Sorry I haven't updated for a while, I have so much homework to get
through, but here is the next chapter.
Chapter 7
"Potter, you're late." Professor McGonagal said sharply as James entered the class five minutes after the bell had rung.
"Yeah, sorry about that." He replied, looking around the class for and empty seat.
"Yes, well if it happens again you'll be getting detention. I do not tolerate lateness." Professor McGonagal said. "I was just explaining to the class Mr. Potter, that I have a arranged a seating plan because I find that people work better if they are not sitting next to their friends."
James looked around again to try to see where he would be sitting. The only empty seat was in the middle of the class, next to Lily Evans. "Please, no." he whispered quietly to himself.
"Your seat is next to Miss Evans, please go and take your books out." She turned to the class. "Today's lesson will be a written one, so could you please put your quills away."
James went and took his seat without looking at Lily who was staring straight in front of her. Professor McGonagal gave them questions to answer and the class sat in silence as they worked on them.
James was thinking that if he could just turn the clock back half an hour, then maybe Lily wouldn't be sitting ignoring him when he felt something hit him on the back of his head. It was a piece of scrunched up parchment thrown by Sirius, who was sitting behind him.
The note said, * What did you do to Lily? She looked pretty angry when she came in*
James began to write a reply on the back of Sirius' note,
* Well, everything was going well, I even made her smile, but then we saw Snape getting into trouble and I couldn't help making a ... comment about him, and Lily just yelled at me and stormed off*
James chucked the note over his shoulder, hoping it would land on Sirius' desk. I must have, because a minute later another piece of parchment landed on his desk. James picked it up and read it.
* I'm guessing the comment you made wasn't pleasant * James read the note and replied;
* Emm, no, it wasn't very kind *
James heard Sirius' quill scratch as he began to write another note, when Professor McGonagal looked at them and said, "If I see either of you two boys throw another note, you will be spending your evening in detention with me, understood?"
They both nodded, and James heard Lily mutter, "They deserve to get a detention now, they've been throwing them for ages."
"Could you repeat that a little louder?" James asked Lily sweetly.
"Nah" Lily said, "don't think I will." And she went back to sucking the end of her sugar quill and trying to work out the answers to the questions they had been given.
James watched her for a while. Her hair was falling over her face, which was frowning in concentration. Every now and then she would reach up and tuck her hair behind her ear. He knew loads of guys found Lily really attractive and wondered why she had been out with so few people.
Lily could feel James looking at her and it was making her feel uncomfortable, she was used to him staring at her but it was making her feel strange, almost embarrassed this time. "Take a picture, it will last longer," she muttered to James.
"I would, if you'd let me, but I have a feeling u wouldn't. Plus I don't think Professor McGonagal would be very happy if I took out a camera and started clicking away like a maniac." James muttered back.
"Yeah, well you'll have to live with out a photo then, but could you * please * quit looking at me?"
"Ok, ok, I won't look at you, don't get your knickers in a twist."
"Oh don't worry. I won't." Lily said coldly and went back to her work feeling a bit guilty. All he had been doing was looking at her and that wasn't really a reason to snap at him, she should have been flattered. But suddenly she was noticing his attention a lot more than usual, she normally just ignored him.
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Rachael, Beth and Lily were sitting having their lunch when Rachael brought up the subject of James. "So what happened with you two in transfiguration this morning?" she asked Lily.
"Nothing happened," Lily snapped back, "James was just being his usual immature self."
"Oh, come on, that's not fair," Beth said, "He's a lot more grown up than he used to be."
"Really? I hadn't noticed." Lily said tartly.
"Stop being such a grouch Lily." Rachael said, "You never used to care about James."
"I know, I'm sorry, don't know what's wrong with me." Lily said apologetically.
Beth grinned and said, "Maybe, it's that time of the month." Lily and Rachael laughed and started talking about Charms.
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James was talking to Remus, Sirius and Peter. (a/n, sorry if I don't talk about Peter that much, I tend to sort of forget about him.)
"Well," James said, "I don't think the plan is going to work."
