Chapter 4: The Matchmaking Game
Lily came downstairs to find all three boys sitting in the same chairs they were when she left. Harry looked up and said,
"Is she better?" Lily smiled and nodded. Blake said,
"What's up?" Lily looked at him and said,
"I think I just made a friend. I'll explain later." Blake nodded and Ron stretched and said,
"I think I'm going to turn in. Night all."
"G'night." They all replied. Lily, Blake, and Harry were silent for a while then Lily said,
"So, are you going to talk to her tomorrow?" Harry nodded, and said,
"Wish I didn't have to wait. I feel bad, but I don't know what pissed her off so much."
"She's stressed, and her tolerance level is down. She'll get over it. We talked, she'll be fine." Harry smiled and nodded. Blake went out on a limb and said,
"So, Ron's dating Lavender, so how are things with you and the dating department?" He and his sister gave each other evil grins that matchmakers get when they are trying to pair someone up. (I know those looks; see them all the time with my friends) Harry said,
"Not seeing anyone."
"Why not?"
"Because all the girls here would only want to go out with me because I'm the Boy Who Lived."
"Eh, you never know, not all the girls are like that, I'm sure."
"If you can name one, I'll be impressed."
"I could, but I can't."
"Why can't you?"
"I can't tell you. I'm sworn to secrecy."
"Fine, keep it that way, I don't want you to get into trouble with the person whose secrets you keep."
"Thank you for being so considerate."
"Yeah." He stretched and said,
"I think I'll turn in too. See you in the morning."
"Good night." Lily and James replied. After Harry had disappeared, Blake said,
"Ok, what'd you find out? If you don't tell me, I'll force it out of you."
"How the hell do you expect to do that?"
"I have my ways."
"How?" Lily eyed her brother skeptically.
"I'll tickle ya."
"You do I'll kill ya."
"Tell me then."
"I had no intention of not telling you anyways. Well, this'll come as a shock. Mom loves Dad."
"Wait a minute, she actually loves him? Wow, didn't know our parents were capable of loving one another. But then it does make sense, I mean, there had to be some love there for them to have sex." Lily said,
"So, how are we going to get mum and dad together? Because I've been doing the math, and we're to be born in about ten months."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously."
"Well, crap. That means we have only a month to get our matchmaking business going. How are we going to do it?"
"Well, let's think of the things that they like to do together. What can you think of?"
"The only thing that they do together is yell and scream at each other."
"Ok, what are the things they like to do separately?"
"Dad loves Quidditch, mum hates it."
"Mum loves to travel to all these places to expand her knowledge, dad hates it."
"You know, I wonder if mum only hates Quidditch because dad loves it? I mean, cuz' she said that she went to every Quidditch match in school."
"Probably. Wouldn't surprise me if that was the case." Lily sighed and said,
"Our parents are hopeless. Maybe they just weren't meant to be happy together."
"I've got an idea, you ask mum what she likes about dad, and I'll find out what dad likes about mum, and we'll go from there."
"Good idea. We'll do that later, but I've just had a thought. Where's the one place in this castle that you can go for anything you need, and it will provide?" Blake thought a minute, and a grin spread across his face.
"Room of Requirement?" Lily nodded, grin on her face too. Blake said,
"Damnit, how are we going to get there, we'll get caught. Where's dad's invisibility cloak when you need it?" Lily smacked her brother on the back of the head and said,
"You dork, it's upstairs in his trunk."
"Oh, that's right."
"God, you're stupid."
"Shut up. Hey, and doesn't he have the Marauder's Map up there too?"
"He should. Unless it's been confiscated, he should still have it."
"Yeah. You know what? I miss Julia."
"Don't do that. I don't wanna have to listen to you whine about missing her."
"Well, I do. A boyfriend should miss his girlfriend."
"You've got guts, though big brother. I don't know many guys who would still go out with a girl when her father has threatened to curse you into the next week you every time you come within a hundred feet of his daughter." Blake jauntily stretched and said,
"I know. But he can't kill me anyways. And there are many reasons why. One, Dad would kill him. Two, Mom would kill him. Three, Julia would be sad. And four, he can't kill his godson. He's supposed to be protective of me, not try and kill me." Lily laughed and said,
"You know, Remus is right, you are more like Grandpa Potter than Dad is. Always going for the red haired type."
"Ah, but those are the prettiest ones though, little sister. Though we should be glad that dad isn't more like Grandpa, because if he had gone for the red haired type, we wouldn't be here."
"True. We should be glad."
"Hey, maybe if I get to know Ron now, maybe it won't be so bad dating Julia."
"Like he'll remember you, and if you tell him who you really are, we'll probably alter history so bad that it could cause the end of the world as we know it." Blake laughed and said,
"Ok, Lily. I don't know if it'd be that bad."
"You never know. But anyways, we should head to the Room of Requirement."
"Yeah. Be right back, I'll stea...borrow dad's invisibility cloak, and the Marauder's Map." Five minutes later, Blake came back with both the cloak and map in hand. They threw the cloak over themselves, and exited the portrait hole.
A/N: So, how's this one? Like it? Or no? Please read and review. And I apologize for making this story not quite sound like the way J.K. Rowling writes it, but if I could write like she does, I could make millions. But since I can't, my stories won't exactly follow the way she writes. So, again, READ AND REVIEW!!! And I want to thank each and every one of you who has reviewed so far, and I enjoy hearing from ya. Thanks!!
