Disclaimer: Mine? Are you insane! Not mine. The plot is mine, the rest
belongs to J.K.
Author's Note: Sorry that the last one was short but it needed to be, it just felt right. I'm writing this right after I wrote chapter three so I have no new reviews yet so I just want to say thanks to everyone who reviewed chapters 1 and 2 and this one is for Black Eyeliner (I think she changed her name to White Glitter) and her completion of her story "Blurry" it was really good and everyone should give it a look. This one by the way picks up right where chapter 3 left off and it is still from James' POV. Hope you like it!
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Desperate Times and Desperate Measures
I never knew it took 648 steps to go around the lake thought James Potter. He had been doing everything to try and get his mind off of her, her face, her smile, her hair, the way she bit her lip, how she played with her hair tie, everything about her. He kicked a nearby pebble into the lake and it bounced across the surface of the water. Rings of ripples appearing, spreading out and then receding back into its center before the surface became stagnate again.
He wanted to get her back; no he wanted to get her, period. He had never had her so it wasn't getting her back it was getting her to look at him and see in him what he saw in her. Then his thoughts turned to Remus, his friend, he had never been so happy, sure James hadn't talked to him since early last night but that look in his eyes told James all he needed to know. He knew Remus almost as well as he knew Sirius and Sirius was like a brother to him. When Lily had said yes the stress that Remus carried, due to his lycanthropy, seemed to float away and he was just a boy going out with the perfect girl. "What do I do?" He asked in a low whisper and then it came to him, in order to get over one girl you should go out with another. It was that simple. So with a glance at the lake James went to the great hall, first girl he saw that a) he hadn't gone out with b) Sirius hadn't gone out with and finally c) was not a Slytherin. Whatever girl fit this would be his new girlfriend. He didn't care if she couldn't add one plus one all she had to do was get his mind off Lily and he was set.
Upon entering the Great Hall his gaze went over the tables, no Gryffindor girls were up save a few first and second years, too young. Next were the Hufflepuffs. In his mind all of the girls within a year of him went through a little checklist. First was Kara Angelo who currently was going out with David McNeece, one down. Michelle Vitalo was next, a very pretty girl who just happened to have dated Sirius in his 2nd year, she was out. The last Hufflepuff was Jenny Trapani, she looked nice enough, long brown hair with blue eyes. Why not, he thought and then his hopes were dashed as Justin Tompson, a Ravenclaw, came up behind her and started to rub her back before she turned around and gave him a sweet kiss. Why was everyone else so happy and taken! It wasn't fair, James Potter the guy who could have had any girl he wanted, was alone.
Suddenly a wisp of blond hair caught his eye. "Please don't be a Slytheirn, Please don't be a Slytherin, Please don't be a Sly…" he said as he turned and he saw that the blond was not a Slytherin, but very close. She was Narcissa Keaun, a 6th year Ravenclaw and prefect. Also a favorite for head girl next year, probably the second smartest girl at Hogwarts, after Lily. Her eyes were bright blue and her long Blond hair was curly and went down to the middle of her back, she was the complete opposite of Lily, save brains, and that was what he needed. Get as far away from Lily as you can he thought. The only snag was her boyfriend who had graduated the previous year, Lucious Malfoy, a nasty git who just happened to be a Slytherin and one of the sworn enemies of the Marauders but this only made the deal sweeter. What better way was there to kill 2 birds with one stone, he would go out with Narcissa, get over Lily and get on Lucious' nerves with one swift blow, the perfect plan.
He took a deep breath, filling his lungs with fresh air while he gathered his nerves and put on his charm, he was James Potter, who would turn down a date with him. A little voice in his head answered it for him Lily…
The next few minuites went in a blur, one minute he was walking up to Narcissa and the next he had his arm around her and was stroking her hair. The only thing that broke him out of his trance was Narcissa saying "I'd love to go to the ball with you James!" and giving him a kiss before rushing out of the Great Hall babbling something about dress robes followed by a screaming Sirius Black at the top of his lungs.
"What in bloody hell was that all about?!" he yelled, the entire hall turned and James could feel his checks burn slightly, why did Sirius have to do this right now? Sirius noticed the many pairs of eyes on them also and turned, calling out "Mind you own business!" He really wished Sirius would listen to himself but Sirius leaving James alone was about as likely as Snape declaring his undying love for all muggles and muggle-borns. In other words, the ice caps would melt and hell would freeze over and Sirius would still be there. He was a great friend, even when you didn't want him to be.
