Chapter 3:
Saviour of the night.
It had been a couple of weeks since the students had arrived back at Hogwarts. Everyone had settled in, and as usual, the Marauders had played several pranks on people, causing the whole school to laugh for hours after. To Lily's disgust, she had to do her Prefect duties with James. As they walked through the hallways there was always silence between them. James was thinking that he should start working on the bet.
"So, Lily," he said on one of these occasions. "Err . . . . got any thing to talk about?" 'That was really lame!' he thought. 'Why can't I use a smooth, Potter cat up line?'
"No, I haven't," said Lily "and if that was an attempt to chat me up, it was lame, really lame!" she said, whilst thinking, 'Evans:1- Potter:0'. This sort of thing happened several nights in a row.
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Lily had just walked out of her favourite lesson, Charms, and was heading for the library to study, when James caught up with her.
"Hey, Lil's," he said giving her a wink. Lily didn't stop walking when she spoke.
"Call me that again, and I promise you won't be able to make out with a girl for weeks!" she said. He put out his arm to stop her walking. She turned to look at him, BIG MISTAKE. When she looked at him, looked into his, famous, deep chocolate coloured eyes, she was lost, as he was in her emerald green ones. Mad thoughts ran through Lily's head. 'Wonder how he kisses, wouldn't mind finding out' was one of them, also, 'Wonder what he looks like with his shirt off'.
"Oh no," said James, bringing Lily out of her thoughts. She was angry, no, ashamed, that she like all the other girls in this school, had fallen for James Potter. 'What!' she thought wildly 'I'm not falling for him!' she told herself firmly.
"Oh no!" James moaned again. He was looking down the corridor. Lily looked up, and saw about fifteen girls coming their way.
"My fan club!" he said. "Quick!" James said turning to Lily.
"Quick what!" said Lily, feeling slightly jealous.
"Pretend to be my girlfriend!" he said hurriedly.
"No, way, Potter" she said.
"Please, please, please Lil's" she trembled when he called her that. When he called her 'Lil's', it made her tremble as a warm feeling spread through her body, and only he could do it. His eyes were pleading her to say yes, and she felt her hart melt, as he gave her that breath-taking smile.
"Ok," she said finally. He immediately put his arms around her waist, cupping his fingers at her back. He pulled her close to him, and as though by instinct, she put her hands around his neck. James quickly started a loud conversation.
"So you'll come with me for a drink in Hogsmead. Hon?" he said, smiling at Lily.
"Of course I will. Love," said Lily, who couldn't help smiling too.
"Ok, Lil's" he grinned, as Lily looked ready to murder him. The girls came, and glared at Lily. After they passed, Lily and James stayed in that position, looking into each other's eyes. Lily could feel James's warm breath, and smell his aftershave. Lily would have thought she would be screaming in this position, but she was enjoying being close to him. James couldn't believe how beautiful her eyes were, and that he hadn't noticed before. 'She's just a bet' James told himself, at this thought, he drew away. She looked sad when he did, but quickly recovered when her friend, Katy, came up the hallway.
"Hey Lily!" she said smiling. "James?" she said, looking surprised.
"See you in Hogsmead, Lil's," said James, so only Lily could hear, then he walked off, leaving Lily confused. 'The sneaky bastard' she thought, smiling. She looked at Katy, who's eyebrow was raised, and knew she would have some explaining to do tonight in the dorm. As James walked away he grinned, 'She's mine' he thought.
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"So Lily," said Sally from the floor of the dorm, where she was doing her nails, with Katy and Hemle.
"Katy says you were talking with James Potter," said Hemle, matter-of- factly. Lily looked up from her History homework. She shrugged her shoulders, as she slid onto the floor with the others, leaving her essay behind.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Katy, who was a pureblood and was using magic on her nails. All the girls were now watching Lily. Lily sighed, and told them what had happened, everything that had happened. When she had finished their mouths were open slightly.
"And you're going to Hogsmead with him?" Sally asked, jealously.
"S'poose" Lily shrugged again. She had told them what had happened, not how she had felt.
