Note to my beta reader:
Okay i decided to post this chapter up before my computer goes crazy again.
Note:
Last chapter! Ending's sappy ... o well.
Chapter Fourteen:
~James Potter-Is it really over?~
I am never ever getting out of bed. I don't care if the teachers have to come in here and literary drag me out. NEVER WILL I GET OUT OF BED!
Reasons for not getting out of bed:
1) I have a Potions Essay that I didn't do.
2) Their serving meatballs today.
3) I haven't done the laundry for two weeks so I haven't go any clean clothes.
4) We have a charms test today.
5) Did I happen to mention that I called Lily mudblood?
I don't blame Lily for slapping me. I could still see it ... the word mublood accidentally slipping my mouth ... Lily's angry/shocked expression ... Lily's soft (but hard if she's slapping you) hand hitting my face.
She's probably going to break up with me, not that she already kind off did.
Why was I soo stupid?!? WHY DID I HAVE TO GET MAD? Why did Sirius have to teach me the meaning of the word mudblood? I blame Sirius for all this. Its all his fault. Well actually its the radio's fault, if I hadn't turned to that station when I was five ...
"Prongs get up!" Remus shouted. "Alohamora!"
My sheets flew up uncovering my stripped pajamas.
"Prongs stop making me feel sorry for you." Sirius said as he combed his hair in front of the mirror. "Don't worry, if I see Lily I'll tell her that you don't like her anymore and that you want to break up."
"And risk having her slap me again? No way." I said. I got up and grabbed a 'almost clean' uniform from my closet. "Besides ... I don't want to break up with her ... "
"You don't?" Remus asked. "So like this means that you still like her? Even after she slapped you in front of the entire library? Even if she made you look like the worst possible boyfriend ever? After she made you the biggest laugh of the entire school?!?"
"Well ... yeah." I grabbed a comb and attempted to brush my hair. "I guess so."
"Man you have it bad for her." Remus said. "So what are you going to do? She's obviously not going to talk to you after yesterday."
What am I going to do? Maybe I could sing a song for her again ... nah, she'd hate me even more. Maybe I could write another poem? Nah, to sappy. Oh I know I'll fly her up to the highest tower. She's be to scared to slap me again, or yell. But then again she's hate me even more.
"Maybe you could give her roses," Sirius suggested.
"I think she's allergic ... "
"Zap that stupid stuff animal that she gave you and make it say 'I'm sorry for calling you mudblood, will you forgive me?' " Remus joked.
"No, that's stupid."
Remus and Sirius began to list a number of stupid schemes that couldn't possibly help my situation. After a while we all got tired and went down for breakfast.
We had five minutes until class stared so everyone was practically done eating. This was good, at least I know for sure that Lily was gone.
The four of us (Peter soon joined us) sat down and helped ourselves to the rest of what was left. I took one bite when someone pushed me on the back.
"Hey - you made me drop my toast in my pumpkin - oh hi Lily."
What is she doing here?!?
"Ginger I've suddenly lost my appetite, lets go." She said smugly.
Fine ignore me. I'll ignore you too.
Well maybe I shouldn't totally ignore her. Chew, chew, bite. After all it was my fault. Bite, bite, chew, sip, gulp, chew. But she totally hates me. Bite, chew. What is wrong with me? Why am I eating this stale bread when I could be out there apologizing ...
"Lily!" I shouted with a mouth full of toast, "Wait!"
"Learn to swallow your food Potter." She responded as she walked out of the hall.
"Lily wait ... " I said running up to her. "I-" cough, "Am - " Cough cough, "Sooree."
"James are you choking?" She asked.
Definition of choking: To have something stuck in your troth making you unable to breath.
I nodded at her question as I began to cough madly.
She gave a deep sigh and said, "What have I told you about running with your mouth full?"
Lily, I'm terribly sorry but I'm currently unable to answer your question right now due to the fact that I am choking.
"Uh Lil, maybe you should do something ... his face is sorta red - no wait blue, okay fine blue and red. And maybe purple." Ginger said as she analyzed my face.
"So why should I care if his face is blue, red and purple? Its not like I had anything to do with it. Lets go Gin, I don't want to be late for class." She said and then began to walk away.
Right now I have three choices:
1) Stay here and die due to the lack of circulation I am receiving
2) Try and take this lump of bread out of my troth.
