In the Blink of an Eye
A/N: Guess what I just saw???? HARRY POTTER!!! Wow, I'm so incredibly hyper right now!!! So what did everyone think? If you feel like chatting, add it in your review or email me! Sujiffyahoo.com Now, where was I? Right, so I enjoyed it, I thought they did a pretty good job and that Daniel Radcliffe is hot!!! (When did this happen? B/c I def didn't think this in the other movies…) I didn't like the actors that played Sirius and Remus (they're supposed to be good-looking! Sirius is soooo ugly—did you see his forehead?). Also, where was Ginny? She had like one line! And the sexual stuff (Hermione falling on Harry and clinging to Ron?? I think not…) really got to me. Okay, I'll shut up now so you can read the chapter lol
Yeah, so that was from when I started the chappie, like ten million years ago…I'm sorry, my computer had a virus!! What to do??
kaleidoscope0-0eyes: Thank you for the reviews! Yup, these chapters are at Hogwarts. I think I'll have maybe two here and then we've got the summer (which I have a really cool idea for…) and after that they're at school for a while (unless plans change). Thanks so much for the reassurance, I've decided that the person who gave me the bad review is a loser (hehe) and they don't even deserve to be remembered—so, forget them!! ;)
WotcherHarry: Hey! I love your reviews they're so long and absolutely wonderful!! I'm definitely going to email you, I just haven't gotten a chance yet (finals!!)…Yeah, about the scene last chap, I was worried about their age but it had to happen. Thanks for the tip on James, it was just that I decided to skip to Spring Break to get the plot moving so he hasn't really had a chance to be arrogant…and just to let you know I am definitely suffering from OOHPS also! (just read the thing about the movie above lol, I could've gone on for years…) and Love/Hate rocks!!
EyesofEmerald: Jinkies! You're the grooviest! Hehehehehe, wow I amuse myself lol…thanks so much for the reviews, glad you're enjoying it ;)
child-of-scorpio: Muchas Gracias for your review! Glad you liked the pillow fight hehe
Molly: Hey, thanks for reviewing! I see what you mean, thanks so much for suggesting things I can do to improve the story. I agree with you about the amount of time first year is taking up (it really wasn't supposed to take this long to get started!). Hopefully now that the plot has actually begun it'll go quicker. I'm not going to go through all of the years, I'm going to skip to 5th after this summer I believe, and I have lots in store for later!
Are y'all aware that I have FIFTY reviews?? FIFTY! How cool is that?? Love you all!
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, not even Ave María, a super amazing song that is owned by David Bisbal.
The Plan Is Foiled
Y cuando yo te veo, no sé lo que siento, (When I see you, I don't know what I feel)
Y cuando yo te tengo, me quemo por dentro, (When I have you, I burn inside)
Y más y más de ti yo enamoro, (And I win your love more and more)
Tú eres lo que quiero, (You are what I want)
¡Tú eres mi tesoro! (You are my treasure)
Ave María, ¿Cuándo serás mía? (Oh, Maria, when will you be mine?)
Si me quisieras, todo te daría (If you want me, I'll give you everything)
Ave María, ¿Cuándo serás mía? (Oh Maria, when will you be mine?)
Al mismo cielo, yo te llevaría. (I'll lift you to the same sky)
--David Bisbal, "Ave María" (Sorry, but I really couldn't translate it well! I tried…I just happened to be listening to it while I was writing the chapter and decided to stick it in hehe)
The children had returned from their vacation, filled with excitement left over from their first "real" party yet worrying about the two best friends who had yet to make up. Lily was constantly mad at James and the two were always getting into dumb arguments. However, none of their friends knew what exactly had transpired that night after the party. Meanwhile, Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter were refining their fine art of pranking and secretly James was figuring out the best time and manner in which to approach Lily and set his plan of winning a date (and her forgiveness) into motion.
On the very last day of school, a loud, obnoxious laugh rang through the hallways of Hogwarts.
"What do you have to say to that, Snivellus?" James taunted as he towered over a puny boy with greasy hair and an abnormally large nose (PoA!! hehehe). "Sirius, I love it. Snivellus! That's just great, it suits him perfectly!" Sirius grinned,
"I guess it was just my inner genius." The two boys snickered and James turned back to the small boy, who was trying to sneak away from them.
"Where do you think you're going, Snape?" James demanded. "We're not done with you!"
"Oh, I think you are…James Thomas Potter the tenth, what exactly do you think you're doing?" came a woman's voice.
"Mom?" asked James, turning around at the same time Sirius did the same thing saying,
"Kate?" They were shocked to find not an angry Mrs. Potter but rather an angry Lily Evans.
"Oh, thank God it's just you, Lily, you really scared me there!" exclaimed James, running a hand through his hair. Lily just glared.
"Just because your mother is not here does not mean that you can just take advantage of poor souls like this! You are being cruel and heartless, torturing this kid when he's done nothing to you! Leave him alone!"
