Lily go on!" Kally screamed, "Maybe he'll let you sit in his lap!" Lily glared at her most out-going best friend and turned back to James.
He looks so handsome in his navy blue sweater. Matches with his deep, intense eyes, Lily thought, losing herself in his ocean blue eyes and mentally slapped herself back to reality. "Um," Lily stuttered. Look how much he wants me to go. "Okay fine," she relented finally, much to James' delight that showed in his baby blue orbs. She couldn't help noticing Samantha looking furious. "Are you two coming too?" Lily asked Sirius and Kally who jumped, startled.
"We are going to check out Honeydukes first, then go to Zonko's to stock up on products and then we'll join you guys," Sirius said after conferring with Kally.
"But then again," James said, "Maybe we won't see you guys. Perhaps you'll embark on your romance here at Hogsmeade." He ducked the punch that Sirius threw at him till Kally stopped him looking equally furious but then whispered in Sirius' ear again, who lit up at whatever she said to him then made an insulting face at James.
"You're loss," Remus said cheerfully walking towards the Three Broomsticks tavern with Sam in tow.
"This way M'lady," James said with a mock bow and offered his arm gallantly which Lily took blushing leaving Kally and Sirius who she could hear singing absurd Christmas carols and trampling inside Honeydukes.
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"I can't believe it's almost Christmas already!" Kally remarked excitedly as she stared around like a child gazing greedily at the candies that surrounded her in Honeydukes.
"Don't forget it's almost the Christmas Ball at school in two days," Sirius commented, not taking his gaze off of Kally for a second. "And you'd better not forget our pact."
Kally laughed, "You mean the one where if we didn't get a date for the dance by tomorrow that we'd go with each other? Of course I haven't forgotten," she said pinching his cheek.
"Well, I haven't gotten a date yet," he said casually though inside he was writhing with worry that she had already gotten a date. Of course she has, Sirius thought miserably I mean, look at her! Who in his right mind wouldn't ask her? He ran his hands through his black hair, quaking.
Kally silently sighed with relief that her buddy hadn't gotten a date for the Christmas ball and bit her lip to hide a smile. "That's too bad," she said evenly. She mentally slapped herself. Snap out of it! You're so mean! She told herself. I can't believe you're here being relieved that her good friend didn't have a date for the ball "I haven't one either. No one has asked me," she lied remembering guiltily how she had turned down Josh Turner, the handsome seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, among many other admirers. Why am I acting so silly? Josh is perfectly all right to go with..
"I guess I'm too shy to ask anyone and no one has asked me either," Sirius said lying through his teeth. Shy my foot! And Leena asked me to go just yesterday but I just want to go with Kally! Why can't I just tell her? He was extremely relieved to hear that Kally wasn't going with that Josh Turner who he had heard asked her to go.
"Shy?" Kally snickered in spite of herself. "The Great Sirius Michael Black shy??? That's not right!" She said as-a-matter-of-factly, nudging Sirius in the ribs. "Mr. I-need-to-moon-girls-every-full-moon?" Kally collapsed in to peals and peals of infectious laughter causing Sirius to wrinkle his nose.
"Excuse me! It's not my fault!" Kally gave him a skeptical look. "It's not," he whined, "It's not my fault James dares me to moon you girls once a month now is it? You know I can't back down from a dare ever!" Kalasin coughed a cough that sounded like a hidden giggle. "Okay fine! Maybe he dares me to do it because I dare him to dare me but that's beside the point!" Sirius said dismissing the last part. He folded his arms and pretended to sulk.
"Awwww, I believe you buddy," Kally said trying to sound convincing, "But I still think your nick name sound be 'Mooney' instead of that being Remus' you know." She leaned against him, pushing him with her shoulder and then she rested her hand inconspicuously on his arm and then pulled him towards the new practical joke sweets to hide her blush. It's not fair! Why does he have to be so buff and sweet? She wondered distressingly.
"Woah!" Sirius exclaimed at a glass jar that held little black spindly things and he prodded at one of hem gingerly. Instead of inspecting the contents, Kally regarded Sirius with a watchful gaze. Her blue eyes wandered to his face. Black, wild hair, though nowhere as wild as James' hair, intense hazel eyes that were tinted a greenish-gold and seemed so deep and soulful that twinkled like stars most when he was making trouble, that light sprinkling of freckles across his nose, his lopsided, sweet, mischievous smile that Kally love- no...Kally stopped herself. That smile that she liked most about him. She shook her head lightly as she continued to consider Sirius carefully, biting her lip. He was wearing a nice black, muscle tee shirt that showed his sculptured abs. His arms were muscular and he was also dressed in baggy blue jeans and had a chain attached to them. The red sneakers that he was usually poked fun at seemed cute to her that went perfectly with his attire.
