A/N Since Lily would not have recorded the memory of every day in her life,
I'll probably skip days or weeks or something..This chapter is going to be
the dance.
Disclaimer: I kinda reckon it's pointless to repeat a disclaimer. I mean why would J K Rowling bother suing me when she has about 80 thousand other stories to choose from?? But that's just me.here we go: I don't own anything apart from my O/Cs (Laurel, Freya, Vanessa).
Living Through Memories
Chapter 4
For almost two days, Harry had avoided looking into the pensieve again. He didn't want to see another memory of James cursing Lily and she telling him that she hated him. But curiosity as to how Lily and James ended up together was the winning emotion and he took out his pensieve again.
***
Harry had landed in the middle of darkness and bright lights. He looked in all directions, trying to figure out where he was. When he spied the enchanted ceiling, he realized that he was in the Dining Hall and that he was at the dance that Lily had organised.
***
"And to open this dance, out two Heads, Lily Evans and James Potter!" Dumbledore announced cheerfully.
"What????" Lily shrieked loudly. It was a tradition for the Head Boy and Girl to open any dances but Lily had never thought this would happen to her.
Before she could protest any further, she felt someone take her firmly by the arm and drag her out.
She stumbled and was pulled up by James.
"Dance" he commanded and more in shock than anything else, Lily obliged.
She put one hand on his shoulder, her other hand into his, and felt his arm go around her waist.
They revolved silently, very aware of how close they were to each other.
***
"Don't they look perfect together?" Freya said dreamily.
Everyone knew what she meant. (here come the boring descriptions)
Lily's auburn-red hair came halfway down her back and matched her dress- robes perfectly. Her eyes, a sparkling, emerald green were huge, emphasized by her eyeliner and the two clips in her hair.
James, looked like he always did. He was one of the most hottest guys at Hogwarts. That night, though, he looked exceptionally neater and more mature, somehow.
The pair complemented each other in every possible way.
"Well, lets not leave them out there alone." Sirius said abruptly and pulled Laurel out. Giggling, she followed him.
Freya and Remus were right behind them and Vanessa with a Ravenclaw.
***
The first dance was coming to an end and Lily stepped back a little, loosening the grip James had on her.
People began to depart the dance floor as the first song dwindled to an end and the second song started.
Lily pulled away. James held onto her.
"Lily?" he asked and there was something different to his voice. Like he was afraid of something.
"What?"
"d-Dance with me?"
Lily stared at him. "I just did."
"Yeah, I know. I meant.will you dance with me-again?"
"Is that supposed to be a joke???" she demanded.
"n-No!" James reassured her.
"Just because you think you're the most popular or the best or something doesn't mean you're allowed to treat others any way that you want." Lily said roughly and pushed her way through the crowd, leaving a very confused James Potter behind.
***
".So you just walked away?!?!" Vanessa asked, shocked.
Lily nodded.
She caught the look that was shared between the three.
"What?"
Laurel sighed impatiently. "Well, why didn't you dance with him?"
"He didn't really want to dance with me you know." Lily said with an air of patience.
Three incredulous face looked into hers.
"Yes he did." Freya said slowly.
Lily shook her head stubbornly. "No he didn't."
"Fine. Whatever. But what did you say?" Vanessa interrupted.
Lily recounted what she had said.
"Lily.." Freya began timidly.
"What?" Lily said skeptically, knowing she wasn't going to like what was going to be said.
"Just because you think you don't like him, doesn't mean he doesn't like you.and he was only asking for a dance!"
"Exactly! Just a dance.." Lily countered.
"So you should have danced with him!"
"But it's just a dance.remember?"
"Lily, that's not the point! James Potter just asked you, out of all people, to dance and you turned him down!"
"Whatever."
"He's probably off with come other girl now!"
Lily froze. She hadn't considered that. She looked across the dance floor and saw James with Sirius. A group of Ravenclaw girls surrounded them and Lily felt a sinking feeling in her stomach.
