Chapter 7 "Attached to You" by marauderyears
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything related to it, J.K Rowling does.
Note: After I fixed the chapter, someone mentioned that James still talks in the bathroom. If you read it again, you'll notice that he does not talk. He either 'mouths something' or 'gives her looks'. Lily said that if he lost the bet, James couldn't talk; talking doesn't include grunting, groaning, coughing, sneezing, etc. So just because James can't talk, doesn't mean he can't 'grunt in annoyance'. I hope that this clears things up for everyone because a few people seemed a bit confused, and I do realize that I am a confusing person, lol! Thanks for the reviews and helpful comments!
Changel537- Thank you very much for pointing out my errors, I really appreciate it! About the breakfast thing: That was a typo, I meant to say lunch. About James not being able to talk: I am extremely embarrassed at this mistake, and I just went back and fixed it all. I cannot believe that I made such a huge mistake, thank you SO much for pointing it out! See what happens when I rush, lol?
Katkit- Thanks!
invisible2u- I'm glad to hear that someone will read/review it no matter the rating, thanks! Oh...I love James' naughtiness.
SnoopyViz- Lol! I will update just for you!
Hello? mary- I am really glad that you thought it was that funny! Wowzers, try to hold it in!
Dans-girl-4ever- I feel bad for them. Although I wouldn't mind being attached to a hot guy...
Miss Strawberry-Chan- There won't be! Just heavy snogging at the most!
PammaPoo- I'm sorry, lol! I'm updating!
The all mighty and powerfulM- Glad you think so! I say that so often...but I really mean it!
Funnykido- Exactly! That's what I wanted to happen and I'm glad that you noticed that even though he lost the bet, he still got what he wanted. That's what I had planned, I was hoping that no one would be able to predict anything that happens in this story... so that's why I made James lose the bet, everyone seemed to think that he'd win. LOL. People shouldn't assume... you know what they say about people who assume things....JK, lol.
evil-pillow- Really? Thanks!
Prongsie-Jamesie- I agree!
sassafras- Unfortunately (for J & L) the girls were still in there when they fell out of the stall... you'll have to read to see what happens...
Siriusly-0bsessed- Thanks! I am so honored that you love my fic, but don't you mean that you 'siriusly' love this fic?
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navy-blue6- I will and I'm sorry for the cliffhanger, the chapter seemed long enough and so I wanted to leave you all still interested to see what happens next...
dncrgrl4eva- Oh yes! The only fics I ever read are L/J fics, actually. Although if anyone ever sends me a non-L/J fic, of course I'd still read it and enjoy it, but my favorite is definitely L/J! I'll see what I can do about the length of the chapters, sorry that they're short! I just type until I can find a good stopping place, lol. Which happens to sometimes be at cliffhangers... I'm so mean!
abso-bloody-lutely- Oh yes, I'm sure that it does. I looked back at the chapter to find the place that you were talking about and I couldn't find it. He gives Lily looks and grunts and such but he never actually talks that I see of... If you can tell me exactly where it is so I can go back and fix it, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks for the help, I tend to make mistakes a lot!
KMK- Exactly. But at least I'm not too predictable... That's always good, right?
Cherry- Your English is fine. What language do you regularly speak? I promise I won't take 6 months to update, lol.
Hawaiian-Rachael- Thanks! I will post right now as a matter of fact!
Pranks Are So Siriusly Padfoot- Did she review under your same name? Thanks for being so patient to review again, I appreciate it greatly! Your better at the piano than me, because I can't play it at all! Lol, that should make you feel good. I used to play the clarinet for only about a year and a half back when I was in elementary school. I can't remember how to play it now though, it's been so looong. My brother was teaching me a little about the acoustic guitar...just a tinsy bit, cause I'm not good...
J.E.A.R.K.Potter- Oh yes, most definitely. James can be very distracting...
Midnight Raven3- Thanks! I'm updating right now for you!
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Cydney- I will!
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fairyflossie- Some people think that I should keep it PG-13 and others think I should bump it up to R. I am really not sure, but I think for now I'm going to stick to PG-13 because that's what I'm comfortable with. Plus I don't want to ruin my own story by writing horrible shagging scenes, lol.
Anonymous- Sorry it's taking so long! I'm glad to hear that you like my plot! It's really fun to write!
