Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does. The only
characters I own are Jasmine Hodera and Belle Bahiyya. So don't sue me :D
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"Prongs! Wake up you git!" someone shouted. James did not acknowledge this call; he just flipped over on his other side.
"Didn't want to do this" someone muttered. James looked up drowsily and he felt something soft hit his face. A pillow. School. Time to get up. It all came rushing back to James.
"What time is it?" James asked, yawning. He stretched and ruffled up his hair (which was quite messy from sleeping).
"Time for you to get up!" Lupin said, briskly. "You've been asleep too long, we're going to miss breakfast. Wormtail already went without us."
Sirius laughed, shaking his head. "That rat eats more than anyone else! They should ban him from the Great Hall, he'll eat all the food before everyone else gets there."
"James! Wake up! You want some food before you snog Jasmine don't you?" Sirius asked, smirking.
James grabbed his wand from his side table and waved it in the air. "Shut up you prat! At least I have someone to snog!"
Lupin looked at both of them and chuckled. "I'll leave you children alone. Besides, I have to finish that report on vampires." Lupin waved cheerfully and disappeared out of the dormitory.
James sat up groggily. He rubbed his eyes and rumpled up his hair. "You gonna stir up some trouble with me gone?" he asked Padfoot.
"I reckon I'll try to get Lupin in on it, but I doubt he'll want to. Being a prefect last year really messed him up!" Sirius replied. "Wormtail, the git, would be in the way. So I guess I'm a lone wolf. Or a lone dog" he added.
"Meet you down in the Great Hall?" James questioned Sirius. Padfoot nodded. "Save me some food, would ya? With Wormtail there it'll all be gone before I even arrive."
Padfoot laughed and waved goodbye to his best friend. "See ya later, mate! Best luck with your date!"
James groaned. He had completely forgotten about his date with Jasmine! Hopefully she would do all the talking, he wasn't much of a morning person.
He hurried into his robes and dashed down to the Great Hall. Just before he entered he stopped infront of a mirror to check his hair. He ran his hair through it, making it stick out even more. He grinned. James casually took a snitch out of his pocket and entered the Great Hall, showing off his reflexes.
"Look at him!" Lily Evans said, disgusted. She was facing her best friend, Belle Bahiyya. "He's such a show off! I happen to know he's failing two classes AND he's always getting detention. Same with that Sirius fellow, they always do detention together. I'm not a fan of either of them."
"Sirius is so cute! I wish he'd go out with me. Or James, he's pretty fine too.what do you think Lily?" Belle asked her friend, her eyes on Sirius.
"Belle!" Lily cried out, frustrated. "Didn't you listen to anything I just said? I despise James! He's going out with Jasmine Hodera." She sighed, knowing she sounded jealous. Although she disliked James greatly, Lily wished he would go out with her.
"Wha - what? Oh yeah, that's nice Lily. Anyway, do you think I have a chance with Sirius? I could talk to him in the common room sometime!" Belle chattered, looking at Sirius.
"You shouldn't try to get together with Sirius, he's nothing but trouble!" Lily said darkly. "Best stay away from the whole lot, although Remus is fairly nice. He talks to me in Charms sometimes."
But Belle was listening. She, like many other girls, had her eyes on Sirius.
"Don't you love the way his hair looks like silk? It's so elegant, and I absolutely love his eyes! They're such a dark, mysterious type of brown. Also -" Belle said.
Lily turned away from her friend and looked down at her food. She played around with her bacon and grits. Lily felt alone, like no one cared about her. Belle was her best friend, but sometimes she got lost in her own daydreams and forgot all about Lily. Lily wasn't exactly popular, but she did have a few other friends.
"Oh look!" a sneering voice said. "It's the mudblood!" Lily turned around and found herself facing Severus Snape. "I think they should throw out the whole mudblood lot! All they do is dirty up the school!" Snape said, smirking.
