Chapter 6- the First First Date
Disclaimer- I don't own anyone you recognise. I only own the plot. And I don't really own Nat and Kanika cos they are my friends but they let me put them in this story so everything is good.
I had a bit of trouble up loading this cos some of my chapters disappeared. I hope this loaded okay.
Thankyou for all your reviews! They make me so happy! But one review didn't make me happy. ( A girl by the name of The Brutal Truth gave me a rather horrible review that I would consider a flame. In her profile she writes:
I know what it's like to be flamed, even if it's only happened to me a couple of times. But I feel like a lot of the stories on ff.net are getting stupid and far-fetched. I'm sick of being the nice girl who just encourages people. But I don't want to be the girl who just tells everyone that they're dumb asses, and their story sucks. So I'm going to try to give constructive criticism. Mind you, sometimes the truth hurts.
I agree that constructive criticism is important, it helps me become a better writer. But picking on me leaving out a comma is a bit harsh. When I have finished my whole story I will edit and read through and get out all the little mistakes. And to The Brutal Truth: this site is called fan fiction. So we can write stupid and far fetched stories if we want. I also think it is rude to criticise someone on their writing when you yourself have no stories for us to offer 'constructive criticism' on. So The Brutal Truth here are some commas for you. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , you can stick them wherever you want!
Okay I have wasted enough time and energy on that, but I had to get it off my chest. Also if anyone is interested in being my beta reader could they please email me?! Thanx guys and enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
James woke up with a grunt. He looked over at the muggle alarm clock that his uncle had bought him years ago. 2:13 he groaned as he rolled over and tried to get back to sleep. After ten odd minutes of tossing and turning James finally got up and wandered down into the common room. The fire had been bewitched to stay alight through out the whole night. James jumped on to the sofa and lay down staring at the fire. And before he knew it, the warmth of the room had drifted him off to sleep. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lily sat up in her bed and held her grumbling stomach. She wondered why she felt so hungry. Then she realised it was because she had left dinner after eating only two bites of her meal.
'And I didn't have anything on the train either' she thought. 'No wonder I am starving'. Lily tried to go back to sleep but was so uncomfortable that she couldn't. Her sheets were crushed and her blankets twisted. Finally she decided to head down to the common room. She grabbed her watch off the table near her bed. 2:41. She groaned as she grabbed her muggle book Gone with the Wind, and headed down to the common room with the intention of forgetting how hungry she was.
As she reached the common room she saw James lying on the couch, fast asleep. She smiled to herself; he looked so cute. She sat down on the sofa next to his sleeping form and absent-mindedly stoked the hair off his face. He stirred in his sleep. Lily sat there and took in every little detail from his face. She traced the lines on his face, her book abandoned on the coffee table. Suddenly James woke up his piercing blue eyes looking straight into Lily's emerald green ones. Lily jumped with a start.
"Shit James don't do that!" Lily said. Jumping off the couch with a start. Just as James said
"Ah Lily what the hell are you doing?"
They both fell back on the couch laughing.
"What are you doing up Lil?" James asked
"I was about to ask you the same question, I couldn't sleep. So why are you up?" Was Lily's reply.
"I couldn't sleep either," he said "I don't know why though"
"I know why I couldn't sleep" Lily said, "I am starving! I hardly ate anything yesterday!"
James looked at her and smiled. "Now that I think about it," James said. "I didn't eat much yesterday either, my dinner was interrupted by some important business I had to attend to." Lily blushed a shade of red to rival her hair.
"Hey don't worry about it!" James said putting an arm around Lily's shoulders, "we can get something to eat right now!" James got up and headed for his room.
"Ah. James how do you plan to get food?" Lily asked as James disappeared into his room.
"Trust me Lily," came James's voice. "I have my ways."
"I am sure you do," she said as she smiled to herself.
In his room James threw his invisibility cloak over his shoulders and pulled up the hood so he was completely invisible. Then he stuck back out into the common room and wrapped his arms around Lily's waist.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Lily screamed. "HELP SOMEONE HELP ME!!"
"Shush Lil, it is just me, James." James said as he pulled the cloak off.
"You.you. you have an invisibility cloak?" Lily stuttered.
"Yup," said James, "it is my greatest weapon against the school being boring, I use it in nearly all my pranks."
