(A/N: Yes, here's the chapter everybody's waiting for. The answer to the question, the twist and maybe some SB/LH action (doesn't mean love). Keyword: maybe, so please don't be mad at me, if there isn't any. Wait, should there be? Some people might not like this 'couple'. Tell me in your reviews, would you like a whole chapter dedicated to them, would you want at least a part just for them?)
Disclaimer: You know that I so didn't make up the Harry Potter characters. Though, characters you're not familiar with are my characters (unless you forgot). And the plot, you could say, is sort of mine (not that I intended to copy others.)
I am so happy that I got more reviews. Thank you so much, that's like two times than what I usually get. Can it continue like that? Please? =)
Christy Corr: Yes, you are the first to review and thanks for beta-reading the chapter. You did a great job!
Detrix: Yes, it's hard for her now, and the question is, will it be stay that way? ^__^
Melissa: Very cool guess, but is the end of that sentence James Potter? You know, I was thinking of matching Lily and André together. Guess, you'll just have to see.
cOpykiTTen: Are you sure Diana? That was a weird review sis.
MegHarts: Thank you for the comment and like I said before, you'll just have to see if it's James
kim the writer: LOL, yes, poor Lucy, lol, don't we hope so?
Musicizdbest: Yes, I'll continue, but this takes so long =(
Smiley Mary: Nice guess and you will see in a matter of seconds. You're kind of getting the vibe of this fic. =)
alli: It wasn't that evil, right? Right?
Silver winged fae: LOL, wouldn't it be a good thing if Amber's list wasn't so long. I just might do that but maybe a little different. Thx though, that's very good.
Luthien Vardamir: I think writing is starting to be dangerous =). Cool guess though.
HpLuvergurl16: Yeah, I know what you mean, I start school on August 29th, 2003. I'm going to have homework on the first day of school. I really want to do as much as I can!
And if you do have time, I'm sure you do, because you're reading this, read my sister's fic. It's called, "No More Miss NerdGirl" (Story ID: 1423194), It's more famous…*sighs*
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Seems Like Forever by sUsiE-cLoVer
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Last time on 'Seems Like Forever'
"Next please!" insisted Lucy.
"That leaves you, Lil," said Amber.
"I, I g-g-got-" started Lily.
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Chapter 5: A Simple Request
"Yes? Yes?!" rushed the girls impatiently.
(A/N: Now nobody guessed this. Some of you were just kidding and then said 'James' but I also got André Delachère. Whoever guessed A, B, or D…you are wrong.)
"I got Amos Diggory!" answered Lily carefully.
"Shut up!" squealed Lucy hugging Lily.
"This is going to be a disaster," replied Lily firmly.
"What? What are you talking about? I thought you liked him!" whispered Lucy.
"I do, it's just that, I don't know how this will work out, you know?" said Lily.
"You'll do fine…" cooed Lucy, rubbing Lily's back.
Lily smiled and walked out of Lucy's dorm after saying goodnight to the girls. Lily was tired from all that wasted excitement. It was definitely an amazing surprise to get Amos Diggory. But he was a sure gentleman. [A/N: and there's proof too in GoF on the way to the Quidditch World Cup, eh?]
Lily walked to the portrait of a beautiful blond mermaid, giggling and winking on a stone, also flipping her tail. She muttered the password and the portrait swung open, revealing a passage leading to her common room that she and James had to share. Oh, the luck indeed. Once Lily droopily dragged herself to the common room. She spotted James on top of a pretty black girl (Leila Johnson), obviously snogging, on her couch.
'I hate my life. I hate it! I hate it!' thought Lily heatedly.
"What happened to your darling Beverly? Geez, Potter. Let this poor innocent girl live. I don't think Beverly will let her off the hook or you after you and Harrington [Beverly] kept me all night yesterday, do you?" asked Lily mocking James lazily. They knew she was there, but hadn't cared until Lily asked the question. The girl jumped.
"Beverly? You slept with Beverly? Oh my God, James, you are so pathetic! After you told me you dumped her like yesterday's trash," said the girl angrily and slapped him hard. She stomped away glaring at him and muttering a 'thanks for the tip, girl' to Lily.
