Thanx to all the ppl who read my story!
That Aerin- I'm glad you liked the commentator. Sirius seems
like the beater type to me too. I see what you mean about my
wording in the classes part. I'll have to change that! You're
right about the friends. There are very realistic to me though-
me and my friends are like that, unfortunately. I also didn't
wasn't to focus on the fight too much.
LogicalRaven- I'm finally updating! How do u update so much.
I'm narked (another spify British word) at my teachers for
giving loads of work. I totally agree. I think we should start
a petition for a j/l book by JK!!!
ShorTi- They are the best couple- I can't read enough about
them!!! Happy (early) b-day! I'll be emailing you!
Pearls- Yes her friends (modeled after my own) are very PMSy,
or as my friends prefer to call it 'moody'. They're pretty
immature.
I'm so happy you people are reading- so keep it up and review, and I'll try to keep updating!!! Hopefully I can right some more this weekend. Anyhow: here's my update:
Ch.4 Friends
Lily walked quickly away from the stadium and to the lake. She stood under a tree staring moodily at the surface of the water. Leaves covered the ground. She was hot and she took off her robe and laid it on the ground. She proceeded to lie on it, in her sweater and jeans, and look at the sky. She let herself get lost in the gray clouds and swirling blue. Suddenly she heard the crunch of leave beside her.
She turned. It was James! His hair was still wet from a shower and it had begun to dry untidily. For once he seemed unconcerned with it and the look on his face was sincere. Lily started to rise. "Lily, please. Just let me talk to you." He sounded upset and she noticed it was the first time he had addressed her as 'Lily' instead of 'Evans'. She sat back and folded her arms over her knees.
He couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked, with her long auburn hair and black fitted sweater. She stood out against the warm fall leaves. "Lily," he started, " I'm sorry I was such an ass last year! But you've got to believe- I've been working hard this year. I really haven't gotten into so much trouble. I'm trying not to be so horrid to people." Except Snape he silently amended. Lily started to speak, but he cut her off, "I'm not saying you should go out with me, but would it kill you to talk to me?"
Lily looked down and blushed. She knew she had acted like a child. "Sorry," she said still not looking at him. Suddenly she glanced up at him. "Good job in the Quidditch game today," she congratulated. "I can't even ride a broom!"
James looked surprised. "I could show you sometime," he offered. "You know- just as friends." He added the last part quickly and Lily was embarrassed to find that she was blushing again. She didn't want to be rude so she decided on a noncommittal answer. "Sure, maybe we could do that sometime."
"Why don't you come out to the Quidditch field next Friday. I have practice until six, I could show you some stuff afterwards," said James.
"I don't know," Lily hesitated. Seeing the disappointed look on his face she changed her mind. "Sure- I don't see why not. But I don't have a broom."
"Just leave it all to me," said James with a smile. Lily couldn't help but smile back. "Well," he said. "It's getting late." He turned to go, "I'll see you Friday."
Lily thought a lot about meeting James Friday. She was excited, but at the same time she was nervous and didn't want to go. She was also embarrassed she had been so mean to him. He really hadn't been as bad this year. When she saw him in the hall she would make an effort to smile and sometimes even say hi.
Friday came quickly. At six o'clock Lily made her way onto the Quidditch field. James was already there on his broom having just finished Quidditch practice. "Hey Lily!" he cried zooming past her.
"Hey yourself!" she yelled back. "Quit showing off!" But her tone wasn't angry and she couldn't stop herself from smiling. She bit her lip. /He really is good,/ she thought admiringly, as he landed beside her.
James motioned Lily to follow, and led her to the edge of the field where a Cleansweep lay. "Lupin let me borrow his broom," James told her, setting a broom on the ground. "It's not as good as mine," he said apologetically, "but it'll work. Sirius felt that he couldn't be parted from his broom for a minute." Sirius and James had Spell 250 brooms, two of the best in the school.
"Now you know how to get a broom up, right?" inquired James.
"Sure," Lily lied. /After all,/ she thought, /how hard could it be?/ She reached out an arm, standing to one side of the broom. She glanced up at James who was watching her, with what looked like a bemused expression on his face. /He can't be laughing at me yet- I haven't even done anything!/ she reassured herself. "Up!" she cried. She found her voice was shakier than she thought it would be.
