Chapter 5 Dancing and Drinking
Part One: James
Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.
Her name just couldn't leave his mind. It was there. Stuck behind frames, locked in a box, chained over and never to be released with the key lost.
James groaned, it was already Friday, that meant that tomorrow he'd have to meet with her at the place. They had agreed yesterday to meet at the Three Broomsticks and to find a way out ourselves because she didn't want to get "her arse" in trouble.
He had to go. It'd be fun. He never had fun.
But why start now?
That question kept bothering him, there was a voice in his head that wouldn't leave him alone, and it was the negative voice that stopped him from doing anything. This time he had to forget about that voice and actually do something.
"Earth to James. Are you alright? You got this weird look on your face and you're actually teaching me Transfiguration." Lily said waving a slender hand in front of his face.
What do I say? What the fuck do I say?
"I'm fine." He answered his voice shifting. I am so dumb.
"I haven't seen Kaleb today, have you?" Lily asked, her eyes glooming as she looked at James expecting an answer that would make her eyes glow and her mouth muscles be put to work.
James opened his mouth but couldn't seem to find the words and closed it. He shrugged and looked at his book, he started to explain how to change a pin into a mouse but he could tell Lily's mind was far from the aspects of books.
"I really miss him."
"Lily, I'm here to tutor you not to give you advice on your personal advice." James told her gently.
Lily looked at him with a frown on her face, "You-"
"Don't get mad me!" James quickly said. "I'm sorry, I'm tired. Can we not do Transfiguration?"
Lily shrugged, "I don't care for it in class and why would now make a difference?"
James cocked an eyebrow up at her.
"I hate when people do that, its annoying." Lily said matter-of-factly. "It's a dumb reason why too, only because I can't do it."
James grinned, "That's very petty."
"Then I guess that makes me petty." She stuck her tongue out.
"I guess so."
She took the time to clean out her glasses then placed them back on, James stared at her hair, and she had it in a messy yet elegant bun. Lily was very pretty, he thought, but she was too pretty, if that made sense.
He didn't know how long he had been staring at her for but it must have been for awhile because Lily then asked—
"What are you staring at? Do I have something in my teeth?"
James smirked, "Yea you do. It's huge. There's like a huge chunk of green spinach looky thingy caught in your teeth and it's so damn distracting."
Lily pushing his arm, "Wanker."
"You wish." James said adding a wink to it.
"Your so bloody cool James, quite honestly, I haven't been able to hang out like this with anyone in awhile, Kaleb's always so bloody busy and my friends are off doing some other things, you've been really cool. Thank you." Lily said smiling.
James blushed and then said, "We don't have to hug and snog now, do we?"
"James!"
"What did I ruin our moment or something? I'm sorry, let's snog."
Lily laughed and started fumbling through her bag and pulled out a camera and took a quick picture. The flash nearly blinded him.
"What was that for?"
"I like taking pictures of all my happy moments and now you're part of it." Lily announced and then added, "You should be proud."
James laughed, "I almost sacrificed my sight for your dumb tradition."
Lily's smile dropped.
"I'm sorry. It's not dumb, I-I-I was only joking--I didn't mean it that way." James said quickly fumbling over the words.
Lily then grinned and squealed, "GOTCHA!" She then fell into fits of giggling.
James started laughing with her and they both didn't stop till they had tears in their eyes.
James walked in the Dormitory to find Remus crouched over the bed holding his side. He had toppled over and was a very nasty shade of pale.
"Moony!" James ran over to the crouching boy nearly on the floor. He listened for a heartbeat or a breath of any kind but nothing came from him, just moans of pain. James would have declared him dead with one look but he knew...he just knew he wasn't dead.
"Moony, say something! Something, anything." James quickly pulled an arm over his shoulder and pulled him outside the room. He knew his own strength and he was as strong as Sirius, if he tried carrying Remus down the stairs he knew it'd only make matters worse.
Remus opened and closes his eyes faintly, James didn't think he could recognize him because he gave him such weird glances but then he'd roll his eyes back and pass out.
"Help!" James called out struggling with Remus almost to the ground.
Suddenly a door creaked open and he heard a shuffle up the stairs. Suddenly a violet-haired person appeared.
"Oh my-"Lena quickly turned to a deep shade of purple; her cheeks flushed a shade of pink. "What happened?"
James shrugged, "I found him like this, and can you help me take him to the Wing?"
Lena's eyes widened, "Do you think that's necessary?"
James yelled loudly, "Lena look at him! Tell me it's not necessary! I swear go get someone who'll actually help!"
Lena stood there in shock momentarily and then whipped out her wand and conjured a floating stretcher.
Together they mounted Remus onto it.
"What do we do now?" Lena asked not wanting to get to close; she had not a look of pity but a look of guilt. James stared at her.
"It's quite obvious that we have to take him to Madam Pomfrey, isn't it?" James snapped irately at her. Lena winced and stared at James pleadingly. "Lena, do you know anything about this?"
Lena opened her mouth and then closed it.
"Lena if you know something we have to know about it."
"Well I heard Remus saying something about a head ache and well...later that day I saw him pop in like five pill things and next thing I know--- this."
James knew she wasn't telling the entire truth but said nothing more.
"Well this is really painful to watch, can I go now? Please?" Lena asked but without an answer stormed away. James glared at the violet-haired girl leave.
"What happened to him Mr. Potter?" Madam Pomfrey asked in a loud shrilly voice. "What happened?"
"I told you, I don't know! I walked in and he was hovering and then I took him here."
James stared at his friend with sadness and sorrow; he's never seen Remus look so ill. Sure he's seen him before the full moon and those can be pretty bad but none are compared to what Remus looks like now.
