A/n: Hi you guys! Thanks for reviewing! That last chapter wasn't meant to
be a cliffie. . . sorry if you thought that.
Summary: Stereotyping. Something that is in every world, including the Magical one. So when two complete opposites have to work together, it was the worst thing either one of them could have imagined. They had reputations to uphold and things to keep secret; they, 'Stood on Opposite sides of the River'.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, names, and basic environment; only the plot and my ideas.
Chapter 4
It had been two months since the first lesson, and James was improving steadily. They had been through Charms, and he raised his test scores from eighty-five to ninety-four percent, pretty impressive in only two months. Today they would start working on--
"Muggle Studies." said Lily, slamming the old book on the coffee table in the prefect's bathroom, startling James who was dozing off in one of the chairs. The two students had found that the bathroom provided the nice quietness they needed without the overbearing librarian constantly at watch. They were no longer arguing, but not quite friends yet either, somewhere along the lines of being civil when they had to work together.
"Wha-?" muttered James groggily, trying to comprehend what was going on, then groaned. "Noo-oo-o I don't WANT to learn about Muggles, and the book is so BORING." he whined.
Lily crossed her arms and frowned at him. "You do realize that I'm Muggle- born, don't you?" James gulped. "But really, if you'd just face the subject with a ready attitude, you would find it very fascinating." James raised a skeptical eyebrow.
"Alright, prove it to me then."
"Since you don't like the text book," at this Lily scowled, as if he had offended one of her friends, "we'll start with the visual I brought. And if you're really good," Lily gave a impish smile, "I'll let you play with it."
Curious, James moved closer to the bag Lily had brought with her, and peered into its brown depths. There was a strange sort of device in it, with many buttons and gadgets and shiny pieces.
"What is it?"
Lily smirked at him; "You don't know what it is? It's called a camera." James only looked blankly back.
Lily sighed. "You know, those things Muggles use to take pictures, except the photo doesn't move?"
"Ah, THOSE." James stopped, and looked at her confusedly. "I thought they were bigger, and made that weird noise that sounded like a dragon with a cold."
Lily looked puzzled for a second, then rolled her eyes. "No, those are CARS, smart one."
"Oh."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
They had been through discussing the various pieces on the Muggle contraption, and that meant--
"I get to play with it!" yelled James gleefully while rubbing his hands together and rolling up his sleeves. "So you hold it this way right?" showing Lily that the cameras screen was facing him. "And then you press-- " he bit his lip, trying to remember.
"James I really think you should--" Lily began but James waved her off with his hand.
"I don't need you to tell me, I can figure it out myself."
"But--"
"Aha! Found it!" yelled James in triumph. "Now I press it and. . . " There was a brilliant flash of yellow light and James was left crouching on the floor, covering his eyes.
"And I go blind?" he managed to squeak. Lily couldn't hold the tidal wave of giggles trying to escape, and burst out laughing. James looked quite miffed.
"That wasn't very nice, why didn't you tell me that was going to happen?" he said, still trying to get rid of the stars that were blinking in front of his face.
"That's the thing," Lily said between giggles "I did try to tell you, but you didn't want to listen!"
"Well, that's the last time I'm messing around with Muggle things, from now on, YOU handle the stuff."
"Fine by me, I don't go around playing with things I don't know how to work."
"See?" James gestured with his hands. "That's why you're so arrogant and stuck-up, you don't take any risks in your life!"
"I DO take risks!" Lily replied haughtily "Just last week I tried on this hideous shade of green on my nails! It took HOURS to get off!"
James looked at her exasperatedly. "Bet you've never flown before."
"Yes I have, first class airplane, my father owns it, you know."
"NO, I mean on a broomstick." Lily looked stricken at the thought.
"One of those things? Of course not, I'll probably break my neck!" James crossed his arms and looked at her pointedly.
"Oh ALRIGHT! So maybe I haven't flown before, what're you going to do about it?"
James grinned. "I want you to fly, right now, outside." Lily gasped.
"You CAN'T be serious!"
"No, I'm sure." Lily sighed, she couldn't let James Potter get the best of her.
"Okay, fine. But you have to ride with me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" came Lily's scream, piercing through the darkness. They were out by the Quidditch pitch, barely risen a few feet off the ground, and Lily was already in hysterics.
"Oh no, oh no, oh noooo. . ." Lily said as she covered her eyes. "I'm going to DIE! Good thing I got daddy to make my will already." she added as an afterthought.
James ignored her outbursts and slowly moved upward, stopping every few seconds to let Lily yell.
"If any harm comes to me, James Potter, I'll make sure that daddy sues you!" as James kept moving upward, and the threats and screaming continued in precise order for the next thirty minutes.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Well now, that wasn't so bad, I knew I could do it. I've always thought flying would come naturally," said Lily as James was putting the broom back in the shed, lining it up nicely.
James gave her a look, ears ringing and shoulders sore where Lily had punched him. "You did? I never would have known!" he said in fake flattery. "Why don't we do it again sometime?"
A look of panic swept over Lily's face, then annoyance, and then an evil smirk. James was expecting Lily to hex him now that he had insulted her, but she just whipped around, hair flipping perfectly, and started walking towards the Great Hall for dinner.
Before she reached the massive double doors, Lily turned back, and with that same evil smile, she said, "Next week same time, okay?" she paused, "Oh, and our next lesson we'll cover is Muggle clothing." James still had no idea what she was hinting at. "Piece of advice, wear good walking shoes and bring a whole lot of head ache potion from Madame Pomfrey." Realization hit James like a bomb, and he didn't like the idea at all.
They were going shopping.
A/n: OOHHHHH!!!!! They're going shopping! YAY! LoL James doesn't seem too happy about it, though. R&R please!
