My stupid comments, as always! IÕve added about a bazilian people to my fav author list! Go read Ôem, they rock! Anyway, on with the torturing of souls! Mwahahahaha! I am SO evil! Read and Review as always! ^.^
-Red, and so the sadness continues (even though I am having a jolly good time) (even though itÕs a stereotype, IÕm English, so I have every right to say Òjolly goodÓ! Take that, you...uh...weird people. ...wait, that would be insulting myself, I AM weird....)
Hey, IÕm interesting in writing a songfic! What dÕyou all think? If yes, tell me how to write one, I need some pointers. IÕll keep writing this story, though.
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The Six trudged down to the common room, thoroughly exhausted from the sets of tests rained down upon them throughout the week. It had been a month since the little ÒJames TranceÓ incident. James and Lily still refused to speak to each other. The only problem was that McGonigall had recently said that they would have Òstudy buddiesÓ for the rest of the year. Knowing only too well that Potter and Evans loathed each other, she would undoubtedly put them together.
They were all sitting there in silence, obviously pondering what the weekend would ring and if they would pass their many tests. Chelsea was leaning her head on RemusÕs shoulder as he played chess against James (James was losing, as usually). Sirius was staring absentmindedly into the fire and tapping his fingers on the arm of his chair. Kate was twirling her hair around her finger as she read the newest romance novel on the shelf of Flourish and Blotts. Lily, however, was bent over a parchment notebook, drawing Hogwarts Castle, dragons, and unicorns, her favorites, with a couple of old charcoal pencils. James had given these to her on her second birthday since she became friends with the Marauders and the Reds. James periodically glanced at her, noticing the way her fiery red curls framed her face and her emerald eyes shone bright, betraying her feelings at the moment. He was very pleased to note that she was using his birthday present to her.
Remus sat back, grinning from ear to ear. He had just beaten James for the fifth time in a row.
ÒSo, give up, Potter?Ó
ÒYou wish!Ó James grinned. ÒI donÕt give up easily.Ó
ÒStubborn ass,Ó Lily muttered under her breath.
ÒWhat was that, Evans?Ó James growled. Everyone in the common room immediately tensed up. Their eyes darted from James to Lily and back, preparing for the worst.
ÒI said, stubborn ass. You are a pathetic, conceited, stubborn ass.Ó She shrugged. ÒReally, Potter, you should be used to my comments by now.Ó
He jumped up. ÒI am NOT as Òstubborn assÓ, as you so kindly put it!Ó Lily jumped up as well, letting the notebook and pencils fall to the ground. They glared at each other and then both stormed out of the common room and up to their dormitories.
The whole common room was speechless. They had fought like this before, but they were surprised it had ended so fast.
ÒReally,Ó Sirius mumbled, Òthey MUST have found some other way to communicate with each other.Ó He shook is head sadly. ÒThey need to work on their tempers.Ó Everyone nodded in agreement and continued with what they were doing.
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It wasnÕt until much later, at about ten oÕclock at night, did James gave up on sleep and decided to take a walk. He grabbed his invisibility cloak and jogged down the stairs that lead to the boys dormitories. He was walking towards the portrait hole when he sensed someone watching him as he crossed the room. He turned around to stare at Lily, who was sitting on the couch in front of the fire, her arms and legs crossed.
ÒUp a bit late, arenÕt we?Ó she asked, contempt in her voice.
James grimaced. ÒOh, and I suppose YOU have every right to be here as well,Ó he hissed. Lily grinned.
ÒOf course I do, you dolt!Ó She sighed exasperatedly. ÒThis is my common room as much as it is yours.Ó
James flashed her his trademark grin and ruffled his hair slightly. ÒWell, since weÕre both up, fancy going on a walk with me?Ó
Lily raised her eyebrows. ÒYes, but I bet as soon as we get outside, I bet youÕll abandon me and wait for Filch to catch me, hmm?Ó
ÒYouÕve read my mind. Shall we?Ó He held out his hand and bowed in a mocking manner. Lily went over to him and slapped him on the arm before climbing through the portrait hole.
As soon as they got outside, James grabbed LilyÕs arm and brought her back towards him. He quickly threw the cloak he was holding over both of them and pulled out a piece of blank parchment.
ÒUh, Potter, why is there a cloak on top of us?Ó
ÒShh. Invisibility cloak, family heirloom.Ó He took out his wand and tapped the parchment once. ÒI solemnly swear I am up to no good.Ó Right before their eyes, spidery black lines spread out across the parchment, starting at where JamesÕs wand tip was. It was a map of Hogwarts. Lily gasped and looked closer. Upon the map she could see tiny labeled dots moving about the castle. James pointed to the ones that said Argus Filch and Mrs. Norris, FilchÕs cat. They were both in a tiny office located close to the Great Hall.
ÒMischief managed,Ó James said again and tapped his wand tip to it once more. It was instantly cleared and her put it away.
