Sorry about the delay, guys! I had the chapter finished awhile ago but I not the time to update! It's another pretty long one, to make up for it. J

 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1~*~ Ordinary Girl ~*~

~Ain't no superwoman

~Nope

~I'm just me

~Ain't no Joan of Arc

~Ain't no Cleopatra

~Didn't save no countries

~Didn't win no war

~Ain't no famous inventor

~Didn't sail no sees

~Ain't no superwoman

~Nope

~I'm just me

Life was a barrel of laughs over the next week. And at the center of it all, was James Potter.

Flowers, poems, chocolates; just about every romantic gift under the sun. Name it, and I got it. No doubt it was supplying him with hours of endless entertainment, thinking up what he was going to present me with the next day.

James's behaviour was actually quite surprising. Plenty of people gave him a hard time about it, teased him for being girly. But he ignored the remarks, not caring at all about what people thought. Then again, that was how James gained respect.

It was one day until the end of the week. One day until Ariel left, and one day until James and I were a couple no longer. And this therefore meant James wanted to make as much as he could of the small time left.

I was walking past him to sit down on a lounge just across from where he was seated that evening when he pulled me down into his lap.

'Hey!' I exclaimed.

'Hello to you too,' he grinned.

'Hello, James,' I said, rolling my eyes.

'Hello, James,' Bella mimicked, making kissy faces.

I poked my tongue out at her.

'So James,' she said, pulling hair out of her face. 'Does this mean you really like Lily? I mean, you always used to tell us otherwise, but now you two are going out...'

I sighed.

This was another thing that came with the outcome of the football match. Not only did we have half the school asking that question fifty times a day, we also had Hilary and Bella repeating it fifty times a day. That meant hearing "Do you two really like each other, then?" one hundred times a day. It didn't help that James always gave the same answer.

'Why must you ask this question? Isn't it obvious that Lily is the love of my life?'

I made a noise of protest and leaned heavily against James, bumping him against the back of the lounge. He just tightened his grip around my waist and changed position slightly, so I couldn't repeat the attack.

'Calm down, tiger,' he said soothingly.

I glared at him.

'Don't glare at James, Lily,' Bella said. 'God knows what kinds of things he'd hear, with all the helpless people he's tormented.'

James and I both looked at Bella in shock.

'James isn't affected by it,' I told her.

Surprise crossed her face.

'How come?'

We both shrugged.

'He just doesn't,' I said.

'Interesting,' she said, rubbing her eyes.

'Tired?' I asked.

She nodded.

'Have you asked the Ambitometer about it?'

It was my turn to be surprised. I had completely forgotten about the Ambitometer.

'Be right back,' I said, jumping out of James's lap and dashing up the stairs. Inside our dorm I went right to my bed and fished underneath it for the pouch I kept the Ambitometer in and pulled it out, heading back downstairs.

'Got it,' I said, shocking myself by sitting back down on James.

He and Bella must have been thinking along the same lines, because they both smirked at me, eyebrows raised. I chose to ignore them.

'What should I ask it?'

'Why isn't James affected by you,' Bella said, in the tone one would use when pointing out the sky was blue.

'Alrighty then,' I said, gripping the Ambitometer tightly in my hands and staring into the small world inside.

It was completely green now; the only other colours being scattered flowers. I took a deep breath before concentrating really hard.

Seconds later, the phoenix began to move.

Emerald eyes fathom the soul

Enforce revenge takes its toll

Regrets within it does awaken

A curse for a gift mistaken

It paused here, and I had thought it had finished.

'Well, duh, we already knew that,' I sighed.

But then the phoenix kept going.

Mirror deep, and mirror strong

Yet the mirror returns no wrong

As upon oneself no pain inflict

Connection to the soul remains too thick

'Okaaaaaaay then,' I said after a moment's silence.

'Deep,' James commented.

'Unfathomably,' Bella agreed.

'It was a load of nonsense, wasn't it?' I asked.