"Oy Kals!" Sirius was almost screaming in her ear. She jumped, her eyes jerked around the room, forgetting where she was and was brought back to reality as she was just about to review his personality which she had done a million times before even though she knew that Sirius was already sweet, caring, tender, roguish, and a ton of other things. "I asked you what you wanted to get! I'm paying today! Pick out whatever you want."
"Aw, but Siri..." Kally started to argue but before she could get another word out, Sirius had put his index finger on her lips halting her in mid sentence. Her legs seemed to wobble but caught hers composure before her giddiness was visible in her legs and her hands which were almost shaking.
"I'm paying," he said firmly setting his intense gaze upon her fondly. She's so beautiful. Not to mention with a personality to match. He finally tore his gaze from Kally and looked down at his sneakers that he only kept because Kally had told him that they were positively adorable.
Kalasin put up an admirable fight, but in the end, Sirius got his way and she let him pay for her. They ended up getting two bulging bags of tantalizing candies and in a separate bag they had filled it with practical joke sweets. One of the many they had intended on using on James for his little joke earlier. Arm in arm, laughing so loudly that passer bys stared; they made their way over to The Three Broomsticks while discussing how to get their revenge underway. They had decided that they would go to Zonko's after they had warmed up with a butterbeer.
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The last hour and a half had gone by far too quickly for Lily as she smiled contentedly, trying not to notice how James was leaning against her. She took a dainty sip from her bottle of butterbeer and wondered how she still hadn't finished the whole bottle in all the time that had passed. James was showing her some muggle magic tricks in a quiet little corner where he suggested he show her. Samantha hadn't bothered to hide her obvious annoyance when James asked her and Lily didn't have time to question it. Remus, Molly and Arthur were spiritedly in a conversation about quidditch, like most guys their age were doing. Lily wasn't sure what Sam was doing but she was almost too sure that she could feel Sam's eyes on her and James. He had given Lily his undivided attention for the whole hour and a half much to her joy.
"Now watch closely," James said quietly as he flicked back his jet-black hair away from his eyes before he performed the trick. He tried whole-heartedly not to notice how Lily's hair was up but a tiny piece was curled sexily down the back of her neck. He closed his blue eyes and tried to concentrate fully on his magic trick. "Abra Kadabra!" He exclaimed waving his arms around in the air producing a shower of white lilies to flutter around them. "Pour toi," he said extending a lily towards his only audience member. He said it in such an atrocious French accent it made Lily giggle wildly.
"Merci Monsieur!" Lily said in a praising tone, rolling her 'r's, accepting the beautiful blossom graciously. She sniffed it daintily. James was staring at Lily intently making her extremely nervous and she bit her lip. James opened his mouth about to say something, when just then the doors to the tavern burst open loudly. Five or so other sixth year girls trampled in giggling and gossiping loudly. James closed his mouth haltingly looking taken aback. One of the girls turned and saw James and screeched piercingly and pointed rudely.
The rest of the females wiggled over to where she and James were sitting and completely blocked Lily out, completely covering James. She saw Sam look smug and trot over to their table too and leaned on the table towards James, who looked absolutely overjoyed at all the attention he was receiving.
"So why are you here all by your lonesome," she cooed, pretending not to remember that he and Lily were just sitting there together.
"It doesn't matter now does it? Look at all the girls here! Not here with anyone special right now." Lily was amused at first, not really caring about being ignored but now she was furious. Alone? What the hell does he mean it doesn't matter? Not here with anyone special!!! How dare he? How could I even think I could ever like that cocky son-of-a-" Her mind was closed to all the flirting around her that were directed at James and was distracted from her irate thoughts by a second banging noise of the door being thrown back only this time, the door was banged back with such astounding force. She sadly turned and saw Kally and Sirius hooting loudly and catcalling hilariously at Molly who was sitting in Arthur's lap.
Kally spun around and nudged Sirius and nodded towards James and the horde of girls and then at Lily. Sirius whapped his head in exasperation and trudged over to James, ignoring the girls who were squealing at the sight of Sirius and Lily saw Kally's face tinge pink as she herself walked towards her.
"Hey girlie! What's up?" Kalasin asked her in a false cheerfulness.
"James has gone back to being the player that he is! How could I have been so stupid as to even like him?" Kally gave her a sympathetic glance and hugged Lily. Lily watched Sirius as he tore James away from the group of girls and detached himself from their pulling hands and then whacked James across the back of his head in the corner and seemed to be yelling himself hoarse at James who looked indignant. He doesn't even notice I'm gone yet Lily thought mournfully as a single tear trickled down her cheek. She flicked away the tear angrily. I'm not going to let him or anyone see me cry over that jerk!