3) Cough like mad until Lily realizes that I need her help.
I'll take choice three. COUGH COUGH.
Lily turned back with an annoyed look on her face. "Oh all right." She mumbled as she walked up to me. Within seconds the lump of bread was transferred to the floor.
Ginger stood on the background laughing her head off as Lily stared at me with a look of disgust on her face. It was almost like she was waiting for me to say something.
"Er - thanks." I said.
"If that's all you have to say I better be going ... " She said.
The weird thing is that after she distinctly said 'I better be going' she just stood there staring at the floor. Maybe she was waiting for Ginger to stop laughing or maybe she was just waiting for me to say ... sorry.
"Sorry." I said. "For yesterday ... I didn't mean it."
"Didn't sound like it."
"Well I didn't mean it. Honestly."
Just then the bell rang.
I half expected Lily to run off to her class - I also half expected her to stay.
"Lily the bell rang." I reminded her.
"Are you saying you want to get rid of me?"
Okay maybe she is staying.
"But then again I'd be late for class ... " She thought out loud. "James - is ... sorry all you wanted to say?"
"Yeahh ... " Was I suppose to say anything else?
"Oh." She said staring at the floor. "So like is it ... over?"
Over?!? Woaw, who said anything about over? "What are you saying?" I asked curiously.
"Like us over." She answered. "Because I have to know."
"Do you have to know now? Can I get back to you later?"
Lily's expression changed quickly. Its amazing how fast girls moods can change, one minute your not so mad the next you are.
"Get back to me later?!?" She asked angrily. "Why can't you just answer me now?!?"
"Because ... I have to" Why is she getting so mad?!? "Err - think?"
"Think?!?" She yelled and then began to stare at me furiously.
Did I say something wrong?
"What is there to think about?!? James I - ugh - " She picked up her book and motioned Ginger to follow her. "Bye James."
And down the hall she went disappearing into her class.
What did I say?!? Does this mean its ... over? Did 'bye' seal it all off?
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Lily haven't talked to me the whole time we were in class. Even when we were paired up in potions. (Our potion bubbled up and exploded causing a gigantic hole on the floor due to the lack of communication.)
At lunch she wasn't anywhere to be seen. Dinner was approaching and when Lily just walked pass me pretending she didn't see me I knew that it was all over. I blew it.
It feels like threes suddenly this big hole empty hole in you. Like you don't feel like doing anything but think of all the memories. And when you do think about then it makes you feel emptier and sadder. I need a hobby.
"YO SEVERUS!" I called out. Severus Snape can be my new hobby.
Severus nervously glanced my way and ducked behind the trees. It sucks when they run from you. Normally I would chase him down ... I don't feel like it.
This is all Lily's fault ... she made me feel this way. I wish I never met her. Then I would be so miserable.
I sat down under the great big oak tree just as a gush of wind flew across my face. The weather forecast in the newspaper said that there might be some late February snow storm.
"James?"
I jumped up to my feet. I could recognize this voice anywhere.
"Lily?" Why is she talking to me? "What?"
"I see your still your grumpy old self." She added. "Have you been doing a lot of thinking lately?" She said as she shivered. (Sometimes I think Lily's cold blooded or something because she gets so cold easily.)
"As a matter of fact I have - what color underwear do you think Severus is wearing?" I took out my wand and began to wave it but Lily grabbed it.
"Stop." She ordered. "James you know what I mean."
"No. Why don't you tell me?" I said sitting back down. I have a feeling this is going to one of those annoying conversations.
"Stop being so stubborn." She snapped.
"Stop telling me what to do!" I snapped back at her as I stared at the half frozen lake. "Why are you here anyway?"
"I'm waiting for someone." She said sitting down beside me.
Another gush of wind passed by. I placed my hands in my pocket when I noticed Lily shaking.
"Quit shaking, you making me dizzy."
"Sorry ... I'm j-just realllly cold."
For a few moments you couldn't hear anything but Lily's knee's shaking.
"Do you want my Jacket of something?" I asked.
She crossed her arms and bluntly answered something that resembled 'no.'
We sat around in silence for a while until Lily spoke up, "Okay fine give me your jacket, I'm freezing!"
"But if I give it to you wouldn't I be cold?" I teased.