The expression on her face when she looked up at James was half guilty, and half embarrassed. James to her irritation was grinning. "Don't tell me that Lily Evans, perfect role model, can't get a broom to obey her commands." Lily made herself glare at him, though for some reason she found it hard to do. His grin was not offending. As she glared, James began coughing in a way that sounded suspiciously like a laugh. Soon she was smiling despite herself.
"It's not your fault," James said justly. "That prat Rinte couldn't teach flying if his life depended on it." James took a step towards her. She found her heartbeat quicken. /Quit acting stupid!/ she scolded herself. "Here, I'll show you," James offered. Before Lily could step away from the broom she felt his arms wrap around her. "Straddle the broom he whispered in her ear." Lily did so feeling quite idiotic. James' hands took hers in them. "Now say with authority: UP!" The first past was whispered, the second shouted, the broom leaped into their hands. "And then," James whispered, "we kick off." His feet touched the ground for a second and they were in the air!
Lily had never felt so free. "It's amazing," she said so softy James could barely hear. They were up high, above the trees. Suddenly brought the broom slamming into a dive. "Stop it!" Lily screamed, panicking. James brought the broom out of the dive just in time.
"Don't worry- I know what I'm doing."
"Show off," muttered Lily.
James continued to amuse Lily with tricks. Neither of them noticed the sun setting. Finally James landed. "Now how about a ride on a real broom?" he asked. Lily grinned. This time it was she who commanded James' broom. "Up!" she shouted. It worked. She mounted it with James. Soon they were flying in the air.
Lily was amazed. James' broom was fast! It responded to his slightest touch. She loved it and glanced back at James. Her breath caught at the look of exsticy on his face. It was like he belonged on the broom. She could tell he loved it. All too soon, in her opinion, James landed the broom. She realized amazedly that it was dark. "How did it get so late?" she wondered out loud.
"I take that to mean you had a good time?" James asked. It was hard for her to see him in the dim light, but she thought he was smiling. They gathered up the supplies and headed back to the castle.
"The best," Lily admitted. "Apart from the fact that you nearly got us killed twice." She laughed and gave him a shove. He shoved her back. They laughed all the way back up to the castle.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter walked down a corridor on the fifth floor for the seventh time that evening. "That stupid prat!" exclaimed Sirius. "He calls himself my best friend and then runs of to god knows where, completely forgetting dinner AND his plans with us! What could be more important than magically tee-peeing the potions hallway?" He was walking so quickly that Remus and Peter had to run to follow him.
Unfortunately for James, he chose that moment to walk around the corner, still with Lily. The two parties ran face to face with each other. Lily was smiling as though she couldn't stop and her cheeks were flushed from the cold. Seeing Remus she grinned even wider. She handed him his broom. "Thanks for the loan," she said. Remus smiled back.
Meanwhile Sirius was glaring at James. Interrupting she turned to Lily. "Sorry to have to steal your date," he growled, "but James has other plans tonight."
"It wasn't a." Lily began, but Sirius didn't wait to listen, brushing past her he linked arms with James and led him in the opposite direction. "Goodnight James!" Lily called in a rather bewildered tone.
"Goodnight!" he shouted before being pulled around the corner.
"Where were you all evening?" cried Sirius. "You knew we had plans. Your friends should be more important than a girl!"
"Damn!" James slapped a hand to his forehead. "Sirius- I'm really sorry. Why don't we do it now?"
"It's a little late now," said Sirius.
"Since when has that stopped us?" inquired James. "Come on, let's go get the cloak." Remus and Peter nodded in agreement, but Sirius still looked upset.
"Look Sirius," said James softly, "I'm sorry. I wouldn't have blown you off for just anything. You KNOW how much I dig Lily."
"Yea," agreed Sirius, "just don't make a habit of it. Come on let's go!"
Hope you liked it! I decided to spread it out a bit, because the format was bugging my. I can do it to the rest of the chapters if you like it. But I won't know unless you REVIEW!!!!!!!! So please do!!!
Next chapter: More fighting and a little l/j, but only a bit.