She looked back in time to see the triumphant look on Freya's face.
"See?" She said gleefully.
"w-What?!" Lily demanded, knowing that it was pointless.
"Ask him to Dance" Vanessa directed and pushed her back onto the dance floor.
***
"So she rejected you?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah.. she said something about treating people wrongly." James said glumly.
"Well.how'd you ask her?" Sirius asked.
"I said.. 'dance with me again?'.why? Is that wrong?" James replied.
"No.I don't know.. maybe she just isn't your type.."
"Maybe."
"And remember, she thinks you're conceited."
"Yeah.."
"So don't feel too bad about it."
"Thanks"
"And look."
"What?.."
"She's coming over!"
James' head shot up.Sirius was right. She was coming over.
***
"James.can I have a word?" Lily asked, choosing her words carefully.
"Yeah. Sure." he said, following her outside the hall.
***
"So?"
"Sorry James."
He looked confused again. "For what?"
"For before. What I said."
"oh. Don't worry."
"But it was really.unfair of me to say that!"
Apart from the music coming from the Dining Hall, there was silence. Awkward silence.
"Did you mean what you said?" James asked quietly.
"Well.you are popular.and you're always.parading around like you think you're the best." Lily answered truthfully.
"oh"
More awkward silence.
"So if I didn't go around telling people how good I am, would you go out with me?" James finally asked.
Lily hesitated. "I might.but you'd have to stop hexing people as well...especially me." she finally said.
James grinned. "Fine."
"Fine what?"
"I'll stop"
Lily stared at him (she seems to be doing that a lot.). "Really?" she asked incredulously.
He nodded. "Really."
"You're going to stop just because you want to go out with me?" she asked impulsively.
She could feel herself blushing the second she asked that. James had gone red too but he looked into her eyes and nodded again.
"oh"
Finally she smiled, took James' hand and pulled him back into the dance.
***
Miraculously, his parents hadn't hated each other in that memory. Was that the beginning of their relationship? Harry wondered. It was going to be different and hard to get used to see Lily and James being affectionate towards each other.
***
TBC...
Disclaimer: I kinda reckon it's pointless to repeat a disclaimer. I mean why would J K Rowling bother suing me when she has about 80 thousand other stories to choose from?? But that's just me.here we go: I don't own anything apart from my O/Cs (Laurel, Freya, Vanessa).
Living Through Memories
Chapter 4
For almost two days, Harry had avoided looking into the pensieve again. He didn't want to see another memory of James cursing Lily and she telling him that she hated him. But curiosity as to how Lily and James ended up together was the winning emotion and he took out his pensieve again.
***
Harry had landed in the middle of darkness and bright lights. He looked in all directions, trying to figure out where he was. When he spied the enchanted ceiling, he realized that he was in the Dining Hall and that he was at the dance that Lily had organised.
***
"And to open this dance, out two Heads, Lily Evans and James Potter!" Dumbledore announced cheerfully.
"What????" Lily shrieked loudly. It was a tradition for the Head Boy and Girl to open any dances but Lily had never thought this would happen to her.
Before she could protest any further, she felt someone take her firmly by the arm and drag her out.
She stumbled and was pulled up by James.
"Dance" he commanded and more in shock than anything else, Lily obliged.
She put one hand on his shoulder, her other hand into his, and felt his arm go around her waist.
They revolved silently, very aware of how close they were to each other.
***
"Don't they look perfect together?" Freya said dreamily.
Everyone knew what she meant. (here come the boring descriptions)
Lily's auburn-red hair came halfway down her back and matched her dress- robes perfectly. Her eyes, a sparkling, emerald green were huge, emphasized by her eyeliner and the two clips in her hair.
James, looked like he always did. He was one of the most hottest guys at Hogwarts. That night, though, he looked exceptionally neater and more mature, somehow.
The pair complemented each other in every possible way.
"Well, lets not leave them out there alone." Sirius said abruptly and pulled Laurel out. Giggling, she followed him.
