Lily & Jason have been neighbors and Best Friends forever. One day, Jason
comes back from the States from vacation, and his mom sets up a "play date"
for Jason and a boy Lily will learn to hate, then befriend, then to hate
again, and, finally, to love. Rated PG-13 for future chapters, and
language.
Hey everyone!! Chapter 7!! YAY!
Thanks a bunch for reviewing, all who did, and please do, all who didn't!!
Mel-Mel~ you'll figure out who you end up with by the end of the story ;). And you'd better be happy. LoL.
Mari~ Thanks bunches!! I just love how you name yourself.;)
Kristie~ you'll find out!!
A/N~ OK, just to make it clear, Melissa, Kristy and Lora (who will enter the story later on) are all friends of mine. Lora! You have a part! Not to worry! I love you! (
Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. Harry. Potter!!!!! I KNOW!!! STOP RUBBING IT IN!!
Chapter 7: Mistakes
"GRYFFINDOR!" the old hat cried out, and Lily released a sigh of relief. She had a group and the group would all be together, with the exception of Andromeda. She would miss Andromeda, but never before had she had one real group of feminine friends like the one she had a feeling this year would prosper.
She grinned widely as the girl made her way over, grinning like an idiot. Kristy looked as if the hat had awarded her five million galleons for the prettiest-smile-in-all-of-England award.
"Yes!" she exclaimed in utter ecstasy, as she high-fived Lily, grinning even wider when they did their "secret handshake." Even if it wasn't much of a secret anymore, the thought was always fun.
"I can't believe we're together! Too bad Andromeda's in Ravenclaw though. I wish we could be with her," Lily said.
"Yeah, but we'll be able to see her most anytime. It's not like the houses mean complete segregation or anything. We still have meals and such together. We can go out on the grounds, too!" Kristy said, still grinning.
As they entered a conversation with the rest of their cohorts, Lily learned the blonde was named Scylla Thomas, and was a "pure blood." The other, who Lily found was only there because her male peers were there, was Tonia Stevens. What she'd mistaken for happiness was simply her being flirty. Her spirits were dampened as she noticed two more fakes entered her midst.
She mentally reprimanded herself. That was an awful thought. She was taught, and often telling others, not to judge! I'm such a hypocrite! She thought to herself, shamefully and despondently.
Another girl had been sorted to Gryffindor, but was off sitting with some upperclassmen. She shrugged it off, as the headmaster began to speak.
Lily looked up at the High Table. Hagrid, the large man who had led her into the castle, was at the end nearest her. The headmaster, who Lily recognized as Albus Dumbledore, the old man she'd met in Diagon Alley, was centered. The stern woman, Professor McGonagall, was seated next to the headmaster. There were, of course, the many other teachers all around the table.
"Welcome! As that magnificent expressed so prudently not too long ago, welcome to another year at my favorite place in all the universe!" Dumbledore said as he beamed widely. "I would like to inform you, that eating is the most pleasurable time in my day. And seeing as that is true for so many, I also know that when hungry is the worst time to listen. Or to make people listen, for that matter. A wise man once said, "I am hungry." An even wiser man was already at the table stuffing his face. Thank you and enjoy!" the old man finished off.
Lily looked up at him. None of her principals had actually been *that* open. Lily blinked and looked down her table. Suddenly, all the previously golden, empty platters had been filled with hot, wonderful food! Lily dug into the feast earnestly, forgetting all the sweets she'd had on the train.
She piled her plate high with all kinds of foods, and Tonia and Scylla looked at her disbelievingly, but none of the boys did. Jason, for one, was used to Lily's eating habits. James, Sirius, Remus, and the Peter boy were all busy eating as much as Lily. Christine ate healthy portions of most of her food, while Kristy kept piling it on, but more slowly and patiently that Lily.
