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7!
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Chapter 8
Lily sat in the chair, realizing what she had done.
"I've got to find Max," she said quietly to herself, so only she could hear.
She got up out of the chair and ran out of the Common Room. She got out of the Common Room and started looking for Max. She wandered from classroom to classroom for what seemed like hours. She finally gave up and slumped down against a wall.
"I'm a horrible friend," Lily said miserably, closing her eyes and blinking back the tears that had just welled up against her eyes.
"You got that right," said a voice.
Lily opened her eyes. It was Max.
"I'm sorry, Max," Lily apologized genuinely looking up at Max. Her eyes were red and puffy, like she had been crying. "Have you been crying?"
"No," Max said defensively.
There was an awkward silence.
"Look, what do you want?" Max asked angrily.
"I just wanted to apologize and-," Lily began.
"And run back to your new boyfriend, who, coincidentally, you actually hated before this week. But you won't believe me, will you? Because Potter told you so! But all Potter is a damn liar!" Max said furiously.
"Just shut up, Max and let me say something!" Lily said madly.
"Fine, go ahead say whatever you want and run back to Potter," Max said impatiently.
"Max," Lily said slowly, wondering how she should phrase it. "I know that you were telling the truth and I'm sorry."
"Well, you should be!" said Max. She still sounded very angry.
Lily looked helplessly at Max and turned around to leave.
"The question is," Max began slowly, calling at Lily retreating back. "How do we get back at Potter now?"
Lily turned around and grinned evilly.
"I thought about that while I was looking for you," she told Max.
"Any ideas?" Max asked.
"I hate him!" Lily vented bitterly. "Star of the Quidditch team, "perfect" student, everyone's favorite guy."
"Except for us," Max added.
"Yeah," Lily said laughing. "I can't believe that I thought that he was half-way decent back in the hospital wing."
Lily thought painfully of all of the things she had said and done in the hospital wing. She could almost feel her face turn red as she thought of that time when she'd actually kissed him.
"It has to be good," Lily said thinking back to the kiss again. "I mean really good. We have to completely humiliate him."
"I know," Max agreed.
Lily started venting again. "I'm so happy that I have my memory back! I would not have been able to stand to keep being Potter's girlfriend! Why would anyone ever want to date that stupid pig?!"
"Like I know, but you gave me an idea," Max said sounding excited.
"What? How? Are we going to turn him into a pig?" Lily asked.
Max started to laugh. "We can do that too."
"Well, what was your original idea, Max?" Lily asked.
"Have you ever noticed how he always dumps the girl and it's not the other way around?" Max asked.
"Yeah, the stupid jerk, and the girl's never seem to care even!" Lily said angrily.
"Well, that's what you're going to do," Max said.
"Obviously," Lily said as though Max were crazy if she didn't think Lily was going to do it.
"But not right away," Max said smiling cunningly.
"What?" Lily asked sounding shocked.
"You're going to wait a little while," Max said trying to make it sound as though it wouldn't be too bad.
"No, I'm not!" Lily said a little too loudly. Her voice echoed slightly throughout the halls.
"C'mon Lils, he'll be completely embarrassed if you dump him right after the Quidditch Cup!" Max said pleadingly.
"That's in two months! And I refuse to be that thing's girlfriend for two months!" Lily said madly.
"It won't be that bad!" Max said consolingly. "And you won't be his girlfriend, you'll just be pretending to be his girlfriend."
"Can't we just turn him into a pig?" Lily begged.
"Like I said," Max said calmly, "we can do that too."
There was an awkward silence between the two of them.
"Just imagine Lily, imagine how red his face will be, and the entire school will be there! And all the teachers! And, oh Lils, everyone will be there!"
Lily smiled while picturing the horrified look on James's face when she dumped him.
"I don't know," Lily said uneasily.
"I'm not asking you to sleep with him!" Max shouted getting some very weird looks from some passing fifth years.
"Will I have to kiss him?" Lily asked sighing.
"Maybe a little," Max said trying to comfort her. "I'll buy you some mouthwash," Max added quickly.
Lily smiled appreciatively, and muttered, "Thanks."
"No problem, now c'mon we don't want to keep your "boyfriend" waiting," Max said to Lily.
"Shut up," Lily said looking slightly embarrassed.
The two of them headed back to the Common Room together walking silently when a thought suddenly struck Lily.
"Max?" she asked, choosing her words cautiously.
"Yeah?" Max asked curiously.
"I really shouldn't have to go through this alone," Lily said carefully.
"I know," Max agreed.
"So maybe," Lily said pausing and then adding the rest rather slyly. "Maybe you should date one of Potter's friends, just to make it fair."
"You won't do this unless I do this too, will you?" Max asked reading the expression on Lily's face.
"Nope," Lily said grinning proudly.
"Fine," Max said resignedly.
"He's got to be Potter's friend and on the Quidditch team," Lily told her, still grinning at Max.
"That only leaves Lupin and-" Max began, but Lily cut her off.
"I think Ani like him, that leaves you and Black," Lily said looking pityingly at the horrified look on Max's face.
"But there's Ani," Max protested.
"But she really likes Lupin, we can't force her to dump him," Lily said.
"We could," Max said resentfully.
"Just try to be nice and just date him in time for the Quidditch Match," Lily said.
"Okay," Max said looking beaten, as they arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady.
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Sorry that it took so long, I would've put it up sooner, but I've been out of town and haven't had the chance. Thanks for your patience.
Ohepelss Oramtnci: Maybe later they will.
Kat: Thanks! That's really nice!
Lavon: Thanks!
Sakura Moon: Yeah, she's having déjà vu. James isn't going to be pissed at Sirius right away.
Everblue3: Thanks! I had a bit of trouble writing this chapter, so I hope I did really well with it!