Remus was even paler than before, his lips were a bruised purple, foam was leaking out of it and he kept making moaning sounds. It was horrible to watch.
"Do you know what's wrong with Moon--Remus, Madam?" James asked his voice shaking.
"I'll have to run a few tests; he'll have to stay here for the rest of the weekend." Madam Pomfrey said trying to hide the glee from her voice.
"But-but Madam, the full moon is on Sunday!" James said alarmed.
Madam Pomfrey glared at James, "I know that already Mr. Potter, I have already taken cared of that with Professor Dumbledore."
James stared at Remus and asked her, "Is he going to be okay?"
Madam Pomfrey gave an exasperated sigh, "Mr. Potter, I think you need to leave. I have to run tests and check on my other patients, I don't have time to be answering your absurd questions."
James didn't see what was so absurd with asking if your friend was going to be alright.
"Madam, is he going to be okay?" He tried again.
"Leave, Mr. Potter."
"Why won't you answer me?" James yelled loudly.
"Get out now!" Madam Pomfrey started to push James out of the Wing. "Go to the Dormitories and Mr. Potter, don't come back."
"Moony's in the wing?" Sirius asked alarmed. "Why?"
James shrugged, "She didn't tell me much, just mentioned Dumbledore and a few tests. She wouldn't even tell me if he was going to be alright."
"Fuck her. James, of course Moony's going to be alright. Maybe it's a new moon symptom now." Sirius said suddenly.
James would hate that if it was true, he wouldn't want to see Remus with foam out of his mouth.
"You didn't seem him Padfoot, it was bad." James said with something caught in his throat.
"He'll be okay dammit!" Sirius snapped at him. "Sorry mate..."
James shrugged, "Where's Star?"
"Here." said a voice suddenly. On the other side of her was Lena, she wasn't meeting his eyes.
"Hey babe." Sirius said smiling at her with such a happy look. "I haven't seen you like all day."
Star sat on Sirius' lap with one arm comfortably around his neck. Lena sat awkwardly there. She had a gem directly in the middle of her forehead.
"Any news of Remus?" Lena asked shifting uncomfortably in her seat.
"No." James said digging his eyes into hers.
"We should go check." Lena said looking away.
James shrugged, "Maybe. I don't think we should go now, Madam Pomfrey has her knickers tied in a knot." Lena nodded and muttered something he couldn't catch
She looked up, "I have a date tonight, please James, and tell me how Remus is?" She looked over at Star who looked like she was attached to Sirius by her lips.
"It starts in a bit, so just tell her I took off, alright?" Lena said getting up to walk away. James watched her go.
She had her violet hair up to her neck, she was wearing a short skin tight dress with a black cardigan sweater over it, and she had fishnets on with Mary Jane shoes on. ((not the drug the shoes))She had a white pearl necklace around her neck and very deep black makeup around her eye.
James was finally noticing. Maybe because she had her school robes on the whole time. Even with all that cloth and make up on, she still looked sweet like the Lena he knew last year.
Something was different with her. Something.
She walked away towards the Slytherin common room.
Star stopped and looked at the spot Lena was sitting in.
"Where did she go?" Star asked; lip gloss smeared on her cheeks. Gross, he thought.
"On a date, she says." James shrugged.
Stars nose scrunched up, "Oh..."
Sirius looked at me seriously and said like it was the first time he's ever said that, "You haven't been on a date in a long arse time."
"You think?" James snapped sarcastically. "Can we change the subject? You know how everyone hates talking about my crazy love life."
The corner of Stars mouth twitched and she smiled at him.
Sirius rolled his eyes at that remark, "Whatever, anywho, what I was saying was why don't we mate you up with Lena? I mean she's pretty-"Star looked at him. "She's no Star but that don't matter."
James grinned, "Tempting but no."
Sirius pounded the table with his fist causing many to stare, "Why not?"
James tried looking for the right words, "It's not like I don't want to date, its just I haven't found a girl I'd actually want to date."
"Bollocks, you make it seem like attractive girls don't flirt with you," snorted Sirius.
James glared at him, "I don't care how attractive they fucked are, Padfoot, if they're wits are as dumb as yours, why would I want two dumb arses around me?"
Sirius glared at me and spat, "Fuck you Prongs."
"Just because I don't date girls right now doesn't mean I take offers from guys, mate, sorry."James snapped and walked away.
Part Two: Lenas Weird Date
She walked towards the Potions Dungeon; she didn't know why she accepted this bizarre twist of fate date. It didn't quite make sense but he had offered to take her out for a snog and she needed that pick-me-up.
She felt a cold breeze under her dress, it was a weird breeze though because it wasn't exactly wind it was a more satisfying one. It was unexplainable.
"Hello Melena." sneered a voice coolly.
Lena whipped around and gave the boy a pitying stare, "You're exactly on time, amazing."
The boy smiled, "I wouldn't miss this."
Lena walked over to him and placed one hand seductively on her neck and the other on her hip, making it look casual and asked innocently, "So where do you want to go?"
The boy grinned and motioned him over to her and they walked slowly to a direction she's never been before. A shiver passed through her spine as they walked closer to wherever it was that he wanted to go.
"So Melena what is the sudden change of heart, why now?" the boy asked her.
Lena shrugged, "I've been thinking lately. That punk arse wanker has gotten away with two much bollocks since forever."
He suddenly locked her in a knee quaking kiss, brushed hard on her lips prying them open desperately but gently. He savored every moment he had with his tongue enchanting her mouth, like a fairy with a wand. He pushed her against the wall roughly, his knob stabbing into her stomach that made her giggle.
What the fuck do I think I am fucking doing, she thought suddenly, I'd be in so much deep shit if my brother were to walk in on me and this guys with his fucking wanker knob half way through my stomach!
