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THE TOP SECRET L/J MATCHMAKING PLAN
~~Near the Lake~~
"Prongs. PRONGS!" Sirius bellowed.
"Huh?" replied a half-dead James.
"You bored?"
"Out of my mind."
"We-ll, we haven't had a bet for a long time," Sirius began hesitantly.
"Great idea, Padfoot!" James' eyes shone mischievously.
"If you win me and Remus will be your slave for a month and if I lose, you have to be me and Remus's slave. Also I will willingly pay you 10 galleons if you win."
"Did Remus agree to this?" James asked suspiciously. He had a funny feeling that Sirius was up to no good.
"Ye, of course!"
"What's the bet?"
"Well, as a true Marauder and Gryffindor we should always be bold and daring...so if you want some cash, well it's really more of a dare than a bet...you see, you have to do this thing...don't go all nuts at me - " Sirius stuttered.
"Sirius? SHUT UP!"
"Fine. Hey wait a minute? Why should I?"
"Both of you SHUT UP!" Remus walked over and plopped himself next to them.
"Why should we?" they crossed their arms.
"What were you saying Padfoot?" James questioned.
"What DID I say?" Sirius looked confused.
"What Sirius was trying to say was that he wants a bet with you and you can win the bet by doing the bet." Remus explained.
"Oh. But how did you know about it?"
"I- um, er...overheard!" Remus flushed. He didn't want to be the one to stuff up!
"Right so what's the bet?" James was eager to earn some money. Besides, he would have two slaves for a whole month!
"See that group of girls over there (Remus pointed) we want you to go out with the really pretty one." (Note: the 6 girls had their backs turned to them.)
"For a whole week." Sirius added.
James squinted. Some of the girls looked familiar. Very familiar.
"That one?!" James pointed to a skinny brunette.
"Nup." Remus chuckled.
"Or the blondie?"
"Uh-uh." Sirius smiled broadly.
"WELL WHICH ONE IS IT THEN?" James was growing impatient.
"Do you cross your heart and promise you would do the bet?" Sirius said sweetly.
"Yeah yeah yeah. Just tell me which one it is."
Remus and Sirius gave each other a secret thumbs-up. The operation was going smoothly. They just hoped that it would work out with Lily.
"That one!" they both pointed at the redhead sitting in the distance.
Coincidently the girl turned around. It was Lily. James' worst conformation had come true. No, not the feisty redhead. NO! Great. Just plain great.
"You stupid bastards! You're all going against me!"
"Lily's not that bad." Sirius exclaimed.
Well, I suppose she's not. James mused. She's actually kinda cute, if you really think about it.
"Now now Prongs. A promise is a promise." Remus confirmed calmly.
"You're right. A promise is a promise. And being the Marauder I am, I'm going to face the challenge and I'm going to win." James vowed determindly.
***** ~~Meanwhile the Girls~~
"Lily turn around." Melinda sniggered. "A cute guy is boring a hole through your head!"
Lily turned around. And who should she see but James potter. She blushed bright red before turning back. Why was James looking at me?
"That says it." Tamari declared. She nudged Rachel's elbow silently. That was supposed to be her line but she seemed a little unwilling to do anything.
"Says what?" Lily snapped out of her daydream.
"James likes you. Nu-duh!" Melinda rolled her eyes.
"He so does not." Lily argued, her face a little hot.
"Does too."
"Does not."
"DOES TOO."
"DOES NOT."
"Be quiet!" Rachel thundered. Everyone went quiet.
"Lils, just give him a chance." She continued.
"He is after all- one of the hottest and most desirable guy in the school." (Melinda and Tamari threw her a grateful smile.)
"No way." Lily retorted.
"If you were with HIM, you will show that Hufflepuff bitch a thing or two." Rachel convinced
Good one Rach, although you're not exactly following the script, but you're not far from it, thought Tamari.
Lily considered the possibility. Some of the things Rachel said were true BUT can you really imagine me with him? We hated each other from the first year and it's only this year I became his friend. But only as a friend.
"Or you could play with him for a week and then TOSS!"
"Rachel!" Melinda gawped in surprise. She didn't like the sound of that at all.
"Just kidding!"
"You know what Lily, I'm going to have a bet with you. If you date James for a week then we will all willingly pay 10 galleons." Tamari defied.
"No."
"And give you a gorgeous makeover for the ball." Melinda tempted.
"Still no."