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
Chapter 8
Lily sat in the chair, realizing what she had done.
"I've got to find Max," she said quietly to herself, so only she could hear.
She got up out of the chair and ran out of the Common Room. She got out of the Common Room and started looking for Max. She wandered from classroom to classroom for what seemed like hours. She finally gave up and slumped down against a wall.
"I'm a horrible friend," Lily said miserably, closing her eyes and blinking back the tears that had just welled up against her eyes.
"You got that right," said a voice.
Lily opened her eyes. It was Max.
"I'm sorry, Max," Lily apologized genuinely looking up at Max. Her eyes were red and puffy, like she had been crying. "Have you been crying?"
"No," Max said defensively.
There was an awkward silence.
"Look, what do you want?" Max asked angrily.
"I just wanted to apologize and-," Lily began.
"And run back to your new boyfriend, who, coincidentally, you actually hated before this week. But you won't believe me, will you? Because Potter told you so! But all Potter is a damn liar!" Max said furiously.
"Just shut up, Max and let me say something!" Lily said madly.
"Fine, go ahead say whatever you want and run back to Potter," Max said impatiently.
"Max," Lily said slowly, wondering how she should phrase it. "I know that you were telling the truth and I'm sorry."
"Well, you should be!" said Max. She still sounded very angry.
Lily looked helplessly at Max and turned around to leave.
"The question is," Max began slowly, calling at Lily retreating back. "How do we get back at Potter now?"
Lily turned around and grinned evilly.
"I thought about that while I was looking for you," she told Max.
"Any ideas?" Max asked.
"I hate him!" Lily vented bitterly. "Star of the Quidditch team, "perfect" student, everyone's favorite guy."
"Except for us," Max added.
"Yeah," Lily said laughing. "I can't believe that I thought that he was half-way decent back in the hospital wing."
Lily thought painfully of all of the things she had said and done in the hospital wing. She could almost feel her face turn red as she thought of that time when she'd actually kissed him.
"It has to be good," Lily said thinking back to the kiss again. "I mean really good. We have to completely humiliate him."
"I know," Max agreed.
Lily started venting again. "I'm so happy that I have my memory back! I would not have been able to stand to keep being Potter's girlfriend! Why would anyone ever want to date that stupid pig?!"
"Like I know, but you gave me an idea," Max said sounding excited.
"What? How? Are we going to turn him into a pig?" Lily asked.
Max started to laugh. "We can do that too."
"Well, what was your original idea, Max?" Lily asked.
"Have you ever noticed how he always dumps the girl and it's not the other way around?" Max asked.
"Yeah, the stupid jerk, and the girl's never seem to care even!" Lily said angrily.
"Well, that's what you're going to do," Max said.
"Obviously," Lily said as though Max were crazy if she didn't think Lily was going to do it.
"But not right away," Max said smiling cunningly.
"What?" Lily asked sounding shocked.
"You're going to wait a little while," Max said trying to make it sound as though it wouldn't be too bad.
"No, I'm not!" Lily said a little too loudly. Her voice echoed slightly throughout the halls.
"C'mon Lils, he'll be completely embarrassed if you dump him right after the Quidditch Cup!" Max said pleadingly.
"That's in two months! And I refuse to be that thing's girlfriend for two months!" Lily said madly.
"It won't be that bad!" Max said consolingly. "And you won't be his girlfriend, you'll just be pretending to be his girlfriend."
"Can't we just turn him into a pig?" Lily begged.
"Like I said," Max said calmly, "we can do that too."
There was an awkward silence between the two of them.
"Just imagine Lily, imagine how red his face will be, and the entire school will be there! And all the teachers! And, oh Lils, everyone will be there!"
Lily smiled while picturing the horrified look on James's face when she dumped him.
"I don't know," Lily said uneasily.
"I'm not asking you to sleep with him!" Max shouted getting some very weird looks from some passing fifth years.
"Will I have to kiss him?" Lily asked sighing.
"Maybe a little," Max said trying to comfort her. "I'll buy you some mouthwash," Max added quickly.
Lily smiled appreciatively, and muttered, "Thanks."
"No problem, now c'mon we don't want to keep your "boyfriend" waiting," Max said to Lily.
"Shut up," Lily said looking slightly embarrassed.
The two of them headed back to the Common Room together walking silently when a thought suddenly struck Lily.
"Max?" she asked, choosing her words cautiously.
"Yeah?" Max asked curiously.
"I really shouldn't have to go through this alone," Lily said carefully.
"I know," Max agreed.
"So maybe," Lily said pausing and then adding the rest rather slyly. "Maybe you should date one of Potter's friends, just to make it fair."
"You won't do this unless I do this too, will you?" Max asked reading the expression on Lily's face.
"Nope," Lily said grinning proudly.
"Fine," Max said resignedly.
"He's got to be Potter's friend and on the Quidditch team," Lily told her, still grinning at Max.
"That only leaves Lupin and-" Max began, but Lily cut her off.
"I think Ani like him, that leaves you and Black," Lily said looking pityingly at the horrified look on Max's face.
"But there's Ani," Max protested.
"But she really likes Lupin, we can't force her to dump him," Lily said.
"We could," Max said resentfully.
"Just try to be nice and just date him in time for the Quidditch Match," Lily said.
"Okay," Max said looking beaten, as they arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady.
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Sorry that it took so long, I would've put it up sooner, but I've been out of town and haven't had the chance. Thanks for your patience.
Ohepelss Oramtnci: Maybe later they will.
Kat: Thanks! That's really nice!
Lavon: Thanks!
Sakura Moon: Yeah, she's having déjà vu. James isn't going to be pissed at Sirius right away.
Everblue3: Thanks! I had a bit of trouble writing this chapter, so I hope I did really well with it!