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A/N: Thanks for reviewing! Uhm…"Marisa"…you said you didn't like chapter five…sorry…but if you can read the reviews of "Loony Lupin" and "Madam Padfoot", you can see why I wrote the chapter…I thought it would show how Lily and James interact…yeah…I hope you all like this chapter! Oh, and this story won't follow any of the HP books… so the gang will become amungus (sp?) in their third year.
Chapter Six: In Search of Beauty-Inner and Outer
It was the second week of June, and all the students were getting in some last minute studying before their practical exam, for Charms. All their written examinations were already handed in.
"Hey, Lily. Good Luck", James called out to Lily.
"Luck is for losers like you, Potter."
"Oooh…harsh, Lils!" James smiled at Lily. Lily scowled at James. What really irked Lily was that James had been going out with a different girl every week, yet he still tried to impress her. He was just a eleven-year-old for crying out loud! Eleven was not an age to be having a new girlfriend everyday. But of course, if you were James Potter or Sirius Black…
So Lily went inside, and tried her best. It was really quite easy.
Next, Lily had Defense Against the Dark Arts. That was easy too, but they had to have a partner, and who was Lily's partner other than the obnoxious Potter. And he actually the nerve to hold her hand! But Lily showed him.
"POW!" Lily's hand smacked James' smooth cheek.
"OW! What the hell was that for?"
"Who told you to touch my hand?"
At least the exams over…gawd…did Professor Brittle see that, James thought. He gingerly touched his cheek. No big deal. I've had worse injuries.
Lily headed to her next exam, Potions. Seething, she accidentally added a wrong item to the potion, that made her potion hiss and turn yellow. It was supposed to be red. Hopefully, Professor Doodle would not take off too much for that.
As Lily went to the Common Room, she thought. About James. He tried to impress her. He tried to make her happy. But why did he go out with a new girl every week? How could he be such a hypocrite? How two-faced was he?
And when James reached the Common Room, he talked to Molly. Asked her why Lily hated him so much. Molly gladly told James. When Molly left, James asked Sirius what to do.
"Let me get this straight. You just went out with Bonnie Walters. A fourth year. Tall, popular, hot, and cute. You just got promoted from a Chaser to a Seeker. You just aced all your exams."
"What does this have to do with Lily?"
"Nothing. I'm just avoiding the question. So, do you know what's up with Remus? Or what's up with his family? Someone's always ill! First it was his mum, then his dad, then his granddad…now he just went home because his cousin is ill!"
"No…he told me he went home because his aunt was getting married."
"Hmm…"
"HELLO! What about Lily!!??"
"Uh. You heard what Molly said, just change your attitude."
"How? What's wrong with my attitude?"
"How should I know? Let's eat. Want some pie? I hope they have pie. Pie is good."
"Naw…I wanna stay here…"
"I'll save ya a piece. I hope they have pie. Mmm. Banana Cream Pie. Apple Pie. Pie. Mmmm. Pumpkin pie. Lemon Meringue. Mmmmm. Pie."
James went to the library, and found some books he never thought he would use in his life. "How to Change in a Month or Less", "How to Get Your Girl to Like You", and "Becoming a Changed Man". James needed to change. He needed Lily, like Sirius needed pie.
If Lily was true to her heart, she would say James Potter was an okay guy. He was caring, loving, funny, tall, muscular, rich, handsome, and smart. But he was also so arrogant! And a player. She didn't know that the next time she saw Potter, he would be a changed man. And she would not see him for two months.
James didn't know the next time he saw Lily, she would be a changed girl. Not changing mentally, like he was, but physically. So, at King Cross's station, as Lily hugged Molly goodbye, and James watched her. And with a deep sigh, he asked Sirius, Remus, and Peter to help him win Lily's heart.
**Lily**
When Lily got home, she marveled at how much her sister had changed. Petunia had been tall, lean, and quite pretty before Lily left. Now, she was horse-faced, and had the longest neck that Lily had ever seen. And Petunia was wearing such slutty clothes that did not at all suite her unattractive body. She had on a tank top and shorts that were so short they could have been underwear. And Petunia's body was as flat as paper…the tank top was much too big for her. Lily looked at herself. She had on overalls and a blue, extra-large shirt. As Lily looked in the mirror, she decided that she needed to change. Outer beauty. Her hair had grown, and it would come a little past her shoulders if she let it down. Her mother would gladly take her shopping, and she had a lot of allowance to spend…maybe she could buy shoes…pretty shoes. In blue.
**James**
When Mrs. Carmen Potter and Mr. Henry Potter picked the boys up, Sirius and Remus tried hard to convince James to get over Lily. Sirius wanted James to date a tall fourth-year. Remus wanted James to act according to his age. Remus thought they could all wait for love until they were fifteen.
"James…you're too immature to have a girlfriend. And Lily would never go out with you!" Remus tried, for the thousandth time,
"I'm gonna change." James grabbed one of his books and started reading.
Remus sighed. He turned hopefully to Sirius. Unfortunately, Sirius was pigging out on all the pies in the Potter Estate. So Remus woefully turned to Peter.
