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Chapter 2- A Better Idea
Lily heard a bout of laughter break out from the other side of the common room. Looking up from her book, she spotted the Marauders near the fire. Sirius had thrown his head back and was cackling, but the other three boys were staring at him blankly.
Lily gathered up her courage, and rose from her seat. Well, I've always wanted to be more outgoing. That's not going to happen unless I try to be. She slowly walked over to them, all the while feeling the urge to run back to her book and hide behind it. She stopped in front of their chairs.
"And what, if I may ask, is so funny?" she was surprised at her voice sounding so composed. James glanced up at her with a look of shock. She grinned to herself. He's noticed that I'm different. It's so funny to see everyone shocked at little old me.
Sirius responded, still laughing softly. "Well, you see, I just told them a joke. I thought it quite funny, but they seem not to."
"Well, maybe *I* will." She took a nearby seat. "Tell me."
Now all the boys looked a little surprised by her openness, but quickly accepted it. Sirius beamed. "Alright then. There are two aunts riding in a car together. They stop at a tollbooth, and are just paying when they notice something rolling down the road. Realizing that it was part of a car, they burst out laughing, pointing at it. Then they realized that it was part of *their* car." He started laughing again. Lily responded just as the boys had, and stared at him blankly. She had a strange expression on her face. Is he *mad*? she thought.
"Um…er…" she smiled politely at the joke, not knowing what else to do.
"Its okay, Lily; he won't be offended if you tell him that he's an idiot." Remus piped up. "I've told him often enough, but he won't listen to me. He may listen to a beautiful girl such as yourself, though."
She blushed deeply, not able to stop it in time. Damn, I must look like a tomato! Composing herself, she looked into Remus's hazel eyes appreciatively. "Thank you, Remus." She said lightly.
Feeling a pair of eyes on her, she turned her head and saw James Potter's chocolate eyes fastened on her face. He pulled them away, realizing that she was looking at him. A sliver of color appeared in his cheeks. James? Blushing? Oh my. Well, I suppose he *is* shyer than the rest.
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Lily entered Defense Against the Dark Arts with Lauren. They took seats near the Marauders, though Lily didn't know why. She did like them, but still, they had never really talked before a few days ago. Oh, well. There's a first for everything.
"So Lily, still up for that prank?" Remus whispered to her.
She grinned. "You bet."
They had talked late into the night yesterday in the common room, and thought up a fairly good prank. Lily was proud of herself; she had contributed nicely. Sirius was going to be the one to pull it off.
"Be seated everyone. I don't have time to wait for you." Professor Jacobs snapped. He was a much disliked teacher, at least by everyone except the Slytherins. Being the Head of Slytherin House, he had his favorites. And Gryffindors were certainly not included on his list. Some people wondered whether he might like the dark arts a little *too* much.
"I said, sit down! Five points from Gryffindor for your disobedience!" This was very unfair, as everyone was seated as he had asked, and had been.
"Stupid git." She heard James mumble from behind her.
Professor Jacobs went on to discuss, in a long, drawling voice, how terribly aggressive pixies could be, and how to defend yourself against them.
Suddenly, Lily heard Sirius muttering something. She knew what was going to happen next. Sure enough, Professor Jacobs started growing red horns out of his head (you know, the devil kind), his hair turned a light blue, and his eyes a horrible yellow color. Lily had to bite her lip to keep from laughing out loud.
As the seventh year Gryffindors noticed, they all started grinning and trying desperately not to laugh.
"What are you grinning at? Do you *want* me to take more points from your House?"
They immediately ceased smiling. But every time he turned his back, they pointed, and laughed silently. Professor Jacobs didn't notice. And probably wouldn't until someone told him. Which nobody except a Slytherin would. And he wouldn't be seeing any of them until dinner time, in the Great Hall. By then, the whole school would know.
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James had been musing over Lily ever since she and her friend had pulled that prank on the Marauders. He wasn't just imagining it, either. Lily was different. Oh, not totally. She was still reserved and cautious. But she was more self confident than she had been, and a heck of a lot more fun. Well, that isn't totally fair of me to say. I didn't know her before, therefore for all I know she could have been this fun since first year. he thought to himself. I wish I had gotten to know her before now though.
