If I owned anything except for the plot and some characters, I'd be rich. And I'm not...sadly.
Chapter 5 James's Plan
For the next week, Lily was seen constantly with James Potter. He made her feel safe, so if she hid behind him, she could hold her head high without shame.
At first, he felt like protecting her and making all the whispers stop, but she was getting in his way, stifling him. The girls that used to crowd around him had disappeared, thinking something serious was going on between Lily and James. He had to get her away from him!
"Lily?" He asked one day while escorting her to Transfiguration. "Why do you hang around me so much?" James sincerely hoped it didn't sound too mean.
She looked at the floor, thinking. "Well, I guess you make me feel safe. I don't want to get close to anyone else, except for my other friends, of course. But, you know, Peter really hurt me and I suppose I would do anything to avoid it, if that makes any sense." Lily answered, wincing at the memory. "This is my class. See you later?"

James nodded and began to walk away. Suddenly an idea popped into his head. "I wonder...." He thought out loud, startling two first years.

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Sirius listened to James with growing alarm. "So, Prongs. You are going to fulfill Lily's dearest wish, and go out with her, so that you can break it off, hurt her, and make her stay away from you. Kind of dastardly, don't you think?"
James closed his eyes in frustration. "Man, she's ruining me! Lily won't let me go anywhere without her. I mean I understand that what she went through is awful, but come on! Peter is gone!"
"Fine. Do whatever you want. Just know that I don't support this." Sirius answered with a sigh.
"But you won't tell anyone, right?" Muttered James.
"You.....you have my word."

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Lily walked into the dormitory that she shared with Alisa, Kari, Lizzie, and Toni, a mild mannered girl. Less than ten minutes ago, James had asked her out. The one guy at the school she had idolized for....forever, was her boyfriend.
Alisa and Kari (Lizzie was studying with Remus) noticed their friends unusually happy mood at once.
Kari, a whiz in divination this year, grabbed Lily's arm and closed her eyes. "Girl, you got a boyfriend, didn't you?"
Lily giggled and nodded. "James asked me out. He said he was sorry for being so distant and that he liked getting to know me." She twirled around before throwing herself onto a bed.
Kari bit her lip. Something was strange here, but being unable to put her finger on the problem, she joined Alisa in hounding Lily for details.

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It had been just a rumor before, but now, the hearts and hopes of many girls who 'loved' James were being crushed. He had a steady girlfriend.
They could be seen together almost all the time, Lily Evans, the quiet, pretty girl who had gotten Peter Pettigrew expelled, and James Potter, the most sought after boy in Hogwarts.
Lily was always smiling now. She still couldn't believe her luck in snagging the boy she had always liked.
One Friday, towards the end of November, James began to feel antsy to speed up his plan. Knowing he had to end everything soon, he worked out an idea that would hurt Lily to no end.
James met her after the third class of the day. "Lily! Hey, do you want to have a picnic dinner tonight? The head boy, Dennis will let us use his room. What do you say?" He pouted.
Lily smiled and hugged him. "That would be great."
They parted, Lily going to her Defense Against the Dark Arts class, James, to the kitchens where he began arranging the date with the house elves.

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Lily pulled an outfit out of her armoire. "How about this one, Alisa?" She asked holding it to her body.
Alisa looked at the black turtle neck sweater and calf length skirt. "No." She frowned.
"Ok. How's this?" Lily tried again, pulling out jeans and a sweatshirt with a British Polo team logo stamped to the front.

"Ugh! Do your outfits get more and more granny-like? This is supposed to be romantic!" She laughed. "You know, I think I may have just the thing." Then, mischievously, she opened her own closet.

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James hurried around the Head Boy's room, make last minute preparations. Everything had to be perfect!
When he was satisfied, he made his way make to the Gryffindor common room which was almost empty, except for Lizzie who was sitting quietly on a red sofa.
"James? I know what you're doing. Don't you feel guilty at all? It's not like she hasn't had it hard enough." She said quietly.
James swallowed several emotions at once. "You?!? Well, I'm not doing anything, um, well, er. No one is supposed to know...oh! Um, how did you find out?" He whispered angrily.
"Sirius told Remus, who told me." Lizzie answered simply.
He was going to beat the shit out Sirius the next time he saw him. "Listen, Miss America. You should just stay out of stuff that's not your business."
Lizzie glared and was about to rebut when Lily glided down from the stairs into the room, now thick with tension.
James's mouth dropped open. Lily was beautiful. Alisa had lent her a pure white dress with thin straps. The top hugged her every curve and went smoothly down until the waist where it belled out ever so slightly, complementing Lily's small frame. The tight red ringlets that her hair normally held had been brushed out into soft waves.
"Are you ready, James?" She asked, smiling nervously at his reaction.
Blinking his eyes at her, he answered, "Uh, well, sure." Then finished by smiling stupidly.
They walked down the hall to the head boy's room. Before he opened the door, James turned to Lily. "Ok, close your eyes. I want the room to be a surprise."
Lily closed her eyes and let her boyfriend lead her into the space. Once he had placed her in the perfect spot, James told her to open her eyes.
Sighing in awe, she looked around the room. Gleaming wood walls rose to meet a domed ceiling. Lying on the marble floor was a silky red sheet covered with food and surrounded by rose petals.
"It's.....it's beautiful." Lily stammered.
Chuckling, James led her to the silk sheet. "I got all of your favorite foods. If there is anything else that you want, just tell the plate and you'll have it. As if by magic!"
Lily rolled her eyes and dug in. Within a half an hour, the food was gone.
"James, I wanted to thank you for all this. It's wonderful. You....are wonderful." She leaned in and gave him a passionate kiss.
Pulling her in closer, James ran his fingers through the soft red locks, and then ran his hands down to the small of her back. Working his mouth to Lily's neck, his hands began to pull at the straps on her shoulders.
Suddenly, Lily's eyes shot open and she grabbed James's wrist. "What are you doing?" She asked nervously.
"I want to make love to you, Lily." He answered slowly. "I will only do this if you want me to though." Then, reading her expression, he added, "I'm not like him."
She closed her eyes, breathing deeply. She liked James, hell, she believed she loved him. What would be wrong with giving her body to him? An everlasting memory of their feelings.
Swallowing all this, she opened her eyes towards the ceiling to hide her tears. "Ok."

Ok. That was a choppy chapter, sorry about that! Anywho, I hope that you enjoyed it and I'll will try to write again soon.
Doodles