"James, we all thought you liked Lily and don't tell me that you're going to break up with Narcissa at the dance just so you can woo Lily, are you? Not that it's a bad idea" It was a known fact that Sirius had never liked the pretty blond and James had agreed with him, but desperate times called for desperate measures and with a look at Remus, who still had a look that said all was right in the world, James knew that these were desperate times. "No, Sirius I'm not going to break up with Narcissa."
At that moment Lily walked in but it was more of floating in than walking, her long red hair loose and flowing over her shoulders. She was wearing a baby blue sweater and a pair of blue jeans, she liked to wear muggle clothes when ever she could, she said it made her feel closer to home. Looking in James' direction she smiled, a warm smile full of love and friendship. James' sighed, only to hear Remus do likewise, he was standing behind James, that smile wasn't for him, it was for Remus. Ok, he could handle this, it was a smile and how could he be sure it was not for both of them, she had always been nice to both of them, it might not have been just for Rems... Well, it was. Lily had hopped into Remus' arms and was currently kissing him, both of them had their eyes closed and after a second Remus had his one hand in her hair while her arms twined around his neck. It was both a beautiful scene, like those seen in muggle movies and both a moment when James wanted to die. The locket was around her neck, it looked right there, but he just couldn't watch it all and when Remus' other hand found the small of her back he disappeared under the invisibility cloak in a flash.
Backing into one of the corners of the great hall he noticed Sirius' surprise upon seeing that necklace but he kept silent. Remus and Lily exchanged a few words, her hand kept falling to the locket, and she believed it was a gift from Remus, not from him. Remus looked at the gold piece for a second, bewilderment on his face, James had never shown it to either him or Peter, and it was obvious, to James at least, that Remus had no idea what she was thanking him for but he kissed her again. That was too much for James, without looking back he walked out of the hall and decided he needed to see Narcissa, now! He would kiss her like there was no tomorrow, he would kiss her better than Remus kissed Lily and speak of the devil, she hadn't left yet. Narcissa was about to leave, he blue cloak was drawn around her and her hair was brushed under her hood. One hand was on the door and the other holding a small money bag as she chatted with her friends. Off with the cloak, James strode over to her and wrapped her up in his arms, her hair falling out of her hood and cascading down her back, bouncing as the curls fell into place. He pulled her closer and closed his eyes, deepening the kiss. Pretending it was Lily.
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So, what do you think? I personally don't like this chapter but I thought you would want chapter two from James pov. It's longer than the last chapter ( and I want to get another one out soon. I didn't get to finish in the same sitting that I was able to start it in so I have a few thanks to give. They will pick up from the last person I thanked; if I miss you just let me know.
CrazyStacy: It's sort of a combination; I really hope to go into this soon. I might do something on this at the dance.
Hermione: Here it is!
Janelle: I'm so happy that I pulled it off. I didn't want to make it so sad that it was melodramatic but I wanted you to feel bad for James.
White Glitter: Thank you so much for reviewing each chapter. When I re-read it for grammar my mind just kept going back to the story because I was nervous about some huge hole but I've looked it over again and I cringe with some of the small things now that I see them. That's for giving me the spelling on Narcissa. I'm going to fix it probably next Friday because school starts this week for me. You say her last name like this; Quean (it's my friend's last name and no one ever says it right) The K is pronounced like a Q. I feel horrible about what I did to James but I wanted you all to feel sad for him and I think it worked. I'm so happy you like this so far and I hope this chapter answers your questions.
Sweet Star: My favorite poem of yours is "My Secret Place", I just love that one and I hope you enter. Thank you so much for the reviews, I might get there eventually. I want to get up to maybe 100 total (right now I have about 60 total throughout all my stories) by the end of April.
Sierra Sitruc: Here's the update! And I hope I don't disappoint you. The next few chapters should be happier.
kristatwen: Don't die, I love your e-mails too much and you are too nice to die. I'm really happy you like it and the next chapter should be along soon.
SAKURAnTOKYO: I'm trying; I'm not really a good writer so I'm trying. Chapter 5 should be out soon.
martini addict: I'm so happy you like it! Thank you for reviewing it means so much to me!
Slinkimalinki: I love your reviews, they make me smile. I think this one is going to go all the way to the end and I know what you mean about evil mothers, I would have finished this yesterday if I didn't have to go and eat dinner (I wasn't hungry but she made me). This chapter is a bit longer than the last one but the dance should be long and so should another one I have planned.
