Well, this is the part where I usually thanks my readers for reviewing, but
this time there's just one small problem.
I GOT NO REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ch. 10 Reconciliation
Lily woke up right on time the next morning. She felt refreshed, like a new person. No one else was in the room, Torri and Marie liked to get up early and go down to breakfast. Lily took a deep breath as she headed out of the room. She had decided to do something last night, and she was going to do it now.
Marie and Torri sat next to one another at the far end of the table, eating toast and talking. They didn't look up when Lily walked in. Conscious of her every move Lily walked toward them. She thought she knew them well enough, but one could never be sure.
She sat down across the table from them. "Hey, what's up?" she asked, nonchalantly buttering her bread.
Torri looked almost relieved as she answered. "Nothing. How are you doing?" Marie watched apprehensively.
Lily shrugged, "okay," she replied. "Listen," she said. "I think we were being stupid."
Torri gave a dramatic sigh, "yeah, really!" Lily grinned at her reconciled friends as she bit into her toast, relishing the buttery flavor. Some things would never change.
James sat sullenly at the opposite end of the table, watching Lily laugh with her friends. /Only yesterday she hated them,/ he thought, throwing a dirty look in her direction. She hadn't noticed. The Marauders had given up trying to talk to him, he was just in one of his moods. Finally Sirius and Peter left for class. Remus remained, claiming he wasn't quite finished eating, and James didn't even notice them leave.
"She doesn't even care," James muttered morosely to himself.
Remus gave a cheery smile as he worked on finishing his breakfast. "I'd say she does mate." James only glowered at him, but Remus plowed on. "Didn't you see her this morning sleeping on the couch. I don't think her eyes were red from allergies." He said sarcastically. "And don't even try to tell me you don't care," he added when James tried to protest.
"No really," James replied, equally sarcastic. "It's great to know she cried all night, but how does that help me?"
Remus explained in rather patronizing tones: "She like you, you like her. There's still hope for the relationship. You just have to win her trust back. You should know how to do that better than me." James eyed him skeptically. "Oh yeah," Remus added, "girls like it when you apologize, so suck it up and say your sorry."
"How would you know?" inquired James scornfully.
Remus just shrugged, "I pick up on things I guess. But it's your choice. Do whatever you want to do. Come one, we'll be late for class."
James thought about what Remus had said all day. Moony did have a way with girls, in a friend sense. There was no way he would apologize. His ego wouldn't allow that. He allowed the fight to play through his head again.
"YOU LIED TO ME JAMES! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FELL FOR YOUR GOODBOY ACT!!!"
So Lily thought he was acting. He'd show her that he was good. He'd become the model student. No more pranks, or skiving off class, or sleeping in class. He would show her he was just as smart as she was, and the perfect match for her.
James went to bed that night not sure what he wanted. /Am I mad at Lily, or do I want to get back together?/ he asked himself, he wasn't entirely sure. But either way, the next day his plan went into action.
James woke up early, showered and even put on clean robes. He shaved too, but drew the line at trying to straighten his hair. He was at breakfast on time for the first time in his life, and when Sirius tried to talk to him in class he ignored him. That evening, instead of playing exploding snap with his friends, he stayed in the common room and studied.
Finally Sirius approached him. "Dude, everyone's looking at you."
"Ummh," came James incomprehensible reply. He didn't look up from the paper he was writing for McGonagall.
"Even me!" Sirius continued to press.
James still did not reply.
"Don't you want to know why?" Sirius asked goggling at James.
James finally looked at him, "what did you say?"
Sirius gave an exasperated sigh and put his head in his hands. "What is up with you?!"
"What do you mean?" asked James, wrinkling up his face in a confused way.
"You're studying!!!" cried Sirius. James just turned back to his work. /Man,/ thought Sirius. /He's got it bad!/
Over the next few days people continued to look oddly at James. Once James was even sure Lily had look at him inquiringly when he had answered a question she got wrong in class correctly. He paid attention and became a star student. Sirius was getting fed up. It was going to far.
"So what are we going to do tonight?" he asked.
"Nothing!" said James slipping under his covers and yawning.
Sirius sighed and rolled his eyes. "Fine, well we need to go to Honeyduke's tomorrow, and Zonko's, I'm getting low on candy and pranks."
