Chapter 6- Unearned Detention
"Don't tell me I can't!" James yelled. He, Sirius, and Remus were standing in their dorm, undressing for bed.
"Well, I'm just saying...Lily might be hard to surprise..." Sirius closed his mouth, seeing the look of warning Remus was giving him.
"James, just do try and be sensible. I mean, what *are* you going to do? Can't you just give up?" he said calmly.
"I will *not* give up! I *can't* give up! I never give up on anything!" then he added in a much softer voice. "Plus, there's something special about Lily. I feel like I *have* to have her. And if I don't, there will always be something missing in my life." he sighed. It seemed almost as if there was an unseen force that was pushing him in her direction.
He was starting to feel doubtful that he would ever be able to surprise Lily. But whatever he did, he would have to try. So he leaned over and put his head together with those of his friends, and they managed to come up with a plan.
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"Don't you think you're being a bit overly annoying?" Lauren asked, her arms crossed against her body. "How long can you expect him to put up with this?"
"If he wants me to go out with him bad enough, he'll keep trying. If he doesn't, then I don't care. That just means he doesn't like me enough." But deep down, Lily knew that she did indeed care. She wanted to go out with James, in any case. But she just couldn't seem to resist.
Lauren simply sighed. "This year will be a lot more pleasant once you two finally get together. I hope Sirius, Remus, and Peter aren't having the same problems with James." But they were; she just didn't know that yet.
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Lauren left Lily in the dorm and headed for the common room. Once there, she found all the Marauders, minus James, sitting in chairs. She wasn't very close with them, but liked them nonetheless.
"Good morning, boys." She said, walking over to join them.
Sirius mumbled, barely audible, "Not so good for us."
Lauren heard and asked, "Why? And where's James?"
"In our dorm panicking." Remus answered. "He's still trying to surprise Lily."
"Really? Because Lily has been driving *me* nuts lately. James this and James that. They seriously need to just hook up and get it over with. Why must she be so difficult?"
"I personally, will never understand girls. So you shouldn't ask me." Said Peter. He was silent for the rest of the conversation, as he normally is.
Sirius spoke up. "I have no idea. But I wish she would just say yes and then none of us would be bothered anymore."
Remus appeared deep in thought. "Alright. So we want them to hook up. How about we just help them a little? You know, push them in the right direction…"
The others grinned. "Absolutely. But how?"
"Well, I might have a few ideas to contribute." Remus supplied. They continued to grin, and cunningly proceeded planning how they would get their two friends together.
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The seventh year Gryffindors now sat in Potions class, taking notes on a new potion.
"Elisimith Potion, when consumed, will make even the worst monster vulnerable. So, as you can see, it's very useful to have on hand when you have a job where you might face dangerous creatures at any moment." Professor Klaim smiled, and began to tell them the ingredients of the potion, and when to add them. "Okay, now ready your cauldrons. I expect you and your partner to be done in no more than twenty minutes. Begin adding the ingredients, I'll be walking around to make sure everyone is doing it correctly."
Lily turned to Lauren, who was chopping up some dragon liver into very small, neat pieces. "I can't believe we got stuck with the Slytherins." She said, sneering at the students from the other House.
"Well, at least we don't have double Defense Against the Dark Arts with them again. Professor Jacobs would be even more unfair than he is just teaching us. Professor Klaim is fair, at the very least. He's actually pretty nice, I think."
"Yes, I suppose you're right. But really, couldn't we have been with the Ravenclaws or something?"
Their potion was now a deep violet color, and boiling. Lily raised her hand for the professor to come check it. He approached them quickly and smiled.
"Finished already, are we? My, that was quick. Here, let's see now." He leaned over the potion.
