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A//N: If you think this chapter sucks, I can tell you that it does get better. :)
ruhnas: You're soo great!! I'm so honored to be a part of your favorite author's list!
Cat: Haha! If you don't like Janelle now, I can GUARANTEE you you won't like her in the future.
~*~
Lily Evans stepped out of the castle for some fresh air. Lily needed it to clear her thoughts. Such warm thoughts; such troublesome thoughts regarding James Potter. Rachel had been right; as much as Lily had tried to deny it.
Last night had been amazing; more amazing Lily had expected it to be. Lily didn't anticipate to feel so loved and safe in the arms of James, on a single broom-stick ride. Throughout their short friendship, Lily had fallen in love with James. But she had already set the record straight...and the one thing Lily vowed never to do in life, was to go back on her word.
A warm hand touched her shoulder and Lily jumped startled.
"Are you all right?" Brad Williams lended her a soft frown.
Lily breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm fine you just scared me,"
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to," Brad apologized.
Lily stared at the 18 year old hunk, a member of the Ravenclaw house. Brad was their seeker, and Lily knew very well that James didn't regard any seeker with the same amount of friendliness and respect as he did for a friend. In fact, Lily was confident that Brad was be the next "enemy" on James's list after Severus Snape. But there was history between Brad and Lily. Brad had a crush on Lily in their second year. Deciding to focus completely on her studies, Lily had turned the relationship down.
"It's cold out here...you wanna go inside," Brad offered Lily his arm, and Lily shook her head.
Brad sighed and bit his lip. "Let me help you," Brad said softly.
Lily's gaze reached his eyes and her eyes twinkled curiously.
"Let me help you make the pain go away," Brad said leaning in gently...
~*~
"Brad Williams! Lily, you lucky goose!" Liesl exclaimed as Lily told her and her friends.
"James's is going to be so jealous," Rachel noted.
"What does James Potter have to do with anything?" Felicia asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing," Lily said quickly. "It's just James is a bit protective. You know, like an older brother..."
Lily caught amusement playing like wildfire in Rachel's eyes. Lily sighed and smiled at her friends.
"Hey," Brad took a seat next to Lily and kissed her cheek. Lily blushed and smiled at him warmly.
"Hey, Brad. So, you made your move huh? Wise man..." Liesl said smirking at Anabelle, Matilda, and Faryn, who had joined them.
"Yes, I did. Let's just say, she was worth the wait," Brad said, and Lily blushed again.
~*~
"Oy, James, is that Brad Williams sitting next to Lily?" Sirius asked, Lily's flushed face caught him staring.
"It is, mate!" Sirius exclaimed. James immediately sat up straighter to see where Sirius's line of vision was coming from.
"What is he doing near her?" James threatened getting up.
"James, Brad is allowed to sit next to her," Remus told him, reminding James that Lily wasn't his property.
"No he doesn't. He's from Ravenclaw, and he's a seeker...and Lily doesn't like, guys like him," James said triumphantly. Then he frowned. "Does she?"
"I reckon I should asked Rachel. Or rather Moony should," Sirius said grinning at him.
"I'll ask Rachel for you, James." Remus told him. But James hadn't heard what he'd said; he was staring so intently at Brad, who had just placed a kiss on Lily's cheek.
~*~
"Rachel, hi," Remus said shyly as Rachel picked up her charms book and headed out the door.
"Hi Remus." Rachel responded, smiling.
"Listen, what do you know about Brad Williams and Lily?" Remus asked in a hushed tone.
"Well," Rachel said, following the hushed tone pursuit, "they're dating,"
"But I thought Lily rejected Brad in the second year?"
"She did," Rachel told him, "But now she likes him."
Remus followed Rachel down the cooridor towards Gryffindor Tower.
"You know, I keep telling her that James loves her," Rachel told him.
Remus nodded and kept walking. "He does,"
"But...she keeps denying that she likes him too," Rachel insisted with a loud sigh. "She thinks she's helping him. Dating someone else, so he'd get over her. But she's not helping him, and she's certainly not helping herself. Dividium," Rachel said as she approached the Fat Lady portrait. The common room door swung open.
"Maybe they just need a little push?" Remus suggested, proposing a plan.
Rachel studied him for a minute, then shook her head slowly. "No, they need to figure this out by themselves. If it's fate, they'll figure it out." Rachel told him. Then, saying good-night, she headed up the girl's dormitory stairs.
~*~
Lily opened her dresser and started looking for her favorite necklace. She had a date with Brad tonight and wanted to look her best. The door opened and Rachel walked in with a funny expression on her face.