* James lay awake, staring upwards, trying to slip off to sleep. He could hear Sirius snoring, and Remus, talking in his sleep,
"Not today thank you, I'm watering the dog." He gave up and left with his invisibility cloak, and the Marauders map. He wondered the hallways thinking of Lily, and food, Lily's eyes, and food, Lily, and food, and then Lily again. 'Stop thinking of her!' he commanded himself.
*
Lily just couldn't sleep. She had tried everything, even counting sheep, but here she lay, wide awake, and thinking of him! She was still angry with herself for liking James. Earlier that day she had been flirting with him! And she actually enjoyed it! 'What is wrong with me?' She sighed, and got out of bed, and headed for the library.
*
"The coarse in which the dragons of the late 1800's fled is one o.." Lily sighed, as she read History of Dragons: All you need to know, to herself. She began to read again, but stopped almost immediately. She could hear someone coming towards the library. 'Oh no!' Lily thought dropping her book, she was out of bed, after hours. She stood routed to the spot; she was in for it now! She felt an arm slip round her waist and a hand slide over her mouth. "Keep quiet," said the male voice from behind her. He removed his hand from her mouth but his other hand stayed tightly around her waist. He pulled her under what she recognised as an invisibility cloak. They waited in silence under the cloak. Lily's back was placed against the boy's chest. She suddenly felt warm and safe, and she knew who she was under the cloak with. She had only ever felt this way once before. The handle of the library door turned, and a figure came in. The person shut the door behind them, and walked further into the room. The person stepped under a window and their face was shown in the moonlight. Professor Magonagoll, the last person any one would want to meet, when they were out way past curfew. She was not only very strict, but, also head of Gryffindor, witch was Lily's own house. Lily held her breath, as she looked into the face behind her. She was proven right. James Potter, the boy she couldn't stop thinking about. He looked so handsome in the moonlight. His eyes were intense, and took Lily's breath away. His hair, which was, as always, untidy, fell into his eyes, which were focused on her, taking in every detail. Professor Magonagoll, who was now searching for a book, bought them both out of their thoughts. James took his hand from round Lily's waist, and took a hold of one of her hands. Their skin tingled when they touched. Keeping Lily close to him, James made his way over to the door. They stood by the door for a minuet. When Professor Magonagoll disappeared behind a bookshelf, James opened the door quickly. They slipped out, and with a light snap, the door to the library shut behind them. They ran as best they could under the cloak, to the common room. When James could see the portrait of the fat lady, he pulled the cloak off, and shoved it into his pocket, as he ran. "Lion Hart!" James gasped. The portrait swung forward, to let them in. They both collapsed in a near by sofa. Lily's hart was racing, and she felt strangely alive. Her hand felt especially warm, even a bit sweaty. She looked down. Her hand was still tightly clutched in James's. She quickly withdrew her hand, and jumped up.
"Err thanks" said Lily. She could feel her cheeks starting to heat up. James gave her that smile, and her hart skipped a few beats. She smiled back; unaware it had the same effect on him. "No problem Lily" he answered. There was silence. James stood up.
"Errrrr, maybe we should go to bed?" suggested Lily. James nodded, and they made their way to their separate staircases. Lily had just put her foot on the bottom step, when James spoke.
"See you tomorrow, Lily" she heard him say.
"See you tomorrow, James" she called back. She ran up the stairs, as quietly as she could master. She felt as light as a feather, as she climbed into bed. 'See you tomorrow' that meant he was looking forward to seeing her again. Lily fell asleep almost instantly, and I don't need to tell you who the dark haired boy was in her dream.
* James took the steps three at a time. She was different form all the other girls; it wasn't her beautiful red hair, or her amazing green eyes. Well, James didn't really know what it was about her. He decided then, as he was getting into bed, that Lily Evans was the girl for him, and bet or no bet, she would be his.
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Next chapter: trip to Hogsmead. I would just like to say thank you to everyone who sent me a review, it means a lot, as this is my first fanfic. I'll try and put up the next chapter asap!