On came dessert. Lily looked up thinking, surely, that they had run out of food. But sure her hair was red; the food kept reappearing in the dishes as they served themselves. Lily piled peach cobbler, apple and cherry pie, frozen custard, cream puffs and éclairs incessantly upon her plate. Tonia and Scylla looked upon her with disgust, as they ate small portions of fat- free yogurt. Lily spotted the yogurt and took it upon herself to gorge it onto her now empty plate.
They also watched as she had in depth conversations with Jason, and as she got more attention from the boys than she did. It angered Scylla to no end that the boys would not pay her any mind.
They soon finished the fine cuisine, and all the plates, serving dishes, and debris was cleared instantly. Lily looked up as Dumbledore stood and the hall and its contents became silent again.
"Now all come together. You've all eaten and your attention span ought to be slightly lengthier," Dumbledore began, glancing at James and Sirius, who were snickering at something under the table, "so I shall begin my announcements.
"First years are to note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils.
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing on his or her house teams should contact Madam Haggle. Although, I will inform you that Ravenclaw and Gryffindor house teams have no remaining open slots.
"One last announcement. We have a new professor amongst us! Everyone, a loud round of applause for Professor Potter, the new Ancient Runes Professor!" Everyone applauded, and several older students, all-looking about the age of fifteen, stood and clapped the hardest.
"Now before you all are off to bed, we of course have one last task! Everyone pick out their favorite tune, and let us sing the school song!"
The whole school began to bellow:
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether is be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring us back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until are brains all rot."
Everyone cut off at different times. Lily stood aghast, thinking of what an odd way it was to start a year. She looked at Scylla and Tonia who looked bored and rolled their eyes at each other.
"Wonderful!" he exclaimed. "Bedtime! Now off you trot!"
The Gryffindors all stood and filed out in a group. The leader of the group lead them up stairs and down corridors, until finally they arrived in front of a portrait of a portrait of an extremely plump woman in a pink dress. "Password?" she asked.
"Patronus," the leader, a prefect, as Jason called them, said. She stood tall over them and led them into a round hole in the wall as the portrait swung open. They all scrambled through the hole to reveal a large room. "This," the girl said, "is the Gryffindor common room." The room was drenched in scarlet and gold; it was cozy, filled with squashy armchairs. The girl directed the girl through one door to their dormitory, and the boys through another. At the top of the spiral staircase, Lily found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains. Their trunks had already been brought up. The girls all quickly changed into their pajamas, but none of them were tired enough to sleep. So, Lily quickly walked over to a girl with light brown hair of medium height, whom she had not yet met.
"Hello!" she greeted the girl. "Lily Evans, you?"
"Lora McKinnon," the girl said shyly. Lily grinned and Scylla motioned them all to the center of the dorm, where they sat in a circle.
"Okay, so, we all know each other. anyone have any crushes yet? I, for one, thought that James wasn't exactly hard on the eyes. Nor was his friend, Sirius. In fact, I found myself attracted to all the boys in are year. That is, except for that filth Pettigrew. What a *wanna-be*! What about you, Lily?" Scylla said, an almost-genuine looking smile on her face. Lily looked at her oddly, feeling that it was an odd way to start the group's acquaintances off, but she responded shyly.
"Well, not really anyone. Potter's most definitely nothing special. Just a smart mouthed jerk, really," Lily said.
"Oh c'mon!" Tonia said, apparently understanding Scylla's reason for the conversation. "You looked pretty friendly with all of them. Especially that Jason Bones chap. I saw how you two flirted -" At this, Lily let out a chuckle.
"Me and *Jason*? Yeah right!" she laughed. Kristy, too, joined in the mirth. "We've known each other for, like, EVER!"
"Really! I mean, their practically brother and sister! There's no separating those two, honestly!" Kristy laughed. This, apparently hadn't been the answer Scylla and Tonia had wanted.
"Well, how about you, Watson? Surely *you* must have *some* interest," Scylla tried again. This time she struck.
"Well, that boy, Brian Rockwell, was pretty cute. The Ravenclaw blonde? Mmmm. he was cute!" she said, smiling. Lily looked at her as if she could throw up. She'd seen the boy picking his nose during the sorting. Tonia caught the look.