'It no doubt makes sense in its opinion,' James shrugged. 'You should write it down, Lily. It might make sense later.'

'I write them all down,' I said, slipping the Ambitometer back inside its pouch.

'Can you remember it?'

I nodded.

'Crystal clear,' I said. 'I can always remember what it says, for some reason.'

'Yeah, well. You do have some freaky connection with that thing,' Bella said.

'I guess,' I shrugged, tucking my hair behind my ears. Just then, I noticed something.

'Where's Sirius?' I asked.

James and Bella made a joint noise of vexation.

'This doesn't sound good,' I said lightly. 'What has he done this time?'

'It's more a question of what he hasn't done,' James replied just as lightly, although I could tell he was annoyed. I slipped off his lap and into the space next to him, instead swinging my legs up to rest them across this knees.

'Explain.'

'For one, he thinks he's too cool for us. He's ditched us for a group of fourth years that don't even know his name,' James huffed.

'Secondly, he dumped me for one of said fourth years. A ditzy blonde that doesn't know the difference between day and night,' Bella contributed. James continued before I could get a word in.

'Thirdly, he borrowed my invisibility cloak so that he and his new friends could pull a prank.'

'Oh,' was all I could say. 'Rude.'

'Yeah,' Bella nodded. 'He's being a prick.'

'Sounds like it. Um... what are you doing?' I looked at James, who had tugged my shoes off.

'Taking your shoes off,' he said innocently.

I looked at him suspiciously before turning back to Bella.

'So did he drop you personally, or get someone else to do the dirty work for him?'

'He got me to do it,' James said. 'Actually, I asked him if he wanted me to. Honestly I don't think it even crossed his mind to drop Bella before going out with Dee.'

'Dee?' I echoed.

'The girl,' Bella said stormily.

'Oh. Of course.'

I felt quite stupid.

'Are you quite alright?' I asked James. He was massaging my feet. He stopped immediately, and I looked at him oddly.

'Leave him alone, Lily,' Bella laughed. 'I wish I had a boyfriend that massaged my feet.'

'He's not my -' I stopped mid-protest. 'Well, only for another day.'

'Are you going to dump me tomorrow?' James asked, pretending to be saddened.

'I'm afraid so,' I grinned.

'I'll just have to beat you to it,' he grinned back.

'In your dreams, Potter.'

'Wait and see, Evans.'

'Belle, back me up. I will win, will I not?'

'Of course,' Bella supplied, giving me the thumbs up. 'You're going down, Potter.'

'Never been dumped in my life,' James said smugly.

'That's all about to change,' I returned coolly.

'Break it up,' Bella said good naturedly.

'James, I think you have an unhealthy fascination with my feet.'

'What's unhealthy about it?' he asked, looking up at me.

'It's just unhealthy. No explanation needed.'

'That's not a good reason,' he said in a whiney voice. 'Why, mummy?'

I raised an eyebrow.

'Mummy?'

'Yeah. Lily's gonna be a great little mum,' he teased, pinching my cheek. 'All the little kiddies crawling around her feet. All the little poopy nappies... And she'll love every little bit.'

'Even the poopy nappies?' Bella asked.

'Especially the poopy nappies. Nah, but seriously. She's crazy. She wants kids. What do you want to call it? Harry?'

'You remembered that?' I asked, surprised.

'Only because it's my middle name,' he shrugged.

'James has to agree on this name too, though, Lily. He is the daddy,' Bella said solemnly.

'I like Harry. Harry is a good name. I suppose it would be an alright name.'

'I'm so glad I have your permission to name my child,' I said sarcastically.

'I think we should wait a few years before kids, though. Wouldn't want them to interfere with our sex life.'

'Ew!' I exclaimed, hitting James playfully. 'That is wrong. Besides, I've already told you. There is no way I am marrying you, or sleeping with you. Let alone having your child. Gods, think what it would look like. And I'd go nuts having to comb that hair every day!'

'My hair isn't that bad,' James said sulkily. 'But your insults have no affect on my, O object of my affections. You do no wrong in my eyes.'