It had been a couple of weeks since the students had arrived back at Hogwarts. Everyone had settled in, and as usual, the Marauders had played several pranks on people, causing the whole school to laugh for hours after. To Lily's disgust, she had to do her Prefect duties with James. As they walked through the hallways there was always silence between them. James was thinking that he should start working on the bet.
"So, Lily," he said on one of these occasions. "Err . . . . got any thing to talk about?" 'That was really lame!' he thought. 'Why can't I use a smooth, Potter cat up line?'
"No, I haven't," said Lily "and if that was an attempt to chat me up, it was lame, really lame!" she said, whilst thinking, 'Evans:1- Potter:0'. This sort of thing happened several nights in a row.
*
Lily had just walked out of her favourite lesson, Charms, and was heading for the library to study, when James caught up with her.
"Hey, Lil's," he said giving her a wink. Lily didn't stop walking when she spoke.
"Call me that again, and I promise you won't be able to make out with a girl for weeks!" she said. He put out his arm to stop her walking. She turned to look at him, BIG MISTAKE. When she looked at him, looked into his, famous, deep chocolate coloured eyes, she was lost, as he was in her emerald green ones. Mad thoughts ran through Lily's head. 'Wonder how he kisses, wouldn't mind finding out' was one of them, also, 'Wonder what he looks like with his shirt off'.
"Oh no," said James, bringing Lily out of her thoughts. She was angry, no, ashamed, that she like all the other girls in this school, had fallen for James Potter. 'What!' she thought wildly 'I'm not falling for him!' she told herself firmly.
"Oh no!" James moaned again. He was looking down the corridor. Lily looked up, and saw about fifteen girls coming their way.
"My fan club!" he said. "Quick!" James said turning to Lily.
"Quick what!" said Lily, feeling slightly jealous.
"Pretend to be my girlfriend!" he said hurriedly.
"No, way, Potter" she said.
"Please, please, please Lil's" she trembled when he called her that. When he called her 'Lil's', it made her tremble as a warm feeling spread through her body, and only he could do it. His eyes were pleading her to say yes, and she felt her hart melt, as he gave her that breath-taking smile.
"Ok," she said finally. He immediately put his arms around her waist, cupping his fingers at her back. He pulled her close to him, and as though by instinct, she put her hands around his neck. James quickly started a loud conversation.
"So you'll come with me for a drink in Hogsmead. Hon?" he said, smiling at Lily.
"Of course I will. Love," said Lily, who couldn't help smiling too.
"Ok, Lil's" he grinned, as Lily looked ready to murder him. The girls came, and glared at Lily. After they passed, Lily and James stayed in that position, looking into each other's eyes. Lily could feel James's warm breath, and smell his aftershave. Lily would have thought she would be screaming in this position, but she was enjoying being close to him. James couldn't believe how beautiful her eyes were, and that he hadn't noticed before. 'She's just a bet' James told himself, at this thought, he drew away. She looked sad when he did, but quickly recovered when her friend, Katy, came up the hallway.
"Hey Lily!" she said smiling. "James?" she said, looking surprised.
"See you in Hogsmead, Lil's," said James, so only Lily could hear, then he walked off, leaving Lily confused. 'The sneaky bastard' she thought, smiling. She looked at Katy, who's eyebrow was raised, and knew she would have some explaining to do tonight in the dorm. As James walked away he grinned, 'She's mine' he thought.
*
"So Lily," said Sally from the floor of the dorm, where she was doing her nails, with Katy and Hemle.
"Katy says you were talking with James Potter," said Hemle, matter-of- factly. Lily looked up from her History homework. She shrugged her shoulders, as she slid onto the floor with the others, leaving her essay behind.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Katy, who was a pureblood and was using magic on her nails. All the girls were now watching Lily. Lily sighed, and told them what had happened, everything that had happened. When she had finished their mouths were open slightly.
"And you're going to Hogsmead with him?" Sally asked, jealously.
"S'poose" Lily shrugged again. She had told them what had happened, not how she had felt.
