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A/N: thank you all again for brilliant reviews! Once more, you've made my day! I love you all, and I hope you all live long and have many children, if that's what you want! Just one thing, some of you say to have long chapters, and some say that you prefer short chapters, and some say that mine are just right...what? Please make up your minds! :P
Raine is Crazy: yeah, I know you do good reviews, I look forward to getting your reviews coz they're always so nice and long! You actually let me know what you like etc. glares at other reviewers Take a leaf out of her book!!
LivingDreams: nice idea about Remus and Andrea...I might do that. On the other hand, I want to end this soon, so I might not have time. Brilliant idea though, and a beautiful long review! Beams at LivingDreams thankyou!
SiriusLives001: nah, Grace isn't really a Goth, but she is very...individual and slightly negative, so I wanted to get that across to all. Besides, I thought she'd look cool in black!
Linker27: thanx heaps for the review! And yes, you're right I screwed up with the Quidditch captains' thing, so I went back and changed it. Have a look if you want- thank you so much for pointing it out!! I'm a little slack, so I would never have noticed! : P
NaleyScott23: that is Sooooooo cute! Adam sounds waaaay better than Jake, so stick with him! Strange though, how similar that is to this fic! : P good luck with Adam, hope you enjoy many years together!
GriffindorGoddess28: hey dude. I have the solution to our quest for t- shirts- fabric paint! Aha! That way the shirt will keep, and it can't look too bad, and it'd be cool, coz you can use all sorts of colours! Thanx for the review by the way, and I understand- I'm a hopeless romantic too! : P
Hyper Penguin: have you seen Munna Bhai? Apparently its good, but I've only seen about half of it...
Andie Potter: actually, Andrea and Sirius are related. Sarah and Sirius are only acquaintances. Nice idea though.
And to everyone else, a couple of people said why not get Grace and Remus together. But personally, I don't think they would look that good together at all! So we'll see what happens, if anything happens at all- no promises! : P oh, and everyone says that they're in love with James- I know!!! I love him too! Let's hope we all find guys just like him!!!!! Oh and also, the intention was for Remus to give the rose to Lisa from James so that Lisa wouldn't suspect who it really was and not give the rose to lily.
Anyway, getting on with the fic:
Chapter Thirteen
The News
"I have some good news," Professor McGonagall said, as she stood in front of the Griffindors in the common room on Sunday. Behind her, the barrier separating the construction site from the rest of the room was looking a little stretched, but apart from that was holding up well.
James was sitting next to Lily, holding her hand, and she was blushing slightly. She still wasn't used to being with him just yet.
Grace was leaning again the couch, and Andrea and Lisa were sitting together on the floor, next to Remus and Peter.
Sirius was leaning against a disgruntled looking Sarah, and she kept turning to glare at him, but he calmly ignored it.
"The renovations," McGonagall continued. "Are due to finish by next Friday. So soon, the boys can move back into their respective dorms, and the girls can return to having their privacy. I'm sure you're all glad to hear this." Judging from the relieved looks flittering across the student's faces, they definitely were. "However, I must remind you all that this incident was a grievous one indeed, and the culprits should count their blessings that they weren't punished most severely for this."
The students were already muttering amongst themselves, more interested in moving out than listening to preaches, so she reminded them one more time of the terribleness of the happenings and then left them in peace.
James turned to look at Lily. She had given in and was resting her head against his shoulder. His heart had just dropped to somewhere around his midriff at the news.
No more sharing with Lily. No more spending time with her in the evening. No more arguing with the girls about whose socks had crossed over the line. No more waking up to Andrea's laughter and Sarah's yelling. No more...
This was awful. He wished he could do something about it. What was it going to be like once they moved out? Were they still going to be friends? Or would it all change? He turned his head again and glanced down at Lily. Would it all change?
Lily felt James turn and look at her and half smiled. It was strange being with him, but at the same time it was wonderful. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt so loved. He made her feel as if she was the only one he could see whenever he looked at her.