"Prongs we have been back at school for about three days." Remus said.
"And in those three days Lily has made it plain that there is no chance at all that she likes me, let alone loves me." James said taking a bite of his sandwich.
"She's always been like that." Sirius said.
"It's not like how she used to act, I know that she's always found me a bit annoying, but she seems to really hate me now."
"Don't be such an idiot, like I said before, we've been back at school or three days, and you want to give up on Lily." Remus said.
"No, you've got it all wrong, I'm not going to give up on Lily, I'm just going to use different tactics."
"But, you just said that there was no chan." Remus said but James interrupted him,
"Well, she doesn't think that she likes me, but she must deep down."
"What exactly makes you think that?" Sirius asked that.
"Shh," James said, "Like I was saying she doesn't know that she likes me, so I'm going to let her know."
"James, you've been trying to pursuade her that she likes you for years." Remus said.
"I know, but I've been going about it all wrong, I've been following her around but now, I'm going to stop following her, I'm going to flirt like mad with other girls and ignore her."
"Won't she just be relieved that you've stopped annoying her?" Peter asked.
"No!" James said happily, "She'll get jealous and realise that she's madly in love with me."
"Are you sure this will work?" Remus asked James.
"Positive." James replied grinning like a maniac. "Now, I've got to go and put my plan into action, see you later." He gave them a wave and waltzed over to some girls sitting near them.
"I have a feeling that he is going to get hurt." Remus said watching him.
"We'll have to be here to break his fall." Sirius said also watching James, then he stopped looking at James and said, "Did I just say that?"
"Yup," Remus said smiling, "It has to be one of the most sensible things I've ever heard you say."
Sirius looked horrified and said "I don't do sensible."
"I'm almost positive it won't happen again any time soon." Remus said, still smiling widely.
Sirius just muttered, "It better not."
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Chapter 7
"Potter, you're late." Professor McGonagal said sharply as James entered the class five minutes after the bell had rung.
"Yeah, sorry about that." He replied, looking around the class for and empty seat.
"Yes, well if it happens again you'll be getting detention. I do not tolerate lateness." Professor McGonagal said. "I was just explaining to the class Mr. Potter, that I have a arranged a seating plan because I find that people work better if they are not sitting next to their friends."
James looked around again to try to see where he would be sitting. The only empty seat was in the middle of the class, next to Lily Evans. "Please, no." he whispered quietly to himself.
"Your seat is next to Miss Evans, please go and take your books out." She turned to the class. "Today's lesson will be a written one, so could you please put your quills away."
James went and took his seat without looking at Lily who was staring straight in front of her. Professor McGonagal gave them questions to answer and the class sat in silence as they worked on them.
James was thinking that if he could just turn the clock back half an hour, then maybe Lily wouldn't be sitting ignoring him when he felt something hit him on the back of his head. It was a piece of scrunched up parchment thrown by Sirius, who was sitting behind him.
The note said, * What did you do to Lily? She looked pretty angry when she came in*
James began to write a reply on the back of Sirius' note,
* Well, everything was going well, I even made her smile, but then we saw Snape getting into trouble and I couldn't help making a ... comment about him, and Lily just yelled at me and stormed off*
James chucked the note over his shoulder, hoping it would land on Sirius' desk. I must have, because a minute later another piece of parchment landed on his desk. James picked it up and read it.
* I'm guessing the comment you made wasn't pleasant * James read the note and replied;
* Emm, no, it wasn't very kind *
James heard Sirius' quill scratch as he began to write another note, when Professor McGonagal looked at them and said, "If I see either of you two boys throw another note, you will be spending your evening in detention with me, understood?"
They both nodded, and James heard Lily mutter, "They deserve to get a detention now, they've been throwing them for ages."
"Could you repeat that a little louder?" James asked Lily sweetly.
"Nah" Lily said, "don't think I will." And she went back to sucking the end of her sugar quill and trying to work out the answers to the questions they had been given.
