~That French Girl
~Summary: She was the new girl. He had been there forever. She hated him with a passion. He loved her to the core. The epic tale of Lily and James Potter- How it really happened...
Yeah, I know, I changed the summary, but don't worry; this is still the same great story! I changed it *cause I wanted it to attract a wider variety of readers. And if you are reading this then I was successful!
~Disclaimer: You know the drill; the only thing I own is Sahara Raven, among other things. I don't own Harry Potter or Elizabeth, she belongs to my beta. Thanx Miriam!
~Symbols: I just found out my " and ' work! YAY! But I have already typed my chap with my " as **, and my ' as , so bare with me. Perhaps the next chapter will be normal! And right now if you see *this* then they are thinking.
A/N: I thank you...
kberg1989: Sorry it took awhile to update, had a bit of writers block and my mouse wasn*t working, which doesn*t help! Looks like hunting you down via e-mail works, though!
CarmelMarch: Lol! No prob thanking people. You guys take the time to review and it makes me feel special! ^_^ And I have this plan all worked out, hopefully I can fit it in soon!
Black Snow: I think that helped, when I get this up I guess we will know. I wasn*t aware that you could just use the buttons on your typing program. I know it sounds stupid, but hey that's me. I always think things are more complicated than they really are! Thanks for the review!
Caution1: You will have to read on to find out! And thanks for telling your friends, it means a lot to me! Thanks for the review!
EbonyQuill: I can*t tell you, sorry. I would but it is a major part of the plot, and we wouldn*t want to spoil it, now would we? Lol! Thanks for reviewing!
Siri;s girl: Like I said to Ebony Quill, I can*t tell you, it would ruin everything, but don*t worry, you will find out soon enough. I think. By the way, thanks!
*: I don*t know where I did that, but my beta and I didn*t catch it because it fell through the spell check, because what I said was technically a word, I just wasn*t using it properly. Thanks though! And I am a perfectionist too, I guess I wasn*t perfect this time! Lol!
*Lily*s POV:
**Well, Lily, if your going to fit in around here, then you're going to have to know a few things...** James voice trailed off as we walked away from the Room of Requirement. I could tell he was begging for me to ask what, but I wasn't going to give him that satisfaction. I only looked at him blank, walking down a flight of stairs
**...Well, your going to have to know, first off, that you shouldn*t bother with the Slytherins. They don*t have a brain worth two Knuts and they*ll take every chance they get to prank you.**
**Thanks for the advice, but unlike you, I'm not afraid,** I said, struggling to keep a straight face and keep walking when James made a dead stop and let his mouth drop. He shook his head then hurried to catch up.
**Did I say I was afraid?**
**No. but it sure sounded like it.** We turned and walked down another set of stairs. **Now what were those other things you wanted to tell me?** I asked.
**I wanted to tell you that at all costs avoid the Potions master. She is wicked, tried to get me and Sirius to swallow a potion Crabbe and Goyle brewed.**
**I take it that Crabbe and Goyle *don*t have a brain worth two Knuts,* ** I quoted James.
**Exactly. Sirius and I swallowed that stuff, instead of making us levitate for a couple of minutes, it turned us into flying feet.**
**What?!** I burst out laughing.
**It*s all true,** James said thoughtfully when I had gained control again.
**And I thought I had stories...**
**Like what? You and your friends had a bit of a mischievous side too?**
**No..** I looked down at my feet. *If only people knew what it was like there...*
**Oh,** James didn*t seem to notice the color in my cheeks. **I didn*t think you would, you don*t seem the type.**
I stopped and looked up. **What *type* am I then?** James stopped next to me.
**You want to give everyone a fair chance,** James took a step toward me, and I took a step back, toward the wall. **You want to please people,** he took another step and I, in turn, took one back. **You want to be liked.** It was crazy that after a day, James seemed to know exactly how I felt, feelings I had never told anyone, so not to appear like a desperate, clutchy girl. These feelings were horrid, no matter how hard I told myself to not care, I still did...
James took another step and so did I, my back hitting the cool concrete wall. I was so glad the corridor was empty. I would have died if saw the scene- me trapped against the wall by James. He was standing only a step away, dangerously close. But then again, maybe if we hadn*t been alone, then he might of not done what he did next. The next second he wasn*t a step away, he was kissing me.
My mind went into overload, *What*s he doing?!*
*He is kissing you, stupid!* My mind shot back at me.
