His Last Chance
Moony
JK's
Chapter 4
James strode sulkily out of the hospital wing. What had he done wrong? All he had done was help put together a puzzle with her, did she not like the puzzle? He didn't understand. Sirius met him and opened his mouth to ask what had went on and he snapped, "Don't ask."
In the Hospital Wing...
As Madam Pomfrey hustled about giving her potions and things to eat, Lily felt a sense of loneliness. The hospital wing seemed so quiet with only her there and no one else. She felt like dashing out of bed and calling James back. To work on the puzzle again. Or at least talk.
Stop. Stop. STOP! She cried aloud. She restrained her thoughts about James. Her heart seemed to want to tear free and crush the bars. But she wasn't going to let it. James Potter was a big-headed arrogant prat. She didn't like him. And she never would. No. No. Perhaps Amos Diggory was a choice, he had always flirted with her. But never James. She would never try and get together with a Potter.
That's not true! A voice in her head cried. You love him! You two are soul mates! You are made for each other! She tried desperately to take her mind off James and set to reading her book. She stared hard at the words and tried to immerse herself in the story, but she couldn't. None of it made any sense. It seemed to just remind her of her situation. Lily threw the book against the wall and pulled the covers over her head to try and sleep.
Lily was able to walk out of the wing two weeks later, and then term had started and all her friends were back so she was able to forget about James. Day after day, her best friend Anneliese pestered her about charms and transfiguration and gossip and she was so annoyed James was completely out of her mind. But James was unable to forget about her.
"My chance isn't over yet," James declared to his friends, "I can still chase her."
Remus let out a groan of exasperation.
"Can you please get off the subject of Lily?"
"No. I'm going to win her no matter what."
"Sheesh James, cut the drama. You sound like you're one of those romance people in romance movies, and I don't like romance movies," Sirius said.
"Well sorry then!" James snapped as he whisked his homework away and stomped up to the dormitories.
"Jamesie is in a bad mood," Sirius said, and shook his head.
"You know, I don't understand why Lily doesn't go with him," Remus said thoughtfully.
"Then you're really thick Remus," Sirius replied.
"And why would that be?"
"Because look what James has done over the years with us. Lily doesn't like that type of thing, and she thinks he's a bighead and a stupid and a prat."
"Well yeah, it's just that, James has been really really corny with her and stuff... I don't get it..."
"She's being stubborn I guess."
"I'll never understand girls."
"Nor will I."
The two friends sat thoughtfully for a moment and then Sirius suddenly bolted straight up.
"Moony! Do you know what we can do?"
"What?" Remus asked, partly afraid. Sirius had that mad scientist gleam in his eyes again.
"We can set them up!"
"Yes Sirius, that's a great idea with one slight flaw... THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
"And why would that be?"
"Sirius, we can't force Lily into going with James in the first place."
"There are... ways..."
"Uh-huh right," Remus snorted, "Like what?"
Sirius just grinned madly.
Moony
JK's
Chapter 4
James strode sulkily out of the hospital wing. What had he done wrong? All he had done was help put together a puzzle with her, did she not like the puzzle? He didn't understand. Sirius met him and opened his mouth to ask what had went on and he snapped, "Don't ask."
In the Hospital Wing...
As Madam Pomfrey hustled about giving her potions and things to eat, Lily felt a sense of loneliness. The hospital wing seemed so quiet with only her there and no one else. She felt like dashing out of bed and calling James back. To work on the puzzle again. Or at least talk.
Stop. Stop. STOP! She cried aloud. She restrained her thoughts about James. Her heart seemed to want to tear free and crush the bars. But she wasn't going to let it. James Potter was a big-headed arrogant prat. She didn't like him. And she never would. No. No. Perhaps Amos Diggory was a choice, he had always flirted with her. But never James. She would never try and get together with a Potter.
That's not true! A voice in her head cried. You love him! You two are soul mates! You are made for each other! She tried desperately to take her mind off James and set to reading her book. She stared hard at the words and tried to immerse herself in the story, but she couldn't. None of it made any sense. It seemed to just remind her of her situation. Lily threw the book against the wall and pulled the covers over her head to try and sleep.
Lily was able to walk out of the wing two weeks later, and then term had started and all her friends were back so she was able to forget about James. Day after day, her best friend Anneliese pestered her about charms and transfiguration and gossip and she was so annoyed James was completely out of her mind. But James was unable to forget about her.
"My chance isn't over yet," James declared to his friends, "I can still chase her."
Remus let out a groan of exasperation.
"Can you please get off the subject of Lily?"
"No. I'm going to win her no matter what."
"Sheesh James, cut the drama. You sound like you're one of those romance people in romance movies, and I don't like romance movies," Sirius said.
"Well sorry then!" James snapped as he whisked his homework away and stomped up to the dormitories.
"Jamesie is in a bad mood," Sirius said, and shook his head.
"You know, I don't understand why Lily doesn't go with him," Remus said thoughtfully.
"Then you're really thick Remus," Sirius replied.
"And why would that be?"
"Because look what James has done over the years with us. Lily doesn't like that type of thing, and she thinks he's a bighead and a stupid and a prat."
"Well yeah, it's just that, James has been really really corny with her and stuff... I don't get it..."
"She's being stubborn I guess."
"I'll never understand girls."
"Nor will I."
The two friends sat thoughtfully for a moment and then Sirius suddenly bolted straight up.
"Moony! Do you know what we can do?"
"What?" Remus asked, partly afraid. Sirius had that mad scientist gleam in his eyes again.
"We can set them up!"
"Yes Sirius, that's a great idea with one slight flaw... THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
"And why would that be?"
"Sirius, we can't force Lily into going with James in the first place."
"There are... ways..."
"Uh-huh right," Remus snorted, "Like what?"
Sirius just grinned madly.
