Sorry if the first year is kind of boring but it will get better in the
second year. Just remember that this is the happy times before Voldemort,
but fourth year is when the happy times are gone. Hope you like it so far
and it seems to get longer every time I update. If any of you have any
ideas on what you would like to happen in this fanfic then I would really
LOVE to read them!!! I have ideas for next year and the years after this,
but this one I keep having writer's block...so puh please help! Alright to
the story....
Disclaimer: "Oh the Wells Fargo Wagon is a cooooooming down the stree..." Oh hi well I guess you want me to tell you I don't own the books...BUT I DO! *looks from side to side* alright....i don't but wouldn't it be awesome to though...
Krissyfz: Thanks! I like your fanfiction too. I hope you keep reading it.
Chapter 3:
Lily had a hard time explaining to her family about her "costume" and why she couldn't take it off. The holidays went by fast which she was glad about since her sister hated her presence more then she used to. She was surprised by the amount of gifts she got and she even got gifts from the marauders, but she wasn't dumb...she was saving those for last, so whatever happened couldn't be seen in front of everyone. Petalis had gotten her a spring dress that was velvety green that had a charm on it so that it would fit her perfectly. Joanna got her a pen that would write down everything she said so she didn't have to write her homework done by hand anymore (a/n: lily being lily had to be an overachiever and so had a lot of sore hands).
Lily had even received a gift from Amanda, the other girl that Lily and Joanna meet on the train. Her being in slytherin, they never really saw her. Amanda had gotten her a hairbrush. The next one was from Nelly the elf, she remembered how lucky Nelly was to leave before the marauders prank happened. She got her an automatic refill popcorn bag so that she would never run out. She felt awkward unwrapping the gift from Snape which ended up being a poem he wrote about her:
An angel called my name I didn't know how to answer She gave me a nickname I didn't want to correct her
She walks toward me I fall into a dream A light glows all around her How can I even speak
Her hair falls around her face making me lose concentration her eyes are like lights that makes me forget where I am
what slytherin can possess a beauty what gryffindor would possess a slytherin we are two opposites but yet opposites attract.
'Good grief! Does this boy have to haunt my every footstep now? Well I'll keep that hidden...definitely.'
Now came the presents from the marauders. She slowly opened Peter thinking that maybe he actually bought her something nice...weirdly he did...but it was weird. He bought her a medal that had "World's loudest screamer on it" and underneath had Lily's name in green and red letters. On the back had a picture of her screaming and running around the room. 'Wait...how could he have gotten this picture of me...he wasn't in there when I was running around the room...' She just shrugged and moved on. Next she did Remus' hoping he was nice enough to get something respectful. He bought her an automatic finder for her history books. Lily started to laugh at this...she remembered the time she couldn't figure out her history homework. Sirius must have told him.
Then she cautiously moved to Sirius' gift. It was a box and she slowly opened it to find a necklace inside that had a green gem on it. She picked it up to see nothing wrong with it and looked at the back to find the words "with every....., the longer...". 'What could that possibly mean? What's up with the weird presents?". She put it on none the less and loved the way it looked with her green eyes. She then stared at James' gift which felt like just a plain box. She closed her eyes and unwrapped the present and opened the box. She opened her eyes to see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk inside the box. She gave a confused face and then read the card that was on the cookies. To: Father Christmas From: Little James (#1 bad kid on your list)
I want to have all the hair products I can get so that the big mean Lily don't come near me. Squeaky clean hair keeps the big ugly lilsters away!
Lily ripped the card up and threw the cookies away and dumped the milk down the drain. She then thought of her present she gave to him and an evil grin started to develop on her face.
James:
His vacation was horrible. His father was away again on one of his secret job assignments and his mother was pregnant with his sister so she wasn't too merry all break. He hated the rich life and always having elves around and having to go to all these fancy events during break. Joanna had to go to them too and she seemed to be in that same frame of mind. She hated dresses and the thought of acting lady like. They would try to sneak off to play quidditch in the back yard but their parents thought that it wouldn't be appropriate. They had no idea that they were members of the quidditch team. James loved Christmas anyways and got up early to open his huge pile of presents. The first present he saw was addressed from his dad. He opened it and saw a cloak, the note attached said: "Use it well...Just don't get caught". James laughed and threw the cloak over him. He saw his body disappeared and started to scream. It took him a while to realize that he had an invisibility cloak. 'This is going to be so useful!'.
He opened Sirius' present next knowing what he got him, but instead of it being a book about broom charms, it was a box. He disappointingly opened the box and took out a necklace with a blue gem on it. He turned it over and saw the words "...hateful act,...they will stay". He thought that maybe Sirius meant that the girls and the marauders would stay enemies and decided to put the necklace on.
He then moved to Peter's present which was a box full of chocolate frogs. Remus's gift was the book of broom charms that he thought Sirius would get him. He then moved to the girl's presents. He thought Joanna would be the best present out of the girls so he unwrapped it and found a box of contacts. He opened the note that came with it and read: This is so you won't have to worry about your glasses anymore, they are a muggle invention if you need help then just come over. See you at the Christmas Ball tonight!". James was actually beginning to think of Joanna as a friend, but he still couldn't help that he liked to be at war with her. He then moved to Petalis' gift which was a red ball that had some type of pink liquid in the inside. He read the note from her: "This is a confession ball. It will tell you whether someone has a crush on you and how bad it is. Use it wisely for Valentines Day." 'Wow I would of thought it would be a prank...maybe they are finally getting over the prank...oh wait! I still have lily's...'
He felt Lily's present and guessed it had to be some type of charmed clothes, but when he opened it to see a stocking he was shocked. He picked up the stocking and felt that it was heavy. He turned the stocking over and out dumped three pieces of coal. Then the coal started to move and mark on his bedroom floor these words:
"To: the worst boy on my list From: Father Christmas
I thought about giving you the same number of coals as the worst things about you but I couldn't find a stocking large enough."
James threw the stocking in the fire and then threw the coal out the window.
"OUCH! Watch it James...I guess you got Lily's present." Joanna was crossing the street at that exact moment.
"Oh ya! I got it alright...Hey you're wearing a dress....Is it already time for that stupid ball?" James said leaning out of his window. "Almost, but your parents are taking me because my parents are having their anniversary today" Joanna started to walk towards the door.
'This is going to be interesting...Usually Joanna avoids me at the ball and now we are going to spend time together...' He said while walking to the door.
The Ball was held in an abandoned house on Oaks Lane which people thought was haunted so they never went near it. They were correct because there were ghosts there but they only scared people away so they can keep the house to themselves. The Ball was very sophisticated and the teenagers usually had their own room that was chaperoned by some parents. James and Joanna split up to sit at the separate tables.
"So little Jamsie got him a girlfriend yet?" A 16 year old boy came over and sat next to James.
"Me? Never...I like the freedom. I'm not a one girl kind of man, so I stay single" James said while scanning the room.
"Right mate...you've no one that interests you just say it" The boy said while watching James looking around at the people.
"Well that too..."
"Hey James! Do you want to dance?" A girl with black hair and pink spirals walked up to where he was. James just looked at her and then kept scanning the room.
"Not really, but hey take my pal Liol. He'll dance with you." Liol got up but the girl just walked away. The two boys started to laugh.
Suddenly James stopped. A girl with short silky black hair and glasses walked in. She was with a group of girls and some guys. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Oh...that's Crystal. She's the niece of Professor Octions. She's going to be going to Hogwarts next year, but right now she's going to my school. Quite a beauty huh?" James just nodded his head while watching the girl walk to the table of refreshments. James quickly got up, fearing that the other boys would beat him to her.
"Hi, I'm James Potter. I'm sure you've heard all about me around here. Well...do you care to dance?" The girl gave him a smile and then narrowed her eyes at him.
"Oh I know you alright...Sure, as long as this isn't a prank because then I'll have to find another guy." James and Crystal danced most of the Ball till she had to go. He wouldn't see her for quite a while and she haunted his dreams that night.
School begun again and everyone feared the train ride from James and Remus' prank two weeks prior. James and Joanna rode together to the station and they walked through the wall to see Lily chasing Petunia around the platform trying to give her a hug.
"Hey Lily! I thought you only pester me...I guess my luck is turning up after all." James said walking by the scene.
"Hey James! How did you like the coal I sent? I thought it fit you perfectly...cold, dark, and flaky characteristics!" Lily said shooting him a dark look before he disappeared into the train. The girls went looking for Petalis or an empty compartment but their chances were seeming slim the more they looked. They came close to the end and Joanna looked in the compartment on the right and Lily looked on the left. Lily opened the door to two boys' faces looking back at her and they were the lovely faces of the marauders. She went to close the door fast when she was pulled into the room and forced to stand in front of James.
"What is going on? I can't leave this room! I can't move past this point!!" Lily tried walking away but it was like a wall was keeping her from moving.
