Pre-Author's Notes: This fic is based on the manga, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e also known as For You in Full Blossom. I had to change some elements from the Harry Potter story to make it work, so live with it. Yes, I am aware that some of the facts from the Harry Potter series is off, but I had to change it for the story. ^^
Lily had no idea what to do. James was kissing her. Panic overtook her. Her hand tightened into a fist. She punched him. James fell back, but he was too wasted to really notice anything. Lily touched her lips before opening the door and making a run for it.
Reggie Baker was coming back from his date with a Hufflepuff when Lily dashed passed him with warp speed. "Who was that?" asked Reggie out loud. "No running in the halls. It's dangerous!"
Lily ran outside until she was up to Hagrid's. It wasn't that she was going to take Fang for a walk, so she wasn't breaking her word to James. Fang was sitting outside. He looked at her as she stumbled over to him. "It's okay. I'm okay, Fang," said Lily as her eyes filled with tears.
Fang walked up to her, but didn't practically jump on her like he normally did. He waited for her to sit down before sitting next to her. "Why am I crying?" asked Lily out loud. Why did I do that? Why am I so upset? It was just a kiss. I know that he didn't mean it. Why won't the tears stop?
She touched her fingertips against her lips. Her cheeks were bright red. That was my first kiss!
Lily didn't know what was really wrong. She didn't know why she was so upset about James kissing her. It was something she had never expected from him. What was so awful about it? She had no idea. She just didn't know.
*
James woke up the next morning on the floor with everyone else. He noticed that his glasses were neatly folded on Lily's dresser next to the pitcher. Someone had draped blankets over him and the other boys last night. He knew that Lily must have done it. He walked up to her desk and saw a neatly written note on it that made him feel uneasy.
Went to the library to work on my Ancient Runes essay. -- Lucas
James felt something sore just under his right eye. He touched it gingerly and felt pain. "My head hurts," whined Sirius as he opened his eyes.
"Where am I?" asked Frank out loud.
"We're still in James' room," replied Remus. "Don't talk too loud."
"Everyone stop talking so loud. Why does my hand hurt?" asked Peter.
"What happened to your eye, James?" asked Sirius as he squinted a bit because his eyes weren't adjusting to the daylight.
"I have no idea. I woke up like this," said James. "Let me check." He went to the bathroom as everyone else tried to get up. "How did I get a black eye?" he asked out loud.
"Where's Lucas?" asked Frank.
"I don't know. I don't care," muttered Sirius as he clutched his skull. Remus stretched out his body, while Frank read the note on Lily's desk.
"That's weird. Lucas finished his essay in class yesterday," said Frank thoughtfully.
"It's Sunday. Why would anyone go to the library on a Sunday?" asked Sirius out loud. "He's weird."
"Shut up," said James and Frank in unison.
"Whatever," said Sirius with a dismissive hand wave. "I'm going back to sleep in my room. See you later."
"Me, too," said Peter.
Remus wasn't saying anything. He was thinking about something. It was strange the night that he almost attacked Lucas. He could have sworn that he had heard someone scream out loud before he came. He closed his eyes briefly, attempting to replay the words in his head, "OH MY GOD!" Remus now remembered something important: that was the voice of a girl.
"What's wrong, Remus?" asked James, snapping him out of his thoughts. Frank was also looking concerned. He poured Remus a glass of water from the pitcher that was on Lily's dresser. "Here," said Frank as he handed Remus the glass.
"It's nothing," said Remus as he forced a smile on his face. He downed the water before standing up. "I'm going back to the room, too. Come on, Frank."
"Okay. See you later, James. Tell Lucas, we're sorry about the mess," said Frank as he walked out with Remus.
James wondered what had happened. He touched the bottom of his eye. It looked like someone had punched him. He sat down on the bed and looked around him. "Great. At least, they could have cleaned up this mess," he muttered as he looked around him.
*
"Dr. Pomfrey? Are you here?" asked Lily as she walked in quietly, seeking out someone to talk to other than Fang. Someone who could give her feedback and advice. She was probably being too hopeful, if she thought that Dr. Pomfrey was going to give her advice.
"What is it, Mr. Evans?" asked the doctor as he snuck up on her.
"AH!" she exclaimed in surprise.
Dr. Pomfrey rolled his eyes at her. "What's your problem?" he asked her.
"Um...I don't know if I should tell you," said Lily.
