Hypocrites Always Fall in Love

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Chapter Six- How to Get off on the Wrong Foot

Now, James Potter thought this was a riot. He thought this was the funniest thing he had seen since 'the broomstick in the dishwasher' incident. For which he had taken the liberty to taunt Sirius about every single waking moment he had to change the subject to do so. That was just the way James was. He wouldn't just let dead dogs lie. James had to resurrect them with a fistful of laughter, even when it wasn't amusing anymore.

"Smart one, Sirius!" James' voice rang out, "Did you ever think that that could be the wrong barrier?" He pointed at Sirius, and continued laughing, not even noticing Lily and Lexy's definite glares in his direction.

Who does this kid think he is, Lily thought. Taunting Sirius like that, honestly. She looked at Sirius, rubbing his awfully sore head, wondering why he wasn't saying anything back. Go on, she thought, defend yourself! James just kept laughing loudly as Sirius rubbed his head some more, barely even hearing James harp on. Lily couldn't take it. She had to say something to this horrible boy.

Lily advanced on James, storming towards him like a fireball.

"Lily--," Lexy called to her, seeing the fire in her eyes, and remembering an old myth. 'When someone is angry at you, pray to the Lord that it's not a fiery red-head.' Lexy got the feeling that she was just about to find out that that myth was the whole truth, and nothing but.

But at that moment, Lily was not exactly set on being civil towards James. She was out to give him a piece of her mind, and Lily was not about to turn back. The moment she reached him, it seemed as though the whole station had gone quiet. It was as if the families sense the tension that was about to erupt between the two children.

"He wasn't doing that for show, you know. He really is hurt!" Lily said, deathly quiet to James from behind, blowing off some of her steam.

She had startled him. James hadn't even registered that fact that Lily was next to him. Talking to him. His mouth was gapping open as he turned around to see—her. It was that girl who Sirius had been talking to at Diagon Alley. She looked a bit different, though. For starters, she looked ready to murder someone, but other than that, same curly red hair, dark green eyes, and fairly nice appearance. And she was standing across from him. Seeming angry about something that wasn't even her business.

Who did this angry girl with her fists clenched think she was?

"And you are…." James said feeling utterly confused, and aggravated at the same time.

"I'm Lily Evans. You?" Lily said coolly enough.

"James Potter."

Lexy looked around, and saw that most people had gone back to their own discussions, for the most part. She felt pretty relieved, too. It didn't seem like Lily was provoking him.

"Uh, a little help here?" Sirius asked Lexy from the ground, holding out his hand for her to grab.

"Oh… yeah, sure Sirius," she said, taking his hand and pulling him up swiftly, and leading him to the other two. For some odd reason, she felt like she had to monitor the conversation between Lily and James, so they didn't aggravate one another.

"You sure? Because you are acting like a prat."

First warning call. Lexy and Sirius made sure to listen intently. They didn't exactly want the clean-up crew to be mopping up blood tonight. And of course, they did not want anyone hurt.

"So? Who cares?"

"I care," Lily raised her voice up a notch, "What gives you the right to laugh at him?"

"The little fact that I'm his best friend," he replied, taking his own voice higher, "Since when do you get to decide what I do? You're not my mother."

"No, she's not James," said Sirius, laughing, "But your mother is over by the barrier calling you."

James turned and looked in the direction Lexy and Sirius were pointing at. Oh, no. If Mom heard me yelling at this girl, she'll yell at me until the sun burns out, he thought. His face expressed his worry, as Sirius yelled back to him.

"Made you look!"

Lexy, Sirius and Lily doubled over, Lily having joined the pair when James stopped shouting at her. He hadn't gotten exactly what he deserved in Lily's opinion, but he did look awfully stupid. And that most definitely counted for something.

James didn't think it was so funny. He wanted to say something ruthless and mean to Sirius, but he settled with just scowling spitefully.

Then, out of nowhere, Lexy got the sudden urge to look at the old clock on the station's wall. Her eyes widened as she checked to make sure she had the time right.

"Hey, look!" she exclaimed as she pointed at the clock's moving hand, "We had better get going if we want to make the train!"

"Wow, you're right. We have to find the real barrier before the train leaves without us!" Lily said. Time had flown by so fast; she hadn't even realized it was five to eleven.

"Here's the actual one," Lexy told her with a smile walking towards it, leading Lily.

Lily smiled. "I certainly hope it's the right one this time."

Lexy laughed at her statement, and looked in the direction of Sirius and James, and nodded. "Are they coming?"

"I bloody well hope so," Lily replied. "Hey, Sirius? Coming?"

"Yeah," Sirius turned around and called back. He pointed a thumb at Lily and Lexy, momentarily looking back at his best friend, "Do you want to come with us, James?"

"I'll be there in a second, I have to say good-bye to my parents," he said, spotting them a short distance away.

"Okay," Sirius agreed, starting to walk of in Lily's direction, "Meet you on the train."

"Yeah," James replied, looking a bit disappointed. His own friend was abandoning him for some girls. Some girls he hadn't even met two minutes ago! They were supposed to be best friends! Okay, two can play this brand of gobblestones, he thought.

Now all James had to do was find a new friend, too…