Freya and Remus were right behind them and Vanessa with a Ravenclaw.
***
The first dance was coming to an end and Lily stepped back a little, loosening the grip James had on her.
People began to depart the dance floor as the first song dwindled to an end and the second song started.
Lily pulled away. James held onto her.
"Lily?" he asked and there was something different to his voice. Like he was afraid of something.
"What?"
"d-Dance with me?"
Lily stared at him. "I just did."
"Yeah, I know. I meant.will you dance with me-again?"
"Is that supposed to be a joke???" she demanded.
"n-No!" James reassured her.
"Just because you think you're the most popular or the best or something doesn't mean you're allowed to treat others any way that you want." Lily said roughly and pushed her way through the crowd, leaving a very confused James Potter behind.
***
".So you just walked away?!?!" Vanessa asked, shocked.
Lily nodded.
She caught the look that was shared between the three.
"What?"
Laurel sighed impatiently. "Well, why didn't you dance with him?"
"He didn't really want to dance with me you know." Lily said with an air of patience.
Three incredulous face looked into hers.
"Yes he did." Freya said slowly.
Lily shook her head stubbornly. "No he didn't."
"Fine. Whatever. But what did you say?" Vanessa interrupted.
Lily recounted what she had said.
"Lily.." Freya began timidly.
"What?" Lily said skeptically, knowing she wasn't going to like what was going to be said.
"Just because you think you don't like him, doesn't mean he doesn't like you.and he was only asking for a dance!"
"Exactly! Just a dance.." Lily countered.
"So you should have danced with him!"
"But it's just a dance.remember?"
"Lily, that's not the point! James Potter just asked you, out of all people, to dance and you turned him down!"
"Whatever."
"He's probably off with come other girl now!"
Lily froze. She hadn't considered that. She looked across the dance floor and saw James with Sirius. A group of Ravenclaw girls surrounded them and Lily felt a sinking feeling in her stomach.
She looked back in time to see the triumphant look on Freya's face.
"See?" She said gleefully.
"w-What?!" Lily demanded, knowing that it was pointless.
"Ask him to Dance" Vanessa directed and pushed her back onto the dance floor.
***
"So she rejected you?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah.. she said something about treating people wrongly." James said glumly.
"Well.how'd you ask her?" Sirius asked.
"I said.. 'dance with me again?'.why? Is that wrong?" James replied.
"No.I don't know.. maybe she just isn't your type.."
"Maybe."
"And remember, she thinks you're conceited."
"Yeah.."
"So don't feel too bad about it."
"Thanks"
"And look."
"What?.."
"She's coming over!"
James' head shot up.Sirius was right. She was coming over.
***
"James.can I have a word?" Lily asked, choosing her words carefully.
"Yeah. Sure." he said, following her outside the hall.
***
"So?"
"Sorry James."
He looked confused again. "For what?"
"For before. What I said."
"oh. Don't worry."
"But it was really.unfair of me to say that!"
Apart from the music coming from the Dining Hall, there was silence. Awkward silence.
"Did you mean what you said?" James asked quietly.
"Well.you are popular.and you're always.parading around like you think you're the best." Lily answered truthfully.
"oh"
More awkward silence.
"So if I didn't go around telling people how good I am, would you go out with me?" James finally asked.
Lily hesitated. "I might.but you'd have to stop hexing people as well...especially me." she finally said.
James grinned. "Fine."
"Fine what?"
"I'll stop"
Lily stared at him (she seems to be doing that a lot.). "Really?" she asked incredulously.
He nodded. "Really."
"You're going to stop just because you want to go out with me?" she asked impulsively.
She could feel herself blushing the second she asked that. James had gone red too but he looked into her eyes and nodded again.
"oh"
Finally she smiled, took James' hand and pulled him back into the dance.
***
Miraculously, his parents hadn't hated each other in that memory. Was that the beginning of their relationship? Harry wondered. It was going to be different and hard to get used to see Lily and James being affectionate towards each other.
***
TBC...
