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Well, just to apologize for making you guys wait so long for the last chapter, here's the next one for you!
Chapter 4- Personality Reflections
Lily dragged herself out of the bathtub, sighing. *At least I can move without creaking now...* she thought to herself as she dressed and dried her hair. Taking a quick look at her watch, she realized lunch was almost over and she had classes. "HOLY SHIT!!!!" she shrieked and, throwing her books in her bag, rushed off to History of Magic.
She got there just in time. As she put out her parchment and quills, Binns floated through the blackboard and began the lesson.
"Today we will be discussing the Goblin Rebellions in 1582. It began with the leader of the quarry goblins in Hamburg, named Grak the Grimacing, who protested because he felt his rations of pork weren't enough. He convinced..." Professor Binns droned. Lily, taking feverish notes, realized she was the only one. She looked up for a moment, and noticed that Peter and Remus were asleep. James was half listening, and Sirius was...writing? *What the hell?* she thought oddly, but was soon answered as a tightly folded parchment hit her on the back of the head. Turning around to glare at whoever had thrown it, she noticed him motioning for her to open it. Doing so, she found an ordinary piece of parchment. As she looked at it, however, words began to form.
S-Hey Lilykins! What's up?
Lily looked up, startled at Sirius. He was writing on his own piece of parchment, but stopped and winked at her. *Interesting. A note passing spell.*
L-Neat spell Sirius.
S-What, not even a 'hello'?
L-Fine. Hello, Sirius.
S-You missed our prank this morning, it was great!
L-What? Tell me!
S-Oh, it was sweeeet...we turned Malfoy into a clown, clothes, makeup and all!
Lily paused, confusion written on her face. *I hope that was all in good fun...still seems a little cruel, though*
S-Lily?
L-Yeah, I'm here...don't you think that's a little mean?
Lily wasn't prepared for the reaction she received.
S-WE'RE MEAN TO MALFOY?!?!?!?!? Lily, I don't think you understand; he's a greasy, slimy-haired git! He's evil, and if we can give others a laugh, why not?
Lily saw red spots. *Okay, harmless fun I can handle, but deliberate cruelty? Lucius seems so nice, and that's what the other girls told me! What assholes!*
L-Sirius, you prick!!!! How would you feel if someone did that to you?
S-What? No one would dare to do that to us, Lily! I don't think you get it: he's evil, we're nice!
Lily was so angry her quill was scratching through the parchment. The ink she wrote with was turning red, too. *That, that....* she fumed, as she tried to put her angry thoughts on paper.
L-Sirius Black, you FUCKING, ARROGANT, STUCK-UP ASSHOLE!!!!! How DARE you be cruel to him! Just because you're popular, you think you can do whatever you want! Well, I have news for you: You. Fucking. Can't. I thought you were a nice guy, Sirius, but now...
S-Whoa. Someone's getting a little bitchy. It's just Malfoy, calm down. Besides, why have him when you can have me? Come on, you know you want to...
Lily was incoherent. *That cheesy, pompous ass! All he wants is to ask me out? Well, fuck him. Fuck all the damn Marauders!*
L-Sirius. Never. Talk. To. Me. Again. Oh, and you can tell those stupid friends of yours that this goes for them too.
S-Now, Lily, you don't mean that.
Lily pointedly ignored the paper.
S-Lily? Hello? Now YOU'RE being the stuck-up bitch! Malfoy's gonna hurt you, and no one's gonna stop him. Don't you care?
Lily read the note, then stood up, crumpled it up, and threw it in the trash bin. Going back to her desk, she sat down and began to take careful notes once more, ignoring Sirius fuming in her direction.
* * *
"I don't believe it." Sirius snarled to James as class let out and they headed to Charms. James shrugged.
"You gotta admit it, man, you were pretty arrogant." Sirius whirled, and the anger on his face suddenly dissolved into a look of pensive thought, then amusement. James looked at him, slightly confused.
"I just realized that I don't need to have Lily. If she's satisfied with Malfoy, then fine. There are some lovely girls around here, and that's all I really need." Sirius explained, and James nodded emphatically. Feeling satisfied, the two boys walked into the classroom, Remus and Peter close behind.
"Hey Siri, how was History?" Remus said once they had sat down. Sirius shrugged.
"It was ok, oh, and Lily's pissed at you too." Remus' jaw dropped.
"What?"
"I said, Lily...is...pissed...at...you...too. She's mad about the prank, thinks we were 'cruel' to Malfoy." Peter snorted.
"Hey, her loss." he finished. James punched Remus on the shoulder.
"Hey, Remie? If she wants to be pissed, than fine. Right?" he said. Remus nodded absently as professor Flitwick strode into the classroom.
"Right."
* * *
Lily sat with Ally, Michelle and Alicia that evening at dinner. They had an interesting conversation about the castle gossip, until Ally changed the topic.
"Hey, Lily?" Lily looked up questioningly.
"Yeah?"
"I kinda wanted to apologize for this morning. I was kinda...bitchy. I liked Lucius for a long time, and I guess...I guess I was jealous." Ally smiled a wide smile that seemed slightly fake to Lily. *Well, she sounds sincere.*
Lily shrugged. "Sure, I don't mind. You're a pretty cool chick. All of you." she gestured towards the other two girls.
