Yay! Chapter two! This is kind of an odd chapter. After you read it you'll realize why.
Disclaimer- Most characters and some events and feelings between characters are property of JK Rowling. The rest is from my mind: )
A/N-Okay people! Hope you like this chapter! Oh yeah...REVIEW!
You walk back to the Common Room, waving at a few of your friends from other houses. You heave another sigh at the thought of Potter. You couldn't believe that he would do something like that. He could be so annoying and childish sometimes. Sure he could be nice if he wanted to be. The only problem is that he rarely wanted to be. 99.9 of the time he preferred to be an annoying, arogant, stuck-up, good-for-nothing, show-off. You really loathed him...a lot. You shook your head to rid it of thoughts of him.
You were nearing the Common Room, and you hoped that Potter wouldn't be anywhere remotely close to you. If you had to put up with him and his lame excuses one more time, you would freak out and kill him. You'd kill him anyway if he even looked at you. You really weren't in the mood to be pested by him or any other children at that percise moment in time.
"Chocolate Frogs," you say to the Fat Lady.
She swings open and reveals the portrait hole. You clambored through and rushed up to your dorm. No one was there. You guessed that Chelle and all of them were at dinner. You decide to catch up on your reading by the fire light.
Rebeccah leaned in to kiss her knight. It was all she had waited for for months, years even! The war had been so cruel to them both. Rebeccah felt Mitchell's lips brush lightly across hers. She was swept off of her feet and soared into the clouds. Mitchell broke the kiss. He gave her a grave smile.
"Rebeccah? We need to-"
"Hey ya, Evans," Potter says, sitting on the sofa that you werer laying on.
You roll your eyes. "Rebeccah? We need to discuss our plans for-"
"Okay...Whatcha reading? Romance novel, huh? That stuff is sooooo boring!"
You remain looking at your book, although it is difficult to read with him talking to you.
James lays beside you, rubbing your foot with his. He rumples his hair. You roll your eyes again.
"Can I say something?"
You peer at him over the top of the book, moving your foot in the process. "You just did." You returned to reading. "Rebecca? We need to discuss our-
"Can I say two things?"
"Yes, you have one left."
"Okay...Do...you..."
"Spit it out!" you snap.
James gulps and notices a bottle of soda in front of you on the table. He picks it up and reads the label.
"Diet Dr. Peper Cherry Vanilla...You drink diet? Why?"
"I like it," you reply, smugly.
"You don't need to lose weight. It's not like you have a social life or anything. Why would anyone care if you dropped a few pounds?"
You narrow your eyes at him. "I'd care."
"Do you read this st so you can dream of a special someone?" He smirks.
"Oooo. You caught me, James," you say in the sexiest voice that you can muster. "I read these to get into the mood...Sometimes, I dream that I'm in his bed"-(you're leaning closer and closer to his mouth, like your gonna kiss him)-"and I'm about to undress, He's watching me with envy as my hands travel up and down my body..."
"Yeah?" James was subdued. Your plan was working.
"And then, just as we're about to become one..."
"Yeah?" James was getting anxious.
You slap him across the face and he holds it in his shaking hands, falling on the floor, hitting the back of his head on the coffee table.
"What the hll was that for!"
"You're so perverted!"
"I wanted to apologize!"
You raise your book threateningly.
"Okay, okay!" James runs up to his dorm and you go back to reading.
"Rebeccah? We need to discuss our plans for after the war. I honestly think it best if we never see each other again. Good-bye for ever my love. Never forgert our times together."
What a sucky way to end a book! you think as you slam it on the table and sip your soda. Potter was wrong, like always. Nothing new for him.
"Lily!" Remus called to you, coming back from dinner. "Hey! I'm glad to see that you're feeling better!" Remus says, hugging you
"Yeah, thanks. So, are you still going to show me your little secret or do I have to wait?"
"You'll have to wait."
"You make me so mad someti-" Remus cuts you off by kissing you... on the mouth.
"Wha-what was that for!"
"Just expirimenting." He smirks at you. You hear a dorm door slam.
"Dit! I gotta go. Bye, Lil." Remus runs up to his dorm.