"What? Lily still think boys have cooties?" she laughed maliciously. Lily rolled her eyes at her and Scylla.
"Oh, Tonia, that is so lame. It's not Lily's fault she's not as mentally & hormonally mature as us," Scylla said spitefully, with a smirk. Lily just groaned. She brought this upon herself. She had too perfect an image of Hogwarts, now it had to come crashing back.
"Whatever. I'm going to bed, and, if you don't mind, you can shut your insufferable yaps," Lily said as she reached in her trunk, grabbed her book, climbed in bed and tore the curtains shut.
"Someone's PMS-ing," Tonia said in an undertone. Christine, Lora, Kristy and Melissa shot her a glare, and they all followed Lily's lead and went to bed. "Fine, I guess you all are just up past your bedtimes."
~*~*~*~*In the Boys' Dorms.*~*~*~*~
"Ugh. I'm dead beat!" Jason said, as he threw on his pajamas and collapsed on his four-poster.
"Me too. you guys ready to do the prank tomorrow? Shouldn't be too hard. We're all in the same house, so we don't have to worry about meeting in the hall or anything. We can just all get up and throw it together," James said, as he stretched, yawned, and then mimicked Jason, flopping down on his own bed.
"Yeah. whatever. just go to sleep!" Sirius said from his bed, throwing a pillow and James.
"Someone fell asleep on the wrong side of the bed tonight," James said as he winked, blocking the throw pillow. He earned small, tired laughter through out the room, before Sirius answered.
"Haven't gotten a chance TO fall asleep on the wrong side of the bed, yet, Potter! So shut up!" But there was no need for him to say this, for the rest of the room was already on the ride to the land of Nod.
~*~*~*~*The Next morning*~*~*~*~*~
Lily woke up before everyone else and showered. By the time she got out, Lora, Kristy and Melissa were awake, while Christine still slept on like a rock. She figured Tonia and Scylla were already showering in another bathroom.
"Top of the Mornin' to ya!" Kristy said, in a strong Irish accent. Lily laughed, and returned her grin.
"So, who's up for pancakes? Or whatever Hogwarts has for breakfast!" Lily laughed. Christine's ears seemed to perk up at the words "pancakes" and "breakfast". She jumped out of bed once she was sure she heard what she heard.
"Pancakes." she said, a drowsy, desiring look on her face. "Yummy pancakes. with syrup. and butter. and whipped cream. and strawberries. and syrup. and more whipped cream." She began heading toward the door in a state of bliss, when Lily suddenly grabbed her shoulder.
"Hun, I don't expect you're planning to go down in your bedclothes, are you?" she asked skeptically. Christine shrugged.
"Actually, I was. But then, I'm guessing they wouldn't like that too much, would they?" she said, surrendering.
They all dressed as fast as they could, and soon headed down to breakfast, meeting the boys along the way.
"Mornin' Ladies!" Sirius said, with a bow. "After you, m'dears! Christine, Melissa, dear Kristy, um. Lora? Yeah! Lora! Lady Lily!"
"Howdy Sirius. Morning Jason! Oddly comforting still eating breakfast with you and seeing you first thing in the morning still!" Lily said, a grin plastered on her face. Scylla and Tonia watched from the staircase at the girls down at the bottom, happily greeted by the boys. Jealousy shown brightly in their eyes. A third year girl, who was passing, snorted as she saw the two girls gazing enviously atop the staircase. "Excuse me, you're kind of in the way," she said.
The girls went down to see the boys, and started flirting. James and Sirius were the only ones who paid them any mind. Jason and Remus openly rolled their eyes, while Peter didn't respond mainly due to the fact he was just standing there, not being flirted with in the first place.
They headed down to eat, and as Christine piled heaps of pancakes and waffles with millions of condiments, McGonagall came around, handing out schedules. They all compared them, and found they had all the same classes. James looked up at the Slytherin table, and signaled for the rest to do the same.
