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Chapter Five
"So," Sirius asked nonchalantly, "when do we lose our memory?"
"I've already told you: when we step into the Great Hall," Remus answered, for the third time.
"Oh, right."
"This is going to be great!" James said exuberantly. "I can get Lily to dance with me because she won't know me!"
Remus sighed and then reminded him, "You won't know her either."
"Even with an amnesia spell, James will still remember Lily Evans," Sirius said grumpily. "He'll be more likely to forget his own name, rather than hers."
Peter started chortling until James glared venomously in his and Sirius's directions.
"Sorry," Peter squealed.
In Lily's room
"—and did I mention handsome?" Lily rambled as she laid her head on her pillow.
"YES!" Alice and Molly screamed together.
"Could you please shut your mouth about Lucius Malfoy?" Alice moaned.
"That's not how you get her to shut up, Alice," Molly said with her hands on her hips. "Lily, you sound a lot like James Potter when you ramble on about the person you're in love with."
"Take that back!" Lily shrieked springing off of her bed to glower at Molly.
"At least she has some grasp on reality," Molly sighed. "I swear to Merlin that she was drugged or something!"
"Not true!" Lily said defiantly. "Just because I realized how charming, sweet, and gorgeous Lucius is, doesn't mean that I'm under a spell."
In Malfoy's room
"Severus," Lucius asked, "how can I make sure I spend time with Lily and get her to fall in love with me again? The Love Potion won't work with the amnesia spell Dumbledore is placing on the Great Hall."
"I know!" Snape snapped. "I could make a Protection Potion for you, but even then, there are no guarantees. Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards alive!"
"Don't remind me, and start making the potion. Is that the only thing you're able to do—make potions?" Snape started to cry and ran out of the room.
In the Great Hall
James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter went to the Great Hall early to be sure they would meet again. Because they were the only ones there, they were almost guaranteed to talk to each other.
"Hi!" Sirius said sounding as though he had chugged a gallon of Red Bull.
"Hi," James said boldly as he stuck out his hand towards Sirius. "I'm James, James Potter.
"Sirius Black, prankster extraordinaire. Guess what!"
"What?" James questioned.
"I just drank 10 cans of Red Bull and 5 cups of coffee!" Sirius boasted.
"That's nice," Remus said hesitantly as he stuck his hands inside his robe pockets and looked down at his feet.
"I'm Peter Pettigrew," he said diffidently.
"Remus Lupin."
"Do you want to hang out at this ball?" Remus asked hopefully.
"Are you kidding? I want to snog some ladies!" Sirius shouted in disbelief.
"L—Laura—Liz—," James muttered to himself. "Linda—Lisa—."
"What's wrong with him?" Remus asked sounding worried as he pointed towards James, still muttering.
At that moment, Lily Evans entered the Great Hall wearing green dress robes. Her red hair was clipped in the back of her head with Sleezky's Hair Potion, and the strands that were not, had been loosely curled. James immediately forgot everything he had been muttering and was stunned at the girl's beauty. He didn't know who she was, but he immediately fell in love with her bright green eyes, red hair, and salient smile.
"Hi!" James shouted as he bolted across the Great Hall towards her.
"Er—hi," she replied bewildered. "I'm Lily Evans."
"Lily! That's it!" James exclaimed happily.
"What's it?"
"I was trying to think of your name, only I didn't know what name or whose it was," James rambled and then quickly changed the subject.
"I'm James," he beamed. James ignored her outstretched hand and wrapped her into a hug.
"I—can't—breathe," Lily gasped.
"S—sorry." James began to blush and was extremely relieved when Remus, Sirius, and Peter joined he and Lily.
"Who are you?" Lily asked.
"I'm Sirius and I'm addicted to CAFFEINE!" he said and stuck out his hand for Lily to shake, but instead she waved nervously and took a step towards James.
"P—Peter P—Pettigrew," he stammered.
"Remus Lupin," he replied calmly. "And you are..."
"Lily Evans."
"Oh!" Sirius responded. "You must be that 'L—Laura—Liz— Linda—Lisa—' girl that Jamesy over here was muttering about earlier." James immediately turned the color of Lily's hair.
"So I've heard," she replied unfazed and then turned to face James. Do you want to sit down with me?"
"YES!" James hollered. "I mean—ahem—er—sure, if you want to." Lily spotted a table in the back. James pulled out Lily's seat for her, and then he politely offered to get them both punch as the hall began to fill up rapidly.
Malfoy was waiting for Snape impatiently outside of the Halloween Dance. He was about to start hexing all of the Gryffindors that walked by him, when Snape came running down the hall waving a pen in the air.
