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Green Eyed Monster
By: Noelle
Chapter 6: The Daring Plot of Vanessa McKinnon
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In History of Magic, James tapped his quill impatiently. He also tapped his foot.
Tap Tap Tap. Tap Tap Tap Tap.
"James, will you stop?" hissed Remus.
Professor Binns had decided to give the class an impromptu test on the Goblin Wars of 1421. James had guessed on the multiple choice, but failed to do the fill in the blank questions. When it came to the essay, James just wrote 'The Goblin Wars took place in 1421. They were long. They were also bloody The Goblins fought the war.'
"Remus?" James whispered out of the corner of his mouth.
Remus added his name with a flourish, and stopped writing. He was clearly satisfied with his work.
"Moony?" James tried again.
"What James?" whispered Remus, ducking down slightly.
James ducked down too. "How can I get Evans to fall for me?"
Remus rolled his eyes. "James, what have I told you about manipulating peoples' emotions?"
"Not to do it," James answered. "But you don't understand Moony. The stakes were raised. If I lose, I lose my Quidditch tickets."
Biting his bottom lip thoughtfully, Remus said softly, "Hmm… this is serious. What have you tried so far?"
James ducked down lower. "I have tried the direct approach."
Remus groaned. "You didn't! You asked her to the Astronomy Tower before having five minutes of casual conversation?"
"Indirect, you reckon?"
"Of course, you dunderhead." Remus said, smacking James lightly.
James ducked down lower, so he was nearly in a horizontal position to the floor, his head peaking out from under the desktop. "How indirect? What do you suggest, Moony?"
Remus ducked down lower too. "Well," he whispered, "Second Year. Elisabeth Jackson."
"You mean infiltrate her crowd?"
"Yes."
James tried to duck lower, but a large crash was heard as he fell right out of his seat. Remus fell on top of him. "Er… here's your quill, Remus," he said sheepishly. Professor Binns glared at them. "Get off the floor, boys, and finish your test."
With a brief 'Thanks', Remus lifted himself off the floor.
James did the same. He then lifted his chair up. He sat down, amid the curious stares from his peers. "What?" he asked indignantly. "I was trying to get his pencil."
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"Hullo Ella," James said, sitting down next to her. "I was wondering if you had the Potions notes we had to take yesterday."
Ella smiled. "Well, they're up in my dorm, but I can give them to you later, if that's all right."
"Perfect," said James. "So, how are you doing?"
At that moment, Lily chose to come over. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked James.
James smiled innocently. "I am having a conversation with Ella here. You're welcome to join us."
Scowling, Lily said, "No, that's all right. I would prefer if you left."
"If you please, Lady Lily," James said, bowing eloquently. "I will speak with the both of you later, I'm sure. And thank you Ella, for your assistance."
As soon as he left, Lily turned on Ella. "What were you doing with that… that… pig?"
Ella shrugged. "He just wanted to borrow my notes. You know, I don't think he's as bad as you think he is, Lil. He was perfectly nice to me."
"That just means he's up to something!" Lily said furiously.
"Think whatever you want to, Lily. But not everyone is out to get you, Little Miss Perfect," Ella said. She didn't say it rudely or meanly, just honestly.
Lily leaned her head back, glancing at the ceiling. "But he is out to get me. I know it!"
"What did you get on your History of Magic test? Didn't you stay after to find out?" asked Ella, changing the subject.
Smiling, Lily said happily, "I got perfect marks."
Ella smiled, clapping Lily on the back. "Good for you! Now, we have to get to Charms. I know you hate being late."
Lily stood up, and skipped out of the Great Hall, with Ella close behind. "The girl is a nut," Ella muttered. "To be that excited about grades…"
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"Wormtail, what should I do? I don't think Moony's plan is going to work," James moaned, as he paced across the Boys' Dormitory.
Peter was eating a chocolate frog. "Well," he said, smacking his lips. "What are you best at?"
"Being charming. Being loved. Getting in trouble…"
Peter gulped down his chocolate frog. There was a chocolate ring around his mouth. "Well, that's it then. You have to get Lily in trouble."
"How is that going to work? She is just going to hate me more," groaned James. "Oh, it's hopeless. I might as well give in now."
"No, chum. You see, you get Lily in trouble, making sure she doesn't know it's you," Peter said. "Get her a detention. Don't you have detentions for the rest of the week, for that owl incident?"
James grinned, remembering how he had changed all the owls to match the colours of the rainbow. It was one of his best pranks yet. However, Professor McGonagall knew it was him, since only two students were talented enough to do that, and one of them was perfect Lily. "She's perfect all right," James said to himself. "Perfectly impossible!" He was still store about the Halloween Ball. Then remembering the situation he was in, James went back to being depressed. "But what's that going to do? How will that help me?"
Peter stared at James stupidly. "Well, if you have a detention and she has a detention, it means that she can't ditch you. And you can work the famous 'Potter charm' on her. Set her up in McGonagall's class. The only punishment McGonagall ever gives is the Trophy Room. That way, she'll be with you."
Staring at Peter in astonishment, James said, "Wormtail, that is the first brilliant idea you've had since Third Year!"
Peter smiled as he popped another chocolate frog in his mouth. "I have my moments," he said happily.
James ran out of the room, screaming to Peter that he was going to the library, and not to expect him back until late. When he left, Peter said happily to himself, "I have my moments!"
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James knew exactly what he wanted to do. He just had to find the spell to do it. He ran into the library, and straight to the Charms section. Grabbing some dusty volumes off the shelf, he set out to work. He searched for the Charm, but didn't find it in the first two books. He had luck with the third book though. He copied it down on a piece of parchment, and was about to leave when he realized Vanessa McKinnon was blocking him from leaving.
"Hullo James," she said seductively, pressing her full red lips together.
Smoothing his hair somewhat, James greeted her. "Hullo, 'Nessa. How are you?"
"Let's not start with the small talk. I decided to give you a second chance. So, why don't we go somewhere more private?" Vanessa looked at James hopefully. She didn't wait for an answer. She grabbed James' arm, and led him off to the shelves in the back of the library. She threw him against one of them, pinning his arms, and kissed him passionately. James stood there, helpless. Vanessa then released him, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Instinctively, James wrapped his arms around her waist. Vanessa tilted her head upward (James was a few inches taller than her), and kissed him softly, nibbling gently on his lower lip. She knew that drove James wild. He kissed her firmly, and passionately. "Oh, James. I knew you loved me," Vanessa said softly. "I knew it."
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A/N: Now, what is James going to do? He still has to tame the Green Monster, but now, Vanessa is in the picture. And what's going on with Ella and Sirius? We'll find all that and more in the next chapter. It will be posted soon, since I already started work on it. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I also want to congratulate the winner of the contest, LilyEvans. And because I got such a good response from the contest, I may have another one in the near future, just for the heck of it. Thanks!
~Noelle
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