Prongs and Lil: The Seventh Year and Beyond
A/N 1: I have a policy about reviewing, and here it goes: If you review my stuff, I'll review yours, so if you want reviews for your stories, review mine. Sorry it took so long to post!
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Chapter 3: On the Hogwarts Express
James gave his mother and father a hug good-bye and hurried onto the train.
"PRONGS! OVER HERE!" yelled Sirius, sprinting toward what must have been the last compartment on the train.
James ran too, and they got there just before Danielle Harris, Belle Long, Samantha Henry and (too James' delight, though he fought not to show it) Lily Evans. Danielle, Belle and Samantha were Lily's best friends.
"Well, ladies," said Sirius, seemingly delighted, "it looks like you'll have to ride with us. Looks like it's your lucky day." He said, flashing them his school-wide famous smile.
Danielle's eyes grew wide, and she looked like she could've fainted, "Girls? Shall we?" she said, staring at Sirius.
Belle and Samantha agreed, but Lily said "ABSOLUTELY NOT! There is no way I'm spending the whole ride with him." She pointed at James, whose face fell.
"You wouldn't be spending it with me anyway." He said, "I'm Head Boy, I have to go to a prefect meeting."
Lily's eyebrows raised, "You're Head Boy?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So, you're Head Boy."
"YES."
"But then..."
"EVANS! Would you please explain yourself so that I don't stand here all day!"
"Well, I'm Head Girl."
"SCORE!!!" yelled Sirius. "Oh Dani you were completely right! This is going to be a GREAT year!!"
James punched Sirius' arm, and said, "You know Sirius, I can give detentions on the train."
Sirius put on a face of mock concern, and said sarcastically, "Oh my gosh. I've like, never had a detention! That would TOTALLY ruin my reputation."
"Whatever Sirius. Come on Evans, let's go."
"What makes you think I should go with you? I'm completely capable of going on my own thank you."
He raised his eyebrows, was about to wink at her, but stopped himself, she hated it when he did that. So instead, he said, "Okay Lily, come down when you're ready."
He left her in a state of complete shock, he had almost never said anything to her without a flirt connected to it somehow. He seemed different this year, how, she didn't know, but...
"Hang on Potter! I'll be right there!"
He stopped and waited for her, his excitement apparent.
They were half way to the Heads compartment, when he said, "Why'd you decide to come with me?"
"I don't know, I guess I just though I might as well come now so I could be ready for the meeting."
"Oh." He said, a little disappointment showing through.
"Why?"
"Why? I just wondered, that's all."
"Whatever."
"What, whatever?"
"Never mind."
They didn't talk until they reached the compartment, where James said, "You do all the talking, I've never been to one of these, but you're a prefect, you know what the Heads usually say."
James Potter? Admitting he didn't know as much as her? There was definitely something different about him this year. "If you say so James." She said suspiciously.
They had both received a letter saying that they would be planning most of the Hogsmeade trips, the Christmas feast, the optional Christmas dance, and any other special things they wanted to have in the year (including other dances).
The prefect meeting went well, and Lily started liking James a little more with everything he said. "And, I know I'm a huge trouble maker, but sucking up to me by playing tricks on Slytherins won't get you out of detentions." This got an appreciative laugh from everyone (including Lily, who smiled at James) except the Slytherin prefects, who had been glaring at James even before this comment.
James continued adding funny comments here and there, enough so that Lily started to like him a little, but enough so that she still thought he was arrogant.
After the meeting, James and Lily headed back to the compartment in uncomfortable silence. When they finally got back, the laughing that could be heard from outside instantly stopped. It was clear they had been laughing at something that someone had said about James and Lily.
"HEY! The topics of our conversation are finally here!" said Sirius, patting the seat next to him, pointedly telling James to sit there.
"Okay, Padfoot, fess up, what were you saying about us?" asked James suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing, Prongs, nothing but that you two would look absolutely adorable together."
James punched Sirius, but so did Lily.
"Hey! What do ya know? Miss Evans here hits a tad harder then you Prongs."
"Oh come on Sirius! You know she's just not used to your jokes."
"If you say so, but I still say she hits harder then you."
"Will you two ever grow up?" Danielle asked, giggling.
"I don't know, Dani, will we James?" Sirius asked.
This question put a lot of pressure on James. If he said yes, it would sound weird, and Sirius would think he was mad, but this would be what Lily would want to hear. However, if he said no, Sirius would agree with him, but Lily would think he was arrogant. He compromised by shrugging, and saying "Who knows?"
