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fadafordqt ~ you know, I think you may have been a little too subtle....haha thanks for putting me on your list!!

Girlknight ~ alls im gonna say is...the JPFC will get their asses (or one of them at least) kicked, but I haven't decided by who yet. Hehe

~Disclaimer~ Nope, don't own any harry potter related stuff. All the non-hp related stuff, though, that's  mine. ::grins proudly::

                                                   Chapter 13

                                                          Pure Undiluted Evil

Breakfast that morning was a rather subdued experience.  Both James and Lily weren't eating much and were doing their best to ignore each other.  They had only come to breakfast because their friends, not wanting them to die of starvation, had dragged them down and were now attempting to shove food down their throats.

"Lillian Moira Evans, you eat your porridge right now!"  Jordan commanded.

"Just because some guy's an asshole is no reason for you to starve yourself!" chimed in Kiara.

"Just looking at food right now is making me sick."  Lily said, sticking out her tongue and pushing the bowl away from her.

"Eat!" Jordan said, pushing the bowl back to her.

"Bletch."  Lily said, shoving the bowl away.

Kiara interceded, taking the bowl and putting it in front of her.  She then took a spoon, loaded it up, and aimed it at Lily's mouth.  "Okay, Lily, since you won't eat, you leave me no choice but to force-feed you.  Now open wide, here comes the airplane!"

Kiara shoved the spoon towards Lily's mouth.  Lily leaned back as far as she could, keeping her lips tightly sealed. "Thtop!" she protested through her closed mouth.

*

Meanwhile, the Marauders were having similar problems. "Prongs, you've got to eat." Remus said.

"I'm not hungry."  James crossed his arms across his chest.

"Yes you are." Sirius said.  "Since we didn't make a trip to the kitchens last night, and since even when we do do that, you're starving, so theoretically you should be hungry now."

James snorted.  "I was hungry until I got that goddamn note."

Sirius was watching Kiara, wondering if she was mad at him for shooing her out of the room earlier.  Remus leaned over to Jordan who was sitting next to him.  "God, I hope these two snap out of it soon."

"Me too." responded Jordan, rolling her eyes. "I don't know how much of this I can take."  She absently watched Kiara's fruitless attempts to shove the porridge into Lily's mouth.

Remus was watching Sirius, who kept reaching out as if to tap Kiara on the shoulder and then quickly withdrawing his hand.  Noticing that Kiara looked extremely determined to shove the spoon down Lily's throat, he kicked Sirius under the table, signalling him not to distract her.

"Why not?" Sirius complained.

"Because she's, er, busy."

"Force-feeding Lily?"

"Yeah, that."

"Whatever."  Sirius again raised his hand to tap Kiara on the shoulder.

"Fine." Remus said. "But don't blame me if she tries to shove the spoon down your throat."

Sirius opened his mouth, searching for a comeback, but, being unable to think of one, closed his mouth.

"Rather than mooning over her, you should be helping to feed Prongs."  Remus looked over at James, who was currently trying to keep his mouth covered so Peter couldn't shove any food in it.

"Wormtail, Wormtail, you're doing it all wrong!" exclaimed Sirius.  "Rule number one of force-feeding: Never use your fingers! Rule number two: Distract the victim." 

Having said that, Sirius quickly pointed at a spot behind James and screamed shrilly, attracting the attention of the majority of the people in the Great Hall.  James jumped, startled and whirled around to see what caused Sirius to suddenly become a soprano.  Seeing nothing, he turned to Sirius.  "What the—"

He didn't get a chance to finish, due to Sirius grabbing a spoonful of oatmeal and shoving it into his mouth.  Involuntarily, James' mouth closed around the spoon and he shot Sirius a dirty look as he did so.

He swallowed and, after removing the spoon, said, "Traitor."

Sirius grinned innocently.  "All in a day's work, Prongs, old friend."

*

Jordan leaned across the table to Kiara.  "Maybe you should try that."

"What, screaming?"

"Yeah, it seems particularly effective."

"It does, but I think since Lily's already seen it in action, she won't fall for it."  Kiara pointed out.

"Ergh, you're right.  You could knock her off her chair..." tried Jordan.

"Hello? Sitting right here!" exclaimed Lily.  "You know, it's not very nice to—"

She was cut off as Kiara triumphantly stuffed the porridge into her mouth.  "Damn, you're good, Jordan!"  she exclaimed happily.

"Thank you, dah-ling" Jordan said, exchanging a high-five with Kiara.

Sirius leaned over and laughed at the look on Lily's face, made especially comical by the fact that the spoon was still hanging out her mouth.  "I take it you managed to feed her too?"

Kiara grinned, turning around to face him.  "Yeah, we did!  That scream was a nice touch,  by the way.  I didn't know you could hit that note."

"Ah, well, you know, I've always aspired to be an opera star."

Kiara giggled.

"So, you're not mad at me for shooing you out this morning."

Kiara gave him a look, then broke into a smile. "Of course not.  Haven't we already had this conversation?  You're impossible to stay mad at.  However, an apology would be nice."

Sirius snorted. "What are you, royalty?"

"Yes." She said, without hesitation.

"Fine.  Oh, your Most Royal, Gracious, Beautiful Highness, I am ever so sorry for shooing you out of our dormitory without the pomp and circumstance you are accustomed to, even though it was just to save my dear friend from certain death at your hands.  How's that?"

Kiara laughed. "That'll do."