"This is the solution," Severus said confidently, handing the pen to Lucius.
"The solution to what—the fact that I'm allergic to quills," Malfoy asked mockingly.
"The solution to the Amnesia Spell. You can write instructions on your hand, and then when you walk into the Great Hall, you'll read it and then follow your instructions."
"What happened to the potion?" Malfoy interrogated fiercely.
"Well, let's just say this might work a little better," Snape said timidly as he turned around to reveal a cat's tail sprouting from his bottom. "And that Dumbledore doesn't exactly trust his students.
"Let's just get in there," Malfoy sighed as he scribbled 'Seduce Lily (the red head)' onto the palm of his hand.
After much difficulty, Lucius finally made his way to the table Lily was sitting alone at. He swiftly took the seat in front of her and began to speak, "I'm Lucius Malfoy—meaning I'm a pureblood. I'm assuming you are too, of course."
"Actually, I'm not," Lily replied tranquilly. When Malfoy's eyes bugged out of his head, she added, "I'm Muggle-born."
James was busy pouring a second glass of punch a few yards away when he spotted some bleached-blonde guy sitting with Lily. He swiftly started to go back to his table and stopped a couple of inches away from Lily because he heard the most appalling thing come out of the blonde's mouth. "Gross! You're a mudblood!" he roared at Lily.
"You can't talk to her that way! I swear to Merlin that I'll hex you into next week if you come near us again!" James growled as he put one arm around her and his other arm pointed towards Malfoy, wand in hand. Lucius, being the coward that he is, simply glared and then skulked away.
"I can't believe that prat!" Lily spat as James sat down next to her. "And what's with his hair? It's freaking radioactive."
"Tell me about it. How dare he call you that?!" James grumbled. "Why don't we try and forget about that. Would you like to dance?" He held out his hand for Lily and she hastily took his hand. They walked out to the dance floor as a fast song ended, and a romantic slow one took its place. James was tense and uneasy because he wasn't good at dancing, but he forgot about that once Lily leaned her head against his chest and they were swept into the soothing nature of the song. A few minutes later the song had ended and they returned to their table. There were no lulls in their conversations or awkward silences, because they seemed to have almost everything in common. Also, James was pleased to find out that one of Lily's favorite pastimes was watching Quidditch.
"I was wondering," James began, "if you like Quidditch so much, you might like to fly with me tomorrow."
"I have to admit, I'm not too keen on heights."
"Don't worry," James said sweetly, "I would never let any harm come to you."
"In that case, I'd love to fly with you."
They kept moving closer to each other until Lily finally leaned towards James and begun to kiss him. Alas, at that very moment, the dance had ended and they regained all of their previous memories.
Lily slowly opened her eyes and found her lips pressed against James's and his arms around her.
"AAHH!" she shrieked as she pulled away from him.
"Huh?" he asked, and then quickly regained his senses. "Lily?!" he said and stared in disbelief at who he had just been kissing.
"HOW DARE YOU KISS ME?!" Lily yelped as she slapped his across the face.
"If I recall correctly, you were the one that kissed me!" James retorted as he grinned from ear-to-ear.
"SHUT UP!" Lily screamed as she raised her hand in order to hit him again. Someone from behind her back grabbed her hand as James retreated under the table with Quidditch-fast reflexes. James peered from under the table at his rescuer, Sirius Black.
"Lily, calm down," cooed Remus. "It's not James's fault you were attracted to each other under Dumbledore's Amnesia Spell."
"ARGH!" she yelled, stomping her feet. "I can't stand you people! You Sirius, are an ignorant prat; Remus, you, should be smart enough to not hang out with these gits, and you, James, are a self-absorbed, rule-breaking, egotistical NARK!"
"Hey!" complained Sirius. "Why did you give a compliment to Moony?" The only response Sirius received, was a wand pointed at his heart and an angry red head incoherently screaming things at him.
"So, Lily," James interrupted, in an attempt to distract her from killing his friend, "does this mean you don't want to ride on my Cleansweep tomorrow, then?"
"What do you think?!" she shouted as she stormed out of the Great Hall.
"I think that went very well, don't you?" Sirius asked innocently. Remus merely rolled his eyes and turned to go to their common room and was accompanied by a still smirking, James, and the other marauders.
Author's Notes: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please REVIEW!!!
Next Chapter: Lucius is in for a rude awakening when Lily spots him in the hall. Will Lily's friends convince her that James is a nice guy? Or will nothing convince the stubborn Lily?