*Why?!*
*Ummm. Maybe he likes you?! Dur!*
*Well I don*t want him to!*
*Then stop him, genious*
My mind was harsh, but right. I put my hands on his shoulders, pushing him back. **James, don*t...** I looked up at him.
**Why?** He met my eyes.
**Why?! Why?! You really need to learn that not every girl on this planet is dying to kiss you, I actually feel quite the opposite.**
We stood there a couple of seconds in silence. James finally looked at his watch.
**Damn! We*re late! Professor Chark is gonna deduct about 500 points!** we hurried down yet again, another flight of stairs
**Professor Chark? What does he teach?** I asked.
**She teaches Potions. Come on, we have to be in the dungeons.**
I didn*t even bother to answer as we ran through the entrance hall. If he wasn*t going to bring up what had just happened, than neither was I.
*Elizabeth*s POV:
**I can*t believe I just broke the rules like that, I am a Prefect!** I cried down in the Potions class.
Remus laughed. **Oh come on! It was all good fun,** he said next to me. We were at one of the tables brewing the Anagki potion, it was supposed to cure a case of Kneazlepox. **We didn*t even get in trouble.**
**I know, but none of the first years are going to look up to me any more. I will just be the Prefect who went bad, and it*s all your fault! I am not sure if I like you anymore,** I stuck out my tongue for good measure. I knew I must look like a three year old, but I really didn*t care.
**You may not like me now, but you will soon enough.**
**What*s that supposed to mean?**
**We*ll just have to see, now won*t we?** Remus replied.
**I hate it when you answer a question with a question!**
Remus just shook his head then turned back to our cauldron.
**You guys, Chark hasn*t noticed Lily and James aren*t here yet,** Sahara said suddenly from the table beside Remus* and mine.
**Wonder what she will do when she finds out...** I mused.
**She doesn*t have to find out,** Sirius cracked a grin.
**What are you saying Padfoot?** Remus looked up.
**We could sneak them in,** Sirius said.
**You want to break the rules again?! And you nuts?** I cried. (Thank the heavens we were in the back of the room, where we couldn*t be heard.)
**Would you rather lose house points before we even get any?** Sahara asked.
**Erm... No...**
**Ok, now that that*s settled how do we get them in?** Sahara looked at Sirius expectantly.
**Well we use Liz here as bait. She distracts the teacher while I go open the door. Sahara, you*re the look out and Remus, you cover us. If the class needs distraction that*s your job. Got it?**
**Got it,** Sahara and Remus said. They turned to me.
**Got it,** I mumbled.
Sirius then dropped his quill on purpose and dropped down to the ground. I walked over to the Potions teacher then.
**Professor, I was wondering if it matters if you put the snake fangs in before the Kipter?** I asked.
**Golly! How many times do I have to tell students Kipter first, wait until the liquid turns red then add the fangs. Honestly read the instructions!** Chark cried. She then went into a lecture about the importance of following directions. While she stood there, saying the speech by heart with her eyes closed, I took the opportunity to look behind me, Sirius wasn*t to be seen, Sahara was scanning the room for things that could possibly screw up our plans, and Remus was distracting Malfoy and Snape, who were right along the wall Sirius was crawling next to, by walking around their table and naming off everything they were doing wrong. It was unnerving Snape pretty bad. He was obsessed with getting everything right in Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I then spotted a hand reaching up to the door knob and turning it ever so slowly-
**Elizabeth! I am trying to teach you something here. One point from Gryffindor for asking for help then not listening.**
**Sorry Professor Chark,** I said turning back to her. Professor Chark was 5*8**, had salt *n pepper gray hair, and was quite round.
**Now, since you obviously don*t want my help, go back to your seat.**
**Wait, but I do want your help.** *Oh, god, please let her be nice for once. I can not blow this.*
**No,** Professor Chark said sternly then turned away to her desk.
**Oh, Remus!** I sang, walking over to him.
**Snape, you're not supposed to be doing that!** Remus said then looked up. **Yes?**
I walked up to him then whispered in his ear: **Chark won*t help me anymore, wanna switch?**
He nodded then walked off. **Professor Chark...** he called.
I turned over back to Malfoy and Snape.