'That could be good to know for future situations,' I said amusedly.

'One day you will be mine. And since it is your desire to have a child, I suppose I could make sacrifices. But only if you get all the poopy nappies.'

'It's never gonna happen, mate.'

'I am a Seer, and my Inner Eye has revealed to me that one day it will indeed be so.'

'I regret to inform you that your Inner Eye is positively crappy,' I told him with exaggerated distaste. 'And yes, James, I did just say crappy.'

'You know me too well,' James said, grinning.

'You two know each other too well. You're freaky. I think she knows more about you than she does about me. And you probably know more about her than I do,' Bella said, pretending to be offended.

'Try me,' I said, sitting up a bit more.

'OK. Birthdays?'

'Yours is the twenty first of December. James's is the twenty second of September.'

'Favourite colours?'

'Yours is purple, James's is blue.'

'Parents's names?'

'I don't know yours. James's are Sarah and Charles, but I only know that because I have to call them that.'

'Alright then. Um, Quidditch Team?'

'James's is Puddlemere United... and yours is... Chudley Cannons?'

Bella scrunched up her nose.

'Uh-uh. Sorry. I go for the Falcons. How about siblings?'

'You; none. James; a sister. Hilary,' I grinned.

'Yep. Crushes?'

'James likes Tara. And you... well you've always liked Sirius. But you don't at the moment. Do you even have a crush on anyone?' I asked.

Bella nodded.

'Er, Rhys?'

'Nope. Ian.'

'Since when?' I demanded. 'Why wasn't I informed of this?'

'Because I only decided I liked him when Sirius and I broke up,' Bella replied. 'Anyways, you ask us some questions now.'

'OK. Who do I have a crush on?'

'James,' Bella said immediately. 'Nah, I reckon you like Gray still. I don't know. You never tell me.'

'What do you think?' I asked James, smiling mysteriously.

'Nobody,' he replied lazily.

'Yep. I don't like anyone at the moment. I never tell you who I have a crush on because I don't have a crush,' I told Bella. 'When's my birthday?'

'Twentieth of June,' they said together.

'Favourite colour?'

'Green,' they said in unison again.

'I need harder questions,' I said thoughtfully. 'What's my favourite subject?'

'Charms.'

'OK, now that wasn't hard, was it?' I said, shaking my head at myself. 'How about this; if I was an animal, what would I be?'

'How would I know?' Bella asked.

'A fox,' James said quietly, turning my big toe in small circles. I wriggled my toes.

'Yeah. That's why Firregaze is normally a fox,' I said softly, feeling slightly saddened at the thought of Firregaze.

Bella was tapping her foot and bobbing her head to some silent rhythm.

'I feel like dancing,' she said lightly.

'Really?' I asked, swinging my legs off James and standing up, stretching.

She nodded, standing up also.

'I have a song stuck in my head.'

'Oh, I hate that,' I said, pulling my hair back. 'What song?'

'My mamma said, you can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait,' she sung.

'She said, love don't come easy,' I smiled, joining in.

'It's a game of give and take, you can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait. Love don't come easy. It's game of give and take, how long must I wait? How much more must I take...'

James rolled his eyes.

'Oh please,' he sighed.

I poked my tongue out at him. A mischievous look came onto m face.

'You walked into the party, like you were walking onto a yacht. You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself go by,' I sung, looking at him as I did so.

'And all of the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner, they'd be your partner. And you're so vain, you're you probably think this song is about you. You're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you, don't you? Don't you?'

'I think they had James in mind when they wrote that,' Bella grinned.

'Definitely,' I laughed.

'I'll bet the person that wrote it was just as ignorant as you two, too,' he replied.

'And we all know what James's theme song is,' I added, giggling.

'What would that be?' he asked, eyebrow raised.

'Paradise by the Dashboard Light,' I laughed.

Bella giggled.