* James lay awake, staring upwards, trying to slip off to sleep. He could hear Sirius snoring, and Remus, talking in his sleep,
"Not today thank you, I'm watering the dog." He gave up and left with his invisibility cloak, and the Marauders map. He wondered the hallways thinking of Lily, and food, Lily's eyes, and food, Lily, and food, and then Lily again. 'Stop thinking of her!' he commanded himself.
*
Lily just couldn't sleep. She had tried everything, even counting sheep, but here she lay, wide awake, and thinking of him! She was still angry with herself for liking James. Earlier that day she had been flirting with him! And she actually enjoyed it! 'What is wrong with me?' She sighed, and got out of bed, and headed for the library.
*
"The coarse in which the dragons of the late 1800's fled is one o.." Lily sighed, as she read History of Dragons: All you need to know, to herself. She began to read again, but stopped almost immediately. She could hear someone coming towards the library. 'Oh no!' Lily thought dropping her book, she was out of bed, after hours. She stood routed to the spot; she was in for it now! She felt an arm slip round her waist and a hand slide over her mouth. "Keep quiet," said the male voice from behind her. He removed his hand from her mouth but his other hand stayed tightly around her waist. He pulled her under what she recognised as an invisibility cloak. They waited in silence under the cloak. Lily's back was placed against the boy's chest. She suddenly felt warm and safe, and she knew who she was under the cloak with. She had only ever felt this way once before. The handle of the library door turned, and a figure came in. The person shut the door behind them, and walked further into the room. The person stepped under a window and their face was shown in the moonlight. Professor Magonagoll, the last person any one would want to meet, when they were out way past curfew. She was not only very strict, but, also head of Gryffindor, witch was Lily's own house. Lily held her breath, as she looked into the face behind her. She was proven right. James Potter, the boy she couldn't stop thinking about. He looked so handsome in the moonlight. His eyes were intense, and took Lily's breath away. His hair, which was, as always, untidy, fell into his eyes, which were focused on her, taking in every detail. Professor Magonagoll, who was now searching for a book, bought them both out of their thoughts. James took his hand from round Lily's waist, and took a hold of one of her hands. Their skin tingled when they touched. Keeping Lily close to him, James made his way over to the door. They stood by the door for a minuet. When Professor Magonagoll disappeared behind a bookshelf, James opened the door quickly. They slipped out, and with a light snap, the door to the library shut behind them. They ran as best they could under the cloak, to the common room. When James could see the portrait of the fat lady, he pulled the cloak off, and shoved it into his pocket, as he ran. "Lion Hart!" James gasped. The portrait swung forward, to let them in. They both collapsed in a near by sofa. Lily's hart was racing, and she felt strangely alive. Her hand felt especially warm, even a bit sweaty. She looked down. Her hand was still tightly clutched in James's. She quickly withdrew her hand, and jumped up.
"Err thanks" said Lily. She could feel her cheeks starting to heat up. James gave her that smile, and her hart skipped a few beats. She smiled back; unaware it had the same effect on him. "No problem Lily" he answered. There was silence. James stood up.
"Errrrr, maybe we should go to bed?" suggested Lily. James nodded, and they made their way to their separate staircases. Lily had just put her foot on the bottom step, when James spoke.
"See you tomorrow, Lily" she heard him say.
"See you tomorrow, James" she called back. She ran up the stairs, as quietly as she could master. She felt as light as a feather, as she climbed into bed. 'See you tomorrow' that meant he was looking forward to seeing her again. Lily fell asleep almost instantly, and I don't need to tell you who the dark haired boy was in her dream.
* James took the steps three at a time. She was different form all the other girls; it wasn't her beautiful red hair, or her amazing green eyes. Well, James didn't really know what it was about her. He decided then, as he was getting into bed, that Lily Evans was the girl for him, and bet or no bet, she would be his.
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Next chapter: trip to Hogsmead. I would just like to say thank you to everyone who sent me a review, it means a lot, as this is my first fanfic. I'll try and put up the next chapter asap!