Once again, thanks to all my reviewers: Princess Pixie Ice, EbonyQuill,
LadyJessy and Kinky Kiwi.
Also, I'm looking for a beta reader to correct grammar, spelling and non- senses. I'm very bad at finding out what is wrong when I write, so it'd be cool if someone volunteered to help me. You have to be good in English and good at criticizing properly: I want someone who can really tell me what my mistakes are; I really don't need to hear that everything is perfect, that won't bring me anywhere. If you volunteer, just send me a review, I get them all in my e-mail.
Yes, James is a bastard, but once again, that how JK described him, and I know better than doing something JK wouldn't do. And yes, he's gonna become nice someday, I just don't tell when.
Disclaimer (oops, forgot in chapter 2): I don't own anybody from the books, the others are mine (seriously, anybody could see I'm not JK, it's not like I was anything as good as her.)
On with the story.
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The next morning, an unpleasant surprise was waiting for Lily. It seemed that once again, Lupin had managed to skip school with his super "sick mum" excuse. She couldn't believe that nobody in the staff had noticed that his mum was sick exactly once a month. So, once again, she had to manage to take care of the prefect duties on her own. Not that it would make that much difference, though. Lupin was very good at ignoring the most annoying people in the common room, -a.k.a. Potter and Black- and punishing the first and second years who hadn't done anything.
She was pretty tired form her insomnia the night before, but she didn't look anything as bad as Potter, Black and Pettigrew. They were obviously very exhausted.
"Wonder what those three have been doing last night." she thought.
She didn't actually want to find out. If they were tired, whatever the reason, it was the better for her, and they could keep going all they wanted. More tired meant less stupid pranks.
The first class was Charms, with the test they were all waiting for. Ellie and Jemima were furiously studying during breakfast, and Lily didn't get a moment to tell them about the stag and the dog from the night before. Not that it was anything important, though. She just wished there was somebody she could chat with, but it seemed that all the fifth year were studying for that test. Well, all of them except.
"Hello, Evans, did you sleep well?"
Lily cursed herself for wishing for someone to chat with.
"It certainly looks like I slept better than you, Potter. But then, I'm not sure if you slept at all."
"I slept perfectly well for the length of time I actually slept." he answered with a smile. "That wasn't a very long time, though. Now, Evans, why aren't you studying for the Charms test?"
"I don't need to, I'm supersmart," she said with an ironical smile.
"Oh, yeah, how could I forget that? I mean, you beat me in almost every class."
Lily didn't bother to answer. Potter's greatest pride was that he got better grades than her in Transfiguration, and he was the only student who managed to beat her at all.
She couldn't believe how childish that was. Who even cared anymore in fifth year who was first and who was second?
Lily left the Gryffindor table and went up in the Charms classroom. She knew that even if Potter decided to follow her, he wouldn't be annoying in front of a teacher.
"Good morning, Professor Flitwick," she said as she entered the classroom. "Is the test going to be difficult?"
"Well," Flitwick squeaked, "My tests are never difficult enough for you, it seems, Miss Evans, but I daresay this one will be a little more challenging than the others. The OWLs are coming and I have to make the students a little afraid of what's coming so they would study a little harder."
"Mmh. Vicious," Lily said with a smile.
"Vicious, but it works. All the teachers do that Miss Evans. The OWLs are always easier that what we make you think. I count on you not to say this to any student at all, so they won't stop to work hard."
"Count on me, Professor."
As it turned, Lily loved secrets, especially when she was the only one to know them (well, a secret everyone knows is not a secret, it's a rumor.). She was the one people always came to talk to in Hogwarts. She didn't know why, except form the fact the she never repeated them to anybody, not even Ellie and Jemima.
The bell rang and the fifth year Gryffindor and Ravenclaw came in the room. It was very funny to observe them. As the year went by, the kids were whiter and whiter before a test, the pressure of the OWLs being more and more important. Lily was the only one to look perfectly confident (usually, Potter and Black looked confident too, but today, they just looked tired).
She suddenly realized something very worrying. Jemima and Ellie had sat next to each other, and Black and Pettigrew had taken a seat at the same table. That meant that.
"Hello, Evans. It seems that we keep running into each other today, doesn't it?"
Lily usually didn't care when Ellie and Jemima sat together, but that moment, she was mad at them like never. An entire test sitting next to Potter! She was pretty sure that on his side, he had planned this since the beginning, but on her side, Jem and Ellie could have been more careful!
"Potter, I warn you, if you are being the littlest bit annoying, you'll have the exact same punishment as yesterday."
"Oh oh, we are being nasty, aren't we?" he started, but he couldn't say anything more, since Flitwick started to hand in the tests, to Lily's great pleasure.
Weird enough, James behaved himself pretty well during the test. However, as soon as he saw that they were both done, he started passing notes:
James: Hey, there's a Hogsmeade week-end coming. Wanna come with me?
Lily: Burn in hell, Potter
James: Now, Evans, you don't mean that. Plus, I know a lot of girls who could do anything for a Saturday in Hogsmeade with me.
Lily: Then ask those stupid brats to go with you, will you? AND STOP WASTING MY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
James: How do you know that I'm wasting your time if you won't even go out with me once? You try, and you decide if it's worth it! All I ask is one date!
Lily: Once again, I ask you to kindly BURN IN HELL!!!!!! It's where you'll end up anyway, why don't you go right away?
James: I'll go right after our date.
Lily: Are you ever going to give up?
James: I'll give up asking you out when you'll say "Yes".
Lily: I wasn't talking about asking me out. I wanted to know when you'll give up being a stupid little conceited bastard!
