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A/N: Hey there! Once again, sorry for a short 5th chapter, I was having trouble thinking of what to write. So, here we go, and I hope you enjoy this one! Thanx for the reviews, ppl!! Try reading my other fics, if you get the chance, though most of them are song fics.
Chapter Six She hates me, she hates me not.
"Do you think she hates me?" James asked, pushing his toast to one side of his plate, only to have it slide back down again.
Remus looked up from his own breakfast with a sigh. Once again, the conversation had turned to Lily Evans.
"Not hate, James. It's more a sort of............strong dislike," he said.
Sirius and Peter were talking about their plans for the evening. Sirius yawned and glanced with a bored expression over at the several girls staring avidly at him from the Ravenclaw table.
Grace looked over and rolled her eyes. She muttered something about 'arrogant pricks' and turned back to her book.
"But why?" James asked, exasperatedly. "What have I ever done to her?"
Remus was speechless. For a few moments he simply stared at James.
"Uh, let's see," he began, setting his spoon down. "You're always asking her out, in an arrogant, haughty way; you cut her off whenever she's talking to someone and you're around; you redecorated her room against her will, and put permanent sticking charms on everything; you then, very rudely, decided not to apologize; you also calmly ignore her and her friends whenever they ask you a question; you-"
"Ok, ok," James said irritably. "I get the point. But is that really any reason to hate me?"
"I think the question you should be asking yourself right now is, why do you care?" Remus said sagely, before turning back to his breakfast.
James frowned again, looking down at his own plate with an unsatisfied expression.
Why did he care again?
***
"So, you're ignoring James, huh?' Andrea observed, as she plonked herself down on the seat next to Lily in the transfiguration classroom.
Lily nodded, concentrating hard on her textbook. It was only months away from their N.E.W.T.'s and lately, she had taken to spending a few hours of her weekend doing extra studying.
"Well," Andrea said, resting her head on her hands. "He seems pretty upset. I overheard him talking to Remus this morning. He couldn't quite understand why you hate him so much."
"I don't." Lily muttered. She flipped a page and pulled out her wand.
"You don't what?"
"I don't hate him. He's an arrogant prat, but I don't hate him," Lily said. "I don't hate anyone. Sure I dislike that Narcissa girl, but that's understandable."
"You don't hate Potter?" Andrea said, incredously. "Well............he'd be glad to know that!"
"I don't think we should tell him," Lily said, still concentrating hard. "It'll keep him on his toes if he thinks someone hates him. And I'm still ignoring him."
Andrea nodded. She got up and stretched her arms over her head.
"Well, I'd better let you get on with it. If you're gonna get more N.E.W.T.'s than Potter, you'd better get practicing now," she said.
Lily smiled, and watched as she left the room.
She looked down at her book, but found that all will to study had deserted her, and she thought instead of James Potter. When would he realize that he was not the king of Hogwarts? He was so bloody annoying. She couldn't stand being around him most of the time.
But strangely enough, Lily found that she kind of missed talking to James. It had only been a day, but over the past six years, she had grown so accustomed to arguing with James, and having him tease her and ask her out, that it was weird when it wasn't happening.
Lily shook her head and put her wand away. she might as well go find her friends if she wasn't going to study.
As she left the classroom, closing the door behind her, she noticed someone sitting down a few doors away. She squinted at the figure, but the corridor was too dark for her to see who it was.
She shrugged and was about to walk away when the person, whoever it was, got up and called out.
"Lily! Wait!" it was James. Only James had that voice. Only for some reason, he wasn't sounding as arrogant as usual. He almost sounded.......humble.
She continued walking resolutely. She wasn't about to give up now. But he ran and caught up with her. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her around to face him.
"Look," he said, holding onto her hand so she couldn't escape. "I'm really, really sorry about ..........well, about everything. I mean, you know, the way I've treated you over the past few years."
Lily raised her eyebrows in alarm.
"Who are you and what have you done with James Potter?" she said in horror. He grinned.
"It's me. I know it's a bit weird for me to be so nice, but a guy can change, alright?" he shook his head ruefully. "And I guess it's about time I started being a better person. Will you forgive me?"
Lily looked at him suspiciously. For the first time, he actually looked earnest.
"Alright," she said grudgingly. "I forgive you."
His face broke into a grin.
"Great! Here, I want you to have this," he said, holding out a rose.
It was really pretty, and Lily smiled at him. Obviously, there was a whole side to James that she had never known about. She took the rose and raised it to her nose.
With a belching sound, it squirted a green, sticky substance al over her face. It clung to her eyelashes and hair, making her look like she had just creeped out of a sewer or something. James burst out laughing and apologizing at the same time.
"Oh god, Lily, that wasn't meant to happen, I must have given you the wrong rose, I'm so sorry!" he sputtered.
Lily threw him a murderous glare and stalked away. Halfway down the corridor she spun around and marched back up to him.
"Never again, Potter," she said. "Never again will I fall for your tricks. There I was thinking you were being nice, and then you do that!"
James pointed his wand at her and muttered a spell, making the sap disappear immediately.
"I really am sorry," he said, hanging his head.
For a moment, Lily considered him sharply.
"Apology accepted," she said. "Next time, try not to screw things up, James."
She shook her head again and walked away.
James smiled at her retreating back. For the first time in six years, he and Lily had managed a civil conversation. He was on a roll here.
**
A/N: sorry, I know that was fairly crap, but I didn't really have any good ideas for this chapter. If it's really bad, tell me, and I might rewrite it. For the moment though, this'll have to do! Anyway, how about another 15 reviews, to make me happy? I'll Luv you all forever!!
Thanx guys, and review! ~Jaizar
(sorry it was so short!!)
