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N- Not mine
O- Of course I wish it was
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I- Is this the best series you've ever read or what?
N- Not mine, I repeat.
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(A/N: This takes place after the day Lily sides with Snape that day James is picking on him. This is in Lily and James' time. So no Harry.)
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Tutoring the Enemy (by iigreenteaii)
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Chapter 1.
Lily stormed over to her friends Cherry Oakland and Cecilia Atkins; steam nearly shooting out of her ears.
"What's wrong Evans?" Cherry asked smirking slightly at Lily's pretty, but red, angry face. She sat down with a huff and grabbed a tuft of grass from the ground imagining it was James Potter's dark hair she was ripping out instead of just green grass.
"What happened over there?" Cecilia asked curiously as she turned her head over to the four popular fifth years.
"Can you believe that stupid Potter? He was picking on Severus again, and I told him to stop. So he did, but then Severus called me a Mudblood." Lily huffed angrily and continued, "That greasy git. You see? This is why you can't be a nice person. You try to be nice and helpful, and do they say 'thank you'? Noooooo, they don't! They just burn you down." Lily grabbed at her straight red hair.
"Oh, you talked to THEM?" Cherry asked, with more interest in the conversation now that James Potter's name had come up.
"What is so great about him exactly?" Lily asked looking back at the four laughing boys. She noticed that Potter had taken out his snitch again and was playing with it. Trying to attract attention from the girls and successfully getting all the attention he was begging (very subtlety) for.
"Are you kidding me, Lily? You, Sirius and James are the top students at school. Even though you wouldn't guess it to look at them. Plus, he's on the Quidditch team, he's good looking- I guess." Cecilia giggled girlishly.
"He's an arrogant bully that's what." Lily said matter-of-factly.
"And that's what makes him so bad, duh. Come on Evans where have you been? The only way to be good these days is to be bad." Cherry laughed ('Is that your laugh, Oakland? It sounds more like cackling to me.' Lily thought looking wearily at her friend.)
"Whatever Cherry. I don't understand you." Lily sighed and looked around her, "hey, where's Bella?"
"Probably snogging her boyfriend somewhere in the school." Cecilia said yawning loudly. The three friends were quiet for the rest of break time and got up when the bell, that indicated that classes would start soon, rang.
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James and company just stayed in place while all the other students headed inside.
"Stop fishing after Evans, Prongs," Sirius chewed on a piece of grass, "she seems to think you're just a ickle bit... let's say..."
"Conceited? Arrogant? Bully-ish? Top-of-the-hill?" Lupin said as he closed the book he was looking at.
"Hey, hey you want to shut up just a bit?" James asked gloomily.
"Guys? Aren't we going to go to class?" Peter asked nervously, looking at his watch.
"We might as well." Sirius picked himself up and dragged himself towards the school.
"Hey Remus, what class do we have next?" James asked throwing the snitch around once again.
"We have charms, Potter."
"Great, just what I need. An hour and a half of Flitwick." James groaned and chased after Sirius with Remus and Peter behind him.
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Lily glanced at her watch and hurriedly walked to her charms class. Which was her favorite and strongest subject.
"Hello Professor Flitwick!" Lily exclaimed, taking her seat next to Cherry. Professor Flitwick climbed onto his pile of books sipping some sweetened cherry juice.
"Class! Take your seats, and open your books to page 264 please! We'll be reviewing everything we learned this month for a big quiz next class!"
The class groaned with the exception of Lily who was grinning brightly.
"Do you have a good excuse boys or am I going to have to give you detention?" Lily turned around to see Potter and his gang trying to sneak in quietly, but not too quietly.
"We'll go with the detention." Sirius said brightly and a few of the students snickered.
Flitwick paused, "exactly how many detentions have you boys gotten since you've come to Hogwarts?"
"2363 and counting sir!!" James saluted and grinned, making many of the girls swoon.
"2733 and counting sir!" Sirius saluted and grinned making the rest of the girls swoon.
Professor Flitwick blinked and cleared his throat, "yes well boys, you're well on your way of breaking the school record. Please take your seats. And Mr. Potter-"
"Yessir?" James asked un-wrapping a lollipop.
"I want to see you after class.. concerning your grade. Now class, I want you to review all the spells we've learned this month with your desk buddy. Begin." James and Sirius looked at each other and grinned. James pointed over to a certain red-haired girl and Sirius giggled loudly.
A few minutes later a loud scream could be heard from Lily as fell to the floor, her hands and legs bound together by some unknown force. The class erupted into giggles as the prefect struggled to get up from the ground with no prevail.
"Do you want to help me up Cherry!?" Lily demanded to her friend who was giggling.