James's POV:
You walk out of your dorm to go find Lily and welcome her back properly and appologize for acting like a pervert. You walk halfway down the steps and stop dead. You see Remus-your best friend, the same Remus that you've covered for so many years, the same Remus whose secrets you've kept, well, secret-kissing, actually kissing Lily Evans-your Lily. On the lips. In front of the entire Common Room! You clench your fists, wanting to cause Remus as much pain as he's caused you. You run back up to your dorm and slam the door.
Remus runs in. "Prongs, I-"
"Don't you 'Prongs' me! What the hll do you think you were doing? You know how much I like her! Why the hll would you do that to me!"
Remus just stands there, staring at the floor.
"Well!"
"James...I-I'm sorry. I didn't think that you would-"
"MIND! You didn't think that I would mind! Remus! I love Lily. You know that! Just-just tell me why you would do this to me. I thought that we were best mates!"
"You're not the only one who loves and cares for her, you know!" Remus blurts out, He inhaled quickly and stared at you wide-eyed and horrified.
"What!" you hiss at him.
"I-I didn't mean to-to say that! James, I-"
"I kept your secrets! I never told anyone that you were a warewolf!"
"James, I'm sorry! What do you want form me! Do you want me to show blood! I can't help that I love her! Besides, you haven't even been with as much as I have! I have reasons to love her! You, on the other hand, just claim to love her! Do you even know anything about her! Did you know that she has dreams of being an Auror?"
"Shut up!"
"Did you know that she is the only witch in her family?"
"Shut up!"
"And did you know-"
"SHUT UP!" you yell punching him in the stomache. He doubles and falls to the floor.
You storm out and run down the steps, out of the portrait hole and out to the Quidditch pitch and to find Sirius.
Lily's POV:
You walk up the stairs to James and Remus's dorm.
"You're not the only one who loves and cares for her, you know!" you hear Remus yell at James. Your heart skips a beat. Remus loved you...
"What!"
"I-I didn't mean to-to say that! James, I-"
"I kept your secrets! I never told anyone that you were a warewolf!" You gasp. Remus is a warewof!
"James, I'm sorry! What do you want form me! Do you want me to show blood! I can't help that I love her! Besides, you haven't even been with as much as I have! I have reasons to love her! You, on the other hand, just claim to love her! Do you even know anything about her! Did you know that she has dreams of being an Auror?"
"Shut up!" James yells.
"Did you know that she is the only witch in her family?" Remus retaliates.
"Shut up!" James yells again.
"And did you know-"
"SHUT UP!" James yells. You hear someone hit the floor and you see James run out of the dorm and out of the portrait hole.
You run into the dorm and see Remus laying on the floor. You run to his side.
"Remus!" You turn him onto his back.
"Lily?" he whispered.
"Remus, I-I have to get you to the hospital wing! Can you walk?"
"I'll try."
You help him up and help him up to the hospital wing.
Fast Forward an hour
"Miss Evans, Mr. Lupin will need to rest. He has internal bleeding, but nothing too serious. He should live. Thank you for bringing him to me."
You walk out and run into James.
"Is he okay?" he asked.
"Oh now you care! James Potter, you bd! You almost killed your best friend! He has internal bleeding! Why would you do that!"
"I-I-"
You slapped his face leaving an instant red mark as big as big as your hand. The second one that night.
He clutched his face.
"You-you bd! I heard that whole conversation! You were only jealous and that could have cost Remus his life! I cannot belive you!" you screamed at him, tears streaming down your face.
"Can I see
him?"
"Hll no! Potter, I can't believe you! I have
always known that you were no good, but this-" you put your
hands on your head, trying to stop the major migrane that was
starting to develope-"this takes them all! Potter, just go away
and for once in your life leave me-and Remus- the hll alone!"
You storm away, down to your dorm and you flop on your bed. You cry for several hours. You cry yourself to sleep...
WHAT YOU DREAM ABOUT!
"Lily?" someone calls you.
You turn around searching for who said your name.
"Lily?" You turn and bump into a tall black-haired boy with hazel eyes and glasses.
"Who are you?"
