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plot but I haven't read many L/J stories so if it's been done before
(chances are it has) then I apologise in advance.
A/N: Hello again. Thanks for the positive reviews. As I said before I'm not planning this to be more than five chapters but I guess stranger things have happened. Let's see how we go anyway. Onto to chapter two!
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Chapter 2
At quarter to eleven that night James emerged from the kitchens. He'd just been down for a late night snack, as he often did. He threw his invisibility cloak over himself and studied the Marauders Map. His way was clear but something caught his eye. What were Snape and Malfoy doing wandering around at night?
"Well it can't be anything good," James said to himself.
He made a decision then to find out what they were up to. Silently, he crept through the corridors.
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Lily was pacing around the Gryffindor common room. She glanced at her watch and gulped. A late night rendezvous with a Slytherin? Not her ideal way to spend the evening.
"I better get going. He said eleven sharp."
"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?" Aurora asked again.
"I'm sure," Lily said. Bless her Gryffindor bravery.
"Be careful, honey," Faith called after her anxiously.
"I will," she clutched her Astronomy textbook and left the safety of the warm common room.
Lily lit the tip of her wand and proceeded towards the Astronomy Tower. Along the way she jumped at every little noise and movement.
"Why am I doing this?" she asked herself repeatedly. She knew very well why she was doing it. Snape was a Slytherin and they couldn't be trusted. Had Lily refused to help him he would have made her life hell.
Lily managed to arrive at the Tower at eleven on the dot. She waited at the bottom of the stairs for Snape to show up.
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"Now, Malfoy, this has to be perfectly timed. Do not come in until twenty past eleven exactly."
"I gave him the note but what if he doesn't show up or refuses to come with me?"
"I don't care what you have to do, just get him there," Snape snarled.
James stayed pressed against the wall. Oh yeah, they were up to something all right. He watched as they split up. James followed Snape, from what he'd heard Snape was going to meet someone. He wanted to know whom.
'He's heading for the Astronomy Tower,' James realised. 'Could the slimy git have a girlfriend?'
James almost laughed out loud at the very thought. The girl would have to have serious problems. Snape began to straighten his robes and flatten his hair.
'It'll take more than that to make him look good,' James smiled.
They finally reached the Astronomy Tower. James could make out a lone figure by the stairs. As they got closer James recognised the familiar red head. He gasped. Snape and Lily? Impossible!
Snape, having heard the gasp, spun around. His beady eyes peered in search of the source of the noise. James held his breath and remained very still. Satisfied that no one was there, Snape turned back to Lily.
"Glad you could make it. Let's go upstairs, shall we?"
Lily nodded. She proceeded up the spiral staircase, Snape directly behind her and James not too far behind him.
Once they were in the round Astronomy room Snape went around lighting a few lamps. The only things in the room were a moving model of the solar system and a telescope that was sticking out the window.
Lily dropped her book in the middle of the room and went to look through the telescope. James was standing right beside her. He was so close he could smell her peach shampoo. Snape approached Lily and leant over her.
"What are you looking at?" he whispered in her ear.
Lily jumped and stepped away from him quickly. The closeness was making her extremely uncomfortable.
"Let's get to work then," Lily suggested. The sooner this was over the better.
"Of course, that's what we're here for."
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James stayed where he was. If he left now they'd hear him walking down the stairs. Besides, he wanted to make sure Snape did nothing to hurt Lily.
The pair sat in the middle of the room. Snape was so close he was almost sitting in Lily's lap. She kept sliding over but he just did the same.
"So the constellation Orion is made up of three stars. Can you tell me the names of the stars?" Lily asked.
"No idea. Stars have such silly names. If I found a star I'd call it Lily. It would be the prettiest star in the universe," Snape reached out to stroke her hair.
James nearly gagged. Prettiest star in the universe? That was something Sirius would say. The difference being it would work for Sirius.
"Please don't do that, Severus, I have a boyfriend," Lily moved away from him again.
"I'm sorry. You're just so pretty. Andrew is a very lucky guy."
Lily shivered involuntarily. Snape's compliments were more disturbing than flattering.
