Author's note: Ok this is the 3rd time I've updated this week! I'm spoiling
you people! I hope everyone had a great St. Patty's day! Mine wasn't bad.
But I'm in a great mood because it's supposed to snow tonight up here in
New Jersey and it's very likely we'll have no school tomorrow! YAY! Ok, on
to the story. Ya'll inspire me! Everyone who reviewed liked the food fight.
I wasn't sure about it at first but you like it! I'm so happy. Oh and the
radio just said there's a winter storm warning for our area! That means
SNOW!!! It's freaking march!
~Sarah~ aka: LuvHarryPotter712 (well one of the people who uses that name.)
LuvHarryPotter712: and no people who are reading this, I am not a psychopath and reviewed to my own story. If you didn't know my friend and I share a pen name and she finally read my fic! Well, Hazel... you left me like 3 reviews! And got me in trouble in application! Don't make your reviews so funny. In reply to you reviews, I don't know if I'm going to have Lily's parents die or not. That was the original plan but this fic is writing its self. Yes, I do beg for reviews and I want to hear your idea for another L/J fic, the one you got from the show "Smart Guy." And no, Lily doesn't know about James being an animagus. She knows Remus is a werewolf though. And Sirius could not change out of a dog because he was only turned into a dog in the first place from the spell Cat used. Only the counter spell can change him back. It doesn't matter that he is an animagus. That has nothing to do with the spell. Ok, I wrote enough to you! And tell Priscilla to read and review!
Oppositesdistract: I'm so glad you like the story so much! Please keep reading and reviewing and tell other people about it. And no Harry and Hermione are just wrong! I'm gonna be sick! It's Hermione and Ron all the way! I will be saying that till the day I dye!
Greek Witch: YAY! You liked my food fight! I love you! And I will probably use you line about the woes of Sirius black! I loved it. Haha! I'm so hyper right now it's not even funny.
DOJ: was it the food fight that was so amusing? I didn't think that last chapter would be so popular! Please keep reading! You're one of my best reviewers!
Now on with the story!
~Cleaning and Dreams~
"I can not believe we got stuck cleaning the ENTIRE great hall." Malfoy whined for about the hundredth time.
"Malfoy, shut up" Cat heard James growl for the hundredth time.
Cat was on her hands and knees scraping carrots off the ground underneath the Hufflepuff table. They had been at this for a little over an hour now. It was still mid afternoon. A whole day with no classes and they were stuck scraping blasted food of the ground! They hadn't even started cleaning the tables off. Malfoy and Snape were cleaning the walls, which were surprisingly dirty, and Cat and James were cleaning the floor.
"Would you just deal with cleaning the great hall? I know it's harder for you because this is the first time you've ever had to clean anything, you being a spoiled brat and all." James kept ranting while he angrily scrubbed the floor right in front of the Professor's table.
"Like you should be talking Potter." Snap spat. "You're just as spoiled."
"Yeah, like my parents would ever let me be a brat like Malfoy here is." James said through gritted teeth and started scrubbing the floor even harder.
"Yeah right, I remember a Miss Lillian Evans saying, and I quote, 'I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that-'" Malfoy started.
"-fat head on it." A voice came from the direction of the doors. They all turned to see that it was Lily. "Yes we all know how I felt toward Potter in 5th year but you really should come up with something new to bud him about." Lily walked over to James. "I mean, quoting me from almost two years ago. Come on, I know you can be more creative than that."
(N/A: Just had to say something. You can ignore this if you want. But I was rereading the part in the 5th book to get that quote from Lily and well, if you read carefully you can tell that she didn't totally HATE James. It says that she was trying not to smile! OK, just letting everyone know. You can all take out your OotP books and reply about I'm an idiot and prove me wrong. On with the story.)
"What are you doing here Evans?" Snap asked annoyed.
"Yeah, I don't recall asking for help, definitely not from mudbloods." Malfoy shot at her.
"Well, I didn't come here to help YOU. I came to help James and Cat." Lily ignored the mudblood comment thought James didn't.
"If you call her that again, you won't be able to walk for months." He was so red it looked as if he would burst at any moment.
"James" Lily said in a warning tone. James was now standing up. Lily put her hand against his chest to stop him from throwing himself on Malfoy. She felt James' muscles relax under her touch.
'And boy does he have muscles!' Lily thought.
'I can not believe I just thought that.'
'Well you did! And there's not denying he has nice muscles and you wouldn't mind see-'
'Stop right there! I don't want to hear that. I don't.'
'Well, you may not want to hear it but it's true. You want to see his-' 'OMG! STOP!'
