::Midnight Lily:: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter – it belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter Two
The next day, Lily woke up earlier then the rest of her friends, as usual. She pinned her Head Girl badge onto her robes and made her way down to the common room. She saw that James had woken up early as well. For whatever reason that was – she didn't particularly care. When James saw her he gave a nasty glare and said loudly, "here comes the ice queen."
Lily blushed furiously but was thankful that the only other people in the common room were two first year boys.
"Just shut up Potter!" Lily snarled back at him as she took a seat a few tables away. She slammed a pile of books down and began completing her homework. She had taken ages in completing her essay on Comparable Species Transfiguration and she wanted to finish it off as fast as she could. They were having a test tomorrow and she especially didn't want to fail this one. Of course, Lily had never failed in her life.
Lily flipped through her book, trying to find good enough examples on the ways a transfiguration of turtle to tortoise could be easily misconducted. Suddenly another one of her friends, Charlotte Stuart, came into the common room. If you have yet to know, Charlotte was a hell raiser, a party goer and it was very hard to concentrate when she was breathing down your neck. Everyone referred to Charlotte as Charlie. She was a stout girl with butter blonde curls and sparkling brown eyes. She seemed to have champagne bubbling beneath her every minute of every day.
"Morning Lily!" said Charlie, grinning into Lily's ear. "Heard what happened yesterday from Katie, bad luck. But of course, we know that you're worth better then him." At that moment, she turned her gaze to James and looked at him with cold hatred. "Good on you girlfriend!!"
"Morning Charlie," said Lily distinctly. "Have you finished your essay for Professor McGonagall yet?"
Charlie sat down and grinned. "Ages ago!" She said, waving her hand as if to brush away the subject. "That one was a cinch!"
Lily looked up and gave a sigh. How could Charlie finish her essay before Lily? "Mind helping me a bit?" Lily asked timidly.
Charlie laughed. "Do my ears deceive me?" asked Charlie loudly. "Brainy Lily wants help from me?" She slapped Lily on her back, making her double over. "That's a good one Lily!! A real hoot!!" Lily gave a small grin but said nothing more.
After a few minutes of stressful searching Lily ended up finishing her essay. But she still wasn't so sure that she would be able to achieve really good grades from the material she found. She kept checking and rechecking, biting off a couple of fingernails in the process. To make matters worst Charlie kept popping up with smart remarks. Such as "you're smart, and McGonagall's pet, no doubt you'll score it big time," or "you worry too much, every time you do this you end up the best anyhow!"
Soon enough Charlie kept turning around to greet her friends. Lily never knew how Charlie was able to recognize everyone in Hogwarts. It was just that she had a knack to keep in contact with a large group of people. She was one of those people like gossip queen Bertha Jorkins or the cheat expert Alex Watson.
In the end Lily gave up rechecking and began packing up. It was already close to breakfast anyway and soon enough the common room would be packed with noisy people. "Charlie, do you know where Katie is?" asked Lily curiously as she hitched her backpack up her shoulder.
"Um, ya," said Charlie slowly. "I think she's upstairs talking to Amber."
"Okay, thanks," replied Lily and she made her way through the crowd and back up to her dormitory. There she found, as said, Katie and Amber talking together as they dressed into their robes. When they spotted Lily they called for her to come over and talk to them. The both were rather giggly and as Lily made her way towards them, Katie opened up.
"Did you hear?" asked Katie softly and in an excited whisper. "James has a new crush; I heard it from Sirius a few minutes ago."
"And what were you doing talking to Sirius?" asked Amber slyly. Katie flushed a deep red. It was a known fact that Katie had always had a crush on Sirius ever since their fifth year.
"Who is it then?" asked Lily.
"You won't believe it," said Katie, turning back to her normal colour. ""It's that pretty girl, Ailsa Umbridge from Hufflepuff."
"You mean the cousin of Dolores Umbridge?" Lily asked. She sat down on Amber's bed.