"You guys will have quite the show coming up," James said with a wink. Tonia and Scylla were very angry when they noticed it was not at all aimed to them, but at the other girls in their dorm.
Lily was about to open her mouth to question, when there was a loud, rude noise erupting from the Slytherin table. Particularly beneath one Severus Snape. It continued to erupt about the hall, and students laughed loudly. James and Sirius were among the loudest of the lot.
"Ah. muggle whoopee cushions with that popping powder stuff sure hit the spot!" James laughed out. "Thanks Jason! Gee. muggles must have loads of fun with their pranks!" Lily couldn't help cracking a smile. Sure, she knew it was wrong of the boys to do that to Snape, but Lily couldn't help finding it amusing. Particularly when she thought of how rude Snape had been to her and Kristy.
McGonagall walked over to the Slytherin table to expect what was going on. She did not look down upon the crude muggle instrument kindly. She immediately signaled the hall to silence, which it immediately obeyed.
The first year Gryffindor boys may have only been ickle firsties, but they were not stupid. They knew when to silence themselves under McGonagall's hot glare. Lily smiled down at her porridge.
McGonagall held up a whoopee cushion smeared and filled with grotesque- looking powder.
"This," McGonagall said, "has got to be one of my more shameful first-day experiences. Who, may I ask, came up with this *witty* little hoax?" James was about to stand up when Lily immediately kicked him. He looked over at her. She raised an eyebrow and asked in an undertone, "Are you really that thick?" James shot her a mischievous grin with his eyes glinting. "Idiot," she muttered.
"Come forward, the humorous character who came up with this little gag deserves recognition." You could tell James was having a hard time sitting, but he figured that he shouldn't try it on McGonagall. "So this came anonymously? Out of thin air?
"Well then I expect this not to happen again, and if it does, I assure you, there will be *plenty* of knowledge about who you are. We will also rest assured of where to find you. IN MY OFFICE." James gulped. He mentally thanked Lily. First day in a professor's office for getting into trouble would have gotten him killed, courtesy of his mother.
~*~*~*~*After breakfast.*~*~*~*~
Lily, Jason, Kristy and Christine started heading towards their first class, transfiguration, while Melissa, Remus and Lora headed up to get their books. James, Sirius, Tonya and Scylla stayed behind.
When they entered the classroom, Lily sat between Kristy and Jason, with Christine on the other side of Kristy. As students entered, they kept looking over at Lily and Jason, whispering. Then, Brian Rockwell, the Ravenclaw Kristy fussed up to liking, entered. A giggling girl ran up to him and whispered in his ears. He looked confused and she pointed to Kristy. She blushed scarlet.
They looked up again and Brian was coming over. "So according to Valerie, you're spreading rumors that we're going out?" he said. "Listen. I don't even know you, so you mind buggering off?" Kristy's eyes swelled the size of softballs. She turned bright red and shook her head.
"No. you sure it's me? I don't really know you either," she said quickly. She looked up at him and he looked a little harder at her.
"You're Kristy, right? I mean, how many other Kristys could be in the school?" he interrogated. Kristy blushed harder.
"She has no idea what you're talking about, Brian," Lily said, feeling a little annoyed. The boy looked at her and Jason sitting together.
"And you two are going out, right?" he alleged. "That's what Valerie says everyone's saying." Lily blushed a hotter red than her hair.
"We're *not* going out! I don't know who Valerie is, but none of what she's saying is true!" Lily spat hotly. Jason was starting to look uncomfortable. "We're not going out, Kristy's not spreading rumors, and don't start a sentence with 'Valerie says,' ever again!" Lily shouted. Jason looked more uncomfortable. A mad Lily was never very happy business. "Where'd she get it from, anyway?"
"She says she heard it from Megan."
"Who heard it from.?"
"Tonya and Scylla who said you told them that last night."
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Thank ya all for reading!! Got to make this A/N short.
