A Fairy Tale | Chapter 8

Lily followed James around everywhere the next morning (and later on, day). It didn't really help that she had every classes with him.

James sat down in his usual seat in Transfiguration. Sirius was about to sit down next to his already seated friend, but Lily had squeezed in next to James first. Sirius pouted, tempted to protest but a nudge from Peter reminded him that it was a good thing for Lily to sit next to James. Well, for Lily at least.

"Why are you sitting next to me?" James asked Lily.

"Because you're here, silly," Lily giggled.

James sighed, muttered something about Lily's abnormality, and turned around to look at the rest of the Marauders.

"Are you sure you guys don't know anything about why," James paused and cast a glance at Lily, looking for a word to replace her name, "she's acting this way?"

"Nope, not a clue," Sirius said.

"Nothing here," Remus replied.

Peter shook his head.

James turned and looked at the girl sitting next to him. She smiled lovingly.

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The rest of the morning classes were all pretty much the same. By lunch, Lily was overjoyed, for she had been paired with James for a potion project.

The Hogwarts scholars took their place at lunch. Lily sat next to James once again and unnecessarily helped him with his food. Their friends noticed that James did not protest too much.

"What's up, Prongs?" Remus asked.

"Well, it looks as though she's not going to leave me alone," James said, shrugging. "I figured I'd just let her do whatever she wants. It's not like she's going to stop if I say."

"True," Ronnie commented, watching Lily sliced James's sandwich into perfect little triangles.

"Besides," James continued. "She's not doing anything bad to me. Might as well let her treat me like the god that I am." James grinned slyly. "Perhaps she's finally admitting her undying obsession for me."

"Open up, sweetie," Lily cooed, holding up a triangle-shaped piece of sandwich. James opened his mouth and Lily fed him. "Good boy." Lily smiled and kissed his cheek. James reddened slightly.

"Is he her obsession or dog?" Andie said disgustedly. Sirius couldn't resist it, and barked. "What was that?" Andie asked.

"What was what?"

"That."

"What?"

"That."

"What?"

"That--that thing you just…did. It's like…you barked."

"Oh that."

Andie gritted her teeth. "Yes that."

"That wasn't a bark. It was a…burp?"

"What's with the question mark?"

"What question mark?"

"Up there. Two sentences ago."

"Technically, those weren't sentences. They ended with question marks, making them questions."

Andie opened her mouth, as if to reply, but probably decided against it, and said nothing.

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The Marauders sauntered into their dormitory tiredly. Sirius headed for his bed and flopped down. Remus walked to his bed and laid down. Peter fell over on his bed. James made way to his bed and was about to drop dead on it, right then and there, but…but it wasn't his bed! At least…it didn't look it.

James's four-poster bed was replaced by a…a…well, James didn't know what it was, but it looked like something you'd find in a Barbie Dream House! The usual red curtains were replaced with silky pink ones. A white and pink comforter was on his bed instead of his deep crimson one. His pillow, usually plain and white, was not there anymore! In its place was a…a…did James dare to say it?

A…

It was a…

It was a fuzzy, heart-shaped pillow!

What in the world is going on??

"Ahh!" James screamed.

"What is it Prongs?" Remus muttered, yawning.

"This--my bed--it's--pillow--girly--what--FUZZY--pink!" You can probably say that he was too shock to put together a comprehensible sentence.

"Hmm…pink…" Sirius mumbled.

"Guys! Wake up!" James cried. He was met with silence. James sighed, sneaking a peek at the…the…he was not going to say it.

"Oh, hi James," Damien Walker said, coming out of the bathroom.

"Damien! Do you know what happened??"

"Oh you mean your sissy-looking bed?"

"Don't say that!" James hissed.

"Yeah, I know what happened."

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Who did…this?"

"It was--"

"Hey Jamie!"

James turned around groaning.

"It was Lily."

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A/N: This chapter is dedicated entirely to Patrick. ::Laughs:: I might not have posted so early if he hadn't emailed me about it.

This chapter was sort of longer than usual, wasn't it? ::Shrugs:: Oh well.

Happy Birthday, Pat! This chapter is my birthday present to you. Oh…and the name thingy. ::Laughs:: My name is Vivian, okay?? See? I told you it was so common and plain! But--I did as I promised. Don't tease me about the name.

Thank you everybody for reviewing. Some personal replies are as followed (in no particular order):

Little House Girl: Yes, James is sort of clueless…but he's a guy, so who could blame him? = ) (No offense if you're reading this, Pat.)

Brittny: ::Laughs:: I'm sorry! But his reason was really, really good! I mean, you can't top a birthday.

American Mione: ::Laughs:: Nothing was with the "James Evans" thing really. I just thought that maybe men should change their surname when they marry too. It's an equal world! Well…not really, even though it should be. Okay, getting way off topic. Thanks for reviewing.

Aarien Star: Your suggestion was wonderful, but I'm afraid it will not due. Sirius and Remus had given her a potion, not only to make her like James, but also to drive her crazy about him. And yeah, she is sort of like those fans of James, even though she had never been before, but that's the point. Well…I've said too much already. I better be quiet and not give out any more information. = )

Day-Dreaming Rhiannon: Wow, thank you. ::Laughs:: I'm glad you found it funny.

Juliet-Jane: Wow! I can't believe you're actually reading my story! Thank you so much!

Pat: Okay, so you know my name already. Thanks for the review. About Lily's personality…yes, it did change a bit. ::Laughs:: That was really subtle; I didn't think anybody would catch it. Something was suppose to happen later on with it…but I'm not saying anything. = )

I've never mentioned this before, but even though the replies are personal, you should read them. A lot of times I answered questions that you might've wondered about too. Or you can just leave a message in your review (hint, hint) and I will try my best to give a satisfying answer.

Oh yeah, I hope nobody is offended with the "girly" and "sissy" thing. Personal, I am one hundred percent against sexism, but I'm sort of saying this through James. So I had to say it as if they were really what James is thinking. Of course, I'm not saying that all boys are sexists, no. But in short, those are James's thoughts, okay? Okay.

Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros and a whole lot of other companies and people, but certainly not me. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.