"I'm James Potter. I just wanted to tell you that you are the most georgous creature on the face of this earth."
"I just wanted to tell you that you are completely mental and deserve to be put into a mental hospital. Good-bye." You turn on your heel and leave, but he follows you.
"Wait! I want to give you something!"
"What could you possilbly give m-"you turn to face him and he kisses you.
A thick fog surrounds you and when it clears you see an older verson of you kissing an older verson of none other than James.
You break away and smile up at him.
"Lily, I love you."
"I love you, too."
He chuckles and says,"You know, Lils, only in dreams can certain truths reveal themselves..."
You sit up straight in your bed.
The words that James had said in your dream echoed in your head.
Only in dreams can certain truths reveal themselves...
You shake your head and your curls fly around wildly. You couldn't be falling for James! You just couldn't be!
You decide that it was a stupid dream and you thought no more about it.
Fast Forward to Morning
"You were tossing and turning all night. Were you dreaming?" Lauren asked, sitting beside you in Defence Against the Dark Arts class.
"Probabaly 'bout me," James says, coming up behind you and Lauren and sitting at a desk between Sirius and Peter.
"Oh, don't be a pervert! And must you annoy the crap out of me every minute of every day?" You ask, covering up your lie quickly, turning in your seat to face him.
"You know it," he answered slyly as the teacher entered.
"Good morning, class," Prof. Zeralda said as she turned to face your class.
"Morning Prof. Zeralda," the class responds in unison.
Prof. Z turns to face the black board to wirte up the assignment. The class fills with whispers and James kicks your chair.
"What!" you hiss at him turning around to face him. Lauren turned to Sirus and he kissed her. You roll your eyes.
"Hogsmeade is coming up, you know, Evans," he says, leaning closer to you.
"So?" You turn back to Prof. Z.
"Okay class," she says and everyone gets quiet. "Today for the first half of class, we will be reading on the exact techniques of the fog illusionment spell. The second half of the class will be spent in partners practicing." You steal a glance at James at these words. He was grinning more widely than ever at you. You stick your tounge out at him and that just makes his stupid grin get bigger. You roll your eyes and turn back to Prof. Z. "Open your text to page-let me think here...Ah yes! Pages 700-715. You have exactly 45 minutes. If you must, and I highly disapprove of it, you may talk amongst your selves...Quietly!"
Everyone's talking and whispering. You open your book and you find a note stuck in those pages. You pick it up, unfold it and read it.
It says:
Evans,
Hogsmeade is this weekend. If you're gonig, maybe you could go with me. Like a date maybe? I'd really like it if you would. It'd probably be a lot of fun. BTWI need a partner for the fog spell things. Partner with me?
JAPJames A. Potter 3
You turn to look at him. He's reclining in his chair and chatting with Sirius and Peter.
"Don't you think that you should be reading on this?" you ask, leaning on the back of your chair and pointing to his DATDA book.
"No. I already know it all," James says coolly, giving you a small wink. You roll your eyes.
"Ditto," Sirius responds, eyeing Lauren. She blushes and turns back to her reading.
"Remus usually does all of the work for me," Peter says, leaning so far back on his chair, that it tips and he falls to the floor.
The class snickers at him. Amazingly, Prof. Zeralda just sits there and smiles.
"In case you haven't noticed Remus isn't here," you say to the little dope.
"OMG! You're right! I'm actually going to have to read! AHHHH!" WIth that, Peter starts reading the text vigerously. James and Sirius are watching him, chuckling.
"I wonder how Moony's doing?" James asks.
"You wouldn't have to be asking that if you hadn't slugged him out of pure jealousy!" you sneer at him.
"Yeah, I know. And if Rem were here right now, I'd tell him-"
"Tell me what?" Remus asked, walking to his seat beside you. (Yes, Remus sat in front of Peter and beside you. Don't you feel loved!)
"Remus!" you squeal, hugging him around the neck. "Thank God you're okay! Do you still feel miserable? James, didn't you want to say something to your best friend, that is, if you want to listen to him, Remus. If you don't I personally don't bla-" Remus kissed you.
