Chapter 8
Neither of them talked about their fight again. They both felt so stupid and embarrassed at the thought of it, they didn't like to mention it.
Lily went to bed with it echoing round her head, and she resolved that she would believe him in the future. It would save a lot of time and trouble.
James, meanwhile, was already thinking of something else. He had his own room for the first time in seven years. No teachers could go in there, so he could do what ever he liked in there. He grinned to himself as he began to realise what a useful aid that could be to the Marauders. No doubt Sirius would want to use it sometime.
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"New timetable," Ciara said as she passed Lily hers. She took at and looked up as the Marauders walked in. James and Sirius, in front as usual, with Peter trotting eagerly behind them and Remus sauntering in after. James nodded at Lily who said 'Morning' and reached for some breakfast. Ellis however was holding the plate of toast out of her grasp and was staring at her as if waiting for an explanation.
"What?" Lily asked confused.
"Did you just say hi to Potter?" Ellis asked incredulously.
"No. I said hi to James," she replied. There was silence as the three girls tried to understand what they were hearing.
"But.......since when.........how.........?" Mia stuttered.
"I don't get it," Ciara stated simply.
"But you hate him!" said Ellis. They all turned to hear what Isabelle was going to say.
"Belle," Ellis prompted, "It's your turn,"
"What?"
"You don't seem that surprised,"
"I'm not," She was about to explain about the carriage ride to school when Lily shot her a quick warning look. "They do work together remember?"
Lily hoped that her relief didn't show too much. She thought that Isabelle was about to tell them everything and silently pleaded with her not too.
"Yeah see? We worked together, that's all."
'For now' she added silently, not remembering that her mother had said exactly the same thing, a short time before.
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Their last ever first lesson was Charms, which all of the group had taken.
Their first task was to practice a spell that created plants. None of them could see any point in this whatsoever but the flowers were quite pretty.
"I'd like you to practice the Orchideous charm today," squeaked Professor Flitwick.
Lily and Isabelle automatically moved together.
"Please get into pairs, yes Miss Quinn you may work in a three," he said without pausing.
Ellis put her hand down grinning. She could be so predictable sometimes.
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Inevitably, the class ended and they all started to pack their bags for their next lesson. Flitwick was so pleased with their progress that he hadn't given them any homework. In fact the class had gotten so good that the charms classroom was now covered in every type of flower imaginable. James and Sirius had mastered the charm so well they were able to conjure up ugly spiky weed-like plants and covered Snape's desk, and Snape in them. Lily had managed to turn a blind eye to that; she didn't want another fight so soon after the last.
Lily had packed her bag and was about to leave when she noticed her own desk. On it rested a single pure white lily.
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"Isn't it clear who it was?" Ellis asked.
"James?!" asked Lily. "No, we're mates and besides he wouldn't be that obvious. He barely nodded to me this morning,"
It was dinner and the five Gryffindor girls were discussing Lily's mystery flower. Lily had been barely thinking of anything else all day.
"Who would be that obvious then?" Mia asked. Comprehension slowly dawned across their faces.
"SIRIUS?" They said together. Turning their heads, as one down the table where Sirius was deep in conversation with a girl in the fifth year. He was separated from the Marauders and having an intelligent conversation.
'There's about fifteen things wrong with that sentence' thought Lily.
He leaned over to kiss the girl before getting up and leaving.
"Ok, so maybe it wasn't Sirius," said Lily smirking,
"Oh, please," said Ellis, "since when has a little thing like a girlfriend stopped Sirius from flirting?"
"You know what? Let's just leave it. It was probably an accident. Maybe it just happened to land there," Lily said.
"Oh Lils," said Ellis sighing. "You're too modest," Lily grinned thinking that Ellis had probably never been modest in her entire life.
"It wasn't an accident and you know it," she continued.
"It could have been," said Ciara fairly.
"Yes sorry. It's perfectly reasonable that a beautiful flower that just happens to share Lily's name landed on her desk, just as she was leaving," Ellis replied sarcastically.
