Author's Note: Please don't hurt me!!! I know it's been forever since
I updated but I was stuck in my dad's apartment for 5 days without access
to a computer! It was complete and utter torture!!! Anyway, here is a
chapter.
This Chapter Is Dedicated to:
HPPhoenix07 (a.k.a. Hazel, my Co-writer, and one of my Bestest Friends)
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
I Love you,
Sarah
SiriusLives001: I like shopping with me mom but I already told you that. And I thought the whole counting detentions would be funny. And you shouldn't be punching kids in the face it's not nice. Unless, there was a reason. Anyway, Here's you update.
CanadianBlueberries: You will just have to keep reading for the ball. Everyone's looking forward to it. And yes, bringing Remus to the dark side was fun.
Courtney: I'm glad you liked the prank. And it means a lot to me that you think I'm a good writer. I hope you keep reading and reviewing.
Miss ray317: I'm glad you like the story and I'm so happy you liked the prank. It took forever to come up with it. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Lizzard: Long time no talk! Anyway, yeah we all want the ball... just remember the little chat we had about putting suspense in our stories. And I will try to write instead of reading other fics. I'm working on actually being productive on my little time on the computer. Lots of Luv, Sarah
Queen Of Day Dreams: Glad you liked the prank. And yes, Tom Felton would be like 50 times hotter if he wasn't playing a big baby. I didn't imagine Malfoy to be that big of a baby though I knew he was one.
Loulou31: I'm glad you could review for this chapter. I'm sorry it was a short chapter. I tried to make it as long as possible. I hope you like this one.
TickleMePink64: I hope you can get access to a computer sometime this summer! I'll miss you! I hope you enjoy your summer vacation. I love summer. Having no school is really great. Please try to read and review if you get a chance.
Mione-xavier: Yeah, I'm sorry it was so short. Please forgive me. I tried to make it funny so you guys could enjoy it. I hope this one's a little longer! Please review.
HPPhoenix07: Yeah, I think it is just you cause every one said it was too short and you were the only one who said it wasn't. Anyway, I dedicated this chapter to you. For your birthday. And I'm sorry I said you wrote Harry/Hermione fics. I can't believe I actually typed it! I feel to grossed out. I'm gonna be sick now. Glad you liked the dog food. And was Gary Oldman good looking in Dracula? I know he's not supposed to look good in HP. That's why I'm asking. I want to know if in read life he's semi-good looking. Lots of Luv, Sarah
Snowbabyjoe: I updated!
PatchLover08: I'm so glad you thought the dog food was so funny. It really makes my day when people think I'm funny. And I don't know what kind of dog food it was. You can use your imagination on that one.
James And Lily 4eva: Yeah I know it was short. Here's more! Enjoy!
KathleenD2005: SO glad you thought the last chapter was funny. And I'm soooo happy you agree with my pairing on my bio. Ron and Hermione belong together. I hope you like this chapter.
Nitemarechild: I happy you thought the other chapter was funny. That means I must be doing something right! And everyone is looking forward to the ball. You just have to keep reading.
Aloria Ellans: I'm glad you love this story. I love getting new readers! Please keep reading. Here's the update you wanted.
DanceDiva: YAY! A new reader. I was so flattered by your review! I can't believe I inspired you to write your own Lily/James fic. That's like the ultimate compliment. Please keep reading and reviewing.
The Project
So the Marauders served their detention happily though their girl friends, well Jo, Cat, and Lily weren't happy about it, Peter didn't have a girlfriend at the moment. As the school year progressed the teachers piled the work on the students. James has to constantly calm Lily down cause she was so worried that she couldn't get all her work done. Between head duties, homework, and planning the ball, she was very stressed but luckily James knew just how to calm her down.
One day towards the end of November the seventh year Gryffindors and Ravenclaws could be found exiting the Transfiguration classroom groaning loudly.
"Is she trying to kill us?!?!" Sirius exclaimed as he and his friends made their way to the Great hall for dinner. "Does she understand that we do have other classes? Quidditch practice? Does she remember there's a game next weekend?"
"She's a crazy of hag!" James shouted.
