Chapter 8
A/N: I've been getting reviews a lot more often: I luv it!!! I'm glad you guys like the story. This part is so fickle I hope it's to ur satisfaction. There's just one thing I want you guys to remember when you read it: people always change their minds.
Kat: Thanks. I have been planning on doing a fic for so long, I've planned out what I want to happen, but I'm writing it as I go along. I'm taking these reviews into account. I wasn't sure about the head boy and girls things, but sure, one boy and one girl sounds fine. I mean, it's not a big part of it anyhow. It was just a thing. I'm glad that you called me on it. I really do want all types of criticism, that's what helps a writer improve.
"Sirius," she called after the four boys walking up the stairs away from the dungeons. "Sirius, can we talk?"
He looked back at her and nodded, excused himself from his friends' company and walked down the stairs to talk with Lily. She waited until people had cleared the hall until she began to speak.
"On the risk of missing lunch, I just wanted to ask you if everything was okay between us." she said hesitantly.
He examined her expression for a moment and said nonchalant, "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?"
"It's just that you've kind of seemed to be avoiding me a little, for the past few weeks I mean," she said trying to avoid his eyes.
He felt a wave of regret suddenly wash over him. He had tried to make his life easier. James wouldn't ask him about Lily, if he and Lily didn't speak. He hadn't really considered what she would make of it. He looked at her carefully; he had missed talking to her too.
"I had a lot of problems the last couple of weeks, what with the whole filibusters and dungbombs lose in the great hall during dinner." he lied grinning, hoping to convince her that he wasn't avoiding her. "But really, I haven't been avoiding you. Come on, why don't we skip lunch and you can fill me in on what you've been doing?"
"Are you serious?" she asked trying to hide her excitement.
"About lunch? Yeah, I know how we can get food later," he said casually.
"No, not about lunch," she said smiling. She looked down and then faced him seriously. "I mean about the avoiding thing. Because, I get it, you know? I get it if you don't wanna talk to me. I can be a pain sometimes."
"I think you're great," he said immediately. "I don't know how you can stand me."
She blushed as he smiled at her happily. He reached out his hand to take hers.
"Neither do I. Last week, that was you guys with the dungbombs? I was nearby. Professor McGonagall didn't look happy," she smiled as she took his hand.
He gave her a huge mischievous grin and suddenly burst into a run, dragging her along with him. He led her up the stairs and out to the big oak doors leading to the grounds. When he finally stopped, she gave him a wide-eyed look and tried to speak. She was completely out of breath. She looked around as she tried to get some air in her lungs, there was barely anyone outside. She imagined everyone was in the hall having lunch. She looked back at Sirius to find him looking intently at her.
"What? You made me run all through that, I needed to catch my breath," she said smiling at him.
"I was actually just thinking. You really stand out. I mean because of your hair. You look beautiful," he had a goofy smile as he said it.
He was about to step in closer when they heard a blast coming from inside the castle. Suddenly, they saw a figure drop down the stairs. Lily stepped closer to see who the shape was. A messy, dark-haired boy got up hastily and drew his wand quickly.
"James?!" Sirius called out quizzically.
Just then James called out a spell they didn't hear. They couldn't see the attacker but they ran closer to James when unexpectedly, Remus and Peter tumbled out of the castle as well. They got to their feet hurriedly, only to be joined by Lily and Sirius. They had pulled out their wands and were looking at the door warily. Coming through it were Zabini, Goyle, Crabbe, and Severus Snape; all pointing their wands at the group with scowls on their faces.
"What happened?" Sirius asked his eyes fixed on the angry Slytherins.
"Well." Remus said with a smirk.
"Let's just say that Snivellus and his little buddies over there weren't exactly waiting to welcome us into the Great Hall when we went to get lunch," James said shooting daggers at Snape.
"Someone just please explain!" Lily said frustrated weighing out their chances to bring down the three really big Slytherins (without counting Snape of course).
"We came into the hall and were hit by a really nasty spell, that well, had us talking like animals momentarily. We saw these gits laughing and-"
Before Remus could finish his sentence, Snape threw a jinx that made him fall to the floor. James then called out "expelliarmus" and missed Snape, but saw Goyle's wand shoot down the stairs. The boy looked around stupidly and ran back inside the castle. Remus got up unsteadily holding his face in his hands.
"Remus? Are you okay?" James asked worriedly looking at his friend.
Remus muttered an okay from beneath his hands and looked at Snape angrily. Lily walked closer to where Remus and Peter where standing. She hazarded a look at Remus gasped and looked back with a furious look at a smiling Snape.
