A/N: I love you all for r/r, keep it up!
Phoenix6545- Lol, I'm glad you like the story enough to do so! I'm also happy you found the first part funny; I didn't have any of that chapter planned, I just started writing it and that's what came out. (although I tend to do that a lot)
SAKURAnTOKYO- Thanks again! I'm always glad to see that you've reviewed! And about Voldemort, you'll see that soon enough (but a hint…you're usual very good at guessing these things, hence the peter episode. I just can't keep secrets very well, can I?)
Kristawen- Thanks, and I hate Peter too!
Chapter 17- An Angry James
Lily and co. sat at the Gryffindor table, silently munching on their breakfast. They were still a little shaken up from what had happened in the Forbidden Forest the past weekend, but none of them had brought it up since then.
Hundreds of owls swooped inside the Hall, carrying letters. Lily was surprised to spot Jade coming towards her, clutching an envelope in her beak. It was soon dropped onto her plate, and she stroked Jade's feathers before the large owl spread her wings and once more took flight. She was curious to know what was in her letter, and ripped it open at once. It her hurry, she failed to notice that James had also received a letter. Her letter read:
Lily-
We miss you very much, and can't wait to see you again. I was wondering whether you were coming home for Easter or not. I know it's not for another month, but I just thought I'd ask. Everything is as it always is here. I don't believe that you father has cooled down yet about James and the episode at the party. You know how long it takes him to accept things. When you come home, just try not to mention it; he might go off on you.
Love,
Your mother
P.S. You'll never guess. Petunia is getting married! To Vernon Dursley! I don't think this is your father's year, eh?
Lily looked up from her letter smiling. It certainly wasn't her father's year. She was beginning to rather dread seeing him for Easter. She certainly didn't want to spend the whole holiday listening to lectures.
Presently she noticed James, and how pale his face had gotten. "What, what happened?"
He looked up at her sadly, his eyes frightened. "I don't want you to worry about me. But it won't do to keep secrets from you either." He handed over the letter and took a long swig of pumpkin juice. The letter wasn't addressed and had no signature.
I almost pity you. A future auror. Did you not know that I kill all aurors without thought? Well, now you do. You can't hide from me inside that castle for long. You'll see. I'll have the last laugh. I always do.
P.S. If you want your precious mudblood girlfriend to stay safe I suggest you take caution.
Lily looked up and grabbed James' hand.
"What's up?" Sirius asked them, seeing that they were both scared.
"May I see the letter?" Chloe asked. Lily held it up and she started reading, Jennifer, Sirius, Remus, and Peter reading over her shoulder. They looked stunned. (A/N: Except Peter. He was sitting there smiling to himself. Errr.) But none of them had any doubt in their mind as to where that letter had come from.
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The days passed by quickly, and no more letters like the last came. Lily had written a reply home, stating that she was indeed planning on coming home for Easter.
One evening, James and Sirius left for quidditch practice, leaving Lily all alone in the common room (Jennifer had gone up to bed, and Remus and Chloe were missing). She sat thinking, staring into the fire, until deciding to go watch them. But someone stopped her. A hand on her shoulder made her spin around quickly.
"Chris!" she said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, this is my common room. Am I not welcome here?" he asked, not as friendly as one might think.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it." She was a little irritated. "I haven't seen you since…since the Christmas Ball."
"Well, that's your fault. I don't go backstabbing my dates and then expecting them to be friendly."
"Look, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for that to happen."
"I bet James did though. He wanted to embarrass me, didn't he?" Chris had an extreme look of dislike on his face, thinking of James.
Her jade eyes flared up defensively. "He wanted to do nothing of the kind! And if you're going to insult my boyfriend, don't do it where I can hear you! I think you're just jealous!" She expected him to be angry at that comment, but he quickly turned grave.
"You're right." He mumbled. "I just don't think that he deserves you."
"Oh, Chris. I'm so sorry. For embarrassing you, for everything. You're a really nice guy, and I wish that I could get to know you better."
He obviously didn't take this the same way that she meant it, and he leaned down to kiss her. She was so surprised that she failed to pull away for a moment.
"LILY!" She jumped at the sound of James Potter's voice. His face had turned a horrible shade of red, and he was glaring. "What are you doing?! How can you do this to me! I thought we had something! I loved you, Lily! Well, whatever we had, you don't care enough to keep it! It's over!" he stomped up the stairs and out of sight, just as Sirius came in. He quickly noticed the look on Lily's face and asked, "What? What happened?" But she, words failing her, burst into tears and fled into her dorm.