I don't list my reviewers here, but I love you guys all the same!
Summary: Stereotyping. Something that is in every world, including the Magical one. So when two complete opposites have to work together, it was the worst thing either one of them could have imagined. They had reputations to uphold and things to keep secret; they, 'Stood on Opposite sides of the River'.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, names, and basic environment; only the plot and my ideas.
Chapter 4
It had been two months since the first lesson, and James was improving steadily. They had been through Charms, and he raised his test scores from eighty-five to ninety-four percent, pretty impressive in only two months. Today they would start working on--
"Muggle Studies." said Lily, slamming the old book on the coffee table in the prefect's bathroom, startling James who was dozing off in one of the chairs. The two students had found that the bathroom provided the nice quietness they needed without the overbearing librarian constantly at watch. They were no longer arguing, but not quite friends yet either, somewhere along the lines of being civil when they had to work together.
"Wha-?" muttered James groggily, trying to comprehend what was going on, then groaned. "Noo-oo-o I don't WANT to learn about Muggles, and the book is so BORING." he whined.
Lily crossed her arms and frowned at him. "You do realize that I'm Muggle- born, don't you?" James gulped. "But really, if you'd just face the subject with a ready attitude, you would find it very fascinating." James raised a skeptical eyebrow.
"Alright, prove it to me then."
"Since you don't like the text book," at this Lily scowled, as if he had offended one of her friends, "we'll start with the visual I brought. And if you're really good," Lily gave a impish smile, "I'll let you play with it."
Curious, James moved closer to the bag Lily had brought with her, and peered into its brown depths. There was a strange sort of device in it, with many buttons and gadgets and shiny pieces.
"What is it?"
Lily smirked at him; "You don't know what it is? It's called a camera." James only looked blankly back.
Lily sighed. "You know, those things Muggles use to take pictures, except the photo doesn't move?"
"Ah, THOSE." James stopped, and looked at her confusedly. "I thought they were bigger, and made that weird noise that sounded like a dragon with a cold."
Lily looked puzzled for a second, then rolled her eyes. "No, those are CARS, smart one."
"Oh."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
They had been through discussing the various pieces on the Muggle contraption, and that meant--
"I get to play with it!" yelled James gleefully while rubbing his hands together and rolling up his sleeves. "So you hold it this way right?" showing Lily that the cameras screen was facing him. "And then you press-- " he bit his lip, trying to remember.
"James I really think you should--" Lily began but James waved her off with his hand.
"I don't need you to tell me, I can figure it out myself."
"But--"
"Aha! Found it!" yelled James in triumph. "Now I press it and. . . " There was a brilliant flash of yellow light and James was left crouching on the floor, covering his eyes.
"And I go blind?" he managed to squeak. Lily couldn't hold the tidal wave of giggles trying to escape, and burst out laughing. James looked quite miffed.
"That wasn't very nice, why didn't you tell me that was going to happen?" he said, still trying to get rid of the stars that were blinking in front of his face.
"That's the thing," Lily said between giggles "I did try to tell you, but you didn't want to listen!"
"Well, that's the last time I'm messing around with Muggle things, from now on, YOU handle the stuff."
"Fine by me, I don't go around playing with things I don't know how to work."
"See?" James gestured with his hands. "That's why you're so arrogant and stuck-up, you don't take any risks in your life!"
"I DO take risks!" Lily replied haughtily "Just last week I tried on this hideous shade of green on my nails! It took HOURS to get off!"
James looked at her exasperatedly. "Bet you've never flown before."
"Yes I have, first class airplane, my father owns it, you know."
"NO, I mean on a broomstick." Lily looked stricken at the thought.
"One of those things? Of course not, I'll probably break my neck!" James crossed his arms and looked at her pointedly.
"Oh ALRIGHT! So maybe I haven't flown before, what're you going to do about it?"
James grinned. "I want you to fly, right now, outside." Lily gasped.
"You CAN'T be serious!"
"No, I'm sure." Lily sighed, she couldn't let James Potter get the best of her.
"Okay, fine. But you have to ride with me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" came Lily's scream, piercing through the darkness. They were out by the Quidditch pitch, barely risen a few feet off the ground, and Lily was already in hysterics.
"Oh no, oh no, oh noooo. . ." Lily said as she covered her eyes. "I'm going to DIE! Good thing I got daddy to make my will already." she added as an afterthought.
James ignored her outbursts and slowly moved upward, stopping every few seconds to let Lily yell.
"If any harm comes to me, James Potter, I'll make sure that daddy sues you!" as James kept moving upward, and the threats and screaming continued in precise order for the next thirty minutes.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Well now, that wasn't so bad, I knew I could do it. I've always thought flying would come naturally," said Lily as James was putting the broom back in the shed, lining it up nicely.
James gave her a look, ears ringing and shoulders sore where Lily had punched him. "You did? I never would have known!" he said in fake flattery. "Why don't we do it again sometime?"
A look of panic swept over Lily's face, then annoyance, and then an evil smirk. James was expecting Lily to hex him now that he had insulted her, but she just whipped around, hair flipping perfectly, and started walking towards the Great Hall for dinner.
Before she reached the massive double doors, Lily turned back, and with that same evil smile, she said, "Next week same time, okay?" she paused, "Oh, and our next lesson we'll cover is Muggle clothing." James still had no idea what she was hinting at. "Piece of advice, wear good walking shoes and bring a whole lot of head ache potion from Madame Pomfrey." Realization hit James like a bomb, and he didn't like the idea at all.
They were going shopping.
A/n: OOHHHHH!!!!! They're going shopping! YAY! LoL James doesn't seem too happy about it, though. R&R please!
I don't list my reviewers here, but I love you guys all the same!