(A/N) You guys should stick a cone on my head and tattoo 'DUH' on my forehead. I feel so stupid. Kittie Silcia is another character in my other story/sequel. My fingers are too used to typing her last name instead of 'Evans'. *Smacks her fingers.* Bad, bad! I'll try not to do it again, and thanks for telling me of my typo. It's all better now. I fixed the boo-boo. Lol. Anyways, ENJOY!!
Disclaimers: ARRGH!! I'm out of ideas for this!
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Lily flipped through her book and James lightly tapped his quill on the back on her head, before sliding into the seat next to her. "Hi."
Lily glanced up at him before flipping the page and looking down again. James winced. "Still mad at me?"
"You're ten minutes late, Potter!" Lily hissed. James looked relieved. "Oh, good. I thought it was something important."
Lily blanched. "Important?! Potter, this is the last meeting between the Head Boy and Girl before the Dueling class!"
"And?"
"AND?! And, you're impossible!"
James rolled his eyes. "Can't you just loosen up for once?"
"Unlike most of the girls you date, Potter, I am not 'loose'."
James gaped at her. Slowly, he began to lightly clap. "Congratulations, Evans. I didn't think you had it in you."
Lily's face heated up and James leaned far over, so that he could read the title of her book. "What are you reading?"
" 'Best Pranks Pulled in Hogwarts'." She read aloud. James grinned. "See my name in there somewhere?"
"Nope."
"Then what's the point of reading it?" He laughed, sitting back down in his chair. Lily didn't blink. "Believe it or not, but some girls in this school read for other reasons than hoping to come across your name. I'm looking for ideas to get you back."
James paled. "Can't you let anything just...go?" He stuttered. Lily chuckled. "Ask Molly or Rose. It takes more than an apology to make me forgive you."
"What else do I have to do?! Do you know how often a Potter apologizes?!"
"Quite alot, obviously. I mean, you had to say something along those lines to all those girls you dumped."
James turned red. "You're stepping on dangerous boundaries, Evans."
"Oh, am I? Let's see...You haven't dated a single girl since Lockhart. Could it be love, Potter?"
"It's utterly impossible to fall in love with someone who has absolutely no personality. It takes more than a pair of legs to get a Potter to make a fool of himself."
"You seem to be so concerned of your last name, Potter. You're beginning to sound like Malfoy."
James slammed his fist on the table, making Lily and the rest of the library jump. "Don't you ever compare me to that discriminating, egotisical pus licker. I've lived in the mansion across the street of him long enough to know that I'm nothing like him." Lily stared at him. James suddenly realized that the library was staring at him, and he grabbed Lily's arm. He pulled her behind the bookshelves.
Talk gradually broke out across the library again, and James spun angrily to Lily. It took more than being yelled at to sway Lily Evans. She glared back at him.
"You've lived in a mansion all your life? That explains alot, Potter."
James groaned. "What's your problem, Evans? I try to be nice to you, and all you do is taunt me! Can't you be civilized, for once?!"
"For someone who hitched up my bed with waterballoons on the first day back, you're one to talk about being civilized!" They both stood there, with their fists at their sides. Madame Pince cleared her throat.
"Do you two mind leaving? You're causing quite a disturbance! This a library, for goodness' sakes!"
James and Lily spun angrily and marched out the door. Lily turned back to James. He continued to walk down the corridor.
"Where do you think you're going?! I'm not done with you!"
"Well, I'm done listening to you!" He yelled, without turning around or stopping.
"Are you at least going to show up for the dueling class tomarrow?" (A/N: Thanks reviewer! That helped alot!)
"Why should I?!"
"Fine! Don't come! You'll be doing the school a shame, though! We'll all need someone to entertain us!" She practically screamed at his back, before turning angrily into the girls' bathroom. James stopped walking and clenched his fists.
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"SILENCE!" Nott roared, as he stepped unto the stage. The Great Hall immediatly quieted. He sneered at the sea of students.
"You're here to learn to duel. Not that many of you are even half-way decent with your wands, to begin with."
James snorted and Lily glared at him. "I thought you said you weren't coming?"
"Shut up. We'll see how entertaining I am when you have a vine growing out of your ears."
"Potter! Would you mind sharing your conversation, since it's so much more interesting than what I'm saying?!" Nott sneered. James paled and mumbled. Taking it as a 'no', Nott continued.
"The first thing you need to know about dueling is 'Expelliarmus.' It's the Disarming Charm. I'll be setting you into partners." He pointed his wand into the air. Several different colors hovered over the large crowd before dropping and settling on the student's shoulders'.
