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Chapter 5
The second day of term was a Sunday so there was no classes. Most of the Gryffindor students slept in, savouring their last day of the holidays, but James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, who shared a dorm, were all awake working out a "plan of action" for James.
"Well you'll have to stop hexing people" Remus said.
"And Jinxing them" Peter added
"And transfiguring them" Sirius said grinning.
"Its not funny Padfoot" James whined. But he was only making Sirius laugh more.
"And you'll have to stop showing off about how good you are at quidditch, and boasting about how clever you are, and being rude to people.."
"Eh, Remus, I do not show off or boast, and I am not rude to people." James said.
"Yeah, whatever." Sirius said "You also need to stop following Lily around like a lost puppy."
"Hello??" James said, "Are you even listening to me? I am not rude and I'm not a show off."
"Maybe" Remus said before Sirius could answer James back, "We should concentrate on the things that you * should * do not the things you shouldn't."
"Yeah, ok" James said. "So, do you think I should go down and see if she's in the common room."
"Yes," Sirius answered "and if she is you should go up to her and tell her that she's looking mighty fine today."
"No!" Remus said, "You shouldn't talk to her you should talk to her friends, but don't make it look like you came down to talk to them, bring a book or something and then sit near them and just join in their conversation."
"Ok," James said, looking very confused, "why can't I talk to Lily?"
"Well, you can talk to her, but only if she talks to you first. It'll make you look less desperate."
"Gee thanks, now I'm a desperate, rude, arrogant show off."
"Stop complaining and go and check if she's in the common room." Sirius said.
"I can't, she might see me." James replied, "Peter you check" James turned to look at Peter who had fallen asleep again.
"God almighty" James said while Sirius and Remus laughed loudly.
Their laughing woke Peter up and he sat up saying, "Sorry, I think I dozed off, what did I miss?"
"I'm leaving." James said, picking 'Quidditch through the Ages' from his bedside table and walking towards the door.
"Ok, we'll come down in 15 minute" Remus said, before turning and beginning to explain to Peter what he had missed.
James felt very nervous as he walked down the stairs. "Get a grip on yourself" he said to himself, "It's only Lily, you're not normally this nervous".
"Talking to yourself? It's the first sign of madness you know."
James jumped and turned around to see who had spoken, it was a sixth year called Andrew McDonald. He was on the quidditch team with James. "Don't do that Andrew you gave me a fright."
"Sorry mate." Andrew replied, "I was just wondering when we're starting quidditch practice again?"
"Eh, I'm not sure, I haven't really thought about it yet." James said, messing his hair up with his hand.
"What?" Andrew pretended to stumble backwards with shock, "James Potter, has 'not really thought' about quidditch. Are you ill or something?"
James grinned sheepishly, "No, just had other thing on my mind"
"Well, whatever these other things are, they must be pretty important to stop you even thinking about quidditch." Andrew said.
James could see Lily with her head buried in a book out of the corner of his eye. "Yeah," he said "yeah, they're very important."
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Lily was sitting in the common room with Beth and Rachael trying to read her book but not getting very far because Beth and Rachael kept trying to include her in their conversation. She saw a figure coming down the boys' staircase and as he got closer she realised it was James Potter, suddenly her stomach felt fluttery, but the feeling went away as quickly had come so she thought nothing of it. She saw a tall stocky sixth year go up to him and heard him ask about quidditch practice. She was very surprised when James replied that he hadn't thought about it because he had other things on his mind. Normally, for James Potter quidditch was always the first thing on his mind, Hogwarts could fall down during a quidditch practice and he would keep steaming on. She kept staring at her book but wasn't really reading it.
James walked past her chair without saying anything to her. Lily was even more surprised than before, he usually couldn't even get near her without saying something stupid. He then sat down in the chair next to Beth's even thought the one next to Lily was empty and opened his book.
"You're up early" Rachael said to James.
"Yeah, I know" James said, "It's a beautiful morning" he grinned and looked out the window, the sky was grey and it looked like it was about to start raining. "Or it might just be because I couldn't get back to sleep.
Rachael laughed. "Beth woke us up this morning, didn't you Beth dear?"
"Well if Lily will leave her suitcase in the middle of the floor for some poor unsuspecting person to trip over in the dark what can you expect?" Beth said with a smile.
"You didn't have to yell quite as loudly as you did though." Rachael said, she was smiling too, they often had play fights like this.
"Well it hurt like hell"
"Yeah, excuses, excuses. Well anyway Beth woke Lily and I up and unlike Lucy we didn't go back to sleep."(Lucy was they're roommate.)