Lily decided that she'd had enough and tried to change the subject. Looking around she noticed that Isabelle's violet eyes had lost their traditional sparkle and she was glaring down the table about the fifth year girl. Lily, smothering a giggle, subtly elbowed Ellis under the table to get her attention. Immediately Ellis turned her head and pulled a straight face.
"Something wrong Belle?" she asked innocently.
"She's too young for him. I give it a week," Isabelle replied grinding her teeth.
"We're talking about Sirius here," Ellis reminded her. "I give it a night," Then she turned and whispered to Lily,
"Ten galleons says she's doodling Isabelle Black on her books by Halloween."
"Twenty galleons says they're together by Christmas," Lily replied smirking.
"Done," Ellis whispered, and they shook hands under the table.
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Lily was disappointed when she found out that none of her friends had taken Astronomy and so was slightly apprehensive as she made her way up to the Astronomy Tower. She loved watching the stars; they were so beautiful to her. She also loved the idea that they were billions of years old and they never changed. They just sat there twinkling in the distance.
She walked over and found her friend from Ravenclaw, Darcy; they sat and talked until the Professor walked in.
"This term you will do a project on a star. Pair up with someone you are not normally with," he commanded. Darcy and Lily immediately paired together. Perhaps he wouldn't notice.
"Miss Evans, Miss Bates, I said someone you are not normally with. So now I will find you a partner,"
Lily and Darcy looked at each other in horror. They were the words all the students dreaded.
"Miss Bates you will partner Miss Field, Miss Evans-Mr Black,"
'Black?' thought Lily, 'PLEASE NOT.....'
"Hey Evans" Sirius said as he bounded over to her. Lily was staring daggers into the teacher's back. She was stuck with Sirius all term! Sure he was nice enough, once she could get him to stop hexing people when they weren't looking. At least he didn't start flirting with her, she could at least be thankful for that. It wasn't until after the lesson that she wondered why. He had tried in the past; perhaps he had just given up.
Still, it would give her a chance to get to know James better.
********************************************************************* Thanks for reading and to everyone who has reviewed it! Let me know what you think and what you think of the new Gryffindors.
Leo
Neither of them talked about their fight again. They both felt so stupid and embarrassed at the thought of it, they didn't like to mention it.
Lily went to bed with it echoing round her head, and she resolved that she would believe him in the future. It would save a lot of time and trouble.
James, meanwhile, was already thinking of something else. He had his own room for the first time in seven years. No teachers could go in there, so he could do what ever he liked in there. He grinned to himself as he began to realise what a useful aid that could be to the Marauders. No doubt Sirius would want to use it sometime.
***************
"New timetable," Ciara said as she passed Lily hers. She took at and looked up as the Marauders walked in. James and Sirius, in front as usual, with Peter trotting eagerly behind them and Remus sauntering in after. James nodded at Lily who said 'Morning' and reached for some breakfast. Ellis however was holding the plate of toast out of her grasp and was staring at her as if waiting for an explanation.
"What?" Lily asked confused.
"Did you just say hi to Potter?" Ellis asked incredulously.
"No. I said hi to James," she replied. There was silence as the three girls tried to understand what they were hearing.
"But.......since when.........how.........?" Mia stuttered.
"I don't get it," Ciara stated simply.
"But you hate him!" said Ellis. They all turned to hear what Isabelle was going to say.
"Belle," Ellis prompted, "It's your turn,"
"What?"
"You don't seem that surprised,"
"I'm not," She was about to explain about the carriage ride to school when Lily shot her a quick warning look. "They do work together remember?"
Lily hoped that her relief didn't show too much. She thought that Isabelle was about to tell them everything and silently pleaded with her not too.
"Yeah see? We worked together, that's all."
'For now' she added silently, not remembering that her mother had said exactly the same thing, a short time before.
***************
Their last ever first lesson was Charms, which all of the group had taken.
Their first task was to practice a spell that created plants. None of them could see any point in this whatsoever but the flowers were quite pretty.
"I'd like you to practice the Orchideous charm today," squeaked Professor Flitwick.
Lily and Isabelle automatically moved together.
"Please get into pairs, yes Miss Quinn you may work in a three," he said without pausing.
