Lily and James's Best Years
Disclaimer: For the last time- I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God! Some people.( Also; I took stuff out of the 5th book so even the plot for this chapter isn't entirely mine. Well, not most of it, anyhow.
Chapter 11-
Over the next six months, Lily and James did not look at each other, James was very sorry for what he said, and so was Lily but neither of them were brave enough to admit it, to each other, anyway. James dated about fifteen girls already, not liking one, Sirius thought he should find someone else, making him go to all those dates, currently, James, Sirius and Remus were all signal. This was a very rare circumstance
"Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall. They had just finished their OWLs and were getting out of the great hall.
"Loved it." Remus said briskly. "'Give five signs that identify the werewolf'. Excellent question."
"D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" asked James in tones of mock concern.
"Think I did." Said Lupin seriously, as they joined the crows thronging around the front doors, eager to get out into the sunlit grounds.
"One:He's sitting in my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three:His name's Remus Lupin.'" Wormtail was the only one who didn't laugh. "I got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes, and the tufted tail," he said anxiously, "but I couldn't think what else-" "How thick are you, wormtail?" said James impatiently. "You run round with a werewolf once a month-" "Keep your voice down," implored Remus. The marauders trailed off from the subject. "well, I thought the test was a piece of cake." Sirius said "I'll be surprised if I don't get Outstanding on it at least." "Me too," said James. He put his hand in his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch.
"Where'd you get that?"
"Nicked it." Said James casually. He of course did not nick it, though he had no problem with doing so, this was the snitch Lily gave him for Christmas, and being teased by Sirius about Lily for about three months, James chose not to talk about Lily with Sirius around any more. He started playing with the snich, allowing it to fly as much as a foot away and seizing it again; his reflexes were excellent. Wormtail watched him in awe. They stopped in the shade of a beach tree on the edge of the lake and threw themselves on the grass.
Remus noticed Snape was sitting pretty close to them but did not say a thing, hoping his best friends will not notice Snape's presence.
There was a group of giggling girls on the lake's bank with their shoes and socks off, cooling their feet in the water. Lily Evans was in that group, also.
Remus was reading a book, Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so. James was still playing with the snitch, thinking of Lily the whole time 'I should go apologize. NO. She asked for it, besides, I like myself better this way, don't I? I mean, I can date. I can- But I love Lily. LIKE. Not love.. I LIKE Lily. You are over her- OVER her-no, you like her, not entirely over her but you're yourself again- prongs, pull yourself together.' James was now even worst than before Lily and he were dating, he did not hide the fact he still like Lily anymore, and kept asking her to date him, which she kept saying no to. 'I like her, yes, but I don't LOVE her, do I? Maybe I do.' Wormtail was watching James play with the snitch with his mouth open. Every time James did a particularly hard catch, Peter gasped and applauded. James kind of enjoyed this attention, Wormtail was his friend and though a little, well, a lot pathetic, James enjoyed his company. James rampled his hair again. 'Girls liked it, I like it-'
"Put that away, will you?" said Sirius finally, as James made a fine catch and wormtail let out a cheer. "Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement.
Peter turned slightly pink but James grinned. "If it bothers you," he said, stuffing the snitch in his pocket. "I'm bored," Sirius said. "Wish it was a full moon." "You might," Remus said darkly from behind a book. "We've still got transfiguration, if you're bored you could test me.Here." He held out his book. Sirius snorted. "I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it all." "This'll liven you up, Padfoot," James said quietly, he noticed Snape. "Look who it is."
Sirius's head turned. He had become very still, like a dog that has scented a rabbit.
"Excellent." He said softly. "Snivellus." [A.N-it's in italics.so if you didn't see it.I don't know if it worked so just FYI the 'snivellus' is in Italics, k? good. P.S: If anyone knows how to write in italics-tell me!!!PLEASE! Begging here!]
Snape emerged from the bushes and James and sirius both stood up. Remus and Peter remaining sitting:Remus was still staring down at his book, though his eyes were not moving and you could see he was not reading it and a faint frown line had appeared between his eyebrows. Peter was looking from Sirius to James to Snape with a look of avit anticipation on his face.