"Yep," Katie said. "She has a better head in things though, not as narked as Dolores was. But she's another one of those pigeon head girls – probably gets it from Bertha Jorkins."
Amber shot Katie a disgruntled look. "Katie, you say that about everyone," Amber remarked. "I think Ailsa is really nice, we shared a wheelbarrow in Herbology once."
"You think everyone is nice," Katie muttered under her breath.
"I think the two suit each other," Lily said shortly. "I mean, they have the same mind."
Amber looked at Lily and rolled her eyes. "Not true," she remarked. "James is a smart guy; you're mixing it up with his girl smart."
"Boys don't have girl smart," said Katie perceptibly. "It's a known fact, like girls don't have guy smart. Anyway, isn't Ailsa, you know, Watson's girlfriend?"
"The two broke up a month ago," Amber said. "I heard her crying about it in the bathrooms last week."
"You know, James doesn't deserve to have a crush on an innocent girl like Ailsa," Lily said huffily. "I know Ailsa likes the romantic types of guys, if she ends up loving James, her heart will be crushed." Lily looked at her watch and realized that they had been talking for half an hour already. If they weren't quick then they would miss breakfast. "Hurry up you two," urged Lily, watching Amber tie back her hair. "I'm starving and I don't want to be late for class."
"I'm done already," said Katie.
"Yep," said Amber, fixing her watch to her wrist. "Me too, come on let's go."
They made their way down to the Great Hall and sat down on the Gryffindor's table beside the Marauders. Lily wasn't too keen about seeing James again but she didn't protest. Her friends started piling up their place with toast and Lily, who hadn't had any dinner last night, was famished.
"Morning Remus," said Amber cheerfully. "Peter – James." Sirius wasn't with them, so it was obvious that he'd gone off somewhere with Sabina, his girlfriend.
"Hello Amber," said Remus politely. "Have you finished up on Comparable Species essay, Lily?"
"Yep," said Lily forcing a smile on her face. "Just finished it this morning."
"It was way too easy," said James confidently.
"So I've heard," said Lily glaring at him.
Amber looked curiously around the tables. "Hey, um, has anyone seen Wade?" (Wade was Amber's boyfriend.)
James looked up from his focused gaze on Ailsa and gave Amber a nasty grin. "Yep," he said. "Up in the hospital wing with tentacles shooting out of his body."
"W-what happened?" Amber stammered. "Is he alright?"
"He'll be alright," said Remus looking disapprovingly at James. "Just a Hex that's all, nothing the nurse can't fix."
"J-James and Wade got in a f-fight," Peter mumbled apprehensively. James glowered at Peter. Lily and Katie looked at James coldly.
"What? James!" shouted Amber heatedly at him. He winced and Lily knew why with a smirk.
Amber stood up and began beating him with her backpack. "You – and – you're – games –" She said, speaking each word as she pounded James back and forth with her exceptionally heavy bag. "Never – do – that – again!!!!"
"Ms. Correy," squeaked a shocked voice behind her. "Stop that abusive feat right now!" Lily turned around and saw that Professor Flitwick was making his way down the Great Hall, watching Amber with increasing disbelief. "I'm going to have to take five points from Gryffindor!"
Amber waited till Professor Flitwick has made his way to the front table before leaning forwards and looking at James in the face. "I'm warning you James," said Amber threateningly. "Don't hurt Wade again! You've done enough damage this week." Her eyes flashed towards Lily and with that she took her backpack and stormed out of the Great Hall.
"I was just having a little fun," James muttered with a small smile on his face.
"Well, fun for you isn't it, James?" said Lily furiously.
"Don't you start with me Evans!" James replied in a shaking voice.
"Of course not," Lily said in a soft whisper. She played around with the baked beans on her plate before standing and making her way to her first lesson.
Katie looked up and gave a sigh. "Guess I have to follow," she said to the Marauders. "See you later." And she dashed after Lily.
