Chapter Three: "Does it look like I have 'I Love Potter' written all over me?!"
A/N:- Okay, time to update ........here's Chapter Three brought to you from the realm of MuzzyOlórëa ..........I was writing this at the expense of my Classical Civilisation revision ........once again Harry Potter conquers all!
This Chapter is dedicated to:
BellaD – I'm really glad that I'm writing the characters how you pictured them. :-) I won't leave you hanging anymore ....promise.
Evelle – Yeah, I can never have enough L/J Love/Hate stories!
Serendepetee – Sorry about the cliffie! Here's more for you!
Jesika – Glad you like it.
Mandyzcool – Please don't hate me ....I updated see and I have this story all planned out and am in process of writing next chapter!
Swishy Willow Wand – What will Lily do eh?
Lee Tea – I know I was evil but no more cliffies ......I promise ......hmmmmmm. Enjoy!
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Lily's breath caught in her throat. She was totally caught off guard. Her mind was not registering anything as a tingling sensation went through her from head to toe. She noticed how soft his lips were, how they were gently urging her to respond. And she did – almost without realising it, she melted into his kiss ..................But suddenly everything became less fuzzy and the realisation of what was happening hit her. She opened her eyes and pulled away as revulsion rippled through her body. James was looking back at her placidly, a smile playing on his lips. From the very soles of her feet anger rose up inside her and she lifted her right hand and slapped James fiercely on the cheek.
James did not flinch one bit. He had totally seen that coming. "I deserved that." he stated simply as Lily ran the back of her hand over her mouth, finally regaining the ability to speak.
"You arrogant bastard Potter! What were you expecting from that – that a miracle would happen and I would be kissing you back and suddenly in love with you?!" she said disgustedly.
James frowned. She had responded. He had felt it and he definitely had not imagined it. Lily looked back at him, hardly daring to meet his eye challengingly like she usually did and he realised that she knew that she HAD kissed him back – even if it was only for a moment.
"Lily ...." James started.
Lily froze. He never called her that. Suddenly she inwardly cringed as she realised that he was going to confront her on her automatic response to his kiss and she was either going to have it find some lame excuse or deny it completely.
James opened his mouth. Part of him did not want to make things worse for him by making things worse but could he resist this opportunity to make her sweat and feel awkward?
"Lily, I'm sorry." he said at last. "I crossed the line and I am really sorry."
James saw Lily exhale and relax as she realised that James was going to pass over it and take all the blame and no matter how much she hated the guy, she could not help but feel intensely grateful to him. Suddenly her watch beeped. "Oh, end of duty." she said quickly as the pink tinge of embarrassment started to appear on her cheeks. "Let's go."
"You go." James said, turning away from her, leaning against the railings and looking down onto the village of Hogsmeade below. "I'll stay here for a bit."
"Oh, Ok." Lily said and hurried down the staircase, eager to get away from James.
James looked out at the pretty lights of the wizarding village. Everything was still, quiet and so peaceful that he could easily understand why people came up here. He could hardly believe that he had kissed Lily - even if it was a bit one-sided.............. He could hardly believe himself. He was regretting kissing Lily. He had hardly got anything out of it. He had backed down from rubbing it in her face but at the same time, tomorrow, things would be the same. She would still hate him, perhaps even more because of this evening and James had less confidence in himself at being able to get the girl he wanted than ever before.
Lily walked along the corridors swiftly. She was filled with a mixture of anger and embarrassment – why had she even let herself be taken in by his kiss in the first place? She hated every last bit of it. Hated him. Hated him. Hated him. Hated him.
"Password Please." the Fat Lady asked.
"proelium committere." Lily muttered before passing through. The Common Room was mainly empty. A few fifth and sixth years were still up and at the far end round the fire sat her friends and the Marauders. She had guessed that they would be sitting with them and she wandered dully over.
"How was prefect duty?" Kirsty asked, moving her brunette hair out of her eyes, oblivious to the fact that Sirius was staring at her with a soppy grin. "And what have you done with Head Boy?" she added, seeing that James was not with her.
Lily hardly heard what Kirsty had asked. Her thoughts were still on what had gone on in the Astronomy Tower. She was replaying the scene in her head. James fixing her eyes on her, stepping close, lowering his head. "Potter kissed me." she stated.
There was silence. The lower year stopped talking and turned to look at her. Her friends gazed at her. "I'm sorry, did you just say Potter kissed you?" Sirius asked. Lily nodded, sitting down heavily.
