.chapter eight.
That night after the Quidditch match, Remus and Jena were sitting together in the common room, drinking butterbeer that James and Sirius smuggled up from the kitchens, while the celebration was in full swing. Many first years had been sent up to bed, as it was well past midnight and first years tended to be quite grouchy if they didn't get sleep. Lily was trying to get everyone to settle down a bit and get to bed, or else McGonnagall would show up and basically there would be hell to pay. No one was listenning to her, of course, and she had given up. James was trying very hard not to ask her to dance, that was apparent.
"D'you think that James is ever going to fall for this plan?" asked Jena, leaning close to Remus so he could hear her.
"Of course! James can do anything he wants, and basically everything he wants he gets," said Remus, leaning forward so his lips nearly brushed the shell of her ear as he spoke. Jena could feel his hot breath against her cheek and nearly shivered in delight. "It's his James - ism." They giggled and Jena felt very, very happy. She tucked her knees beneath her and found his arm around her waist, her leaning in close to him now, and all of this had happened without her knowledge. Not that she minded; it was rather very cozy.
"Lily can be very strong willed though," Jena pointed out, leaning her head on his shoulder. He rested his chin atop her head, and they both sighed happily.
"I think James will get her though... it's taken him several years obviously, but that just made him want her more. It's the hard to get quality, you know. Sometimes you get bored when you get something too easily," said Remus, and that made Jena pull back gentley. Was she being too easy? She wondered. Is that why he was bringing this up?
"I think I'd better go to bed," she said slowly, stretching and yawning for effect.
"Oh," said Remus, surprised. "Okay..." He stood up too, watching her for a moment. "Do you want to go to the ball with me?"
"Um... I guess," she said off - handishly, though secretly, inside, she was really cheering in silent victory.
"Really? Great!" he grinned and bent down, kissing her forehead softly. "Good night."
"Night," she said, smiling softly and heading upstairs almost in a dreamy state.
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"So... Sirius," said Jackie, as they sat on the stairs of the boys dormitory, seemingly engaged in a humorous conversation. But really, they were discussing much more serious, important plans. Life altering plans. "We have Lily going with Ben, James going with... Giselle Song? Lily and Ben are going as muggle celebrities and James and Giselle are going to be...?"
"Quidditch player and veela," replied Sirius. "I bet both girls are going to look good, but Lily will be much hotter as Giselle will have all that make up and such..." Sirius sounded exasperated with the topic, but that could have been because all James talked about was Lily and how she was so gorgeous and things like that. "The plan for us is...?"
"I think we should go as left over food. Like spaggetti wrapped up in aluminum foil? You could be the meat and I'll be the sauce or something?" Jackie had been giving the idea a lot of thought, and she decided that she wanted to be something fun and original.
"I don't think that would be very comfortable for dancing," replied Sirius, and Jackie nodded.
"I hadn't thought of that... I forgot about the dancing." She sighed and glanced up at him. "You have any ideas?"
"I still think we should be escaped prisoners from Azkaban.... Maybe we should be super heroes?" They both shook their head. "Well, we'll have to figure out soon, the dance is in two weeks... we need to buy costumes etc."
"We still have to get Lily and James together too! Jeez, what are we going to do?" asked Jackie, feeling very overwhelmed suddenly.
"It's okay," said Sirius, patting her shoulder. "If all else fails, we can charm them..."
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The next morning, everyone had climbed down their stairwells equally tired but cheerful, joking around playfully about last night. Jena and Remus decided they were going to go down to the library to do some homework, James and Jackie had Quidditch practice, which left Sirius, Peter, and Lily to sit around the common room and banter for a while.
"I can't believe you turned James down," said Peter, seeming very angry about this. "You must not realize how great he is."
"Are you insane?" asked Lily, pulling a face. "James Potter is the most arrogant, selfish, egotistical..." she breathed in angrily, "human being that I ever met. I could never go out with him - he would be too... he would ask me to wear a mirror so when he told me he loved me he could look into his reflection when he said it."
"That's very untrue!" scolded Sirius. "Lils, I though you knew Prongsie better than that. He really does love you, no matter what you think. And I think deep down you want to love him back, but you won't let yourself."
"You are very thick, Sirius," said Lily pointedly. He muttered something that sounded like, "That's what all the ladies say," but Lily chose to ignore that. "James... everything he does is a show. To get people's attention. Don't you remember fifth year? When he had Snape from his underwear?"
"Yeah, that was pretty funny...." He recieved a sharp look from Lily. "God, you're so daft Evans! It's like you only see the bad parts of him, not the good ones. Maybe you should open your eyes a bit, see behind all of that opinionated bullshit you've just said." He stood up sulkily and stalked off, Peter trailing him as though to say, 'There. Take that.'
Lily couldn't help her jaw from dropping open, feeling as though she had just been slapped across the face. Sure, Sirius had teased her about being a redhead and all of that for the past seven years of her life, but he had never done anything or said anything the way as he just had... in a quiet anger that was worse than when he ranted and raged. She gulped nervously, glancing around, and wondered exactly what she was doing. She then stood up, pale faced, and went up the girls' staircase, to have a long, thoughtful rest in her bed.
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A/N: That was odd and I didn't like the ending, but I had to end it there so... yes.... Anyway, I just thought I would comment on a few things that are floating around my head. I am thinking, right now, that Dashboard Confessional is a pretty good band. I'm also thinking that I need to buy the new Brand New CD. I also feel like I am going to pee my pants because I'm going to see HP and PoA in about... five days, at midnight on Friday morning... yeah. I'm going as Lupin, well that is who is on my shirt etc. I'm going to wear it with pride.
Disclaimer: of course, I do not own it.
Please Review!