Please review! Pretty please! Suggestions are welcomed as well as song ideas for the dance.
Author's Note: Sorry that the last one was short but it needed to be, it just felt right. I'm writing this right after I wrote chapter three so I have no new reviews yet so I just want to say thanks to everyone who reviewed chapters 1 and 2 and this one is for Black Eyeliner (I think she changed her name to White Glitter) and her completion of her story "Blurry" it was really good and everyone should give it a look. This one by the way picks up right where chapter 3 left off and it is still from James' POV. Hope you like it!
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Desperate Times and Desperate Measures
I never knew it took 648 steps to go around the lake thought James Potter. He had been doing everything to try and get his mind off of her, her face, her smile, her hair, the way she bit her lip, how she played with her hair tie, everything about her. He kicked a nearby pebble into the lake and it bounced across the surface of the water. Rings of ripples appearing, spreading out and then receding back into its center before the surface became stagnate again.
He wanted to get her back; no he wanted to get her, period. He had never had her so it wasn't getting her back it was getting her to look at him and see in him what he saw in her. Then his thoughts turned to Remus, his friend, he had never been so happy, sure James hadn't talked to him since early last night but that look in his eyes told James all he needed to know. He knew Remus almost as well as he knew Sirius and Sirius was like a brother to him. When Lily had said yes the stress that Remus carried, due to his lycanthropy, seemed to float away and he was just a boy going out with the perfect girl. "What do I do?" He asked in a low whisper and then it came to him, in order to get over one girl you should go out with another. It was that simple. So with a glance at the lake James went to the great hall, first girl he saw that a) he hadn't gone out with b) Sirius hadn't gone out with and finally c) was not a Slytherin. Whatever girl fit this would be his new girlfriend. He didn't care if she couldn't add one plus one all she had to do was get his mind off Lily and he was set.
Upon entering the Great Hall his gaze went over the tables, no Gryffindor girls were up save a few first and second years, too young. Next were the Hufflepuffs. In his mind all of the girls within a year of him went through a little checklist. First was Kara Angelo who currently was going out with David McNeece, one down. Michelle Vitalo was next, a very pretty girl who just happened to have dated Sirius in his 2nd year, she was out. The last Hufflepuff was Jenny Trapani, she looked nice enough, long brown hair with blue eyes. Why not, he thought and then his hopes were dashed as Justin Tompson, a Ravenclaw, came up behind her and started to rub her back before she turned around and gave him a sweet kiss. Why was everyone else so happy and taken! It wasn't fair, James Potter the guy who could have had any girl he wanted, was alone.
Suddenly a wisp of blond hair caught his eye. "Please don't be a Slytheirn, Please don't be a Slytherin, Please don't be a Sly…" he said as he turned and he saw that the blond was not a Slytherin, but very close. She was Narcissa Keaun, a 6th year Ravenclaw and prefect. Also a favorite for head girl next year, probably the second smartest girl at Hogwarts, after Lily. Her eyes were bright blue and her long Blond hair was curly and went down to the middle of her back, she was the complete opposite of Lily, save brains, and that was what he needed. Get as far away from Lily as you can he thought. The only snag was her boyfriend who had graduated the previous year, Lucious Malfoy, a nasty git who just happened to be a Slytherin and one of the sworn enemies of the Marauders but this only made the deal sweeter. What better way was there to kill 2 birds with one stone, he would go out with Narcissa, get over Lily and get on Lucious' nerves with one swift blow, the perfect plan.
He took a deep breath, filling his lungs with fresh air while he gathered his nerves and put on his charm, he was James Potter, who would turn down a date with him. A little voice in his head answered it for him Lily…
The next few minuites went in a blur, one minute he was walking up to Narcissa and the next he had his arm around her and was stroking her hair. The only thing that broke him out of his trance was Narcissa saying "I'd love to go to the ball with you James!" and giving him a kiss before rushing out of the Great Hall babbling something about dress robes followed by a screaming Sirius Black at the top of his lungs.
"What in bloody hell was that all about?!" he yelled, the entire hall turned and James could feel his checks burn slightly, why did Sirius have to do this right now? Sirius noticed the many pairs of eyes on them also and turned, calling out "Mind you own business!" He really wished Sirius would listen to himself but Sirius leaving James alone was about as likely as Snape declaring his undying love for all muggles and muggle-borns. In other words, the ice caps would melt and hell would freeze over and Sirius would still be there. He was a great friend, even when you didn't want him to be.
