Disclaimer: guess
A/N: I'm skipping ahead to their fourth year, sorry, but I'm not really
patient. *edit: I fixed some mistakes that were pointed out to me by an
anonymous reviewer. Thanks!*
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Chapter 3: Skipping Ahead
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Lily glared at James, who had come to enjoying the constant pranks he was playing on Lily. "Your despicable and very unimaginative," she said, holding up a water balloon with a cut piece of string tied to the end.
"Unimaginative, yes, but I don't know about despicable," he said laughing, his blue eyes dancing with pleasure.
Lily shook her head and, giving James one last glare, stalked off to the room she shared with six others. He watched her leave and then plopped down on the common room couch, going over his last prank in his mind. It had all been Sirius' idea; unfortunately, he came up with all the good plans that got Lily infuriated. For once James wanted to... His mind wandered off into space for the next hour or so until his friend burst in on his thoughts.
"James!" Sirius yelled. "COME ON! We're going to be late for Quidditch practice!"
With a jolt James sat up and looked around.
"I'm right here," Sirius said. When James finally focused on him, Sirius pulled him up and out of the common room towards the field.
"Whoa!" James exclaimed. "I can run without your help, thank you."
"Sorry," Sirius said, putting his hands on his knees and panting. "But you know how much Willie wanted to work with us on ball-handling, and he threatened us to not be late. I believed him!"
"Don't be such a woos," James said, starting to walk. "We won't be late." Sure enough, they were.
"James, Sirius," Willie, the team's captain, said sternly. "I told you not to be late, and yet you are. I'm seriously questioning your level of commitment to this team." Willie really bugged James with his extreme perfectness. He got perfect grades in almost every class, was the team captain, Head Boy, and could ask any girl to the dance he wanted and still get a yes.
"I'm sorry," James said, almost with perfect sincerity, but part of it was sarcasm. Yet another misfortune: Willie noticed that slight sarcasm and went off on another lecture about it.
Finally the lecture was through and they began practice, passing the ball back and forth, rarely dropping it. James was thinking of a potential prank when Willie announced that practice was ended, and ended, ".thanks to YOU, James. I hope the girl your daydreaming about is worth it."
"Hey!" James yelled, shaking his fist at Willie and practically falling off his broom. "I was only daydreaming about what I wanted to do to Lily, not about her!"
"Sure," Willie said simply, and descended to the ground.
"What was that all about?" Sirius asked James as they headed inside.
"Well, I decided to think of a good prank myself for once," with a glance at Sirius, "and I guess I announced that to the whole Gryffindor Quidditch Team.
"Yes, you did. And I'm wondering whether you are telling the truth about not thinking about Lily."
"I'm not!" James exclaimed and threw a mock punch at Sirius. Sirius dodged it and, laughing, raced inside. "I'll get you!" James yelled after him, not making any effort to chase his fleeing friend.
" So," Lily said, sitting cross-legged on her bed. "Who are you going with to Hogsmeade THIS weekend," she said, referring to Lisa's tendency to go to Hogsmeade with a different boy each trip.
"Well, if you MUST know," Lisa replied laughingly. "Well, that boy from Ravenclaw, you know.."
"Umm.no, I don't, Lisa. There must be at least one hundred boys in Ravenclaw. Which one?"
"Well, he's a fifth-year." she paused. Lily didn't say anything more, so Lisa continued. "He's on the quidditch team."
"Oh! You mean the cute beater?!" Lily exclaimed. Happily Lisa nodded her head.
"And who are you going with this weekend?" Lisa asked,
"Guess."
"Oh, come on, Lily. You haven't gone to Hogsmeade ONCE with a boy yet and this is your fourth year!" Lily looked down at the floor ashamedly.
"But I'm always to nervous to ask somebody and they NEVER ask me."
"You could ask James," Lisa chided humorously, looking for the reaction it got out of Lily. As much as it seemed that Lily hated James, one never knew.
"James? You mean the boy that plays all those awful tricks on me? Over my dead body!" Lily shrieked, jumping off of her bed. "How could you even say that, LISA?" She rushed out of the room and downstairs.
Well, that didn't go as planned, Lisa thought and ran after her friend. She heard a shriek down the hall, followed by a really infuriated, "JAMES POTTER! YOU BETTER BET YOUR BREECHES I'M GOING TO GET YOU SOMEDAY!!!!!"