"And we will all be your slaves for a month." Rachel said rather unenthusiastically.
It was too much for Lily.
"YES!"
***** ~~Day 1~~
Plan for James: to ask Lily out NICELY.
Plan for Lily: to be unusually nice to James and accept his offers.
"Lily will you go out with me?" James tried to keep a serious face. He was pretty nervous, which was unusual.
"No- Yes!" Lily agreed uncomfortably. I'm not going to like this. I know I will regret this.
"Great. I will meet you at the Common Room around 9?"
"That's perfectly fine with me." Lily smiled serenely.
*****
Dear Diary: Can you believe it, I'm going out with James. That's just the strangest thing. I mean we are as different as you can possibly be and we always bicker. He was so tense this morning, and I don't like it one bit. I know that my friends are trying to get us together, but I'm not that dumb to fall for their tricks. Oh well, I'm not too fussed about it. He's used to see me without make-up anyways.
Lily snapped her diary shut. She suddenly remembered the day James read her diary. That led to the detention and to the kitchen...
"Lily! There you are!" Melinda came running with a pile of clothes in her hand. Tamari carried a bag full of make-up.
"Oh no!.." Lily groaned. It wasn't her thing to get all dressed up
"Oh yes, young missy." Tamari smiled cheekily.
*****
James came sprinting up to the boy's dorm. He just had his personal Quidditch training and was sweating like a pig. His hair was even more messed up then usual and he needed a major clean up.
"Whoa James, you look handsome today!" Sirius greeted.
"Ah shut up. I need to shower." He quickly stuffed his broom under his bed.
"I'll just leave you to it. I'm going to find me darling. (A/N: me darling, Melinda- get it?)
"Wait up Sirius. I ran out of hair gel!" James called out. (dunno if they had hair gel.)
OK. That's all. I know I progress really slowly. And weirdly. No reminder needed. Thanks to W-tru who helped me with the matchmaking plan. Hope you liked it! REVIEW ANYWAY!
Thank you to everyone who added me to their favorite list. Marie49, SiLIY Lily, Snufflestheinsane, banny, flying-piggy-123, lunalovegood930, rubookmark and pao1, YOU GUYS ROCK!
Ruth3- I use Microsoft Word, its just that when I previewed my chapter, some of the letters turned into symbols. It is because I changed it into a web page?
Thank you especially to Sweetstrawberry and Nuzzzzyyyy (I sounded like I've received an award). You don't have to review THAT much. =).
THE TOP SECRET L/J MATCHMAKING PLAN
~~Near the Lake~~
"Prongs. PRONGS!" Sirius bellowed.
"Huh?" replied a half-dead James.
"You bored?"
"Out of my mind."
"We-ll, we haven't had a bet for a long time," Sirius began hesitantly.
"Great idea, Padfoot!" James' eyes shone mischievously.
"If you win me and Remus will be your slave for a month and if I lose, you have to be me and Remus's slave. Also I will willingly pay you 10 galleons if you win."
"Did Remus agree to this?" James asked suspiciously. He had a funny feeling that Sirius was up to no good.
"Ye, of course!"
"What's the bet?"
"Well, as a true Marauder and Gryffindor we should always be bold and daring...so if you want some cash, well it's really more of a dare than a bet...you see, you have to do this thing...don't go all nuts at me - " Sirius stuttered.
"Sirius? SHUT UP!"
"Fine. Hey wait a minute? Why should I?"
"Both of you SHUT UP!" Remus walked over and plopped himself next to them.
"Why should we?" they crossed their arms.
"What were you saying Padfoot?" James questioned.
"What DID I say?" Sirius looked confused.
"What Sirius was trying to say was that he wants a bet with you and you can win the bet by doing the bet." Remus explained.
"Oh. But how did you know about it?"
"I- um, er...overheard!" Remus flushed. He didn't want to be the one to stuff up!
"Right so what's the bet?" James was eager to earn some money. Besides, he would have two slaves for a whole month!
"See that group of girls over there (Remus pointed) we want you to go out with the really pretty one." (Note: the 6 girls had their backs turned to them.)
"For a whole week." Sirius added.
James squinted. Some of the girls looked familiar. Very familiar.
"That one?!" James pointed to a skinny brunette.
"Nup." Remus chuckled.
"Or the blondie?"
"Uh-uh." Sirius smiled broadly.
"WELL WHICH ONE IS IT THEN?" James was growing impatient.