**Is that your boyfriend?** Malfoy sneered.
I smiled and said smugly, **Yes.**
Malfoy and Snape stared. But Malfoy was quick to recover. **You are so made for each other, you*re both suck ups.**
**You are asking for it, I am a Prefect,** I tried to keep from hexing him on the spot.
**Well so am I, and I didn*t get the position from being a Teacher*s Pet,** Malfoy smirked at his wit.
**How you gonna top that, huh?** Snape spoke up finally.
**Ooooo... You*ve gone way to far, buddy,** I dropped my wand and tackled Malfoy. He screamed like a little girl and fell.
Remus must have heard the thud because in a flash he was there pulling me off Malfoy despite my protests. At that moment I really wanted to just hit Malfoy in the jaw with a left hook, this feeling was very new to me. Luckily Remus held me back.
**Ms. Anderson!! What do you think you*re doing?** Professor Chark screeched.
**Don't worry, I'm okay,** Malfoy said weakly from the floor.
Snape stood up from his chair, **Elizabeth jumped him!**
**I was provoked!** I cried.
**I don*t care who said what, you aren*t to tackle somebody in such an inappropriate manner, 25 points from Gryffindor and a detention,** Professor Chark flashed an evil grin.
**That*s not fair!** Remus spoke up before I had the chance. He was still holding me back by the arms, I think he was a little caught up in the moment.
**Detention for you too, Mr. Lupin. Don*t talk back,** Professor Chark was having a very good day. Two detentions in only the first class! **Meet me down here at 6 o*clock tomorrow, no excuses.**
Remus and I turned to walk back to our potion, it was useless to try and distract her anymore. But when we got to the back of the room we saw Lily and James sitting at a table, brewing their potion. **Hey, you got in!** I exclaimed.
**Yeah, thanks,** Lily said, smiling.
**You better be happy! I just got my first ever detention for you!** I half kidded, half not.
**What?!** Lily, and Sahara said together.
**Yep, there goes my reputation.**
**Your girlfriend has a naughty side, Remus? I would watch her more closely from now on!** Sirius joked.
**Hey, I got detention too, but it was worth seeing Elizabeth tackle Malfoy!** Remus exclaimed.
**What?!** came again from Lily and Sahara.
**It is all true...** I hung my head. **But you should have heard the stuff he said, though!** I regained myself.
**All right, Elizabeth!** James congratulated me.
I shot him a glare and he shut right up. Face it, guys are weak.
*James* POV:
Today sure was odd, first Lily has a good cry, then I find a girl who doesn*t want to kiss me, and now Elizabeth, the goody goody only made for Moony, over there, beats the snot out of Malfoy. Well maybe not the snot, but still... Remus is going to have to be careful though, because if I know Malfoy (and I do) he will be wanting revenge on Elizabeth, and it*s gonna hurt, whatever it is. Bad.
**Butter, James? James?** Lily looked at me expectantly. What a excellent set of lips the girl had.
**Huh?** I pulled my self away from the red beauties.
**Butter? Can you pass the butter?** We were in the Great Hall after double Potions, but I still liked to dwell on things that had happened before Potions.
**Sure,** I handed it to her. What is up with this girl, one minute she*s hexing me, next were kissing, and now she is being all friendly like we are old friends. *Talk about split personalities* I thought, shoveling chicken pot pie in my mouth.
I had decided to give the girl a break though, and not bring up what had happened. If she didn*t say anything, then I wasn*t about to break the code of silence. I felt bad though, I mean she really gave me the feeling that she didn*t want me to kiss her- but I did. Now she thinks I am a peabrain. What am I going to do? What? I think I topped myself in the Moron category today, but you know what that means right? The only way I can go is up... Funny how I can take the worst of situations and actually be optimistic.
*Now I really need to make a list of reasons Lily doesn*t like me... Hmmm... This is going to be hard, I mean we are talking about me here! It can*t be because I am so sexy, and it*s probably not the fact that I am so smart. Wait I think I got it! She thinks I am self centered... Wait, that can not be it, I think of all people would know if I was self centered. MENTAL NOTE TO SELF: Ask Moony if self centered, can*t trust Padfoot to give the truth. Must do this when alone though.*
**I am headed to the Library,** Elizabeth said picking up her bag and standing.
**Can I come too?**
**Sure, Lily.**
Sahara and Sirius stood up then, **We are going for a walk down to the Quidditch pitch, I want to check out the new Ravenclaw chaser, see what I am up against,** Sahara said.