"Don't worry about it Lil," Kally said quietly. "He'll go back to being himself you know that! Those girls are just feeding him enough crap to give any guy a big head."
"Well I don't want to be with a guy who will forget me as soon as a bunch of pretty girls compliment him," Lily said defiantly glaring at James. James was seized from Sirius' scolding and was yet again swarmed. This time with Mindy, a pretty, empty headed, curly blond haired, sixth year that was known for going through guys like they were a newspaper, was sitting in his lap and playing with his hair. She was formally known as the 'Black Widow.'
Sirius seemed fed up with his best friend and gave up on James all together. He swaggered over to where the two girls sat silently and plopped in to a seat next to Kally. "Couldn't knock sense in to that boy," he said disgustedly.
"Can anybody?" Kally asked resting her head in her hands.
Lily watched as girl after girl flirted with James and with every winning smile he sent them, her fists clenched tighter. She swallowed a lump in her throat painfully as her eyes burned from holding back tears.
"Lily?" Kally asked cautiously putting her hand on Lily's elbow. "Are you okay?" She looked at Sirius worriedly, her eyes wide.
"Always. Ever since I met him he's been like this," Lily said coldly. Sirius' eyebrows knitted together in a frown confused. "He'd be so sweet when we were alone and them when other people were around he'd turn in to some sort of player and me, being a stupid fool, follow him around like a lost puppy making excuses for his behavior. I always forgave him when he apologized. No more," she finished firmly, "Not ever! I won't let him!" Lily glared at James and pushed back her chair loudly. "I've had enough!" Before Sirius or Kally could stop her, she had already begun to run outside so she could cry alone. Lily slammed the door causing everybody in the tavern to turn and stare.
Kally looked distressed as she looked towards James who was giving her a bemused look. "He doesn't even know what he does to her," she murmured to Sirius who nodded in agreement. "She adores him and he seems to adore her as well at times but he doesn't know how this attitude breaks her heart." She stood up with a determined glint in her blue eyes and started to walk towards the group of girls and James.
"Where are you going?" Sirius inquired, getting up to follow her.
"To give Mister Potter a piece of my mind! If he won't listen to you then he's going to damn well listen to me! You go after Lily," she ordered. Sirius rushed out the tavern doors without a backwards glance not envying James in the slightest for the ordeal Kally was going to put him through. When that girl had that look in her eyes, it was best not to question her any further.
Kalasin growled softly and pushed her way, roughly through the pack of girls. She didn't really need to push her way through because they had all already begun to make a path for her. Kally was extremely popular and the all the girls were in awe of her.
She marched her way through till only Mindy was left in James' lap, but she quickly hopped off when she saw Kally glowering at her.
"Hey Kals," James chirped cheerfully. "What can I do for ya?" Kally sneered at him, narrowing her eyes spitefully as she felt Lily's anger flowing through her veins. Maybe Lily isn't able to yell at him but I will! She grabbed his shirt harshly, and despite his protests, dragged him to a corner so she could yell at him properly. "Hey watch it Kals," he yelped. "What's your problem?"
"You have no idea," she spat out through gritted teeth, trying whole-heartedly to keep the anger from bursting forth. James gave her a timid look. Her blue eyes were blazing. I shouldn't get so mad! "Did you even see Lily?"
"Huh? Where is Lily anyways?"
Kalasin screamed in frustration. "That just IT James!!!! Where is Lily? You don't even know because you were too busy ignoring her! She's too nice to yell at you even if you are being a grade A jerk to her! Shut up because I'm not near done with you," she warned seeing James open his mouth readily to deny these accusations. "First you pay attention to her like there is no one else in the world then as soon as some stupid pricks pay even the slightest attention to you, your head swells up like a balloon! It amazes me how someone usually so sweet can be such a (a word not usually in her vocabulary)! She deserves someone so much more than you! Even Snape wouldn't be like that to her! Fer cryin' out loud! You practically called her a nobody!" She was not yelling herself hoarse at James while he just opened his mouth and closed it like a fish. Fully aware that now, everyone in the tavern were listening to her scream she lowered her voice menacingly. "Do you honestly think that these dim bulbs can treat you better than Lily can? If so then you're stupider than both of Lucius' henchmen put together! But if you want to be a jerk, go right ahead but leave my friend alone!" Her voice quavered slightly and she grabbed James' shirt again and shoved him back in his chair forcefully. "And leave me alone too!" She straightened her raven tresses and turned her heel and stormed out the door fuming irately, leaving James too shocked for words.
I must have hurt Lily badly to make Kally erupt like that! James thought bewildered not even aware that all the girls had started to comfort him though he tried to shake them off him. Kalasin never gets mad like that! Ever! He rubbed the back of his neck where his shirt had been yanked, nearly choking him.
