Disclaimer: I don't own anything having to do with HP and especially not the brief little bit from OOTP.
A/N- Ok, this is my first stab at trying to write a Lilly/James fan fiction. I am usually a devoted Draco/Hermione shipper, but I was getting rather bored with the usual plot lines and decided to try something new. So please go easy on me…lol but please give me advice on how to make my writing better if you find any mistakes!!! Enjoy!!!
Speedstergal : ) Chapter 1
Thump 'Quidditch Through the Ages' hit the gray stone- wall on the opposite side of the room.
"I don't get it!" James yelled reaching for another book to hurtle across the room.
"My God Prongs get a hold of yourself!" Remus exclaimed desperately trying to get his friend to stop ruining over one- hundred galleons worth of books. James ignored his pleading words and reached for another book. "I said stop!" Remus said grabbing James's hand before he could chuck another hardback into the opposing wall.
"Let go!" James then yanked his hand free from the werewolf's grasp and reached over to the chestnut nightstand to grab another book to launch at the aging stone- wall.
"Would you please stop? I can hear you all the way downstairs in the common room." Sirius said lazily as he sauntered into the boy's 5th year dormitory, "Do you know how annoying it is to hear a constant thump thump when you are trying to engage in 'other' activities?"
"At least your love life is going well!" James moaned as he slid down the wall into a clump on the floor.
"Well it's more of a fling, but yeah, I guess it's going well." Sirius answered, "But yeah you pretty much ruined your chances with Lilly."
"Oh, thanks Padfoot, your real sympathetic." James answered sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Sorry mate, but you are going to have to do something to win that fox over again, you know that?"
"Shut up." James replied scowling over at his best friend.
"Well, you didn't exactly help yourself today with that little show you put on." Remus reminded him.
"Oh, please don't go there!" James groaned as he replayed the incident in his mind.
"Leave him ALONE!"
"All right, Evans?" James said the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone." Lilly repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. "What has he done to you?"
"Well," Said James, appearing to deliberate the point, "it's more that he exists, if you know what I mean.."
"You think your funny," she said coldly. " But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me Evans," said James quickly. "Go on…Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and a giant squid. Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you have just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can- I am surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK!"
"Hey, Prongs, you win some and you lose some. Maybe she isn't the one for you." Sirius told him, "Sure she's a babe, but she's a hussy with a mouth mate." James glared daggers at Sirius and stomped out of the room slamming the door shut behind him. "I think he's PMSing."
Remus chuckled and replied, "We had better go find him before he starts throwing books at more then just walls."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I still can't believe you stood up for Snape like that!" Squealed Maria, she paused for a moment then added with a mischievous glint in her bright brown eyes, "You don't like him, do you?"
"Eww!! Heck no!" Lilly replied giggling at the thought, "I just felt sorry for the greasy little rat!"
"Yeah, but then he called you a mudblood…I was like whoa! She just like saved your life!" Commented Lynette
"Gosh I know, last time I ever think about helping that disgusting thing!!"
"Oh, what about James? He so digs you Lilly! I can't believe he asked you out in front of like the whole school! It takes a lot of courage you know!" Tara remarked.
"Yeah, I know, but he is such an arrogant showoff! Sure he's hot…and he knows it, which gives him an even bigger head! He's just too…I don't know…he and I would just never work out you know?"
"Yeah…but he is just so cute!" Lynette replied a dreamy expression plastered on her dark face.
"Yeah…but…I have my eyes on someone else!" Lilly told her three friends a mysterious spark in her emerald green eyes.
"Oh my gosh! Let me guess…Malfoy!!" The other three girls cracked up at the ridiculous thought, "Hey, it's a possibility!" Maria replied.
"Heck no! He needs a hair- cut! Plus he needs a growth spurt…he's like what 4'11?" The girls giggled and began guessing once more.
"Umm…what house is he in?" Tara asked
"Gryffindor"
"Hmmm…Weasly!"
"You know it!" Lilly cried, tears springing from her eyes, she was laughing so hard.
"Is he one of the Marauders?" Maria inquired.
"Yeah…"
"Remus?"
"No…he's too serious, but he is really nice. I like him, but only as a friend.