ÒWhere did you get that?Ó
ÒWe made it.Ó He shrugged. ÒWe new all of the secret passages by the first week of school in first year. We decided to make a map of the school. Pretty impressive, hmm?Ó
ÒIÕll say,Ó Lily breathed.
ÒWell then, letÕs go.Ó James led her through many hidden passage ways hidden behind the tapestries. They finally made it to the entrance hall and went outside onto the extensive grounds at Hogwarts. They stopped when they reached the tree where the Six usually sat under by the lake and settled themselves comfortably against the tree trunk.
ÒFeel better?Ó James asked after some time.
ÒI guess,Ó she replied. Her voice sounded very distant to him. He looked over at her and realized that she must be in another one of those trances of hers.
ÒWhy do you hate me?Ó
She turned her head to look at him.
ÒI donÕt,Ó she said, with a puzzled expression on her face.
ÒOh. Well, youÕve said you hate me before, so I thought it must be true.Ó
ÒItÕs not. I wouldnÕt be your friend if I hated you now would I?Ó
ÒWell, youÕve never really considered yourself as my friend, have you?Ó
ÒI havenÕtÓ Lily suddenly snapped out of her reverie and inhaled sharply. ÒWhat am I doing here?Ó she asked.
ÒWell, you went in to another one of those trances of yours.Ó
ÒOh, yah.Ó She paused for a moment. ÒWhat did I say?Ó
ÒEr, you said that you didnÕt really hate me or anything and that you and I were friends. You seemed a bit puzzled when I told you that we hadnÕt been friends before. It was pretty amusing really.Ó He grinned.
ÒOh,Ó she didnÕt look too happy about this information but sighed contentedly anyway.
ÒDo you want to go back, Lily?Ó James asked a minute later.
ÒOk--hey! What did you say?Ó she asked him with a shocked voice.
ÒI asked if you wanted to go back into the castle.Ó
ÒNo, say exactly what you said.Ó
ÒI said,Ó he paused a moment in thought. ÒDo you want to back, Lily? Oh.Ó He blushed and looked down at the grass.
Lily smiled. ÒItÕs ok...er...James.Ó She blushed too. They got up and made their way back towards the castle.
ÒWait, Lily,Ó James said, grabbing her wrist and turning her around to face him. He brought her close to him and kissed her passionately. Lily felt everything slide away as he kissed her. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. After about a minute they broke apart, blushing furiously and looking at the ground. Lily smiled at James and they made their way to Gryffindor Tower. Overall, it had been a pretty eventful night.
-Red, and so the sadness continues (even though I am having a jolly good time) (even though itÕs a stereotype, IÕm English, so I have every right to say Òjolly goodÓ! Take that, you...uh...weird people. ...wait, that would be insulting myself, I AM weird....)
Hey, IÕm interesting in writing a songfic! What dÕyou all think? If yes, tell me how to write one, I need some pointers. IÕll keep writing this story, though.
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The Six trudged down to the common room, thoroughly exhausted from the sets of tests rained down upon them throughout the week. It had been a month since the little ÒJames TranceÓ incident. James and Lily still refused to speak to each other. The only problem was that McGonigall had recently said that they would have Òstudy buddiesÓ for the rest of the year. Knowing only too well that Potter and Evans loathed each other, she would undoubtedly put them together.
They were all sitting there in silence, obviously pondering what the weekend would ring and if they would pass their many tests. Chelsea was leaning her head on RemusÕs shoulder as he played chess against James (James was losing, as usually). Sirius was staring absentmindedly into the fire and tapping his fingers on the arm of his chair. Kate was twirling her hair around her finger as she read the newest romance novel on the shelf of Flourish and Blotts. Lily, however, was bent over a parchment notebook, drawing Hogwarts Castle, dragons, and unicorns, her favorites, with a couple of old charcoal pencils. James had given these to her on her second birthday since she became friends with the Marauders and the Reds. James periodically glanced at her, noticing the way her fiery red curls framed her face and her emerald eyes shone bright, betraying her feelings at the moment. He was very pleased to note that she was using his birthday present to her.
Remus sat back, grinning from ear to ear. He had just beaten James for the fifth time in a row.
ÒSo, give up, Potter?Ó
ÒYou wish!Ó James grinned. ÒI donÕt give up easily.Ó
ÒStubborn ass,Ó Lily muttered under her breath.
ÒWhat was that, Evans?Ó James growled. Everyone in the common room immediately tensed up. Their eyes darted from James to Lily and back, preparing for the worst.
ÒI said, stubborn ass. You are a pathetic, conceited, stubborn ass.Ó She shrugged. ÒReally, Potter, you should be used to my comments by now.Ó
He jumped up. ÒI am NOT as Òstubborn assÓ, as you so kindly put it!Ó Lily jumped up as well, letting the notebook and pencils fall to the ground. They glared at each other and then both stormed out of the common room and up to their dormitories.