"Awww! Did Kally hurt you?" Mindy asked, sickeningly sweet, making James gag inwardly. He straightened his glasses and tried to shrug off Mindy's hands, which were trying to massage his neck. He jumped out of his chair and pushed through all the girls and ran outside after Kally. A cold gust of wind pushed back his hair as he ran after Kally who was far ahead of him walking towards the skating rink.
"Kally! KALLY WAIT UP!" James screamed. He knew she could hear him but ignored him as if he were invisible. He finally caught up with her puffing; red in the face he grabbed her elbow gently. Hs jerked off his hand as if he had a disease and snapped her head to face him, all her soft features now rigid.
"What?" She asked venomously. James took a step backwards, quite aware of the fact that she could hurt him if she wanted to.
"I'm sorry," he said looking down at his feet.
"So? Do I look like I care if you're sorry?"
"I deserved that."
"Damn straight you do! Don't apologize to me! Apologize to her," she said nodding her head towards a redheaded figure that was skating dismally with a forlorn look on her face. "I don't advise you to talk to her now though. You might end up hurting her more than you already did." Kally stalked off towards the rink leaving James standing there alone to mull over what he had done. Why did I act like that? It's not me!
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A/N: Yah! I know I wrote it pretty shitty at the end but I just wanted to put up the next part. Part three I think I'll write more on Remus...etc...! I know people don't like seeing James portrayed as an over-bearing jerk but it's just for this part k? DO NOOOOTTT FLAME MEEEE!!!!! Oh by the way, Hermione Potter: the stories aren't connected to each other, they are 3 completely different stories and the Water Lily Love thing is just there cuz I wrote that when I was bored or something. I'm finishing those stories later. Ciao Bellas!
*~Ducks N' Daisies~*
~Kira
*~Author's Note~*
Heeeeelllooooo!!!!! Thank you to all those lovely people who reviewed my story^_~ Anyways.........actually I didn't know Lily's last name was Evans.........thank you for telling me!! I think I'll keep her name Lily Clark though cuz I don't want to change it. Anyhoo, this is the beginning of my story so I am wondering if I should make the story romantic yet or not. Well, you'll see!!! Enjoy and please review! I see the number of hits for my story and out of 247 only 13 reviewed! I guess I'm not that great huh? Heh heh! Cut me some slack peoples! This is only my third Harry Potter fan fiction! I talk too much! ENJOY!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of J.K Rowling's characters and because of that I am now extremely bitter ^_~
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PART 2
"Lily! Wake up Lily its James. We arrived at Hogwarts!"
Lily's head suddenly jerked off of someone's shoulder. Much to her embarrassment and secret delight that person's shoulder happened to be James'. Behind James stood Kally who was wearing a look of praise on her pretty face and Sirius who was beside her was smirking.
"Let's go already," Samantha grunted exasperatedly frowning and pulling on Remus' arm.
"Yeah c'mon guys," Kally whined, "I want to check out the new sweets at Honeydukes." She twirled her hair in her fingers absently and stared out to the village longingly.
"Not fair yet again!" Lily cried. "Kally you Little Miss Piggy! You eat and eat and eat and you don't gain an ounce. Ugh I hate you and furthermore I am NOT talking to you," Lily said jokingly.
"Fine," Kally said shrugging her shoulders, "As long as we get moving and get to Honeydukes. I didn't wake up early for nothing you know. And if you think I'm going to spend the rest of my sixth year waiting for you to wake up on this train, you're dead wrong. Sorry," she apologized, "I got a bit carried away there."
"I suggest we take the Sirius Bus then," Sirius proclaimed with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. Kally raised her eyebrow perturbed shoving her hand in her pocket. Without giving Kally time to think, he swept her off her feet and whisked her out the door despite Kally's shrieks.
"I DEMAND YOU PUT ME DOOOWWNNNNN!!!!! SIRI YOU JERK! PUT ME DOWN!" Kally screamed trying her hardest not to laugh.
"Nothing doing," was Sirius' calm reply, grinning lopsidedly.
James slapped his forehead irritated following Sirius and Kally out the compartment door and off the train leading Lily by the elbow. "They don't even notice how perfect they are. Well, Kally doesn't notice how perfect they are together anyways."
"You mean Sirius does?" Lily asked intrigued allowing herself to be lead off the train. She gasped as a gust of chilly wing engulfed around her causing her to shiver though it was quite warm for December. In fact, it felt like spring.