"I can't," said James, "Potions exam tomorrow."
Sirius gritted his teeth. "How about you Moony, coming?"
Remus shook his head. "James is right, we've got to be here for potions."
Sirius let out a low growl. "Go by yourself," said James. "What's the big deal?"
"I'll go!" Peter piped up.
"There you go Padfoot," said James, "now shut up! I'm, trying to sleep!"
Sirius didn't give up that easily, now that Lily was out of the picture. At least in his mind. Every night he approached the Marauders with plans for the night, but more often than not everyone turned him down, and James wouldn't do anything. Instead of spending the evenings together and joking, James and Remus would study. Sirius didn't like it one bit. Finally he realized what was wrong. /Prongs is just bored! I need to come up with something brilliant to tempt him out of his good boy spell/ and knowing himself so well Sirius was sure he could come up with something.
Everyone had noticed the change in James, from Sirius to teachers to Lily. Lily found it odd. Every time she found him studying in the library, or raising his hand in class, or going to bed early, she got an odd uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why, she wasn't sure. But it was so. peculiar.
She didn't confide in anyone, even Torri and Marie. They were best of friends again. But she felt slightly strained around her. They told her everything that had happened since she was gone, but she was beginning to find them more self centered than James, and she never told them everything that had gone on between her and James. In fact, every time they brought up the subject she closed up like a clam. They teased her mercilessly about it too.
No matter what they were doing James was never far from her mind. It frustrated her. /Why can't I forget the arrogant bastard?/ she questioned herself over and over again.
Though she found them annoying sometimes, she was glad she was friends with Marie and Torri again. They distracted her from thinking about him, especially at night.
Marie had been having an on and off fling with Amos Diggory. Right now they were off, and it looked as though it would stay that way. According to Torri, when Marie wasn't around, Diggory had treated her like dirt. But Marie couldn't stand to have anyone insult him, and was very protective of her feelings.
Torri had gotten over Don (though she still thought he was sexy), and had decided to focus on someone her own age. Remus, to be exact. She was obsessing. "He's sooooo cute," she would squeal, making her friends analyze everything he said to her. It was starting to annoy Lily, wouldn't they just hook up already/ Remus was great, but she didn't see how anyone could like him in that way.
He was sick all the time too. She had never been very close to him, they had talked in class, shared notes sometimes, so it wasn't until Torri made them spy on him with her that she realized he had been sick a lot. "He's been sick twice since I start liking him. I could help make him feel better!" Torri explained one day. Lily had suggested that he might have mono, and Torri had freaked when lily had called it the Kissing Disease, until Marie had rolled her eyes. "As if Madam Pomfry couldn't cure any sickness!" she exclaimed. So it remained a mystery.
The Gryffindor- Slytherin match was to take place on Friday. As usual the whole school was choosing sides. Everyone had placed bets on which team would win, or wore pins and hats to show which team they were supporting. The excitement and anticipation caused a number of small fights in the corridors, but they were nothing compared to the competing teams.
The rivalry between Slytherin and Gryffindor dated back to the founding of Hogwarts. In any competitions where the two houses went head to head it was sure to get dirty. Additional heat was added this year because scouts from international Quidditch teams would be looking to recruit players at the match this year. The tension in the school had reached immense proportions by Friday, and all hell broke loose in the afternoon.
Well there it is. If anyone likes it review, and I'll post the next part, if no body likes it still review and I'll stop. Sorry I screamed (at least I was screaming in my head when I wrote this) at the beginning, I've had a horrible and am very sad : ( Make me feel better and review.
Next chapter: A war, actually it's just a fight, but it's not a
little fight so I'm calling it a war. People have told me my story
has too many teen fights, this is NOT one. It's the plot, coming out.
Just wait and see.
Coming up: The end of my story, kind of- I'll explain later. This
story or part of the plot is wrapping up though. I say this part of
the plot, because does a plot every really end. Every action has a
reaction so logically a story may end but a plot could go on forever.
Am I making any sense? Well it makes sense to me! Sorry for
rambling!!! One final word: REVIEW!!!
