Chapter 3- Like What?
Lily had never had a boyfriend before, and as far as she knew, nobody had ever liked her. Now that someone did, she decided to have a little fun. I want to go out with James. But won't it be so much more fun if I don't say yes just yet?
"Sure. I'll go out with you." His face lit up when she said this. "If…" The smile fell from his face.
"If what?"
"Well…if you can do something that will surprise even me. Then I'll go out with you."
"L-like what?" he looked nervous again.
She smirked and replied, "That's for you to figure out." And with that, she turned and walked up the stairs, leaving him staring after her, his brown eyes wide.
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James woke in the middle of the night, having heard a noise. He opened his eyes just in time to see the door click shut. What on earth? Glancing around the room, he found Peter's bed unoccupied. He's gone off again. Well, this time I'm going to find out where to. James had woken up during nights many times, just to find Peter gone. He was beginning to get very curious.
Grabbing his invisibility cloak, he set off down the hall and into the common room. He arrived just in time to see Peter stepping out of the portrait hole.
James followed him all the way to Hogwarts grounds, by then really wondering what was going on. Is he a sleepwalker? he asked himself. But no, Wormtail was wide awake. On they walked, to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. It was there that James lost track of Peter. He saw him disappear into the trees, but wasn't sure which direction he had gone. Cautiously, he stepped through the trees, hoping to hear something. What is Wormtail doing *here*?
Suddenly he heard voices, and stopped in his tracks. He strained his ears to hear.
"What do you mean you were unable to open it?" a voice growled.
"I-I'm sorry. I t-tried, my Lord. I couldn't. There is a charm I have never seen before holding it shut. I was trying to figure it out when my bubble- head charm began to wear down, and I could stay down there no longer." this voice was a whisper. If it had been louder, James might have recognized it. But it wasn't, and he didn't.
"You will learn how to break the charm! And try a transfiguration next time!" he paused. "I shall have that trunk. And if it means going down there myself to get the cave door open, I will. Report back to me next week. I expect you to have made some progress by then; or some punishment might be in course!"
"Y-yes my Lord."
James heard a little bit of rustling, and realized that the two figures were headed his way. Panicking that they might discover him there, eavesdropping, he turned and ran back to the castle. It wasn't until he was safe in his bed that he realized that he had never figured out where Peter had disappeared to. Where *did* he go? I should have stayed and had a look around. But what could Peter be doing in the Forbidden Forest at this hour? Certainly not something *good*. And what are Dark wizards doing in the forest?
Now, I know *you* realize right away where Wormtail had gone. But you must understand that James had been Peter's friend for seven years now, and wouldn't suspect him of anything Dark. So naturally the thought of Peter being Voldemort's servant never even entered his thoughts.
By the next morning, James had almost completely forgotten about what had happened the night before.
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Lily walked into the Great Hall for breakfast, eyes searching for a certain person. One with unruly black hair and coffee colored eyes. She spotted him sitting in the middle of the Gryffindor table, talking to the three other Marauders. They were grinning like idiots, and looked happy about something.
Glancing above her, she saw from the enchanted ceiling that it was storming violently outside. Lighting streaked across the atrociously dark clouds that were covering the sky.
She sat next to Lauren, who had already started eating.
"Good morning. I would have waited for you, but I'm starving." Her friend greeted her with a smile.
"Hello. It's alright, I figured when I saw you gone that you had come down here." She replied, taking her seat. She glanced again at James. She couldn't help herself; she didn't mean to keep glancing his way. He was grinning now, and looking very cute. I hope that what I did won't make him forget about me. That's not what I meant to do. She took a bite out of her apple. And what *are* they grinning at?
Lily was answered soon enough, as two bolts of lighting reached out of the ceiling, striking two Slytherin boys. (A/N: I always imagined that the lighting would be flat across the ceiling when it was storming outside, so as to prevent injuries. The Marauders made it so that the lighting came down like it would normally outside. Sorry if that doesn't make sense, but I thought I'd try and explain.)
Brushing little bits of blackened clothing off of themselves, Lucious Malfoy and Severus Snape rose from their table. They were a mess, looking as if they had just been electrocuted (which they had). Their hair was blackened and sticking up in all directions.