"What's wrong?" he asked, his breath was warm on his face.
She hadn't realized that she stopped, "Nothing."
She's never felt this warmth so close, this new feeling that had vanished. She felt so strong yet so weak, like she needed to be swept off her feet but she wanted to be just melt away in his arms.
He led her back to a room where she has never seen before, not removing his lips from hers, the room was dim and lit by a couple of melting candles. She felt his hands shift from her lower back to the nape of her neck where she usually liked being held. She felt her insides melt.
After awhile he stopped to breathe and he looked at her like he had never laid eyes on a female before.
"So do we have an accord?" Lena asked seductively.
He grinned and nodded.
Lena smiled, "Good boy."
Lily stayed up in her bed; she had been waiting for Lena to return. She couldn't sleep and she knew Lena would give her relieving incense that would help her sleep.
She stared at the ceiling growing restless. She hated that feeling. All her friends, she noticed, would usually smoke whenever they feel this way particularly. Lily didn't understand it till now.
Lily took a look at the clock on the wall above Lena's bed, it was very difficult to read, and it had knobs and turns and figures that you would never imagine being on a clock. Lily never actually stared at it to tell time, just to feel relaxed. I think that was the mere purpose of it. Lena had once tried to explain how to work the clock but had given up trying to explain it because Lily couldn't seem to pry her eyes off it.
It was already four 'o clock AM and no sign of Lena. It wasn't a full moon, or a blue moon. There was no Astronomy homework. Astrology check wasn't until next week. Where could she be?
A date maybe? No that wasn't like Lena to leave without noting anyone where she would be. Or without a few date aroma therapy.
I could just look for them myself, Lily thought, she wouldn't mind...she'd probably be ecstatic to see me interested in one of her dumb things...Yea that's right. Ecstatic.
Lily was then about to get up to go search through her things when she heard fumbling to reach the stairs. Lena!
She whipped her head so fast she could have sworn she heard it crack. It wasn't Lena.
"Lily!" Star whooped wrapping her arms around her neck.
Lily giggled and patted Star on the back, "'Ello.Where have you been?"
"Out." Star announced.
Lily rolled her eyes and crept back into bed. She felt someone tugging at the sheets.
"Let me in, I can't find mine." Star whimpered softly.
Lily stifled a laugh, "Take mine, I have to go fetch something."
Star was already fast asleep, make up running and everything.
"We have to do this more often." said the boy pulling his shirt back one throwing Lena her bra that she safely tucked in her cloak.
Lena wrapped her now long violet hair in two plaits and reapplied her make- up. She looked at him suspiciously and asked reluctantly, "You-you don't think there's something more out of this, right? This is just to milk up the deal, you know that?"
He looked at her squarely and grinned, "I don't think so."
Lena looked at him, "No! No way, it's not worth it."
He looked at her slyly, "Well then, deals off. Find yourself some other henchmen."
Lena felt her face pale, there was no way she was going to give up what she had to do...a while ago...and blow it. She would just have to go along with it. "I'll agree, only if we're not too clingy, you know?"
The boy looked at her, trying to hide something but nodded never-the-less.
"Nice making business with you." Lena said and walked away.
It was finally Saturday, the week had gone by too fast for James liking. Though at points it felt too long. He sat down tipping his fag slightly so the ashes would drop.
It was already five o' clock pm and he still hadn't decided if he was going to show up. He didn't really like parties, never really fit in them but Lily looked like she really wanted him to go when she had asked.
"Fuck." he breathed as he dropped his fag. His last one."Fuck."
"Need one?" asked a girl suddenly.
James looked up surprised, he thought he was alone. Guess not.
"Yea thanks." He grabbed the fag and lit it up with his wand.
"Joseline." she breathed out, taking a seat next to him without asking.
"James."
"Pretty."
"Fanks." James said with the fag in his mouth.
"What's your reason?" she asked suddenly.
"Reason?"
She looked at him and raised her eyebrows, "For smoking?"
"Ah, to kill stress and to think." James said taking another smoke. He didn't really want to chat.
"I see. I see." She took a whiff of her owns. "House?"
"Gryffindor."
"Ravenclaw."
"Girlfriend?"
"I think."
"You think?"
"It's hard to explain." James said taking a whiff.
Joseline nodded. "I have to go; I'll see you around, okay?"
James nodded, he doubted he'll ever see her again though, "Thanks again."
With that she was off.
Part Three: Molly and Malaria
Ash laid on her bed with her legs up in the air with semi-color toes socks showing off brightly.
Molly scoffed, "How many of those damn things do you have?"
"Fourty-six, if I finish this one it'll be forty-seven."
Molly rolled her eyes and laid back on her bed. She turned on her stomach and opened up a ratted up old notebook she's had since she was in muggle elementary school. No one knew about those old days, not even Malaria, her best friend. No one knew Molly was fully muggle-born, just half.
If she ever got very excited she'll let a few things slip so it was better to go with the story that she was half and half.
Also, another secret of hers, she also told everyone that her parents divorced. She told everyone that her father was a bloody bastard millionaire and she spent endless hours with him cruising in front of their mansion drinking lemonade with a house full of house elves and a bucket filled with fake blonde bimbo step-mothers for every month of the year.
She often complained that he never spent enough time at home so she always had to be shipped off to her ratty mother's house.
But in reality, she's never met her father, not once. Her mother was a prostitute back in her day so she came in as an accident. She didn't even know her fathers name, all she knew was that his last was 'Malfoy', she didn't go by it. She went by Molly Rojas, one her mother made up over the years. She didn't even know her real name. Her mother wasn't poor either; she had a lot of money from her old days, enough to send her to a high-expensive private muggle school.
