Sarah walked into the dormitory.
Sarah: "I know you're faking it, Lily, talk to me!"
Lily rolled over, opening her eyes.
Lily: "what?"
Sarah: "You just yelled at the most popular, boy in the school... He really liked you, but you screamed at him then walked out! I can't believe you, Lily Evans. Did you even stop to consider your reputation? If you went out with him for even one week you could probably date any guy that you want!"
Lily: "Shut up."
Sarah: "So... now you're being touchy about it, if only you had stopped to think what you were doing when you yelled at him..."
Lily: "Not that. He deserved that..."
Sarah: "Deserved that? Yeah, but he's the most popular boy in the school!"
Lily: "And the most conceited."
Sarah: "Lily!"
Lily: "What is it to you? You don't even like him!"
Sarah: "He's the most popular boy in the school, how can I not like him?"
Lily: "I thought you liked Sirius and Bruce!"
Sarah: "Bruce? No, I only took him to the dance, I ignored him after the first few minutes..."
Lily: "You..."
Sarah: "It was just a dance..."
Lily: "Go talk to Erika with a 'k' she'll listen."
Sarah: "Fine!" Lily rolled over, falling asleep for real this time.
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Peeves stalked the corridor outside the Slytherin common room, cackling to himself.
Peeves: "Snape... come out... you're going to be clean for once..." He had a huge pile of water balloons, each filled with soapy water. At that moment the stone wall opened, a boy with slimy hair and a hooked nose came out: Snape, aka Victom.
Peeves through a water balloon at him, watching the perfect arc it took and the perfect splash as it hit his head. Perfect aim. Aimed another two this time, again watching the perfect aim, perfect arc, perfect splash.
Peeves to himself: "You're so perfect Peevesy... so perfect..." This time he threw ten in a row, each hitting his now greasy, and now wet and soapy hair. Snape ran back into the Slytherin common room, but not before Peeves could throw his last two balloons at him.
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James spent most of the next day, which just happened to be the full moon, plotting how to get Lily, Evans, he reminded himself, if she was going to slight him and call him Potter, he was calling her Evans, to like him again...
Sirius: "Prongs... you have a plan?"
James: "Plan? No, all of them make me look more and more bigheaded..."
Sirius: "What...?"
James: "Mark! I want Li... Evans, to like me again!"
Sirius: "Oh... I was talking about tonight."
James: "Tonight?"
Sirius: "What are you on? It's full moon..."
James: "It is? Right.... Didn't you and Remus plan something?"
Sirius: "No..."
James: "Let's go catch a unicorn... maybe I'll get Evans to see it and it'll impress her..."
Sirius: "James, first, why are you calling him Evans?"
James: "She called me Potter, there's not way that I'm calling to Tig, or some other stupid name, if she calls me Potter..."
Sirius: "Good. Now, what are we doing?"
James: "You're not listening to me."
Sirius: "Neither are you."
James: "Let's... improv it today!"
Sirius: "Good plan... let's talk to Lupin first, maybe he'll have ideas..." The pair of them found Remus sitting, finishing homework.
James: "Hello, good boy prefect."
Remus: "Hello, Mr. Lily-Evans-Hates-Me-and-I'll-Mope-About-It"
Sirius: "Any plans for tonight?"
James: "I already told you, they all make me look like a conceited freak!"
Remus: "Oh?"
Sirius: "Prongs is trying to... impress... Lily, he had forgotten it's full moon!"
Remus: "I haven't..."
James: "You wouldn't... If the most beautiful girl on the face of the earth just decided that she can't stand you and told the whole school, after she had agreed to go to the dance with you, you would have forgotten too."
Sirius: "No plans? We're going improv tonight then?"
Remus: "Sounds great!"
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Lily spent most of the day washing her hair, trying to get rid of the horrible Ja... Potter-like smell off of her. Normally she would have enjoyed his smell, he smelled good, but now it made her sick. Lily succeeding in taking three showers and using enough perfume that the Slytherins could probably smell her. When she finally went down the breakfast she was very pleased to sneak out unnoticed by James, Potter, she reminded herself, Potter, and his... groupies... Only he was on his own, could he be pouting? That was unlikely, more likely he was dreaming about his next girl to victimize, poor thing.
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Sirius went to breakfast alone, James was far too moody to talk to and Remus and Peter had both already eaten. He was bombarded by none other than Severus Snape.
Snape: "So... going to talk to the werewolf again?"
Sirius: "What werewolf?"
