Name: What No One Knew
By: Softballsweeti11
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Summary: (Set in the marauders' 7th year) Marauders- Peter, Remus, Sirius, and James, but there was another, one other, Head Girl and James's best friend, Lily Evans. And though James doesn't realize, Lily is desperately in love with him, though he remains oblivious to her secret pine for him. Britney, James' girlfriend on the other hand, has definitely noticed this. Being the wench she is; she of course retaliates.
Here it is…
Chapter 8: Going Under
Now I will tell you what
I've done for you
50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming Deceiving and Bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
(I'm going under)
Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I'm going under
"James?" Lily asked groggily as she awoke.
"Potter?" a voice said, confused.
Lily opened her eyes to see the face of her rescuer. She got a great surprise when she saw a Ravenclaw prefect, Brian Wood. (Oliver Wood's father…duh!) He was Quidditch Captain, had black hair, brown eyes, and a muscular body. He was a chaser for his house team. Any girl would be happy to go out with him, but Lily was expecting to be rescued by someone else. Namely…James Potter, just like in all the fairytale books she read as a child. Her prince would come and save her and they would live happily ever after, and all that stuff. She was so lost in her la-la land; she was taken aback when Brian spoke.
"Lily, willyougooutwithmenextHogsmeade?" he said so fast he slurred his words.
"…Sure, see you at noon in the Great Hall on Sunday." She said with only a moment's hesitation. She waited for his reaction. None came. He seemed to be in a state of shock. He stood up and walked outside the hospital wing. Once outside the doors, Lily heard an unmistakable "WHOOP!" She smiled. Maybe her Prince Charming wasn't James, after all. It was time to get over him, for good. And speak of the devil; James argued his way into the Hospital Wad. He ran to her side and Madam Promfrey threw up her arms in defeat and walked away.
"Lily, are you okay? What happened? All I heard was that you were here. What happened?" he said in a flourish.
"Why do you care James?" she asked sincerely.
"Because…listen, will you go out with me next Hogsmeade weekend?" James asked.
"Can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I already have other plans."
"Blow them off, we'll go as friends"
"But we aren't friends James, not anymore." Lily turned her back to him.
"But Lily-"
"OUT MR. POTTER! MISS EVANS NEEDS HER REST! GOODBYE!" Madam Promfrey pushed him out the double doors. Defeated, he walked away.
Hogsmeade-Sunday
Noon in the Great Hall.
"Ready to go?" Brian asked.
"Yes." Lily responded.
Brian offered his arm, Lily took it and they walked down the outside stairs and in to the carriages that blended in with the white snow behind it. It was a beautiful day out. Like a storybook Christmas break. Light snow was falling on the heads of countless couples strolling about Hogsmeade, holding hands, occasionally pecking each other on the lips before continuing walking. Lily shivered; Brian noticed this and draped his cloak over Lily's shoulders. She pulled it tighter around her and said "thanks."
Behind them, in his invisibility cloak, James growled in the back of his throat as he watched this exchange. He had followed them out of the Great Hall all the way to out here, and he was, for lack of a better word, mad. He followed carefully as they walked into Honeyduke's.
Lily gathered a small bag of fizzing whizzbees and sherbet balls before heading up to the counter with Brian to pay for her selection. When they got there, Brian wouldn't let her pay for it and insisted that he pay for her candy himself. Lily reluctantly gave in after awhile. She muttered a shy "thank you" as she was handed her bag of sweets.
Outside, he stopped and looked at her. "What would you like to do?" he asked politely.
Despite the extra cloak she was still rather cold. She thought of warmth spreading through her body as she sipped her butterbeer. "Er…how's about a butterbeer?"
"Good idea, let's go!" He seized Lily's hand and gently pulled her along the path to the Three Broomsticks. They slowed to a walk and James noticed with loathing that Lily's hand was still in Brian's and she didn't seem to dislike it. James became, if possible, even madder. James almost pounded Brian right then and there when he held open the door for Lily and said, "Ladies first." This caused her to blush. He followed them in. They sat in a small table in the back corner of the room where there weren't as many people. Lily muttered a quick spell that moved a small Christmas tree directly in front of their table, hiding them from most people's views.
"There, now we can talk, oh, right after I get up some drinks!" Lily said, getting up.
"No, I'll get them!" Brian said, standing up too.
"Don't be silly, you paid for my candy, now I'll pay for your butterbeer! Sit, I'll be right back!" She left before he could protest any further.
Lily finally came back and handed a drink to Brian as she sat down. She said "So tell me about yourself."
"There isn't much to tell, I'm in Ravenclaw and I'm Quidditch Captain, I'd much rather hear about you." He finished.
Lily blushed scarlet before beginning to talk about herself. What does she see in this guy? He's such a ladies man! I never made her blush scarlet, he thought bitterly.
Brian lifted his drink and James noticed the opportunity and struck. He knocked the drink ever-so-slightly so it spilled on Brian's shirt. His plan backfired though, instead of them ending their date, they just got some water and cleaned off his shirt before leaving. At the park, James stood nearby under the protection of the invisibility cloak while the two sat on a bench. "You know, Lily, I had a really great time today."
"Me too, Brian."
"So…would it be okay if I kissed you?" he asked nervously.
"Sure…it's okay."
They leaned in and kissed. James was gone in a flash.
They pulled away, almost instantly. "Brian, you're really nice and all-"
"But there just wasn't-"
"Any fireworks." They finished together. They got up.
"Did you get the feeling that someone was here? Throughout our date? I mean, I know I didn't spill that drink on my own accord. And I could have sworn I heard footsteps behind us. Anyways, I'll see you around, thanks for a good date." He got up to leave and kissed her on he cheek, as it was only polite.
Lily was burning up with anger. She was going to find James Potter and his invisibility cloak. Heads would roll...........
"James? What's wrong?" Sirius asked.
"Just Lily," he said depressingly.
"With you, nothing is ever 'just Lily'. Now what's happened, mate?" James told Sirius all the events started with him finding Britney and Terry to leaving Hogsmeade a few minutes ago.
"Come on, mate, let's go down to the Common Room," and so they did. Five minutes later a furious voice erupted from the portrait hole.
"JAMES HAROLD POTTER!"
"Uh-oh," James and Sirius said simultaneously as Lily Evans came into view, looking madder than hell.