.chapter four.
James Potter flinched as the sound of slammed books dropped onto the desk beside him, and a very tired looking Lily Evans slipped into the seat beside it. She was so tired that she obviously did not realize that she had chosen the desk beside him, and he was very glad. It seemed that after the initial excitement of being in school was wearing off, everyone was getting more and more exhausted. James was feeling fresh as a daisy though. Quidditch games started in a couple of weeks, and the Gryffindor team was really strong this year. They had a great new chaser, a kid named Parker Bell, and he could score on anyone.
"Hey Evans," he said softly, and she glanced up from her notes. Professor Binns had begun droning on about the witch hunts and other boring things (well, things that were interesting sounded boring from the ghost teacher's voice - he could commentate a Quidditch match between the Slytherins and the Gryffindors, enemies that were clearly acknowledged by the entire school, and it would bore people to sleep) and Lily was the only person that appeared to be paying attention, except for maybe Remus and Jena Jacobson, who's hand was moving over a paper and he assumed she was taking notes.
"What do you want?" she replied quietly, sounding agitated.
"Just saying hello," he replied with a smirk. The rest of the class went on like that; he would ask her something, she would reply in annoyance, and then they would become quiet. He could hear Padfoot sniggering somewhere in the background and a disapproving sigh come from Remus - who was beginning to become quite the kill joy - as the lesson wore on. By the end of it, Lily was ignoring him and James realized that he had just set himself back a bit on trying to win her over. He just wasn't very good at trying to get girls fall in love with him; usually, they did that on their own.
"Prongs my boy, you are horrible," said Sirius, patting his friend's shoulder as they trudged drearily out of the classroom. "That was just the most entertaining thing I've seen all day." He raked a hand through his hair and nodded at a group of fourth year girls that walked past, who dissolved into schoolgirlish giggles. He loved making the younger ladies wild for him.
"I know. And you know what? Being horrible feels pretty good," he said as he ruffled his hair up messily, a smug grin on his face as he caught Lily glaring at him, her eyes almost as fiery as her hair. "It's a pity though, because I really do like her. I just wish I knew how to get her to -"
He halted, and the conversation ceased to exist. His eyes widened in disgust and evil pleasure as he spotted his favorite enemy, a greasy, hook nosed bloke by the name of Severus Snape, came into his view. The Marauders all stopped, their eyes taking the same, sharp glint as they saw him. Students in the corridor hurried to get out of the way; it was common knowledge that James Potter and Severus Snape did not get along, as most Slytherins and Gryffindors didn't. But this was something than ran deeper than house rivalry and loyalty; this ran down to their bones, the hatred each bore for the other.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Snivellous," he found himself saying, and he could hear a few gasps as he eased his frame and started to close the distance between them. Snape stood there, hatred gleaming in his eyes, acne - scared cheeks flushed in anger and loathing. James saw Evans out of the corner of his eye, biting her lip anxiously. 'I'll only counter jinx him,' he thought, 'if he makes the first move. If he does, then I'll retalliate.'
"Potter," said Snape is a hoarse voice.
"I'm so glad to see that you remember my name. Very good job." James grinned, twirling his wand around in his fingers casually. He heard Padfoot snicker behind him.
"I remember a lot, Potter. Like the fact that you aren't so strong without your cronies and an audience to keep you up," Snape spat, and James simply chuckled. Snape was lying and they both knew it, but they both also knew that it was true; without the audience, James really wouldn't have put on so much of a show. There was the sound of some birds cawing ominously in the distance, but otherwise, everything was still.
"Whatever you say, Snivellous," said James. The bell rang for classes, but no one was moving, not even Lily or Remus, who were both the Heads and it was their duty to keep events like this from happening. But it was apparent that Remus wasn't going to do anything, and Lily kept glancing nervously back and forth, probably wondering what she should do.
Suddenly, with a flourish, Snape produced his wand and jabbed it in James' direction, mouth open about to shout a hex -
"That is enough!" exclaimed Lily, stepping between the two, which was a rather risky thing to do. They both had taken the assumed duelling position, wand arm straight out at oponent, the other above their head like they were fencing. She knew that James would do anything to protect her though, so she had chanced it. "Twenty points from both of your houses, and detention for you both! Now, I suggest you head down to McGonnagall's office," she said, conjuring up a note pad. She scribbled something down while the students watched in awe at the two enemies. James looked shocked at her, like she had just broken his broomstick in two, and Snape sneered at her.
"Using a girl to fight your battles now, Potter?" he smirked.
"Fifty points from Slytherin," said Remus suddenly. "And I would listen to the redhead."
