Mishmash
Chapter 10 – Lily's Talk with James
Disclaimer – Wish I had Sirius. I don't. Everything recognizable is Rowling's. Stephanie belongs to Stephanie, and Dallas belongs to my dog, Dallas, although he is a boy. Hmmmm...strange plot twist? Lmao!
***Recap*** "Come here." He said gruffly as he pulled her into the broom closet and locked the door.
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It was two in the morning when Steph finally woke from her drunken stupor.
"Whoa..." She mumbled to herself as she took in her surroundings. She looked down and was relieved to see that she was still in her clothes. She almost screamed though when she realized she wasn't with Manny Fondue.
"HIM!" She hissed to herself, as she quickly left the broom closet. She closed the door behind her, as she would hate to disturb HIM when he was sleeping so peacefully, but she couldn't help but wonder what the hell had happened.
"Hangover." She suddenly mumbled as a pounding headache set in. "Drunk. I was drunk." It finally clued in. "Shit!" She practically screamed again. "I did it again!" She made her angry way back to the common room. She noticed that Dallas, James, and Peter had gone to bed. She looked over at the couch and saw Sirius sleeping peacefully, with Michelle lying curled up in front of him.
"Yup." She mumbled to herself with a grin. "They are just friends. As if! Can they not see the obvious chemistry?" Sirius stirred. "oops!" Steph mumbled, and hurried up the stairs and into her warm bed.
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The next day was a lazy one. Michelle woke up to find herself cuddled underneath a warm blanket on a couch in the common room. She looked to the end of the couch and noticed Sirius sitting there reading a book. He looked over at her, and noticed she was awake.
"Well hello sleepy!" He said with an enthused grin. Michelle grunted in reply. "Well it is late!" He insisted, looking at his watch. "It is almost eight!"
"Almost eight?" Michelle asked with a smirk. "On a Sunday? You should be lucky I am up so early!" Sirius frowned.
"Well that isn't very punctual then!" He said.
"What ever." She said with a yawn. "I think I, for one, am going to have a shower."
"Well you gots to do something to wake up." Sirius agreed.
"Later." She mumbled as she made her way up to the dorm to have a shower. She walked in just as Steph was walking out of the shower.
"Saw you on the couch." Steph said.
"When did you get back?" Michelle asked. "Sirius and I were waiting for you!"
"Sorry." Steph mumbled. Michelle was about to make a nasty remark about Stephanie's charade last night when she saw her tear-streaked face.
"What is it?" Michelle asked as the tears started to well up in Stephanie's eyes again. Instead of answering with words, Stephanie just cried onto Michelle's shoulder, until she finally insisted that Michelle have a shower.
"Fine!" Michelle gave in at last. "But if you are not 100% by the time I get out, which will be quick, we will talk! Do you hear?"
"Yes ma'am." Steph said with a small grin.
"That's better already." Michelle said, before she hurried into the shower.
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As it turned out, Michelle didn't need to have that talk with Steph. When she wandered out of the shower an hour and a half later she looked perfectly self-consoled.
"Feeling better?" Michelle asked kindly. She groggily nodded. "Well is there any hot water left for Dallas to shower?" Stephanie shook her head, and grinned sheepishly.
"Well I feel better now!" Stephanie said, putting on a half-hearted smile.
"Good." Michelle said happily. "Let's have some breakfast!" Stephanie shook her head vigorously.
"Unless you want me to puke all over you." Michelle gave her a questioning glance. "Hangover." Steph muttered.
"OH!" Michelle said with understanding. "Alright then, I am going to go leave." Michelle said while getting up and leaving. "Oh, and by the way," She added by the door. "While you are just sitting here, alone, as I know you will, please listen to Sart, and ignore ANYTHING that Kiki says!" Michelle left the room, but not before Stephanie could throw her a glare that clearly said, 'You know me too well!'
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Michelle walked down to the common room and noticed that Sirius was leaving.
"OY! Sirius!" She called. He stopped abruptly and turned around.
"Oh hey! Where have you been for the last two hours? I finished my book!" Sirius complained, cutely in Michelle's opinion. 'Ughh!' She thought. 'Don't think that!'
"I didn't realize you were waiting." She said sheepishly.
