Chapter 4- Blondes, Jealousy and Pranks
Disclaimer: Plot = mine. Most characters = JKR's Emma, May, Dan = mine. I wonder which is worth the most money.
When I woke up the next morning, ok it was about noon, I saw Sirius styling his long black hair. Sometimes he's worse than a girl with that, I swear. I rolled out of bed and jumped into the shower. After I was done changing and Sirius done with his hair he, Remus, and I walked down to lunch. As we were walking to our usual seats I saw Lily flirting with some guy, and something hurt inside, just for an instant. Then I remembered how she was. I was just another guy to her. Wait, she was supposed to be even less to me, I was trying to hurt her. What a great job I was doing. She was sure acting like she was hurt.
While we were eating the normal group of girls surrounded us and tried to be as err-nice as possible. Sometimes I don't see why we don't just tell them to shove off. If we weren't on the Quidditch team they would give us a second look. I looked away from all their cleavage hanging over my food and I saw Lily looking at me, slightly dejected slightly angry. I caught her eye and smirked. She rolled her eyes and looked away, but her cheeks were a bit pink. Hey, seize the moment. I turned to the girl nearest me. What was her name again? Then I heard one of her friends say "Emma" and she turned and started talking to her.
"Hey, Emma, how are you this morning?" I asked.
"Hullo James. I'm really good, and it's like really nice out today."
"Err-yea, it is. Do you want to go take a walk around the lake with me?" God, the things I do to get back at a girl.
She looked at her friend and giggled a little before saying "Sure."
I stood up and offered my hand. I saw Lily watching and glaring at Emma. As we were walking by her and her friends I heard her say "what a slut..." but Emma hadn't heard. She was telling me some story or something. I smiled at Lily and she gave me her fakest smile back.
After walking around the lake with Emma and listening to her go on and on I finally said "We'd better head back, I have quidditch practice soon." And we set inside. Finally we were in the Common Room. I ran upstairs to put on my pads and get my broom. Sirius was already up there, ready to go.
"What's up with you and Emma? I thought you had that plan about Lily."
"Yea...I'm trying to make Lily jealous."
"Oh...well good luck."
"I love your encouragement sometimes."
"Yes, now hurry up so we can get our asses to practice. You are the captain."
"God, Mum." I answered and we started walking to the pitch. As we were walking I saw Lily and stopped to say hi.
"Oh, hullo. Are you tired of Emma already?"
"Err, Sirius, go start practice, I have to talk to Lily." Why I said that I don't know. I was hardly ever late to practice, and certainly wouldn't be for a girl. He gave me a look but left anyway.
"She is a bit dull, isn't she?" she said snottily.
"You are a bit jealous, aren't you?" I said in the same tone.
She glared at me but said "What would I be jealous of? It's not like she can get anything I can't." Oh, so she thinks she can get me. Oh, but then, damnit I had to pretend she could.
"What exactly are you going to get?" I asked. I love to make her angry. She looks so sexy...er-mad. She gave me a look that clearly said shut up and I smiled.
"Do you want to come watch my quidditch practice?" I asked
"Do you want me to come?" she asked. I think she wanted me to beg. I am not the begging type.
"I'm just offering." Why was I offering though? I hope she won't ask. Who cares? James, get a grip.
"Whatever, I'll come." She said and linked her arm through mine and we started walking. I looked at her from the corner of my eye and saw she had a small smile of satisfaction on her face.
"What are you smiling about? Is it because you love spending time with me? I never knew you cared." I taunted.
She laughed, "What if it is?"
"So it is! I knew I was irresistible." I joked. She laughed again. I looked at her again. God, she looks pretty. Then she looked at me and started laughing again. Whatever. Then at the pitch she went up to the stands and I walked onto the field. I jumped onto my broom and flew up to where everyone else was doing their drills.
"Wow, James, your hair is err- different." Dan told me. God, a guy doesn't brush his hair one day and he has to comment. It's not like you can tell that kind of thing with my hair anyway, it's messy no matter what.