"Oh man does he ever!" James answered chuckling. "She's all he talks about!! Kally this and Kally that! Could drive a man insane with his two-hour explanation on how her lipstick matched perfectly with her outfit," he said slightly disapproving. "And does he do anything about his obvious obsession with Kally? Nope! Nada! Nein! No way! He even denies it by saying 'We are just really good friends' and if I say anything but that he'll kill me!"
Lily laughed. "Well Sirius is almost as bad as Kalasin!"
"You mean she talks about him?"
"As if," she said in a mock valley girl tone, "She spits venom out if you even mention her and Sirius in any kind of romantic manner. Or she'll wrestle you in to submission. She might not look it but that twig of a girl is pretty strong." James snickered. "I swear if I listen to her about how strong Sirius is then I'll puke! She'll 'casually' bring him up in a conversation in any way possible.
" Lily pretended to double over and throw up. "I want to see her happy though, with a guy I mean."
"Me too Lil, me too," James said nodding his head and then looked up at Sirius and Kally who now had their noses pressed up against the glass of Honeydukes and pretending to drool. "Look at them! Oblivious to everyone and everything! C'mon let's catch up! We're so behind." He grabbed Lily's hand and started to run up to Kally and Sirius.
Little did James and Lily know, Sirius and Kally were not as naive as they thought. "Lily so has it for...." Kally trailed off remembering she wasn't suppose to say anything about Lily' infatuation with James, especially with his best friend.
"Yeah. I know what you're talking about," Sirius said huskily, his face red from running. "James has it for her too. He's bloody obsessed!" He exclaimed ignoring the memory of James saying the same thing about him with Kally.
Before either could say another word, James and Lily were behind them. Kally glanced at their hands which were clasped together and she grinned and Sirius who was glimpsing at the same thing. James and Lily seemed to notice where both of them were looking and quickly dropped the other's hand like hot coals and started to blush a deep pink.
James coughed embarrassed. "Er...so, where is Arthur, Remus, Sam and Molly?" He asked trying vain to wipe Sirius' mind and to change to subject.
"We're right here," Sam purred in James' ear from behind him causing Lily to have a pang of jealousy but remembered that she had nothing to be jealous of.
"We were just about to grab some butterbeer," Remus said gesturing vaguely to the Three Broomsticks tavern. "Arthur and Molly are waiting for us there and we were about to join them."
"Didja want to join us?" Samantha asked James directly staring in to his eyes coyly and so slyly that only Lily's sharp eyes could catch the look she was giving him. Lily clenched her fist.
James looked at Samantha oddly then turned to Lily. "Did you want to come Lily?"
Lily hesitated and looked over at Kally who was whispering to Sirius and giggling when he whispered something else back. "I don't know."
"Oh well James, we tried. If she doesn't want to come then don't force her too," Sam said rapidly pulling on James' arm.
"C'mon," James begged, his eyes pleading silently. "I don't wanna go without you Lil," he murmured tugging on her hair softly.
"Yeah Lily go on!" Kally screamed, "Maybe he'll let you sit in his lap!" Lily glared at her most out-going best friend and turned back to James.
He looks so handsome in his navy blue sweater. Matches with his deep, intense eyes, Lily thought, losing herself in his ocean blue eyes and mentally slapped herself back to reality. "Um," Lily stuttered. Look how much he wants me to go. "Okay fine," she relented finally, much to James' delight that showed in his baby blue orbs. She couldn't help noticing Samantha looking furious. "Are you two coming too?" Lily asked Sirius and Kally who jumped, startled.
"We are going to check out Honeydukes first, then go to Zonko's to stock up on products and then we'll join you guys," Sirius said after conferring with Kally.
"But then again," James said, "Maybe we won't see you guys. Perhaps you'll embark on your romance here at Hogsmeade." He ducked the punch that Sirius threw at him till Kally stopped him looking equally furious but then whispered in Sirius' ear again, who lit up at whatever she said to him then made an insulting face at James.
"You're loss," Remus said cheerfully walking towards the Three Broomsticks tavern with Sam in tow.
"This way M'lady," James said with a mock bow and offered his arm gallantly which Lily took blushing leaving Kally and Sirius who she could hear singing absurd Christmas carols and trampling inside Honeydukes.
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"I can't believe it's almost Christmas already!" Kally remarked excitedly as she stared around like a child gazing greedily at the candies that surrounded her in Honeydukes.
"Don't forget it's almost the Christmas Ball at school in two days," Sirius commented, not taking his gaze off of Kally for a second. "And you'd better not forget our pact."
Kally laughed, "You mean the one where if we didn't get a date for the dance by tomorrow that we'd go with each other? Of course I haven't forgotten," she said pinching his cheek.
"Well, I haven't gotten a date yet," he said casually though inside he was writhing with worry that she had already gotten a date. Of course she has, Sirius thought miserably I mean, look at her! Who in his right mind wouldn't ask her? He ran his hands through his black hair, quaking.
