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"Against All Odds" by Hoyin aka Kyoko
Chapter 3
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"So... you and Remus close?" James asked casually, breaking the awfully long silence as they walked up to Dumbledore's office. He was risking his neck, he was within punching distance of Lily's clenched hands, which in fact were erratically trying to restrain itself from hitting him.
"Friends."
"Only friends? Nothing more?"
"What's that to you?" she asked coldly.
Suddenly he punched the wall that was a few inches from her face. He leaned very close to her with seriousness etched in every part of his face. His face was only a few inches from hers.
"You still don't get it do you?"
Lily stared up at in his storming hazel eyes with uncertainty, but determined not to be stared down at. Her emerald eyes flashed angrily but she was immobile to the spot. For several minutes they just stood there against the wall staring at each other. Finally she pulled away from the irresistible spell of his eyes and stomped towards Dumbledore's office once more.
"What's there to get? All I see is an immature little boy that never had a chance to GROW UP yet!"
"Immature LITTLE boy?! Trust me, I am NOT little... want to see proof?"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"
"You know, I never had to work this hard to get a girl to go out with me." James shouted heatedly.
"Well let's just say, I'm no ordinary girl. Bertie's Every Flavor Beans." The stone gargoyle jumped to life and moved over to allow access into the swirling staircase with a beautifully carved phoenix in the center facing upwards. As they stepped on the stone stairs avoiding each other's eyes, it swirled up until it reached the base of an entrance.
Lily stormed through the magnificently crafted archway and into Dumbledore's office where he sat on his cushioned chair facing the window overlooking the grounds of the Forbidden Forest. He swiveled around while tapping his fingers together. He aged quite a lot indeed since they last saw him, but the same half moon glasses hung at the tip of his slightly crooked nose.
"Good evening Mr. Potter, Ms. Evans. As you might be quite familiar with already, a power Dark wizard by the name of Voldemort has risen to power. He is a wizard to be feared. Beyond these walls of Hogwarts, I can no longer offer you protection to the students, so after your days here you must be cautioned every step you take outside.
"There will be panic and confusion from the mixed reports from the Daily Prophet within the school, and it is your job to tell people the truth. If they don't accept it, they don't.
"You two will have to learn to work side by side, and just accept the fact that the real world isn't like Hogwarts. You both have to grow up, and push away whatever mutual feelings you have for each other.
"You have many additional responsibilities besides the regular Head duties, which I will inform you another time when that situation arises. I bid you a good night."
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Lily walked quickly towards the West Tower where she would be residing in, along with James. She pondered on James' statements, but quickly shook out the conclusions that came to her mind, for this was a very long night already and all she needed was a hot bubble bath and a good night's rest.
They arrived at an enormous painting of two dragons (Hungarian Horntails maybe...?) entwined together, with flames all around. It was truly a sight not to be missed, for it's articulacy was truly magical.
"Medusa."
They stepped in as the painting swung closed behind them. There was a gorgeous circular common room that was adorned from floor to ceiling with dark maroon draperies. The high ceilings were lined with gold trimmings, giving the room an elegant magical feel to it. There was a crackling fire surrounded by cushioned couches that matched the grandeur of the room. Two staircases opposite of each other stood close to the edges of the room, farthest from the door. Between the two staircases was a colossal window that had a magnificent picturesque view of the Forbidden Forest and beyond.
James took one wistful look back towards her before mumbling a "G'night".
Lily watched him go up towards his dormitory and sighed. Why couldn't everything be normal between them? Like before? The two of them, sworn mortal enemies. Always bickering every step of the way, hexing each other like there's no tomorrow.
'But he made my life miserable...
'At least he wasn't staring at you oddly, it frankly scares the crap outta me.
'What is he thinking?!'
She quickly headed up to her dormitory where a warm bed laid with her name on it.
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The bedroom was nothing short of majestic. James' room was carpeted in dark forest green velvet, from floor to ceiling. His four post king- sized bed had green sheets and covers, with many intricately designed stitching and tassels.
His trunks and owl cage that held Snitch the little tiny gold owl was already there, waiting for him at the foot of his bed. There was a mini fireplace, and a wooden dresser across from it. Deciding to unpack the next day (Sunday) he stripped off his shirt and walked towards the door that led to the bathroom, which he had yet to see.
Wondering how Lily's room looked like, he pictured her snoring, her body splayed across the bed without a care in the world. Laughing inwardly, he turned the doorknob and stepped in. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lily's room was exactly the same as James' except that it had a dark maroon coloring to it and the arrangement of the furniture was in the opposite direction. Her trunks were neatly placed besides her bed, with her pet kitty Apollo on top of them.
"Hello there fellow, I haven't seen you in awhile." She murmured to Apollo as she ran her fingers through his grayish fur. He purred contently and jumped onto her lap, wanting more.
"I'm so tired. I think I need to take that long awaited bubble bath." She yawned as she heaved Apollo off of her lap and stumbled towards the bathroom door across the room.
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James stepped onto the cold marble floor and gazed around. Only floating candles dimly lighted the bathroom, and everything was off white colored marble. There was a partially walled area to one corner farthest from his door that probably was the toiletry area. In another corner that was closest to his room was a frosted glass separator which closed off the shower space. In the middle of this room was a huge round bath tub with many spouts along the side. It was already set out for James, stripping off his remaining garments, he stepped in carefully taking all of the sweet aroma in.
"Wow there's like a million taps in here! Amazing... I must invite Padfoot here, he'll love it." He tested each of the taps out, and the end result was a room filled with bubbles in the water and outside floating lazily around. There was a multicolored haze making it incredibly difficult to see a foot in front of you. He sank underneath the water just as Lily walked in.