James smiled as well. "I think Remus and Sirius are asleep" he lied. "And I know Peter's asleep."
"Charming little Peter" Beth said. Peter had had a crush on Beth for a long time and always managed to make a fool of himself in front of her.
James and Rachael laughed. James glanced over at Lily, who was staring at her book but her eyes weren't moving at all and he had a funny feeling that she was listening o their conversation. He really wanted to say something to her but didn't. Instead he turned to Beth and said, "When do you want to start quidditch practice again?"
"Hey, that's up to you. Captain" she said, giving him a mock salute.
He laughed "Okay, we'll start soon, we don't want to lose the cup do we?"
"God no" Beth said. "Can you imagine Snape's face if Slytherin won?"
"Yes, I can and it wouldn't be a pretty sight." James said.
"It never is a pretty sight." Rachael said.
Lily looked up expecting to see James laughing but he wasn't. Beth was laughing and Rachael was grinning widely but James was just smiling slightly. James caught her eye and she blushed and looked back down at her book.
James had seen Lily look up, and this was why he wasn't laughing. Lily didn't like it when he made fun of Snape so he wouldn't laugh when others made fun of him. She saw him looking at her and blushed. He smiled slightly, that had to be the first time she had blushed when she caught him staring at her, normally she would just ask him what he was staring at.
Lily was confused, James looked like he was smiling at some private joke and not at what Rachael had said. And when she had seen him staring at her she had felt herself blushing. She did not want to blush when James Potter stared at her, because that would only encourage him and she didn't want that, or did she? What was she thinking! Of course she didn't want him to stare at her.
James was still looking at Lily, she was getting redder and redder and he couldn't help hoping that she was thinking about him.
At that moment Sirius and Remus came down the stairs talking and Peter was trailing behind. They went over to where James and the others were sitting.
"Decided to get up did you?" James said.
"We were alrea." Peter began, but Sirius kicked him, a little harder than necessary and said, "Yeah we did."
"Wanna go get breakfast?" Remus asked, pretending to look tired.
"Sure" James said.
"You coming?" Sirius asked Rachael.
"Yup" she replied, "Lily? Beth?"
Beth stood up, but Lily looked flustered and said "I'll catch you up, I need to put my book up in my room." And she hurried away up the stairs, trying to push James Potter out of her head.
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Disclaimer: Ha, I wish. I am not J.K Rowling and sadly never will be.
Chapter 5
The second day of term was a Sunday so there was no classes. Most of the Gryffindor students slept in, savouring their last day of the holidays, but James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, who shared a dorm, were all awake working out a "plan of action" for James.
"Well you'll have to stop hexing people" Remus said.
"And Jinxing them" Peter added
"And transfiguring them" Sirius said grinning.
"Its not funny Padfoot" James whined. But he was only making Sirius laugh more.
"And you'll have to stop showing off about how good you are at quidditch, and boasting about how clever you are, and being rude to people.."
"Eh, Remus, I do not show off or boast, and I am not rude to people." James said.
"Yeah, whatever." Sirius said "You also need to stop following Lily around like a lost puppy."
"Hello??" James said, "Are you even listening to me? I am not rude and I'm not a show off."
"Maybe" Remus said before Sirius could answer James back, "We should concentrate on the things that you * should * do not the things you shouldn't."
"Yeah, ok" James said. "So, do you think I should go down and see if she's in the common room."
"Yes," Sirius answered "and if she is you should go up to her and tell her that she's looking mighty fine today."
"No!" Remus said, "You shouldn't talk to her you should talk to her friends, but don't make it look like you came down to talk to them, bring a book or something and then sit near them and just join in their conversation."
"Ok," James said, looking very confused, "why can't I talk to Lily?"
"Well, you can talk to her, but only if she talks to you first. It'll make you look less desperate."
"Gee thanks, now I'm a desperate, rude, arrogant show off."
"Stop complaining and go and check if she's in the common room." Sirius said.
"I can't, she might see me." James replied, "Peter you check" James turned to look at Peter who had fallen asleep again.
"God almighty" James said while Sirius and Remus laughed loudly.
Their laughing woke Peter up and he sat up saying, "Sorry, I think I dozed off, what did I miss?"
"I'm leaving." James said, picking 'Quidditch through the Ages' from his bedside table and walking towards the door.
"Ok, we'll come down in 15 minute" Remus said, before turning and beginning to explain to Peter what he had missed.
James felt very nervous as he walked down the stairs. "Get a grip on yourself" he said to himself, "It's only Lily, you're not normally this nervous".
"Talking to yourself? It's the first sign of madness you know."