She gave me a dangerous look "You were just offering it a few seconds ago!"
"Yeah but I didn't' really expect you to say - oh all right, here." I said taking it off and shoving it to her lap.
Me and my big mouth.
We then spend the next few minutes sitting in silence. A few students who were in the library yesterday gave us quick glances and began to whisper. I guess they were wondering why we were sitting around under the tree - together.
"Who are you waiting for again?" I asked her curiously.
When she didn't reply I opened my mouth to ask again but then closed it when I realized that she was reading something - something that was in my jacket.
"What - gimme that." I said grabbing the paper. But Lily wasn't wouldn't let go so it ended up ripping in half.
I studied the half piece of paper and realized what it was. It was the piece of paper where I had made a list of everything I knew about Lily (it came in handy a few years ago when I played all those pranks on her.) Most of the list was composed of stupid things like her hair is red and her eyes are green. But then I recently added more things like, She has a cute smile.
"You didn't have a right to read that." I snapped feeling my face turn red.
"My hair is not bushy." Was her reply which was good because if she had said something about the cute smile comment I would have to put a memory charm on her.
"But then again your the first person to ever comment me about my smile." She added smiling.
I didn't take my wand out as I planed. "Whatever." I said hot faced.
"James why do you keep a list about me in your jacket?"
"I was bored." Quick, better change the topic. "Gimme my Jacket back, I'm cold."
"No." She answered to my surprise. "You can have half of it though."
"Forget it. I'll just go inside." I said getting and grabbed the other half of the paper in Lily's hand. (It was the half with the 'She's perfect' poem)
She gave me an annoyed look, "James you stupid git, can't you tell I'm not waiting for anyone?"
"Then why are you out here?" Sheesh, and I though Lily was smart.
"Because you were out here." She answered.
"What? Why do you care - I though you hated me."
"Hate you?" She got up and faced me. "I don't hate you." She said giving me a light kiss on the cheek. "I liked your poem by the way."
"I guess this means its not over then?" I asked staring deeply into her eyes.
"It was never over." She answered as we kissed.
The End.
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Authors note:
Ha, what a sappy ending. But I couldn't think of any other way to end it, oh well. Hope you like the story. :D
Okay i decided to post this chapter up before my computer goes crazy again.
Note:
Last chapter! Ending's sappy ... o well.
Chapter Fourteen:
~James Potter-Is it really over?~
I am never ever getting out of bed. I don't care if the teachers have to come in here and literary drag me out. NEVER WILL I GET OUT OF BED!
Reasons for not getting out of bed:
1) I have a Potions Essay that I didn't do.
2) Their serving meatballs today.
3) I haven't done the laundry for two weeks so I haven't go any clean clothes.
4) We have a charms test today.
5) Did I happen to mention that I called Lily mudblood?
I don't blame Lily for slapping me. I could still see it ... the word mublood accidentally slipping my mouth ... Lily's angry/shocked expression ... Lily's soft (but hard if she's slapping you) hand hitting my face.
She's probably going to break up with me, not that she already kind off did.
Why was I soo stupid?!? WHY DID I HAVE TO GET MAD? Why did Sirius have to teach me the meaning of the word mudblood? I blame Sirius for all this. Its all his fault. Well actually its the radio's fault, if I hadn't turned to that station when I was five ...
"Prongs get up!" Remus shouted. "Alohamora!"
My sheets flew up uncovering my stripped pajamas.
"Prongs stop making me feel sorry for you." Sirius said as he combed his hair in front of the mirror. "Don't worry, if I see Lily I'll tell her that you don't like her anymore and that you want to break up."
"And risk having her slap me again? No way." I said. I got up and grabbed a 'almost clean' uniform from my closet. "Besides ... I don't want to break up with her ... "
"You don't?" Remus asked. "So like this means that you still like her? Even after she slapped you in front of the entire library? Even if she made you look like the worst possible boyfriend ever? After she made you the biggest laugh of the entire school?!?"
"Well ... yeah." I grabbed a comb and attempted to brush my hair. "I guess so."
"Man you have it bad for her." Remus said. "So what are you going to do? She's obviously not going to talk to you after yesterday."
What am I going to do? Maybe I could sing a song for her again ... nah, she'd hate me even more. Maybe I could write another poem? Nah, to sappy. Oh I know I'll fly her up to the highest tower. She's be to scared to slap me again, or yell. But then again she's hate me even more.