"You know Lily," Rachel said, plopping herself on her bed. "You have a funny way of showing someone you care about them,"
Although Lily knew what Rachel was talking about, she played dumb. "What are you talking about Rachel?"
"James is in love with you. How many times do I have to tell you?" Rachel seemed agitated and frustrated. "And just when you start to have feelings for him...."
"I don't have feelings for him," Lily firmly lied.
"...you start swooning the Ravenclaw Seeker! And one of James's worst enemies!" Rachel continued, nearly hysterical.
"He's not one of James's worst enemies," Lily declared. "He's just not a friend of James, that's all," Lily said, still searching for the necklace.
"I was talking to Remus," Rachel went on. Lily's ears perked up. Rachel stopped.
"And I'm going to stop now, Lily. It's up to you and James to figure this out. On your own." Rachel said finally. Rachel stood up and picked something off the ground.
"Here's your necklace," she said handing it to Lily, who took it slowly.
As soon as Rachel left the room, Lily told herself, "I checked over there,"
~*~
"Professor Lupin, what ever happened to all these people?" Harry asked suddenly.
"People?" Remus cleared his throat.
"My mother and father's friends. Rachel, Liesl, Faryn..." Harry explained.
"Err, Rachel moved to American a few months after Hogwarts. Liesl, Faryn, and Anabelle are married with families. And Matilda was killed...Deatheaters." Remus finished.
"What about Janelle?" Harry piped up.
Remus looked at Harry. And answered, "Janelle is also dead. She uhh, was a deatheater," Catching Harry's surprised expression, Lupin continued. "You'll learn, Harry, that there was more to Janelle that met the eye. Now, where was I? Oh yes, Lily was getting ready for her date...meanwhile, James decided to have a little pep talk with Brad..."
~*~
"Williams, let's have a chat," James demanded as he shoved Brad into the wall and looked at him sternly.
"Leave Evans alone," James said in a tone that meant business.
"Why? She's my girlfriend, I can't just leave her alone," Brad said smiling. He was obviously enjoying this.
"I told you, leave her alone or face the consequences,"
"You'd better let me go or you'll face the consequences with Lily," Brad said.
"I don't know what you've heard about me and Lily," James said quietly, "but if I'm the one you want to hurt, go on then. But don't, don't hurt her,"
"I won't hurt her. Physically, anyways. Emotionally, I can't count on that..." Brad said whistfully.
"You touch her, and you die," James said shoving Brad back against the wall.
"Now, now Potter. Get a grip. You can have your precious Evans when I'm done with her,"
"And when will that be?" James gritted through his teeth.
"After I have a little fun..." Brad said winking. "If you know what I mean,"
"You don't care one bit for her. I told you already, Williams, if you want to hurt me, then do it. But don't hurt..."
"I don't want to hurt you," Brad told him. James looked at him curiously, wondering what he meant by that.
"Lily rejected me in our second year. I don't think you remember, but I was the laughing stock of the school for a whole week. Handsome, eligible, smart Brad Williams, couldn't get the bookworm, but also prettiest, girl of our year. Do you have any idea how embarrassing that was? How humilated I was? And Evans..." Brad made a face. "She didn't care. She went back to her studying, and her friends...and to arguing with you," Brads eyes narrowed to meet James's. "Tell me, Potter, when did you fall for Evans?"
James caught himself. "That's none of your business," he said sharply.
"I'm sure it isn't. But since Evans is my girlfriend, your business is entirely my business. Now, if you'll kindly let me go, I have a date to get ready for," Brad used all his power to escape out of James's grasp and whistled as he strolled through the hall leading to Ravenclaw Tower.
~*~
James sighed as he entered the Gryffindor common room and sank into the soft cushions.
"You all right, James?" Janelle appeared in front of him with a huge grin on her face.
"Oh, hi Janelle. I was just, thinking about some things," James said, rubbing his head.
"Aww, poor James." Janelle took a seat beside James and rubbed his head. James looked at her strangely. Janelle was pretty...with dark brown hair that was almost called black. With mysterious gray eyes that made James think of gray skies.
Janelle scooted closer to James when she caught him staring.
"You think I'm pretty, James?" she cooed in his ear.
Lily, James thought to himself, Think of Lily. But then James's recalled his conversation with Brad. Lily didn't give a damn about him; hell, she was on her date with Brad!
"Yes, I think you're very pretty," James said, leaning in for a kiss, which Janelle gladly returned.
~*~
A/N: It gets MUCH BETTER! Please R+R!!
