The group walked into the Great Hall. Students from every house gawked at
them.
"Come on," James said to Sirius, who was looking worriedly around the hall. "They're only looking because we're late."
The four headed over to the Gryffindor table. Lily's two best friends, Riley and Katrina, stared at them.
"Why in the world is everybody staring at us?" demanded Lily.
"Umm...your clothes?" Katrina suggested, as if it were obvious.
"Well, of course, Kat, I know that." Lily replied bitterly. "It's all part of a wonderful little prank Potter decided to pull on me. What's so special about our clothes that everybody wants to stare at them?"
"Er...Lily? Think about it."
Lily clapped a hand to her mouth in sudden realization. James loves Lily. Lily loves James. Sirius loves...Severus Snape.
James and Remus seemed to have also figured it out, and James was sitting with his head in his hands. Sirius was still clueless. "What? I don't get it!"
Lily sighed. Sirius could be such a nutcase sometimes. "OK, Sirius- think about our clothes. Basically, the whole school thinks that James and I are going out, and that you're gay, Sirius."
"I'm not gay!" Sirius shouted.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that," James murmured to Lily, who was sitting beside him.
Lily snickered quietly. A sudden idea swept over her. She whispered to James, who nodded and laughed.
"Hey, what are you two planning over there?" Sirius asked cautiously.
"You'll see..."
Lily stood and muttered the same charm she had used on James and Sirius- "Embrodo Mulitilo Parsereverso". James, Remus, Sirius, Kat, and Riley craned their necks to get a better view of what she was looking at. The Slytherin table. A very surprised Snape looked in bewilderment at his clothes. They read "I love Sirius Black"
"HEY!" Sirius shouted.
By now, the entire school had noticed Snape's robes, and was giggling uncontrollably. Even those at the Slytherin table were not able to contain a few giggles. Lily strode up to the front of the room, where Dumbledore was sitting. "Professor, if you don't mind..."
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled and he motioned for her to go ahead. Lily stepped up onto the platform. "Sonorus!" she muttered. Her voice magically grew ten times louder. "ATTENTION, HOGWARTS!" The entire school looked up at Lily.
"I would like to take this time to set a couple of things straight. First of all, James Potter and I are NOT going out. The clothes we are wearing are the result of one of the many pranks we play on each other."
Someone from the Hufflepuff table yelled, "Whatever, EVANS! Everyone knows that James loovvvves you!"
Lily rolled her eyes. People always thought that she and James were a couple, but that was far from the truth. She snuck a glance at James. He was cherry red. "Anyway, as I was saying- I'm SURE James will agree to help me reverse the charm after I am through." Lily caught James's eye. He was giving her a look that clearly said, "No way!" Lily continued.
"I would also like to- to- to-" Lily was unable to contain her laughter. "I would- also like- like to invite the entire school to j-join me in wishing Sirius Black and Severus Snape the best of luck. We-we really had no idea...an-and we will always support you." Unable to hold it in any longer, Lily burst out laughing, along with the entirety of Hogwarts.
Snape stood up. "How did you know?" he shouted to the Great Hall.
At this everyone started laughing even harder, especially the Marauders. Sirius stood up and walked over to Lily. "Sonorus," he said.
"I am not gay! Even though our friend Mr. Snape has recently enlightened us that he, in fact, IS gay, and is in love with me-" At this Sirius stopped and made a face. The school snickered "-I would like to point out the fact that I most CERTAINLY am not and would not go out with Snape if my life depended on it! Thank you."
The school started laughing and clapping. Lily and Sirius took awkward bows, smiling at one another. They headed back down to their seats.
James was laughing so hard he could barely speak. "Snape-- Snape's GAY! I mean, we always suspected...Hey, Evans, what say we turn our robes back?"
"Alright...that's fine with me. But let's keep Snape's." Lily pointed her wand at James's robes. "Reverso Embrodo Mulitilo."
Nothing happened.
Lily tried again. "Reverso Embrodo Mulitilo!"
Still nothing.
Lily gritted her teeth in anger. Rising to her feet, she shouted, "REVERSO EMBRODO MULTILO!!!!!!"
Lily suddenly realized what was wrong. She had put another spell on James and Sirius's possesions- and the lettering wouldn't come off for 2 weeks. She swore under her breath.
"What's wrong?" James asked.
"That lettering's not going to come off for another 2 weeks, Potter. You and Sirius are stuck with these words all over your stuff for just a little bit longer."
"A little bit? 2 weeks isn't exactly what I would call a LITTLE BIT, Evans!"
"It's not my fault, Potter! I wasn't exactly thinking about what everyone else would think!"
"Well, Evans, if you're not going to reverse Sirius and my stuff, I'M not going to reverse yours."
"Fine."
"Fine."
As they were leaving the Great Hall, Riley whispered to Kat, "I'm not too sure that everyone believed them."
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AN- Thanx for all the great reviews! I luv you guys :-) I'm going to change the title to False Misconceptions, so look for that with the next chapter.
