Disclaimer: I don't own HP characters. yeah yeah yeah, read the one on the first chapter.
Warning: May contain OoTp Spoilers.
The early morning light streamed through the widows of the Gryffindor Common room where James Potter lay asleep on one of the couches. The night had been long and fitful, full of dreams of bright green light and cold laughter. When the sunlight that burned through his eylids finaly awoke him he almost passed out at the situation he was in. He lay on the couch, wrapped in the arms of Lily Evans. What the heck? Then the events of the night before came pouring back to him. Dead. His parents were dead and Lily had held him as he cried. He was ashamed at the thought of bawling like a baby in Lily's arms. How would he ever look at her again. Slowly he detangled himself from her and crept up to his room. Sirius and Remus were still sleeping so he quietly picked out some clean clothes and headed to the Prefect Bathroom and drowned himself in a large, hot bubble bath.
Sirius immediatly noticed James was missing at breakfast that morning. He began questioning everyone, finally resting questioning eyes on Lily. "What did you do to him now Evans?" He glared at her as he slurped up his porridge. She couldn't believe James had told her about the death of his parents before he had even told his best friends.
"Sirius, Remus..can I talk to you privately?", she said this pointedly so that no one else would accompany them outside the Great Hall. Her friends gave her strange looks for sharing something with the 2 guys she hated the most...besides James. But now she couldn't even be sure of her feelings for James. Last night when he had been crying, she had felt...oh forget it.
Once they were out of the hall she turned and faced them, a look of complete seriousness on her face. "Last night, James recieved word that his parents were killed by Voldemort. They looked aghast.
By lunchtime, the word was out. Everyone in Hogwarts knew that James Potters parents were dead. Not just dead but murdered..by Lord Voldemort. Unfortunatly for James, this was the time he had decided to come down stairs. Whispers and hushed voices greeted him as he walked towards his house table. He sat down next to Sirius like he usually did, trying heroicly to pretend like he didn't know the whispers were about him. Lily watched him brave the voices and felt strangly proud of him. "No not proud.", she told herself. "Just sorry for the little twirp." Much to James dismay his friends did nothing to ease the tension in the room. Remus was doing everything he could NOT to look at James and Sirius was just staring at him.
"Listen mate..", Sirius started but James cut him off angrily.
"I'd rather not talk about it at the moment!", he snapped back and the table fell to eating silently. After lunch, Lily tried to catch his eye so she could talk to him but he seemed to be deliberatly ignoring her. She felt deflated but she didn't know why.
History of Magic was never a class that held the attention of the students but today, even Professor Binns noticed the lack of enthusiasm in his class. Remus was watching James intently but would look away everytime James caught his eye. Sirius and Lily were passing a scratch piece of parchment between them, trying to do it without anyone noticing and James, was staring out the window, looking completly detached from the world. Binns lesson for today was a paticularly boring one on the development of Giant societys and how they came to be endangered. Suddendly James Potters hand shot into the air.
"Professor, If you don't mind..I have a bit of a headache and was wondering if I could be excused?"
Binns sighed, 3 people had already left class today pleading sick. What was one more going to hurt? "Of course Potter, but don't forget to read chapter 26 of your text book for homework", he droned. James stood up grabbed his books and walked out. Binns continued on with his lecture, missing the worried look that Lily and Sirius shot eachother.
Lily scribbled a quick note to Sirius and after seeing his response, her hand also shot in the air. "Yes, Ms. Evans?", Binns snapped, starting to get angry about the interruptions.
"I'm feeling kind of sick..", she didn't even finish her sentance before he snapped a reply.
"Go on! get out and don't forget to read chapter 26!", he yelled after her as she charged out of the classroom. Sirius and Remus were left to wonder and wait out the rest of "Giants in Britain".
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Lily found James in his room. As soon as she walked in, she regretted her decision of following him here. He had been crying again and she felt that she had violated his privacy but she was here now, there was no turnign back. She went to him and let his head rest on her lap as he cried. She gently ran her hands through his messy, black hair and thought about how her feelings for him had changed so much. God, it had only been a couple days ago when she was yelling at him for making Snape burp bubbles. She had sworn she hated his living guts and now she sat here, with him crying in her lap, enjoying the closeness to him. Suddenly, his sobs stopped. He turned away and wiped his face. "James..", she tried to comfort him but he cut her off.
" You should probably go now.", his voice was as cold as ice. She nodded and got of the bed and walked towards the door.
"I'm really sorry James." He didn't move. Just as she was about to open the door he turned around and grabbed her. Before she knew what was happening his lips were on hers and they were kissing.
The kiss lasted several seconds before he broke away. "I...I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me.", he stuttered. Lily's head was spinning but not enough that she couldn't hear the nervousness in his voice. James, James Potter had just kissed her. James who had probably dated every girl in the entire school of Hogwarts. Two days ago she would have been disgusted but she was elated.
"Don't be", she said softly. Then she stood on tip-toe and kissed his cheek before leaving the room.
When she got back to her dorm room, dizzy with happiness, there was a letter for her on her bed. A letter from a very unexpected person.
Mwhahhahahhahahahha CLIFFHANGER! Sorry, I promise I'll have the next chapter up ASAP. Please review, flames and critism welcome. Thank you to all the people who have reviewed so far. You have given me the motivation to keep going.
