Valentine's Day
Chapter 4
A/N: Wow. Fourth chapter in four days. I do have a life, but I'm on break, and I have nothing better to do. It's my birthday in 2 days (2/20), and my parents and I are going skiing! Yay!
James walked through the halls, stealing himself up for what he was going to do. He had never had trouble asking any other girl out, let alone to a dance. But Lily was different from all the other girls in the school. In fact, only Lily and Annie were the only two girls in 6th year who had not considered going out with James Potter. James had always thought they didn't like Quidditch players, but that idea was ruled out when Lily and Annie made the Quidditch team in 3rd year, and became good friends with Sirius and Remus. Then when Sirius and Annie started going out, it ruled out the idea that Annie didn't like players. Sirius, being one of the biggest players in the school (next only to James), had fallen in love with Annie. James had the distinct impression that Annie had like Sirius for a long time. Even when she was going out with another guy, she always could be caught flirting with Sirius, but not enough for her boyfriend to accuse her of flirting.
James's memory went back even further, to the first train ride.
**Flashback**
"Hello, I'm Lily Evans."
"I'm Annie Eclipse."
"I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm James Potter."
"Nice to meet you," Lily said politely. "Mind if we sit here?"
"Sure, go ahead," James said, snickering.
Annie and Lily sat down on the chairs. Sirius and James broke down laughing as their hair turned green.
"That was a great trick, Potter!" Sirius said, clapping James on the back.
They failed to realize that two very angry girls with green hair were approaching them.
"Oh, it was YOU who did this!?" Lily practically screamed.
"Lilz, don't tie your tail in a knot!" Sirius said, hoping he would get on her good side. "I know the counterspell!"
"James Potter, I hate you!" Lily screamed.
**End Flashback**
He smiled as he remembered the prank. He had been hoping that there would be two girls who had fallen desperately in love with him, and who would think the trick was cute. Instead, he had stumbled upon the girl who would not let him get away with any trick.
During 1st and 2nd year, they kept a healthy rivalry going. No one ever got hurt, but humiliation was the key goal of all the tricks. But soon, James had started going out with girls, and Lily became more immersed in her studies. During 3rd year, a few tricks were played at the beginning of the year. But then Lily and James stopped, and stopped being friends. Sure, they talked some, but only when Annie, Remus, or Sirius forced them to.
Lost in his thoughts, James didn't realize that he was at the Great Hall. He was brought back to reality by a door, put inconveniently in his way, which happened to be in the way of his head too.
Rubbing his head, he walked into the Great Hall. He saw Lily, sitting alone at the table, reading a book.
"Hey Lilz. Mind if I sit here?" he asked her charmingly.
"No, sure go ahead," she said, putting down her book.
"Say, do you have a date for the dance by any chance? (A/N:Hehe…that rhymes)" he sounded casual, hoping not to sound desperate, which would make Lily feel like a last resort.
"No. But don't you dare make fun of me for it! You probably have all the girls in the school lining up to go out with you, but not me…No one wants to go out with-"
"Lily! Do you wanna go to the dance with me?" he said, almost shouting over Lily's loud voice. A few heads turned at this. James could see Gryffindors whispering to each other.
"What? You wanna go…with me? Is this a joke?" Lily shrieked, almost daring to believe it.
"Yes, I want to go to the dance with you. I like you Lily. I missed it when we stopped playing tricks on each other. Why did we?" he asked, knowing the answer.
"You found girls. I found books. We drifted apart, I guess," she explained, acting very sad about it.
"Well, I want to put us back together. Do you want to go to the dance with me?" he asked yet again.
"I'd love to," she replied happily.
"Great! It's set. I'll meet you in the common room tonight at 7:45."
"Ok! I'll be there!"
As James walked out of the Great Hall, he heard mutterings of "I knew it all along," and "Finally, they got together," and only one, "Ha! Now you have to pay me! I told you they'd get together by the end of 6th year." He realized that the entire school had been waiting for them to get together. Maybe he would ask her out tonight. If he got up the courage.
^*^*^*^
"Annie! Annie!" Lily screamed as she saw Annie in the hall.
"What is it, Lilz?" she said, turning around.
"You'll never guess what happened!" she whispered in Annie's ear, so the rest of the people in the hall couldn't hear her.
"What? Let's go up to the dorm. I need to drop off a book."
Both of them ran up the stairs, and didn't stop running until they were in front of the Fat Lady.
"Password, dearies? My, you look like you ran all the way from the Great Hall!"
"Not far from the truth," Annie huffed. "Roses!"
The portrait opened up, and Lily and Annie scrambled inside. They sat on the chairs near the fire.
"Annie, you will never guess what happened today at lunch!"
"What?"
"James asked me to the dance!"
"Ok, girl, give me all the details!"
Lily told Annie exactly what James said. Annie was secretly smiling to herself. The plan worked!
"Dude! Lily! We've got 5 minutes to get to Charms!" Annie exclaimed looking at the clock.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"A little late, aren't we?" Sirius whispered to Annie, as she slid in next to him.
"Uh, yah, I know. But I've got something to tell you after class!"
"Ms. Evans, Ms. Eclipse! You're late!" Flitwick cried out.
"Sorry professor! We were so caught up in thinking about the dance we lost track of time!" Annie said. She had always been the one who could get them out of anything.
"Oh, that's ok. I know how exciting it can be for youngsters like you," Flitwick said.
"James, mind if I sit here?" Lily asked James.
"No prob," he said happily.