"Lily what are you doing? There is a spare over here." Joanna said walking into the room trying to pull Lily with her, but it wasn't working.
"I'm stuck in here with them!!! I was pulled in here and now I can't leave!" Lily then tried to run but it just made her look more crazy then she already looked. Joanna sat down on the empty bench across from James and Remus.
"Wow...Lily I'm so touched! You're drawn to me and can't leave my presence" Lily stopped running and punched James and sat on the floor with her back to him.
"What did you do James and Remus?" Joanna said trying to get her friend out of the compartment.
"Nothing! It's not always me!" James said putting his arms up in the air.
"Lily, you don't have to sit in the floor..." Remus said staring at Lily's back.
"I don't have to but I'm going to!" Lily didn't even turn around that time.
The ride went quiet for most of the trip except when the food cart came and James asked Lily for a chocolate frog again and she bought one and slowly ate it in front of him just to make him mad since he forgot to bring money on the train. He grabbed Remus' every flavored beans and started to throw them at Lily. When they got on the boats James hit the girls boats causing them to tip over. The girls had to go the rest of the boat ride in wet clothes.
They got to the Great Hall and Lily ran to a table to sit down wanting to get far away from the marauders. James and Remus continued on walking towards Sirius and Peter. James walked a few feet from where Lily sat and fell back on to the floor and Lily fall backwards off her bench.
"AHHHHH!!!!" James and Lily yelled.
"What are you doing?" Sirius said helping James up while Petalis helped Lily up.
"I don't know I just felt like someone pulled me down. LILY!" James turned on Lily.
"Hey I was the one who fell off the bench so don't blame me! Even though you deserve it for the horrible train ride and tipping our boat over!" Lily started to get mad at James now.
"Wow it worked....awesome...." James and Lily looked at him muttering and gave him a questionable look. "Ok well let's see what's wrong...James go to your table and Lily sit down again" Sirius said trying to not smile. Once again Lily fell down accompanied by James. Now the whole Great Hall was laughing.
"JAMES!"
"LILY!"
"Does that mean that I have to be a certain distance from that weasel or I won't be able to move?" Lily got up and started to pace.
"I guess so! So let's just sit down and eat...what? It's not like you have to sit by each other just...at the same table" Lily sat down on one side while James sat opposite of her.
"Who did this? I don't want to spend time with her! How can I flirt with girls with this bug all around me twenty- four, seven?"
"Oh no...You better not flirt with any girls while we're in this predicament because then I'll be ill the first day. And who did do this?"
"Don't look at me! I don't even know how to even pull that off...though it is pretty good" Remus said looking between James and Lily.
"Not me either because I wouldn't want to make James mad at me" Peter said giving a worried look at James.
Sirius started to edge away and then got caught by their eyes. He gave them a grin before running off. James tried to chase after him, but fell down again.
Lily and James walked to their classes and were as far apart as they possibly could be. In potions class, they had to partner up which wasn't a good combination. James was trying to take over the whole cauldron and Lily was being bossy. They ended up spilling their potion all over the floor. A certain someone ran over when this happened...yup...it's Snape. "Here I'lllll helllp yyyu wiith this Lily...." Snape said while cleaning up the spilled potion. James started to laugh while Lily started to get embarrassed.
"Snape...I think a spell would work better...but thanks anyways" Lily said trying to get him to leave while she said the spell.
"Ooooh...ummm..you want to hhhelllp me with my ummm....potions homework?" Snape said while looking between Lily and James.
"Well...we haven't even gotten our homework yet and...I don't think you want me to while I'm with this bozo" James stopped his laughing at this and gave Lily a dark look which caused her to laugh.
"Ooooh...I see...I didn't know you two were together..." Snape said taking what Lily said the wrong way.
"Yup...Sirius put us together and now we can't separate!" Lily looked at Sirius who was trying to mess up Joanna's and Petalis' potion but was actually putting the right ingredients in which made the girls laugh.
"Ooooh..."Snape walked away and glanced back at Lily and James. James' had started to laugh at something again which caused Lily to smack him on the head.
"What's your problem? I can't believe I have to deal with you till this spell is broken!" Lily said concentrating back on the potion that they had to start over.
"Haha...oh my...haha...HE THINKS WE'RE TOGETHER! Haha...that's way too good" James dropping to the floor. Lily's eyes got really big and caused her to drop the next ingredient she was about to add.
"Bloody hell...no wonder he kept saying 'oooohhh'...I feel so bad!" She put her head in your hands and started to blush.
"Ahhhh lost your boyfriend how sad! Haha" Lily started to kick him and then walked away to put the sample of their potion on the teacher's desk causing James to be dragged behind.
The day continued in the same fashion...kicking, laughing, insults, pranks, punching, until it came night time when they had to go to bed.
"I'm th girl so I'll go first...you'll have to sit outside my bathroom." Lily started to walk off to her dorm room with James running after her trying to not fall down again.
"FINE! But you better not take long because I will not be caught against a door with Joanna and Petalis in the room!"
"FINE!" Lily took as long as she could for a shower so that James was yelling at her and banging on the door. Finally she came out to a very angry James who had makeup all over his face. She looked over to see Joanna and Petalis innocently reading magazines. James started to take out walking causing Lily to run after him. They had to sleep in the common area at night since they couldn't decide what bedroom to sleep in. The other Gryffindors would watch them as if they were television and the marauders and the girls would constantly get in fights. The week processed in the same way except lily and james kept exchanging lovely names and pranks to each other causing them to get closer and closer by each insult and prank.
One good thing about this arrangement was that Malfoy and his crew kept away from Lily since she was connected to James. This was the only thing Lily liked...protection. James kept Snape away and Malfoy but most people quit talking to her because of him too. The boys thought that they were together so they would ignore her. The same for James, no girls would talk to him anymore. One girl with black hair and pink spirals (from the christmas ball) would come flirt with him, but Lily would walk away causing James to have to get up and follow her which made it seem like he was going after her...not good.
At the end of January, the marauders and the girls had to hang out together since lily and james couldn't separate. Lily and James only had 5 inches between their elbows which caused them to have some major problems with changing and the bathroom.
"Lily and James...I never knew you were a couple!" A 3rd year boy whistled at them when they walked by to get to Transfiguration class. A group of first year girls gave sad looks at James and the boys wanted to beat James up.
"Would I still be here if I were his girlfriend! It's a stupid spell!" Lily yelled at the boy.
"Come on Lily admit it. You know you loooove me." James grabbed Lily's hand when they walked past Snape. Lily noticed this and quickly took her hand away.
"Prat! I'm not some little toy that you can use to get back at your prank victims. If we are going to be in this arrangement we are going to have to have some rules. One, no using me to get to your enemies and yes that includes Snape and Malfoy. Second, no copying my homework just because you are right next to me. Third,..."
"Wait a second! If we are making these rules then I get to have some input. One, no making girls walk away when I talk to them. Second, stop being bossy when we are partners. Third, don't take too long in the bathroom. Fourth, I don't want to have to hang around Petalis and Joanna during your girl talks..."
"Third, I don't want to sit around on your guy talks. Fourth, no touching me ever just because we are inches apart..."
"Hello! You touch me too.." "QUIT! You two are centimeters apart...it's kind of hard not to touch each other" Peter said getting aggravated at them when they walked into the room and stood at the table in front of him.
"And rules? What's up with that? Are you two not getting along?" Sirius said finally coming in the Transfiguration room.
"He's driving me bonkers! And we've only been stuck together for three weeks and I already am going insane!" Lily put her arms and head on the desk. James had to lean on the desk too then.
"Sorry Sirius she gets a little emotional about me...see she really is in love with me but she's afraid to say it. Aren't you lilikins?" James was patting her back and then petted her hair when Lily started to yell.
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH ME! IF YOU DO THAT AGAIN THEN YOU WILL BE SO SORRY MISTER!" Lily said to a shocked James who didn't expect her to suddenly lift her head.
"Miss Evans! I am surprised in you. There will be no threats or yelling in this class! Detention for three nights." Miss Mcgonagell said while looking at a very pale Lily.
"Miss Mcgonagell that means I have to come too because I'm kind of attached to her...Pleaseeeee don't give her detention...because then I'll have to follow her around instead of my nightly routine of pranks...oh wait I can't do that either because of her...Just don't give it to her!"
"Well since you are so smitten with Lily then you may have detention too." James just gave Lily a dark look and Lily gave a huge smile. She was terrified of detention but knowing that James was going to hate it made it so much fun.
The detention was trophy washing one night, helping the elves the next night, and finally floor sweeping in the Great Hall. Nelly was happy to see them on the second night of detention. She thought that they were a couple and wouldn't stop talking about how cute they looked. She told them that she would bring them food and things any time they wanted. The third night, they made a bigger mess then they had in the beginning so they had to go to sleep early in the morning and try not to fall asleep in class that afternoon. Sometimes James would fall asleep in history class which caused Lily to also have to lay her head down on the table so she'd smack him so she could see the teacher. James then started to get used to sleeping upright so that he could sleep without Lily waking him up. It was heading into early February and they still insulted each other and caused physical harm on each other.
