James
By: Irisles
Disclaimer: As always, I own no part of the copyrighted Harry Potter Universe. I own only those people and places that you don't recognize. Yay me. ^_^
Iris's note: Hey guys! This chapter is going to be better, I promise. I was setting down the groundwork the last four chapters. I know my work is pitiful, but I'm getting better. Just you wait .
-Iris
Chapter Five: Explanations
(James's point of view)
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I was amazed with myself. I had been going out with Cassie for like two days, and already I was so sick of her I was actually physically nauseous. I would be talking to Sirius, or Remus, or Lily, and she would find some way to butt-in. I could have sworn I was losing my mind. Don't get me wrong, she was totally hot and I had a MAJOR crush on her, as superficial as that sounds. As I recall, the last time she did this was a few hours ago.
~Three hours before~
"James! I've got some M-a-j-o-r developments in Project Marauders, wanna here?"
"Yeah, of course Sirius!" I exclaimed to my best friend.
"Okay, I've got the book on how to prepare the final step in becoming Animagus. We have to do charms, brew potions, and teach ourselves some serious transfiguration. We should be ready by the Christmas holidays of fifth year, if everything goes well. Okay, you wanted-"
All of the sudden Sirius stopped, and a look of annoyance as well as extreme dislike was aimed at the door of our dorm. Curious as to why he was pissed at the doorway, I turned around and groaned inwardly. Who was at the door but Cassie McCawley. My girlfriend. Yay James. I stood up and walked over to her. In a sickeningly sweet voice, she asked-
"Jamie, wanna take a walk with me around the lake?" she asked as she batted her eyelashes in what was supposed to look sexy. It looked more like she had dirt in her eye or something.
"Uh, Cassie? Can I take a rain check? I'm kind of on the busy side," I replied. Just as I feared, she started to pout. Dammit.
"Cassie, look. I'll talk to you later, and we'll do something, I swear," I held up my hand in a 'scout's honor' type fashion. She let out and exasperated sigh and left, slamming the door behind her. Sirius wasted no time in rolling his eyes.
~Present time~
I want to dump her. Badly. And I'll work up the courage soon. Hopefully.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I was meeting up with Lily in the Library after dinner, because I'm a lost cause in Charms, and she's a natural. Aren't I lucky to have a friend whose talent is in charms and has problems with Transfiguration, when I'm the exact opposite? We agreed to have these study sessions so we have a better shot at becoming Prefects next year. So anyway, I was on my way down to the Library after dinner, when guess what I see? Don't worry; it has nothing to do with Cassie, for once.
Did I ever tell you about Victoria Gleason, one of Lily's two best friends? (The other being Arabella Figg.) Anyway, that's beside the point. Victoria is one of those girls with such radiant personalities; her inner beauty makes her beautiful on the outside, too. She's really short, (we're talkin' 5 feet, maybe), but she's really curvy with shiny brown hair, and the prettiest gray eyes. I know it sounds sappy, but whatever. So, as I was rounding the corner to enter the Library, I saw Victoria. Kissing someone. In the shadows. I couldn't tell who was with her right away, so I went a bit closer so I could see better. When I caught a glimpse of who was snogging her, I laughed out loud.
It was Sirius.
He didn't seem to notice I was there, however, and continued snogging Victoria, running his hand through her hair and such. When things started getting a bit too comfortable, coupled with the desire to humiliate Sirius, I cleared my throat. Loud. And at long last, Sirius disentangled himself from Victoria and turned to me, looking extremely annoyed.
"Hey Sirius," I said, while waving my hand and winking at him mockingly. ".And Victoria! How the hell are ya?" I asked in what I knew was an irritating voice.
"Hello, James. I'm fine thank you. To what do we owe this.pleasant.surprise?" Victoria smiled politely, as Sirius merely glared.
"I'm good. But, unfortunately for you, I have to go to the library now. Take care!" I winked and walked off. I smiled to myself as I heard what sounded oddly like snogging reconvening somewhere behind me.
~*~*~*~*~
I couldn't wait to tell Lily about what I saw. As I finally entered the Library, I saw a redhead poring over texts, which was unmistakably Lily. I walked over and sat down.