Coming soon: VERY interesting confessions.
That Aerin- I'm glad you liked the commentator. Sirius seems
like the beater type to me too. I see what you mean about my
wording in the classes part. I'll have to change that! You're
right about the friends. There are very realistic to me though-
me and my friends are like that, unfortunately. I also didn't
wasn't to focus on the fight too much.
LogicalRaven- I'm finally updating! How do u update so much.
I'm narked (another spify British word) at my teachers for
giving loads of work. I totally agree. I think we should start
a petition for a j/l book by JK!!!
ShorTi- They are the best couple- I can't read enough about
them!!! Happy (early) b-day! I'll be emailing you!
Pearls- Yes her friends (modeled after my own) are very PMSy,
or as my friends prefer to call it 'moody'. They're pretty
immature.
I'm so happy you people are reading- so keep it up and review, and I'll try to keep updating!!! Hopefully I can right some more this weekend. Anyhow: here's my update:
Ch.4 Friends
Lily walked quickly away from the stadium and to the lake. She stood under a tree staring moodily at the surface of the water. Leaves covered the ground. She was hot and she took off her robe and laid it on the ground. She proceeded to lie on it, in her sweater and jeans, and look at the sky. She let herself get lost in the gray clouds and swirling blue. Suddenly she heard the crunch of leave beside her.
She turned. It was James! His hair was still wet from a shower and it had begun to dry untidily. For once he seemed unconcerned with it and the look on his face was sincere. Lily started to rise. "Lily, please. Just let me talk to you." He sounded upset and she noticed it was the first time he had addressed her as 'Lily' instead of 'Evans'. She sat back and folded her arms over her knees.
He couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked, with her long auburn hair and black fitted sweater. She stood out against the warm fall leaves. "Lily," he started, " I'm sorry I was such an ass last year! But you've got to believe- I've been working hard this year. I really haven't gotten into so much trouble. I'm trying not to be so horrid to people." Except Snape he silently amended. Lily started to speak, but he cut her off, "I'm not saying you should go out with me, but would it kill you to talk to me?"
Lily looked down and blushed. She knew she had acted like a child. "Sorry," she said still not looking at him. Suddenly she glanced up at him. "Good job in the Quidditch game today," she congratulated. "I can't even ride a broom!"
James looked surprised. "I could show you sometime," he offered. "You know- just as friends." He added the last part quickly and Lily was embarrassed to find that she was blushing again. She didn't want to be rude so she decided on a noncommittal answer. "Sure, maybe we could do that sometime."
"Why don't you come out to the Quidditch field next Friday. I have practice until six, I could show you some stuff afterwards," said James.
"I don't know," Lily hesitated. Seeing the disappointed look on his face she changed her mind. "Sure- I don't see why not. But I don't have a broom."
"Just leave it all to me," said James with a smile. Lily couldn't help but smile back. "Well," he said. "It's getting late." He turned to go, "I'll see you Friday."
Lily thought a lot about meeting James Friday. She was excited, but at the same time she was nervous and didn't want to go. She was also embarrassed she had been so mean to him. He really hadn't been as bad this year. When she saw him in the hall she would make an effort to smile and sometimes even say hi.
Friday came quickly. At six o'clock Lily made her way onto the Quidditch field. James was already there on his broom having just finished Quidditch practice. "Hey Lily!" he cried zooming past her.
"Hey yourself!" she yelled back. "Quit showing off!" But her tone wasn't angry and she couldn't stop herself from smiling. She bit her lip. /He really is good,/ she thought admiringly, as he landed beside her.
James motioned Lily to follow, and led her to the edge of the field where a Cleansweep lay. "Lupin let me borrow his broom," James told her, setting a broom on the ground. "It's not as good as mine," he said apologetically, "but it'll work. Sirius felt that he couldn't be parted from his broom for a minute." Sirius and James had Spell 250 brooms, two of the best in the school.
"Now you know how to get a broom up, right?" inquired James.
"Sure," Lily lied. /After all,/ she thought, /how hard could it be?/ She reached out an arm, standing to one side of the broom. She glanced up at James who was watching her, with what looked like a bemused expression on his face. /He can't be laughing at me yet- I haven't even done anything!/ she reassured herself. "Up!" she cried. She found her voice was shakier than she thought it would be.