"Do you cross your heart and promise you would do the bet?" Sirius said sweetly.
"Yeah yeah yeah. Just tell me which one it is."
Remus and Sirius gave each other a secret thumbs-up. The operation was going smoothly. They just hoped that it would work out with Lily.
"That one!" they both pointed at the redhead sitting in the distance.
Coincidently the girl turned around. It was Lily. James' worst conformation had come true. No, not the feisty redhead. NO! Great. Just plain great.
"You stupid bastards! You're all going against me!"
"Lily's not that bad." Sirius exclaimed.
Well, I suppose she's not. James mused. She's actually kinda cute, if you really think about it.
"Now now Prongs. A promise is a promise." Remus confirmed calmly.
"You're right. A promise is a promise. And being the Marauder I am, I'm going to face the challenge and I'm going to win." James vowed determindly.
***** ~~Meanwhile the Girls~~
"Lily turn around." Melinda sniggered. "A cute guy is boring a hole through your head!"
Lily turned around. And who should she see but James potter. She blushed bright red before turning back. Why was James looking at me?
"That says it." Tamari declared. She nudged Rachel's elbow silently. That was supposed to be her line but she seemed a little unwilling to do anything.
"Says what?" Lily snapped out of her daydream.
"James likes you. Nu-duh!" Melinda rolled her eyes.
"He so does not." Lily argued, her face a little hot.
"Does too."
"Does not."
"DOES TOO."
"DOES NOT."
"Be quiet!" Rachel thundered. Everyone went quiet.
"Lils, just give him a chance." She continued.
"He is after all- one of the hottest and most desirable guy in the school." (Melinda and Tamari threw her a grateful smile.)
"No way." Lily retorted.
"If you were with HIM, you will show that Hufflepuff bitch a thing or two." Rachel convinced
Good one Rach, although you're not exactly following the script, but you're not far from it, thought Tamari.
Lily considered the possibility. Some of the things Rachel said were true BUT can you really imagine me with him? We hated each other from the first year and it's only this year I became his friend. But only as a friend.
"Or you could play with him for a week and then TOSS!"
"Rachel!" Melinda gawped in surprise. She didn't like the sound of that at all.
"Just kidding!"
"You know what Lily, I'm going to have a bet with you. If you date James for a week then we will all willingly pay 10 galleons." Tamari defied.
"No."
"And give you a gorgeous makeover for the ball." Melinda tempted.
"Still no."
"And we will all be your slaves for a month." Rachel said rather unenthusiastically.
It was too much for Lily.
"YES!"
***** ~~Day 1~~
Plan for James: to ask Lily out NICELY.
Plan for Lily: to be unusually nice to James and accept his offers.
"Lily will you go out with me?" James tried to keep a serious face. He was pretty nervous, which was unusual.
"No- Yes!" Lily agreed uncomfortably. I'm not going to like this. I know I will regret this.
"Great. I will meet you at the Common Room around 9?"
"That's perfectly fine with me." Lily smiled serenely.
*****
Dear Diary: Can you believe it, I'm going out with James. That's just the strangest thing. I mean we are as different as you can possibly be and we always bicker. He was so tense this morning, and I don't like it one bit. I know that my friends are trying to get us together, but I'm not that dumb to fall for their tricks. Oh well, I'm not too fussed about it. He's used to see me without make-up anyways.
Lily snapped her diary shut. She suddenly remembered the day James read her diary. That led to the detention and to the kitchen...
"Lily! There you are!" Melinda came running with a pile of clothes in her hand. Tamari carried a bag full of make-up.
"Oh no!.." Lily groaned. It wasn't her thing to get all dressed up
"Oh yes, young missy." Tamari smiled cheekily.
*****
James came sprinting up to the boy's dorm. He just had his personal Quidditch training and was sweating like a pig. His hair was even more messed up then usual and he needed a major clean up.
"Whoa James, you look handsome today!" Sirius greeted.
"Ah shut up. I need to shower." He quickly stuffed his broom under his bed.
"I'll just leave you to it. I'm going to find me darling. (A/N: me darling, Melinda- get it?)
"Wait up Sirius. I ran out of hair gel!" James called out. (dunno if they had hair gel.)
OK. That's all. I know I progress really slowly. And weirdly. No reminder needed. Thanks to W-tru who helped me with the matchmaking plan. Hope you liked it! REVIEW ANYWAY!