"Ok. Let's go check out the telescope," she jumped up quickly.
James was still standing near the window and was very relieved to see the revolted look on Lily's face. At least she wasn't happy to be there.
James began to get a bad feeling when he saw Snape check his watch then smirk maliciously. He had to resist the violent urge to throw of his cloak and tackle Snape.
"Oh, Lily," Snape called.
"What's wrong?" Lily straightened up and turned around.
Snape pounced on her. He grabbed Lily and pressed her up against the wall, narrowly missing James.
"Severus! Let go of me!" Lily struggled.
Snape ignored her request and instead pressed his mouth heavily against hers. She groaned and struggled but he had her pinned. He was also bigger than she was so any attempt to push him away was useless.
James was about to reveal himself and take care of Snape when he heard voices approaching.
"The Astronomy Tower? Why did you bring me here? Lucius, what's going on?"
"See for yourself."
The door opened to reveal a confused Andrew and a smug Malfoy. As soon as he saw Snape and Lily, Andrew began to yell.
"Lily! What's going on?"
Snape released his vice grip on Lily and spun around. He pretended to look shocked and innocent. Andrew, not the quickest broom in the shed, so to speak, fell for Snape's acting.
"I knew it shouldn't have happened but Lily was so forceful. I tried to stop, honestly," Snape insisted.
"How could you do that to me, Lily? We have one fight and you're off snogging other guys. Everyone warned me about you, I should have listened to them!' Andrew yelled.
Lily, having just been snogged by Snape and now being yelled at, was still very stunned. She tried to speak but Andrew interrupted her.
"Don't bother. It's over. I can do so much better but let's see how well you do without me."
"But I didn't-" Lily began. Andrew had already left.
"Really, Lily, cheating on your boyfriend. Not that I'd expect less from a mudblood," Malfoy shook his head in disgust.
Lily had quickly realised she'd been set up. She snatched up her book and ran from the room. James followed her down the stairs.
"Andrew! Wait!"
He stopped and turned to face her. He looked quite happy for a bloke who'd just ended a year-long relationship.
"I told you it's over. Accept that, Lily."
"But I didn't kiss Snape! I would never do that! He kissed me!"
"It looked very passionate to me, your hands were all over him."
"No, you idiot, I was trying to push him away!" Lily yelled, obviously getting frustrated with his lack of intelligence.
"I'm an idiot for getting involved with you. The girls all told me you were nothing but a mudblood and the boys told me you were easy. I gave you benefit of the doubt."
"Easy? Is that what everyone thinks of me?"
Andrew nodded, "and it's obviously true. Now, I'd like to get back to my house before I get caught out of the bed. That won't look good for the future Head Boy."
Lily let him walk away. She was still obviously shocked. It was taking a while for her to realise what had just happened. Then slowly tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Before James could do anything Lily had run off. Struggling to keep up, he pursued her through the corridors. Hair flying out behind her and tears streaming down her face; she twisted and turned through the castle. She stopped abruptly in front of the Fat Lady portrait and James nearly ran into her.
"Turnip," Lily managed to say between sobs and gasps.
The Fat Lady swung open without opening her eyes. James followed Lily into the empty common room. Over come by a moment of anger, Lily threw her textbook at the wall.
James watched silently as Lily collapsed in front of the fireplace. She lay on the floor sobbing and shaking for at least half an hour. James could have returned to his room but he couldn't bear to leave her like that.
Slowly Lily's sobs subsided and she finally fell asleep after an hour of non-stop crying. Curled up in a ball, she remained in front of the dying fire. James was finally able to come out from under his cloak. He conjured a blanket and placed it over the sleeping girl.
"So, Lily Evans, now begins your fall from grace," James whispered.
He gently brushed her tear-streaked cheek with his thumb then tiptoed up to his room. Knowing the way Hogwarts and its students worked, James knew Lily had a few difficult days ahead.
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A/N: Sorry it was a little short but at least I got it done. The next chapter might take a while though. I'm writing the next chapter of my other story now and I plan to alternate between the two. Read that one if you like. It's a Fred and George story. Not twincest though…that's icky. Hehe, sorry. Please review, I really appreciate it.
