Foreword:
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Chapter 3: Confrontations
It was a week before term started and Lily found herself at her at her best friend Rory's house. If it hadn't been for the fact that Rory Beckham had invited her, she would probably have been in a muggle place called an asylum. Petunia was worse than ever these days. Now that some muggle snob named Vernon had proposed to her, she seemed to think that she had the authority to punish Lily at the simplest thing. But Lily's thoughts were far from her sister. Being with Rory was almost as fun as being with Rory at Hogwarts.
The girls spent lazy afternoons strolling around Diagon Alley and visiting with friends and fellow Gryffindors. Because Rory lived near Diagon Alley, they could come and go as they pleased. They would often sit and make up stories about strangers, while eating ice cream in Florean Fortesque's. She avoided the Marauders at all costs. It was one of these days that Lily's luck ran out.
As the girls were leaving the ice cream parlor, Lily suddenly realized she'd forgotten something.
"Oh no! Where's my purse! I must have left it in Fortesque's! We have to go back!" Lily exclaimed.
"Don't worry, if it's not there, we'll ask Florean if she's seen it."
They hurried back and it wasn't there and Florean hadn't seen it much to their chagrin. After about fifteen more minutes of searching, Lily started to panic.
"Oh my God! I had 20 galleons in there! My mum's going to kill me! We have to find it we just have to! What am I-"
Rory had been tugging on her sleeve for some time now and finally said, "Lily, look."
Lily whirled around only to see someone she very well wished wasn't there.
"Evans you look absolutely stunning today. Did you do something with your hair?" James Potter stood about 6 feet behind the two girls while absently twirling Lily's purse around his finger. Behind stood Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. Remus was nowhere to be seen. 'Good' thought Lily, and 'then I won't have to worry about him fixing whatever I do to them.'
Instead, Lily snapped, "Potter give me my purse back." She wasn't in the mood to deal with the Marauders.
"What if I don't want to?"
"I'll hex you permanently."
"In case you haven't noticed, you two are out numbered", Sirius said, joining the conversation.
"Only physically. Mentally, we have the upper hand and only dirt like you, would physically attack two defenseless girls", Lily fumed.
"Lily don't, let's just go-", Rory tried to say. She didn't feel like ruining the afternoon. Once something like this was over, Lily would rant for hours.
"Laurel Beckham, I need to get my purse back whether you help me or not is you decision."
Rory cringed at the use of her first name. "Oh all right, just don't use my first name", Rory sighed getting out her wand.
"If you want your purse, come and get it", James said while smiling that arrogant smile and lifting Lily's purse above his head. James was nearly 6 feet tall and there was no way little 5'4 Lily could get it. Lily sighed. She really didn't want to hex James. After all she was supposed to be a prefect.
"Impedi-"
"What's going on?!"
Remus had just strolled up to the group and had decided to play peacemaker.
"Were just having fun with these to lovely ladies Moony, would you care to join in?" Sirius questioned while flashing one of his most charming smiles.
Lily could hear Rory sigh beside her. That's the effect Sirius' smile had on most girls, but not Lily. No, she knew him too well and that smile made her sick.
"Your stupid smile might cause most girls to swoon over you endlessly, Sirius, but I know better than that. You make me sick. And Potter, hand over my purse, or else I will really hex you", Lily spat out disgusted.
Remus turned to Peter whom he knew would tell him what was going on.
"Peter, what is going on?"
Peter suddenly looked very uncomfortable. "Well the thing of it is ... you see... well... um..."
"Tell me Peter, James and Sirius won't get mad", Remus sighed impatiently.
"JamesstoleLily'spurseandwon'tgiveitback", Peter mumbled.
"Prongs, give Lily her purse back", Remus said exasperated.
"I can handle myself Remus", Lily said angrily.
"I know you can Lily. James, you better..."
"Oh all right! You need to lighten up a bit Moony. I think being prefect has gone to your head. We're not even at school yet for Christ's sake!"
