A/N: WOW! You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for the reviews! I love
you! **smiles**
Sorry it took so FRIGGIN long for me to update the last chapter. I was really busy and I am recording a CD right now, so I have no time on my hands. I will be at the studio tonight! Therefore, this is why my update time sucks.
AGAIN! I love you reviewers! I never expected you to be so faithful!
Onwards to chapter 9!
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"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells.." Cassie sang, trampling the snow on the streets of Hogsmead. She and Lily were having a singing contest on who could sing the most Christmas songs. James, Peter, Remus, Sirius, and Laura could not carry a tune if they tried. Or so they said.
"Whose woods these are, I think I know.." Lily sang loudly. Cassie had a better voice, because of the years of voice lessons her parents forced her into.
"I give up." Cassie sighed.
"The sweep of easy wind and downing flake.." Lily sang, ignoring Cassie's loss.
"Oh I've got one!" Cassie smiled. "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.."
Lily stopped and started laughing at Cassie. She grabbed Remus and started waltzing with him in the snow. It was so sweet of Remus to play along with his insane girlfriend. That is why they were together. They were so unbelievably alike.
James shoved his hands in his pockets, although he had black wool gloves on. "Let's go to the Three Broomsticks." He said.
"Alright." Lily muffled through her plaid scarf. (A/N: Scottish pride!)
Everyone walked through the pub to find a table, except Remus and Cassie who waltzed in.
Lily plopped down next to Sirius and Peter. James had to pull an extra chair to the table.
"So Lily dear, how are you feeling?" Sirius asked.
"I'm much better." Lily smiled at all of the eager faces. "You have nothing to worry about."
"Lil, lets go order the drinks." Cassie stood up.
"Only if I'm not forced to waltz with you. I'm a horrid dancer." Lily said, managing to squeeze out of her seat.
"Aww, but you have to dance tomorrow!" James looked up at her. "You're my date, Lilykins!"
"Hey that's MY name for Lily." Sirius said.
Lily ignored Sirius and turned to James. "I wouldn't have accepted you if I couldn't dance."
"She actually is quite a good dancer." Cassie linked arms with Lily. "She took lessons."
"I didn't know that!" Laura said.
Lily nodded meekly. "Eight years of Swing."
"Whoa." Remus said. (A/N: I love Swing dancing! You better too...Or else..)
"How do you dance to Swing? What's swing?" Sirius asked. Poor, poor, ignorant, Sirius.
"You need to get out more." Cassie commented.
"Don't worry, we still love you." Lily smiled. "I'll save a dance for you to show you what it is."
Cassie snorted.
James smirked at Sirius as Lily walked off with Cassie.
"Hey Madam Rosmerta!" Cassie tapped her hands on the counter in some kind of African-drum-wannabe-beat.
"Why, hello girls!" Madam Rosmerta's face lifted at the sight of her two favorite Hogwarts girls. "What can I get for you?"
"Seven butterbeers." Lily said.
"Coming right up." Rosmerta bustled away for the drinks.
Cassie sat on a barstool and turned to Lily.
"What?" Lily asked, aware of her stare.
"We have to get you some jewelry and makeup for tomorrow." She said.
"No.." Lily whined. She never wore makeup. EVER.
"Aww, come on!" Cassie said. "It'll be fun! Laura and I can do your hair and makeup."
"No way." Lily said stubbornly.
"Fine." Cassie said stiffly.
Lily looked at her and smiled. Cassie started giggling. "You won't let me leave the room without makeup, will you?"
"You'll look great." Cassie said. "I guarantee it."
"Here we are." Madam Rosmerta came back with a tray holding seven bottles.
Lily paid for the drinks and Cassie carried them back to the table.
"That was quick." Peter commented.
Lily rested her chin on her hand and stared at her bottle. She tuned out Sirius and Laura's argument, which Cassie and James were certainly enjoying and Remus and Peter's conversation about Quidditch and concentrated on thinking of-you will never guess whom-James.