"Fine, I don't care," said Dr. Pomfrey. "Would you mind helping me restock the cabinet? It seems that flu season is in full swing. I have to check our inventory."
"Sure," said Lily as she followed him. They spent several minutes getting the cabinet in order. He told her which potions he needed.
"Now, tell me what's wrong?" asked Dr. Pomfrey.
"He kissed me," said Lily without looking the doctor in the eye.
"I see," said Dr. Pomfrey. "Didn't you want him to?"
Lily's cheeks turned bright red again as she turn her head away from the doctor. "I don't know," she muttered. "I'm so confused." Did I want him to kiss me? What was so horrible about it? It was a nice kiss.
"And he thinks you're a boy?" asked Dr. Pomfrey thoughtfully. "How interesting."
"He was drunk!" exclaimed Lily.
Dr. Pomfrey's eyes widened. "What? You mean there was drinking going on?"
Lily covered her mouth as soon as she said it. Oh, no! What did I just do?! We'll all be in trouble because of me! I'm so stupid!
"I was wondering if any of you English knew how to have fun," said Dr. Pomfrey with a laugh. He had attended school in France, at Beauxbatons. Lily looked at him with her mouth hanging open. "What? Oh, you were expecting to get into trouble, Lucas?"
Lily nodded at him. "I guess I'm really annoying you, aren't I?"
"Not at all. At least you're not complaining about injuries and illnesses like the others. The English have a low tolerance for pain. Besides, if I wanted to turn in you, I would have done so weeks ago," said Dr. Pomfrey.
"Thank you," said Lily.
She had no idea that James had walked in during their conversation. He came in quietly to get something for his eye. He had deduced what had happened. He touched his eye, then his lips. What am I going to do? He thought to himself.
*
On Monday, James and Sirius were practicing on the Quidditch field after school. James' eye was healed instantly thanks to Dr. Pomfrey's healing potion. James kept quiet until Lily left the infirmary. The doctor seemed extremely amused at James' injury. James was starting to wonder if the doctor thought he was gay. Or if Dr. Pomfrey knew that James knew the truth about his roommate. There was no way to figure out the sly doctor.
"What's wrong with you?!" demanded Sirius as he hovered next to him. "You've been distracted since Sunday. Don't tell me you're still hung over. I never saw you drink anything."
"Don't ever do that again," muttered James as he glared at Sirius.
"Do what?" asked Sirius innocently.
"Bring any alcohol into my room," answered James. He was being logically angry with Sirius. If Sirius hadn't brought the sake to the room, I wouldn't have messed up with Lucas. Damn him.
"It's not my fault you can't handle your liquor," said Sirius with a laugh, but he stopped when he saw the serious look on James' face. "Look, nothing happened. You didn't do anything, right?"
James wouldn't look him in the eye. Lily was acting overly happy to cover up the fact that she was upset at James. It was bothering him. He wanted to do something to make up for it, but he didn't know how. He was always so clumsy when it came to girls. He couldn't ask Sirius about her.
"What did you do?" asked Sirius. "I wish I wasn't wasted at the time!"
"You're too eager," muttered James as a reply. "Go over there."
"Don't pull rank on me," said Sirius.
"Do as I say," ordered James.
"Prongs, you're really no fun at all," said Sirius with a grin as he sped off.
Lily was watching from the stands. She kept coming and watching without James noticing for a while. She was watching his form. He was really good on a broomstick. However, he wasn't up to playing in a real game just yet, but he was definitely getting there.
Lily's owl, Orpheus, flew to her with a note tied to his leg. Lily untied the note and ruffled his feathers. "Thanks, Orpheus."
She read the envelope. It was from her older brother, Eric. He was living in America with her mother. "Oh, he's in England right now," said Lily as she read the first part. She froze when she read the next line. She stood up and quickly and ran to the castle.
Eric is coming! What am I going to do?! She thought in alarm. She ran to the only place where she could get some help. "Dr. Pomfrey!" she shouted as she stormed into the room.
Dr. Pomfrey was at his desk and nearly fell over when she came in. "What is it?" he demanded with some annoyance.
Lily was breathing deeply. "I need some girls' clothes," she managed to gasp.
"What? And you think just because I'm gay that I can get you girls' clothes?" asked Dr. Pomfrey. "That's very presumptuous of you. I'm insulted."
Lily hung her head down. She turned to leave, but Dr. Pomfrey caught her arm. "Wait, I didn't say I wouldn't help you. My sister attends this school. She's in Ravenclaw."
