Frankie- I didn't really think of why the spider came out of the forest... i guess he got hungry and was looking for morning snack. he likes to eat human. lol.
TriniTrinidad- I kind of ride horses. I used to go to this one horse camp, but they closed it and changed it to a stupid family camp. i don't have a horse or anything, but i try to ride as much as possible.
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James ignored him and left for the library. He walked in and found Lily poring over a book in the corner. He came over and sat by her.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi James. Listen, the furniture we need is in. Do you want to go work on the rooms?" Lily said.
"Sure, I don't have anything to do today." He said. 'I'll tell when we're working.' He thought.
They walked to a vast classroom which had stacks of bed frames and another stack of mattresses. In another corner, there were racks holding unwrapped pillows and neatly folded blankets. Finally, there were wardrobes and little tables neatly lined in another corner.
"Okay. I think I can levitate two wardrobes at a time. You levitate the tables and we'll come back for more."
It was a strange sight. Two teenagers, with furniture bobbing in front of them, and them constantly muttering 'wingardium leviosa' as one started to fall down. Lily set her wardrobe down carefully and opened the door of one of their rooms. It was already painted navy blue with gold stripes. The carpet was gold and the tall window was covered with navy curtains. She opened the curtain and let the morning sun in. They set the wardrobes and the tables and went back for more. It was a long walk between the room and the classroom that had the furniture in. Lily put her hair in her ponytail and levitated three mattresses while James levitated the other three. James opened the door for Lily while she went on through. He left the door ajar and went back in to pick up his mattresses.
"Hello mudblood. This is what you're doing on a weekend? Of course, you don't have any friends to hang out with." James could hear Malfoy's voice sneering outside in the hallway. He was about to step out when he heard Lily's voice.
"Leave me alone. Go hang out with your other greasy Slytherins." James was surprised at Lily's bravery. 'I guess she couldn't stand it anymore.' He heard some whispers and Lily's muffled voice calling James' name. James ran out and saw that Malfoy was pinning Lily against the wall and covering her mouth. His eyes were glinting like cold stone and he let go when he saw James. James glared at him with a new hatred as Malfoy walked away.
"Are you okay Lily?" He asked, facing her. Lily nodded still trembling but kept her head up high.
"Look Lily. I know about Gringley and Twills." He said, looking at her vulnerable but piercing green eyes.
"H-how?" Her eyes fluttered to meet his brown ones.
"I'm an animagus."
Lily looked confused and cocked her head. She breathed in sharply and whispered 'oh!'. Then she realized how much she had told him. Her eyes opened wide as plates.
"How could you!" She yelled. "I-I…" She failed to find the right word. She blushed into a deep crimson color.
"Lily, the thing about Gringley… It's serious." James said, ignoring her outburst.
She opened her mouth to say something but closed it. She opened it again.
"I was going to tell Dumbledore." She lied quickly.
James looked at her skeptically.
"Okay… maybe I wasn't. But what could I do? I mean, if I told Dumbledore, Gringley would hurt Storm and Malfoy, Gringley and Snape are going to be worse to me." Lily said, her eyes downcast.
"Lily! This isn't about Storm! This is about you!" James said, grabbing her shoulders. He winced as the sudden movement in his arms gave a fresh wave of pain through his left arm.
"I'm confused. I'll— We'll finish the rooms later." Lily said, walking quickly up to her dorm. James sighed and just moved his own three mattresses and went into his dorm to help Remus and Sirius with the potion.
Lily tried to avoid James throughout the week. James and the rest of the Marauders played a new prank and a detention for it. James was walking from his detention late on Friday night.
"Potter." He heard a sour voice behind him.
"Malfoy. Gringley." He acknowledged. "Why are you doing this to Lily?"
"She doesn't belong here. She's a fucking mudblood." Malfoy sneered, leaning against a wall.