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Chapter 4
"Against All Odds" by Hoyin aka Kyoko
Chapter 3
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"So... you and Remus close?" James asked casually, breaking the awfully long silence as they walked up to Dumbledore's office. He was risking his neck, he was within punching distance of Lily's clenched hands, which in fact were erratically trying to restrain itself from hitting him.
"Friends."
"Only friends? Nothing more?"
"What's that to you?" she asked coldly.
Suddenly he punched the wall that was a few inches from her face. He leaned very close to her with seriousness etched in every part of his face. His face was only a few inches from hers.
"You still don't get it do you?"
Lily stared up at in his storming hazel eyes with uncertainty, but determined not to be stared down at. Her emerald eyes flashed angrily but she was immobile to the spot. For several minutes they just stood there against the wall staring at each other. Finally she pulled away from the irresistible spell of his eyes and stomped towards Dumbledore's office once more.
"What's there to get? All I see is an immature little boy that never had a chance to GROW UP yet!"
"Immature LITTLE boy?! Trust me, I am NOT little... want to see proof?"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"
"You know, I never had to work this hard to get a girl to go out with me." James shouted heatedly.
"Well let's just say, I'm no ordinary girl. Bertie's Every Flavor Beans." The stone gargoyle jumped to life and moved over to allow access into the swirling staircase with a beautifully carved phoenix in the center facing upwards. As they stepped on the stone stairs avoiding each other's eyes, it swirled up until it reached the base of an entrance.
Lily stormed through the magnificently crafted archway and into Dumbledore's office where he sat on his cushioned chair facing the window overlooking the grounds of the Forbidden Forest. He swiveled around while tapping his fingers together. He aged quite a lot indeed since they last saw him, but the same half moon glasses hung at the tip of his slightly crooked nose.
"Good evening Mr. Potter, Ms. Evans. As you might be quite familiar with already, a power Dark wizard by the name of Voldemort has risen to power. He is a wizard to be feared. Beyond these walls of Hogwarts, I can no longer offer you protection to the students, so after your days here you must be cautioned every step you take outside.
"There will be panic and confusion from the mixed reports from the Daily Prophet within the school, and it is your job to tell people the truth. If they don't accept it, they don't.
"You two will have to learn to work side by side, and just accept the fact that the real world isn't like Hogwarts. You both have to grow up, and push away whatever mutual feelings you have for each other.
"You have many additional responsibilities besides the regular Head duties, which I will inform you another time when that situation arises. I bid you a good night."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lily walked quickly towards the West Tower where she would be residing in, along with James. She pondered on James' statements, but quickly shook out the conclusions that came to her mind, for this was a very long night already and all she needed was a hot bubble bath and a good night's rest.
They arrived at an enormous painting of two dragons (Hungarian Horntails maybe...?) entwined together, with flames all around. It was truly a sight not to be missed, for it's articulacy was truly magical.
"Medusa."
They stepped in as the painting swung closed behind them. There was a gorgeous circular common room that was adorned from floor to ceiling with dark maroon draperies. The high ceilings were lined with gold trimmings, giving the room an elegant magical feel to it. There was a crackling fire surrounded by cushioned couches that matched the grandeur of the room. Two staircases opposite of each other stood close to the edges of the room, farthest from the door. Between the two staircases was a colossal window that had a magnificent picturesque view of the Forbidden Forest and beyond.
James took one wistful look back towards her before mumbling a "G'night".
Lily watched him go up towards his dormitory and sighed. Why couldn't everything be normal between them? Like before? The two of them, sworn mortal enemies. Always bickering every step of the way, hexing each other like there's no tomorrow.
'But he made my life miserable...
'At least he wasn't staring at you oddly, it frankly scares the crap outta me.
'What is he thinking?!'
She quickly headed up to her dormitory where a warm bed laid with her name on it.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The bedroom was nothing short of majestic. James' room was carpeted in dark forest green velvet, from floor to ceiling. His four post king- sized bed had green sheets and covers, with many intricately designed stitching and tassels.
His trunks and owl cage that held Snitch the little tiny gold owl was already there, waiting for him at the foot of his bed. There was a mini fireplace, and a wooden dresser across from it. Deciding to unpack the next day (Sunday) he stripped off his shirt and walked towards the door that led to the bathroom, which he had yet to see.
Wondering how Lily's room looked like, he pictured her snoring, her body splayed across the bed without a care in the world. Laughing inwardly, he turned the doorknob and stepped in. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lily's room was exactly the same as James' except that it had a dark maroon coloring to it and the arrangement of the furniture was in the opposite direction. Her trunks were neatly placed besides her bed, with her pet kitty Apollo on top of them.
"Hello there fellow, I haven't seen you in awhile." She murmured to Apollo as she ran her fingers through his grayish fur. He purred contently and jumped onto her lap, wanting more.
"I'm so tired. I think I need to take that long awaited bubble bath." She yawned as she heaved Apollo off of her lap and stumbled towards the bathroom door across the room.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
James stepped onto the cold marble floor and gazed around. Only floating candles dimly lighted the bathroom, and everything was off white colored marble. There was a partially walled area to one corner farthest from his door that probably was the toiletry area. In another corner that was closest to his room was a frosted glass separator which closed off the shower space. In the middle of this room was a huge round bath tub with many spouts along the side. It was already set out for James, stripping off his remaining garments, he stepped in carefully taking all of the sweet aroma in.
"Wow there's like a million taps in here! Amazing... I must invite Padfoot here, he'll love it." He tested each of the taps out, and the end result was a room filled with bubbles in the water and outside floating lazily around. There was a multicolored haze making it incredibly difficult to see a foot in front of you. He sank underneath the water just as Lily walked in.
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Chapter 4