"All right, Snivellus?" said James loudly.
Snape reacted so fast it was as though he had been expecting an attack: Dropping his bag, he plunged his hand inside his robes, and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted "Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew twelve feet into the air and fell with a little thud in the grass behind him. Sirius let out a bark of laughter. "Impedimenta!" He said, pinting his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet, halfway through a dive toward his own fallen wand.
Students all around had turned to watch. Some of them had gotten to their feet and were edging nearer to watch. Some looked apprehensive, others entertained. Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced on him, wands up, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls at the water's edge as he went. Wormtail was on his feet now, watching hungrily, edging around Remus to get a clearer view. "How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" said James.
"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," said Sirius viciously. "There'll be great grease mark all over it, they won't be able to read a word." Several people watching laughed. Peter sniggered shrilly. Snape was trying to get up but the junx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.
"You-wait," He panted, staring up at James with an expression of loathing. "You- wait...." "Wait for what?" said Sirius coolly. "What're you going to do, Snivelley, wipe your nose on us?" Sbnape let out a stream of mixed swearwords and hexes, but his wand being ten feet away nothing happened.
"Wash your mouth," James said coldly. "Scourigify!" Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once;The froth was covering his lip, making him gag, choking him-
"Leave him ALONE!" James and Sirius looked aound. James's free hand jumped to his hair again.
Lily.
"All right, Evans?" said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone." Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of dislike. "What's he done to you?" "Well," said James, appearing to the deliberate the point, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean.."
Many of the surrounding watchers laughed,l Sirius and wormtail included, but Remus, still apperantly intent on his book, didn't, and neither did Lily.
You think you're funnt," she said coldly. "but you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone." "I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on.Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelus again."
Behind him the Impediment curse was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch toward his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he crawled.
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid. 'Ouch.' James thought to himself.
"Bad luck, Prongs," said Sirius briskly, turning back to Snape. "OY!"
Too late' Snape had directed his wand strait at James; there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about; a second flash of light later Snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of graying underpants.
Many people in the small crowd watching cheered. Sirius, James and Peter roared with laughter. 'Nice panties.' James thought to himself.
Lily, whose furious smile twitched for an instant as if she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"
"Certainly." Said James and he jerked his wand upward. Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes, he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said, "Locomotormortis!" and Snape kneeled over again at once, rigid at a board. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," said James earnestly. He really didn't want to.
"Take the curse off him, then!" James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and muttered the countercurse.
"There you go," he said. As Snape struggled to his feet again, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus-"
"I don't need help from a filthy little Mudblood like her!" Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly. "I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."
"Apologize to Evans! James roared at Snape, his wand pointed threateningly at him. "I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding on James"You're as bad as he is.."
"What?" yelped James. I'd NEVER call you a-you-know-what!" "Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid snitch-"
'YOU BOUGHT THAT STUPID SNITCH!' James thought, very mad.
"-walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoyes you just because you can-I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK." She turned on her heel and hurried away.
"Evans!" James shouted after her "Hey, EVANS!" But she didn't look back. "What is it with her?" said James, trying and failing to look as though this was a throughway question of no real importance to him.
"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate," said Sirius.
"Right," said James, who looked furious now,"right-" There was another flash of light, and Snape was once gain hanging upside down in the air. "Who wants to see me take off Snivelly's pants?" There were cheers from the crowd.
"MR. POTTER!! WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" McGonagall was marching to James, He looked up.
"Oh, bugger." He whispered in Sirius's ear, who rolled his eyes at the sight of McGonagall.
"Typical." He whispered, James nodded.
"Oh, hello, Professor M., we were just.playing with Snivelly, care to join us?"
"No thank you, but I am sure you two will be delighted to join me for the next week at my office. For detention. Starting tonight. I will see you at seven."
"Wait, but the week after that-"Sirius seemed to choke on something, James dropped Snape lazily on the ground.
"You will be on your way back home." McGonagall completed. Then she sent a very disappointed and disgusted look at Sirius and James, who sighed, and then at Remus, she sent the same look at Peter and then looked at Snape.