'You have a nasty nice mind. I was only going to say you want to see his muscles. I was not going to say his you know...'
'I seriously need to wash my brain. This is Potter. He's git remember?'
'Yeah, a gorgeous one.'
'Shut up. Just shut up.'
"Lily? Tiger Lily?" James said waving his hand in front of her face. She was in some kind of trance. But her hand was still on his chest and he was NOT complaining.
"Yeah? What?" Lily said mentally shaking her head. Then she realized her hand was still on James' chest, blushed, and took it off immediately even thought it was quite comfortable were it was. Cat was just smiling knowingly at Lily and shaking her head.
"Um, I assume you came down here for something." James smirked.
"Yeah, well, I thought, I could, you know, help?" Lily said quietly. 'Why am I all of the sudden shy? Damn Potter for doing this to me!' she thought.
"Are you honestly telling me you have nothing better you do?" James asked in surprise.
"Well, I do, I just thought I would help because of what you can Cat did for me earlier and-" Lily started explaining.
"- James she just offered help! H-E-L-P!!! This place it huge! Don't go scaring her away. We NEED Her help!" Cat cut Lily off. She was still sitting under the Hufflepuff table though she wasn't scrubbing anymore.
"Yeah, I thought you would. I told Sirius to come too." Lily said picking up a towel and started cleaning the Ravenclaw table. "He said something about being to embarrassed." Lily smiled. So did Cat.
"Oh, the woes of Sirius Black, giant rabid dog boy." Cat smiled evilly. (line thanx to Greek Witch.)
"Hey, I resent that!" A new voice came from the direction of the doors again. Everyone looked up again to see Sirius.
"Oh, god they're taking over." Snape muttered to Malfoy.
"I am not rabid!" Sirius cried.
"Oh?" Cat's smile widened. "Then why were you foaming at the mouth?"
"I... well... becau-" He tried.
"That's what I thought." Cat was close to laughing harder than she'd ever laughed her entire life.
"That was saliva not foam from rabies!" Sirius cried. He was a giant dog but he was not rabid. Well, not that he knew of. I mean, running around with a werewolf, there are chances of getting rabies.
"I'm sure." Cat went back to scrubbing her floor.
"Here you can help." James said throwing a broom.
"OW!!!" Sirius cried. He hadn't seen the broom flying at him because he was staring at Cat.
"Can you sweep up the food on the floor into that dust pan over there and put it in the garbage can over by the Ravenclaw table?" James asked politely ignoring the death glare Sirius was sending his way.
***
"4 bloody hours!" James said plopping down on the couch. "I knew the great Hall was big but 4 HOURS!"
"Yes, James we know." Lily said unconsciously plopping down in the couch next to him. Their legs were touching and James was VERY aware. Lily was exhausted. Her arms were so sore she'd be surprised if she could lift them tomorrow. Cat and Sirius sat on the couch across from Lily and James. They were sitting next to each other though they weren't touching.
"It's only four thirty and I could fall asleep right here." Lily said as she closed her eyes and leaned her head against James' shoulder, again unconsciously. Sirius just stared at Lily like she (lily) had four heads. James smiled as if he were in heaven and Cat just smiled that knowing smile she always did when Lily and James were in the same room.
"So when does quidditch start up again?" Lily mumbled after a few minutes of silence.
"Um, our first practice is tomorrow night after dinner. The first game isn't till the first weekend of October." James said. "It's only the third day of school. But I want to get plenty of practice in with the team. We are GOING to win the cup."
Lily could feel James' voice vibrate through his chest. It was very soothing. How had she not noticed it before? 'What is wrong with me today?'
"Yep, last time to make sure the Potter is known as a great quidditch family." Sirius said. "Well at least until Potter Jr. comes to Hogwarts."
"Oh, yeah." James smiled. Lily could feel it even though her eyes were closed.
"Uncle Sirius will teach him how to fly." Sirius said.
"Not until he knows everything I know. He will be on a broom-" James started.
"-The week after he's born." Sirius finished his statement.
"Yep. He's got a lot of work to do if he's going to be better than me." James and Sirius both had dreamy expressions on their faces as if they were imagining it.
"I think you should AT LEAST wait till he OR she can walk." Lily muttered. She was smiling. She could envision James putting a week old baby on a broom. "My kid is no going near a broom till he or she is 5 years old." Lily laughed at the picture she had in her head.
"FIVE!?!?!" Both James and Sirius' voices shouted. "Poor kid" She heard Sirius mutter.
"Lily's right. The kid has to be able to HOLD onto the broom." Cat said.
