In The Hearts
Author: Sweet Lovin
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A Lily and James romance, set in their 6th year. Lily is a Prefect, and James should be her mortal enemy (because he's a Marauder) But things don't work out that way.
Chapter 3
"James Daniel Potter! Get back here!!" Lily Evans yelled down a hallway to James. Two weeks had passed since the firework incident and it resulted in James pulling pranks on her almost everyday. In fact the other night he had charmed her hair to be bright green.
"No way!" He called back. James raced around a corner and hid behind a statue. He was breathing heavily, he could barely stifle a giggle and he say Lily run past, well he could only catch a glimpse of her copper hair from behind the statue.
James raced out and back up into the Common Room, five minutes later Lily raced into the room, frantically looking for him. She didn't realize that he was right in front of her on the couch.
"Looking for me, Lily?" He asked teasingly.
"Yes you git!" She smiled.
"Can't get me!" He raced up the stairs taking them two at a time, he rushed to his dormitory and slammed the door and bolted it shut. He could hear Lily outside banging at the door for a good 2 minutes, but she eventually gave up.
"Ha!" James said to himself, "I knew she could get me." He walked out the door and started down the stairs when he was jumped at from behind. This set him off balance and tumbling down the stairs with whoever did it.
James sat up laughing, he looked around and sure enough there was Lily on the Common Room floor next to him. James pinned her, "no way you're doing that again, it hurt like bloody hell!"
"James, let me go!" Lily pleaded.
"Let me think about that Lils, how about NO!" He laughed. James looked down at Lily, at her copper coloured hair over her, over her flawless porcelains looking face. She was. beautiful, so beautiful and he never took notice. The thought shook James, he let Lily go and just sat there looking stunned as Lily stood up and brushed herself off.
'Lily. beautiful, she is you know' He thought to himself. 'No wait, I can't think of her like that, she's my friend, and the Gryffindor Prefect. But she is, she's beautiful. Oh. crap.'
"Crap," he repeated out loud, not realizing he did it.
"What?" Lily asked.
"Umm, oh, nothing." James stammered, "I think I'm going to go back to my dorm, I'm actually tired on a weekend for once."
"Oh, alright then James. See you tomorrow."
James walked up the stairs slowly, like he was in a trance, he opened the dormitory door and closed it behind him. He fell backwards onto his bed.
"Lily. beautiful." James tried putting the two words together. He sighed, "Ok, I'm talking to myself, that's even worse."
James rolled over and shut his eyes; he quickly fell into a dream filled sleep. And there was only one thing he could dream about. Lily.
**** "Oi Prongs, wakeup!" Sirius yelled when he entered the Common Room.
"What?" James mumbled.
"Prongs, wakeup, it's only 8 and you're sleeping?" Sirius asked in mild amusement.
"Yes, and I've only been asleep for an hour. So will you shut your mouth? I'm tired."
"Ok, just wondering, but I thought you'd like to know Lily was looking for you."
"What?" James sat bolt upright.
"Ha, thought that would get you up there Prongs. Which makes me a little suspicious, why so alert at the sound of our Prefect's name?"
"No reason," James mumbled, trying to sleep again.
"I think there is a reason Prongs. Come on, I'm your best mate, you're supposed to tell me all. Especially when there is a female involved."
"I told you, there's no reason." James said sternly.
"Right, that's not what Lily says." Sirius said smirking.
"What does Lily say?" James asked, now very interested.
"Wouldn't you like to know there Prongs. I'm only telling you if you tell me."
James thought a moment, "I swear Padfoot, if anyone hears of this I WILL put a curse on you."
"I swear on my mothers grave." Sirius replied solemnly.
"Well, if you must know. I think I like Lily Evans."
****
"Arabella, I think I'm going nuts." Lily sighed.
"What do you mean nuts, how can the Prefect of the house go nuts?"
"I'm going nuts because I think I like someone that I'm not supposed to. Well being a Prefect and all."
"Go on," Arabella encouraged.
"Well I think I like James." Lily sighed, hanging her head.
Arabella's jaw dropped, she didn't see this one coming. The house Prefect and the house Prankster. Maybe Lily was right. "Well Lils, I must say I definantly wasn't expecting this. And there isn't much that I can say."
"Oh, you're a great help Arabella." Lily added sarcastically.
"I like to consider myself one." Arabella smirked. She stood up and walked to the door of the dormitory, "well I personally think that you should tell him."
"No way!" Lily yelled in protest.
Arabella smirked again, "well if you don't I will. And I think now is just the right time!"
