For once the common room was quiet with only a few pairs scattered about
talking to themselves. One such pair was the school head boy and girl.
"I can't believe I am saying this, but that is a brilliant idea James." Lily's eyes were slightly widened as she looked at James Potter. Here they were a days after their talk in the great hall and James was actually being helpful.
"All of my ideas are brilliant!" James smirked
"Right" Lily's eyes rolled upward "Anyway, the Halloween dance is the best. Maybe like a masquerade ball and no one knows who anyone else is! What do you think?"
"I like it, but I say that the head boy and girl have to go together." James at that point put his arm around her shoulder winking and she sighed.
"Some things never change." Lily said exasperated.
"So I guess neither will your answer?" James said looking slightly depressed
"Wow Potter your smarter than you look!"
With the papers in her arms she smiled to herself as she made it towards the headmaster's office. James really was not that bad, except for the last comment about them going to this ball together. In the middle of her thinking she did not see that she had bumped right into someone making them drop their books. She gasped and immediately lowered to the ground to help
"I am so s-"
"Move you stupid mud blood I don't need help from a worthless thing like you"
She suddenly realized that she had bumped into none other then the git Snape. She rose suddenly snarling about to open her mouth and retort when she heard a voice from behind her.
"The only worthless thing I see around here Snivellus is you. I would apologize to Lily, She is head girl after all you of all people can not afford to anger people who are more important and better than you. Oh I forgot that's everyone."
She didn't have to turn around to know it was Potter behind her. Her face turned crimson as he spoke the compliments about her. Her hands were at her sides her fingers into fists; she didn't need him standing up for her!
"It doesn't matter, I don't need his apology. I know I am better then him. Goodbye Snivellus." And with that Lily walked off leaving Snape to clean up his books muttering something foul she was sure. At least this year he would not dare harm head girl. Oh how she wished she could react but knew that if she did anything her position could be taken away. Within a minute or so James had caught up to her.
"Lily! Lily wait." She had stopped so suddenly that he almost, just almost ran into her.
"Lily are you alright? Snape can be-"
"It doesn't matter, who cares about Snape. Is there something you want James?" Her voice was sort of cold and detached.
"I wanted to see if you would like to join me this afternoon." He was not as sure of himself as he usually was and was almost expecting one of her common outbursts. Oh no she was too angry for that.
"I am kind of on my way to bring the plans to Professor Dumbledore."
"So, I will go as well."
"I said I would do it and I will. Don't worry about it." and with that she continued on her way to Dumbledore's office leaving James in the crowd of students looking worried.
When she finally reached Dumbledore's office she took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock when the door suddenly opened her hand still raised to hit against the wood.
"Ahh Miss Evans, I was wondering when I would be seeing you. Please come in." He moved out of the way to let her through watching her closely. Lily blinked and walked inside a few steps before turning back to him.
"I won't take up your time professor I just wanted to make sure some certain things James and I planned were alright." She held out the parchments to him and nodded "Well I can come back to get the ok later."
"Actually I would prefer if you sat for a bit." Lily sighed inwardly usually she more then enjoyed talking with Dumbledore. She liked him and hoped that he returned the feelings but was almost positive of it now that he had given her the position of head girl. It was just that now she felt like sulking alone. She knew that Snape always called her a mud blood and made fun of her whenever he could but she would preferred that James did not get involved. Se could handle herself, even if secretly a part of her liked his attentions.
"I just wanted to make sure you knew that if anyone, absolutely anyone, is giving you problems I can make it stop. I do not want my personally picked head girl getting problems from anyone alright?"
Lily nodded a little taken back by is sudden words "Yes sir, thank you very much."
He looked at her carefully over his moon shaped glasses and then picked his head up and nodded "I will return this to you at dinner. Until then Miss Evans"
With that she nodded, smiled and made her way from the beautiful office a little more apprehensive then when she had walked in. Did he know about Snape's taunts? And worse yet did he know that Potter felt he needed to protect her?
By dinner Lily was not feeling much better. Snape was giving her dirty looks as well as a few of the other Slitherins. She barely heard the surrounding voices of her three best friends Talia, Cordelia and Darcy.
"Lily? Lily.Earth to Lily Evans"
"What? What did you say?" She asked confused. The three just laughed.
"We wanted to know how the meeting with James went." Darcy asked
"Oh fine."
"How can a private meeting with James Potter be just fine?" Talia chuckled. She was the most outspoken of the group, almost like a female Sirius, just without the pranks.