I GOT NO REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People, if my story sucks and you hate it, please one person at least clue me in! I may have posted it a little early or something, but tell me! If it sux, tell me so I can stop wasting my time! I'll be waiting for reviews! Here's the next part:
Ch. 10 Reconciliation
Lily woke up right on time the next morning. She felt refreshed, like a new person. No one else was in the room, Torri and Marie liked to get up early and go down to breakfast. Lily took a deep breath as she headed out of the room. She had decided to do something last night, and she was going to do it now.
Marie and Torri sat next to one another at the far end of the table, eating toast and talking. They didn't look up when Lily walked in. Conscious of her every move Lily walked toward them. She thought she knew them well enough, but one could never be sure.
She sat down across the table from them. "Hey, what's up?" she asked, nonchalantly buttering her bread.
Torri looked almost relieved as she answered. "Nothing. How are you doing?" Marie watched apprehensively.
Lily shrugged, "okay," she replied. "Listen," she said. "I think we were being stupid."
Torri gave a dramatic sigh, "yeah, really!" Lily grinned at her reconciled friends as she bit into her toast, relishing the buttery flavor. Some things would never change.
James sat sullenly at the opposite end of the table, watching Lily laugh with her friends. /Only yesterday she hated them,/ he thought, throwing a dirty look in her direction. She hadn't noticed. The Marauders had given up trying to talk to him, he was just in one of his moods. Finally Sirius and Peter left for class. Remus remained, claiming he wasn't quite finished eating, and James didn't even notice them leave.
"She doesn't even care," James muttered morosely to himself.
Remus gave a cheery smile as he worked on finishing his breakfast. "I'd say she does mate." James only glowered at him, but Remus plowed on. "Didn't you see her this morning sleeping on the couch. I don't think her eyes were red from allergies." He said sarcastically. "And don't even try to tell me you don't care," he added when James tried to protest.
"No really," James replied, equally sarcastic. "It's great to know she cried all night, but how does that help me?"
Remus explained in rather patronizing tones: "She like you, you like her. There's still hope for the relationship. You just have to win her trust back. You should know how to do that better than me." James eyed him skeptically. "Oh yeah," Remus added, "girls like it when you apologize, so suck it up and say your sorry."
"How would you know?" inquired James scornfully.
Remus just shrugged, "I pick up on things I guess. But it's your choice. Do whatever you want to do. Come one, we'll be late for class."
James thought about what Remus had said all day. Moony did have a way with girls, in a friend sense. There was no way he would apologize. His ego wouldn't allow that. He allowed the fight to play through his head again.
"YOU LIED TO ME JAMES! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FELL FOR YOUR GOODBOY ACT!!!"
So Lily thought he was acting. He'd show her that he was good. He'd become the model student. No more pranks, or skiving off class, or sleeping in class. He would show her he was just as smart as she was, and the perfect match for her.
James went to bed that night not sure what he wanted. /Am I mad at Lily, or do I want to get back together?/ he asked himself, he wasn't entirely sure. But either way, the next day his plan went into action.
James woke up early, showered and even put on clean robes. He shaved too, but drew the line at trying to straighten his hair. He was at breakfast on time for the first time in his life, and when Sirius tried to talk to him in class he ignored him. That evening, instead of playing exploding snap with his friends, he stayed in the common room and studied.
Finally Sirius approached him. "Dude, everyone's looking at you."
"Ummh," came James incomprehensible reply. He didn't look up from the paper he was writing for McGonagall.
"Even me!" Sirius continued to press.
James still did not reply.
"Don't you want to know why?" Sirius asked goggling at James.
James finally looked at him, "what did you say?"
Sirius gave an exasperated sigh and put his head in his hands. "What is up with you?!"
"What do you mean?" asked James, wrinkling up his face in a confused way.
"You're studying!!!" cried Sirius. James just turned back to his work. /Man,/ thought Sirius. /He's got it bad!/
Over the next few days people continued to look oddly at James. Once James was even sure Lily had look at him inquiringly when he had answered a question she got wrong in class correctly. He paid attention and became a star student. Sirius was getting fed up. It was going to far.
"So what are we going to do tonight?" he asked.
"Nothing!" said James slipping under his covers and yawning.
