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Seven Days without You
Chapter Three: Roof-tops and Grims
"How do you know? By what instinct do you distingush between a fallen seraph of the abyss and a messenger of the eternal throne?- Between the guide and the seducer?" -Rochester, Jane Eyre
I.
This was too easy.
James was pleased with himself. He has made it through both lunch and the afternoon without violating a single one of Lily's rules. Although he was sure the three girls he had to ignore weren't too please with him.
Sirius wasn't either.
"Prongs, you alright?"
James had just shoved a piece of baked potatoe in his mouth that was a tad too big. However that didn't stop him from answering his friend's question.
"Fine... Why?"
"You've ignored three girls this afternoon alone." Sirius took a large bite of his sandwich. "I thought we were going to break our record!"
James suddenly found it very hard to swallow, which was unfortanate because he still had alot of potatoe in his mouth.
"W-w-what... Record?" he forced out.
"Girls, Mate! We were going to be swinging bachalores this year!"
Sirius waved his sandwich around, showering Remus' homework with lettuce and lunch meat. Remus rolled his head and flicked a tomatoe off his book. Sirius leaned forward, and pointed his sandwich at James, "You, however, have ignored the three beautiful girls we picked out for this weekend!"
"You used the term 'we' too lightly." Remus remarked, not looking up from his homework.
Sirius shut the book on him, "Hush, Moony. "
James took a large gulp of his pumkin juice as Sirius said, "It's that Andrea girl isn't it?"
James choked, and sputtered his drink onto the table in front of him. Remus snorted, and Sirius rolled his eyes,
"It's not as if you havn't dated her before, Prongs." He said going back to his supper.
James didn't smile. He wanted to shout at the top of his lungs that he finnaly had a chance with Lily Evans, but he couldn't. The Rules clearly stated that. Instead he had to sit quiet, and twiddle his thumbs until Saturday. Worst thing possible for a big mouth like him. Maybe this wasn't going to be so easy.
Blast that Woman.
Peter came running down the isle to meet them, He slid to a stop behind Sirius, grinning ear to ear. The other three boys looked up, waiting for Peter to catch his breath.
"You'll never guess who's outside... alone. In the dark." Peter blurted out at last.
"Who?"
"Snape!"
Sirius smile lit up, and he turned slowly back to his two other friends. He raised his eye brows, grinning like the chesire cat. "Really?"
"Yes... but if we don't hurry he might leave!"
"Don't get your knickers in a twist!"
Remus glared at his friends, "I think-"
Sirius smacked his friend lightly upside the head, "We didn't ask you to think. Only when uncompleted homework is involed." He grabbed Remus' arm, pulling him out of his seat.
"Let's Ride, boys."
James took another hasty bite of his potatoe and got up. Nobody noticed their hasty exit, except one little brunette further down the table. Her simple brown eyes narrowed into tiny slits and she tugged on the sleeve of her red head friend.
The latter looked up just in time to see James Potter leave the Great Hall.
II
James slid down the shortcut with a soft thud as the bottem. Sirius was already down, and Remus and Peter fallowed soon afterward. It hadn't taken long for the four boys to make their way to the outdoor rooftops overlooking the courtyard. Hidden by the shadows, the four were almost invisable looking down into the courtyard.
"Senvillus..." Sirius said softly. He pointed down to the middle of the courtyard where, lit by the night lanterns, stood the black figure of Severus Snape.
"What is he doing out here?" Remus whispered, " He never leaves the Slytherin halls anymore..."
Sirius was pulling out his wand, "Who cares?"
James grabbed his arm, "Wait."
Sirius seemed dissapointed but agreed silently. The four boys watched as a cloaked figure came halfway out of the shadows.
"You Came."
James couldn't make out the voice, but it was familar. Snape didn't seem phased, he merely turned and awnsered.
"You doubted me?"
"I merely assumed you wouldn't want to meet here."
