Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Seriously! This sucks…I mean, first I have to share my room with my sister. And now this….Sobs
Chapter 4
"I think that this class is the best Hogwarts has ever had!" James exclaimed enthusiastically, and the students all cheered and clapped, "And that's why it would be my absolute honor to lead you all. To lead you into the sun, into a bright future. With me, that future is guaranteed! I'd make sure that detention sentences were lighter for athletes and good marking students! I'd convince my good friend Minnie over their to let us have a Halloween ball!"
"PARTY!" Someone shouted from the audience, and James laughed.
"You bet. But, if you were to vote for the beautiful Ms. Evans over here." Lily blushed profusely, and James grinned, "I'm afraid we'd be stuck with a boring ass year. Vote for me!"
Lily felt outrage shake her insides and she narrowed her eyes angrily at James.
"Well, James found that insulting the other candidate makes him more confident. So, I must tell you the truth.With James, he promises you a fun year…" Lily straightened professionally behind the podium, giving her best subtle smile, "But I assure you, he is one of the laziest human beings I've ever met. Nothing would get done with him as your president of class, because he is so wrapped up in his own little world. So, vote for the candidate who can promise you truth, instead of trying to win your vote with lies, then hoping your forget what he said as he reaps the benefits. Vote for the candidate who is responsible, and can get you your needs with a little bit of time for fun. Vote for me, Lily Evans."
Pride washed over Lily as she stepped down from the podium and James gave her a look of shock.
She sat down in the chair next to James, feeling the cool metal on the back of her thighs.
She looked at James' shocked face, "What, Potter, didn't think I'd give you a taste of your own medicine?" She huffed coldly, but with a sticky sweet smile.
"No, I'm just surprised you called me James…twice." He said, grinning with contempt, and she replied with a quick roll of the eyes, and turning her head to the speaking Dumbledore.
"Well, I must say those were some…" He paused, his eyes sparkling with amusement as he laid his eyes on Lily and James, "Fascinating speeches. Though, I might request, at the next conference, you might speak more of yourselves than the faults of the other candidates. That will be held the Monday of next week. Come prepared candidates! Class dismissed."
Everyone scurried from the room, and James caught up with his partners in crime.
"Hey, guys!" He said brightly, and they all turned to greet him.
"Nice job, mate." Remus said, patting him on the back.
"Yes, jolly good show." Sirius put in, beaming.
"Right. Except for the fact that Lily totally stood you up." Peter said, with a lopsided grin.
"Oy, shut up, Pete. We're not supposed to tell him that." Remus laughed, and James shook his head.
"Lily can't do anything to defend herself. She's going to loose."
"Not so sure about that." Sirius sighed, giving his head a small shake, "I mean she is gorgeous and really smart, and is very good at making you look like a jackass."
"Hush, Sirius. I say she's going to loose. And when she does, I'll go up to her and say, 'Oh, Lily,' yes, I'll say Lily not Evans, 'Lily, I'm sorry. You should have won. You're so much better for the job. Not to mention really hot. Want to go make out?'" And then James went into mock falsetto, " 'Oh James, of course! You're so sweet!' And that's what's going to happen!"
James had been so wrapped up in his little fantasy, he did not notice his friends trying to shut him up.
"In your dreams Potter." Lily hissed, and bumped past, swishing her hips in a way that made James want her even more than ever before.
"Gosh, she's hot when she's mad." Peter squeeled, and James closed his eyes, sighing.
"Tell me about it." James said, shaking his head, mumbling the Gryffindor password, and slinking past the swung open portrait hole. "It's hopeless though, isn't it?"
The common room was deserted besides the four friends…everyone else was attending dinner. But since James started sneaking around at night under his invisibility cloak at night, he had a good friendship with the house elves down in the kitchens. He pulled his wand from his robes, and gave it a wave, and a feast of their own appeared before them.
"Never seen you so distressed over a broad, mate. I mean, Lily's gorgeous and all, but is it really worth it to sulk about it at all hours of the day?"
"Yes Padfoot! It's very important. She's…special." James waved his hands, exasperated.
"Oh, great. Next thing you know, he's going to be proposing marriage." Remus laughed, "Hey, Padfoot. What do you think James and Lily's kids would look like?"
"Well, since I am exceptionally good looking, I don't think much could go wrong with that." James laughed, sitting up from his lumped over position in the chair, and ripping off a bite of chicken from a drumstick he picked up.