"That's all right." Sirius gave in. "But what on earth took you? It is, like, 10:00! Practically lunch already and we haven't had breakfast!"
"Calm down!" Michelle said laughing. "I have been consoling Stephanie."
"Didn't you tell her she would regret whatever she would do with that Fondue guy?" Sirius asked.
"I am not quite sure that that is it." Michelle said slowly. "She wouldn't talk. But..." She broke off at Sirius' questioning stare. "I don't know." Michelle said tiredly. "But she is better now. That is what counts, right? Between you and me, I don't really care to know what went on." Sirius grinned, and they reached the Great Hall.
"Breakfast, my good friend, awaits you." Sirius said in that same tone as yesterday at the medieval shop. Michelle giggled.
"Thank you, my good lad." She said, and it sent them into quiet laughter. They found a spot at the almost-empty Gryffindor table and began their breakfast of bangers and toast, beside a fast asleep Lily. Curiosity caught the best of Sirius, and he harshly jabbed Lily in the shoulder.
"Oooops!" He laughed. "Didn't mean to poke her that hard!" Michelle giggled. Lily awoke with a start and looked wildly about.
"Whasmatter?" She asked in an alarmed voice. "Someone poke me?" She asked, rubbing the spot on her arm tenderly.
"Why are you sleeping in the Great Hall?" Sirius asked.
"Sleeping? Great Hall?" Lily asked, then she looked around. "Merlin's Beard!" She shouted. "What time is it?" Michelle looked at her watch.
"Ten ten." She said at last.
"My god!" Lily shouted. "I am ten minutes late for a talent show meeting!"
"Guess you shouldn't have been snogging with Lupin for so long, then." Sirius said tactlessly. Lily glared, but quickly rushed from the room. She ran full out to the room that they had been in earlier the day before, and, gasping, sat down on a seat.
"Late, Miss Evans." McGonagall said sharply.
"I know..." Lily gasped. "Fell asleep...Great Hall...Don't know-what, happened..." James snickered – he couldn't help it. He had slipped some sleeping draught into Lily's drink, and it was hilarious. Hearing this small snicker, Lily looked over at him and suddenly comprehension dawned on her face. "You!" She hissed angrily, giving him her wildest most fierce look. He giggled mercifully like a girl. McGonagall stared at the two for a moment before continuing on.
"I was just discussing the supervision of the events. I have managed to find a teacher to supervise the dance, as the kids are still young, but no one seemed up to the task of supervising the talent show. Do you think we can trust you?" She asked suspiciously.
"Well, you can trust ME." Lily said defiantly, giving James a dirty look. "But I doubt you could trust him."
"And who was late for this meeting, Ms. Evans?" James asked with a grin.
"Well gee! I wonder WHY I was late?" Lily yelled. McGonagall just looked back and forth like she was watching a ping-pong match.
"Temper, Ms. Evans!" She said in a commanding voice.
"Why is it always me?" She said exasperatedly. James giggled AGAIN.
"As I can clearly see, you two are not to be trusted. At least not together. As soon as you find a teacher, notify me. If you do NOT have a teacher by the end of next week, *I* will choose one for you. Good day, and continue with your plans, to be checked over by me next week!" She added as the two rushed from the room.
"What the hell is your problem?" Lily asked as soon as they were out of earshot, pushing him into the wall.
"Whoa." James said mockingly. "Temper, Ms. Evans." Lily glared at him.
"Don't you dare comment on my temper, *Mr. Potter*." She whispered into his face, as she was now holding him up to the wall with his shirt collar.
"And why not, *Ms. Evans*?" He whispered back. Lily stared into his hazel eyes for a moment, seething with anger, and realized that his were full of amusement.
"Because I said so!" she said, letting go of his shirt to slap him around the face. He stood there for a moment, shocked, and then laughed.
"Is that all?" He asked.
"How. Dare. YOU! Put. Sleeping Draught. Into MY drink! MR. POTTER!" She yelled at him, turning her back to storm away, but not before he laughed.
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Lily returned to the common room, fuming, to find Remus, Michelle, Sirius, and Stephanie doing homework on *the couch* where Remus and Stephanie, well, yeah. This, of course, made her angrier then ever, especially since Michelle and Sirius were at one end working, and Remus and Steph were at the other end, apparently having the time of their lives, as all recent events were forgotten. She stormed over to the two, and when they took no notice of her she stomped her foot impatiently.
