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Chapter Three: Lesson #1
DISCLAIMER: LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NOT MINE... ALL HAIL JKR!!!
***REMUS' POV***
Remus was the first to wake up in the morning. He stretched and checked his watch, it was seven in the morning so he decided to get dressed and head down to the Great Hall. He was halfway through when Peter gave a loud snore and woke up.
"Hey Moony! Going down to breakfast?" Peter asked loudly
"Shut up you stupid git!" Remus whispered harshly but it was too late. James and Sirius had woken up. To be honest, Remus wanted to go down alone so he could have a chance to speak to Lily.
"Good Morning!" Sirius said groggily as he stood up and stretched in his boxers.
"I'm going down to breakfast." Remus figured if he went down before them he could at least have a few seconds with Lily to see when and where their first lesson was.
"Hold it Moony! What's the hurry? The food is not going to run away!" James said as he put his shirt on.
"No, I suppose not." Remus said as he sat down on his bed defeated. He would talk to Lily later. As they entered the Great Hall Remus spotted Lily and grinned.
"Let's sit over there." Sirius said as he pointed to the middle of the Gryffindor table.
Remus was about to take his seat between Sirius and Peter when he caught Lily's eye. She motioned for him to come over.
"Hold on fellas, be right back..." Remus said as he turned around
"Whoa wait! Where do you think you're going?" Sirius asked as he already began to pile food on his plate.
"I've got a matter to attend to..." Remus replied
He walked over to Lily. She was sitting next to Torrance discussing something that sounded important.
"Oh, hi Remus! What brings you over here?" Torrance asked politely
Remus' heart caught in his chest. Say hi...SAY HI! his mind yelled but he couldn't make himself to say anything. His throat seemed to close up entirely.
"Remus was just coming over here to discuss Quidditch...Weren't you Remus?" Lily said
"Really? Do you play? Are you any good?" Torrance asked as she put her full attention him.
"Of course he's good! He plays on the Gryffindow team...Remus here is a chaser." Lily said impressively
Remus felt so stupid. Here Lily is talking him up and all he's doing is trying to breathe normally. Lily sensed the awkwardness and said,"We'll be right back Torrance." She grabbed his hand and guided him to the entrance of the Great Hall.
"Breathe, Remus, Breathe. Geez, we have more work than I thought." Lily said.
"I told you this is a waste of time!" Remus said as he glanced over at Torrance. She probably thought he was a big daft prat.
"This is not a waste of time! Anyway, I found a perfect place to hold our sessions as long as you're not afraid to sneak out." Lily had a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
"Me? Never!" Remus said. Inwardly he chuckled. Being apart of the Marauders there was no way he hadn't been out past curfew.
"Oh really? Since when have you ever snuck out?" Lily asked curiously
"Plenty of times. What about you? When did little Miss Headgirl ever break the rules?" Remus asked
"You'd be surprised...anyway we'll meet on the Quidditch field at eleven tonight. Okay?"
"Sounds perfect...and later you can tell me what you exactly do when you sneak out." Remus said as he grinned at her.
"Yeah well...we'll see. See you later Remus!" Lily went back to her seat to a curious looking Torrance.
"As Remus walked back to his seat he heard Torrance ask Lily,"Is that hottie taken?"
Remus smiled to himself. It's working already, he thought.
***JAMES' POV***
James saw Remus walk over to Lily in the Great Hall.
"What is he--" he began to ask Sirius but his heart stopped when Lily grabbed Remus' hand and talked to him alone. Sirius seemed to realize what James was thinking.
"No way Prongs...Moony wouldn't do that to you...we know how much you like that girl." Sirius said with a mouthful of toast.
"Then what could they possible be talking about?" James' head filled with possibilities that only made his head hurt.
"I dunno. They are a bunch of bookworms. Maybe they are talking about how to make their essays longer. Who knows?"
"Why is it so easy for him to talk to her? She won't let me near her. I don't get it..." James said furiously
"Well mate, they have a lot of things in common. You know, book wise and such, but he never pranked her when we were smaller either. Oh, yeah... and he never messed with Snivellus..and--" Sirus sounded like he could go on forever.
"Okay! Okay. I get it! Yes, finally! He's coming over. Okay act natural." James said. Sirius rolled his eyes and stuffed another piece of toast in his mouth.
Remus came over and sat down with a goofy grin on his face.
"Nice day isnt it?" Remus asked James cheerfully
They ate quietly for the rest of the meal.
***LILY'S POV***
It was ten forty five and Lily was making her way to the Quidditch field for her and Remus' first lesson. She loved coming out here at night... it made her feel rebellious. When she got there Remus was already there and waiting.