And now he was going to have to move back out. As crazy as it was, Lily was going to miss the boys. She was going to miss waking up to trudge through the mountains of clothes to reach the door. She would miss Sirius' company each night as she did her homework on her bed. She would miss Peter's chatter whenever she was trying to sleep. She would miss Remus' claming voice, shutting Peter up. And most of all, she would miss James. She would miss walking into the dorm in the night to se him asleep, sprawled on his bed like a child. She would miss waking up, and lying with her eyes closed, knowing that he was watching her from the curtain. She was going to miss him. A lot.
"So, you're finally moving out," Andrea grinned at Remus from across the Griffindor table at dinner that night.
"Yeah. Suppose you're glad to hear it, hey," Remus said ruefully. He was going to miss the girls, but it was doubtful they would feel the same way about him.
"Hmm, not really," Andrea contradicted. "I was getting kind of used to it. You know, having you guys around. It was fun. And even if Sirius and James got a little annoying, you and Peter were quite good to have around, actually. But then, we've always gotten along. Remember that time you came around for the holidays in fourth year?"
"Yeah, and Sirius was chasing me so I came and hid in your room!" Remus grinned at the memory. "And then I stayed there all afternoon and you made me help you clean your cupboard."
Andrea chuckled. "Good times. Well, it'll be sad to see you guys move out again. Even my stupid brother. But hey, it's all for the best, right?"
Remus looked at her for a second. She was really quite pretty, Sirius' sister.
"Yeah," he said, almost blushing at that thought. "It's all for the best."
Sirius was sprawled on Sarah's bed, watching her and Lisa paint their nails.
"Blue," he suggested to Lisa, who was hovering over which colour to use.
"No, it's too dull. And Ravenclawish," she said, wrinkling her nose.
"Green? Actually, no, that's Slytherin," he said. "Umm... how about pink? You can't go wrong with pink, can you?'
"Since when did you become so girly? Did the makeover thing go to your head?" Sarah teased, looking up from her toenails, which were now a bright red.
"Red looks really nice on you," he said. "It goes with your black heart."
"Aw, you know you love me," she said, laughing.
"Yes," he said, his face completely serious. "I know I love you."
Sarah looked up sharply, but he had turned away, and was looking out the window. She shook her head. He was crazy. But, really, she would miss him and the other Marauders. It was like having these amazingly annoying houseguests that you constantly wish away- but as soon as it's time to say goodbye, you realize how much you're going to miss them.
Lisa looked up.
"What about purple?' she asked.
James sighed, for about the fifth time in the last half an hour. He was sitting with Lily outside on the Quidditch pitch and was already lamenting the fact that soon, he would be in a whole separate room from her. The charm that Godric Griffindor had initially laid down would be once more replaced on the staircase, and that would be the end of his entering the girl's dormitories.
"Oh come on," Lily reasoned. "It's not as if you're moving to a different country or anything! It's just a few steps away!"
"That's not the point," James said. "I'll hardly see you anymore."
"James, you'll see me all the time. We go to the same school. We use the same common room. We're in the same classes. It'll be hard to get away from me!" Lily pointed out. "Anyway, it's not like I spend all day in the dormitory or anything!"
James rolled his eyes but didn't say anything.
"James," Lily said, leaning around him to look him in the eye. He turned away. "James!"
He turned suddenly and put his face in front of hers. Their noses almost touched, and she grinned mischievously. Tilting her head, she put her lips closer to his.
"Are you going to stop worrying now?" she whispered. "Coz, honestly, I don't think I want to kiss a winger. I mean, they must taste awful! And, really, I don't know if I-"
James kissed her quickly.
"Shut up, Lily," he said affectionately. "I don't know if I want to snog a chatterbox."
A/N: aww! Yeah, yeah, I know, a short chapter! But you'll just have to deal, coz I wanted to get this out as soon as possible. I've already figured out the ending of this fic! It's going to be pretty cute (I hope!). Well, I've almost come up with an idea for the next fic I'm going to write, as well, so keep your eyes peeled for whenever I finish this (probably in the next few weeks!).
Oh, and sentences aren't sentences if they're only two or three words long! Come on, I get some really nice long review's and then I get some three word reviews! You can do better than that! So, please can I have ten LONG reviews?
Hugs all round, Jaizar. P.s. I'm away this weekend, so I won't be able to update till Monday or Tuesday! (sorry!)
