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Green Eyed Monster
By: Noelle
Chapter 15: Impossible
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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.
There is a modified quote in here, from the new movie 'Two Weeks Notice'. I also have a modified quote from 'Runaway Bride'. There are also a few more quotes in here, but I forget where they came from, especially in Ella's little speech. Sorry about that!
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Lily walked out of the Prefect meeting chatting with Christina Adams, a Ravenclaw. They were never close friends, but Lily had known Christina from her muggle primary school, and they would occasionally 'catch up', and reminisce.
After saying cordial good-byes, Lily headed to the library. She did not expect James Potter to follow her there. Okay, so he wasn't technically following her. He said he had work to do. But it was so obvious that he was just going to be with her.
She sat in a remote corner, with James pulling up a seat across from her. Ignoring him, Lily worked on her extra-credit Transfiguration assignment. It was hard to concentrate; James stared at her every two seconds. Lily chose to ignore him.
"So, love, why don't we skip this 'I don't see you because I'm ignoring you' deal, and go snog in the corner," James said charmingly, putting down his book. Red flushed up Lily's cheeks, marking indignation.
"You are the most impossible and annoying person in the whole world, Mr. Potter," she said, not looking up from her book.
James reached across the table, and lowered the book, gazing into Lily's eyes. "That's just silly. Have you met everyone in the world?"
Luckily for James, they were interrupted at that moment. Christina Adams ran into the library. "Lily! James! I'm glad I found you. A Second Year has gone missing. Lucinda Larson. We're sending the Prefects out to search for her. If you guys could search outside, it would be wonderful."
"Sure," James and Lily said at the same time. However, they froze, and stared at each other. "I don't have to search with Potter, do I? Lily asked.
Christina nodded. "We're doing teams, just to be on the safe side. You might want to bring your cloaks. It's supposed to rain soon."
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Ella stomped her way into the Common Room. "Sirius Black! Sirius Black, you had better get your fat arse down here right now! Or else… Or else I'll…"
"You'll what?" a voice asked behind her, making the hairs on the back of Ella's neck stand up. She spun around, and nearly collided into Sirius. She took a step forward, while Sirius took a step backward.
"How dare you!" Ella screamed, her eyes sharp daggers.
Sirius took another step back. "How dare I what, my dear?"
"You! You… I don't even know the word for what you are, Sirius Black, but you are a really big one at that!" Ella was truly furious. Her short brown hair was disheveled, and it appeared she had been running, just to get her hands on Sirius Black.
"Ella, er… darling, what is the meaning of this?" Sirius took another tentative step back, as he saw smoke flood out of Ella's ears.
"I'll tell you! How dare you try to interfere in my romantic life? You had no right to go and break up with David for me!" Ella shouted, ignoring the many eyes staring at her.
Sirius said, "But you were planning on breaking up with him anyway. I was just trying to help!"
"Help?" Ella gasped, as she backed Sirius up several more steps. "Help? You completely ruined a relationship that you had no involvement whatsoever in! And you call that help? You are a self-centered prat, a marauder," she said, spitting out the last words with disgust, "with nothing better to do than to ruin my life. You are a low-down, lying, slimy…"
Her voice broke off as Sirius reached out, putting his arms around Ella, pulled her close to him, and kissed her. When Sirius ended the kiss, Ella started up again, though obviously lost in her train of thought. "Git. You are nothing more than a horrible, cruel…" Sirius once again kissed her.
This time, however, she found herself lost in the kiss.
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Lily tightened her cloak, as the wind blew fiercely. The first raindrops fell, sending ripples on the lake. James ignored his billowing cloak, as he searched for Lucinda.
"Lucinda!" Lily cried out. "Lucinda?"
James stared at her. "If she could hear us, don't you think she would have come out already?"
Lily glared at James, before continuing shouting for Lucinda. The rain thickened, heavy raindrops falling everywhere.
"I reckon we should check the outskirts of the Forest," James said, leading Lily toward the Forest, his hands on her shoulders. Lily shrugged him off.
"Just the outskirts. Remember, it's forbidden, even for Prefects."
James' jaw dropped. "Are you saying that you've never been in the forest? Never, in the five years you've been here?"
Lily looked at James. "Of course not. It's against the rules. If it wasn't for Lucinda, I would refuse to go even near the outskirts."
James shook his head, as they wandered east. "Why do you hate me?" he asked, conversationally.
Losing her footing, Lily stumbled forward. "Hate you? I don't hate you, Mr. Potter. I just don't like you, necessarily."
"Why not?"
Lily sighed. "Would you like a list? You're annoying, smarmy, egotistical, churlish, ignorant, and your hair is a mess."
"Nah," James said. "I don't think that's it."
"Lucinda!" Lily shouted. The wind echoed in the trees. "Then what is it?"
"I think that you are so caught up in this fairy-tale image of love, that you wouldn't know true love if it snaked toward you and bit your big toe. You're afraid of anything less than perfect, especially love. Because love is never perfect. You don't like me because you know in your heart that if you let go of that, you would love me. And you're terrified to fall in love."
Lily chuckled. "Is that so?"
James grabbed Lily, pulling her toward him, and kissed her. He felt Lily relax immediately, and felt the cold raindrops on her lips. They stood, their arms wrapped around one another, stuck in that moment, kissing, the rain pouring down around them. He released her, and looked at her searchingly. "It is." James tucked a stray piece of hair behind Lily's ear. Lily broke apart from him abruptly. He noticed Lily take a deep breath, and begin shouting for Lucinda again. James knew he was beginning to see the puzzle that was Lily. She had kissed him back. He was sure of it.
Perhaps he did have a chance of winning that stupid bet…
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A/N: Another rather short chapter. Well, the next chapter will have Moony's thoughts on the latest occurrences, Sirius, an eavesdropper, and Lily. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
~Noelle
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