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At dinner that night, with many Gryffindors clearly angry with her, Lily sulked over her mashed potatoes and gravy. She sighed, dropping her fork all together, and stood up from the table. "I'm not feeling very well," she told Jackie and Jena as the Gryffindors glared at her. "I'm going up to the common room to do some homework...."
"All right," said Jena softly. Jackie simply nodded, accustomed to their friends way of dealing with the stress. She tended to run away from it.
"Jeez," said Sirius Black loudly, so the two would overhear. "I don't see what you see in that girl. She's obviously not loyal to the Gryffindor house, taking those points away and giving you detention." He glanced over at Jackie, not so slyly, to see her glaring daggers at him. "You must love the authority figure or something."
"Nah, she's just gorgeous... smart, funny...." James didn't get that he was supposed to be down talking her. For some reason, he liked her more because she wasn't afraid to be mean to him. He didn't quite know what it was about that Evans girl that made his heart go all a - flutter. It might have been those eyes, which made him feel like she could see right into his soul sometimes. Or at least right through him. It was unsettling.
"Oh," said Sirius dumbly.
"Sirius, you're such a ... a..." Jackie turned to face him, buttering knife in hand. Her eyes were dark and flaming, and he grinned. He liked the look in her eyes right then, as though she were dangerous or something. He would love to see her before a Quidditch match. "You're such a bastard!" She dropped the knife onto the table, then stood up, and stalked off angrily.
"Wow," said Remus, grinning. "No wonder you two have so many girl friends."
"Shut up," they said in unison, and Peter, being the daft one he was, nodded as a come back. Jena smiled at Remus, who caught her eye momentarily. She stood up and grabbed the notebook she always carried with her, and followed the trail her two best friends took from the Great Hall. Tonight was going to be a long one - full of complaining for both parties.
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A/N: Sorry so short everyone! Sincerely I am!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, people. Come on, get with the now!
Roxy: Thanks! I know I don't have much updated, but I'm on chapter nineteen as I type this. I'm a slow poster but quick writer. I do do pictures of my characters, but I don't have a scanner or any way of posting them on the net. Shall I take up a fund for a scanner?
Belle: I love James/Lily fics! Might I suggest "The Parents Who Died" by Someone the First, "The Flower and The Stag" by Tropical Fishy, and "10 Things I Hate About You," by Tropical Fishy as well? I believe they are the pioneers of MWPP/L fanfiction, as they are a lot of the influence in my fics!
James Potter flinched as the sound of slammed books dropped onto the desk beside him, and a very tired looking Lily Evans slipped into the seat beside it. She was so tired that she obviously did not realize that she had chosen the desk beside him, and he was very glad. It seemed that after the initial excitement of being in school was wearing off, everyone was getting more and more exhausted. James was feeling fresh as a daisy though. Quidditch games started in a couple of weeks, and the Gryffindor team was really strong this year. They had a great new chaser, a kid named Parker Bell, and he could score on anyone.
"Hey Evans," he said softly, and she glanced up from her notes. Professor Binns had begun droning on about the witch hunts and other boring things (well, things that were interesting sounded boring from the ghost teacher's voice - he could commentate a Quidditch match between the Slytherins and the Gryffindors, enemies that were clearly acknowledged by the entire school, and it would bore people to sleep) and Lily was the only person that appeared to be paying attention, except for maybe Remus and Jena Jacobson, who's hand was moving over a paper and he assumed she was taking notes.
"What do you want?" she replied quietly, sounding agitated.
"Just saying hello," he replied with a smirk. The rest of the class went on like that; he would ask her something, she would reply in annoyance, and then they would become quiet. He could hear Padfoot sniggering somewhere in the background and a disapproving sigh come from Remus - who was beginning to become quite the kill joy - as the lesson wore on. By the end of it, Lily was ignoring him and James realized that he had just set himself back a bit on trying to win her over. He just wasn't very good at trying to get girls fall in love with him; usually, they did that on their own.
"Prongs my boy, you are horrible," said Sirius, patting his friend's shoulder as they trudged drearily out of the classroom. "That was just the most entertaining thing I've seen all day." He raked a hand through his hair and nodded at a group of fourth year girls that walked past, who dissolved into schoolgirlish giggles. He loved making the younger ladies wild for him.
