A/N Well I'm flying to Italy and Germany in 5 days so this is almost
definitely going to be the last chapter till I'm back - which means in
something like a month! But maybe, maybe, if I'll get many, good reviews
I'll have time to post another chapter.
Sometimes Bad Leads To Good
Chapter Seven: Just a Friend
James sat on his bed.
*I'm so stupid!!! Why didn't I ask her soon? Why?*
Just then Sirius and Remus came in.
They wanted desperately to say something but didn't know what.
James just stared angry at the wall.
"It's only a ball!" Sirius said finally.
"Only a ball? It's not only a ball for Merlin's sakes! Asking a girl to the ball is almost like asking her to be your girlfriend!"
"But there will be other balls!" Remus tried to cheer him.
"When? Next year?"
Both didn't answer.
"Diggory! Form all the people Diggory! 'The Hufflepuff pride!' Honestly, he's so pathetic!!!"
James always thought that Diggory was a bit cocky but not too bad, now he suddenly realized that Diggory was just a useless pretty-ball who didn't have enough brain to fill an eggcup. (A/N Yes you guessed it! Almost this entire sentence was taken from the goblet of fire - Harry thought those things when he discovered that Cedric was taking Cho!)
"But it doesn't matter, she didn't even expected me to ask her, I'm just a friend! Just a friend!" James finally said what bothered him the most.
"You can be more that that!"
"How? If I'll tell her and she won't feel the same we couldn't be even friends anymore!"
Sirius and Remus were looking at each other, lost for words, and James knew they thought he was right.
"I think I'm going to sleep now, ok?" He said.
Both understood and left the room.
James pulled the curtains of the bed shut.
He didn't want anyone to come in.
He wasn't tried, he just wanted to think.
Normally he would take the invisibility cloak and wonder around the castle, but there was still sunlight and people were still wondering around in the halls.
That was the way he and Lily met.
They would still have conversations in the night, just the two of them, telling each other everything.
*No, not everything.* James thought.
She didn't know how he felt.
She didn't know how much he really liked her.
How much he loved it when she smiled.
When she laughed.
Or when she was just herself.
He loved her.
But she thought of him only as a friend.
And being her friend was better then nothing.
A friend.
Just a friend...
Lily was in heaven.
She was going with Amos Diggory to the ball!
Amos Diggory!!!
He was handsome and sweet and really charming.
And he wanted her to be his date to the ball!
Her!
From all people her!
She felt so lucky.
She went to sleep with a big green on her face.
Lily woke up the next day feeling incredibly happy.
She woke up Lana singing.
"Rise and shine sweetie!" She pulled her out of bed.
"No!" Lana got back in bed and covered herself with the blankets.
"Oh, yes!" Lily took away the blanket.
"Give it back!"
"No!"
"But I want to sleep."
"But I don't!"
"So don't, I do!"
"But I don't want to go all alone to breakfast! People will think I'm friendless!"
Lana snorted. "You aren't?"
"Take that back!"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Then I'll make you!"
Lily jumped into Lana's bed and started tickling her.
"No!!! Stop!!!"
"Get up first!"
"I don't want to!"
"If I managed to make Sirius declare me queen of Hogwarts I will certainly make you get out!"
Lily started tickling harder.
"Ok! I give up!" Lana got out of bed and made her way to the shower.
"Good girl! Now hurry up, or breakfast will be over!"
Lily was skipping down to the great hall, Lana was walking next to her, looking like she could fall asleep any second.
She was defiantly not a morning person!
They sat down near the Marauders.
"Hello my pretty ladies!" Sirius welcomed them.
"Hey boys." They both said.
"Hello." They all said and started eating.
Just then Amos Diggory made his way to the Gryffindor table.
"Hello Lily."
Lily turned around to see Amos looking at her.
Her face immediately became red.
"H-Hey Amos!"
"Could I have a word with you?"
"Sure." She said, feeling a bit worried, does he regret that he wants to go with her, is he going to cancel?
She followed him outside.
James, who was currently holding a muffin, squashed it into pieces.
"James." Remus said softly, he didn't use his first name often.
"Listen there's something I think Lily should know about Amos." Sirius said.