"But, he is kind of cute in like a wolfish sort of way!" Maria added.
"Hmm Peter?"
"No! He is so I don't know; he's like a little too passive. He's really easy to walk all over, a huge follower! I would eat him alive! Besides he somewhat resembles a rat."
"Then that only leaves…Oh my gosh…it isn't…." Lilly slowly nodded her head, her three friends shrieked with laughter.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"…Leonardo Macy was the first ever wizard to transform into a dragon…" McGonagall's voice droned on. James and Sirius were currently playing a game of Exploding Snap (they had bewitched it to be quiet when it exploded) underneath their desk. While Remus was vigorously taking notes, trying to keep up with the fast talking professor. Peter was openly staring at the secret game going on underneath the desk, giggling and lightly clapping his hands when Sirius or James made a good move. Lilly was stealing glances at Sirius whilst Maria and Lynette were plainly staring at the four boys.
"Would you please stop looking so obvious?" Lilly hissed angrily
"What do you mean? We're just watching the boys do whatever they're doing below their desks." Lynette protested.
"Oh please Lynette, you and Maria are gawking at Sirius and James." Tara whispered from the other side of Lilly.
"No we're not!" Maria replied a little too loudly.
"Ladies? Is there a problem?" All four girls turned their attention to Professor McGonagall who was now gazing at them through her thick -rimmed spectacles.
"Umm…No Professor, we were just consulting each others notes," Lilly began desperate to come up with a good excuse, "I think I may have missed an important detail…"
"Hmmm, well ladies I don't think any of you would have missed thee "important detail" if you hadn't been using all of your senses focusing on the young men on the other side of the room." All four of the girls gaped helplessly at the Professor, all of their faces burning red with embarrassment. "As for you boys," McGonagall turned her attention to Sirius, James, Remus and Peter on the other side of the classroom. Remus at that time was trying desperately to get Sirius and James's attention but to no avail as they were completely engulfed in their little game underneath the desk. Peter on the other hand was starting to tremble as he realized they had been caught in the act. "And what pray tell have you boys been up to during my teachings?"
Remus and Peter were now gazing up at her furious features. Remus was frantically trying with no success to come up with a reasonable excuse. Peter just sat their speechless.
When McGonagall let out an irritated grunt it finally dawned on Sirius that all of his pupils including Remus and Peter were staring at him and James.
"Uh, Prongs?" Sirius mumbled, nudging James with his foot. A huge bang went off and James suddenly jumped out of his chair knocking it over whooping.
"Yes! I won, in your face Sirius!" He basically yelled.
"Uh, Prongs?" James immediately became aware of the fact that he was in class and all of his pupils were now staring at him snickering.
"Oh, um, I think the spell wore off Sirius…" James told him sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck looking rather embarrassed.
"Nah, what gave it away?" Sirius answered sarcastically.
"Boys, I am not amused. I do not like the fact that you believe playing a petty little game is more important then learning. You boys have disrupted my class and have made a fool out of me. I will not stand for this! Saturday afternoon detentions! As for you girls," McGonagall turned her eagle eyes over to the four wide- eyed girls, " I am absolutely disgraced that fine young ladies like you four are spending my valuable class time gawking at a couple of boys," Lilly's face turned beet red, " I don't appreciate your lack of respect for me and your classmates, Saturday detentions for you as well!" The whole class was staring at their Professors flushed and livid face.
"Yes Professor." Lilly managed to squeak. She was so embarrassed she couldn't even think. She knew her classmates were enjoying this.
Needless to say Lilly and her friends stayed quiet the whole rest of the class. Each of them not daring to look at anyone else but they're transfiguration professor. Though the detention didn't bother Sirius or James who kept goofing off the entire rest of the class, making silent jokes and mocking Professor McGonagall whenever she happened to have her back turned.
When the class was finally over, Lilly and her friends approached Professor McGonagall waiting for her to inform them when and were the detention would take place.
"Ladies your detention is next Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00." That was the whole day! She wouldn't be able to do anything! She scowled up at the Professor annoyed at the thought of being locked in a room for five hours. "I have decided to try something new, as a detention you will be forced to spend the five hours locked in a room with the four boys you were so greatly interested in. That will be all girls." Professor McGonagall nodded her goodbye, turned on her heel and left the girls.
