Chapter 9 I Hate To Say I Told You So
It was half-two and an exhausted Lily was just climbing back into bed. She could hear Mia snuffling in her sleep and Ciara murmuring in her dream. She had decided not to use her own room, it just wasn't the same; it was quiet and lonely and she wouldn't be kept awake by anyone's snores or snuffles.
It seemed that she had only been asleep for an hour when Ellis was shaking her awake.
"Lils! Wake up! You'll be late for breakfast!"
Lily groaned, as she'd had Astronomy until early morning, she was so glad that it was a weekend, and she had planned to sleep.
"Sod off Elle! It's Saturday!"
Fortunately for Lily, Ellis took her very subtle hint and left her alone. But it was too late, she was awake and no amount of hiding under her sheets or smothering her face with a pillow could change it.
Groaning she got up, changed but found that she was too late for breakfast. She started to walk down to the kitchens when she realised that she had no idea where the kitchens were, having never been late for a meal in her whole time at Hogwarts. Sighing she made her way back to the Common Room looking for someone who did. Her wish was granted when she saw Sirius spread out across a couch. Deciding that trying to wake him gently would take too long, she chose a more direct approach.
Sirius doubled up in pain as the book hit his stomach.
"Evans, what the hell was that for?" he gasped.
"Morning to you too!" she replied sarcastically,
"I don't have to say morning to you, you just threw a book at my stomach!"
"Where are the kitchens?" She said suddenly direct and business like.
"Painting of the bowl of fruit. Tickle the pear," turning over, signalling that the conversation was over. Seeing as Hogwarts had thousands of paintings that didn't help her very much. It did, however, give her a place to start.
So she spent almost an hour wandering around the corridors looking for the painting, her stomach growling louder by the minute. She was concentrating so hard on the walls around her that she wasn't looking where she was going and bumped straight into:
"Professor Dumbledore?" Lily stared at him. "I am so sorry! I was just looking for a painting and I um-"
He nodded at her, his sparkling blue eyes twinkling.
"Ah yes. I believe you will find it on the second corridor to the left,"
Since she was so hungry she felt like fainting, all she could do was yell "Thank you Professor!" as she ran off.
"Tickle the pear," he called out after her.
'That' thought Lily 'was one of the weirdest things anyone had ever said to me."
Feeling very self-conscious, she walked up to the painting and touched the painted pear lightly. To her surprise it giggled and the painting swung open.
Hogwarts really could be bizarre.
The moment she clambered through she was confronted by three eager house elves.
"Good morning Miss,"
"You'll be wanting food Miss?"
"Yeah," Lily replied, slightly confused by all the attention. "I just wondered if I could have a bit of breakfast?"
So she left with her arms piled high with toast, croissants and the traditional fry up. Staggering back to her own private room she settled herself down and began to eat. And eat. And eat. Finally she was full and grabbed one of her books to start their star project. No doubt Sirius would leave all the work to her, so she might as well get started.
Lily flicked through the book before reading the index and flicking through a bit more. But it was no good, she just could not concentrate. Perhaps if she went back to sleep, just for a minute it would be better.
Curling up on the large sofa she closed her eyes and immediately fell asleep.
'This could get interesting' thought James as he wandered back to his new room. He dragged his bag along the floor and swung it through the portrait of the horse. He was about to throw it down onto the couch when he noticed Lily, curled up asleep Fortunately his Seeker reflexes came on and he was able to stop himself just before he killed her.
Although...when he first went in he thought she was asleep, but as he got closer he could see that her eyes were half open and moving. Perhaps she wasn't asleep after all. Kneeling down in front of her, he leaned towards her.
Judging from the scream as she woke up, she had been asleep.
He was just as surprised as she was; he jumped back and landed in a heap on the other side of the room.
"What was that for?" They yelled together.
"Why did you scream at me?" He asked her.
"Why were you in my face?" She shouted. They glared at each other until Lily started to giggle. James looked at her questioningly.
"Déjà vu?" she chuckled. He couldn't help it, he laughed with her.
"Anyway, what did you want?" she asked.
"Oh, I just thought you'd want to know about our meeting with Dumbledore," he said casually moving her feet and stretching out across the sofa.
"When?"
"11.30"
"THAT'S IN FIVE MINUTES!"
"Oh," said James glancing at his watch, "I guess we should get moving then," before lounging further into the chair and closing his eyes.
James and Lily were sprinting through Hogwarts, trying to make to the other side of the castle in less than five minutes. Lily had had to drag James out of their room and was dragging him through the castle so they were not late. However all their efforts were in vain when they got to Dumbledore's office, and realised that they did not know the password.