That night after the Quidditch match, Remus and Jena were sitting together in the common room, drinking butterbeer that James and Sirius smuggled up from the kitchens, while the celebration was in full swing. Many first years had been sent up to bed, as it was well past midnight and first years tended to be quite grouchy if they didn't get sleep. Lily was trying to get everyone to settle down a bit and get to bed, or else McGonnagall would show up and basically there would be hell to pay. No one was listenning to her, of course, and she had given up. James was trying very hard not to ask her to dance, that was apparent.
"D'you think that James is ever going to fall for this plan?" asked Jena, leaning close to Remus so he could hear her.
"Of course! James can do anything he wants, and basically everything he wants he gets," said Remus, leaning forward so his lips nearly brushed the shell of her ear as he spoke. Jena could feel his hot breath against her cheek and nearly shivered in delight. "It's his James - ism." They giggled and Jena felt very, very happy. She tucked her knees beneath her and found his arm around her waist, her leaning in close to him now, and all of this had happened without her knowledge. Not that she minded; it was rather very cozy.
"Lily can be very strong willed though," Jena pointed out, leaning her head on his shoulder. He rested his chin atop her head, and they both sighed happily.
"I think James will get her though... it's taken him several years obviously, but that just made him want her more. It's the hard to get quality, you know. Sometimes you get bored when you get something too easily," said Remus, and that made Jena pull back gentley. Was she being too easy? She wondered. Is that why he was bringing this up?
"I think I'd better go to bed," she said slowly, stretching and yawning for effect.
"Oh," said Remus, surprised. "Okay..." He stood up too, watching her for a moment. "Do you want to go to the ball with me?"
"Um... I guess," she said off - handishly, though secretly, inside, she was really cheering in silent victory.
"Really? Great!" he grinned and bent down, kissing her forehead softly. "Good night."
"Night," she said, smiling softly and heading upstairs almost in a dreamy state.
:::......:::
"So... Sirius," said Jackie, as they sat on the stairs of the boys dormitory, seemingly engaged in a humorous conversation. But really, they were discussing much more serious, important plans. Life altering plans. "We have Lily going with Ben, James going with... Giselle Song? Lily and Ben are going as muggle celebrities and James and Giselle are going to be...?"
"Quidditch player and veela," replied Sirius. "I bet both girls are going to look good, but Lily will be much hotter as Giselle will have all that make up and such..." Sirius sounded exasperated with the topic, but that could have been because all James talked about was Lily and how she was so gorgeous and things like that. "The plan for us is...?"
"I think we should go as left over food. Like spaggetti wrapped up in aluminum foil? You could be the meat and I'll be the sauce or something?" Jackie had been giving the idea a lot of thought, and she decided that she wanted to be something fun and original.
"I don't think that would be very comfortable for dancing," replied Sirius, and Jackie nodded.
"I hadn't thought of that... I forgot about the dancing." She sighed and glanced up at him. "You have any ideas?"
"I still think we should be escaped prisoners from Azkaban.... Maybe we should be super heroes?" They both shook their head. "Well, we'll have to figure out soon, the dance is in two weeks... we need to buy costumes etc."
"We still have to get Lily and James together too! Jeez, what are we going to do?" asked Jackie, feeling very overwhelmed suddenly.
"It's okay," said Sirius, patting her shoulder. "If all else fails, we can charm them..."
:::......:::
The next morning, everyone had climbed down their stairwells equally tired but cheerful, joking around playfully about last night. Jena and Remus decided they were going to go down to the library to do some homework, James and Jackie had Quidditch practice, which left Sirius, Peter, and Lily to sit around the common room and banter for a while.
"I can't believe you turned James down," said Peter, seeming very angry about this. "You must not realize how great he is."
"Are you insane?" asked Lily, pulling a face. "James Potter is the most arrogant, selfish, egotistical..." she breathed in angrily, "human being that I ever met. I could never go out with him - he would be too... he would ask me to wear a mirror so when he told me he loved me he could look into his reflection when he said it."
"That's very untrue!" scolded Sirius. "Lils, I though you knew Prongsie better than that. He really does love you, no matter what you think. And I think deep down you want to love him back, but you won't let yourself."
"You are very thick, Sirius," said Lily pointedly. He muttered something that sounded like, "That's what all the ladies say," but Lily chose to ignore that. "James... everything he does is a show. To get people's attention. Don't you remember fifth year? When he had Snape from his underwear?"
"Yeah, that was pretty funny...." He recieved a sharp look from Lily. "God, you're so daft Evans! It's like you only see the bad parts of him, not the good ones. Maybe you should open your eyes a bit, see behind all of that opinionated bullshit you've just said." He stood up sulkily and stalked off, Peter trailing him as though to say, 'There. Take that.'
Lily couldn't help her jaw from dropping open, feeling as though she had just been slapped across the face. Sure, Sirius had teased her about being a redhead and all of that for the past seven years of her life, but he had never done anything or said anything the way as he just had... in a quiet anger that was worse than when he ranted and raged. She gulped nervously, glancing around, and wondered exactly what she was doing. She then stood up, pale faced, and went up the girls' staircase, to have a long, thoughtful rest in her bed.
:::......:::
A/N: That was odd and I didn't like the ending, but I had to end it there so... yes.... Anyway, I just thought I would comment on a few things that are floating around my head. I am thinking, right now, that Dashboard Confessional is a pretty good band. I'm also thinking that I need to buy the new Brand New CD. I also feel like I am going to pee my pants because I'm going to see HP and PoA in about... five days, at midnight on Friday morning... yeah. I'm going as Lupin, well that is who is on my shirt etc. I'm going to wear it with pride.
Disclaimer: of course, I do not own it.
Please Review!