"Snivellus! Jolly good to see you! Have you cleaned your nose today? Oh no.you haven't.still as greasy as ever!" James sneered, looking at Snape disgustedly.
Lily's heart jumped in her throat. Was James perhaps, protecting her? Fighting for her?
All eyes were on James and Snape. They glared at each other with great dislike.
"James has a thing against anyone who uses the word 'mudblood'" Belle whispered to Lily. Her heart fell. James wasn't standing up for her, not really. He just wants as excuse to fight! she thought to herself.
"You should really think of donating some of that grease, Snivellus. I'm sure they could use it to cook some food or something." James said, laughing.
Snape reached for his wand, and so did James. "What's going on here lads?" a high-pitched voice said from behind. "Detention for both of you! You should know better, honestly, fighting in the Great Hall." Professor Senistra said. "I shall send a note to your Head of House, so report to them this evening for your detention time!
"Excellent!" James said, smirking. "Detention with Snivellus. My, oh my, this shall be most enjoyable!"
James gave an ironic bow to Professor Senistra and strutted back over to Sirius who gave him a high-five.
Snape glared after him, his dark, cruel eyes watching his every move. After James sat down, Snape stalked away, ignoring the whispers around him.
"That was so exciting!" Belle screeched. "James fighting for you, oh how sweet! You guys would be perfect for each other-"
"Shut up, Belle" Lily said huffily. "I hate James and you know it. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to finish my homework in the library. I'll see you later."
As soon as Lily left the Great Hall, she felt immediately bad. Belle wasn't really being annoying, Lily was just jealous knowing that no one as popular as James would go out with her. She sighed, and dragged herself to the library.
"That was brilliant Prongs!" Wormtail gibbered. "Bloody hell, the way you were going to kick Snape's-"
"Shush, Peter! I'm trying to finish this Charms homework, oh James! Remember after Charms you're suppose to meet Jasmine. Speaking of Charms, we're being assigned a project. A girl and a boy will have to work together and write a report or something about the importance of the spells we've learned" Lupin reported. "I believe Flitwick will assign our partners - hope I don't stuck with a prat."
"You worry too much Moony! Just threaten the git you get stuck with and make the person do all the work. That's how I'd do it!" Sirius said, stretching.
"That's not how it works Padfoot. Flitwick is no dummy, he'd know if you didn't do your share of the work!" Lupin replied, shaking his head.
Sirius just shrugged. "I don't really care, Moony. The teachers can go boil their heads in a pot", he said, chuckling.
James prodded his food with his fork. Why had he stood up for that girl? He didn't even know who she was! But he wasn't about to let Snivellus insult anyone.but that girl wasn't anybody. She was a no one.
"Who was that girl I stood up for?" James asked. Sirius shrugged, as did Wormtail, but Lupin answered.
"Lily Evans. In our year, and she's also in Gryffindor" he replied, promptly. "Her only friend is Belle - she's not very popular. Evans is a fairly good student, I talk to her in Charms sometimes."
James leaned back, thinking. Lily Evans, Lily Evans. He searched his brain, looking for a time when he had talked to her. Nothing. So why had he stood up so bravely for her?
"She's probably off swooning somewhere. Poor girl probably believes James likes her or something!" Sirius said with his bark-like laugh.
"Yeah, haha. Evans probably thinks I like her.." James said, trying to laugh.
"Shouldn't we get to Charms?" Lupin asked James, gathering up his books. "Come on, you don't want to be late!" With that, he walked out of the Great Hall.
"See you later.." James mumbled to Padfoot and Wormtail. "Oh, actually I suppose I won't see you later. I'll check up with you in the common room after I get back from my date with Jasmine." James waved goodbye and hurried out of the Great Hall.
*
"Whew!" James said, collapsing into the seat next to Lupin. "I made it in time! I was worried that I'd be late." he said, trying to look nervous. James actually could care less if he was late for class.