"Yes, sweetie?" Remus asked, looking up from his paper. "You wanted something?"
"Yes." Lily huffed.
"What was it, then, Lily dear, because I am busy here." He replied in an airy tone.
"I want to spend time with my boyfriend!" She practically yelled in his face. "And that would be you!"
"Well, I am doing homework here, darling." Remus said in that same voice.
"Well, then I will do homework with you." Lily declared.
"That, my dear, you will have to confirm with Stephanie." At the mention of her name, Steph jerked her head up, and Lily noticed that her eyes looked to be glazed over.
"Can I do homework with you two?" Lily asked Stephanie, but Stephanie shook her head.
"Nope!" She said in a dreamy voice. "We are *really* busy here." And then she turned to her side and started to snog Remus!
"What are you doing?" Lily asked her, giving her a slap around the face, but seeing the glazed expression on both of their faces, something clued in. She spun around wildly, and just caught James attempting to stuff his wand into his pants. "JAMES POTTER!" She roared. "HOW DARE YOU?????" Before another word could be spoken James bolted out of the room, but Lily was close at his heels. Stephanie, realizing what had just happened, let out a cry of agony and fled to her dorm.
"I thought that they looked a little too comfy to be acting out of free- will." Sirius muttered to Michelle.
"Agreed." She whispered back.
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"How dare you?" Lily asked James, a little quieter now as she had pinned him to the wall again. "How dare you tamper with my already-hurting friend and my boyfriend?" James just giggled like a girl again. "What right do you have?" Lily demanded. Instead of answering, James changed the subject.
"Why is your friend already hurting?" He asked suspiciously.
"Because of you, you dumbass!" She shouted at him.
"Me?" He asked. "What did I do?"
"You *charmed* her, or something." Lily said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?"
"Haven't you noticed the way she changes the subject or runs from the room when you and Dallas occupy yourselves?"
"Not really..." James said, trying to think back.
"You are so dense, Potter!" Lily screeched. "How she can even STAND you, I don't know, but how she can like you is a mystery to me!" Lily let go of him, smacked him AGAIN, and stormed off. James stood there for a moment, rubbing the tender spot on his cheek, and muttering, 'She likes me? She likes me...'
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"So, how bad do you think Lily whipped him?" Michelle asked Sirius with a smirk.
"Gee...don't know, but I bet hard!" He said with a laugh. "And he deserved it, this time, too." He said more seriously. "Remus, man, REMUS! How could he...? Betray a fellow Marauder like that!"
"Yeah, and in front of his girlfriend, too." Michelle added. "Imagine how embarrassing it must have been for BOTH of them! And Stephanie has already been feeling like crap..."
"I hope she is feeling better for our date on Saturday." Sirius said. "And if she isn't, well, the old Sirius charm always worked before, eh?" Michelle playfully smacked him on the arm.
"Yup, sure." She said rolling her eyes.
"You know what the stupid thing is, though?" Sirius asked suddenly. Michele raised her eyebrows, and Sirius continued. "The stupid, stupid, STUPID thing is that she broke up with me so that she could go after James. STUPID! I still love her...but she is right, it IS platonic, and I guess that is why he makes me mad. Why would James do something so hurtful to her?" Michelle just shook her head sadly, sighing. Just then, James walked in. Sirius made to have a go at him, but James held his hand up dazedly.
"I know, I know." He sighed.
"That isn't enough." Sirius said. "Not this time. That was low, dirty, cruel..."
"I know!" James hissed, slapping a hand over Sirius' mouth. "I'm sorry, ok? I just HATE that Lily Evans!" He menaced through gritted teeth.
"Easy does it, Prongs." Sirius whispered firmly.
"Yes mother." James sighed, and slipped off towards the girls' dormitories. Making up his mind quite quickly, he ran up the stairs as quietly as a cat. He felt the stairs melt under him, and remembered that guys could not climb them. With a huge jump, he landed almost like a spider on the landing.
"Through." He muttered, and with a jolt of courage, opened the door. Sitting on the window ledge was, "Steph." He breathed. Startled, she turned around, and he saw tears glistening I her pretty pale eyes, which seemed to be almost turning green.