Snape: "Remus Lupin?" Sirius decided Snape needed a major lesson.
Sirius: "If you go to the Whomping Willow tonight, prod a knot with a stick, freezing it, and go to the end of a passageway you'll find out more..."
Snape: "Maybe I will do that..."
*later that night*
James: "Moony gone?"
Sirius: "Yeah... speaking of him... I told Snape how to get into the Whomping Willow passage... I think he may actually go and try it!"
James: "That's a joke."
Sirius: "Honestly!"
James: "You fool!" He ran to get his invisibility cloak, throwing it over him and rushing outside... He knew that Snape would be killed if he got near Remus, not that him dying would be a great loss, but major problems would arise if he was... Remus probably would be expelled, along with Sirius, Peter, me... That would definitely be a loss to the world... No, James told himself, that's being conceited.
James ran the Whomping Willow, grabbing a handy branch lying there, probably left by Snivellus. He hurried through the corridor, seeing a boy, a hook-nosed, greasy-haired boy, hurrying along. Just as he rounded a bend, glimpsing a large wolf, James pulled him back. The two of them sprinted out through the corridor. They dashed out, standing panting outside of the Whomping Willow.
Snape: "You... saved... me!"
James: "Yeah... Snivellus... next time I'm not going to." James stalked back off across the grounds. James pulled back on the invisibility cloak. Going into the castle by hidden passages he went back into the Gryffindor common room. Right before he took his cloak off he saw Lily, standing alone, singing. He moved closer, whatever it was, he wanted to hear it.
Lily: "You turn my Fridays into Mondays.
You are a fool, let me count the ways.
Your head is so big I don't know how you get through doors.
I can think of no ego that is bigger than yours.
If someone is mean to you, or even is just there,
you curse them, because you just don't care.
I sometimes wonder, what goes on in your head,
under that messy hair like you just got out of bed," It hit me then, she was singing about me...
Lily: "but then I realize, what is it to me?
He's the one you can't let be.
If I feel this way, why do I still care so much?
Damn that stupid longing for your touch.
My mind says, 'my heart is not for you,'
but my heart says, 'you're the only one that'll do.'
But you still turn my Fridays in Mondays.
I hate you, but I love your quirky ways.
I'm torn in two.
Halved by you."
Sarah: "I know you're faking it, Lily, talk to me!"
Lily rolled over, opening her eyes.
Lily: "what?"
Sarah: "You just yelled at the most popular, boy in the school... He really liked you, but you screamed at him then walked out! I can't believe you, Lily Evans. Did you even stop to consider your reputation? If you went out with him for even one week you could probably date any guy that you want!"
Lily: "Shut up."
Sarah: "So... now you're being touchy about it, if only you had stopped to think what you were doing when you yelled at him..."
Lily: "Not that. He deserved that..."
Sarah: "Deserved that? Yeah, but he's the most popular boy in the school!"
Lily: "And the most conceited."
Sarah: "Lily!"
Lily: "What is it to you? You don't even like him!"
Sarah: "He's the most popular boy in the school, how can I not like him?"
Lily: "I thought you liked Sirius and Bruce!"
Sarah: "Bruce? No, I only took him to the dance, I ignored him after the first few minutes..."
Lily: "You..."
Sarah: "It was just a dance..."
Lily: "Go talk to Erika with a 'k' she'll listen."
Sarah: "Fine!" Lily rolled over, falling asleep for real this time.
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Peeves stalked the corridor outside the Slytherin common room, cackling to himself.
Peeves: "Snape... come out... you're going to be clean for once..." He had a huge pile of water balloons, each filled with soapy water. At that moment the stone wall opened, a boy with slimy hair and a hooked nose came out: Snape, aka Victom.
Peeves through a water balloon at him, watching the perfect arc it took and the perfect splash as it hit his head. Perfect aim. Aimed another two this time, again watching the perfect aim, perfect arc, perfect splash.
Peeves to himself: "You're so perfect Peevesy... so perfect..." This time he threw ten in a row, each hitting his now greasy, and now wet and soapy hair. Snape ran back into the Slytherin common room, but not before Peeves could throw his last two balloons at him.
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James spent most of the next day, which just happened to be the full moon, plotting how to get Lily, Evans, he reminded himself, if she was going to slight him and call him Potter, he was calling her Evans, to like him again...
Sirius: "Prongs... you have a plan?"
James: "Plan? No, all of them make me look more and more bigheaded..."
Sirius: "What...?"