"Oh my gosh no!" Lilly moaned
"What's the matter Lilly? You can be with Sirius like all afternoon!" Lynette told her friend
"No! I have to be stuck with JAMES all afternoon! There is no way in this world I could ever flirt with Sirius with James there, plus Remus and Peter!"
"Oh, don't worry about it, we'll come up with a plan." Maria said trying to comfort Lilly.
"But James is going to be there. I will have to here his voice for five freaking hours!"
"Yeah, but you will be able to be around Sirius and look into his dark eyes all afternoon too!" Tara reminded her
"Yeah, I guess…"
"Evans!" Lilly wheeled around and came face to face with James, Sirius and Remus.
"What do you want?" She said rather haughtily. But inside her stomach was doing flip- flops…there was Sirius.
"I saw you checking me out during transfiguration." James told her a smug look on his face. Lilly wanted so badly right then and there to tell him that she wasn't even glancing at him…but at his best friend. That would hurt him so bad.
"I wouldn't risk a detention to look at your face." She told him. James looked hurt for a split second then quickly recovered.
"Then whom exactly were you risking a detention for?" Uh oh. She was cornered. What to do, what to do? Lilly could feel her face burning up.
"I was…I was…" Lilly stammered frantically searching through her mind to try and find some good excuse.
"She was looking at someone…for me!" Maria quickly said. Oh thank the Lord she was saved. All four of the boys gave Maria a funny look. She then flashed a smile and winked at Remus.
James glared; he had almost had her trapped. He knew she was looking at him…he was sure of it. But he may have just ruined it…again by opening his big mouth. He didn't believe Maria…the only person Lilly could have been looking at besides him was Sirius. Why would Lilly ever be interested in Sirius? She wouldn't. But James couldn't help but wonder.
Lilly and her friends turned the opposite direction at the same time and began to walk vigorously down the hall. "Maria!" Lilly cried, "You so didn't have to do that!"
"Oh, I know but you were in a bind and you needed some help. Plus I have been meaning to inform Remus that I have been interested in him for a while!"
"Maria! You didn't tell us!" Lynette exclaimed.
"I am sorry, it just kind of slipped my mind…" The girls laughed as they walked down the hall.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"I completely blew it…again!" James complained running a hand through his unruly jet- black hair.
"No you didn't, well maybe you did, but she was checking you out I could tell." Sirius told him reassuringly.
"Yeah but then I opened my mouth…again and ruined it."
"Don't worry about it, there is always Saturday, win her back then." Remus said glancing up from his book.
"Yeah Moony there is always Saturday…with Maria…ehh?" Sirius raised his eyebrows suggestively.
"Shut it Padfoot."
"Oh come on your loving it. She isn't that bad looking actually." Sirius told his sandy haired friend.
"Please Padfoot I am trying to concentrate." Remus said trying hard to ignore Sirius's comments.
"Whatever Moony, but you know you like it."
"Anyway back to me." James began trying to get the attention put back onto his problem. "What am I supposed to do about Lilly?"
"Like I already said Prongs, win her on Saturday…do something…hit on her physically." Sirius suggested.
"No! Just keep on doing what your doing Prongs, be arrogant…I think she likes that. It turns her on." Peter piped in.
"Oh please Wormtail, what would you know about any of that stuff? You have never even been laid in your life time for God's sake." Sirius exclaimed.
"So?" Peter said meekly.
"I don't know guys…I'll sleep on it and figure out what I should do. I am wiped I think I am going to hit the sack. Night guys." James said faking a yawn.
James lay in his four- poster bed for a while thinking about what he should do about Lilly. Until finally, around 1:00 in the morning, surrounded by his fellow roommates slow and peaceful breathing, he had a plan. And it was going to be good.
A/N- Gees, boys! Anyways this was a fun chapter to write. I just hope I get good feedback. I think I may still add on chapters even if you guys hate it…just because I am like that…lol. But please R&R, give me some advice if you find anything that needs advising! lol Thanks!!!
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