Hey, sorry guys I haven't had a lot of time to write cuz ive had a tooooon of homework for the end of the year, an English presentation, history paper (its 15 pgs…) and a huuuge algebra 2 project, plus studying for finals, so im like going insane. Anyways, sorry for the delay, and here goes. Never fear, the whole situation with Lily's 'muggle' parents will be ironed out…be patient!! :-P
Late Night ChatsDown in the kitchens, the four marauders were busy chowing down on treats Glenda, the head house-elf, had gladly ordered made for them. It was late, but the boys didn't seem to notice, or care. Soon when they had stuffed themselves, James turned to get his invisibility cloak from the table nearest them. As he turned, he almost collided with Amy, his girlfriend. She and Lacey were standing there, not looking very pleased.
"Who in the hell do you think you are, James Potter," Amy said, almost shouting, as she stepped forward.
"Half the damn commonroom heard that shit you said, you bastard!" added Lacey, who was almost yelling as well.
"Yeah, you jackass, I never slept with you, you dirty pig!" said Amy, now really shouting. James' face turned beet red and Sirius looked at him quizzically, raising his eyebrows at him.
James' eyes narrowed. "How did you two know where to find us?" he asked.
Lacey smirked. She pulled a roll of parchment from within her robes. "This," she laughed.
James made a dive for the parchment, but Lacey yanked it just out of his reach.
"Uh uh uhhh!" she chided. "Careless, leaving such a document lying around, aren't we? What do you think, Amy? Would Mr. Filch be interested in this?"
"Hah, sure he would. These assholes deserve it."
"Wait, no, don't!" squeaked Peter.
"Haha, and are you going to stop us?" asked Lacy, grinning.
"The dark Lord stops everyone he dislikes." (A/N – 1 yr before L.V. came to real power and most people did not yet know the name or anything…)
"Hahahah, good one, Peter," laughed Remus, "you always come up with those kind of jokes!"
Peter clasped a tiny hand over his mouth, but quickly slipped it away. "Yeah, that was funny, huh? No, seriously, ladies. You could…use that to your advantage. You know? You obviously already know how to use it, if you got here, r-r-right?"
"No, dumbass Potter left it just as it was on the sofa. Anyone could just use it, or turn it in. What use could this be to us? If we were to get caught with this"? NO way," said Lacey.
Sirius rolled his eyes. It's not just any map! You just tap it with your wand when you're done and say, 'Mischief managed,' and it disappears. Did you think we didn't think of getting in trouble? Pfff. We are not that stupid."
"But then how do we get it back?" asked Amy.
"Simply tap the map again and say 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' and it will appear, like this," said James as he did so.
"Oh, well then," muttered Lacey. "Thanks. I'm warning you though. One more toe out of line there, buddy and straight to Filch's office we'll go."
James rolled his eyes and mocked the two girls as they turned around. The girls left the kitchens and Sirius turned to face James.
"You moron. Complete idiot! How could you leave that out like that?!"
"Relax, Padfoot," James retorted. Everyone else still has their copy. You're the one that just gave away the secret!"
"Well, I guess you're right, prongs. Sorry man." The two boys embraced for a short time, and then, realizing that everyone in the room was staring at them, separated quickly.
James cleared his throat. "Well, gentlemen, let's head back to the common room," he suggested.
"You got the cloak?" asked Remus.
"Shit!" yelled James. "It was with that map. We're screwed!!"
"You idiot Prongs. They probly have that too!" Peter shouted at him, seemingly out of character.
"Hah, just kidding. It's right here," laughed James.
Sirius grabbed James by the neck and proceeded to give him a noogie. "You doozler," joked Sirius. (A/N – doozler, that's my new word…hehe :-D)
The four marauders got under the cloak and began their way to the common room. Once there, they removed the cloak. Remus, Peter, and Sirius all started up the stairs to their dorm. Remus, noticing that James was not following turned around to see him standing in front of the fireplace with a long face.
"You coming, James?" asked Remus seriously. By then the other two boys had turned around to see James standing there.
James cocked his head towards the boys' dorm. "Naw, I'll be up in a little while. I'm going to sit here for a bit."
Remus shrugged. The remaining three boys went up to the dorm, leaving James staring into the fire. As he sat there, he recalled his first meeting with the mystery girl, Lily. She had been singing a song that day. He began to sing it to himself, realizing the oddity of remembering it.
Heaven bent to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
With a long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight…
He remembered the day clearly. Lily's face had been puffy with tears. She was obviously upset about something. He wondered what had happened, why she was suddenly at Hogwarts. He figured she was having a hard time adjusting, especially with her mother being the biggest bitch out of all the teachers. She was even worse than McGonagall. James sighed and flopped down on the sofa. He heard a creaking sound. Turning to see what it was, he realized that Lily was creeping down the stairs of the girls' dormitories. He hunkered down on the sofa so she couldn't see him, and continued to watch her. She clearly wasn't headed in his direction. Instead, she headed toward the armchairs near the other side of the room. As he looked closer, he realized that she was crying again. Looking at her, he felt sorry for her. Looking down at his feet, he decided that he should go over to her and see what was going on. He rose and began walking towards her. She didn't seem to notice him until he was almost right in front of her. Her face was in her hands and tears were streaming down her face. He noticed that she was shaking a little bit as well.