Huskerfan2006
Lily came downstairs to find all three boys sitting in the same chairs they were when she left. Harry looked up and said,
"Is she better?" Lily smiled and nodded. Blake said,
"What's up?" Lily looked at him and said,
"I think I just made a friend. I'll explain later." Blake nodded and Ron stretched and said,
"I think I'm going to turn in. Night all."
"G'night." They all replied. Lily, Blake, and Harry were silent for a while then Lily said,
"So, are you going to talk to her tomorrow?" Harry nodded, and said,
"Wish I didn't have to wait. I feel bad, but I don't know what pissed her off so much."
"She's stressed, and her tolerance level is down. She'll get over it. We talked, she'll be fine." Harry smiled and nodded. Blake went out on a limb and said,
"So, Ron's dating Lavender, so how are things with you and the dating department?" He and his sister gave each other evil grins that matchmakers get when they are trying to pair someone up. (I know those looks; see them all the time with my friends) Harry said,
"Not seeing anyone."
"Why not?"
"Because all the girls here would only want to go out with me because I'm the Boy Who Lived."
"Eh, you never know, not all the girls are like that, I'm sure."
"If you can name one, I'll be impressed."
"I could, but I can't."
"Why can't you?"
"I can't tell you. I'm sworn to secrecy."
"Fine, keep it that way, I don't want you to get into trouble with the person whose secrets you keep."
"Thank you for being so considerate."
"Yeah." He stretched and said,
"I think I'll turn in too. See you in the morning."
"Good night." Lily and James replied. After Harry had disappeared, Blake said,
"Ok, what'd you find out? If you don't tell me, I'll force it out of you."
"How the hell do you expect to do that?"
"I have my ways."
"How?" Lily eyed her brother skeptically.
"I'll tickle ya."
"You do I'll kill ya."
"Tell me then."
"I had no intention of not telling you anyways. Well, this'll come as a shock. Mom loves Dad."
"Wait a minute, she actually loves him? Wow, didn't know our parents were capable of loving one another. But then it does make sense, I mean, there had to be some love there for them to have sex." Lily said,
"So, how are we going to get mum and dad together? Because I've been doing the math, and we're to be born in about ten months."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously."
"Well, crap. That means we have only a month to get our matchmaking business going. How are we going to do it?"
"Well, let's think of the things that they like to do together. What can you think of?"
"The only thing that they do together is yell and scream at each other."
"Ok, what are the things they like to do separately?"
"Dad loves Quidditch, mum hates it."
"Mum loves to travel to all these places to expand her knowledge, dad hates it."
"You know, I wonder if mum only hates Quidditch because dad loves it? I mean, cuz' she said that she went to every Quidditch match in school."
"Probably. Wouldn't surprise me if that was the case." Lily sighed and said,
"Our parents are hopeless. Maybe they just weren't meant to be happy together."
"I've got an idea, you ask mum what she likes about dad, and I'll find out what dad likes about mum, and we'll go from there."
"Good idea. We'll do that later, but I've just had a thought. Where's the one place in this castle that you can go for anything you need, and it will provide?" Blake thought a minute, and a grin spread across his face.
"Room of Requirement?" Lily nodded, grin on her face too. Blake said,
"Damnit, how are we going to get there, we'll get caught. Where's dad's invisibility cloak when you need it?" Lily smacked her brother on the back of the head and said,
"You dork, it's upstairs in his trunk."
"Oh, that's right."
"God, you're stupid."
"Shut up. Hey, and doesn't he have the Marauder's Map up there too?"
"He should. Unless it's been confiscated, he should still have it."
"Yeah. You know what? I miss Julia."
"Don't do that. I don't wanna have to listen to you whine about missing her."
"Well, I do. A boyfriend should miss his girlfriend."
"You've got guts, though big brother. I don't know many guys who would still go out with a girl when her father has threatened to curse you into the next week you every time you come within a hundred feet of his daughter." Blake jauntily stretched and said,
"I know. But he can't kill me anyways. And there are many reasons why. One, Dad would kill him. Two, Mom would kill him. Three, Julia would be sad. And four, he can't kill his godson. He's supposed to be protective of me, not try and kill me." Lily laughed and said,
"You know, Remus is right, you are more like Grandpa Potter than Dad is. Always going for the red haired type."
"Ah, but those are the prettiest ones though, little sister. Though we should be glad that dad isn't more like Grandpa, because if he had gone for the red haired type, we wouldn't be here."
"True. We should be glad."
"Hey, maybe if I get to know Ron now, maybe it won't be so bad dating Julia."
"Like he'll remember you, and if you tell him who you really are, we'll probably alter history so bad that it could cause the end of the world as we know it." Blake laughed and said,
"Ok, Lily. I don't know if it'd be that bad."
"You never know. But anyways, we should head to the Room of Requirement."
"Yeah. Be right back, I'll stea...borrow dad's invisibility cloak, and the Marauder's Map." Five minutes later, Blake came back with both the cloak and map in hand. They threw the cloak over themselves, and exited the portrait hole.
A/N: So, how's this one? Like it? Or no? Please read and review. And I apologize for making this story not quite sound like the way J.K. Rowling writes it, but if I could write like she does, I could make millions. But since I can't, my stories won't exactly follow the way she writes. So, again, READ AND REVIEW!!! And I want to thank each and every one of you who has reviewed so far, and I enjoy hearing from ya. Thanks!!
Huskerfan2006