Chapter 5

"I quite liked your speech at the conference today, Lily." Amos said, in an aw, aren't I cute? Sort of way.

Lily smiled; surprised he had actually brought up something to do with her, "Thanks, Amos. Hey, if things get bad…do you think you could write an article for the paper? About the election? Why I should win?" She giggled, snuggling her face against his polyester shirt, in an aw, don't you want to do this for me? Sort of way.

He laughed, looking down at her, "Sure, babe. But I don't things are going to get bad. You'll win for sure."

"I hope so."

 "You know, it's sort of unusual for two people from the same house to be running against each other, for head of class."

"We seem more like two people from completely different worlds, if you ask me." Lily said bitterly, and Amos sighed.

"Aw, don't be sad, Lils," oh, how she hated that moronic nickname! "Our house has a game tonight. We're going to trounce Ravenclaw! Won't that cheer you up?"

Absolutely not! "Of course."

"And you can wear that cute sweater I bought you last week. It's definitely sweater weather today."

Once he left the common room, Lily waltzed up the stairs, giggling at the thought of the sweater Amos had bought her.

It was huge and gray, with letters in Red and Yellow that said, "I'm with the Captain." It made her look like a big marshmallow that had been in the fire waaay to long. Especially with her hair.

But, whatever. She could look like a dying marshmallow for one night, it was warm, and Amos had just been so excited when he bought it. It was an awful cute thing to do.

He was cute sometimes…he just grated at her nerves a lot.

Dear Girl,

Thanks. I'll tell my friend to keep that in mind.

Favorite Class, Transfiguration. I can't really say McGonagall is a "cute, intelligent little man," but I am very good at it, if I can say that without sounding cocky,

Favorite Book, hmmm, that's a hard one. I'd have to say Erised, by Randy Epstein. It's about this guy who went really crazy in front of the Mirror of Erised after the death of his whole family (takes place after the war with Grindelwald) Some people say it's true! It was really eerie; I definitely think you should read it. It's all this symbolism about how to control you desires or something. You know what the Mirror of Erised is, don't you? When you look into it, you see your deepest want, most desperate desire. I know this is personal, but what do you think you'd see? I don't know myself, but I've always wondered…

My favorite thing to do is Quidditch. I've been flying since I was really young, and it is a really fun thing to do with your mates when you're bored. A way to feel light and free, when everything else seems to want to heavy you down.

And don't worry; I don't think you're a dork for liking books. I read a lot myself, but am pretty private about it. My best friend would make fun of me if he knew I'd just read Merpeople: The Tragedy at Sea and almost cried. Ah, well. You'd never tell.

Well, the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw game is tonight. Everyone is going, since Ravenclaw beat the unbeatable Slytherin last week. Who knows? Maybe I'll see you there.

Sincerely,

Boy

He sent the letter off, and sighed, examining his new goal, Betsy Lightfoot. She wasn't ugly, no way. She had sharp blue eyes, black curls to her shoulders, a pointed nose, and was curved in the right places. She was one of the most attractive girls in the school. She was up there with the girl who sat next to her, cute, small, but fierce Connie Sprint. But, she could not compare in James' mind to the other girl at his side, Lily Evans. His pulse raced as she looked over at him, and glared.

Oh, well. He looked to Betsy. It's now or never.

He rose from his chair, and he ignored the strange look Lily was giving him, heading over to the three girls.

"Hey, Betsy. Can I talk to you for a second?"

She smirked a little, giving her friends a, "What do you think he's about to pull?" look, and nodded, "Sure."

He pulled her away, and smiled, "So, the Gryffindor/Ravenclaw game's tonight, huh?"

"You're an observant one, Potter." She said, put there was a hint of playfulness in her voice.

"I was wondering. My friends, as always are going to throw a party after the game."

"What if we loose?"

He waved his hand, grinning, "That doesn't matter, there's an excuse for a party! And I wondering if you would like to come, you know, as my date."

She stood, looking at him, her eyebrows raised, "Hmmmm."

"It won't be until two hours after the game, preparing decorations and such. So, you can get ready and all that." He smiled, adding in a little charm he hoped would make her pass out right off her feet, "Though, you don't need to change a thing to wow me."

She grinned, her cheeks filling with pink color, "Well, it's a date then Mr. Potter."

