The Importance of Being. . .Normal?
SUMMARY: Lily and her two best friends, Alex and Ellen are in their fifth year at Hogwarts. What will happen when Lily begins to get to know the Marauders better? Will the Slytherins manage to beat the Griffindors in the House Cup? Will the Marauders be able to win a bet with Alex? Or will they fail miserably?
Chapter 9-Part 1
The Problem with Paradise
"Ahuh, sure you are," Lily teased helping herself to another frog from the pile in front of them "but you know something's."
"Like what,"
"Like me trusting you," Lily replied quietly "cause I do."
James smiled "I hope so." He slid over closer to Lily and put a hand carefully on her ivory cheek "Then can I?"
Lily grinned and leant forward a bit until. . .she whispered in his ear, her warm breath making his skin tingle "Not quite yet."
James groaned disappointedly, "You're such a tease you know that." He said, moving back to where he was sitting before.
Lily nodded "Just be patient. I'll get used to the idea soon enough."
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"Sirius," Alex murmured as he held her tightly, as if she'd disappear in an instant.
"What?" he moved back slightly so he could look into her face.
"This changes everything doesn't it,"
Sirius nodded with a smile "Isn't that good?"
"Yeah, but maybe not," Alex pulled herself out of Sirius's embrace, but remained holding onto his hand "there's most likely a good reason why Lily won't let James get close to her,"
"That's just because she's scared to trust him, but even Lily can get used to it,"
"Hmm," Alex sat down on a large rock "but can I trust you?"
"You're one of my best friends Alex-you know you can trust me,"
"But that's just it. You're my best friend. Best friends don't go around kissing each other, it wouldn't work,"
"It would. I know you Alex, and you know me. Every single stupid thing each of us has ever done, the other knows about it. Isn't the best way to have a decent relationship?"
"I suppose so. But what about Yasmine?" Alex said, raising her eyebrow questioning
"I'll break up with her-it wasn't like I wanted to go out with her anyway."
Alex shook her head involuntarily
"What?" Sirius said, looking up at the stars for a moment
"It just sounds so. . .cold. I'd hate to be in Yasmine's shoes,"
"But you hate her. You've told me that about a million times before,"
"Only cause she's the type of girl you like," Alex retorted, half scared of how honest she was going to get
"Well it obviously isn't the case, is it," Sirius turned his uptilted face to gaze at Alex "don't worry about it."
"But if you can do it to her, you can do it to me," Alex flicked her braid over her shoulder
"I wouldn't," he said stoically "you're different."
Against her better will, Alex felt the corners of her lips turn into a smile "Thank you," she said honestly. It wasn't like she wanted to be considered similar to Yasmine. "So, can we go back to the dorms now? It's getting really late and we've got to play quidditch tomorrow."
Sirius nodded "This'd be about the first time you've ever not gone to bed before ten on a prematch night isn't it."
"Of course, at least I take my quidditch seriously," Alex said slyly
"Well I take it as serious as I get," Sirius said laughing, "after all I am Sirius."
Alex smiled and cuffed him on the head "Just because some stuff's changed doesn't mean I'm going to be nicer to you,"
Sirius grinned mischievously "I'm glad it's not."
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A/N: I'm sooo sorry about how incredibly short this chapter is, but I really feel like I have to post * something*, and this just happens to be it. . . I'll update with the second half asap, it's just that it's the end of term for school, (one week to go!) and yeah. . .exams are hell! Lol, alright then, more frequent (and better) updates to be made soon, in the holidays.
Please read and review, as always, or I won't continue. . .
~Katherine.
SUMMARY: Lily and her two best friends, Alex and Ellen are in their fifth year at Hogwarts. What will happen when Lily begins to get to know the Marauders better? Will the Slytherins manage to beat the Griffindors in the House Cup? Will the Marauders be able to win a bet with Alex? Or will they fail miserably?
Chapter 9-Part 1
The Problem with Paradise
"Ahuh, sure you are," Lily teased helping herself to another frog from the pile in front of them "but you know something's."
"Like what,"
"Like me trusting you," Lily replied quietly "cause I do."
James smiled "I hope so." He slid over closer to Lily and put a hand carefully on her ivory cheek "Then can I?"
Lily grinned and leant forward a bit until. . .she whispered in his ear, her warm breath making his skin tingle "Not quite yet."
James groaned disappointedly, "You're such a tease you know that." He said, moving back to where he was sitting before.
Lily nodded "Just be patient. I'll get used to the idea soon enough."
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"Sirius," Alex murmured as he held her tightly, as if she'd disappear in an instant.
"What?" he moved back slightly so he could look into her face.
"This changes everything doesn't it,"
Sirius nodded with a smile "Isn't that good?"
"Yeah, but maybe not," Alex pulled herself out of Sirius's embrace, but remained holding onto his hand "there's most likely a good reason why Lily won't let James get close to her,"
"That's just because she's scared to trust him, but even Lily can get used to it,"
"Hmm," Alex sat down on a large rock "but can I trust you?"
"You're one of my best friends Alex-you know you can trust me,"
"But that's just it. You're my best friend. Best friends don't go around kissing each other, it wouldn't work,"
"It would. I know you Alex, and you know me. Every single stupid thing each of us has ever done, the other knows about it. Isn't the best way to have a decent relationship?"
"I suppose so. But what about Yasmine?" Alex said, raising her eyebrow questioning
"I'll break up with her-it wasn't like I wanted to go out with her anyway."
Alex shook her head involuntarily
"What?" Sirius said, looking up at the stars for a moment
"It just sounds so. . .cold. I'd hate to be in Yasmine's shoes,"
"But you hate her. You've told me that about a million times before,"
"Only cause she's the type of girl you like," Alex retorted, half scared of how honest she was going to get
"Well it obviously isn't the case, is it," Sirius turned his uptilted face to gaze at Alex "don't worry about it."
"But if you can do it to her, you can do it to me," Alex flicked her braid over her shoulder
"I wouldn't," he said stoically "you're different."
Against her better will, Alex felt the corners of her lips turn into a smile "Thank you," she said honestly. It wasn't like she wanted to be considered similar to Yasmine. "So, can we go back to the dorms now? It's getting really late and we've got to play quidditch tomorrow."
Sirius nodded "This'd be about the first time you've ever not gone to bed before ten on a prematch night isn't it."
"Of course, at least I take my quidditch seriously," Alex said slyly
"Well I take it as serious as I get," Sirius said laughing, "after all I am Sirius."
Alex smiled and cuffed him on the head "Just because some stuff's changed doesn't mean I'm going to be nicer to you,"
Sirius grinned mischievously "I'm glad it's not."
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A/N: I'm sooo sorry about how incredibly short this chapter is, but I really feel like I have to post * something*, and this just happens to be it. . . I'll update with the second half asap, it's just that it's the end of term for school, (one week to go!) and yeah. . .exams are hell! Lol, alright then, more frequent (and better) updates to be made soon, in the holidays.
Please read and review, as always, or I won't continue. . .
~Katherine.