"Come on," James said to Sirius, who was looking worriedly around the hall. "They're only looking because we're late."
The four headed over to the Gryffindor table. Lily's two best friends, Riley and Katrina, stared at them.
"Why in the world is everybody staring at us?" demanded Lily.
"Umm...your clothes?" Katrina suggested, as if it were obvious.
"Well, of course, Kat, I know that." Lily replied bitterly. "It's all part of a wonderful little prank Potter decided to pull on me. What's so special about our clothes that everybody wants to stare at them?"
"Er...Lily? Think about it."
Lily clapped a hand to her mouth in sudden realization. James loves Lily. Lily loves James. Sirius loves...Severus Snape.
James and Remus seemed to have also figured it out, and James was sitting with his head in his hands. Sirius was still clueless. "What? I don't get it!"
Lily sighed. Sirius could be such a nutcase sometimes. "OK, Sirius- think about our clothes. Basically, the whole school thinks that James and I are going out, and that you're gay, Sirius."
"I'm not gay!" Sirius shouted.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that," James murmured to Lily, who was sitting beside him.
Lily snickered quietly. A sudden idea swept over her. She whispered to James, who nodded and laughed.
"Hey, what are you two planning over there?" Sirius asked cautiously.
"You'll see..."
Lily stood and muttered the same charm she had used on James and Sirius- "Embrodo Mulitilo Parsereverso". James, Remus, Sirius, Kat, and Riley craned their necks to get a better view of what she was looking at. The Slytherin table. A very surprised Snape looked in bewilderment at his clothes. They read "I love Sirius Black"
"HEY!" Sirius shouted.
By now, the entire school had noticed Snape's robes, and was giggling uncontrollably. Even those at the Slytherin table were not able to contain a few giggles. Lily strode up to the front of the room, where Dumbledore was sitting. "Professor, if you don't mind..."
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled and he motioned for her to go ahead. Lily stepped up onto the platform. "Sonorus!" she muttered. Her voice magically grew ten times louder. "ATTENTION, HOGWARTS!" The entire school looked up at Lily.
"I would like to take this time to set a couple of things straight. First of all, James Potter and I are NOT going out. The clothes we are wearing are the result of one of the many pranks we play on each other."
Someone from the Hufflepuff table yelled, "Whatever, EVANS! Everyone knows that James loovvvves you!"
Lily rolled her eyes. People always thought that she and James were a couple, but that was far from the truth. She snuck a glance at James. He was cherry red. "Anyway, as I was saying- I'm SURE James will agree to help me reverse the charm after I am through." Lily caught James's eye. He was giving her a look that clearly said, "No way!" Lily continued.
"I would also like to- to- to-" Lily was unable to contain her laughter. "I would- also like- like to invite the entire school to j-join me in wishing Sirius Black and Severus Snape the best of luck. We-we really had no idea...an-and we will always support you." Unable to hold it in any longer, Lily burst out laughing, along with the entirety of Hogwarts.
Snape stood up. "How did you know?" he shouted to the Great Hall.
At this everyone started laughing even harder, especially the Marauders. Sirius stood up and walked over to Lily. "Sonorus," he said.
"I am not gay! Even though our friend Mr. Snape has recently enlightened us that he, in fact, IS gay, and is in love with me-" At this Sirius stopped and made a face. The school snickered "-I would like to point out the fact that I most CERTAINLY am not and would not go out with Snape if my life depended on it! Thank you."
The school started laughing and clapping. Lily and Sirius took awkward bows, smiling at one another. They headed back down to their seats.
James was laughing so hard he could barely speak. "Snape-- Snape's GAY! I mean, we always suspected...Hey, Evans, what say we turn our robes back?"
"Alright...that's fine with me. But let's keep Snape's." Lily pointed her wand at James's robes. "Reverso Embrodo Mulitilo."
Nothing happened.
Lily tried again. "Reverso Embrodo Mulitilo!"
Still nothing.
Lily gritted her teeth in anger. Rising to her feet, she shouted, "REVERSO EMBRODO MULTILO!!!!!!"
Lily suddenly realized what was wrong. She had put another spell on James and Sirius's possesions- and the lettering wouldn't come off for 2 weeks. She swore under her breath.
"What's wrong?" James asked.
"That lettering's not going to come off for another 2 weeks, Potter. You and Sirius are stuck with these words all over your stuff for just a little bit longer."
"A little bit? 2 weeks isn't exactly what I would call a LITTLE BIT, Evans!"
"It's not my fault, Potter! I wasn't exactly thinking about what everyone else would think!"
"Well, Evans, if you're not going to reverse Sirius and my stuff, I'M not going to reverse yours."
"Fine."
"Fine."
As they were leaving the Great Hall, Riley whispered to Kat, "I'm not too sure that everyone believed them."
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AN- Thanx for all the great reviews! I luv you guys :-) I'm going to change the title to False Misconceptions, so look for that with the next chapter.