Something Like Deception
A/N: i'm on vacation! i'm on vacation! i'm here for two weeks, but if i wait that long to update, i'm sure someone would find it in his/her heart to track me down, stand over me, and glare while i write the next chapter to this story. i don't want that to happen, so here it is, the next chapter! voila!
Disclaimer: i saw harry potter POA yesterday at the movies, and since i was surprised by some of the extra stuff that they put into the movie, i think it's safe to assume that it doesn't belong to me. (i loved it, by the way! draco is so hot!)
Chapter Nine - secrets revealed and hints of revenge
Lily shoved him off of her. There was something . . . so strange . . .
She stared at him. There was an apology written all over his face. And something else in his eyes . . . was it fear?
Her heart was hammering. This was James Potter, for Merlin's sake! James - freakin - Potter! "I-I don't understand," she whispered.
"Neither do I," came a voice from the doorway. Lily looked up in terror.
Her boyfriend, Remus Lupin, was standing in the portrait hole doorway.
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Remus suddenly broke into a smile, much to Lily's confusion. "I didn't know you and Prongs were dating, Lily! Why didn't you say something?"
Lily just stared at him. Was he serious? Was he really and truly SERIOUS? When he said he wanted to keep it a secret . . . did he really care more about keeping the secret, than keeping Lily herself? And if it was okay for Lily to be kissing one of his best friends, was it okay for Remus to be kissing other people, too? Lily's eyes widened. Or was this all just another charade?
"I'm n-not - " Lily glanced at James. He was looking miserable. But, why? What was the matter with everyone?
"Oh, this is so stupid!" she suddenly cried, bursting into tears. "I hate you both!"
Lily jumped up off of the couch, and ran for the girls' stairs, completely missing the look of bewilderment on Remus' face.
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"It was all going so well!" James wailed, later that night in the boys' dormitories.
"So what happened, again?" Sirius asked, glancing at Remus. He hadn't said a word, but Sirius knew he was awake from the way he was breathing.
"I don't even know!" James cried. "One minute, they were kissing, the next minute, she was crying - "
"Maybe she knows something," Sirius said, absentmindedly.
James shook his head, violently. "No! She can't! If she knows she's been kissing Remus instead of me, she might . . . she might . . ."
"Do something drastic?" Sirius said, glancing at Remus again.
"I don't know," James said, sighing. "Maybe we should just - "
"For five seconds!" Remus interrupted, causing both James and Sirius to jump. "For five seconds could we talk about something that hasn't anything to do with bloody Lily Evans?"
Both of the boys stared at him in confusion.
"Never mind," Remus said, sliding off of his bed. "Never mind. Just . . . do whatever you want. That's what you've been doing anyhow, isn't it?" He opened the dormitory door, and slammed it behind him, leaving Sirius and James to stare at it in awe.
"What's his problem?" James said, raising an eyebrow.
Sirius merely shrugged, rolled over and buried his head underneath the covers. They REALLY needed to find an antidote.
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Lily sat on the couch staring into the fire. She didn't realize it, but it was the same couch where James had kissed her earlier. James had kissed her. She hadn't been able to sleep for fear of having dreams about it. That prat had actually kissed her!
"Lily?" a voice whispered from behind her, almost making her topple headfirst into the fireplace.
Lily turned around best she could (considering she was on a couch), and came face to face with Potter, himself. He was looking for all the world like a lost, sad puppy. Lily shook her head. No. James wasn't a puppy. He was a dog.
"Leave me alone, Potter," she said, softly, turning back around, but not before catching the hurt look on his face.
"There's something I need to tell you," he said, coming around and sitting next to her.
"I don't want to hear it, okay!" Lily retorted.
"But - "
"No, Potter! What part of 'leave me alone' don't you understand?" Lily exclaimed. "I-I don't like you like that, okay? I like Remus! Remus, your best friend. Remus, m-m-my . . ." Tears started to well up in her eyes.
James nodded. "I know."
Lily narrowed her eyes at him. "You know?"
James nodded again. "Yes, I know, and that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"That doesn't make any sense, Potter," Lily shook her head. "YOU don't make any sense!"
"Lily, listen to me!"
"Quit calling me that!"
"Lily - !"
"Stop it! I'm Evans to you, alright? We fight all the time, and we call each other Evans and Potter! Evans and Potter, do you hear me?"
"Lily - "
"We're NOT friends, Potter, and we never will be - !"
"LILY, SHUT UP!" James snapped. "Shut up and listen to me!"