A//N: If you think this chapter sucks, I can tell you that it does get better. :)
ruhnas: You're soo great!! I'm so honored to be a part of your favorite author's list!
Cat: Haha! If you don't like Janelle now, I can GUARANTEE you you won't like her in the future.
~*~
Lily Evans stepped out of the castle for some fresh air. Lily needed it to clear her thoughts. Such warm thoughts; such troublesome thoughts regarding James Potter. Rachel had been right; as much as Lily had tried to deny it.
Last night had been amazing; more amazing Lily had expected it to be. Lily didn't anticipate to feel so loved and safe in the arms of James, on a single broom-stick ride. Throughout their short friendship, Lily had fallen in love with James. But she had already set the record straight...and the one thing Lily vowed never to do in life, was to go back on her word.
A warm hand touched her shoulder and Lily jumped startled.
"Are you all right?" Brad Williams lended her a soft frown.
Lily breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm fine you just scared me,"
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to," Brad apologized.
Lily stared at the 18 year old hunk, a member of the Ravenclaw house. Brad was their seeker, and Lily knew very well that James didn't regard any seeker with the same amount of friendliness and respect as he did for a friend. In fact, Lily was confident that Brad was be the next "enemy" on James's list after Severus Snape. But there was history between Brad and Lily. Brad had a crush on Lily in their second year. Deciding to focus completely on her studies, Lily had turned the relationship down.
"It's cold out here...you wanna go inside," Brad offered Lily his arm, and Lily shook her head.
Brad sighed and bit his lip. "Let me help you," Brad said softly.
Lily's gaze reached his eyes and her eyes twinkled curiously.
"Let me help you make the pain go away," Brad said leaning in gently...
~*~
"Brad Williams! Lily, you lucky goose!" Liesl exclaimed as Lily told her and her friends.
"James's is going to be so jealous," Rachel noted.
"What does James Potter have to do with anything?" Felicia asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing," Lily said quickly. "It's just James is a bit protective. You know, like an older brother..."
Lily caught amusement playing like wildfire in Rachel's eyes. Lily sighed and smiled at her friends.
"Hey," Brad took a seat next to Lily and kissed her cheek. Lily blushed and smiled at him warmly.
"Hey, Brad. So, you made your move huh? Wise man..." Liesl said smirking at Anabelle, Matilda, and Faryn, who had joined them.
"Yes, I did. Let's just say, she was worth the wait," Brad said, and Lily blushed again.
~*~
"Oy, James, is that Brad Williams sitting next to Lily?" Sirius asked, Lily's flushed face caught him staring.
"It is, mate!" Sirius exclaimed. James immediately sat up straighter to see where Sirius's line of vision was coming from.
"What is he doing near her?" James threatened getting up.
"James, Brad is allowed to sit next to her," Remus told him, reminding James that Lily wasn't his property.
"No he doesn't. He's from Ravenclaw, and he's a seeker...and Lily doesn't like, guys like him," James said triumphantly. Then he frowned. "Does she?"
"I reckon I should asked Rachel. Or rather Moony should," Sirius said grinning at him.
"I'll ask Rachel for you, James." Remus told him. But James hadn't heard what he'd said; he was staring so intently at Brad, who had just placed a kiss on Lily's cheek.
~*~
"Rachel, hi," Remus said shyly as Rachel picked up her charms book and headed out the door.
"Hi Remus." Rachel responded, smiling.
"Listen, what do you know about Brad Williams and Lily?" Remus asked in a hushed tone.
"Well," Rachel said, following the hushed tone pursuit, "they're dating,"
"But I thought Lily rejected Brad in the second year?"
"She did," Rachel told him, "But now she likes him."
Remus followed Rachel down the cooridor towards Gryffindor Tower.
"You know, I keep telling her that James loves her," Rachel told him.
Remus nodded and kept walking. "He does,"
"But...she keeps denying that she likes him too," Rachel insisted with a loud sigh. "She thinks she's helping him. Dating someone else, so he'd get over her. But she's not helping him, and she's certainly not helping herself. Dividium," Rachel said as she approached the Fat Lady portrait. The common room door swung open.
"Maybe they just need a little push?" Remus suggested, proposing a plan.
Rachel studied him for a minute, then shook her head slowly. "No, they need to figure this out by themselves. If it's fate, they'll figure it out." Rachel told him. Then, saying good-night, she headed up the girl's dormitory stairs.
~*~
Lily opened her dresser and started looking for her favorite necklace. She had a date with Brad tonight and wanted to look her best. The door opened and Rachel walked in with a funny expression on her face.