*

The Great Hall was practically full when Dumbledore stood up.  He clapped his hands a couple times, requesting everyone's attention.  "I know it is not my custom to give announcements at breakfast due to the fact that very few of you are fully awake at this time and it is highly likely that any announcements will go in one ear and out the other.  However, as I am forced to be away at dinner tonight, I must make this announcement now. To all those fifth year and below: This announcement only pertains to sixth and seventh years so you may go back to napping in your oatmeal.  To the sixth and seventh years: The teachers and I have debated long and hard as to whether or not grant you a ball this year and we have decided in your favor.  Therefore, in two weeks, on Halloween, we will be having a Halloween Ball."

This announcement was greeted by cheers from the sixth and seventh years, with the exception of a few.  Lily groaned and buried her face in her hands, not caring that some of her hair was lying in her oatmeal.  James dropped his head down onto the table, not even flinching when the resounding thud startled everyone around him.  Sirius, however, was thrilled.  He joined in loudly with the cheers as did Kiara, Jordan, Remus, and Peter, all utterly oblivious to James and Lily's distress.

*

Down the other end of the Gryffindor table, the James Potter Fan Club was beside themselves with glee.  The ball announcement couldn't've come at a better time.  Not only were Lily and James split, Lily was utterly miserable, a fate the JPFC felt she deserved.  "This is excellent." Irene said, as the cheers died down.  "Renee and Rebecca, kudos for not screwing up."

Renee and Rebecca weren't entirely sure how to take that remark, so they settled for little half nods.

"Now that Lily and James are over, I'll make my move and he is sure to ask me to the ball!"  continued Irene, evoking angry protests from the rest of the club.

"Excuse me?" cried Genna.  "Since when do you get first claim on him?"

"Since I was the one who came up with the terrific plan that separated them!"  Irene shot back.

"We've all been in this club longer than you!" exclaimed Lana indignantly.

"Yeah!" chimed in Renee.  "You haven't been in this club long enough to have any sort of dibs on him."

"Well, excuse me then, Miss Screw-Up." Irene said icily. "I suppose before I came that you all had the perfect plan to separate them.  Besides, Lily isn't a member of this club and it seems to me that she got him before any of you did."

Rebecca stood up, towering over Irene and the rest of the club members.  "I've had enough of you, Irene.  You're pure, undiluted evil.  Actually, I've had it with this club.  I've been doing a lot of thinking since the other night and I've decided that you're all—" she paused. "we're all selfish.  What if Lily and James are meant to be together and we've split them up for our own selfish wants?  I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that were so.  I want out of this club and furthermore, I'm going to confess everything to Lily and James."  She moved to climb over the bench, leaving a stunned JPFC behind her, when suddenly Genna broke the silence.

"You leave this club and tell them, Rebecca, and I promise you the whole school will know of that time you—"  she trailed off purposefully, watching Rebecca.

Rebecca stiffened as Genna spoke.  Slowly she turned.  "You're a bitch, Genna." she said quietly.  "You're almost bad as Irene.  Besides, I don't believe you have the guts to do that to me."

"She may not." spoke up Irene.  "But I do."

"Genna, you told her?!"

"Yes, she did." Irene said, triumphantly, before Genna could comment. "So, Rebecca, I suggest you take your seat.  Unless of course, you want the whole school knowing what a something you are."  She smiled innocently.

Rebecca glared at her, but resignedly took her seat.

*

Kiara was heading back to the common room after Defense Against the Dark Arts when she was suddenly grabbed from behind and spun.  "Oh, it's you!  Sirius, you startled me!" 

Sirius grinned and bent her backwards, leaning over her.  "Would you do me the honor of going to the ball with me?" he asked.

"Gaack."  was Kiara's reply.  She wasn't very flexible and being bent over backwards kind of hurt.

Sirius raised his eyebrows.  "What?  Oh, sorry."  He quickly righted her.

She smiled.  "Gaack translates as yes, Sirius.  And that was a very sweet way to ask, even though I'm going to have arthritis when I'm old."

"Yess!" Sirius yelled, spinning her around and planting a kiss on her.

She smiled.  "Yes to what?  That I'm going to have arthritis because of you or because I said yes?"

Sirius grinned devilishly.  "Both."

She smacked his arm.  "You little fiend."

"Ow!!" exclaimed Sirius, grabbing his arm and sinking down to the ground against the nearest wall.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry!" Kiara exclaimed guiltily. "Are you okay?  I didn't mean to hit you that hard, I swear!"  She reached out a hand to him.  "Here, let me help you up."

Sirius reached up for her hand, but instead of letting her pull him up, he pulled down so that she fell across his lap.  Beaming down at her, he said, "Actually, you didn't hurt me at all.  I just wanted to scare you."

Kiara's eyes widened.  "Why you little—"

However she was silenced by Sirius lifting up her head and kissing her again.

Separating from the kiss, she said, "You're way too good at shutting me u—"  Again she didn't get to finish because he had kissed her yet again.

*woohoo! It's done!  Okay so Sirius and Kiara are definitely my favorite couple. ::grins:: I'm jealous of my own characters...something is horribly wrong with this picture.  Anyway, cliffhangers!! ::ducks flying objects::

·  Lily and James:  Will they get back together?

·  Rebecca: Will she suck it up and leave the JPFC?

· Irene:  Will she get what she so deserves?

· The Ball:  What will happen?

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