"Okay, I'm here...shall we start?" Lily asked as she took her robes off.
"Sure, what's lesson number one?" Remus asked as he also took his robes off.
"Dancing. Since Torrance loves dancing, I'm going to teach you. Don't worry about making an ass out of yourself. I won't laugh. Much." Lily said
"Ooooo..she has humor...funny." Remus said sarcastically
Lily stepped closer to Remus. She took his arms and wrapped them around her waist. She then wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Now, you have to pull me closer." Lily informed him.
"Like this?" He pulled her closer.
"Yes perfect. Now, that you know how to hold a girl without hurting her, we have to put on music." Lily let go of Remus and went to the stereo she carried with her.
"What's that?" Remus asked as he pointed at her stereo.
"It called a stereo. It plays muggle music." Lily said as she searched for the right song.
"Stair-E-O?" Remus asked
"Yeah." Lily said as she found the perfect slow song."This is perfect! Torrance loves this song! Okay, Remus hold me like I showed you."
*Iris by Goo Goo Dolls starts to play.*
*And I'd give up the world to touch you*
*Cause I know that you feel me somehow*
*You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be*
*And I don't want to go home right now*
Remus stepped awkwardly towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Now, listen to the beat. You hear it? Just step and sway to it...like this." Lily said as she guided him around the field.
"Wow! I'm actually dancing!" Remus said very pleased with himself.
"Very good! I knew you could do it. I'm going to let you lead now." Lily laid her head on Remus' chest.
Her scent of vanilla was so strong that Remus could practically taste it in his mouth. He could never talk about this kind of stuff with anyone else, and he wondered why he hadn't gotten to know Lily Evans sooner.
*And all I can taste is this moment*
*And all I can breathe is your life*
*But sooner or later it's over*
*I just don't want to miss you tonight*
"Uh...Lily?"
"Yeah?"
"James better not ever find out what we're doing or he'll literally kill me!" Remus said seriously and it was true. James had been after Lily for years and Remus had gotten to dance with her in one day. It was a catastophe waiting to happen.
Lily looked up at Remus and asked,"He really likes me, huh?"
"Yep, never talks about anyone else."
"Well, since you think so highly of him... I guess I could give him a chance..." Lily said
"That's all he wants." Remus said
*And I don't want the world to see me*
*Because I don't think that they'd understand*
*And when everything's made to be broken*
*I just want you to know who I am*
"Okay then, I'll ask him to the ball tomorrow." Lily decided to change the subject. So...uh...Remus. Are you going to tell me what you do when you sneak out?"
Remus grinned innocently and simply said, "Nope. What about you?"
"I don't think so... if I don't get an answer, neither do you."
"That's fair, but I'll find out sooner or later."
There was a long pause as both of them just danced to the sound of the music.
"Why are you so mysterious?" Lily asked quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"You know, you're the quiet one."
"Well, I have many secrets." Remus felt the sudden urge to tell her everything about him. He wanted her to know about all the things he went through. 'What if she doesn't understand?' he thought.
"You're not the only one that has secrets, Remus." Lily said.
Remus looked at her curiously. "You are quite mysterious yourself, Lils. You know, I haven't seen you cry once. I've even seen Sirius and James cry before...but not you."
"I don't cry." Lily said bitterly.
*And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming*
*Or the moment of truth in your lies*
*When everything feels like the movies*
*Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive*
Lily checked her watch.. it was already two in the morning!
"Whoa, we have to get back." Lily said pulling away from Remus. They walked quickly back up to the school. Remus pulled out a silvery cloak and slipped it on. He then completely vanished.
"I know what that is! Is it yours?" Lily asked obviously impressed
"No, it's James. I nicked it out of his trunk for tonight. Come on get under."
When they reached the warm common room he pulled it off of them.
"Well, this is where we split. I'll see you tomorrow Remus." Lily said
"Goodnight." Remus replied as he gave her a hug.
They both entered their dormitories and slipped into bed quietly trying not to wake anyone up. As Remus stared up at his ceiling he thought, 'I'm going to figure this Lily Evans out.' Little did he know, Lily was in her bed thinking the same thing.
*And I don't want the world to see me*
*Cause I don't think that they'd understand*
*And when everything's made to be broken*
*I just want you to know who I am*
*I just want you to know who I am*
A/N: I hope you liked it. I chose this song because it describes the mood so well. They both have secrets that they think no one would understand but then again they want eachother to know the real them. Next chapter: Lily and Remus make a "small" wager between the two of them.