"Now tomorrow you are all aware that I'm going to give you a revision paper on Comparable Species Transfiguration," Professor McGonagall began as she paced the room. "I hope that you have all completed your essays, no overlarge writing I presume – "She caught Charlie's eye and the corners of her mouth twitched. "And I also hope that you have all been able to do the spell, I only wish you all the best of luck for the test."
"She makes it sound as if we're dying," Katie muttered into Lily's ear.
"I expect a passing grade from all of you," Professor McGonagall continued. "The paper will be graded out of fifty and you'll need a thirty to pass." She walked back to her desk and sat down. "After tomorrow we'll be starting another chapter, finally, on part human transformation." She took out her quill and dipped it into her ink well. "For now, open your books and begin reading Chapter Six."
At that very moment a big boom resounded from a corridor close by. The whole class jumped in revelation and looked at Professor McGonagall to see her reaction. Lily, however, turned around to take a look at the Marauders and saw them sniggering helplessly at the back. She also noticed that Sirius wasn't with them. Her instincts turned thus to a conclusion that they were the source of the prank.
"Hush everyone, please, be quiet!" said Professor McGonagall irritably. "Just open your books and start reading! I'll be back with you in a minute!" As she turned to leave everyone began talking in low whispers. It wasn't until she was completely out of earshot though that they increased their volume.
"What was that?" asked Amber to Lily. "Sounded like another of those fireworks from last year."
Charlie sniggered. "Sounded like it came from the Charms classroom," she murmured to them. "Think Peeves lost it and exploded Professor Flitwick?"
Lily looked at Charlie critically. "Peeves wouldn't do that and you know it," Lily whispered back. "He just said that to gain attention – look at the Marauders though, I think they know something and Sirius is missing." The four girls turned around to see that the Marauders were still keeling over with laughter. "Typical of them."
"I don't know," said Katie hesitantly. "Sirius might just be off with Sabina somewhere, in case you didn't know, she's not here too." Lily looked around and saw that Katie was right. But it wasn't like Sirius to miss any lesson except when it was critical. Katie made a sour face and opened her book to Chapter Six. "What's another explosion anyway? They've been going on everywhere anyhow."
"You're not talking about the attacks by you-know-who are you?" asked Amber tentatively. "He can't be here?"
"Don't be such a worry wart Amber," said Charlie with a grin. "If it isn't him then it's the Death Eaters – or Peeves pulling a trick!" She gave a snort into her book. "Typical of him to go around and pretend to be smart, cursing everyone."
"Sounds like he lost his marbles," said Katie.
"Most like him to," remarked Charlie, her already big grin expanding. "No, I think the whole ministry has gone nutters – them with their midnight assaults."
Lily looked at Charlie disapprovingly. "So you'd like the Dark Mark hanging over your house when you come back from holidays?" she asked enquiringly.
Charlie scowled. "You know that's not what I meant Lily."
The whole class could hear footsteps coming closer and they all hastily opened their books and pretended to be reading. Professor McGonagall looked very dismal indeed when she entered the classroom. Lily looked up and dared to ask a question, "Professor, what –"
"Aiken Peeves, once more," she replied, obviously knowing what Lily was about to ask. "He's tomfoolery has gone above proportions." She sat down wearily and looked at Lily with a sombre expression. "That was a firework, Evans, Peeves tossed it in the corridor and apparently it had bounced back upon his forehead. If he isn't careful, he'll end up dying in this very castle."
The four girls turned around and, exchanging glances, sniggered behind their chairs. Peeves was a third-year. But he seemed to have grown onto James's habits when it came to pranks. Peeves had grown the habit to pull pranks every now and then. He might be a third-year but Peeves was already fifteen years old. It was a known fact that his parents had decided to start him in school a little later then usual.
The rest of the Transfiguration class was spent in silence. Lily read and reread Chapter Six over and over again until the bell rang to signal that classes were over. Professor McGonagall stood up in front of the class looking as relieved as they did. "Remember to study hard for your test tomorrow," she said, bellowing over the loud voices that came from the hall. "I expect good grades from everyone, passing grades at the least."