"What do you want?" She asked in a defensive whisper.
"I didn't know you liked me." He said, as he walked towards her slowly.
"And who told you that?" She asked.
"Lily." He said shortly, as he came to a halt in front of her.
"Damn." She sighed. "Damn everything." She said, with a tear finally making it's way down her cheek.
"Don't damn everything." He said quietly, leaning over to wipe the tear away. "I didn't know."
"What difference does it make now?" Stephanie asked in an almost whiney voice. "You and Dallas definitely have something going on."
"I think you are beautiful." He said, emphasizing the 'you'.
"Do you really?" She asked disbelievingly, and in response he kissed her. It was strange, Stephanie was thinking to herself. This was what she had wanted for the last three years. James, and he was snogging her! She had always imagined the same butterflies that she had with Remus, only more, and the same tingling spark, only more shocking. But to put it plainly, all she felt was his mouth. And as she sat there snogging and thinking, she actually doubted if James felt the way he did around Dallas. Considering Steph had seen them together all too much, she didn't think that the only thing she needed was beauty, but apparently that was all she had for James. She stopped him, after a while, but didn't have the heart to tell him that. Yet. Besides, she was not fit to be alone. Not right now, at least.
"Is that all?" James asked, feeling a bit disappointed. Stephanie nodded. "Well you are an amazing kisser." He said. "I have wanted to kiss you for so long." He breathed, and she still had to smile a bit about how she would have felt if she had known that two weeks ago. Two weeks? Was that all? These last two weeks had felt like eternity, and there were still three weeks left to their whole mess, and all they had wanted at first was this. This. Was that really all?
Snapping out of her thoughts, Steph whispered, "I really would like a nap."
"Alright." James said back. "I am going to go back down then. He gave Steph a kiss on the nose, and made his way out the door, to find Dallas.
"What are you doing, Dallas?" He called down to her. She was on the couch snogging with Manny Fondue!
"Nothing." She said, licking her lips. "Just a bit of an appetizer. Want to go get some air?" She asked. James couldn't resist.
"Let's go." He whispered into her ear.
"Bye, Manny." Dallas said, giving him a last kiss. Manny glared at James. James just smirked and, being the asshole he was, left with Dallas.
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Two hours later, when Sirius and Michelle were finally done their homework, Michelle went up to check on Steph.
"Stephie...wake up..." Michelle whispered as she shook her friend violently. Jerking awake, she noticed that it was her best friend, and smiled.
"He kissed me!" She whispered with a huge grin. "Now we can stop this whole mess....we got what we wanted..."
"What you wanted? Humph, as if! No way is this stopping! Not now..."
"He kissed me! Didn't you hear me?"
"I think that was your dream, sweetie." Michelle said consolingly. Stephanie gave her a playful glare.
"I think I know what is real, thank you. And it was before my nap."
"You are dead serious?" Michelle asked with a look of horror.
"Yes, why?" Steph asked with concern for her friend's sanity.
"Because Dallas and James left two hours ago to 'get some air', that's why!" Michelle bursted.
"Oh, he probably went to go tell her about him and I, silly!" Steph said, disbelieving her friend's stupidity. She still couldn't believe that the Gryffindor heartthrob was hers...
"I don't know, Steph! I wish it were that, but, two hours!" Michelle exclaimed.
"He is probably consoling her..." Steph said grinning. "Well, we sure put her in her place! Let's find them and console her too!" Steph said excitedly. "I am so happy!"
"Alright, I will go for you, but I don't know if I should." Michelle said wearily.
"Well, I do. Let's go!" They got up and walked out of the commonroom. "Now, want to try the garden first? There ought to be lots of air there."
"Alright." Michelle said uncertainly. They made their ways out of the castle and past around the back to the well-concealed garden. When they rounded the corner, however, Steph was not as happy.
"James Potter!?!?!!!!!" She screeched disbelievingly, and at a loss for any other words.
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A/N Alrightie, there it is! We ALL know you have been waiting....lol. Well, I WAS almost finished chapter 11, but then I lost it, so it will probably be bad as I don't remember what I had written. But I will try my hardest! I will be at camp all next week, but hopefully I can type soon! Remember, read and review! I love to hear from you!
