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Chapter 4 : A Small Wager
DISCLAIMER: Regretfully these characters are not mine (but I'd give almost anything to say this wasn't true, but wouldn't we all?) JKR=Master of the Universe
***JAMES POV***
James, Sirius and Peter were eating breakfast in the Great Hall and yet again the subject of Lily and Remus came up in the conversation.
"Hey, did you notice that our dear Moony didn't get into the dormitory until nearly two-thirty this morning?" Sirius asked
"No, but where is he anyway?" Peter asked as he glanced around the Hall. There was a bunch of giggly Ravenclaw girls, some bunches of students here and there but no sign of their fellow Marauder.
"I don't know. When I woke up he was already gone..." Sirius then looked at James. He was staring upwards into the enchanting ceiling, lost in his own thoughts.
"Hello? Prongs? Snap out of it!" Sirius said as he hit James on the back of the head.
"OW! Damn you Sirius! Why do you have to be so bloody violent?" James said furiously as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It's my nature." Sirius said dramatically as he placed his hand over his chest.
James went back into his thoughts as he poked around at his food on his plate. "I'm going to ask Evans to that Christmas Ball today." he finally said.
"James. James. James." Sirius said shaking his head "Your going about this all wrong...obviously she doesn't have feelings for you...or so she thinks. What you have to do is ask another girl out and see if Lily gets jealous. If she does, then she likes you...it's that simple."
James wasn't too sure about this plan.. it didn't seem right, but then his eyes scanned the Great Hall and fell on Remus and Lily entering together. James felt a twinge of jealousy shoot through him.
"You know...I think that's a good idea." James said as he tore his eyes away from Lily and Remus.
He went over to the Ravenclaw table where a group of girls sat. He then asked a girl named Kimberly. She was too giggly for his liking but she would do. Anything to make Lily notice me, he thought.
***REMUS' POV**
Remus left the dormitory before everyone, to go see Lily. He was going to give her advice on how to ask out James to the ball. He really didn't see the need to give her any advice because he knew that James would be glad to see her even if she grew an extra two feet and sprouted antlers on the top of her head.
"I don't know Remus...what if he says no?" Lily asked as she walked down out of the portrait hole.
"James? Say no? To you? Oh, that will be the day when he decides to quit Quidditch and ask Snape to marry him." Remus said sarcastically as he pushed Lily through the corridors.
They walked into the Great Hall together.
"Okay, I'm going to sit with James over there. Come and walk over when I catch your eye." Remus informed her.
"Right, I'll sit over there with Torrance." Lily said as she waved her hand at the end of the Gryffindor table.
Remus walked over and sat down between his best friends.
"Where were you this morning, Moony?" Sirius asked suspiciously
"Finishing homework in the library." he simply said. Another perk about being a Marauder is that you learn how to keep a straight face when you lie.
He looked right at Lily and she signaled back at him with a wink. Lily stood up and walked over and stood in front of James. James looked up surprised.
"Yes, Miss Evans?" James asked sweetly
"I was wondering if you had found a date for the ball yet?" Lily asked casually as she gave Remus a nervous glance but Remus just smiled at her encouragingly.
He saw James look at Sirius slowly but Sirius just gave him a firm nod.
"Well actually, yes, I have. She's in Ravenclaw." James said
Lily just stood there rooted to the spot. Remus' face dropped. 'This has got to be a joke.' Remus thought. He waited but James gave no other response.
"Oh okay then." Lily said slowly then quickly turned around and left the Great Hall.
"Damn!" Remus said under his breath then turned and faced James. "You have a date? What about Lily?"
James just shrugged. Remus stood up and left the Great Hall to go search for Lily.
"What was that all about?" Sirius asked out loud with a hint of confusement in his voice.
Remus went all around the school trying to find Lily, but she just seemed to have vanished. He skipped Potions to go and check the library...but nothing. He then realized where the last place she could be...the Quidditch field. He ran all the way out there and spotted her at the top of the stands.
