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A/N: This entire story has been edited! I wrote it two years ago, and I saw some spots where I could improve things. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 9: Mission Impossible
"This is too hard," said Sirius, who was trying to drag Ron. "Magic up some stretchers, will you, Prongs?"
James conjured up six stretchers for the boys, and, using Wingardium Leviosa, safely brought them to the Gryffindor Common Room. The Marauders left them on the couches in front of the fire, and retreated to the dormitory.
"All right, I'd like to call this meeting to order!" said James. But Remus, Sirius, and Peter were busy talking and eating chocolate frogs.
"Order!" cried James, as he threw a pillow at Sirius. But then he ducked, and it hit Peter instead.
"Hey!" said Peter, rubbing his head.
"Well, now that I've got your attention, I'd like to call this meeting to order!" said James, his hands gripping the armrests of the chair he was sitting in.
"Yes, sir!" said Remus, Peter and Sirius in unison and saluting.
"Very funny," James retorted. "Well...I have bad news. Sirius and I got into a bit of trouble with Filch last week...we went down to the kitchens for some midnight snacking..."
"And that smarmy old bat caught us and told us to turn out our pockets," continued Sirius.
"So he confiscated the Marauder's map," said James, smiling sheepishly.
"Oh, great," said Remus.
"So what's the plan now?" asked Peter.
"That's a good question," said Sirius.
"Well, I was thinking...you guys could come with me to Quidditch practice, and hide under the cloak. And before everyone else leaves, I'll pretend that I left something in the locker room, and go to the shack with you guys."
"Good plan James," said Remus. "I reckon we should do that from now on. You know, since the map is gone and all."
"We'll try to nick it from Filch's office the next chance we get," said Sirius. "But right now, Prongs has a little rendezvous with Lily."
"Come on, James, she's waiting for you!" said Peter.
"What are you going to say to her, anyway?" asked Remus.
"Er, I dunno..." replied James.
"Oh well, that's okay Prongs. Just make sure you don't say anything stupid," said Sirius.
"Thanks for your 'help', guys..." said James, laughing. "Well, I guess I'll be going now..."
"Good luck, Prongs!" yelled Sirius, as he walked out the door.
"Yeah, good luck, James!" called Remus.
"Break a leg!" hollered Peter. Remus and Sirius threw chocolate frogs at him.
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"Okay, I'll just say 'Lily, I'm in love with you'. No, no, that's being too forward. 'Lily, I really like you'. Yeah. That's it. 'Lily, I really like you'..." James repeated this to himself on the way to the Quidditch field. He saw Lily waiting for him. He smiled.
"Lily!" James called. She looked at him and smiled too.
"Hello James!" said Lily. He jogged up to her.
"James, why did you want me to meet you here?" she asked.
"Well, I wanted to tell you that I..." replied James. He suddenly felt butterflies in his stomach.
"Yes?" asked Lily.
"...I...I... really..." he said.
"Go on," said Lily, smiling.
"I...I really..." and then he thought, 'No, I can't tell her now...!' So he said something stupid.
"What was the History of Magic assignment again?"
Lily frowned. But then she forced a smile anyway.
"We have to write two scrolls of parchment about the Giant Wars."
"Oh, right, thanks, Lily."
"I'll see you later, James." Lily left the Quidditch field for Gryffindor Tower.
He was so mad at himself what he had just told her. By the time he got the guts to tell her the truth, she was gone.
"I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!!!" James cried. "This was my perfect chance, and he blew it. After everything Daniel and Karen have done for me. I really messed up this time..."
Then he walked up to Gryffindor Tower, all alone.
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"James! What happened? Lily just burst through the portrait hole looking furious!" said Sirius, who was waiting for him in the common room with Remus and Peter.
"She walked up to the Girls' Dorms and slammed the door!" cried Peter, looking concerned.
"James...what happened?" asked Remus, with a puzzled look on his face.
"I...I couldn't tell her...I asked her about the History of Magic assignment instead," replied James. Then he sat down on the couch in front of the fire, put his face in his hands, and shook his head.
"WHAT?" cried Sirius, looking bewildered.
"I'm going to go tell her the truth. Right now," said James, getting up from the couch.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you..." said Remus mysteriously.
"Why not?" asked James, looking at Remus suspiciously.
"Never mind," said Remus. James walked up to Lily's Dorm Room and knocked on the door.
"Lily! I need to talk to you!" yelled James. "Lily!"
"What is it now, James?" said Lily behind the door. "You've forgotten the potions assignment as well?"
"Lily! I need to talk to you!" he said again, this time, pounding on the door. Hermione opened the door.
"Oh, Karen! Can you tell Lily to talk to me?" James asked. Hermione glared at him. Then she took out her wand, turned him into a duck, and slammed the door in his face. James pecked at their door helplessly. Then Remus came up and did the counter-charm.
"Told you so..." said Remus.
"I really messed up this time..." said James as he slumped onto the floor.