"Lils! I've got some serious dirt!" I started excitedly. She looked up and smiled. For some odd reason, I didn't want her to stop smiling, but she did. Damn.
"What is it, James? Is it bad?" Her look turned to worry. I grinned.
"That depends. Do you think Victoria snogging Sirius in the corridor is bad?" Her jaw dropped.
"Sirius? Seriously? No possible way." She answered.
"Big way." I grinned again. She laughed too.
"So, do you wanna start by helping me with Charms, or me you with Transfiguration? Either way is good for me," I asked.
"I think you can tutor me first, I want to get it out of the way. I h-a-t-e Transfiguration,"
Six hours and several thousand pieces of candy later, we had grasped our respective concepts. Lily was falling asleep fast, and my own eyes were itching with tiredness. Yep, Lily was officially out cold. I attempted to wake her up, to no avail. I was so screwed! So I did what made sense at the time. I picked her, our textbooks, and our wands up, and walked out of the Library easily. (Hey, Quidditch players aren't scrawny. Especially when your sister is the obsessed captain of your team. And what's more, Lily couldn't have weighed more than 95 pounds, and she wasn't much taller than 4'11''.) So I walked back towards the common room, and I was one turn from the portrait hole when I saw a girl with black hair enthusiastically snogging a tall, sandy-haired boy.
"What is this, a brothel?" I asked, irritated. The two sprang apart like they were on fire. I gasped: It was Arabella and Remus!
I laughed, as Remus blushed crimson. Arabella, however, didn't seem the least bit phased. I made a mental note to ask Remus and Sirius why they were snogging Lily's best friends, once we were all together.
"Why exactly is Lily in your arms, James?" Remus asked, raising his eyebrows.
"And why are you snogging Arabella in the halls at one o'clock in the morning?" I retorted. Remus mumbled something the sounded like 'I asked you first.' Making the decision to leave when I was on top, I grinned and rounded the corner, now facing the portrait hole. I gave the password, 'Twinkle-Toes", and strode through. What I saw made me want to run right back through to the hall.
"JAMES RAYMOND EDMUND POTTER! EXPLAIN YOURSELF! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME! AND WITH HER? FOR CRISSAKES, JAMES, THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD!" My dearest girlfriend screeched at me at the top of her voice.
"Good evening to you too, Cass." I smiled amiably at her. Her eyes dilated in rage, and I would have sworn she had turned purple. Breathing heavily, she walked deliberately up to me, getting so close I could see the whites of her eyes. And she slapped me across the face as hard as she possibly could. "Get bent, Potter." She said after, her voice dangerously soft. With that, she stomped out of the common room, slamming the portrait shut behind her. I sighed, and walked up the stairs to the Girl's Fourth Year dorms. Finding Lily's bed in the back, I laid her down gently, and closed her curtains. I noted, amused, that she had slept through the entire fight. Smiling to myself, I tiptoed out of the room, gently closing the door behind me.
~*~*~*~*~
As I walked into my dorm, I noticed Remus, Sirius, and Peter were all awake, apparently waiting for me. I grinned.
"Sirius, Remus, I believe you two have some things to share with me, concerning certain- ladies?" I folded my arms and raised my eyebrows at them. Remus started first, blushing and stammering.
"Uh, well.you see James, uh. I've been.uh.with.Arabella for.uh.a.while now.and.well.I was going to tell you guys.and.um. I didn't?" He finished, smiling slightly. I nodded, grinning, and turned to Sirius.
"Okay, Vic and I a going out, but we were waiting for a good time to tell everyone. K?" He said. I continued to grin.
"Glad you finally decided to me. I'm gonna go to bed." I said, closing the curtains around me. I heard laughing and whispering.
"So, James, you were carrying down the hall at one o'clock in the morning? It seems someone else has some explaining to do." Sirius said. I knew he was greatly enjoying this. I winced. This was going to be exciting to explain.
