Lily and James' Best Years
Chapter 20: seventeen going on three
Remus smiled and ran up the stairs to the seven year dormitory, where Sirius was sitting, staring at a magazine Remus was sure was full of pictures [aww, c'mon! you can at least guess...Fine. I'm not telling you what it is].
"Hello!" Remus squeaked. Sirius and Peter both looked up very quickly.
"Ummm, little man, you're in the wrong room, this is the seventh year dormitory-"
"I know, Sirius. Remember the potion I told you about earlier during dinner? The one that makes you years younger?"
"Remus!" Sirius sniffed "that's beautiful!" Sirius whispered dramtically, flicking an imaginary tear from his eye.
"Yes, isn't it?"
"And just think of the possibilities! Snape as a baby...I mean...Snape as a smaller baby, McGonagall as a three year old..." Sirius said with a dreamy smile on his face.
"I think we'll need a lot more than one bottle to make McGonagall a three year old." Remus laughed.
"Hey look, he's funny when he's small!" Sirius pointed at Remus. The small boy snorted.
"So when does Jamesie come back?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know. Maybe in an hour?" Sirius's bottom lip started quivering comically.
"We lost him, Moony!" he sniffed "We lost him!!!!!!" then he started pretending to sob into his pillow. Remus and Peter laughed.
"Insane..." Remus mumbled.
Sirius straitened up. "This coming from a man in a body of an eleven year old..."
****
"Hey." Sirius said as James plopped down on Peter's bed.
"I hate being head boy." James said plainly.
"Hey, at least you're not eleven." Sirius muttered, James rolled to stare at him.
"Beg pardon?" Remus and Peter started laughing, Sirius and James just smiled, satisfied.
"Did you even take a look at Moony before you plopped so snottily onto my bed?" Peter asked, fixing his hair in front of the mirror. James smiled and turned to look at Remus's bed. He was surprised to see a small boy sitting there, reading a book.
"Moony? You used the potion, then?"
The little boy smiled, shrugged and then spoke: "Just one drop, you know...to test it..." James nodded.
Sirius, as usual not noticing the conversation between his best friends then said: "Hey, Wormtail, what's with the attitude?"
James joined in with calling out to the bathroom Peter now inhabited: "What's with the hair?"
"Oh, that's right!" Sirius suddenly remembered, Peter suddenly ran out of the bathroom, his mousey hair cleaner and neater than ever.
"Sirius, no!"
"What?" James asked excitedly, smiling.
"Sirius, no!"
"Oh, c'mon, it's not bad! Wormtail got him-OW!" Sirius yelled as a shoe hit him. "Now I'm going to tell them. Wormtail's gone and got himself a girlfriend." Sirius said with a cruel gleam in his eyes. James and Remus looked manically at each other.
"Wormtail has a girlfriend and we don't?!" James howled. Peter smiled and returned to the bathroom.
"Well, you and Lily seem to be getting along well. Ask her out yet?"
James shook his head. "Not yet. Maybe tomorrow."
"Well, I'm off." Peter smiled and exited the room hastily.
"Hey!" James walked to the door, opened it, and descented down the steps, Sirius on his heels. Approximately every fifth to seventh year was there, playing, chatting, or flirting with each other.
"Where are you going?" James followed Peter, a small smile playing on his lips.
"I'm going out with He- her."
"What's her name?" Sirius laughed,
"Now?" James ignored his best friend.
"Well, yes..." Peter exited the porthole quickly. James turned around and scanned the room. Lily, Millicent, and Kayla were sitting in a table next to some sixth year girls. He crossed to them and sat next to Lily.
"Hello."
"Hi." Millicent said in a bored voice, Lily and Kayla were both laughing hysterically. Millicent rolled her eyes.
"Hey," Lily said, wiping laughter tears from her emerald eyes. James arched an eyebrow.
"What's so funny?" Sirius asked and sat down [A.N: Hey, this next part is going to be really quick, Gilmore Girls style, if you will. It really happened to me...kind of...and it was really funny, so anyway, try to read it fast, ok?]
"Lily-h-had a gra-grasshopper in her p-plate!" Kayla and Lily started laughing loudly again, this time Millicent joined them.
"You had a grasshopper on you PLATE?" James asked, a little concerned for the girls' sanity.
Lily: "No."
Sirius: "But you said you did."
Lily: "I know."
Sirius: "Now I'm just confused."
Kayla: "Me too." *wicked smile*
James: "What?"