"Hey did anyone hear that pop?" Remus inquired, putting a finger on his chin.
"Why, yes Moony! I believe that was James' big head exploding!" Sirius replied, giving James a lopsided grin, and James promptly punched his arm.
"Let's take a vote, then." Remus piped, "Who thinks that James and Lily are going to get together in the next year, raise your hand."
Everyone kept their hands on their laps.
"Yes, James, I would say it's hopeless. How about Susanna Kihall? Surely she's make a nice catch." Remus said kindly, though his eyes glinted mischievously.
"Susanna Kihall? For your information, I've dated her three times."
"How about that leggy girl? What's her name? Victoria Snap."
"Sounds too much like Snape." James said, wrinkling his nose.
"Lolly Mayle?" Peter suggested reluctantly.
"Too bloody easy." James cried, "Listen, will you stop? Right now, the only girl I want is Evans."
"Prongs, my dear friend. I think you have a fear of commitment. You choose the only girl in the school who wouldn't date you to want to date! You're making it impossible to get into a relationship because you're stuck in a wild goose chase." Remus mused amusedly (AN:hehehe! Mused amusedly…I'm such a dork. God, next I'll be saying Sirius said seriously. What has my work come to???)
"I'll have you know that I do not have a fear of commitment. I go on dates all the time!" James sniffed, offended.
"Oh come on. You haven't have a relationship that lasted more than a month." Remus laughed.
"I could!"
"Really? Remus asked, raising an eyebrow, "Well, let's make a bet than."
"Oh, I love bets!" Peter squeeled.
"This could get interesting." Sirius grinned.
"James Potter I bet you could not stay in a relationship with a girl for more than two months." Remus said, and James laughed.
"What are we betting?"
"I bet twenty galleons against our little Prongs." Sirius said, and Remus conjured a piece of parchment and quill and wrote it down.
"I bet twenty five for James!" Peter almost giggled, and Remus snorted.
"Sure, Peter. Okay, James you are betting against me…so what is your bargain?"
"Thirty galleons."
"Wow. Whoever wins this is going to have a whole lot of money." Sirius put in, and his wide toothed smile proved he thought he would be this person.
"And, since I am tight on the galleons, I only bet twenty." Remus muttered quickly, scribbling it down.
"Well, James, since this is all of our bet, we get to decide who you date!" Sirius exclaimed, and all the other boys agreed. Well, except James.
"Oh, god. Might as well go dig my grave now." James muttered, burying his head in his hands, and Remus laughed.
"Aw, Prongs, we won't put you with someone too bad, will we?"
"Never." Sirius snorted, and James groaned inwardly.
"Snape!" Peter said excitedly and Remus shook his head.
"Has to be a human being, Peter. And a female one, preferably."
Sirius gave an evil smile, "Betsy Lightfoot!
"What? I can't go out with her best friend." James snapped, but Sirius wasn't going to let his bright idea go.
"I like it." Remus nodded, and James gave a pleading look to Peter.
"Sorry James. It's just too funny!" Peter said quietly.
"All right!" Remus declared, scratching it down, "Betsy Lightfoot."
"She hates me just as much as Lily does."
"Nah." Sirius said, waving his hand, "You're not nasty to her."
"What do you mean? I'm nasty to Lily?"
Everyone went quiet, staring anywhere but James' eyes.
"Well…" Sirius finally said gingerly, "You're not nice to her James! One minute you're insulting her and pouring something nasty in her hair, the next your declaring your undying love for her! Your not exactly giving off the best vibes."
James heaved a giant sigh, lumping over again, "You're right. Man, I'm screwing myself over."
"Sure are!' Peter agreed, and James narrowed his eyes, giving Peter a glare.
'Hmmmm'….Lily thought, reading over the letter again now that she had time to reply. 'Who here at Hogwarts has unrequited love?'
She looked up around the Gryffindor Common room, spotting the infamous love/hate couple, Tammy Cole and Tom Buckley. Tammy was sitting at the opposite side of the room from where Tom was sitting, her eyes puffy, and every so often she'd look up and glare at him. Oh, now he was getting up to apologize…maybe not a good idea…
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU BLOODY PRAT!!" Tammy was stomping up the stairs now, followed by a few of her pretending-to-be-concerned but just want-to-be-in-the-action friends.
Sure, it could be Tom. And she knew Rye Carlton had a big crush on Imogen Kink, but she didn't know what she thought of him, oh, and then there was Jeff Brown and Faye Richards from Ravenclaw…okay, she obviously wasn't going to figure out who it was from this letter, was she?