Still it was embarrassing.
"Molly, where have you been?" hollered the high voice of her best friend Malaria. "You completely missed it!" Molly turned over and looked up at Malaria, she had such an evil gleam in her eyes it gave her the creeps.
"I have been finishing up my essay for Miss Skillers, I mean Professor Skillers."Molly said in a practical voice. "What you should be doing as well."
Malaria rolled her eyes, "I already have a bloke working on it for me, now c'mon let's go party! I'm sure you have time for that later."
Molly nodded and stood up.
She always stood in envy of Malaria, she was always able to get anything out of anyone, and she was the biggest phony she had met, besides herself. Everything about her was phony. Everyone thought she was the perfect little angel to love and adore, all the guys she knew thought Malaria was the most gorgeous creature she had ever laid eyes on.
Malaria was half veela, her mother was a full blast veela and her father was always drooling behind her. Malaria had beautiful spirally blonde angelic hair down to her neck, straight bangs covering her forehead, baby blue powder eyes, and milky white skin with not a spot of anything, pink small pouty lips and a lovely curvy body.
"Guess what Molly?" she started again.
"Like oh-my-gawd, what?" Ash mocked, pulling out a lovely lavender thick strap shirt from her closet. Malaria gave Molly a scheming smile and replied in an oily voice," Ash, by the sound of your voice, I'd say you were mocking me."
"Wow. You are smart." Ash scoffed and placed on her very lovely top on.
Malaria winced, she hated being called dumb, she pulled out her wand and said a few simple words and Ashes shirt ripped in two.
Ash turned around and grinned, which was surprising, "Expect you to pull a rotten trick like that, now I have a few tricks of my own." She pulled her wand out and fixed her shirt.
Malaria clenched her jaw and stormed out, Molly by her side.
"Hate her." Malaria fumed. "Hate her."
"I know," Molly sighed. "I know."
Part Four: Lily and James night out
"I'll take a Sweet Toad on the rocks." Lily told the bartender.
"Mmm, me too." Cami said smacking her lips. "But of course not without the secret ingredient!" Lily looked at her.
"BOOZE!" Cami yelled happily.
Ash came around the corner and looked at Lily with a half-smile on. "So where are the guys?"
Lily shrugged, "If they don't show, it's their blow."
"Hear hear." Cami said taking a drink of her "special" drink.
Lily secretly hoped James and them did show, she had gotten all dolled up and she wanted them to see her like that. She put her hair up in an elegant messy bun, found the perfect green shirt that went criss-cross on her back and exposed nearly all of it, with the perfect mini black pleated skirt, wore torn black stockings and the perfect silver space boots. She also wore her cat eye black glasses. But it's not like she knew from the top of her head.
"Where's Lena?" Ash asked over the loud music.
Lily rolled her eyes and pointed to a person over by the corner.
Ash looked over to see a violet haired head attached to an older mans head; she was promptly on his lap with a cup of booze on her hand.
"Ew." Ash said. "That guys old."
"Older men are sexy as hell though." Cami said taking another shot. She looked back at her. "That is bloody gross though, I think my hangovers going to come early if she keeps doing that, we might have to surgeonically remove her face. EW! I saw saliva drip, did any of you see it!"
"I did." Ash shuddered disgusted. "Pretty soon I'm going to need some of your drink."
"Get your own." Cami announced.
Sirius whipped through the door, side-by-side with Star. They looked so foolish tripping over each others legs. Ash frowned and grabbed some of Camis drink and gulped it down like water. Cami giggled as Ash choked.
"Hey Sirius, Star!" Lily yelled. "Pull up a seat!"
Sirius wrapped his arm around Stars waist and sat her on his lap. "Don't worry Lilaroo, James is coming right now, he just had to take a trip to the loo. By the way you look lovely tonight."
"Thank you." Lily said blushing. Her stomach did a somersault as she saw James walk towards her.
"Hey Tiger." he said over the music.
"Hello." she said jumping up and down.
"Hyper?"
"No just Lily." She said giggling. "Want a drink?"
"I don't drink. Want a fag?"
"I quit smoking." Lily said loudly. "Hear it kills."
"No kidding." James said grinning. He looked at the corner. "How much do you want to bet she chokes?"
Lily grinned, "Five galleons?"
"You're on!" James looked at her drink. "I changed my mind, I guess I do drink."
Molly stared at the dancing floor, "Hey look Lily and them are out."
Malaria looked at their directions and made a scheming face, "I have an idea."
"I just want to have fun tonight Mal, can we do this some other night?" Molly said annoyed.
Malaria looked at her with an odd expression, "Do you think we'll ever get this chance again?"
"Well let's enjoy the night for a while, okay?" Molly said.
"Your right I have to get my drink from Jay anyways." Malarias eyes lit up. "I have a perfect plan!"
After ten minutes of hanging out, James was almost getting the urge to ask Lily to dance but there was an interruption.
"Hey James!" said a voice he recognized.
"Joseline, hey." James smiled. He watched Lily's smile falter.
Joseline looked over at Lily and frowned, "Hello. James, since you're here and I don't think your girlfriends here, do you want to dance?"
Lily blushed to the core and James knew why, they both knew James had announced that she had been his girlfriend.
"Dance? Alright." James couldn't think of any other excuse.
"Where'd James go?" Cami asked.
"How the fuck should I know?" Lily asked tipsy now. "He left me half an hour ago to go dancing and never came back. I'm going back, alright?"
"Wait you can't go back alone!"
"I'll take her." said a voice.
"Jay, not now." Cami snapped. "Besides I can't trust you, go away."
"No its fine, I will."
Regular Cami would never have agreed but regular Cami was not Tipsy Cami.
"Lily go with Jay, I'll see you there in a few."