James had had it. He had heard how bad they have been to Lily and he couldn't hold it in anymore. He whipped his wand out and yelled a spell that sent Malfoy flying through the empty corridor. Gringley growled and punched James in the stomach, because he knew that he wouldn't be able to harm a fly with his wands. James doubled over and staggered as his shoulder hit the wall. Gringley raised his fist when suddenly he flew through the air and landed on top of Malfoy. James sunk to the floor, still trying to catch his breath that had been knocked out. He turned around to see a blurred girl. He blinked and took a deep staggering breath. It was Lily, white faced and her teeth clenched.
"Lily?" James said, squinting.
"I'm so sorry James. I should've told Dumbledore. It's been making everything worse…" Lily said, helping him up.
"What are you doing here? It's midnight!" James said. They both walked away from the two grumbling Slytherins, who were still on the ground.
"I-I was going to check on Twills. I was thinking on the way here and I saw you."
"We should tell Dumbledore now." James said. Lily agreed and they both walked up to the gargoyle, in front of his office.
"Uh, do you know the—" Lily said.
"Mars Bars." The gargoyle twisted open obediently and they walked into the circular office. James noticed Lily had gone considerably pale, so he took her hand. She jumped slightly, but closed her cold fingers tightly around his.
"I'll be with you shortly!" They heard Professor Dumbledore's voice, echoing through the room, even though they couldn't see him. They sat at the two wooden chair in front of his desk and waited. One of the book cases rotated open and Professor Dumbledore stepped in.
"May I help you, Miss Evans and Mr. Potter?" James looked at Lily. Her eyes were staring at her shoes and her bottom lip was trembling. He squeezed her hand and she looked up.
"Gringley… He forced me to take care of his foal for the Care of Magical Creatures project. He said if I didn't, he would hurt Storm, the foal that me and James are taking care of…" Lily said, meeting Professor Dumbledore's gaze. He raised his eyebrows and looked unpleasantly surprised.
"Gringley, you say? The Slytherin?" He confirmed. Lily nodded. "My my. Don't worry about it Miss Evans. I'll take care of it first thing in the morning tomorrow." He reassured. "Now, go ahead to your beds now."
They said their thank-you's and walked out the door.
"Now that wasn't so bad, wasn't it?" James said light heartedly, trying to cheer up the mood. Lily just simply nodded.
"Is your shoulder okay?" Lily asked.
"Yeah. Sirius and Remus are making a potion for me and it should be ready by next Friday." He said. "So. Now that I know you really well, is there something you'd like to learn about me?"
Lily smiled. "Hmm… Where do you live?"
"I live just outside of Canterbury."
"Really? I live in Dover!" Canterbury and Dover were very close to each other.
They walked up to the portrait where the lady in the pink dress was sleeping. James cleared his throat and she woke up, startled, hastily wiping a drool coming off of her chin. They said the password and went in.
"Good night Lily." James said, going to his dorms.
"Good night James… Thanks for everything." Lily said, walking to her own dorms. James grinned and walked into his warm and cozy dorm. Sirius was awake and sitting upright on his bed.
"Young man! Where were you! Strolling around with Lily Evans! Or should I say Lily Potter! I see that you ran into some Slytherins! I was so worried young man!" Sirius said, in a mock high voice. James laughed and went into his bed.
"Seriously. [no pun intended] What happened?" Sirius asked. James told Sirius how he ran into Malfoy and Gringley and what happened after.
"You would do all that for Lily Evans? I mean, Gringley could've beaten the crap out of you with your shoulder hurt." Sirius said concerned.
"I know. I was just tired of seeing Lily bullied around. I mean, it makes me want to cry when I see her sad and it makes my day when I see her smile. I don't know. Weird huh?" James said.
"James. You've grown up so much now. Falling in love. I'm so proud of you Jamesie boy." Sirius said, in the mock high voice again, sniffling.
"Shut up." He said. "She doesn't even like me that much."
"How would you know?" Sirius asked in a sing song voice.
"Because. If she did, how come she didn't ask me out?" James said.
"Can you say 'shy'?" Sirius said, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever." James shrugged and wormed his way under the covers. "Good night." He said.
"Yeah…" Sirius went under his covers too and closed his eyes. James laid wide awake, thinking about what Sirius had said.