Thank you all very much! Hope it's a good chapter. I don't know about the title. kind of sucks I know.
Hopefully I'll update again on time next week!!!
Love and Peace always,
*Jenna~
Hey everyone!! Chapter 7!! YAY!
Thanks a bunch for reviewing, all who did, and please do, all who didn't!!
Mel-Mel~ you'll figure out who you end up with by the end of the story ;). And you'd better be happy. LoL.
Mari~ Thanks bunches!! I just love how you name yourself.;)
Kristie~ you'll find out!!
A/N~ OK, just to make it clear, Melissa, Kristy and Lora (who will enter the story later on) are all friends of mine. Lora! You have a part! Not to worry! I love you! (
Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. Harry. Potter!!!!! I KNOW!!! STOP RUBBING IT IN!!
Chapter 7: Mistakes
"GRYFFINDOR!" the old hat cried out, and Lily released a sigh of relief. She had a group and the group would all be together, with the exception of Andromeda. She would miss Andromeda, but never before had she had one real group of feminine friends like the one she had a feeling this year would prosper.
She grinned widely as the girl made her way over, grinning like an idiot. Kristy looked as if the hat had awarded her five million galleons for the prettiest-smile-in-all-of-England award.
"Yes!" she exclaimed in utter ecstasy, as she high-fived Lily, grinning even wider when they did their "secret handshake." Even if it wasn't much of a secret anymore, the thought was always fun.
"I can't believe we're together! Too bad Andromeda's in Ravenclaw though. I wish we could be with her," Lily said.
"Yeah, but we'll be able to see her most anytime. It's not like the houses mean complete segregation or anything. We still have meals and such together. We can go out on the grounds, too!" Kristy said, still grinning.
As they entered a conversation with the rest of their cohorts, Lily learned the blonde was named Scylla Thomas, and was a "pure blood." The other, who Lily found was only there because her male peers were there, was Tonia Stevens. What she'd mistaken for happiness was simply her being flirty. Her spirits were dampened as she noticed two more fakes entered her midst.
She mentally reprimanded herself. That was an awful thought. She was taught, and often telling others, not to judge! I'm such a hypocrite! She thought to herself, shamefully and despondently.
Another girl had been sorted to Gryffindor, but was off sitting with some upperclassmen. She shrugged it off, as the headmaster began to speak.
Lily looked up at the High Table. Hagrid, the large man who had led her into the castle, was at the end nearest her. The headmaster, who Lily recognized as Albus Dumbledore, the old man she'd met in Diagon Alley, was centered. The stern woman, Professor McGonagall, was seated next to the headmaster. There were, of course, the many other teachers all around the table.
"Welcome! As that magnificent expressed so prudently not too long ago, welcome to another year at my favorite place in all the universe!" Dumbledore said as he beamed widely. "I would like to inform you, that eating is the most pleasurable time in my day. And seeing as that is true for so many, I also know that when hungry is the worst time to listen. Or to make people listen, for that matter. A wise man once said, "I am hungry." An even wiser man was already at the table stuffing his face. Thank you and enjoy!" the old man finished off.
Lily looked up at him. None of her principals had actually been *that* open. Lily blinked and looked down her table. Suddenly, all the previously golden, empty platters had been filled with hot, wonderful food! Lily dug into the feast earnestly, forgetting all the sweets she'd had on the train.
She piled her plate high with all kinds of foods, and Tonia and Scylla looked at her disbelievingly, but none of the boys did. Jason, for one, was used to Lily's eating habits. James, Sirius, Remus, and the Peter boy were all busy eating as much as Lily. Christine ate healthy portions of most of her food, while Kristy kept piling it on, but more slowly and patiently that Lily.
On came dessert. Lily looked up thinking, surely, that they had run out of food. But sure her hair was red; the food kept reappearing in the dishes as they served themselves. Lily piled peach cobbler, apple and cherry pie, frozen custard, cream puffs and éclairs incessantly upon her plate. Tonia and Scylla looked upon her with disgust, as they ate small portions of fat- free yogurt. Lily spotted the yogurt and took it upon herself to gorge it onto her now empty plate.