"But you HATE Potter." Sarah said excitedly, bouncing up and down in her seat.
"I know. I slapped him." Lily said.
"Wow, he's going to be miffed when he comes in," muttered Lupin.
"Are you feeling alright?" Kirsty asked, touching her friend's arm. "It's just, wouldn't you have come in here raging and chucking books across the room is potter had just done that to you?!"
"I'm past mad." Lily said, rubbing her eyes. "I'm just really tired. And in denial."
"I just can't believe that you're taking this so well Evans!" Sirius said slyly. "Is it possible that Mademoiselle Evans has fallen for Monsieur Potter?"
Lily glared at him. "Wow Black, how did you guess?! Does it look like I have 'I Love Potter' written all over me?!"
Just then, James wandered in and everything grew silent again. Lily shifted awkwardly in her chair. James seemed deep in thought and ruffled the back of his hair. Would Lily really kill him if he made fun of her tomorrow? He seemed not to notice that all eyes were on him but walked automatically over the Sirius. It was only when he noticed that Lily was there that he really woke up.
"Hey, how was duty?" asked Remus, trying to hide a smile.
"So much fun, you have no idea." he said, touching his bruised cheek. Man did Lily have a hard slap.
"What happened to you James?" asked Zoë innocently. "Looks like you've been in the wars."
Lily looked at him, dying to see if he was going to lie about how he got it, taking it for granted that Lily had not said anything, or whether he was going to tell the truth. James caught her eye for a moment before turning to Zoë. "Just take it from me." he said smoothly. "Be thankful that Evans is your friend and not your enemy. I'm off to bed now, night!" he said, marching up the stairs as his friends and admirers giggled below.
After half-an-hour of Sirius and Remus trying to re-enact her and James kissing, accompanied by lots of smooching noises from her friends, Lily grew tired of all the teasing and said her goodnights. Walking up the stairs, she promised herself that she would make Potter pay tomorrow.
Back in the Common Room, Kirsty leant over to Zoë and Sarah. "I propose another bet." she said grinning. "I bet you all the money in Muggle England, that Lily is completely smitten with James by Christmas."
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A/N:- Please Review ..........Go on, you know you want to!
A/N:- Okay, time to update ........here's Chapter Three brought to you from the realm of MuzzyOlórëa ..........I was writing this at the expense of my Classical Civilisation revision ........once again Harry Potter conquers all!
This Chapter is dedicated to:
BellaD – I'm really glad that I'm writing the characters how you pictured them. :-) I won't leave you hanging anymore ....promise.
Evelle – Yeah, I can never have enough L/J Love/Hate stories!
Serendepetee – Sorry about the cliffie! Here's more for you!
Jesika – Glad you like it.
Mandyzcool – Please don't hate me ....I updated see and I have this story all planned out and am in process of writing next chapter!
Swishy Willow Wand – What will Lily do eh?
Lee Tea – I know I was evil but no more cliffies ......I promise ......hmmmmmm. Enjoy!
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Lily's breath caught in her throat. She was totally caught off guard. Her mind was not registering anything as a tingling sensation went through her from head to toe. She noticed how soft his lips were, how they were gently urging her to respond. And she did – almost without realising it, she melted into his kiss ..................But suddenly everything became less fuzzy and the realisation of what was happening hit her. She opened her eyes and pulled away as revulsion rippled through her body. James was looking back at her placidly, a smile playing on his lips. From the very soles of her feet anger rose up inside her and she lifted her right hand and slapped James fiercely on the cheek.
James did not flinch one bit. He had totally seen that coming. "I deserved that." he stated simply as Lily ran the back of her hand over her mouth, finally regaining the ability to speak.
"You arrogant bastard Potter! What were you expecting from that – that a miracle would happen and I would be kissing you back and suddenly in love with you?!" she said disgustedly.
James frowned. She had responded. He had felt it and he definitely had not imagined it. Lily looked back at him, hardly daring to meet his eye challengingly like she usually did and he realised that she knew that she HAD kissed him back – even if it was only for a moment.
"Lily ...." James started.
Lily froze. He never called her that. Suddenly she inwardly cringed as she realised that he was going to confront her on her automatic response to his kiss and she was either going to have it find some lame excuse or deny it completely.
James opened his mouth. Part of him did not want to make things worse for him by making things worse but could he resist this opportunity to make her sweat and feel awkward?