"So when are you two going to hook up?" Asked Cordelia smirking as she glanced to the marauders behind Lily's back. As usual all four of the marauders were staring at them.
"Try never." answered Lily as she was picking at her food. Cordelia motioned her head towards the marauders and the other two girls looked and smiled. As usual they were staring.
"I love the idea of a masquerade party for the upper years. I am sure the prefects will be more than happy to help decorate the great hall." Dumbledore said nodding as he looked over the final plans.
"Everyone would come dressed up and no one would know who the other was until the end of the night." Said Lily excitedly
"We would also need permission to allow students to use magic in the hallways so they can maybe change their looks. With this it would really make it hard to guess who is who" James added
"Permission granted. This is a wonderful idea." Dumbledore looked at the pair of them and shook his head smiling a secret smile. Lily blinked but James just grinned.
"So we can put up flyers and such?"
"Yes you may, if you need anything else just ask."
"Thanks professor!"
A few days later the girls were sitting alone eating lunch when Sirius all of a sudden placed himself next to Talia who looked away trying to play hard to get, shame she was already smiling. Remus was looking to Cordelia and smiling his lopsided grin. "Can I sit?"
She answered immediately shifting over slightly "Of course you can."
James on the other hand did just as Sirius had and sat right next to Lily, that smile of his plastered all over his face.
"Lily what a pleasure it is to see you again. I haven't seen you in ages."
"James, I saw you a few hours ago."
"A few hours to long in my opinion"
"Mine too; I really can't stand it anymore. Lily, please put him out of his misery." Sirius butted in.
"Shut it Padfoot" said James in a strangled voice as his eyes narrowed.
The girls couldn't help but laugh.
"So anyway girls, we were wondering. This weekend is a Hogsmeade trip and we were thinking that you three might need some strong men to escort you around." Sirius elbowed Talia gently smirking.
"Lily, Cordelia do you see anyone fitting that description around here?" Talia asked as she stared Sirius down with a smirk of her own.
"I don't think I do" Lily said looking straight at James and unwillingly her lips turned slightly upward.
When Cordelia didn't answer both girls looked to her in surprise to see her already whispering with Remus about.something. Cordelia laughed and then looked to Talia and Lily with an innocent look on her face.
"What?"
"I can't believe I am saying this, but that is a brilliant idea James." Lily's eyes were slightly widened as she looked at James Potter. Here they were a days after their talk in the great hall and James was actually being helpful.
"All of my ideas are brilliant!" James smirked
"Right" Lily's eyes rolled upward "Anyway, the Halloween dance is the best. Maybe like a masquerade ball and no one knows who anyone else is! What do you think?"
"I like it, but I say that the head boy and girl have to go together." James at that point put his arm around her shoulder winking and she sighed.
"Some things never change." Lily said exasperated.
"So I guess neither will your answer?" James said looking slightly depressed
"Wow Potter your smarter than you look!"
With the papers in her arms she smiled to herself as she made it towards the headmaster's office. James really was not that bad, except for the last comment about them going to this ball together. In the middle of her thinking she did not see that she had bumped right into someone making them drop their books. She gasped and immediately lowered to the ground to help
"I am so s-"
"Move you stupid mud blood I don't need help from a worthless thing like you"
She suddenly realized that she had bumped into none other then the git Snape. She rose suddenly snarling about to open her mouth and retort when she heard a voice from behind her.
"The only worthless thing I see around here Snivellus is you. I would apologize to Lily, She is head girl after all you of all people can not afford to anger people who are more important and better than you. Oh I forgot that's everyone."
She didn't have to turn around to know it was Potter behind her. Her face turned crimson as he spoke the compliments about her. Her hands were at her sides her fingers into fists; she didn't need him standing up for her!
"It doesn't matter, I don't need his apology. I know I am better then him. Goodbye Snivellus." And with that Lily walked off leaving Snape to clean up his books muttering something foul she was sure. At least this year he would not dare harm head girl. Oh how she wished she could react but knew that if she did anything her position could be taken away. Within a minute or so James had caught up to her.
"Lily! Lily wait." She had stopped so suddenly that he almost, just almost ran into her.
"Lily are you alright? Snape can be-"
"It doesn't matter, who cares about Snape. Is there something you want James?" Her voice was sort of cold and detached.
"I wanted to see if you would like to join me this afternoon." He was not as sure of himself as he usually was and was almost expecting one of her common outbursts. Oh no she was too angry for that.