"I feel claustrophobic! I need my own space..." James started to push Lily away at lunchtime.
"Well if you would pester Sirius into telling us how to get out of this then I wouldn't have to make you claustrophobic!" Lily said poking him with her fork.
"Why can't you ask him...I mean you guys have grown close since he said he wasn't in that prank even though he..." James got stopped by a punch from Sirius. Lily looked between the two knowing that they were hiding something, but her thoughts were interrupted by James questioning Sirius. "So how do I get rid of her? She's really an annoying companion."
"Hey watch it! I have a wahen kdd and i knerw heuw tuuu uyke it!" James covered her mouth with his hand which made Lily's hand go to her mouth too. So a tug a war with the hands started to happen.
"Tell me now!" James said grabbing Sirius's robes which Lily did too.
"Can't tell you mate...I really actually don't know. I have an idea but I really can't tell you that. Hehe!" Sirius pulled away and ran out of the hall again. Lily bites James hand and continues to eat without looking at James. Both sat in silence thinking of the practice they would have to go to together.
Quidditch practices went horrible since Lily had to do everything James did since they were merely inches away from each other. Most people would come just to see the two fight through the whole practice. Lily had to sit behind James on his broom and let James make all the movements which she hated to do so she would make him miss his catches at times. The game between Slytherin and Gryffindor came up and Lily was dreading it. She didn't like to watch quidditch and now she had to be in the game. One person did love it though, the announcer loved watching James and Lily during the match between Gryffindor and Slytherin.
"This match should be very interesting. One thing Gryffindor and Slytherin matches are always entertaining since someone always gets hurt or someone breaks a rule. Second thing is James Potter has got a passenger in this game since Sirius Black put a spell on them so they can't be apart from each other. Genius prank Sirius! You are an inspiration to us all *Sirius stands up and bows to everyone's laughs and applauds*. Alright now on with the match! Slytherin! I heard that most of their team stayed back for this year's game except for one. AMAYA JONSON! * a small girl with purple hair flew out of the opposite room and flew into her position* She will be a chaser this year and I've heard that she's had some lucky shots in practice so beware! Now the other chasers are HINT WELLER AND KIKI FALLS! * the two flew out and made laps around the field before taking position*. A returning beater is the strong willed QUIN TYLER. He has been known to cause broken arms and legs. Also a concussion has been known to happen to those who get in front of his powerful blows.* He flew out and cracked his knuckles to prepare*. Now the keeper is ZUIS FIRRINGS! He's missed up a lot in practice, so let's hope he improved...or not...*clears throat* Now the seeker this year is WILLIAM REINDER! He has caught the snitch in thirty minutes before and will do anything to get the snitch. The captain of this team is OTIS DARRELL! He is the other beater and will hit balls at anything that moves so keep an eye on him! * flies out and sweeps low over the announcer* ". "Watch it OTIS! Ok now the real entertainment! JOANNA FLOREZ! She caused the Gryffindor to have their first win two months ago. Keep going Joanna! Now for the couple JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVANS! *James flies out and Lily is directly behind him on the broom. He gets into position and starts to talk to Lily which Petalis and Sirius knew wouldn't be good.* Aren't they just cute! Let's hope he can score points with her behind him. Now the other chasers, ROGER WILLCOMES AND MEGAN HOLMES! It looks like Holmes recovered wonderfully from last time's bludger incident. *Megan flies out with Roger and gives a wave at the announcer*. REINA MAYORS AND CALEB RIVERS! They are the heroic beaters of this team. They have saved many of their team mates and this game will be a challenge for them. Now the captain of this team, my mate YALEN TONIUS! He's the keeper and doesn't allow anything in so think fast Slytherins!"
"Mrs. Hooch is moving on to the field and she has released the bludgers...there goes the snitch....and the QUAFFLE! Falls goes for the ball and she's GOT IT! She's taking it home and....Potter tries to intercept but Falls isn't letting him. She's almost there and...AWWW bludger caused her to miss the loop. Potter catches the ball and...passes it toWillcomes. Now Willcomes is passing it back to Potter and then to Holmes and...100 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Ok now newcomer Jonson has taken the ball...FOCUS! Don't look behind you!...ouch....that must of hurt...at least she didn't fall off...Tyler sure was trying though. Reinder and Florez are circling the field...Weller is taking the ball now...he's close to Tonius now...and AHHH He made it in...100 POINTS TO SLYTHERIN! It's alright mate!"
"Falls takes the ball and...Willcomes intercepts! Alright! Now Potter catches it and...he's close to the loop now, dodges the bludger aimed by Darrell and he's almost there and score! 200 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Ok now Holmes has it and is taking it down the field...passes to Willcomes...passes it to...Potter misses the pass! Wait he's heading towards the ground now! LILY IS FALLING!!!! She must have gotten hit by a bludger...Potter catches her...ok now Falls is close to the loop...she makes it ...NOPE! GO TONIUS! A block! I think Reinder is on the snitch!...He's making it around the field...why isn't Florez following him? Florez moves now and gets in fribt of him...she's almost on it....ouch! Reinder knocks her to the side! Reinder reaches forward, but...Florez goes straight in front of him causing him to miss the snitch and...FLOREZ HAS CAUGHT IT! This is excellent! GRYFFINDOR WINS!"
James had landed before the game ended so Lily could get some treatment. The nurse tried to levitate Lily but it just caused James to be levitated to so James had to carry her back.
The next morning Lily opened her eyes to see a ceiling that was different then her dorm's ceiling. She blinked a few times and then realized that something was on her stomach. She thought that it might be Petalis' new cat that she got so she went to pet it and instead felt an arm there. She sat up and caused someone next to her to move.
"AHHH!!!! GET OUT OF MY BED NOW!" Lily shoved the person off the bed causing her to follow suit.
"LILY! I was sleeping! Why did you shove me off?" James pushed Lily off him and started to rub his eyes.
"Why are you in my bed???" Lily said while looking around the room to see that she was actually in the hospital wing.
"One thing, we haven't slept in our own beds since this curse. Second, this is the wing Lils so that's not even your bed! You got hit by a bludger during my game so I was forced to come to the hospital with you and since we are forced to be close together...I couldn't very well LEAVE!" James yelled standing up which caused Lily to automatically stand up.
"What's going on in here? Lily dear you're suppose to be resting. Now get back in bed and James you'll have to miss classes today since you can't very well leave. Mr. Flitwick is working on a counter curse to what got you two into this mess." The nurse laid Lily down which James also did and they turned their backs to each other. They didn't say anything the whole time since Lily was falling in and out of sleep while James laid there doing nothing.
"Raindrops keep falling on my head...keep falling...that doesn't me-a- n...hmmm...quada quada lai do tradare...mana mana nuw tradare..batru..ry" James was getting bored staring out the window.
"James shut up!" Lily was trying to sleep.
"NO! I'm soooooo bored...I can't even talk to you because you're sleeping. Not that I want to talk to you anyways. Oh my gosh! I'm so bored that I'm willing to talk to you...I'm losing my mind" Lily smacks him with the pillow and James grabs her arm before she hits him. Lily pokes his belly making him release her arm so then she smacks him. James reaches over to grab the pillow again when Petalis walks in.
"Well...you guys look like you're having fun! So are showing James how to have a pillow fight? Watch out James she might want revenge from the concession you caused her" Petalis sits down on the adjacent bed.
"Haha petals. James was getting bored and resorted to singing so I couldn't sleep and well then I smacked him with the pillow and there you are."
"Hmm...right...when do you get out?"
"I think in two more days. How long have I been in here?"
"A week, three days, 14 hour, 30 minutes, and 50, 49, 48, 47 seconds." James grumbled next to her.
"Wow... you must have been bored! You missed my insults and I thought you didn't like my company. James you're making me blush!" "So into yourself...what happened to rule four: no sitting in on your girl talks." James said with a grumpy face on.
"We could be talking about boys and makeup and other stuff. Oh Petalis did you see the captain of the Gryffindor team...so cute. You can't tell from the stands!"
"Of course not...You're a mile away from them!"
"Oh Jamesie is jealous! How cute!" Petalis rustles his hair before turning to walk out the door.
"Lily I'll talk to you later about the cute captain and don't let James get too bored who knows what he'll do" Petalis gave a wink before running off laughing. Lily gave a questionable look and turned over to get her tray of food. She picked up the goblet of juice and saw her reflection.
"JAMES! I can't believe you! Writing James is the hottest guy ever and I love him on my face is soooo not entertainment!" She threw the juice at him which he reacted by smacking her with his pillow. Needless to say, the room was a mess when the nurse came back. James of course was acting perfectly innocent so Lily got all the blame.