And with that, James tossed Lily's purse to her feet where all of its contents spilled out onto the floor. Lily glared at James as he walked off with Sirius and Peter toward the quidditch supply shop. Remus joined the two girls on the floor to help with the mess.
"I'm really sorry about James. He hasn't been himself lately", Remus said while picking up some raspberry lip-gloss.
"Let me guess, PMS?"
Rory giggled and Remus smiled.
"I'm not sure about that, but he has problems of his own. He acts like he owns the world, but he's really just a regular guy once you get to know him."
"For some reason that surprises me."
"Lily, why don't you give him a chance? You barely know him outside of arguing with him", this time it was Rory.
Lily looked at Rory. Her chestnut hair was in her face and her hazel eyes held a pleading expression.
" What I mean is: you are always telling me not to judge a book by its cover. Maybe you ought to do the same."
"She has a point you know." Remus tried to reason.
"I know enough", Lily said quietly.
By now everything had been deposited into Lily's purse.
"Well, Rory we better be off. I need to get a new quill." Lily said while not meeting Remus' deep gray eyes.
"Well, good-bye then, I guess I'll see you on the train."
"Good-bye Remus." Rory called as he set off in search of the rest of the Marauders.
Lily flipped her red, shoulder length hair and briskly walked off causing Rory to have to run to keep off. By the time they made it to Flourish and Blotts, they were both gasping for air.
"Why do you always have to do that?" Rory asked.
"What?" Lily asked deciding to play stupid.
"Go off on James. It gets really annoying!"
"I don't always go off on Potter and he had it coming. He needs to know I'm not going to take his crap this year and he better watch out."
"Maybe you should get to know him. He can be a really nice guy."
Lily looked as if someone had just slapped her in the face.
"First of all, I doubt Potter could ever be a nice guy. Second, if I didn't know better, I would have thought you actually liked him!"
"No!" Rory exclaimed a little too fast and then giggled. " Well, maybe a little bit. Not as much as Sirius."
At that moment, Serena Carlson, Manda Reist, and Kate Warren walked by waving. Lily just glared at her fellow Gryffindors, her emerald eyes filled with anger. They looked shocked; Lily was usually on good terms with nearly everyone. They hurried by, not wanting to experience Lily's wrath.
"You did not just say that! What's wrong with you!"
"Lils' just drop it."
For the next hour Lily walked around in an angry daze. She finally decided to forget about it and enjoy the rest of her holiday. Things would surely blow over.
Right?
*~*~*~*~*
~James~
James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter wandered around Diagon Alley after completing their school shopping and terrorizing the Slytherins. They ended up sitting at a dirty booth in the Leaky Cauldron. Remus appeared to be in deep thought about something that was troubling him as they drank their butterbeer. Sirius was going on about how some girl in their year was hot, or something like that. James was too busy studying Remus to listen. Finally James spoke up.
"What's up Moony?"
"Oh, I was just thinking about something. It's not important."
"Girl trouble?" Sirius guessed. "Is Moony in need of my services?" Sirius said through a charming smile.
"What's wrong?" James asked concerned.
"Well, it's just that I don't understand why Prongs and Lily are always so uncivil towards each other. Why can't my friends seem to get along?"
James snorted. "You're friends with that banshee!? I'm surprised you've survived!"
"Lily is an extremely intelligent person. She has a big heart. I don't understand how you two can dislike each other so much."
"Because she's an evil bi-"
"Just forget I ever said anything." Remus interrupted.
"Cheers to you mate." Sirius said while directing the conversation back to him.
James thought about what Remus had said. He cam to the conclusion that Lily hated him and he hated her. It's how it had always been and how it would always be. He put no more thought into the matter and pushed it to the back of his brain. He decided he had better things to do than think about Evans, at least until the term started.
*~*~*~*~*
I hope whomever gets around to reading this enjoyed it! I've got some ideas for the next few chapters, but I'm open to all suggestions! PLEASE REVIEW! It may be a while before I update due to my schedule with school. Sorry! Bah.