"James!" Lily said embarrassed as people turned around in the corridor to laugh at James' little outburst.
"Lily, you know he's right." Sirius said.
"We all know you're mere inches away from losing your sanity and this in not going to help." Cat said agreeing with Sirius and James.
"You agree with them?" Lily asked appalled as the group entered the great hall and headed toward their usual seats at the Gryffindor table.
"Well, they do have a point for once." Cat said dropping her bag under the table and plopping down.
"Remus, please back me up." Lily said turning to him.
"They teachers are trying to prepare up for the N.E.W.T.s." Remus said logically.
"Thank you." Lily said sitting down across from Cat between James and Remus.
"Oh please Lily." Anna said following everyone by plopping down at the table. "You know that's a bloody load of waffle."
"Anna, I don't think Professor McGonagall would assign a project just to make out lives hard. I'm sure there is an explanation behind it. Probably the one Remus provided. She preparing us for the N.E.W.T.s." Jo said.
"It seems as if Jo and Remus are the only two who agree with me." Lily said.
"Lily?" James asked as he swallowed a bite of chicken that he had been eating as he ignored Remus and Jo.
"What James?" Lily asked exhausted.
"Why are you defending the teachers when you barely have enough time to sleep?" James asked.
"Because we're probably just not managing out time properly and it's probably not that much work." Lily said.
"You just don't want to feel like there's something you can't do." Sam said and almost everyone nodded his or her head in agreement.
"And besides. We are managing our time well. We would have to stop eating if we wanted to get even more work in every day." James said.
"Cheers to that Prongs." Sirius lifted his goblet of pumpkin juice and took a sip.
"Do you know how much research this project is going to take?" Lily asked a few minutes later changing the subject.
"What does she honestly think she's teaching us by making us do a presentation?" Sirius complained.
"And making everyone do a different form of transfiguration. That's ridiculous." Anna whined.
"Do you know how many book on transfiguration there are in the Library?" Sam asked. "We'll be in there for the rest of our lives looking."
"Well then I say we all pack our bags cause we might as well move in." James said.
"Would you please stop complaining?" Remus asked massaging his head.
"He's right. That's not going to get our project done." Lily said. "I'm gonna go and see if I can't get anything done tonight." She got up and went to the library.
"Wait, I'm coming." James got up and followed. James finally caught up with Lily in the library. She was just taking a seat at a table in a corner next to all the transfiguration books.
"James?" Lily said looking up to see him walking toward her. She was pulling a big volume from the shelf right next to her so it didn't require here to get up from the table. "What are you doing here?"
"Just keeping you company." James said sitting down in the chair next to Lily and scooting it close.
"That's great but we really need to work because we are both busy and you're even more than I will quidditch practice." Lily said flipping through the book trying not to look at James cause she knew she would get distracted.
"You know you're going to get this project finished. You always get your homework done. And you can use all of Saturday to do it after the quidditch game." James said leaning over and wrapping his arms around Lily's waist.
"James seriously." Lily tried to sound stern but words always failed her when James was this close.
"We both know that you really don't feel like working." James said as he pulled her hair back and started trailing kisses along her neck and jaw. Lily was now officially a pile of jelly as she leaned into James' body and tried hard not to let out a moan.
"James..." She started to whisper but James had worked his was to her mouth and as now kissing her there. James brought one of his hands to the back of Lily's head and deepened the kiss and he tangled his fingers in Lily's auburn hair. Lily, who was totally not in control of her body, wrapped her arms around James' neck and played with the hair at the nape of his neck.
"Would you two get a room?" A voice broke into Lily and James' little world. They both looked up to see Anna.
"We come to follow Lily's example and get a start on our work and come here to find her snogging!" Cat said to Anna acting appalled. Lily was now a bright pink and pulled her arms back from James' neck.
"They're right we weren't setting a good example for the younger students." Lily said putting the book back.
"Screw setting an example." James grinned mischievously and grabbed Lily's hand as he stood up. He led her away from the table and out the library. She grabbed her bag just in time as she was dragged out the library. He led her to the room of requirement and you can guess that they didn't spend their time working on McGonagall's project.