Kally silently sighed with relief that her buddy hadn't gotten a date for the Christmas ball and bit her lip to hide a smile. "That's too bad," she said evenly. She mentally slapped herself. Snap out of it! You're so mean! She told herself. I can't believe you're here being relieved that her good friend didn't have a date for the ball "I haven't one either. No one has asked me," she lied remembering guiltily how she had turned down Josh Turner, the handsome seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, among many other admirers. Why am I acting so silly? Josh is perfectly all right to go with..
"I guess I'm too shy to ask anyone and no one has asked me either," Sirius said lying through his teeth. Shy my foot! And Leena asked me to go just yesterday but I just want to go with Kally! Why can't I just tell her? He was extremely relieved to hear that Kally wasn't going with that Josh Turner who he had heard asked her to go.
"Shy?" Kally snickered in spite of herself. "The Great Sirius Michael Black shy??? That's not right!" She said as-a-matter-of-factly, nudging Sirius in the ribs. "Mr. I-need-to-moon-girls-every-full-moon?" Kally collapsed in to peals and peals of infectious laughter causing Sirius to wrinkle his nose.
"Excuse me! It's not my fault!" Kally gave him a skeptical look. "It's not," he whined, "It's not my fault James dares me to moon you girls once a month now is it? You know I can't back down from a dare ever!" Kalasin coughed a cough that sounded like a hidden giggle. "Okay fine! Maybe he dares me to do it because I dare him to dare me but that's beside the point!" Sirius said dismissing the last part. He folded his arms and pretended to sulk.
"Awwww, I believe you buddy," Kally said trying to sound convincing, "But I still think your nick name sound be 'Mooney' instead of that being Remus' you know." She leaned against him, pushing him with her shoulder and then she rested her hand inconspicuously on his arm and then pulled him towards the new practical joke sweets to hide her blush. It's not fair! Why does he have to be so buff and sweet? She wondered distressingly.
"Woah!" Sirius exclaimed at a glass jar that held little black spindly things and he prodded at one of hem gingerly. Instead of inspecting the contents, Kally regarded Sirius with a watchful gaze. Her blue eyes wandered to his face. Black, wild hair, though nowhere as wild as James' hair, intense hazel eyes that were tinted a greenish-gold and seemed so deep and soulful that twinkled like stars most when he was making trouble, that light sprinkling of freckles across his nose, his lopsided, sweet, mischievous smile that Kally love- no...Kally stopped herself. That smile that she liked most about him. She shook her head lightly as she continued to consider Sirius carefully, biting her lip. He was wearing a nice black, muscle tee shirt that showed his sculptured abs. His arms were muscular and he was also dressed in baggy blue jeans and had a chain attached to them. The red sneakers that he was usually poked fun at seemed cute to her that went perfectly with his attire.
"Oy Kals!" Sirius was almost screaming in her ear. She jumped, her eyes jerked around the room, forgetting where she was and was brought back to reality as she was just about to review his personality which she had done a million times before even though she knew that Sirius was already sweet, caring, tender, roguish, and a ton of other things. "I asked you what you wanted to get! I'm paying today! Pick out whatever you want."
"Aw, but Siri..." Kally started to argue but before she could get another word out, Sirius had put his index finger on her lips halting her in mid sentence. Her legs seemed to wobble but caught hers composure before her giddiness was visible in her legs and her hands which were almost shaking.
"I'm paying," he said firmly setting his intense gaze upon her fondly. She's so beautiful. Not to mention with a personality to match. He finally tore his gaze from Kally and looked down at his sneakers that he only kept because Kally had told him that they were positively adorable.
Kalasin put up an admirable fight, but in the end, Sirius got his way and she let him pay for her. They ended up getting two bulging bags of tantalizing candies and in a separate bag they had filled it with practical joke sweets. One of the many they had intended on using on James for his little joke earlier. Arm in arm, laughing so loudly that passer bys stared; they made their way over to The Three Broomsticks while discussing how to get their revenge underway. They had decided that they would go to Zonko's after they had warmed up with a butterbeer.
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The last hour and a half had gone by far too quickly for Lily as she smiled contentedly, trying not to notice how James was leaning against her. She took a dainty sip from her bottle of butterbeer and wondered how she still hadn't finished the whole bottle in all the time that had passed. James was showing her some muggle magic tricks in a quiet little corner where he suggested he show her. Samantha hadn't bothered to hide her obvious annoyance when James asked her and Lily didn't have time to question it. Remus, Molly and Arthur were spiritedly in a conversation about quidditch, like most guys their age were doing. Lily wasn't sure what Sam was doing but she was almost too sure that she could feel Sam's eyes on her and James. He had given Lily his undivided attention for the whole hour and a half much to her joy.