Part One: James
Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.Lily.
Her name just couldn't leave his mind. It was there. Stuck behind frames, locked in a box, chained over and never to be released with the key lost.
James groaned, it was already Friday, that meant that tomorrow he'd have to meet with her at the place. They had agreed yesterday to meet at the Three Broomsticks and to find a way out ourselves because she didn't want to get "her arse" in trouble.
He had to go. It'd be fun. He never had fun.
But why start now?
That question kept bothering him, there was a voice in his head that wouldn't leave him alone, and it was the negative voice that stopped him from doing anything. This time he had to forget about that voice and actually do something.
"Earth to James. Are you alright? You got this weird look on your face and you're actually teaching me Transfiguration." Lily said waving a slender hand in front of his face.
What do I say? What the fuck do I say?
"I'm fine." He answered his voice shifting. I am so dumb.
"I haven't seen Kaleb today, have you?" Lily asked, her eyes glooming as she looked at James expecting an answer that would make her eyes glow and her mouth muscles be put to work.
James opened his mouth but couldn't seem to find the words and closed it. He shrugged and looked at his book, he started to explain how to change a pin into a mouse but he could tell Lily's mind was far from the aspects of books.
"I really miss him."
"Lily, I'm here to tutor you not to give you advice on your personal advice." James told her gently.
Lily looked at him with a frown on her face, "You-"
"Don't get mad me!" James quickly said. "I'm sorry, I'm tired. Can we not do Transfiguration?"
Lily shrugged, "I don't care for it in class and why would now make a difference?"
James cocked an eyebrow up at her.
"I hate when people do that, its annoying." Lily said matter-of-factly. "It's a dumb reason why too, only because I can't do it."
James grinned, "That's very petty."
"Then I guess that makes me petty." She stuck her tongue out.
"I guess so."
She took the time to clean out her glasses then placed them back on, James stared at her hair, and she had it in a messy yet elegant bun. Lily was very pretty, he thought, but she was too pretty, if that made sense.
He didn't know how long he had been staring at her for but it must have been for awhile because Lily then asked—
"What are you staring at? Do I have something in my teeth?"
James smirked, "Yea you do. It's huge. There's like a huge chunk of green spinach looky thingy caught in your teeth and it's so damn distracting."
Lily pushing his arm, "Wanker."
"You wish." James said adding a wink to it.
"Your so bloody cool James, quite honestly, I haven't been able to hang out like this with anyone in awhile, Kaleb's always so bloody busy and my friends are off doing some other things, you've been really cool. Thank you." Lily said smiling.
James blushed and then said, "We don't have to hug and snog now, do we?"
"James!"
"What did I ruin our moment or something? I'm sorry, let's snog."
Lily laughed and started fumbling through her bag and pulled out a camera and took a quick picture. The flash nearly blinded him.
"What was that for?"
"I like taking pictures of all my happy moments and now you're part of it." Lily announced and then added, "You should be proud."
James laughed, "I almost sacrificed my sight for your dumb tradition."
Lily's smile dropped.
"I'm sorry. It's not dumb, I-I-I was only joking--I didn't mean it that way." James said quickly fumbling over the words.
Lily then grinned and squealed, "GOTCHA!" She then fell into fits of giggling.
James started laughing with her and they both didn't stop till they had tears in their eyes.
James walked in the Dormitory to find Remus crouched over the bed holding his side. He had toppled over and was a very nasty shade of pale.
"Moony!" James ran over to the crouching boy nearly on the floor. He listened for a heartbeat or a breath of any kind but nothing came from him, just moans of pain. James would have declared him dead with one look but he knew...he just knew he wasn't dead.
"Moony, say something! Something, anything." James quickly pulled an arm over his shoulder and pulled him outside the room. He knew his own strength and he was as strong as Sirius, if he tried carrying Remus down the stairs he knew it'd only make matters worse.
Remus opened and closes his eyes faintly, James didn't think he could recognize him because he gave him such weird glances but then he'd roll his eyes back and pass out.
"Help!" James called out struggling with Remus almost to the ground.
Suddenly a door creaked open and he heard a shuffle up the stairs. Suddenly a violet-haired person appeared.
"Oh my-"Lena quickly turned to a deep shade of purple; her cheeks flushed a shade of pink. "What happened?"
James shrugged, "I found him like this, and can you help me take him to the Wing?"
Lena's eyes widened, "Do you think that's necessary?"
James yelled loudly, "Lena look at him! Tell me it's not necessary! I swear go get someone who'll actually help!"
Lena stood there in shock momentarily and then whipped out her wand and conjured a floating stretcher.
Together they mounted Remus onto it.
"What do we do now?" Lena asked not wanting to get to close; she had not a look of pity but a look of guilt. James stared at her.
"It's quite obvious that we have to take him to Madam Pomfrey, isn't it?" James snapped irately at her. Lena winced and stared at James pleadingly. "Lena, do you know anything about this?"
Lena opened her mouth and then closed it.
"Lena if you know something we have to know about it."
"Well I heard Remus saying something about a head ache and well...later that day I saw him pop in like five pill things and next thing I know--- this."
James knew she wasn't telling the entire truth but said nothing more.
"Well this is really painful to watch, can I go now? Please?" Lena asked but without an answer stormed away. James glared at the violet-haired girl leave.
"What happened to him Mr. Potter?" Madam Pomfrey asked in a loud shrilly voice. "What happened?"
"I told you, I don't know! I walked in and he was hovering and then I took him here."
James stared at his friend with sadness and sorrow; he's never seen Remus look so ill. Sure he's seen him before the full moon and those can be pretty bad but none are compared to what Remus looks like now.
