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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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"Whatever guys, I'm going to bed." Cherry got up and walked away from the group. But as she walked up the flight of stairs, she looked loathingly at the top of Lily's head.
'He looks and talks to her as if she owns the world. I'm a million time better than that stupid mudblood.' She thought, and with a final look at Lily, she walked up the stairs.
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Chapter 7
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The next day, all talks of the Lily Imposter were gone , and all the 5th years were busy studying for their tests, much to Cherry's relief. But she occasionally stared at James during the middle of the tests and in the common room. She still had 6th and 7th year to ruin Lily in front of him. And when she did, James Potter would be Cherry Oakland's and only hers.
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"You know, I don't know why Flitwick assigned for Potter to have a tutor 5 days before we get out of school. You don't think he means for me to tutor him until we graduate do you?" Lily asked boarding the Hogwarts while struggling with her luggage.
"Do you need help, Lily Flower?" The 4 girls turned around to see the James and the Marauders all grinning cheekily at them.
"As much as I don't like to admit it, yes." Lily stepped out of the way as Sirius and James picked up the heavy bags and trunk onto the train and the eight soon-to-be 6th years boarded the train.
"So Lily Flower, what are you going to do this summer?" James asked as he sat across from her. Lily just grinned, much to his and the other six.
"I am going to do nothing and be glad that I'm not going to see you at ALL this summer. I'll relax, knowing hat the next day doesn't bring more James Potter." Lily laughed hysterically while everyone just stared, blinking occasionally.
"Uh, Prongs, why do you like this girl again? She's insane." Remus asked shaking his head and running his hand threw his hair.
"Why does it look so nice when you do it and bother me so much when Potter does it?" Lily asked staring at Remus' hair before bursting out in hysterical (but happy) laughter.
"Maybe because he isn't cursed with generations of messed up hair." James muttered looking out the window.
Lily smiled again, "that's probably right. Kudos to you Potter."
"Stop smiling, I think I prefer you scowling and rolling your eyes." Cecilia muttered, getting a few laughs from the others.
"It's because I'm going home."
"I thought you hated your sister." Arabella piped up, making Lily's smile disappear.
"You just HAD to remind me didn't you? But remember, I'm staying at your pad for a month before I see my sister." Lily pointed out grinning at Arabella.
"Hey, this is boring, anyone up for a game chess?" Remus asked taking out a small board.
"Moony, no one can ever beat you at that game." Sirius said shaking his hair out of his face.
"Oh come on! No one?" Remus shook his head disappointed.
"I'll play." Cecilia piped up sitting down on the floor the of the train across from Moony.
"This'll be the chess match of the century," Lily said dryly, "game of the geniuses."
"More like nerds." Sirius said leaning back and crossing his arms.
"Just because this game is too challenging for your puny little brain doesn't mean it's for nerds." Cecilia said glaring at the handsome Marauder. The rest of the teenagers in the compartment nodded (too quickly for Remus and Cecilia's liking) and started agreeing with their friends.
"Oh you're right! Chess isn't for nerds!"
"It's the best!"
"You've got to be brilliant to play."
Remus sighed his eyes in annoyance, "shut your traps." For the next 45 minutes, the only thing the people in the large compartment did was watch the heated game of chess. Much to Sirius and James' displeasure.
"We've been watching these two losers make 15 moves in the last 45 minutes! That's 3 minutes per move! What the hell is there to think about? Just move the damn pieces!" Sirius said impatiently as he spit out another jelly bean into his hand, "and who the hell would make anchovy flavored jelly beans?"
"An anchovy lover?" Arabella asked shrugging.
"What's that?" Lily pointed to a small box near James' feet in the small space between the seats and side of the train. She got out of her seat and crouched down to take the box out.
"What is it?" James asked as she took a seat next to him, opening the box.
"Oh! They're handcuffs, hmm, wonder if there are any keys in here." She murmured to herself.
"What are handcuffs?" Arabella asked curiously.
"They're a muggle tool that keeps criminals from having a lot of movement in their hands. It like just holds your hands together." She explained, and before anyone could protest, James had grabbed them and cuffed Lily's right hand and his left hand together.
"Potter! What do you think you're doing? There aren't any keys in here!" She yelled as she tried to squeeze her hands out of the small space where her hand was trapped.
"Pretty nice isn't it?" He grinned at her.
"So, how do you get your hands out?" Arabella asked looking at them amusedly.
"There are usually KEYS that unlock them. But I don't see any keys!"
"Wait, I'm stuck with you?" James grinned gleefully.
"How do we get them off??" Lily panicked as she tried squeezing her hand out once again.
"Hey, what's that?" Remus asked as he took a hold of the box and found a small piece of paper, "The Handcuffs of Bonding-"
"Who the hell thought of a name like that?" Sirius asked as he bit the tip of another jelly bean, and smiled as he popped the whole thing in his mouth.