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The rest of the week was not at all pleasant. James refused to speak to her no matter what she did. Their friends hardly had any idea what to do, and frankly, they didn't want to get in the middle of the fight. One night, in the common room, Sirius took a seat purposefully. James sighed and glared, realizing that the only seat left was next to Lily. He did not want to sit there. But he was left with no choice unless he wanted to remain standing.
"Get your elbow off me!" James yelled at Lily. Now, she was getting very annoyed at his behavior lately, and lost her calmness at this comment.
"You're acting like such a great prude! Why can't you be rational! And you scoot over if my elbow is bothering you! You're taking up enough room as it is!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing a silence to hang over the common room. It's a good thing almost everyone had gone to bed, or the younger years would have scampered off in fright at the loud voices.
"Me be rational?! You're the one I caught cheating on me, not the other way around!" His face had once more turned red with anger. "Why should I ever talk to you again, huh?!"
"You know what? It's not worth it! I don't want to spend the rest of the evening listening to you complain! It's getting so old!" She screamed before stomping up the stairs.
A hand grabbed her arm before she had gotten very far.
"Lily, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make James break up with you. I just though…well, I thought wrong. But I guess we're even now. Friends?" Chris sounded sincere.
"Yes, friends. And don't be sorry, at least what you did wasn't in front of the whole school. And James isn't worth it anyway. He made this into too big of a deal. It's his fault the relationship is ruined." She smiled at him as best she could (feeling the way that she did at that moment) and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll talk to you later." She said while walking to her room. Once inside, she threw herself on the bed and pulled the curtain around her.
A few minutes later, Chloe and Jennifer walked into the room and pulled back the curtain.
"You and James are making life very unpleasant for the rest of us, I hope you know." Jennifer said, blue eyes flashing.
"Tell him that." Lily rolled over, her back to her friends. But Chloe rolled her back over to face them.
"It's your fault too. You can at least be agreeable when he's around. You two don't have to talk."
Lily sniffed and closed her eyes. But they were open again quite quickly, as Jennifer grabbed hold of her shoulders and shook her violently. She let go, biting her lip to hold back a smile.
"Sorry, but I think you needed that." She and Chloe laughed, closing the curtain once more.
A/N: Thanks again for reading. Sorry, this chapter is a little bit shorter than the last. Please review!
~Emily~
Phoenix6545- Lol, I'm glad you like the story enough to do so! I'm also happy you found the first part funny; I didn't have any of that chapter planned, I just started writing it and that's what came out. (although I tend to do that a lot)
SAKURAnTOKYO- Thanks again! I'm always glad to see that you've reviewed! And about Voldemort, you'll see that soon enough (but a hint…you're usual very good at guessing these things, hence the peter episode. I just can't keep secrets very well, can I?)
Kristawen- Thanks, and I hate Peter too!
Chapter 17- An Angry James
Lily and co. sat at the Gryffindor table, silently munching on their breakfast. They were still a little shaken up from what had happened in the Forbidden Forest the past weekend, but none of them had brought it up since then.
Hundreds of owls swooped inside the Hall, carrying letters. Lily was surprised to spot Jade coming towards her, clutching an envelope in her beak. It was soon dropped onto her plate, and she stroked Jade's feathers before the large owl spread her wings and once more took flight. She was curious to know what was in her letter, and ripped it open at once. It her hurry, she failed to notice that James had also received a letter. Her letter read:
Lily-
We miss you very much, and can't wait to see you again. I was wondering whether you were coming home for Easter or not. I know it's not for another month, but I just thought I'd ask. Everything is as it always is here. I don't believe that you father has cooled down yet about James and the episode at the party. You know how long it takes him to accept things. When you come home, just try not to mention it; he might go off on you.
Love,
Your mother
P.S. You'll never guess. Petunia is getting married! To Vernon Dursley! I don't think this is your father's year, eh?
Lily looked up from her letter smiling. It certainly wasn't her father's year. She was beginning to rather dread seeing him for Easter. She certainly didn't want to spend the whole holiday listening to lectures.
Presently she noticed James, and how pale his face had gotten. "What, what happened?"
He looked up at her sadly, his eyes frightened. "I don't want you to worry about me. But it won't do to keep secrets from you either." He handed over the letter and took a long swig of pumpkin juice. The letter wasn't addressed and had no signature.
I almost pity you. A future auror. Did you not know that I kill all aurors without thought? Well, now you do. You can't hide from me inside that castle for long. You'll see. I'll have the last laugh. I always do.
P.S. If you want your precious mudblood girlfriend to stay safe I suggest you take caution.