Kayla: "Hello."
Sirius: "A grasshopper."
Lily: "On my plate."
James: "So you did-"
Millicent: "No."
James: "Then why-?"
Lily, Kayla, and Millicent smiled wickedly.
James: "You're crazy."
Lily: "Which one?"
James: "All of you."
Lily: "Really?"
James: "I'm pretty sure."
Lily smiled and leaned in, she kissed him very quickly on the lips, smiled and skipped to the staircase that lead to the girls' dormitory. Sirius and James stared after her, when Sirius finally spoke; a frown was on his face. "I still don't get the grasshopper thing."
***
The quiddich match was starting in a quarter of an hour. She had thirty seconds to get there and see James before it started. He had something to tell her. She would never get there on time.
"Hey Lily." Sirius smiled. She exhaled slowly in return and smiled after calming down.
"Hi. Where's James?"
"Oh, he's inside that room. See you."
"Yeah, yeah, see you." She muttered and walked to the door quickly. She checked her watch before knocking. There were ten minutes before the game started.
"It's Lily." She said after knocking.
"Oh, come in." James's voice came from inside. She entered. He was standing right in the middle of the room, grinning.
"What?" she asked, looking down at her clotes. She was wearing a black turtleneck and a brown leather skirt.
"You just look beautiful." His smiled grew.
"Oh, thanks." She put her hand to her turquoise necklace.
"Lily, I wanted to know if you'd go out with me- and before you say no, I really really hope you won't because I really do like you and I wish you would just give me a chance." She opened her mouth to speak, but he put his hand up to stop her and continued: "And I know last time didn't work too well, but last time I was an idiot, and ajerk, and I think you'd be happy to know my head is defiantly deflated."
She giggled. "Yes." She nodded slowly. He stared.
"Yes?"
"Definatly?"
"What?"
"Are you completely sure your head is deflated?" He smiled.
"Absolutely."
"Then there's your answer." She grinned. He reached to put his hand on his neck and leaned in. Their lips soon met. He deepend the kiss a little and pulled her a little closer. Then they pulled apart. They were both grinning by now.
"I should go..." James said, motioning to the door.
"yeah, you're right. It'll be starting any minute." She smiled again and kissed him quickly. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
***
"...scores! That's 120-30, Griffindor!" Said the announcer. Lily, Millicent and Kayla all shrieked with excitement. The boy to Millicent's left all clapped.
"So did he get any better?" Millicent whispered when the game continued. Lily smiled. "Yeah..." she bit her lip.
"Ooer. Lip biting!" Kayla whispered, making the two other girls laugh.
"Yes, well I wouldn't expect any less of him. I mean, he is-woohoo!!" Another score from Griffindor made her stop and cheer with the rest of her house. Suddenly, the other team's seeker turned sharply and headed for the ground as fast as his broomstick would go, unfortunately for him, James was faster, better, and...
Two hours later, In the Griffindor common room, Everyone was celebrating, the marauders in particular, were drinking from unlabeled bottled James told Lily were Fire whisky they sneaked from Hogsmid. She, even though it took much hard work, did not comment, picking Butterbeer as her drink for the night. An hour later, James and Lily could be found together snogging.
James felt Lily groan softly under his lips and stopped kissing her slowly. She moaned again, this time from displeasure, and opened her eyes.
"Why did you stop?" she whispered almost silently.
"Don't you want to go back-"but she grabbed his face with both hands by the side and pulled him back to her. They were sitting on a chair, her legs on either side of him.
"Lily." He pulled away again. She groaned.
"What?" she asked, ready to pull him to her again.
"Lily...no."
"What?" She repeated, only this time she didn't sound the same, she was more...focused.
"Lily, please."
"James, what's wrong?"
"I-I'm afraid." He chocked out.
"Afraid?" she repeated, clearly not understanding. "Afraid of what?"
"Afraid-afraid I might...might...lose control and...Lily, I can't help myself, you're too..."
"Oh." She said quietly. "Oh. Well, alright then."
"Alright?" He asked hopefully.
"Well, if you promise to kiss me again next time..." She smiled. He smiled back and kissed her again.
"I promise, just..." He looked down at her legs, who were spread on his thighs, her skirt spread so that he could see a little of her underwear. She found that she didn't care whatsoever.
"Not so sexual?" She smiled. He looked up, a little too serious for her liking.
"Now come on. We're missing the party. And I want to try Fire Whisky."
James laughed and followed her back to the center of the common room.
