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Green Eyed Monster
By: Noelle
Chapter 4: Conditioning
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Disclaimer: I do not own Lily Evans, James Potter, Sirius Black, and any of the recognizable characters. I do own Ella Reichman though. I do not own the recognizable places, such as Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. J.K. and Warner Brothers have the right to the Harry Potter universe, and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
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"Lily, are you sure about this?" Ella asked, as she stood before the mirror, 'fixing' herself up. She had another date with Sirius. Lily had just told her about her little 'bet' with James Potter.
Lily smiled wryly. "Ella, I have the highest Charms marks. And even if he does do better than me, the other conditions are going to be a lot worse… where's Natalie, Allyssa and Madison?" she asked, referring to their three other roommates.
"Well, Natalie has a date with Remus Lupin. She is so excited. She's only been in love with the guy for how many years now? And I think Allyssa and Madison said they were going to go to the library to study." Ella turned around, facing Lily. "Do I look all right?"
"You look beautiful, Ella. But you are missing something…" Lily added thoughtfully. She walked calmly over to her jewelry box, and selected a necklace. She stepped toward Ella, saying, "Close your eyes. Ella felt a cold pendent against her neck as Lily clasped it. When Ella opened her eyes, she gasped.
Lily had put her very best necklace around Ella's neck. It was a crystal lily, on a thin silver chain. The crystal caught the light, lighting up the smile on Ella's face. "Oh Lily," she said, tearing up. "You are the greatest best friend ever! You should win some sort of award!"
"I know," Lily answered, not so modestly. "Just remember, don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
Ella smiled mischievously. "Can I do something that you'll do in say, about ten years from now?"
"Ella Reichman!"
"I'm joking, Lil. Don't take it too seriously. Now, it is exactly 6:14. Shouldn't you be in the second chapter of your book?" Ella asked humorously.
Lily gasped. "Oh, you're right! Darn, I got so caught up in this!" she said, as she grabbed her book and plopped down on her bed. Ella shook her head.
"Lily, you are too perfect. I pity the guy you marry…"
"Have fun!" Lily muttered distractedly, trying to find her page.
Sighing, Ella turned, and left the room, off to meet Sirius by Hagrid's hut.
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James, meanwhile, was not having any fun whatsoever. He was in the library, trying to study for the Charms test. He would have to get a perfect score, and hope Lily didn't. If she did, he would have to talk Professor Flitwick into giving him extra credit.
The test was on the 'Charmatic Theory' and the man who came up with it. James was reading the words in the book, but not comprehending them. It didn't help there was a group of Hufflepuffs over at the next table giggling loudly, and trying to flirt with him.
It was then that Vanessa McKinnon walked over to him. "James," she greeted him. James gulped. "Er… hullo Vanessa. How are you?"
Vanessa sighed as she sat down next to him. She crossed her legs, giving James a rather nice view. "I've been better," she admitted. "I've just heard those terrible rumours about you and that Evans girl."
James gulped once again. "Er… you have?"
Sighing, Vanessa tilted her head so that her long brown wavy locks cascaded down her shoulders. "Yes. I knew not to believe them though. That girl is not your type…"
James took a deep breath to calm himself down. It took all of his self-control to not leap over the pile of books separating them and kissing Vanessa passionately, and then going to the Astronomy Tower. "Er…" he said, biting his lower lip. "What exactly is my type?"
Vanessa pressed her lips together, gazing at James with her gorgeous brown eyes. "Well, me of course. When are we going to reschedule the date we missed?"
James stared longingly at her. Then, remembering the bet, he mentally kicked Sirius. "Vanessa, I can't."
At once, Vanessa's eyes narrowed. "And why not?" she asked, her voice high-pitched.
"I can't explain it. I just can't date you." James looked down at the ground, not wanting to meet Vanessa's eyes.
Vanessa stood up stiffly. "The rumours are true," she said in a whisper. "You do like Evans. Well, James Potter, you are going to regret this decision for the rest of you life. You had your chance with me. And you've lost it. And good luck with Evans. I heard she was a real monster…" Vanessa stood up, and walked haughtily out of the library. As soon as she exited, James sighed, and got back to studying. How far would he go for this bet?
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The cramming paid off. James went up to Professor Flitwick after class, and found out that he had received a perfect grade. He asked what Lily got. Lily got a 99%.
"Lily!" James shouted, running out of Charms. She stopped and waited for him. "I beat you!" he said, panting slightly.
Lily smiled sweetly. James was a little intimidated by this. "Well, here's the next condition: you have to ask five people to the Halloween Ball."
"But they'll say yes," James protested.
Grinning mischievously, Lily said, "Five boys. Five Slytherin boys, to be exact. Good riddance, Potter."