"You know Lily," Rachel said, plopping herself on her bed. "You have a funny way of showing someone you care about them,"
Although Lily knew what Rachel was talking about, she played dumb. "What are you talking about Rachel?"
"James is in love with you. How many times do I have to tell you?" Rachel seemed agitated and frustrated. "And just when you start to have feelings for him...."
"I don't have feelings for him," Lily firmly lied.
"...you start swooning the Ravenclaw Seeker! And one of James's worst enemies!" Rachel continued, nearly hysterical.
"He's not one of James's worst enemies," Lily declared. "He's just not a friend of James, that's all," Lily said, still searching for the necklace.
"I was talking to Remus," Rachel went on. Lily's ears perked up. Rachel stopped.
"And I'm going to stop now, Lily. It's up to you and James to figure this out. On your own." Rachel said finally. Rachel stood up and picked something off the ground.
"Here's your necklace," she said handing it to Lily, who took it slowly.
As soon as Rachel left the room, Lily told herself, "I checked over there,"
~*~
"Professor Lupin, what ever happened to all these people?" Harry asked suddenly.
"People?" Remus cleared his throat.
"My mother and father's friends. Rachel, Liesl, Faryn..." Harry explained.
"Err, Rachel moved to American a few months after Hogwarts. Liesl, Faryn, and Anabelle are married with families. And Matilda was killed...Deatheaters." Remus finished.
"What about Janelle?" Harry piped up.
Remus looked at Harry. And answered, "Janelle is also dead. She uhh, was a deatheater," Catching Harry's surprised expression, Lupin continued. "You'll learn, Harry, that there was more to Janelle that met the eye. Now, where was I? Oh yes, Lily was getting ready for her date...meanwhile, James decided to have a little pep talk with Brad..."
~*~
"Williams, let's have a chat," James demanded as he shoved Brad into the wall and looked at him sternly.
"Leave Evans alone," James said in a tone that meant business.
"Why? She's my girlfriend, I can't just leave her alone," Brad said smiling. He was obviously enjoying this.
"I told you, leave her alone or face the consequences,"
"You'd better let me go or you'll face the consequences with Lily," Brad said.
"I don't know what you've heard about me and Lily," James said quietly, "but if I'm the one you want to hurt, go on then. But don't, don't hurt her,"
"I won't hurt her. Physically, anyways. Emotionally, I can't count on that..." Brad said whistfully.
"You touch her, and you die," James said shoving Brad back against the wall.
"Now, now Potter. Get a grip. You can have your precious Evans when I'm done with her,"
"And when will that be?" James gritted through his teeth.
"After I have a little fun..." Brad said winking. "If you know what I mean,"
"You don't care one bit for her. I told you already, Williams, if you want to hurt me, then do it. But don't hurt..."
"I don't want to hurt you," Brad told him. James looked at him curiously, wondering what he meant by that.
"Lily rejected me in our second year. I don't think you remember, but I was the laughing stock of the school for a whole week. Handsome, eligible, smart Brad Williams, couldn't get the bookworm, but also prettiest, girl of our year. Do you have any idea how embarrassing that was? How humilated I was? And Evans..." Brad made a face. "She didn't care. She went back to her studying, and her friends...and to arguing with you," Brads eyes narrowed to meet James's. "Tell me, Potter, when did you fall for Evans?"
James caught himself. "That's none of your business," he said sharply.
"I'm sure it isn't. But since Evans is my girlfriend, your business is entirely my business. Now, if you'll kindly let me go, I have a date to get ready for," Brad used all his power to escape out of James's grasp and whistled as he strolled through the hall leading to Ravenclaw Tower.
~*~
James sighed as he entered the Gryffindor common room and sank into the soft cushions.
"You all right, James?" Janelle appeared in front of him with a huge grin on her face.
"Oh, hi Janelle. I was just, thinking about some things," James said, rubbing his head.
"Aww, poor James." Janelle took a seat beside James and rubbed his head. James looked at her strangely. Janelle was pretty...with dark brown hair that was almost called black. With mysterious gray eyes that made James think of gray skies.
Janelle scooted closer to James when she caught him staring.
"You think I'm pretty, James?" she cooed in his ear.
Lily, James thought to himself, Think of Lily. But then James's recalled his conversation with Brad. Lily didn't give a damn about him; hell, she was on her date with Brad!
"Yes, I think you're very pretty," James said, leaning in for a kiss, which Janelle gladly returned.
~*~
A/N: It gets MUCH BETTER! Please R+R!!