"Hello, Kitty Cat, That's what spello tape is for." Sirius said as if it was common sense. Lily could feel James nod long. She slapped him on the leg, which took all the energy she could muster and it was still a wimpy slap.
Before Lily knew it she had fallen asleep on the couch. Yes, next to James. Which is why she had the following dream.
~Dream~
"PREGNANT?!?!?!" James stood up and took his wife in his arms. He picked her up and twirled her around.
"I can't believe it!" James was grinning ear to ear. He looked at his wife, the most beautiful woman in the world.
"James put me down!" Lily heard her own voice say. He did. Lily noticed that they were in a kitchen.
"I can't believe I'm going to be a father." James said with a dreamy expression. "We're going to be parents." His grin found it's way back to his face.
"I have to teach him how to fly. And how to play quidditch." He said.
"Not till he or she it ten!" Lily smirked. She somehow knew what James was going to do next.
"TEN!?!?!" He shouted.
"Yes, Flying can be dangerous." Lily said still smiling.
"Not if I teach him how to do it correctly." James said proudly.
"Fine, nine years old." Lily knew were this was going.
"2" James said with a look of determination in his eyes.
"8" Lily simply said as she got a cup from the cabinet.
"3 and shouldn't you be sitting down?" James looked worried.
"7 and I just found out today that I'm pregnant. I think I can still make myself a cup of tea." Lily just smiled.
"4 and I'd feel better if you sat down." James walked over and took the cup out of her hands and steered her toward the kitchen table.
"6 and I want a cup of tea." Lily said trying to take the cup back but James was just too bloody tall!
"5 and I'll make you the cup of tea, just sit down." James said as he got Lily to sit down and walked over to boil the water.
"Fine 5. I'm not going any lower." Lily watched James bring her a cup of tea and sit down in next to her at the table.
"He'll be the best quidditch player Hogwarts has ever seen." James smiled proudly and looked at Lily's stomach.
"How do you know it will be a boy or that he or she will even like quidditch?" Lily asked. "And James quit staring at my stomach. It makes me feel fat."
"It will be a boy and it's my son, of course he'll like quidditch. And you're pregnant, you're supposed to be fat." James said reasonably.
"Not when you're only 3 weeks." Lily took a sip of her tea. She was startled when James got you and crouched in front of her and kissed her stomach through her sweater. "James..."
James looked up into Lily's eyes and moved his head closer to hers so that their lips were an inch or so apart. "I Love You so much Lily." Then he closed the space between their lips and kissed her with all the love he had ever felt for her.
REVIEW!!!!! I'm willing to get on my knees and beg again!!!
LuvHarryPotter712: and no people who are reading this, I am not a psychopath and reviewed to my own story. If you didn't know my friend and I share a pen name and she finally read my fic! Well, Hazel... you left me like 3 reviews! And got me in trouble in application! Don't make your reviews so funny. In reply to you reviews, I don't know if I'm going to have Lily's parents die or not. That was the original plan but this fic is writing its self. Yes, I do beg for reviews and I want to hear your idea for another L/J fic, the one you got from the show "Smart Guy." And no, Lily doesn't know about James being an animagus. She knows Remus is a werewolf though. And Sirius could not change out of a dog because he was only turned into a dog in the first place from the spell Cat used. Only the counter spell can change him back. It doesn't matter that he is an animagus. That has nothing to do with the spell. Ok, I wrote enough to you! And tell Priscilla to read and review!
Oppositesdistract: I'm so glad you like the story so much! Please keep reading and reviewing and tell other people about it. And no Harry and Hermione are just wrong! I'm gonna be sick! It's Hermione and Ron all the way! I will be saying that till the day I dye!
Greek Witch: YAY! You liked my food fight! I love you! And I will probably use you line about the woes of Sirius black! I loved it. Haha! I'm so hyper right now it's not even funny.
DOJ: was it the food fight that was so amusing? I didn't think that last chapter would be so popular! Please keep reading! You're one of my best reviewers!
Now on with the story!
~Cleaning and Dreams~
"I can not believe we got stuck cleaning the ENTIRE great hall." Malfoy whined for about the hundredth time.
"Malfoy, shut up" Cat heard James growl for the hundredth time.
Cat was on her hands and knees scraping carrots off the ground underneath the Hufflepuff table. They had been at this for a little over an hour now. It was still mid afternoon. A whole day with no classes and they were stuck scraping blasted food of the ground! They hadn't even started cleaning the tables off. Malfoy and Snape were cleaning the walls, which were surprisingly dirty, and Cat and James were cleaning the floor.