Lauren grinned and seized the opportunity. She mumbled a charm and pointed her wand towards her friend. Lily suddenly felt that she had no control over her arms. What's going on? her brow furrowed. Oh no! Stop it! her hand settled on the cauldron, and she ended up pouring the whole thing on Professor Klaim. He just stood there and stared at her, his face red with anger. His hand moved to feel his mouth, which was now void of his teeth. She would have laughed, if she hadn't been in so much trouble. Klaim simply turned and walked to his desk, where he had the reversal potion. His teeth were back almost instantly. He glared at Lily and addressed her. "Detention! Never in my life has anyone ever done something bad that deliberately!"
Many in the class snickered. Not because they didn't like Professor Klaim, but just because Lily never got into trouble.
All of a sudden, James picked up an extra dragons liver and heaved it at the professor. Sirius had placed the same charm on his friend, and James was looking a little bewildered at what he had just done.
"Ahh! Mr. Potter, what is the meaning of that?! Detention for you too! Tonight, you'll both report to the trophy room. You won't leave until everything in the room is gleaming. And no magic!" he yelled. "Alright, class dismissed!"
Sirius and Lauren looked to each other and grinned. Mission accomplished.
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Lily sighed and entered the trophy room. Why did I tip that cauldron over? Somebody made me. I certainly wouldn't have done that on my own.
Just then James walked in and smiled shyly at her. She returned the smile.
"Hello James."
"Hi. That was some thing you did in Potions." He said, and grinned.
"But that's just it. *I* didn't. It was like I lost control of my arms for a few seconds. Someone put a charm on me, I couldn't stop myself from tipping it on him."
"Oh no." James said, his smile fading. "I felt the same thing. But who-"
"Lauren is dead! Not to mention Sirius, Remus, and Peter!" Lily was looking pretty angry now.
James caught on quickly and said loudly, "That was just plain mean of them. What were they playing at, getting us into detention? I'll kill them…"
"Well, we might as well get started. We have a lot to do." Lily sighed, looking around her.
So they set off to work. They scrubbed for hours, until finally everything shined.
"Finally. I thought we'd never finish." James said, staring at Lily.
"Yeah. I couldn't get that stupid spot of that huge quidditch trophy over there. And that horrible silver one over wouldn't-" Her words were cut short as James leaned over and kissed her. She responded quickly, by putting her arms around his neck and pulling him closer. He felt so good, being so close to her. She felt like nothing could go wrong as long as he was there. She felt such extreme love and desire in his kiss that it scared her. When they pulled away, she was a little troubled. James didn't notice. He grinned and said, "So, I guess you're surprised now?"
Lily, scared of what she had felt in the kiss, replied, "No. Not really. You're going to have to do better than that." It *had* surprised her, a little. But she needed time to think over that kiss before she could go out with him. For the first time in a long time, she was wondering whether she was really ready to go out with James. She had never imagined that it would feel like that to kiss him. Why had it been so deep, so…she didn't know the word for it. Was it supposed to feel like that? When Lauren tells me about guys she's kissed, she never mentioned that. I just don't know. That was just *too* much.
Lily gave him a squeeze, and then sped out of the trophy room, leaving a very confused James to stare after her.
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Um. Alright. he thought. What just happened? What did I just do? He hadn't planned any of that; it had just happened. And kissing her had been even better than he had imagined. But she didn't seem to feel the same. Did I do something wrong? Or is she just playing hard to get?
James decided, after much thinking about Lily, and the way she had looked scared, that he would have to go through with his plan. Plan b.
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A/N: Sorry, I know I should have told you what plan b *is*…but I decided to leave that until next chapter. I hoped you liked this chapter! A bit odd, I thought. Don't ask me where any of that came from, because I have absolutely no idea. I just kind of typed it. Oh well, I hope you enjoyed reading it. Review please! Come on, just click that button in the corner and write a few words…just a few…
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"Don't tell me I can't!" James yelled. He, Sirius, and Remus were standing in their dorm, undressing for bed.
"Well, I'm just saying...Lily might be hard to surprise..." Sirius closed his mouth, seeing the look of warning Remus was giving him.
"James, just do try and be sensible. I mean, what *are* you going to do? Can't you just give up?" he said calmly.