James started randomly shouting words to the door.
"Bertie Botts!"
"Hogwarts?"
"PROFESSOR!" he yelled. "Can you hear us? Professor? DUMBLEDORE?"
"Oh yeah, because that's going to work," Lily told him sarcastically, as the door sprang open behind her.
"I hate to say I told you so," James said, "But after you,"
Dumbledore surveyed them over the top of his half glasses.
"Has Mr Potter told you why you are here Miss Evans?" Professor McGonagall asked Lily. She shook her head.
"As you know, the Head Boy and Girl have been encouraged to take a more active role in the school, and the staff would like you two to organise this years Halloween event, "
Lily was amazed, but James obviously already knew this and was gazing around Dumbledore's office.
"Mr Potter has already informed us of your organisational skills Miss Evans," Dumbledore told them, ignoring the scowl Lily was sending James "So we assumed that you would like as much time as possible. You may use anything you find around school and if you need assistance you can always ask your professors."
"Yes, thank you," Lily said and they walked out back to their room.
"Can you believe that?" Lily asked excitedly.
"Yes, Dumbledore told me this morning,"
"And you didn't think about telling me until five minutes before?"
"I tried to find you after breakfast but Ellis said you were asleep,"
Lily could not wait. She had everything to use and she got to boss around the entire school. Halloween could not come fast enough!
"When do you think we should start?" she asked him as they climbed through the portrait.
"Whenever,"
"Now? We've got all day,"
"It's only the second day! We've still got months until Halloween," he said settling back into the sofa and closing his eyes.
"What do you think we should do?" asked Lily. She was like a dog with a bone, and she wasn't letting go.
"Dunno. A party I guess,"
"A ball?"
"Sure," He wanted to listen but he was just so comfortable he found himself falling asleep.
"Should we have a theme?"
"Sure," Why wouldn't she take the hint?
"What about..."
"Why don't we...." He interrupted, "Find other people and have a group of us organising it?"
He watched her through one eye, she seemed to be thinking it over.
"Obviously you as Head Girl would be giving the orders," he added. This seemed to help her decide. Finally he could get some sleep.
Thank you for reading! Sorry there hasn't been much Lily/James. Bear with me, there will be soon!
Let me know what you think.
Leo
It was half-two and an exhausted Lily was just climbing back into bed. She could hear Mia snuffling in her sleep and Ciara murmuring in her dream. She had decided not to use her own room, it just wasn't the same; it was quiet and lonely and she wouldn't be kept awake by anyone's snores or snuffles.
It seemed that she had only been asleep for an hour when Ellis was shaking her awake.
"Lils! Wake up! You'll be late for breakfast!"
Lily groaned, as she'd had Astronomy until early morning, she was so glad that it was a weekend, and she had planned to sleep.
"Sod off Elle! It's Saturday!"
Fortunately for Lily, Ellis took her very subtle hint and left her alone. But it was too late, she was awake and no amount of hiding under her sheets or smothering her face with a pillow could change it.
Groaning she got up, changed but found that she was too late for breakfast. She started to walk down to the kitchens when she realised that she had no idea where the kitchens were, having never been late for a meal in her whole time at Hogwarts. Sighing she made her way back to the Common Room looking for someone who did. Her wish was granted when she saw Sirius spread out across a couch. Deciding that trying to wake him gently would take too long, she chose a more direct approach.
Sirius doubled up in pain as the book hit his stomach.
"Evans, what the hell was that for?" he gasped.
"Morning to you too!" she replied sarcastically,
"I don't have to say morning to you, you just threw a book at my stomach!"
"Where are the kitchens?" She said suddenly direct and business like.
"Painting of the bowl of fruit. Tickle the pear," turning over, signalling that the conversation was over. Seeing as Hogwarts had thousands of paintings that didn't help her very much. It did, however, give her a place to start.
So she spent almost an hour wandering around the corridors looking for the painting, her stomach growling louder by the minute. She was concentrating so hard on the walls around her that she wasn't looking where she was going and bumped straight into:
"Professor Dumbledore?" Lily stared at him. "I am so sorry! I was just looking for a painting and I um-"
He nodded at her, his sparkling blue eyes twinkling.
"Ah yes. I believe you will find it on the second corridor to the left,"
Since she was so hungry she felt like fainting, all she could do was yell "Thank you Professor!" as she ran off.
"Tickle the pear," he called out after her.
'That' thought Lily 'was one of the weirdest things anyone had ever said to me."