Future Events: Christmas presents!!! Do I need to say anymore? evil grin
Chapter Five
"So," Sirius asked nonchalantly, "when do we lose our memory?"
"I've already told you: when we step into the Great Hall," Remus answered, for the third time.
"Oh, right."
"This is going to be great!" James said exuberantly. "I can get Lily to dance with me because she won't know me!"
Remus sighed and then reminded him, "You won't know her either."
"Even with an amnesia spell, James will still remember Lily Evans," Sirius said grumpily. "He'll be more likely to forget his own name, rather than hers."
Peter started chortling until James glared venomously in his and Sirius's directions.
"Sorry," Peter squealed.
In Lily's room
"—and did I mention handsome?" Lily rambled as she laid her head on her pillow.
"YES!" Alice and Molly screamed together.
"Could you please shut your mouth about Lucius Malfoy?" Alice moaned.
"That's not how you get her to shut up, Alice," Molly said with her hands on her hips. "Lily, you sound a lot like James Potter when you ramble on about the person you're in love with."
"Take that back!" Lily shrieked springing off of her bed to glower at Molly.
"At least she has some grasp on reality," Molly sighed. "I swear to Merlin that she was drugged or something!"
"Not true!" Lily said defiantly. "Just because I realized how charming, sweet, and gorgeous Lucius is, doesn't mean that I'm under a spell."
In Malfoy's room
"Severus," Lucius asked, "how can I make sure I spend time with Lily and get her to fall in love with me again? The Love Potion won't work with the amnesia spell Dumbledore is placing on the Great Hall."
"I know!" Snape snapped. "I could make a Protection Potion for you, but even then, there are no guarantees. Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards alive!"
"Don't remind me, and start making the potion. Is that the only thing you're able to do—make potions?" Snape started to cry and ran out of the room.
In the Great Hall
James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter went to the Great Hall early to be sure they would meet again. Because they were the only ones there, they were almost guaranteed to talk to each other.
"Hi!" Sirius said sounding as though he had chugged a gallon of Red Bull.
"Hi," James said boldly as he stuck out his hand towards Sirius. "I'm James, James Potter.
"Sirius Black, prankster extraordinaire. Guess what!"
"What?" James questioned.
"I just drank 10 cans of Red Bull and 5 cups of coffee!" Sirius boasted.
"That's nice," Remus said hesitantly as he stuck his hands inside his robe pockets and looked down at his feet.
"I'm Peter Pettigrew," he said diffidently.
"Remus Lupin."
"Do you want to hang out at this ball?" Remus asked hopefully.
"Are you kidding? I want to snog some ladies!" Sirius shouted in disbelief.
"L—Laura—Liz—," James muttered to himself. "Linda—Lisa—."
"What's wrong with him?" Remus asked sounding worried as he pointed towards James, still muttering.
At that moment, Lily Evans entered the Great Hall wearing green dress robes. Her red hair was clipped in the back of her head with Sleezky's Hair Potion, and the strands that were not, had been loosely curled. James immediately forgot everything he had been muttering and was stunned at the girl's beauty. He didn't know who she was, but he immediately fell in love with her bright green eyes, red hair, and salient smile.
"Hi!" James shouted as he bolted across the Great Hall towards her.
"Er—hi," she replied bewildered. "I'm Lily Evans."
"Lily! That's it!" James exclaimed happily.
"What's it?"
"I was trying to think of your name, only I didn't know what name or whose it was," James rambled and then quickly changed the subject.
"I'm James," he beamed. James ignored her outstretched hand and wrapped her into a hug.
"I—can't—breathe," Lily gasped.
"S—sorry." James began to blush and was extremely relieved when Remus, Sirius, and Peter joined he and Lily.
"Who are you?" Lily asked.
"I'm Sirius and I'm addicted to CAFFEINE!" he said and stuck out his hand for Lily to shake, but instead she waved nervously and took a step towards James.
"P—Peter P—Pettigrew," he stammered.
"Remus Lupin," he replied calmly. "And you are..."
"Lily Evans."
"Oh!" Sirius responded. "You must be that 'L—Laura—Liz— Linda—Lisa—' girl that Jamesy over here was muttering about earlier." James immediately turned the color of Lily's hair.
"So I've heard," she replied unfazed and then turned to face James. Do you want to sit down with me?"
"YES!" James hollered. "I mean—ahem—er—sure, if you want to." Lily spotted a table in the back. James pulled out Lily's seat for her, and then he politely offered to get them both punch as the hall began to fill up rapidly.
Malfoy was waiting for Snape impatiently outside of the Halloween Dance. He was about to start hexing all of the Gryffindors that walked by him, when Snape came running down the hall waving a pen in the air.