((Iris's note: What didja think? I believe this is on of the longer, and hopefully better written, chapters, but you tell me. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN A LOOOOOOOOOONG TIME! *Sobs* ))
-Iris
By: Irisles
Disclaimer: As always, I own no part of the copyrighted Harry Potter Universe. I own only those people and places that you don't recognize. Yay me. ^_^
Iris's note: Hey guys! This chapter is going to be better, I promise. I was setting down the groundwork the last four chapters. I know my work is pitiful, but I'm getting better. Just you wait .
-Iris
Chapter Five: Explanations
(James's point of view)
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I was amazed with myself. I had been going out with Cassie for like two days, and already I was so sick of her I was actually physically nauseous. I would be talking to Sirius, or Remus, or Lily, and she would find some way to butt-in. I could have sworn I was losing my mind. Don't get me wrong, she was totally hot and I had a MAJOR crush on her, as superficial as that sounds. As I recall, the last time she did this was a few hours ago.
~Three hours before~
"James! I've got some M-a-j-o-r developments in Project Marauders, wanna here?"
"Yeah, of course Sirius!" I exclaimed to my best friend.
"Okay, I've got the book on how to prepare the final step in becoming Animagus. We have to do charms, brew potions, and teach ourselves some serious transfiguration. We should be ready by the Christmas holidays of fifth year, if everything goes well. Okay, you wanted-"
All of the sudden Sirius stopped, and a look of annoyance as well as extreme dislike was aimed at the door of our dorm. Curious as to why he was pissed at the doorway, I turned around and groaned inwardly. Who was at the door but Cassie McCawley. My girlfriend. Yay James. I stood up and walked over to her. In a sickeningly sweet voice, she asked-
"Jamie, wanna take a walk with me around the lake?" she asked as she batted her eyelashes in what was supposed to look sexy. It looked more like she had dirt in her eye or something.
"Uh, Cassie? Can I take a rain check? I'm kind of on the busy side," I replied. Just as I feared, she started to pout. Dammit.
"Cassie, look. I'll talk to you later, and we'll do something, I swear," I held up my hand in a 'scout's honor' type fashion. She let out and exasperated sigh and left, slamming the door behind her. Sirius wasted no time in rolling his eyes.
~Present time~
I want to dump her. Badly. And I'll work up the courage soon. Hopefully.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I was meeting up with Lily in the Library after dinner, because I'm a lost cause in Charms, and she's a natural. Aren't I lucky to have a friend whose talent is in charms and has problems with Transfiguration, when I'm the exact opposite? We agreed to have these study sessions so we have a better shot at becoming Prefects next year. So anyway, I was on my way down to the Library after dinner, when guess what I see? Don't worry; it has nothing to do with Cassie, for once.
Did I ever tell you about Victoria Gleason, one of Lily's two best friends? (The other being Arabella Figg.) Anyway, that's beside the point. Victoria is one of those girls with such radiant personalities; her inner beauty makes her beautiful on the outside, too. She's really short, (we're talkin' 5 feet, maybe), but she's really curvy with shiny brown hair, and the prettiest gray eyes. I know it sounds sappy, but whatever. So, as I was rounding the corner to enter the Library, I saw Victoria. Kissing someone. In the shadows. I couldn't tell who was with her right away, so I went a bit closer so I could see better. When I caught a glimpse of who was snogging her, I laughed out loud.
It was Sirius.
He didn't seem to notice I was there, however, and continued snogging Victoria, running his hand through her hair and such. When things started getting a bit too comfortable, coupled with the desire to humiliate Sirius, I cleared my throat. Loud. And at long last, Sirius disentangled himself from Victoria and turned to me, looking extremely annoyed.
"Hey Sirius," I said, while waving my hand and winking at him mockingly. ".And Victoria! How the hell are ya?" I asked in what I knew was an irritating voice.
"Hello, James. I'm fine thank you. To what do we owe this.pleasant.surprise?" Victoria smiled politely, as Sirius merely glared.
"I'm good. But, unfortunately for you, I have to go to the library now. Take care!" I winked and walked off. I smiled to myself as I heard what sounded oddly like snogging reconvening somewhere behind me.
~*~*~*~*~
I couldn't wait to tell Lily about what I saw. As I finally entered the Library, I saw a redhead poring over texts, which was unmistakably Lily. I walked over and sat down.
