Could they be using me, too? Lily was horrified; she had never considered
the possibility. They had always been so nice to her that she had taken
them in immediately as friends. But what if Peter was telling the truth?
Lily wanted to cry. No! a voice inside her screamed. That's how they
want you to feel. They're pushing you around, just like before. You don't
deserve this. You won't take it! A determined look appeared one Lily's
face, as she knew that she must confront them. But she'd never done this
before. Maybe she should punish them first, and make them sorry. If they
were genuinely concerned, then maybe she'd talk to them about it.
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When Peter showed up for class late, no one was really suspicious of anything. Peter was always late, getting lost or stuck or something. James, Remus, and Sirius just greeted him as they normally did when he came in. He sat down to class and did what he normally did, which was to stare at the professor in an aimless stupor. He only pulled out of it when he heard what the other three Marauders were talking about.
"I can't believe Lily isn't here. She's never late to class-" Remus was saying. Sirius interrupted him saying, "Maybe it's part of her new thing."
"I don't know if this is a new thing, Si. Maybe she's always been like this, and we never noticed." James seemed thoughtful, but Sirius immediately lightened the mood.
"She's probably killing those damn bunnies."
Peter smiled, and went back into his stupor. She wasn't part of them yet. He hadn't infiltrated the Marauders. That was good. He could still mess things up, and Malfoy would be happy. He had seen Evans first-
He was interrupted from this train of thought as class ended. He went off to lunch happily, because, being a Pettigrew, he had to show how much he could stuff at every meal. It would be shameful to refuse god food. Everyone else thought that this was disgusting, but still, it was tradition.
Evans was at lunch already, he noted. Now the whole conversation would be about her and skipping class. Why did she always get the attention?
"Lily, where were you last period?" Sirius sat down, and asked nonchalantly. Lily didn't respond, though, and kept eating silently and slowly. Sirius looked at James and Remus, who were equally confused.
Try as they might, Lily didn't utter a single word during lunch. As soon as she was done eating, she got up and walked away.
"What's wrong with her?" Remus asked. No one who knew would tell.
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Peter left early from lunch, and this caused some suspicion. Peter never left early; he stuffed until he had to leave (another reason he was always late). He headed towards the Gryffindor common room, and PPM decided to follow him.
They watched as he went inside the common room, and stood right in front of the portrait exit, making it in before it closed. Lily was in there, and Peter went over to talk to her, oblivious to the other three's presence.
"What did I tell you, Lily? They don't really care." James stiffened in anger.
"They seemed to care to me. Why else would they want to talk to me?" Lily was obviously upset with Peter.
"They're using you. You're of no use to them if you won't cooperate. They use you for as long as possible, and drop as fast as they can."
"How do I know that you're not using me? Why should I take your word for it?"
"Who is friends with them? Who is the newcomer?" Peter pretended to think. "Oh, yeah, me. So it would make sense for me to know them better." He looked smug.
"You might want to rethink that, Wormtail." James stepped out of the shadows, anger in every feature. Peter cringed as James continues, "Why would we use Lily? She's nice, funny, and fun. You, Wormtail, are a worm, a rat, and an idiot if you think that you'll still be friends with us." Peter looked a lot less confidant now. "Just leave. Before I get too mad."
Peter scurried out of the room, and PPM turned to look at Lils. "You believed him?" Remus asked incredulously.
"Can you really blame me?" Lily retorted.
James still looked furious with Peter. "When did we ever treat you differently?"
"All the time, James." James looked stunned now. "Ever since you found out, you've treated me differently. And you know what I'm talking about."
Remus and Sirius looked at James as Lily stalked up the stairs to the 7th year girls' dorms.
James shook his head, and said, "I can't explain. I'm not sure what she's talking about."
Inside, James burned with rage. She was still on him about that? He had found out about that years ago. Still, it's not something you'd get over to fast...
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Lily sat on her bed. Did I do it right? she wondered. She'd never yelled at someone before, but James was being unrealistic. How could he blame her? And especially since her knew what happened last summer...
She shook her head, not wanting to think about it.
Melissa Tolemy came into the dorm. She was ok, and her and Lils talked sometimes, but not a lot. "What's the matter?"
"I had a fight with James..."
"You ant to talk about it?"
Lily smiled, relieved. Melissa had never been one of the people who used her. In fact, she had always stood up for her.
"It all started with that damn Peter..." she began, and felt better immediately. Maybe Melissa could be friends with her. Her pride was showing now, and though she might apologize to James, she could never go crawling back to him.
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Sirius James, and Remus stayed up late that night, talking. "So, what's up with you and Lily?" Sirius wanted to know.
"Nothing." James replied. They let it go, and eventually drifted off to sleep.