James watched her for a while. Her hair was falling over her face, which was frowning in concentration. Every now and then she would reach up and tuck her hair behind her ear. He knew loads of guys found Lily really attractive and wondered why she had been out with so few people.
Lily could feel James looking at her and it was making her feel uncomfortable, she was used to him staring at her but it was making her feel strange, almost embarrassed this time. "Take a picture, it will last longer," she muttered to James.
"I would, if you'd let me, but I have a feeling u wouldn't. Plus I don't think Professor McGonagal would be very happy if I took out a camera and started clicking away like a maniac." James muttered back.
"Yeah, well you'll have to live with out a photo then, but could you * please * quit looking at me?"
"Ok, ok, I won't look at you, don't get your knickers in a twist."
"Oh don't worry. I won't." Lily said coldly and went back to her work feeling a bit guilty. All he had been doing was looking at her and that wasn't really a reason to snap at him, she should have been flattered. But suddenly she was noticing his attention a lot more than usual, she normally just ignored him.
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Rachael, Beth and Lily were sitting having their lunch when Rachael brought up the subject of James. "So what happened with you two in transfiguration this morning?" she asked Lily.
"Nothing happened," Lily snapped back, "James was just being his usual immature self."
"Oh, come on, that's not fair," Beth said, "He's a lot more grown up than he used to be."
"Really? I hadn't noticed." Lily said tartly.
"Stop being such a grouch Lily." Rachael said, "You never used to care about James."
"I know, I'm sorry, don't know what's wrong with me." Lily said apologetically.
Beth grinned and said, "Maybe, it's that time of the month." Lily and Rachael laughed and started talking about Charms.
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James was talking to Remus, Sirius and Peter. (a/n, sorry if I don't talk about Peter that much, I tend to sort of forget about him.)
"Well," James said, "I don't think the plan is going to work."
"Prongs we have been back at school for about three days." Remus said.
"And in those three days Lily has made it plain that there is no chance at all that she likes me, let alone loves me." James said taking a bite of his sandwich.
"She's always been like that." Sirius said.
"It's not like how she used to act, I know that she's always found me a bit annoying, but she seems to really hate me now."
"Don't be such an idiot, like I said before, we've been back at school or three days, and you want to give up on Lily." Remus said.
"No, you've got it all wrong, I'm not going to give up on Lily, I'm just going to use different tactics."
"But, you just said that there was no chan." Remus said but James interrupted him,
"Well, she doesn't think that she likes me, but she must deep down."
"What exactly makes you think that?" Sirius asked that.
"Shh," James said, "Like I was saying she doesn't know that she likes me, so I'm going to let her know."
"James, you've been trying to pursuade her that she likes you for years." Remus said.
"I know, but I've been going about it all wrong, I've been following her around but now, I'm going to stop following her, I'm going to flirt like mad with other girls and ignore her."
"Won't she just be relieved that you've stopped annoying her?" Peter asked.
"No!" James said happily, "She'll get jealous and realise that she's madly in love with me."
"Are you sure this will work?" Remus asked James.
"Positive." James replied grinning like a maniac. "Now, I've got to go and put my plan into action, see you later." He gave them a wave and waltzed over to some girls sitting near them.
"I have a feeling that he is going to get hurt." Remus said watching him.
"We'll have to be here to break his fall." Sirius said also watching James, then he stopped looking at James and said, "Did I just say that?"
"Yup," Remus said smiling, "It has to be one of the most sensible things I've ever heard you say."
Sirius looked horrified and said "I don't do sensible."
"I'm almost positive it won't happen again any time soon." Remus said, still smiling widely.
Sirius just muttered, "It better not."
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You like? Review and tell me, go on, it's not that hard!
Hpswimmer- I'm not sure why I made them all talk to themselves, I'm always talking to myself, I really should stop it's not a great habit, but anyway I tried to make them talk to themselves less in this one.
HarryGryffinGirl - thank you so much for reviewing again! You're reviews are really nice
Angelbud2233 - thanks for your review, I read you're story, it's really good.
allie kat5 - I'm glad you like the story and yet again thanks for the review