They all looked at him.
"He's a player."
"How do you know?" Lana asked.
"I have some female friends who were his exes."
"That's not good!" James said.
"We need to do something!" Peter said.
"No!!!" Lana said sharply.
They all looked at her surprised.
"Why not? I don't want her hurt!" James said.
"Listen, James, I know you don't want her hurt, I don't want her hurt too but Lily is a big girl! She can take care of herself. She wouldn't appreciate you meddling in her business."
"But-"
"No! Believe me, I did this mistake once and Lily and me didn't talk for a whole month! I don't want you loosing her friendship!"
The Marauders were just about to say something when Lily came back.
She didn't look sad, she looked happy.
Lana gave them a warning look as Lily sat down.
*Well, I'm not going to meddle in her stuff but I can at least keep an eye on her* James thought.
"So Lily, want to go with us to Hogsmead?" He asked. (A/N It was Sunday!)
"I'm sorry but I'm already going with Amos." She did look like she was sorry.
"Oh." He hated Diggory!
"But maybe we'll meet you guys in the three broomsticks?" She offered.
"Sure!" Lana said, "Is 1 o'clock ok?"
"Yeah."
They ate in silence for couple of seconds and then Lily got up.
"Well, I'm going, bye!" She said.
"Bye!" They all replied.
She went to the Hufflepuff table and went outside together with Amos.
James watched them going and squashed another muffin.
"If things continue like this we won't have muffins any more!" But Sirius was more concerned about his friend then about the muffins.
A/N Well that's it! Read and Review! I hope you liked it. Just so you know I really hate myself for doing this to little Jamesie.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed:
phoe2k - I'm sorry for cutting the last chapter so abruptly! But I just wanted to save some for this chapter.
IamAlwaysSirius - I hurried!
lily
Mage Of Fire - If you say not to worry then I won't!
Jitterbelle - Yes, it was on purpose! I also thought it was funny that it's pretty much the same thing that happened in GoF.
BaBiEgUrL
Suger - Yeah, I wish he would, but if he would it would be less interesting.
Pickle Princess - I only learned at school but I got most of the vocabulary from TV and the other fics. And I started learning from the first grade!
Sometimes Bad Leads To Good
Chapter Seven: Just a Friend
James sat on his bed.
*I'm so stupid!!! Why didn't I ask her soon? Why?*
Just then Sirius and Remus came in.
They wanted desperately to say something but didn't know what.
James just stared angry at the wall.
"It's only a ball!" Sirius said finally.
"Only a ball? It's not only a ball for Merlin's sakes! Asking a girl to the ball is almost like asking her to be your girlfriend!"
"But there will be other balls!" Remus tried to cheer him.
"When? Next year?"
Both didn't answer.
"Diggory! Form all the people Diggory! 'The Hufflepuff pride!' Honestly, he's so pathetic!!!"
James always thought that Diggory was a bit cocky but not too bad, now he suddenly realized that Diggory was just a useless pretty-ball who didn't have enough brain to fill an eggcup. (A/N Yes you guessed it! Almost this entire sentence was taken from the goblet of fire - Harry thought those things when he discovered that Cedric was taking Cho!)
"But it doesn't matter, she didn't even expected me to ask her, I'm just a friend! Just a friend!" James finally said what bothered him the most.
"You can be more that that!"
"How? If I'll tell her and she won't feel the same we couldn't be even friends anymore!"
Sirius and Remus were looking at each other, lost for words, and James knew they thought he was right.
"I think I'm going to sleep now, ok?" He said.
Both understood and left the room.
James pulled the curtains of the bed shut.
He didn't want anyone to come in.
He wasn't tried, he just wanted to think.
Normally he would take the invisibility cloak and wonder around the castle, but there was still sunlight and people were still wondering around in the halls.
That was the way he and Lily met.
They would still have conversations in the night, just the two of them, telling each other everything.
*No, not everything.* James thought.
She didn't know how he felt.
She didn't know how much he really liked her.
How much he loved it when she smiled.
When she laughed.
Or when she was just herself.
He loved her.
But she thought of him only as a friend.
And being her friend was better then nothing.
