A/N thanks for all the reviews!
I don't really have what to say so I'll just start the chapter:
Sometimes Bad leads to Good
Chapter Three: A New Friend
James looked down and saw that the redhead he was hugging was asleep.
He lifted her easily (he wasn't a Gryffindor chaser for nothing!) and carried her slowly and carefully to her dormitory.
He put her down on one of the free bed and pulled the covers up.
Then he quietly left the room and headed to his own dormitory.
He walked in and couldn't help but smile at the sight of his three friends:
He heard his best friend's, Sirius Black, loud snores from behind the curtains of one bed, he saw, in the gap between the curtains of another bed, his friend, Peter Pettigerw, curled around himself with the blankets and his friend, Remus Lupin, asleep with a book in his lap.
They were Prongs, Padfoot, Wormtail and Moony - The Marauders.
They were famous in all the school for their great pranks, they were also very popular and good-looking.
They, already managed to brake all of the school rules.
Together they created the Marauders Map, an incredible map of Hogwarts who showed all the people moving there and all the secret passageways.
They also used James's fabulous invisibility cloak for pulling their pranks.
The cloak was also very handy for other uses, James often took it when he couldn't sleep and wandered around the castle.
Just like what happened tonight.
Only tonight someone else was also wandering in Hogwarts - Lily Evans.
Now, in his bed again, James felt that there was something special about her.
He couldn't quite place it but he knew that there was something about her.
He felt good, it wasn't very often that he opened to someone and that someone would open back. He didn't know how or why, but he had a feeling he could trust her and tell her almost everything.
He liked that feeling.
He fell asleep knowing, without asking, that he had a new friend.
Lily woke up the next morning with a good feeling, she felt like her heart was less heavy then before.
She wandered why and then remembered: her nightmare, her yelling at Voledmort and. James Potter.
Yelling at him, crying and being hugged by him.
Somebody understands...
She had a new friend...
A friend who understood...
At last...
Lily and Lana came down to the great hall.
"Are you sure you're ok Lily?" Asked Lana worriedly. "Never better!!" Said Lily happily.
Lana looked at her surprised, "Really??"
"Really, really." (A/N Shrek rules! I just love the donkey!!!)
Lana seemed confused.
"I promise I'll explain later ok?" Lily said "Besides I'm starving now."
Lana nodded and they reached the great hall.
They were just about to sit down at the Gryffindor table when Lily spotted James and his friends in the other side of the table.
She gave a small, shy wave and wanted to sit when she heard him reply: "Come sit with us!"
Sirius, who sat near James, asked: "A new girlfriend Prongs?"
"Don't be silly Padfoot, she's a friend." said James.
"Oh."
Lily didn't really know what to do.
She had no problem sitting with them, she actually wanted, but they didn't invite Lana and she didn't wanted to leave her alone.
Sirius, who could catch up really fast, understood the problem and quickly yelled to Lily: "And bring your lovely friend too!" Lana blushed furiously but made her way together with Lily to the boys and Lily thanked god Sirius offered it.
Lily sat in front James and Lana sat in front Sirius.
"Hallo." James and Sirius greeted both of them.
"Hey." Said both Lily and Lana.
"So. what's up?" Sirius asked trying to break the ice. "Not much really, the last few days were pretty boring" Lana said.
"Pretty much the same with us too." James said.
"Well let's stop being all polite and start to eat!" Sirius said and without another word they all started eating the delicious meal.
When they finished they all got up from the table.
"Which class do we have today?" Asked James.
"Divination" Lily said.
"Oh, no!" Sirius groaned.
"I suck a this one!" James said.
"Me too," Lily said "plus it's so boring!"
"I think it's nice." Lana said.
"You only say that because you're good at it!"
"And you only say that because you're bad at it!"
"True." Lily admitted and they all went up to the Divination classroom.
They all came in and saw that Professor Trelawlney wasn't there yet.
Lana and Lily started sitting down when Sirius said: "Maybe will make a change in the pairs today?"
"What do you mean?" James asked.
"Well. you'll work with Lily and I will work with Lana." Sirius explained.
Lana blushed again and Lily and James agreed.
Sirius and Lana sat on one sofa and Lily and James took two chairs and sat around another table.
Lily looked at Lana and saw she was still blushing.
"She likes him!" James said quietly.
He noticed Sirius wasn't acting normal, he looked shy.
"And he likes her too!"
"Yes."
"They look so cute together, don't you think?"
"They do." He said and then changed the subject "Listen about the talk we had last night-
"I wanted to thank you. You made me feel so much batter." Lily cut him.