"You look cute as a blond." May told me.
"What? Blond?" ok, sometimes by hair looks a bit dark brown, but no way can black hair look blond.
"How did you dye it?" Greg asked. What were they on about? That's it. I took off my wrist guard and transfigured it into a mirror. My hair was bright, golden blond. I didn't exactly look bad, but I had never really wished for blond hair. God damn you Lily. Well, she's not getting the best of me. I flew over to her; she had a huge smile on her face.
"I've been wanting my hair blond for ages. Thanks so much." I told her, and then I kissed her on the cheek and flew back over to the team.
"What is it with that girl that everyone likes her?" May asked.
"It's not what you think... Now, instead of flying today I think we're going to do some conditioning. Everyone put your brooms back." I told them and practice began.
An hour later we all trudged off the field. God, I was sore as hell. I walked over to where Lily was waiting. She smiled when she saw me coming.
"So, I was thinking, after you put your stuff away we'll go take a walk around the lake, maybe sneak into Hogsmeade, then after we walk all over there and shop, you'll carry all my packages and such, we can come back here and go up to the astronomy tower, and later you could help me with aiming curses. What do you think?" she asked. By the look on her face she was kidding, though some parts didn't seem too bad...
"You're so thoughtful, aren't you?"
"It's one of my many, many fine qualities."
"Yes, I can tell." I said. Damn, I was so sore I was limping. Maybe I went a little overboard with conditioning.
"James?"
"Yes?"
"Do you promise you'll say yes?"
"No."
"Please."
"No thanks."
"But you don't even know what I'm going to ask."
"I know it's bad."
"No, it isn't. Please! Just say you'll say yes."
"Fine, yes." What is she on about?
"Can I levitate you back to the Common Room? You promised..." what the hell?
"No!"
"I'll put you down outside the door, no one will see." Is she possibly crazy?
"Why would I want to be levitated?"
"Cos you can't walk."
"I can too. What do you think I've been doing?"
"Limping."
"Just shut up, Lily." I glared at her. She was kind of right, but no one was levitating me to the Common Room unless both my legs were broken or I was unconscious and didn't know what was going on.
"You're mean as a blond, do you know that?" Damnit, I still had blond hair. I'd have to keep it until I got to my dorm. I hope the Common Room is empty.
"Maybe, but I'm still sexy, charismatic and irresistible as ever."
"Oh yeah, just like Prince Charming"
"Exactly." Who the hell is Prince Charming?
"And Prince Charming gets the royal treatment right?"
"Err-yes." What is she talking about?
"So, royalty shouldn't have to walk on the ground, they should be levitated."
"Err-ye-No!" she was not going to levitate me.
"Sorry, Prince." She said and started to levitate me.
"Put me down right now, Lily!" who does this girl think she is? I would have just done expelliarmus but I would have fallen on the floor and I was sore enough already.
"Hold on! We're almost there." she said and then put me down 5 feet from the door.
I glared at her, said the password and walked over to sit with the Marauders.
"James, you do know you have blond hair?" Remus told me. Stupid Lily.
"Yes...So, what's going on?"
"Thanks for the explanation mate." He said sarcastically.
"We were just thinking of people to prank. We haven't done a big one since last week." Sirius told me. "Any suggestions?"
"5th year girls are my vote." I said. Have fun AND get back at Lily for levitating me. Sounds perfect....
"Lily's getting to you? That's rough Prongs." You bet it is.
"You don't have to keep doing this you know..."
"Yea, er ok. So can we prank them?"
"Sure, if you really want to." Sirius said, and we started to plan it. Those girls were going to get it, good.
Half an hour later we were done and went down to dinner. I pretended not to see Emma staring at me or waving when it seemed I was looking right at her, or Lily giving her dirty yet smug looks. I just ate my dinner and talked to the guys. God, do girls want attention all the time? Why did I even ask...? I don't know what it is about girls but they always seem to want attention, or a present, or a kiss or something...
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