A/n: Ah sorry for the delay, life took me on an unexpected detour to
Vernon BC. Anyhow I'll keep writing now ~Lilz
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That evening in the common room James was feeling a lot more confident then he had been earlier. Now he knew that the culprit was Snape and that Lily had no right to be mad.
"Hey, Lily!" James said walking calmly over to her. "Guess what? All that stuff, you know? It wasn't me! It was Snape! He used a Polyjuice Potion."
A huge grin spread across Lily's face and James' smirk was back in place. "Oh sweetie, that's great! Did you hear that everyone James says he didn't do it! Well then he must not have done it, listen to his story of Polyjuice Potions and icky Slytherin boys." She said sarcastically. James shook his head.
"Please Lils, you've got to believe me." He said. "Please."
Lily sighed and completely shut the book she was reading. "James, your story is a little unbelievable. Polyjuice Potion? Snape can't get the fact that I don't even like him through his thick head, how would he make a Polyjuice Potion." James stuttered and groaned.
"Fine," James said as he turned to walk away.
"But James!" Lily called after him. James turned around. "I'm sorry if you're telling the truth."
"Yeah, well I am. And it's okay."
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James spent the next little while in entirely Peter's company. No one else would talk to him; even most of the Slytherins seemed disgusted of his actions, although a few of them congratulated him.
Lily and the others were being very cold indeed towards James. They would now talk to him if he asked them something but would reply in an icy tone.
"Hey Bea?" Lily wondered out loud as they were walking down the halls one day. "Do you think James is telling the truth? Do you think Snape COULD have produced a Polyjuice Potion? I mean I guess he's got the motive for it. It got James and I broken up, and he asked me out the very next day. And before James said anything to me he started making out with my and his hand went up my skirt, James would never pull something like that."
"I dunno," Bea said shrugging. "I suppose that you could always ask Snape. Say the you find people who always tell the truth really, REALLY sexy."
"Oh shut up! That wouldn't work anyways. And besides even if I could use his unrequited love for me to my advantage I wouldn't." Lily said rolling her eyes and laughing slightly.
"No, you really could!" Bea said, sounding somewhat excited. "All you have to do is mess with his head, flirt with him a little. I'm sure he'll tell you! Besides, he's brainless, he'd fall for that."
Lily pondered the idea on the way to the great hall for dinner. It seemed like a rather stupid plan; so idiotic it wasn't even worth being called a plan. However, there was, she supposed, a small tiny percentage chance that he would be stupid enough to believe it. The question in Lily's mind was this: Exactly how idiotic is Severus Snape, and how much does he love me?
At dinner she barely touched her steak and kidney pie. "Are you okay? You aren't eating much." Sirius said, frowning at Lily. She shrugged and nodded.
"Are you okay Sirius?" she asked. Bea had been all over Peter whenever she could get the chance. Lily could tell it was bugging him. Sirius nodded a little unconvincingly, looked down at his plate and began to eat.
After dinner was over Lily decided to run this not-worthy-of-being-a-plan plan by the rest of her friends. James and Peter were in the corner of the common room so Peter didn't get a say. Lily explained the idea to the rest of her friends and said, "So, do you think that might work or what?"
"I think it's a good plan. We can call it Operation Get Snape Hard!" Sirius said with great excitement. "Well I think it's a good name!" he said once the others were cringing.
"It just might work, but Lils don't go TOO far with him just to get the information." Remus said, and Lily rolled her eyes.
"Remus, you've got to stop worrying about me! I'm perfectly fine, and I know where to draw the line." She replied
"When does Plan Get Snap Hard launch anyhow?" Sirius asked and Lily smacked him on the arm.
"Plan GSH will launch tomorrow, first thing." Lily said, a little reluctantly.
"You must really want to forgive James." Bea said on their way to the girls dorms.
"Why do you say that?" replied Lily a little softly.
"Because you're willing to seduce Severus Snape to find out. The most disgusting kid in school, SEVERUS SNAPE."
Lily heaved a huge sigh and said, "This isn't going to be pleasant."
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The next morning Lily headed out and ran into Snape before breakfast. She was hoping that she could delay her seeing him in private until later, but nevertheless it was time for Plan GSH to begin operation.
"Hey Severus!" she said smiling and walking closer to him.
"Hello darling." He said. He was repulsive and his greasiness was suffocating Lily already. But she had to do her best.
"Hey, do you want to hang out with me for a bit before breakfast? I just want to ask you a few questions?" she said smiling in what she hoped was an appealing manner.
"Of course," he replied, but he had already let Lily corner him.
"Well I've heard some rumors that you actually made a POLYJUICE POTION and used it too!" she said, and gazing at him admirably. "Is it true that it was actually YOU and not James that night?" she said looking as though she was in awe of him.
"Why? Would you like it if that was me and not him?"
"It would be really impressive. Polyjuice Potions are supposed to be really hard to make, it would take someone so advanced to make it." Lily said, still smiling in her fake and sickeningly sweet way.
Snape grinned and nodded. "Yeah well it was really hard." (Lily had to hold back laughter from the pun he had no clue that he had made). "Took ages, and finding some place to put the real Potter was a bother."