"Uhm…James? Lets all wait until we are older for some girls…okay?" Peter looked cluelessly at Remus, who shook his head.
"No. I need Lily."
Finally, Sirius looked up from his pumpkin pie. "Why do you need Lily? What's so special about her? She's a nerd. You're not. You're popular, she's not. You're attractive, she's not. She's got red hair. Red. That's hideous."
"Shut up! Lily's smart, funny, nice, and kinda cute, okay? I like her!" James flared up. How dare they insult Lily! I mean…its inner beauty that counts, right?
"…If you say so, James…"
Remus started to cough violently, earning him looks from his three friends.
"Remus? Does this have to do with the illness that runs in your family? Why did you tell Sirius your cousin was ill, and you told me your aunt was getting married?" James looked at Remus.
Peter said, "You told me that your mom was in a muggle hospital!"
Remus looked chagrined at the floor. Should I tell them? They are my best friends…
"Uhm…I'm a werewolf", mumbled Remus.
"What?" James raised his eyebrows at his friend. Of course, he thought. The full moon was when Remus made all these excuses…
"No, really, Rem. What?" Peter smiled at Remus.
"I am a werewolf", Remus repeated.
"For serious?" Sirius looked baffled.
"Yeah." And Remus told them the story. The story of how he had been bitten, and how his parents had to fight with the Ministry of Magic to be able to send him to Hogwarts. "Oh, and its almost eight…I should be getting back home. Later." And Remus threw Floo Powder into the fireplace and vanished. After a quick goodbye, Peter vanished too.
"So, Jamsie-poo, what should we do?"
"Some girl."
"No, I mean about Remus."
"Hmm…Animungus!"
"Wth?"
"Werewolves are only harmful to humans…if we can become Animungus, we can transform with Remus, and … hang out!"
**At Lily's that night**
Lily had called over Amelia and Arabella to her house. Molly had been unavailable. Lily wanted to get started on her homework. Arabella had a better idea. "Tomorrow is Sirius's birthday party, and we needa look purdy! Lily, were do you keep the make-up?"
"Make-up?"
"No, break-up. Duh, make-up! Where is it?"
"I have none…Petunia does, though…"
"Well, get it!"
When Lily returned, she was forced to watch Arabella make Amelia's hair. Arabella had put it a bun.
"But Bella, won't my hair become all ugly after I get in bed…it'll get messy…"
"Shush! Okay, all done. Now the blush."
"But…"
"Now the eye shadow!"
"My mom doesn't let me wear-"
"Let's pluck your eyebrows!"
"Ow!"
"Nail polish…uhmm…you need to wear your blue dress…it'll compliment your eyes."
"Okay, Bella."
"Now my hair…I'll put in a French braid…"
Lily marveled at how mature people tried to act. Too bad Potter will never grow up…
"Lily! I must do your hair!"
"What? Oh…no thanks…"
"I insist! Hmm…it looks really nice when it is down…wow… you've got a lot of volume! Your hair is so…shiny! Wow…it's wavy…"
"It's just wavy because I dried it with a hairdryer…its usually straight. And ugly."
"Oh my gawd! No way! You have nice hair!"
"Nice hair…compared to chipmunk, yeah!"
"Seriously. You do. So I'll leave it down…and I need to add some green eye shadow…voila! Uhm…you don't need blush, you have great cheeks…"
"Bella, cut the baloney. I know you're being sarcastic." Lily rolled her eyes.
"No, Lils! You're so … I can not believe I am saying this… pretty! What dresses do you have?"
"I don't wear dresses…"
"Ooh…is this Petunia's? Wow…it's so…short and sexy! White…it'll look great on you…wow…it's not too tight, not too loose…hmm…you look great, Lils! You look so… older!"
"Please. I am the same person, and-"
"GET OUT OF MY DRESS!" Petunia had walked in. "GET THOSE FREAKS OUT OF HERE! OUT! GET THE HECK OUT!"
Arabella snickered. "Hocus Pocus, Wiggly Jingly, turn Petunia into a … Pig!"
Amelia laughed at how Petunia thought they really were doing magic.
"That was not nice, Bella!" Lily scolded Arabella.
"What are you, my mother? Anywho, we all look great, lets all go to James house!"
"Uh…why?"
"The party! Duh!"
"Uh…it is Sirius's party…and it is tomorrow…right?"
"Well yeah, but it's a surprise party at James's, and … lets spend the night at his!"
"A sleepover at a boy's house? Especially Potter?"
"It's not a sleepover…and who cares if it's a boy's house? Tell your mom you're staying at my house or something…"
"You want me to lie to my mother?"
"No, its just a little … just tell her, okay? Me and Amelia are outside."
"…Okay…"
**Party Over Here**
Lily walked in shyly into the Potter mansion. James's jaw dropped. He had no idea that she would be coming. But damn, did she look awesome! …Those curves…that hair…those eyes…
"Well, Potter, will you just stand there in your pajama's or invite me in?" Lily glared at James. But she had to admit, he did look kinda cute in purple pajama's.