"Lily," he said, and she looked up.
"James? What are you doing down here?"
"Oh, I've been sitting down here for a while. Sirius, Peter, Remus and I just got back from a little dirty work in the kitchens, and I didn't feel like going to bed. I saw you come down, but I wasn't sure if you'd like it if I cam over here, so I waited. But, I thought, what the hell, if she hates me well then she'd just be joining the club."
"Wow, who would hate you?" Lily asked through her tears.
"Oh, you'd be surprised. Girl troubles," he added when she raised her eyebrows.
"Sorry to hear that," she said, tears still dribbling down her face. "I'm uh, glad you came I guess. It's been a while since people actually talked to me. All the teachers address me as 'Miss Evans,' and since they hate my mom, they all like, hate me or something! Its horrible I just want to go back to my friends and my old life!!"
James was aching for her inside. He didn't know how it felt, but he supposed it must be awful. "What happened?" James asked. He longed to console her, but wasn't sure how. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's ok too." He added.
"No, no, thanks. Actually it's probably good if I get it out. Can we go for a walk? I don't really want to sit here," she said.
"Sure," James responded. "But, actually, we have curfew here. We can't be out late. Never fear though, I have this cloak, its an invisibility cloak. So we're all set." James grabbed the cloak off the sofa and gestured towards Lily. She rose from the chair and took one end, wrapping it around herself and James. She had a warm feeling in the pit of her stomach, but pushed it away. She wanted to hate it there. She and James walked down the stairs and down a corridor, Lily following James as he walked. She had no idea where he was going, but she figured it was somewhere that they'd be alone and no one to hear her pour out her mind to him.
When they finally stopped, they stood in front of a fountain. The fountain was of a great unicorn, looking up at the sky with doves flying around its head. Wow, Lily thought, this is beautiful. It's almost, romantic. I wonder if he did that on purpose… Lily was snapped back to reality by James' voice.
"No one really knows that this place is here. I come here sometimes when I need to calm down or think or whatever. Especially after being near that tool Severus. Kid really gets to me. Anyways, you said you would like to talk, so here we are," he said as he gently lifted the cloak and sat along the fountain. Lily found a seat next to him. James slid over a little closer, and Lily didn't mind. (A/N - yes guys I know that lily and james hate eachother, but u will see!!!! It happens, just waaaiit lol.!!!)
"I suppose I should start from the beginning right?" she began. "Well, when I arrived at Owlhorn's, I had no problem making friends. I slowly was really popular. I mean, I had a lot of great friends, and we all had boyfriends. I dated the captain of our school's quidditch team. We don't have houses, everyone is all together. Well, my ex started being a jerk, so I dumped him. He didn't accept that too well, and he took some love notes I wrote him and he made copies. A lot of people read them. Sort of ruined my reputation. But it went away. And my friends stuck by me. But then we hooked up again; I snuck out, got caught, and suspended for seeking revenge on my ex, all in the span of three days. My mum decided that was it, and it was time to change schools. I was absolutely devastated. But then I suppose it is my fault." The tears were streaming down Lily's face again. James felt the urge to put his arms around Lily again, to console here. This time he succumbed, and wrapped her in his arms. Lily didn't mind, and she rested her head on James' shoulder. Still crying, she began again.
"She's…she's not even my mom! Once I got the Hogwarts letter when I was eleven, my parents got rid of me. Professor Evans adopted me! My parents, they didn't want me. I had been raised by muggles for eleven years. And suddenly, I'm a witch, and its goodbye to you Lily. They don't even want to see me anymore. My sister, she begged me to stay, and forgo the magic education. But, I chose not to. I'm sure she hates me now. What does it matter? I'm in another place where I sure as hell don't belong. —"
"I think you belong, Lily." James interrupted her.
Lily turned to look at him, shocked. "You do," she asked, her voice quivering.
"Sure," he answered. "You're beautiful. Even when you're crying," he added, wiping tears from her puffy cheeks. James heard a sound from the corner. He whipped around, but saw nothing.
"Thanks," Lily said. "Well, I suppose we have been out late enough. We should go back. Thanks for listening to me; I don't know what I'd do without you! Oh, and James? Can you promise me something?"
"Sure, if it's reasonable I can," he responded.
"I saw how you were taunting that boy before. He didn't even do anything! Would you please, not do it again? For me?"
"Severus?" James sighed. "I suppose if it's for you. Alright, Lily." Let's go back." He looked down at Lily, and realized that she was sleeping with her head perched on his shoulder. He smiled to himself. She is absolutely beautiful, he thought. He lifted her sleeping body into his arms, realizing that he forgot the cloak that was resting on the edge of the fountain. He stooped over, picked it up and flung it around the two of them while balancing Lily in the other arm. She did not stir. Back up to the dormitories he carried her, and placed her on the sofa in front of the dying fire. He fixed the fire, so that it would continue to burn, keeping his angel warm. He strode over to the armchair Lily had been sitting in only an hour before, and watched her until he too fell asleep.
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A/N it may be a while b4 ch 4, idk. I'm going to maine for the summer w/no computer, but ima make my grandparents take me to the library to write, ok?? J hope u like this one…if u do yay if not, well sorry!! J