Lily gazed steadily with her eyes examining Snape's moves and suddenly and rapidly called out, "Stupefy!"
She yelled it once and before the other two bullies could throw any jinxes at her, pulled Remus and Peter (who was shaking and looked too weak to actually do anything) quickly out of the way. She watched from where she had fallen next to the two boys as James and Sirius took advantage of Zabini's and Crabbe's shocked expression and aims at Lily, to disarm both Slytherins before they could jinx Lily and the others. The two ran in the castle and were out of sight before anyone could make another move.
Sighs of relief could be heard from the five Gryffindors. James moved quickly to help his friends off the ground. Remus refused the help and got up slowly. Lily looked at Remus, who tried to still hide his face from everyone. She smiled benevolently and put a hand on his back.
"Let's take you to the infirmary," she said as they started to walk up the stairs. She picked up the wands where they had fallen at the beginning of the stairs as they walked inside and threw them down to James.
"Go tell Profesor McGonagall what happened," she said smiling. "I think they'll finally get what they deserve."
"I wouldn't be too sure, I don't think she'll believe any of us," he said worriedly.
"She'll believe me," she said walking alongside Remus.
She eyed the body of Snape with disgust as they passed him lying at the entrance of the castle. Once Lily was out of earshot, James looked over at Sirius smiled.
"I think that's the first time she has ever been so nice to me," he said glowing.
"Yeah," Sirius said less excited. He looked over at his friend and saw blood trickling down his robes. "Hey, what happened to you there?"
"I must've cut myself in the fall," James said looking for the source of the blood. He found a deep gash on his shoulder and looked disgusted at the top of the stairs. "I'm gonna be happy when he gets two weeks worth of detentions."
"I think you should go to the infirmary. That cut looks nasty," Sirius said looking at his friend's injury. "I'll go talk to McGonagall. I'm surprised she didn't come out with all the racket."
"Thanks," he said looking around.
He headed up the stairs addressing Peter as he walked up the stairs to ask if he was okay. Peter nodded and walked over to Sirius.
"Thanks for the cover," Peter said to a distracted Sirius.
"You're welcome," he replied offhandedly. He gave Peter a weak smile and started for the stairs. "We better go tell McGonagall what happened."
Peter followed after him. Sirius ripped Snape's wand from his grip and headed towards the Great Hall, all along thinking how he wished he hadn't sent James to the infirmary with Lily there.
***
Lily and Remus had been in the infirmary long enough for Madam Pomfrey to start muttering madly at them for getting into a quarrel with the Slytherins. Lily had explained the events and Madam Pomfrey had put a face of horror when she saw Remus face which appeared to have grown a snout. She had been searching like crazy around her cupboard and ransacked her desk to find a potion to cure Remus. Still, when the snout was gone, she insisted on keeping him at least until dinner to make sure that he was completely okay. James had arrived midway through the examination. Madam pomfrey had instructed him to sit down while she took remus to a bed where she insisted he lay down and let her make sure she cured the cuts and bruises he had gotten in his fall. Lily turned to look at James and gave him a quizzical look.
"What happened? Did you go to McGonagall?" she asked plainly.
"No, Sirius said he'd go instead of me. I have this cut. He said he'd take of talking to McGonagall while I got patched up. Besides, he's got a bigger credibility factor with her than me."
"Where's the cut?" she asked concerned.
He pointed towards his left shoulder. She looked at the gash and winced. She walked over to Madam Pomfrey's desk and got some cotton from the top of the desk and soaked the cotton with water from a glass of water standing on the corner of the desk. She walked back over to James and hesitated.
"Is it alright if I clean it? I'm no healer, but I know a bit about muggle first aid," she said waiting for permission to trespass his personal bubble.
"Yeah, sure," he said looking somewhat surprised.
She rid up his robe sleeve and started cleaning the wound with the cotton. Blood was still coming out of the cut and she walked over to pick up more cotton to keep the blood from coming out. During all of the process, James couldn't help looking at her amazedly. She didn't like him; in fact, at moments she seemed to hate him. Yet, there she was, tending to his wound. He couldn't even feel any pain as he admired her, looking concentrated on his injury. He didn't even notice when she had completely stopped and was now looking at him apprehensively.
"Are you okay?" she said hesitantly. "Does it hurt?"
He snapped out of his trance and looked at the cut. He felt a little sharp pain come from it now and winced a bit.
"Only a bit. Thanks," he said looking straight into her green eyes. 'Beautifully green eyes' a voice said inside him. He could feel a smile drawing on his lips. What surprised him was that she smiled back.
"Glad to help," she said, all thoughts that she usually hated James Potter out of her head.