James Potter. Lily Evans. James Potter and Lily Evans. Lily Potter. Whoa! Going a little too far there. No, let's just be conservative. Lily likes James. Okay she likes James a lot. However, one question remained. Did he feel the same way? Sure! That is the way things went around Hogwarts. Everyone liked each other and dated. HAH! Not in Lily's world.
How many guys had she dated? Well there was-
"Earth to Lily!" She heard James say.
Lily looked up at everyone and tried to be as casual as possible. "Yes?"
"We were talking about dating." James said.
WHAT?
"Oh.and?" Lily asked.
"How many boyfriends have you had?" Cassie asked.
Lily sighed. Great, just what she needed. To talk about how unsuccessful she was with love in front of James Potter. "You know already, Cass."
"Yes I do." Cassie said. "But the Marauders don't."
"That's a good thing." Lily said.
"Come on Lil." Sirius said in a somewhat eager tone. "It cant be that bad."
"You really want to know?" Lily asked.
Everyone nodded.
Sigh. "In second year, I went out with Edward Martin for two months." She stopped and looked at everyone but continued anyway. "In fourth year I went out with the two biggest pricks ever: Amos Diggory and Steven Finnigan."
"You went out with Steven Finnigan?" Sirius asked. Lily guessed it was unbelievable that she went out with a guy three years older than she.
"Yes." Lily moaned.
"He was a seventh year, right?" James asked suspiciously.
"Why is it so hard to believe that I went out with him?" Lily blurted out. "It was only a couple of weeks."
"Did you guys do anything?" Remus asked.
"No." Lily answered. "We only kissed twice."
Every marauder sighed audibly.
"What?" Laura asked.
"You are the first girl he didn't use." Sirius said.
"He was such a womanizer." James said darkly.
"How cute!" Laura cooed. "They were worried for Lily's safety!"
Cassie and Laura started laughing. Lily rolled her eyes.
"It was during the summer anyway." Lily said. "My family took a trip to Scotland, and he lived there, so that's how I met him."
"I love Scotland!" Laura said.
"You've been there how many times?" Cassie asked.
"About seven." Laura said.
"Seven?" Sirius asked.
"That's not all she's been to." Lily said.
"No! Guys please-"
"Rome, Paris, Australia, and Austria!" Cassie sang. "America, Spain, Egypt, Albania-"
"Shut up!" Laura yelled. "I told you guys-"
"Have you really been to all those places?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe." Laura huffed. She absolutely hated when people found out how rich her family was.
"You're rich!" Peter exclaimed.
"No she's not." Lily said. "Her parents are."
"Why do you care if people know you are wealthy?" James asked. He did not mind at all if people knew about his family.
"Because then people are only my friends if they know." Laura said. "Trust me."
Sirius started laughing. "James doesn't care! He flaunts it!"
"I do not." James said stubbornly.
"Well anyway, I love you just the same." Sirius said and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
Laura smiled gratefully.
"How sweet." Lily said quietly.
"I hate you guys." Cassie said bluntly. Oh yeah. Leave it to Cassie to ruin the mood.
Lily started laughing when James looked guiltily at her.
"You have to come over to James's house one day, Lily." Sirius said.
"He doesn't have a house." Remus said.
"Oh yeah. I mean manor." Sirius said.
"Castle." Peter giggled.
"Shut up." James said. He was seconds away from throwing his butterbeer at the lot.
"I don't care how much money my friends have." Lily said. "No need to worry, James."
Friend? Lily, you idiot! Now there is no chance of getting James on boyfriend terms.
James smiled sincerely at her. Lily stopped herself from flinging her arms around him. That smile was too much.
"Hey Lily."
Lily looked behind her, oh my, it was the captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
"Hi Randy, what can I do for you?" Lily asked. Ignorance is bliss.
"May I have a word?" The hot sixth year asked.
"She's going to the ball with me." James said immediately.
Lily raised her eyebrows at him. What did he care if she accepted Randy and threw James away. Not that she would of course.