The four then left, Lily and Elizabeth turning left, and Sirius and Sahara turning right when they reached the doors. Just my luck, now I had a chance to have a good long chat with Moony.
**Remus, am I self centered?** I sprung the question on my best friend sitting next to me.
**Erm... Well- Do you want the truth?**
I nodded.
**Positive?**
**Just tell me, am I self centered or not.**
**No... Well kinda a bit... Actually a lot.** So much for breaking it too me easy.
I hung my head, **Is it really that bad?**
**Yeah... Look I am not trying to burst your bubble, I am only giving you the truth. ...But these things can be fixed!** Remus added the last part as a second thought.
**I will do anything, I just want Lily!**
**You got it bad, Prongs. But being your friend and all, I am willing to help you get back on the road to recovery,** Remus said.
**Thanks.**
*Elizabeth*s POV:
**Remus is just so wonderful, he*s kind, and smart, and fun, and has a sense of humor, and is- Well perfect. I*ve liked him since I was 10. I met him on the train and well, it was love at first site.** Wow! I was really sounding like a goober and I didn*t even know it! **I remember what he first said to me: *Can I sit here?* Isn*t that sweet.** Lily rolled her eyes but I didn*t catch on.
**I am going to do a little writing before we go to class, okay?** Lily pulled out a quill and a journal with a red cloth cover.
**Sure,** I agreed, standing up. I walked over to one of the selves and disappeared
*Lily's Diary:
September 2
Dear Journal,
A lot of stuff happens in two days here. I wonder if I will ever be able to keep up! The people are great, a little strange, but absolutely wonderful!
First off, there is Elizabeth. She*s so kind and... well, proper. Elizabeth is a prefect. (A prefect is someone appointed by their head of house to make sure no one breaks the rules when the professors aren't around.) I think she is really rapped up in the job, she wouldn*t even let the first years be late, she gave them warnings, next time their late they get detention! But no worries, Elizabeth is really fun, she just likes the kind of fun that doesn*t get printed on your transcript.
Luckily her boyfriend, Remus, can calm her down if she gets out of hand (she jumped Malfoy today. Go Liz!). They have only been going out since yesterday, but you can already tell they like each other a lot. Elizabeth loves talking about Remus, I wonder if he does the same. I doubt it though, Remus is pretty shy and bookish, I don*t think he would talk about his girlfriend all the time. Remus is the other 6th year prefect from Gryffindor, but he isn*t so worried about rules, he will break them for fun every once in a while (Elizabeth will break them for friends, to help them, but she wouldn*t run around creating chaos, unlike Sirius.)
So Sirius is just about the craziest of our group, closely followed by Sahara, his girlfriend. Elizabeth told me once James and I had Ieft the great hall (I got another one of those horrid letters and James followed me out the hall) Sirius started a dance party so people would forget that I had left in a state. Pretty soon the whole school was dancing, even the Slytherins (thanks to a dancing charm)! I guess that little party really helped, no one has asked me about the letter all morning, other than James that is.
Sahara- she is really fun. She and Sirius are pretty inseparable. They love getting into mischief. Sahara can relate to the guys and I think that*s why she and Sirius get along so well. I mean, Sahara cares about her looks for the first five minutes of the day, but after that all she really wants is to have a good time. Basically she isn*t a priss, none of us are prissy, and I am glad! Sahara has been really nice to me, I hope we become good friends!
And I guess that leaves us with James. Cute at first site but, this boy has a huge ego. He goes on and on and on about himself, and then he asks me if I want to go snog in one of the towers! Honestly! James Potter really needs to deflate his head! He actually tried to kiss me, and succeeded.
Well I really would love to go on and on about how dumb James Potter is, but Elizabeth is saying it is time for Charms, YAY! I hope the charms teacher is nicer than Chark...
Love, L.E
A/N: Okay, people, I do plan to post this as soon as my mouse is nice enough... Sorry this has taken foooooooooooooooooorever, but my mouse is being dumb, and my mom hasn*t got around to taking me to a Mac store... So now that you have read about my little problem that I just had to talk about, review please! Come on go click that little blue button and tell me what you think so far. And please, please, please give me IDEAS!!!!! I need some!
Coming up...
~Pillow Talk
~Making Dates For Hogsmeade (possibly won*t make it until next chap, will see) (it sounds dumb, but I DO have something up my sleeve.)
