Chapter Two- Lily's Plan
Lily's plan had five basic stages. She had made the plan with her boyfriend Amos, after coming into the library crying her eyes out one time.
"Lily, what happened?" Amos had asked, running and taking the sobbing girl into his arms.
"James Potter," she spat out.
Amos' face hardened. He knew Potter, he had played him often enough on the quidditch pitch. And James had always come off looking better. Being the son of a rich ministry official, his life was easy. He spent his time tormenting Lily and playing pranks on the rest of the school.
"What did he do this time?" Amos said, barely controlling his anger. He was sick of Potter, of all that he was putting his girlfriend through. He was sick of the arrogant jerk, and he wanted revenge.
Lily pulled away from Amos.
"He. he. he charmed my head so that it was bald, so that I didn't have any hair left at all. And then he put an anti charm charm on my head so that no- one but him could do anything to it. So I was bald until I found him, and threatened him. Bald!! BALD!!!"
"That's it, "Amos said, his anger rising, "I'm going to get that bastar."
"No, Amos!" Lily cried, her tears drying up. "I came up with a better idea. It's more long term. Plus, it'll really fix him up. You know, screw him up for the rest of his life. And if all goes well, we can make that tough old boy cry in front of the entire school."
"I'm listening," said Amos with a bitter smile.
Lily had been so sick, so completely tired of all of the bull shit that she had been put through in the last five years, that at the start of sixth year, Lily and Amos had came up with a plan, to completely humiliate James Potter. A fantastic plan, its greatness only overtaken by its cruelty. And with that, the plan was formed. It's five stages went like this:
Phase One- Infiltrate the Marauders Gang, befriend them, and, try as hard as possible to be considered a close friend by all.
Phase Two- Make James Potter fall for you, although play hard to get and refuse his proposals for relationships.
Phase Three- Invite Potter and his friends over for a week in the holidays. Pretend to fall for Potter.
Phase Four- Continue to go out with Potter until Graduation Night.
Phase Five- Publicly Humiliate him in front of the entire school. Make him cry. Embarrass him and make him pay for all he's ever done to you.
So far, Lily had successfully completed Phase One and Phase Two, and she was setting up for Phase Three. Lily had originally thought that Phase One would be the hardest. But, suprisingly, it had been easy. The marauders had been friendly, and Lily's friends had no objections to talking to those cute boys.
She had found Remus, Peter and Sirius really easy to talk to. Even James hadn't been that bad, when he was by himself. But when with friends, James would turn into a monster, and Lily could not cope. That is when she doubted herself the most.
Lily didn't have to talk to James all that much by himself, but when she did, she was surprised by how sweet and caring he was. He talked to her with intelligent conversation, and was interested in what she had to say. But, upon reflection, Lily could see through it.
"He's just trying to get me into bed" she told herself. "He does this to all the girls."
Now, Lily dreaded phase four the most. She would have to spend almost a year in the company of James, and not spend much time at all with Amos. She would also have to, ewww, kiss James Potter. The thought of that just made Lily ill.
Phase Five would entail some careful detail. Though Amos and Lily had not yet come up with a plan, they would have to begin preparing soon.
All Lily had to do was stick with the plan. And all James had to do was fall for her. It was sure to work.
Lily's plan had five basic stages. She had made the plan with her boyfriend Amos, after coming into the library crying her eyes out one time.
"Lily, what happened?" Amos had asked, running and taking the sobbing girl into his arms.
"James Potter," she spat out.
Amos' face hardened. He knew Potter, he had played him often enough on the quidditch pitch. And James had always come off looking better. Being the son of a rich ministry official, his life was easy. He spent his time tormenting Lily and playing pranks on the rest of the school.
"What did he do this time?" Amos said, barely controlling his anger. He was sick of Potter, of all that he was putting his girlfriend through. He was sick of the arrogant jerk, and he wanted revenge.
Lily pulled away from Amos.
"He. he. he charmed my head so that it was bald, so that I didn't have any hair left at all. And then he put an anti charm charm on my head so that no- one but him could do anything to it. So I was bald until I found him, and threatened him. Bald!! BALD!!!"
"That's it, "Amos said, his anger rising, "I'm going to get that bastar."
"No, Amos!" Lily cried, her tears drying up. "I came up with a better idea. It's more long term. Plus, it'll really fix him up. You know, screw him up for the rest of his life. And if all goes well, we can make that tough old boy cry in front of the entire school."
"I'm listening," said Amos with a bitter smile.
Lily had been so sick, so completely tired of all of the bull shit that she had been put through in the last five years, that at the start of sixth year, Lily and Amos had came up with a plan, to completely humiliate James Potter. A fantastic plan, its greatness only overtaken by its cruelty. And with that, the plan was formed. It's five stages went like this:
Phase One- Infiltrate the Marauders Gang, befriend them, and, try as hard as possible to be considered a close friend by all.
Phase Two- Make James Potter fall for you, although play hard to get and refuse his proposals for relationships.
Phase Three- Invite Potter and his friends over for a week in the holidays. Pretend to fall for Potter.
Phase Four- Continue to go out with Potter until Graduation Night.
Phase Five- Publicly Humiliate him in front of the entire school. Make him cry. Embarrass him and make him pay for all he's ever done to you.
So far, Lily had successfully completed Phase One and Phase Two, and she was setting up for Phase Three. Lily had originally thought that Phase One would be the hardest. But, suprisingly, it had been easy. The marauders had been friendly, and Lily's friends had no objections to talking to those cute boys.
She had found Remus, Peter and Sirius really easy to talk to. Even James hadn't been that bad, when he was by himself. But when with friends, James would turn into a monster, and Lily could not cope. That is when she doubted herself the most.
Lily didn't have to talk to James all that much by himself, but when she did, she was surprised by how sweet and caring he was. He talked to her with intelligent conversation, and was interested in what she had to say. But, upon reflection, Lily could see through it.
"He's just trying to get me into bed" she told herself. "He does this to all the girls."
Now, Lily dreaded phase four the most. She would have to spend almost a year in the company of James, and not spend much time at all with Amos. She would also have to, ewww, kiss James Potter. The thought of that just made Lily ill.
Phase Five would entail some careful detail. Though Amos and Lily had not yet come up with a plan, they would have to begin preparing soon.
All Lily had to do was stick with the plan. And all James had to do was fall for her. It was sure to work.