Lupin chuckled and pulled out his Charms book. "Frankly, I'm excited to see who I'm paired with. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that it's someone smart.."
"I could care less, I just who the girl isn't a troll!" James said, shuddering. "I wouldn't mind Belle as a partner, she's fairly pretty. And I hear she's gotten great marks in all of her classes!"
"Attention! May I have your attention please?" Professor Flitwick squeaked. "I'll hurry and tell you all your partners, you must be anxious to know.."
"Rosette Anomie and Tanner Oumdrea! Belle Bahiyya and Remus Lupin! Sandra-" Professor Flitwick continued on.
James fiddled with his wand, quite bored. Lupin was smiling, he had gotten the brain he wanted for a partner. The girls James wanted were no more. They all were gone. Who would he get stuck with?
"James Potter-" James's head jerked up. He had heard his name. He was finally going to get his partner!
"And Lily Evans!" Professor Flitwick said. "Now, I believe all of you have your partner so get to work! This will be 25% of your final mark."
James shook his head. Clearly, he had misunderstood. He couldn't be stuck with Lily Evans. He couldn't be stuck with that geek!
"Hello" Lily said, coldly. While James had been sulking, Lily had gathered her belongings and moved over to his table. "When would be a good time to get together?"
"How about never!" James shouted, irritated. How could this happen to him?!
Lily took a deep breath and tried to control her temper. "We're partners so it would be best to try to get along. I'll meet you in the common room tonight at seven o'clock sharp. Be there."
James cleared his throat. "Unlike you, I am busy this evening. I have an engagement that I cannot miss, so we will have to reschedule."
"I'll talk to you at breakfast tomorrow then. Have fun in detention!" Lily said, angry. And with that, she stalked off to sit with Belle and Remus.
Author's Note: Oops! Didn't put Jasmine and James's date in this chapter, but that's ok! I guess it'll be in the next one, as well as James and Snape's detention together. Thank you all for your kind comments on this fanfic, it truly means a lot! Please continue to R & R!
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"Prongs! Wake up you git!" someone shouted. James did not acknowledge this call; he just flipped over on his other side.
"Didn't want to do this" someone muttered. James looked up drowsily and he felt something soft hit his face. A pillow. School. Time to get up. It all came rushing back to James.
"What time is it?" James asked, yawning. He stretched and ruffled up his hair (which was quite messy from sleeping).
"Time for you to get up!" Lupin said, briskly. "You've been asleep too long, we're going to miss breakfast. Wormtail already went without us."
Sirius laughed, shaking his head. "That rat eats more than anyone else! They should ban him from the Great Hall, he'll eat all the food before everyone else gets there."
"James! Wake up! You want some food before you snog Jasmine don't you?" Sirius asked, smirking.
James grabbed his wand from his side table and waved it in the air. "Shut up you prat! At least I have someone to snog!"
Lupin looked at both of them and chuckled. "I'll leave you children alone. Besides, I have to finish that report on vampires." Lupin waved cheerfully and disappeared out of the dormitory.
James sat up groggily. He rubbed his eyes and rumpled up his hair. "You gonna stir up some trouble with me gone?" he asked Padfoot.
"I reckon I'll try to get Lupin in on it, but I doubt he'll want to. Being a prefect last year really messed him up!" Sirius replied. "Wormtail, the git, would be in the way. So I guess I'm a lone wolf. Or a lone dog" he added.
"Meet you down in the Great Hall?" James questioned Sirius. Padfoot nodded. "Save me some food, would ya? With Wormtail there it'll all be gone before I even arrive."
Padfoot laughed and waved goodbye to his best friend. "See ya later, mate! Best luck with your date!"
James groaned. He had completely forgotten about his date with Jasmine! Hopefully she would do all the talking, he wasn't much of a morning person.