"Why does nothing you do surprise me any more Potter?"
"'Cos. um. cos I don't know why but I am starving so lets go!"
James pulled Lily close to him so their bodies were touching. Lily gasped. James then pulled the cloak over both of them.
"It is great for getting around the castle unseen." James told Lily.
"I still don't see how this gets us food." Said Lily.
"Well I know that you aren't always this stupid so I will blame it on the fact that it is three o'clock in the morning." He said with a smile. Lily elbowed him playfully in the stomach. James pretended to be seriously hurt coughing and spluttering. Lily laughed. James just loved the sound of her laugh.
"Lets go." He whispered into her hair. She giggled as they started walking.
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"James, I still don't know where we are going." Lily said in a whisper as they walked down the silent and deserted hallways.
James sighed,
"Not too smart in the morning are you Lil?"
"Just tell me where you are taking me Potter."
"We are going to the kitchens"
"But that is against school rules!" lily whispered in a disapproving tone.
"Lily. You are under an invisibility clock wandering the hallways at three o'clock in the morning. And you are head girl. Breaking one more little rule isn't going to hurt." James whispered with a chuckle. "Any way we are here." James lent over Lily and tickled the pear in a picture of a bowl of fruit. The pear chortled slightly before transfiguring in to a door handle. James turned the handle and opened a door that had not been visible before. James and Lily stepped in quietly. James shut the door behind them as he pulled of the invisibility cloak. As soon as they were visible an extremely weird looking house elf walked up to them.
"How can I help little miss and master James?" he asked his large brown eyes looking like they were going to fall out of his head.
"Hello Stoody, how have you been?" James asked as he bent down so he was eye level with the elf. "This is my friend Lily, she is head girl."
"How do you do Stoody?" Lily asked extending her hand to the little elf. "I am very please to meet you."
Large tears started to accumulate in the corners of Stoody's eyes.
"Umm... wrong answer Lil." James said "Stoody" he said loudly. "Lily and I would like some tea, we will tell you later if there is anything that we need." James put his arm around Lily's shoulders and led her to a table.
"James!" Lily said with astonishment. "That was a bit abrupt. There is obviously something wrong with the poor thing and you just yell at it like that! Really James."
"Lily you don't understand. The reason Stoody was upset was because you were being too nice to him. House elves get offended if you are polite." James explained to a very confused Lily.
"Well that is a bit wrong! Why should they want to be treated like dirt? Someone should really do something about this." Lily said.
"Trust me Lil. Many people have tried, and they have all failed. And in the future people will try and they will fail. House elves like to work. And the ones at Hogwarts have good conditions to work in. So they are happy. Don't worry your absolutely gorgeous head about it."
Lily was silent as Stoody bought them their tea.
"Will Miss Lily and Master James be wanting anything else?" Stoody asked.
"Yeah Stoody I will have a hamburger with the lot and a pumpkin juice" James said.
"Ooh that sounds good I will have the same." Lily said feeling very rude for not saying please.
"Yes Miss and Master." Stoody said as he hurried to make their orders.
Lily looked at James until he looked at her.
"How do you know so much about House elves anyway?" she asked.
"Well we have. hold on." James stopped to count on his fingers. "We have sixteen at home."
"Sixteen?!" said Lily with amazement. 'The Potters must be rich' she thought.
"Yeah" he said trying to ignore her reaction. "Well we inherit them cos of all the purebloods marrying pure bloods you see. But we don't have many compared to some families. The Malfoys have fifty something."
Stoody brought out two enormous hamburgers and two glasses of pumpkin juice to the little table they were sitting at.
"Thanks Stoody." James said as he took the food off the trolley.
"Yeah thanks." Lily said hoping that she wasn't going to make the elf cry again. But to her relief Stoody just grinned and walked off. Lily turned to her burger with delight. James just looked at her.
"What?" she said, wiping around her mouth and nose in case she had sauce everywhere.
"Well I have eaten with a lot of girls but never with one that had an appetite like yours." He said. Lily's face fell; did he think she was a pig? Lily blushed a very deep red and looked away. Leaving her burger almost untouched on her plate.