Chapter Three: Lesson #1
DISCLAIMER: LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NOT MINE... ALL HAIL JKR!!!
***REMUS' POV***
Remus was the first to wake up in the morning. He stretched and checked his watch, it was seven in the morning so he decided to get dressed and head down to the Great Hall. He was halfway through when Peter gave a loud snore and woke up.
"Hey Moony! Going down to breakfast?" Peter asked loudly
"Shut up you stupid git!" Remus whispered harshly but it was too late. James and Sirius had woken up. To be honest, Remus wanted to go down alone so he could have a chance to speak to Lily.
"Good Morning!" Sirius said groggily as he stood up and stretched in his boxers.
"I'm going down to breakfast." Remus figured if he went down before them he could at least have a few seconds with Lily to see when and where their first lesson was.
"Hold it Moony! What's the hurry? The food is not going to run away!" James said as he put his shirt on.
"No, I suppose not." Remus said as he sat down on his bed defeated. He would talk to Lily later. As they entered the Great Hall Remus spotted Lily and grinned.
"Let's sit over there." Sirius said as he pointed to the middle of the Gryffindor table.
Remus was about to take his seat between Sirius and Peter when he caught Lily's eye. She motioned for him to come over.
"Hold on fellas, be right back..." Remus said as he turned around
"Whoa wait! Where do you think you're going?" Sirius asked as he already began to pile food on his plate.
"I've got a matter to attend to..." Remus replied
He walked over to Lily. She was sitting next to Torrance discussing something that sounded important.
"Oh, hi Remus! What brings you over here?" Torrance asked politely
Remus' heart caught in his chest. Say hi...SAY HI! his mind yelled but he couldn't make himself to say anything. His throat seemed to close up entirely.
"Remus was just coming over here to discuss Quidditch...Weren't you Remus?" Lily said
"Really? Do you play? Are you any good?" Torrance asked as she put her full attention him.
"Of course he's good! He plays on the Gryffindow team...Remus here is a chaser." Lily said impressively
Remus felt so stupid. Here Lily is talking him up and all he's doing is trying to breathe normally. Lily sensed the awkwardness and said,"We'll be right back Torrance." She grabbed his hand and guided him to the entrance of the Great Hall.
"Breathe, Remus, Breathe. Geez, we have more work than I thought." Lily said.
"I told you this is a waste of time!" Remus said as he glanced over at Torrance. She probably thought he was a big daft prat.
"This is not a waste of time! Anyway, I found a perfect place to hold our sessions as long as you're not afraid to sneak out." Lily had a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
"Me? Never!" Remus said. Inwardly he chuckled. Being apart of the Marauders there was no way he hadn't been out past curfew.
"Oh really? Since when have you ever snuck out?" Lily asked curiously
"Plenty of times. What about you? When did little Miss Headgirl ever break the rules?" Remus asked
"You'd be surprised...anyway we'll meet on the Quidditch field at eleven tonight. Okay?"
"Sounds perfect...and later you can tell me what you exactly do when you sneak out." Remus said as he grinned at her.
"Yeah well...we'll see. See you later Remus!" Lily went back to her seat to a curious looking Torrance.
"As Remus walked back to his seat he heard Torrance ask Lily,"Is that hottie taken?"
Remus smiled to himself. It's working already, he thought.
***JAMES' POV***
James saw Remus walk over to Lily in the Great Hall.
"What is he--" he began to ask Sirius but his heart stopped when Lily grabbed Remus' hand and talked to him alone. Sirius seemed to realize what James was thinking.
"No way Prongs...Moony wouldn't do that to you...we know how much you like that girl." Sirius said with a mouthful of toast.
"Then what could they possible be talking about?" James' head filled with possibilities that only made his head hurt.
"I dunno. They are a bunch of bookworms. Maybe they are talking about how to make their essays longer. Who knows?"
"Why is it so easy for him to talk to her? She won't let me near her. I don't get it..." James said furiously
"Well mate, they have a lot of things in common. You know, book wise and such, but he never pranked her when we were smaller either. Oh, yeah... and he never messed with Snivellus..and--" Sirus sounded like he could go on forever.
"Okay! Okay. I get it! Yes, finally! He's coming over. Okay act natural." James said. Sirius rolled his eyes and stuffed another piece of toast in his mouth.
Remus came over and sat down with a goofy grin on his face.
"Nice day isnt it?" Remus asked James cheerfully
They ate quietly for the rest of the meal.
***LILY'S POV***
It was ten forty five and Lily was making her way to the Quidditch field for her and Remus' first lesson. She loved coming out here at night... it made her feel rebellious. When she got there Remus was already there and waiting.
