Wow, you get to find out the solution to last chapter's CLIFFIE.
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Adele frowned, "Nat can't get into the potions office because Lavalus is there, and we can't get Pixie wings."
"Darn! here the hell can we find a Pixie?" groaned Veronica as she slumped against the wall.
"NOVA!" yelled James as if the idea hit him like a ton of bricks. He remembered the first day of school, when he was searching for Peter. "You will be back!" trilled the pixie. Those words echoed in his mind as clear as ever.
"Gazuntite." said Veronica as she sat on the floor playing with her wand.
"No, I know a fairy named Nova! She was put in a portrait on the fourth floor I think... near the girls bathroom!" said James.
"Notice how our lives revolve around the loos." said Veronica sarcastically.
"Adele, tell Nat to go to the fairy portrait and pluck her wings!" ordered James. Adele did as she was told and rang Nat back and began to elaborate the newest idea. She cheered excitedly and gave everyone a thumbs-up.
"What happens next? Do we pace around deep in thought, or just sit here pretending to ponder?" asked Veronica. Nobody bothered to answer that question.
The rest of the night went oddly smooth. Nat came back with Nova the pixie, who had her wings taken off and sadly has to grow them back. Cris got bangs and an excruciatingly short hair cut, and Sirius transformed into a dog and got his toenail pulled off. After all that hassle, they managed to brew a potion and modify Peter's memory. He was in an odd trance, as most were after the impervius curse. He seemed even more twitchy and tense than usual, spazzing often as everyone was escorted into the castle and some to the hospital wing.
In fact, Dumbledore was so deeply impressed with their courage and brain-work that he didn't even remember to expel the 10 students that were wandering off grounds in the middle of the night while brewing complex and illegal potions.
But nobody actually knew about the secret tree path, because Veronica managed to slam Peter's body (before the potion) hard enough against the door to unjam it, freeing everyone so they could scurry away before the teachers and staff came.
Early the next morning, Lily and James, being head Girl and Boy, were called into Dumbledore's office to tell him all about the nights events while the others recuperated.
"Remember to tell about when I performed a proper levitation spell! Oh I was so proud of that." grinned Veronica as she watched James and Lily go up to Dumbledore's office guardian, the gargoyle.
"That, and how you managed to put it down right on top of Adele's leg." Lily laughed while telling the gargoyle the secret password before ascending up the stairs with James. Veronica shrugged and went off to find Sirius.
"Ahh, James and Lily. Welcome." smiled Dumbledore as he conjured up two chairs and gestured them to sit down. "What would you like to drink?" he asked.
"Nothing, thanks." replied both Lily and James.
"Alright, fine. Now do either of you care to please fill me on on all of the details of your nightly duel?" he asked calmly.
"Well, it's kinda complicated.." said Lily softly. "And I got pulled into it all at the last moment."
"James?" prompted Dumbledore.
"It was all Veronica's idea." he blurted out defensively.
"Ah.. can someone please fetch her?" he asked.
"Sure." said James as he got up and walked out.
James walked down the corridor and into the Gryffindor common room, and he was releived to find Veronica and Sirius there eating some fries. He was also releived to see that they weren't making out. (yet.)
"Hey James." said Veronica as she swiped onto her empty plate a fry from Sirius' full one.
"Hey-" began James.
"Oy, that's mine!" huffed Sirius as he grabbed at the fry. Veronica snatched it off of her plate just in time.
"If you want it, ya gotta get it." she mused, placing the tip of the fry in her mouth and letting the rest dangle.
"Veronica, you have to-" said James, before being cut off again.
"Yum.." said Sirius as he bit the fry and kept nibbling until his lips reached Veronica's. "I don't quite know what I like better, french fries or french kissing."
"This isn't the time for that, I need to-" tried James again.
"Well you had better choose." said Veronica in a muffled voice, her lips still against his.
"You every time, Vee." he smiled while pulling her on top of him and putting his tounge in her mouth.