A/N: Hey there! Once again, sorry for a short 5th chapter, I was having trouble thinking of what to write. So, here we go, and I hope you enjoy this one! Thanx for the reviews, ppl!! Try reading my other fics, if you get the chance, though most of them are song fics.
Chapter Six She hates me, she hates me not.
"Do you think she hates me?" James asked, pushing his toast to one side of his plate, only to have it slide back down again.
Remus looked up from his own breakfast with a sigh. Once again, the conversation had turned to Lily Evans.
"Not hate, James. It's more a sort of............strong dislike," he said.
Sirius and Peter were talking about their plans for the evening. Sirius yawned and glanced with a bored expression over at the several girls staring avidly at him from the Ravenclaw table.
Grace looked over and rolled her eyes. She muttered something about 'arrogant pricks' and turned back to her book.
"But why?" James asked, exasperatedly. "What have I ever done to her?"
Remus was speechless. For a few moments he simply stared at James.
"Uh, let's see," he began, setting his spoon down. "You're always asking her out, in an arrogant, haughty way; you cut her off whenever she's talking to someone and you're around; you redecorated her room against her will, and put permanent sticking charms on everything; you then, very rudely, decided not to apologize; you also calmly ignore her and her friends whenever they ask you a question; you-"
"Ok, ok," James said irritably. "I get the point. But is that really any reason to hate me?"
"I think the question you should be asking yourself right now is, why do you care?" Remus said sagely, before turning back to his breakfast.
James frowned again, looking down at his own plate with an unsatisfied expression.
Why did he care again?
***
"So, you're ignoring James, huh?' Andrea observed, as she plonked herself down on the seat next to Lily in the transfiguration classroom.
Lily nodded, concentrating hard on her textbook. It was only months away from their N.E.W.T.'s and lately, she had taken to spending a few hours of her weekend doing extra studying.
"Well," Andrea said, resting her head on her hands. "He seems pretty upset. I overheard him talking to Remus this morning. He couldn't quite understand why you hate him so much."
"I don't." Lily muttered. She flipped a page and pulled out her wand.
"You don't what?"
"I don't hate him. He's an arrogant prat, but I don't hate him," Lily said. "I don't hate anyone. Sure I dislike that Narcissa girl, but that's understandable."
"You don't hate Potter?" Andrea said, incredously. "Well............he'd be glad to know that!"
"I don't think we should tell him," Lily said, still concentrating hard. "It'll keep him on his toes if he thinks someone hates him. And I'm still ignoring him."
Andrea nodded. She got up and stretched her arms over her head.
"Well, I'd better let you get on with it. If you're gonna get more N.E.W.T.'s than Potter, you'd better get practicing now," she said.
Lily smiled, and watched as she left the room.
She looked down at her book, but found that all will to study had deserted her, and she thought instead of James Potter. When would he realize that he was not the king of Hogwarts? He was so bloody annoying. She couldn't stand being around him most of the time.
But strangely enough, Lily found that she kind of missed talking to James. It had only been a day, but over the past six years, she had grown so accustomed to arguing with James, and having him tease her and ask her out, that it was weird when it wasn't happening.
Lily shook her head and put her wand away. she might as well go find her friends if she wasn't going to study.
As she left the classroom, closing the door behind her, she noticed someone sitting down a few doors away. She squinted at the figure, but the corridor was too dark for her to see who it was.
She shrugged and was about to walk away when the person, whoever it was, got up and called out.
"Lily! Wait!" it was James. Only James had that voice. Only for some reason, he wasn't sounding as arrogant as usual. He almost sounded.......humble.
She continued walking resolutely. She wasn't about to give up now. But he ran and caught up with her. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her around to face him.
"Look," he said, holding onto her hand so she couldn't escape. "I'm really, really sorry about ..........well, about everything. I mean, you know, the way I've treated you over the past few years."
Lily raised her eyebrows in alarm.
"Who are you and what have you done with James Potter?" she said in horror. He grinned.
"It's me. I know it's a bit weird for me to be so nice, but a guy can change, alright?" he shook his head ruefully. "And I guess it's about time I started being a better person. Will you forgive me?"
Lily looked at him suspiciously. For the first time, he actually looked earnest.
"Alright," she said grudgingly. "I forgive you."
His face broke into a grin.
"Great! Here, I want you to have this," he said, holding out a rose.
It was really pretty, and Lily smiled at him. Obviously, there was a whole side to James that she had never known about. She took the rose and raised it to her nose.
With a belching sound, it squirted a green, sticky substance al over her face. It clung to her eyelashes and hair, making her look like she had just creeped out of a sewer or something. James burst out laughing and apologizing at the same time.
"Oh god, Lily, that wasn't meant to happen, I must have given you the wrong rose, I'm so sorry!" he sputtered.
Lily threw him a murderous glare and stalked away. Halfway down the corridor she spun around and marched back up to him.
"Never again, Potter," she said. "Never again will I fall for your tricks. There I was thinking you were being nice, and then you do that!"
James pointed his wand at her and muttered a spell, making the sap disappear immediately.
"I really am sorry," he said, hanging his head.
For a moment, Lily considered him sharply.
"Apology accepted," she said. "Next time, try not to screw things up, James."
She shook her head again and walked away.
James smiled at her retreating back. For the first time in six years, he and Lily had managed a civil conversation. He was on a roll here.
**
A/N: sorry, I know that was fairly crap, but I didn't really have any good ideas for this chapter. If it's really bad, tell me, and I might rewrite it. For the moment though, this'll have to do! Anyway, how about another 15 reviews, to make me happy? I'll Luv you all forever!!
Thanx guys, and review! ~Jaizar
(sorry it was so short!!)