"Hey Lily." He said turning her chin to face him. "I think you eating a full meal after eating nothing for a day is great! I wish that all of the girls I have dated actually ate. Usually girls order a salad, a bottle of water and a deep breath. It is nice to know that you feel comfortable enough to eat in front of me." He explained hurriedly knowing that he had hurt her feelings.
Lily smiled at him and took a big bite from her burger. He thought that she was a real person. And to think just yesterday he was a prick.
They ate their burgers in silence knowing that they were really hungry. Afterwards Lily sipped on her pumpkin juice looking right at James with a smile on her face. James smiled back at her.
"What?" he asked.
"This was fun."
"It was."
"But we should really be getting back to our room now." She said pulling her Dark purple dressing gown off to reveal a lavender coloured nightie. "Is it just me or is it hot in here?" she asked.
"No it is definitely hot in here," he said. He was wearing boxers and an over sized Montrose Magpies Quidditch t- Shirt. "Is always gets hot in here in the morning because they are all cooking our breakfast." 'Ouch! She looks hot in that thing!' he thought with an inside smirk.
"So I think we should go before someone finds us." Lily said, ignoring James's eyes, which seemed to be going up and down her body.
"Yeah come on," he said. Standing up and grabbing his cloak. Lily stood up and draped her dressing gown over her arm. James wrapped his arms around Lily once more and they headed back to their room. As they crawled in through the portrait hole they were laughing to themselves.
"Salazar didn't seem to happy about being woken up at five thirty in the morning to let two Griffindors in to the head common room did he?" Lily asked with a laugh as she flopped on to the sofa.
"No, he certainly did not!" Said James as he flopped down next to her and snaked an arm around her shoulders. Lily sighed and lent in to James's chest. There she closed her eyes and fell asleep with a smile on her face. James stared down at her and smiled. He then fell asleep, feeling the happiest he had felt in years. To anyone walking in, they would look like a couple in love. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N this is my longest chappie yet! But I did have a very long authors note at the start. But even not including that it is my longest! Consider this a new years present from me. (Even though in some countries (like mine) we have already had New Year. Well I don't have much to say. Please review. And if you want to email me you can do so at foxysoxy@optusnet.com.au thanx for everything guys! (Follow thew arrow!) Love Goddess of Gorgeousness
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Disclaimer- I don't own anyone you recognise. I only own the plot. And I don't really own Nat and Kanika cos they are my friends but they let me put them in this story so everything is good.
I had a bit of trouble up loading this cos some of my chapters disappeared. I hope this loaded okay.
Thankyou for all your reviews! They make me so happy! But one review didn't make me happy. ( A girl by the name of The Brutal Truth gave me a rather horrible review that I would consider a flame. In her profile she writes:
I know what it's like to be flamed, even if it's only happened to me a couple of times. But I feel like a lot of the stories on ff.net are getting stupid and far-fetched. I'm sick of being the nice girl who just encourages people. But I don't want to be the girl who just tells everyone that they're dumb asses, and their story sucks. So I'm going to try to give constructive criticism. Mind you, sometimes the truth hurts.
I agree that constructive criticism is important, it helps me become a better writer. But picking on me leaving out a comma is a bit harsh. When I have finished my whole story I will edit and read through and get out all the little mistakes. And to The Brutal Truth: this site is called fan fiction. So we can write stupid and far fetched stories if we want. I also think it is rude to criticise someone on their writing when you yourself have no stories for us to offer 'constructive criticism' on. So The Brutal Truth here are some commas for you. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , you can stick them wherever you want!
Okay I have wasted enough time and energy on that, but I had to get it off my chest. Also if anyone is interested in being my beta reader could they please email me?! Thanx guys and enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
James woke up with a grunt. He looked over at the muggle alarm clock that his uncle had bought him years ago. 2:13 he groaned as he rolled over and tried to get back to sleep. After ten odd minutes of tossing and turning James finally got up and wandered down into the common room. The fire had been bewitched to stay alight through out the whole night. James jumped on to the sofa and lay down staring at the fire. And before he knew it, the warmth of the room had drifted him off to sleep. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lily sat up in her bed and held her grumbling stomach. She wondered why she felt so hungry. Then she realised it was because she had left dinner after eating only two bites of her meal.