Feeling very self-conscious, she walked up to the painting and touched the painted pear lightly. To her surprise it giggled and the painting swung open.
Hogwarts really could be bizarre.
The moment she clambered through she was confronted by three eager house elves.
"Good morning Miss,"
"You'll be wanting food Miss?"
"Yeah," Lily replied, slightly confused by all the attention. "I just wondered if I could have a bit of breakfast?"
So she left with her arms piled high with toast, croissants and the traditional fry up. Staggering back to her own private room she settled herself down and began to eat. And eat. And eat. Finally she was full and grabbed one of her books to start their star project. No doubt Sirius would leave all the work to her, so she might as well get started.
Lily flicked through the book before reading the index and flicking through a bit more. But it was no good, she just could not concentrate. Perhaps if she went back to sleep, just for a minute it would be better.
Curling up on the large sofa she closed her eyes and immediately fell asleep.
'This could get interesting' thought James as he wandered back to his new room. He dragged his bag along the floor and swung it through the portrait of the horse. He was about to throw it down onto the couch when he noticed Lily, curled up asleep Fortunately his Seeker reflexes came on and he was able to stop himself just before he killed her.
Although...when he first went in he thought she was asleep, but as he got closer he could see that her eyes were half open and moving. Perhaps she wasn't asleep after all. Kneeling down in front of her, he leaned towards her.
Judging from the scream as she woke up, she had been asleep.
He was just as surprised as she was; he jumped back and landed in a heap on the other side of the room.
"What was that for?" They yelled together.
"Why did you scream at me?" He asked her.
"Why were you in my face?" She shouted. They glared at each other until Lily started to giggle. James looked at her questioningly.
"Déjà vu?" she chuckled. He couldn't help it, he laughed with her.
"Anyway, what did you want?" she asked.
"Oh, I just thought you'd want to know about our meeting with Dumbledore," he said casually moving her feet and stretching out across the sofa.
"When?"
"11.30"
"THAT'S IN FIVE MINUTES!"
"Oh," said James glancing at his watch, "I guess we should get moving then," before lounging further into the chair and closing his eyes.
James and Lily were sprinting through Hogwarts, trying to make to the other side of the castle in less than five minutes. Lily had had to drag James out of their room and was dragging him through the castle so they were not late. However all their efforts were in vain when they got to Dumbledore's office, and realised that they did not know the password.
James started randomly shouting words to the door.
"Bertie Botts!"
"Hogwarts?"
"PROFESSOR!" he yelled. "Can you hear us? Professor? DUMBLEDORE?"
"Oh yeah, because that's going to work," Lily told him sarcastically, as the door sprang open behind her.
"I hate to say I told you so," James said, "But after you,"
Dumbledore surveyed them over the top of his half glasses.
"Has Mr Potter told you why you are here Miss Evans?" Professor McGonagall asked Lily. She shook her head.
"As you know, the Head Boy and Girl have been encouraged to take a more active role in the school, and the staff would like you two to organise this years Halloween event, "
Lily was amazed, but James obviously already knew this and was gazing around Dumbledore's office.
"Mr Potter has already informed us of your organisational skills Miss Evans," Dumbledore told them, ignoring the scowl Lily was sending James "So we assumed that you would like as much time as possible. You may use anything you find around school and if you need assistance you can always ask your professors."
"Yes, thank you," Lily said and they walked out back to their room.
"Can you believe that?" Lily asked excitedly.
"Yes, Dumbledore told me this morning,"
"And you didn't think about telling me until five minutes before?"
"I tried to find you after breakfast but Ellis said you were asleep,"
Lily could not wait. She had everything to use and she got to boss around the entire school. Halloween could not come fast enough!
"When do you think we should start?" she asked him as they climbed through the portrait.
"Whenever,"
"Now? We've got all day,"
"It's only the second day! We've still got months until Halloween," he said settling back into the sofa and closing his eyes.
"What do you think we should do?" asked Lily. She was like a dog with a bone, and she wasn't letting go.
"Dunno. A party I guess,"
"A ball?"
"Sure," He wanted to listen but he was just so comfortable he found himself falling asleep.
"Should we have a theme?"
"Sure," Why wouldn't she take the hint?
"What about..."
"Why don't we...." He interrupted, "Find other people and have a group of us organising it?"
He watched her through one eye, she seemed to be thinking it over.
"Obviously you as Head Girl would be giving the orders," he added. This seemed to help her decide. Finally he could get some sleep.
Thank you for reading! Sorry there hasn't been much Lily/James. Bear with me, there will be soon!
Let me know what you think.
Leo