Chapter 4
A/N: Wow. Fourth chapter in four days. I do have a life, but I'm on break, and I have nothing better to do. It's my birthday in 2 days (2/20), and my parents and I are going skiing! Yay!
James walked through the halls, stealing himself up for what he was going to do. He had never had trouble asking any other girl out, let alone to a dance. But Lily was different from all the other girls in the school. In fact, only Lily and Annie were the only two girls in 6th year who had not considered going out with James Potter. James had always thought they didn't like Quidditch players, but that idea was ruled out when Lily and Annie made the Quidditch team in 3rd year, and became good friends with Sirius and Remus. Then when Sirius and Annie started going out, it ruled out the idea that Annie didn't like players. Sirius, being one of the biggest players in the school (next only to James), had fallen in love with Annie. James had the distinct impression that Annie had like Sirius for a long time. Even when she was going out with another guy, she always could be caught flirting with Sirius, but not enough for her boyfriend to accuse her of flirting.
James's memory went back even further, to the first train ride.
**Flashback**
"Hello, I'm Lily Evans."
"I'm Annie Eclipse."
"I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm James Potter."
"Nice to meet you," Lily said politely. "Mind if we sit here?"
"Sure, go ahead," James said, snickering.
Annie and Lily sat down on the chairs. Sirius and James broke down laughing as their hair turned green.
"That was a great trick, Potter!" Sirius said, clapping James on the back.
They failed to realize that two very angry girls with green hair were approaching them.
"Oh, it was YOU who did this!?" Lily practically screamed.
"Lilz, don't tie your tail in a knot!" Sirius said, hoping he would get on her good side. "I know the counterspell!"
"James Potter, I hate you!" Lily screamed.
**End Flashback**
He smiled as he remembered the prank. He had been hoping that there would be two girls who had fallen desperately in love with him, and who would think the trick was cute. Instead, he had stumbled upon the girl who would not let him get away with any trick.
During 1st and 2nd year, they kept a healthy rivalry going. No one ever got hurt, but humiliation was the key goal of all the tricks. But soon, James had started going out with girls, and Lily became more immersed in her studies. During 3rd year, a few tricks were played at the beginning of the year. But then Lily and James stopped, and stopped being friends. Sure, they talked some, but only when Annie, Remus, or Sirius forced them to.
Lost in his thoughts, James didn't realize that he was at the Great Hall. He was brought back to reality by a door, put inconveniently in his way, which happened to be in the way of his head too.
Rubbing his head, he walked into the Great Hall. He saw Lily, sitting alone at the table, reading a book.
"Hey Lilz. Mind if I sit here?" he asked her charmingly.
"No, sure go ahead," she said, putting down her book.
"Say, do you have a date for the dance by any chance? (A/N:Hehe…that rhymes)" he sounded casual, hoping not to sound desperate, which would make Lily feel like a last resort.
"No. But don't you dare make fun of me for it! You probably have all the girls in the school lining up to go out with you, but not me…No one wants to go out with-"
"Lily! Do you wanna go to the dance with me?" he said, almost shouting over Lily's loud voice. A few heads turned at this. James could see Gryffindors whispering to each other.
"What? You wanna go…with me? Is this a joke?" Lily shrieked, almost daring to believe it.
"Yes, I want to go to the dance with you. I like you Lily. I missed it when we stopped playing tricks on each other. Why did we?" he asked, knowing the answer.
"You found girls. I found books. We drifted apart, I guess," she explained, acting very sad about it.
"Well, I want to put us back together. Do you want to go to the dance with me?" he asked yet again.
"I'd love to," she replied happily.
"Great! It's set. I'll meet you in the common room tonight at 7:45."
"Ok! I'll be there!"
As James walked out of the Great Hall, he heard mutterings of "I knew it all along," and "Finally, they got together," and only one, "Ha! Now you have to pay me! I told you they'd get together by the end of 6th year." He realized that the entire school had been waiting for them to get together. Maybe he would ask her out tonight. If he got up the courage.
^*^*^*^
"Annie! Annie!" Lily screamed as she saw Annie in the hall.
"What is it, Lilz?" she said, turning around.
"You'll never guess what happened!" she whispered in Annie's ear, so the rest of the people in the hall couldn't hear her.
"What? Let's go up to the dorm. I need to drop off a book."
Both of them ran up the stairs, and didn't stop running until they were in front of the Fat Lady.
"Password, dearies? My, you look like you ran all the way from the Great Hall!"
"Not far from the truth," Annie huffed. "Roses!"
The portrait opened up, and Lily and Annie scrambled inside. They sat on the chairs near the fire.
"Annie, you will never guess what happened today at lunch!"
"What?"
"James asked me to the dance!"
"Ok, girl, give me all the details!"
Lily told Annie exactly what James said. Annie was secretly smiling to herself. The plan worked!
"Dude! Lily! We've got 5 minutes to get to Charms!" Annie exclaimed looking at the clock.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"A little late, aren't we?" Sirius whispered to Annie, as she slid in next to him.
"Uh, yah, I know. But I've got something to tell you after class!"
"Ms. Evans, Ms. Eclipse! You're late!" Flitwick cried out.
"Sorry professor! We were so caught up in thinking about the dance we lost track of time!" Annie said. She had always been the one who could get them out of anything.
"Oh, that's ok. I know how exciting it can be for youngsters like you," Flitwick said.
"James, mind if I sit here?" Lily asked James.
"No prob," he said happily.