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Are JKR's I've just twisted them! J
"Why didn't you tell me you liked her?" James asked Sirius the next morning.
"Why James? Do you have a crush on Lily or something?" asked Sirius slyly.
A little too slyly for James' tasteā¦
"Wait a second. What did you do?!" asked James desperately.
"Oh nothing, though my hand just may have slipped over your evening pumpkin juice, with a love potion in it of course to ensure your feelings for Lily." Sirius grinned broadly.
James was starting to get the picture.
"Ah I see. So this entire thing was about Allison?" asked James growing weary.
"Basically, yes." Said Sirius obviously content at James' discomfort.
Then James understood. In their Third Year, after a particularly grueling Quidditch match against Slytherin in which James had won 90 points for Gryffindor, Sirius' girlfriend Allison (much to James' dismay) had joined his crowd of flocking admirers. Sirius who was certain that James had done this on purpose swore to get him back.
"Well Sirius when you said in Third Year that you'd get me back I hadn't exactly thought that here and now would be what you had in mind.
"Oh well your loss." Said Sirius sarcastically. "Really James I didn't want to turn nasty but that hurt me, you hurt me."
"I told you I didn't mean to! I didn't want her!" exclaimed James fervently. "And that's exactly what you're going to do to Lily! Hurt her. She was counting on it that you two were going as a couple!"
"Oh I know. Why would that change anything? I really do like her." Said Sirius honestly. "Besides your feelings will change around 9 am when the potion wears off."
"It's not that." James tried to explain. "It's that you used her. Boy is she going to be mad if she finds out."
"So don't tell her." Said Sirius. "It's as simple as that."
"But I have to don't you see? She's my friend and I have to tell her." James said.
"Don't James. I've gotten even now let's just drop it. I really do like her." He said again.
"Ok." And with a sigh James left for the common room walking right past Lily crouched in the corner her mouth open in dismay.
Lily barged into the boys dormitory without even thinking. "Sirius Black." She said, "We're through! I don't care if your intentions were honorable, you still used me. You can find another date to the dance!" and with that she ran out of the portrait hole and down to breakfast.
She didn't hear the soft chuckling and the question that Sirius posed. "Are you sure it's not for another reason Ms. Evans?"
As Lily passed the Ravenclaw table in the Great Hall she heard whistling and someone saying 'Go Biru!' "Oh well, James has just asked Biru." she thought.
She knew what she would do. She would go to the library and work on 'Hogwarts A History' So she could avoid Sirius all day. It was doubtful that he would do any studying. So off went Lily.
The day passed pretty peacefully and was uneventful except for all the giggling girls in the library who were searching for a book to help them with spells for helping them prepare for the next evening's dance. As it was Lily managed to get 17 rolls of parchment finished. More than she had done the past two months put together she thought to herself proudly.
Lily decided to skip dinner, she really didn't feel like talking to Sirius. She stopped in her tracks, the realization hitting her. She had liked Sirius and she was annoyed that he had used her like that but the real reason she had broke her date with him was that after James had asked her she realized she liked him. The only problem she thought mournfully was that he only liked her because a potion made him like her.
Lily stopped in her tracks she could have sworn she heard a muffled laugh. Pausing to consider it she suddenly understood. It was the Marauder's work! James and maybe Sirius and Remus too were hiding under James' invisibility cloak. She smiled but then caught herself. She decided to sigh for effect. She walked further on down the hall then changed her mind and decided to go to Dumbledore's. The newly appointed Headmaster was very kind, and she knew he could turn invisible and see invisible things. So she turned to the stone gargoyle and said. "Candy corn" The gargoyle sprang to the side and Lily started up the staircase in a very rhythmic beat. She suddenly broke the pattern to listen. Good! They had been foolish enough to follow her. They didn't yet know the Headmaster's capabilities. Though they should, thought Lily he had been the Transfiguration teacher all until last year when the previous Headmaster has retired. Her thoughts were interrupted by Dumbledore saying,
"Ah, Ms. Evans, welcome yet again."
He then turned his gaze towards Lily's right.
"Hello Mr. Potter, Mr. Black." He said acknowledging James and Sirius. He pretended not to notice their gasps of surprise.
As they sheepishly uncloaked themselves they heard Lily say,
"Headmaster, what's a love potion worth punishment-wise?"
Dumbledore looked gravely at James and Sirius. "A love potion is a serious offense. Is it one that you two have committed?"
Dumbledore's piercing stare must have gotten to them, because Sirius said quickly
"No Headmaster, we were just trying to play a joke on Lily."
"All right then" said Dumbledore. "I think that this all is mended." He smiled the old twinkle back in his eye.
"No it's not! Said Lily and she ran down the stairs and out of the room.
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As Caroline and Annalise got ready for the dance the next day Lily sat on her bed glumly.
"Please reconsider and come with us!" they begged her.
At just that moment someone barged in the door.
"No one's going." They announced. He Who Must Not Be Named has entered the castle!"