"So it WAS you?" she said.
Snape nodded.
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That evening in the common room James was feeling a lot more confident then he had been earlier. Now he knew that the culprit was Snape and that Lily had no right to be mad.
"Hey, Lily!" James said walking calmly over to her. "Guess what? All that stuff, you know? It wasn't me! It was Snape! He used a Polyjuice Potion."
A huge grin spread across Lily's face and James' smirk was back in place. "Oh sweetie, that's great! Did you hear that everyone James says he didn't do it! Well then he must not have done it, listen to his story of Polyjuice Potions and icky Slytherin boys." She said sarcastically. James shook his head.
"Please Lils, you've got to believe me." He said. "Please."
Lily sighed and completely shut the book she was reading. "James, your story is a little unbelievable. Polyjuice Potion? Snape can't get the fact that I don't even like him through his thick head, how would he make a Polyjuice Potion." James stuttered and groaned.
"Fine," James said as he turned to walk away.
"But James!" Lily called after him. James turned around. "I'm sorry if you're telling the truth."
"Yeah, well I am. And it's okay."
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James spent the next little while in entirely Peter's company. No one else would talk to him; even most of the Slytherins seemed disgusted of his actions, although a few of them congratulated him.
Lily and the others were being very cold indeed towards James. They would now talk to him if he asked them something but would reply in an icy tone.
"Hey Bea?" Lily wondered out loud as they were walking down the halls one day. "Do you think James is telling the truth? Do you think Snape COULD have produced a Polyjuice Potion? I mean I guess he's got the motive for it. It got James and I broken up, and he asked me out the very next day. And before James said anything to me he started making out with my and his hand went up my skirt, James would never pull something like that."
"I dunno," Bea said shrugging. "I suppose that you could always ask Snape. Say the you find people who always tell the truth really, REALLY sexy."
"Oh shut up! That wouldn't work anyways. And besides even if I could use his unrequited love for me to my advantage I wouldn't." Lily said rolling her eyes and laughing slightly.
"No, you really could!" Bea said, sounding somewhat excited. "All you have to do is mess with his head, flirt with him a little. I'm sure he'll tell you! Besides, he's brainless, he'd fall for that."
Lily pondered the idea on the way to the great hall for dinner. It seemed like a rather stupid plan; so idiotic it wasn't even worth being called a plan. However, there was, she supposed, a small tiny percentage chance that he would be stupid enough to believe it. The question in Lily's mind was this: Exactly how idiotic is Severus Snape, and how much does he love me?
At dinner she barely touched her steak and kidney pie. "Are you okay? You aren't eating much." Sirius said, frowning at Lily. She shrugged and nodded.
"Are you okay Sirius?" she asked. Bea had been all over Peter whenever she could get the chance. Lily could tell it was bugging him. Sirius nodded a little unconvincingly, looked down at his plate and began to eat.
After dinner was over Lily decided to run this not-worthy-of-being-a-plan plan by the rest of her friends. James and Peter were in the corner of the common room so Peter didn't get a say. Lily explained the idea to the rest of her friends and said, "So, do you think that might work or what?"
"I think it's a good plan. We can call it Operation Get Snape Hard!" Sirius said with great excitement. "Well I think it's a good name!" he said once the others were cringing.
"It just might work, but Lils don't go TOO far with him just to get the information." Remus said, and Lily rolled her eyes.
"Remus, you've got to stop worrying about me! I'm perfectly fine, and I know where to draw the line." She replied
"When does Plan Get Snap Hard launch anyhow?" Sirius asked and Lily smacked him on the arm.
"Plan GSH will launch tomorrow, first thing." Lily said, a little reluctantly.
"You must really want to forgive James." Bea said on their way to the girls dorms.
"Why do you say that?" replied Lily a little softly.
"Because you're willing to seduce Severus Snape to find out. The most disgusting kid in school, SEVERUS SNAPE."
Lily heaved a huge sigh and said, "This isn't going to be pleasant."
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The next morning Lily headed out and ran into Snape before breakfast. She was hoping that she could delay her seeing him in private until later, but nevertheless it was time for Plan GSH to begin operation.
"Hey Severus!" she said smiling and walking closer to him.
"Hello darling." He said. He was repulsive and his greasiness was suffocating Lily already. But she had to do her best.
"Hey, do you want to hang out with me for a bit before breakfast? I just want to ask you a few questions?" she said smiling in what she hoped was an appealing manner.
"Of course," he replied, but he had already let Lily corner him.
"Well I've heard some rumors that you actually made a POLYJUICE POTION and used it too!" she said, and gazing at him admirably. "Is it true that it was actually YOU and not James that night?" she said looking as though she was in awe of him.
"Why? Would you like it if that was me and not him?"
"It would be really impressive. Polyjuice Potions are supposed to be really hard to make, it would take someone so advanced to make it." Lily said, still smiling in her fake and sickeningly sweet way.
Snape grinned and nodded. "Yeah well it was really hard." (Lily had to hold back laughter from the pun he had no clue that he had made). "Took ages, and finding some place to put the real Potter was a bother."
"So it WAS you?" she said.
Snape nodded.