"I don't need you to stick up for me," Snape growled. Lily was taken aback by his rudeness.
"Fine then, get out of here!" she yelled at him. He did so gladly and Lily was left with the two boys.
"Really, Lily, I don't know why you were making such a big deal out of it! It's not like we actually did anything to him, and even if we did he's so greasy and nasty he deserves it anyway! We could've done much more," James bragged, once again running his hand through his hair.
"I don't care what you did do, what you didn't do, and what you could've done, James. The fact is that you were bullying another kid and that is a despicable quality to have," she began to say more but Sirius quickly interrupted.
"Dearest Lily, we are terribly sorry that we offended you. We really didn't mean anything by it. We were just having some fun."
"Well, next time try to have fun in some other way," she pleaded. "I really don't like to see you guys bully someone else, it just brings you down to their level!"
"Next time we'll just do it where you can't find us then," James added, winking in what he believed was a very cute manner. Lily turned to him,
"You just…just...ugh!" She threw up her hands in defeat and stalked away. Sirius said to James through sniggering,
"How do you always manage to act so dumb around her?" James glared at him and began to walk away. "Forget her, mate," Sirius said, catching up to him and clapping a hand on his best friend's shoulder. "Let's go get something to eat and talk about the Quidditch World Cup this summer!"
Lily stalked into the dining hall with Sharmila and Alice behind her. They shared a look as Lily avoided the Gryffindor table again, as she was prone to do whenever she had a fight with James, which, it seemed, was almost every day.
"Lily, you've got to tell us what happened with him! It's been going on too long and it's not good to keep something like that to yourself!" Alice persuaded.
"Oh, look, there's Lucas! I'm going to sit with him, you guys coming?" Lily exclaimed, pointedly ignoring her friend's question.
"Lily!"
"No, Lily, we're not going to sit with you," replied Sharmila, cutting off Alice. "We're going to sit with Sirius and Remus. You know, our other friends who you've been neglecting lately because they're friends with your best friend James?" she retorted bitterly.
"That's nice, Sharmila. I'll see you guys after dinner!" She waved and walked over to the Ravenclaw table.
"She's just so infuriating!" Sharmila protested. "Why won't she tell us what's going on?"
"I don't think she knows what's going on…" suggested Alice softly.
"Hey Lucas!" Lily said brightly, sitting down next to the cute brown-haired boy. He glanced up at her, looking slightly startled and flustered. Lily frowned for a second, but then shrugged it off, "What's going on?"
"N-n-n-nothing much…" he stuttered out, turning to Nikhil for back-up. Nikhil winked and began a conversation with Lily, leaving the emerald-eyed girl to wonder what was going on with them. However, all was soon forgotten as Nikhil was soon explaining in great detail the Animagi concert that he had gone to over the break.
From the next table over, a certain messy-haired Gryffindor boy was watching the interaction between the other first-years suspiciously.
"James! What's with you, mate?" Peter asked, poking James in the side with his spoon, which happened to be filled with potato.
"Ugh, Peter! You're getting my robes dirty!" James scolded, turning anxiously to his new set of robes, worn especially to impress that night. "I'm going to the bathroom to clean up," he said, turning to glare at Peter.
"Hey, I'll come with you," Sirius offered, never one to pass up a chance to admire his devilishly handsome face. Remus grinned at the two incredibly arrogant boys and turned back to his dinner, assuring Peter, who was looking right nervous at having angered James,
"Don't worry Pete, they're too egotistical for their own good…"
"So, Jamie, what exactly were you staring at?" Sirius prodded, knowing full well that it was Lily. "Or should I say who?" Suddenly Sirius stopped and turned around sharply. "Jinkies! James, you're going to the bathroom because you want to impress Lily! That's why you wore your fancy-shmancy robes tonight! Wow, Sirius, you are good!" he informed himself. James simply blushed a deep red color.
"C'mon, let's get to the bathroom and I'll tell you." Sirius nodded and started jogging to the bathroom. Once there he turned on James again. "I'm going to ask Lily out," James stated simply, no longer nervous about saying it, it was just Sirius for God's sake. If he was nervous about telling his best friend, how would he do actually saying it to Lily? Sirius' jaw dropped,
"I knew it!" he shouted after a moment of shocked silence. James rolled his eyes and continued moving his hair this way and that, trying to get his hair to go where he wanted for once. "So, you're doing it now?"
"Well, yeah, I was planning on it…" James started uncertainly. "I better do it soon before one of those Ravenclaw boys does!" he exclaimed with a tone that was suddenly very bitter. Sirius grinned and nodded,
"She's been spending way too much time with them lately," he agreed, backing up his friend as always. "But, James, how do you plan on getting her to say yes? I mean, if you haven't noticed, she's kinda not speaking to you at the moment…or if she does she's yelling at you for some bad thing you've just done," Sirius said, pointing out the obvious.