Lily packed up her books and left the class along with Charlie, Katie and Amber.
On the way back to the Gryffindor common room they met up with Sirius and Sabina. Katie and Sabina stared daggers at each other.
"Why weren't you at class?" asked Katie inquisitively. "We have a Transfiguration Test tomorrow."
Sabina glared at Katie with great dislike before pulling on a misleadingly innocent mask. "Sirius and I met up with Professor Dumbledore," she said warmly, hanging onto Sirius's arm. "We had a little chat with him in his office." Katie folded her arms and just glared at her response. Sabina ignored it and instead turned to Lily. "Anyway, a little revision test is nothing to the likes of you, Evans, huh?"
Lily gave Sabina a short smile. Unlike Katie Lily didn't hate Sabina. Truth be told, Sabina was actually a very congenial person. But somehow Lily couldn't agree with Sabina there. As much as Lily hated to admit it, she was actually a horror when it came to Comparable Species spells, as she realised in class. "I know I'll pass," lied Lily. Pride and dignity first, Lily thought to herself. Don't spill the truth when it's not necessary ...
A/N: So Lily has a weakness, will it cost her in the next chapter? Will she pass the test? Please R/R!!
Replies to a few reviewers:
Niloath:: I'm trying to do my best to not make James such a 'dolt.' But it is exceptionally hard when, in actual truth, I kind of REALLY hate James. I wanted to do a Lily and James fanfic because I wanted to change my own view on the pair. Sorry if I do make him such an idiot though. It'll soon change.
Lightstorm:: Yep, I actually have the whole fanfiction sorted out. I just haven't written it all down. I've already completed the third chapter though and I'm on my way on completing the forth!
Cherry:: If you read through the first chapter again you'll realize that James says: "She's not my girlfriend." Emma is among the many flings James has with girls. Just like now he has a crush on Ailsa Umbridge, lol. But Lily was different. James used to have a major crush on Lily. But now he hates her. He'd do anything to take revenge on her ...
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter – it belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter Two
The next day, Lily woke up earlier then the rest of her friends, as usual. She pinned her Head Girl badge onto her robes and made her way down to the common room. She saw that James had woken up early as well. For whatever reason that was – she didn't particularly care. When James saw her he gave a nasty glare and said loudly, "here comes the ice queen."
Lily blushed furiously but was thankful that the only other people in the common room were two first year boys.
"Just shut up Potter!" Lily snarled back at him as she took a seat a few tables away. She slammed a pile of books down and began completing her homework. She had taken ages in completing her essay on Comparable Species Transfiguration and she wanted to finish it off as fast as she could. They were having a test tomorrow and she especially didn't want to fail this one. Of course, Lily had never failed in her life.
Lily flipped through her book, trying to find good enough examples on the ways a transfiguration of turtle to tortoise could be easily misconducted. Suddenly another one of her friends, Charlotte Stuart, came into the common room. If you have yet to know, Charlotte was a hell raiser, a party goer and it was very hard to concentrate when she was breathing down your neck. Everyone referred to Charlotte as Charlie. She was a stout girl with butter blonde curls and sparkling brown eyes. She seemed to have champagne bubbling beneath her every minute of every day.
"Morning Lily!" said Charlie, grinning into Lily's ear. "Heard what happened yesterday from Katie, bad luck. But of course, we know that you're worth better then him." At that moment, she turned her gaze to James and looked at him with cold hatred. "Good on you girlfriend!!"
"Morning Charlie," said Lily distinctly. "Have you finished your essay for Professor McGonagall yet?"
Charlie sat down and grinned. "Ages ago!" She said, waving her hand as if to brush away the subject. "That one was a cinch!"
Lily looked up and gave a sigh. How could Charlie finish her essay before Lily? "Mind helping me a bit?" Lily asked timidly.
Charlie laughed. "Do my ears deceive me?" asked Charlie loudly. "Brainy Lily wants help from me?" She slapped Lily on her back, making her double over. "That's a good one Lily!! A real hoot!!" Lily gave a small grin but said nothing more.