"Now, find the match to your color. Don't even try swapping with another, or you'll be sent to the Hospital Wing as Skittles."
James looked at the scarlet light that blinked on his shoulder. He turned to Sirius. Green. He turned to Remus. Silver. He turned to Peter, who was already talking to a girl with the same pink light. He turned to Lily, and sighed in relief. White.
He watched as Severus pushed through the crowd and scowled at her shoulder. A white light flashed on his shoulder. Lily's face turned grave. James nearly burst into laughter, as Sirius and Rose stared at each others' identical shoulders. Remus shook hands with a handsome boy from Hufflepuff.
Someone tapped his shoulder, and he turned around. "You!"
"Yes, me, Potter. I hope you weren't expecting to walk out of this hall in one peice." Lucius sneered. James stared in disbelief at the scarlet light flickering on his shoulder.
Nott cleared his throat, as the lights were paired together. He waved his wand again, and the lights disappeared. Lucius turned his cold eyes to James. "Ready to die, Potter?"
"After you, Malfoy." James growled under his breath. "GO!" Nott yelled. And the crowd burst into small puffs of smoke. Lucius pointed his wand at James. James flew back, but kept a tight grip on his wand. He was yanked back up by the charm, and the hovered under the wand. He yanked it back down, and pointed it at Lucius.
Lucius yelled as his hair turned hot pink.
Sirius and Rose both stared at each other, neither raising their wands. Lily screamed and flew back, as a beam of white light hit her stomach. She jumped to her feet and began running around the room, obviously against her will. James pointed his wand at Lucius again, and his arms and legs snapped together. Lucius fell to the floor, in a Full Body Bind Charm.
Without thinking, the next thing James did was point his wand at Lily. She stopped running and tripped. James quickly caught her.
As Nott waved his wand again, Lucius leapt up, but his hair remained pink. Lily blinked at James in suprise. "Why did you do that?" She asked, almost curiously. James' face heated as he realized his arms were still around her. She didn't seem to notice, and stared at him, waiting for an answer.
"Uh, you were...er...were making me dizzy." He said slowly. Lily cocked her eyebrows. James was suddenly aware that she was still leaning on him and he quickly stepped back. Lily swayed and crossed her arms.
Rose rushed over. "What did that slimey git do to you?" James turned to Snape.
"You bag of grease balls. You were supposed to only disarm!" He growled. Snape sneered.
"Why so defensive all of the sudden, Potter? Evans isn't your girlfriend, is she?"
Before James could answer, Nott waved his arms. He scanned the crowd and shook his head in disbelief. "I'm ending this class already, because I'm sure nearly all of you need to go to the Hospital Wing."
The students filed out and Snape sneered at Lily. "I always knew the mudbloods' were defenseless. You had to get bloody James Potter to get you out of a scrape."
Lily spun around quickly, and pointed her wand at Snape. At first, it looked like nothing happened. Snape's sneer doubled and he opened his mouth to scorn her. A large belch erupted from his mouth, and he quickly covered it. Everyone turned to look at him. His face turned red and he turned back to Lily.
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP!!!" He belched again, as he tried to yell at her. She giggled, and Snape turned and ran into the dungons. Remus and Sirius leaned on each other, gasping in laughter. Peter grinned evilly at Snape's retreating back. James laughed and laid his forehead on Lily's shoulder, trying to catch his breath. Lily stiffened and turned angrilly to march up to the Griffindor Tower with Rose.
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Lily sighed as Rose continued to laugh, laying across her bed. "That was classic!" She gasped.
An black owl flew onto Lily's headstand and dropped it's black parchment on her pillow before flying out again. Rose looked at the seal. "It's from the ministry. Maybe you landed that job of an Auror!" Lily squealed and danced.
"Oh, read it! I'm too nervous!" Lily squealed, sitting across from her, in a chair. Rose grinned and pulled off it's seal. She scanned the first line and paled.
"What? What is it?" Lily asked, frowning. She blinked in suprise, as a tear rolled down Rose's cheek.
"Rose! Please tell me! What does it say?!" Lily whispered, tears stinging her eyelids. Rose dropped the parchment and wrapped her arms around Lily's neck.
"Oh, Lily. I'm so sorry..."
"Please, Rose! Tell me, please tell me, what it says!" Lily rasped. Rose pulled away and looked at her, tears still flowing down her cheeks.
"They're-they're dead, Lily. Your mum. Your dad. Your sisters' still at school, and she's being notified...They say it was another muggle-killing. Your parents were two out of thirty." She sobbed. Lily sat there in complete suprise, as the news sank in.