Last chapter...
I tried to pull away from Potter to fix my undone bra, but I seemed to have forgotten that I was on a toilet because I stepped back off of the toilet, tripped and knocked open the stall door with Potter on top of me.
Let's just say I forgot all about having to sneeze.
James' POV
I looked up (currently on top of Lily) and smiled politely at the two girls who were looking down at us, wide-eyed. "Hello... How are you?"
"Were you guys...?"
Lily blushed scarlet and pushed me off of her, standing up and brushing off her skirt and blouse. I had to stand up with her because of the handcuffs. "No we certainly were not! And if you repeat this to anyone...and I mean anyone I will-"
I grabbed Lily's arm and pinched it. I continued to smile at the shocked girls. "We were...doing Head duties. Yes, inspecting the toilets and such...all part of the job..."
The two girls gave us incredulous looks, but nodded nonetheless. They both left the loo rather quickly.
"Head duties?! Head duties?!"
I grinned at Lily. "Well, if you wanted to make them real Head duties, you could always give me head..."
Lily smacked my shoulder. "No. I don't know why I even let you kiss me."
"Maybe because you like me?"
She glared at me and dragged me out of the bathroom. I did notice the blush that stained her perfect cheeks.
Lily's POV
I do not like him! How could he think that! That randy-
"I hope that no rumors fly around..." I said, feeling bitterness creep up on me.
Potter stopped me in the hallway and turned to me. "Look...Evans, I know you hate me and are embarrassed to be around me, but if rumors do fly, it's not the end of the world. Who cares what other people think?"
I nodded, realizing that he was right. "Look... I'm not embarrassed to be around you...and I certainly don't hate you...I just ..."
"There you two are, we were looking everywhere for you. What took you so long?" Sirius said smirking as he approached us.
Remus smiled, coming up beside me. "Maybe we don't want to know..."
Sirius grinned at him. "Oh but I do..."
Potter rolled his eyes. "We weren't doing anything. Just Head duties." I have to say that I was surprised that he didn't tell his friends what we were doing. I thought that he'd brag or something...
Sirius nodded. "R-r-r-right."
I glared at him. "It's true!"
"I didn't say it wasn't."
"Yes but you gave us a look."
"What are you talking about?"
"You did it again, stop!"
Potter coughed loudly. "If you two are quite done, I have Quidditch Practice."
I looked up quickly. "What do you mean?"
Potter gave me a weird look. "Well seeing as I'm Quidditch Captain, I am able to schedule practices so that our team can prepare for games-"
"No, I know what a practice is, but why did you have to schedule it now?"
"Oh don't worry about it... you can just ride on the back of my broom while I practice my moves."
"No you see, that's not going to work because-"
"Yes it will. I've already thought about it."
I looked at Sirius and Remus to make sure that it wasn't some cruel joke, but they just nodded. Instead of exploding (which is what I wanted to do) I glanced down at my watch.
"When does it start?" I said calmly.
"After dinner... around 6."
My jaw dropped. "I do not have enough time to mentally prep for this traumatic experience that you're trying to put me through!"
He laughed. "Well than you better start prepping now."
"Arghh!" I screeched and dragged Potter away from his amused friends. As we walked down the halls to the Gryffindor Common Room (I didn't feel like going to our Heads Common Room) we were interrupted by my Ravenclaw friend, Bridgett Minx.
"Lily! You didn't tell me that you were going out with Potter!"
I gave her an astonished look. "Potter and I are not going out. Why would you think that?"
She looked surprised. "Oh, well a few girls from my dorm said that they caught you snogging Potter in the bathroom-"
"Me? Go out with him?" I pointed to Potter and laughed. "That's the most ridiculous thing that I've ever heard. I'd sooner date the Giant Squid than him, right Potter?" I looked over at Potter for him to confirm this fact but he just gave me a cold glare that surprised me.
James' POV
My throat tightened from anger. How dare she say that?! We were getting along fairly well and I almost thought that she was starting to like me...But that's crazy. She's just the same bitchy Evans that she's always been and always will be.
"I do not like Evans, and I am not dating her nor would ever even consider dating her." I said to the Ravenclaw, ignoring the hurt look on Evan's face. Take that Evans!