"My heart aches until tonight, Ms. Lightfoot!" Betsy gave a giggle, and James laughed, as he returned back to his seat.

"What was that?" Connie asked, taking a bite out of her quill, then making a grossed out face, and spitting it out.

"Aw, Connie, not again. Always check they're sugarquills before you do that." Lily said sympathetically, and Connie shook her head.

"Oh, it was a sugarquill. It was cherry though. I hate cherry!"

Lily laughed, and then returned her attention to her friend, "Betsy, did I just notice you talking to an evil James Potter?"

"Ay, you did."

Connie giggled, "He asked you out, didn't he?"

"Suppose he did." Betsy shrugged, and Lily scoffed.

"Oh, Betsy. He's an arrogant asshole. How can you waste your time on him?"

"He's a hot, charming arrogant asshole. Unlike you, I don't have an incredibly foxy boyfriend, and could use a date. It's not a waste of time. Spending the night alone is a waste of time."

"He's just…such a player; I don't want to see you get hurt."

"I'm not going to get hurt. It's just a bit of fun."

"If you insist."

"Potter, I want to talk to you."

"Uh oh!" Sirius laughed dramatically behind him, and James' punched his arm.

"Fine."

"Good Luck tonight Sirius." Lily said kindly, but her eyes urged he left, very soon.

"All right. Don't die, Prongs. And if you do, leave me your broomstick, all right?"

"Shove off, Padfoot."

Sirius gave a charming grin before running down the hall to catch up with Remus.

"What is it, Evans?"

"Listen to me, Potter." Lily's voice had turned to venom, and James was actually quite scared although she was inches beneath him, "Betsy is my best friend, you hurt her…I'll make it so you can never ride a broomstick again, you here me?"

"S-sure, Evans. I hear you." He stuttered, and Lily smiled, regaining her composure.

"That's good. You win tonight, okay? Good luck."

"Uh, yeah. Thanks."

Yup. She was definitely very cute when she was angry.

Ecspecially when she looked like a burnt marshmallow.

Disclaimer:

This doesn't belong to me. Nope. I'm not making money off of it. If I was, I'd update a looot quicker. Hehe

AN: Well! That chapter was a little short. I'm sorry everything's been taking so long, but I've been SO BUSY! Volleyball season is starting up soon, so I've been busy with that, as well as my Field Hockey League. You can imagine, I'm a little exhausted! But, I always make time for writing. My brain has been totally bubbling with ideas lately, so you'll be seeing some other fics coming soon too! Also, the books I had James' reading are totally made up. J  A mistake I made: Ah! I had Amos go up to the Girl's Dormitory before. That doesn't happen! Sorry.

Reviewers I LOVE:

Tekvah Ariel:

Thanks! I like the Sirius I'm writing a lot. I don't know about Lily being jealous just yet. I mean she is "with the captain" hehe…I'm a dork. And she still sorta hates him.

Libyanauthor:

Thank you very much.

CaliforniaGurl:

Thanks very much. Make love fun…yeah, that's like TBS or something right? I like TBS. LoL

HYPERHYPERHYPER:

Aw, thanks for your input. Keep reading

LifersCove:

I've read Pride and Prejudice, and seen the movie (I find Colin Firth strangely sexy…)

I haven't seen Sense and Sensibility, but I've heard it's smashing good! It does have a great cast…

Griffins95:

I appreciate you telling me about the Author's Note thing, but I can't help but get a little defensive here. I was not saying that I love the movie pride and prejudice in the AN. I was saying that in the movie, "You've got Mail" which the plot is loosely based on, there's a bunch of references to Pride and Prejudice, and wanted to remind those who'd seen it that I added that in there for a reason. I wasn't being random, I thought.  But I do see that it could distract the reader from the real content of the story. I'll try to avoid putting Author's Notes in the content of the story, and thank you!

MissBlueAngel:

Yay, no screaming! Thanks for reviewing!

LilyLoverNS:

I'm really really sorry I didn't get to read your story. I've been incredibly busy, as I explained above. I'll definitely get to it though! Keep reading, writing, and thanks for reviewing mine!

Revi:

Thanks, me too! A bet between guys…evil is always to come, and comedy is guaranteed. evil laugh only I know the true outcome of this mess! Hahahhah! (is sleep deprived, please excuse her…)

THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! And if you could, tell me what you think of this chapter too.