"Lily, I'm sorry." he said at last. "I crossed the line and I am really sorry."
James saw Lily exhale and relax as she realised that James was going to pass over it and take all the blame and no matter how much she hated the guy, she could not help but feel intensely grateful to him. Suddenly her watch beeped. "Oh, end of duty." she said quickly as the pink tinge of embarrassment started to appear on her cheeks. "Let's go."
"You go." James said, turning away from her, leaning against the railings and looking down onto the village of Hogsmeade below. "I'll stay here for a bit."
"Oh, Ok." Lily said and hurried down the staircase, eager to get away from James.
James looked out at the pretty lights of the wizarding village. Everything was still, quiet and so peaceful that he could easily understand why people came up here. He could hardly believe that he had kissed Lily - even if it was a bit one-sided.............. He could hardly believe himself. He was regretting kissing Lily. He had hardly got anything out of it. He had backed down from rubbing it in her face but at the same time, tomorrow, things would be the same. She would still hate him, perhaps even more because of this evening and James had less confidence in himself at being able to get the girl he wanted than ever before.
Lily walked along the corridors swiftly. She was filled with a mixture of anger and embarrassment – why had she even let herself be taken in by his kiss in the first place? She hated every last bit of it. Hated him. Hated him. Hated him. Hated him.
"Password Please." the Fat Lady asked.
"proelium committere." Lily muttered before passing through. The Common Room was mainly empty. A few fifth and sixth years were still up and at the far end round the fire sat her friends and the Marauders. She had guessed that they would be sitting with them and she wandered dully over.
"How was prefect duty?" Kirsty asked, moving her brunette hair out of her eyes, oblivious to the fact that Sirius was staring at her with a soppy grin. "And what have you done with Head Boy?" she added, seeing that James was not with her.
Lily hardly heard what Kirsty had asked. Her thoughts were still on what had gone on in the Astronomy Tower. She was replaying the scene in her head. James fixing her eyes on her, stepping close, lowering his head. "Potter kissed me." she stated.
There was silence. The lower year stopped talking and turned to look at her. Her friends gazed at her. "I'm sorry, did you just say Potter kissed you?" Sirius asked. Lily nodded, sitting down heavily.
"But you HATE Potter." Sarah said excitedly, bouncing up and down in her seat.
"I know. I slapped him." Lily said.
"Wow, he's going to be miffed when he comes in," muttered Lupin.
"Are you feeling alright?" Kirsty asked, touching her friend's arm. "It's just, wouldn't you have come in here raging and chucking books across the room is potter had just done that to you?!"
"I'm past mad." Lily said, rubbing her eyes. "I'm just really tired. And in denial."
"I just can't believe that you're taking this so well Evans!" Sirius said slyly. "Is it possible that Mademoiselle Evans has fallen for Monsieur Potter?"
Lily glared at him. "Wow Black, how did you guess?! Does it look like I have 'I Love Potter' written all over me?!"
Just then, James wandered in and everything grew silent again. Lily shifted awkwardly in her chair. James seemed deep in thought and ruffled the back of his hair. Would Lily really kill him if he made fun of her tomorrow? He seemed not to notice that all eyes were on him but walked automatically over the Sirius. It was only when he noticed that Lily was there that he really woke up.
"Hey, how was duty?" asked Remus, trying to hide a smile.
"So much fun, you have no idea." he said, touching his bruised cheek. Man did Lily have a hard slap.
"What happened to you James?" asked Zoë innocently. "Looks like you've been in the wars."
Lily looked at him, dying to see if he was going to lie about how he got it, taking it for granted that Lily had not said anything, or whether he was going to tell the truth. James caught her eye for a moment before turning to Zoë. "Just take it from me." he said smoothly. "Be thankful that Evans is your friend and not your enemy. I'm off to bed now, night!" he said, marching up the stairs as his friends and admirers giggled below.
After half-an-hour of Sirius and Remus trying to re-enact her and James kissing, accompanied by lots of smooching noises from her friends, Lily grew tired of all the teasing and said her goodnights. Walking up the stairs, she promised herself that she would make Potter pay tomorrow.
Back in the Common Room, Kirsty leant over to Zoë and Sarah. "I propose another bet." she said grinning. "I bet you all the money in Muggle England, that Lily is completely smitten with James by Christmas."
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A/N:- Please Review ..........Go on, you know you want to!