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Authors Note: I'm thinking about starting a new fic. I'll keep up with this one of course, but I'm thinking about a Draco/Hermione fic. Do you think I should do it? Let me know! Read and review!
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When transfiguration was over, it was time for charms. Professor Flitwick gave the same speech about N.E.W.T.s and divided them into pairs. Apparently, he and Professor McGonagall had conversed about the pairs, because they had the same partners from before. They probably thought it would be easier to schedule study times.
This was great news for Lily and James. While James was good at Transfiguration and Lily was not, Lily was excellent in Charms and James was abysmal. They decided to study that night in the Room of Requirement, though Lily had no idea what that was.
When Charms was over, it was time for lunch. After lunch, the 7th years only had double advanced potions to look forward to. James and Sirius only managed to get 20 points taken away from Gryffindor. The students had the rest of the night off to study and do homework.
After dinner, Lily and James met in the hall near the main staircases. Lily looked at James quizzically. "Okay, what is the room of requirement?"
James grinned and grabbed Lily's hand and took off. He pulled her up countless staircases, through concealed tapestries and through secret passages. When he got to an abandoned hallway, he stopped and looked at her. "The room of requirement is something you can only find when you really need it. You just walk past this hallway three times, thinking really hard about what you need, and the third time, a door will appear. Try it."
Lily looked skeptical, but closed her eyes and walked past the wall three times. In her head, she kept repeating, "We need a place to study. It needs to be serious and nothing that can distract James. Lots of books and comfy chairs."
When she passed the wall the third time, she opened her eyes slowly. Suddenly, a door materialized in the wall. Lily gaped in awe. She opened the door and was taken back by what she saw. Inside the room were two comfy armchairs facing each other. In the middle of the room were a bunch of pillows Lily suspected that the room made for casting charms upon. Three out of four walls were bookcases and were full to the brim. On the final wall, there were shelves upon shelves of random objects and potion ingredients.
Lily was still staring around the walls in awe when James came up behind her. He bent down to whisper in her ear, "There is a difference between your mouth and a fly trap you know."
She turned, closed her mouth but was still star struck. "This room is wonderful! How did you find out about it?"
James shook his head and waved his finger warningly. "I have my sources, but we can exclusively thank Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs."
"Who?"
"Nobody you'd know. Let's get started. Now, we're only partners for Charms and Transfiguration, but since we have potion ingredients and books on Defense Against the Dark Arts, we might as well study that too. What should we start with?"
Lily looked thoughtful for a moment then said, "Well, I say we start with the worst subject first. Transfiguration."
"Good, my best subject. Shall we?" James motioned towards the plump armchairs and they each sat down.
Lily eyed James. He had gotten 12 O.W.L.s, but had he ever tutored someone? Her question was answered almost immediately.
"Ok, now what do you not understand?" James asked as he flipped through his Transfiguration book.
"Do you need to ask? Everything. Charms is more my thing."
"Ok, well let's start with animal transfiguration."
"If you insist," Lily said with a groan.
James went into a lengthy explanation of animal transformation and Lily let her mind wander.
She saw herself walking in Hogsmeade. She was going to meet someone, but she didn't know who. She walked into the Three Broomsticks. Madamoiselle Rosmerta greeted her and pointed to a corner booth. Lily walked over and was surprised when she saw who it was. James Potter looked up at her with a toothy grin.
"Ok, do you get what I'm saying?" James voice broke into Lily's thoughts. Lily shook her head. Why was she thinking about James Potter? This was the boy who had tormented her since fourth year. They were friends now, but did she want more than that? Did she actually like James Potter? She forced these thoughts out of her head and forced a smile.
"Actually I don't. Can we talk about this again?"
James gave her an exasperated look. "Ok, if I show you something that will help you, do you swear on your life that you won't tell anyone?"
Lily was taken back. James was never serious. She needed to know what he was talking about. "Ok James, I swear. What is it?"
"Well, I'm an illegal ani-"
Just then, the door burst open and Sirius and Amanda burst in. They were too busy to notice anyone else in the room. They were snogging pretty heavily and Amanda was letting out an occasional giggle.
Lily was angry. She sat there for a moment waiting for one of them to look up. Neither of them did, so she cleared her throat. Loudly.
Sirius disentangled himself and gave a start when he noticed his best friend and Lily sitting calmly in the armchairs with books spread out across their laps. James was suppressing laughter but Lily was angry. James was just about to tell her something important that would help her with Transfiguration. She glared at Sirius and then said in a haughty, authoritative voice, "What do you think you are doing out of your dormitory? It is past curfew."