Everyone could see his dilemma, and they smirked at him. Everyone except Lily. She just shook her head, an expression of disgust on her face.
James bit his lip, anxiety on his face. He had tried to make her like him for all these years, and after all that time, he still messed up.
One of Lily's Ravenclaw friends, Linda, came and invited her, Danielle, Belle and Samantha to their compartment. Right after they were gone, James put his head in his hands.
"What's up man?" asked Sirius, although he already knew.
"Lilly." He replied.
"Well, that's cleared up!" Sirius retorted sarcastically. "Would've been really annoying if you hadn't explained yourself properly." (A/N 2: I took the last part of this quote from a Harry Potter book, although I don't remember which one)
"Fine! You want to know what's up? I love her Sirius! I love her and she hates me! All these years, I've been trying to get her to even notice me, and there she goes, thinking I'm an arrogant jerk! It's not fair Sirius! You like Danielle, but you don't love her! Plus, she's fallen for you already! She blushes whenever you talk to her!!! Lily will barely even look at me!"
"James, settle-"
"You want me to settle down? You want me to settle down, after the one girl in all of Hogwarts that I love has rejected me completely?"
Remus, Peter and Sirius let James throw a few things around, then he sighed and said, "All right, I'm over it for now. When's next full moon?"
Sirius' eyes started to sparkle at the very thought of being Padfoot again, and trying to keep a werewolf under control. "Well, Remus? Tell, tell."
Remus' face had darkened at the very thought of a full moon, and he said, "I had one just before I came. It won't be for another month."
"Darn it! I need an adventure." Said Sirius.
"Which brings us to our nest prank," said James. "what should we do?"
They discussed future and past pranks for the rest of the trip, then the train stopped, and they stepped onto the carriages.
A/N 3: I though I overdid the Sirius/James fights a little in this chapter. It's a fairly boring story so far, but don't worry, it gets better. Please tell me if you think I overdid or left out something you think I should've added.
A/N 4: This chapter was pretty much used to describe the James/Lily relationship so far, and at first I had a little adventure in it, but it didn't fit... Again, tell me what you think!
A/N 1: I have a policy about reviewing, and here it goes: If you review my stuff, I'll review yours, so if you want reviews for your stories, review mine. Sorry it took so long to post!
Siriuslyfun19212: Thanks for the e-mails!
Jasmijn: Thanks for reviewing again, it makes me feel great that people are keeping up with my stuff.
If you want to e-mail me to review, feel free to!
Disclaimer: Even though I wish I did, I still don't own Harry Potter!!!
Chapter 3: On the Hogwarts Express
James gave his mother and father a hug good-bye and hurried onto the train.
"PRONGS! OVER HERE!" yelled Sirius, sprinting toward what must have been the last compartment on the train.
James ran too, and they got there just before Danielle Harris, Belle Long, Samantha Henry and (too James' delight, though he fought not to show it) Lily Evans. Danielle, Belle and Samantha were Lily's best friends.
"Well, ladies," said Sirius, seemingly delighted, "it looks like you'll have to ride with us. Looks like it's your lucky day." He said, flashing them his school-wide famous smile.
Danielle's eyes grew wide, and she looked like she could've fainted, "Girls? Shall we?" she said, staring at Sirius.
Belle and Samantha agreed, but Lily said "ABSOLUTELY NOT! There is no way I'm spending the whole ride with him." She pointed at James, whose face fell.
"You wouldn't be spending it with me anyway." He said, "I'm Head Boy, I have to go to a prefect meeting."
Lily's eyebrows raised, "You're Head Boy?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So, you're Head Boy."
"YES."
"But then..."
"EVANS! Would you please explain yourself so that I don't stand here all day!"
"Well, I'm Head Girl."
"SCORE!!!" yelled Sirius. "Oh Dani you were completely right! This is going to be a GREAT year!!"
James punched Sirius' arm, and said, "You know Sirius, I can give detentions on the train."
Sirius put on a face of mock concern, and said sarcastically, "Oh my gosh. I've like, never had a detention! That would TOTALLY ruin my reputation."
"Whatever Sirius. Come on Evans, let's go."
"What makes you think I should go with you? I'm completely capable of going on my own thank you."
He raised his eyebrows, was about to wink at her, but stopped himself, she hated it when he did that. So instead, he said, "Okay Lily, come down when you're ready."
He left her in a state of complete shock, he had almost never said anything to her without a flirt connected to it somehow. He seemed different this year, how, she didn't know, but...