The rest of the marauders and the girls came in every so often to check on them, but didn't stay too long since they were scary to be around. They would fight and yell and then involve who ever their company was into their decision. They never came out the same. Two days later they left the wing which James was delighted by. He skipped most of the way there but was stopped by Lily who was wanting to walk so she wouldn't throw up.
"Hey mate! How did you like the hospital wing?" Sirius gave James a wink when he saw him and Lily walk into the commons room.
"It was horrible. There was no company except for you guys popping in and out once in a while and Lily kept sleeping so I was soooo bored!!!" James said sitting next to Sirius on the couch.
"I can't help that your bloody match caused me to have a concession but no James I was perfectly fine! Most boys would worry but YOU, you worried over boredom!" She got up to leave but fell back on the couch. "I CAN'T STAND YOUR COMPANY ANYMORE!"
"Sirius tell us how to get out of this!" James said trying to keep Lily on the couch since he was tired of her falling or him being pulled behind her.
"Nope, you have to figure that out for yourself mate." Lily and James both tackled him which he just slide away from them causing them to fall on the floor.
"I'm tired James. Let's go to sleep now." "Lily we finally get back to our house and you want to sleep again? I am not going to sleep I want to talk with my friends."
"Fine! I don't care but I'm sleeping, so how am I going to sleep while you talk?" Lily raised her eyebrows at him.
"I don't know! You figure it out oh bright one!"
"Can you lay down and talk because an inch apart is hard for us to do anything differently."
"No...just lean on my shoulder or something, but I don't want to lay down yet."
"I feel so sorry for your mother! So persistent!" Lily yawned and used her wand to turn her robes into blue pajamas and little kittens on it. She put her head on his shoulder and quickly went to sleep. James acted like he didn't even know she was leaning on him with pajamas on. The other marauders thought that this was strange how casual they were being.
"So, what have I messed?" James said looking at the Peter, Remus, and Sirius.
"Oh, we played a great prank on Snape, made his chaldron keep overboiling, then Malfoy started to torment Joanna for being half muggle."
"I had one of my nights, but it was nothing out of the ordinary..."
"I was partner with Amanda...she's nice for a slytherin." The other three rolled their eyes.
"So are you getting used to this arrangement?" Remus said looking at Lily sleeping on James' shoulder.
"What? Oh...umm I don't know...I guess so I mean I had to be in the wing with her for almost two weeks so I'm used to her sleeping...I actually sometimes forget she's there till she starts to yell at me or hit me" James just shrugged his shoulder but Lily just kept sleeping.
"How can you be used to her? I think you are beginning to actually stand her...Maybe this was a good decision after all " Sirius started to pat himself on his back.
"Are you kidding? We fight worst together then we were apart! I can only stand her when she sleeps but you've seen us when she's awake...scary! I can't wait to be by myself without mrs. Critique always there. And I am sooo not letting you out this...revenge mate revenge. " Sirius acted like he was scared which made them all laugh, but Lily still didn't wake up. The boys played wizard chess and then they left him so that he could go to sleep.
The next morning, Lily woke up to James laying next to her. She turned over and saw five sets of eyes looking at them. She looked around and saw paper hearts flying around and pink and red writing on the wall. "What are you guys looking at? I hate being entertainment to everyone! So what's going on with you guys?" Lily tried getting up but remembered that James' was sleeping so she stayed where she was.
"You will not believe this Lily..." Joanna said staring at her.
"What?"
"Well...it's quite funny actually.."Peter said giggling uncontrollably.
"Then just tell me...does it have anything to do with James and me?" She looked at James sleeping and realized how innocent he looked when he wasn't moving.
"Well you could say that..." They said together.
"JUST TELL ME!" Lily said getting mad at the way they were acting.
"Lily are you yelling again?"
"Great now James is up and my life is going to get twice as bad"
"What's wrong with you?" James and Lily sat up.
"They know something about us and they won't say."
"Tell us now!"
"Alright....go look at the billboard then" Lily and James got up and moved towards the billboard. Before they got there they saw a huge picture of James and Lily holding hands. Underneath the picture there was in, big pink letters, the words: Hogwarts' cutest couple!
"I DON'T THINK SO!" Lily tried to pull it off but it wouldn't come off. "I told you not to do that! Now people think we really are together! AHHH! I hate this!"
"Sorry! I didn't know that someone would see that besides Snape and do this. I'm a perfect angel Lily that does nothing wrong" James said acting innocent.
"Haha an angel! Right...What are we going to do now?"
"Hide...I guess...Wait we have classes...We could put single across our foreheads!"
"You do that and I'll ignore you" Lily and James walked away noticing everyone looking at them. Lily and James dropped onto the couch thinking about what to do.
"James have you used your confession ball yet?"
"Ah ya! I totally forgot about that. Accio confession ball." the red ball floated down to him.
"So lazy!"
"I wouldn't be talking. Did you want to walk all the way up there?...Didn't think so" Lily stuck her tongue out at him. James held the ball and watched as the pink liquid started to spin. Letters started to appear in it.
"Hey Remus look there's letters! It says...Lily thinks that you are the worst guy she ever spent time with and hopes her future boyfriend is nothing like you...hey! That wasn't very nice!" James gave a hurt look at Lily and Petalis and Joanna started to laugh.
"Wow that confession ball really does tell the truth...Let me see it." lily took the ball away from James but Petalis interrupted it.
"Lily, it only works on James. It's the Christmas present I got him." Lily gave a disappointed face and gave it back to him.
"Come on Lily! I have girls to meet!" James started to get up but was pulled back down by Lily.
"I think not. People think we're definitely together and another I don't want to hear you flirting again...It's sickening."
"You aren't fun Lils! It's Valentine's Day!!! Pleeeease let me gooooooo!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"YES!
"I THINK NO!"
"How can you think a no?"
"Shut up!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!" "I THINK A YES!" Lily hit him and grabbed a floating heart that was above her head.
"Oh no!...." Lily stopped reading it and started to quickly put it in her pocket.
"Did you get a valentine heart?" Joanna said looking at the embarrassed face on Lily.
"Oh...no it's umm...a picture of James and me again." Joanna knew when she was lying and started to approach her.
"Stop! Joanna you are not seeing this!...JAMES! Let me go!" James grabbed Lily's arms and legs while Joanna got the card out.
"Well let's see....it says:...Ouch! Lily don't kick me! Thanks James. Ok let's see...I wish you weren't always around that pratty James. I miss the times when you would tutor me. When you aren't with him then I would gladly love those lessons again. I think about you all the time and I hope you love the poem I sent. Yours for ever with hugs and kisses....SNIVELLUS!" Joanna dropped the card and tried to not laugh at the expression Lily had on.
"I can't believe that grease hair thing called me a prat! I thought he stopped talking you since this arrangement Lils." James had an angry expression and looked at Lily's depressed look.
"It's not like I love getting this things from him...I can't believe you read it Joanna!"
"Hey you never told us he gave you a poem!" Joanna said rereading the card and trying hard not to laugh.
"Oh...that...well I planned on pretending that it never happened" Lily said biting her lip.
"Ahhh Lily still has her guy! And a valentine! Isn't it your lucky day!" Sirius said putting his arm around Joanna's shoulders. "Hey Joanna you haven't read your Valentine heart yet." Joanna groaned and hit her floating heart away.
"Oh no Joanna! You read mine so I get to read yours!" Lily grabs the heart from the air while Sirius holds Joanna back.
"Awww sooooo sweet! 'I've liked you since I was 10 and love the way you act like you hate my guts. I'll wait for you forever so there is no rush but there is no need to hide it any longer. You are my one and only valentine! Hugs and Kisses, Sirius!!! Haha since you were 10 Sirius? Joanna you didn't tell me that!" Joanna growled and grabbed the heart from Lily's hands.
"Petalis didn't you get one?" Remus said noticing that there were no hearts above petalis.
"Ya I did. Kyle sent it to me this morning..."Remus noticed that she didn't seem as happy as would of been before, but didn't want to ask her.
Sirius followed Joanna around all day trying to make people think that they were together but Joanna wouldn't allow it and kept running away from him. Petalis was gone all that day to be Kyle and Peter was gone most of the day too, but no one was sure where he was at. Remus also left to go see the hufflepuff girl he liked, so that left Sirius, Joanna, Lily, and James. Every time they walked past a group of people they heard whispering or whistles.
Lily always wondered what it would be like to have a boyfriend on Valentine's but she never thought that she would have to spend it with a guy she couldn't stand or have everyone think that they were together. James always wanted to get with this ravenclaw girl or Crystal, the girl he meet at the christmas ball, but hated the thought that he had to spend his favorite day with the girl he couldn't stand.
Ok so now I have a question:
should lily and james stay connected till the last day of school?
or get unconnected in the next chapta?
