Chapter 3
Steph had been on her date with Severus for about two hours and she knew they would never last. She was getting nervous by the second. Severus, on the other hand, seem to be having a great time. He kept on smiling at her. All she could do was give a small smile in return. After they had finished drinking their butterbeers, she decided to break it to him.
Steph looked into his eyes.
"Severus." she whispered.
"Yes Steph?" Severus asked.
"I don't think this is going to work out between us." Steph said.
Severus looked confused.
"I'm sorry." Steph said. "It's just that I like another guy." She didn't say who but that was the best excuse she could think of at the moment.
"Who?" Severus asked.
"I think it's better you not knowing." Steph said. She kissed him gently on the lips. "Goodbye."
"Wait." Severus stopped her. He bent down to kiss her once more. "Thank you." he whispered.
Steph left the Three Broomsticks feeling like a weight had been taken off of her. Severus didn't hate her. That was the way she wanted things to be. Now she hurried back to Hogwarts for her meeting with Sirius.
*~*~*~*~*
"Soo..Prongs, who are you going with to the Yule Ball?" Sirius asked while scribbling away on his parchment of Divination homework.
"I don't know yet. Maybe that red head in Ravenclaw." James replied.
"What about that red head in Gryffindor?" Sirius asked with a grin.
"Lily?" James asked in disbelief.
"Yes. Why not?" Sirius asked and continued. "She'll be the perfect date for you. I know you still have some feelings for her ever since the third year. It's no use hiding that from your best friend."
"I don't think so. I have nothing to hide." James said shooting Sirius a look.
"You have to admit she's pretty." Sirius said.
"Well..yes she is. But Lily has always been gorgeous." James said reluctantly. He hated to admit but the red head was indeed beautiful. Her eyes always stood out. He was always intrigued by them.
"Ah-ha! So now the next step for you is to admit you have feelings for her." Sirius exclaimed. This was getting better. Maybe his plan with Steph would work out sooner than ever.
"I said she was pretty not perfect. She has the worst personality in the school." James said.
"That is not true. Lily is one of the nicest girls in the school." Sirius said.
"Well if you like her so much, why don't you go ask her to the Yule Ball." James retorted.
"I would but I have no feelings for her." Sirius said.
"It's not like you have any feelings for the girls you snog with each night." James said.
Sirius was taken back from the comment. That comment stung a bit especially coming from his friend. "It's just wrong with Lily. We're friends and I would never want to hurt her intentionally."
"Uh-huh." James muttered under his breath.
"Whoa! I better go meet up with Steph now." Sirius said and started to pack up his rolls of parchments.
"For what?" James asked with a raise of his eyebrow.
"Nothing much. Just wanted to go over some Transfiguration work with her." Sirius said quickly.
"Right." James said. He did not believe Sirius at all. First of all, he was the best student in Transfiguration so Sirius would have asked him first, unless it was what he thought.(a/n: in case you didn't get it..my point was for James to think that Sirius was going to snog with Steph but will that happen? You shall read on and see.)
"Yes! I better go!" Sirus exclaimed and ran out of the common room hoping he wouldn't be late.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi." Sirius said. This snapped Steph out of her reverie.
"Oh hi. I didn't see you come up." She replied quietly. The night was so still and she was still thinking over tonight's event with Severus. (a/n: oh fine! I'll call him Snape next time even though I'm a bit reluctant..)
"Soo.how was your evening?" Sirius asked.
"It was ok." Steph said.
"What did you do?"
"I went out to Hogsmeade with someone."
"Who?"
"Um..Severus." (a/n: okie..change of plans. His name is Severus so there. =P)
"What-t?"
"I went out with Severus tonight." She said firmly.
"Snape?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because he asked me."
"So if I asked you out, you would say yes too?"
"No. But that's because I know you wouldn't be too offended by me rejecting you. After all, you do have a reputation for being fickle."
Sirius scowled. This was the second time in the night someone had reminded him about his reputation. So what if he was always changing girlfriends? Well, he wouldn't exactly called them girlfriends. He would snog and then break it off. He just didn't have any feelings for them.
"You don't have to keep on giving me that look." Steph said laughing lightly hoping to lighten the mood in the Astronomy Tower.
"Uh..so we came to discuss our plans about Lily and James as I recall?"
"Mhmm." Steph replied nodding her head.
"Got any ideas?" Sirius asked.
"Actually I did."
"Well what are you waiting for? Tell."
"We just have to get them jealous."
"How are we going to do that?"
"Well, you go encourage James to go out with some girl in this school and I'll go convince Lily to go out with some guy. They'll get all jealous and everything else will come together as planned."
"I think that might actually work." Sirius said smirking. "First brilliant thing I ever heard from you."
Steph hit him playfully on the arm.
"Well it's getting late. We better go back to the dorm rooms before any of the teachers find us." Sirius said and took Steph's hand. They ran down the stairs as quickly as they could and reached the Gryffindor dorm rooms in a couple of minutes.
"Phew. That was fun." Steph said laughing while trying to catch her breath.
"We shall do that again some day." Sirius said giving her a wink.
She reached up and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Good night, Sirius." She said and went into the dorm room.
"Good night." He whispered but she was already in the room.
A/N: That's it for chapter 3. What's going to happen between Lily and James? You will find that out in the next chapter. Keep on reviewing!
Disclaimer: Characters you do not recognize belong to me and as for the rest, they belong to J.K.Rowling.
