A/N: There's a little language in here that might be considered inappropriate.
Just scroll to the bottom once it starts and you might get it. But that way's
no fun.
This was life
for the next few months. James and Lily rarely spoke to one another.
Sirius had counted, and they had said a total of sixteen words.
"Please pass the toast."
"Please pass the marmalade."
"Please pass the cornflakes."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
They were
civil. They did not play pranks on one another, and they shared all of the same
friends. Sirius recalled those months as the most boring months he had ever
spent at Hogwarts. They weren't fighting. They weren't kissing. They were
boring.
"Ms. Evans?"
Professor McGonagall startled Lily, who looked up from her History of Magic
paper.
"Professor Dumbledore requires your presence in his office."
"I don't know
the way, ma'am." Lily said timidly, standing up and collecting her books.
"James, you
show her. I know you know the way." Professor McGonagall motioned to James, who
wasn't sitting too far away.
"Professor
Dumbledore needs you anyway."
Lily scowled.
She had played the elusive game of keep away for the past four months, and now
Professor McGonagall was just ruining it. At least the day before had been
April first. That way he did not have any excuse to turn her into a wreck.
James scowled.
He had been playing the elusive game of keep away for the past four months, and
now Professor McGonagall was just ruining it. At least the day before had been
April first. That way she did not have any excuse to screw him up.
"So."
"So."
"How's the
whole, um, Seymour situation going?" James asked.
"He's fine. I
couldn't take him to France, else they'd turn him into duck a la ronge." Lily
murmured, sort of skipping. She wasn't wearing her blazer like she should have
been, and her robes were left forgotten in the library.
"Hmm."
"Hmm."
"Yeah."
"So, how's the
whole, um, Quidditch thing going?" Lily asked.
"If you went to
the games, you'd know. If you were still our manager, you'd know. If you still
played, you'd know." James tried not to raise his voice.
Lily rolled her
eyes. "As if you need me, Mister Star Seeker. You seem to have the entire thing
under control."
"Things aren't
as they seem, milady." James chirped.
"URGH! You are
so annoying." Lily muttered.
"Yes, Princess.
I am, Princess. Does Your Royal Highness have any other opinions to pass of me?
Or does the Princess prefer to keep her royal mouth shut for once?"
Lily was so
sick of this. She turned to him and slapped him right on the cheek.
"Mr. Potter, what is that nasty red swelling
on your cheek?" Professor Dumbledore wrinkled his nose.
"Ran into an
evil little- Doorway." James muttered.
"Do sit down.
We're going to have a nice little discussion. Then we can send you off to the
hospital wing." Professor Dumbledore motioned to the two seats in front of his
desk. "I understand your graduation is coming up."
"Yes, sir." The
two chorused, and then they glared at one another.
"And seeing as
it's one of the largest years ever, and some of our most prominent students are
leaving, you two need to plan one of the greatest ceremonies ever, and one of
the greatest parties of all time." Professor Dumbledore said. "Normally I would
have the staff plan the graduation, but you two have had such successful
parties, such as the Halloween Ball of last year, and that birthday bash of Ms.
Evans's--."
"You mean we
would have to plan this shindig?" Lily asked wearily.
"Together?"
James demanded with shock.
"Yes, isn't
that obvious?" Professor Dumbledore asked confusedly.
"Together?"
James demanded again.
"Didn't he just
answer your question, you dumb ass?" Lily snapped.
"Now, Ms.
Evans, that's not completely fair--."
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?" James retorted.
"Now, Mr.
Potter, I'm sure you don't mean that."
"You, you dumb
ass."
"Ms. Evans!"
"Bitch!"
"Mister
Potter!"
"Bastard!"
"Gold digger!"
"Asshole!"
"Takes one to
know one." Lily slapped him. He slapped her back.
"Mr. Evans, Ms.
Potter! I mean, Mr. Potter, Ms. Evans!"
"You, you, you,
FLOBBERWORM!!!"
And at that
moment, they just launched one huge argument. Dumbledore banged his head on his
desk.
"Well, at least
they're fighting again."
"Dumb ass!"
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
"You, you dumb
ass!"
"Bitch!"
"Bastard!"
"Gold digger!"
"Asshole!"
"Takes one to
know one!"
"You wanna take
this outside, Potter?"
"I could take
you on, any day, any time."
Sirius looked
up from his Potions essay, as did everyone else. The professor had opened the
door to let out the chill, and walking past the dungeons were James and Lily.
Lily was
walking briskly with her arms crossed, and James was following her with his
fists on either side of his long legs.
"Dumb ass!"
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
"You, you dumb
ass!"
"Bitch!"
"Bastard!"
"Gold digger!"
'Asshole!"
'Takes one to
know one!"
Coco looked up
from her nap in the History of Magic book, and saw Lily and James stop in front
of the doorway, just shouting at each other.
"Dumb ass!"
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
"You, you dumb
ass!"
"Bitch!"
"Bastard!"
"Gold digger!"
'Asshole!"
'Takes one to
know one!"
By the time everyone had gotten down to supper, the doors to the Great Hall were blocked. By two arguing Gryffindors.
"Dumb ass!"
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
"You, you dumb
ass!"
"Bitch!"
"Bastard!"
"Gold digger!"
'Asshole!"
'Takes one to
know one!"
"You.' Lily spat. "You, you, you!"