A friend.
Just a friend...
Lily was in heaven.
She was going with Amos Diggory to the ball!
Amos Diggory!!!
He was handsome and sweet and really charming.
And he wanted her to be his date to the ball!
Her!
From all people her!
She felt so lucky.
She went to sleep with a big green on her face.
Lily woke up the next day feeling incredibly happy.
She woke up Lana singing.
"Rise and shine sweetie!" She pulled her out of bed.
"No!" Lana got back in bed and covered herself with the blankets.
"Oh, yes!" Lily took away the blanket.
"Give it back!"
"No!"
"But I want to sleep."
"But I don't!"
"So don't, I do!"
"But I don't want to go all alone to breakfast! People will think I'm friendless!"
Lana snorted. "You aren't?"
"Take that back!"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Then I'll make you!"
Lily jumped into Lana's bed and started tickling her.
"No!!! Stop!!!"
"Get up first!"
"I don't want to!"
"If I managed to make Sirius declare me queen of Hogwarts I will certainly make you get out!"
Lily started tickling harder.
"Ok! I give up!" Lana got out of bed and made her way to the shower.
"Good girl! Now hurry up, or breakfast will be over!"
Lily was skipping down to the great hall, Lana was walking next to her, looking like she could fall asleep any second.
She was defiantly not a morning person!
They sat down near the Marauders.
"Hello my pretty ladies!" Sirius welcomed them.
"Hey boys." They both said.
"Hello." They all said and started eating.
Just then Amos Diggory made his way to the Gryffindor table.
"Hello Lily."
Lily turned around to see Amos looking at her.
Her face immediately became red.
"H-Hey Amos!"
"Could I have a word with you?"
"Sure." She said, feeling a bit worried, does he regret that he wants to go with her, is he going to cancel?
She followed him outside.
James, who was currently holding a muffin, squashed it into pieces.
"James." Remus said softly, he didn't use his first name often.
"Listen there's something I think Lily should know about Amos." Sirius said.
They all looked at him.
"He's a player."
"How do you know?" Lana asked.
"I have some female friends who were his exes."
"That's not good!" James said.
"We need to do something!" Peter said.
"No!!!" Lana said sharply.
They all looked at her surprised.
"Why not? I don't want her hurt!" James said.
"Listen, James, I know you don't want her hurt, I don't want her hurt too but Lily is a big girl! She can take care of herself. She wouldn't appreciate you meddling in her business."
"But-"
"No! Believe me, I did this mistake once and Lily and me didn't talk for a whole month! I don't want you loosing her friendship!"
The Marauders were just about to say something when Lily came back.
She didn't look sad, she looked happy.
Lana gave them a warning look as Lily sat down.
*Well, I'm not going to meddle in her stuff but I can at least keep an eye on her* James thought.
"So Lily, want to go with us to Hogsmead?" He asked. (A/N It was Sunday!)
"I'm sorry but I'm already going with Amos." She did look like she was sorry.
"Oh." He hated Diggory!
"But maybe we'll meet you guys in the three broomsticks?" She offered.
"Sure!" Lana said, "Is 1 o'clock ok?"
"Yeah."
They ate in silence for couple of seconds and then Lily got up.
"Well, I'm going, bye!" She said.
"Bye!" They all replied.
She went to the Hufflepuff table and went outside together with Amos.
James watched them going and squashed another muffin.
"If things continue like this we won't have muffins any more!" But Sirius was more concerned about his friend then about the muffins.
A/N Well that's it! Read and Review! I hope you liked it. Just so you know I really hate myself for doing this to little Jamesie.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed:
phoe2k - I'm sorry for cutting the last chapter so abruptly! But I just wanted to save some for this chapter.
IamAlwaysSirius - I hurried!
lily
Mage Of Fire - If you say not to worry then I won't!
Jitterbelle - Yes, it was on purpose! I also thought it was funny that it's pretty much the same thing that happened in GoF.
BaBiEgUrL
Suger - Yeah, I wish he would, but if he would it would be less interesting.
Pickle Princess - I only learned at school but I got most of the vocabulary from TV and the other fics. And I started learning from the first grade!