"No," Lily retorted. "No, I won't listen to a word you have to say. Goodbye, Potter." She stood up and marched over to the girls' stairs. She put one foot on the first stair and was suddenly snatched back, and slammed against the wall.
Before she knew what was happening, James' lips were crushed against hers.
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Remus tore himself away from her and took a deep breath. She looked stunned, to put it mildly. He figured if he was going to do this, he'd have to do it now.
"Lily, please just listen to me, okay?" he said, quietly. She nodded, apparently still quite out of it. It was now or never.
"I'm not who you think I am," Remus said. He hit himself mentally, aware of how clich'd that sounded. "I'm your boyfriend, Lily. I'm Remus." He searched her eyes, but she was still staring blankly at him. "James and I, we took a potion - the polyjuice potion - to switch bodies because . . . well, James has a crush on you, sort of. I know it might sound stupid, but James really likes you and he had this 'brilliant' idea that if we switched bodies, then I could somehow get you to fall in love with me in his body. I didn't want to go along with it, Lily, but they tricked me! I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."
Lily simply kept staring at him. Her expression hadn't even changed.
"Lily, say something," Remus pleaded. He was starting to get worried. Just when he was debating whether or not to take her to Madam Pomphrey, she opened her mouth.
"I-I thought I was going crazy," Lily whispered, smiling suddenly. "I thought I was falling for Potter! Merlin, Remus, I thought I was mental!"
Remus laughed. "I think I might BE mental."
"Remus," she said, her expression turning serious, as she stared into his eyes. "Please, don't ever do this to me again."
"I won't," Remus promised. "I'm sorry, Lily. I should've told you right away . . ."
"Shhh," Lily said. "No more apologies." She kissed him quickly on the mouth. "You know . . . I think . . . it's time . . . to give . . . Potter . . . exactly . . . what he . . . deserves," she said, between kisses.
"What do you mean?" Remus asked, licking his lips. He looked up. Lily had a wicked smile on her face.
"I mean, if he wants me to fall in love with him, then I think I should fall in love with him," Lily said, matter of factly. She grinned. "I was always physically attracted to you, anyways . . ."
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A/N: to everyone who reviewed this story, thanks! to everyone who reviewed "Unregistered Animagi" read my profile. AND TO EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE OF THIS STORY, REVIEW!!!
Ariana S.
A/N: i'm on vacation! i'm on vacation! i'm here for two weeks, but if i wait that long to update, i'm sure someone would find it in his/her heart to track me down, stand over me, and glare while i write the next chapter to this story. i don't want that to happen, so here it is, the next chapter! voila!
Disclaimer: i saw harry potter POA yesterday at the movies, and since i was surprised by some of the extra stuff that they put into the movie, i think it's safe to assume that it doesn't belong to me. (i loved it, by the way! draco is so hot!)
Chapter Nine - secrets revealed and hints of revenge
Lily shoved him off of her. There was something . . . so strange . . .
She stared at him. There was an apology written all over his face. And something else in his eyes . . . was it fear?
Her heart was hammering. This was James Potter, for Merlin's sake! James - freakin - Potter! "I-I don't understand," she whispered.
"Neither do I," came a voice from the doorway. Lily looked up in terror.
Her boyfriend, Remus Lupin, was standing in the portrait hole doorway.
---
Remus suddenly broke into a smile, much to Lily's confusion. "I didn't know you and Prongs were dating, Lily! Why didn't you say something?"
Lily just stared at him. Was he serious? Was he really and truly SERIOUS? When he said he wanted to keep it a secret . . . did he really care more about keeping the secret, than keeping Lily herself? And if it was okay for Lily to be kissing one of his best friends, was it okay for Remus to be kissing other people, too? Lily's eyes widened. Or was this all just another charade?
"I'm n-not - " Lily glanced at James. He was looking miserable. But, why? What was the matter with everyone?
"Oh, this is so stupid!" she suddenly cried, bursting into tears. "I hate you both!"
Lily jumped up off of the couch, and ran for the girls' stairs, completely missing the look of bewilderment on Remus' face.
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"It was all going so well!" James wailed, later that night in the boys' dormitories.
"So what happened, again?" Sirius asked, glancing at Remus. He hadn't said a word, but Sirius knew he was awake from the way he was breathing.
"I don't even know!" James cried. "One minute, they were kissing, the next minute, she was crying - "
"Maybe she knows something," Sirius said, absentmindedly.
James shook his head, violently. "No! She can't! If she knows she's been kissing Remus instead of me, she might . . . she might . . ."
"Do something drastic?" Sirius said, glancing at Remus again.