James: "Mark! I want Li... Evans, to like me again!"
Sirius: "Oh... I was talking about tonight."
James: "Tonight?"
Sirius: "What are you on? It's full moon..."
James: "It is? Right.... Didn't you and Remus plan something?"
Sirius: "No..."
James: "Let's go catch a unicorn... maybe I'll get Evans to see it and it'll impress her..."
Sirius: "James, first, why are you calling him Evans?"
James: "She called me Potter, there's not way that I'm calling to Tig, or some other stupid name, if she calls me Potter..."
Sirius: "Good. Now, what are we doing?"
James: "You're not listening to me."
Sirius: "Neither are you."
James: "Let's... improv it today!"
Sirius: "Good plan... let's talk to Lupin first, maybe he'll have ideas..." The pair of them found Remus sitting, finishing homework.
James: "Hello, good boy prefect."
Remus: "Hello, Mr. Lily-Evans-Hates-Me-and-I'll-Mope-About-It"
Sirius: "Any plans for tonight?"
James: "I already told you, they all make me look like a conceited freak!"
Remus: "Oh?"
Sirius: "Prongs is trying to... impress... Lily, he had forgotten it's full moon!"
Remus: "I haven't..."
James: "You wouldn't... If the most beautiful girl on the face of the earth just decided that she can't stand you and told the whole school, after she had agreed to go to the dance with you, you would have forgotten too."
Sirius: "No plans? We're going improv tonight then?"
Remus: "Sounds great!"
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Lily spent most of the day washing her hair, trying to get rid of the horrible Ja... Potter-like smell off of her. Normally she would have enjoyed his smell, he smelled good, but now it made her sick. Lily succeeding in taking three showers and using enough perfume that the Slytherins could probably smell her. When she finally went down the breakfast she was very pleased to sneak out unnoticed by James, Potter, she reminded herself, Potter, and his... groupies... Only he was on his own, could he be pouting? That was unlikely, more likely he was dreaming about his next girl to victimize, poor thing.
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Sirius went to breakfast alone, James was far too moody to talk to and Remus and Peter had both already eaten. He was bombarded by none other than Severus Snape.
Snape: "So... going to talk to the werewolf again?"
Sirius: "What werewolf?"
Snape: "Remus Lupin?" Sirius decided Snape needed a major lesson.
Sirius: "If you go to the Whomping Willow tonight, prod a knot with a stick, freezing it, and go to the end of a passageway you'll find out more..."
Snape: "Maybe I will do that..."
*later that night*
James: "Moony gone?"
Sirius: "Yeah... speaking of him... I told Snape how to get into the Whomping Willow passage... I think he may actually go and try it!"
James: "That's a joke."
Sirius: "Honestly!"
James: "You fool!" He ran to get his invisibility cloak, throwing it over him and rushing outside... He knew that Snape would be killed if he got near Remus, not that him dying would be a great loss, but major problems would arise if he was... Remus probably would be expelled, along with Sirius, Peter, me... That would definitely be a loss to the world... No, James told himself, that's being conceited.
James ran the Whomping Willow, grabbing a handy branch lying there, probably left by Snivellus. He hurried through the corridor, seeing a boy, a hook-nosed, greasy-haired boy, hurrying along. Just as he rounded a bend, glimpsing a large wolf, James pulled him back. The two of them sprinted out through the corridor. They dashed out, standing panting outside of the Whomping Willow.
Snape: "You... saved... me!"
James: "Yeah... Snivellus... next time I'm not going to." James stalked back off across the grounds. James pulled back on the invisibility cloak. Going into the castle by hidden passages he went back into the Gryffindor common room. Right before he took his cloak off he saw Lily, standing alone, singing. He moved closer, whatever it was, he wanted to hear it.
Lily: "You turn my Fridays into Mondays.
You are a fool, let me count the ways.
Your head is so big I don't know how you get through doors.
I can think of no ego that is bigger than yours.
If someone is mean to you, or even is just there,
you curse them, because you just don't care.
I sometimes wonder, what goes on in your head,
under that messy hair like you just got out of bed," It hit me then, she was singing about me...
Lily: "but then I realize, what is it to me?
He's the one you can't let be.
If I feel this way, why do I still care so much?
Damn that stupid longing for your touch.
My mind says, 'my heart is not for you,'
but my heart says, 'you're the only one that'll do.'
But you still turn my Fridays in Mondays.
I hate you, but I love your quirky ways.
I'm torn in two.
Halved by you."