Remus was even paler than before, his lips were a bruised purple, foam was leaking out of it and he kept making moaning sounds. It was horrible to watch.
"Do you know what's wrong with Moon--Remus, Madam?" James asked his voice shaking.
"I'll have to run a few tests; he'll have to stay here for the rest of the weekend." Madam Pomfrey said trying to hide the glee from her voice.
"But-but Madam, the full moon is on Sunday!" James said alarmed.
Madam Pomfrey glared at James, "I know that already Mr. Potter, I have already taken cared of that with Professor Dumbledore."
James stared at Remus and asked her, "Is he going to be okay?"
Madam Pomfrey gave an exasperated sigh, "Mr. Potter, I think you need to leave. I have to run tests and check on my other patients, I don't have time to be answering your absurd questions."
James didn't see what was so absurd with asking if your friend was going to be alright.
"Madam, is he going to be okay?" He tried again.
"Leave, Mr. Potter."
"Why won't you answer me?" James yelled loudly.
"Get out now!" Madam Pomfrey started to push James out of the Wing. "Go to the Dormitories and Mr. Potter, don't come back."
"Moony's in the wing?" Sirius asked alarmed. "Why?"
James shrugged, "She didn't tell me much, just mentioned Dumbledore and a few tests. She wouldn't even tell me if he was going to be alright."
"Fuck her. James, of course Moony's going to be alright. Maybe it's a new moon symptom now." Sirius said suddenly.
James would hate that if it was true, he wouldn't want to see Remus with foam out of his mouth.
"You didn't seem him Padfoot, it was bad." James said with something caught in his throat.
"He'll be okay dammit!" Sirius snapped at him. "Sorry mate..."
James shrugged, "Where's Star?"
"Here." said a voice suddenly. On the other side of her was Lena, she wasn't meeting his eyes.
"Hey babe." Sirius said smiling at her with such a happy look. "I haven't seen you like all day."
Star sat on Sirius' lap with one arm comfortably around his neck. Lena sat awkwardly there. She had a gem directly in the middle of her forehead.
"Any news of Remus?" Lena asked shifting uncomfortably in her seat.
"No." James said digging his eyes into hers.
"We should go check." Lena said looking away.
James shrugged, "Maybe. I don't think we should go now, Madam Pomfrey has her knickers tied in a knot." Lena nodded and muttered something he couldn't catch
She looked up, "I have a date tonight, please James, and tell me how Remus is?" She looked over at Star who looked like she was attached to Sirius by her lips.
"It starts in a bit, so just tell her I took off, alright?" Lena said getting up to walk away. James watched her go.
She had her violet hair up to her neck, she was wearing a short skin tight dress with a black cardigan sweater over it, and she had fishnets on with Mary Jane shoes on. ((not the drug the shoes))She had a white pearl necklace around her neck and very deep black makeup around her eye.
James was finally noticing. Maybe because she had her school robes on the whole time. Even with all that cloth and make up on, she still looked sweet like the Lena he knew last year.
Something was different with her. Something.
She walked away towards the Slytherin common room.
Star stopped and looked at the spot Lena was sitting in.
"Where did she go?" Star asked; lip gloss smeared on her cheeks. Gross, he thought.
"On a date, she says." James shrugged.
Stars nose scrunched up, "Oh..."
Sirius looked at me seriously and said like it was the first time he's ever said that, "You haven't been on a date in a long arse time."
"You think?" James snapped sarcastically. "Can we change the subject? You know how everyone hates talking about my crazy love life."
The corner of Stars mouth twitched and she smiled at him.
Sirius rolled his eyes at that remark, "Whatever, anywho, what I was saying was why don't we mate you up with Lena? I mean she's pretty-"Star looked at him. "She's no Star but that don't matter."
James grinned, "Tempting but no."
Sirius pounded the table with his fist causing many to stare, "Why not?"
James tried looking for the right words, "It's not like I don't want to date, its just I haven't found a girl I'd actually want to date."
"Bollocks, you make it seem like attractive girls don't flirt with you," snorted Sirius.
James glared at him, "I don't care how attractive they fucked are, Padfoot, if they're wits are as dumb as yours, why would I want two dumb arses around me?"
Sirius glared at me and spat, "Fuck you Prongs."
"Just because I don't date girls right now doesn't mean I take offers from guys, mate, sorry."James snapped and walked away.
Part Two: Lenas Weird Date
She walked towards the Potions Dungeon; she didn't know why she accepted this bizarre twist of fate date. It didn't quite make sense but he had offered to take her out for a snog and she needed that pick-me-up.
She felt a cold breeze under her dress, it was a weird breeze though because it wasn't exactly wind it was a more satisfying one. It was unexplainable.
"Hello Melena." sneered a voice coolly.
Lena whipped around and gave the boy a pitying stare, "You're exactly on time, amazing."
The boy smiled, "I wouldn't miss this."
Lena walked over to him and placed one hand seductively on her neck and the other on her hip, making it look casual and asked innocently, "So where do you want to go?"
The boy grinned and motioned him over to her and they walked slowly to a direction she's never been before. A shiver passed through her spine as they walked closer to wherever it was that he wanted to go.
"So Melena what is the sudden change of heart, why now?" the boy asked her.
Lena shrugged, "I've been thinking lately. That punk arse wanker has gotten away with two much bollocks since forever."
He suddenly locked her in a knee quaking kiss, brushed hard on her lips prying them open desperately but gently. He savored every moment he had with his tongue enchanting her mouth, like a fairy with a wand. He pushed her against the wall roughly, his knob stabbing into her stomach that made her giggle.
What the fuck do I think I am fucking doing, she thought suddenly, I'd be in so much deep shit if my brother were to walk in on me and this guys with his fucking wanker knob half way through my stomach!