"Maybe you could give her roses," Sirius suggested.
"I think she's allergic ... "
"Zap that stupid stuff animal that she gave you and make it say 'I'm sorry for calling you mudblood, will you forgive me?' " Remus joked.
"No, that's stupid."
Remus and Sirius began to list a number of stupid schemes that couldn't possibly help my situation. After a while we all got tired and went down for breakfast.
We had five minutes until class stared so everyone was practically done eating. This was good, at least I know for sure that Lily was gone.
The four of us (Peter soon joined us) sat down and helped ourselves to the rest of what was left. I took one bite when someone pushed me on the back.
"Hey - you made me drop my toast in my pumpkin - oh hi Lily."
What is she doing here?!?
"Ginger I've suddenly lost my appetite, lets go." She said smugly.
Fine ignore me. I'll ignore you too.
Well maybe I shouldn't totally ignore her. Chew, chew, bite. After all it was my fault. Bite, bite, chew, sip, gulp, chew. But she totally hates me. Bite, chew. What is wrong with me? Why am I eating this stale bread when I could be out there apologizing ...
"Lily!" I shouted with a mouth full of toast, "Wait!"
"Learn to swallow your food Potter." She responded as she walked out of the hall.
"Lily wait ... " I said running up to her. "I-" cough, "Am - " Cough cough, "Sooree."
"James are you choking?" She asked.
Definition of choking: To have something stuck in your troth making you unable to breath.
I nodded at her question as I began to cough madly.
She gave a deep sigh and said, "What have I told you about running with your mouth full?"
Lily, I'm terribly sorry but I'm currently unable to answer your question right now due to the fact that I am choking.
"Uh Lil, maybe you should do something ... his face is sorta red - no wait blue, okay fine blue and red. And maybe purple." Ginger said as she analyzed my face.
"So why should I care if his face is blue, red and purple? Its not like I had anything to do with it. Lets go Gin, I don't want to be late for class." She said and then began to walk away.
Right now I have three choices:
1) Stay here and die due to the lack of circulation I am receiving
2) Try and take this lump of bread out of my troth.
3) Cough like mad until Lily realizes that I need her help.
I'll take choice three. COUGH COUGH.
Lily turned back with an annoyed look on her face. "Oh all right." She mumbled as she walked up to me. Within seconds the lump of bread was transferred to the floor.
Ginger stood on the background laughing her head off as Lily stared at me with a look of disgust on her face. It was almost like she was waiting for me to say something.
"Er - thanks." I said.
"If that's all you have to say I better be going ... " She said.
The weird thing is that after she distinctly said 'I better be going' she just stood there staring at the floor. Maybe she was waiting for Ginger to stop laughing or maybe she was just waiting for me to say ... sorry.
"Sorry." I said. "For yesterday ... I didn't mean it."
"Didn't sound like it."
"Well I didn't mean it. Honestly."
Just then the bell rang.
I half expected Lily to run off to her class - I also half expected her to stay.
"Lily the bell rang." I reminded her.
"Are you saying you want to get rid of me?"
Okay maybe she is staying.
"But then again I'd be late for class ... " She thought out loud. "James - is ... sorry all you wanted to say?"
"Yeahh ... " Was I suppose to say anything else?
"Oh." She said staring at the floor. "So like is it ... over?"
Over?!? Woaw, who said anything about over? "What are you saying?" I asked curiously.
"Like us over." She answered. "Because I have to know."
"Do you have to know now? Can I get back to you later?"
Lily's expression changed quickly. Its amazing how fast girls moods can change, one minute your not so mad the next you are.
"Get back to me later?!?" She asked angrily. "Why can't you just answer me now?!?"
"Because ... I have to" Why is she getting so mad?!? "Err - think?"
"Think?!?" She yelled and then began to stare at me furiously.
Did I say something wrong?
"What is there to think about?!? James I - ugh - " She picked up her book and motioned Ginger to follow her. "Bye James."
And down the hall she went disappearing into her class.
What did I say?!? Does this mean its ... over? Did 'bye' seal it all off?
++++++++++
Lily haven't talked to me the whole time we were in class. Even when we were paired up in potions. (Our potion bubbled up and exploded causing a gigantic hole on the floor due to the lack of communication.)