She finally crumpled to the ground, sobbing.
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James frowned and scanned the Great Hall. "Where is everybody?" He asked Sirius, who was looking pale.
"Don't you know? There was another muggle killing yesterday. Everyone who isn't here this morning lost a loved one." Remus answered for him, pushing his food away. James looked around and paled.
"Lily."
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"Lily! Open up! Please let me in!" James said, loudly. The veela sighed.
"You know, I usually don't do this, but I'm going to let you in. Ms. Evans really needs someone to talk to." She whispered, as she slowly swung forward. James ran in. Lily looked up from her pillow.
"How did you get in here?" She groaned, shoving her face back into her pillows. James sat at her side, as she desperately tried to wipe her eyes.
She turned angrily to him. "Go ahead. Laugh. Go tell your friends you've seen the impossible. Unbreakable Lily Evans is crying." She spat, still silently crying. James stared at her for a few moments before slowly rising.
"Alright. I'll leave. I thought I'd come by, just to make sure you're alright." He said lightly, before turning to the portrait.
"Alright?!" Lily blanched, making him turn around again. "Potter, I just lost my parents. My sister hates anything to do with magic. Including me. I don't know where to go. I don't know what to do. I don't know who to talk to. Rose and Molly can't help me. But aside from all that, I'm peachy!" She yelled. James sighed.
"Look, Lily. If you don't want to talk about it, I'll respect that. I'm just going to go now, and leave you to mourn alone, alright?" He turned to the door again and Lily bit her lip.
"Wait." James turned again, in suprise. Lily looked down at the carpet, tears welling up in her eyes again. "Please don't leave me, James."
James blinked in suprise as Lily whispered his name. It sent chills rolling down his spine, and he didn't move until she fell to her knees, her shoulders shaking with cries. James immediatly fell to his knees beside her.
Without thinking, he wrapped his arms around her, and she buried her face into his chest. "I don't know what to do. Petunia's going to make me live with her when I leave Hogwarts, just so she can blame me. But, it can't be my fault, can it?"
"No." James whispered, closing his eyes. Lily continued to blubber into his chest, her hands clutching his robes.
"I'll get him, James. I swear on my parents' graves that I'll cause his downfall, if it's the last thing I do."
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I'm going to skip the laugh for the time being. Parents' deaths are not something to laugh about, and though I can't relate, I'm extending sympathies to those who can. So, on to a brighter note, review! I need ideas!
Disclaimers: ARRGH!! I'm out of ideas for this!
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Lily flipped through her book and James lightly tapped his quill on the back on her head, before sliding into the seat next to her. "Hi."
Lily glanced up at him before flipping the page and looking down again. James winced. "Still mad at me?"
"You're ten minutes late, Potter!" Lily hissed. James looked relieved. "Oh, good. I thought it was something important."
Lily blanched. "Important?! Potter, this is the last meeting between the Head Boy and Girl before the Dueling class!"
"And?"
"AND?! And, you're impossible!"
James rolled his eyes. "Can't you just loosen up for once?"
"Unlike most of the girls you date, Potter, I am not 'loose'."
James gaped at her. Slowly, he began to lightly clap. "Congratulations, Evans. I didn't think you had it in you."
Lily's face heated up and James leaned far over, so that he could read the title of her book. "What are you reading?"
" 'Best Pranks Pulled in Hogwarts'." She read aloud. James grinned. "See my name in there somewhere?"
"Nope."
"Then what's the point of reading it?" He laughed, sitting back down in his chair. Lily didn't blink. "Believe it or not, but some girls in this school read for other reasons than hoping to come across your name. I'm looking for ideas to get you back."
James paled. "Can't you let anything just...go?" He stuttered. Lily chuckled. "Ask Molly or Rose. It takes more than an apology to make me forgive you."
"What else do I have to do?! Do you know how often a Potter apologizes?!"
"Quite alot, obviously. I mean, you had to say something along those lines to all those girls you dumped."
James turned red. "You're stepping on dangerous boundaries, Evans."
"Oh, am I? Let's see...You haven't dated a single girl since Lockhart. Could it be love, Potter?"
"It's utterly impossible to fall in love with someone who has absolutely no personality. It takes more than a pair of legs to get a Potter to make a fool of himself."
"You seem to be so concerned of your last name, Potter. You're beginning to sound like Malfoy."