He hurried into his robes and dashed down to the Great Hall. Just before he entered he stopped infront of a mirror to check his hair. He ran his hair through it, making it stick out even more. He grinned. James casually took a snitch out of his pocket and entered the Great Hall, showing off his reflexes.
"Look at him!" Lily Evans said, disgusted. She was facing her best friend, Belle Bahiyya. "He's such a show off! I happen to know he's failing two classes AND he's always getting detention. Same with that Sirius fellow, they always do detention together. I'm not a fan of either of them."
"Sirius is so cute! I wish he'd go out with me. Or James, he's pretty fine too.what do you think Lily?" Belle asked her friend, her eyes on Sirius.
"Belle!" Lily cried out, frustrated. "Didn't you listen to anything I just said? I despise James! He's going out with Jasmine Hodera." She sighed, knowing she sounded jealous. Although she disliked James greatly, Lily wished he would go out with her.
"Wha - what? Oh yeah, that's nice Lily. Anyway, do you think I have a chance with Sirius? I could talk to him in the common room sometime!" Belle chattered, looking at Sirius.
"You shouldn't try to get together with Sirius, he's nothing but trouble!" Lily said darkly. "Best stay away from the whole lot, although Remus is fairly nice. He talks to me in Charms sometimes."
But Belle was listening. She, like many other girls, had her eyes on Sirius.
"Don't you love the way his hair looks like silk? It's so elegant, and I absolutely love his eyes! They're such a dark, mysterious type of brown. Also -" Belle said.
Lily turned away from her friend and looked down at her food. She played around with her bacon and grits. Lily felt alone, like no one cared about her. Belle was her best friend, but sometimes she got lost in her own daydreams and forgot all about Lily. Lily wasn't exactly popular, but she did have a few other friends.
"Oh look!" a sneering voice said. "It's the mudblood!" Lily turned around and found herself facing Severus Snape. "I think they should throw out the whole mudblood lot! All they do is dirty up the school!" Snape said, smirking.
"Snivellus! Jolly good to see you! Have you cleaned your nose today? Oh no.you haven't.still as greasy as ever!" James sneered, looking at Snape disgustedly.
Lily's heart jumped in her throat. Was James perhaps, protecting her? Fighting for her?
All eyes were on James and Snape. They glared at each other with great dislike.
"James has a thing against anyone who uses the word 'mudblood'" Belle whispered to Lily. Her heart fell. James wasn't standing up for her, not really. He just wants as excuse to fight! she thought to herself.
"You should really think of donating some of that grease, Snivellus. I'm sure they could use it to cook some food or something." James said, laughing.
Snape reached for his wand, and so did James. "What's going on here lads?" a high-pitched voice said from behind. "Detention for both of you! You should know better, honestly, fighting in the Great Hall." Professor Senistra said. "I shall send a note to your Head of House, so report to them this evening for your detention time!
"Excellent!" James said, smirking. "Detention with Snivellus. My, oh my, this shall be most enjoyable!"
James gave an ironic bow to Professor Senistra and strutted back over to Sirius who gave him a high-five.
Snape glared after him, his dark, cruel eyes watching his every move. After James sat down, Snape stalked away, ignoring the whispers around him.
"That was so exciting!" Belle screeched. "James fighting for you, oh how sweet! You guys would be perfect for each other-"
"Shut up, Belle" Lily said huffily. "I hate James and you know it. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to finish my homework in the library. I'll see you later."
As soon as Lily left the Great Hall, she felt immediately bad. Belle wasn't really being annoying, Lily was just jealous knowing that no one as popular as James would go out with her. She sighed, and dragged herself to the library.
"That was brilliant Prongs!" Wormtail gibbered. "Bloody hell, the way you were going to kick Snape's-"
"Shush, Peter! I'm trying to finish this Charms homework, oh James! Remember after Charms you're suppose to meet Jasmine. Speaking of Charms, we're being assigned a project. A girl and a boy will have to work together and write a report or something about the importance of the spells we've learned" Lupin reported. "I believe Flitwick will assign our partners - hope I don't stuck with a prat."