"Hey, Einstein!" a Ravenclaw yelled. Everyone began to laugh. Taking one glance at each other, the two boys ran out of the Hall in horror.
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James sat in his dorm, head in hands.
"What's wrong, Prongs?" Remus asks, sitting on the end of the bed.
"Yeah, you've been kind of quiet today." Sirius added.
James proceeded to tell them about asking Lily out and her response. When he finished, he moaned and said, "What am I going to do?"
"Write her a poem or something and read it to her. Girls like that sort of thing." Sirius suggested.
"But that's just what she's expecting me to do. I'm supposed to surprise her, remember?"
"Oh. Well just forget about her, then. If it's such a pain, why bother? There are plenty of girls who'll go out with you, Prongs. If you want, I can-"
"No, Sirius, I don't need you to set me up with anyone. Please don't." he paused. "I wanted her as my girlfriend before. All of this makes me just want her more than ever." He rubbed his chin, thinking hard. I *will* think of something. If it kills me, I will.
A/N: I've had some people tell me that they've had trouble locating me because Emily is used a lot. So I've decided to change my pen name. I just wanted to let you know so that you won't see it and say what? I'm changing it to Snoopy511 (If you're wondering, it's a nickname my friends use for me, because of my last name). Anyway, I hope you like the story. I will advance on what happened in the Forbidden Forest. Please review if you like the story! The more reviews I get the quicker I post the next chapter!
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Quinn- Thank you! Lol, that old lady thing was totally out of nowhere. I think I was out of it when I wrote that. Oh well.
LilyandJames4Life- Another review! Thanks again!
Phoenix6545- I'm so glad you like them both!
Sierra Sitruc- Thanks! I hope I can keep it sweet!
Roxycanadian2002- I've always imagined that James would have been like Harry is, so in this story I tried to make his personality not so smug. And I personally can't stand girls who are full of themselves, so I wouldn't have had much fun writing a story with an arrogant Lily! Anyways, thanks a lot for your review!
Falula- I'm happy; you think it's cute! Thanks!
Ronniekin's Sweetheart- Lol, thanks! And sorry for leaving it there!
Lily had never had a boyfriend before, and as far as she knew, nobody had ever liked her. Now that someone did, she decided to have a little fun. I want to go out with James. But won't it be so much more fun if I don't say yes just yet?
"Sure. I'll go out with you." His face lit up when she said this. "If…" The smile fell from his face.
"If what?"
"Well…if you can do something that will surprise even me. Then I'll go out with you."
"L-like what?" he looked nervous again.
She smirked and replied, "That's for you to figure out." And with that, she turned and walked up the stairs, leaving him staring after her, his brown eyes wide.
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James woke in the middle of the night, having heard a noise. He opened his eyes just in time to see the door click shut. What on earth? Glancing around the room, he found Peter's bed unoccupied. He's gone off again. Well, this time I'm going to find out where to. James had woken up during nights many times, just to find Peter gone. He was beginning to get very curious.
Grabbing his invisibility cloak, he set off down the hall and into the common room. He arrived just in time to see Peter stepping out of the portrait hole.
James followed him all the way to Hogwarts grounds, by then really wondering what was going on. Is he a sleepwalker? he asked himself. But no, Wormtail was wide awake. On they walked, to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. It was there that James lost track of Peter. He saw him disappear into the trees, but wasn't sure which direction he had gone. Cautiously, he stepped through the trees, hoping to hear something. What is Wormtail doing *here*?
Suddenly he heard voices, and stopped in his tracks. He strained his ears to hear.
"What do you mean you were unable to open it?" a voice growled.
"I-I'm sorry. I t-tried, my Lord. I couldn't. There is a charm I have never seen before holding it shut. I was trying to figure it out when my bubble- head charm began to wear down, and I could stay down there no longer." this voice was a whisper. If it had been louder, James might have recognized it. But it wasn't, and he didn't.
"You will learn how to break the charm! And try a transfiguration next time!" he paused. "I shall have that trunk. And if it means going down there myself to get the cave door open, I will. Report back to me next week. I expect you to have made some progress by then; or some punishment might be in course!"
"Y-yes my Lord."