The expression on her face when she looked up at James was half guilty, and half embarrassed. James to her irritation was grinning. "Don't tell me that Lily Evans, perfect role model, can't get a broom to obey her commands." Lily made herself glare at him, though for some reason she found it hard to do. His grin was not offending. As she glared, James began coughing in a way that sounded suspiciously like a laugh. Soon she was smiling despite herself.
"It's not your fault," James said justly. "That prat Rinte couldn't teach flying if his life depended on it." James took a step towards her. She found her heartbeat quicken. /Quit acting stupid!/ she scolded herself. "Here, I'll show you," James offered. Before Lily could step away from the broom she felt his arms wrap around her. "Straddle the broom he whispered in her ear." Lily did so feeling quite idiotic. James' hands took hers in them. "Now say with authority: UP!" The first past was whispered, the second shouted, the broom leaped into their hands. "And then," James whispered, "we kick off." His feet touched the ground for a second and they were in the air!
Lily had never felt so free. "It's amazing," she said so softy James could barely hear. They were up high, above the trees. Suddenly brought the broom slamming into a dive. "Stop it!" Lily screamed, panicking. James brought the broom out of the dive just in time.
"Don't worry- I know what I'm doing."
"Show off," muttered Lily.
James continued to amuse Lily with tricks. Neither of them noticed the sun setting. Finally James landed. "Now how about a ride on a real broom?" he asked. Lily grinned. This time it was she who commanded James' broom. "Up!" she shouted. It worked. She mounted it with James. Soon they were flying in the air.
Lily was amazed. James' broom was fast! It responded to his slightest touch. She loved it and glanced back at James. Her breath caught at the look of exsticy on his face. It was like he belonged on the broom. She could tell he loved it. All too soon, in her opinion, James landed the broom. She realized amazedly that it was dark. "How did it get so late?" she wondered out loud.
"I take that to mean you had a good time?" James asked. It was hard for her to see him in the dim light, but she thought he was smiling. They gathered up the supplies and headed back to the castle.
"The best," Lily admitted. "Apart from the fact that you nearly got us killed twice." She laughed and gave him a shove. He shoved her back. They laughed all the way back up to the castle.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter walked down a corridor on the fifth floor for the seventh time that evening. "That stupid prat!" exclaimed Sirius. "He calls himself my best friend and then runs of to god knows where, completely forgetting dinner AND his plans with us! What could be more important than magically tee-peeing the potions hallway?" He was walking so quickly that Remus and Peter had to run to follow him.
Unfortunately for James, he chose that moment to walk around the corner, still with Lily. The two parties ran face to face with each other. Lily was smiling as though she couldn't stop and her cheeks were flushed from the cold. Seeing Remus she grinned even wider. She handed him his broom. "Thanks for the loan," she said. Remus smiled back.
Meanwhile Sirius was glaring at James. Interrupting she turned to Lily. "Sorry to have to steal your date," he growled, "but James has other plans tonight."
"It wasn't a." Lily began, but Sirius didn't wait to listen, brushing past her he linked arms with James and led him in the opposite direction. "Goodnight James!" Lily called in a rather bewildered tone.
"Goodnight!" he shouted before being pulled around the corner.
"Where were you all evening?" cried Sirius. "You knew we had plans. Your friends should be more important than a girl!"
"Damn!" James slapped a hand to his forehead. "Sirius- I'm really sorry. Why don't we do it now?"
"It's a little late now," said Sirius.
"Since when has that stopped us?" inquired James. "Come on, let's go get the cloak." Remus and Peter nodded in agreement, but Sirius still looked upset.
"Look Sirius," said James softly, "I'm sorry. I wouldn't have blown you off for just anything. You KNOW how much I dig Lily."
"Yea," agreed Sirius, "just don't make a habit of it. Come on let's go!"
Hope you liked it! I decided to spread it out a bit, because the format was bugging my. I can do it to the rest of the chapters if you like it. But I won't know unless you REVIEW!!!!!!!! So please do!!!
Next chapter: More fighting and a little l/j, but only a bit.
Coming soon: VERY interesting confessions.