Arabella opened the door and ran down the stair, Lily close on her heels, "Arabella don't you dare!!"
Lily was stopped abruptly, it felt like she ran into a wall, but she had actually ran into James, again.
"Good evening Lily," James said putting his hands on her shoulders to steady her, "we should really stop running into each other like this." He smiled at her warmly.
That made Lily go weak in the knees making her lean into James. She could smell his sweet scented cologne, and could feel his muscles under his thin shirt.
"I. I'm. v. very sorry James." Lily stammered on blushing.
"It's quite alright Lily," James smiled at her, "Have you got some balance yet?"
"Umm, yes I think I do." Lily said smiling.
"Ok, if you say so. On another topic though, I was just looking for you."
"Really?" Lily felt her knees go weak again, but she kept her balance.
"Umm yes, actually. I was wondering if... you... umm... have your Transfiguration homework?"
"Oh," Lily said sounding disappointed, "Yes I do. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, well I was wondering if you could explain to me exactly how to do it?" James asked giving her puppy dog eyes. "Sure I will James, as long as you're willing to listen."
"Oh, don't worry I will." James gave her a wicked smile.
****
Arabella stood in the background watching this, gaping at them both. She was approached by Remus, who stood there and watched Lily and James for a minute then turned back to Arabella.
"So, what do you think of that Arabella?"
"I think they're nuts if they don't pick up on each other soon, Remus." Arabella said turning to him.
"That's true. It's obvious to many people, well and Sirius told me that James likes Lily." Remus turned to face Arabella who was yet again gaping.
"Sirius told you. what?"
"Sirius told me that James likes Lily." Remus repeated looking very confused.
"That's, odd, because I just finished talking to Lily. She just finished telling me that she likes him."
Remus smirked, "Well, that's something. What do you say to helping them out a bit?"
Arabella nodded, "why not?"
"Well then 'Bella, how would you like to discuss our plans over a game of wizard's chess then?"
"I'd love to." Arabella smiled as Remus offered her his arm.
A.N.: Well, Lily and James realized they liked each other. That's always a good thing to find out. so what are Remus and Arabella going to do about it?
Don't expect three chapter in one day again guys... I was in a major writing mood.. I'd say maybe one or two a week. So stay tuned!!
Author: Sweet Lovin
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A Lily and James romance, set in their 6th year. Lily is a Prefect, and James should be her mortal enemy (because he's a Marauder) But things don't work out that way.
Chapter 3
"James Daniel Potter! Get back here!!" Lily Evans yelled down a hallway to James. Two weeks had passed since the firework incident and it resulted in James pulling pranks on her almost everyday. In fact the other night he had charmed her hair to be bright green.
"No way!" He called back. James raced around a corner and hid behind a statue. He was breathing heavily, he could barely stifle a giggle and he say Lily run past, well he could only catch a glimpse of her copper hair from behind the statue.
James raced out and back up into the Common Room, five minutes later Lily raced into the room, frantically looking for him. She didn't realize that he was right in front of her on the couch.
"Looking for me, Lily?" He asked teasingly.
"Yes you git!" She smiled.
"Can't get me!" He raced up the stairs taking them two at a time, he rushed to his dormitory and slammed the door and bolted it shut. He could hear Lily outside banging at the door for a good 2 minutes, but she eventually gave up.
"Ha!" James said to himself, "I knew she could get me." He walked out the door and started down the stairs when he was jumped at from behind. This set him off balance and tumbling down the stairs with whoever did it.
James sat up laughing, he looked around and sure enough there was Lily on the Common Room floor next to him. James pinned her, "no way you're doing that again, it hurt like bloody hell!"
"James, let me go!" Lily pleaded.
"Let me think about that Lils, how about NO!" He laughed. James looked down at Lily, at her copper coloured hair over her, over her flawless porcelains looking face. She was. beautiful, so beautiful and he never took notice. The thought shook James, he let Lily go and just sat there looking stunned as Lily stood up and brushed herself off.
'Lily. beautiful, she is you know' He thought to himself. 'No wait, I can't think of her like that, she's my friend, and the Gryffindor Prefect. But she is, she's beautiful. Oh. crap.'
"Crap," he repeated out loud, not realizing he did it.
"What?" Lily asked.
"Umm, oh, nothing." James stammered, "I think I'm going to go back to my dorm, I'm actually tired on a weekend for once."
"Oh, alright then James. See you tomorrow."
James walked up the stairs slowly, like he was in a trance, he opened the dormitory door and closed it behind him. He fell backwards onto his bed.