"Now watch closely," James said quietly as he flicked back his jet-black hair away from his eyes before he performed the trick. He tried whole-heartedly not to notice how Lily's hair was up but a tiny piece was curled sexily down the back of her neck. He closed his blue eyes and tried to concentrate fully on his magic trick. "Abra Kadabra!" He exclaimed waving his arms around in the air producing a shower of white lilies to flutter around them. "Pour toi," he said extending a lily towards his only audience member. He said it in such an atrocious French accent it made Lily giggle wildly.
"Merci Monsieur!" Lily said in a praising tone, rolling her 'r's, accepting the beautiful blossom graciously. She sniffed it daintily. James was staring at Lily intently making her extremely nervous and she bit her lip. James opened his mouth about to say something, when just then the doors to the tavern burst open loudly. Five or so other sixth year girls trampled in giggling and gossiping loudly. James closed his mouth haltingly looking taken aback. One of the girls turned and saw James and screeched piercingly and pointed rudely.
The rest of the females wiggled over to where she and James were sitting and completely blocked Lily out, completely covering James. She saw Sam look smug and trot over to their table too and leaned on the table towards James, who looked absolutely overjoyed at all the attention he was receiving.
"So why are you here all by your lonesome," she cooed, pretending not to remember that he and Lily were just sitting there together.
"It doesn't matter now does it? Look at all the girls here! Not here with anyone special right now." Lily was amused at first, not really caring about being ignored but now she was furious. Alone? What the hell does he mean it doesn't matter? Not here with anyone special!!! How dare he? How could I even think I could ever like that cocky son-of-a-" Her mind was closed to all the flirting around her that were directed at James and was distracted from her irate thoughts by a second banging noise of the door being thrown back only this time, the door was banged back with such astounding force. She sadly turned and saw Kally and Sirius hooting loudly and catcalling hilariously at Molly who was sitting in Arthur's lap.
Kally spun around and nudged Sirius and nodded towards James and the horde of girls and then at Lily. Sirius whapped his head in exasperation and trudged over to James, ignoring the girls who were squealing at the sight of Sirius and Lily saw Kally's face tinge pink as she herself walked towards her.
"Hey girlie! What's up?" Kalasin asked her in a false cheerfulness.
"James has gone back to being the player that he is! How could I have been so stupid as to even like him?" Kally gave her a sympathetic glance and hugged Lily. Lily watched Sirius as he tore James away from the group of girls and detached himself from their pulling hands and then whacked James across the back of his head in the corner and seemed to be yelling himself hoarse at James who looked indignant. He doesn't even notice I'm gone yet Lily thought mournfully as a single tear trickled down her cheek. She flicked away the tear angrily. I'm not going to let him or anyone see me cry over that jerk!
"Don't worry about it Lil," Kally said quietly. "He'll go back to being himself you know that! Those girls are just feeding him enough crap to give any guy a big head."
"Well I don't want to be with a guy who will forget me as soon as a bunch of pretty girls compliment him," Lily said defiantly glaring at James. James was seized from Sirius' scolding and was yet again swarmed. This time with Mindy, a pretty, empty headed, curly blond haired, sixth year that was known for going through guys like they were a newspaper, was sitting in his lap and playing with his hair. She was formally known as the 'Black Widow.'
Sirius seemed fed up with his best friend and gave up on James all together. He swaggered over to where the two girls sat silently and plopped in to a seat next to Kally. "Couldn't knock sense in to that boy," he said disgustedly.
"Can anybody?" Kally asked resting her head in her hands.
Lily watched as girl after girl flirted with James and with every winning smile he sent them, her fists clenched tighter. She swallowed a lump in her throat painfully as her eyes burned from holding back tears.
"Lily?" Kally asked cautiously putting her hand on Lily's elbow. "Are you okay?" She looked at Sirius worriedly, her eyes wide.
"Always. Ever since I met him he's been like this," Lily said coldly. Sirius' eyebrows knitted together in a frown confused. "He'd be so sweet when we were alone and them when other people were around he'd turn in to some sort of player and me, being a stupid fool, follow him around like a lost puppy making excuses for his behavior. I always forgave him when he apologized. No more," she finished firmly, "Not ever! I won't let him!" Lily glared at James and pushed back her chair loudly. "I've had enough!" Before Sirius or Kally could stop her, she had already begun to run outside so she could cry alone. Lily slammed the door causing everybody in the tavern to turn and stare.