I don't own anything you recognize. Bah.
Chapter 3: Confrontations
It was a week before term started and Lily found herself at her at her best friend Rory's house. If it hadn't been for the fact that Rory Beckham had invited her, she would probably have been in a muggle place called an asylum. Petunia was worse than ever these days. Now that some muggle snob named Vernon had proposed to her, she seemed to think that she had the authority to punish Lily at the simplest thing. But Lily's thoughts were far from her sister. Being with Rory was almost as fun as being with Rory at Hogwarts.
The girls spent lazy afternoons strolling around Diagon Alley and visiting with friends and fellow Gryffindors. Because Rory lived near Diagon Alley, they could come and go as they pleased. They would often sit and make up stories about strangers, while eating ice cream in Florean Fortesque's. She avoided the Marauders at all costs. It was one of these days that Lily's luck ran out.
As the girls were leaving the ice cream parlor, Lily suddenly realized she'd forgotten something.
"Oh no! Where's my purse! I must have left it in Fortesque's! We have to go back!" Lily exclaimed.
"Don't worry, if it's not there, we'll ask Florean if she's seen it."
They hurried back and it wasn't there and Florean hadn't seen it much to their chagrin. After about fifteen more minutes of searching, Lily started to panic.
"Oh my God! I had 20 galleons in there! My mum's going to kill me! We have to find it we just have to! What am I-"
Rory had been tugging on her sleeve for some time now and finally said, "Lily, look."
Lily whirled around only to see someone she very well wished wasn't there.
"Evans you look absolutely stunning today. Did you do something with your hair?" James Potter stood about 6 feet behind the two girls while absently twirling Lily's purse around his finger. Behind stood Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. Remus was nowhere to be seen. 'Good' thought Lily, and 'then I won't have to worry about him fixing whatever I do to them.'
Instead, Lily snapped, "Potter give me my purse back." She wasn't in the mood to deal with the Marauders.
"What if I don't want to?"
"I'll hex you permanently."
"In case you haven't noticed, you two are out numbered", Sirius said, joining the conversation.
"Only physically. Mentally, we have the upper hand and only dirt like you, would physically attack two defenseless girls", Lily fumed.
"Lily don't, let's just go-", Rory tried to say. She didn't feel like ruining the afternoon. Once something like this was over, Lily would rant for hours.
"Laurel Beckham, I need to get my purse back whether you help me or not is you decision."
Rory cringed at the use of her first name. "Oh all right, just don't use my first name", Rory sighed getting out her wand.
"If you want your purse, come and get it", James said while smiling that arrogant smile and lifting Lily's purse above his head. James was nearly 6 feet tall and there was no way little 5'4 Lily could get it. Lily sighed. She really didn't want to hex James. After all she was supposed to be a prefect.
"Impedi-"
"What's going on?!"
Remus had just strolled up to the group and had decided to play peacemaker.
"Were just having fun with these to lovely ladies Moony, would you care to join in?" Sirius questioned while flashing one of his most charming smiles.
Lily could hear Rory sigh beside her. That's the effect Sirius' smile had on most girls, but not Lily. No, she knew him too well and that smile made her sick.
"Your stupid smile might cause most girls to swoon over you endlessly, Sirius, but I know better than that. You make me sick. And Potter, hand over my purse, or else I will really hex you", Lily spat out disgusted.
Remus turned to Peter whom he knew would tell him what was going on.
"Peter, what is going on?"
Peter suddenly looked very uncomfortable. "Well the thing of it is ... you see... well... um..."
"Tell me Peter, James and Sirius won't get mad", Remus sighed impatiently.
"JamesstoleLily'spurseandwon'tgiveitback", Peter mumbled.
"Prongs, give Lily her purse back", Remus said exasperated.
"I can handle myself Remus", Lily said angrily.
"I know you can Lily. James, you better..."
"Oh all right! You need to lighten up a bit Moony. I think being prefect has gone to your head. We're not even at school yet for Christ's sake!"