~Much more....
~Summary: She was the new girl. He had been there forever. She hated him with a passion. He loved her to the core. The epic tale of Lily and James Potter- How it really happened...
Yeah, I know, I changed the summary, but don't worry; this is still the same great story! I changed it *cause I wanted it to attract a wider variety of readers. And if you are reading this then I was successful!
~Disclaimer: You know the drill; the only thing I own is Sahara Raven, among other things. I don't own Harry Potter or Elizabeth, she belongs to my beta. Thanx Miriam!
~Symbols: I just found out my " and ' work! YAY! But I have already typed my chap with my " as **, and my ' as , so bare with me. Perhaps the next chapter will be normal! And right now if you see *this* then they are thinking.
A/N: I thank you...
kberg1989: Sorry it took awhile to update, had a bit of writers block and my mouse wasn*t working, which doesn*t help! Looks like hunting you down via e-mail works, though!
CarmelMarch: Lol! No prob thanking people. You guys take the time to review and it makes me feel special! ^_^ And I have this plan all worked out, hopefully I can fit it in soon!
Black Snow: I think that helped, when I get this up I guess we will know. I wasn*t aware that you could just use the buttons on your typing program. I know it sounds stupid, but hey that's me. I always think things are more complicated than they really are! Thanks for the review!
Caution1: You will have to read on to find out! And thanks for telling your friends, it means a lot to me! Thanks for the review!
EbonyQuill: I can*t tell you, sorry. I would but it is a major part of the plot, and we wouldn*t want to spoil it, now would we? Lol! Thanks for reviewing!
Siri;s girl: Like I said to Ebony Quill, I can*t tell you, it would ruin everything, but don*t worry, you will find out soon enough. I think. By the way, thanks!
*: I don*t know where I did that, but my beta and I didn*t catch it because it fell through the spell check, because what I said was technically a word, I just wasn*t using it properly. Thanks though! And I am a perfectionist too, I guess I wasn*t perfect this time! Lol!
*Lily*s POV:
**Well, Lily, if your going to fit in around here, then you're going to have to know a few things...** James voice trailed off as we walked away from the Room of Requirement. I could tell he was begging for me to ask what, but I wasn't going to give him that satisfaction. I only looked at him blank, walking down a flight of stairs
**...Well, your going to have to know, first off, that you shouldn*t bother with the Slytherins. They don*t have a brain worth two Knuts and they*ll take every chance they get to prank you.**
**Thanks for the advice, but unlike you, I'm not afraid,** I said, struggling to keep a straight face and keep walking when James made a dead stop and let his mouth drop. He shook his head then hurried to catch up.
**Did I say I was afraid?**
**No. but it sure sounded like it.** We turned and walked down another set of stairs. **Now what were those other things you wanted to tell me?** I asked.
**I wanted to tell you that at all costs avoid the Potions master. She is wicked, tried to get me and Sirius to swallow a potion Crabbe and Goyle brewed.**
**I take it that Crabbe and Goyle *don*t have a brain worth two Knuts,* ** I quoted James.
**Exactly. Sirius and I swallowed that stuff, instead of making us levitate for a couple of minutes, it turned us into flying feet.**
**What?!** I burst out laughing.
**It*s all true,** James said thoughtfully when I had gained control again.
**And I thought I had stories...**
**Like what? You and your friends had a bit of a mischievous side too?**
**No..** I looked down at my feet. *If only people knew what it was like there...*
**Oh,** James didn*t seem to notice the color in my cheeks. **I didn*t think you would, you don*t seem the type.**
I stopped and looked up. **What *type* am I then?** James stopped next to me.
**You want to give everyone a fair chance,** James took a step toward me, and I took a step back, toward the wall. **You want to please people,** he took another step and I, in turn, took one back. **You want to be liked.** It was crazy that after a day, James seemed to know exactly how I felt, feelings I had never told anyone, so not to appear like a desperate, clutchy girl. These feelings were horrid, no matter how hard I told myself to not care, I still did...
James took another step and so did I, my back hitting the cool concrete wall. I was so glad the corridor was empty. I would have died if saw the scene- me trapped against the wall by James. He was standing only a step away, dangerously close. But then again, maybe if we hadn*t been alone, then he might of not done what he did next. The next second he wasn*t a step away, he was kissing me.
My mind went into overload, *What*s he doing?!*
*He is kissing you, stupid!* My mind shot back at me.
