Valentine's Day
Chapter 3
"Sirius! I just had a major brainwave!" Annie exclaimed in a whisper (A/N: k, it's kinda an oxymoron)
"What is it?" he asked, looking interested.
"We've gotta force Lily and James to work together in Transfiguration! By the end of the day, James WILL ask Lily to the dance, and hopefully ask her out," she said determinedly.
"Ok, sweetie, what's the plan?"
"Today, we will be working in partners. You will be able to choose your partners. You will have to choose a partner of the opposite gender," McGonagall's voice came to Lily. She brought her thoughts back to earth. Without even realizing it, she was staring at James.
"Lily, D'ya wanna be my partner?" James's wonderful voice came to her ears.
"Sure!" she replied, hoping she didn't sound to eager.
"Today, we will be turning these ravens into pink doves to decorate the ball," McGonagall droned in a very boring explaination of the process. 5 people started nodding off. James, Lily, Annie, Sirius, and Remus had been able to perform the simple spell since 3rd year (a/n-this is in 6th year). "There will be a prize for the partners with the most doves at the end."
This added an air of competition to the class. Lily and James, Annie and Sirius, and Remus and Mandy were turning out pink doves left and right. Lily made sure none of theirs ran away. Peter was having horrible luck with his raven. Arabella was unfortunate enough to be his partner. Arabella was intelligent, but being stuck with Peter, she had to avoid being hit by the spell. Everyone laughed as Peter accidentally turned himself into a pink dove. McGonagall had to untransform him. 5 minutes before the bell, she counted doves. There was a tie between Sirius, Annie, Lily, and James.
"The two pairs will open the dance tonight," McGonagall said calmly.
Annie and Sirius smiled at each other. This was working out better then they had ever imagined. Lily and James would have to dance with each other.
Both Lily and James looked pleased. When the bell rang, Annie insisted that she had to go to the bathroom and dragged Lily with her.
"Aren't you a lucky bitch?" she said as she pulled Lily away from the rest of the house.
"Some twist of fate, wasn't that?" Lily said, hardly daring to believe it.
"I've got something else to tell you. Sirius and I were talking to James, and well, we guessed who he liked." Annie acted very reluctant to tell Lily.
"OOOO! Who?" Lily said, instantly hooked.
"Well, Lily, this may come as bad news, but he likes…"
"Oh, just tell me!"
"Well…it's…No, I can't tell you!"
"Come on!"
"No, I promised! I'll tell you after the dance!"
Two girlish screams came from the top of the stairs.
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"What the hell was that?" James asked as a loud scream echoed through the halls.
"Oh…Sounds like Annie. She musta had some juicy gossip to tell Lily," he said, shrugging it off.
"Do you think it had anything to do with…you know…me?"
"Um…yah…bout that…well, there's something I need to talk to you about," Sirius looked very morose.
"What is it Sirius?"
"Annie and I know who Lily likes"
"Who is it?" ~Please let it be me, please let it be me~
"It's you, buddy boy! She loves you!"
"Yes! Good. I'm gonna ask her to the dance during lunch!"
"Good! Good! I gotta go talk to Annie!"
James knew that Sirius had probably planned this all along. Once the two biggest pranksters (besides him, of course) had an idea in their head, they never gave it up.
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"Did you tell him?" Annie asked Sirius as he approached her.
"Of course. He said he was gonna ask Lily to the dance during lunch."
"I love doing this matchmaking thing! It's so fun!"
"I know. But do you know what I love more?" Sirius grabbed Annie's hand.
"No, what?" Annie asked playfully.
"My girlfriend. Oh yah. One of my friends wanted to know if your throat tasted good."
"Really. Do you wanna find out?"
"Do you think I would say no?"
Chapter 3
"Sirius! I just had a major brainwave!" Annie exclaimed in a whisper (A/N: k, it's kinda an oxymoron)
"What is it?" he asked, looking interested.
"We've gotta force Lily and James to work together in Transfiguration! By the end of the day, James WILL ask Lily to the dance, and hopefully ask her out," she said determinedly.
"Ok, sweetie, what's the plan?"
"Today, we will be working in partners. You will be able to choose your partners. You will have to choose a partner of the opposite gender," McGonagall's voice came to Lily. She brought her thoughts back to earth. Without even realizing it, she was staring at James.
"Lily, D'ya wanna be my partner?" James's wonderful voice came to her ears.
"Sure!" she replied, hoping she didn't sound to eager.
"Today, we will be turning these ravens into pink doves to decorate the ball," McGonagall droned in a very boring explaination of the process. 5 people started nodding off. James, Lily, Annie, Sirius, and Remus had been able to perform the simple spell since 3rd year (a/n-this is in 6th year). "There will be a prize for the partners with the most doves at the end."
This added an air of competition to the class. Lily and James, Annie and Sirius, and Remus and Mandy were turning out pink doves left and right. Lily made sure none of theirs ran away. Peter was having horrible luck with his raven. Arabella was unfortunate enough to be his partner. Arabella was intelligent, but being stuck with Peter, she had to avoid being hit by the spell. Everyone laughed as Peter accidentally turned himself into a pink dove. McGonagall had to untransform him. 5 minutes before the bell, she counted doves. There was a tie between Sirius, Annie, Lily, and James.
"The two pairs will open the dance tonight," McGonagall said calmly.
Annie and Sirius smiled at each other. This was working out better then they had ever imagined. Lily and James would have to dance with each other.
Both Lily and James looked pleased. When the bell rang, Annie insisted that she had to go to the bathroom and dragged Lily with her.
"Aren't you a lucky bitch?" she said as she pulled Lily away from the rest of the house.
"Some twist of fate, wasn't that?" Lily said, hardly daring to believe it.
"I've got something else to tell you. Sirius and I were talking to James, and well, we guessed who he liked." Annie acted very reluctant to tell Lily.
"OOOO! Who?" Lily said, instantly hooked.
"Well, Lily, this may come as bad news, but he likes…"
"Oh, just tell me!"
"Well…it's…No, I can't tell you!"
"Come on!"
"No, I promised! I'll tell you after the dance!"
Two girlish screams came from the top of the stairs.
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"What the hell was that?" James asked as a loud scream echoed through the halls.
"Oh…Sounds like Annie. She musta had some juicy gossip to tell Lily," he said, shrugging it off.
"Do you think it had anything to do with…you know…me?"
"Um…yah…bout that…well, there's something I need to talk to you about," Sirius looked very morose.
"What is it Sirius?"
"Annie and I know who Lily likes"
"Who is it?" ~Please let it be me, please let it be me~
"It's you, buddy boy! She loves you!"
"Yes! Good. I'm gonna ask her to the dance during lunch!"
"Good! Good! I gotta go talk to Annie!"
James knew that Sirius had probably planned this all along. Once the two biggest pranksters (besides him, of course) had an idea in their head, they never gave it up.
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"Did you tell him?" Annie asked Sirius as he approached her.
"Of course. He said he was gonna ask Lily to the dance during lunch."
"I love doing this matchmaking thing! It's so fun!"
"I know. But do you know what I love more?" Sirius grabbed Annie's hand.
"No, what?" Annie asked playfully.
"My girlfriend. Oh yah. One of my friends wanted to know if your throat tasted good."
"Really. Do you wanna find out?"
"Do you think I would say no?"