Much Ado about Nothing
Chapter Five
Lily woke up the next morning tired and exhausted from the previous night. Her friends' beds were all empty. This was weird seeing how she was always the first one up. She wondered where they went as she got ready for her day.
James was having the same dilemma. All of his friends were up and ready before him. This was rare because he usually was greeted by a bucket of cold water in the face by Sirius in the morning. As he got ready for the morning, he wondered what Lily was doing. She was probably taking a shower, he smiled to himself.
As the two got ready, their friends were just putting their plan into action. They already heard about their friends going out because they had woken them up briefly to tell them last night. Lily, grumbling, sat next to James who was trying not to show his emotions. He wasn't sure of what he thought of Lily.
"What are you all whispering about?" Lily asked her friends. They looked at her.
"We can't chat with our boyfriends? I don't think you need to know what I say all the time, Miss Lily Evans," Gwen said to Lily. Lily was used to this from Gwen. She was a very blunt and sarcastic person. This was nothing out of the ordinary.
They sate in silence for a while until Sarah brought up what they were going to do that day.
"Let's go walk around the grounds and refresh our memories." Gwen said.
"Yeah, you can show me around." Elise said.
"Guys, why don't we plan pranks in our dorm," Sirius said.
"I can't participate in them guys. I'm Head Boy remember?" James said.
"Well, at least not the dangerous ones," Sirius said with a gleam in his eyes.
They ran upstairs to get their things for their walk. Lily was last one up there when she heard voices talking in the room. She was about to enter when she heard something very interesting.
"So, Remus told me something interesting today," Gwen said in a staged voice.
Elise faked a look of interest. "Really, what did he say?"
"He said that James talks in his sleep about Lily. When they asked him about it in the morning, he said that if he can't have her during the day, he shall have her in his dreams. He loves her." The girls giggled.
"Does he really?" Alice said with a smile.
"Oh yes. He's always going on about how pretty and witty she is. 'She's perfect' he says." Gwen said.
"Should we tell Lily?" Alice asked.
"No! You know that she would never listen. She'd just dismiss it or make fun of James. We can't have that. No, we won't tell her. It would spare James the embarrassment and Lily from seeming evil." Gwen said.
"No, she wouldn't do that. She seems like such a nice person. Why would she do that to James?" Elise asked.
Gwen just looked at her. "My dear Elise, you do not know Lily well enough. She wouldn't hesitate to make fun of James. They've 'hated' each other for years. She would love to make fun of him for this." All of the girls made noises of agreement.
"C'mon. Let's find Lily. I want to go walk." Elise said while leading the girls out of the room. Lily gasped and sped down the stairs into the common room.
Lily flopped on the couch thinking. James Potter likes me! What is this? I always thought he hated me? No, he still does. They were lying. But James has been acting weird. He's been stealing glances at me. Maybe he does like me. But I don't like him. At least I don't think I do? I could just, take pity on him. I could just, 'love' him back. Yes, I'll try and make myself like James. He is good looking and has a good sense of humor, Lily thought to herself. She got up to greet her friends and take a walk around the grounds.
All of the boys except James, who paused to talk to an admirer, went upstairs to the dorm. Peter kept look out until he saw James coming upstairs. He signaled for all the other people to start talking. James was right outside when they started talking.
"Sirius, did you hear what Gwen told me today?" Remus asked. Sirius pretended to look surprised.
"What did she tell you?"
"Apparently, Lily has been talking about James nonstop. All she talks about is how 'funny James is' and 'how athletic James' is and 'how good looking James'-"
"We get the picture Lupin," Frank said.
"So, Lily loves James then. Oh, I'm so happy for our Ickle- Jamiekins," Sirius said in a mock baby voice. The rest of the boys snickered. James made a noise of disgust and then hid, in case they came looking for the noise.
"What was that?" Peter asked.
"I don't know. Who cares? Back to the matter at hand. Should we tell James?" Frank asked knowing full well who made the noise.
"NO! He would make fun of Evans so much. If he didn't do that, He would probably go out with her and use her. He would abuse her so much. He'd try to sleep with her or something worse. Let's not tell him. Then she can admire him from afar," Remus said in a poetic tone with a dramatic hand- to-the-forehead move. The boys all made noises of agreement and went to gathering their things. James glared at his friends through the door. What was he, some sort of womanizer? He wasn't Sirius.
So Lily liked him. I can't believe it! I knew she'd come around. That doesn't mean that I like her though. Does it? Oh Merlin, I like Evans. Her looks, her personality, her everything. Damn her. Why couldn't she be ugly? I liked her better when she was ugly. No I didn't. Whatever. Well, Lily is hot! She is smart and could probably hold a better conversation then any of the Hufflepuffs. I think I'll give Evans a chance. James then entered the room to his friends laughing.
Unknown to the two, their friends' plan was going perfectly.
A/N: Thank you all for reviewing!