Lily looked up and grabbed James' hand.
"What's up?" Sirius asked them, seeing that they were both scared.
"May I see the letter?" Chloe asked. Lily held it up and she started reading, Jennifer, Sirius, Remus, and Peter reading over her shoulder. They looked stunned. (A/N: Except Peter. He was sitting there smiling to himself. Errr.) But none of them had any doubt in their mind as to where that letter had come from.
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The days passed by quickly, and no more letters like the last came. Lily had written a reply home, stating that she was indeed planning on coming home for Easter.
One evening, James and Sirius left for quidditch practice, leaving Lily all alone in the common room (Jennifer had gone up to bed, and Remus and Chloe were missing). She sat thinking, staring into the fire, until deciding to go watch them. But someone stopped her. A hand on her shoulder made her spin around quickly.
"Chris!" she said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, this is my common room. Am I not welcome here?" he asked, not as friendly as one might think.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it." She was a little irritated. "I haven't seen you since…since the Christmas Ball."
"Well, that's your fault. I don't go backstabbing my dates and then expecting them to be friendly."
"Look, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for that to happen."
"I bet James did though. He wanted to embarrass me, didn't he?" Chris had an extreme look of dislike on his face, thinking of James.
Her jade eyes flared up defensively. "He wanted to do nothing of the kind! And if you're going to insult my boyfriend, don't do it where I can hear you! I think you're just jealous!" She expected him to be angry at that comment, but he quickly turned grave.
"You're right." He mumbled. "I just don't think that he deserves you."
"Oh, Chris. I'm so sorry. For embarrassing you, for everything. You're a really nice guy, and I wish that I could get to know you better."
He obviously didn't take this the same way that she meant it, and he leaned down to kiss her. She was so surprised that she failed to pull away for a moment.
"LILY!" She jumped at the sound of James Potter's voice. His face had turned a horrible shade of red, and he was glaring. "What are you doing?! How can you do this to me! I thought we had something! I loved you, Lily! Well, whatever we had, you don't care enough to keep it! It's over!" he stomped up the stairs and out of sight, just as Sirius came in. He quickly noticed the look on Lily's face and asked, "What? What happened?" But she, words failing her, burst into tears and fled into her dorm.
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The rest of the week was not at all pleasant. James refused to speak to her no matter what she did. Their friends hardly had any idea what to do, and frankly, they didn't want to get in the middle of the fight. One night, in the common room, Sirius took a seat purposefully. James sighed and glared, realizing that the only seat left was next to Lily. He did not want to sit there. But he was left with no choice unless he wanted to remain standing.
"Get your elbow off me!" James yelled at Lily. Now, she was getting very annoyed at his behavior lately, and lost her calmness at this comment.
"You're acting like such a great prude! Why can't you be rational! And you scoot over if my elbow is bothering you! You're taking up enough room as it is!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing a silence to hang over the common room. It's a good thing almost everyone had gone to bed, or the younger years would have scampered off in fright at the loud voices.
"Me be rational?! You're the one I caught cheating on me, not the other way around!" His face had once more turned red with anger. "Why should I ever talk to you again, huh?!"
"You know what? It's not worth it! I don't want to spend the rest of the evening listening to you complain! It's getting so old!" She screamed before stomping up the stairs.
A hand grabbed her arm before she had gotten very far.
"Lily, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make James break up with you. I just though…well, I thought wrong. But I guess we're even now. Friends?" Chris sounded sincere.
"Yes, friends. And don't be sorry, at least what you did wasn't in front of the whole school. And James isn't worth it anyway. He made this into too big of a deal. It's his fault the relationship is ruined." She smiled at him as best she could (feeling the way that she did at that moment) and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll talk to you later." She said while walking to her room. Once inside, she threw herself on the bed and pulled the curtain around her.
A few minutes later, Chloe and Jennifer walked into the room and pulled back the curtain.
"You and James are making life very unpleasant for the rest of us, I hope you know." Jennifer said, blue eyes flashing.
"Tell him that." Lily rolled over, her back to her friends. But Chloe rolled her back over to face them.
"It's your fault too. You can at least be agreeable when he's around. You two don't have to talk."
Lily sniffed and closed her eyes. But they were open again quite quickly, as Jennifer grabbed hold of her shoulders and shook her violently. She let go, biting her lip to hold back a smile.
"Sorry, but I think you needed that." She and Chloe laughed, closing the curtain once more.
A/N: Thanks again for reading. Sorry, this chapter is a little bit shorter than the last. Please review!
~Emily~