"There you are, Lily dear." Gemma grinned as she entered the common room.
"Want to go to the library? James has been harassing me about who I fancy
all day, and I need to shake him off."
"Boys can be so..thick sometimes!" Lily giggled, her green eyes flashing. "What do we want to pretend to study?"
"Pretend? I need all the help I can in History of Magic." Gemma groaned, as she and Lily went up to get their books.
"We can just hide out here. The guys can't come up here anyway." Lily said smartly. "He hasn't figured it out yet, has he?"
"By he, you mean-"
"You know who I mean." Lily interrupted. Gemma shook her head.
"It's not my fault though! James is always tagging along." Gemma groaned. "He fancies you, you know. I think he'll be asking you to the New Year's Ball."
"Gobstones, Gemma, he's handsome and all, but he's got the head the size of a toilet." Lily said matter-of-factly.
"Just a toilet?" Gemma asked.
The two made their way down to the Great Hall for dinner, and sat at the opposite end, to avoid any encounter with the Marauders. "Just tell him, Gemma. And besides. There's no way to avoid him next week, we've got to tutor them." The two wandered down the hallway after dinner, Lily telling Gemma all about Muggles.
"Well that's just odd, why would anyone want...AGHHH!" Something big and charging pushed her into the nearest cabinet, just narrowly missing Lily, who wore a look of shock which turned into satisfaction. Peeves came careening down the stairs while Peter and James emerged from down the hall.
"Sorry Gemma." Sirius said quickly, as she gained her bearing inside the cabinet. "Dungbomb wars, Peter's got terrible aim." He pushed on the cabinet door. Gemma looked at him apprehensively. "I've got this don't worry. Alohamora!"
Silence.
"Yeah, okay. Let me try." She tried to blow the doors off with her powers. She tried orbing out. In the end she just felt very woozy and sat down with her back to Sirius. One last attempt on the door later, Sirius followed suit. He took this as the opportunity to massage Gemma, something he normally would have done anyway, had it been another girl. "So, since we're stuck here, have you asked anyone to the Ball yet? With hands like that, I'm surprised you're not dating anyone."
Sirius gave out a bark-like cough. "Erm, well I've been straying away from the bimbo type. They're not much of a challenge."
"That's not answering my question." Gemma replied with a hint of insistence. Sirius swept aside some of her hair to massage her neck.
"Is my answer that important to you?" Sirius asked, looking forward to playing a mind game.
"If you don't want to answer, then it's not a big deal to you, then is it?" Gemma asked. "And dozens of girls here at Hogwarts will be heartbroken."
"Are you twisting my words?"
"Only part of the game." Gemma turned to him a sly look on her face that Sirius had never seen before, except for when he'd been secretly watching her with Amos Diggory. But that was a completely different matter.
"Are we playing a game?" And past the awkward silence, they drew in for that cliché kiss, when the doors exploded open.
Gemma stood up immediately, coughing in the dust. "Who opened it up?"
"I did." Lily grinned. "Took some thinking but I got it." Gemma just glared and marched up to Gryffindor Tower.
The number of apologies from Lily that evening were endless that night. To the point, actually, in which Gemma threatened to perform the Total Body Bind on Lily. "Well If I'd known!" Lily protested.
"Don't be silly, you couldn't have known." Gemma said dismissively. "I'm sure he's forgotten by now. You know how guys are, they remember anything that's gotten them.gratification."
Lily thought about this for a moment. "Well, after you and Sirius got out, and went your separate ways.James asked me to the Ball."
Gemma's eyes lit up. "Lily.that's GREAT! You'll be the talk of the school! 'Lily Evans and Quidditch great James Potter' I'm loving it already. Mind you," Gemma said quickly, "they'll start a hate group. Set one up for me third year. James wasn't too keen, and he put an end to that."
"Hate group?" Lily asked apprehensively.
"They couldn't hate you Lily. You're too nice, and once you're done up for the Ball, you'll be the prettiest, well, as pretty, as me anyway, witch in the Hall." Gemma grinned. "You're the first redhead he's ever dated."