A/N: Hello again. Thanks for the positive reviews. As I said before I'm not planning this to be more than five chapters but I guess stranger things have happened. Let's see how we go anyway. Onto to chapter two!
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Chapter 2
At quarter to eleven that night James emerged from the kitchens. He'd just been down for a late night snack, as he often did. He threw his invisibility cloak over himself and studied the Marauders Map. His way was clear but something caught his eye. What were Snape and Malfoy doing wandering around at night?
"Well it can't be anything good," James said to himself.
He made a decision then to find out what they were up to. Silently, he crept through the corridors.
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Lily was pacing around the Gryffindor common room. She glanced at her watch and gulped. A late night rendezvous with a Slytherin? Not her ideal way to spend the evening.
"I better get going. He said eleven sharp."
"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?" Aurora asked again.
"I'm sure," Lily said. Bless her Gryffindor bravery.
"Be careful, honey," Faith called after her anxiously.
"I will," she clutched her Astronomy textbook and left the safety of the warm common room.
Lily lit the tip of her wand and proceeded towards the Astronomy Tower. Along the way she jumped at every little noise and movement.
"Why am I doing this?" she asked herself repeatedly. She knew very well why she was doing it. Snape was a Slytherin and they couldn't be trusted. Had Lily refused to help him he would have made her life hell.
Lily managed to arrive at the Tower at eleven on the dot. She waited at the bottom of the stairs for Snape to show up.
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"Now, Malfoy, this has to be perfectly timed. Do not come in until twenty past eleven exactly."
"I gave him the note but what if he doesn't show up or refuses to come with me?"
"I don't care what you have to do, just get him there," Snape snarled.
James stayed pressed against the wall. Oh yeah, they were up to something all right. He watched as they split up. James followed Snape, from what he'd heard Snape was going to meet someone. He wanted to know whom.
'He's heading for the Astronomy Tower,' James realised. 'Could the slimy git have a girlfriend?'
James almost laughed out loud at the very thought. The girl would have to have serious problems. Snape began to straighten his robes and flatten his hair.
'It'll take more than that to make him look good,' James smiled.
They finally reached the Astronomy Tower. James could make out a lone figure by the stairs. As they got closer James recognised the familiar red head. He gasped. Snape and Lily? Impossible!
Snape, having heard the gasp, spun around. His beady eyes peered in search of the source of the noise. James held his breath and remained very still. Satisfied that no one was there, Snape turned back to Lily.
"Glad you could make it. Let's go upstairs, shall we?"
Lily nodded. She proceeded up the spiral staircase, Snape directly behind her and James not too far behind him.
Once they were in the round Astronomy room Snape went around lighting a few lamps. The only things in the room were a moving model of the solar system and a telescope that was sticking out the window.
Lily dropped her book in the middle of the room and went to look through the telescope. James was standing right beside her. He was so close he could smell her peach shampoo. Snape approached Lily and leant over her.
"What are you looking at?" he whispered in her ear.
Lily jumped and stepped away from him quickly. The closeness was making her extremely uncomfortable.
"Let's get to work then," Lily suggested. The sooner this was over the better.
"Of course, that's what we're here for."
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James stayed where he was. If he left now they'd hear him walking down the stairs. Besides, he wanted to make sure Snape did nothing to hurt Lily.
The pair sat in the middle of the room. Snape was so close he was almost sitting in Lily's lap. She kept sliding over but he just did the same.
"So the constellation Orion is made up of three stars. Can you tell me the names of the stars?" Lily asked.
"No idea. Stars have such silly names. If I found a star I'd call it Lily. It would be the prettiest star in the universe," Snape reached out to stroke her hair.
James nearly gagged. Prettiest star in the universe? That was something Sirius would say. The difference being it would work for Sirius.
"Please don't do that, Severus, I have a boyfriend," Lily moved away from him again.
"I'm sorry. You're just so pretty. Andrew is a very lucky guy."
Lily shivered involuntarily. Snape's compliments were more disturbing than flattering.
"Ok. Let's go check out the telescope," she jumped up quickly.