"I would tell you to get a room, but Dumbledore wants you, Veronica." cringed James.
"I will be back." groaned Veronica as she hopped off of her boyfriend's lap.
"You always have to spoil the fun, James." frowned Sirius as the other two walked out of the common room.
"And you need to burst in on my snogging time why again?" asked Veronica. "I mean it was French Day. We were even going to try to French kiss while eating French Toast."
"You need to explain the whole Peter under a tree thing." sighed James.
"Right. It was my crazy and spontaneous idea." she said while they returned to the Headmaster's office.
Lily was sitting in her chair, but Dumbledore was standing at the window, watching the trees change colors and shed their leaves.
"Ah, good you are here." he said while conjuring another chair.
"Won't be necessary, this is a quickie. I have, er, prior engagements." said Veronica. "Well there were extra hauntings at the shreiking shack and three people I knew were missing, the last place they were seen was the girls bathrooms, and we went down and found what we found. there, can go now?" she explained on one breath.
"Seems logical, you may go. But Mr. Potter and Miss Evans, stay please?" requested Dumbledore.
"Later." smiled Veronica as she flashed a word sign with her fingers, and slid off down the railing of the staircase. Then she rushed off, no doubt to meet Sirius.
"Well that was interesting. Anyway, how are plans for the Ball coming along?" he asked.
"Very well, we are almost done." beamed Lily.
"And what is the attire?" asked Dumbledore.
"Dress Robes." replied James while rumpling his hair. He hadn't had time to mess it up it in a while, and was sure that it was looking relatively neat.
"Ah.." sighed Dumbledore. "I was thinking this year would be positively great with costumes.. don't you think?"
"That would be cool!" said James.
"Except the ball is in like a week." said Lily.
"Time to post up emergency updates!" he cheered.
"Reckless." frowned Lily.
"I will get around to the posters and such. And I just wanted you two to know that I am very proud of the two of you. That's all." he smiled warmly.
Lily and James got up and quickly exited.
"He isn't a man of many words, is he?" commented James as they began to head up a set of stairs.
"Yeah, but now we have twice as much work to do, and people will be complaining and-" Lily's words were cut off by a small shreik as her foot got caught in a trick step that older students usually just jumped right over.
"Lily!" yelled James as he grabbed her arm and pulled her sinking body upward.
"Thanks." she gasped. "You really do have a knack for saving me, don't you?"
"Of course, damsels in distress like you need constant saving." he smiled.
"Yup." she smiled while pulling her hands from his an walking on. James frowned, I mean how unromantic?
"Lily!" said James, grabbing her shoulder.
"What?" she asked.
James took a deep breath. He really wasn't quite used to sentimental things, but they might work on Lily. Who knows.
"I am sorry. I really am. I miss you so much and really want you as a girlfriend, and I am willing to wait as long as it takes for you to be ready... so.. pleas take me back?" he pouted while getting down on one knee. It was dramatic plus he could see up her skirt.
"I.." stuttered Lily. She began to think hard.
"Please? You have no idea how much this means to me." he groaned.
"O.. okay. I accept." Lily said, the words coming from her heart more so than from her brain.
James's face lit up. He stood up and hugged her. She laughed inwardly at how pathetic he was, but it was cute. Plus he was hot. And a good kisser.
"Now what do you say we go and rummage through out wardrobes and try to find some clothes to wear to this ball?" asked Lily.
"We should steer clear of the common room.. Sirius and Veronica were having 'French Day...' and they probably got past the kissing part by now." said James.
"Good idea. The visiting out sick friends in the hospital sounded better to me anyway." said Lily.
"Cool." smiled James as he gave her a peck on the cheek, and the went in the opposite direction to the hospital wing, taking care to step over the trick stair.
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I hope that tickles yer fancy. But it was a kinda boring transition chapter from the action, call it a climax if you will, to the next action. Revew on your way out, por favor, and if you have any suggestions and whatnot, I would lurve to hear them! :D