"I knew that girl was evil," James muttered, as he ran off to find five Slytherins to ask.
James first asked Marcus Madison, a seventh year. He politely declined, giving James a strange look. He then asked Lucius Malfoy. Lucius told him to jump in a lake. James also asked Xavier Chrisington and Avery Nott. They had more or less the same response as Lucius. Next, James asked He then asked Alexander Crabbe. He accepted, so James ran off in a hurry. He caught up with Lily near the Great Hall before dinner.
"I did it!" James said, looking sickened as Crabbe waved at him.
Lily cleared her throat. "All right. The last condition is that you have to kiss Severus Snape on the lips, in front of everyone, during dinner."
James' jaw dropped and he looked completely flabbergasted. "You're joking!"
Lily smiled. "No joke! Now, if I were you, I'd sneak a few breath mints into Snape's food." Without another word, Lily went to sit by Ella. James watched as she whispered with Ella, and Ella began laughing, and looking in his direction.
"That girl is a complete monster!" James muttered, as he made his way to the Slytherin Table. "She's beyond evil!" Hoping he could give Snape a quick kiss before anyone could see, James walked a little faster.
He was distinctly aware of someone clinging his or her glass. "May I have your attention please?" he heard someone say. "James Potter has an announcement. So if you could turn your attention to the Slytherin table…" James took the moment to give Lily Evans an evil glare, as she lifted her glass to him.
James walked up to Snape, and without waiting a second, he grabbed Snape around the neck and planted a kiss on him. He received some catcalls (from the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs) and some boos (from the Slytherins and Gryffindors) Snape was in too much shock to say anything to him, although the death glare he gave seemed to do the talking. Stalking over to Lily, James stopped in front of her. "I met each of your ridiculous conditions, Evans. Now, you are coming to the ball with me!"
"Fine," Lily said. James gazed suspiciously at her, because he knew she was hatching some sort of evil scheme. This girl seemed to be a step in front of him each time. And James hated it. He hated it, he hated her stupid conditions, and most of all, he hated Lily Evans.
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A/N: Next chapter: we'll have the Halloween Ball, and see what Lily is up too. James is going to try harder than ever to make her fall for him, but Lily has 'other' plans. We'll also hear Peter's thoughts on the bet, and we'll hear more from Remus, Sirius, and Ella. I want to thank everyone who reviewed:
Letter Writers: Thank you for reviewing! My first review for the story! I like Ella too. And Lily is sort of like Professor McGonagall. She is Lily's favorite professor by the way.
SierraSitruc: I am starting to see Lily more of this way. But she is going to be changing soon. James is slowly but surely getting to her. I'll keep writing, if you keep reading! And I'm writing as fast as I can!
Princess Hermione: I hope you like what I'm doing. Thanks for reviewing!
Eveline: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry about the McKinnon thing. I'm just trying to think of some realistic people and I remember in the books, when Hagrid is telling Harry about what people Voldemort killed, 'McKinnon' is one of them.
The Angelic Andria: Yes, Lily is one tough cookie. James doesn't know what he's in for. And Lily doesn't either… thanks for the review! And of course you can tell your friends about the little contest. It starts on Friday!
sCHEm: I'm glad you like this type of fic. I thought it would be something a little different for me. Thanks for reviewing!
Hermione2: Thanks for all the reviews! Personally, I never imagined them like that either until I got the idea for this story. But it seems to be working. Sirius is becoming less of a player though, with Ella. I'm glad you like the story.
Clavel: James really should learn to not piss people off who know how to turn people into pigs, shouldn't he? Well, I'm glad you like the story so far. Thanks for the review!
Peppermint: Yeah, I understood what you meant. There might be a little jealously later on, but it's just about Lily, the 'Green Eyed Monster'. Yeah, when Lily starts getting really fed up, she'll move onto name-calling. But remember, for now she is "Little Miss Perfect" and perfect people don't call others names. I'm glad that you like the story. Thanks for all the reviews!
Delphine: No, James crammed. He didn't even think of cheating, he's so overloaded with trying to win Lily over. Thanks for the review!
Kattis_black: I'm glad you like the story. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's all the reviewers. Thanks to you all! And don't forget about the contest starting on Friday.
Also, to celebrate my first year on fanfiction.net, I am going to give a cameo to the 18th person to review any of my stories, beginning on June 7th (Friday). You can do so by reviewing using the box thing or emailing me. And if you win, you get to pick the story you have a cameo in (either this one, or you can pick any year for the Marauder series. Just leave me your email address, so I can contact you. You also get to pick the sort of cameo (like, romantic involvement with the character of your choice, if you want). Hopefully, I will post a new chapter of each of my stories on June 7th (the beginning of the contest) and the 18th (my anniversary!) Well, that's all for me. Adios!
~Noelle
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