"Mr. Snape, a word if you will." Snape nodded and followed McGonagall. Then Remus came up to Sirius and James.
"C'mon." He said coldly, they looked at each other and followed him. "OY, WORMTAIL!" James called to him; Peter looked around and then followed his three best friends.
"You really were out of line today." Remus muttered to his three friends, leading them to the boys dorms.
"Yeah, we were." James admitted. Remus turned on his friend. "You have no write to speak." He spat, then he turned back. "You insulted Snape so badly, and he didn't even do anything. He was reading over the questions, and because HE was bored, you just thought "Hey, let's show everyone Snape's underwear- You should really be ashamed of yourselves- I'm ashamed of you! I'm ashamed of myself, I should have stopped you- god knows I'm the only one who could." James and Sirius stared at their friend as he climbed onto his bed, sent them a disgusted look and went to sleep. James and Sirius stared at each other.
"We really messed up this time." James whispered, Sirius stared at the floor and nodded.
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Well, that's it for this chapter- It's pretty long, so.yeah, You know, I reread all the chapters today, and it's really quite good, isn't it? I got loads of reviews- about ten, actually, and it really made my day, so here are the thank you's:
[Jen()- I love you so much for all those reviews. You like the story? Well, I'm happy- you read all the chapters in one day! Well, it's not that much, but still- thank you for the great comments, you really made my day, thanks also for the names of the magazines. I think I'm going to go with Teen Witch.it sounds nice, so I think I'm going to use it. Thanks. If you have another idea, please tell me. Thanks again.]
[missme123- Thanks, you really think it good? Great! Thank you again, all of you!]
And whoever wants to know my name- sorry, no can do. I mean, I know it's just my first name and all, but I really don't like it, so I don't want to say.might as well just call me ElizabethMM.
And now, to the candy- Jen() got exactly 8,976,540,987 chocolate frogs ( I'm crazy, I know.
And misseme123 got 608,998 for one wonderful review.
And the rest of you get exactly nothing for NOT REVIEWING! Waa!!!
Well, goodbye. ElizabethMM.
P.s. I hope you like the chapter.
Disclaimer: For the last time- I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God! Some people.( Also; I took stuff out of the 5th book so even the plot for this chapter isn't entirely mine. Well, not most of it, anyhow.
Chapter 11-
Over the next six months, Lily and James did not look at each other, James was very sorry for what he said, and so was Lily but neither of them were brave enough to admit it, to each other, anyway. James dated about fifteen girls already, not liking one, Sirius thought he should find someone else, making him go to all those dates, currently, James, Sirius and Remus were all signal. This was a very rare circumstance
"Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall. They had just finished their OWLs and were getting out of the great hall.
"Loved it." Remus said briskly. "'Give five signs that identify the werewolf'. Excellent question."
"D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" asked James in tones of mock concern.
"Think I did." Said Lupin seriously, as they joined the crows thronging around the front doors, eager to get out into the sunlit grounds.
"One:He's sitting in my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three:His name's Remus Lupin.'" Wormtail was the only one who didn't laugh. "I got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes, and the tufted tail," he said anxiously, "but I couldn't think what else-" "How thick are you, wormtail?" said James impatiently. "You run round with a werewolf once a month-" "Keep your voice down," implored Remus. The marauders trailed off from the subject. "well, I thought the test was a piece of cake." Sirius said "I'll be surprised if I don't get Outstanding on it at least." "Me too," said James. He put his hand in his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch.
"Where'd you get that?"
"Nicked it." Said James casually. He of course did not nick it, though he had no problem with doing so, this was the snitch Lily gave him for Christmas, and being teased by Sirius about Lily for about three months, James chose not to talk about Lily with Sirius around any more. He started playing with the snich, allowing it to fly as much as a foot away and seizing it again; his reflexes were excellent. Wormtail watched him in awe. They stopped in the shade of a beach tree on the edge of the lake and threw themselves on the grass.
Remus noticed Snape was sitting pretty close to them but did not say a thing, hoping his best friends will not notice Snape's presence.
There was a group of giggling girls on the lake's bank with their shoes and socks off, cooling their feet in the water. Lily Evans was in that group, also.