"Hey Lily! I've been looking everywhere for you!" he bellowed up at her as he tried to catch his breathe. His voice echoed throughout the empty stadium. Remus ran up the stands and sat down next to Lily.
"I'm really sorry Lils. I didn't know he already asked someone." he felt terrible for her.
Lily didn't say anything. She just leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. She didn't appear to be sad, only disappointed. After several minutes of silence she suddenly sat up straight, looked at his hair and then in his eyes.
"You know what? I think I should cut your hair."
Remus wrapped his arms around his head protectively.
"Okay, first you're sulking and then you want to take your frustration out on my hair?"
"I was not sulking! And besides, your hair could use a good trimming."
"No way! Not my hair!"
"Come on.. just a little?" Lily begged.
"Nope, sorry. Not going to happen..."
She gave him a weak smile then stood up and gasped.
"Oh no! We're late for Charms!" She grabbed his hand. "Come on hurry up!"
***JAMES' POV***
James was sitting in Charms. He was wondering if asking another girl to the ball was the way to go. Remus seemed to be upset he had. But why? It's not like she was going to ask him...was she? 'No way, she despises you remember?' Just then the door burst open and in came running Lily and Remus red-faced and out of breath.
"Nice of you to join us, Mr. Lupin and Ms. Evans..." Professor Flitwick squeaked disapprovingly.
"No problem, teach!" Remus replied.
James and Sirius' eyes widened. They had never seen Remus act cocky towards a teacher before. That was an "Un-Remus" thing to do.
"Take a seat, quickly now!"
They sat together in the back of the classroom. James shot death glares at Remus. He was sitting with his Lily!
***REMUS' POV***
Remus and Lily paired up to do their charms together.
"Where's Torrance?" he asked as he looked around the room.
"She felt ill this morning. I think she's still in the hospital wing..." Lily said
Remus motioned her to come closer then whispered in her ear,"Don't look but James won't stop staring at you!"
"I don't care anymore Remus. He got his chance and now it's gone."
"Yeah right, soon James will realize how idiotic he was and come begging down at your feet."
"I actually believe you. Soon he'll worship the ground I walk on." Lily chuckled.
"Yep, but he's always done that..." Remus said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world
After several minutes into the class period, Remus and Lily were the only ones that had already mastered how to do their charm and had started to get bored.
"You know, you should really let me cut your hair." Lily said as she pointed at Remus' bushy head of hair.
Remus shook his head,"There is no way you could get me to pull scizzors on my hair!"
Lily's eyes lit up,"Really? Would you like to make a small wager on that?"
"Wager? Oh, that's a sexy word...what did you have in mind?"
"Ummm... okay, if you beat me at flying I get to chop off your hair." Lily said slowly.
"You...are going to beat me? At flying? Oh, your on!" he said as he shook her hand enthuiastically.
"We'll have to wait until Charms is over though..." Remus groaned with disappointment.
Lily leaned over the table,"Who said we have to wait that long?" she whispered.
"Follow my lead..." She then fell out of her chair with a thump on the floor. Remus just stared at her dumbfounded and wondering what she was getting at. Lily just winked at him and realization dawned upon his face.
"Uh...Professor? Lily just fainted. Can I take her to the hospital wing?" Remus asked as he pointed to the floor where Lily laid.
"Yes, of course you can.." Professor Flitwick said worriedly
Remus picked her up with no trouble and carried her out into the corridor. He then put her down. Lily jumped up and gave him a high five.
"That was excellent! Good acting skills!" Lily said impressed
"When you hang around with James and Sirius, you tend to pick up on things...besides you didn't too bad yourself." Remus said as he grinned at her.
Lily then peeked back in the classroom and caught James' eye. She smiled at him and blew him a kiss then waved goodbye. James sat there with his mouth wide open in shock while Sirius snickered in the background. Remus couldn't help but laugh.
A/N: Yeah!!! Done with this chappie! Umm... the next chapter will be when Lily and Remus actually have their competition with another little twist.