"No problem, I just wanted to tell you that we can have more talks like last night."
"I'd love that!"
They wanted to continue the conversation but just then Professor Trelawlney came in and they spent the rest of the class listening to her boring voice drifting on and on about the mysterious future and wishing they would have picked another subject.
After dinner Lana, Lily, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter went up to the Gryffindor tower. (A/N Remus and Peter woke up late and had Muggle Studies.)
They caught two sofas near the fire and chatted happily all evening.
Lily felt great, she didn't feel so good for weeks, she didn't feel that good from the day she heard about her parents.
She laughed for the first time since her parents died.
She felt full of life again.
"I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired, coming Lily?" Lana asked at around 12 o'clock.
Lily, who felt perfectly awake, said: "I'll stay here for awhile, I'm not so tired."
"Suit yourself." Lana replied and went up.
"I think I'll hit the shower and go to bed too." Sirius said and dragged Peter, who was already half asleep, to their dormitory.
"I want to finish my book so I'm up too, what about you Prongs?" Remus asked.
"I'll stay here a bit Moony." James replied thinking he would like to spend some time with Lily.
"Nighty night." Remus said and left.
Lily and James were now the only ones left.
"Listen James, I really wanted to thank you again for that talk last night. It helped me." said Lily.
"I'm just glad I could help!"
"I'm really sorry for yelling at you like this before. I was just totally confused and angry."
"That's ok, when my parents died I didn't know what to do with myself. I would cry or shout, but I kept feeling like there was no hope anymore."
"Yes, and all the confusion" she said, feeling better after every word.
"The confusion. I was totally lost at it. In some point I just thought I wouldn't be able to take it anymore. But I had friends, who helped me all through that horrible time." He said and felt like he was reveling something that was hidden inside him for a long time, waiting to come out. "And I wanted to tell you. that I'll be there for you. Whenever you need me. If you want to talk or anything just say so, cause I'm here."
"Oh, James" She cried out and without a warning jumped on him and hugged him.
He was quite surprised.
"I'm so happy I have a friend like you!"
"And I'm happy to have a friend like you Lily!"
A/N this was kind of hard to write. I hade to rewrite the last part for like three or four times! Anyway I hope you'll like it, please tell me your opinion!!!
tta
Sometimes Bad leads to Good
Chapter Three: A New Friend
James looked down and saw that the redhead he was hugging was asleep.
He lifted her easily (he wasn't a Gryffindor chaser for nothing!) and carried her slowly and carefully to her dormitory.
He put her down on one of the free bed and pulled the covers up.
Then he quietly left the room and headed to his own dormitory.
He walked in and couldn't help but smile at the sight of his three friends:
He heard his best friend's, Sirius Black, loud snores from behind the curtains of one bed, he saw, in the gap between the curtains of another bed, his friend, Peter Pettigerw, curled around himself with the blankets and his friend, Remus Lupin, asleep with a book in his lap.
They were Prongs, Padfoot, Wormtail and Moony - The Marauders.
They were famous in all the school for their great pranks, they were also very popular and good-looking.
They, already managed to brake all of the school rules.
Together they created the Marauders Map, an incredible map of Hogwarts who showed all the people moving there and all the secret passageways.
They also used James's fabulous invisibility cloak for pulling their pranks.
The cloak was also very handy for other uses, James often took it when he couldn't sleep and wandered around the castle.
Just like what happened tonight.
Only tonight someone else was also wandering in Hogwarts - Lily Evans.
Now, in his bed again, James felt that there was something special about her.
He couldn't quite place it but he knew that there was something about her.
He felt good, it wasn't very often that he opened to someone and that someone would open back. He didn't know how or why, but he had a feeling he could trust her and tell her almost everything.
He liked that feeling.
He fell asleep knowing, without asking, that he had a new friend.
Lily woke up the next morning with a good feeling, she felt like her heart was less heavy then before.
She wandered why and then remembered: her nightmare, her yelling at Voledmort and. James Potter.
Yelling at him, crying and being hugged by him.
Somebody understands...
She had a new friend...
A friend who understood...
At last...
Lily and Lana came down to the great hall.
"Are you sure you're ok Lily?" Asked Lana worriedly. "Never better!!" Said Lily happily.
Lana looked at her surprised, "Really??"
"Really, really." (A/N Shrek rules! I just love the donkey!!!)
Lana seemed confused.
"I promise I'll explain later ok?" Lily said "Besides I'm starving now."