"I will *not* give up! I *can't* give up! I never give up on anything!" then he added in a much softer voice. "Plus, there's something special about Lily. I feel like I *have* to have her. And if I don't, there will always be something missing in my life." he sighed. It seemed almost as if there was an unseen force that was pushing him in her direction.
He was starting to feel doubtful that he would ever be able to surprise Lily. But whatever he did, he would have to try. So he leaned over and put his head together with those of his friends, and they managed to come up with a plan.
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"Don't you think you're being a bit overly annoying?" Lauren asked, her arms crossed against her body. "How long can you expect him to put up with this?"
"If he wants me to go out with him bad enough, he'll keep trying. If he doesn't, then I don't care. That just means he doesn't like me enough." But deep down, Lily knew that she did indeed care. She wanted to go out with James, in any case. But she just couldn't seem to resist.
Lauren simply sighed. "This year will be a lot more pleasant once you two finally get together. I hope Sirius, Remus, and Peter aren't having the same problems with James." But they were; she just didn't know that yet.
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Lauren left Lily in the dorm and headed for the common room. Once there, she found all the Marauders, minus James, sitting in chairs. She wasn't very close with them, but liked them nonetheless.
"Good morning, boys." She said, walking over to join them.
Sirius mumbled, barely audible, "Not so good for us."
Lauren heard and asked, "Why? And where's James?"
"In our dorm panicking." Remus answered. "He's still trying to surprise Lily."
"Really? Because Lily has been driving *me* nuts lately. James this and James that. They seriously need to just hook up and get it over with. Why must she be so difficult?"
"I personally, will never understand girls. So you shouldn't ask me." Said Peter. He was silent for the rest of the conversation, as he normally is.
Sirius spoke up. "I have no idea. But I wish she would just say yes and then none of us would be bothered anymore."
Remus appeared deep in thought. "Alright. So we want them to hook up. How about we just help them a little? You know, push them in the right direction…"
The others grinned. "Absolutely. But how?"
"Well, I might have a few ideas to contribute." Remus supplied. They continued to grin, and cunningly proceeded planning how they would get their two friends together.
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The seventh year Gryffindors now sat in Potions class, taking notes on a new potion.
"Elisimith Potion, when consumed, will make even the worst monster vulnerable. So, as you can see, it's very useful to have on hand when you have a job where you might face dangerous creatures at any moment." Professor Klaim smiled, and began to tell them the ingredients of the potion, and when to add them. "Okay, now ready your cauldrons. I expect you and your partner to be done in no more than twenty minutes. Begin adding the ingredients, I'll be walking around to make sure everyone is doing it correctly."
Lily turned to Lauren, who was chopping up some dragon liver into very small, neat pieces. "I can't believe we got stuck with the Slytherins." She said, sneering at the students from the other House.
"Well, at least we don't have double Defense Against the Dark Arts with them again. Professor Jacobs would be even more unfair than he is just teaching us. Professor Klaim is fair, at the very least. He's actually pretty nice, I think."
"Yes, I suppose you're right. But really, couldn't we have been with the Ravenclaws or something?"
Their potion was now a deep violet color, and boiling. Lily raised her hand for the professor to come check it. He approached them quickly and smiled.
"Finished already, are we? My, that was quick. Here, let's see now." He leaned over the potion.
Lauren grinned and seized the opportunity. She mumbled a charm and pointed her wand towards her friend. Lily suddenly felt that she had no control over her arms. What's going on? her brow furrowed. Oh no! Stop it! her hand settled on the cauldron, and she ended up pouring the whole thing on Professor Klaim. He just stood there and stared at her, his face red with anger. His hand moved to feel his mouth, which was now void of his teeth. She would have laughed, if she hadn't been in so much trouble. Klaim simply turned and walked to his desk, where he had the reversal potion. His teeth were back almost instantly. He glared at Lily and addressed her. "Detention! Never in my life has anyone ever done something bad that deliberately!"
Many in the class snickered. Not because they didn't like Professor Klaim, but just because Lily never got into trouble.