James jumped and turned around to see who had spoken, it was a sixth year called Andrew McDonald. He was on the quidditch team with James. "Don't do that Andrew you gave me a fright."
"Sorry mate." Andrew replied, "I was just wondering when we're starting quidditch practice again?"
"Eh, I'm not sure, I haven't really thought about it yet." James said, messing his hair up with his hand.
"What?" Andrew pretended to stumble backwards with shock, "James Potter, has 'not really thought' about quidditch. Are you ill or something?"
James grinned sheepishly, "No, just had other thing on my mind"
"Well, whatever these other things are, they must be pretty important to stop you even thinking about quidditch." Andrew said.
James could see Lily with her head buried in a book out of the corner of his eye. "Yeah," he said "yeah, they're very important."
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Lily was sitting in the common room with Beth and Rachael trying to read her book but not getting very far because Beth and Rachael kept trying to include her in their conversation. She saw a figure coming down the boys' staircase and as he got closer she realised it was James Potter, suddenly her stomach felt fluttery, but the feeling went away as quickly had come so she thought nothing of it. She saw a tall stocky sixth year go up to him and heard him ask about quidditch practice. She was very surprised when James replied that he hadn't thought about it because he had other things on his mind. Normally, for James Potter quidditch was always the first thing on his mind, Hogwarts could fall down during a quidditch practice and he would keep steaming on. She kept staring at her book but wasn't really reading it.
James walked past her chair without saying anything to her. Lily was even more surprised than before, he usually couldn't even get near her without saying something stupid. He then sat down in the chair next to Beth's even thought the one next to Lily was empty and opened his book.
"You're up early" Rachael said to James.
"Yeah, I know" James said, "It's a beautiful morning" he grinned and looked out the window, the sky was grey and it looked like it was about to start raining. "Or it might just be because I couldn't get back to sleep.
Rachael laughed. "Beth woke us up this morning, didn't you Beth dear?"
"Well if Lily will leave her suitcase in the middle of the floor for some poor unsuspecting person to trip over in the dark what can you expect?" Beth said with a smile.
"You didn't have to yell quite as loudly as you did though." Rachael said, she was smiling too, they often had play fights like this.
"Well it hurt like hell"
"Yeah, excuses, excuses. Well anyway Beth woke Lily and I up and unlike Lucy we didn't go back to sleep."(Lucy was they're roommate.)
James smiled as well. "I think Remus and Sirius are asleep" he lied. "And I know Peter's asleep."
"Charming little Peter" Beth said. Peter had had a crush on Beth for a long time and always managed to make a fool of himself in front of her.
James and Rachael laughed. James glanced over at Lily, who was staring at her book but her eyes weren't moving at all and he had a funny feeling that she was listening o their conversation. He really wanted to say something to her but didn't. Instead he turned to Beth and said, "When do you want to start quidditch practice again?"
"Hey, that's up to you. Captain" she said, giving him a mock salute.
He laughed "Okay, we'll start soon, we don't want to lose the cup do we?"
"God no" Beth said. "Can you imagine Snape's face if Slytherin won?"
"Yes, I can and it wouldn't be a pretty sight." James said.
"It never is a pretty sight." Rachael said.
Lily looked up expecting to see James laughing but he wasn't. Beth was laughing and Rachael was grinning widely but James was just smiling slightly. James caught her eye and she blushed and looked back down at her book.
James had seen Lily look up, and this was why he wasn't laughing. Lily didn't like it when he made fun of Snape so he wouldn't laugh when others made fun of him. She saw him looking at her and blushed. He smiled slightly, that had to be the first time she had blushed when she caught him staring at her, normally she would just ask him what he was staring at.
Lily was confused, James looked like he was smiling at some private joke and not at what Rachael had said. And when she had seen him staring at her she had felt herself blushing. She did not want to blush when James Potter stared at her, because that would only encourage him and she didn't want that, or did she? What was she thinking! Of course she didn't want him to stare at her.
James was still looking at Lily, she was getting redder and redder and he couldn't help hoping that she was thinking about him.
At that moment Sirius and Remus came down the stairs talking and Peter was trailing behind. They went over to where James and the others were sitting.
"Decided to get up did you?" James said.
"We were alrea." Peter began, but Sirius kicked him, a little harder than necessary and said, "Yeah we did."
"Wanna go get breakfast?" Remus asked, pretending to look tired.
"Sure" James said.
"You coming?" Sirius asked Rachael.
"Yup" she replied, "Lily? Beth?"
Beth stood up, but Lily looked flustered and said "I'll catch you up, I need to put my book up in my room." And she hurried away up the stairs, trying to push James Potter out of her head.
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