A Hogwarts Cinderella
By: Tiger Lily21
Chapter 4
Author's Note: Thanks to the following reviewers who sent anonymous reviews or don't have an email address on ff.net: Chewy1, DLster,moon-spirit (Note to Moon-spirit: Thanks for the review on Once Upon A Time too I'll try to update that soon) and Legolassdiosa. (Note: Thanks! I'll see you in school tomorrow. Did you get my review?) Thanks a bunch!
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"Hee-re we are!" sang out Sirius as the train pulled into Hogsmeade station.
"Jamesie!Come on, we have to get a carriage together!" whined Violet.
Lily and James exchanged looks of utter disgust.
"Uh, I can't Vi," said James quickly, "I have to get all the first years to the right place first. Head Boy duties, you know. Go ahead and I'll catch up to you later."
Violet put on a pouting look. "Please, Jamesie! Evans can deal with the first years! You and I need to talk, sweetheart.We didn't say hardly anything on the way here!"
"Go if you want," said Lily, " I can handle the first years."
James looked uncomfortable but Violet dragged him out before he could protest.
Lily sent all the first years off with Hagrid then climbed into the last carriage.
"Hi!" said a voice.
Lily couldn't see who it was in the dim carriage until he leaned forward.
It was James.
"Um, hi," she said. Then, unable to keep her mouth under control, she blurted,"What are you doing here?"
James had that same uncomfortable look on his face that he had worn on the train.
"I ditched Violet and waited for you," he said, "We need to talk. It's important."
"What is it?" asked Lily.
" Violet has decided that you and I don't need to talk anymore than is absolutely necessary," said James, " She's ordering me, basically, not to talk to you for anymore than fifteen minutes a day. And I have to obey her."
"Why?" asked Lily, her typical fiery temper taking control of her, "Why do you have to obey her? Are you under a curse that makes you obey her? Or are you just a wimp?"
"WIMP!" yelled James, "I'm no wimp!"
"THEN WHY ARE YOU LETTING A STUPID GIRL CONTROL YOUR SOCIAL LIFE?" Lily shouted back.
"BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU!" shouted James.
"What does that mean?" asked Lily, flabbergasted.
"It means that Violet is...is threatening you," said James quietly.
"WHAT?!?!" screamed Lily, now fuming again, this time at Violet.
"You heard me," said James, "She is threatening to harm you if I don't obey. And she has spies everywhere. She won't hesitate to carry out her threat."
"Oh James!" cried Lily,"That's awful! Report her to Dumbledore! She'll be expelled and I'll be safe."
James shook his head. "I told you, she has spies," he said monotonously. "Robots just waiting to do her bidding. They'd get you even if she didn't. So you see, I have to obey her."
Lily scowled. "Well, you're still a wimp. Didn't you try to reason with her at all?"
"I tried. Believe me I tried," said James, "Violet won't be reasoned with. It's her or nothing. I had no choice."
Lily felt her temper rising again. She struggled to keep from shouting as she said, "Nothing would have ridded you of that evil ditz."
James was looking at Lily helplessly. She felt her heart soften towards him. It's hard, after all, to be mad at someone you love.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I lost my temper. It's just that Violet is being so unfair. Why don't you dump her?"
"I can't," said James, "She's Lady Gryffindor. She's my Cinderella."
"HA!" exclaimed Lily, " Your Cinderella my big toe. She's a jerk, James. An evil jerk."
" Lily, please. Try to understand." James's hazel eyes were pleading at her to do as he said. "All I want is to be your friend. Violet is interfereing and there is nothing I can do about her right now. We'll work something out. Until then, leave me alone."
Lily could feel tears threatening to spill over her cheeks. She knew if she said anything she'd cry so she nodded to show him she understood. Then she turned her face away from his and stared out the window as the carriage neared the school.
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The feast that night was, as always, magnificent. But to Lily all the food tasted like sawdust in her mouth. Violet had been waiting for James at the front door when the carriage arrived and had immediately swept away on his arm.
Now Violet sat across from Lily, smirking like there was no tomorrow.
"Lily, we need to talk later," she said sweetly."It's about James and me. I'm sure you understand.So we'll talk?"
"Sure," Lily said sarcastically, " We'll talk about whatever you want. It's not like I have anything else to do tonight."
"Good, " cooed Violet.
After the feast Lily and Violet headed immediatley for the seventh year girls' dormitory.
"Now Lily," said Violet, " I know James has probably already told you that I'm going to make sure you two don't talk for more than fifteen minutes a day. If you didn't believe him, I'll tell you myself. If you and James talk for more than fifteen minutes a day I will make sure you are miserable to the end of your days."
Lily, her face buried in a pillow,muttered, " Fine. Whatever you say. It's not like we'll ever be anything but friends anyways so go ahead. You've won."
Violet's face froze halfway into a smirk. "No," she said, "I haven't won yet. You see, you could plan another ball and tell James that I'm a fraud. I'm sure he'd believe you.Why don't you go and start planning it now?"
Lily lifted her face from the pillow and stared at Violet.
"What's the catch?" she asked, not trusting Violet one little bit.
"Oh, nothing," said Violet, "Except that I have one of the shoes. And soon I'll get the dress and the other shoe from you."
"Well whoopdeedoo!" said Lily sarcastically. "I'm sooo scared."
"You should be," said Violet.
And with that she pulled the hangings on her bed closed, leaving Lily to her own thoughts.
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A/N: This is a note to all readers. First off, thanks for all the reviews! Forty-six! That's more than I've ever had before! Please, please continue reading and reviewing this story! I love you all!
Just one thing. I am currently in school and don't have much time to write.So don't expect too much from me for a while. Bye.
Toodles!
--Tiger Lily21