The next morning you can imagine the hard time Lily' friends gave her. She didn't return to the common room till quite late that night and they all saw the goofy grin plastered to her face. The week went by without any more snogging sessions with James due the work load all the seventh years had on them.
They all enjoyed the break Saturday morning when they had the quidditch game. It turned out to be quite a close game between Gryffindor and Slytherin. It was the usual dirty game as it always was when Slytherin was playing but the Gryffindors managed to pull another victory. Unfortunately the celebrating had to end because everyone had to get back to working on the projects do that Monday for professor McGonagall's class.
"Ok, who's going first?" Professor McGonagall said as her class settled into their seats Monday morning, all looking extremely nervous. "No volunteers?" She looked out into the class, everyone was looking anywhere but her hoping she wouldn't notice them. "Alright, Miss Evans, why don't you go first?"
"O-ok" Lily stuttered. She hated speaking in front of the class. She was an outspoken person but there's something really nerve racking about presenting your own research. What if it's wrong? What if McGonagall stops you in the middle and corrects something? That would be the most embarrassing.
Lily got up in front of the class and started explaining the properties of transfiguring an inanimate object into a live animal. She was staring at the back wall and not at the class. She knew she should look at the people in the class because professor McGonagall grade on the presentation.
'Just imagine everyone in their underwear.' She told herself. He mother had given her this advice a few years ago when Lily confessed her fear of public speaking and Lily had used it before and it usually worked pretty well.
She was looking down at her classmates now instead of the wall behind them. It was easier to look at them if you imagined them in their underwear. Just think how embarrassed they would be if they knew they were sitting in transfiguration without their clothes on.
Suddenly her eyes stopped on one particular classmate. James Potter. Lily felt her face heat up and she knew beyond a doubt that she was blushing furiously. She had used this method before to help with her nerves but it works a lot better when on of the people in the audience is your boyfriend.
Lily managed to stumble through her presentation managing to get all of the facts right, she guessed, McGonagall didn't correct her. She managed to explain the chemical changes that happen when you mutter the charm that causes the change mean while desperately trying to look anywhere but James.
Do you know how hard it is to concentrate while every time you look in your boyfriend's direction he's in just his boxers? Along with all the quidditch he plays and with the times she's touched his chest, when he was fully clothed of course, she knew he must have had very nice muscles. This was pure torture. She tried to look at McGonagall but her eyes were dragged back to James. Then she tried looking at Cat, Jo, Sam, and Anna just to have her eyes pulled back to James and the very nice chest she was imagining he had.
Lily met James' eyes quite a few times as she tried not to stare at him. He smirked. Lily wanted to march right over to him and slap that smirk off him face. He knew she was trying not to stare at him and he was just making it harder.
Finally, after what seemed like a lifetime, Lily finished and took her seat as a Ravenclaw went up to do her project. Lily slumped in her chair as low as she could, still red in the face.
The class ended and everyone made their way to lunch. Lily sat down in her normal seat as James at on her right and Cat on her left and everyone else around them.
"Lily what was wrong with you today in transfiguration?" Cat asked filling her plate with food. "You normally don't have a problem with presentations."
"I guess I was just a little off today." Lily came up with on the spot.
"Nope Lils, you were blushing the entire time." James smirked that smirk he had been smirking the entire class. "Is that whole underwear thing working for you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Lily said hoping the subject would change fast.
"Oh come on Tiger Lily." Sirius said stuffing a piece of bread in his mouth. "Cat told us that you just envision the audience in their underwear."
"She must have liked what she saw for her to be blushing like that." James said and Lily once again turned that trademark shade of red. "Oh so she did like what she saw."
"You know, I'm not really hungry." Lily said. "I think I'll go work on the defense against the dark arts essay that's due tomorrow." She finished and got up from the table and walked out of the great hall at a very quick pace.
"Well, if you'll excuse me." James said getting up from the table grinning madly. "I believe I have a girlfriend who finds me irresistible. So I'd rather be with her than you, no offense." James walked after Lily still grinning madly.