"Are you?" Randy asked her, seeming a little frightened by the little outburst that had occurred.
"Yes." Lily smiled. "I'm sorry, maybe next year?"
"Thanks anyway." Randy smiled and walked out of the pub.
"I always knew he liked you." Laura said.
"What was that?" Sirius asked James.
James had to think quickly. "No one steals James Potter's date."
Lily laughed and playfully swatted him on the arm. "How did you know he was going to ask me?"
"He was fidgeting with his cloak." James said. "A sign of nervousness. What could the only thing he intended in Hogsmead, in private, before the ball?"
"I underestimate you." Lily eyed him. Could he be having feelings for her? Yeah right Lily, and Snape wants to be a Marauder.
Sirius eyed James suspiciously. 'I reckon he's starting to fancy her.' He thought to himself.
"Let's go find some makeup that suits you." Cassie said to Lily, breaking the awkward silence. "Come on Laura."
James watched Lily get up and dust herself off. She was not half bad. What was he saying? This was Lily Evans, the most gorgeous girl in school. He would not deny that to himself. Every boy fancied Lily; she just did not like them back and refused to believe any of it.
"Bye girls." Peter said.
"Goodbye Peter." Came a chorus from the three girls.
"What was that?" Laura asked once they had gotten into a grooming shop.
"What was what?" Lily asked.
"James's little outburst." Cassie said.
"That was pretty weird, wasn't it?" Lily said, picking up a three-in-one lip gloss kit.
"Maybe he's finally noticed you." Laura said hopefully.
"The jerk." Cassie finished.
"I doubt it." Lily snorted.
"I think he does." Laura said stubbornly.
"Optimist." Cassie spat.
Lily laughed at he friends. "What would I do without you guys?"
Cassie and Laura shrugged and went on to finding makeup that suited Lily as well as James did.
#=#=#=# A/N: Thank you for being so patient! I hope you understood that last line! Heh heh! Thanks again to Mystikalolo, Shree, and Maristari! My three fave reviewers! You other guys, I know who you are! Thanks SO MUCH!
Sorry it took so FRIGGIN long for me to update the last chapter. I was really busy and I am recording a CD right now, so I have no time on my hands. I will be at the studio tonight! Therefore, this is why my update time sucks.
AGAIN! I love you reviewers! I never expected you to be so faithful!
Onwards to chapter 9!
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"Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells.." Cassie sang, trampling the snow on the streets of Hogsmead. She and Lily were having a singing contest on who could sing the most Christmas songs. James, Peter, Remus, Sirius, and Laura could not carry a tune if they tried. Or so they said.
"Whose woods these are, I think I know.." Lily sang loudly. Cassie had a better voice, because of the years of voice lessons her parents forced her into.
"I give up." Cassie sighed.
"The sweep of easy wind and downing flake.." Lily sang, ignoring Cassie's loss.
"Oh I've got one!" Cassie smiled. "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.."
Lily stopped and started laughing at Cassie. She grabbed Remus and started waltzing with him in the snow. It was so sweet of Remus to play along with his insane girlfriend. That is why they were together. They were so unbelievably alike.
James shoved his hands in his pockets, although he had black wool gloves on. "Let's go to the Three Broomsticks." He said.
"Alright." Lily muffled through her plaid scarf. (A/N: Scottish pride!)
Everyone walked through the pub to find a table, except Remus and Cassie who waltzed in.
Lily plopped down next to Sirius and Peter. James had to pull an extra chair to the table.
"So Lily dear, how are you feeling?" Sirius asked.
"I'm much better." Lily smiled at all of the eager faces. "You have nothing to worry about."
"Lil, lets go order the drinks." Cassie stood up.
"Only if I'm not forced to waltz with you. I'm a horrid dancer." Lily said, managing to squeeze out of her seat.
"Aww, but you have to dance tomorrow!" James looked up at her. "You're my date, Lilykins!"
"Hey that's MY name for Lily." Sirius said.
Lily ignored Sirius and turned to James. "I wouldn't have accepted you if I couldn't dance."