Sirius sighed and rolled his eyes. "Fine, well we need to go to Honeyduke's tomorrow, and Zonko's, I'm getting low on candy and pranks."
"I can't," said James, "Potions exam tomorrow."
Sirius gritted his teeth. "How about you Moony, coming?"
Remus shook his head. "James is right, we've got to be here for potions."
Sirius let out a low growl. "Go by yourself," said James. "What's the big deal?"
"I'll go!" Peter piped up.
"There you go Padfoot," said James, "now shut up! I'm, trying to sleep!"
Sirius didn't give up that easily, now that Lily was out of the picture. At least in his mind. Every night he approached the Marauders with plans for the night, but more often than not everyone turned him down, and James wouldn't do anything. Instead of spending the evenings together and joking, James and Remus would study. Sirius didn't like it one bit. Finally he realized what was wrong. /Prongs is just bored! I need to come up with something brilliant to tempt him out of his good boy spell/ and knowing himself so well Sirius was sure he could come up with something.
Everyone had noticed the change in James, from Sirius to teachers to Lily. Lily found it odd. Every time she found him studying in the library, or raising his hand in class, or going to bed early, she got an odd uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why, she wasn't sure. But it was so. peculiar.
She didn't confide in anyone, even Torri and Marie. They were best of friends again. But she felt slightly strained around her. They told her everything that had happened since she was gone, but she was beginning to find them more self centered than James, and she never told them everything that had gone on between her and James. In fact, every time they brought up the subject she closed up like a clam. They teased her mercilessly about it too.
No matter what they were doing James was never far from her mind. It frustrated her. /Why can't I forget the arrogant bastard?/ she questioned herself over and over again.
Though she found them annoying sometimes, she was glad she was friends with Marie and Torri again. They distracted her from thinking about him, especially at night.
Marie had been having an on and off fling with Amos Diggory. Right now they were off, and it looked as though it would stay that way. According to Torri, when Marie wasn't around, Diggory had treated her like dirt. But Marie couldn't stand to have anyone insult him, and was very protective of her feelings.
Torri had gotten over Don (though she still thought he was sexy), and had decided to focus on someone her own age. Remus, to be exact. She was obsessing. "He's sooooo cute," she would squeal, making her friends analyze everything he said to her. It was starting to annoy Lily, wouldn't they just hook up already/ Remus was great, but she didn't see how anyone could like him in that way.
He was sick all the time too. She had never been very close to him, they had talked in class, shared notes sometimes, so it wasn't until Torri made them spy on him with her that she realized he had been sick a lot. "He's been sick twice since I start liking him. I could help make him feel better!" Torri explained one day. Lily had suggested that he might have mono, and Torri had freaked when lily had called it the Kissing Disease, until Marie had rolled her eyes. "As if Madam Pomfry couldn't cure any sickness!" she exclaimed. So it remained a mystery.
The Gryffindor- Slytherin match was to take place on Friday. As usual the whole school was choosing sides. Everyone had placed bets on which team would win, or wore pins and hats to show which team they were supporting. The excitement and anticipation caused a number of small fights in the corridors, but they were nothing compared to the competing teams.
The rivalry between Slytherin and Gryffindor dated back to the founding of Hogwarts. In any competitions where the two houses went head to head it was sure to get dirty. Additional heat was added this year because scouts from international Quidditch teams would be looking to recruit players at the match this year. The tension in the school had reached immense proportions by Friday, and all hell broke loose in the afternoon.
Well there it is. If anyone likes it review, and I'll post the next part, if no body likes it still review and I'll stop. Sorry I screamed (at least I was screaming in my head when I wrote this) at the beginning, I've had a horrible and am very sad : ( Make me feel better and review.
Next chapter: A war, actually it's just a fight, but it's not a
little fight so I'm calling it a war. People have told me my story
has too many teen fights, this is NOT one. It's the plot, coming out.
Just wait and see.
Coming up: The end of my story, kind of- I'll explain later. This
story or part of the plot is wrapping up though. I say this part of
the plot, because does a plot every really end. Every action has a
reaction so logically a story may end but a plot could go on forever.
Am I making any sense? Well it makes sense to me! Sorry for
rambling!!! One final word: REVIEW!!!