Something Like Deception
Disclaimer: idea is mine, most characters are not
Chapter 2 - confessions and a bad idea
Remus froze at the sight of her. She was coming through the doors of the Great Hall. And she looked beautiful. It was enough to make a guy choke on his food.
She hadn't spotted him yet. Remus was panicking. What if she said something about the kiss? In front of James? He stood up and walked in between the tables, keeping his head down.
"Hey, Moony!" Sirius shouted.
Remus cursed under his breath. Now she had spotted him. Reluctantly, he walked over to his friends.
"Hey," he said. He nodded at Lily, avoiding her questioning eyes.
"You finished already?" James asked, skeptically. Moony wasn't exactly a fast eater. He was more the leisurely type of eater - the one everyone always waited on because he insisted on chewing all of his food.
Remus nodded again, and glanced at Lily, who was now trying not to look at him. He felt himself blush. 'Why did she have to look so pretty?' he thought.
"Then you can go talk to Lily about your prefect business, or whatever," Sirius said. "We'll meetcha in Hogsmeade later then, bye."
Remus silently followed Lily to the library. He watched as she quickly checked around. Then he followed her behind some aisles until she stopped.
She turned around and looked at him. "Well, um, you know this isn't prefect business," she said, nervously.
Remus nodded. He was suddenly unable to speak. He was like a deer caught in headlights, except that he was caught in the brightness of her eyes.
She was gazing at him expectantly. Remus stared back. "I - uh," he swallowed. Now he wanted to kiss her. Again. He took a step backwards trying to gain control of his feelings.
"Remus, I - " she stopped, blushing fiercely. "I think I . . . need an, um . . . uh . . ."
"Explanation?" Remus whispered. Lily nodded, staring at the ground.
*_*
James stared after them, shaking his head. "I really don't get it!" he exclaimed. He turned on Sirius. "She even talked to you this morning!"
Sirius grinned. "Well, what can I say? I cast a spell on women."
"A spell, huh?" James said, raising his eyebrows. He crossed his arms. "What spell? The spell of blindness so they can't tell who they're snogging?" He and Peter cracked up laughing.
"Very funny," Sirius said, sourly. "Shame ya can't put a spell on Evans. Then she wouldn't be able to tell if she was talking to you or Remus."
James eyes widened. "Padfoot! Switching spells!"
Sirius stared at him, dumbfounded. "What?"
"What if I got Remus to switch bodies with me? Just for a day? Remus could woo her so much that when we switch back, she'll be hopelessly in love with me!" James finished, grinning.
Sirius grinned also. "Excellent idea, Prongs!"
Peter shook his head. "But what if Remus doesn't want to switch?" he asked.
James took on a worried expression. "He will," he replied, rather unconvincingly. "Forget the trip to Hogsmeade, guys. Let's go to the library to find the right spell."
-_-
"Well, um, I-I like you," Remus stammered. He stared at the ground, then realized that staring at the ground didn't make him seem very confident. He forced himself to look up in her eyes.
"You do?" she said, her own eyes widening. She suddenly blushed. "I l-like you, too," she whispered.
"Really?" he said, wondrously. She nodded, and then his face broke into a grin. "Excellent," he whispered. "Be my girlfriend?"
Lily nodded, her face flaming until it was almost as dark red as her hair. Remus leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. "I did it right this time," he said, softly, and she grinned against his lips. This was perfect - this was heaven.
-_*
"Wouldn't it be in the restricted section?" James asked. He looked around. There was no one in the library. Even Madam Pince was nowhere to be seen.
"Yeah, probably," Sirius agreed. "You can sneak in there."
"Me?" James said, raising his eyebrows. "Alone?"
"Yeah," Sirius said, smiling. "I'll keep a lookout."
Sirius had been sitting down for about fifteen minutes when he saw Evans and Remus emerge from somewhere in the back of the library. He almost fell over, and he saw that they looked equally surprised. Also, were they . . . holding hands?
"Sirius!" Remus exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Where's James?"
"Uh, nothing," Sirius said. "I dunno." He tilted his head toward Evans. Remus didn't seem to get the message, but Evans did. And she glared at him.
"Bye, Remus. See you later," she said. And then she flounced out of the library.
"What were you doing here?" Sirius asked.
Remus turned red. "Prefect stuff," he muttered. "What about you?"
Sirius' eyes glowed. "Something much more important. Wait until James comes out. I'm sure he wants to tell you."
A few minutes later, James came jogging out of the restricted section, holding a book in his hands. He was grinning and his grin widened when he saw Remus.
"Remus, Remus, Remus," James said. "Just the person I wanted to see."
@_@
k, I needed to get these chapters out of the way, the real fun begins next chapter . . . please REVIEW! And if you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them. I'm open to new ideas.