I aim to please my fans...hehe. Review review
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sorry that took so long! I had it done Sunday, but I didn't like it so I added on, but I got some of the fourth chapta typed so maybe the next one won't take so long! hehe Please review so I know people like this story and if you don't like something about it then please tell me or if you have ideas for how lily and james should act then i'd love to hear it. So please please review and I'll write Friday.
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Chapter 3:
Lily had a hard time explaining to her family about her "costume" and why she couldn't take it off. The holidays went by fast which she was glad about since her sister hated her presence more then she used to. She was surprised by the amount of gifts she got and she even got gifts from the marauders, but she wasn't dumb...she was saving those for last, so whatever happened couldn't be seen in front of everyone. Petalis had gotten her a spring dress that was velvety green that had a charm on it so that it would fit her perfectly. Joanna got her a pen that would write down everything she said so she didn't have to write her homework done by hand anymore (a/n: lily being lily had to be an overachiever and so had a lot of sore hands).
Lily had even received a gift from Amanda, the other girl that Lily and Joanna meet on the train. Her being in slytherin, they never really saw her. Amanda had gotten her a hairbrush. The next one was from Nelly the elf, she remembered how lucky Nelly was to leave before the marauders prank happened. She got her an automatic refill popcorn bag so that she would never run out. She felt awkward unwrapping the gift from Snape which ended up being a poem he wrote about her:
An angel called my name I didn't know how to answer She gave me a nickname I didn't want to correct her
She walks toward me I fall into a dream A light glows all around her How can I even speak
Her hair falls around her face making me lose concentration her eyes are like lights that makes me forget where I am
what slytherin can possess a beauty what gryffindor would possess a slytherin we are two opposites but yet opposites attract.
'Good grief! Does this boy have to haunt my every footstep now? Well I'll keep that hidden...definitely.'
Now came the presents from the marauders. She slowly opened Peter thinking that maybe he actually bought her something nice...weirdly he did...but it was weird. He bought her a medal that had "World's loudest screamer on it" and underneath had Lily's name in green and red letters. On the back had a picture of her screaming and running around the room. 'Wait...how could he have gotten this picture of me...he wasn't in there when I was running around the room...' She just shrugged and moved on. Next she did Remus' hoping he was nice enough to get something respectful. He bought her an automatic finder for her history books. Lily started to laugh at this...she remembered the time she couldn't figure out her history homework. Sirius must have told him.
Then she cautiously moved to Sirius' gift. It was a box and she slowly opened it to find a necklace inside that had a green gem on it. She picked it up to see nothing wrong with it and looked at the back to find the words "with every....., the longer...". 'What could that possibly mean? What's up with the weird presents?". She put it on none the less and loved the way it looked with her green eyes. She then stared at James' gift which felt like just a plain box. She closed her eyes and unwrapped the present and opened the box. She opened her eyes to see a plate of cookies and a glass of milk inside the box. She gave a confused face and then read the card that was on the cookies. To: Father Christmas From: Little James (#1 bad kid on your list)
I want to have all the hair products I can get so that the big mean Lily don't come near me. Squeaky clean hair keeps the big ugly lilsters away!
Lily ripped the card up and threw the cookies away and dumped the milk down the drain. She then thought of her present she gave to him and an evil grin started to develop on her face.
James:
His vacation was horrible. His father was away again on one of his secret job assignments and his mother was pregnant with his sister so she wasn't too merry all break. He hated the rich life and always having elves around and having to go to all these fancy events during break. Joanna had to go to them too and she seemed to be in that same frame of mind. She hated dresses and the thought of acting lady like. They would try to sneak off to play quidditch in the back yard but their parents thought that it wouldn't be appropriate. They had no idea that they were members of the quidditch team. James loved Christmas anyways and got up early to open his huge pile of presents. The first present he saw was addressed from his dad. He opened it and saw a cloak, the note attached said: "Use it well...Just don't get caught". James laughed and threw the cloak over him. He saw his body disappeared and started to scream. It took him a while to realize that he had an invisibility cloak. 'This is going to be so useful!'.
He opened Sirius' present next knowing what he got him, but instead of it being a book about broom charms, it was a box. He disappointingly opened the box and took out a necklace with a blue gem on it. He turned it over and saw the words "...hateful act,...they will stay". He thought that maybe Sirius meant that the girls and the marauders would stay enemies and decided to put the necklace on.
He then moved to Peter's present which was a box full of chocolate frogs. Remus's gift was the book of broom charms that he thought Sirius would get him. He then moved to the girl's presents. He thought Joanna would be the best present out of the girls so he unwrapped it and found a box of contacts. He opened the note that came with it and read: This is so you won't have to worry about your glasses anymore, they are a muggle invention if you need help then just come over. See you at the Christmas Ball tonight!". James was actually beginning to think of Joanna as a friend, but he still couldn't help that he liked to be at war with her. He then moved to Petalis' gift which was a red ball that had some type of pink liquid in the inside. He read the note from her: "This is a confession ball. It will tell you whether someone has a crush on you and how bad it is. Use it wisely for Valentines Day." 'Wow I would of thought it would be a prank...maybe they are finally getting over the prank...oh wait! I still have lily's...'
He felt Lily's present and guessed it had to be some type of charmed clothes, but when he opened it to see a stocking he was shocked. He picked up the stocking and felt that it was heavy. He turned the stocking over and out dumped three pieces of coal. Then the coal started to move and mark on his bedroom floor these words:
"To: the worst boy on my list From: Father Christmas
I thought about giving you the same number of coals as the worst things about you but I couldn't find a stocking large enough."
James threw the stocking in the fire and then threw the coal out the window.
"OUCH! Watch it James...I guess you got Lily's present." Joanna was crossing the street at that exact moment.
"Oh ya! I got it alright...Hey you're wearing a dress....Is it already time for that stupid ball?" James said leaning out of his window. "Almost, but your parents are taking me because my parents are having their anniversary today" Joanna started to walk towards the door.
'This is going to be interesting...Usually Joanna avoids me at the ball and now we are going to spend time together...' He said while walking to the door.
The Ball was held in an abandoned house on Oaks Lane which people thought was haunted so they never went near it. They were correct because there were ghosts there but they only scared people away so they can keep the house to themselves. The Ball was very sophisticated and the teenagers usually had their own room that was chaperoned by some parents. James and Joanna split up to sit at the separate tables.
"So little Jamsie got him a girlfriend yet?" A 16 year old boy came over and sat next to James.
"Me? Never...I like the freedom. I'm not a one girl kind of man, so I stay single" James said while scanning the room.
"Right mate...you've no one that interests you just say it" The boy said while watching James looking around at the people.
"Well that too..."
"Hey James! Do you want to dance?" A girl with black hair and pink spirals walked up to where he was. James just looked at her and then kept scanning the room.
"Not really, but hey take my pal Liol. He'll dance with you." Liol got up but the girl just walked away. The two boys started to laugh.
Suddenly James stopped. A girl with short silky black hair and glasses walked in. She was with a group of girls and some guys. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Oh...that's Crystal. She's the niece of Professor Octions. She's going to be going to Hogwarts next year, but right now she's going to my school. Quite a beauty huh?" James just nodded his head while watching the girl walk to the table of refreshments. James quickly got up, fearing that the other boys would beat him to her.
"Hi, I'm James Potter. I'm sure you've heard all about me around here. Well...do you care to dance?" The girl gave him a smile and then narrowed her eyes at him.
"Oh I know you alright...Sure, as long as this isn't a prank because then I'll have to find another guy." James and Crystal danced most of the Ball till she had to go. He wouldn't see her for quite a while and she haunted his dreams that night.
School begun again and everyone feared the train ride from James and Remus' prank two weeks prior. James and Joanna rode together to the station and they walked through the wall to see Lily chasing Petunia around the platform trying to give her a hug.
"Hey Lily! I thought you only pester me...I guess my luck is turning up after all." James said walking by the scene.
"Hey James! How did you like the coal I sent? I thought it fit you perfectly...cold, dark, and flaky characteristics!" Lily said shooting him a dark look before he disappeared into the train. The girls went looking for Petalis or an empty compartment but their chances were seeming slim the more they looked. They came close to the end and Joanna looked in the compartment on the right and Lily looked on the left. Lily opened the door to two boys' faces looking back at her and they were the lovely faces of the marauders. She went to close the door fast when she was pulled into the room and forced to stand in front of James.
"What is going on? I can't leave this room! I can't move past this point!!" Lily tried walking away but it was like a wall was keeping her from moving.
"Lily what are you doing? There is a spare over here." Joanna said walking into the room trying to pull Lily with her, but it wasn't working.
"I'm stuck in here with them!!! I was pulled in here and now I can't leave!" Lily then tried to run but it just made her look more crazy then she already looked. Joanna sat down on the empty bench across from James and Remus.