"You know what assuming does." Snape awnsered. Slience etched on and James was getting goose bumps. Finally the shadowed figure spoke.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Again, You doubt my loyalty."
"I just wish to remind you of what you are doing... even if the rewards are grander than snything you can imagine."
"I only want one thing..." Snape's voice held an icy loathing. "I want-"
"Severus Snape?"
James about fell off the roof. Indeed he would have if Sirius and Remus hadn't grabbed his shoulders. Lily Evans strode into the courtyard. She didn't see the shadowed person, and he slyed into the shadows. Snape spun, fixing his glare on Lily and Parish who stood at Lily's elbow.
"What do you want, Mudbloods?" Snape snapped.
Parish looked like she would snap. Then Snape would have gotten it, hexes being the least of his problems. Lily however held his death glare, calmly and level.
"You shouldn't be out here... Courtyards are off limits after dark."
Snape snorted. "Do I care?"
"You should."
Snape didn't speak. He just didn't blew past the two girls. Parish took the opportunity of his back being turned to stick her tounge out at him. When he was out of hearing range, she spoke,
"Somebody need to take a swift kick to his rear end." Parish swung her foot in demenstration. Lily shook her head,
"I think he could be alot of good..."
Parish grinned evily, "Yeah, alot of good target practice."
James' attention was suddenly adverted. Sirius had tugged on his robes, and pointed in the direction where Snape had went off.
"If we hurry..."
James needed no second bidding. Snape needed some remind who he was messing with when he messed with Lily. He stood and went to fallow his friends. However the shingle he was standing on gave way and he landed in the bushes below.
James struggled to get out. Other than the branches sticking in odd places, He was alright. For the moment. Both Lily and Parish were running to the place where he fell. He couldn't let Lily see him! He thrashed about trying to get up.
It was no use... He had fallen and couldn't get up.
Just when he was sure Lily had seen him, he heard Parish scream.
"Lily!! It's the Grim!"
James heard Sirius' dog form growl and Parish's scream of fright. James stopped a moment. The last time he heard Parish scream was when she broke her wrist after a nast bludger incendent almost four years ago. Was Parish scarred of dogs?
Lily yelled something at Sirius, suddenly made James struggle again to get up.
Remus grabbed James, and pulled him upward.
"Come on!" He whispered urgently.
"Go way!!" Parish's yell came through the bushes as Sirius growled.
Remus, Peter and James ran to the nearby statue of a Warlock. Remus pushed on the book it was holding and it opened up. James pushed the two of them inside.
"Go on.. Padfoot and I will meet you in the dorm rooms."
James didn't watch for the passage to close, he ran back toward the Courtyard.
"Padfoot! You stupid dog!" James called out. "Here, Boy!"
Sirius quit barking at Lily and Parish and trotted over to James. Lily stared at James as he petted Sirius behind the ears.
"Thanks for finding him, Lily-flower." James said, grinning at Sirius. "My aunt was really worried."
Parish was white as a sheet but she still answered coldly, "Your aunt?"
"Yeah... She lives over in Hogsmede and Padfoot here went missing. He sometimes comes to vist me, so she sent me an owl."
Lily cocked her head, "An Owl? When did you get an Owl?"
James petted Sirius behind the ears for a few moments, "I didn't." he awnsered slowly, "It went to the dormatories, and Peter got it-"
"And he came to get you..." Lily filled in slowly. She looked to Parish, "That's why they left."
James grinned inwardly. They were buying the story better than he thought. Not bad for thinking it up on the spot, eh?
"Er, yes... Well I have to get him on his way home. See you two lovely girls later. Oh, and Lily?" He caught Lily's eyes, "For next Saturday... I think you should wear green. Such a pretty color on you."
James whisled to Sirius, and left. As he walked away, he heard Parish's voice.
"What does he mean by that?"
Well, it was one of those chapters. The ones that need to be written, but you really down want to. The next will be more fun. Don't worry Jamies get's ego-defated in the next chapters.
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