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THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS! I LOVE THEM!!!
TriniTrinidad- I kind of ride horses. I used to go to this one horse camp, but they closed it and changed it to a stupid family camp. i don't have a horse or anything, but i try to ride as much as possible.
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James ignored him and left for the library. He walked in and found Lily poring over a book in the corner. He came over and sat by her.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi James. Listen, the furniture we need is in. Do you want to go work on the rooms?" Lily said.
"Sure, I don't have anything to do today." He said. 'I'll tell when we're working.' He thought.
They walked to a vast classroom which had stacks of bed frames and another stack of mattresses. In another corner, there were racks holding unwrapped pillows and neatly folded blankets. Finally, there were wardrobes and little tables neatly lined in another corner.
"Okay. I think I can levitate two wardrobes at a time. You levitate the tables and we'll come back for more."
It was a strange sight. Two teenagers, with furniture bobbing in front of them, and them constantly muttering 'wingardium leviosa' as one started to fall down. Lily set her wardrobe down carefully and opened the door of one of their rooms. It was already painted navy blue with gold stripes. The carpet was gold and the tall window was covered with navy curtains. She opened the curtain and let the morning sun in. They set the wardrobes and the tables and went back for more. It was a long walk between the room and the classroom that had the furniture in. Lily put her hair in her ponytail and levitated three mattresses while James levitated the other three. James opened the door for Lily while she went on through. He left the door ajar and went back in to pick up his mattresses.
"Hello mudblood. This is what you're doing on a weekend? Of course, you don't have any friends to hang out with." James could hear Malfoy's voice sneering outside in the hallway. He was about to step out when he heard Lily's voice.
"Leave me alone. Go hang out with your other greasy Slytherins." James was surprised at Lily's bravery. 'I guess she couldn't stand it anymore.' He heard some whispers and Lily's muffled voice calling James' name. James ran out and saw that Malfoy was pinning Lily against the wall and covering her mouth. His eyes were glinting like cold stone and he let go when he saw James. James glared at him with a new hatred as Malfoy walked away.
"Are you okay Lily?" He asked, facing her. Lily nodded still trembling but kept her head up high.
"Look Lily. I know about Gringley and Twills." He said, looking at her vulnerable but piercing green eyes.
"H-how?" Her eyes fluttered to meet his brown ones.
"I'm an animagus."
Lily looked confused and cocked her head. She breathed in sharply and whispered 'oh!'. Then she realized how much she had told him. Her eyes opened wide as plates.
"How could you!" She yelled. "I-I…" She failed to find the right word. She blushed into a deep crimson color.
"Lily, the thing about Gringley… It's serious." James said, ignoring her outburst.
She opened her mouth to say something but closed it. She opened it again.
"I was going to tell Dumbledore." She lied quickly.
James looked at her skeptically.
"Okay… maybe I wasn't. But what could I do? I mean, if I told Dumbledore, Gringley would hurt Storm and Malfoy, Gringley and Snape are going to be worse to me." Lily said, her eyes downcast.
"Lily! This isn't about Storm! This is about you!" James said, grabbing her shoulders. He winced as the sudden movement in his arms gave a fresh wave of pain through his left arm.
"I'm confused. I'll— We'll finish the rooms later." Lily said, walking quickly up to her dorm. James sighed and just moved his own three mattresses and went into his dorm to help Remus and Sirius with the potion.
Lily tried to avoid James throughout the week. James and the rest of the Marauders played a new prank and a detention for it. James was walking from his detention late on Friday night.
"Potter." He heard a sour voice behind him.
"Malfoy. Gringley." He acknowledged. "Why are you doing this to Lily?"
"She doesn't belong here. She's a fucking mudblood." Malfoy sneered, leaning against a wall.