Raw~Bean
Chapter 10 – Lily's Talk with James
Disclaimer – Wish I had Sirius. I don't. Everything recognizable is Rowling's. Stephanie belongs to Stephanie, and Dallas belongs to my dog, Dallas, although he is a boy. Hmmmm...strange plot twist? Lmao!
***Recap*** "Come here." He said gruffly as he pulled her into the broom closet and locked the door.
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It was two in the morning when Steph finally woke from her drunken stupor.
"Whoa..." She mumbled to herself as she took in her surroundings. She looked down and was relieved to see that she was still in her clothes. She almost screamed though when she realized she wasn't with Manny Fondue.
"HIM!" She hissed to herself, as she quickly left the broom closet. She closed the door behind her, as she would hate to disturb HIM when he was sleeping so peacefully, but she couldn't help but wonder what the hell had happened.
"Hangover." She suddenly mumbled as a pounding headache set in. "Drunk. I was drunk." It finally clued in. "Shit!" She practically screamed again. "I did it again!" She made her angry way back to the common room. She noticed that Dallas, James, and Peter had gone to bed. She looked over at the couch and saw Sirius sleeping peacefully, with Michelle lying curled up in front of him.
"Yup." She mumbled to herself with a grin. "They are just friends. As if! Can they not see the obvious chemistry?" Sirius stirred. "oops!" Steph mumbled, and hurried up the stairs and into her warm bed.
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The next day was a lazy one. Michelle woke up to find herself cuddled underneath a warm blanket on a couch in the common room. She looked to the end of the couch and noticed Sirius sitting there reading a book. He looked over at her, and noticed she was awake.
"Well hello sleepy!" He said with an enthused grin. Michelle grunted in reply. "Well it is late!" He insisted, looking at his watch. "It is almost eight!"
"Almost eight?" Michelle asked with a smirk. "On a Sunday? You should be lucky I am up so early!" Sirius frowned.
"Well that isn't very punctual then!" He said.
"What ever." She said with a yawn. "I think I, for one, am going to have a shower."
"Well you gots to do something to wake up." Sirius agreed.
"Later." She mumbled as she made her way up to the dorm to have a shower. She walked in just as Steph was walking out of the shower.
"Saw you on the couch." Steph said.
"When did you get back?" Michelle asked. "Sirius and I were waiting for you!"
"Sorry." Steph mumbled. Michelle was about to make a nasty remark about Stephanie's charade last night when she saw her tear-streaked face.
"What is it?" Michelle asked as the tears started to well up in Stephanie's eyes again. Instead of answering with words, Stephanie just cried onto Michelle's shoulder, until she finally insisted that Michelle have a shower.
"Fine!" Michelle gave in at last. "But if you are not 100% by the time I get out, which will be quick, we will talk! Do you hear?"
"Yes ma'am." Steph said with a small grin.
"That's better already." Michelle said, before she hurried into the shower.
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As it turned out, Michelle didn't need to have that talk with Steph. When she wandered out of the shower an hour and a half later she looked perfectly self-consoled.
"Feeling better?" Michelle asked kindly. She groggily nodded. "Well is there any hot water left for Dallas to shower?" Stephanie shook her head, and grinned sheepishly.
"Well I feel better now!" Stephanie said, putting on a half-hearted smile.
"Good." Michelle said happily. "Let's have some breakfast!" Stephanie shook her head vigorously.
"Unless you want me to puke all over you." Michelle gave her a questioning glance. "Hangover." Steph muttered.
"OH!" Michelle said with understanding. "Alright then, I am going to go leave." Michelle said while getting up and leaving. "Oh, and by the way," She added by the door. "While you are just sitting here, alone, as I know you will, please listen to Sart, and ignore ANYTHING that Kiki says!" Michelle left the room, but not before Stephanie could throw her a glare that clearly said, 'You know me too well!'
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Michelle walked down to the common room and noticed that Sirius was leaving.
"OY! Sirius!" She called. He stopped abruptly and turned around.
"Oh hey! Where have you been for the last two hours? I finished my book!" Sirius complained, cutely in Michelle's opinion. 'Ughh!' She thought. 'Don't think that!'
"I didn't realize you were waiting." She said sheepishly.
