Foolish Love
By Miss Marauder
Disclaimers: Unfortunately folks, I do not own Harry Potter and Crew. J.K. Rowling owns them all! She rulz and all of her glorious greatness!!! (she owns everyone except April Urman ^_*)!!!
A/N: * droopy face; hands clasped behind back * I'M SOOOO SORRY GUYZ!!! It like took more than a freakin month to do this chappie! I've been busy with exams and work, my dear cousin is stayin with me and I can't write when she is right beside me buggin the hell out of me…I'm soo annoyed I'm twitching right now!!!!And just got well from a fever that lasted 3 freakin days, but I'm better now! But now that im out of skool, I promise ill try not to do it again!!! * bottom lip – puppy face * forgive me!!! If you don't , get over it. Anywhooo, ya'll will probably be pissed at me for what happens in this chapter but oh well! Here ya go! Read away my friendz. Read away…
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Last part of chappie 3:
Lily smiled and blushed. "That would be great; call it a date."
"Yeah, a date." He whispered back.
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CHAPTER FOUR à Date Disaster
The soft candlelight
in the monstrous library lit Lily's soft complexion. She sat all alone at an
empty table with several books scattered about her. She was supposed to be
studying for an Advanced Transfiguration test for the next day, but her
flashbacks on that 'special moment' on the Quidditch
field with James kept clouding over her. It has completely distracted her from
her studies. She couldn't stop thinking about him and that… that kiss. And
thus, the argument between the little nagging voices inside Lily's head broke
out.
"I've never had anyone kiss me like that before…"
"Why? Why me? Why the hell did he kiss me?"
"I loved the way he held me."
"I know it; he's just playing me. The bastard."
"I have to see him again…"
"Ugh, only Merlin knows how many skanky girls he's kissed. He's probably snogging someone else right now on full throttle!"
"Oh those gorgeous eyes."
"I'm being womanized."
"That dashing smile…"
"That's it! I'm not going out with him tomorrow night."
"Oh, you know you want to."
"No I don't! He's just using me!"
"Oh, I can't wait to see him next! I'm so going!"
"Oh, no you're not!"
"Yes I am! Na-na-na-na-na-na!!!"
"No"
"Yes"
"No!"
"Yes!!!"
"Ugh!" Lily gagged aloud and set her head on the table with a loud thud. "ow…"
Two tables across from her, a handsome young man heard the loud thud and looked up from a book he was reading. He glanced at a familiar red-head, whom had her head rested on the table and seemed to drift off to sleep. The young man looked back down at his book, then glanced up again at the red-head, then back down at his book. He finally made up his mind by closing his book and storing it in his overloaded book-bag. He stood up from his chair and walked quietly towards Lily. He gently tapped her back and brushed her ruby ringlets away from her face.
"Lily? Are you OK?"
Lily looked up and saw a charming young man before her. She gave a big yawn and in return, the young man gave her a small, warm smile.
"Oh hey, Amos. I wasn't snoring was I?" She mumbled through another yawn.
Amos began to laugh but suddenly went quiet as he caught the Librarian's stern, strict face. "No, Lily. You weren't snoring. I just didn't want you to fall asleep all alone in the library." He whispered.
"Oh, thanks. You're a real sweetie; you know that?"
Amos Diggory was quite the gentleman. He was Headboy and the Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. He was obviously a good looking preppy-boy.
A short strand of his dark brown hair fell, hiding one of his big chocolate-brown eyes. He took a seat next to Lily and brushed the strand of hair out of his face. "I am? Why, thank you." He replied smiling and blushing a bit. "So, what are you studying for?" He asked as he noticed the various books scattered about all over the table.
"I was studying for Advanced Transfiguration, but I uh… got tired." Lily replied softly, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm pretty beat myself. If you want I'll walk you to your dorm because my room is just right across from yours." (Headboy and Headgirl have their own separate dormitories and they, like Amos said, are right across from each other.)
"Sure. I'd like that." She said with a sleepy grin.