Lana nodded and they reached the great hall.
They were just about to sit down at the Gryffindor table when Lily spotted James and his friends in the other side of the table.
She gave a small, shy wave and wanted to sit when she heard him reply: "Come sit with us!"
Sirius, who sat near James, asked: "A new girlfriend Prongs?"
"Don't be silly Padfoot, she's a friend." said James.
"Oh."
Lily didn't really know what to do.
She had no problem sitting with them, she actually wanted, but they didn't invite Lana and she didn't wanted to leave her alone.
Sirius, who could catch up really fast, understood the problem and quickly yelled to Lily: "And bring your lovely friend too!" Lana blushed furiously but made her way together with Lily to the boys and Lily thanked god Sirius offered it.
Lily sat in front James and Lana sat in front Sirius.
"Hallo." James and Sirius greeted both of them.
"Hey." Said both Lily and Lana.
"So. what's up?" Sirius asked trying to break the ice. "Not much really, the last few days were pretty boring" Lana said.
"Pretty much the same with us too." James said.
"Well let's stop being all polite and start to eat!" Sirius said and without another word they all started eating the delicious meal.
When they finished they all got up from the table.
"Which class do we have today?" Asked James.
"Divination" Lily said.
"Oh, no!" Sirius groaned.
"I suck a this one!" James said.
"Me too," Lily said "plus it's so boring!"
"I think it's nice." Lana said.
"You only say that because you're good at it!"
"And you only say that because you're bad at it!"
"True." Lily admitted and they all went up to the Divination classroom.
They all came in and saw that Professor Trelawlney wasn't there yet.
Lana and Lily started sitting down when Sirius said: "Maybe will make a change in the pairs today?"
"What do you mean?" James asked.
"Well. you'll work with Lily and I will work with Lana." Sirius explained.
Lana blushed again and Lily and James agreed.
Sirius and Lana sat on one sofa and Lily and James took two chairs and sat around another table.
Lily looked at Lana and saw she was still blushing.
"She likes him!" James said quietly.
He noticed Sirius wasn't acting normal, he looked shy.
"And he likes her too!"
"Yes."
"They look so cute together, don't you think?"
"They do." He said and then changed the subject "Listen about the talk we had last night-
"I wanted to thank you. You made me feel so much batter." Lily cut him.
"No problem, I just wanted to tell you that we can have more talks like last night."
"I'd love that!"
They wanted to continue the conversation but just then Professor Trelawlney came in and they spent the rest of the class listening to her boring voice drifting on and on about the mysterious future and wishing they would have picked another subject.
After dinner Lana, Lily, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter went up to the Gryffindor tower. (A/N Remus and Peter woke up late and had Muggle Studies.)
They caught two sofas near the fire and chatted happily all evening.
Lily felt great, she didn't feel so good for weeks, she didn't feel that good from the day she heard about her parents.
She laughed for the first time since her parents died.
She felt full of life again.
"I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired, coming Lily?" Lana asked at around 12 o'clock.
Lily, who felt perfectly awake, said: "I'll stay here for awhile, I'm not so tired."
"Suit yourself." Lana replied and went up.
"I think I'll hit the shower and go to bed too." Sirius said and dragged Peter, who was already half asleep, to their dormitory.
"I want to finish my book so I'm up too, what about you Prongs?" Remus asked.
"I'll stay here a bit Moony." James replied thinking he would like to spend some time with Lily.
"Nighty night." Remus said and left.
Lily and James were now the only ones left.
"Listen James, I really wanted to thank you again for that talk last night. It helped me." said Lily.
"I'm just glad I could help!"
"I'm really sorry for yelling at you like this before. I was just totally confused and angry."
"That's ok, when my parents died I didn't know what to do with myself. I would cry or shout, but I kept feeling like there was no hope anymore."
"Yes, and all the confusion" she said, feeling better after every word.
"The confusion. I was totally lost at it. In some point I just thought I wouldn't be able to take it anymore. But I had friends, who helped me all through that horrible time." He said and felt like he was reveling something that was hidden inside him for a long time, waiting to come out. "And I wanted to tell you. that I'll be there for you. Whenever you need me. If you want to talk or anything just say so, cause I'm here."
"Oh, James" She cried out and without a warning jumped on him and hugged him.
He was quite surprised.
"I'm so happy I have a friend like you!"
"And I'm happy to have a friend like you Lily!"
A/N this was kind of hard to write. I hade to rewrite the last part for like three or four times! Anyway I hope you'll like it, please tell me your opinion!!!
tta