*Why?!*
*Ummm. Maybe he likes you?! Dur!*
*Well I don*t want him to!*
*Then stop him, genious*
My mind was harsh, but right. I put my hands on his shoulders, pushing him back. **James, don*t...** I looked up at him.
**Why?** He met my eyes.
**Why?! Why?! You really need to learn that not every girl on this planet is dying to kiss you, I actually feel quite the opposite.**
We stood there a couple of seconds in silence. James finally looked at his watch.
**Damn! We*re late! Professor Chark is gonna deduct about 500 points!** we hurried down yet again, another flight of stairs
**Professor Chark? What does he teach?** I asked.
**She teaches Potions. Come on, we have to be in the dungeons.**
I didn*t even bother to answer as we ran through the entrance hall. If he wasn*t going to bring up what had just happened, than neither was I.
*Elizabeth*s POV:
**I can*t believe I just broke the rules like that, I am a Prefect!** I cried down in the Potions class.
Remus laughed. **Oh come on! It was all good fun,** he said next to me. We were at one of the tables brewing the Anagki potion, it was supposed to cure a case of Kneazlepox. **We didn*t even get in trouble.**
**I know, but none of the first years are going to look up to me any more. I will just be the Prefect who went bad, and it*s all your fault! I am not sure if I like you anymore,** I stuck out my tongue for good measure. I knew I must look like a three year old, but I really didn*t care.
**You may not like me now, but you will soon enough.**
**What*s that supposed to mean?**
**We*ll just have to see, now won*t we?** Remus replied.
**I hate it when you answer a question with a question!**
Remus just shook his head then turned back to our cauldron.
**You guys, Chark hasn*t noticed Lily and James aren*t here yet,** Sahara said suddenly from the table beside Remus* and mine.
**Wonder what she will do when she finds out...** I mused.
**She doesn*t have to find out,** Sirius cracked a grin.
**What are you saying Padfoot?** Remus looked up.
**We could sneak them in,** Sirius said.
**You want to break the rules again?! And you nuts?** I cried. (Thank the heavens we were in the back of the room, where we couldn*t be heard.)
**Would you rather lose house points before we even get any?** Sahara asked.
**Erm... No...**
**Ok, now that that*s settled how do we get them in?** Sahara looked at Sirius expectantly.
**Well we use Liz here as bait. She distracts the teacher while I go open the door. Sahara, you*re the look out and Remus, you cover us. If the class needs distraction that*s your job. Got it?**
**Got it,** Sahara and Remus said. They turned to me.
**Got it,** I mumbled.
Sirius then dropped his quill on purpose and dropped down to the ground. I walked over to the Potions teacher then.
**Professor, I was wondering if it matters if you put the snake fangs in before the Kipter?** I asked.
**Golly! How many times do I have to tell students Kipter first, wait until the liquid turns red then add the fangs. Honestly read the instructions!** Chark cried. She then went into a lecture about the importance of following directions. While she stood there, saying the speech by heart with her eyes closed, I took the opportunity to look behind me, Sirius wasn*t to be seen, Sahara was scanning the room for things that could possibly screw up our plans, and Remus was distracting Malfoy and Snape, who were right along the wall Sirius was crawling next to, by walking around their table and naming off everything they were doing wrong. It was unnerving Snape pretty bad. He was obsessed with getting everything right in Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I then spotted a hand reaching up to the door knob and turning it ever so slowly-
**Elizabeth! I am trying to teach you something here. One point from Gryffindor for asking for help then not listening.**
**Sorry Professor Chark,** I said turning back to her. Professor Chark was 5*8**, had salt *n pepper gray hair, and was quite round.
**Now, since you obviously don*t want my help, go back to your seat.**
**Wait, but I do want your help.** *Oh, god, please let her be nice for once. I can not blow this.*
**No,** Professor Chark said sternly then turned away to her desk.
**Oh, Remus!** I sang, walking over to him.
**Snape, you're not supposed to be doing that!** Remus said then looked up. **Yes?**
I walked up to him then whispered in his ear: **Chark won*t help me anymore, wanna switch?**
He nodded then walked off. **Professor Chark...** he called.
I turned over back to Malfoy and Snape.