Steph had been on her date with Severus for about two hours and she knew they would never last. She was getting nervous by the second. Severus, on the other hand, seem to be having a great time. He kept on smiling at her. All she could do was give a small smile in return. After they had finished drinking their butterbeers, she decided to break it to him.
Steph looked into his eyes.
"Severus." she whispered.
"Yes Steph?" Severus asked.
"I don't think this is going to work out between us." Steph said.
Severus looked confused.
"I'm sorry." Steph said. "It's just that I like another guy." She didn't say who but that was the best excuse she could think of at the moment.
"Who?" Severus asked.
"I think it's better you not knowing." Steph said. She kissed him gently on the lips. "Goodbye."
"Wait." Severus stopped her. He bent down to kiss her once more. "Thank you." he whispered.
Steph left the Three Broomsticks feeling like a weight had been taken off of her. Severus didn't hate her. That was the way she wanted things to be. Now she hurried back to Hogwarts for her meeting with Sirius.
*~*~*~*~*
"Soo..Prongs, who are you going with to the Yule Ball?" Sirius asked while scribbling away on his parchment of Divination homework.
"I don't know yet. Maybe that red head in Ravenclaw." James replied.
"What about that red head in Gryffindor?" Sirius asked with a grin.
"Lily?" James asked in disbelief.
"Yes. Why not?" Sirius asked and continued. "She'll be the perfect date for you. I know you still have some feelings for her ever since the third year. It's no use hiding that from your best friend."
"I don't think so. I have nothing to hide." James said shooting Sirius a look.
"You have to admit she's pretty." Sirius said.
"Well..yes she is. But Lily has always been gorgeous." James said reluctantly. He hated to admit but the red head was indeed beautiful. Her eyes always stood out. He was always intrigued by them.
"Ah-ha! So now the next step for you is to admit you have feelings for her." Sirius exclaimed. This was getting better. Maybe his plan with Steph would work out sooner than ever.
"I said she was pretty not perfect. She has the worst personality in the school." James said.
"That is not true. Lily is one of the nicest girls in the school." Sirius said.
"Well if you like her so much, why don't you go ask her to the Yule Ball." James retorted.
"I would but I have no feelings for her." Sirius said.
"It's not like you have any feelings for the girls you snog with each night." James said.
Sirius was taken back from the comment. That comment stung a bit especially coming from his friend. "It's just wrong with Lily. We're friends and I would never want to hurt her intentionally."
"Uh-huh." James muttered under his breath.
"Whoa! I better go meet up with Steph now." Sirius said and started to pack up his rolls of parchments.
"For what?" James asked with a raise of his eyebrow.
"Nothing much. Just wanted to go over some Transfiguration work with her." Sirius said quickly.
"Right." James said. He did not believe Sirius at all. First of all, he was the best student in Transfiguration so Sirius would have asked him first, unless it was what he thought.(a/n: in case you didn't get it..my point was for James to think that Sirius was going to snog with Steph but will that happen? You shall read on and see.)
"Yes! I better go!" Sirus exclaimed and ran out of the common room hoping he wouldn't be late.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi." Sirius said. This snapped Steph out of her reverie.
"Oh hi. I didn't see you come up." She replied quietly. The night was so still and she was still thinking over tonight's event with Severus. (a/n: oh fine! I'll call him Snape next time even though I'm a bit reluctant..)
"Soo.how was your evening?" Sirius asked.
"It was ok." Steph said.
"What did you do?"
"I went out to Hogsmeade with someone."
"Who?"
"Um..Severus." (a/n: okie..change of plans. His name is Severus so there. =P)
"What-t?"
"I went out with Severus tonight." She said firmly.
"Snape?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because he asked me."
"So if I asked you out, you would say yes too?"
"No. But that's because I know you wouldn't be too offended by me rejecting you. After all, you do have a reputation for being fickle."
Sirius scowled. This was the second time in the night someone had reminded him about his reputation. So what if he was always changing girlfriends? Well, he wouldn't exactly called them girlfriends. He would snog and then break it off. He just didn't have any feelings for them.
"You don't have to keep on giving me that look." Steph said laughing lightly hoping to lighten the mood in the Astronomy Tower.
"Uh..so we came to discuss our plans about Lily and James as I recall?"
"Mhmm." Steph replied nodding her head.
"Got any ideas?" Sirius asked.
"Actually I did."
"Well what are you waiting for? Tell."
"We just have to get them jealous."
"How are we going to do that?"
"Well, you go encourage James to go out with some girl in this school and I'll go convince Lily to go out with some guy. They'll get all jealous and everything else will come together as planned."
"I think that might actually work." Sirius said smirking. "First brilliant thing I ever heard from you."
Steph hit him playfully on the arm.
"Well it's getting late. We better go back to the dorm rooms before any of the teachers find us." Sirius said and took Steph's hand. They ran down the stairs as quickly as they could and reached the Gryffindor dorm rooms in a couple of minutes.
"Phew. That was fun." Steph said laughing while trying to catch her breath.
"We shall do that again some day." Sirius said giving her a wink.
She reached up and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Good night, Sirius." She said and went into the dorm room.
"Good night." He whispered but she was already in the room.
A/N: That's it for chapter 3. What's going to happen between Lily and James? You will find that out in the next chapter. Keep on reviewing!
Disclaimer: Characters you do not recognize belong to me and as for the rest, they belong to J.K.Rowling.