James was still standing near the window and was very relieved to see the revolted look on Lily's face. At least she wasn't happy to be there.
James began to get a bad feeling when he saw Snape check his watch then smirk maliciously. He had to resist the violent urge to throw of his cloak and tackle Snape.
"Oh, Lily," Snape called.
"What's wrong?" Lily straightened up and turned around.
Snape pounced on her. He grabbed Lily and pressed her up against the wall, narrowly missing James.
"Severus! Let go of me!" Lily struggled.
Snape ignored her request and instead pressed his mouth heavily against hers. She groaned and struggled but he had her pinned. He was also bigger than she was so any attempt to push him away was useless.
James was about to reveal himself and take care of Snape when he heard voices approaching.
"The Astronomy Tower? Why did you bring me here? Lucius, what's going on?"
"See for yourself."
The door opened to reveal a confused Andrew and a smug Malfoy. As soon as he saw Snape and Lily, Andrew began to yell.
"Lily! What's going on?"
Snape released his vice grip on Lily and spun around. He pretended to look shocked and innocent. Andrew, not the quickest broom in the shed, so to speak, fell for Snape's acting.
"I knew it shouldn't have happened but Lily was so forceful. I tried to stop, honestly," Snape insisted.
"How could you do that to me, Lily? We have one fight and you're off snogging other guys. Everyone warned me about you, I should have listened to them!' Andrew yelled.
Lily, having just been snogged by Snape and now being yelled at, was still very stunned. She tried to speak but Andrew interrupted her.
"Don't bother. It's over. I can do so much better but let's see how well you do without me."
"But I didn't-" Lily began. Andrew had already left.
"Really, Lily, cheating on your boyfriend. Not that I'd expect less from a mudblood," Malfoy shook his head in disgust.
Lily had quickly realised she'd been set up. She snatched up her book and ran from the room. James followed her down the stairs.
"Andrew! Wait!"
He stopped and turned to face her. He looked quite happy for a bloke who'd just ended a year-long relationship.
"I told you it's over. Accept that, Lily."
"But I didn't kiss Snape! I would never do that! He kissed me!"
"It looked very passionate to me, your hands were all over him."
"No, you idiot, I was trying to push him away!" Lily yelled, obviously getting frustrated with his lack of intelligence.
"I'm an idiot for getting involved with you. The girls all told me you were nothing but a mudblood and the boys told me you were easy. I gave you benefit of the doubt."
"Easy? Is that what everyone thinks of me?"
Andrew nodded, "and it's obviously true. Now, I'd like to get back to my house before I get caught out of the bed. That won't look good for the future Head Boy."
Lily let him walk away. She was still obviously shocked. It was taking a while for her to realise what had just happened. Then slowly tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Before James could do anything Lily had run off. Struggling to keep up, he pursued her through the corridors. Hair flying out behind her and tears streaming down her face; she twisted and turned through the castle. She stopped abruptly in front of the Fat Lady portrait and James nearly ran into her.
"Turnip," Lily managed to say between sobs and gasps.
The Fat Lady swung open without opening her eyes. James followed Lily into the empty common room. Over come by a moment of anger, Lily threw her textbook at the wall.
James watched silently as Lily collapsed in front of the fireplace. She lay on the floor sobbing and shaking for at least half an hour. James could have returned to his room but he couldn't bear to leave her like that.
Slowly Lily's sobs subsided and she finally fell asleep after an hour of non-stop crying. Curled up in a ball, she remained in front of the dying fire. James was finally able to come out from under his cloak. He conjured a blanket and placed it over the sleeping girl.
"So, Lily Evans, now begins your fall from grace," James whispered.
He gently brushed her tear-streaked cheek with his thumb then tiptoed up to his room. Knowing the way Hogwarts and its students worked, James knew Lily had a few difficult days ahead.
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A/N: Sorry it was a little short but at least I got it done. The next chapter might take a while though. I'm writing the next chapter of my other story now and I plan to alternate between the two. Read that one if you like. It's a Fred and George story. Not twincest though…that's icky. Hehe, sorry. Please review, I really appreciate it.