'And I didn't have anything on the train either' she thought. 'No wonder I am starving'. Lily tried to go back to sleep but was so uncomfortable that she couldn't. Her sheets were crushed and her blankets twisted. Finally she decided to head down to the common room. She grabbed her watch off the table near her bed. 2:41. She groaned as she grabbed her muggle book Gone with the Wind, and headed down to the common room with the intention of forgetting how hungry she was.
As she reached the common room she saw James lying on the couch, fast asleep. She smiled to herself; he looked so cute. She sat down on the sofa next to his sleeping form and absent-mindedly stoked the hair off his face. He stirred in his sleep. Lily sat there and took in every little detail from his face. She traced the lines on his face, her book abandoned on the coffee table. Suddenly James woke up his piercing blue eyes looking straight into Lily's emerald green ones. Lily jumped with a start.
"Shit James don't do that!" Lily said. Jumping off the couch with a start. Just as James said
"Ah Lily what the hell are you doing?"
They both fell back on the couch laughing.
"What are you doing up Lil?" James asked
"I was about to ask you the same question, I couldn't sleep. So why are you up?" Was Lily's reply.
"I couldn't sleep either," he said "I don't know why though"
"I know why I couldn't sleep" Lily said, "I am starving! I hardly ate anything yesterday!"
James looked at her and smiled. "Now that I think about it," James said. "I didn't eat much yesterday either, my dinner was interrupted by some important business I had to attend to." Lily blushed a shade of red to rival her hair.
"Hey don't worry about it!" James said putting an arm around Lily's shoulders, "we can get something to eat right now!" James got up and headed for his room.
"Ah. James how do you plan to get food?" Lily asked as James disappeared into his room.
"Trust me Lily," came James's voice. "I have my ways."
"I am sure you do," she said as she smiled to herself.
In his room James threw his invisibility cloak over his shoulders and pulled up the hood so he was completely invisible. Then he stuck back out into the common room and wrapped his arms around Lily's waist.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Lily screamed. "HELP SOMEONE HELP ME!!"
"Shush Lil, it is just me, James." James said as he pulled the cloak off.
"You.you. you have an invisibility cloak?" Lily stuttered.
"Yup," said James, "it is my greatest weapon against the school being boring, I use it in nearly all my pranks."
"Why does nothing you do surprise me any more Potter?"
"'Cos. um. cos I don't know why but I am starving so lets go!"
James pulled Lily close to him so their bodies were touching. Lily gasped. James then pulled the cloak over both of them.
"It is great for getting around the castle unseen." James told Lily.
"I still don't see how this gets us food." Said Lily.
"Well I know that you aren't always this stupid so I will blame it on the fact that it is three o'clock in the morning." He said with a smile. Lily elbowed him playfully in the stomach. James pretended to be seriously hurt coughing and spluttering. Lily laughed. James just loved the sound of her laugh.
"Lets go." He whispered into her hair. She giggled as they started walking.
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"James, I still don't know where we are going." Lily said in a whisper as they walked down the silent and deserted hallways.
James sighed,
"Not too smart in the morning are you Lil?"
"Just tell me where you are taking me Potter."
"We are going to the kitchens"
"But that is against school rules!" lily whispered in a disapproving tone.
"Lily. You are under an invisibility clock wandering the hallways at three o'clock in the morning. And you are head girl. Breaking one more little rule isn't going to hurt." James whispered with a chuckle. "Any way we are here." James lent over Lily and tickled the pear in a picture of a bowl of fruit. The pear chortled slightly before transfiguring in to a door handle. James turned the handle and opened a door that had not been visible before. James and Lily stepped in quietly. James shut the door behind them as he pulled of the invisibility cloak. As soon as they were visible an extremely weird looking house elf walked up to them.
"How can I help little miss and master James?" he asked his large brown eyes looking like they were going to fall out of his head.
"Hello Stoody, how have you been?" James asked as he bent down so he was eye level with the elf. "This is my friend Lily, she is head girl."
"How do you do Stoody?" Lily asked extending her hand to the little elf. "I am very please to meet you."
Large tears started to accumulate in the corners of Stoody's eyes.
"Umm... wrong answer Lil." James said "Stoody" he said loudly. "Lily and I would like some tea, we will tell you later if there is anything that we need." James put his arm around Lily's shoulders and led her to a table.
"James!" Lily said with astonishment. "That was a bit abrupt. There is obviously something wrong with the poor thing and you just yell at it like that! Really James."