"What's wrong?" he asked, his breath was warm on his face.
She hadn't realized that she stopped, "Nothing."
She's never felt this warmth so close, this new feeling that had vanished. She felt so strong yet so weak, like she needed to be swept off her feet but she wanted to be just melt away in his arms.
He led her back to a room where she has never seen before, not removing his lips from hers, the room was dim and lit by a couple of melting candles. She felt his hands shift from her lower back to the nape of her neck where she usually liked being held. She felt her insides melt.
After awhile he stopped to breathe and he looked at her like he had never laid eyes on a female before.
"So do we have an accord?" Lena asked seductively.
He grinned and nodded.
Lena smiled, "Good boy."
Lily stayed up in her bed; she had been waiting for Lena to return. She couldn't sleep and she knew Lena would give her relieving incense that would help her sleep.
She stared at the ceiling growing restless. She hated that feeling. All her friends, she noticed, would usually smoke whenever they feel this way particularly. Lily didn't understand it till now.
Lily took a look at the clock on the wall above Lena's bed, it was very difficult to read, and it had knobs and turns and figures that you would never imagine being on a clock. Lily never actually stared at it to tell time, just to feel relaxed. I think that was the mere purpose of it. Lena had once tried to explain how to work the clock but had given up trying to explain it because Lily couldn't seem to pry her eyes off it.
It was already four 'o clock AM and no sign of Lena. It wasn't a full moon, or a blue moon. There was no Astronomy homework. Astrology check wasn't until next week. Where could she be?
A date maybe? No that wasn't like Lena to leave without noting anyone where she would be. Or without a few date aroma therapy.
I could just look for them myself, Lily thought, she wouldn't mind...she'd probably be ecstatic to see me interested in one of her dumb things...Yea that's right. Ecstatic.
Lily was then about to get up to go search through her things when she heard fumbling to reach the stairs. Lena!
She whipped her head so fast she could have sworn she heard it crack. It wasn't Lena.
"Lily!" Star whooped wrapping her arms around her neck.
Lily giggled and patted Star on the back, "'Ello.Where have you been?"
"Out." Star announced.
Lily rolled her eyes and crept back into bed. She felt someone tugging at the sheets.
"Let me in, I can't find mine." Star whimpered softly.
Lily stifled a laugh, "Take mine, I have to go fetch something."
Star was already fast asleep, make up running and everything.
"We have to do this more often." said the boy pulling his shirt back one throwing Lena her bra that she safely tucked in her cloak.
Lena wrapped her now long violet hair in two plaits and reapplied her make- up. She looked at him suspiciously and asked reluctantly, "You-you don't think there's something more out of this, right? This is just to milk up the deal, you know that?"
He looked at her squarely and grinned, "I don't think so."
Lena looked at him, "No! No way, it's not worth it."
He looked at her slyly, "Well then, deals off. Find yourself some other henchmen."
Lena felt her face pale, there was no way she was going to give up what she had to do...a while ago...and blow it. She would just have to go along with it. "I'll agree, only if we're not too clingy, you know?"
The boy looked at her, trying to hide something but nodded never-the-less.
"Nice making business with you." Lena said and walked away.
It was finally Saturday, the week had gone by too fast for James liking. Though at points it felt too long. He sat down tipping his fag slightly so the ashes would drop.
It was already five o' clock pm and he still hadn't decided if he was going to show up. He didn't really like parties, never really fit in them but Lily looked like she really wanted him to go when she had asked.
"Fuck." he breathed as he dropped his fag. His last one."Fuck."
"Need one?" asked a girl suddenly.
James looked up surprised, he thought he was alone. Guess not.
"Yea thanks." He grabbed the fag and lit it up with his wand.
"Joseline." she breathed out, taking a seat next to him without asking.
"James."
"Pretty."
"Fanks." James said with the fag in his mouth.
"What's your reason?" she asked suddenly.
"Reason?"
She looked at him and raised her eyebrows, "For smoking?"
"Ah, to kill stress and to think." James said taking another smoke. He didn't really want to chat.
"I see. I see." She took a whiff of her owns. "House?"
"Gryffindor."
"Ravenclaw."
"Girlfriend?"
"I think."
"You think?"
"It's hard to explain." James said taking a whiff.
Joseline nodded. "I have to go; I'll see you around, okay?"
James nodded, he doubted he'll ever see her again though, "Thanks again."
With that she was off.
Part Three: Molly and Malaria
Ash laid on her bed with her legs up in the air with semi-color toes socks showing off brightly.
Molly scoffed, "How many of those damn things do you have?"
"Fourty-six, if I finish this one it'll be forty-seven."
Molly rolled her eyes and laid back on her bed. She turned on her stomach and opened up a ratted up old notebook she's had since she was in muggle elementary school. No one knew about those old days, not even Malaria, her best friend. No one knew Molly was fully muggle-born, just half.
If she ever got very excited she'll let a few things slip so it was better to go with the story that she was half and half.
Also, another secret of hers, she also told everyone that her parents divorced. She told everyone that her father was a bloody bastard millionaire and she spent endless hours with him cruising in front of their mansion drinking lemonade with a house full of house elves and a bucket filled with fake blonde bimbo step-mothers for every month of the year.
She often complained that he never spent enough time at home so she always had to be shipped off to her ratty mother's house.
But in reality, she's never met her father, not once. Her mother was a prostitute back in her day so she came in as an accident. She didn't even know her fathers name, all she knew was that his last was 'Malfoy', she didn't go by it. She went by Molly Rojas, one her mother made up over the years. She didn't even know her real name. Her mother wasn't poor either; she had a lot of money from her old days, enough to send her to a high-expensive private muggle school.
Still it was embarrassing.