Lily never ceased to amaze him. Just when he thought he knew her, she showed him a side of her that he'd never known. He began to notice how beautiful she was. How her jade eyes sparkled when she was laughing. How her auburn hair was never perfect looking, but always a little out of place. In a good way though, it would look bad if it was perfect.
It was about the third week of school at Hogwarts, when James Potter decided that he wanted Lily Evans for his own. He liked her, and it didn't seem like all the other crushes he had had previously. This was different; deeper and more meaningful. He felt like she knew everything about him, when her eyes looked into his.
And so it was that he made plans to ask her out. He was nervous.
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Lily was just heading up to her dorm to go to bed, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and looked into the cute brown eyes of James Potter. She smiled, feeling her knees weaken.
"Can-can I talk to you?" he asked tentatively. He looked so uncomfortable.
"Sure. What about?"
"Um, well, you see…" he trailed off. "I wanted to-to ask you something."
Lily held in a grin. Now she knew what was coming. Oh, how cute! He's asking me out! And he's nervous about it too!
"Yes?" she asked, pretending to still be clueless.
"Will you go out with m-me?" he asked very quickly and quietly, so that she had to strain her ears to hear.
She stared at him a moment, taking her time, thinking about how to respond. He shifted his feet uneasily, looking away. Lily wanted nothing more than to give him a big hug, and scream "yes, of course!" But then she got a better idea.
A/N: I hoped you liked this chapter! Next chapter you'll find out about her 'better idea'. Please review and tell me what you think!
Thanks to:
LilyandJames4Life- Thanks a lot, I'm glad you thought it was good.
Devina- I'm so glad you loved it! Muchos gracias.
Shining Star- Thanks! I'm happy to see a familiar name!
Alexa- I hope so! And thanks for your review!
Berry- I hope you like this chapter just as much!
Alllie- Here you go, hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 2- A Better Idea
Lily heard a bout of laughter break out from the other side of the common room. Looking up from her book, she spotted the Marauders near the fire. Sirius had thrown his head back and was cackling, but the other three boys were staring at him blankly.
Lily gathered up her courage, and rose from her seat. Well, I've always wanted to be more outgoing. That's not going to happen unless I try to be. She slowly walked over to them, all the while feeling the urge to run back to her book and hide behind it. She stopped in front of their chairs.
"And what, if I may ask, is so funny?" she was surprised at her voice sounding so composed. James glanced up at her with a look of shock. She grinned to herself. He's noticed that I'm different. It's so funny to see everyone shocked at little old me.
Sirius responded, still laughing softly. "Well, you see, I just told them a joke. I thought it quite funny, but they seem not to."
"Well, maybe *I* will." She took a nearby seat. "Tell me."
Now all the boys looked a little surprised by her openness, but quickly accepted it. Sirius beamed. "Alright then. There are two aunts riding in a car together. They stop at a tollbooth, and are just paying when they notice something rolling down the road. Realizing that it was part of a car, they burst out laughing, pointing at it. Then they realized that it was part of *their* car." He started laughing again. Lily responded just as the boys had, and stared at him blankly. She had a strange expression on her face. Is he *mad*? she thought.
"Um…er…" she smiled politely at the joke, not knowing what else to do.
"Its okay, Lily; he won't be offended if you tell him that he's an idiot." Remus piped up. "I've told him often enough, but he won't listen to me. He may listen to a beautiful girl such as yourself, though."
She blushed deeply, not able to stop it in time. Damn, I must look like a tomato! Composing herself, she looked into Remus's hazel eyes appreciatively. "Thank you, Remus." She said lightly.
Feeling a pair of eyes on her, she turned her head and saw James Potter's chocolate eyes fastened on her face. He pulled them away, realizing that she was looking at him. A sliver of color appeared in his cheeks. James? Blushing? Oh my. Well, I suppose he *is* shyer than the rest.