"I don't know," James said, sighing. "Maybe we should just - "
"For five seconds!" Remus interrupted, causing both James and Sirius to jump. "For five seconds could we talk about something that hasn't anything to do with bloody Lily Evans?"
Both of the boys stared at him in confusion.
"Never mind," Remus said, sliding off of his bed. "Never mind. Just . . . do whatever you want. That's what you've been doing anyhow, isn't it?" He opened the dormitory door, and slammed it behind him, leaving Sirius and James to stare at it in awe.
"What's his problem?" James said, raising an eyebrow.
Sirius merely shrugged, rolled over and buried his head underneath the covers. They REALLY needed to find an antidote.
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Lily sat on the couch staring into the fire. She didn't realize it, but it was the same couch where James had kissed her earlier. James had kissed her. She hadn't been able to sleep for fear of having dreams about it. That prat had actually kissed her!
"Lily?" a voice whispered from behind her, almost making her topple headfirst into the fireplace.
Lily turned around best she could (considering she was on a couch), and came face to face with Potter, himself. He was looking for all the world like a lost, sad puppy. Lily shook her head. No. James wasn't a puppy. He was a dog.
"Leave me alone, Potter," she said, softly, turning back around, but not before catching the hurt look on his face.
"There's something I need to tell you," he said, coming around and sitting next to her.
"I don't want to hear it, okay!" Lily retorted.
"But - "
"No, Potter! What part of 'leave me alone' don't you understand?" Lily exclaimed. "I-I don't like you like that, okay? I like Remus! Remus, your best friend. Remus, m-m-my . . ." Tears started to well up in her eyes.
James nodded. "I know."
Lily narrowed her eyes at him. "You know?"
James nodded again. "Yes, I know, and that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"That doesn't make any sense, Potter," Lily shook her head. "YOU don't make any sense!"
"Lily, listen to me!"
"Quit calling me that!"
"Lily - !"
"Stop it! I'm Evans to you, alright? We fight all the time, and we call each other Evans and Potter! Evans and Potter, do you hear me?"
"Lily - "
"We're NOT friends, Potter, and we never will be - !"
"LILY, SHUT UP!" James snapped. "Shut up and listen to me!"
"No," Lily retorted. "No, I won't listen to a word you have to say. Goodbye, Potter." She stood up and marched over to the girls' stairs. She put one foot on the first stair and was suddenly snatched back, and slammed against the wall.
Before she knew what was happening, James' lips were crushed against hers.
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Remus tore himself away from her and took a deep breath. She looked stunned, to put it mildly. He figured if he was going to do this, he'd have to do it now.
"Lily, please just listen to me, okay?" he said, quietly. She nodded, apparently still quite out of it. It was now or never.
"I'm not who you think I am," Remus said. He hit himself mentally, aware of how clich'd that sounded. "I'm your boyfriend, Lily. I'm Remus." He searched her eyes, but she was still staring blankly at him. "James and I, we took a potion - the polyjuice potion - to switch bodies because . . . well, James has a crush on you, sort of. I know it might sound stupid, but James really likes you and he had this 'brilliant' idea that if we switched bodies, then I could somehow get you to fall in love with me in his body. I didn't want to go along with it, Lily, but they tricked me! I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."
Lily simply kept staring at him. Her expression hadn't even changed.
"Lily, say something," Remus pleaded. He was starting to get worried. Just when he was debating whether or not to take her to Madam Pomphrey, she opened her mouth.
"I-I thought I was going crazy," Lily whispered, smiling suddenly. "I thought I was falling for Potter! Merlin, Remus, I thought I was mental!"
Remus laughed. "I think I might BE mental."
"Remus," she said, her expression turning serious, as she stared into his eyes. "Please, don't ever do this to me again."
"I won't," Remus promised. "I'm sorry, Lily. I should've told you right away . . ."
"Shhh," Lily said. "No more apologies." She kissed him quickly on the mouth. "You know . . . I think . . . it's time . . . to give . . . Potter . . . exactly . . . what he . . . deserves," she said, between kisses.
"What do you mean?" Remus asked, licking his lips. He looked up. Lily had a wicked smile on her face.
"I mean, if he wants me to fall in love with him, then I think I should fall in love with him," Lily said, matter of factly. She grinned. "I was always physically attracted to you, anyways . . ."
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A/N: to everyone who reviewed this story, thanks! to everyone who reviewed "Unregistered Animagi" read my profile. AND TO EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE OF THIS STORY, REVIEW!!!
Ariana S.