"He did not need that ego boost." Remus said as the all watched him walk away.
"Nope..." Cat said agreeing as the entire table shook their head at James.
This Chapter Is Dedicated to:
HPPhoenix07 (a.k.a. Hazel, my Co-writer, and one of my Bestest Friends)
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
I Love you,
Sarah
SiriusLives001: I like shopping with me mom but I already told you that. And I thought the whole counting detentions would be funny. And you shouldn't be punching kids in the face it's not nice. Unless, there was a reason. Anyway, Here's you update.
CanadianBlueberries: You will just have to keep reading for the ball. Everyone's looking forward to it. And yes, bringing Remus to the dark side was fun.
Courtney: I'm glad you liked the prank. And it means a lot to me that you think I'm a good writer. I hope you keep reading and reviewing.
Miss ray317: I'm glad you like the story and I'm so happy you liked the prank. It took forever to come up with it. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Lizzard: Long time no talk! Anyway, yeah we all want the ball... just remember the little chat we had about putting suspense in our stories. And I will try to write instead of reading other fics. I'm working on actually being productive on my little time on the computer. Lots of Luv, Sarah
Queen Of Day Dreams: Glad you liked the prank. And yes, Tom Felton would be like 50 times hotter if he wasn't playing a big baby. I didn't imagine Malfoy to be that big of a baby though I knew he was one.
Loulou31: I'm glad you could review for this chapter. I'm sorry it was a short chapter. I tried to make it as long as possible. I hope you like this one.
TickleMePink64: I hope you can get access to a computer sometime this summer! I'll miss you! I hope you enjoy your summer vacation. I love summer. Having no school is really great. Please try to read and review if you get a chance.
Mione-xavier: Yeah, I'm sorry it was so short. Please forgive me. I tried to make it funny so you guys could enjoy it. I hope this one's a little longer! Please review.
HPPhoenix07: Yeah, I think it is just you cause every one said it was too short and you were the only one who said it wasn't. Anyway, I dedicated this chapter to you. For your birthday. And I'm sorry I said you wrote Harry/Hermione fics. I can't believe I actually typed it! I feel to grossed out. I'm gonna be sick now. Glad you liked the dog food. And was Gary Oldman good looking in Dracula? I know he's not supposed to look good in HP. That's why I'm asking. I want to know if in read life he's semi-good looking. Lots of Luv, Sarah
Snowbabyjoe: I updated!
PatchLover08: I'm so glad you thought the dog food was so funny. It really makes my day when people think I'm funny. And I don't know what kind of dog food it was. You can use your imagination on that one.
James And Lily 4eva: Yeah I know it was short. Here's more! Enjoy!
KathleenD2005: SO glad you thought the last chapter was funny. And I'm soooo happy you agree with my pairing on my bio. Ron and Hermione belong together. I hope you like this chapter.
Nitemarechild: I happy you thought the other chapter was funny. That means I must be doing something right! And everyone is looking forward to the ball. You just have to keep reading.
Aloria Ellans: I'm glad you love this story. I love getting new readers! Please keep reading. Here's the update you wanted.
DanceDiva: YAY! A new reader. I was so flattered by your review! I can't believe I inspired you to write your own Lily/James fic. That's like the ultimate compliment. Please keep reading and reviewing.
The Project
So the Marauders served their detention happily though their girl friends, well Jo, Cat, and Lily weren't happy about it, Peter didn't have a girlfriend at the moment. As the school year progressed the teachers piled the work on the students. James has to constantly calm Lily down cause she was so worried that she couldn't get all her work done. Between head duties, homework, and planning the ball, she was very stressed but luckily James knew just how to calm her down.
One day towards the end of November the seventh year Gryffindors and Ravenclaws could be found exiting the Transfiguration classroom groaning loudly.
"Is she trying to kill us?!?!" Sirius exclaimed as he and his friends made their way to the Great hall for dinner. "Does she understand that we do have other classes? Quidditch practice? Does she remember there's a game next weekend?"
"She's a crazy of hag!" James shouted.
"James!" Lily said embarrassed as people turned around in the corridor to laugh at James' little outburst.