"Hang on Potter! I'll be right there!"
He stopped and waited for her, his excitement apparent.
They were half way to the Heads compartment, when he said, "Why'd you decide to come with me?"
"I don't know, I guess I just though I might as well come now so I could be ready for the meeting."
"Oh." He said, a little disappointment showing through.
"Why?"
"Why? I just wondered, that's all."
"Whatever."
"What, whatever?"
"Never mind."
They didn't talk until they reached the compartment, where James said, "You do all the talking, I've never been to one of these, but you're a prefect, you know what the Heads usually say."
James Potter? Admitting he didn't know as much as her? There was definitely something different about him this year. "If you say so James." She said suspiciously.
They had both received a letter saying that they would be planning most of the Hogsmeade trips, the Christmas feast, the optional Christmas dance, and any other special things they wanted to have in the year (including other dances).
The prefect meeting went well, and Lily started liking James a little more with everything he said. "And, I know I'm a huge trouble maker, but sucking up to me by playing tricks on Slytherins won't get you out of detentions." This got an appreciative laugh from everyone (including Lily, who smiled at James) except the Slytherin prefects, who had been glaring at James even before this comment.
James continued adding funny comments here and there, enough so that Lily started to like him a little, but enough so that she still thought he was arrogant.
After the meeting, James and Lily headed back to the compartment in uncomfortable silence. When they finally got back, the laughing that could be heard from outside instantly stopped. It was clear they had been laughing at something that someone had said about James and Lily.
"HEY! The topics of our conversation are finally here!" said Sirius, patting the seat next to him, pointedly telling James to sit there.
"Okay, Padfoot, fess up, what were you saying about us?" asked James suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing, Prongs, nothing but that you two would look absolutely adorable together."
James punched Sirius, but so did Lily.
"Hey! What do ya know? Miss Evans here hits a tad harder then you Prongs."
"Oh come on Sirius! You know she's just not used to your jokes."
"If you say so, but I still say she hits harder then you."
"Will you two ever grow up?" Danielle asked, giggling.
"I don't know, Dani, will we James?" Sirius asked.
This question put a lot of pressure on James. If he said yes, it would sound weird, and Sirius would think he was mad, but this would be what Lily would want to hear. However, if he said no, Sirius would agree with him, but Lily would think he was arrogant. He compromised by shrugging, and saying "Who knows?"
Everyone could see his dilemma, and they smirked at him. Everyone except Lily. She just shook her head, an expression of disgust on her face.
James bit his lip, anxiety on his face. He had tried to make her like him for all these years, and after all that time, he still messed up.
One of Lily's Ravenclaw friends, Linda, came and invited her, Danielle, Belle and Samantha to their compartment. Right after they were gone, James put his head in his hands.
"What's up man?" asked Sirius, although he already knew.
"Lilly." He replied.
"Well, that's cleared up!" Sirius retorted sarcastically. "Would've been really annoying if you hadn't explained yourself properly." (A/N 2: I took the last part of this quote from a Harry Potter book, although I don't remember which one)
"Fine! You want to know what's up? I love her Sirius! I love her and she hates me! All these years, I've been trying to get her to even notice me, and there she goes, thinking I'm an arrogant jerk! It's not fair Sirius! You like Danielle, but you don't love her! Plus, she's fallen for you already! She blushes whenever you talk to her!!! Lily will barely even look at me!"
"James, settle-"
"You want me to settle down? You want me to settle down, after the one girl in all of Hogwarts that I love has rejected me completely?"
Remus, Peter and Sirius let James throw a few things around, then he sighed and said, "All right, I'm over it for now. When's next full moon?"
Sirius' eyes started to sparkle at the very thought of being Padfoot again, and trying to keep a werewolf under control. "Well, Remus? Tell, tell."
Remus' face had darkened at the very thought of a full moon, and he said, "I had one just before I came. It won't be for another month."
"Darn it! I need an adventure." Said Sirius.
"Which brings us to our nest prank," said James. "what should we do?"
They discussed future and past pranks for the rest of the trip, then the train stopped, and they stepped onto the carriages.
A/N 3: I though I overdid the Sirius/James fights a little in this chapter. It's a fairly boring story so far, but don't worry, it gets better. Please tell me if you think I overdid or left out something you think I should've added.
A/N 4: This chapter was pretty much used to describe the James/Lily relationship so far, and at first I had a little adventure in it, but it didn't fit... Again, tell me what you think!