"Shall we?" Amos raised a brow sarcastically and held out his hand to help Lily out of her chair. Together, they headed out of the Library.
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James Potter rested on his bed staring at the ceiling. The moonlight was so bright it kept him awake. He didn't bother closing the drapes around his four-poster bed; he felt just to lazy. In two days the moon would be completely full and Remus would soon have to go back to the Whomping Willow. James could hear Sirius snoring and mumbling in his sleep; he chuckled softly and started to think about Lily. She was such a good kisser… for a nerd of course. He remembered the way how she perfectly fit in his arms. His thoughts were interrupted when Sirius choked on a rather large snore. At that, James jumped, startled to death. He turned to see Sirius sleeping with his usual open mouth and twitching a bit. (A/N: awwww) James was surprised that none of the other guys woke up because of Sirius's obnoxious loudness. "They're probably just fucking used to it." He thought to himself sighing, but then started thinking about Lily again. "Damn, she is fine! But she's such a sassy loser… there's something about her, something I want. Shit! Am I actually beginning to fall for her?!" James shook his head and closed his eyes.
"Naw, no way…"
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"Well, here we are." Amos sighed as he turned and stood in front of Lily, facing her.
They've reached two enormous portrait paintings up against the wall. One was of a Wood-land Fairy riding bareback on a silver unicorn; this one concealed the HeadGirl's Dormitory. Diggory's portrait was of a black knight mounted on a great, black steed.
Lily noticed Amos nervously scratching the back of his neck.
"Um, Lily? I know we've gone through this a numerous of times, but I really care about you and I was wondering that this year we could… take our friendship a little bit further, you know, as in like dating. – I mean, that is if you want."
Lily exhaled heavily as she looked back at Diggory's anxious chocolate eyes. "But I – well, what happened with Melissa?" She asked suspiciously.
"Oh… we had to break up because she and her family are moving back to Paris; and we didn't like the fact in having a long-distance relationship."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be. So, what do you say?"
"Amos, I don't know, I mean were friends and all but-"
Amos cut her off. "It's o.k., I'll give you time to think about it." With that he gave her a good-night kiss on the cheek and headed to his own dormitory.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Ugh, It's like he never gets it. I just want to be friends!... Where's April? I haven't seen her since the Quidditch try-outs." She turned to the fairy portrait whom was fluttering her thin, shimmering wings.
"Password?"
"Gryffin scarlet, gryffin gold."
The fairy's unicorn shook his majestic head and whinnied with delight. The portrait opened, revealing Lily's enormous room.
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"Remus! We're going to be in so much trouble if we're caught. It's practically almost midnight! What if one of the professors finds us out of our dormitories!"
Remus shuddered at the sound of 'midnight'. (Midnight is when he starts to change in to a monster on a full moon.) "Don't worry, April. That's why we're heading back now. And don't worry about the professors nagging on us; we have the right to be out this late. We're Prefects, duh…" He teased jokingly.
April and Remus were coming back from a night walk. The stars were dancing, the moon lit they're way, and the air felt icy. Remus noticed April shivering; he took off his robe and wrapped it around her. She looked up at him and smiled. Remus gazed at her and smiled back with the same affection. He held her into a tight hug and when they broke apart, Remus's face leaned towards April's, and she to him. Their lips were extremely close. As both of them closed their eyes to enjoy their first kiss, they heard loud footsteps crunching on the dry leaves that lay on the forest ground. April and Remus opened their eyes, although Prefects, they were still scared that a professor may be around and not see them in the Hogwarts Castle. The footsteps got louder and heavier it seemed. The couple tried to make a run for it when…
"Wha' are ye two doin' out here at this time o' night?!"
Remus and April whipped around and saw a huge figure coming out of the outskirt of the Forbidden Forest. It was Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts; and was carry a huge amount of fire wood.
"Hagrid, we were just… uh …um - going for a night's walk." Remus and April panicked.