A/N: I've been getting reviews a lot more often: I luv it!!! I'm glad you guys like the story. This part is so fickle I hope it's to ur satisfaction. There's just one thing I want you guys to remember when you read it: people always change their minds.
Kat: Thanks. I have been planning on doing a fic for so long, I've planned out what I want to happen, but I'm writing it as I go along. I'm taking these reviews into account. I wasn't sure about the head boy and girls things, but sure, one boy and one girl sounds fine. I mean, it's not a big part of it anyhow. It was just a thing. I'm glad that you called me on it. I really do want all types of criticism, that's what helps a writer improve.
"Sirius," she called after the four boys walking up the stairs away from the dungeons. "Sirius, can we talk?"
He looked back at her and nodded, excused himself from his friends' company and walked down the stairs to talk with Lily. She waited until people had cleared the hall until she began to speak.
"On the risk of missing lunch, I just wanted to ask you if everything was okay between us." she said hesitantly.
He examined her expression for a moment and said nonchalant, "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?"
"It's just that you've kind of seemed to be avoiding me a little, for the past few weeks I mean," she said trying to avoid his eyes.
He felt a wave of regret suddenly wash over him. He had tried to make his life easier. James wouldn't ask him about Lily, if he and Lily didn't speak. He hadn't really considered what she would make of it. He looked at her carefully; he had missed talking to her too.
"I had a lot of problems the last couple of weeks, what with the whole filibusters and dungbombs lose in the great hall during dinner." he lied grinning, hoping to convince her that he wasn't avoiding her. "But really, I haven't been avoiding you. Come on, why don't we skip lunch and you can fill me in on what you've been doing?"
"Are you serious?" she asked trying to hide her excitement.
"About lunch? Yeah, I know how we can get food later," he said casually.
"No, not about lunch," she said smiling. She looked down and then faced him seriously. "I mean about the avoiding thing. Because, I get it, you know? I get it if you don't wanna talk to me. I can be a pain sometimes."
"I think you're great," he said immediately. "I don't know how you can stand me."
She blushed as he smiled at her happily. He reached out his hand to take hers.
"Neither do I. Last week, that was you guys with the dungbombs? I was nearby. Professor McGonagall didn't look happy," she smiled as she took his hand.
He gave her a huge mischievous grin and suddenly burst into a run, dragging her along with him. He led her up the stairs and out to the big oak doors leading to the grounds. When he finally stopped, she gave him a wide-eyed look and tried to speak. She was completely out of breath. She looked around as she tried to get some air in her lungs, there was barely anyone outside. She imagined everyone was in the hall having lunch. She looked back at Sirius to find him looking intently at her.
"What? You made me run all through that, I needed to catch my breath," she said smiling at him.
"I was actually just thinking. You really stand out. I mean because of your hair. You look beautiful," he had a goofy smile as he said it.
He was about to step in closer when they heard a blast coming from inside the castle. Suddenly, they saw a figure drop down the stairs. Lily stepped closer to see who the shape was. A messy, dark-haired boy got up hastily and drew his wand quickly.
"James?!" Sirius called out quizzically.
Just then James called out a spell they didn't hear. They couldn't see the attacker but they ran closer to James when unexpectedly, Remus and Peter tumbled out of the castle as well. They got to their feet hurriedly, only to be joined by Lily and Sirius. They had pulled out their wands and were looking at the door warily. Coming through it were Zabini, Goyle, Crabbe, and Severus Snape; all pointing their wands at the group with scowls on their faces.
"What happened?" Sirius asked his eyes fixed on the angry Slytherins.
"Well." Remus said with a smirk.
"Let's just say that Snivellus and his little buddies over there weren't exactly waiting to welcome us into the Great Hall when we went to get lunch," James said shooting daggers at Snape.
"Someone just please explain!" Lily said frustrated weighing out their chances to bring down the three really big Slytherins (without counting Snape of course).
"We came into the hall and were hit by a really nasty spell, that well, had us talking like animals momentarily. We saw these gits laughing and-"
Before Remus could finish his sentence, Snape threw a jinx that made him fall to the floor. James then called out "expelliarmus" and missed Snape, but saw Goyle's wand shoot down the stairs. The boy looked around stupidly and ran back inside the castle. Remus got up unsteadily holding his face in his hands.
"Remus? Are you okay?" James asked worriedly looking at his friend.
Remus muttered an okay from beneath his hands and looked at Snape angrily. Lily walked closer to where Remus and Peter where standing. She hazarded a look at Remus gasped and looked back with a furious look at a smiling Snape.