"Wow...Lily I'm so touched! You're drawn to me and can't leave my presence" Lily stopped running and punched James and sat on the floor with her back to him.
"What did you do James and Remus?" Joanna said trying to get her friend out of the compartment.
"Nothing! It's not always me!" James said putting his arms up in the air.
"Lily, you don't have to sit in the floor..." Remus said staring at Lily's back.
"I don't have to but I'm going to!" Lily didn't even turn around that time.
The ride went quiet for most of the trip except when the food cart came and James asked Lily for a chocolate frog again and she bought one and slowly ate it in front of him just to make him mad since he forgot to bring money on the train. He grabbed Remus' every flavored beans and started to throw them at Lily. When they got on the boats James hit the girls boats causing them to tip over. The girls had to go the rest of the boat ride in wet clothes.
They got to the Great Hall and Lily ran to a table to sit down wanting to get far away from the marauders. James and Remus continued on walking towards Sirius and Peter. James walked a few feet from where Lily sat and fell back on to the floor and Lily fall backwards off her bench.
"AHHHHH!!!!" James and Lily yelled.
"What are you doing?" Sirius said helping James up while Petalis helped Lily up.
"I don't know I just felt like someone pulled me down. LILY!" James turned on Lily.
"Hey I was the one who fell off the bench so don't blame me! Even though you deserve it for the horrible train ride and tipping our boat over!" Lily started to get mad at James now.
"Wow it worked....awesome...." James and Lily looked at him muttering and gave him a questionable look. "Ok well let's see what's wrong...James go to your table and Lily sit down again" Sirius said trying to not smile. Once again Lily fell down accompanied by James. Now the whole Great Hall was laughing.
"JAMES!"
"LILY!"
"Does that mean that I have to be a certain distance from that weasel or I won't be able to move?" Lily got up and started to pace.
"I guess so! So let's just sit down and eat...what? It's not like you have to sit by each other just...at the same table" Lily sat down on one side while James sat opposite of her.
"Who did this? I don't want to spend time with her! How can I flirt with girls with this bug all around me twenty- four, seven?"
"Oh no...You better not flirt with any girls while we're in this predicament because then I'll be ill the first day. And who did do this?"
"Don't look at me! I don't even know how to even pull that off...though it is pretty good" Remus said looking between James and Lily.
"Not me either because I wouldn't want to make James mad at me" Peter said giving a worried look at James.
Sirius started to edge away and then got caught by their eyes. He gave them a grin before running off. James tried to chase after him, but fell down again.
Lily and James walked to their classes and were as far apart as they possibly could be. In potions class, they had to partner up which wasn't a good combination. James was trying to take over the whole cauldron and Lily was being bossy. They ended up spilling their potion all over the floor. A certain someone ran over when this happened...yup...it's Snape. "Here I'lllll helllp yyyu wiith this Lily...." Snape said while cleaning up the spilled potion. James started to laugh while Lily started to get embarrassed.
"Snape...I think a spell would work better...but thanks anyways" Lily said trying to get him to leave while she said the spell.
"Ooooh...ummm..you want to hhhelllp me with my ummm....potions homework?" Snape said while looking between Lily and James.
"Well...we haven't even gotten our homework yet and...I don't think you want me to while I'm with this bozo" James stopped his laughing at this and gave Lily a dark look which caused her to laugh.
"Ooooh...I see...I didn't know you two were together..." Snape said taking what Lily said the wrong way.
"Yup...Sirius put us together and now we can't separate!" Lily looked at Sirius who was trying to mess up Joanna's and Petalis' potion but was actually putting the right ingredients in which made the girls laugh.
"Ooooh..."Snape walked away and glanced back at Lily and James. James' had started to laugh at something again which caused Lily to smack him on the head.
"What's your problem? I can't believe I have to deal with you till this spell is broken!" Lily said concentrating back on the potion that they had to start over.
"Haha...oh my...haha...HE THINKS WE'RE TOGETHER! Haha...that's way too good" James dropping to the floor. Lily's eyes got really big and caused her to drop the next ingredient she was about to add.
"Bloody hell...no wonder he kept saying 'oooohhh'...I feel so bad!" She put her head in your hands and started to blush.
"Ahhhh lost your boyfriend how sad! Haha" Lily started to kick him and then walked away to put the sample of their potion on the teacher's desk causing James to be dragged behind.
The day continued in the same fashion...kicking, laughing, insults, pranks, punching, until it came night time when they had to go to bed.
"I'm th girl so I'll go first...you'll have to sit outside my bathroom." Lily started to walk off to her dorm room with James running after her trying to not fall down again.
"FINE! But you better not take long because I will not be caught against a door with Joanna and Petalis in the room!"
"FINE!" Lily took as long as she could for a shower so that James was yelling at her and banging on the door. Finally she came out to a very angry James who had makeup all over his face. She looked over to see Joanna and Petalis innocently reading magazines. James started to take out walking causing Lily to run after him. They had to sleep in the common area at night since they couldn't decide what bedroom to sleep in. The other Gryffindors would watch them as if they were television and the marauders and the girls would constantly get in fights. The week processed in the same way except lily and james kept exchanging lovely names and pranks to each other causing them to get closer and closer by each insult and prank.
One good thing about this arrangement was that Malfoy and his crew kept away from Lily since she was connected to James. This was the only thing Lily liked...protection. James kept Snape away and Malfoy but most people quit talking to her because of him too. The boys thought that they were together so they would ignore her. The same for James, no girls would talk to him anymore. One girl with black hair and pink spirals (from the christmas ball) would come flirt with him, but Lily would walk away causing James to have to get up and follow her which made it seem like he was going after her...not good.
At the end of January, the marauders and the girls had to hang out together since lily and james couldn't separate. Lily and James only had 5 inches between their elbows which caused them to have some major problems with changing and the bathroom.
"Lily and James...I never knew you were a couple!" A 3rd year boy whistled at them when they walked by to get to Transfiguration class. A group of first year girls gave sad looks at James and the boys wanted to beat James up.
"Would I still be here if I were his girlfriend! It's a stupid spell!" Lily yelled at the boy.
"Come on Lily admit it. You know you loooove me." James grabbed Lily's hand when they walked past Snape. Lily noticed this and quickly took her hand away.
"Prat! I'm not some little toy that you can use to get back at your prank victims. If we are going to be in this arrangement we are going to have to have some rules. One, no using me to get to your enemies and yes that includes Snape and Malfoy. Second, no copying my homework just because you are right next to me. Third,..."
"Wait a second! If we are making these rules then I get to have some input. One, no making girls walk away when I talk to them. Second, stop being bossy when we are partners. Third, don't take too long in the bathroom. Fourth, I don't want to have to hang around Petalis and Joanna during your girl talks..."
"Third, I don't want to sit around on your guy talks. Fourth, no touching me ever just because we are inches apart..."
"Hello! You touch me too.." "QUIT! You two are centimeters apart...it's kind of hard not to touch each other" Peter said getting aggravated at them when they walked into the room and stood at the table in front of him.
"And rules? What's up with that? Are you two not getting along?" Sirius said finally coming in the Transfiguration room.
"He's driving me bonkers! And we've only been stuck together for three weeks and I already am going insane!" Lily put her arms and head on the desk. James had to lean on the desk too then.
"Sorry Sirius she gets a little emotional about me...see she really is in love with me but she's afraid to say it. Aren't you lilikins?" James was patting her back and then petted her hair when Lily started to yell.
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH ME! IF YOU DO THAT AGAIN THEN YOU WILL BE SO SORRY MISTER!" Lily said to a shocked James who didn't expect her to suddenly lift her head.
"Miss Evans! I am surprised in you. There will be no threats or yelling in this class! Detention for three nights." Miss Mcgonagell said while looking at a very pale Lily.
"Miss Mcgonagell that means I have to come too because I'm kind of attached to her...Pleaseeeee don't give her detention...because then I'll have to follow her around instead of my nightly routine of pranks...oh wait I can't do that either because of her...Just don't give it to her!"
"Well since you are so smitten with Lily then you may have detention too." James just gave Lily a dark look and Lily gave a huge smile. She was terrified of detention but knowing that James was going to hate it made it so much fun.
The detention was trophy washing one night, helping the elves the next night, and finally floor sweeping in the Great Hall. Nelly was happy to see them on the second night of detention. She thought that they were a couple and wouldn't stop talking about how cute they looked. She told them that she would bring them food and things any time they wanted. The third night, they made a bigger mess then they had in the beginning so they had to go to sleep early in the morning and try not to fall asleep in class that afternoon. Sometimes James would fall asleep in history class which caused Lily to also have to lay her head down on the table so she'd smack him so she could see the teacher. James then started to get used to sleeping upright so that he could sleep without Lily waking him up. It was heading into early February and they still insulted each other and caused physical harm on each other.
"I feel claustrophobic! I need my own space..." James started to push Lily away at lunchtime.