After a few minutes of stressful searching Lily ended up finishing her essay. But she still wasn't so sure that she would be able to achieve really good grades from the material she found. She kept checking and rechecking, biting off a couple of fingernails in the process. To make matters worst Charlie kept popping up with smart remarks. Such as "you're smart, and McGonagall's pet, no doubt you'll score it big time," or "you worry too much, every time you do this you end up the best anyhow!"
Soon enough Charlie kept turning around to greet her friends. Lily never knew how Charlie was able to recognize everyone in Hogwarts. It was just that she had a knack to keep in contact with a large group of people. She was one of those people like gossip queen Bertha Jorkins or the cheat expert Alex Watson.
In the end Lily gave up rechecking and began packing up. It was already close to breakfast anyway and soon enough the common room would be packed with noisy people. "Charlie, do you know where Katie is?" asked Lily curiously as she hitched her backpack up her shoulder.
"Um, ya," said Charlie slowly. "I think she's upstairs talking to Amber."
"Okay, thanks," replied Lily and she made her way through the crowd and back up to her dormitory. There she found, as said, Katie and Amber talking together as they dressed into their robes. When they spotted Lily they called for her to come over and talk to them. The both were rather giggly and as Lily made her way towards them, Katie opened up.
"Did you hear?" asked Katie softly and in an excited whisper. "James has a new crush; I heard it from Sirius a few minutes ago."
"And what were you doing talking to Sirius?" asked Amber slyly. Katie flushed a deep red. It was a known fact that Katie had always had a crush on Sirius ever since their fifth year.
"Who is it then?" asked Lily.
"You won't believe it," said Katie, turning back to her normal colour. ""It's that pretty girl, Ailsa Umbridge from Hufflepuff."
"You mean the cousin of Dolores Umbridge?" Lily asked. She sat down on Amber's bed.
"Yep," Katie said. "She has a better head in things though, not as narked as Dolores was. But she's another one of those pigeon head girls – probably gets it from Bertha Jorkins."
Amber shot Katie a disgruntled look. "Katie, you say that about everyone," Amber remarked. "I think Ailsa is really nice, we shared a wheelbarrow in Herbology once."
"You think everyone is nice," Katie muttered under her breath.
"I think the two suit each other," Lily said shortly. "I mean, they have the same mind."
Amber looked at Lily and rolled her eyes. "Not true," she remarked. "James is a smart guy; you're mixing it up with his girl smart."
"Boys don't have girl smart," said Katie perceptibly. "It's a known fact, like girls don't have guy smart. Anyway, isn't Ailsa, you know, Watson's girlfriend?"
"The two broke up a month ago," Amber said. "I heard her crying about it in the bathrooms last week."
"You know, James doesn't deserve to have a crush on an innocent girl like Ailsa," Lily said huffily. "I know Ailsa likes the romantic types of guys, if she ends up loving James, her heart will be crushed." Lily looked at her watch and realized that they had been talking for half an hour already. If they weren't quick then they would miss breakfast. "Hurry up you two," urged Lily, watching Amber tie back her hair. "I'm starving and I don't want to be late for class."
"I'm done already," said Katie.
"Yep," said Amber, fixing her watch to her wrist. "Me too, come on let's go."
They made their way down to the Great Hall and sat down on the Gryffindor's table beside the Marauders. Lily wasn't too keen about seeing James again but she didn't protest. Her friends started piling up their place with toast and Lily, who hadn't had any dinner last night, was famished.
"Morning Remus," said Amber cheerfully. "Peter – James." Sirius wasn't with them, so it was obvious that he'd gone off somewhere with Sabina, his girlfriend.
"Hello Amber," said Remus politely. "Have you finished up on Comparable Species essay, Lily?"
"Yep," said Lily forcing a smile on her face. "Just finished it this morning."
"It was way too easy," said James confidently.