Lily gazed steadily with her eyes examining Snape's moves and suddenly and rapidly called out, "Stupefy!"
She yelled it once and before the other two bullies could throw any jinxes at her, pulled Remus and Peter (who was shaking and looked too weak to actually do anything) quickly out of the way. She watched from where she had fallen next to the two boys as James and Sirius took advantage of Zabini's and Crabbe's shocked expression and aims at Lily, to disarm both Slytherins before they could jinx Lily and the others. The two ran in the castle and were out of sight before anyone could make another move.
Sighs of relief could be heard from the five Gryffindors. James moved quickly to help his friends off the ground. Remus refused the help and got up slowly. Lily looked at Remus, who tried to still hide his face from everyone. She smiled benevolently and put a hand on his back.
"Let's take you to the infirmary," she said as they started to walk up the stairs. She picked up the wands where they had fallen at the beginning of the stairs as they walked inside and threw them down to James.
"Go tell Profesor McGonagall what happened," she said smiling. "I think they'll finally get what they deserve."
"I wouldn't be too sure, I don't think she'll believe any of us," he said worriedly.
"She'll believe me," she said walking alongside Remus.
She eyed the body of Snape with disgust as they passed him lying at the entrance of the castle. Once Lily was out of earshot, James looked over at Sirius smiled.
"I think that's the first time she has ever been so nice to me," he said glowing.
"Yeah," Sirius said less excited. He looked over at his friend and saw blood trickling down his robes. "Hey, what happened to you there?"
"I must've cut myself in the fall," James said looking for the source of the blood. He found a deep gash on his shoulder and looked disgusted at the top of the stairs. "I'm gonna be happy when he gets two weeks worth of detentions."
"I think you should go to the infirmary. That cut looks nasty," Sirius said looking at his friend's injury. "I'll go talk to McGonagall. I'm surprised she didn't come out with all the racket."
"Thanks," he said looking around.
He headed up the stairs addressing Peter as he walked up the stairs to ask if he was okay. Peter nodded and walked over to Sirius.
"Thanks for the cover," Peter said to a distracted Sirius.
"You're welcome," he replied offhandedly. He gave Peter a weak smile and started for the stairs. "We better go tell McGonagall what happened."
Peter followed after him. Sirius ripped Snape's wand from his grip and headed towards the Great Hall, all along thinking how he wished he hadn't sent James to the infirmary with Lily there.
***
Lily and Remus had been in the infirmary long enough for Madam Pomfrey to start muttering madly at them for getting into a quarrel with the Slytherins. Lily had explained the events and Madam Pomfrey had put a face of horror when she saw Remus face which appeared to have grown a snout. She had been searching like crazy around her cupboard and ransacked her desk to find a potion to cure Remus. Still, when the snout was gone, she insisted on keeping him at least until dinner to make sure that he was completely okay. James had arrived midway through the examination. Madam pomfrey had instructed him to sit down while she took remus to a bed where she insisted he lay down and let her make sure she cured the cuts and bruises he had gotten in his fall. Lily turned to look at James and gave him a quizzical look.
"What happened? Did you go to McGonagall?" she asked plainly.
"No, Sirius said he'd go instead of me. I have this cut. He said he'd take of talking to McGonagall while I got patched up. Besides, he's got a bigger credibility factor with her than me."
"Where's the cut?" she asked concerned.
He pointed towards his left shoulder. She looked at the gash and winced. She walked over to Madam Pomfrey's desk and got some cotton from the top of the desk and soaked the cotton with water from a glass of water standing on the corner of the desk. She walked back over to James and hesitated.
"Is it alright if I clean it? I'm no healer, but I know a bit about muggle first aid," she said waiting for permission to trespass his personal bubble.
"Yeah, sure," he said looking somewhat surprised.
She rid up his robe sleeve and started cleaning the wound with the cotton. Blood was still coming out of the cut and she walked over to pick up more cotton to keep the blood from coming out. During all of the process, James couldn't help looking at her amazedly. She didn't like him; in fact, at moments she seemed to hate him. Yet, there she was, tending to his wound. He couldn't even feel any pain as he admired her, looking concentrated on his injury. He didn't even notice when she had completely stopped and was now looking at him apprehensively.
"Are you okay?" she said hesitantly. "Does it hurt?"
He snapped out of his trance and looked at the cut. He felt a little sharp pain come from it now and winced a bit.
"Only a bit. Thanks," he said looking straight into her green eyes. 'Beautifully green eyes' a voice said inside him. He could feel a smile drawing on his lips. What surprised him was that she smiled back.
"Glad to help," she said, all thoughts that she usually hated James Potter out of her head.