"James, we all thought you liked Lily and don't tell me that you're going to break up with Narcissa at the dance just so you can woo Lily, are you? Not that it's a bad idea" It was a known fact that Sirius had never liked the pretty blond and James had agreed with him, but desperate times called for desperate measures and with a look at Remus, who still had a look that said all was right in the world, James knew that these were desperate times. "No, Sirius I'm not going to break up with Narcissa."
At that moment Lily walked in but it was more of floating in than walking, her long red hair loose and flowing over her shoulders. She was wearing a baby blue sweater and a pair of blue jeans, she liked to wear muggle clothes when ever she could, she said it made her feel closer to home. Looking in James' direction she smiled, a warm smile full of love and friendship. James' sighed, only to hear Remus do likewise, he was standing behind James, that smile wasn't for him, it was for Remus. Ok, he could handle this, it was a smile and how could he be sure it was not for both of them, she had always been nice to both of them, it might not have been just for Rems... Well, it was. Lily had hopped into Remus' arms and was currently kissing him, both of them had their eyes closed and after a second Remus had his one hand in her hair while her arms twined around his neck. It was both a beautiful scene, like those seen in muggle movies and both a moment when James wanted to die. The locket was around her neck, it looked right there, but he just couldn't watch it all and when Remus' other hand found the small of her back he disappeared under the invisibility cloak in a flash.
Backing into one of the corners of the great hall he noticed Sirius' surprise upon seeing that necklace but he kept silent. Remus and Lily exchanged a few words, her hand kept falling to the locket, and she believed it was a gift from Remus, not from him. Remus looked at the gold piece for a second, bewilderment on his face, James had never shown it to either him or Peter, and it was obvious, to James at least, that Remus had no idea what she was thanking him for but he kissed her again. That was too much for James, without looking back he walked out of the hall and decided he needed to see Narcissa, now! He would kiss her like there was no tomorrow, he would kiss her better than Remus kissed Lily and speak of the devil, she hadn't left yet. Narcissa was about to leave, he blue cloak was drawn around her and her hair was brushed under her hood. One hand was on the door and the other holding a small money bag as she chatted with her friends. Off with the cloak, James strode over to her and wrapped her up in his arms, her hair falling out of her hood and cascading down her back, bouncing as the curls fell into place. He pulled her closer and closed his eyes, deepening the kiss. Pretending it was Lily.
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So, what do you think? I personally don't like this chapter but I thought you would want chapter two from James pov. It's longer than the last chapter ( and I want to get another one out soon. I didn't get to finish in the same sitting that I was able to start it in so I have a few thanks to give. They will pick up from the last person I thanked; if I miss you just let me know.
CrazyStacy: It's sort of a combination; I really hope to go into this soon. I might do something on this at the dance.
Hermione: Here it is!
Janelle: I'm so happy that I pulled it off. I didn't want to make it so sad that it was melodramatic but I wanted you to feel bad for James.
White Glitter: Thank you so much for reviewing each chapter. When I re-read it for grammar my mind just kept going back to the story because I was nervous about some huge hole but I've looked it over again and I cringe with some of the small things now that I see them. That's for giving me the spelling on Narcissa. I'm going to fix it probably next Friday because school starts this week for me. You say her last name like this; Quean (it's my friend's last name and no one ever says it right) The K is pronounced like a Q. I feel horrible about what I did to James but I wanted you all to feel sad for him and I think it worked. I'm so happy you like this so far and I hope this chapter answers your questions.
Sweet Star: My favorite poem of yours is "My Secret Place", I just love that one and I hope you enter. Thank you so much for the reviews, I might get there eventually. I want to get up to maybe 100 total (right now I have about 60 total throughout all my stories) by the end of April.
Sierra Sitruc: Here's the update! And I hope I don't disappoint you. The next few chapters should be happier.
kristatwen: Don't die, I love your e-mails too much and you are too nice to die. I'm really happy you like it and the next chapter should be along soon.
SAKURAnTOKYO: I'm trying; I'm not really a good writer so I'm trying. Chapter 5 should be out soon.
martini addict: I'm so happy you like it! Thank you for reviewing it means so much to me!
Slinkimalinki: I love your reviews, they make me smile. I think this one is going to go all the way to the end and I know what you mean about evil mothers, I would have finished this yesterday if I didn't have to go and eat dinner (I wasn't hungry but she made me). This chapter is a bit longer than the last one but the dance should be long and so should another one I have planned.
Please review! Pretty please! Suggestions are welcomed as well as song ideas for the dance.