"So I've heard," said Lily glaring at him.
Amber looked curiously around the tables. "Hey, um, has anyone seen Wade?" (Wade was Amber's boyfriend.)
James looked up from his focused gaze on Ailsa and gave Amber a nasty grin. "Yep," he said. "Up in the hospital wing with tentacles shooting out of his body."
"W-what happened?" Amber stammered. "Is he alright?"
"He'll be alright," said Remus looking disapprovingly at James. "Just a Hex that's all, nothing the nurse can't fix."
"J-James and Wade got in a f-fight," Peter mumbled apprehensively. James glowered at Peter. Lily and Katie looked at James coldly.
"What? James!" shouted Amber heatedly at him. He winced and Lily knew why with a smirk.
Amber stood up and began beating him with her backpack. "You – and – you're – games –" She said, speaking each word as she pounded James back and forth with her exceptionally heavy bag. "Never – do – that – again!!!!"
"Ms. Correy," squeaked a shocked voice behind her. "Stop that abusive feat right now!" Lily turned around and saw that Professor Flitwick was making his way down the Great Hall, watching Amber with increasing disbelief. "I'm going to have to take five points from Gryffindor!"
Amber waited till Professor Flitwick has made his way to the front table before leaning forwards and looking at James in the face. "I'm warning you James," said Amber threateningly. "Don't hurt Wade again! You've done enough damage this week." Her eyes flashed towards Lily and with that she took her backpack and stormed out of the Great Hall.
"I was just having a little fun," James muttered with a small smile on his face.
"Well, fun for you isn't it, James?" said Lily furiously.
"Don't you start with me Evans!" James replied in a shaking voice.
"Of course not," Lily said in a soft whisper. She played around with the baked beans on her plate before standing and making her way to her first lesson.
Katie looked up and gave a sigh. "Guess I have to follow," she said to the Marauders. "See you later." And she dashed after Lily.
"Now tomorrow you are all aware that I'm going to give you a revision paper on Comparable Species Transfiguration," Professor McGonagall began as she paced the room. "I hope that you have all completed your essays, no overlarge writing I presume – "She caught Charlie's eye and the corners of her mouth twitched. "And I also hope that you have all been able to do the spell, I only wish you all the best of luck for the test."
"She makes it sound as if we're dying," Katie muttered into Lily's ear.
"I expect a passing grade from all of you," Professor McGonagall continued. "The paper will be graded out of fifty and you'll need a thirty to pass." She walked back to her desk and sat down. "After tomorrow we'll be starting another chapter, finally, on part human transformation." She took out her quill and dipped it into her ink well. "For now, open your books and begin reading Chapter Six."
At that very moment a big boom resounded from a corridor close by. The whole class jumped in revelation and looked at Professor McGonagall to see her reaction. Lily, however, turned around to take a look at the Marauders and saw them sniggering helplessly at the back. She also noticed that Sirius wasn't with them. Her instincts turned thus to a conclusion that they were the source of the prank.
"Hush everyone, please, be quiet!" said Professor McGonagall irritably. "Just open your books and start reading! I'll be back with you in a minute!" As she turned to leave everyone began talking in low whispers. It wasn't until she was completely out of earshot though that they increased their volume.
"What was that?" asked Amber to Lily. "Sounded like another of those fireworks from last year."
Charlie sniggered. "Sounded like it came from the Charms classroom," she murmured to them. "Think Peeves lost it and exploded Professor Flitwick?"
Lily looked at Charlie critically. "Peeves wouldn't do that and you know it," Lily whispered back. "He just said that to gain attention – look at the Marauders though, I think they know something and Sirius is missing." The four girls turned around to see that the Marauders were still keeling over with laughter. "Typical of them."
"I don't know," said Katie hesitantly. "Sirius might just be off with Sabina somewhere, in case you didn't know, she's not here too." Lily looked around and saw that Katie was right. But it wasn't like Sirius to miss any lesson except when it was critical. Katie made a sour face and opened her book to Chapter Six. "What's another explosion anyway? They've been going on everywhere anyhow."