"Can you ever shut that little trap of yours? Can you make anyone's life any more miserable than me? Why can't you just leave me alone," shouted James intimidating Lily.
"N-no, but d-d-ditto for me!" stuttered Lily. James smirked; Lily was such a vulnerable person.
"I doubt you would want me to leave you alone, you know, Oh come on, you know you want me," said James coolly. Lily's anger was rising. How dare he say that? That was preposterous! As if! That son of a-.
"I rather kiss Snape!" challenged Lily and after realizing what she just said she felt dirty, very dirty (you know, being unclean…).
"Is that so?" said James raising an eyebrow cornering Lily. Lily just wanted to escape. That was her righteous priority. Who would like to be stuck with him? So, by 'accident', she kneed him in the groin and raced to her room before he recovered. Once she got to her room, she just muttered to herself angrily how life is just so stupid and pointless and brings nothing but pain and suffering. [A/N: Now, students, this is a very bad example that Lily is giving so I want you to not believe what she is saying, you got that? Good.]
"Thank the Lord, I won't be stuck with him all year long. Well not as much anyway," snarled Lily.
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Lily woke up the next morning with a huge headache. She had to wait until James left; she didn't want to face him. He left at the same exact time every single day, since she could remember. Lily reluctantly changed and got ready, she opened the door. It was 7 a.m. and he always left at exactly 7:13. It was very annoying, though. Lily had to be stuck with him in her sixth year and this year and she knew his morning schedule, which she found pretty odd.
'My life must be really boring,' thought Lily. 'It's always the same old thing…it's now 7:10. First he clears his throat…' James cleared his throat. 'And opens the door…' and he did so. 'And yells out loud '"Today is another day"'
"Today is another day," announced James proudly.
'"Today is the day I get Heather Elizabeth Dumbledore…"'
"Today is the day I get Heather Elizabeth Dumbledore," said James.
'And takes his comb out and tries to comb his hair,' and James did that and came out the door. He stared at Lily's side of the place and left. When the cost was clear, she left cautiously, just in case James was there, waiting for her or something.
Lily entered the Gryffindor common room and saw a bunch of students huddling over the notice board – seventh-years to be exact; she couldn't find her friends anywhere. Lucy piped up from somewhere, with Bella. Lily strode over to them.
"Hey Lily, have you found out what your job is?" asked Bella.
"What?"
"Yeah, you know, on the notice board? Everybody is checking, I got Vocal Expressives and Bella is going to be an Auror," said Lucy.
"Really? Hold on let me check. Wait for me, ok?"
Lily struggled to get pass all those people and finally reached the board. She moved her index finger down the list searching for her name and found it. She was expecting to get her first two choices, but to her disappointment, she was to be in the Auror department. But, at least, Bella would be there with her…
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"It's not that bad, Lily. I mean, you get to find bad guys, it's like being a hero," explained Bella gently.
"But I don't wanna be one," whined Lily. It was the second week of September and the real tension only starts on October. Lily went to the Muggle Studies classroom. She wasn't paying attention at all, until Professor Lovegood asked her a question, which she proudly answered. Lily went back to her thoughts about the TRL project and her exercising schedule (she'd lost 2½ pounds already!) to impress Amos Diggory.
"And about the TRL-" started Proffesor Lovegood.
"Professor!" called Lucy raising up her hand.
"Yes, Ms. Hayden?"
"Professor, do you know where to get the papers to file for divorce?" asked Lucy hopefully. Suddenly, Sirius head shot up.
"We never agreed to file for divorce!" protested Sirius. Lucy glared at him.
"I did and that's good enough for me, Professor, well?" said Lucy slowly.
"I'm sorry dear, but you can't have a divorce," replied Professor Lovegood.
The class snickered and Lucy looked like she was going to pass out any second.
"What?! That's not fair! It's perfectly normal to have a divorce in a marriage," started Lucy.
