James was angry. He was really angry. The others had tried getting
through to him. Sirius kept saying things like "ignore her mate she's a
prissy little goody two shoes" and getting dark looks from Remus. But is
was all pointless. James hated Lily Evans. He hated everything about her.
He hated her red hair and the way it shone a thousand colours in the sun.
He hated her big green eyes that showed exactly what she was feeling. And
most of all he hated her smile. Whenever he saw her flash those perfect
teeth he fumed.
"James mate are you ok?" Sirius whispered to Harry during History of Magic a few days later.
"I'm great." Harry muttered, glaring at the back of Lily Evans's stupid head. "Just great."
"It's just that you wrote 'die evil cow' instead of 'battle of Kentaklin'"
"What? Oh." James scribbled out the doodle and resumed his angry glare.
At dinner that evening, James finally let loose. "What did she mean? I know I'm not a god. I don't think everyone loves me. What was she on about? Stupid cow." Sirius and Remus exchanged a quick knowing look.
"What?" James glared at them furiously.
"Nothing." Sirius bit his lip to stop himself laughing.
"What? Remus what's so funny?" James stood up, knocking his chair to the floor as he did. "STOP LAUGHING AT ME!" he roared as Sirius banged his fist on the table and all three boys laughed loudly. "WHAT THE HELL IS SO FUNNY!" James screamed before storming out of the Great Hall.
Sirius wiped his eyes on the corner of his robes. "Shall we tell him then?" he grinned at Remus.
"That he fancies Lily?" Remus giggled again. "I think we should."
James was pacing up and down in the dormitory when they found him. "Oh decided to apologise have you?" he sap bitterly as Remus shut the door behind him.
"We're sorry James, it's just...so...obvious." Remus sat down on his bed.
"What's obvious?"
Sirius climbed easily onto the windowsill and casually poured some water out of the window from the jug kept there. There were squeals below and Sirius chuckled.
"What's obvious?" James was getting angry again.
"You fancy Lily Evans!" Sirius laughed and jumped down. He began dancing around the bedroom singing "Lily and James sitting in a tree K-I-S- S-I-N-G!" Peter laughed so hard he fell of his chair.
"I what?" James whispered.
"You love her!" Peter giggled.
"I do NOT fancy Evans," James's brow crumpled as he watched Sirius make kissing faces at him. He looked at Remus for support, but all he got was one of them looks. "Oh my god!" James shook his head and pushed Sirius over. "I fancy Lily Evans."
James acted differently over the next few days. He was quieter and worked harder in class. He completely missed a perfect opportunity to jinx Snape, he hardly noticed when Remus got ill and had to go to hospital again, he even did his homework. Sirius was worried. He decided to talk to Remus.
After dinner, he went to the hospital wing. Using the same voice throwing charm Bella had used to trick James, he lured Madam Pomfrey away from her post. He quietly slipped in and crept from bed to bed. But they were all empty. Sirius frowned. Where the hell was Remus?
Suddenly he heard voices outside the window. He walked over and peered out. Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall were leading Remus across the grounds towards the Whomping Willow.
"James mate are you ok?" Sirius whispered to Harry during History of Magic a few days later.
"I'm great." Harry muttered, glaring at the back of Lily Evans's stupid head. "Just great."
"It's just that you wrote 'die evil cow' instead of 'battle of Kentaklin'"
"What? Oh." James scribbled out the doodle and resumed his angry glare.
At dinner that evening, James finally let loose. "What did she mean? I know I'm not a god. I don't think everyone loves me. What was she on about? Stupid cow." Sirius and Remus exchanged a quick knowing look.
"What?" James glared at them furiously.
"Nothing." Sirius bit his lip to stop himself laughing.
"What? Remus what's so funny?" James stood up, knocking his chair to the floor as he did. "STOP LAUGHING AT ME!" he roared as Sirius banged his fist on the table and all three boys laughed loudly. "WHAT THE HELL IS SO FUNNY!" James screamed before storming out of the Great Hall.
Sirius wiped his eyes on the corner of his robes. "Shall we tell him then?" he grinned at Remus.
"That he fancies Lily?" Remus giggled again. "I think we should."
James was pacing up and down in the dormitory when they found him. "Oh decided to apologise have you?" he sap bitterly as Remus shut the door behind him.
"We're sorry James, it's just...so...obvious." Remus sat down on his bed.
"What's obvious?"
Sirius climbed easily onto the windowsill and casually poured some water out of the window from the jug kept there. There were squeals below and Sirius chuckled.
"What's obvious?" James was getting angry again.
"You fancy Lily Evans!" Sirius laughed and jumped down. He began dancing around the bedroom singing "Lily and James sitting in a tree K-I-S- S-I-N-G!" Peter laughed so hard he fell of his chair.
"I what?" James whispered.
"You love her!" Peter giggled.
"I do NOT fancy Evans," James's brow crumpled as he watched Sirius make kissing faces at him. He looked at Remus for support, but all he got was one of them looks. "Oh my god!" James shook his head and pushed Sirius over. "I fancy Lily Evans."
James acted differently over the next few days. He was quieter and worked harder in class. He completely missed a perfect opportunity to jinx Snape, he hardly noticed when Remus got ill and had to go to hospital again, he even did his homework. Sirius was worried. He decided to talk to Remus.
After dinner, he went to the hospital wing. Using the same voice throwing charm Bella had used to trick James, he lured Madam Pomfrey away from her post. He quietly slipped in and crept from bed to bed. But they were all empty. Sirius frowned. Where the hell was Remus?
Suddenly he heard voices outside the window. He walked over and peered out. Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall were leading Remus across the grounds towards the Whomping Willow.