The keeper of keys approached them and looked quite stern. (Hagrid looks younger by the way, but he's still expelled and lives in his same lil' hut.) "Wha' do ye take me for? A big stupid idiot?" Hagrid's stern face suddenly turned merry; and gave Remus a wink. "Ha ha ha. Lighten up, guys. I was only jokin'. 'Course I wouldn' tell on ye."
April and Remus sighed heavily and relaxed; and began to laugh.
"Shh. Ye lovebirds better get goin'." Hagrid said in a low voice.
The couple blushed and bid good-bye to Hagrid. As they walked back to the castle, April shifted her vision from the ground to up at Remus. Remus noticed her gazing at him.
April stopped in her tracks expecting Remus to do the same. " I want to go out with you – out with you on a date." She said quickly but clearly.
Remus's eyes widened. "You're asking me on a date?"
"Yes."
Remus wrinkled his nose. "What a minute, that's not right. I wanted to take you on a date. I mean, com'on, girls don't ask guys out." He scoffed.
"What's wrong with that? Do have a problem with that?" April raised a brow.
Remus gave her a dashing smile. "Ha ha ha. Don't get testy now. I'm just playin'. – But no, seriously, I want to take you on a date."
"Well, I'll take you out first; and then you can take me out later. How's that?"
Remus rolled his eyes playfully and smiled. "What ever you say, dear." He replied sarcastically.
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Lily woke up the following morning. It was a Friday and the birds outside were singing and chirping their ordinary song. She took a long bath and got ready for class. When she was done, she headed toward the Gryffindor Tower to pick up her best friend.
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"So?"
"So what?"
"Where the heck were you last night?" Lily asked slyly.
"Um, I took a walk with Remus. That's all." April replied simply.
"And…? Com'on, fill me up on the info."
"What's there to tell?"
Lily looked at April with a dumb face. "O.K. You go out at night –sorry, the middle of the night for a walk – with one of them. There's gotta be some juicy info."
"Them? What do you mean, them?" April asked coldly.
Lily was stunned by April's harsh behaviour. "Well, you know, the Marauders – such a dorky name; the group of pathetic losers that get detention for playing stupid pranks – always getting into trouble – making fun of others – hurting other's feelings. Not to mention, sliding their tongues down girls' throats. Do want to hear more? I got more– "
"You mean like James did to you out on the Quidditch field?" April said fiercely and sourly.
Lily was shocked. "Wha' how did – "
"Oh yes. I know. Remus knows. Yeah, we were both out there. We stayed after the try-outs talking; and then you and Romeo came along on a broomstick. And what do you know? You both slid each others tongues down each others throats. You acted like you actually liked him! A Marauder! – You know, 'the pathetic losers' just like you said. So don't go off ravin' about how the Marauders suck an' all. Anyway, Remus is different – he's not like that!" April roared and stormed out of sight.
Lily just stood there, eyes wide and mouth open. April was completely right. Lily couldn't deny it. She had been foolish and she felt like a total idiot. She sighed heavily and wondered about James. If he felt the same way as he did on the Quidditch field. Lily finally gathered up her things and headed towards the Great Hall for breakfast. As she entered, the Marauders and some other guys from the Ravenclaw table were having a food fight. They were throwing pancakes like frisbees, chucking chunks of scrambled eggs and…
"Flying Wieners!!!" Sirius screamed. Just then Lily got hit in the forehead by a greasy sausage, making her tumble backwards a bit. Her cheeks totally flushed scarlet. Thank goodness no one saw with all the chaos going on. She was surprised that she didn't see James involved in the food fight. Instead, she saw him up against the wall grinning and whispering with two other girls from Ravenclaw. They were at his side when they saw Lily approaching James. The two girls sneered at her and pitied her as if Lily was made of filth. James, as usual, was being totally oblivious and Lily completely ignored the drawling bimbos, Carmen Zalingskie and Nichole Pavilion.
"Hey James." Lily said shyly.
James took no notice as Carmen wrapped her arms around him. Lily didn't think it to be wise to be jealous; she was used to seeing girls clinging on to James like annoying spider monkeys twenty four-seven.
"Hey Lily!" The other Marauders yelled out while throwing and dodging food at the same time.