James slammed his fist on the table, making Lily and the rest of the library jump. "Don't you ever compare me to that discriminating, egotisical pus licker. I've lived in the mansion across the street of him long enough to know that I'm nothing like him." Lily stared at him. James suddenly realized that the library was staring at him, and he grabbed Lily's arm. He pulled her behind the bookshelves.
Talk gradually broke out across the library again, and James spun angrily to Lily. It took more than being yelled at to sway Lily Evans. She glared back at him.
"You've lived in a mansion all your life? That explains alot, Potter."
James groaned. "What's your problem, Evans? I try to be nice to you, and all you do is taunt me! Can't you be civilized, for once?!"
"For someone who hitched up my bed with waterballoons on the first day back, you're one to talk about being civilized!" They both stood there, with their fists at their sides. Madame Pince cleared her throat.
"Do you two mind leaving? You're causing quite a disturbance! This a library, for goodness' sakes!"
James and Lily spun angrily and marched out the door. Lily turned back to James. He continued to walk down the corridor.
"Where do you think you're going?! I'm not done with you!"
"Well, I'm done listening to you!" He yelled, without turning around or stopping.
"Are you at least going to show up for the dueling class tomarrow?" (A/N: Thanks reviewer! That helped alot!)
"Why should I?!"
"Fine! Don't come! You'll be doing the school a shame, though! We'll all need someone to entertain us!" She practically screamed at his back, before turning angrily into the girls' bathroom. James stopped walking and clenched his fists.
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"SILENCE!" Nott roared, as he stepped unto the stage. The Great Hall immediatly quieted. He sneered at the sea of students.
"You're here to learn to duel. Not that many of you are even half-way decent with your wands, to begin with."
James snorted and Lily glared at him. "I thought you said you weren't coming?"
"Shut up. We'll see how entertaining I am when you have a vine growing out of your ears."
"Potter! Would you mind sharing your conversation, since it's so much more interesting than what I'm saying?!" Nott sneered. James paled and mumbled. Taking it as a 'no', Nott continued.
"The first thing you need to know about dueling is 'Expelliarmus.' It's the Disarming Charm. I'll be setting you into partners." He pointed his wand into the air. Several different colors hovered over the large crowd before dropping and settling on the student's shoulders'.
"Now, find the match to your color. Don't even try swapping with another, or you'll be sent to the Hospital Wing as Skittles."
James looked at the scarlet light that blinked on his shoulder. He turned to Sirius. Green. He turned to Remus. Silver. He turned to Peter, who was already talking to a girl with the same pink light. He turned to Lily, and sighed in relief. White.
He watched as Severus pushed through the crowd and scowled at her shoulder. A white light flashed on his shoulder. Lily's face turned grave. James nearly burst into laughter, as Sirius and Rose stared at each others' identical shoulders. Remus shook hands with a handsome boy from Hufflepuff.
Someone tapped his shoulder, and he turned around. "You!"
"Yes, me, Potter. I hope you weren't expecting to walk out of this hall in one peice." Lucius sneered. James stared in disbelief at the scarlet light flickering on his shoulder.
Nott cleared his throat, as the lights were paired together. He waved his wand again, and the lights disappeared. Lucius turned his cold eyes to James. "Ready to die, Potter?"
"After you, Malfoy." James growled under his breath. "GO!" Nott yelled. And the crowd burst into small puffs of smoke. Lucius pointed his wand at James. James flew back, but kept a tight grip on his wand. He was yanked back up by the charm, and the hovered under the wand. He yanked it back down, and pointed it at Lucius.
Lucius yelled as his hair turned hot pink.
Sirius and Rose both stared at each other, neither raising their wands. Lily screamed and flew back, as a beam of white light hit her stomach. She jumped to her feet and began running around the room, obviously against her will. James pointed his wand at Lucius again, and his arms and legs snapped together. Lucius fell to the floor, in a Full Body Bind Charm.
Without thinking, the next thing James did was point his wand at Lily. She stopped running and tripped. James quickly caught her.
As Nott waved his wand again, Lucius leapt up, but his hair remained pink. Lily blinked at James in suprise. "Why did you do that?" She asked, almost curiously. James' face heated as he realized his arms were still around her. She didn't seem to notice, and stared at him, waiting for an answer.
"Uh, you were...er...were making me dizzy." He said slowly. Lily cocked her eyebrows. James was suddenly aware that she was still leaning on him and he quickly stepped back. Lily swayed and crossed her arms.
Rose rushed over. "What did that slimey git do to you?" James turned to Snape.
"You bag of grease balls. You were supposed to only disarm!" He growled. Snape sneered.
"Why so defensive all of the sudden, Potter? Evans isn't your girlfriend, is she?"