"Lily you don't understand. The reason Stoody was upset was because you were being too nice to him. House elves get offended if you are polite." James explained to a very confused Lily.
"Well that is a bit wrong! Why should they want to be treated like dirt? Someone should really do something about this." Lily said.
"Trust me Lil. Many people have tried, and they have all failed. And in the future people will try and they will fail. House elves like to work. And the ones at Hogwarts have good conditions to work in. So they are happy. Don't worry your absolutely gorgeous head about it."
Lily was silent as Stoody bought them their tea.
"Will Miss Lily and Master James be wanting anything else?" Stoody asked.
"Yeah Stoody I will have a hamburger with the lot and a pumpkin juice" James said.
"Ooh that sounds good I will have the same." Lily said feeling very rude for not saying please.
"Yes Miss and Master." Stoody said as he hurried to make their orders.
Lily looked at James until he looked at her.
"How do you know so much about House elves anyway?" she asked.
"Well we have. hold on." James stopped to count on his fingers. "We have sixteen at home."
"Sixteen?!" said Lily with amazement. 'The Potters must be rich' she thought.
"Yeah" he said trying to ignore her reaction. "Well we inherit them cos of all the purebloods marrying pure bloods you see. But we don't have many compared to some families. The Malfoys have fifty something."
Stoody brought out two enormous hamburgers and two glasses of pumpkin juice to the little table they were sitting at.
"Thanks Stoody." James said as he took the food off the trolley.
"Yeah thanks." Lily said hoping that she wasn't going to make the elf cry again. But to her relief Stoody just grinned and walked off. Lily turned to her burger with delight. James just looked at her.
"What?" she said, wiping around her mouth and nose in case she had sauce everywhere.
"Well I have eaten with a lot of girls but never with one that had an appetite like yours." He said. Lily's face fell; did he think she was a pig? Lily blushed a very deep red and looked away. Leaving her burger almost untouched on her plate.
"Hey Lily." He said turning her chin to face him. "I think you eating a full meal after eating nothing for a day is great! I wish that all of the girls I have dated actually ate. Usually girls order a salad, a bottle of water and a deep breath. It is nice to know that you feel comfortable enough to eat in front of me." He explained hurriedly knowing that he had hurt her feelings.
Lily smiled at him and took a big bite from her burger. He thought that she was a real person. And to think just yesterday he was a prick.
They ate their burgers in silence knowing that they were really hungry. Afterwards Lily sipped on her pumpkin juice looking right at James with a smile on her face. James smiled back at her.
"What?" he asked.
"This was fun."
"It was."
"But we should really be getting back to our room now." She said pulling her Dark purple dressing gown off to reveal a lavender coloured nightie. "Is it just me or is it hot in here?" she asked.
"No it is definitely hot in here," he said. He was wearing boxers and an over sized Montrose Magpies Quidditch t- Shirt. "Is always gets hot in here in the morning because they are all cooking our breakfast." 'Ouch! She looks hot in that thing!' he thought with an inside smirk.
"So I think we should go before someone finds us." Lily said, ignoring James's eyes, which seemed to be going up and down her body.
"Yeah come on," he said. Standing up and grabbing his cloak. Lily stood up and draped her dressing gown over her arm. James wrapped his arms around Lily once more and they headed back to their room. As they crawled in through the portrait hole they were laughing to themselves.
"Salazar didn't seem to happy about being woken up at five thirty in the morning to let two Griffindors in to the head common room did he?" Lily asked with a laugh as she flopped on to the sofa.
"No, he certainly did not!" Said James as he flopped down next to her and snaked an arm around her shoulders. Lily sighed and lent in to James's chest. There she closed her eyes and fell asleep with a smile on her face. James stared down at her and smiled. He then fell asleep, feeling the happiest he had felt in years. To anyone walking in, they would look like a couple in love. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N this is my longest chappie yet! But I did have a very long authors note at the start. But even not including that it is my longest! Consider this a new years present from me. (Even though in some countries (like mine) we have already had New Year. Well I don't have much to say. Please review. And if you want to email me you can do so at foxysoxy@optusnet.com.au thanx for everything guys! (Follow thew arrow!) Love Goddess of Gorgeousness
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