James woke in the morning, very confused. He had dreamt about Lily. Why was he so taken with her?
a/n: i am sooooo sorry that i haven't update in a while. its not my fault. my computer got messed up, and then my internet wasn't working, so its not my fault. *points at fish bowl* they did it! please review! oh, i can't wait to finish this! i have big plans for the end and a sequel idea!!! weee!!
so yeah, review
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When Peter showed up for class late, no one was really suspicious of anything. Peter was always late, getting lost or stuck or something. James, Remus, and Sirius just greeted him as they normally did when he came in. He sat down to class and did what he normally did, which was to stare at the professor in an aimless stupor. He only pulled out of it when he heard what the other three Marauders were talking about.
"I can't believe Lily isn't here. She's never late to class-" Remus was saying. Sirius interrupted him saying, "Maybe it's part of her new thing."
"I don't know if this is a new thing, Si. Maybe she's always been like this, and we never noticed." James seemed thoughtful, but Sirius immediately lightened the mood.
"She's probably killing those damn bunnies."
Peter smiled, and went back into his stupor. She wasn't part of them yet. He hadn't infiltrated the Marauders. That was good. He could still mess things up, and Malfoy would be happy. He had seen Evans first-
He was interrupted from this train of thought as class ended. He went off to lunch happily, because, being a Pettigrew, he had to show how much he could stuff at every meal. It would be shameful to refuse god food. Everyone else thought that this was disgusting, but still, it was tradition.
Evans was at lunch already, he noted. Now the whole conversation would be about her and skipping class. Why did she always get the attention?
"Lily, where were you last period?" Sirius sat down, and asked nonchalantly. Lily didn't respond, though, and kept eating silently and slowly. Sirius looked at James and Remus, who were equally confused.
Try as they might, Lily didn't utter a single word during lunch. As soon as she was done eating, she got up and walked away.
"What's wrong with her?" Remus asked. No one who knew would tell.
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Peter left early from lunch, and this caused some suspicion. Peter never left early; he stuffed until he had to leave (another reason he was always late). He headed towards the Gryffindor common room, and PPM decided to follow him.
They watched as he went inside the common room, and stood right in front of the portrait exit, making it in before it closed. Lily was in there, and Peter went over to talk to her, oblivious to the other three's presence.
"What did I tell you, Lily? They don't really care." James stiffened in anger.
"They seemed to care to me. Why else would they want to talk to me?" Lily was obviously upset with Peter.
"They're using you. You're of no use to them if you won't cooperate. They use you for as long as possible, and drop as fast as they can."
"How do I know that you're not using me? Why should I take your word for it?"
"Who is friends with them? Who is the newcomer?" Peter pretended to think. "Oh, yeah, me. So it would make sense for me to know them better." He looked smug.
"You might want to rethink that, Wormtail." James stepped out of the shadows, anger in every feature. Peter cringed as James continues, "Why would we use Lily? She's nice, funny, and fun. You, Wormtail, are a worm, a rat, and an idiot if you think that you'll still be friends with us." Peter looked a lot less confidant now. "Just leave. Before I get too mad."
Peter scurried out of the room, and PPM turned to look at Lils. "You believed him?" Remus asked incredulously.
"Can you really blame me?" Lily retorted.
James still looked furious with Peter. "When did we ever treat you differently?"
"All the time, James." James looked stunned now. "Ever since you found out, you've treated me differently. And you know what I'm talking about."
Remus and Sirius looked at James as Lily stalked up the stairs to the 7th year girls' dorms.
James shook his head, and said, "I can't explain. I'm not sure what she's talking about."
Inside, James burned with rage. She was still on him about that? He had found out about that years ago. Still, it's not something you'd get over to fast...
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Lily sat on her bed. Did I do it right? she wondered. She'd never yelled at someone before, but James was being unrealistic. How could he blame her? And especially since her knew what happened last summer...
She shook her head, not wanting to think about it.
Melissa Tolemy came into the dorm. She was ok, and her and Lils talked sometimes, but not a lot. "What's the matter?"
"I had a fight with James..."
"You ant to talk about it?"
Lily smiled, relieved. Melissa had never been one of the people who used her. In fact, she had always stood up for her.
"It all started with that damn Peter..." she began, and felt better immediately. Maybe Melissa could be friends with her. Her pride was showing now, and though she might apologize to James, she could never go crawling back to him.
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Sirius James, and Remus stayed up late that night, talking. "So, what's up with you and Lily?" Sirius wanted to know.
"Nothing." James replied. They let it go, and eventually drifted off to sleep.
James woke in the morning, very confused. He had dreamt about Lily. Why was he so taken with her?
a/n: i am sooooo sorry that i haven't update in a while. its not my fault. my computer got messed up, and then my internet wasn't working, so its not my fault. *points at fish bowl* they did it! please review! oh, i can't wait to finish this! i have big plans for the end and a sequel idea!!! weee!!
so yeah, review