"Yes, but a divorce is the end of a marriage, would you like a '0' and repeat the year? You don't want to do this to Mr. Black, now do you?" asked Professor Lovegood. Lucy wanted to yell out, 'Hell yeah, I might fail the grade but it'll be worth it!'
'But then I'll be stuck with him,' thought Lucy.
"Hello?" asked Professor Lovegood waving her hand in front of Lucy's face. She jumped.
"Anyway, remember to check your notice board in your common rooms for your lessons on the occupation given to you and your apartments will be sorted to you in two days. Class dismissed," said Professor Lovegood still eyeing Lucy.
Lily waited for Bella and Lucy; but then an unfamiliar voice called her name.
"Lily!" said a girl from the hallways. It was Elaine Tracker. Lily spun around.
"Hi Lily! I just want to ask you something. Well, it's more like a favour, and I really need your help –" started Elaine.
"Elay! We got to go!"
"Wait! Hold on!" said Elaine.
"No, we have to go now; Professor Lovegood is only gonna be here for like another five minutes."
"Sorry Lily, but can we talk later, some time today?" asked Elaine hopefully.
"Uh, sure…" answered Lily, slightly confused.
*
It was already lunch and Lily was still wondering why Elaine Tracker wanted to talk to her. She was a Hufflepuff, and one of Lucy's other friends. Lily and Elaine weren't exactly friends but they didn't hate each other. They didn't really talk with each other… so why oh why would she need Lily's help?
Lily was so into her thoughts that she didn't hear Dumbledore calling her.
"Ms. Evans? I just want to inform you that all the prefects and head students have a meeting tomorrow. Could you inform the prefects?" said Professor Dumbledore. Lily nodded.
"And do you know where Mr. Potter is? I haven't seen him all day. I must inform him, too," asked Professor Dumbledore.
"No."
"All right, Lily, I'm counting on you to tell him, too," said Professor Dumbledore.
Lily looked somewhat afraid.
"You look frightened," Dumbledore said, amused. "Don't worry; he's not going to murder you," he chuckled, and walked away.
*
Lily's last class was Potions, and it wasn't fun in any way. Professor Brew deducted 30 points because she'd dropped her mandrake roots but at least Heather earned 40 points for her potion. Heather got along with all teachers.
The bell rang.
"Remember, class, that your paper on dragon stones is due next Tuesday," reminded Professor Brew. Lily got up and rushed to James.
"Er- look, Potter, we have a meeting tomorrow with the prefects. I've a-already told them," stuttered Lily.
James smirked.
"Why are you smirking? You are so weird! You act like Malfoy sometimes," retorted Lily.
"Lily, calm down. And don't ever compare me to Malfoy, not that there is something to compare with," said James calmly and walked away.
Lily couldn't believe how egotistic he was. 'That selfish prat!' she thought.
When she exited the dungeons, she saw Elaine again and called after her.
"Elaine!" Elaine spun around and walked to Lily.
"Hi Lily!" greeted Elaine.
"So what was it you were going to ask me?" asked Lily.
"Oh! That! Lily, this is not easy to ask you but I really need your help, I'll really do anything!" whined Elaine.
"Okay, what is it?"
"Your partner for the TRL is Amos right?" Lily nodded.
"You see Amos and I are dating and his mother is dying and it really makes Amos depressed. Even she knows it. Well, Mrs. Diggory requested that I stay with him to cheer him up a bit, and spend more time with him to get his mind off the predicament. So, do you mind? I would appreciate it a lot," asked Elaine. Lily heard about Amos' mother and it would do him good.
"Sure," replied Lily.
"Oh! Thank you, Lily," squealed Elaine hugging her while she hugged back.
"But, are you allowed to do this? I mean Lucy tried to get a divorce and it didn't work."
"Yeah, I know but I asked Professor Lovegood about it and I have the letter from Mrs. Diggory and she said that, if you said yes, then she'll switch our partners," answered Elaine happily. "Anyway, let's go! We have to tell her!"
They arrived at Professor Lovegood's offices the following minute. Elaine did most of the talking while Lily just nodded and showed her Mrs. Diggory's letter. Professor Lovegood smiled and agreed and thanked Lily for agreeing to this to.