This seemed to be enough insults for Potter to leave her alone, and Lily finally enjoyed the rest of Charms alone, drawing on a parchment.
Also, I'm looking for a beta reader to correct grammar, spelling and non- senses. I'm very bad at finding out what is wrong when I write, so it'd be cool if someone volunteered to help me. You have to be good in English and good at criticizing properly: I want someone who can really tell me what my mistakes are; I really don't need to hear that everything is perfect, that won't bring me anywhere. If you volunteer, just send me a review, I get them all in my e-mail.
Yes, James is a bastard, but once again, that how JK described him, and I know better than doing something JK wouldn't do. And yes, he's gonna become nice someday, I just don't tell when.
Disclaimer (oops, forgot in chapter 2): I don't own anybody from the books, the others are mine (seriously, anybody could see I'm not JK, it's not like I was anything as good as her.)
On with the story.
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The next morning, an unpleasant surprise was waiting for Lily. It seemed that once again, Lupin had managed to skip school with his super "sick mum" excuse. She couldn't believe that nobody in the staff had noticed that his mum was sick exactly once a month. So, once again, she had to manage to take care of the prefect duties on her own. Not that it would make that much difference, though. Lupin was very good at ignoring the most annoying people in the common room, -a.k.a. Potter and Black- and punishing the first and second years who hadn't done anything.
She was pretty tired form her insomnia the night before, but she didn't look anything as bad as Potter, Black and Pettigrew. They were obviously very exhausted.
"Wonder what those three have been doing last night." she thought.
She didn't actually want to find out. If they were tired, whatever the reason, it was the better for her, and they could keep going all they wanted. More tired meant less stupid pranks.
The first class was Charms, with the test they were all waiting for. Ellie and Jemima were furiously studying during breakfast, and Lily didn't get a moment to tell them about the stag and the dog from the night before. Not that it was anything important, though. She just wished there was somebody she could chat with, but it seemed that all the fifth year were studying for that test. Well, all of them except.
"Hello, Evans, did you sleep well?"
Lily cursed herself for wishing for someone to chat with.
"It certainly looks like I slept better than you, Potter. But then, I'm not sure if you slept at all."
"I slept perfectly well for the length of time I actually slept." he answered with a smile. "That wasn't a very long time, though. Now, Evans, why aren't you studying for the Charms test?"
"I don't need to, I'm supersmart," she said with an ironical smile.
"Oh, yeah, how could I forget that? I mean, you beat me in almost every class."
Lily didn't bother to answer. Potter's greatest pride was that he got better grades than her in Transfiguration, and he was the only student who managed to beat her at all.
She couldn't believe how childish that was. Who even cared anymore in fifth year who was first and who was second?
Lily left the Gryffindor table and went up in the Charms classroom. She knew that even if Potter decided to follow her, he wouldn't be annoying in front of a teacher.
"Good morning, Professor Flitwick," she said as she entered the classroom. "Is the test going to be difficult?"
"Well," Flitwick squeaked, "My tests are never difficult enough for you, it seems, Miss Evans, but I daresay this one will be a little more challenging than the others. The OWLs are coming and I have to make the students a little afraid of what's coming so they would study a little harder."
"Mmh. Vicious," Lily said with a smile.
"Vicious, but it works. All the teachers do that Miss Evans. The OWLs are always easier that what we make you think. I count on you not to say this to any student at all, so they won't stop to work hard."
"Count on me, Professor."
As it turned, Lily loved secrets, especially when she was the only one to know them (well, a secret everyone knows is not a secret, it's a rumor.). She was the one people always came to talk to in Hogwarts. She didn't know why, except form the fact the she never repeated them to anybody, not even Ellie and Jemima.
The bell rang and the fifth year Gryffindor and Ravenclaw came in the room. It was very funny to observe them. As the year went by, the kids were whiter and whiter before a test, the pressure of the OWLs being more and more important. Lily was the only one to look perfectly confident (usually, Potter and Black looked confident too, but today, they just looked tired).
She suddenly realized something very worrying. Jemima and Ellie had sat next to each other, and Black and Pettigrew had taken a seat at the same table. That meant that.
"Hello, Evans. It seems that we keep running into each other today, doesn't it?"
Lily usually didn't care when Ellie and Jemima sat together, but that moment, she was mad at them like never. An entire test sitting next to Potter! She was pretty sure that on his side, he had planned this since the beginning, but on her side, Jem and Ellie could have been more careful!
"Potter, I warn you, if you are being the littlest bit annoying, you'll have the exact same punishment as yesterday."
"Oh oh, we are being nasty, aren't we?" he started, but he couldn't say anything more, since Flitwick started to hand in the tests, to Lily's great pleasure.
Weird enough, James behaved himself pretty well during the test. However, as soon as he saw that they were both done, he started passing notes:
James: Hey, there's a Hogsmeade week-end coming. Wanna come with me?
Lily: Burn in hell, Potter
James: Now, Evans, you don't mean that. Plus, I know a lot of girls who could do anything for a Saturday in Hogsmeade with me.
Lily: Then ask those stupid brats to go with you, will you? AND STOP WASTING MY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
James: How do you know that I'm wasting your time if you won't even go out with me once? You try, and you decide if it's worth it! All I ask is one date!
Lily: Once again, I ask you to kindly BURN IN HELL!!!!!! It's where you'll end up anyway, why don't you go right away?
James: I'll go right after our date.
Lily: Are you ever going to give up?
James: I'll give up asking you out when you'll say "Yes".
Lily: I wasn't talking about asking me out. I wanted to know when you'll give up being a stupid little conceited bastard!
This seemed to be enough insults for Potter to leave her alone, and Lily finally enjoyed the rest of Charms alone, drawing on a parchment.