"That's all right." Sirius gave in. "But what on earth took you? It is, like, 10:00! Practically lunch already and we haven't had breakfast!"
"Calm down!" Michelle said laughing. "I have been consoling Stephanie."
"Didn't you tell her she would regret whatever she would do with that Fondue guy?" Sirius asked.
"I am not quite sure that that is it." Michelle said slowly. "She wouldn't talk. But..." She broke off at Sirius' questioning stare. "I don't know." Michelle said tiredly. "But she is better now. That is what counts, right? Between you and me, I don't really care to know what went on." Sirius grinned, and they reached the Great Hall.
"Breakfast, my good friend, awaits you." Sirius said in that same tone as yesterday at the medieval shop. Michelle giggled.
"Thank you, my good lad." She said, and it sent them into quiet laughter. They found a spot at the almost-empty Gryffindor table and began their breakfast of bangers and toast, beside a fast asleep Lily. Curiosity caught the best of Sirius, and he harshly jabbed Lily in the shoulder.
"Oooops!" He laughed. "Didn't mean to poke her that hard!" Michelle giggled. Lily awoke with a start and looked wildly about.
"Whasmatter?" She asked in an alarmed voice. "Someone poke me?" She asked, rubbing the spot on her arm tenderly.
"Why are you sleeping in the Great Hall?" Sirius asked.
"Sleeping? Great Hall?" Lily asked, then she looked around. "Merlin's Beard!" She shouted. "What time is it?" Michelle looked at her watch.
"Ten ten." She said at last.
"My god!" Lily shouted. "I am ten minutes late for a talent show meeting!"
"Guess you shouldn't have been snogging with Lupin for so long, then." Sirius said tactlessly. Lily glared, but quickly rushed from the room. She ran full out to the room that they had been in earlier the day before, and, gasping, sat down on a seat.
"Late, Miss Evans." McGonagall said sharply.
"I know..." Lily gasped. "Fell asleep...Great Hall...Don't know-what, happened..." James snickered – he couldn't help it. He had slipped some sleeping draught into Lily's drink, and it was hilarious. Hearing this small snicker, Lily looked over at him and suddenly comprehension dawned on her face. "You!" She hissed angrily, giving him her wildest most fierce look. He giggled mercifully like a girl. McGonagall stared at the two for a moment before continuing on.
"I was just discussing the supervision of the events. I have managed to find a teacher to supervise the dance, as the kids are still young, but no one seemed up to the task of supervising the talent show. Do you think we can trust you?" She asked suspiciously.
"Well, you can trust ME." Lily said defiantly, giving James a dirty look. "But I doubt you could trust him."
"And who was late for this meeting, Ms. Evans?" James asked with a grin.
"Well gee! I wonder WHY I was late?" Lily yelled. McGonagall just looked back and forth like she was watching a ping-pong match.
"Temper, Ms. Evans!" She said in a commanding voice.
"Why is it always me?" She said exasperatedly. James giggled AGAIN.
"As I can clearly see, you two are not to be trusted. At least not together. As soon as you find a teacher, notify me. If you do NOT have a teacher by the end of next week, *I* will choose one for you. Good day, and continue with your plans, to be checked over by me next week!" She added as the two rushed from the room.
"What the hell is your problem?" Lily asked as soon as they were out of earshot, pushing him into the wall.
"Whoa." James said mockingly. "Temper, Ms. Evans." Lily glared at him.
"Don't you dare comment on my temper, *Mr. Potter*." She whispered into his face, as she was now holding him up to the wall with his shirt collar.
"And why not, *Ms. Evans*?" He whispered back. Lily stared into his hazel eyes for a moment, seething with anger, and realized that his were full of amusement.
"Because I said so!" she said, letting go of his shirt to slap him around the face. He stood there for a moment, shocked, and then laughed.
"Is that all?" He asked.
"How. Dare. YOU! Put. Sleeping Draught. Into MY drink! MR. POTTER!" She yelled at him, turning her back to storm away, but not before he laughed.
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Lily returned to the common room, fuming, to find Remus, Michelle, Sirius, and Stephanie doing homework on *the couch* where Remus and Stephanie, well, yeah. This, of course, made her angrier then ever, especially since Michelle and Sirius were at one end working, and Remus and Steph were at the other end, apparently having the time of their lives, as all recent events were forgotten. She stormed over to the two, and when they took no notice of her she stomped her foot impatiently.