Sirius looked sheepish and said in a small voice, "We were, um, patrolling the hallways making sure that, um, students weren't out of bed."
James stood up. "Feeble excuse Black. Detention. Both of you. Polishing the trophy room on Friday night. No magic. You have to stay there until I inspect it and am satisfied." Amanda and Sirius both nodded curtly and left the room quickly, probably retreating to another more secluded passage.
Lily looked at James. "You know that they're just going to use that detention as an excuse to be out of bed and make out for hours on end."
James flashed her his charming grin. "I know, but he's my best friend. And she's one of your best friends too, so does it matter?"
Lily looked at him. "I suppose I could let it slip just this once, but you can't abuse your authority like this all the time."
James chuckled. "Little Miss Perfect."
"Thank you. What were you going to say before we were rudely interrupted?"
"It doesn't matter."
Just then Lily looked at her watch. The time had flown. It was almost 11:30. "Wow! We should start to pack up. It's almost 11:30 and we have to make sure no students are out of bed." She started to gather her things.
James picked up his bag and went to the door. He waited for Lily and held the door open for her. She was surprised. They walked up and down the halls, making sure no one was out of bed. James suggested that they check the owlery. He said that it was Sirius' favorite place besides the Room of Requirement.
They checked the rest of the castle and then trooped to the owlery. When they got up there, the only occupants were a few owls who were chewing on frogs or mice. James went to the window and looked out.
"It's almost a full moon," he commented.
Lily moved over to the window with him. "I know. Selina must be happy." She clapped her hand to her mouth. "I mean, she likes the moon. She thinks it's pretty." She finished lamely.
James raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. They just stood in silence for a few minutes.
"James, does Sirius really like the owlery?"
James shook his head. "No, I do. I like coming up here at night. You can see pretty much everything from up here."
"Oh, umm, ok." Lily was taken back. "Do you want to head back?"
"No, just a few more minutes."
Lily just stared out at the moon when James spoke again. "Why won't you go out with me?"
Lily just shook her head. "I don't know. I probably just don't trust myself around you," she admitted sheepishly.
James turned to her and gazed into her emerald green eyes. "Why?" He took a step closer and put an arm around her waist.
"I don't know," Lily murmured unconcernedly. She was drowning in James' eyes. She took his other hand and put it around her waist and she put her arms on his shoulders.
"Will you go to Hogsmeade with me? Please?"
Lily was still looking into his eyes. She couldn't say no. "Of course I will."
"Wonderful." James stepped closer and her put his hand on Lily's chin.
She stepped closer, and before she knew it, their mouths met. They pulled away suddenly. "See? I told you I couldn't trust myself around you." Lily lightly punched him on the shoulder. "We should head back. It's almost midnight."
"If you insist." James looked happy. Sure, they hadn't kissed that long, but they had a date for the next Hogsmeade visit. Kissing didn't even matter to him. Lily was finally turning around and they were going to be friends. He wanted to skip, but he didn't want Lily to think he was a pansy.
They were walking through the hallways of school, and he was trusting Lily to find the dormitory because he wasn't paying attention. He put his arm around her shoulders and when they reached the common room, they turned to face each other.
"Are we studying again tomorrow?" Lily asked.
"Sure. You don't have Charms club tomorrow do you?"
"I don't think so."
"Ok, good. Same place, same time?" James asked.
"Sure. Well, goodnight."
"Goodnight."
They turned to each other. James was halfway up the stairs when Lily rushed up, kissed him right on the lips and then darted back to her dormitory without a word.
James walked into his room with a daze. He looked over and saw Sirius' bed was empty, but he didn't care. He undressed and was thinking about Lily. He flopped on his bed and was asleep almost immediately, dreaming of his future with Lily and the 20 kids they were going to have.
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Authors Note: Finally!! I put off writing this for so long. I hate writing romance. I mean, I could get pretty graphic but I hate doing that. It ruins my picture of the characters, so it will never get really graphic. I only have it PG-13 because I don't trust myself with language and I have a twisted sense of humor (in case you couldn't already tell), so that's why. Anyway, was it totally obvious what was going to happen? Did I drag it out too long? Read and Review!! By the way, didn't you love that little 'slip' I made about Selina? Like I said, she isn't a werewolf, so what else could it be? Also, I don't know if you noticed Amanda's last name. I mentioned it in the last chapter thing. It is a J.K. Rowling name. try to find out where it's from!! Alright, enough of these boring author notes, but please please review!! And thanks for the people who always review my story! It makes me feel special. Thanks!! Chocolate frogs for all of you!