"This is the solution," Severus said confidently, handing the pen to Lucius.
"The solution to what—the fact that I'm allergic to quills," Malfoy asked mockingly.
"The solution to the Amnesia Spell. You can write instructions on your hand, and then when you walk into the Great Hall, you'll read it and then follow your instructions."
"What happened to the potion?" Malfoy interrogated fiercely.
"Well, let's just say this might work a little better," Snape said timidly as he turned around to reveal a cat's tail sprouting from his bottom. "And that Dumbledore doesn't exactly trust his students.
"Let's just get in there," Malfoy sighed as he scribbled 'Seduce Lily (the red head)' onto the palm of his hand.
After much difficulty, Lucius finally made his way to the table Lily was sitting alone at. He swiftly took the seat in front of her and began to speak, "I'm Lucius Malfoy—meaning I'm a pureblood. I'm assuming you are too, of course."
"Actually, I'm not," Lily replied tranquilly. When Malfoy's eyes bugged out of his head, she added, "I'm Muggle-born."
James was busy pouring a second glass of punch a few yards away when he spotted some bleached-blonde guy sitting with Lily. He swiftly started to go back to his table and stopped a couple of inches away from Lily because he heard the most appalling thing come out of the blonde's mouth. "Gross! You're a mudblood!" he roared at Lily.
"You can't talk to her that way! I swear to Merlin that I'll hex you into next week if you come near us again!" James growled as he put one arm around her and his other arm pointed towards Malfoy, wand in hand. Lucius, being the coward that he is, simply glared and then skulked away.
"I can't believe that prat!" Lily spat as James sat down next to her. "And what's with his hair? It's freaking radioactive."
"Tell me about it. How dare he call you that?!" James grumbled. "Why don't we try and forget about that. Would you like to dance?" He held out his hand for Lily and she hastily took his hand. They walked out to the dance floor as a fast song ended, and a romantic slow one took its place. James was tense and uneasy because he wasn't good at dancing, but he forgot about that once Lily leaned her head against his chest and they were swept into the soothing nature of the song. A few minutes later the song had ended and they returned to their table. There were no lulls in their conversations or awkward silences, because they seemed to have almost everything in common. Also, James was pleased to find out that one of Lily's favorite pastimes was watching Quidditch.
"I was wondering," James began, "if you like Quidditch so much, you might like to fly with me tomorrow."
"I have to admit, I'm not too keen on heights."
"Don't worry," James said sweetly, "I would never let any harm come to you."
"In that case, I'd love to fly with you."
They kept moving closer to each other until Lily finally leaned towards James and begun to kiss him. Alas, at that very moment, the dance had ended and they regained all of their previous memories.
Lily slowly opened her eyes and found her lips pressed against James's and his arms around her.
"AAHH!" she shrieked as she pulled away from him.
"Huh?" he asked, and then quickly regained his senses. "Lily?!" he said and stared in disbelief at who he had just been kissing.
"HOW DARE YOU KISS ME?!" Lily yelped as she slapped his across the face.
"If I recall correctly, you were the one that kissed me!" James retorted as he grinned from ear-to-ear.
"SHUT UP!" Lily screamed as she raised her hand in order to hit him again. Someone from behind her back grabbed her hand as James retreated under the table with Quidditch-fast reflexes. James peered from under the table at his rescuer, Sirius Black.
"Lily, calm down," cooed Remus. "It's not James's fault you were attracted to each other under Dumbledore's Amnesia Spell."
"ARGH!" she yelled, stomping her feet. "I can't stand you people! You Sirius, are an ignorant prat; Remus, you, should be smart enough to not hang out with these gits, and you, James, are a self-absorbed, rule-breaking, egotistical NARK!"
"Hey!" complained Sirius. "Why did you give a compliment to Moony?" The only response Sirius received, was a wand pointed at his heart and an angry red head incoherently screaming things at him.
"So, Lily," James interrupted, in an attempt to distract her from killing his friend, "does this mean you don't want to ride on my Cleansweep tomorrow, then?"
"What do you think?!" she shouted as she stormed out of the Great Hall.
"I think that went very well, don't you?" Sirius asked innocently. Remus merely rolled his eyes and turned to go to their common room and was accompanied by a still smirking, James, and the other marauders.
Author's Notes: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please REVIEW!!!
Next Chapter: Lucius is in for a rude awakening when Lily spots him in the hall. Will Lily's friends convince her that James is a nice guy? Or will nothing convince the stubborn Lily?
Future Events: Christmas presents!!! Do I need to say anymore? evil grin