"Okay, I'm here...shall we start?" Lily asked as she took her robes off.
"Sure, what's lesson number one?" Remus asked as he also took his robes off.
"Dancing. Since Torrance loves dancing, I'm going to teach you. Don't worry about making an ass out of yourself. I won't laugh. Much." Lily said
"Ooooo..she has humor...funny." Remus said sarcastically
Lily stepped closer to Remus. She took his arms and wrapped them around her waist. She then wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Now, you have to pull me closer." Lily informed him.
"Like this?" He pulled her closer.
"Yes perfect. Now, that you know how to hold a girl without hurting her, we have to put on music." Lily let go of Remus and went to the stereo she carried with her.
"What's that?" Remus asked as he pointed at her stereo.
"It called a stereo. It plays muggle music." Lily said as she searched for the right song.
"Stair-E-O?" Remus asked
"Yeah." Lily said as she found the perfect slow song."This is perfect! Torrance loves this song! Okay, Remus hold me like I showed you."
*Iris by Goo Goo Dolls starts to play.*
*And I'd give up the world to touch you*
*Cause I know that you feel me somehow*
*You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be*
*And I don't want to go home right now*
Remus stepped awkwardly towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Now, listen to the beat. You hear it? Just step and sway to it...like this." Lily said as she guided him around the field.
"Wow! I'm actually dancing!" Remus said very pleased with himself.
"Very good! I knew you could do it. I'm going to let you lead now." Lily laid her head on Remus' chest.
Her scent of vanilla was so strong that Remus could practically taste it in his mouth. He could never talk about this kind of stuff with anyone else, and he wondered why he hadn't gotten to know Lily Evans sooner.
*And all I can taste is this moment*
*And all I can breathe is your life*
*But sooner or later it's over*
*I just don't want to miss you tonight*
"Uh...Lily?"
"Yeah?"
"James better not ever find out what we're doing or he'll literally kill me!" Remus said seriously and it was true. James had been after Lily for years and Remus had gotten to dance with her in one day. It was a catastophe waiting to happen.
Lily looked up at Remus and asked,"He really likes me, huh?"
"Yep, never talks about anyone else."
"Well, since you think so highly of him... I guess I could give him a chance..." Lily said
"That's all he wants." Remus said
*And I don't want the world to see me*
*Because I don't think that they'd understand*
*And when everything's made to be broken*
*I just want you to know who I am*
"Okay then, I'll ask him to the ball tomorrow." Lily decided to change the subject. So...uh...Remus. Are you going to tell me what you do when you sneak out?"
Remus grinned innocently and simply said, "Nope. What about you?"
"I don't think so... if I don't get an answer, neither do you."
"That's fair, but I'll find out sooner or later."
There was a long pause as both of them just danced to the sound of the music.
"Why are you so mysterious?" Lily asked quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"You know, you're the quiet one."
"Well, I have many secrets." Remus felt the sudden urge to tell her everything about him. He wanted her to know about all the things he went through. 'What if she doesn't understand?' he thought.
"You're not the only one that has secrets, Remus." Lily said.
Remus looked at her curiously. "You are quite mysterious yourself, Lils. You know, I haven't seen you cry once. I've even seen Sirius and James cry before...but not you."
"I don't cry." Lily said bitterly.
*And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming*
*Or the moment of truth in your lies*
*When everything feels like the movies*
*Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive*
Lily checked her watch.. it was already two in the morning!
"Whoa, we have to get back." Lily said pulling away from Remus. They walked quickly back up to the school. Remus pulled out a silvery cloak and slipped it on. He then completely vanished.
"I know what that is! Is it yours?" Lily asked obviously impressed
"No, it's James. I nicked it out of his trunk for tonight. Come on get under."
When they reached the warm common room he pulled it off of them.
"Well, this is where we split. I'll see you tomorrow Remus." Lily said
"Goodnight." Remus replied as he gave her a hug.
They both entered their dormitories and slipped into bed quietly trying not to wake anyone up. As Remus stared up at his ceiling he thought, 'I'm going to figure this Lily Evans out.' Little did he know, Lily was in her bed thinking the same thing.
*And I don't want the world to see me*
*Cause I don't think that they'd understand*
*And when everything's made to be broken*
*I just want you to know who I am*
*I just want you to know who I am*
A/N: I hope you liked it. I chose this song because it describes the mood so well. They both have secrets that they think no one would understand but then again they want eachother to know the real them. Next chapter: Lily and Remus make a "small" wager between the two of them.