Chapter 20: seventeen going on three
Remus smiled and ran up the stairs to the seven year dormitory, where Sirius was sitting, staring at a magazine Remus was sure was full of pictures [aww, c'mon! you can at least guess...Fine. I'm not telling you what it is].
"Hello!" Remus squeaked. Sirius and Peter both looked up very quickly.
"Ummm, little man, you're in the wrong room, this is the seventh year dormitory-"
"I know, Sirius. Remember the potion I told you about earlier during dinner? The one that makes you years younger?"
"Remus!" Sirius sniffed "that's beautiful!" Sirius whispered dramtically, flicking an imaginary tear from his eye.
"Yes, isn't it?"
"And just think of the possibilities! Snape as a baby...I mean...Snape as a smaller baby, McGonagall as a three year old..." Sirius said with a dreamy smile on his face.
"I think we'll need a lot more than one bottle to make McGonagall a three year old." Remus laughed.
"Hey look, he's funny when he's small!" Sirius pointed at Remus. The small boy snorted.
"So when does Jamesie come back?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know. Maybe in an hour?" Sirius's bottom lip started quivering comically.
"We lost him, Moony!" he sniffed "We lost him!!!!!!" then he started pretending to sob into his pillow. Remus and Peter laughed.
"Insane..." Remus mumbled.
Sirius straitened up. "This coming from a man in a body of an eleven year old..."
****
"Hey." Sirius said as James plopped down on Peter's bed.
"I hate being head boy." James said plainly.
"Hey, at least you're not eleven." Sirius muttered, James rolled to stare at him.
"Beg pardon?" Remus and Peter started laughing, Sirius and James just smiled, satisfied.
"Did you even take a look at Moony before you plopped so snottily onto my bed?" Peter asked, fixing his hair in front of the mirror. James smiled and turned to look at Remus's bed. He was surprised to see a small boy sitting there, reading a book.
"Moony? You used the potion, then?"
The little boy smiled, shrugged and then spoke: "Just one drop, you know...to test it..." James nodded.
Sirius, as usual not noticing the conversation between his best friends then said: "Hey, Wormtail, what's with the attitude?"
James joined in with calling out to the bathroom Peter now inhabited: "What's with the hair?"
"Oh, that's right!" Sirius suddenly remembered, Peter suddenly ran out of the bathroom, his mousey hair cleaner and neater than ever.
"Sirius, no!"
"What?" James asked excitedly, smiling.
"Sirius, no!"
"Oh, c'mon, it's not bad! Wormtail got him-OW!" Sirius yelled as a shoe hit him. "Now I'm going to tell them. Wormtail's gone and got himself a girlfriend." Sirius said with a cruel gleam in his eyes. James and Remus looked manically at each other.
"Wormtail has a girlfriend and we don't?!" James howled. Peter smiled and returned to the bathroom.
"Well, you and Lily seem to be getting along well. Ask her out yet?"
James shook his head. "Not yet. Maybe tomorrow."
"Well, I'm off." Peter smiled and exited the room hastily.
"Hey!" James walked to the door, opened it, and descented down the steps, Sirius on his heels. Approximately every fifth to seventh year was there, playing, chatting, or flirting with each other.
"Where are you going?" James followed Peter, a small smile playing on his lips.
"I'm going out with He- her."
"What's her name?" Sirius laughed,
"Now?" James ignored his best friend.
"Well, yes..." Peter exited the porthole quickly. James turned around and scanned the room. Lily, Millicent, and Kayla were sitting in a table next to some sixth year girls. He crossed to them and sat next to Lily.
"Hello."
"Hi." Millicent said in a bored voice, Lily and Kayla were both laughing hysterically. Millicent rolled her eyes.
"Hey," Lily said, wiping laughter tears from her emerald eyes. James arched an eyebrow.
"What's so funny?" Sirius asked and sat down [A.N: Hey, this next part is going to be really quick, Gilmore Girls style, if you will. It really happened to me...kind of...and it was really funny, so anyway, try to read it fast, ok?]
"Lily-h-had a gra-grasshopper in her p-plate!" Kayla and Lily started laughing loudly again, this time Millicent joined them.
"You had a grasshopper on you PLATE?" James asked, a little concerned for the girls' sanity.
Lily: "No."
Sirius: "But you said you did."
Lily: "I know."
Sirius: "Now I'm just confused."
Kayla: "Me too." *wicked smile*
James: "What?"