"Molly, where have you been?" hollered the high voice of her best friend Malaria. "You completely missed it!" Molly turned over and looked up at Malaria, she had such an evil gleam in her eyes it gave her the creeps.
"I have been finishing up my essay for Miss Skillers, I mean Professor Skillers."Molly said in a practical voice. "What you should be doing as well."
Malaria rolled her eyes, "I already have a bloke working on it for me, now c'mon let's go party! I'm sure you have time for that later."
Molly nodded and stood up.
She always stood in envy of Malaria, she was always able to get anything out of anyone, and she was the biggest phony she had met, besides herself. Everything about her was phony. Everyone thought she was the perfect little angel to love and adore, all the guys she knew thought Malaria was the most gorgeous creature she had ever laid eyes on.
Malaria was half veela, her mother was a full blast veela and her father was always drooling behind her. Malaria had beautiful spirally blonde angelic hair down to her neck, straight bangs covering her forehead, baby blue powder eyes, and milky white skin with not a spot of anything, pink small pouty lips and a lovely curvy body.
"Guess what Molly?" she started again.
"Like oh-my-gawd, what?" Ash mocked, pulling out a lovely lavender thick strap shirt from her closet. Malaria gave Molly a scheming smile and replied in an oily voice," Ash, by the sound of your voice, I'd say you were mocking me."
"Wow. You are smart." Ash scoffed and placed on her very lovely top on.
Malaria winced, she hated being called dumb, she pulled out her wand and said a few simple words and Ashes shirt ripped in two.
Ash turned around and grinned, which was surprising, "Expect you to pull a rotten trick like that, now I have a few tricks of my own." She pulled her wand out and fixed her shirt.
Malaria clenched her jaw and stormed out, Molly by her side.
"Hate her." Malaria fumed. "Hate her."
"I know," Molly sighed. "I know."
Part Four: Lily and James night out
"I'll take a Sweet Toad on the rocks." Lily told the bartender.
"Mmm, me too." Cami said smacking her lips. "But of course not without the secret ingredient!" Lily looked at her.
"BOOZE!" Cami yelled happily.
Ash came around the corner and looked at Lily with a half-smile on. "So where are the guys?"
Lily shrugged, "If they don't show, it's their blow."
"Hear hear." Cami said taking a drink of her "special" drink.
Lily secretly hoped James and them did show, she had gotten all dolled up and she wanted them to see her like that. She put her hair up in an elegant messy bun, found the perfect green shirt that went criss-cross on her back and exposed nearly all of it, with the perfect mini black pleated skirt, wore torn black stockings and the perfect silver space boots. She also wore her cat eye black glasses. But it's not like she knew from the top of her head.
"Where's Lena?" Ash asked over the loud music.
Lily rolled her eyes and pointed to a person over by the corner.
Ash looked over to see a violet haired head attached to an older mans head; she was promptly on his lap with a cup of booze on her hand.
"Ew." Ash said. "That guys old."
"Older men are sexy as hell though." Cami said taking another shot. She looked back at her. "That is bloody gross though, I think my hangovers going to come early if she keeps doing that, we might have to surgeonically remove her face. EW! I saw saliva drip, did any of you see it!"
"I did." Ash shuddered disgusted. "Pretty soon I'm going to need some of your drink."
"Get your own." Cami announced.
Sirius whipped through the door, side-by-side with Star. They looked so foolish tripping over each others legs. Ash frowned and grabbed some of Camis drink and gulped it down like water. Cami giggled as Ash choked.
"Hey Sirius, Star!" Lily yelled. "Pull up a seat!"
Sirius wrapped his arm around Stars waist and sat her on his lap. "Don't worry Lilaroo, James is coming right now, he just had to take a trip to the loo. By the way you look lovely tonight."
"Thank you." Lily said blushing. Her stomach did a somersault as she saw James walk towards her.
"Hey Tiger." he said over the music.
"Hello." she said jumping up and down.
"Hyper?"
"No just Lily." She said giggling. "Want a drink?"
"I don't drink. Want a fag?"
"I quit smoking." Lily said loudly. "Hear it kills."
"No kidding." James said grinning. He looked at the corner. "How much do you want to bet she chokes?"
Lily grinned, "Five galleons?"
"You're on!" James looked at her drink. "I changed my mind, I guess I do drink."
Molly stared at the dancing floor, "Hey look Lily and them are out."
Malaria looked at their directions and made a scheming face, "I have an idea."
"I just want to have fun tonight Mal, can we do this some other night?" Molly said annoyed.
Malaria looked at her with an odd expression, "Do you think we'll ever get this chance again?"
"Well let's enjoy the night for a while, okay?" Molly said.
"Your right I have to get my drink from Jay anyways." Malarias eyes lit up. "I have a perfect plan!"
After ten minutes of hanging out, James was almost getting the urge to ask Lily to dance but there was an interruption.
"Hey James!" said a voice he recognized.
"Joseline, hey." James smiled. He watched Lily's smile falter.
Joseline looked over at Lily and frowned, "Hello. James, since you're here and I don't think your girlfriends here, do you want to dance?"
Lily blushed to the core and James knew why, they both knew James had announced that she had been his girlfriend.
"Dance? Alright." James couldn't think of any other excuse.
"Where'd James go?" Cami asked.
"How the fuck should I know?" Lily asked tipsy now. "He left me half an hour ago to go dancing and never came back. I'm going back, alright?"
"Wait you can't go back alone!"
"I'll take her." said a voice.
"Jay, not now." Cami snapped. "Besides I can't trust you, go away."
"No its fine, I will."
Regular Cami would never have agreed but regular Cami was not Tipsy Cami.
"Lily go with Jay, I'll see you there in a few."