"Would you just deal with cleaning the great hall? I know it's harder for you because this is the first time you've ever had to clean anything, you being a spoiled brat and all." James kept ranting while he angrily scrubbed the floor right in front of the Professor's table.
"Like you should be talking Potter." Snap spat. "You're just as spoiled."
"Yeah, like my parents would ever let me be a brat like Malfoy here is." James said through gritted teeth and started scrubbing the floor even harder.
"Yeah right, I remember a Miss Lillian Evans saying, and I quote, 'I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that-'" Malfoy started.
"-fat head on it." A voice came from the direction of the doors. They all turned to see that it was Lily. "Yes we all know how I felt toward Potter in 5th year but you really should come up with something new to bud him about." Lily walked over to James. "I mean, quoting me from almost two years ago. Come on, I know you can be more creative than that."
(N/A: Just had to say something. You can ignore this if you want. But I was rereading the part in the 5th book to get that quote from Lily and well, if you read carefully you can tell that she didn't totally HATE James. It says that she was trying not to smile! OK, just letting everyone know. You can all take out your OotP books and reply about I'm an idiot and prove me wrong. On with the story.)
"What are you doing here Evans?" Snap asked annoyed.
"Yeah, I don't recall asking for help, definitely not from mudbloods." Malfoy shot at her.
"Well, I didn't come here to help YOU. I came to help James and Cat." Lily ignored the mudblood comment thought James didn't.
"If you call her that again, you won't be able to walk for months." He was so red it looked as if he would burst at any moment.
"James" Lily said in a warning tone. James was now standing up. Lily put her hand against his chest to stop him from throwing himself on Malfoy. She felt James' muscles relax under her touch.
'And boy does he have muscles!' Lily thought.
'I can not believe I just thought that.'
'Well you did! And there's not denying he has nice muscles and you wouldn't mind see-'
'Stop right there! I don't want to hear that. I don't.'
'Well, you may not want to hear it but it's true. You want to see his-' 'OMG! STOP!'
'You have a nasty nice mind. I was only going to say you want to see his muscles. I was not going to say his you know...'
'I seriously need to wash my brain. This is Potter. He's git remember?'
'Yeah, a gorgeous one.'
'Shut up. Just shut up.'
"Lily? Tiger Lily?" James said waving his hand in front of her face. She was in some kind of trance. But her hand was still on his chest and he was NOT complaining.
"Yeah? What?" Lily said mentally shaking her head. Then she realized her hand was still on James' chest, blushed, and took it off immediately even thought it was quite comfortable were it was. Cat was just smiling knowingly at Lily and shaking her head.
"Um, I assume you came down here for something." James smirked.
"Yeah, well, I thought, I could, you know, help?" Lily said quietly. 'Why am I all of the sudden shy? Damn Potter for doing this to me!' she thought.
"Are you honestly telling me you have nothing better you do?" James asked in surprise.
"Well, I do, I just thought I would help because of what you can Cat did for me earlier and-" Lily started explaining.
"- James she just offered help! H-E-L-P!!! This place it huge! Don't go scaring her away. We NEED Her help!" Cat cut Lily off. She was still sitting under the Hufflepuff table though she wasn't scrubbing anymore.
"Yeah, I thought you would. I told Sirius to come too." Lily said picking up a towel and started cleaning the Ravenclaw table. "He said something about being to embarrassed." Lily smiled. So did Cat.
"Oh, the woes of Sirius Black, giant rabid dog boy." Cat smiled evilly. (line thanx to Greek Witch.)
"Hey, I resent that!" A new voice came from the direction of the doors again. Everyone looked up again to see Sirius.
"Oh, god they're taking over." Snape muttered to Malfoy.
"I am not rabid!" Sirius cried.
"Oh?" Cat's smile widened. "Then why were you foaming at the mouth?"
"I... well... becau-" He tried.
"That's what I thought." Cat was close to laughing harder than she'd ever laughed her entire life.
"That was saliva not foam from rabies!" Sirius cried. He was a giant dog but he was not rabid. Well, not that he knew of. I mean, running around with a werewolf, there are chances of getting rabies.
"I'm sure." Cat went back to scrubbing her floor.
"Here you can help." James said throwing a broom.
"OW!!!" Sirius cried. He hadn't seen the broom flying at him because he was staring at Cat.
"Can you sweep up the food on the floor into that dust pan over there and put it in the garbage can over by the Ravenclaw table?" James asked politely ignoring the death glare Sirius was sending his way.