They also watched as she had in depth conversations with Jason, and as she got more attention from the boys than she did. It angered Scylla to no end that the boys would not pay her any mind.
They soon finished the fine cuisine, and all the plates, serving dishes, and debris was cleared instantly. Lily looked up as Dumbledore stood and the hall and its contents became silent again.
"Now all come together. You've all eaten and your attention span ought to be slightly lengthier," Dumbledore began, glancing at James and Sirius, who were snickering at something under the table, "so I shall begin my announcements.
"First years are to note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils.
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing on his or her house teams should contact Madam Haggle. Although, I will inform you that Ravenclaw and Gryffindor house teams have no remaining open slots.
"One last announcement. We have a new professor amongst us! Everyone, a loud round of applause for Professor Potter, the new Ancient Runes Professor!" Everyone applauded, and several older students, all-looking about the age of fifteen, stood and clapped the hardest.
"Now before you all are off to bed, we of course have one last task! Everyone pick out their favorite tune, and let us sing the school song!"
The whole school began to bellow:
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether is be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring us back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until are brains all rot."
Everyone cut off at different times. Lily stood aghast, thinking of what an odd way it was to start a year. She looked at Scylla and Tonia who looked bored and rolled their eyes at each other.
"Wonderful!" he exclaimed. "Bedtime! Now off you trot!"
The Gryffindors all stood and filed out in a group. The leader of the group lead them up stairs and down corridors, until finally they arrived in front of a portrait of a portrait of an extremely plump woman in a pink dress. "Password?" she asked.
"Patronus," the leader, a prefect, as Jason called them, said. She stood tall over them and led them into a round hole in the wall as the portrait swung open. They all scrambled through the hole to reveal a large room. "This," the girl said, "is the Gryffindor common room." The room was drenched in scarlet and gold; it was cozy, filled with squashy armchairs. The girl directed the girl through one door to their dormitory, and the boys through another. At the top of the spiral staircase, Lily found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains. Their trunks had already been brought up. The girls all quickly changed into their pajamas, but none of them were tired enough to sleep. So, Lily quickly walked over to a girl with light brown hair of medium height, whom she had not yet met.
"Hello!" she greeted the girl. "Lily Evans, you?"
"Lora McKinnon," the girl said shyly. Lily grinned and Scylla motioned them all to the center of the dorm, where they sat in a circle.
"Okay, so, we all know each other. anyone have any crushes yet? I, for one, thought that James wasn't exactly hard on the eyes. Nor was his friend, Sirius. In fact, I found myself attracted to all the boys in are year. That is, except for that filth Pettigrew. What a *wanna-be*! What about you, Lily?" Scylla said, an almost-genuine looking smile on her face. Lily looked at her oddly, feeling that it was an odd way to start the group's acquaintances off, but she responded shyly.
"Well, not really anyone. Potter's most definitely nothing special. Just a smart mouthed jerk, really," Lily said.
"Oh c'mon!" Tonia said, apparently understanding Scylla's reason for the conversation. "You looked pretty friendly with all of them. Especially that Jason Bones chap. I saw how you two flirted -" At this, Lily let out a chuckle.
"Me and *Jason*? Yeah right!" she laughed. Kristy, too, joined in the mirth. "We've known each other for, like, EVER!"
"Really! I mean, their practically brother and sister! There's no separating those two, honestly!" Kristy laughed. This, apparently hadn't been the answer Scylla and Tonia had wanted.
"Well, how about you, Watson? Surely *you* must have *some* interest," Scylla tried again. This time she struck.
"Well, that boy, Brian Rockwell, was pretty cute. The Ravenclaw blonde? Mmmm. he was cute!" she said, smiling. Lily looked at her as if she could throw up. She'd seen the boy picking his nose during the sorting. Tonia caught the look.