"She actually is quite a good dancer." Cassie linked arms with Lily. "She took lessons."
"I didn't know that!" Laura said.
Lily nodded meekly. "Eight years of Swing."
"Whoa." Remus said. (A/N: I love Swing dancing! You better too...Or else..)
"How do you dance to Swing? What's swing?" Sirius asked. Poor, poor, ignorant, Sirius.
"You need to get out more." Cassie commented.
"Don't worry, we still love you." Lily smiled. "I'll save a dance for you to show you what it is."
Cassie snorted.
James smirked at Sirius as Lily walked off with Cassie.
"Hey Madam Rosmerta!" Cassie tapped her hands on the counter in some kind of African-drum-wannabe-beat.
"Why, hello girls!" Madam Rosmerta's face lifted at the sight of her two favorite Hogwarts girls. "What can I get for you?"
"Seven butterbeers." Lily said.
"Coming right up." Rosmerta bustled away for the drinks.
Cassie sat on a barstool and turned to Lily.
"What?" Lily asked, aware of her stare.
"We have to get you some jewelry and makeup for tomorrow." She said.
"No.." Lily whined. She never wore makeup. EVER.
"Aww, come on!" Cassie said. "It'll be fun! Laura and I can do your hair and makeup."
"No way." Lily said stubbornly.
"Fine." Cassie said stiffly.
Lily looked at her and smiled. Cassie started giggling. "You won't let me leave the room without makeup, will you?"
"You'll look great." Cassie said. "I guarantee it."
"Here we are." Madam Rosmerta came back with a tray holding seven bottles.
Lily paid for the drinks and Cassie carried them back to the table.
"That was quick." Peter commented.
Lily rested her chin on her hand and stared at her bottle. She tuned out Sirius and Laura's argument, which Cassie and James were certainly enjoying and Remus and Peter's conversation about Quidditch and concentrated on thinking of-you will never guess whom-James.
James Potter. Lily Evans. James Potter and Lily Evans. Lily Potter. Whoa! Going a little too far there. No, let's just be conservative. Lily likes James. Okay she likes James a lot. However, one question remained. Did he feel the same way? Sure! That is the way things went around Hogwarts. Everyone liked each other and dated. HAH! Not in Lily's world.
How many guys had she dated? Well there was-
"Earth to Lily!" She heard James say.
Lily looked up at everyone and tried to be as casual as possible. "Yes?"
"We were talking about dating." James said.
WHAT?
"Oh.and?" Lily asked.
"How many boyfriends have you had?" Cassie asked.
Lily sighed. Great, just what she needed. To talk about how unsuccessful she was with love in front of James Potter. "You know already, Cass."
"Yes I do." Cassie said. "But the Marauders don't."
"That's a good thing." Lily said.
"Come on Lil." Sirius said in a somewhat eager tone. "It cant be that bad."
"You really want to know?" Lily asked.
Everyone nodded.
Sigh. "In second year, I went out with Edward Martin for two months." She stopped and looked at everyone but continued anyway. "In fourth year I went out with the two biggest pricks ever: Amos Diggory and Steven Finnigan."
"You went out with Steven Finnigan?" Sirius asked. Lily guessed it was unbelievable that she went out with a guy three years older than she.
"Yes." Lily moaned.
"He was a seventh year, right?" James asked suspiciously.
"Why is it so hard to believe that I went out with him?" Lily blurted out. "It was only a couple of weeks."
"Did you guys do anything?" Remus asked.
"No." Lily answered. "We only kissed twice."
Every marauder sighed audibly.
"What?" Laura asked.
"You are the first girl he didn't use." Sirius said.
"He was such a womanizer." James said darkly.
"How cute!" Laura cooed. "They were worried for Lily's safety!"
Cassie and Laura started laughing. Lily rolled her eyes.
"It was during the summer anyway." Lily said. "My family took a trip to Scotland, and he lived there, so that's how I met him."
"I love Scotland!" Laura said.