***
"4 bloody hours!" James said plopping down on the couch. "I knew the great Hall was big but 4 HOURS!"
"Yes, James we know." Lily said unconsciously plopping down in the couch next to him. Their legs were touching and James was VERY aware. Lily was exhausted. Her arms were so sore she'd be surprised if she could lift them tomorrow. Cat and Sirius sat on the couch across from Lily and James. They were sitting next to each other though they weren't touching.
"It's only four thirty and I could fall asleep right here." Lily said as she closed her eyes and leaned her head against James' shoulder, again unconsciously. Sirius just stared at Lily like she (lily) had four heads. James smiled as if he were in heaven and Cat just smiled that knowing smile she always did when Lily and James were in the same room.
"So when does quidditch start up again?" Lily mumbled after a few minutes of silence.
"Um, our first practice is tomorrow night after dinner. The first game isn't till the first weekend of October." James said. "It's only the third day of school. But I want to get plenty of practice in with the team. We are GOING to win the cup."
Lily could feel James' voice vibrate through his chest. It was very soothing. How had she not noticed it before? 'What is wrong with me today?'
"Yep, last time to make sure the Potter is known as a great quidditch family." Sirius said. "Well at least until Potter Jr. comes to Hogwarts."
"Oh, yeah." James smiled. Lily could feel it even though her eyes were closed.
"Uncle Sirius will teach him how to fly." Sirius said.
"Not until he knows everything I know. He will be on a broom-" James started.
"-The week after he's born." Sirius finished his statement.
"Yep. He's got a lot of work to do if he's going to be better than me." James and Sirius both had dreamy expressions on their faces as if they were imagining it.
"I think you should AT LEAST wait till he OR she can walk." Lily muttered. She was smiling. She could envision James putting a week old baby on a broom. "My kid is no going near a broom till he or she is 5 years old." Lily laughed at the picture she had in her head.
"FIVE!?!?!" Both James and Sirius' voices shouted. "Poor kid" She heard Sirius mutter.
"Lily's right. The kid has to be able to HOLD onto the broom." Cat said.
"Hello, Kitty Cat, That's what spello tape is for." Sirius said as if it was common sense. Lily could feel James nod long. She slapped him on the leg, which took all the energy she could muster and it was still a wimpy slap.
Before Lily knew it she had fallen asleep on the couch. Yes, next to James. Which is why she had the following dream.
~Dream~
"PREGNANT?!?!?!" James stood up and took his wife in his arms. He picked her up and twirled her around.
"I can't believe it!" James was grinning ear to ear. He looked at his wife, the most beautiful woman in the world.
"James put me down!" Lily heard her own voice say. He did. Lily noticed that they were in a kitchen.
"I can't believe I'm going to be a father." James said with a dreamy expression. "We're going to be parents." His grin found it's way back to his face.
"I have to teach him how to fly. And how to play quidditch." He said.
"Not till he or she it ten!" Lily smirked. She somehow knew what James was going to do next.
"TEN!?!?!" He shouted.
"Yes, Flying can be dangerous." Lily said still smiling.
"Not if I teach him how to do it correctly." James said proudly.
"Fine, nine years old." Lily knew were this was going.
"2" James said with a look of determination in his eyes.
"8" Lily simply said as she got a cup from the cabinet.
"3 and shouldn't you be sitting down?" James looked worried.
"7 and I just found out today that I'm pregnant. I think I can still make myself a cup of tea." Lily just smiled.
"4 and I'd feel better if you sat down." James walked over and took the cup out of her hands and steered her toward the kitchen table.
"6 and I want a cup of tea." Lily said trying to take the cup back but James was just too bloody tall!
"5 and I'll make you the cup of tea, just sit down." James said as he got Lily to sit down and walked over to boil the water.
"Fine 5. I'm not going any lower." Lily watched James bring her a cup of tea and sit down in next to her at the table.
"He'll be the best quidditch player Hogwarts has ever seen." James smiled proudly and looked at Lily's stomach.
"How do you know it will be a boy or that he or she will even like quidditch?" Lily asked. "And James quit staring at my stomach. It makes me feel fat."
"It will be a boy and it's my son, of course he'll like quidditch. And you're pregnant, you're supposed to be fat." James said reasonably.
"Not when you're only 3 weeks." Lily took a sip of her tea. She was startled when James got you and crouched in front of her and kissed her stomach through her sweater. "James..."
James looked up into Lily's eyes and moved his head closer to hers so that their lips were an inch or so apart. "I Love You so much Lily." Then he closed the space between their lips and kissed her with all the love he had ever felt for her.
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