"What? Lily still think boys have cooties?" she laughed maliciously. Lily rolled her eyes at her and Scylla.
"Oh, Tonia, that is so lame. It's not Lily's fault she's not as mentally & hormonally mature as us," Scylla said spitefully, with a smirk. Lily just groaned. She brought this upon herself. She had too perfect an image of Hogwarts, now it had to come crashing back.
"Whatever. I'm going to bed, and, if you don't mind, you can shut your insufferable yaps," Lily said as she reached in her trunk, grabbed her book, climbed in bed and tore the curtains shut.
"Someone's PMS-ing," Tonia said in an undertone. Christine, Lora, Kristy and Melissa shot her a glare, and they all followed Lily's lead and went to bed. "Fine, I guess you all are just up past your bedtimes."
~*~*~*~*In the Boys' Dorms.*~*~*~*~
"Ugh. I'm dead beat!" Jason said, as he threw on his pajamas and collapsed on his four-poster.
"Me too. you guys ready to do the prank tomorrow? Shouldn't be too hard. We're all in the same house, so we don't have to worry about meeting in the hall or anything. We can just all get up and throw it together," James said, as he stretched, yawned, and then mimicked Jason, flopping down on his own bed.
"Yeah. whatever. just go to sleep!" Sirius said from his bed, throwing a pillow and James.
"Someone fell asleep on the wrong side of the bed tonight," James said as he winked, blocking the throw pillow. He earned small, tired laughter through out the room, before Sirius answered.
"Haven't gotten a chance TO fall asleep on the wrong side of the bed, yet, Potter! So shut up!" But there was no need for him to say this, for the rest of the room was already on the ride to the land of Nod.
~*~*~*~*The Next morning*~*~*~*~*~
Lily woke up before everyone else and showered. By the time she got out, Lora, Kristy and Melissa were awake, while Christine still slept on like a rock. She figured Tonia and Scylla were already showering in another bathroom.
"Top of the Mornin' to ya!" Kristy said, in a strong Irish accent. Lily laughed, and returned her grin.
"So, who's up for pancakes? Or whatever Hogwarts has for breakfast!" Lily laughed. Christine's ears seemed to perk up at the words "pancakes" and "breakfast". She jumped out of bed once she was sure she heard what she heard.
"Pancakes." she said, a drowsy, desiring look on her face. "Yummy pancakes. with syrup. and butter. and whipped cream. and strawberries. and syrup. and more whipped cream." She began heading toward the door in a state of bliss, when Lily suddenly grabbed her shoulder.
"Hun, I don't expect you're planning to go down in your bedclothes, are you?" she asked skeptically. Christine shrugged.
"Actually, I was. But then, I'm guessing they wouldn't like that too much, would they?" she said, surrendering.
They all dressed as fast as they could, and soon headed down to breakfast, meeting the boys along the way.
"Mornin' Ladies!" Sirius said, with a bow. "After you, m'dears! Christine, Melissa, dear Kristy, um. Lora? Yeah! Lora! Lady Lily!"
"Howdy Sirius. Morning Jason! Oddly comforting still eating breakfast with you and seeing you first thing in the morning still!" Lily said, a grin plastered on her face. Scylla and Tonia watched from the staircase at the girls down at the bottom, happily greeted by the boys. Jealousy shown brightly in their eyes. A third year girl, who was passing, snorted as she saw the two girls gazing enviously atop the staircase. "Excuse me, you're kind of in the way," she said.
The girls went down to see the boys, and started flirting. James and Sirius were the only ones who paid them any mind. Jason and Remus openly rolled their eyes, while Peter didn't respond mainly due to the fact he was just standing there, not being flirted with in the first place.
They headed down to eat, and as Christine piled heaps of pancakes and waffles with millions of condiments, McGonagall came around, handing out schedules. They all compared them, and found they had all the same classes. James looked up at the Slytherin table, and signaled for the rest to do the same.
"You guys will have quite the show coming up," James said with a wink. Tonia and Scylla were very angry when they noticed it was not at all aimed to them, but at the other girls in their dorm.