"Wait, my friend Arabella goes to this school, too. I completely forgot," said Lily.
"Well, but you can't just ask for clothes. They'll have to drop them off here. But, why do you need girls' clothes anyway?"
"My brother, Eric, is coming for a visit in a nearby Muggle town. He doesn't know that I'm posing as a boy," Lily told Dr. Pomfrey.
"Okay, I see. We'll arrange everything," agreed the doctor.
James saw her run off during the practice. He wondered what had happened. He still didn't get a chance to talk to her about what happened before. He went back to their room to take a shower and came out to find Lily looking through her trunk.
"What's going on?" asked James as he came out of the shower without his shirt on.
"Not--" she started as she turned around. Her cheeks turned bright red before turning back around. "Nothing, nothing's wrong. Whatever gave you the idea that anything was wrong?"
"Right," said James as he put his shirt on. "Are you going to the library tonight again?"
"Yes," said Lily as she stood up and shut her trunk. She found the bag she was looking for. "See you later." She made a quick exit out of the room before James could ask her anymore questions.
James frowned as he sat as his desk. He was wondering if she were mad at him or planning something. He knew when someone was up to something. She's definitely up to something.
*
Lily woke up very early the next morning. She had made arrangements for Frank to take notes in most of her classes. She was going to have her meeting with her brother, but she had to catch a ride to the meeting place. She crept by quietly. She was glad that she had taken a shower the night before.
James heard her leave and woke up when she shut the door. He had been awake around the same time she had been. James sat up. He decided to follow her. He had no idea why he was acting so possessive towards her. All he knew was that he didn't want her to get into any trouble. He quickly got dressed and followed her. He stopped when he reached the corner next to the infirmary. Lily waved goodbye to Dr. Pomfrey as she ran off with the bag she hunted for last night. This peaked James' interest. He continued his pursuit.
Lily stopped to go to the ladies' room at Hogsmeade and changed her clothes. James hid behind some bushes as he watched her come out of the ladies' room in a blouse and a skirt. She was even wearing some hair clips in her hair. She even put on some lip gloss on her lips. "She really is a girl," whispered James. His cheeks blushed a bit. He pulled himself together as he followed her. He followed her until they were in a Muggle town.
James remembered the town very well. It was where the car had hit him. He continued to follow her until he trailed her to the train station.
"There you are!" exclaimed a tall blonde, blue eyed man walked up to Lily. "I was wondering if you'd get here!" He picked Lily up off the ground.
"Eric!" she exclaimed happily as he swept her off her feet.
"You little wild child," he said as he kissed her on the cheek.
James felt an twinge go through him for a moment. "How have you been? I want to take a good long look at you," continued Eric.
"Um...I'll tell as soon as you put me back down," said Lily. "This is getting embarrassing."
"What do you mean?" asked Eric in his typical clueless manner. Eric was holding her up like a child. There were people staring at them. "Oh," he said as he realized what she was talking about.
James watched the blonde put her down. "Good," whispered James in relief. He watched them walk off together. He wondered if he should follow them or not. I should go back to Hogwarts. This doesn't concern me. It's none of my business. James sighed before walking back towards the school.
Lily and Eric sat down at an outdoor cafe. "I liked you better with long hair," said Eric.
"I like it short. There's less fuss in the morning," said Lily.
"I see," said Eric with a sigh. He started to finger the rim of his cup. "I was just thinking..."
"About?"
"How could you just leave America while your big brother was away in college like that?! You made me worry so much, leaving like that without warning!" exclaimed Eric.
That's right. I didn't tell him that I was going back to England. I was afraid he'd stop me. Lily bit her lip guiltily. "I'm sorry," she said.
"So, did you meet that Quidditch player you admire so much?" asked Eric in an annoyed tone. He was a Muggle like just like every other member of Lily's family. Eric supported Lily being a witch, unlike their sister Petunia who thought the world should revolve around her.
Come to think of it, Eric never really liked James Potter that much. "Yes," admitted Lily happily.
"Good for you," he said in a forced way.
"What brings you to England?" asked Lily.
"I came here for a medical conference in Oxford, but I figured I should pay you and Petunia a visit. However, Petunia says she doesn't want to see me," said Eric.