"FLOBBERWORM!"
They chorused.
"Well, at least
they're fighting again." Sirius said with a shrug. "Mind letting us eat?"
"Shut up!" The two Gryffindors shouted.
"I said it
first!"
"No, I said it
first!"
"Dumb ass."
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
Several floors
above, Professor Dumbledore was still banging his head on his desk.
"That's stupid,
dumb ass." Lily pouted. "Purple? Somebody has a borderline personality
disorder."
"Like orange is
much better!" James retorted.
"You two are
acting like three-year-olds with larger vocabularies." Coco said, rolling her
eyes.
"Just let them
argue, Coco. There's no point in stopping them." Remus said, turning a page of
Witch Weekly. Hey, he was bored!
"What is that
supposed to mean?" They demanded.
"Stop doing
that!" They shouted at each other.
"What?" They
chorused.
"That whole,
saying the same thing at the same time!" They shrieked in unison.
"God, you are
so annoying!" They said at the same time, sitting back and crossing their arms.
"Check this
out." Remus whispered, showing a page to Coco.
While James and
Lily continued to shout at one another, everyone crowded around Remus.
"The Prince
James Watch. Oh, I heard of that article. Each month they try to place Prince
James and see who he's hanging out with, what he's wearing, etc." Clarisse
said.
"Is he that
popular?" Jennifer asked.
"He's one of
the most wanted boys in the magical realm." Leola said.
"This month,
good old Jamie is actually kind of lying low. However, interesting photos taken
by yours truly, the Guy Spy, will depict Jamie's ongoing arguments with Ms.
Popular herself, Muggle heiress, ex-girlfriend, current crush and fellow
housemate of Jamie's, Lily Evans. The two seem to have a love/hate
relationship! In the photos seen here, we have the two at Ministry balls two
years ago, a dance last year, in the Quidditch stands together this past
semester, and in the latest, the two are screaming their lungs out." Diana
read. The readers lowered the magazine for another study, and the article was
right.
"Who exactly
could be following Lily and James around?" Munguldus asked, his brow wrinkling.
"Has to be a
Hogwarts student with a camera." Sirius said, his face in the same angry,
confused expression as Munguldus's.
"Most likely a
Slytherin." Remus concluded.
"Am I right?"
Lily demanded, making the readers jump.
"'About what?
Sirius asked wearily.
"Hah! I'm
right!" James said, banging his fists on the table in victory.
"Shut
up!"
"You shut up!"
"Dumb ass!"
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?"
"What's that?"
Lily asked.
Coco snatched
the magazine and hid it behind her back.
"What's what?"
Remus asked, his eyes not meeting her angry gaze.
"You were
reading something." Lily's eyes narrowed. "Oh, what is the point? Let's just
make it red, green, blue and yellow. I have somewhere to be."
"Getting
crowned as the world's bitchiest princess?" James sneered, crossing his arms.
"No. I have a
date."
Everyone's jaws
dropped.
"What? Just
because I dated a so-called prince doesn't mean I can't date other people." Lily
said exasperatedly, grabbing her books and leaving.
"Who is it?"
James called after her. "With the Marauders as my witness, I will find out!"
Lily made a
rather rude and not so ladylike gesture with a certain finger.
"I'm a genius!"
Lily exclaimed, stopping in the middle of the Hogsmeade street, almost reaching
the meeting place for her date. She turned on her heel and headed toward the
castle. 'Stupid heels.' She pulled off her dark blue heels, and shoved them
into her flimsy, sparkly, deep blue handbag. Her dress matched, and she
resembled some sort of figure skater or a fairy with the cut of her skirt and
the fluttering, short sleeves of her dress.
"Wait 'til they
hear it!"
"Where are you
going, a strip club?" Sirius demanded the instant he saw Lily. He grabbed a
blanket and wrapped it around her. She swatted him away.
"I have it!"
Lily exclaimed.
"Where are you
going, a strip club?" James demanded.
"URGH! BOYS!"
Lily shrieked. "No! I was on my way to my date and then--…"
"You go out in
public like that?" Sirius asked.
"URGH!!!!!!"
Lily threw her handbag across the room. "There are so many ethnicity's at this
school, and there's so many ethnicity's in this graduating year. Instead
of four long tables, we can have a lot of mini-tables with different food and
other stuff from different countries!"
"You
interrupted your lap dance date for that idea?" James drawled.
"Oh, shut up!
Nobody asked you, dumb ass!" Lily snapped.
"Who are you
calling a dumb ass?" James demanded, standing up.
"Not this
again." Sirius murmured.
"Have either of
you ever heard of compromise?" Remus asked.
"Yes, but I
always get my way!" Lily pouted, stomping her foot.
"How about we
just cut to the chase? We get a mural on the wall behind the staff table,
depicting the Eiffel Tower and the park around it, and the entire Great Hall is
like sitting in a cafe in Paris?" James asked exasperatedly.
"Deal."
Lily offered her hand, and he shook it.
Lily wiped her
hand off on her skirt. "Eww. James Potter germs."
James wiped his
hand of on his slacks. "Eww. Lily Evans germs."
B/N: Sorry I was a naughty girl. Mandy had this
done on Sunday but I didn't edit. *ducks tomatoes* HEy! I was sick!... PLEASE
read my prequel, next part up as soon as I stop procrastinating.