The whole common room was speechless. They had fought like this before, but they were surprised it had ended so fast.
ÒReally,Ó Sirius mumbled, Òthey MUST have found some other way to communicate with each other.Ó He shook is head sadly. ÒThey need to work on their tempers.Ó Everyone nodded in agreement and continued with what they were doing.
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It wasnÕt until much later, at about ten oÕclock at night, did James gave up on sleep and decided to take a walk. He grabbed his invisibility cloak and jogged down the stairs that lead to the boys dormitories. He was walking towards the portrait hole when he sensed someone watching him as he crossed the room. He turned around to stare at Lily, who was sitting on the couch in front of the fire, her arms and legs crossed.
ÒUp a bit late, arenÕt we?Ó she asked, contempt in her voice.
James grimaced. ÒOh, and I suppose YOU have every right to be here as well,Ó he hissed. Lily grinned.
ÒOf course I do, you dolt!Ó She sighed exasperatedly. ÒThis is my common room as much as it is yours.Ó
James flashed her his trademark grin and ruffled his hair slightly. ÒWell, since weÕre both up, fancy going on a walk with me?Ó
Lily raised her eyebrows. ÒYes, but I bet as soon as we get outside, I bet youÕll abandon me and wait for Filch to catch me, hmm?Ó
ÒYouÕve read my mind. Shall we?Ó He held out his hand and bowed in a mocking manner. Lily went over to him and slapped him on the arm before climbing through the portrait hole.
As soon as they got outside, James grabbed LilyÕs arm and brought her back towards him. He quickly threw the cloak he was holding over both of them and pulled out a piece of blank parchment.
ÒUh, Potter, why is there a cloak on top of us?Ó
ÒShh. Invisibility cloak, family heirloom.Ó He took out his wand and tapped the parchment once. ÒI solemnly swear I am up to no good.Ó Right before their eyes, spidery black lines spread out across the parchment, starting at where JamesÕs wand tip was. It was a map of Hogwarts. Lily gasped and looked closer. Upon the map she could see tiny labeled dots moving about the castle. James pointed to the ones that said Argus Filch and Mrs. Norris, FilchÕs cat. They were both in a tiny office located close to the Great Hall.
ÒMischief managed,Ó James said again and tapped his wand tip to it once more. It was instantly cleared and her put it away.
ÒWhere did you get that?Ó
ÒWe made it.Ó He shrugged. ÒWe new all of the secret passages by the first week of school in first year. We decided to make a map of the school. Pretty impressive, hmm?Ó
ÒIÕll say,Ó Lily breathed.
ÒWell then, letÕs go.Ó James led her through many hidden passage ways hidden behind the tapestries. They finally made it to the entrance hall and went outside onto the extensive grounds at Hogwarts. They stopped when they reached the tree where the Six usually sat under by the lake and settled themselves comfortably against the tree trunk.
ÒFeel better?Ó James asked after some time.
ÒI guess,Ó she replied. Her voice sounded very distant to him. He looked over at her and realized that she must be in another one of those trances of hers.
ÒWhy do you hate me?Ó
She turned her head to look at him.
ÒI donÕt,Ó she said, with a puzzled expression on her face.
ÒOh. Well, youÕve said you hate me before, so I thought it must be true.Ó
ÒItÕs not. I wouldnÕt be your friend if I hated you now would I?Ó
ÒWell, youÕve never really considered yourself as my friend, have you?Ó
ÒI havenÕtÓ Lily suddenly snapped out of her reverie and inhaled sharply. ÒWhat am I doing here?Ó she asked.
ÒWell, you went in to another one of those trances of yours.Ó
ÒOh, yah.Ó She paused for a moment. ÒWhat did I say?Ó
ÒEr, you said that you didnÕt really hate me or anything and that you and I were friends. You seemed a bit puzzled when I told you that we hadnÕt been friends before. It was pretty amusing really.Ó He grinned.
ÒOh,Ó she didnÕt look too happy about this information but sighed contentedly anyway.
ÒDo you want to go back, Lily?Ó James asked a minute later.
ÒOk--hey! What did you say?Ó she asked him with a shocked voice.
ÒI asked if you wanted to go back into the castle.Ó
ÒNo, say exactly what you said.Ó
ÒI said,Ó he paused a moment in thought. ÒDo you want to back, Lily? Oh.Ó He blushed and looked down at the grass.
Lily smiled. ÒItÕs ok...er...James.Ó She blushed too. They got up and made their way back towards the castle.
ÒWait, Lily,Ó James said, grabbing her wrist and turning her around to face him. He brought her close to him and kissed her passionately. Lily felt everything slide away as he kissed her. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. After about a minute they broke apart, blushing furiously and looking at the ground. Lily smiled at James and they made their way to Gryffindor Tower. Overall, it had been a pretty eventful night.