"You know how Petunia is, Eric," said Lily with a sad smile. Petunia was always so self-centered. Lily knew it stemmed from the fact that Petunia wasn't as smart as Eric or a witch like Lily. The more Lily and Eric tried to make up for it, the worse Petunia got.
"I was wondering if I could visit your school, even though I'm just a Muggle," said Eric. "I want to check if it's adequate enough for your education," said Eric as he took a sip of his drink.
Lily swallowed, even though she didn't have anything in her throat. She looked at him with wide eyes. "I don't think so..." she trailed off.
*
James came back to Hogwarts to find that he had missed all the morning classes. Sirius spent the next class interrogating him about his whereabouts. James gave him no answers. After a while, Remus tried, but failed. Just before lunch, Frank caught up with them to give James a copy of the notes from the classes he had with Lily to give to her.
"Here's the notes I took. I wanted to give them to you before I forgot," said Frank as he handed the parchments to James.
"Okay," said James with a nod.
"Ah. I see now," said Sirius thoughtfully as he cast a meaningful look at Remus. Peter sat there as clueless as ever.
"I've got to run. I'll see you guys later," said Frank as he left.
"So, Lucas isn't here right now, is he?" asked Sirius as soon as Frank left.
James didn't give him a reply. He put the notes into his bag. "He had a meeting this morning. I guess Dumbledore gave him the okay to go," said James, thinking about the blonde guy he saw earlier. Who was that guy? Why was he so familiar with her? Why am I so concerned? It's none of my business, right? Right?
"I'm back," said Lily as she came in. She had changed clothes before returning to school. She looked more like a boy again. James wanted to shake his head as he thought, Who does she think she's fooling?
"Here are your notes that Frank took for you," said James as he took them out of his bag and gave them to her.
"Thanks. I'll have to thank him later," said Lily.
"Are you hungry, Lucas?" asked Remus.
"No. I had something to eat when I met with my brother," replied Lily.
"You have a brother?" asked Sirius.
"Yes, I have a picture of him, too," said Lily as she pulled a picture out of her pocket. It was a Muggle photograph. James looked at it along with the others. That's the blonde guy I saw this morning.
"You are such a baby, carrying a picture of your brother like that," said a very sarcastic voice from behind them. Lily turned around and saw that it was Lindsay Carlson. She looked directly at Lily with her nose upturned. She also a Gryffindor.
"What's wrong?" asked Reggie Baker as he came up from behind her. Lindsay's face turned bright red as she turned around.
"Nothing. We're just looking at a picture of Lucas' brother," replied Sirius.
"I see," said Reggie as he peered at the picture. "Yes. I see the resemblance. You're just a cuter version of him, Lucas." He chuckled slightly.
"I don't look like him!" exclaimed Lily. She really didn't want to be compared to her brother like that.
"Well, I suggest every finish up lunch and go off for class. I'll talk to you all later," said Reggie as he walked off. Lindsay's eyes followed him as he left. She turned her eyes back on Lily as soon as he was gone. She gave Lily a death glare before turning on her heels and leaving. Lily was perplexed at her actions.
"What wrong with her?" asked Lily.
"She's had her eye on Reggie Baker since day one," replied Sirius. "She must think you're competition."
"What?" asked Lily incredulously. "I can't be competition. I'm a boy!"
"Yeah, but we can't be sure about Reggie. After all his uncle is Dr. Pomfrey," argued Sirius.
"Just because the doctor is gay doesn't mean that everyone else in his family is," said Lily. "Like in my family, just because I'm a wizard doesn't mean that everyone else is. They're all Muggles."
"That's true," agreed Remus.
"Yes, I suppose it is," said Sirius. "What do you think, James?"
"I think we should go to class," responded James.
James admired her for the fact that she hadn't messed up in her speech once. She didn't say "witch" instead of "wizard." However, he still thought that someone else was bound to notice that she wasn't a boy sometime soon. James was sure that another Marauder would figure it out soon enough.
They went to class and worked on making potions for Professor Thorn who had spent most of the time giving points to Slytherin. He took points off when Lily had gotten the potion correct on the grounds that she had done it too quickly, ruining Lily's mood for the rest of the day.
"I can't believe that bloody git!" muttered Lily as she stormed out of the classroom. Frank was walking next to her. James and Sirius were close behind.
"Don't say that too loud," said Frank. "It's okay. We beat Slytherin every year anyway."
"I know, but he took points off because I finished too early! That's so stupid," said Lily furiously.
"Calm down," said Frank.
