"Hey guyz….here's the 3rd chapter! Hope ya like it!
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James and Lily: A Match Made in Hogwarts
Chapter 3
After all the students sat down at their house table in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall led the scared looking 1st years into the Hall and explained that the Sorting Hat would place them in their houses.
"Albertson, Jennifer!" the Sorting began. James's stomach rumbled loudly. Finally when Walters, Rebecca became a Ravenclaw, Professor Dumbledore stood up at the High Table and beamed down at them all.
"Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts! Time seems to pass quickly, doesn't it? Your Head Boy and Girl this year will be James Potter (there was a loud burst of applause and whooping) and Lily Evans (the clapping and whooping continued for her). James grinned sheepishly while Lily's face turned as red as her hair. "First years are reminded that the Forbidden Forest if out of bounds. Mr. Filch has requested for me to remind you, that no magic should be performed between corridors. You can also see the list of restricted items, outside his office. Ten new things have been added, so I suggest you take a look at it.
The Marauders all grinned at each other when he said this.
"I wonder if they added Dungbombs this year," Sirius muttered to Remus. "Not that it matters of course….."
Remus gave a disapproving look and shook his head. "Will you ever learn?"
"Be quiet, you two! I'm trying to listen!" James told them.
"Oh, and I will need to see the Head boy and Girl before you leave," Dumbledore continued. "Now….let the feast begin!"
All at once, food appeared in front of them and they hungrily began to eat.
"So, Prongs," Peter started, "Do you think Gryffindor will get the Quidditch Cup this year?"
"Of course we will, Wormtail! What kind of a question is that? We've got the best ruddy team in the school!"
James was the Sneeker and the team captain. The team consisted of Rachel Heckert (Keeper) , Reese Waltrip (Beater), Benjamin Keller (Beater), Monica Riley (Chaser) , Dillon Landers (Chaser) and one of Lily's best friends, Carly Peterson, she was the best Chaser out of the three. James also found it useful that she was so close to Lily. She sometimes gave him advice.
The feast ended and James made his way up to the High Table to speak to Professor Dumbledore. Lily was close behind him.
"Ah, my new Head Boy and Girl! Your tower is on the same floor as the Astronomy Tower. You should be able to find it easily. The password is Fizzing Wizbee. Well, you should probably lead the Gryfindors to the tower." And with that Dumbledore winked at them, then strode off.
Lily and James turned to face each other. She scowled at him and then left to lead the Gryffindors away. James sighed and ran his hand thru his hair. He then made his way back to his friends and together, they set off for the Gryffindor Tower. James left them there to go with Lily to find their new tower. "Good luck, Prongs!" Sirius called after them and winked. James gave him a small smile. As they walked along, Lily kept a straight face and didn't look at him.
"So, Evans, do you think you'll go out with me this year?"
"When hell freezes over, Potter." She said coldly.
James took that as a maybe, and smiled at her. She didn't say another word to him, the whole way there. When they reached the portrait to give the password, Lily cut in front of him.
"Fizzing Wizbee," she said loudly and firmly.
The portrait swung open and they climbed through the hole. They stood in awe at what they saw in front of them.
The walls of their common room were painted a deep, scarlet and had gold trim. There were two soft and squashy looking armchairs and a couch, all situated in front a huge fireplace with the Hogwarts crest, emblazed above it. To the right of where they were standing, there were three doors. One had 'James Potter' written across it and the one in the middle must have been the bathroom, because the other door and 'Lily Evans' written across it. Lily crossed the room, entering her door. James broke into a run and leapt over the couch and thru himself down on it.
"Wow. This place is really great. Being Head Boy won't be so bad after all," he thought. He looked across the room and noticed a tall, white refrigerator. "Hey! I remember that thing! Padfoot, Moony, and I found that in 4th year." If you tapped it with your wand, it instantly filled with whatever food you wanted at the moment. He pulled his wand from his robes and tapped it. He opened it and it was filled with different kinds of ice cream. "Excellent!" he thought. But he wasn't really hungry so he closed the door and the ice cream disappeared. He got up and crossed the common room and pulled open his own door. He had a big double bed, which had the Gryffindor lion embroidered on it. He also had a huge wooden desk and a gigantic wardrobe. His trunk had already been brought up to his room and his opened it and started taking out his school supplies. He put his parchment, quills, books, and potions supplies on his desk and he put his brand new broomstick, a Nimbus 500, into his wardrobe for safekeeping. He noticed a door and pulled it open. It was the greatest bathroom James had ever seen in his life. There was a counter with two sinks, a vanity, ("For Lily," he thought.), a toilet, and a pool-size bathtub with about 25 different taps. James played with each of them for a few minutes before he crossed the bathroom and slowly opened the door that lead to Lily's room.
Lily had been putting away her things too. She hummed as she set things in their place. She liked her room to be kept nice and neat. She had her back to the bathroom door, but she heard it open and flipped around, causing James to jump.
"Potter!" she snarled. "What do you want?"
"Just thought I'd come see your room. I figured I'd be seeing it often." He smiled and gave her a huge, cheesy wink. As he watched her face become white with rage, he quickly said "Only joking, Evans, only joking. Can't you take a joke?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yes, Potter, I can take a joke. But its YOU I can't stand. So, if you don't mind, will you please leave?"
He looked around her room in disbelief.
"Bloody Hell, Evans! How can you be so neat in here? You've been in here 10 minutes and it looks like a hotel room, not somebody's bedroom!"
"OUT, POTTER!"
"Have you been in the bathroom yet?" he said, trying to get back on her good side. " That bathtub in huge isn't it? You could have a party in that thing!"
"Yeah, it is pretty big." She gave him a small smile.
"Well, I think I'll go finish unpacking. See you later!" He gave her a huge grin and ran a hand thru his hair.
Lily rolled her eyes at his retreating back. "Potter and his stupid hair! Always running his hand thru it! Like he thinks he's being cute or something! But, it is kind of cute sometimes……" Lily thought about what she had just said and smacked herself on the forehead. "What's wrong with me? Potter isn't cute! He's a pompous jerk!"
She looked through the bathroom door that James had left open when he left. She could see thru to his room. He was asleep on his bed. A smile was on his face. Lily grinned at the sight of his innocence as she slipped into bed and drifted off to sleep.
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Hope ya'll like it! I'll get started on Chapter 4 soon!
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