Prongsiegurl
Chapter Five
Lily woke up the next morning tired and exhausted from the previous night. Her friends' beds were all empty. This was weird seeing how she was always the first one up. She wondered where they went as she got ready for her day.
James was having the same dilemma. All of his friends were up and ready before him. This was rare because he usually was greeted by a bucket of cold water in the face by Sirius in the morning. As he got ready for the morning, he wondered what Lily was doing. She was probably taking a shower, he smiled to himself.
As the two got ready, their friends were just putting their plan into action. They already heard about their friends going out because they had woken them up briefly to tell them last night. Lily, grumbling, sat next to James who was trying not to show his emotions. He wasn't sure of what he thought of Lily.
"What are you all whispering about?" Lily asked her friends. They looked at her.
"We can't chat with our boyfriends? I don't think you need to know what I say all the time, Miss Lily Evans," Gwen said to Lily. Lily was used to this from Gwen. She was a very blunt and sarcastic person. This was nothing out of the ordinary.
They sate in silence for a while until Sarah brought up what they were going to do that day.
"Let's go walk around the grounds and refresh our memories." Gwen said.
"Yeah, you can show me around." Elise said.
"Guys, why don't we plan pranks in our dorm," Sirius said.
"I can't participate in them guys. I'm Head Boy remember?" James said.
"Well, at least not the dangerous ones," Sirius said with a gleam in his eyes.
They ran upstairs to get their things for their walk. Lily was last one up there when she heard voices talking in the room. She was about to enter when she heard something very interesting.
"So, Remus told me something interesting today," Gwen said in a staged voice.
Elise faked a look of interest. "Really, what did he say?"
"He said that James talks in his sleep about Lily. When they asked him about it in the morning, he said that if he can't have her during the day, he shall have her in his dreams. He loves her." The girls giggled.
"Does he really?" Alice said with a smile.
"Oh yes. He's always going on about how pretty and witty she is. 'She's perfect' he says." Gwen said.
"Should we tell Lily?" Alice asked.
"No! You know that she would never listen. She'd just dismiss it or make fun of James. We can't have that. No, we won't tell her. It would spare James the embarrassment and Lily from seeming evil." Gwen said.
"No, she wouldn't do that. She seems like such a nice person. Why would she do that to James?" Elise asked.
Gwen just looked at her. "My dear Elise, you do not know Lily well enough. She wouldn't hesitate to make fun of James. They've 'hated' each other for years. She would love to make fun of him for this." All of the girls made noises of agreement.
"C'mon. Let's find Lily. I want to go walk." Elise said while leading the girls out of the room. Lily gasped and sped down the stairs into the common room.
Lily flopped on the couch thinking. James Potter likes me! What is this? I always thought he hated me? No, he still does. They were lying. But James has been acting weird. He's been stealing glances at me. Maybe he does like me. But I don't like him. At least I don't think I do? I could just, take pity on him. I could just, 'love' him back. Yes, I'll try and make myself like James. He is good looking and has a good sense of humor, Lily thought to herself. She got up to greet her friends and take a walk around the grounds.
All of the boys except James, who paused to talk to an admirer, went upstairs to the dorm. Peter kept look out until he saw James coming upstairs. He signaled for all the other people to start talking. James was right outside when they started talking.
"Sirius, did you hear what Gwen told me today?" Remus asked. Sirius pretended to look surprised.
"What did she tell you?"
"Apparently, Lily has been talking about James nonstop. All she talks about is how 'funny James is' and 'how athletic James' is and 'how good looking James'-"
"We get the picture Lupin," Frank said.
"So, Lily loves James then. Oh, I'm so happy for our Ickle- Jamiekins," Sirius said in a mock baby voice. The rest of the boys snickered. James made a noise of disgust and then hid, in case they came looking for the noise.
"What was that?" Peter asked.
"I don't know. Who cares? Back to the matter at hand. Should we tell James?" Frank asked knowing full well who made the noise.
"NO! He would make fun of Evans so much. If he didn't do that, He would probably go out with her and use her. He would abuse her so much. He'd try to sleep with her or something worse. Let's not tell him. Then she can admire him from afar," Remus said in a poetic tone with a dramatic hand- to-the-forehead move. The boys all made noises of agreement and went to gathering their things. James glared at his friends through the door. What was he, some sort of womanizer? He wasn't Sirius.
So Lily liked him. I can't believe it! I knew she'd come around. That doesn't mean that I like her though. Does it? Oh Merlin, I like Evans. Her looks, her personality, her everything. Damn her. Why couldn't she be ugly? I liked her better when she was ugly. No I didn't. Whatever. Well, Lily is hot! She is smart and could probably hold a better conversation then any of the Hufflepuffs. I think I'll give Evans a chance. James then entered the room to his friends laughing.
Unknown to the two, their friends' plan was going perfectly.
A/N: Thank you all for reviewing!
Prongsiegurl