Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate it. I wasn't really expecting any so I was especially surprised when I got some. Hopefully I can make this more original to keep all of you interested. If you have any ideas or any input *bad or good* at all just let me know. I like Lily a lot more in this chapter. She's a little too sappy for me sometimes but I liked the way she came across. And James is so awful it's hard not to like him.
Completely Unaware- I mean I went into that movie devoted to Orlando but Johnny Depp was so unbelievably sexy that my friend and I started arguing in the movie theater over who was hotter. we eventually decided I would start with johnny and she would have orlando but we would switch. My third friend got the shaft and she got stuck with the guy whose eye always popped out.
A/N I don't own anything except Morgan
One Fine Day you'll look at me and then you'll know our love was meant to be. One Fine Day you're going to want me for your girl. The arms I long for will open wide and you'll be proud to have me right by your side. One Fine Day you're going to want me for your girl. Oh I know you're the kind of a boy who only wants to run around. I'll keep waiting and someday darling you'll come to me when you want to settle down. One Fine Day we'll meet once more and then you'll want the love you threw away before. One Fine Day you're going to want me and one fine day you're going to want me. And one fine day, you're going to want mefor your girl.
James was in the Hogwarts library, lightly drumming his fingers across a large musty book entitled, History of Magic; How To Make It Simple. He couldn't help but notice the condition of Lily's somewhat disgusting fingernails. They were chipped, yellow and filthy. On closer inspection he thought he could see the remains of some kind of food lodged under the nail. James couldn't help but shudder inwardly. He had long since stopped listening to Lily's incessant chatter on how fascinating the giants really are. He had even found a much more interesting subject, named Andie Vinyard that was currently wearing a revealing white skirt combined with a black turtleneck. James winked at Andie and she smiled back softly while flipping her long raven hair. Unfortunately Sirius had been the one to hit Andie and James had never received the opportunity to talk to her but things were looking up, including his nether regions.
A pair of catlike green eyes interrupted his view, "James! Are you listening? Did you even hear what I asked?"
James tilted his head to see where Andie had gone but she had already left the library. He turned back to Lily with a discouraged look on his face.
"What? I didn't hear what you asked. I'm sorry" he snapped, disappointed that those long legs had walked out of his vision.
Lily looked crestfallen at his outburst and immediately broke eye contact.
"Nice one Potter", he thought, "This is the girl you're trying to get into bed. Get it together mate."
"I am sorry, Lily. I had a really late night and my dad just wrote me today telling me my dog passed away." James made his voice waver and buried his head in his hands, "That dog meant so much to me."
"She'd better buy this" he thought and cursed his lack of acting skills.
"Oh James. I had no idea. If you want to take a break we can." Lily took his hand sympathetically.
James shook his head bravely and wiped away an imaginary tear, "No Lily. I need to make my parents proud. School is too important for some dog, exceptexcept that dog was like a little person."
"What was the dog's name."
James looked up confused, "Name?"
Lily raised her eyebrows, "Yes a name. Your name is James. Mine is Lily. People customarily name their dogs too."
"Right." James nodded slowly, "His name was" He scanned the library searching for a suitable dog name and spotted a book written by Harold Jenkins; "The dog's name was Harry."
"Harry?"
"Yeah Harry."
Lily narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "Well I'm sorry about your loss. I once had a dog too."
"Yeah." James said offhandedly, "So what did you ask about the giant wars?"
Lily stared at him as if he had lost his mind, "Nothing. I have to go. I'll see you next Thursday at this time." And she vanished.
After dinner Morgan found her redheaded friend seated in front of the common room fireplace staring into the flames. Lily was in fact, deep in thought but Morgan was too excited to notice. She plopped herself in the overstuffed armchair next to Lily and began to speak.
"Darling, you just can't imagine the day I've been having," she said dramatically while pulling a fan from her purse and she began to wave the flimsy paper across her face, "Remus Lupin asked me to the next outing at Hogsmeade. I've always pictured my husband being someone sinfully handsome and deliciously evil but you know that Lupin character isn't half bad. He may even be a kindered spirit."
"It's kindred Morgan." Lily said. Ever since Lily had introduced the Green Gables series to her, Morgan had fancied herself a bit like the heroine, Anne. Usually when Morgan read books she adopted the main female characters way of dialect and attitude. Of course Audrey always came first in Morgan's heart.
"Right," Morgan said while carefully reapplying her lipstick, "Anyway, he is deathly pale but there is something very romantic and mysterious about him. He came up to me today while I was studying in the common room and we had a most interesting conversation. Though I never thought I would like a sensitive, bookish type. I wonder if our children would inherit his sickly demeanor." She tilted her head while considering the pigment of the future Lupin children.
"Probably not," Lily said, "I've heard beauty is usually inherited."