Lily was about to open her mouth to question, when there was a loud, rude noise erupting from the Slytherin table. Particularly beneath one Severus Snape. It continued to erupt about the hall, and students laughed loudly. James and Sirius were among the loudest of the lot.
"Ah. muggle whoopee cushions with that popping powder stuff sure hit the spot!" James laughed out. "Thanks Jason! Gee. muggles must have loads of fun with their pranks!" Lily couldn't help cracking a smile. Sure, she knew it was wrong of the boys to do that to Snape, but Lily couldn't help finding it amusing. Particularly when she thought of how rude Snape had been to her and Kristy.
McGonagall walked over to the Slytherin table to expect what was going on. She did not look down upon the crude muggle instrument kindly. She immediately signaled the hall to silence, which it immediately obeyed.
The first year Gryffindor boys may have only been ickle firsties, but they were not stupid. They knew when to silence themselves under McGonagall's hot glare. Lily smiled down at her porridge.
McGonagall held up a whoopee cushion smeared and filled with grotesque- looking powder.
"This," McGonagall said, "has got to be one of my more shameful first-day experiences. Who, may I ask, came up with this *witty* little hoax?" James was about to stand up when Lily immediately kicked him. He looked over at her. She raised an eyebrow and asked in an undertone, "Are you really that thick?" James shot her a mischievous grin with his eyes glinting. "Idiot," she muttered.
"Come forward, the humorous character who came up with this little gag deserves recognition." You could tell James was having a hard time sitting, but he figured that he shouldn't try it on McGonagall. "So this came anonymously? Out of thin air?
"Well then I expect this not to happen again, and if it does, I assure you, there will be *plenty* of knowledge about who you are. We will also rest assured of where to find you. IN MY OFFICE." James gulped. He mentally thanked Lily. First day in a professor's office for getting into trouble would have gotten him killed, courtesy of his mother.
~*~*~*~*After breakfast.*~*~*~*~
Lily, Jason, Kristy and Christine started heading towards their first class, transfiguration, while Melissa, Remus and Lora headed up to get their books. James, Sirius, Tonya and Scylla stayed behind.
When they entered the classroom, Lily sat between Kristy and Jason, with Christine on the other side of Kristy. As students entered, they kept looking over at Lily and Jason, whispering. Then, Brian Rockwell, the Ravenclaw Kristy fussed up to liking, entered. A giggling girl ran up to him and whispered in his ears. He looked confused and she pointed to Kristy. She blushed scarlet.
They looked up again and Brian was coming over. "So according to Valerie, you're spreading rumors that we're going out?" he said. "Listen. I don't even know you, so you mind buggering off?" Kristy's eyes swelled the size of softballs. She turned bright red and shook her head.
"No. you sure it's me? I don't really know you either," she said quickly. She looked up at him and he looked a little harder at her.
"You're Kristy, right? I mean, how many other Kristys could be in the school?" he interrogated. Kristy blushed harder.
"She has no idea what you're talking about, Brian," Lily said, feeling a little annoyed. The boy looked at her and Jason sitting together.
"And you two are going out, right?" he alleged. "That's what Valerie says everyone's saying." Lily blushed a hotter red than her hair.
"We're *not* going out! I don't know who Valerie is, but none of what she's saying is true!" Lily spat hotly. Jason was starting to look uncomfortable. "We're not going out, Kristy's not spreading rumors, and don't start a sentence with 'Valerie says,' ever again!" Lily shouted. Jason looked more uncomfortable. A mad Lily was never very happy business. "Where'd she get it from, anyway?"
"She says she heard it from Megan."
"Who heard it from.?"
"Tonya and Scylla who said you told them that last night."
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Thank ya all for reading!! Got to make this A/N short.
Thank you all very much! Hope it's a good chapter. I don't know about the title. kind of sucks I know.
Hopefully I'll update again on time next week!!!
Love and Peace always,
*Jenna~