Ellis put her hand down grinning. She could be so predictable sometimes.
***************
Inevitably, the class ended and they all started to pack their bags for their next lesson. Flitwick was so pleased with their progress that he hadn't given them any homework. In fact the class had gotten so good that the charms classroom was now covered in every type of flower imaginable. James and Sirius had mastered the charm so well they were able to conjure up ugly spiky weed-like plants and covered Snape's desk, and Snape in them. Lily had managed to turn a blind eye to that; she didn't want another fight so soon after the last.
Lily had packed her bag and was about to leave when she noticed her own desk. On it rested a single pure white lily.
***************
"Isn't it clear who it was?" Ellis asked.
"James?!" asked Lily. "No, we're mates and besides he wouldn't be that obvious. He barely nodded to me this morning,"
It was dinner and the five Gryffindor girls were discussing Lily's mystery flower. Lily had been barely thinking of anything else all day.
"Who would be that obvious then?" Mia asked. Comprehension slowly dawned across their faces.
"SIRIUS?" They said together. Turning their heads, as one down the table where Sirius was deep in conversation with a girl in the fifth year. He was separated from the Marauders and having an intelligent conversation.
'There's about fifteen things wrong with that sentence' thought Lily.
He leaned over to kiss the girl before getting up and leaving.
"Ok, so maybe it wasn't Sirius," said Lily smirking,
"Oh, please," said Ellis, "since when has a little thing like a girlfriend stopped Sirius from flirting?"
"You know what? Let's just leave it. It was probably an accident. Maybe it just happened to land there," Lily said.
"Oh Lils," said Ellis sighing. "You're too modest," Lily grinned thinking that Ellis had probably never been modest in her entire life.
"It wasn't an accident and you know it," she continued.
"It could have been," said Ciara fairly.
"Yes sorry. It's perfectly reasonable that a beautiful flower that just happens to share Lily's name landed on her desk, just as she was leaving," Ellis replied sarcastically.
Lily decided that she'd had enough and tried to change the subject. Looking around she noticed that Isabelle's violet eyes had lost their traditional sparkle and she was glaring down the table about the fifth year girl. Lily, smothering a giggle, subtly elbowed Ellis under the table to get her attention. Immediately Ellis turned her head and pulled a straight face.
"Something wrong Belle?" she asked innocently.
"She's too young for him. I give it a week," Isabelle replied grinding her teeth.
"We're talking about Sirius here," Ellis reminded her. "I give it a night," Then she turned and whispered to Lily,
"Ten galleons says she's doodling Isabelle Black on her books by Halloween."
"Twenty galleons says they're together by Christmas," Lily replied smirking.
"Done," Ellis whispered, and they shook hands under the table.
***************
Lily was disappointed when she found out that none of her friends had taken Astronomy and so was slightly apprehensive as she made her way up to the Astronomy Tower. She loved watching the stars; they were so beautiful to her. She also loved the idea that they were billions of years old and they never changed. They just sat there twinkling in the distance.
She walked over and found her friend from Ravenclaw, Darcy; they sat and talked until the Professor walked in.
"This term you will do a project on a star. Pair up with someone you are not normally with," he commanded. Darcy and Lily immediately paired together. Perhaps he wouldn't notice.
"Miss Evans, Miss Bates, I said someone you are not normally with. So now I will find you a partner,"
Lily and Darcy looked at each other in horror. They were the words all the students dreaded.
"Miss Bates you will partner Miss Field, Miss Evans-Mr Black,"
'Black?' thought Lily, 'PLEASE NOT.....'
"Hey Evans" Sirius said as he bounded over to her. Lily was staring daggers into the teacher's back. She was stuck with Sirius all term! Sure he was nice enough, once she could get him to stop hexing people when they weren't looking. At least he didn't start flirting with her, she could at least be thankful for that. It wasn't until after the lesson that she wondered why. He had tried in the past; perhaps he had just given up.
Still, it would give her a chance to get to know James better.
********************************************************************* Thanks for reading and to everyone who has reviewed it! Let me know what you think and what you think of the new Gryffindors.
Leo