A/N: and of course I end in threat, a much better way to start the next chapter, don't you think? I don't have ANY ideas, R/R and give me SOME ideas please!
Lily glared at James, who had come to enjoying the constant pranks he was playing on Lily. "Your despicable and very unimaginative," she said, holding up a water balloon with a cut piece of string tied to the end.
"Unimaginative, yes, but I don't know about despicable," he said laughing, his blue eyes dancing with pleasure.
Lily shook her head and, giving James one last glare, stalked off to the room she shared with six others. He watched her leave and then plopped down on the common room couch, going over his last prank in his mind. It had all been Sirius' idea; unfortunately, he came up with all the good plans that got Lily infuriated. For once James wanted to... His mind wandered off into space for the next hour or so until his friend burst in on his thoughts.
"James!" Sirius yelled. "COME ON! We're going to be late for Quidditch practice!"
With a jolt James sat up and looked around.
"I'm right here," Sirius said. When James finally focused on him, Sirius pulled him up and out of the common room towards the field.
"Whoa!" James exclaimed. "I can run without your help, thank you."
"Sorry," Sirius said, putting his hands on his knees and panting. "But you know how much Willie wanted to work with us on ball-handling, and he threatened us to not be late. I believed him!"
"Don't be such a woos," James said, starting to walk. "We won't be late." Sure enough, they were.
"James, Sirius," Willie, the team's captain, said sternly. "I told you not to be late, and yet you are. I'm seriously questioning your level of commitment to this team." Willie really bugged James with his extreme perfectness. He got perfect grades in almost every class, was the team captain, Head Boy, and could ask any girl to the dance he wanted and still get a yes.
"I'm sorry," James said, almost with perfect sincerity, but part of it was sarcasm. Yet another misfortune: Willie noticed that slight sarcasm and went off on another lecture about it.
Finally the lecture was through and they began practice, passing the ball back and forth, rarely dropping it. James was thinking of a potential prank when Willie announced that practice was ended, and ended, ".thanks to YOU, James. I hope the girl your daydreaming about is worth it."
"Hey!" James yelled, shaking his fist at Willie and practically falling off his broom. "I was only daydreaming about what I wanted to do to Lily, not about her!"
"Sure," Willie said simply, and descended to the ground.
"What was that all about?" Sirius asked James as they headed inside.
"Well, I decided to think of a good prank myself for once," with a glance at Sirius, "and I guess I announced that to the whole Gryffindor Quidditch Team.
"Yes, you did. And I'm wondering whether you are telling the truth about not thinking about Lily."
"I'm not!" James exclaimed and threw a mock punch at Sirius. Sirius dodged it and, laughing, raced inside. "I'll get you!" James yelled after him, not making any effort to chase his fleeing friend.
" So," Lily said, sitting cross-legged on her bed. "Who are you going with to Hogsmeade THIS weekend," she said, referring to Lisa's tendency to go to Hogsmeade with a different boy each trip.
"Well, if you MUST know," Lisa replied laughingly. "Well, that boy from Ravenclaw, you know.."
"Umm.no, I don't, Lisa. There must be at least one hundred boys in Ravenclaw. Which one?"
"Well, he's a fifth-year." she paused. Lily didn't say anything more, so Lisa continued. "He's on the quidditch team."
"Oh! You mean the cute beater?!" Lily exclaimed. Happily Lisa nodded her head.
"And who are you going with this weekend?" Lisa asked,
"Guess."
"Oh, come on, Lily. You haven't gone to Hogsmeade ONCE with a boy yet and this is your fourth year!" Lily looked down at the floor ashamedly.
"But I'm always to nervous to ask somebody and they NEVER ask me."
"You could ask James," Lisa chided humorously, looking for the reaction it got out of Lily. As much as it seemed that Lily hated James, one never knew.
"James? You mean the boy that plays all those awful tricks on me? Over my dead body!" Lily shrieked, jumping off of her bed. "How could you even say that, LISA?" She rushed out of the room and downstairs.
Well, that didn't go as planned, Lisa thought and ran after her friend. She heard a shriek down the hall, followed by a really infuriated, "JAMES POTTER! YOU BETTER BET YOUR BREECHES I'M GOING TO GET YOU SOMEDAY!!!!!"
A/N: and of course I end in threat, a much better way to start the next chapter, don't you think? I don't have ANY ideas, R/R and give me SOME ideas please!