"Yes, sweetie?" Remus asked, looking up from his paper. "You wanted something?"
"Yes." Lily huffed.
"What was it, then, Lily dear, because I am busy here." He replied in an airy tone.
"I want to spend time with my boyfriend!" She practically yelled in his face. "And that would be you!"
"Well, I am doing homework here, darling." Remus said in that same voice.
"Well, then I will do homework with you." Lily declared.
"That, my dear, you will have to confirm with Stephanie." At the mention of her name, Steph jerked her head up, and Lily noticed that her eyes looked to be glazed over.
"Can I do homework with you two?" Lily asked Stephanie, but Stephanie shook her head.
"Nope!" She said in a dreamy voice. "We are *really* busy here." And then she turned to her side and started to snog Remus!
"What are you doing?" Lily asked her, giving her a slap around the face, but seeing the glazed expression on both of their faces, something clued in. She spun around wildly, and just caught James attempting to stuff his wand into his pants. "JAMES POTTER!" She roared. "HOW DARE YOU?????" Before another word could be spoken James bolted out of the room, but Lily was close at his heels. Stephanie, realizing what had just happened, let out a cry of agony and fled to her dorm.
"I thought that they looked a little too comfy to be acting out of free- will." Sirius muttered to Michelle.
"Agreed." She whispered back.
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"How dare you?" Lily asked James, a little quieter now as she had pinned him to the wall again. "How dare you tamper with my already-hurting friend and my boyfriend?" James just giggled like a girl again. "What right do you have?" Lily demanded. Instead of answering, James changed the subject.
"Why is your friend already hurting?" He asked suspiciously.
"Because of you, you dumbass!" She shouted at him.
"Me?" He asked. "What did I do?"
"You *charmed* her, or something." Lily said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?"
"Haven't you noticed the way she changes the subject or runs from the room when you and Dallas occupy yourselves?"
"Not really..." James said, trying to think back.
"You are so dense, Potter!" Lily screeched. "How she can even STAND you, I don't know, but how she can like you is a mystery to me!" Lily let go of him, smacked him AGAIN, and stormed off. James stood there for a moment, rubbing the tender spot on his cheek, and muttering, 'She likes me? She likes me...'
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"So, how bad do you think Lily whipped him?" Michelle asked Sirius with a smirk.
"Gee...don't know, but I bet hard!" He said with a laugh. "And he deserved it, this time, too." He said more seriously. "Remus, man, REMUS! How could he...? Betray a fellow Marauder like that!"
"Yeah, and in front of his girlfriend, too." Michelle added. "Imagine how embarrassing it must have been for BOTH of them! And Stephanie has already been feeling like crap..."
"I hope she is feeling better for our date on Saturday." Sirius said. "And if she isn't, well, the old Sirius charm always worked before, eh?" Michelle playfully smacked him on the arm.
"Yup, sure." She said rolling her eyes.
"You know what the stupid thing is, though?" Sirius asked suddenly. Michele raised her eyebrows, and Sirius continued. "The stupid, stupid, STUPID thing is that she broke up with me so that she could go after James. STUPID! I still love her...but she is right, it IS platonic, and I guess that is why he makes me mad. Why would James do something so hurtful to her?" Michelle just shook her head sadly, sighing. Just then, James walked in. Sirius made to have a go at him, but James held his hand up dazedly.
"I know, I know." He sighed.
"That isn't enough." Sirius said. "Not this time. That was low, dirty, cruel..."
"I know!" James hissed, slapping a hand over Sirius' mouth. "I'm sorry, ok? I just HATE that Lily Evans!" He menaced through gritted teeth.
"Easy does it, Prongs." Sirius whispered firmly.
"Yes mother." James sighed, and slipped off towards the girls' dormitories. Making up his mind quite quickly, he ran up the stairs as quietly as a cat. He felt the stairs melt under him, and remembered that guys could not climb them. With a huge jump, he landed almost like a spider on the landing.
"Through." He muttered, and with a jolt of courage, opened the door. Sitting on the window ledge was, "Steph." He breathed. Startled, she turned around, and he saw tears glistening I her pretty pale eyes, which seemed to be almost turning green.