'And now I'm praying for the end of time. It's all that I can do, do, do... so I can end my time with you.' She brought her arms up in the air then back down to point at me as she sung the last word. She wriggled with excitement. 'Oh my god, I love that song!'

'Me too. I have the tape,' I said.

'Here? Oh my gosh, come on,' Bella said, grabbing my arm and dragging me up the stairs.

I had brought my tape deck and a small number of tapes to Hogwarts to listen to, but the occasions I'd had to listen to them had been rare.

Whistling the tune as I flicked through my tapes, I quickly found it and slipped it into the player.

Bella grinned and grabbed my hands, dancing with me as she sung at the top of her lungs. I soon joined in.

' SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Now I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday

Parked on down by the lake and there was not another car in sight

And I never had a girl, looking any better than you did

And all the kids at school, they were wishin' they were me that night

Now the party's over, so close in tight

It never felt so good, it never felt so right

And we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife,

Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife

So come on, hold on tight

Now come on, hold on tight

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep, dark night

I can see paradise by the dashboard light...'

Bella and I listened intently, laughing at the baseball commentary playing. As it neared its end, she jumped up on the bed.

'Stop right there

I gotta know right now

Before we go any further

Do love me?

Will you love me forever?

Do you need me?

Will you never leave me?

Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?

Will you take me away, will you make me your wife?

Do love me?

Will you love me forever?

Do you need me?

Will you never leave me?

Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?

Will you take me away, will you make me your wife?

I gotta know right now

Before we go any further

Do you love me?

Will you love me forever?'

I jumped up next to her.

'Let me sleep on it

Baby, baby let me sleep on it

Let me sleep on it

I'll give you an answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it

Baby, baby let me sleep on it

Let me sleep on it

I'll give you an answer in the morning.'

We danced around for the next part, inventing moves as twelve year olds do. When the song was reaching the finish, Bella started singing again.

'So now I'm praying for the end of time

To hurry up and arrive

Because if I've gotta spend another minute with you

I don't think that I could really survive

I'd never break my promise or forget my vows

But gods only knows what I could do right now

So I'm praying for the end of time

It's all that I can do, do, do...

So I can end my time with you.'

I grabbed my hairbrush from my bedside table to use as a microphone. It was perfect. Letting lose and going crazy. Not caring what anybody thought. I was having a ball just being me. An ordinary girl, having fun. Just ordinary fun.

'It was long ago

It was far away

It was far more better than it is today

It was long ago

It was far away

It was far more better than it is today

And we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife

Never felt so good, never felt so right

Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife

It never felt so good, it never felt so right...'

'Encore, encore!'

Bella and I both stun around at the sound of clapping and someone's voice.

Hilary and Toni were at the door, big grins on their faces.

I put a hand over my mouth, embarrassed.

'How long have you been there?' I asked.

'For about five minutes. James warned us we might be walking in on a mini concert.'

Bella clicked her fingers and raised a deodorant can to her lips as the next song came on. 

'Summer lovin', had me a blast.'

'Summer lovin', happened so fast,' I added.

'I met a girl, crazy for me.'

'I met a boy, cute as can be,' I said in a ditzy voice, twirling some hair around my finger. Bella bounced over to Hilary and took her hands in her own, forcing her to dance. I did the same to Toni.

'Summer days, drifting away

Ooh-uh, on a summer night

A-wella-wella-wella-uh

Tell me more, tell me more

Did you get very far?

Tell me more, tell me more

Like does he have a car

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh...'

'Freaks,' Hilary laughed, but she joined in anyway.

* * *

'Ssh,' I hissed. 'You have to be quiet.'

'What do you need the cloak for, anyway? And where did you sneak off to before?' Bella asked me as we tiptoed up the stairs towards the third year boys's dorm.

'Can't tell you. You'll have to wait until tomorrow. All I'm going to say is that I am going to dump James, and I'm going to do it in style. But in order for me to beat him to it, I can't let him see me tomorrow morning until... after my plan. Make sure it doesn't creak when you open it,' I chided softly as she reached for the door handle. It opened, and she placed a finger to her lips. I nodded, and followed her inside.