James heard a little bit of rustling, and realized that the two figures were headed his way. Panicking that they might discover him there, eavesdropping, he turned and ran back to the castle. It wasn't until he was safe in his bed that he realized that he had never figured out where Peter had disappeared to. Where *did* he go? I should have stayed and had a look around. But what could Peter be doing in the Forbidden Forest at this hour? Certainly not something *good*. And what are Dark wizards doing in the forest?
Now, I know *you* realize right away where Wormtail had gone. But you must understand that James had been Peter's friend for seven years now, and wouldn't suspect him of anything Dark. So naturally the thought of Peter being Voldemort's servant never even entered his thoughts.
By the next morning, James had almost completely forgotten about what had happened the night before.
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Lily walked into the Great Hall for breakfast, eyes searching for a certain person. One with unruly black hair and coffee colored eyes. She spotted him sitting in the middle of the Gryffindor table, talking to the three other Marauders. They were grinning like idiots, and looked happy about something.
Glancing above her, she saw from the enchanted ceiling that it was storming violently outside. Lighting streaked across the atrociously dark clouds that were covering the sky.
She sat next to Lauren, who had already started eating.
"Good morning. I would have waited for you, but I'm starving." Her friend greeted her with a smile.
"Hello. It's alright, I figured when I saw you gone that you had come down here." She replied, taking her seat. She glanced again at James. She couldn't help herself; she didn't mean to keep glancing his way. He was grinning now, and looking very cute. I hope that what I did won't make him forget about me. That's not what I meant to do. She took a bite out of her apple. And what *are* they grinning at?
Lily was answered soon enough, as two bolts of lighting reached out of the ceiling, striking two Slytherin boys. (A/N: I always imagined that the lighting would be flat across the ceiling when it was storming outside, so as to prevent injuries. The Marauders made it so that the lighting came down like it would normally outside. Sorry if that doesn't make sense, but I thought I'd try and explain.)
Brushing little bits of blackened clothing off of themselves, Lucious Malfoy and Severus Snape rose from their table. They were a mess, looking as if they had just been electrocuted (which they had). Their hair was blackened and sticking up in all directions.
"Hey, Einstein!" a Ravenclaw yelled. Everyone began to laugh. Taking one glance at each other, the two boys ran out of the Hall in horror.
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James sat in his dorm, head in hands.
"What's wrong, Prongs?" Remus asks, sitting on the end of the bed.
"Yeah, you've been kind of quiet today." Sirius added.
James proceeded to tell them about asking Lily out and her response. When he finished, he moaned and said, "What am I going to do?"
"Write her a poem or something and read it to her. Girls like that sort of thing." Sirius suggested.
"But that's just what she's expecting me to do. I'm supposed to surprise her, remember?"
"Oh. Well just forget about her, then. If it's such a pain, why bother? There are plenty of girls who'll go out with you, Prongs. If you want, I can-"
"No, Sirius, I don't need you to set me up with anyone. Please don't." he paused. "I wanted her as my girlfriend before. All of this makes me just want her more than ever." He rubbed his chin, thinking hard. I *will* think of something. If it kills me, I will.
A/N: I've had some people tell me that they've had trouble locating me because Emily is used a lot. So I've decided to change my pen name. I just wanted to let you know so that you won't see it and say what? I'm changing it to Snoopy511 (If you're wondering, it's a nickname my friends use for me, because of my last name). Anyway, I hope you like the story. I will advance on what happened in the Forbidden Forest. Please review if you like the story! The more reviews I get the quicker I post the next chapter!
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Quinn- Thank you! Lol, that old lady thing was totally out of nowhere. I think I was out of it when I wrote that. Oh well.
LilyandJames4Life- Another review! Thanks again!
Phoenix6545- I'm so glad you like them both!
Sierra Sitruc- Thanks! I hope I can keep it sweet!
Roxycanadian2002- I've always imagined that James would have been like Harry is, so in this story I tried to make his personality not so smug. And I personally can't stand girls who are full of themselves, so I wouldn't have had much fun writing a story with an arrogant Lily! Anyways, thanks a lot for your review!
Falula- I'm happy; you think it's cute! Thanks!
Ronniekin's Sweetheart- Lol, thanks! And sorry for leaving it there!