"We're not dating!" Lily blushed a furious red. "We're only dates to the ball." Gemma looked pleased with herself.
The boys dormitories were different. Remus was back, but sleeping to gain strength. Peter was reviewing his Potions. James. James kept going on and on about Lily and how he asked her to the Ball, down to each and every detail to the expression of her face.
"Prongs, quit." Sirius barked. "Realize that reveling in victory while your best mate has yet to achieve it is tortuous."
"Sorry Padfoot, got overexcited I suppose."
"Just a little." Sirius answered, rolling his eyes.
Lily and Gemma were already downstairs eating breakfast when the Marauders came down. Sirius sat down across from Gemma. "Morning Gems."
"Ready for more Charms, Sirius?" She responded, immediately regretting it, on the basis that she sounded like a complete git.
"Damn, er.bugger." Sirius answered. 'Bollocks, I hope she didn't take it the wrong way.' And the awkward silence settled in cozily between them for the next half hour though Sirius was positive he felt her foot tapping his.
Four classes and twl meals later found them in the Charms room. "Mr. Potter has informed me that you teach too fast, Ms. Swenson. So perhaps you and Ms. Evans should switch, she'd complained Sirius was too restless. I hope that you fix that up immediately." Professor Flitwick told them. "I'll be in my office if you need me."
James and Lily, throughout breaks in the tutoring watched Sirius' awkwardness and Gemma's impatience with a strange amusement. Sirius sent glass shards flying out of his wand which Gemma quickly stopped with a wave of her hand. "Funny because just yesterday you tried to kiss me, now you're trying to kill me?" Gemma looked ready to snap his wand at his second attempt at the Fireworks Charm.
"Gemma, I was quite clear that you tried to kiss me." Sirius replied, his frustration at Charms funneling its way out of his system and into the argument.
"So you didn't want me to kis you?" Gemma asked with such outrage that the nearby bookends caught fire.
"You said that, not me." Sirius chuffed, slamming his Charms note shut.
Sensing this could get ugly, James stepped in. "Quit guys, this isn't supposed to be a shouting match-"
"SHUT UP!" They both yelled, and soon the two of them rounded on James.
"Always being the hero-"
"Thinking you're so much better-"
"Would you stop arguing and KISS EACH OTHER ALREADY?" Lily yelled. "Bloody sick and tired of this nonsense. Sirius, she doesn't bite, and Gemma, I don't understand how you can keep your temper with James, but not with Sirius." Lily shook her head at both of them and stomped off. James trailing quickly.
Gemma stood in the hall watching to be sure that James was out of sight and earshot. She leapt into Sirius' arms, who caught her unexpectedly as she kissed him hard on the lips. She jumped off and with a wave of her hand the flaming bookend was no more. "I thought they'd never leave."
"Wait.was that, your exploding things." Sirius said, seeing the big picture, looking mildly stunned..
"A sick, cheap way to get us privacy?" Gemma asked. Sirius' eyes lit up like the Great Hall Christmas trees. She just grinned and put a finger to her lips.
"That was one sly trick Gemma. The kind that piques a gentleman's interest." Sirius grinned, slipping an arm around her.
"Sirius, you're talking to me." Gemma replied. "You think I went through James' hexing jokes without learning anything? Surely, you should know me better."
"Gemma, Gemma darling." Sirius smiled. "I never doubted your capabilities.hang on, why am I trying to impress you more, when you've already kissed me?"
"Duped twice within three minutes, Sirius. I daresay, you're getting rusty." Gemma smirked as they walked to Gryffindor Tower.
"Gemma, remind me that if in ten years I'm not married to you, you're to hit me over the head repeatedly with a cauldron." Sirius said amusedly. "Repeatedly."
"I'll take you up on that then." Gemma grinned, kissing just as they got in front of the Fat Lady's portrait.
"Why is it that young people think they can go off snogging in hallways if they're not at home?" The portrait spoke exasperatedly.