James had had it. He had heard how bad they have been to Lily and he couldn't hold it in anymore. He whipped his wand out and yelled a spell that sent Malfoy flying through the empty corridor. Gringley growled and punched James in the stomach, because he knew that he wouldn't be able to harm a fly with his wands. James doubled over and staggered as his shoulder hit the wall. Gringley raised his fist when suddenly he flew through the air and landed on top of Malfoy. James sunk to the floor, still trying to catch his breath that had been knocked out. He turned around to see a blurred girl. He blinked and took a deep staggering breath. It was Lily, white faced and her teeth clenched.
"Lily?" James said, squinting.
"I'm so sorry James. I should've told Dumbledore. It's been making everything worse…" Lily said, helping him up.
"What are you doing here? It's midnight!" James said. They both walked away from the two grumbling Slytherins, who were still on the ground.
"I-I was going to check on Twills. I was thinking on the way here and I saw you."
"We should tell Dumbledore now." James said. Lily agreed and they both walked up to the gargoyle, in front of his office.
"Uh, do you know the—" Lily said.
"Mars Bars." The gargoyle twisted open obediently and they walked into the circular office. James noticed Lily had gone considerably pale, so he took her hand. She jumped slightly, but closed her cold fingers tightly around his.
"I'll be with you shortly!" They heard Professor Dumbledore's voice, echoing through the room, even though they couldn't see him. They sat at the two wooden chair in front of his desk and waited. One of the book cases rotated open and Professor Dumbledore stepped in.
"May I help you, Miss Evans and Mr. Potter?" James looked at Lily. Her eyes were staring at her shoes and her bottom lip was trembling. He squeezed her hand and she looked up.
"Gringley… He forced me to take care of his foal for the Care of Magical Creatures project. He said if I didn't, he would hurt Storm, the foal that me and James are taking care of…" Lily said, meeting Professor Dumbledore's gaze. He raised his eyebrows and looked unpleasantly surprised.
"Gringley, you say? The Slytherin?" He confirmed. Lily nodded. "My my. Don't worry about it Miss Evans. I'll take care of it first thing in the morning tomorrow." He reassured. "Now, go ahead to your beds now."
They said their thank-you's and walked out the door.
"Now that wasn't so bad, wasn't it?" James said light heartedly, trying to cheer up the mood. Lily just simply nodded.
"Is your shoulder okay?" Lily asked.
"Yeah. Sirius and Remus are making a potion for me and it should be ready by next Friday." He said. "So. Now that I know you really well, is there something you'd like to learn about me?"
Lily smiled. "Hmm… Where do you live?"
"I live just outside of Canterbury."
"Really? I live in Dover!" Canterbury and Dover were very close to each other.
They walked up to the portrait where the lady in the pink dress was sleeping. James cleared his throat and she woke up, startled, hastily wiping a drool coming off of her chin. They said the password and went in.
"Good night Lily." James said, going to his dorms.
"Good night James… Thanks for everything." Lily said, walking to her own dorms. James grinned and walked into his warm and cozy dorm. Sirius was awake and sitting upright on his bed.
"Young man! Where were you! Strolling around with Lily Evans! Or should I say Lily Potter! I see that you ran into some Slytherins! I was so worried young man!" Sirius said, in a mock high voice. James laughed and went into his bed.
"Seriously. [no pun intended] What happened?" Sirius asked. James told Sirius how he ran into Malfoy and Gringley and what happened after.
"You would do all that for Lily Evans? I mean, Gringley could've beaten the crap out of you with your shoulder hurt." Sirius said concerned.
"I know. I was just tired of seeing Lily bullied around. I mean, it makes me want to cry when I see her sad and it makes my day when I see her smile. I don't know. Weird huh?" James said.
"James. You've grown up so much now. Falling in love. I'm so proud of you Jamesie boy." Sirius said, in the mock high voice again, sniffling.
"Shut up." He said. "She doesn't even like me that much."
"How would you know?" Sirius asked in a sing song voice.
"Because. If she did, how come she didn't ask me out?" James said.
"Can you say 'shy'?" Sirius said, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever." James shrugged and wormed his way under the covers. "Good night." He said.
"Yeah…" Sirius went under his covers too and closed his eyes. James laid wide awake, thinking about what Sirius had said.
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