"The MAKER maybe? Now shut up you bloke. The HoB keeps two different individuals together." Remus read slowly.
"...and?" Lily asked raising an eyebrow, and reaching to rake her hair with her fingers, bringing James' hand up along with her.
"I don't know. That's all it says."
"Oh Merlin, why me?' She asked with a pained expression, "it doesn't say out to get it off?"
"Uh, nope. Oh-oh! Wait, uh, it says it comes off when the two people learn to accept each other as they are."
"What's that mean?"
"It means, Lily has to learn to like Prongs. Sorry Prongsie, it doesn't say anything about that kind of BONDING." Sirius wriggled his eyes brows at his best friend as he snatched the paper from Remus.
"What do we do about your Mum? About things!?!" Lily asked starting to panic.
"Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike??" Arabella asked, chewing at her nail and raising an eyebrow.
"What do you think?? Like going to the bathroom! And dressing and sleeping and bathing!?" Lily screamed, banging her head against the back of their compartment.
"Oh!! Prongsie~! Score~!" Sirius yelled as he pat his friend on the back, "hey, uh, Prongs. You think I can use those with Figg later?" He whispered.
"Don't worry Lily, my Mum will actually congratulate you. She's lectured me about not having a boyfriend when I was eleven." Arabella gave her a thumbs up while flashing her a smile. Lily's eyes traced everyone in the compartment. Cecilia waiting for Remus to make his next move and Remus thinking thoroughly about what piece he should move. Arabella smiling encouragingly at Lily, and Sirius grinning like a maniac at James and occasionally at Arabella. Peter snoring lightly with drool hanging out of his mouth and Cherry glaring at the handcuffs trapping Lily and James' hands together.
"Bet you're happy with everything." She sneered matching eyes with Lily.
"What are you talking about, Oakland? You think I like this?" Lily shot back shaking her right hand, bringing James' to wriggle around in the motion she was shaking it.
"Yes, I think you do." Cherry huffed and stormed out of the compartment.
"That girl is getting harder and harder to deal with. You guys we're almost there." Lily rubbed her forehead, "only 20 minutes ago, I was the happiest person in the world."
The train ride was quiet after that and Lily bit her lip when the train came to a slow stop, "Hey, Potter, what's your Mum and Dad going to say when they see you're not home?"
"Dad's off on an assignment." He said quietly but then grinned.
"What about your Mum?"
James felt Sirius tense, "James' Mum-"
"I don't have one Lily Flower." His brown eyes met her bright green ones a little sadly.
"What do you mean? Everyone has a mother." She said looking at him puzzled.
Cecilia and Arabella shot her warning glances, while Sirius scowled darkly at her.
"He doesn't have a mother, Lily." Remus said softly. Lily blinked for a few seconds before she covered her mouth.
"Ooh! Oh, oh my gosh, I-I- oh." Lily cleared her throat awkwardly, "I-I uh-"
"It's okay Lily Flower, you didn't know. Not that you ever tried getting to know me." James grinned at her, "but we can learn about each other over the summer." He wriggled his eyebrows as he stood up, dragging a scowling Lily up with him.
"Come on, let's go!"
"Well, she took that well." Lily muttered thinking back on how her friend's mother had just started laughing like crazy.
"Come on Lily (and James) I'll take you to your OWN special rooms." She winked at them knowingly and led them to a particularly large room, "now, now, I WAS going to give Lily a smaller room, but seeing that your boyfriend and you are going to stick together for a while."
'Does she have the wrong idea or what?' Lily thought, rubbing her forehead.
"The room is nice isn't it?" James asked grinning at her. It WAS nice, she had to admit. The whole room was dark green. Not that Lily was complaining. Dark green walls with dark green curtains, with a dark green bed, and dark green carpets, and a dark green loveseat facing a black marble fireplace.
"You're right, this room is to die for. Let's go look at the bathroom!" She ran towards the only other door, other than the entrance, and opened the door.
"O-oh Merlin." Lily breathed in awe. Like the fireplace, the bathroom room was made of black marble with dark green walls and curtains.
"They like green don't the-"
"Oof!! Prongs? Lils?" A voice called from the room and the two teenagers hurried towards it.
"Moony, what are you doing here?"
"Sirius and Ce- URAGH!" He was cut off as Cecilia slammed into him as she stepped out of the fireplace.
"Oh, one more person to co- ACK!" She yelped as Sirius' 6'4" body collided with her petite frame of 5'3". Before she could fall, Remus caught her and steadied her. Lily smiled at the cuteness of the whole scene.
"You guys are here!" Arabella grinned as she pranced into the room, "James what's wrong?" She asked when she saw the black haired Marauder pale considerably.
"I-I think I need to go to the bathroom." He grinned sheepishly at Lily's horrified expression.
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