"I'm sorry Lily, here." Still laughing, she picked up her friend from the ground but as soon as she was up, Lily fell back down.
"Oh! Lily!" Professor Flitwick yelled running down his pile of books to help his star student. He undid the hex and Lily stood up shaken up. She glared at James and Sirius who were laughing the hardest. Remus was just smiling lightly but took his gaze off her when she glared.
"You think you're really funny Potter." Lily said angrily smoothing out her messed up hair.
"Maybe I do." He replied smirking at her, "and so does everyone else."
Lily ignored his remark and went back to reviewing her spells and after the prank, class time seemed to go by a little faster and they were soon headed towards lunch.
"Oh boys, detention all next week. Potter, come here. Lily you too." With a puzzled look on her face, Lily walked to the front of the room as Cherry looked at her curiously.
"Well James, I'm well aware that you are one of the top students in this school, but your grade in Charms seem to be falling quickly. Due to lack of attention and pulling pranks."
Lily frowned, tapping her foot impatiently, "Uh, professor, I don't see how this really concerns me. Can I go?" Lily asked tucking some of her dark red hair behind her ears.
"Well, Lily, this is where you come in. I was hoping you'd tutor James in this class seeing that you have the highest grade in this class." Professor Flitwick smiled at Lily's expression.
"What a great idea professor!" James exclaimed grinning at Lily. The red-haired glared at the attractive prankster.
"O-Oh Professor Flitwick I'm honored that you think I'm good enough to tutor Potter, but couldn't you ask Cherry or some other student?" Lily asked desperately, her bewitching green eyes pleading.
"Miss Evans, you know I need as much help as I can get in this class. Wouldn't you be ever so kind to tutor me?" James gave her a puppy dog expression.
"And you need plenty of help in other areas also Potter." She turned back to Professor Flitwick and feeling guilty she sighed, "but since I don't have much choice in this matter.." Lily turned her head and gave him a loathing glare, but much to her anger, he only winked at her.
James smiled at the red head's form retreating further down the hall and he chased after her. When he got close enough he put an arm around her small shoulders.
"Mind getting your hand off Potter?" She shrugged off his hand but it came right back up.
"My dear Miss Evans, it seems as if you hate me." He said with a teasing tone in his voice.
"What gave you that thought Potter?" She asked sarcastically, "don't you have somewhere to be with your groupies?"
"You have to tutor me remember?" He gave her a charming smile that made a few girls who were passing to sigh. Lily sighed in defeat, she'd never win against this annoying git.
"Okay, fine, let's go to the Gryffindor common room."
"Ooh, want me for yourself do you?" He grinned and squeezed her behind causing her to get angrier.
"You touch my arse one more time Potter and I'll blow off your stupid head."
"You know you'll be sent to Azkaban then right?"
"ARGH!!" She let out an annoyed growl and marched up the stairs, "gillyweed." The fat lady swung open. Lily stepped in with James following after her and threw her books down on the closest table.
"You act as if you don't want to be around me." James said pouting slightly in a joking manner.
"What gave you that idea?" She muttered sarcastically and slammed open her book and took out her wand, "exactly what do you need help on Potter?"
"I need help on how to win a beautiful red head's heart; that's what." He replied arrogantly and Lily raised her eyes from her book with an arched eyebrow.
"Tell you what Potter, if you just look like you're listening, I'll keep myself from slamming your head with this book." She lifted a heavy book threateningly and he grinned.
"Teach away."
"I don't know what I need to help you on!" Lily yelled exasperated.
"The summoning spell."
"We learned that in fourth year Potter." She said grinding her straight white teeth.
"And we're in 5th year Evans." He smiled charmingly at Lily who just ignored him, "my ears are all yours."
"Summoning charms help you summon an object. As you well know." Lily said looking up at him, but was angry to see him playing with a little piece of loose string on his robe. She turned back to the book and slowly closed it.
"The command to summon an object is Accio, you need to think hard of the object you want to summon." She looked at James again, whose attention hadn't drawn away from the string. And smiled gleefully to herself, she leaned across the table with the book in hand and slammed the tall boy across the head. HARD.
"What the hell was that for Evans?!" James raged as he rubbed his sore head.
"I told you to just act like you're listening and I won't hit you with this book. You think I was joking?" Lily smiled sweetly at his angry face, "why don't you try what I just taught you Potter?"
"Accio." He said, boredom written on his face, as he commanded a book from the table behind Lily to him. On the way hitting Lily square in the back of her head.
"Touché, Evans." He smirked at her, leaving the red head to scowl darkly at him.
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How is it? My first time writing a fic. ^_^ R+R