"What do you want?" She asked in a defensive whisper.
"I didn't know you liked me." He said, as he walked towards her slowly.
"And who told you that?" She asked.
"Lily." He said shortly, as he came to a halt in front of her.
"Damn." She sighed. "Damn everything." She said, with a tear finally making it's way down her cheek.
"Don't damn everything." He said quietly, leaning over to wipe the tear away. "I didn't know."
"What difference does it make now?" Stephanie asked in an almost whiney voice. "You and Dallas definitely have something going on."
"I think you are beautiful." He said, emphasizing the 'you'.
"Do you really?" She asked disbelievingly, and in response he kissed her. It was strange, Stephanie was thinking to herself. This was what she had wanted for the last three years. James, and he was snogging her! She had always imagined the same butterflies that she had with Remus, only more, and the same tingling spark, only more shocking. But to put it plainly, all she felt was his mouth. And as she sat there snogging and thinking, she actually doubted if James felt the way he did around Dallas. Considering Steph had seen them together all too much, she didn't think that the only thing she needed was beauty, but apparently that was all she had for James. She stopped him, after a while, but didn't have the heart to tell him that. Yet. Besides, she was not fit to be alone. Not right now, at least.
"Is that all?" James asked, feeling a bit disappointed. Stephanie nodded. "Well you are an amazing kisser." He said. "I have wanted to kiss you for so long." He breathed, and she still had to smile a bit about how she would have felt if she had known that two weeks ago. Two weeks? Was that all? These last two weeks had felt like eternity, and there were still three weeks left to their whole mess, and all they had wanted at first was this. This. Was that really all?
Snapping out of her thoughts, Steph whispered, "I really would like a nap."
"Alright." James said back. "I am going to go back down then. He gave Steph a kiss on the nose, and made his way out the door, to find Dallas.
"What are you doing, Dallas?" He called down to her. She was on the couch snogging with Manny Fondue!
"Nothing." She said, licking her lips. "Just a bit of an appetizer. Want to go get some air?" She asked. James couldn't resist.
"Let's go." He whispered into her ear.
"Bye, Manny." Dallas said, giving him a last kiss. Manny glared at James. James just smirked and, being the asshole he was, left with Dallas.
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Two hours later, when Sirius and Michelle were finally done their homework, Michelle went up to check on Steph.
"Stephie...wake up..." Michelle whispered as she shook her friend violently. Jerking awake, she noticed that it was her best friend, and smiled.
"He kissed me!" She whispered with a huge grin. "Now we can stop this whole mess....we got what we wanted..."
"What you wanted? Humph, as if! No way is this stopping! Not now..."
"He kissed me! Didn't you hear me?"
"I think that was your dream, sweetie." Michelle said consolingly. Stephanie gave her a playful glare.
"I think I know what is real, thank you. And it was before my nap."
"You are dead serious?" Michelle asked with a look of horror.
"Yes, why?" Steph asked with concern for her friend's sanity.
"Because Dallas and James left two hours ago to 'get some air', that's why!" Michelle bursted.
"Oh, he probably went to go tell her about him and I, silly!" Steph said, disbelieving her friend's stupidity. She still couldn't believe that the Gryffindor heartthrob was hers...
"I don't know, Steph! I wish it were that, but, two hours!" Michelle exclaimed.
"He is probably consoling her..." Steph said grinning. "Well, we sure put her in her place! Let's find them and console her too!" Steph said excitedly. "I am so happy!"
"Alright, I will go for you, but I don't know if I should." Michelle said wearily.
"Well, I do. Let's go!" They got up and walked out of the commonroom. "Now, want to try the garden first? There ought to be lots of air there."
"Alright." Michelle said uncertainly. They made their ways out of the castle and past around the back to the well-concealed garden. When they rounded the corner, however, Steph was not as happy.
"James Potter!?!?!!!!!" She screeched disbelievingly, and at a loss for any other words.
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A/N Alrightie, there it is! We ALL know you have been waiting....lol. Well, I WAS almost finished chapter 11, but then I lost it, so it will probably be bad as I don't remember what I had written. But I will try my hardest! I will be at camp all next week, but hopefully I can type soon! Remember, read and review! I love to hear from you!
Raw~Bean