"Lils! I've got some serious dirt!" I started excitedly. She looked up and smiled. For some odd reason, I didn't want her to stop smiling, but she did. Damn.
"What is it, James? Is it bad?" Her look turned to worry. I grinned.
"That depends. Do you think Victoria snogging Sirius in the corridor is bad?" Her jaw dropped.
"Sirius? Seriously? No possible way." She answered.
"Big way." I grinned again. She laughed too.
"So, do you wanna start by helping me with Charms, or me you with Transfiguration? Either way is good for me," I asked.
"I think you can tutor me first, I want to get it out of the way. I h-a-t-e Transfiguration,"
Six hours and several thousand pieces of candy later, we had grasped our respective concepts. Lily was falling asleep fast, and my own eyes were itching with tiredness. Yep, Lily was officially out cold. I attempted to wake her up, to no avail. I was so screwed! So I did what made sense at the time. I picked her, our textbooks, and our wands up, and walked out of the Library easily. (Hey, Quidditch players aren't scrawny. Especially when your sister is the obsessed captain of your team. And what's more, Lily couldn't have weighed more than 95 pounds, and she wasn't much taller than 4'11''.) So I walked back towards the common room, and I was one turn from the portrait hole when I saw a girl with black hair enthusiastically snogging a tall, sandy-haired boy.
"What is this, a brothel?" I asked, irritated. The two sprang apart like they were on fire. I gasped: It was Arabella and Remus!
I laughed, as Remus blushed crimson. Arabella, however, didn't seem the least bit phased. I made a mental note to ask Remus and Sirius why they were snogging Lily's best friends, once we were all together.
"Why exactly is Lily in your arms, James?" Remus asked, raising his eyebrows.
"And why are you snogging Arabella in the halls at one o'clock in the morning?" I retorted. Remus mumbled something the sounded like 'I asked you first.' Making the decision to leave when I was on top, I grinned and rounded the corner, now facing the portrait hole. I gave the password, 'Twinkle-Toes", and strode through. What I saw made me want to run right back through to the hall.
"JAMES RAYMOND EDMUND POTTER! EXPLAIN YOURSELF! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME! AND WITH HER? FOR CRISSAKES, JAMES, THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD!" My dearest girlfriend screeched at me at the top of her voice.
"Good evening to you too, Cass." I smiled amiably at her. Her eyes dilated in rage, and I would have sworn she had turned purple. Breathing heavily, she walked deliberately up to me, getting so close I could see the whites of her eyes. And she slapped me across the face as hard as she possibly could. "Get bent, Potter." She said after, her voice dangerously soft. With that, she stomped out of the common room, slamming the portrait shut behind her. I sighed, and walked up the stairs to the Girl's Fourth Year dorms. Finding Lily's bed in the back, I laid her down gently, and closed her curtains. I noted, amused, that she had slept through the entire fight. Smiling to myself, I tiptoed out of the room, gently closing the door behind me.
~*~*~*~*~
As I walked into my dorm, I noticed Remus, Sirius, and Peter were all awake, apparently waiting for me. I grinned.
"Sirius, Remus, I believe you two have some things to share with me, concerning certain- ladies?" I folded my arms and raised my eyebrows at them. Remus started first, blushing and stammering.
"Uh, well.you see James, uh. I've been.uh.with.Arabella for.uh.a.while now.and.well.I was going to tell you guys.and.um. I didn't?" He finished, smiling slightly. I nodded, grinning, and turned to Sirius.
"Okay, Vic and I a going out, but we were waiting for a good time to tell everyone. K?" He said. I continued to grin.
"Glad you finally decided to me. I'm gonna go to bed." I said, closing the curtains around me. I heard laughing and whispering.
"So, James, you were carrying down the hall at one o'clock in the morning? It seems someone else has some explaining to do." Sirius said. I knew he was greatly enjoying this. I winced. This was going to be exciting to explain.
((Iris's note: What didja think? I believe this is on of the longer, and hopefully better written, chapters, but you tell me. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN A LOOOOOOOOOONG TIME! *Sobs* ))
-Iris