"Let's get ready for Quidditch practice," said James. "First let's drop off our stuff."
James and Lily went their separate ways from Frank and Sirius. They went off to their room. James dropped off his bag and went to change for practice. Lily dropped her bag and quickly changed clothes while James was in the bathroom. It was part of their routine. Lily knew exactly how long James took to change clothes, while James listened at the bathroom door to make sure she was done changing.
"Are you ready?" he asked as he came out of the bathroom.
"Yep," replied Lily with a nod.
They started to walk off to the Quidditch field. I'm really glad things got back to normal after what had happened on Saturday. He seems okay now. His eye was healed up by Dr. Pomfrey pretty quickly. As long as he didn't notice anything, it's fine. Lily thought as she walked next to him.
"What do you think you're doing?!" demanded an angry, familiar voice. Lily froze because she knew who it was.
"E-Eric? What are you doing here?" asked Lily as she looked up at him nervously. Oh, no. James is going to find out I'm a girl.
Eric Evans stalked up to them and grabbed her by the hand. "What do you mean? I said I wanted to check out the school. Why aren't your properly registered in the school? I had to cover up the fact that your application had a mistake in it! But, now that I see...I get it. You lied!" he shouted furiously as he gripped her wrist harder.
"Eric...calm down. I can explain!" cried Lily.
"What's there to explain? You're lucky I didn't say anything. You're going back home to America right now!" shouted Eric.
"I don't want to go back!" exclaimed Lily as she struggled against her brother's vise like grip.
"Yes, you are!" shouted Eric.
"No, I'm not!" fired back Lily angrily.
James stepped in at that moment. He put his hand on top of Eric's. "He doesn't want to go back to America. You can't force him to, if he doesn't want to," he told him in a calm voice.
"Who the Hell are you?" demanded Eric.
"James Potter," replied James.
"Ah ha! You're the reason why she came here! What have you done?!" shouted Eric, not knowing that he accidentally let Lily's true gender slip, but James let it go. He pretended not to notice.
"Nothing," said James.
"You're that Quidditch player, aren't you?" sneered Eric.
"Stop!" shouted Lily.
"I won't. Hmm...you're going to practice, aren't you?" asked Eric calmly. Lily didn't like it when he had that look on his face.
"Yes," replied James.
"Then, he can watch you play," said Eric. "Then, you'll go back to America after that. That's why you're here, isn't it?" he said to Lily.
"No, he hasn't played any matches yet," said Lily.
"I see. Then, I want to see a match," said Eric.
"No! He can't. He's still trying to get over an injury--" Lily stopped herself by clamping her hand over her mouth. What have I done?
"I see. This should make things very interesting for both you. After all, I want to be fair about this," said Eric as he released his hand over his sister's wrist.
"What are you talking about?" demanded James as he looked at Lily in alarm. He didn't like where this was going. He wondered why her brother hadn't expose her yet.
Eric chuckled, which made Lily visibly nervous. She didn't even dare look at James. "I said I would be fair, right? Okay, here's the deal: if he can catch the Golden Snitch in a real game while I am here, then you can stay. And I won't say anything to any of our parents."
Lily stammered, "I-it's not fair!" She cursed herself for telling Eric all about Quidditch. He was one of the few Muggles who had ever seen a Quidditch game.
"No. It's perfectly fair, Lucas. Besides, I'm not saying that his team has to win, but he has to prove to me that he's really a good seeker." Lily stared at him with her mouth agape.
"I'll do it," agreed James in a quiet voice. He would anything to keep her by his side.
Post Author's Note: Wow. What will James do? Will he be ready enough to play Quidditch and catch the snitch to keep Lily in England? Or will he fail? Why hasn't Eric expose his sister? It has to do with the fact that their parents are divorced and Lily being his favorite sister. He doesn't want her to be kicked out of the school. He wants her to leave on her own or through his coercion. If Lily gets kicked out of Hogwarts for posing as a boy, she may not be able to go to another decent wizarding school again. James seems to be going back and forth between denial and really knowing how he feels. It seems like Remus might know the truth about Lily. We'll have to see next time.
Yes, someone said something about the number of reviews I've been asking. I want twenty for each chapter. It's supposed to give me enough time between to write the next chapter. I may have to up the number a bit. You people are really fast at reviewing. Then again, some of you might have me on Author Alert. Give me twenty. And I'll try my very best to get the next chapter out soon. ^^
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