*The long-awaited chapter six is finally here! Many merci's to those of you who helped me reach fifty! (Now only fifty more to go and I'll break 100...kidding...sort of..). btw for those of you who are interested...i wrote another story called 'How To Lose A Guy.' Story of my life. Sort of. Anyway, yes the title was influenced by the movie ('How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days') and yes I want you to read and review! Here's the link: ::grins:: you guys are great.*
~Disclaimer~ Yeah. Don't own it. Except the non-familiar stuff. Etc.
Chapter Six
Failed Miserably
"Pleeeeease tell me your name!" Sirius begged Kiara at dinner that night.
"No!" Kiara grinned, she was clearly enjoying this.
"Why not?"
"I already told you!"
"So? There's got to be a better reason."
Lily smiled at Sirius' antics. James and the Marauders had started sitting with Lily and her friends during meals due to the fact that Sirius and James were in love, or something like it, with Lily and Kiara. She and James had become more comfortable with each other since their run to Potions earlier. There's nothing like being late to class to break the ice. At the moment, James was trying to get up the urge to take her hand under the table. Yes, the ice had been broken, but there were still some chunks of it left.
Jordan, Remus, and Peter, the only three left who were still unattached, were chatting amiably about various things, mainly how idiotic their friends had become since falling for each other.
"Lily's being so stupid." Jordan commented. "James so likes her, but she's not realizing it."
"James is being the same way." agreed Remus. "He refuses to believe that, quote, 'someone like her could like me,' unquote."
"It's getting rather annoying to tell the truth." said Peter.
"Ay, tell me about it." Jordan rolled her eyes. As she did so, she caught a glimpse of something odd down the table. "Hey, Remus, Peter, look at that. What's going on?" she asked, pointing at a group of girls who had their heads together and were casting furtive looks down the table towards their group.
Remus looked down the table and laughed. "Oh, those are the members of the James Potter Fan Club. They must be furious that he's showering all his attention on Lily. It used to be them who got some of his attention, but now that he's found Lily..."
Jordan grinned. "He has his own fan club. Dear God, it's a wonder he's not more self-absorbed."
"Yeah, he actually handles his popularity pretty well. Unlike Sirius who believes every girl under the sun is madly in love with him, or should be." said Remus.
"That explains his reaction to Kiara."
"Oh, is that her name? It's pretty." he commented. "But yeah, he's used to girls throwing themselves at him. She's good for him."
"Yeah, I've never seen him act like this to a girl. Usually they're doing the begging." Peter said.
"It makes for a nice change." Remus said mischievously.
*
The members of the James Potter Fan Club were highly incensed.
"LOOK AT HIM!!" shrieked Genna.
"He hasn't even so much as looked our way once since school's started!" cried Lana.
"This is an outrage!" Renee exclaimed.
"I think it's time to put Genna's plan into action." said Rebecca darkly.
"You're right, Beck, but who's going to be the lucky girl?" asked Lana.
The question stumped Rebecca as well as the other girls. Clearly they couldn't all do it. "I know!" called out Renee. "We'll pull from a hat. Everyone write your name down on a bit of parchment and then put it in this." she said as she dumped the platter of bread onto her plate.
Once everyone had put their bit of parchment into the platter, Genna messed around the papers and picked one up. The rest of the girls waited with bated breath as Genna opened the slip of parchment and read from it. "And the lucky girl is..."
*
Lily waited for five minutes for James after Potions the next day. He had left class early for some reason with the promise that he would be back to walk with her to Muggle Studies. So, here she was, five minutes later, waiting for him like the fool she was. It was getting late and the bell was due to ring in about a minute. With a sigh, Lily looked at her watch and decided that she had waited long enough. She felt hurt that he hadn't shown but consoled herself with the thought that the thing he had had to go to had probably taken longer than he expected. With that happy thought in mind, she headed off to Muggle Studies.
As she rounded the corner onto the hallway her class was on, she was distracted by sounds coming from behind a suit of armor. She didn't recognize the sounds until she saw the two who were making them. She let out a quiet scream at the sight of James Potter snogging Renee LePew, startling them.
"Lily!" exclaimed James, but Lily had already sprinted down the hall in order to hide the tears that were starting to flow. Behind him, Renee smirked. Not only had she gotten to kiss the hot and sexy James Potter (even if it was only for about two seconds) but she had managed to turn Lily away from him. Genna's plan was a complete and utter success.
James wheeled on Renee. "You filthy, dirty, rotten, stinking, bitch!" he hissed. "This is all your fault. If you hadn't grabbed me, I would be on my way to Muggle Studies with her right now. Get out of my sight, you disgust me."
"But, James!" whined Renee, making puppy-dog eyes. "I would have thought you'd like kissing me."
"Not at the expense of Lily." he snarled. "Now go, before I lose it and hit you. I never want to see you, nor any of the other members of that fan club again. I know you all were behind this. Don't deny it!" he said as Renee opened her mouth to protest. "I've seen you at meals, plotting amongst yourselves. You're all sick, the whole lot of you. Go away, I'm going to try and fix the damage you've caused."
Renee cast a frightened glance at James' angry face and darted off. Maybe their plan wasn't such a great idea after all. It had backfired. Failed miserably. Things were worse than they were before.
James raced down the hallway after Lily, hoping against hope that she hadn't gotten to class yet.
*Okay so this chapter is way short, but I figured that was as good a point as any to end it. Besides, I'm tired as it's 2:14 in the am. So if you think this chapter is crappy (like I do) then that's why. Anyway, be kind, review, etc, etc. luv u all!*