Kally looked distressed as she looked towards James who was giving her a bemused look. "He doesn't even know what he does to her," she murmured to Sirius who nodded in agreement. "She adores him and he seems to adore her as well at times but he doesn't know how this attitude breaks her heart." She stood up with a determined glint in her blue eyes and started to walk towards the group of girls and James.
"Where are you going?" Sirius inquired, getting up to follow her.
"To give Mister Potter a piece of my mind! If he won't listen to you then he's going to damn well listen to me! You go after Lily," she ordered. Sirius rushed out the tavern doors without a backwards glance not envying James in the slightest for the ordeal Kally was going to put him through. When that girl had that look in her eyes, it was best not to question her any further.
Kalasin growled softly and pushed her way, roughly through the pack of girls. She didn't really need to push her way through because they had all already begun to make a path for her. Kally was extremely popular and the all the girls were in awe of her.
She marched her way through till only Mindy was left in James' lap, but she quickly hopped off when she saw Kally glowering at her.
"Hey Kals," James chirped cheerfully. "What can I do for ya?" Kally sneered at him, narrowing her eyes spitefully as she felt Lily's anger flowing through her veins. Maybe Lily isn't able to yell at him but I will! She grabbed his shirt harshly, and despite his protests, dragged him to a corner so she could yell at him properly. "Hey watch it Kals," he yelped. "What's your problem?"
"You have no idea," she spat out through gritted teeth, trying whole-heartedly to keep the anger from bursting forth. James gave her a timid look. Her blue eyes were blazing. I shouldn't get so mad! "Did you even see Lily?"
"Huh? Where is Lily anyways?"
Kalasin screamed in frustration. "That just IT James!!!! Where is Lily? You don't even know because you were too busy ignoring her! She's too nice to yell at you even if you are being a grade A jerk to her! Shut up because I'm not near done with you," she warned seeing James open his mouth readily to deny these accusations. "First you pay attention to her like there is no one else in the world then as soon as some stupid pricks pay even the slightest attention to you, your head swells up like a balloon! It amazes me how someone usually so sweet can be such a (a word not usually in her vocabulary)! She deserves someone so much more than you! Even Snape wouldn't be like that to her! Fer cryin' out loud! You practically called her a nobody!" She was not yelling herself hoarse at James while he just opened his mouth and closed it like a fish. Fully aware that now, everyone in the tavern were listening to her scream she lowered her voice menacingly. "Do you honestly think that these dim bulbs can treat you better than Lily can? If so then you're stupider than both of Lucius' henchmen put together! But if you want to be a jerk, go right ahead but leave my friend alone!" Her voice quavered slightly and she grabbed James' shirt again and shoved him back in his chair forcefully. "And leave me alone too!" She straightened her raven tresses and turned her heel and stormed out the door fuming irately, leaving James too shocked for words.
I must have hurt Lily badly to make Kally erupt like that! James thought bewildered not even aware that all the girls had started to comfort him though he tried to shake them off him. Kalasin never gets mad like that! Ever! He rubbed the back of his neck where his shirt had been yanked, nearly choking him.
"Awww! Did Kally hurt you?" Mindy asked, sickeningly sweet, making James gag inwardly. He straightened his glasses and tried to shrug off Mindy's hands, which were trying to massage his neck. He jumped out of his chair and pushed through all the girls and ran outside after Kally. A cold gust of wind pushed back his hair as he ran after Kally who was far ahead of him walking towards the skating rink.
"Kally! KALLY WAIT UP!" James screamed. He knew she could hear him but ignored him as if he were invisible. He finally caught up with her puffing; red in the face he grabbed her elbow gently. Hs jerked off his hand as if he had a disease and snapped her head to face him, all her soft features now rigid.
"What?" She asked venomously. James took a step backwards, quite aware of the fact that she could hurt him if she wanted to.
"I'm sorry," he said looking down at his feet.
"So? Do I look like I care if you're sorry?"
"I deserved that."
"Damn straight you do! Don't apologize to me! Apologize to her," she said nodding her head towards a redheaded figure that was skating dismally with a forlorn look on her face. "I don't advise you to talk to her now though. You might end up hurting her more than you already did." Kally stalked off towards the rink leaving James standing there alone to mull over what he had done. Why did I act like that? It's not me!
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A/N: Yah! I know I wrote it pretty shitty at the end but I just wanted to put up the next part. Part three I think I'll write more on Remus...etc...! I know people don't like seeing James portrayed as an over-bearing jerk but it's just for this part k? DO NOOOOTTT FLAME MEEEE!!!!! Oh by the way, Hermione Potter: the stories aren't connected to each other, they are 3 completely different stories and the Water Lily Love thing is just there cuz I wrote that when I was bored or something. I'm finishing those stories later. Ciao Bellas!
*~Ducks N' Daisies~*
~Kira