Aww...poor James...what's going to happen next? Read on and you'll find out. But before you do, please write a review! Thanks a lot! Have a great day! :)
A/N: This entire story has been edited! I wrote it two years ago, and I saw some spots where I could improve things. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 9: Mission Impossible
"This is too hard," said Sirius, who was trying to drag Ron. "Magic up some stretchers, will you, Prongs?"
James conjured up six stretchers for the boys, and, using Wingardium Leviosa, safely brought them to the Gryffindor Common Room. The Marauders left them on the couches in front of the fire, and retreated to the dormitory.
"All right, I'd like to call this meeting to order!" said James. But Remus, Sirius, and Peter were busy talking and eating chocolate frogs.
"Order!" cried James, as he threw a pillow at Sirius. But then he ducked, and it hit Peter instead.
"Hey!" said Peter, rubbing his head.
"Well, now that I've got your attention, I'd like to call this meeting to order!" said James, his hands gripping the armrests of the chair he was sitting in.
"Yes, sir!" said Remus, Peter and Sirius in unison and saluting.
"Very funny," James retorted. "Well...I have bad news. Sirius and I got into a bit of trouble with Filch last week...we went down to the kitchens for some midnight snacking..."
"And that smarmy old bat caught us and told us to turn out our pockets," continued Sirius.
"So he confiscated the Marauder's map," said James, smiling sheepishly.
"Oh, great," said Remus.
"So what's the plan now?" asked Peter.
"That's a good question," said Sirius.
"Well, I was thinking...you guys could come with me to Quidditch practice, and hide under the cloak. And before everyone else leaves, I'll pretend that I left something in the locker room, and go to the shack with you guys."
"Good plan James," said Remus. "I reckon we should do that from now on. You know, since the map is gone and all."
"We'll try to nick it from Filch's office the next chance we get," said Sirius. "But right now, Prongs has a little rendezvous with Lily."
"Come on, James, she's waiting for you!" said Peter.
"What are you going to say to her, anyway?" asked Remus.
"Er, I dunno..." replied James.
"Oh well, that's okay Prongs. Just make sure you don't say anything stupid," said Sirius.
"Thanks for your 'help', guys..." said James, laughing. "Well, I guess I'll be going now..."
"Good luck, Prongs!" yelled Sirius, as he walked out the door.
"Yeah, good luck, James!" called Remus.
"Break a leg!" hollered Peter. Remus and Sirius threw chocolate frogs at him.
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"Okay, I'll just say 'Lily, I'm in love with you'. No, no, that's being too forward. 'Lily, I really like you'. Yeah. That's it. 'Lily, I really like you'..." James repeated this to himself on the way to the Quidditch field. He saw Lily waiting for him. He smiled.
"Lily!" James called. She looked at him and smiled too.
"Hello James!" said Lily. He jogged up to her.
"James, why did you want me to meet you here?" she asked.
"Well, I wanted to tell you that I..." replied James. He suddenly felt butterflies in his stomach.
"Yes?" asked Lily.
"...I...I... really..." he said.
"Go on," said Lily, smiling.
"I...I really..." and then he thought, 'No, I can't tell her now...!' So he said something stupid.
"What was the History of Magic assignment again?"
Lily frowned. But then she forced a smile anyway.
"We have to write two scrolls of parchment about the Giant Wars."
"Oh, right, thanks, Lily."
"I'll see you later, James." Lily left the Quidditch field for Gryffindor Tower.
He was so mad at himself what he had just told her. By the time he got the guts to tell her the truth, she was gone.
"I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!!!" James cried. "This was my perfect chance, and he blew it. After everything Daniel and Karen have done for me. I really messed up this time..."
Then he walked up to Gryffindor Tower, all alone.
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"James! What happened? Lily just burst through the portrait hole looking furious!" said Sirius, who was waiting for him in the common room with Remus and Peter.
"She walked up to the Girls' Dorms and slammed the door!" cried Peter, looking concerned.
"James...what happened?" asked Remus, with a puzzled look on his face.
"I...I couldn't tell her...I asked her about the History of Magic assignment instead," replied James. Then he sat down on the couch in front of the fire, put his face in his hands, and shook his head.
"WHAT?" cried Sirius, looking bewildered.
"I'm going to go tell her the truth. Right now," said James, getting up from the couch.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you..." said Remus mysteriously.
"Why not?" asked James, looking at Remus suspiciously.
"Never mind," said Remus. James walked up to Lily's Dorm Room and knocked on the door.
"Lily! I need to talk to you!" yelled James. "Lily!"
"What is it now, James?" said Lily behind the door. "You've forgotten the potions assignment as well?"
"Lily! I need to talk to you!" he said again, this time, pounding on the door. Hermione opened the door.
"Oh, Karen! Can you tell Lily to talk to me?" James asked. Hermione glared at him. Then she took out her wand, turned him into a duck, and slammed the door in his face. James pecked at their door helplessly. Then Remus came up and did the counter-charm.
"Told you so..." said Remus.
"I really messed up this time..." said James as he slumped onto the floor.
Aww...poor James...what's going to happen next? Read on and you'll find out. But before you do, please write a review! Thanks a lot! Have a great day! :)