A/N: thank you all again for brilliant reviews! Once more, you've made my day! I love you all, and I hope you all live long and have many children, if that's what you want! Just one thing, some of you say to have long chapters, and some say that you prefer short chapters, and some say that mine are just right...what? Please make up your minds! :P
Raine is Crazy: yeah, I know you do good reviews, I look forward to getting your reviews coz they're always so nice and long! You actually let me know what you like etc. glares at other reviewers Take a leaf out of her book!!
LivingDreams: nice idea about Remus and Andrea...I might do that. On the other hand, I want to end this soon, so I might not have time. Brilliant idea though, and a beautiful long review! Beams at LivingDreams thankyou!
SiriusLives001: nah, Grace isn't really a Goth, but she is very...individual and slightly negative, so I wanted to get that across to all. Besides, I thought she'd look cool in black!
Linker27: thanx heaps for the review! And yes, you're right I screwed up with the Quidditch captains' thing, so I went back and changed it. Have a look if you want- thank you so much for pointing it out!! I'm a little slack, so I would never have noticed! : P
NaleyScott23: that is Sooooooo cute! Adam sounds waaaay better than Jake, so stick with him! Strange though, how similar that is to this fic! : P good luck with Adam, hope you enjoy many years together!
GriffindorGoddess28: hey dude. I have the solution to our quest for t- shirts- fabric paint! Aha! That way the shirt will keep, and it can't look too bad, and it'd be cool, coz you can use all sorts of colours! Thanx for the review by the way, and I understand- I'm a hopeless romantic too! : P
Hyper Penguin: have you seen Munna Bhai? Apparently its good, but I've only seen about half of it...
Andie Potter: actually, Andrea and Sirius are related. Sarah and Sirius are only acquaintances. Nice idea though.
And to everyone else, a couple of people said why not get Grace and Remus together. But personally, I don't think they would look that good together at all! So we'll see what happens, if anything happens at all- no promises! : P oh, and everyone says that they're in love with James- I know!!! I love him too! Let's hope we all find guys just like him!!!!! Oh and also, the intention was for Remus to give the rose to Lisa from James so that Lisa wouldn't suspect who it really was and not give the rose to lily.
Anyway, getting on with the fic:
Chapter Thirteen
The News
"I have some good news," Professor McGonagall said, as she stood in front of the Griffindors in the common room on Sunday. Behind her, the barrier separating the construction site from the rest of the room was looking a little stretched, but apart from that was holding up well.
James was sitting next to Lily, holding her hand, and she was blushing slightly. She still wasn't used to being with him just yet.
Grace was leaning again the couch, and Andrea and Lisa were sitting together on the floor, next to Remus and Peter.
Sirius was leaning against a disgruntled looking Sarah, and she kept turning to glare at him, but he calmly ignored it.
"The renovations," McGonagall continued. "Are due to finish by next Friday. So soon, the boys can move back into their respective dorms, and the girls can return to having their privacy. I'm sure you're all glad to hear this." Judging from the relieved looks flittering across the student's faces, they definitely were. "However, I must remind you all that this incident was a grievous one indeed, and the culprits should count their blessings that they weren't punished most severely for this."
The students were already muttering amongst themselves, more interested in moving out than listening to preaches, so she reminded them one more time of the terribleness of the happenings and then left them in peace.
James turned to look at Lily. She had given in and was resting her head against his shoulder. His heart had just dropped to somewhere around his midriff at the news.
No more sharing with Lily. No more spending time with her in the evening. No more arguing with the girls about whose socks had crossed over the line. No more waking up to Andrea's laughter and Sarah's yelling. No more...
This was awful. He wished he could do something about it. What was it going to be like once they moved out? Were they still going to be friends? Or would it all change? He turned his head again and glanced down at Lily. Would it all change?
Lily felt James turn and look at her and half smiled. It was strange being with him, but at the same time it was wonderful. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt so loved. He made her feel as if she was the only one he could see whenever he looked at her.