"You worry too much Moony! Just threaten the git you get stuck with and make the person do all the work. That's how I'd do it!" Sirius said, stretching.
"That's not how it works Padfoot. Flitwick is no dummy, he'd know if you didn't do your share of the work!" Lupin replied, shaking his head.
Sirius just shrugged. "I don't really care, Moony. The teachers can go boil their heads in a pot", he said, chuckling.
James prodded his food with his fork. Why had he stood up for that girl? He didn't even know who she was! But he wasn't about to let Snivellus insult anyone.but that girl wasn't anybody. She was a no one.
"Who was that girl I stood up for?" James asked. Sirius shrugged, as did Wormtail, but Lupin answered.
"Lily Evans. In our year, and she's also in Gryffindor" he replied, promptly. "Her only friend is Belle - she's not very popular. Evans is a fairly good student, I talk to her in Charms sometimes."
James leaned back, thinking. Lily Evans, Lily Evans. He searched his brain, looking for a time when he had talked to her. Nothing. So why had he stood up so bravely for her?
"She's probably off swooning somewhere. Poor girl probably believes James likes her or something!" Sirius said with his bark-like laugh.
"Yeah, haha. Evans probably thinks I like her.." James said, trying to laugh.
"Shouldn't we get to Charms?" Lupin asked James, gathering up his books. "Come on, you don't want to be late!" With that, he walked out of the Great Hall.
"See you later.." James mumbled to Padfoot and Wormtail. "Oh, actually I suppose I won't see you later. I'll check up with you in the common room after I get back from my date with Jasmine." James waved goodbye and hurried out of the Great Hall.
*
"Whew!" James said, collapsing into the seat next to Lupin. "I made it in time! I was worried that I'd be late." he said, trying to look nervous. James actually could care less if he was late for class.
Lupin chuckled and pulled out his Charms book. "Frankly, I'm excited to see who I'm paired with. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that it's someone smart.."
"I could care less, I just who the girl isn't a troll!" James said, shuddering. "I wouldn't mind Belle as a partner, she's fairly pretty. And I hear she's gotten great marks in all of her classes!"
"Attention! May I have your attention please?" Professor Flitwick squeaked. "I'll hurry and tell you all your partners, you must be anxious to know.."
"Rosette Anomie and Tanner Oumdrea! Belle Bahiyya and Remus Lupin! Sandra-" Professor Flitwick continued on.
James fiddled with his wand, quite bored. Lupin was smiling, he had gotten the brain he wanted for a partner. The girls James wanted were no more. They all were gone. Who would he get stuck with?
"James Potter-" James's head jerked up. He had heard his name. He was finally going to get his partner!
"And Lily Evans!" Professor Flitwick said. "Now, I believe all of you have your partner so get to work! This will be 25% of your final mark."
James shook his head. Clearly, he had misunderstood. He couldn't be stuck with Lily Evans. He couldn't be stuck with that geek!
"Hello" Lily said, coldly. While James had been sulking, Lily had gathered her belongings and moved over to his table. "When would be a good time to get together?"
"How about never!" James shouted, irritated. How could this happen to him?!
Lily took a deep breath and tried to control her temper. "We're partners so it would be best to try to get along. I'll meet you in the common room tonight at seven o'clock sharp. Be there."
James cleared his throat. "Unlike you, I am busy this evening. I have an engagement that I cannot miss, so we will have to reschedule."
"I'll talk to you at breakfast tomorrow then. Have fun in detention!" Lily said, angry. And with that, she stalked off to sit with Belle and Remus.
Author's Note: Oops! Didn't put Jasmine and James's date in this chapter, but that's ok! I guess it'll be in the next one, as well as James and Snape's detention together. Thank you all for your kind comments on this fanfic, it truly means a lot! Please continue to R & R!