"I know. And you know what? Being horrible feels pretty good," he said as he ruffled his hair up messily, a smug grin on his face as he caught Lily glaring at him, her eyes almost as fiery as her hair. "It's a pity though, because I really do like her. I just wish I knew how to get her to -"
He halted, and the conversation ceased to exist. His eyes widened in disgust and evil pleasure as he spotted his favorite enemy, a greasy, hook nosed bloke by the name of Severus Snape, came into his view. The Marauders all stopped, their eyes taking the same, sharp glint as they saw him. Students in the corridor hurried to get out of the way; it was common knowledge that James Potter and Severus Snape did not get along, as most Slytherins and Gryffindors didn't. But this was something than ran deeper than house rivalry and loyalty; this ran down to their bones, the hatred each bore for the other.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Snivellous," he found himself saying, and he could hear a few gasps as he eased his frame and started to close the distance between them. Snape stood there, hatred gleaming in his eyes, acne - scared cheeks flushed in anger and loathing. James saw Evans out of the corner of his eye, biting her lip anxiously. 'I'll only counter jinx him,' he thought, 'if he makes the first move. If he does, then I'll retalliate.'
"Potter," said Snape is a hoarse voice.
"I'm so glad to see that you remember my name. Very good job." James grinned, twirling his wand around in his fingers casually. He heard Padfoot snicker behind him.
"I remember a lot, Potter. Like the fact that you aren't so strong without your cronies and an audience to keep you up," Snape spat, and James simply chuckled. Snape was lying and they both knew it, but they both also knew that it was true; without the audience, James really wouldn't have put on so much of a show. There was the sound of some birds cawing ominously in the distance, but otherwise, everything was still.
"Whatever you say, Snivellous," said James. The bell rang for classes, but no one was moving, not even Lily or Remus, who were both the Heads and it was their duty to keep events like this from happening. But it was apparent that Remus wasn't going to do anything, and Lily kept glancing nervously back and forth, probably wondering what she should do.
Suddenly, with a flourish, Snape produced his wand and jabbed it in James' direction, mouth open about to shout a hex -
"That is enough!" exclaimed Lily, stepping between the two, which was a rather risky thing to do. They both had taken the assumed duelling position, wand arm straight out at oponent, the other above their head like they were fencing. She knew that James would do anything to protect her though, so she had chanced it. "Twenty points from both of your houses, and detention for you both! Now, I suggest you head down to McGonnagall's office," she said, conjuring up a note pad. She scribbled something down while the students watched in awe at the two enemies. James looked shocked at her, like she had just broken his broomstick in two, and Snape sneered at her.
"Using a girl to fight your battles now, Potter?" he smirked.
"Fifty points from Slytherin," said Remus suddenly. "And I would listen to the redhead."
:::......:::
At dinner that night, with many Gryffindors clearly angry with her, Lily sulked over her mashed potatoes and gravy. She sighed, dropping her fork all together, and stood up from the table. "I'm not feeling very well," she told Jackie and Jena as the Gryffindors glared at her. "I'm going up to the common room to do some homework...."
"All right," said Jena softly. Jackie simply nodded, accustomed to their friends way of dealing with the stress. She tended to run away from it.
"Jeez," said Sirius Black loudly, so the two would overhear. "I don't see what you see in that girl. She's obviously not loyal to the Gryffindor house, taking those points away and giving you detention." He glanced over at Jackie, not so slyly, to see her glaring daggers at him. "You must love the authority figure or something."
"Nah, she's just gorgeous... smart, funny...." James didn't get that he was supposed to be down talking her. For some reason, he liked her more because she wasn't afraid to be mean to him. He didn't quite know what it was about that Evans girl that made his heart go all a - flutter. It might have been those eyes, which made him feel like she could see right into his soul sometimes. Or at least right through him. It was unsettling.
"Oh," said Sirius dumbly.
"Sirius, you're such a ... a..." Jackie turned to face him, buttering knife in hand. Her eyes were dark and flaming, and he grinned. He liked the look in her eyes right then, as though she were dangerous or something. He would love to see her before a Quidditch match. "You're such a bastard!" She dropped the knife onto the table, then stood up, and stalked off angrily.
"Wow," said Remus, grinning. "No wonder you two have so many girl friends."
"Shut up," they said in unison, and Peter, being the daft one he was, nodded as a come back. Jena smiled at Remus, who caught her eye momentarily. She stood up and grabbed the notebook she always carried with her, and followed the trail her two best friends took from the Great Hall. Tonight was going to be a long one - full of complaining for both parties.
:::......:::
A/N: Sorry so short everyone! Sincerely I am!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, people. Come on, get with the now!
Roxy: Thanks! I know I don't have much updated, but I'm on chapter nineteen as I type this. I'm a slow poster but quick writer. I do do pictures of my characters, but I don't have a scanner or any way of posting them on the net. Shall I take up a fund for a scanner?
Belle: I love James/Lily fics! Might I suggest "The Parents Who Died" by Someone the First, "The Flower and The Stag" by Tropical Fishy, and "10 Things I Hate About You," by Tropical Fishy as well? I believe they are the pioneers of MWPP/L fanfiction, as they are a lot of the influence in my fics!