*
"Thank you so much Lily! I'm gonna buy you your next dress for the next ball. Will there be a –" asked Elaine.
"Well, we haven't decided yet, but I'll think about it. And thanks, but no, thanks for the dress. I never went and I don't want to," said Lily.
"Why? It's fun!" insisted Elaine.
"So, what's wrong with your old partner?" asked Lily, changing the subject, "Too ugly?"
Elaine giggled.
"No, he's not ugly. He's actually hot, but, you know, I have a boyfriend and I'm afraid that he might make a move on me, or something. He's nice, though, but he's a slumber type of boy. You know, always fooling around and a lazy bum." Explained Elaine.
"So, you want me to fail?" asked Lily.
"No! Of course not, well you are good in Muggle Studies and you're the type that can tolerate him," Elaine said as Lily snorted.
"Anyway, who is my new partner?"
"James Potter," Elaine said simply.
"P-P-P-Potter!" shouted Lily, disbelieving.
"Something the matter?"
"Hell, yeah! I cannot work with him; I never, in history, even had a civilized conversation with him, I can't even get him to co-operate in the Prefect meetings! Elaine! How could you possibly have done this to me?" demanded Lily angrily.
"Er… Hey, did you lose some weight?" asked Elaine changing the subject, but it didn't work.
Lily just scowled.
"Look Lily, I'm sorry, but it's not my fault you two don't get along. Try to work things out! It's your job to set an example to the students, and fighting and bickering is not the way! You have got to learn," said Elaine and walked away.
'I am so dead,' thought Lily.
*
Lily went to the Great Hall for dinner and spotted her friends.
"Guess what? Lucy's dog got puppies!" said Amber.
Lucy had always loved dogs, and was showing her friends a picture. It was so adorable. There were two Labradors with little puppies around.
"Hey guys," said Lily miserably.
"What's wrong, Lily?" asked Bella concerned.
"You don't want to know. Trust me," said Lily sternly.
"Lily?"
"It's about that arrogant git, Potter," answered Lily with her head buried to her hands.
"What about him?" asked Amber, curious.
Lily kept muttering 'I'm dead,' which triggered her friends' attention.
"Tell us!" whined Amber, which she knew that it irritated Lily.
"I just agreed to marry James. This year will seem like forever," said Lily.
Everybody was shocked. Then Amber stood up and walked towards the Marauders.
"What – what are you doing?" asked Lily.
"I have to tell Jamesie!" answered Amber.
Lucy went up to try and stop her, but it didn't work.
She went up to James and whispered something in his ear. He started laughing and shook his head. Amber whispered something again pointing at Lily.
He looked worried and walked towards Elaine. She nodded and he started yelling at her.
"Is this true? You switched with – with Evans? Are you insane? How can I marry her? We don't get along! We never have! I – hate – her, Elaine! And you're fully aware of that!"
Elaine said nothing, and James walked towards Lily angrily.
"Sorry! No time for this now, Potter; I've got to run!" said Lily quickly.
"I didn't know you fancied me that much, Evans," said James coldly.
"Get over yourself!" shouted Lily angrily, and stomped away.
'Amber is such a bitch. She would sacrifice her own life for him! Of course, never for me!' thought Lily furiously.
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(A/N: All right, this chapter does not seem complete to me, but I don't know what else to write. So, for the people who thought it was James, you were sort of write, but not completely. Next chapter is about the meeting and the wedding ceremonies. Sorry, but no SB/LH action in this chapter. If you would like to see some, tell me in your reviews. But tell me what you think about this chapter. I was so happy with the results of how much reviews I had. So could I have the same with this one. The more reviews I have, the more it encourages me to write more and maybe update a little sooner.)
I'm thinking of starting another fic and I think the plot is better than this, because I don't know where I'm going with this fic.
Anyways, REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Please? For my sake?!
Thank you!
(B-R/note) Excuse me, Susie, but I guessed correctly that Lily would get Amos Diggory! But of course, she had to get married to James at some point. Which is very good… AD/LE is very annoying :o) Anyway, good chapter! Write the next one soon! -- Christy