At lunch she wasn't anywhere to be seen. Dinner was approaching and when Lily just walked pass me pretending she didn't see me I knew that it was all over. I blew it.
It feels like threes suddenly this big hole empty hole in you. Like you don't feel like doing anything but think of all the memories. And when you do think about then it makes you feel emptier and sadder. I need a hobby.
"YO SEVERUS!" I called out. Severus Snape can be my new hobby.
Severus nervously glanced my way and ducked behind the trees. It sucks when they run from you. Normally I would chase him down ... I don't feel like it.
This is all Lily's fault ... she made me feel this way. I wish I never met her. Then I would be so miserable.
I sat down under the great big oak tree just as a gush of wind flew across my face. The weather forecast in the newspaper said that there might be some late February snow storm.
"James?"
I jumped up to my feet. I could recognize this voice anywhere.
"Lily?" Why is she talking to me? "What?"
"I see your still your grumpy old self." She added. "Have you been doing a lot of thinking lately?" She said as she shivered. (Sometimes I think Lily's cold blooded or something because she gets so cold easily.)
"As a matter of fact I have - what color underwear do you think Severus is wearing?" I took out my wand and began to wave it but Lily grabbed it.
"Stop." She ordered. "James you know what I mean."
"No. Why don't you tell me?" I said sitting back down. I have a feeling this is going to one of those annoying conversations.
"Stop being so stubborn." She snapped.
"Stop telling me what to do!" I snapped back at her as I stared at the half frozen lake. "Why are you here anyway?"
"I'm waiting for someone." She said sitting down beside me.
Another gush of wind passed by. I placed my hands in my pocket when I noticed Lily shaking.
"Quit shaking, you making me dizzy."
"Sorry ... I'm j-just realllly cold."
For a few moments you couldn't hear anything but Lily's knee's shaking.
"Do you want my Jacket of something?" I asked.
She crossed her arms and bluntly answered something that resembled 'no.'
We sat around in silence for a while until Lily spoke up, "Okay fine give me your jacket, I'm freezing!"
"But if I give it to you wouldn't I be cold?" I teased.
She gave me a dangerous look "You were just offering it a few seconds ago!"
"Yeah but I didn't' really expect you to say - oh all right, here." I said taking it off and shoving it to her lap.
Me and my big mouth.
We then spend the next few minutes sitting in silence. A few students who were in the library yesterday gave us quick glances and began to whisper. I guess they were wondering why we were sitting around under the tree - together.
"Who are you waiting for again?" I asked her curiously.
When she didn't reply I opened my mouth to ask again but then closed it when I realized that she was reading something - something that was in my jacket.
"What - gimme that." I said grabbing the paper. But Lily wasn't wouldn't let go so it ended up ripping in half.
I studied the half piece of paper and realized what it was. It was the piece of paper where I had made a list of everything I knew about Lily (it came in handy a few years ago when I played all those pranks on her.) Most of the list was composed of stupid things like her hair is red and her eyes are green. But then I recently added more things like, She has a cute smile.
"You didn't have a right to read that." I snapped feeling my face turn red.
"My hair is not bushy." Was her reply which was good because if she had said something about the cute smile comment I would have to put a memory charm on her.
"But then again your the first person to ever comment me about my smile." She added smiling.
I didn't take my wand out as I planed. "Whatever." I said hot faced.
"James why do you keep a list about me in your jacket?"
"I was bored." Quick, better change the topic. "Gimme my Jacket back, I'm cold."
"No." She answered to my surprise. "You can have half of it though."
"Forget it. I'll just go inside." I said getting and grabbed the other half of the paper in Lily's hand. (It was the half with the 'She's perfect' poem)
She gave me an annoyed look, "James you stupid git, can't you tell I'm not waiting for anyone?"
"Then why are you out here?" Sheesh, and I though Lily was smart.
"Because you were out here." She answered.
"What? Why do you care - I though you hated me."
"Hate you?" She got up and faced me. "I don't hate you." She said giving me a light kiss on the cheek. "I liked your poem by the way."
"I guess this means its not over then?" I asked staring deeply into her eyes.
"It was never over." She answered as we kissed.
The End.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Authors note:
Ha, what a sappy ending. But I couldn't think of any other way to end it, oh well. Hope you like the story. :D