"Lily, you know he's right." Sirius said.
"We all know you're mere inches away from losing your sanity and this in not going to help." Cat said agreeing with Sirius and James.
"You agree with them?" Lily asked appalled as the group entered the great hall and headed toward their usual seats at the Gryffindor table.
"Well, they do have a point for once." Cat said dropping her bag under the table and plopping down.
"Remus, please back me up." Lily said turning to him.
"They teachers are trying to prepare up for the N.E.W.T.s." Remus said logically.
"Thank you." Lily said sitting down across from Cat between James and Remus.
"Oh please Lily." Anna said following everyone by plopping down at the table. "You know that's a bloody load of waffle."
"Anna, I don't think Professor McGonagall would assign a project just to make out lives hard. I'm sure there is an explanation behind it. Probably the one Remus provided. She preparing us for the N.E.W.T.s." Jo said.
"It seems as if Jo and Remus are the only two who agree with me." Lily said.
"Lily?" James asked as he swallowed a bite of chicken that he had been eating as he ignored Remus and Jo.
"What James?" Lily asked exhausted.
"Why are you defending the teachers when you barely have enough time to sleep?" James asked.
"Because we're probably just not managing out time properly and it's probably not that much work." Lily said.
"You just don't want to feel like there's something you can't do." Sam said and almost everyone nodded his or her head in agreement.
"And besides. We are managing our time well. We would have to stop eating if we wanted to get even more work in every day." James said.
"Cheers to that Prongs." Sirius lifted his goblet of pumpkin juice and took a sip.
"Do you know how much research this project is going to take?" Lily asked a few minutes later changing the subject.
"What does she honestly think she's teaching us by making us do a presentation?" Sirius complained.
"And making everyone do a different form of transfiguration. That's ridiculous." Anna whined.
"Do you know how many book on transfiguration there are in the Library?" Sam asked. "We'll be in there for the rest of our lives looking."
"Well then I say we all pack our bags cause we might as well move in." James said.
"Would you please stop complaining?" Remus asked massaging his head.
"He's right. That's not going to get our project done." Lily said. "I'm gonna go and see if I can't get anything done tonight." She got up and went to the library.
"Wait, I'm coming." James got up and followed. James finally caught up with Lily in the library. She was just taking a seat at a table in a corner next to all the transfiguration books.
"James?" Lily said looking up to see him walking toward her. She was pulling a big volume from the shelf right next to her so it didn't require here to get up from the table. "What are you doing here?"
"Just keeping you company." James said sitting down in the chair next to Lily and scooting it close.
"That's great but we really need to work because we are both busy and you're even more than I will quidditch practice." Lily said flipping through the book trying not to look at James cause she knew she would get distracted.
"You know you're going to get this project finished. You always get your homework done. And you can use all of Saturday to do it after the quidditch game." James said leaning over and wrapping his arms around Lily's waist.
"James seriously." Lily tried to sound stern but words always failed her when James was this close.
"We both know that you really don't feel like working." James said as he pulled her hair back and started trailing kisses along her neck and jaw. Lily was now officially a pile of jelly as she leaned into James' body and tried hard not to let out a moan.
"James..." She started to whisper but James had worked his was to her mouth and as now kissing her there. James brought one of his hands to the back of Lily's head and deepened the kiss and he tangled his fingers in Lily's auburn hair. Lily, who was totally not in control of her body, wrapped her arms around James' neck and played with the hair at the nape of his neck.
"Would you two get a room?" A voice broke into Lily and James' little world. They both looked up to see Anna.
"We come to follow Lily's example and get a start on our work and come here to find her snogging!" Cat said to Anna acting appalled. Lily was now a bright pink and pulled her arms back from James' neck.
"They're right we weren't setting a good example for the younger students." Lily said putting the book back.
"Screw setting an example." James grinned mischievously and grabbed Lily's hand as he stood up. He led her away from the table and out the library. She grabbed her bag just in time as she was dragged out the library. He led her to the room of requirement and you can guess that they didn't spend their time working on McGonagall's project.