At the sound of her name, James perked up, taking Carmen's hands off him and looked up at a familiar someone. Someone with dazzling auburn hair and exuberant green eyes. James also noticed Carmen and Nichole snorting and scoffing at this someone, then looked back at him for support.
"Evans?" He asked frowning as if he didn't know her.
Evans? Why not Lily? Why not a 'hello' or a simple 'hey'?
Lily purposely ignored Carmen and Nichole's sly smiles and disapproval expressions. And the fact that James suddenly called her by her last name and not her first.
"James, about tonight… where do you want to meet? Outside the dormitories or somewhere in Hogsmeade? You know, for our date?"
Suddenly, Carmen and Nichole burst into laughter. Peter and Sirius turned around to see the sight. James seemed unsteady.
"You wish, Evans." James scoffed hotly. There was more giggling coming from the two Ravenclaw bimbos. Lily turned pink. She felt like a piece of parchment crumpled up into a trashy ball that had been thrown in the gutter.
Sirius looked up at James with a disappointed look and shook is head. He turned to look at Peter, whom was looking at Lily with a sad expression. Remus rolled his eyes at James and his snarling bimbos, but suddenly got hit by something so big and hard, it knocked him off his seat. Sirius began to laugh hysterically, but Peter kept looking at Lily. Remus on the other hand, got up from the floor, cursing at the Ravenclaw table, and gave Sirius a 'I'm gonna kick your ass' look for making fun of him.
Lily could feel tears sneaking up into her eyes, but she managed to be strong. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, she felt anger and hatred. "I should have known. I'm such an idiot." "If that's how it's going to be, fine. See you around, Potter.
"If he's gonna play games, I'm just gonna play along…" With that, Lily walked out without a bite to eat. James just looked at the floor. Sirius noticed Peter get up from his seat and ran out of the Great Hall.
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"Hey Lily! Wait up!"
Lily turned around to see Peter running up to her panting. "Pettigrew?"
" 'Peter' would be fine." He said out of breath.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your lil' group of friends?" She frowned.
"Listen, about James –"
"Potter is the last topic I want to talk about." Lily said bitterly. She turned her back to Peter and continued walking with her robes swishing behind her.
"Wait! Please-" But Lily kept on walking.
Peter kept following her until she reached her own dormitory. "Wha-? Why are you going back to your room? We have classes." He said through a pant.
Lily turned around to meet him with a raised brow. "Why do you care-? Why are you even following me? Just- just leave me alone."
"Lily, please- just give me a minute."
She sighed and walked into her room leaving the Portrait open. Lily sat at the edge of her bed; Peter followed her in and sat down next to her.
"Make it fast, Pettigrew."
"Lily, I know your upset and what I wanted to say is that I'm very sorry what James did to you. It was very low and rude. You deserve way better. I know we've never had a conversation before and I know it's kind of weird. But- "
Lily looked up at him and gave a weak smile. She couldn't believe a Marauder could be so kind to come up to her and apologize. Was this a joke? It couldn't be. Peter's face looked sincere and his eyes were deep and serious.
Peter continued while gazing at her. "But, I would really like to be your friend." He said smiling at her.
Lily's smile grew stronger. "Thanks, Peter-" Before she could finish, Peter pressed his lips against hers and began to kiss her hard. (A/N: yuck!!! I can't believe I just wrote that!) At that moment, a handsome young man with jet-black hair entered the room.
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Author's notes: Dun dun dun dunnnn!!! OKAY! Don't kill me! Plz! I know it's yuck! And I know it's Lily! But it haaaddd to happen! You will just have to wait what happens next! And don't you worry, I won't make you wait a month. Sowey bout that. This chapter was very weird. Personally, I didn't like it but its sort of like a prequel to the action to come. So no worries!
here is what might come on the next chappie! :
- the marauders get into a fight.
- lily changes
-james and Sirius get letters from the prime auror.
- Sirius spices up a party with his own style
- Lily gets a boyfriend
Well see yall around and plz review! Thanx a bunch! LUV YA!