Chapter 4 : A Small Wager
DISCLAIMER: Regretfully these characters are not mine (but I'd give almost anything to say this wasn't true, but wouldn't we all?) JKR=Master of the Universe
***JAMES POV***
James, Sirius and Peter were eating breakfast in the Great Hall and yet again the subject of Lily and Remus came up in the conversation.
"Hey, did you notice that our dear Moony didn't get into the dormitory until nearly two-thirty this morning?" Sirius asked
"No, but where is he anyway?" Peter asked as he glanced around the Hall. There was a bunch of giggly Ravenclaw girls, some bunches of students here and there but no sign of their fellow Marauder.
"I don't know. When I woke up he was already gone..." Sirius then looked at James. He was staring upwards into the enchanting ceiling, lost in his own thoughts.
"Hello? Prongs? Snap out of it!" Sirius said as he hit James on the back of the head.
"OW! Damn you Sirius! Why do you have to be so bloody violent?" James said furiously as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It's my nature." Sirius said dramatically as he placed his hand over his chest.
James went back into his thoughts as he poked around at his food on his plate. "I'm going to ask Evans to that Christmas Ball today." he finally said.
"James. James. James." Sirius said shaking his head "Your going about this all wrong...obviously she doesn't have feelings for you...or so she thinks. What you have to do is ask another girl out and see if Lily gets jealous. If she does, then she likes you...it's that simple."
James wasn't too sure about this plan.. it didn't seem right, but then his eyes scanned the Great Hall and fell on Remus and Lily entering together. James felt a twinge of jealousy shoot through him.
"You know...I think that's a good idea." James said as he tore his eyes away from Lily and Remus.
He went over to the Ravenclaw table where a group of girls sat. He then asked a girl named Kimberly. She was too giggly for his liking but she would do. Anything to make Lily notice me, he thought.
***REMUS' POV**
Remus left the dormitory before everyone, to go see Lily. He was going to give her advice on how to ask out James to the ball. He really didn't see the need to give her any advice because he knew that James would be glad to see her even if she grew an extra two feet and sprouted antlers on the top of her head.
"I don't know Remus...what if he says no?" Lily asked as she walked down out of the portrait hole.
"James? Say no? To you? Oh, that will be the day when he decides to quit Quidditch and ask Snape to marry him." Remus said sarcastically as he pushed Lily through the corridors.
They walked into the Great Hall together.
"Okay, I'm going to sit with James over there. Come and walk over when I catch your eye." Remus informed her.
"Right, I'll sit over there with Torrance." Lily said as she waved her hand at the end of the Gryffindor table.
Remus walked over and sat down between his best friends.
"Where were you this morning, Moony?" Sirius asked suspiciously
"Finishing homework in the library." he simply said. Another perk about being a Marauder is that you learn how to keep a straight face when you lie.
He looked right at Lily and she signaled back at him with a wink. Lily stood up and walked over and stood in front of James. James looked up surprised.
"Yes, Miss Evans?" James asked sweetly
"I was wondering if you had found a date for the ball yet?" Lily asked casually as she gave Remus a nervous glance but Remus just smiled at her encouragingly.
He saw James look at Sirius slowly but Sirius just gave him a firm nod.
"Well actually, yes, I have. She's in Ravenclaw." James said
Lily just stood there rooted to the spot. Remus' face dropped. 'This has got to be a joke.' Remus thought. He waited but James gave no other response.
"Oh okay then." Lily said slowly then quickly turned around and left the Great Hall.
"Damn!" Remus said under his breath then turned and faced James. "You have a date? What about Lily?"
James just shrugged. Remus stood up and left the Great Hall to go search for Lily.
"What was that all about?" Sirius asked out loud with a hint of confusement in his voice.
Remus went all around the school trying to find Lily, but she just seemed to have vanished. He skipped Potions to go and check the library...but nothing. He then realized where the last place she could be...the Quidditch field. He ran all the way out there and spotted her at the top of the stands.