Before James could answer, Nott waved his arms. He scanned the crowd and shook his head in disbelief. "I'm ending this class already, because I'm sure nearly all of you need to go to the Hospital Wing."
The students filed out and Snape sneered at Lily. "I always knew the mudbloods' were defenseless. You had to get bloody James Potter to get you out of a scrape."
Lily spun around quickly, and pointed her wand at Snape. At first, it looked like nothing happened. Snape's sneer doubled and he opened his mouth to scorn her. A large belch erupted from his mouth, and he quickly covered it. Everyone turned to look at him. His face turned red and he turned back to Lily.
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP!!!" He belched again, as he tried to yell at her. She giggled, and Snape turned and ran into the dungons. Remus and Sirius leaned on each other, gasping in laughter. Peter grinned evilly at Snape's retreating back. James laughed and laid his forehead on Lily's shoulder, trying to catch his breath. Lily stiffened and turned angrilly to march up to the Griffindor Tower with Rose.
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Lily sighed as Rose continued to laugh, laying across her bed. "That was classic!" She gasped.
An black owl flew onto Lily's headstand and dropped it's black parchment on her pillow before flying out again. Rose looked at the seal. "It's from the ministry. Maybe you landed that job of an Auror!" Lily squealed and danced.
"Oh, read it! I'm too nervous!" Lily squealed, sitting across from her, in a chair. Rose grinned and pulled off it's seal. She scanned the first line and paled.
"What? What is it?" Lily asked, frowning. She blinked in suprise, as a tear rolled down Rose's cheek.
"Rose! Please tell me! What does it say?!" Lily whispered, tears stinging her eyelids. Rose dropped the parchment and wrapped her arms around Lily's neck.
"Oh, Lily. I'm so sorry..."
"Please, Rose! Tell me, please tell me, what it says!" Lily rasped. Rose pulled away and looked at her, tears still flowing down her cheeks.
"They're-they're dead, Lily. Your mum. Your dad. Your sisters' still at school, and she's being notified...They say it was another muggle-killing. Your parents were two out of thirty." She sobbed. Lily sat there in complete suprise, as the news sank in.
She finally crumpled to the ground, sobbing.
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James frowned and scanned the Great Hall. "Where is everybody?" He asked Sirius, who was looking pale.
"Don't you know? There was another muggle killing yesterday. Everyone who isn't here this morning lost a loved one." Remus answered for him, pushing his food away. James looked around and paled.
"Lily."
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"Lily! Open up! Please let me in!" James said, loudly. The veela sighed.
"You know, I usually don't do this, but I'm going to let you in. Ms. Evans really needs someone to talk to." She whispered, as she slowly swung forward. James ran in. Lily looked up from her pillow.
"How did you get in here?" She groaned, shoving her face back into her pillows. James sat at her side, as she desperately tried to wipe her eyes.
She turned angrily to him. "Go ahead. Laugh. Go tell your friends you've seen the impossible. Unbreakable Lily Evans is crying." She spat, still silently crying. James stared at her for a few moments before slowly rising.
"Alright. I'll leave. I thought I'd come by, just to make sure you're alright." He said lightly, before turning to the portrait.
"Alright?!" Lily blanched, making him turn around again. "Potter, I just lost my parents. My sister hates anything to do with magic. Including me. I don't know where to go. I don't know what to do. I don't know who to talk to. Rose and Molly can't help me. But aside from all that, I'm peachy!" She yelled. James sighed.
"Look, Lily. If you don't want to talk about it, I'll respect that. I'm just going to go now, and leave you to mourn alone, alright?" He turned to the door again and Lily bit her lip.
"Wait." James turned again, in suprise. Lily looked down at the carpet, tears welling up in her eyes again. "Please don't leave me, James."
James blinked in suprise as Lily whispered his name. It sent chills rolling down his spine, and he didn't move until she fell to her knees, her shoulders shaking with cries. James immediatly fell to his knees beside her.
Without thinking, he wrapped his arms around her, and she buried her face into his chest. "I don't know what to do. Petunia's going to make me live with her when I leave Hogwarts, just so she can blame me. But, it can't be my fault, can it?"
"No." James whispered, closing his eyes. Lily continued to blubber into his chest, her hands clutching his robes.
"I'll get him, James. I swear on my parents' graves that I'll cause his downfall, if it's the last thing I do."
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I'm going to skip the laugh for the time being. Parents' deaths are not something to laugh about, and though I can't relate, I'm extending sympathies to those who can. So, on to a brighter note, review! I need ideas!