The next morning you can imagine the hard time Lily' friends gave her. She didn't return to the common room till quite late that night and they all saw the goofy grin plastered to her face. The week went by without any more snogging sessions with James due the work load all the seventh years had on them.
They all enjoyed the break Saturday morning when they had the quidditch game. It turned out to be quite a close game between Gryffindor and Slytherin. It was the usual dirty game as it always was when Slytherin was playing but the Gryffindors managed to pull another victory. Unfortunately the celebrating had to end because everyone had to get back to working on the projects do that Monday for professor McGonagall's class.
"Ok, who's going first?" Professor McGonagall said as her class settled into their seats Monday morning, all looking extremely nervous. "No volunteers?" She looked out into the class, everyone was looking anywhere but her hoping she wouldn't notice them. "Alright, Miss Evans, why don't you go first?"
"O-ok" Lily stuttered. She hated speaking in front of the class. She was an outspoken person but there's something really nerve racking about presenting your own research. What if it's wrong? What if McGonagall stops you in the middle and corrects something? That would be the most embarrassing.
Lily got up in front of the class and started explaining the properties of transfiguring an inanimate object into a live animal. She was staring at the back wall and not at the class. She knew she should look at the people in the class because professor McGonagall grade on the presentation.
'Just imagine everyone in their underwear.' She told herself. He mother had given her this advice a few years ago when Lily confessed her fear of public speaking and Lily had used it before and it usually worked pretty well.
She was looking down at her classmates now instead of the wall behind them. It was easier to look at them if you imagined them in their underwear. Just think how embarrassed they would be if they knew they were sitting in transfiguration without their clothes on.
Suddenly her eyes stopped on one particular classmate. James Potter. Lily felt her face heat up and she knew beyond a doubt that she was blushing furiously. She had used this method before to help with her nerves but it works a lot better when on of the people in the audience is your boyfriend.
Lily managed to stumble through her presentation managing to get all of the facts right, she guessed, McGonagall didn't correct her. She managed to explain the chemical changes that happen when you mutter the charm that causes the change mean while desperately trying to look anywhere but James.
Do you know how hard it is to concentrate while every time you look in your boyfriend's direction he's in just his boxers? Along with all the quidditch he plays and with the times she's touched his chest, when he was fully clothed of course, she knew he must have had very nice muscles. This was pure torture. She tried to look at McGonagall but her eyes were dragged back to James. Then she tried looking at Cat, Jo, Sam, and Anna just to have her eyes pulled back to James and the very nice chest she was imagining he had.
Lily met James' eyes quite a few times as she tried not to stare at him. He smirked. Lily wanted to march right over to him and slap that smirk off him face. He knew she was trying not to stare at him and he was just making it harder.
Finally, after what seemed like a lifetime, Lily finished and took her seat as a Ravenclaw went up to do her project. Lily slumped in her chair as low as she could, still red in the face.
The class ended and everyone made their way to lunch. Lily sat down in her normal seat as James at on her right and Cat on her left and everyone else around them.
"Lily what was wrong with you today in transfiguration?" Cat asked filling her plate with food. "You normally don't have a problem with presentations."
"I guess I was just a little off today." Lily came up with on the spot.
"Nope Lils, you were blushing the entire time." James smirked that smirk he had been smirking the entire class. "Is that whole underwear thing working for you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Lily said hoping the subject would change fast.
"Oh come on Tiger Lily." Sirius said stuffing a piece of bread in his mouth. "Cat told us that you just envision the audience in their underwear."
"She must have liked what she saw for her to be blushing like that." James said and Lily once again turned that trademark shade of red. "Oh so she did like what she saw."
"You know, I'm not really hungry." Lily said. "I think I'll go work on the defense against the dark arts essay that's due tomorrow." She finished and got up from the table and walked out of the great hall at a very quick pace.
"Well, if you'll excuse me." James said getting up from the table grinning madly. "I believe I have a girlfriend who finds me irresistible. So I'd rather be with her than you, no offense." James walked after Lily still grinning madly.
"He did not need that ego boost." Remus said as the all watched him walk away.
"Nope..." Cat said agreeing as the entire table shook their head at James.