"Hey Lily! I've been looking everywhere for you!" he bellowed up at her as he tried to catch his breathe. His voice echoed throughout the empty stadium. Remus ran up the stands and sat down next to Lily.
"I'm really sorry Lils. I didn't know he already asked someone." he felt terrible for her.
Lily didn't say anything. She just leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. She didn't appear to be sad, only disappointed. After several minutes of silence she suddenly sat up straight, looked at his hair and then in his eyes.
"You know what? I think I should cut your hair."
Remus wrapped his arms around his head protectively.
"Okay, first you're sulking and then you want to take your frustration out on my hair?"
"I was not sulking! And besides, your hair could use a good trimming."
"No way! Not my hair!"
"Come on.. just a little?" Lily begged.
"Nope, sorry. Not going to happen..."
She gave him a weak smile then stood up and gasped.
"Oh no! We're late for Charms!" She grabbed his hand. "Come on hurry up!"
***JAMES' POV***
James was sitting in Charms. He was wondering if asking another girl to the ball was the way to go. Remus seemed to be upset he had. But why? It's not like she was going to ask him...was she? 'No way, she despises you remember?' Just then the door burst open and in came running Lily and Remus red-faced and out of breath.
"Nice of you to join us, Mr. Lupin and Ms. Evans..." Professor Flitwick squeaked disapprovingly.
"No problem, teach!" Remus replied.
James and Sirius' eyes widened. They had never seen Remus act cocky towards a teacher before. That was an "Un-Remus" thing to do.
"Take a seat, quickly now!"
They sat together in the back of the classroom. James shot death glares at Remus. He was sitting with his Lily!
***REMUS' POV***
Remus and Lily paired up to do their charms together.
"Where's Torrance?" he asked as he looked around the room.
"She felt ill this morning. I think she's still in the hospital wing..." Lily said
Remus motioned her to come closer then whispered in her ear,"Don't look but James won't stop staring at you!"
"I don't care anymore Remus. He got his chance and now it's gone."
"Yeah right, soon James will realize how idiotic he was and come begging down at your feet."
"I actually believe you. Soon he'll worship the ground I walk on." Lily chuckled.
"Yep, but he's always done that..." Remus said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world
After several minutes into the class period, Remus and Lily were the only ones that had already mastered how to do their charm and had started to get bored.
"You know, you should really let me cut your hair." Lily said as she pointed at Remus' bushy head of hair.
Remus shook his head,"There is no way you could get me to pull scizzors on my hair!"
Lily's eyes lit up,"Really? Would you like to make a small wager on that?"
"Wager? Oh, that's a sexy word...what did you have in mind?"
"Ummm... okay, if you beat me at flying I get to chop off your hair." Lily said slowly.
"You...are going to beat me? At flying? Oh, your on!" he said as he shook her hand enthuiastically.
"We'll have to wait until Charms is over though..." Remus groaned with disappointment.
Lily leaned over the table,"Who said we have to wait that long?" she whispered.
"Follow my lead..." She then fell out of her chair with a thump on the floor. Remus just stared at her dumbfounded and wondering what she was getting at. Lily just winked at him and realization dawned upon his face.
"Uh...Professor? Lily just fainted. Can I take her to the hospital wing?" Remus asked as he pointed to the floor where Lily laid.
"Yes, of course you can.." Professor Flitwick said worriedly
Remus picked her up with no trouble and carried her out into the corridor. He then put her down. Lily jumped up and gave him a high five.
"That was excellent! Good acting skills!" Lily said impressed
"When you hang around with James and Sirius, you tend to pick up on things...besides you didn't too bad yourself." Remus said as he grinned at her.
Lily then peeked back in the classroom and caught James' eye. She smiled at him and blew him a kiss then waved goodbye. James sat there with his mouth wide open in shock while Sirius snickered in the background. Remus couldn't help but laugh.
A/N: Yeah!!! Done with this chappie! Umm... the next chapter will be when Lily and Remus actually have their competition with another little twist.