All of a sudden, James picked up an extra dragons liver and heaved it at the professor. Sirius had placed the same charm on his friend, and James was looking a little bewildered at what he had just done.
"Ahh! Mr. Potter, what is the meaning of that?! Detention for you too! Tonight, you'll both report to the trophy room. You won't leave until everything in the room is gleaming. And no magic!" he yelled. "Alright, class dismissed!"
Sirius and Lauren looked to each other and grinned. Mission accomplished.
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Lily sighed and entered the trophy room. Why did I tip that cauldron over? Somebody made me. I certainly wouldn't have done that on my own.
Just then James walked in and smiled shyly at her. She returned the smile.
"Hello James."
"Hi. That was some thing you did in Potions." He said, and grinned.
"But that's just it. *I* didn't. It was like I lost control of my arms for a few seconds. Someone put a charm on me, I couldn't stop myself from tipping it on him."
"Oh no." James said, his smile fading. "I felt the same thing. But who-"
"Lauren is dead! Not to mention Sirius, Remus, and Peter!" Lily was looking pretty angry now.
James caught on quickly and said loudly, "That was just plain mean of them. What were they playing at, getting us into detention? I'll kill them…"
"Well, we might as well get started. We have a lot to do." Lily sighed, looking around her.
So they set off to work. They scrubbed for hours, until finally everything shined.
"Finally. I thought we'd never finish." James said, staring at Lily.
"Yeah. I couldn't get that stupid spot of that huge quidditch trophy over there. And that horrible silver one over wouldn't-" Her words were cut short as James leaned over and kissed her. She responded quickly, by putting her arms around his neck and pulling him closer. He felt so good, being so close to her. She felt like nothing could go wrong as long as he was there. She felt such extreme love and desire in his kiss that it scared her. When they pulled away, she was a little troubled. James didn't notice. He grinned and said, "So, I guess you're surprised now?"
Lily, scared of what she had felt in the kiss, replied, "No. Not really. You're going to have to do better than that." It *had* surprised her, a little. But she needed time to think over that kiss before she could go out with him. For the first time in a long time, she was wondering whether she was really ready to go out with James. She had never imagined that it would feel like that to kiss him. Why had it been so deep, so…she didn't know the word for it. Was it supposed to feel like that? When Lauren tells me about guys she's kissed, she never mentioned that. I just don't know. That was just *too* much.
Lily gave him a squeeze, and then sped out of the trophy room, leaving a very confused James to stare after her.
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Um. Alright. he thought. What just happened? What did I just do? He hadn't planned any of that; it had just happened. And kissing her had been even better than he had imagined. But she didn't seem to feel the same. Did I do something wrong? Or is she just playing hard to get?
James decided, after much thinking about Lily, and the way she had looked scared, that he would have to go through with his plan. Plan b.
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A/N: Sorry, I know I should have told you what plan b *is*…but I decided to leave that until next chapter. I hoped you liked this chapter! A bit odd, I thought. Don't ask me where any of that came from, because I have absolutely no idea. I just kind of typed it. Oh well, I hope you enjoyed reading it. Review please! Come on, just click that button in the corner and write a few words…just a few…
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Thanks a bunch to all of you guys who reviewed…
Padme's Handmaiden- Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it!
Ally- Lol, that's a lot of ! marks! Thanks!
Jc- Thank you!
Kristatwen- Lol, James will be alright in the end..
Rini- Thanks for two reviews! And I tried to make this chapter a little longer!
Mako-Shadows- Thanks again! And I've actually worn a navy blue sock and a black sock to school once...but I just wear white all the time now, so I don't seem to have as many problems...most of the time
QueenoftheQueer- Lol, I don't know what I'd do if he gave me tampons! Let's just say I hope he doesn't get that idea…Thanks for reviewing!
Min Hee Ha- I'm glad you liked it! Hope you liked this one too!
Phoenix6545- Lol, well you'll learn plan b next chapter. I promise this time! Thanks for your review!