"You've been there how many times?" Cassie asked.
"About seven." Laura said.
"Seven?" Sirius asked.
"That's not all she's been to." Lily said.
"No! Guys please-"
"Rome, Paris, Australia, and Austria!" Cassie sang. "America, Spain, Egypt, Albania-"
"Shut up!" Laura yelled. "I told you guys-"
"Have you really been to all those places?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe." Laura huffed. She absolutely hated when people found out how rich her family was.
"You're rich!" Peter exclaimed.
"No she's not." Lily said. "Her parents are."
"Why do you care if people know you are wealthy?" James asked. He did not mind at all if people knew about his family.
"Because then people are only my friends if they know." Laura said. "Trust me."
Sirius started laughing. "James doesn't care! He flaunts it!"
"I do not." James said stubbornly.
"Well anyway, I love you just the same." Sirius said and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
Laura smiled gratefully.
"How sweet." Lily said quietly.
"I hate you guys." Cassie said bluntly. Oh yeah. Leave it to Cassie to ruin the mood.
Lily started laughing when James looked guiltily at her.
"You have to come over to James's house one day, Lily." Sirius said.
"He doesn't have a house." Remus said.
"Oh yeah. I mean manor." Sirius said.
"Castle." Peter giggled.
"Shut up." James said. He was seconds away from throwing his butterbeer at the lot.
"I don't care how much money my friends have." Lily said. "No need to worry, James."
Friend? Lily, you idiot! Now there is no chance of getting James on boyfriend terms.
James smiled sincerely at her. Lily stopped herself from flinging her arms around him. That smile was too much.
"Hey Lily."
Lily looked behind her, oh my, it was the captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
"Hi Randy, what can I do for you?" Lily asked. Ignorance is bliss.
"May I have a word?" The hot sixth year asked.
"She's going to the ball with me." James said immediately.
Lily raised her eyebrows at him. What did he care if she accepted Randy and threw James away. Not that she would of course.
"Are you?" Randy asked her, seeming a little frightened by the little outburst that had occurred.
"Yes." Lily smiled. "I'm sorry, maybe next year?"
"Thanks anyway." Randy smiled and walked out of the pub.
"I always knew he liked you." Laura said.
"What was that?" Sirius asked James.
James had to think quickly. "No one steals James Potter's date."
Lily laughed and playfully swatted him on the arm. "How did you know he was going to ask me?"
"He was fidgeting with his cloak." James said. "A sign of nervousness. What could the only thing he intended in Hogsmead, in private, before the ball?"
"I underestimate you." Lily eyed him. Could he be having feelings for her? Yeah right Lily, and Snape wants to be a Marauder.
Sirius eyed James suspiciously. 'I reckon he's starting to fancy her.' He thought to himself.
"Let's go find some makeup that suits you." Cassie said to Lily, breaking the awkward silence. "Come on Laura."
James watched Lily get up and dust herself off. She was not half bad. What was he saying? This was Lily Evans, the most gorgeous girl in school. He would not deny that to himself. Every boy fancied Lily; she just did not like them back and refused to believe any of it.
"Bye girls." Peter said.
"Goodbye Peter." Came a chorus from the three girls.
"What was that?" Laura asked once they had gotten into a grooming shop.
"What was what?" Lily asked.
"James's little outburst." Cassie said.
"That was pretty weird, wasn't it?" Lily said, picking up a three-in-one lip gloss kit.
"Maybe he's finally noticed you." Laura said hopefully.
"The jerk." Cassie finished.
"I doubt it." Lily snorted.
"I think he does." Laura said stubbornly.
"Optimist." Cassie spat.
Lily laughed at he friends. "What would I do without you guys?"
Cassie and Laura shrugged and went on to finding makeup that suited Lily as well as James did.
#=#=#=# A/N: Thank you for being so patient! I hope you understood that last line! Heh heh! Thanks again to Mystikalolo, Shree, and Maristari! My three fave reviewers! You other guys, I know who you are! Thanks SO MUCH!