Sirius barked the password so that she swung off, unable to see them.
Fin.
"Boys can be so..thick sometimes!" Lily giggled, her green eyes flashing. "What do we want to pretend to study?"
"Pretend? I need all the help I can in History of Magic." Gemma groaned, as she and Lily went up to get their books.
"We can just hide out here. The guys can't come up here anyway." Lily said smartly. "He hasn't figured it out yet, has he?"
"By he, you mean-"
"You know who I mean." Lily interrupted. Gemma shook her head.
"It's not my fault though! James is always tagging along." Gemma groaned. "He fancies you, you know. I think he'll be asking you to the New Year's Ball."
"Gobstones, Gemma, he's handsome and all, but he's got the head the size of a toilet." Lily said matter-of-factly.
"Just a toilet?" Gemma asked.
The two made their way down to the Great Hall for dinner, and sat at the opposite end, to avoid any encounter with the Marauders. "Just tell him, Gemma. And besides. There's no way to avoid him next week, we've got to tutor them." The two wandered down the hallway after dinner, Lily telling Gemma all about Muggles.
"Well that's just odd, why would anyone want...AGHHH!" Something big and charging pushed her into the nearest cabinet, just narrowly missing Lily, who wore a look of shock which turned into satisfaction. Peeves came careening down the stairs while Peter and James emerged from down the hall.
"Sorry Gemma." Sirius said quickly, as she gained her bearing inside the cabinet. "Dungbomb wars, Peter's got terrible aim." He pushed on the cabinet door. Gemma looked at him apprehensively. "I've got this don't worry. Alohamora!"
Silence.
"Yeah, okay. Let me try." She tried to blow the doors off with her powers. She tried orbing out. In the end she just felt very woozy and sat down with her back to Sirius. One last attempt on the door later, Sirius followed suit. He took this as the opportunity to massage Gemma, something he normally would have done anyway, had it been another girl. "So, since we're stuck here, have you asked anyone to the Ball yet? With hands like that, I'm surprised you're not dating anyone."
Sirius gave out a bark-like cough. "Erm, well I've been straying away from the bimbo type. They're not much of a challenge."
"That's not answering my question." Gemma replied with a hint of insistence. Sirius swept aside some of her hair to massage her neck.
"Is my answer that important to you?" Sirius asked, looking forward to playing a mind game.
"If you don't want to answer, then it's not a big deal to you, then is it?" Gemma asked. "And dozens of girls here at Hogwarts will be heartbroken."
"Are you twisting my words?"
"Only part of the game." Gemma turned to him a sly look on her face that Sirius had never seen before, except for when he'd been secretly watching her with Amos Diggory. But that was a completely different matter.
"Are we playing a game?" And past the awkward silence, they drew in for that cliché kiss, when the doors exploded open.
Gemma stood up immediately, coughing in the dust. "Who opened it up?"
"I did." Lily grinned. "Took some thinking but I got it." Gemma just glared and marched up to Gryffindor Tower.
The number of apologies from Lily that evening were endless that night. To the point, actually, in which Gemma threatened to perform the Total Body Bind on Lily. "Well If I'd known!" Lily protested.
"Don't be silly, you couldn't have known." Gemma said dismissively. "I'm sure he's forgotten by now. You know how guys are, they remember anything that's gotten them.gratification."
Lily thought about this for a moment. "Well, after you and Sirius got out, and went your separate ways.James asked me to the Ball."
Gemma's eyes lit up. "Lily.that's GREAT! You'll be the talk of the school! 'Lily Evans and Quidditch great James Potter' I'm loving it already. Mind you," Gemma said quickly, "they'll start a hate group. Set one up for me third year. James wasn't too keen, and he put an end to that."
"Hate group?" Lily asked apprehensively.
"They couldn't hate you Lily. You're too nice, and once you're done up for the Ball, you'll be the prettiest, well, as pretty, as me anyway, witch in the Hall." Gemma grinned. "You're the first redhead he's ever dated."