**Is that your boyfriend?** Malfoy sneered.
I smiled and said smugly, **Yes.**
Malfoy and Snape stared. But Malfoy was quick to recover. **You are so made for each other, you*re both suck ups.**
**You are asking for it, I am a Prefect,** I tried to keep from hexing him on the spot.
**Well so am I, and I didn*t get the position from being a Teacher*s Pet,** Malfoy smirked at his wit.
**How you gonna top that, huh?** Snape spoke up finally.
**Ooooo... You*ve gone way to far, buddy,** I dropped my wand and tackled Malfoy. He screamed like a little girl and fell.
Remus must have heard the thud because in a flash he was there pulling me off Malfoy despite my protests. At that moment I really wanted to just hit Malfoy in the jaw with a left hook, this feeling was very new to me. Luckily Remus held me back.
**Ms. Anderson!! What do you think you*re doing?** Professor Chark screeched.
**Don't worry, I'm okay,** Malfoy said weakly from the floor.
Snape stood up from his chair, **Elizabeth jumped him!**
**I was provoked!** I cried.
**I don*t care who said what, you aren*t to tackle somebody in such an inappropriate manner, 25 points from Gryffindor and a detention,** Professor Chark flashed an evil grin.
**That*s not fair!** Remus spoke up before I had the chance. He was still holding me back by the arms, I think he was a little caught up in the moment.
**Detention for you too, Mr. Lupin. Don*t talk back,** Professor Chark was having a very good day. Two detentions in only the first class! **Meet me down here at 6 o*clock tomorrow, no excuses.**
Remus and I turned to walk back to our potion, it was useless to try and distract her anymore. But when we got to the back of the room we saw Lily and James sitting at a table, brewing their potion. **Hey, you got in!** I exclaimed.
**Yeah, thanks,** Lily said, smiling.
**You better be happy! I just got my first ever detention for you!** I half kidded, half not.
**What?!** Lily, and Sahara said together.
**Yep, there goes my reputation.**
**Your girlfriend has a naughty side, Remus? I would watch her more closely from now on!** Sirius joked.
**Hey, I got detention too, but it was worth seeing Elizabeth tackle Malfoy!** Remus exclaimed.
**What?!** came again from Lily and Sahara.
**It is all true...** I hung my head. **But you should have heard the stuff he said, though!** I regained myself.
**All right, Elizabeth!** James congratulated me.
I shot him a glare and he shut right up. Face it, guys are weak.
*James* POV:
Today sure was odd, first Lily has a good cry, then I find a girl who doesn*t want to kiss me, and now Elizabeth, the goody goody only made for Moony, over there, beats the snot out of Malfoy. Well maybe not the snot, but still... Remus is going to have to be careful though, because if I know Malfoy (and I do) he will be wanting revenge on Elizabeth, and it*s gonna hurt, whatever it is. Bad.
**Butter, James? James?** Lily looked at me expectantly. What a excellent set of lips the girl had.
**Huh?** I pulled my self away from the red beauties.
**Butter? Can you pass the butter?** We were in the Great Hall after double Potions, but I still liked to dwell on things that had happened before Potions.
**Sure,** I handed it to her. What is up with this girl, one minute she*s hexing me, next were kissing, and now she is being all friendly like we are old friends. *Talk about split personalities* I thought, shoveling chicken pot pie in my mouth.
I had decided to give the girl a break though, and not bring up what had happened. If she didn*t say anything, then I wasn*t about to break the code of silence. I felt bad though, I mean she really gave me the feeling that she didn*t want me to kiss her- but I did. Now she thinks I am a peabrain. What am I going to do? What? I think I topped myself in the Moron category today, but you know what that means right? The only way I can go is up... Funny how I can take the worst of situations and actually be optimistic.
*Now I really need to make a list of reasons Lily doesn*t like me... Hmmm... This is going to be hard, I mean we are talking about me here! It can*t be because I am so sexy, and it*s probably not the fact that I am so smart. Wait I think I got it! She thinks I am self centered... Wait, that can not be it, I think of all people would know if I was self centered. MENTAL NOTE TO SELF: Ask Moony if self centered, can*t trust Padfoot to give the truth. Must do this when alone though.*
**I am headed to the Library,** Elizabeth said picking up her bag and standing.
**Can I come too?**
**Sure, Lily.**
Sahara and Sirius stood up then, **We are going for a walk down to the Quidditch pitch, I want to check out the new Ravenclaw chaser, see what I am up against,** Sahara said.
