Love and Hate
James and Lily walked side-by-side back to Hogwarts. They still talked here and there, but mostly they stayed quiet, enjoying each other's company. When they reached the portrait hole, they stopped walked and James was the first to speak.
"So, Lily, how did you like our 'one' date together?" he asked with his usual smugness.
"I had a lot of fun," Lily answered honestly. "Which is rather scary, considering that it was me having fun with you. I guess Remus was right about you actually being a gentleman on dates, James." She paused, then added quietly, "I'm really glad that I gave you a chance."
James grinned. "I knew it!" he said triumphantly. "I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the Potter charms!" He bent down to kiss Lily's cheek, but her lips caught his.
Lily pulled away and hurried through the portrait hole and up to her warm bed in the girls' dormitory, leaving James standing right outside with a giddy smile on his face.
* * *
"Well, Alexa, I did it," Lily announced to her friend the next morning at breakfast. "I can safely say that I went on a single date with James Potter and I survived it." Alexa smirked at her redheaded friend.
"I knew you could do it, Lily," she said with a satisfied smile on her face. "I knew that if you would only give James a chance that you would be happy with the results."
Lily gasped, finally realizing what Alexa's real plans for this silly little dare had really been. "You tricked me! I can't believe it." With a second thought, Lily put up her finger. "Ah, but you're forgetting one small, but very important detail."
"What's that?"
"You still have to go out with Remus or Sirius."
Alexa groaned. Lily had a point, though. The only way that she had gotten Lily to agree to go on a date with James was to agree to go on a date with either Sirius or Remus, and now that Lily had come through on her date with James, Alexa had to come through on her part of the deal.
Well, I'm certainly not going to ask Sirius, Alexa thought to herself. I couldn't do that. So, Remus it is then. We'll just go as friends. "Remus, my friend," Alexa said, scooting over to him, "I think that you and I should get together sometime. You know, strictly as friends."
Lily shook her head. Alexa's courage never failed to amaze her. Whether it was talking back to a teacher (and getting a good three days of detention and never complaining) or asking a boy on a date, Alexa had the guts to do it, and if she didn't, well, she'd pretend that she did have the audacity to do it.
"Um, sure, Alexa," Remus answered, a little surprised by her suddenness.
"Wait, how come you're not asking me to go on a date with you?" Sirius asked, pretending to be hurt. He slapped his hand over his heart dramatically and pretended to faint right into his oatmeal.
"Because, Sirius, Remus and I aren't going on a date," Alexa replied, not even fazed with the fainting routine Sirius was pulling. "We're going to get together, strictly as friends." With a wicked smile on her face, she added, "And besides, even if it were a date, I wouldn't want to go on a date with you. I like Remus much better than you."
Sirius pouted, Alexa grinned, Lily laughed and Remus blushed. James came strolling in, noticeably 30 minutes late, and sat down between his pouting friend and the blushing one.
"What'd I miss?" he asked. That's all it took to get Alexa and Lily started in a fit of giggles.
"A lot, Prongs, a lot," Sirius, glaring grumpily at the giggling girls, said.
"But don't feel bad," added Remus. "It seems as though we've missed a lot as well." He also shot a glance over at the girls. "I have a feeling that it's something to do in between them, a private joke if you will. Either that or they're so tired that they've temporarily lost all sense of reality."
"Who says that this is only temporary?" Sirius muttered darkly, feeling as though he was the butt of their laughter, which of course wasn't true. They were simply both very tired and they were laughing about how the boys still hadn't figured out the dare yet.
James sat there, as thoroughly confused as he would be in an advance potions class. He shook his head and hurried to eat something before classes began.
"I seriously need to start getting more sleep at night," Lily gasped through fits of laughter. Remus and Sirius both nodded their agreement and so did Alexa.
"Ah, come on boys, lighten up!" Alexa said, slapping Sirius on the back. Sirius coughed, choking on a bit of toast. "You guys better get in a better mood, or soon you're going to get into trouble for being grumpy."
"Well, you two are going to get into from for being pert sooner or later if you don't tone it down a bit," Sirius snapped in response. Of course, that shut Lily up, but Alexa just rolled her eyes and she muttered something about Sirius "being cross." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: I am again running out of ideas for the story to continue. I need some ideas of what should happen on Alexa's and Remus' date, so if you might have some ideas or something that you would like to read about happening on their date, please, let me know. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it. And I think it's safe to say that I'm not sure that this story will be continuing forever, as it might be getting to a good stopping point soon. Anyway, that being said, please, review and tell me your ideas!