Evans and I silently walked through the Portrait Hole and sat down in an empty corner. She buried her stupid nose into one of her stupid books while I read my very informative Quidditch through the Ages book. I completely ignored her presence while she completely ignored mine.
I chanced a look at Evans and noticed a single tear forming in her eyes which she quickly wiped away. I swallowed the guilt rising in my throat and continued to study the methods of scoring and passing.
Lily's POV
6 pm came faster than I had hoped and we were soon at the Quidditch Pitch, surrounded by the Gryffindor House Team.
"... so if we want to defeat the Ravenclaws, we must attack with our Beaters because their Beaters are horrible defenders and couldn't hit a Bludger if it stopped midair right in front of them." Potter finished amongst scattered laughter.
He pointed to the Gryffindor Beaters. "Black! Prewett! Practice the moves we went over last week..." I zoned out as he continued giving out instructions to his team mates. I snapped back into focus when I heard my name.
"What is Evans doing here?"
Without any hesitation, Potter replied, "A potion went terribly wrong and stuck us together until Quidditch Practice ends."
The team seemed confused whether to laugh or not and instead just flew off to practice. Potter mounted his broomstick. I looked at him, confused.
"What do I do?"
"Get on behind me." He said stiffly. I did as he told and wrapped my arms tightly around his torso as he took off at extraordinary speed. I closed my eyes as we went further and further away from the ground. I leaned my forehead against his back and tried breathing in deeply.
"Are you afraid of heights?" He asked.
"No, but I don't fancy sitting on a thin piece of wood a hundred feet in the air."
"Oh," He said awkwardly, "Well I have to practice a few moves such as the Wonski Feint, Tenenbaum's Triple Ploy, Double-"
"Okay as long as you don't go into a dive-" He pulled into a sudden dive that made me scream, "Potter! What in Merlin's name do you think you're doing?!"
"The Wonski Feint." He shouted back over the sound of the air rushing passed us. I didn't have time to reply because I realized that we were about to crash straight into the ground.
"Potter, watch out-" At the last second he swerved up, admitting cheers from his team mates. But let me just say that I was certainly not cheering.
Potter hovered in the air, grinning at his team mates, until I smacked him on the back of his head.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"What was that for?! What was that- That was for scaring the crap out of me, that's what that was for!" I felt tears brim in my eyes.
James' POV
I turned my head to look at Lily and apologize but I noticed that there were tears in her eyes. I felt my heart tear. I leaned forward and headed toward the ground.
After we were safely on the ground I said, "Look Lily I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm really sorry."
She wiped her eyes a bit. "I'm not crying!"
I bit back a smile at her stubbornness. "Oh, you're right. That must have been the wind's doing."
She nodded definitely. "Of course it was. And that's okay- Wait a second did you just call me 'Lily'?"
I didn't answer; I just grabbed my broomstick and called the team in for the night. We walked silently into the changing rooms after cleaning up the Quidditch Pitch. Lily sat down next to me (her back to me) while I changed into clean clothes.
"I wasn't scared... I just thought that I was going to fall."
I smiled at her. "Trust me, Lily. I wouldn't let you fall. And judging by the tightness of your grip around my chest, if you fell, you'd take me down with you."
She smiled shyly. "Well, that's comforting to know."
I nodded and stood up. "Well are you ready to go?"
She stood up and we walked back to our dormitory, making small talk along the way. When we got back to the Head Common Room, we decided to sleep in my room tonight.
Lying in my bed, Lily said, "You know... your room is cleaner than I thought it'd be...I mean it's still messy, but it's still cleaner than I thought."
I laughed. "Well if you think that this is somewhat messy, than you should see Sirius' room. I don't think he believes in the trash can so he decides to throw all his food and trash under his bed. Now, something has grown and taken up residence under there. So technically there is a monster under his bed." I was delighted to hear her giggle.
After a few minutes of silence, I looked over to see that Lily's eyes were closed. I bent over and kissed her on her forehead. "Goodnight Lily, sweet dreams."
It could have been my ears deceiving me, but I could have sworn that she whispered softly, "Goodnight James."
A/N: Wow, sorry for the long wait, I've been busy. Anyways, I'm happy to say that I have a lot in store for this story... I won't say much more there, but let me say that it will be quite...engaging. Well, at least I hope so...