Dear Boy (thanks for making that a little easier. : ) )
Well, it sounds like your "friend" and his love are going to have a tinsy little problem getting together if she despises him. What would I suggest for your friend? Sit down, and think of why she would hate him. If he can figure it out, he should try to make amends with this girl. Try to be friends first before launching on her and shoving his tongue down her throat. That way, they have trust and can build a more intimate relationship, you know.
If your poor friend racks his brain and can notthink of a single time he ever did anything that gave her a legitimate reason to hate him, maybe he should try (armed! He he) to talk out the reason of her hating him. If she still loathes him with a passion of a thousand suns, perhaps Mr. Loverboy should (though I know we as hormonal teenagers have really no control over who we lust after) try to shift his feelings to a more caring, understanding, forgiving girl (or boy, hey, whatever is your thing.)
I hope everything works out with your friend. But, I'd like to know a little more about the person I'm writing. Okay, favorite class, book, and thing to do.
I will answer that question myself. My favorite class is Charms (half because Professor Flitwick is such a cute, intelligent little man…: ) ) . My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice (AN: if you've seen the movie, you should be chuckling right now.) since it's a muggle classic, I'll forgive you for not knowing it. It's so good though. Elizabeth Bennet really is the perfect heroine. You should read it sometime, muggle or not.
My favorite thing to do is probably read. I mean what better escape from the crazy mixed up world than to escape into another one? I know it's really dorky, but I also don't really care. It's not like you're ever going to find out who this dork is anyways! Maybe I'll let you meet me if you're nice enough.
Wow, I've written a lot more than the short little responses we usually seem to write. Sorry if I bored you.
From,
Girl
James looked down at the letter with a lopsided grin on his face. This girl was pretty cool. She was nice, and witty, and obviously pretty smart if she liked to read…
Watch his luck, she ends up looking like the giant squid…
Lily. Lily truly was the perfect girl. She was nice (just not to him, though James had to admit she had reason…)Yes, she was very witty. She was very smart. And she definitely did not look like the giant squid! She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever laid his eyes on (and he had definitely, definitely seen a lot of bloody girls!) Yes, she was absolutely perfect. Except…she did loathe him with the passion of a thousand suns.
He buried his head in his hands…and now he had to go out with one of her two best friends! Betsy Lightfoot…
AN: Hello all! How did you like that one? I hope you all get that yeah, even though James really likes Lily he's really competitive with her. Sort of to show off. Well, there's lots more to come. But I still need some help! Make sure you click that little button and leave me a comment, suggestion, appraisal (damn, I like those the very best…: ) ) Just tell me what you think! Thanks for reading and to those who already reviewed:
CaliforniaGirl:
Yeah, he is cocky, ain't he? I hate guys who are really obsessed with themselves too…I mean, they should be obsessed with me! (hehe, j/k, mate.) you will notice that there was lots of James in this chapter! Hope you liked!
Revi:
I love "You've Got Mail" too (probably one of the reasons I based a fic on it…hehe.) Thanks! I'm glad to know someone who enjoys the movie as much as I do thinks I did a good spin on it.
Lul:
I realize it is going a little slow. But in order to have a good story, I need to develop all the plot ideas. Hope you can stick by and read it, despite its slight trudging through the mud pace! Amos is a dork for a few reasons…which will be important later. : ) thanks for reviewing
SlippersRFuzzy:
That is funny! Well, you know what they say…great minds think alike! Good luck with your story and thanks!
KillerFlamingo:
Thanks! I don't take offense to the fact that I need a beta. I do! It's just that my email is totally screwed up, so it would take forever for me to update! I will from now on though try to read through my updates to spare my readers from silly mistakes I seem to make (like the time I wrote orgasm instead of organism on a test in science…man was that embarrassing!) Thanks!
Mandyzcool:
Thanks! Here's the next chapter for ya!
StarLady92:
I read your story…I'm pretty sure I reviewed. You can yell at me if I didn't! hehe…
Tekvah Ariel:
Oh my, thank you! Yes, James was definitely talking about Lily. Wow, I like this review. Thank you, thank you again!
Lutefa:
Yeah, I always wondered why they didn't have like an English class or something. Do they learn like everything before they get there. I took note of your comment about how it would be obvious, and tried to make it so it wouldn't be.
Thanks to all of you, REVIEW again!
Does Anyone know how to get rid of this retarded space?? ACK!