"You're not talking about the attacks by you-know-who are you?" asked Amber tentatively. "He can't be here?"
"Don't be such a worry wart Amber," said Charlie with a grin. "If it isn't him then it's the Death Eaters – or Peeves pulling a trick!" She gave a snort into her book. "Typical of him to go around and pretend to be smart, cursing everyone."
"Sounds like he lost his marbles," said Katie.
"Most like him to," remarked Charlie, her already big grin expanding. "No, I think the whole ministry has gone nutters – them with their midnight assaults."
Lily looked at Charlie disapprovingly. "So you'd like the Dark Mark hanging over your house when you come back from holidays?" she asked enquiringly.
Charlie scowled. "You know that's not what I meant Lily."
The whole class could hear footsteps coming closer and they all hastily opened their books and pretended to be reading. Professor McGonagall looked very dismal indeed when she entered the classroom. Lily looked up and dared to ask a question, "Professor, what –"
"Aiken Peeves, once more," she replied, obviously knowing what Lily was about to ask. "He's tomfoolery has gone above proportions." She sat down wearily and looked at Lily with a sombre expression. "That was a firework, Evans, Peeves tossed it in the corridor and apparently it had bounced back upon his forehead. If he isn't careful, he'll end up dying in this very castle."
The four girls turned around and, exchanging glances, sniggered behind their chairs. Peeves was a third-year. But he seemed to have grown onto James's habits when it came to pranks. Peeves had grown the habit to pull pranks every now and then. He might be a third-year but Peeves was already fifteen years old. It was a known fact that his parents had decided to start him in school a little later then usual.
The rest of the Transfiguration class was spent in silence. Lily read and reread Chapter Six over and over again until the bell rang to signal that classes were over. Professor McGonagall stood up in front of the class looking as relieved as they did. "Remember to study hard for your test tomorrow," she said, bellowing over the loud voices that came from the hall. "I expect good grades from everyone, passing grades at the least."
Lily packed up her books and left the class along with Charlie, Katie and Amber.
On the way back to the Gryffindor common room they met up with Sirius and Sabina. Katie and Sabina stared daggers at each other.
"Why weren't you at class?" asked Katie inquisitively. "We have a Transfiguration Test tomorrow."
Sabina glared at Katie with great dislike before pulling on a misleadingly innocent mask. "Sirius and I met up with Professor Dumbledore," she said warmly, hanging onto Sirius's arm. "We had a little chat with him in his office." Katie folded her arms and just glared at her response. Sabina ignored it and instead turned to Lily. "Anyway, a little revision test is nothing to the likes of you, Evans, huh?"
Lily gave Sabina a short smile. Unlike Katie Lily didn't hate Sabina. Truth be told, Sabina was actually a very congenial person. But somehow Lily couldn't agree with Sabina there. As much as Lily hated to admit it, she was actually a horror when it came to Comparable Species spells, as she realised in class. "I know I'll pass," lied Lily. Pride and dignity first, Lily thought to herself. Don't spill the truth when it's not necessary ...
A/N: So Lily has a weakness, will it cost her in the next chapter? Will she pass the test? Please R/R!!
Replies to a few reviewers:
Niloath:: I'm trying to do my best to not make James such a 'dolt.' But it is exceptionally hard when, in actual truth, I kind of REALLY hate James. I wanted to do a Lily and James fanfic because I wanted to change my own view on the pair. Sorry if I do make him such an idiot though. It'll soon change.
Lightstorm:: Yep, I actually have the whole fanfiction sorted out. I just haven't written it all down. I've already completed the third chapter though and I'm on my way on completing the forth!
Cherry:: If you read through the first chapter again you'll realize that James says: "She's not my girlfriend." Emma is among the many flings James has with girls. Just like now he has a crush on Ailsa Umbridge, lol. But Lily was different. James used to have a major crush on Lily. But now he hates her. He'd do anything to take revenge on her ...