James and Lily walked side-by-side back to Hogwarts. They still talked here and there, but mostly they stayed quiet, enjoying each other's company. When they reached the portrait hole, they stopped walked and James was the first to speak.
"So, Lily, how did you like our 'one' date together?" he asked with his usual smugness.
"I had a lot of fun," Lily answered honestly. "Which is rather scary, considering that it was me having fun with you. I guess Remus was right about you actually being a gentleman on dates, James." She paused, then added quietly, "I'm really glad that I gave you a chance."
James grinned. "I knew it!" he said triumphantly. "I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the Potter charms!" He bent down to kiss Lily's cheek, but her lips caught his.
Lily pulled away and hurried through the portrait hole and up to her warm bed in the girls' dormitory, leaving James standing right outside with a giddy smile on his face.
* * *
"Well, Alexa, I did it," Lily announced to her friend the next morning at breakfast. "I can safely say that I went on a single date with James Potter and I survived it." Alexa smirked at her redheaded friend.
"I knew you could do it, Lily," she said with a satisfied smile on her face. "I knew that if you would only give James a chance that you would be happy with the results."
Lily gasped, finally realizing what Alexa's real plans for this silly little dare had really been. "You tricked me! I can't believe it." With a second thought, Lily put up her finger. "Ah, but you're forgetting one small, but very important detail."
"What's that?"
"You still have to go out with Remus or Sirius."
Alexa groaned. Lily had a point, though. The only way that she had gotten Lily to agree to go on a date with James was to agree to go on a date with either Sirius or Remus, and now that Lily had come through on her date with James, Alexa had to come through on her part of the deal.
Well, I'm certainly not going to ask Sirius, Alexa thought to herself. I couldn't do that. So, Remus it is then. We'll just go as friends. "Remus, my friend," Alexa said, scooting over to him, "I think that you and I should get together sometime. You know, strictly as friends."
Lily shook her head. Alexa's courage never failed to amaze her. Whether it was talking back to a teacher (and getting a good three days of detention and never complaining) or asking a boy on a date, Alexa had the guts to do it, and if she didn't, well, she'd pretend that she did have the audacity to do it.
"Um, sure, Alexa," Remus answered, a little surprised by her suddenness.
"Wait, how come you're not asking me to go on a date with you?" Sirius asked, pretending to be hurt. He slapped his hand over his heart dramatically and pretended to faint right into his oatmeal.
"Because, Sirius, Remus and I aren't going on a date," Alexa replied, not even fazed with the fainting routine Sirius was pulling. "We're going to get together, strictly as friends." With a wicked smile on her face, she added, "And besides, even if it were a date, I wouldn't want to go on a date with you. I like Remus much better than you."
Sirius pouted, Alexa grinned, Lily laughed and Remus blushed. James came strolling in, noticeably 30 minutes late, and sat down between his pouting friend and the blushing one.
"What'd I miss?" he asked. That's all it took to get Alexa and Lily started in a fit of giggles.
"A lot, Prongs, a lot," Sirius, glaring grumpily at the giggling girls, said.
"But don't feel bad," added Remus. "It seems as though we've missed a lot as well." He also shot a glance over at the girls. "I have a feeling that it's something to do in between them, a private joke if you will. Either that or they're so tired that they've temporarily lost all sense of reality."
"Who says that this is only temporary?" Sirius muttered darkly, feeling as though he was the butt of their laughter, which of course wasn't true. They were simply both very tired and they were laughing about how the boys still hadn't figured out the dare yet.
James sat there, as thoroughly confused as he would be in an advance potions class. He shook his head and hurried to eat something before classes began.
"I seriously need to start getting more sleep at night," Lily gasped through fits of laughter. Remus and Sirius both nodded their agreement and so did Alexa.
"Ah, come on boys, lighten up!" Alexa said, slapping Sirius on the back. Sirius coughed, choking on a bit of toast. "You guys better get in a better mood, or soon you're going to get into trouble for being grumpy."
"Well, you two are going to get into from for being pert sooner or later if you don't tone it down a bit," Sirius snapped in response. Of course, that shut Lily up, but Alexa just rolled her eyes and she muttered something about Sirius "being cross." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: I am again running out of ideas for the story to continue. I need some ideas of what should happen on Alexa's and Remus' date, so if you might have some ideas or something that you would like to read about happening on their date, please, let me know. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it. And I think it's safe to say that I'm not sure that this story will be continuing forever, as it might be getting to a good stopping point soon. Anyway, that being said, please, review and tell me your ideas!