Warning: May contain OoTp Spoilers.
The early morning light streamed through the widows of the Gryffindor Common room where James Potter lay asleep on one of the couches. The night had been long and fitful, full of dreams of bright green light and cold laughter. When the sunlight that burned through his eylids finaly awoke him he almost passed out at the situation he was in. He lay on the couch, wrapped in the arms of Lily Evans. What the heck? Then the events of the night before came pouring back to him. Dead. His parents were dead and Lily had held him as he cried. He was ashamed at the thought of bawling like a baby in Lily's arms. How would he ever look at her again. Slowly he detangled himself from her and crept up to his room. Sirius and Remus were still sleeping so he quietly picked out some clean clothes and headed to the Prefect Bathroom and drowned himself in a large, hot bubble bath.
Sirius immediatly noticed James was missing at breakfast that morning. He began questioning everyone, finally resting questioning eyes on Lily. "What did you do to him now Evans?" He glared at her as he slurped up his porridge. She couldn't believe James had told her about the death of his parents before he had even told his best friends.
"Sirius, Remus..can I talk to you privately?", she said this pointedly so that no one else would accompany them outside the Great Hall. Her friends gave her strange looks for sharing something with the 2 guys she hated the most...besides James. But now she couldn't even be sure of her feelings for James. Last night when he had been crying, she had felt...oh forget it.
Once they were out of the hall she turned and faced them, a look of complete seriousness on her face. "Last night, James recieved word that his parents were killed by Voldemort. They looked aghast.
By lunchtime, the word was out. Everyone in Hogwarts knew that James Potters parents were dead. Not just dead but murdered..by Lord Voldemort. Unfortunatly for James, this was the time he had decided to come down stairs. Whispers and hushed voices greeted him as he walked towards his house table. He sat down next to Sirius like he usually did, trying heroicly to pretend like he didn't know the whispers were about him. Lily watched him brave the voices and felt strangly proud of him. "No not proud.", she told herself. "Just sorry for the little twirp." Much to James dismay his friends did nothing to ease the tension in the room. Remus was doing everything he could NOT to look at James and Sirius was just staring at him.
"Listen mate..", Sirius started but James cut him off angrily.
"I'd rather not talk about it at the moment!", he snapped back and the table fell to eating silently. After lunch, Lily tried to catch his eye so she could talk to him but he seemed to be deliberatly ignoring her. She felt deflated but she didn't know why.
History of Magic was never a class that held the attention of the students but today, even Professor Binns noticed the lack of enthusiasm in his class. Remus was watching James intently but would look away everytime James caught his eye. Sirius and Lily were passing a scratch piece of parchment between them, trying to do it without anyone noticing and James, was staring out the window, looking completly detached from the world. Binns lesson for today was a paticularly boring one on the development of Giant societys and how they came to be endangered. Suddendly James Potters hand shot into the air.
"Professor, If you don't mind..I have a bit of a headache and was wondering if I could be excused?"
Binns sighed, 3 people had already left class today pleading sick. What was one more going to hurt? "Of course Potter, but don't forget to read chapter 26 of your text book for homework", he droned. James stood up grabbed his books and walked out. Binns continued on with his lecture, missing the worried look that Lily and Sirius shot eachother.
Lily scribbled a quick note to Sirius and after seeing his response, her hand also shot in the air. "Yes, Ms. Evans?", Binns snapped, starting to get angry about the interruptions.
"I'm feeling kind of sick..", she didn't even finish her sentance before he snapped a reply.
"Go on! get out and don't forget to read chapter 26!", he yelled after her as she charged out of the classroom. Sirius and Remus were left to wonder and wait out the rest of "Giants in Britain".
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Lily found James in his room. As soon as she walked in, she regretted her decision of following him here. He had been crying again and she felt that she had violated his privacy but she was here now, there was no turnign back. She went to him and let his head rest on her lap as he cried. She gently ran her hands through his messy, black hair and thought about how her feelings for him had changed so much. God, it had only been a couple days ago when she was yelling at him for making Snape burp bubbles. She had sworn she hated his living guts and now she sat here, with him crying in her lap, enjoying the closeness to him. Suddenly, his sobs stopped. He turned away and wiped his face. "James..", she tried to comfort him but he cut her off.
" You should probably go now.", his voice was as cold as ice. She nodded and got of the bed and walked towards the door.
"I'm really sorry James." He didn't move. Just as she was about to open the door he turned around and grabbed her. Before she knew what was happening his lips were on hers and they were kissing.
The kiss lasted several seconds before he broke away. "I...I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me.", he stuttered. Lily's head was spinning but not enough that she couldn't hear the nervousness in his voice. James, James Potter had just kissed her. James who had probably dated every girl in the entire school of Hogwarts. Two days ago she would have been disgusted but she was elated.
"Don't be", she said softly. Then she stood on tip-toe and kissed his cheek before leaving the room.
When she got back to her dorm room, dizzy with happiness, there was a letter for her on her bed. A letter from a very unexpected person.
Mwhahhahahhahahahha CLIFFHANGER! Sorry, I promise I'll have the next chapter up ASAP. Please review, flames and critism welcome. Thank you to all the people who have reviewed so far. You have given me the motivation to keep going.