"Well if you would pester Sirius into telling us how to get out of this then I wouldn't have to make you claustrophobic!" Lily said poking him with her fork.
"Why can't you ask him...I mean you guys have grown close since he said he wasn't in that prank even though he..." James got stopped by a punch from Sirius. Lily looked between the two knowing that they were hiding something, but her thoughts were interrupted by James questioning Sirius. "So how do I get rid of her? She's really an annoying companion."
"Hey watch it! I have a wahen kdd and i knerw heuw tuuu uyke it!" James covered her mouth with his hand which made Lily's hand go to her mouth too. So a tug a war with the hands started to happen.
"Tell me now!" James said grabbing Sirius's robes which Lily did too.
"Can't tell you mate...I really actually don't know. I have an idea but I really can't tell you that. Hehe!" Sirius pulled away and ran out of the hall again. Lily bites James hand and continues to eat without looking at James. Both sat in silence thinking of the practice they would have to go to together.
Quidditch practices went horrible since Lily had to do everything James did since they were merely inches away from each other. Most people would come just to see the two fight through the whole practice. Lily had to sit behind James on his broom and let James make all the movements which she hated to do so she would make him miss his catches at times. The game between Slytherin and Gryffindor came up and Lily was dreading it. She didn't like to watch quidditch and now she had to be in the game. One person did love it though, the announcer loved watching James and Lily during the match between Gryffindor and Slytherin.
"This match should be very interesting. One thing Gryffindor and Slytherin matches are always entertaining since someone always gets hurt or someone breaks a rule. Second thing is James Potter has got a passenger in this game since Sirius Black put a spell on them so they can't be apart from each other. Genius prank Sirius! You are an inspiration to us all *Sirius stands up and bows to everyone's laughs and applauds*. Alright now on with the match! Slytherin! I heard that most of their team stayed back for this year's game except for one. AMAYA JONSON! * a small girl with purple hair flew out of the opposite room and flew into her position* She will be a chaser this year and I've heard that she's had some lucky shots in practice so beware! Now the other chasers are HINT WELLER AND KIKI FALLS! * the two flew out and made laps around the field before taking position*. A returning beater is the strong willed QUIN TYLER. He has been known to cause broken arms and legs. Also a concussion has been known to happen to those who get in front of his powerful blows.* He flew out and cracked his knuckles to prepare*. Now the keeper is ZUIS FIRRINGS! He's missed up a lot in practice, so let's hope he improved...or not...*clears throat* Now the seeker this year is WILLIAM REINDER! He has caught the snitch in thirty minutes before and will do anything to get the snitch. The captain of this team is OTIS DARRELL! He is the other beater and will hit balls at anything that moves so keep an eye on him! * flies out and sweeps low over the announcer* ". "Watch it OTIS! Ok now the real entertainment! JOANNA FLOREZ! She caused the Gryffindor to have their first win two months ago. Keep going Joanna! Now for the couple JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVANS! *James flies out and Lily is directly behind him on the broom. He gets into position and starts to talk to Lily which Petalis and Sirius knew wouldn't be good.* Aren't they just cute! Let's hope he can score points with her behind him. Now the other chasers, ROGER WILLCOMES AND MEGAN HOLMES! It looks like Holmes recovered wonderfully from last time's bludger incident. *Megan flies out with Roger and gives a wave at the announcer*. REINA MAYORS AND CALEB RIVERS! They are the heroic beaters of this team. They have saved many of their team mates and this game will be a challenge for them. Now the captain of this team, my mate YALEN TONIUS! He's the keeper and doesn't allow anything in so think fast Slytherins!"
"Mrs. Hooch is moving on to the field and she has released the bludgers...there goes the snitch....and the QUAFFLE! Falls goes for the ball and she's GOT IT! She's taking it home and....Potter tries to intercept but Falls isn't letting him. She's almost there and...AWWW bludger caused her to miss the loop. Potter catches the ball and...passes it toWillcomes. Now Willcomes is passing it back to Potter and then to Holmes and...100 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Ok now newcomer Jonson has taken the ball...FOCUS! Don't look behind you!...ouch....that must of hurt...at least she didn't fall off...Tyler sure was trying though. Reinder and Florez are circling the field...Weller is taking the ball now...he's close to Tonius now...and AHHH He made it in...100 POINTS TO SLYTHERIN! It's alright mate!"
"Falls takes the ball and...Willcomes intercepts! Alright! Now Potter catches it and...he's close to the loop now, dodges the bludger aimed by Darrell and he's almost there and score! 200 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Ok now Holmes has it and is taking it down the field...passes to Willcomes...passes it to...Potter misses the pass! Wait he's heading towards the ground now! LILY IS FALLING!!!! She must have gotten hit by a bludger...Potter catches her...ok now Falls is close to the loop...she makes it ...NOPE! GO TONIUS! A block! I think Reinder is on the snitch!...He's making it around the field...why isn't Florez following him? Florez moves now and gets in fribt of him...she's almost on it....ouch! Reinder knocks her to the side! Reinder reaches forward, but...Florez goes straight in front of him causing him to miss the snitch and...FLOREZ HAS CAUGHT IT! This is excellent! GRYFFINDOR WINS!"
James had landed before the game ended so Lily could get some treatment. The nurse tried to levitate Lily but it just caused James to be levitated to so James had to carry her back.
The next morning Lily opened her eyes to see a ceiling that was different then her dorm's ceiling. She blinked a few times and then realized that something was on her stomach. She thought that it might be Petalis' new cat that she got so she went to pet it and instead felt an arm there. She sat up and caused someone next to her to move.
"AHHH!!!! GET OUT OF MY BED NOW!" Lily shoved the person off the bed causing her to follow suit.
"LILY! I was sleeping! Why did you shove me off?" James pushed Lily off him and started to rub his eyes.
"Why are you in my bed???" Lily said while looking around the room to see that she was actually in the hospital wing.
"One thing, we haven't slept in our own beds since this curse. Second, this is the wing Lils so that's not even your bed! You got hit by a bludger during my game so I was forced to come to the hospital with you and since we are forced to be close together...I couldn't very well LEAVE!" James yelled standing up which caused Lily to automatically stand up.
"What's going on in here? Lily dear you're suppose to be resting. Now get back in bed and James you'll have to miss classes today since you can't very well leave. Mr. Flitwick is working on a counter curse to what got you two into this mess." The nurse laid Lily down which James also did and they turned their backs to each other. They didn't say anything the whole time since Lily was falling in and out of sleep while James laid there doing nothing.
"Raindrops keep falling on my head...keep falling...that doesn't me-a- n...hmmm...quada quada lai do tradare...mana mana nuw tradare..batru..ry" James was getting bored staring out the window.
"James shut up!" Lily was trying to sleep.
"NO! I'm soooooo bored...I can't even talk to you because you're sleeping. Not that I want to talk to you anyways. Oh my gosh! I'm so bored that I'm willing to talk to you...I'm losing my mind" Lily smacks him with the pillow and James grabs her arm before she hits him. Lily pokes his belly making him release her arm so then she smacks him. James reaches over to grab the pillow again when Petalis walks in.
"Well...you guys look like you're having fun! So are showing James how to have a pillow fight? Watch out James she might want revenge from the concession you caused her" Petalis sits down on the adjacent bed.
"Haha petals. James was getting bored and resorted to singing so I couldn't sleep and well then I smacked him with the pillow and there you are."
"Hmm...right...when do you get out?"
"I think in two more days. How long have I been in here?"
"A week, three days, 14 hour, 30 minutes, and 50, 49, 48, 47 seconds." James grumbled next to her.
"Wow... you must have been bored! You missed my insults and I thought you didn't like my company. James you're making me blush!" "So into yourself...what happened to rule four: no sitting in on your girl talks." James said with a grumpy face on.
"We could be talking about boys and makeup and other stuff. Oh Petalis did you see the captain of the Gryffindor team...so cute. You can't tell from the stands!"
"Of course not...You're a mile away from them!"
"Oh Jamesie is jealous! How cute!" Petalis rustles his hair before turning to walk out the door.
"Lily I'll talk to you later about the cute captain and don't let James get too bored who knows what he'll do" Petalis gave a wink before running off laughing. Lily gave a questionable look and turned over to get her tray of food. She picked up the goblet of juice and saw her reflection.
"JAMES! I can't believe you! Writing James is the hottest guy ever and I love him on my face is soooo not entertainment!" She threw the juice at him which he reacted by smacking her with his pillow. Needless to say, the room was a mess when the nurse came back. James of course was acting perfectly innocent so Lily got all the blame.
The rest of the marauders and the girls came in every so often to check on them, but didn't stay too long since they were scary to be around. They would fight and yell and then involve who ever their company was into their decision. They never came out the same. Two days later they left the wing which James was delighted by. He skipped most of the way there but was stopped by Lily who was wanting to walk so she wouldn't throw up.