And now he was going to have to move back out. As crazy as it was, Lily was going to miss the boys. She was going to miss waking up to trudge through the mountains of clothes to reach the door. She would miss Sirius' company each night as she did her homework on her bed. She would miss Peter's chatter whenever she was trying to sleep. She would miss Remus' claming voice, shutting Peter up. And most of all, she would miss James. She would miss walking into the dorm in the night to se him asleep, sprawled on his bed like a child. She would miss waking up, and lying with her eyes closed, knowing that he was watching her from the curtain. She was going to miss him. A lot.
"So, you're finally moving out," Andrea grinned at Remus from across the Griffindor table at dinner that night.
"Yeah. Suppose you're glad to hear it, hey," Remus said ruefully. He was going to miss the girls, but it was doubtful they would feel the same way about him.
"Hmm, not really," Andrea contradicted. "I was getting kind of used to it. You know, having you guys around. It was fun. And even if Sirius and James got a little annoying, you and Peter were quite good to have around, actually. But then, we've always gotten along. Remember that time you came around for the holidays in fourth year?"
"Yeah, and Sirius was chasing me so I came and hid in your room!" Remus grinned at the memory. "And then I stayed there all afternoon and you made me help you clean your cupboard."
Andrea chuckled. "Good times. Well, it'll be sad to see you guys move out again. Even my stupid brother. But hey, it's all for the best, right?"
Remus looked at her for a second. She was really quite pretty, Sirius' sister.
"Yeah," he said, almost blushing at that thought. "It's all for the best."
Sirius was sprawled on Sarah's bed, watching her and Lisa paint their nails.
"Blue," he suggested to Lisa, who was hovering over which colour to use.
"No, it's too dull. And Ravenclawish," she said, wrinkling her nose.
"Green? Actually, no, that's Slytherin," he said. "Umm... how about pink? You can't go wrong with pink, can you?'
"Since when did you become so girly? Did the makeover thing go to your head?" Sarah teased, looking up from her toenails, which were now a bright red.
"Red looks really nice on you," he said. "It goes with your black heart."
"Aw, you know you love me," she said, laughing.
"Yes," he said, his face completely serious. "I know I love you."
Sarah looked up sharply, but he had turned away, and was looking out the window. She shook her head. He was crazy. But, really, she would miss him and the other Marauders. It was like having these amazingly annoying houseguests that you constantly wish away- but as soon as it's time to say goodbye, you realize how much you're going to miss them.
Lisa looked up.
"What about purple?' she asked.
James sighed, for about the fifth time in the last half an hour. He was sitting with Lily outside on the Quidditch pitch and was already lamenting the fact that soon, he would be in a whole separate room from her. The charm that Godric Griffindor had initially laid down would be once more replaced on the staircase, and that would be the end of his entering the girl's dormitories.
"Oh come on," Lily reasoned. "It's not as if you're moving to a different country or anything! It's just a few steps away!"
"That's not the point," James said. "I'll hardly see you anymore."
"James, you'll see me all the time. We go to the same school. We use the same common room. We're in the same classes. It'll be hard to get away from me!" Lily pointed out. "Anyway, it's not like I spend all day in the dormitory or anything!"
James rolled his eyes but didn't say anything.
"James," Lily said, leaning around him to look him in the eye. He turned away. "James!"
He turned suddenly and put his face in front of hers. Their noses almost touched, and she grinned mischievously. Tilting her head, she put her lips closer to his.
"Are you going to stop worrying now?" she whispered. "Coz, honestly, I don't think I want to kiss a winger. I mean, they must taste awful! And, really, I don't know if I-"
James kissed her quickly.
"Shut up, Lily," he said affectionately. "I don't know if I want to snog a chatterbox."
A/N: aww! Yeah, yeah, I know, a short chapter! But you'll just have to deal, coz I wanted to get this out as soon as possible. I've already figured out the ending of this fic! It's going to be pretty cute (I hope!). Well, I've almost come up with an idea for the next fic I'm going to write, as well, so keep your eyes peeled for whenever I finish this (probably in the next few weeks!).
Oh, and sentences aren't sentences if they're only two or three words long! Come on, I get some really nice long review's and then I get some three word reviews! You can do better than that! So, please can I have ten LONG reviews?
Hugs all round, Jaizar. P.s. I'm away this weekend, so I won't be able to update till Monday or Tuesday! (sorry!)