And with that, James tossed Lily's purse to her feet where all of its contents spilled out onto the floor. Lily glared at James as he walked off with Sirius and Peter toward the quidditch supply shop. Remus joined the two girls on the floor to help with the mess.
"I'm really sorry about James. He hasn't been himself lately", Remus said while picking up some raspberry lip-gloss.
"Let me guess, PMS?"
Rory giggled and Remus smiled.
"I'm not sure about that, but he has problems of his own. He acts like he owns the world, but he's really just a regular guy once you get to know him."
"For some reason that surprises me."
"Lily, why don't you give him a chance? You barely know him outside of arguing with him", this time it was Rory.
Lily looked at Rory. Her chestnut hair was in her face and her hazel eyes held a pleading expression.
" What I mean is: you are always telling me not to judge a book by its cover. Maybe you ought to do the same."
"She has a point you know." Remus tried to reason.
"I know enough", Lily said quietly.
By now everything had been deposited into Lily's purse.
"Well, Rory we better be off. I need to get a new quill." Lily said while not meeting Remus' deep gray eyes.
"Well, good-bye then, I guess I'll see you on the train."
"Good-bye Remus." Rory called as he set off in search of the rest of the Marauders.
Lily flipped her red, shoulder length hair and briskly walked off causing Rory to have to run to keep off. By the time they made it to Flourish and Blotts, they were both gasping for air.
"Why do you always have to do that?" Rory asked.
"What?" Lily asked deciding to play stupid.
"Go off on James. It gets really annoying!"
"I don't always go off on Potter and he had it coming. He needs to know I'm not going to take his crap this year and he better watch out."
"Maybe you should get to know him. He can be a really nice guy."
Lily looked as if someone had just slapped her in the face.
"First of all, I doubt Potter could ever be a nice guy. Second, if I didn't know better, I would have thought you actually liked him!"
"No!" Rory exclaimed a little too fast and then giggled. " Well, maybe a little bit. Not as much as Sirius."
At that moment, Serena Carlson, Manda Reist, and Kate Warren walked by waving. Lily just glared at her fellow Gryffindors, her emerald eyes filled with anger. They looked shocked; Lily was usually on good terms with nearly everyone. They hurried by, not wanting to experience Lily's wrath.
"You did not just say that! What's wrong with you!"
"Lils' just drop it."
For the next hour Lily walked around in an angry daze. She finally decided to forget about it and enjoy the rest of her holiday. Things would surely blow over.
Right?
*~*~*~*~*
~James~
James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter wandered around Diagon Alley after completing their school shopping and terrorizing the Slytherins. They ended up sitting at a dirty booth in the Leaky Cauldron. Remus appeared to be in deep thought about something that was troubling him as they drank their butterbeer. Sirius was going on about how some girl in their year was hot, or something like that. James was too busy studying Remus to listen. Finally James spoke up.
"What's up Moony?"
"Oh, I was just thinking about something. It's not important."
"Girl trouble?" Sirius guessed. "Is Moony in need of my services?" Sirius said through a charming smile.
"What's wrong?" James asked concerned.
"Well, it's just that I don't understand why Prongs and Lily are always so uncivil towards each other. Why can't my friends seem to get along?"
James snorted. "You're friends with that banshee!? I'm surprised you've survived!"
"Lily is an extremely intelligent person. She has a big heart. I don't understand how you two can dislike each other so much."
"Because she's an evil bi-"
"Just forget I ever said anything." Remus interrupted.
"Cheers to you mate." Sirius said while directing the conversation back to him.
James thought about what Remus had said. He cam to the conclusion that Lily hated him and he hated her. It's how it had always been and how it would always be. He put no more thought into the matter and pushed it to the back of his brain. He decided he had better things to do than think about Evans, at least until the term started.
*~*~*~*~*
I hope whomever gets around to reading this enjoyed it! I've got some ideas for the next few chapters, but I'm open to all suggestions! PLEASE REVIEW! It may be a while before I update due to my schedule with school. Sorry! Bah.