"Well, as to getting her to say yes, who in their right mind wouldn't say yes to a date with the James Potter? And about her not speaking to me, I'm sure we can snog quite easily without having to say a word!" he exclaimed, grinning at his own brilliance. Sirius laughed and replied as the two boys left the bathroom,
"Whatever you say, mate. I'll distract those despicable Ravenclaws for you." James nodded at his friend and an unspoken understanding passed between the two boys.
"And then, the lead singer, who's animagus form is an eagle, picked me up! It was dy-no-mite! He was holding my shirt in his claws and we just soared, it was so gravy!"
"Far out!" exclaimed Lily, entranced by the description and wishing that she had ditched the party, since nothing good had come of it anyway, and gone to the concert, which the Ravenclaw boys had invited her to, instead. Lucas made a motion behind Lily's back and Nikhil promptly got up and stretched.
"Well, Lils, I'm beat, I'll tell you the rest later. G'night!" he said, leaving in a hurry. Lily waved to him and turned to Lucas.
"So…do you w-w-want to head back too?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, sure," Lily replied as she shot him a look at his strange behavior.
Over at the Gryffindor table, James jumped up upon seeing the two heading out.
"Look! She's leaving with that Lovegood fellow!" he exclaimed with contempt.
"Go get 'er, Jaimie boy!" Sirius cheered. He then climbed on top of the table and attempted to start a wave. When all he received was blank looks, he simply shrugged and jumped off the table, leaving some crushed salad in his wake. He then sat down and dug into the rest of his dinner as if nothing out-of-the-ordinary had happened. Meanwhile, James was bounding towards the front doors, determined to "go get 'er."
Lily and Lucas strolled away from the dining hall and when they reached the foot of the stairs, Lucas stopped. Lily looked at him, hoping that he would finally tell her what had been bothering him all evening. At the same time James reached them, breathing a little heavier than usual from his short sprint. He got his breath and was about to open his mouth to call to Lily when,
"Willyougooutwithme?" tumbled out of the Ravenclaw's mouth.
"Pardon?" Lily replied as James stood in shock, wishing beyond all hope that he had misheard the boy. Lucas cleared his throat and repeated with much more confidence,
"Lily, will you go out with me?" James made a strangled noise behind him and Lily looked up suddenly, catching sight of James behind Lucas.
"James? What do you want?" she spat, momentarily forgetting about the Lucas Situation. Her face softened, however, when she saw the confident and arrogant first year's face fall. For a moment she glimpsed the scared and vulnerable James she had only seen once before, in very unfortunate situations. "James?" she said again, softer this time. He shook his head and then turned and fled. He ran up the stairs and, at the entrance to the common room, bowled over head-first into Peter.
"James," he acknowledged, too depressed at the moment to really notice his friend. He waited for a moment and soon became puzzled at the lack of response and at James' appearance. "Hey man…what's wrong?" he asked after a moment's silence, a very worried expression settling on his face. This James was not the strong, powerful, or head-strong friend who he depended on and who he happened to need at the moment. He put his hand on the messy-haired boy's shoulder hesitatingly. James looked up and blinked a few times. All of a sudden The James Potter was back.
"Hey Pete! Why so glum?" he asked, putting aside his trouble's for his friend's.
"I…I…I just heard that there's something wrong with my mum. And I don't know what it is! It's scary, you know? 'Cause she's a muggle so we can't use magic on her. And my dad's really worried, I can tell from this…this…this…" he waved a piece of paper in front of him and then collapsed, sobbing in front of James.
"Woah, woah, Peter, slow down, mate. I'm sure that your mom will be fine. Let me see that letter." He plucked it easily from the weak boy's hands and read it slowly.
Peter:
I am writing to inform you that your mother is deathly ill. I don't know what we're going to do without her….I would like your help over here at the house. But since you are coming home soon anyway, you will not have to leave school early. Of course, you might not be here to see her last days. Too bad. It's your fault anyway. You know that she's been sick ever since she had you! You're a horrible and pathetic child. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!
The letter then turned into some random scribblings, through which James was able to discern a few very hateful words. He stared at the letter in shock and then looked down toward his friend, curled up in a ball on the floor.
"Let's head up to the dorm…a little sleep will do you well…" James offered, helping his friend up. He walked with him to their dorm and settled him into his bed. He then listened to him and waited with him until he fell asleep. Later that night he recounted the whole story to Remus and Sirius.
"It was as if he was originally just writing to tell him, in the beginning it seemed like he was just helpless and lost. But then as he went on he became more and more assured that it was all Peter's fault. The end was just horrible…" he trailed off, shuddering. The three boys talked into the early morning hours, debating what to say to their friend and how to lift his spirits even the slightest bit before their train ride the next day. Lily was not mentioned the whole night.
Wow I'm finally done. That chapter took a very long time to write and to finally finish off and post…please do read and review! I will love you forever!
Hehe 70's slang, meaning great
More 70's slang, pretty much means "sweet"
You guessed it, 70's slang: "cool"
"Let's go"