Moony2187
Authors Note: I'm thinking about starting a new fic. I'll keep up with this one of course, but I'm thinking about a Draco/Hermione fic. Do you think I should do it? Let me know! Read and review!
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When transfiguration was over, it was time for charms. Professor Flitwick gave the same speech about N.E.W.T.s and divided them into pairs. Apparently, he and Professor McGonagall had conversed about the pairs, because they had the same partners from before. They probably thought it would be easier to schedule study times.
This was great news for Lily and James. While James was good at Transfiguration and Lily was not, Lily was excellent in Charms and James was abysmal. They decided to study that night in the Room of Requirement, though Lily had no idea what that was.
When Charms was over, it was time for lunch. After lunch, the 7th years only had double advanced potions to look forward to. James and Sirius only managed to get 20 points taken away from Gryffindor. The students had the rest of the night off to study and do homework.
After dinner, Lily and James met in the hall near the main staircases. Lily looked at James quizzically. "Okay, what is the room of requirement?"
James grinned and grabbed Lily's hand and took off. He pulled her up countless staircases, through concealed tapestries and through secret passages. When he got to an abandoned hallway, he stopped and looked at her. "The room of requirement is something you can only find when you really need it. You just walk past this hallway three times, thinking really hard about what you need, and the third time, a door will appear. Try it."
Lily looked skeptical, but closed her eyes and walked past the wall three times. In her head, she kept repeating, "We need a place to study. It needs to be serious and nothing that can distract James. Lots of books and comfy chairs."
When she passed the wall the third time, she opened her eyes slowly. Suddenly, a door materialized in the wall. Lily gaped in awe. She opened the door and was taken back by what she saw. Inside the room were two comfy armchairs facing each other. In the middle of the room were a bunch of pillows Lily suspected that the room made for casting charms upon. Three out of four walls were bookcases and were full to the brim. On the final wall, there were shelves upon shelves of random objects and potion ingredients.
Lily was still staring around the walls in awe when James came up behind her. He bent down to whisper in her ear, "There is a difference between your mouth and a fly trap you know."
She turned, closed her mouth but was still star struck. "This room is wonderful! How did you find out about it?"
James shook his head and waved his finger warningly. "I have my sources, but we can exclusively thank Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs."
"Who?"
"Nobody you'd know. Let's get started. Now, we're only partners for Charms and Transfiguration, but since we have potion ingredients and books on Defense Against the Dark Arts, we might as well study that too. What should we start with?"
Lily looked thoughtful for a moment then said, "Well, I say we start with the worst subject first. Transfiguration."
"Good, my best subject. Shall we?" James motioned towards the plump armchairs and they each sat down.
Lily eyed James. He had gotten 12 O.W.L.s, but had he ever tutored someone? Her question was answered almost immediately.
"Ok, now what do you not understand?" James asked as he flipped through his Transfiguration book.
"Do you need to ask? Everything. Charms is more my thing."
"Ok, well let's start with animal transfiguration."
"If you insist," Lily said with a groan.
James went into a lengthy explanation of animal transformation and Lily let her mind wander.
She saw herself walking in Hogsmeade. She was going to meet someone, but she didn't know who. She walked into the Three Broomsticks. Madamoiselle Rosmerta greeted her and pointed to a corner booth. Lily walked over and was surprised when she saw who it was. James Potter looked up at her with a toothy grin.
"Ok, do you get what I'm saying?" James voice broke into Lily's thoughts. Lily shook her head. Why was she thinking about James Potter? This was the boy who had tormented her since fourth year. They were friends now, but did she want more than that? Did she actually like James Potter? She forced these thoughts out of her head and forced a smile.
"Actually I don't. Can we talk about this again?"
James gave her an exasperated look. "Ok, if I show you something that will help you, do you swear on your life that you won't tell anyone?"
Lily was taken back. James was never serious. She needed to know what he was talking about. "Ok James, I swear. What is it?"
"Well, I'm an illegal ani-"
Just then, the door burst open and Sirius and Amanda burst in. They were too busy to notice anyone else in the room. They were snogging pretty heavily and Amanda was letting out an occasional giggle.
Lily was angry. She sat there for a moment waiting for one of them to look up. Neither of them did, so she cleared her throat. Loudly.
Sirius disentangled himself and gave a start when he noticed his best friend and Lily sitting calmly in the armchairs with books spread out across their laps. James was suppressing laughter but Lily was angry. James was just about to tell her something important that would help her with Transfiguration. She glared at Sirius and then said in a haughty, authoritative voice, "What do you think you are doing out of your dormitory? It is past curfew."