"Hey mate! How did you like the hospital wing?" Sirius gave James a wink when he saw him and Lily walk into the commons room.
"It was horrible. There was no company except for you guys popping in and out once in a while and Lily kept sleeping so I was soooo bored!!!" James said sitting next to Sirius on the couch.
"I can't help that your bloody match caused me to have a concession but no James I was perfectly fine! Most boys would worry but YOU, you worried over boredom!" She got up to leave but fell back on the couch. "I CAN'T STAND YOUR COMPANY ANYMORE!"
"Sirius tell us how to get out of this!" James said trying to keep Lily on the couch since he was tired of her falling or him being pulled behind her.
"Nope, you have to figure that out for yourself mate." Lily and James both tackled him which he just slide away from them causing them to fall on the floor.
"I'm tired James. Let's go to sleep now." "Lily we finally get back to our house and you want to sleep again? I am not going to sleep I want to talk with my friends."
"Fine! I don't care but I'm sleeping, so how am I going to sleep while you talk?" Lily raised her eyebrows at him.
"I don't know! You figure it out oh bright one!"
"Can you lay down and talk because an inch apart is hard for us to do anything differently."
"No...just lean on my shoulder or something, but I don't want to lay down yet."
"I feel so sorry for your mother! So persistent!" Lily yawned and used her wand to turn her robes into blue pajamas and little kittens on it. She put her head on his shoulder and quickly went to sleep. James acted like he didn't even know she was leaning on him with pajamas on. The other marauders thought that this was strange how casual they were being.
"So, what have I messed?" James said looking at the Peter, Remus, and Sirius.
"Oh, we played a great prank on Snape, made his chaldron keep overboiling, then Malfoy started to torment Joanna for being half muggle."
"I had one of my nights, but it was nothing out of the ordinary..."
"I was partner with Amanda...she's nice for a slytherin." The other three rolled their eyes.
"So are you getting used to this arrangement?" Remus said looking at Lily sleeping on James' shoulder.
"What? Oh...umm I don't know...I guess so I mean I had to be in the wing with her for almost two weeks so I'm used to her sleeping...I actually sometimes forget she's there till she starts to yell at me or hit me" James just shrugged his shoulder but Lily just kept sleeping.
"How can you be used to her? I think you are beginning to actually stand her...Maybe this was a good decision after all " Sirius started to pat himself on his back.
"Are you kidding? We fight worst together then we were apart! I can only stand her when she sleeps but you've seen us when she's awake...scary! I can't wait to be by myself without mrs. Critique always there. And I am sooo not letting you out this...revenge mate revenge. " Sirius acted like he was scared which made them all laugh, but Lily still didn't wake up. The boys played wizard chess and then they left him so that he could go to sleep.
The next morning, Lily woke up to James laying next to her. She turned over and saw five sets of eyes looking at them. She looked around and saw paper hearts flying around and pink and red writing on the wall. "What are you guys looking at? I hate being entertainment to everyone! So what's going on with you guys?" Lily tried getting up but remembered that James' was sleeping so she stayed where she was.
"You will not believe this Lily..." Joanna said staring at her.
"What?"
"Well...it's quite funny actually.."Peter said giggling uncontrollably.
"Then just tell me...does it have anything to do with James and me?" She looked at James sleeping and realized how innocent he looked when he wasn't moving.
"Well you could say that..." They said together.
"JUST TELL ME!" Lily said getting mad at the way they were acting.
"Lily are you yelling again?"
"Great now James is up and my life is going to get twice as bad"
"What's wrong with you?" James and Lily sat up.
"They know something about us and they won't say."
"Tell us now!"
"Alright....go look at the billboard then" Lily and James got up and moved towards the billboard. Before they got there they saw a huge picture of James and Lily holding hands. Underneath the picture there was in, big pink letters, the words: Hogwarts' cutest couple!
"I DON'T THINK SO!" Lily tried to pull it off but it wouldn't come off. "I told you not to do that! Now people think we really are together! AHHH! I hate this!"
"Sorry! I didn't know that someone would see that besides Snape and do this. I'm a perfect angel Lily that does nothing wrong" James said acting innocent.
"Haha an angel! Right...What are we going to do now?"
"Hide...I guess...Wait we have classes...We could put single across our foreheads!"
"You do that and I'll ignore you" Lily and James walked away noticing everyone looking at them. Lily and James dropped onto the couch thinking about what to do.
"James have you used your confession ball yet?"
"Ah ya! I totally forgot about that. Accio confession ball." the red ball floated down to him.
"So lazy!"
"I wouldn't be talking. Did you want to walk all the way up there?...Didn't think so" Lily stuck her tongue out at him. James held the ball and watched as the pink liquid started to spin. Letters started to appear in it.
"Hey Remus look there's letters! It says...Lily thinks that you are the worst guy she ever spent time with and hopes her future boyfriend is nothing like you...hey! That wasn't very nice!" James gave a hurt look at Lily and Petalis and Joanna started to laugh.
"Wow that confession ball really does tell the truth...Let me see it." lily took the ball away from James but Petalis interrupted it.
"Lily, it only works on James. It's the Christmas present I got him." Lily gave a disappointed face and gave it back to him.
"Come on Lily! I have girls to meet!" James started to get up but was pulled back down by Lily.
"I think not. People think we're definitely together and another I don't want to hear you flirting again...It's sickening."
"You aren't fun Lils! It's Valentine's Day!!! Pleeeease let me gooooooo!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"YES!
"I THINK NO!"
"How can you think a no?"
"Shut up!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!" "I THINK A YES!" Lily hit him and grabbed a floating heart that was above her head.
"Oh no!...." Lily stopped reading it and started to quickly put it in her pocket.
"Did you get a valentine heart?" Joanna said looking at the embarrassed face on Lily.
"Oh...no it's umm...a picture of James and me again." Joanna knew when she was lying and started to approach her.
"Stop! Joanna you are not seeing this!...JAMES! Let me go!" James grabbed Lily's arms and legs while Joanna got the card out.
"Well let's see....it says:...Ouch! Lily don't kick me! Thanks James. Ok let's see...I wish you weren't always around that pratty James. I miss the times when you would tutor me. When you aren't with him then I would gladly love those lessons again. I think about you all the time and I hope you love the poem I sent. Yours for ever with hugs and kisses....SNIVELLUS!" Joanna dropped the card and tried to not laugh at the expression Lily had on.
"I can't believe that grease hair thing called me a prat! I thought he stopped talking you since this arrangement Lils." James had an angry expression and looked at Lily's depressed look.
"It's not like I love getting this things from him...I can't believe you read it Joanna!"
"Hey you never told us he gave you a poem!" Joanna said rereading the card and trying hard not to laugh.
"Oh...that...well I planned on pretending that it never happened" Lily said biting her lip.
"Ahhh Lily still has her guy! And a valentine! Isn't it your lucky day!" Sirius said putting his arm around Joanna's shoulders. "Hey Joanna you haven't read your Valentine heart yet." Joanna groaned and hit her floating heart away.
"Oh no Joanna! You read mine so I get to read yours!" Lily grabs the heart from the air while Sirius holds Joanna back.
"Awww sooooo sweet! 'I've liked you since I was 10 and love the way you act like you hate my guts. I'll wait for you forever so there is no rush but there is no need to hide it any longer. You are my one and only valentine! Hugs and Kisses, Sirius!!! Haha since you were 10 Sirius? Joanna you didn't tell me that!" Joanna growled and grabbed the heart from Lily's hands.
"Petalis didn't you get one?" Remus said noticing that there were no hearts above petalis.
"Ya I did. Kyle sent it to me this morning..."Remus noticed that she didn't seem as happy as would of been before, but didn't want to ask her.
Sirius followed Joanna around all day trying to make people think that they were together but Joanna wouldn't allow it and kept running away from him. Petalis was gone all that day to be Kyle and Peter was gone most of the day too, but no one was sure where he was at. Remus also left to go see the hufflepuff girl he liked, so that left Sirius, Joanna, Lily, and James. Every time they walked past a group of people they heard whispering or whistles.
Lily always wondered what it would be like to have a boyfriend on Valentine's but she never thought that she would have to spend it with a guy she couldn't stand or have everyone think that they were together. James always wanted to get with this ravenclaw girl or Crystal, the girl he meet at the christmas ball, but hated the thought that he had to spend his favorite day with the girl he couldn't stand.
Ok so now I have a question:
should lily and james stay connected till the last day of school?
or get unconnected in the next chapta?
I aim to please my fans...hehe. Review review
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sorry that took so long! I had it done Sunday, but I didn't like it so I added on, but I got some of the fourth chapta typed so maybe the next one won't take so long! hehe Please review so I know people like this story and if you don't like something about it then please tell me or if you have ideas for how lily and james should act then i'd love to hear it. So please please review and I'll write Friday.