"I am kind of on my way to bring the plans to Professor Dumbledore."
"So, I will go as well."
"I said I would do it and I will. Don't worry about it." and with that she continued on her way to Dumbledore's office leaving James in the crowd of students looking worried.
When she finally reached Dumbledore's office she took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock when the door suddenly opened her hand still raised to hit against the wood.
"Ahh Miss Evans, I was wondering when I would be seeing you. Please come in." He moved out of the way to let her through watching her closely. Lily blinked and walked inside a few steps before turning back to him.
"I won't take up your time professor I just wanted to make sure some certain things James and I planned were alright." She held out the parchments to him and nodded "Well I can come back to get the ok later."
"Actually I would prefer if you sat for a bit." Lily sighed inwardly usually she more then enjoyed talking with Dumbledore. She liked him and hoped that he returned the feelings but was almost positive of it now that he had given her the position of head girl. It was just that now she felt like sulking alone. She knew that Snape always called her a mud blood and made fun of her whenever he could but she would preferred that James did not get involved. Se could handle herself, even if secretly a part of her liked his attentions.
"I just wanted to make sure you knew that if anyone, absolutely anyone, is giving you problems I can make it stop. I do not want my personally picked head girl getting problems from anyone alright?"
Lily nodded a little taken back by is sudden words "Yes sir, thank you very much."
He looked at her carefully over his moon shaped glasses and then picked his head up and nodded "I will return this to you at dinner. Until then Miss Evans"
With that she nodded, smiled and made her way from the beautiful office a little more apprehensive then when she had walked in. Did he know about Snape's taunts? And worse yet did he know that Potter felt he needed to protect her?
By dinner Lily was not feeling much better. Snape was giving her dirty looks as well as a few of the other Slitherins. She barely heard the surrounding voices of her three best friends Talia, Cordelia and Darcy.
"Lily? Lily.Earth to Lily Evans"
"What? What did you say?" She asked confused. The three just laughed.
"We wanted to know how the meeting with James went." Darcy asked
"Oh fine."
"How can a private meeting with James Potter be just fine?" Talia chuckled. She was the most outspoken of the group, almost like a female Sirius, just without the pranks.
"So when are you two going to hook up?" Asked Cordelia smirking as she glanced to the marauders behind Lily's back. As usual all four of the marauders were staring at them.
"Try never." answered Lily as she was picking at her food. Cordelia motioned her head towards the marauders and the other two girls looked and smiled. As usual they were staring.
"I love the idea of a masquerade party for the upper years. I am sure the prefects will be more than happy to help decorate the great hall." Dumbledore said nodding as he looked over the final plans.
"Everyone would come dressed up and no one would know who the other was until the end of the night." Said Lily excitedly
"We would also need permission to allow students to use magic in the hallways so they can maybe change their looks. With this it would really make it hard to guess who is who" James added
"Permission granted. This is a wonderful idea." Dumbledore looked at the pair of them and shook his head smiling a secret smile. Lily blinked but James just grinned.
"So we can put up flyers and such?"
"Yes you may, if you need anything else just ask."
"Thanks professor!"
A few days later the girls were sitting alone eating lunch when Sirius all of a sudden placed himself next to Talia who looked away trying to play hard to get, shame she was already smiling. Remus was looking to Cordelia and smiling his lopsided grin. "Can I sit?"
She answered immediately shifting over slightly "Of course you can."
James on the other hand did just as Sirius had and sat right next to Lily, that smile of his plastered all over his face.
"Lily what a pleasure it is to see you again. I haven't seen you in ages."
"James, I saw you a few hours ago."
"A few hours to long in my opinion"
"Mine too; I really can't stand it anymore. Lily, please put him out of his misery." Sirius butted in.
"Shut it Padfoot" said James in a strangled voice as his eyes narrowed.
The girls couldn't help but laugh.
"So anyway girls, we were wondering. This weekend is a Hogsmeade trip and we were thinking that you three might need some strong men to escort you around." Sirius elbowed Talia gently smirking.
"Lily, Cordelia do you see anyone fitting that description around here?" Talia asked as she stared Sirius down with a smirk of her own.
"I don't think I do" Lily said looking straight at James and unwillingly her lips turned slightly upward.
When Cordelia didn't answer both girls looked to her in surprise to see her already whispering with Remus about.something. Cordelia laughed and then looked to Talia and Lily with an innocent look on her face.
"What?"