Sirius looked sheepish and said in a small voice, "We were, um, patrolling the hallways making sure that, um, students weren't out of bed."
James stood up. "Feeble excuse Black. Detention. Both of you. Polishing the trophy room on Friday night. No magic. You have to stay there until I inspect it and am satisfied." Amanda and Sirius both nodded curtly and left the room quickly, probably retreating to another more secluded passage.
Lily looked at James. "You know that they're just going to use that detention as an excuse to be out of bed and make out for hours on end."
James flashed her his charming grin. "I know, but he's my best friend. And she's one of your best friends too, so does it matter?"
Lily looked at him. "I suppose I could let it slip just this once, but you can't abuse your authority like this all the time."
James chuckled. "Little Miss Perfect."
"Thank you. What were you going to say before we were rudely interrupted?"
"It doesn't matter."
Just then Lily looked at her watch. The time had flown. It was almost 11:30. "Wow! We should start to pack up. It's almost 11:30 and we have to make sure no students are out of bed." She started to gather her things.
James picked up his bag and went to the door. He waited for Lily and held the door open for her. She was surprised. They walked up and down the halls, making sure no one was out of bed. James suggested that they check the owlery. He said that it was Sirius' favorite place besides the Room of Requirement.
They checked the rest of the castle and then trooped to the owlery. When they got up there, the only occupants were a few owls who were chewing on frogs or mice. James went to the window and looked out.
"It's almost a full moon," he commented.
Lily moved over to the window with him. "I know. Selina must be happy." She clapped her hand to her mouth. "I mean, she likes the moon. She thinks it's pretty." She finished lamely.
James raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. They just stood in silence for a few minutes.
"James, does Sirius really like the owlery?"
James shook his head. "No, I do. I like coming up here at night. You can see pretty much everything from up here."
"Oh, umm, ok." Lily was taken back. "Do you want to head back?"
"No, just a few more minutes."
Lily just stared out at the moon when James spoke again. "Why won't you go out with me?"
Lily just shook her head. "I don't know. I probably just don't trust myself around you," she admitted sheepishly.
James turned to her and gazed into her emerald green eyes. "Why?" He took a step closer and put an arm around her waist.
"I don't know," Lily murmured unconcernedly. She was drowning in James' eyes. She took his other hand and put it around her waist and she put her arms on his shoulders.
"Will you go to Hogsmeade with me? Please?"
Lily was still looking into his eyes. She couldn't say no. "Of course I will."
"Wonderful." James stepped closer and her put his hand on Lily's chin.
She stepped closer, and before she knew it, their mouths met. They pulled away suddenly. "See? I told you I couldn't trust myself around you." Lily lightly punched him on the shoulder. "We should head back. It's almost midnight."
"If you insist." James looked happy. Sure, they hadn't kissed that long, but they had a date for the next Hogsmeade visit. Kissing didn't even matter to him. Lily was finally turning around and they were going to be friends. He wanted to skip, but he didn't want Lily to think he was a pansy.
They were walking through the hallways of school, and he was trusting Lily to find the dormitory because he wasn't paying attention. He put his arm around her shoulders and when they reached the common room, they turned to face each other.
"Are we studying again tomorrow?" Lily asked.
"Sure. You don't have Charms club tomorrow do you?"
"I don't think so."
"Ok, good. Same place, same time?" James asked.
"Sure. Well, goodnight."
"Goodnight."
They turned to each other. James was halfway up the stairs when Lily rushed up, kissed him right on the lips and then darted back to her dormitory without a word.
James walked into his room with a daze. He looked over and saw Sirius' bed was empty, but he didn't care. He undressed and was thinking about Lily. He flopped on his bed and was asleep almost immediately, dreaming of his future with Lily and the 20 kids they were going to have.
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Authors Note: Finally!! I put off writing this for so long. I hate writing romance. I mean, I could get pretty graphic but I hate doing that. It ruins my picture of the characters, so it will never get really graphic. I only have it PG-13 because I don't trust myself with language and I have a twisted sense of humor (in case you couldn't already tell), so that's why. Anyway, was it totally obvious what was going to happen? Did I drag it out too long? Read and Review!! By the way, didn't you love that little 'slip' I made about Selina? Like I said, she isn't a werewolf, so what else could it be? Also, I don't know if you noticed Amanda's last name. I mentioned it in the last chapter thing. It is a J.K. Rowling name. try to find out where it's from!! Alright, enough of these boring author notes, but please please review!! And thanks for the people who always review my story! It makes me feel special. Thanks!! Chocolate frogs for all of you!
Moony2187