"Awww..." said Michelle teasingly, and the four girls laughed as dessert was served up on the now sparkling golden plates.
"I am so pissed at those Marauder guys!" Lily exclaimed as they dug into chocolate pudding. Or rather, Lily dug into it and the other girls picked at it.
"What? Why? They're so hot!" exclaimed Alicia.
"It's about that prank they played this morning on Lucius. I talked to Sirius in History today, and he was such an arrogant asshole! I mean, he acted like the four of them were king of the world and that nothing they could do was wrong! And then, this morning, James somehow knew about my date with Lucius tonight, and I only told you girls!" Lily finished her rant, and blushed slightly as the three girls stared at her.
"I guess pretty faces can't hide an awful interior." said Michelle seriously, and the other girls nodded. Lily looked over at Lucius, who nodded meaningfully at her and got up. Lily turned to the other girls, looking very nervous.
"Omigod, how do I look?" she said anxiously, as the three of them gave her a once-over.
"You look great hon, go get him!" said Ally encouragingly, and the other two nodded. Lily smiled slightly, took a deep breath and stood up. She walked confidently to the Great Hall doors, though inwardly she was quaking inside. *Okay Lily...breathe...just a hot guy who asked you out...calmness...*
"Hello, Lily. You look beautiful." Lucius said smoothly. Lily just smiled sweetly, though inside she was quaking.
"Thank you Lucius." *Why am I being so formal? Oh well.* Lucius offered her his arm, and she took it. The two of them walked outside, chatting about anything and everything.
* * *
Lily practically waltzed into the common room later that evening. Humming softly to herself, she walked up the stairs and into her dorm room. The minute she entered, her dorm mates jumped on her.
"Omigod, honey, how was it? We're DYING to know!" shrieked Alicia. Lily sighed, a silly smile on her face and fell backwards onto the bed.
"You SNOGGED!!!!" screamed Ally, and Lily sat bolt upright with shock. The other three girls laughed their heads off.
"No, we did not snog! We had a very pleasant conversation!" Lily insisted. Michelle nodded, a sly smile on her face.
"Yes, a veeery pleasant snog...er, conversation." Lily threw a pillow at her, and from there a massive pillow fight began.
Later, after they had all giggled over the finer points of her date and gotten into bed, Lily lay awake, thinking. *Wow, I have really great friends, a hot boyfriend, how much better can you get?* Smiling in the dark, she turned over and fell instantly into a deep sleep, where she dreamed a strange dream.
She was standing on the highest tower of that same castle of ice, looking out over the walls. Lucius' face appeared and smirked at her.
"You'll never escape!" he said evilly, as Ally, Michelle and Alicia appeared as well.
"Stupid bitch, stay there forever!" they shrieked in unison, then disappeared. Suddenly, the parapet had given way and she was falling...falling...falling right towards the sharp spikes of the outer wall. She knew that she was going to die and was, for some reason. Her mind screamed at her to act, yet still she did nothing, just fell silently. Even when her mind had given up and she was about to be impaled, somehow, she was saved. Lily was caught by a pair of strong arms, holding her gently but firmly. The unknown rescuer set her down gently on her feet, outside the castle. As she was about to look into her rescuer's face, everything swam into an indistinct blur. A brilliant shaft of pure white light pierced the darkness, and a pure voice began to chant in a language Lily knew wasn't English, but somehow she understood:
The land of peace is threatened,
darkness threatens to engulf it forever.
The two have been prophesied,
they can fight back the shadows together.
The Ice Queen, smart and beautiful;
The Lion, brave and bold.
These two may join together
and fight evil with magics of old.
The Dark shall not be defeated,
only held back, but not for long.
The One, come from the two,
will rid the world of this wrong.
But all this shall only come to pass
if the Ice Queen sheds her disguise.
Only too if the Lion opens his eyes.
And both must have a compromise.
The Frost will try to stop them,
the Hags will screech and maim.
Even friends of the Lion
will despise his very name.
But though enemies are very near,
all hope is not yet lost.
The Beautiful one may break the shell
the Ice Queen has made for nought.
So let us hope, pray and beg,
that good may yet prevail.
Or else the peaceful lands will fall,
and the Black Snake will reign, without fail.'
When Lily awoke, she remembered nothing of her dream.
Again, NOT a Lucius/Lily fic! I know, I know, I'm mean but it'll all work out in the end, really! Now, the thanks to my luvverly reviewers:
joyce(I hope this lives up to your standards!), FEAngel258(Ssssh...you're close! But I'm glad you liked the chappie.), River Goddess(C'mon! Breathe! Breathe! Even if you can't, just read a chappie over again!), Ella Diver Sophis(Hmm...your review didn't make much sense. Seeing as you only reviewed the Prologue, reading the rest of the story might help!), babygreenleaf(Thanks for your support with this fic...you rock!!!), liz valentine(Actually, James isn't a Seeker. I know it says so in the movie, but JKR said in an interview that he was a Chaser, so that's what I'm going on. Thanks for the comments; they make my day!) and last but definitely not least, Lyz(See? I'm getting better and I haven't kept you waiting for too long!).
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