Morgan started at the sarcasm she heard in Lily's voice and instantly set about to make amends, "Oh but Lily how could you let me run off at the mouth like that? I'm being terribly insensitive. How was your study session with James." Morgan patted Lily's hand for although she was a silly girl she loved Lily dearly.
"Oh Morgan it was just awful. I always thought James would fall in love with me as soon as he saw past my red hair and freckles but the whole time he was ogling that gorgeous girl from Ravenclaw. You know which one I mean."
"Oh right. That Andie girl," Morgan nodded, "Yes I love her hair. I wonder if she uses some kind of charm to make it that shiny."
"I mean I know James can be a prick but I don't understand how someone that handsome can be that much of an ass. I honestly thought he would appreciate me for me but he's just like every other git out there." Lily finished her tirade with a frustrated sigh.
Morgan hesitated before speaking, "You know Lily you're not that bad looking."
Lily cut in before she could go any farther, "Oh you can say that because you've always been gorgeous. Guys fall at your feet except they don't understand your personality and that scares them away, but you've always been more pretty than me." And she looked enviously at Morgan's chestnut brown hair and her hazel eyes.
"Lily, don't you understand? Red hair is not the end of the world. Just because not that many people do not have it doesn't mean it's not acceptable. You've got beautiful green eyes and mine are just a boring grey mixed with brown. You know I've always wanted your eyes and your complexion is perfect. I swear, you've never had a zit in your life."
Lily smiled at Morgan, "I just wish James had a sparkling personality to match his eyes."
"Maybe he'll come around. Maybe he has a terrible secret and won't let anyone get close to him. James could just be waiting for someone to crack open the mystery inside," she lowered her voice to sound as if she were a gameshow host, "And that lucky lady could be you Miss Evans. Just choose behind door number one, door number two, or door number three."
The two girls broke into giggles, startling a group of first years. At that moment Lily realized how much Morgan really meant to her.
"Oh but it would be so much easier if I were good looking enough to catch his eye." she complained.
Morgan laughed and hugged Lily, "Oh honey it's our lot in life as girls to not be happy with the way we look but trust me if you were ugly I would tell you."
It was midnight and Remus, Peter, James, and Sirius were wandering the hallways generally just looking for some type of mayhem to cause. Teachers and prefects alike patrolled the hallways only for the sake of these four boys. It was a little known fact that new professors were briefed on the characteristics and styles of pranks that the four marauders liked to pull. Lupin was a prefect and even though he usually participated in the destruction he was generally not apprehended because the teachers suspected he was the only reason that Hogwarts was not thrown into utter chaos.
Peter and James led the way past the one-eyed witch and were heatedly discussing which was the best way hex a Slytherin's hair green. Sirius and Remus trailed behind talking about their progress with their "charges."
"Caryn is such a stuck up bitch. Even I'm having trouble pretending I'm interested in her. Everytime I talk to her all I see is that wart on her nose." Sirius shuddered, "How am I supposed to have sex with her if all I can see is that hideous thing. I swear it haunts me in my dreams. I see this wart coming at me saying horrible phrases like, "Ohhh Sirius pop me." Thank God she's drooling over me."
Remus laughed, "You've got a tough one, mate." he paused, "I actually like mine though. Morgan is odd but she's got great legs." Remus was kind hearted but he would rather face Voldermort himself than admit he found Morgan's quirky personality refreshing. If James found out he would never hear the end of it.
Sirius glared enviously, "Yeah, how did you get the hot one anyways?"
"Because you all insisted that she was insane."
Sirius nodded, satisfied with his answer, "And I stand by my statement. Anyway, did you hear about the story James cooked up? About his dead dog?"
Remus snorted, "What?"
Sirius' black eyes flashed, "Yeah well Lily caught him checking out Andie Vinyard"
"And who can blame him?" Peter chimed in.
"Correct, Wormtail. So he covered up his story by saying his dog died. Can you imagine the Potters having a dog. But the best part is" And at this part of the story he paused, too doubled up with laughter to speak, "The best part is hehe named it Harry. The whole idea is just fascinating."
Remus interrupted finally because Sirius had temporarily lost the power of speech due to convulsions, "Oh Potter this is just too hilarious."
James scowled, "Screw all of you."
"Yeah lighten up mates," Peter said mischievously, "It's not Potter's fault he can't handle Lily. Maybe I should step up to the plate and take over for him."
James began to walk away from the three boys who were having trouble controlling their snickers. He walked backwards, pointing at them, "You three are hilarious and I am so happy that you find my mishaps amusing." He then pulled out his wand and jinxed each of the remaining Marauders so a different part of their anatomy would grow abnormally large. He jinked the teeth of Remus, the nose of Sirius, and the head of Peter. James stepped back, satisfied.
"Now that is funny," James said.