Ariana S.
Disclaimer: idea is mine, most characters are not
Chapter 2 - confessions and a bad idea
Remus froze at the sight of her. She was coming through the doors of the Great Hall. And she looked beautiful. It was enough to make a guy choke on his food.
She hadn't spotted him yet. Remus was panicking. What if she said something about the kiss? In front of James? He stood up and walked in between the tables, keeping his head down.
"Hey, Moony!" Sirius shouted.
Remus cursed under his breath. Now she had spotted him. Reluctantly, he walked over to his friends.
"Hey," he said. He nodded at Lily, avoiding her questioning eyes.
"You finished already?" James asked, skeptically. Moony wasn't exactly a fast eater. He was more the leisurely type of eater - the one everyone always waited on because he insisted on chewing all of his food.
Remus nodded again, and glanced at Lily, who was now trying not to look at him. He felt himself blush. 'Why did she have to look so pretty?' he thought.
"Then you can go talk to Lily about your prefect business, or whatever," Sirius said. "We'll meetcha in Hogsmeade later then, bye."
Remus silently followed Lily to the library. He watched as she quickly checked around. Then he followed her behind some aisles until she stopped.
She turned around and looked at him. "Well, um, you know this isn't prefect business," she said, nervously.
Remus nodded. He was suddenly unable to speak. He was like a deer caught in headlights, except that he was caught in the brightness of her eyes.
She was gazing at him expectantly. Remus stared back. "I - uh," he swallowed. Now he wanted to kiss her. Again. He took a step backwards trying to gain control of his feelings.
"Remus, I - " she stopped, blushing fiercely. "I think I . . . need an, um . . . uh . . ."
"Explanation?" Remus whispered. Lily nodded, staring at the ground.
*_*
James stared after them, shaking his head. "I really don't get it!" he exclaimed. He turned on Sirius. "She even talked to you this morning!"
Sirius grinned. "Well, what can I say? I cast a spell on women."
"A spell, huh?" James said, raising his eyebrows. He crossed his arms. "What spell? The spell of blindness so they can't tell who they're snogging?" He and Peter cracked up laughing.
"Very funny," Sirius said, sourly. "Shame ya can't put a spell on Evans. Then she wouldn't be able to tell if she was talking to you or Remus."
James eyes widened. "Padfoot! Switching spells!"
Sirius stared at him, dumbfounded. "What?"
"What if I got Remus to switch bodies with me? Just for a day? Remus could woo her so much that when we switch back, she'll be hopelessly in love with me!" James finished, grinning.
Sirius grinned also. "Excellent idea, Prongs!"
Peter shook his head. "But what if Remus doesn't want to switch?" he asked.
James took on a worried expression. "He will," he replied, rather unconvincingly. "Forget the trip to Hogsmeade, guys. Let's go to the library to find the right spell."
-_-
"Well, um, I-I like you," Remus stammered. He stared at the ground, then realized that staring at the ground didn't make him seem very confident. He forced himself to look up in her eyes.
"You do?" she said, her own eyes widening. She suddenly blushed. "I l-like you, too," she whispered.
"Really?" he said, wondrously. She nodded, and then his face broke into a grin. "Excellent," he whispered. "Be my girlfriend?"
Lily nodded, her face flaming until it was almost as dark red as her hair. Remus leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. "I did it right this time," he said, softly, and she grinned against his lips. This was perfect - this was heaven.
-_*
"Wouldn't it be in the restricted section?" James asked. He looked around. There was no one in the library. Even Madam Pince was nowhere to be seen.
"Yeah, probably," Sirius agreed. "You can sneak in there."
"Me?" James said, raising his eyebrows. "Alone?"
"Yeah," Sirius said, smiling. "I'll keep a lookout."
Sirius had been sitting down for about fifteen minutes when he saw Evans and Remus emerge from somewhere in the back of the library. He almost fell over, and he saw that they looked equally surprised. Also, were they . . . holding hands?
"Sirius!" Remus exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Where's James?"
"Uh, nothing," Sirius said. "I dunno." He tilted his head toward Evans. Remus didn't seem to get the message, but Evans did. And she glared at him.
"Bye, Remus. See you later," she said. And then she flounced out of the library.
"What were you doing here?" Sirius asked.
Remus turned red. "Prefect stuff," he muttered. "What about you?"
Sirius' eyes glowed. "Something much more important. Wait until James comes out. I'm sure he wants to tell you."
A few minutes later, James came jogging out of the restricted section, holding a book in his hands. He was grinning and his grin widened when he saw Remus.
"Remus, Remus, Remus," James said. "Just the person I wanted to see."
@_@
k, I needed to get these chapters out of the way, the real fun begins next chapter . . . please REVIEW! And if you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them. I'm open to new ideas.
Ariana S.