Kayla: "Hello."
Sirius: "A grasshopper."
Lily: "On my plate."
James: "So you did-"
Millicent: "No."
James: "Then why-?"
Lily, Kayla, and Millicent smiled wickedly.
James: "You're crazy."
Lily: "Which one?"
James: "All of you."
Lily: "Really?"
James: "I'm pretty sure."
Lily smiled and leaned in, she kissed him very quickly on the lips, smiled and skipped to the staircase that lead to the girls' dormitory. Sirius and James stared after her, when Sirius finally spoke; a frown was on his face. "I still don't get the grasshopper thing."
***
The quiddich match was starting in a quarter of an hour. She had thirty seconds to get there and see James before it started. He had something to tell her. She would never get there on time.
"Hey Lily." Sirius smiled. She exhaled slowly in return and smiled after calming down.
"Hi. Where's James?"
"Oh, he's inside that room. See you."
"Yeah, yeah, see you." She muttered and walked to the door quickly. She checked her watch before knocking. There were ten minutes before the game started.
"It's Lily." She said after knocking.
"Oh, come in." James's voice came from inside. She entered. He was standing right in the middle of the room, grinning.
"What?" she asked, looking down at her clotes. She was wearing a black turtleneck and a brown leather skirt.
"You just look beautiful." His smiled grew.
"Oh, thanks." She put her hand to her turquoise necklace.
"Lily, I wanted to know if you'd go out with me- and before you say no, I really really hope you won't because I really do like you and I wish you would just give me a chance." She opened her mouth to speak, but he put his hand up to stop her and continued: "And I know last time didn't work too well, but last time I was an idiot, and ajerk, and I think you'd be happy to know my head is defiantly deflated."
She giggled. "Yes." She nodded slowly. He stared.
"Yes?"
"Definatly?"
"What?"
"Are you completely sure your head is deflated?" He smiled.
"Absolutely."
"Then there's your answer." She grinned. He reached to put his hand on his neck and leaned in. Their lips soon met. He deepend the kiss a little and pulled her a little closer. Then they pulled apart. They were both grinning by now.
"I should go..." James said, motioning to the door.
"yeah, you're right. It'll be starting any minute." She smiled again and kissed him quickly. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
***
"...scores! That's 120-30, Griffindor!" Said the announcer. Lily, Millicent and Kayla all shrieked with excitement. The boy to Millicent's left all clapped.
"So did he get any better?" Millicent whispered when the game continued. Lily smiled. "Yeah..." she bit her lip.
"Ooer. Lip biting!" Kayla whispered, making the two other girls laugh.
"Yes, well I wouldn't expect any less of him. I mean, he is-woohoo!!" Another score from Griffindor made her stop and cheer with the rest of her house. Suddenly, the other team's seeker turned sharply and headed for the ground as fast as his broomstick would go, unfortunately for him, James was faster, better, and...
Two hours later, In the Griffindor common room, Everyone was celebrating, the marauders in particular, were drinking from unlabeled bottled James told Lily were Fire whisky they sneaked from Hogsmid. She, even though it took much hard work, did not comment, picking Butterbeer as her drink for the night. An hour later, James and Lily could be found together snogging.
James felt Lily groan softly under his lips and stopped kissing her slowly. She moaned again, this time from displeasure, and opened her eyes.
"Why did you stop?" she whispered almost silently.
"Don't you want to go back-"but she grabbed his face with both hands by the side and pulled him back to her. They were sitting on a chair, her legs on either side of him.
"Lily." He pulled away again. She groaned.
"What?" she asked, ready to pull him to her again.
"Lily...no."
"What?" She repeated, only this time she didn't sound the same, she was more...focused.
"Lily, please."
"James, what's wrong?"
"I-I'm afraid." He chocked out.
"Afraid?" she repeated, clearly not understanding. "Afraid of what?"
"Afraid-afraid I might...might...lose control and...Lily, I can't help myself, you're too..."
"Oh." She said quietly. "Oh. Well, alright then."
"Alright?" He asked hopefully.
"Well, if you promise to kiss me again next time..." She smiled. He smiled back and kissed her again.
"I promise, just..." He looked down at her legs, who were spread on his thighs, her skirt spread so that he could see a little of her underwear. She found that she didn't care whatsoever.
"Not so sexual?" She smiled. He looked up, a little too serious for her liking.
"Now come on. We're missing the party. And I want to try Fire Whisky."
James laughed and followed her back to the center of the common room.