The four then left, Lily and Elizabeth turning left, and Sirius and Sahara turning right when they reached the doors. Just my luck, now I had a chance to have a good long chat with Moony.
**Remus, am I self centered?** I sprung the question on my best friend sitting next to me.
**Erm... Well- Do you want the truth?**
I nodded.
**Positive?**
**Just tell me, am I self centered or not.**
**No... Well kinda a bit... Actually a lot.** So much for breaking it too me easy.
I hung my head, **Is it really that bad?**
**Yeah... Look I am not trying to burst your bubble, I am only giving you the truth. ...But these things can be fixed!** Remus added the last part as a second thought.
**I will do anything, I just want Lily!**
**You got it bad, Prongs. But being your friend and all, I am willing to help you get back on the road to recovery,** Remus said.
**Thanks.**
*Elizabeth*s POV:
**Remus is just so wonderful, he*s kind, and smart, and fun, and has a sense of humor, and is- Well perfect. I*ve liked him since I was 10. I met him on the train and well, it was love at first site.** Wow! I was really sounding like a goober and I didn*t even know it! **I remember what he first said to me: *Can I sit here?* Isn*t that sweet.** Lily rolled her eyes but I didn*t catch on.
**I am going to do a little writing before we go to class, okay?** Lily pulled out a quill and a journal with a red cloth cover.
**Sure,** I agreed, standing up. I walked over to one of the selves and disappeared
*Lily's Diary:
September 2
Dear Journal,
A lot of stuff happens in two days here. I wonder if I will ever be able to keep up! The people are great, a little strange, but absolutely wonderful!
First off, there is Elizabeth. She*s so kind and... well, proper. Elizabeth is a prefect. (A prefect is someone appointed by their head of house to make sure no one breaks the rules when the professors aren't around.) I think she is really rapped up in the job, she wouldn*t even let the first years be late, she gave them warnings, next time their late they get detention! But no worries, Elizabeth is really fun, she just likes the kind of fun that doesn*t get printed on your transcript.
Luckily her boyfriend, Remus, can calm her down if she gets out of hand (she jumped Malfoy today. Go Liz!). They have only been going out since yesterday, but you can already tell they like each other a lot. Elizabeth loves talking about Remus, I wonder if he does the same. I doubt it though, Remus is pretty shy and bookish, I don*t think he would talk about his girlfriend all the time. Remus is the other 6th year prefect from Gryffindor, but he isn*t so worried about rules, he will break them for fun every once in a while (Elizabeth will break them for friends, to help them, but she wouldn*t run around creating chaos, unlike Sirius.)
So Sirius is just about the craziest of our group, closely followed by Sahara, his girlfriend. Elizabeth told me once James and I had Ieft the great hall (I got another one of those horrid letters and James followed me out the hall) Sirius started a dance party so people would forget that I had left in a state. Pretty soon the whole school was dancing, even the Slytherins (thanks to a dancing charm)! I guess that little party really helped, no one has asked me about the letter all morning, other than James that is.
Sahara- she is really fun. She and Sirius are pretty inseparable. They love getting into mischief. Sahara can relate to the guys and I think that*s why she and Sirius get along so well. I mean, Sahara cares about her looks for the first five minutes of the day, but after that all she really wants is to have a good time. Basically she isn*t a priss, none of us are prissy, and I am glad! Sahara has been really nice to me, I hope we become good friends!
And I guess that leaves us with James. Cute at first site but, this boy has a huge ego. He goes on and on and on about himself, and then he asks me if I want to go snog in one of the towers! Honestly! James Potter really needs to deflate his head! He actually tried to kiss me, and succeeded.
Well I really would love to go on and on about how dumb James Potter is, but Elizabeth is saying it is time for Charms, YAY! I hope the charms teacher is nicer than Chark...
Love, L.E
A/N: Okay, people, I do plan to post this as soon as my mouse is nice enough... Sorry this has taken foooooooooooooooooorever, but my mouse is being dumb, and my mom hasn*t got around to taking me to a Mac store... So now that you have read about my little problem that I just had to talk about, review please! Come on go click that little blue button and tell me what you think so far. And please, please, please give me IDEAS!!!!! I need some!
Coming up...
~Pillow Talk
~Making Dates For Hogsmeade (possibly won*t make it until next chap, will see) (it sounds dumb, but I DO have something up my sleeve.)
~Much more....