"Lily. beautiful." James tried putting the two words together. He sighed, "Ok, I'm talking to myself, that's even worse."
James rolled over and shut his eyes; he quickly fell into a dream filled sleep. And there was only one thing he could dream about. Lily.
**** "Oi Prongs, wakeup!" Sirius yelled when he entered the Common Room.
"What?" James mumbled.
"Prongs, wakeup, it's only 8 and you're sleeping?" Sirius asked in mild amusement.
"Yes, and I've only been asleep for an hour. So will you shut your mouth? I'm tired."
"Ok, just wondering, but I thought you'd like to know Lily was looking for you."
"What?" James sat bolt upright.
"Ha, thought that would get you up there Prongs. Which makes me a little suspicious, why so alert at the sound of our Prefect's name?"
"No reason," James mumbled, trying to sleep again.
"I think there is a reason Prongs. Come on, I'm your best mate, you're supposed to tell me all. Especially when there is a female involved."
"I told you, there's no reason." James said sternly.
"Right, that's not what Lily says." Sirius said smirking.
"What does Lily say?" James asked, now very interested.
"Wouldn't you like to know there Prongs. I'm only telling you if you tell me."
James thought a moment, "I swear Padfoot, if anyone hears of this I WILL put a curse on you."
"I swear on my mothers grave." Sirius replied solemnly.
"Well, if you must know. I think I like Lily Evans."
****
"Arabella, I think I'm going nuts." Lily sighed.
"What do you mean nuts, how can the Prefect of the house go nuts?"
"I'm going nuts because I think I like someone that I'm not supposed to. Well being a Prefect and all."
"Go on," Arabella encouraged.
"Well I think I like James." Lily sighed, hanging her head.
Arabella's jaw dropped, she didn't see this one coming. The house Prefect and the house Prankster. Maybe Lily was right. "Well Lils, I must say I definantly wasn't expecting this. And there isn't much that I can say."
"Oh, you're a great help Arabella." Lily added sarcastically.
"I like to consider myself one." Arabella smirked. She stood up and walked to the door of the dormitory, "well I personally think that you should tell him."
"No way!" Lily yelled in protest.
Arabella smirked again, "well if you don't I will. And I think now is just the right time!"
Arabella opened the door and ran down the stair, Lily close on her heels, "Arabella don't you dare!!"
Lily was stopped abruptly, it felt like she ran into a wall, but she had actually ran into James, again.
"Good evening Lily," James said putting his hands on her shoulders to steady her, "we should really stop running into each other like this." He smiled at her warmly.
That made Lily go weak in the knees making her lean into James. She could smell his sweet scented cologne, and could feel his muscles under his thin shirt.
"I. I'm. v. very sorry James." Lily stammered on blushing.
"It's quite alright Lily," James smiled at her, "Have you got some balance yet?"
"Umm, yes I think I do." Lily said smiling.
"Ok, if you say so. On another topic though, I was just looking for you."
"Really?" Lily felt her knees go weak again, but she kept her balance.
"Umm yes, actually. I was wondering if... you... umm... have your Transfiguration homework?"
"Oh," Lily said sounding disappointed, "Yes I do. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, well I was wondering if you could explain to me exactly how to do it?" James asked giving her puppy dog eyes. "Sure I will James, as long as you're willing to listen."
"Oh, don't worry I will." James gave her a wicked smile.
****
Arabella stood in the background watching this, gaping at them both. She was approached by Remus, who stood there and watched Lily and James for a minute then turned back to Arabella.
"So, what do you think of that Arabella?"
"I think they're nuts if they don't pick up on each other soon, Remus." Arabella said turning to him.
"That's true. It's obvious to many people, well and Sirius told me that James likes Lily." Remus turned to face Arabella who was yet again gaping.
"Sirius told you. what?"
"Sirius told me that James likes Lily." Remus repeated looking very confused.
"That's, odd, because I just finished talking to Lily. She just finished telling me that she likes him."
Remus smirked, "Well, that's something. What do you say to helping them out a bit?"
Arabella nodded, "why not?"
"Well then 'Bella, how would you like to discuss our plans over a game of wizard's chess then?"
"I'd love to." Arabella smiled as Remus offered her his arm.
A.N.: Well, Lily and James realized they liked each other. That's always a good thing to find out. so what are Remus and Arabella going to do about it?
Don't expect three chapter in one day again guys... I was in a major writing mood.. I'd say maybe one or two a week. So stay tuned!!