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Lily entered Defense Against the Dark Arts with Lauren. They took seats near the Marauders, though Lily didn't know why. She did like them, but still, they had never really talked before a few days ago. Oh, well. There's a first for everything.
"So Lily, still up for that prank?" Remus whispered to her.
She grinned. "You bet."
They had talked late into the night yesterday in the common room, and thought up a fairly good prank. Lily was proud of herself; she had contributed nicely. Sirius was going to be the one to pull it off.
"Be seated everyone. I don't have time to wait for you." Professor Jacobs snapped. He was a much disliked teacher, at least by everyone except the Slytherins. Being the Head of Slytherin House, he had his favorites. And Gryffindors were certainly not included on his list. Some people wondered whether he might like the dark arts a little *too* much.
"I said, sit down! Five points from Gryffindor for your disobedience!" This was very unfair, as everyone was seated as he had asked, and had been.
"Stupid git." She heard James mumble from behind her.
Professor Jacobs went on to discuss, in a long, drawling voice, how terribly aggressive pixies could be, and how to defend yourself against them.
Suddenly, Lily heard Sirius muttering something. She knew what was going to happen next. Sure enough, Professor Jacobs started growing red horns out of his head (you know, the devil kind), his hair turned a light blue, and his eyes a horrible yellow color. Lily had to bite her lip to keep from laughing out loud.
As the seventh year Gryffindors noticed, they all started grinning and trying desperately not to laugh.
"What are you grinning at? Do you *want* me to take more points from your House?"
They immediately ceased smiling. But every time he turned his back, they pointed, and laughed silently. Professor Jacobs didn't notice. And probably wouldn't until someone told him. Which nobody except a Slytherin would. And he wouldn't be seeing any of them until dinner time, in the Great Hall. By then, the whole school would know.
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James had been musing over Lily ever since she and her friend had pulled that prank on the Marauders. He wasn't just imagining it, either. Lily was different. Oh, not totally. She was still reserved and cautious. But she was more self confident than she had been, and a heck of a lot more fun. Well, that isn't totally fair of me to say. I didn't know her before, therefore for all I know she could have been this fun since first year. he thought to himself. I wish I had gotten to know her before now though.
Lily never ceased to amaze him. Just when he thought he knew her, she showed him a side of her that he'd never known. He began to notice how beautiful she was. How her jade eyes sparkled when she was laughing. How her auburn hair was never perfect looking, but always a little out of place. In a good way though, it would look bad if it was perfect.
It was about the third week of school at Hogwarts, when James Potter decided that he wanted Lily Evans for his own. He liked her, and it didn't seem like all the other crushes he had had previously. This was different; deeper and more meaningful. He felt like she knew everything about him, when her eyes looked into his.
And so it was that he made plans to ask her out. He was nervous.
*********************
Lily was just heading up to her dorm to go to bed, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and looked into the cute brown eyes of James Potter. She smiled, feeling her knees weaken.
"Can-can I talk to you?" he asked tentatively. He looked so uncomfortable.
"Sure. What about?"
"Um, well, you see…" he trailed off. "I wanted to-to ask you something."
Lily held in a grin. Now she knew what was coming. Oh, how cute! He's asking me out! And he's nervous about it too!
"Yes?" she asked, pretending to still be clueless.
"Will you go out with m-me?" he asked very quickly and quietly, so that she had to strain her ears to hear.
She stared at him a moment, taking her time, thinking about how to respond. He shifted his feet uneasily, looking away. Lily wanted nothing more than to give him a big hug, and scream "yes, of course!" But then she got a better idea.
A/N: I hoped you liked this chapter! Next chapter you'll find out about her 'better idea'. Please review and tell me what you think!
Thanks to:
LilyandJames4Life- Thanks a lot, I'm glad you thought it was good.
Devina- I'm so glad you loved it! Muchos gracias.
Shining Star- Thanks! I'm happy to see a familiar name!
Alexa- I hope so! And thanks for your review!
Berry- I hope you like this chapter just as much!
Alllie- Here you go, hope you enjoy it!