"We're not dating!" Lily blushed a furious red. "We're only dates to the ball." Gemma looked pleased with herself.
The boys dormitories were different. Remus was back, but sleeping to gain strength. Peter was reviewing his Potions. James. James kept going on and on about Lily and how he asked her to the Ball, down to each and every detail to the expression of her face.
"Prongs, quit." Sirius barked. "Realize that reveling in victory while your best mate has yet to achieve it is tortuous."
"Sorry Padfoot, got overexcited I suppose."
"Just a little." Sirius answered, rolling his eyes.
Lily and Gemma were already downstairs eating breakfast when the Marauders came down. Sirius sat down across from Gemma. "Morning Gems."
"Ready for more Charms, Sirius?" She responded, immediately regretting it, on the basis that she sounded like a complete git.
"Damn, er.bugger." Sirius answered. 'Bollocks, I hope she didn't take it the wrong way.' And the awkward silence settled in cozily between them for the next half hour though Sirius was positive he felt her foot tapping his.
Four classes and twl meals later found them in the Charms room. "Mr. Potter has informed me that you teach too fast, Ms. Swenson. So perhaps you and Ms. Evans should switch, she'd complained Sirius was too restless. I hope that you fix that up immediately." Professor Flitwick told them. "I'll be in my office if you need me."
James and Lily, throughout breaks in the tutoring watched Sirius' awkwardness and Gemma's impatience with a strange amusement. Sirius sent glass shards flying out of his wand which Gemma quickly stopped with a wave of her hand. "Funny because just yesterday you tried to kiss me, now you're trying to kill me?" Gemma looked ready to snap his wand at his second attempt at the Fireworks Charm.
"Gemma, I was quite clear that you tried to kiss me." Sirius replied, his frustration at Charms funneling its way out of his system and into the argument.
"So you didn't want me to kis you?" Gemma asked with such outrage that the nearby bookends caught fire.
"You said that, not me." Sirius chuffed, slamming his Charms note shut.
Sensing this could get ugly, James stepped in. "Quit guys, this isn't supposed to be a shouting match-"
"SHUT UP!" They both yelled, and soon the two of them rounded on James.
"Always being the hero-"
"Thinking you're so much better-"
"Would you stop arguing and KISS EACH OTHER ALREADY?" Lily yelled. "Bloody sick and tired of this nonsense. Sirius, she doesn't bite, and Gemma, I don't understand how you can keep your temper with James, but not with Sirius." Lily shook her head at both of them and stomped off. James trailing quickly.
Gemma stood in the hall watching to be sure that James was out of sight and earshot. She leapt into Sirius' arms, who caught her unexpectedly as she kissed him hard on the lips. She jumped off and with a wave of her hand the flaming bookend was no more. "I thought they'd never leave."
"Wait.was that, your exploding things." Sirius said, seeing the big picture, looking mildly stunned..
"A sick, cheap way to get us privacy?" Gemma asked. Sirius' eyes lit up like the Great Hall Christmas trees. She just grinned and put a finger to her lips.
"That was one sly trick Gemma. The kind that piques a gentleman's interest." Sirius grinned, slipping an arm around her.
"Sirius, you're talking to me." Gemma replied. "You think I went through James' hexing jokes without learning anything? Surely, you should know me better."
"Gemma, Gemma darling." Sirius smiled. "I never doubted your capabilities.hang on, why am I trying to impress you more, when you've already kissed me?"
"Duped twice within three minutes, Sirius. I daresay, you're getting rusty." Gemma smirked as they walked to Gryffindor Tower.
"Gemma, remind me that if in ten years I'm not married to you, you're to hit me over the head repeatedly with a cauldron." Sirius said amusedly. "Repeatedly."
"I'll take you up on that then." Gemma grinned, kissing just as they got in front of the Fat Lady's portrait.
"Why is it that young people think they can go off snogging in hallways if they're not at home?" The portrait spoke exasperatedly.
Sirius barked the password so that she swung off, unable to see them.
Fin.