Remus was reading a book, Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so. James was still playing with the snitch, thinking of Lily the whole time 'I should go apologize. NO. She asked for it, besides, I like myself better this way, don't I? I mean, I can date. I can- But I love Lily. LIKE. Not love.. I LIKE Lily. You are over her- OVER her-no, you like her, not entirely over her but you're yourself again- prongs, pull yourself together.' James was now even worst than before Lily and he were dating, he did not hide the fact he still like Lily anymore, and kept asking her to date him, which she kept saying no to. 'I like her, yes, but I don't LOVE her, do I? Maybe I do.' Wormtail was watching James play with the snitch with his mouth open. Every time James did a particularly hard catch, Peter gasped and applauded. James kind of enjoyed this attention, Wormtail was his friend and though a little, well, a lot pathetic, James enjoyed his company. James rampled his hair again. 'Girls liked it, I like it-'
"Put that away, will you?" said Sirius finally, as James made a fine catch and wormtail let out a cheer. "Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement.
Peter turned slightly pink but James grinned. "If it bothers you," he said, stuffing the snitch in his pocket. "I'm bored," Sirius said. "Wish it was a full moon." "You might," Remus said darkly from behind a book. "We've still got transfiguration, if you're bored you could test me.Here." He held out his book. Sirius snorted. "I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it all." "This'll liven you up, Padfoot," James said quietly, he noticed Snape. "Look who it is."
Sirius's head turned. He had become very still, like a dog that has scented a rabbit.
"Excellent." He said softly. "Snivellus." [A.N-it's in italics.so if you didn't see it.I don't know if it worked so just FYI the 'snivellus' is in Italics, k? good. P.S: If anyone knows how to write in italics-tell me!!!PLEASE! Begging here!]
Snape emerged from the bushes and James and sirius both stood up. Remus and Peter remaining sitting:Remus was still staring down at his book, though his eyes were not moving and you could see he was not reading it and a faint frown line had appeared between his eyebrows. Peter was looking from Sirius to James to Snape with a look of avit anticipation on his face.
"All right, Snivellus?" said James loudly.
Snape reacted so fast it was as though he had been expecting an attack: Dropping his bag, he plunged his hand inside his robes, and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted "Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew twelve feet into the air and fell with a little thud in the grass behind him. Sirius let out a bark of laughter. "Impedimenta!" He said, pinting his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet, halfway through a dive toward his own fallen wand.
Students all around had turned to watch. Some of them had gotten to their feet and were edging nearer to watch. Some looked apprehensive, others entertained. Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced on him, wands up, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls at the water's edge as he went. Wormtail was on his feet now, watching hungrily, edging around Remus to get a clearer view. "How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" said James.
"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," said Sirius viciously. "There'll be great grease mark all over it, they won't be able to read a word." Several people watching laughed. Peter sniggered shrilly. Snape was trying to get up but the junx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.
"You-wait," He panted, staring up at James with an expression of loathing. "You- wait...." "Wait for what?" said Sirius coolly. "What're you going to do, Snivelley, wipe your nose on us?" Sbnape let out a stream of mixed swearwords and hexes, but his wand being ten feet away nothing happened.
"Wash your mouth," James said coldly. "Scourigify!" Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once;The froth was covering his lip, making him gag, choking him-
"Leave him ALONE!" James and Sirius looked aound. James's free hand jumped to his hair again.
Lily.
"All right, Evans?" said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone." Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of dislike. "What's he done to you?" "Well," said James, appearing to the deliberate the point, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean.."
Many of the surrounding watchers laughed,l Sirius and wormtail included, but Remus, still apperantly intent on his book, didn't, and neither did Lily.
You think you're funnt," she said coldly. "but you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone." "I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on.Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelus again."
Behind him the Impediment curse was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch toward his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he crawled.
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid. 'Ouch.' James thought to himself.
"Bad luck, Prongs," said Sirius briskly, turning back to Snape. "OY!"
Too late' Snape had directed his wand strait at James; there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about; a second flash of light later Snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of graying underpants.