Bella began to filter through the junk strewn over the floor while I moved towards James's trunk. It was pure luck on my part that it was already open, so I didn't have to risk making noise by lifting the lid.

I glanced at James.

He was sleeping on his stomach, head turned to the side and arms tucked beneath his pillow. The red quilt covered him up to just below his shoulders, which were bare. The quilt was rising and falling softly. I observed this motion for a moment, making sure his breathing was regular, confirming he was properly asleep. Then I looked into his trunk.

There was one word to describe it; messy. Utterly and unmistakably chaotic. How he found anything in there was beyond me.

Sighing and lowering myself down to my knees, I looked over at Bella. She was rifling through Sirius's trunk.

I turned back to James's and pushed some things aside. There, at the very bottom, was small patch of shimmery fabric. I grabbed it and tugged, and soon the cloak came free. I quietly folded it, trying to mask any rustling, and stood.

'Bella,' I whispered softly. She looked up, and I held up the cloak. She gave me the thumbs up, and we headed for the door. We had almost made it when I tripped on something, sending it rolling across the floor, making a clunking noise. I froze, then hurriedly motioned Bella over. We slipped under the cloak, holding our breath as Remus stirred.

After what seemed like eternity, everything was still again. I listened intently for the rhythmic breathing of the five boys, then slowly made for the door. Once we were outside, I slipped out from under the cloak and quietly shut it behind us. We tiptoed back down the stairs, then slumped against a wall in the Common Room.

Bella and I looked at each other.

'Phew,' we said together, grinning.

'That was close,' Bella whispered. 'This so better be worth it.'

'Don't worry,' I assured her as we made our way back up to our dorm, the cloak tucked under my arm.

'It will be.'

~~~~~~~~AUTHORS NOTE~~~~~~~~~~~

OK, I made a few mistakes in the last chapter that a few people picked up on that I'll put in here because I really can't be bothered correcting them:

1. France is warmer than England, apparently. I'm taking people's word on this since I live in Australia over the other side of the world and wouldn't have a clue.

2. Soccer in England is football. Again, I'm an Aussie and we call it soccer, since we too have invented our own football called Australian Rules. Apologies.

3. My French is not that crash hot because... big drum role... I used translator.com! I admit it! I cannot speak French! Well, I can, but only very basic. I am much more better at Italian.

4. Hmm. I don't think there was a number four. Oh well.

Next chapter: more L/J interactions (I know a lot of you want more Homey Touches/Nonsense Debates), we find out Lily's plan for dumping James, Ariel's goodbye feast, and maybe a bit about Firregaze. Maybe.

Anyways, I don't have anything else to say, so I'll go now.

Cheers n Beers,

                      SezZie

ps: Ooooooooh! Oooooooooooooh! No, wait. I forgot.

*sighs*

Never mind.

Pps: I remember now! OK, little vote thingy:

Should I either

1. Continue with the story as I am now, doing each year extensively.

OR

2. Skip to the fifth year, where more exciting stuff happens.

This will make the story still rather long but not AS long, and it will be more interesting rather than a whole load of crap like it has been lately leading up to the cool stuff.

Just wanted to know your opinion. Either way, I will still finish off this year first. But let me know.

Oh yeah, and this may help you in your decision: Lily and James don't get together until end of sixth year. So if we skip ahead, they get together quicker.

Kelly: VOTE TO SKIP AHEAD OR I SHALL CURSE YOUR FAMILIES! I WANT LILY AND JAMES TOGETHER NOW!

Sarah: Kelly, go away. Nobody likes you, OK?

Kelly: 0__0;; Hmph.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DISCLAIMER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

JK owns Harry Potter stuff. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' belongs to someone I can't remember. You should listen to it sometime. It's a pretty cool song for an oldie. Carly Simmons owns 'You're So Vain'. 'Summer Nights' is of course from Grease, and is by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.