Many people in the small crowd watching cheered. Sirius, James and Peter roared with laughter. 'Nice panties.' James thought to himself.
Lily, whose furious smile twitched for an instant as if she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"
"Certainly." Said James and he jerked his wand upward. Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes, he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said, "Locomotormortis!" and Snape kneeled over again at once, rigid at a board. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," said James earnestly. He really didn't want to.
"Take the curse off him, then!" James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and muttered the countercurse.
"There you go," he said. As Snape struggled to his feet again, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus-"
"I don't need help from a filthy little Mudblood like her!" Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly. "I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."
"Apologize to Evans! James roared at Snape, his wand pointed threateningly at him. "I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding on James"You're as bad as he is.."
"What?" yelped James. I'd NEVER call you a-you-know-what!" "Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid snitch-"
'YOU BOUGHT THAT STUPID SNITCH!' James thought, very mad.
"-walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoyes you just because you can-I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK." She turned on her heel and hurried away.
"Evans!" James shouted after her "Hey, EVANS!" But she didn't look back. "What is it with her?" said James, trying and failing to look as though this was a throughway question of no real importance to him.
"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate," said Sirius.
"Right," said James, who looked furious now,"right-" There was another flash of light, and Snape was once gain hanging upside down in the air. "Who wants to see me take off Snivelly's pants?" There were cheers from the crowd.
"MR. POTTER!! WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" McGonagall was marching to James, He looked up.
"Oh, bugger." He whispered in Sirius's ear, who rolled his eyes at the sight of McGonagall.
"Typical." He whispered, James nodded.
"Oh, hello, Professor M., we were just.playing with Snivelly, care to join us?"
"No thank you, but I am sure you two will be delighted to join me for the next week at my office. For detention. Starting tonight. I will see you at seven."
"Wait, but the week after that-"Sirius seemed to choke on something, James dropped Snape lazily on the ground.
"You will be on your way back home." McGonagall completed. Then she sent a very disappointed and disgusted look at Sirius and James, who sighed, and then at Remus, she sent the same look at Peter and then looked at Snape.
"Mr. Snape, a word if you will." Snape nodded and followed McGonagall. Then Remus came up to Sirius and James.
"C'mon." He said coldly, they looked at each other and followed him. "OY, WORMTAIL!" James called to him; Peter looked around and then followed his three best friends.
"You really were out of line today." Remus muttered to his three friends, leading them to the boys dorms.
"Yeah, we were." James admitted. Remus turned on his friend. "You have no write to speak." He spat, then he turned back. "You insulted Snape so badly, and he didn't even do anything. He was reading over the questions, and because HE was bored, you just thought "Hey, let's show everyone Snape's underwear- You should really be ashamed of yourselves- I'm ashamed of you! I'm ashamed of myself, I should have stopped you- god knows I'm the only one who could." James and Sirius stared at their friend as he climbed onto his bed, sent them a disgusted look and went to sleep. James and Sirius stared at each other.
"We really messed up this time." James whispered, Sirius stared at the floor and nodded.
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Well, that's it for this chapter- It's pretty long, so.yeah, You know, I reread all the chapters today, and it's really quite good, isn't it? I got loads of reviews- about ten, actually, and it really made my day, so here are the thank you's:
[Jen()- I love you so much for all those reviews. You like the story? Well, I'm happy- you read all the chapters in one day! Well, it's not that much, but still- thank you for the great comments, you really made my day, thanks also for the names of the magazines. I think I'm going to go with Teen Witch.it sounds nice, so I think I'm going to use it. Thanks. If you have another idea, please tell me. Thanks again.]
[missme123- Thanks, you really think it good? Great! Thank you again, all of you!]
And whoever wants to know my name- sorry, no can do. I mean, I know it's just my first name and all, but I really don't like it, so I don't want to say.might as well just call me ElizabethMM.
And now, to the candy- Jen() got exactly 8,976,540,987 chocolate frogs ( I'm crazy, I know.
And misseme123 got 608,998 for one wonderful review.
And the rest of you get exactly nothing for NOT REVIEWING! Waa!!!
Well, goodbye. ElizabethMM.
P.s. I hope you like the chapter.