"Lily, do you even know how to shut up?"
"Ummmmm, Re-Remus?" James says, trying his absolute hardest not to get up and slug him again.
"Yeah?"
James took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Moony, I'm sorry that I lost my temper like I did. I'm really glad that you're okay, and I hope that we can still be mates?" James put his hand out for the little hand shake thingy that they do.
"Best mates, appology accepted, and I forgive you for being an idiotic jerk." Remus smiled and shook James's hand.
"So touching. They grow up so fast!" Sirius said, pretending to cry.
"Shut up!" Remus and James say in unison.
"Ahem!" Prof. Z clears her throat.
You all start reading again.
After about fifteen minutes, you feel Remus put his hand on your thigh. You jump a little and look at him.
He leans over and whispers in your ear. "Lily, do you think that-"
Prof. Zeralda's mini bell rang, signaling for everyone to partner up.
"Remus! C'mon! Let's practice!" Peter yells as everyone else pairs up.
Remus throws you a pitting glance. He mouths 'sorry'. You shrug.
"So, Evans, you have no partner, and I saw you reading my note... Partner with me!"
"I wouldn't partner with you if I had a choice between you and Malf-"
"Miss Lily," you hear the drawing voice of Malfoy behind you. "So do you have a partner?"
"Yes, sorry. James asked first."
"I should have guessed that you would pick your boyfriend."
"Come back here and say that to my face! James is not my boyfriend!"
James chuckled behind you. You round on him sneering,"What is so funny!"
"Nothing! It's just that you are so incredably sexy when your riled up!"
You roll your eyes and and lead him to an open space.
"Will you go out with me, Evans?"
You once again roll your eyes. This is the third time he's asked you in the three hours that you've been up. "Potter, as soon as you quit the Quidditch team, stop rumpling your hair, and stop being an arrogant jerk and hexing anyone and everyone, then perhaps I'll think about it. But not one second before!" He just shrugs.
James points his wand at the celling and says, "Fasse' Incantum!"
"James! NO! You said it wr-" Too late. He has already drenched you with the water from his spell.
"OMG! Lily! I'm soooo sorry. Here." He hands you his robe because your white shirt is now see through.
"Thanks,"you grumble at him. "The proper spell is Fagasse' Incantum!" You cast the charm and you and James are surrounded by a thick fog. You yelp and jump a little because you weren't expecting it to work.
"Perfect," you hear James whisper in your ear. It sends chills through your body.
You turn to face him and he plants a kiss on your lips. A bit nervous and completely shocked, you have no idea what to do. Surprisingly enough, it the most wonderful feeling in the world and yet you're sharing it with JAMES POTTER! You attempt to pull back, but James refuses to allow it. You feel him lick your lower lip. You without thinking open your mouth and James's tounge enters. You stood Frenching him in the middle of the classroom, not knowing that the fog had cleared and everyone was now staring at you.
"JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVANS!" you hear Prof. Zeralda screech.
You pull back and gaze at everyone. A look of horror fills your face and you run from the room. Remus runs after you.
"Lily! Wait up!" Remus yells.
You stop and fall to your knees outside of the Library.
"Lil, wha-what was that?" Remus asks, kneeling beside you.
You throw your arms around his neck and hug him with all of the strength that you have.
"Remus!" you sob into your best friend's chest. "I don't know what happened! One minute I was yelling at him for being a jerk and casting the wrong spell, the next thing I know he was snoging me and I didn't even have enough sense to pull away! What the hll was I thinking?"
"Lily, shhhhhhhh...Lils, I know this is kind of sudden and all, but, welllllllll..."
You sit up and wipe your tears. "Wellllllllllllll...what?" you sniff.
"You know that big last Hogsmeade trip of the year?"
"Yeah..."
"Were you planning on going?"
"James asked me-"
"Oh. N-never mind, then,"
"-but I never said yes to him. I don't really like him. I-uh-fancy someone else..."
"Oh."
"Rem, just spit it out!"
"Will you go to Hogsmeade...with me?"
"Remus come on, it's only- say WHAT!"
"Will you go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" Remus smiled at you.
"YES!"you squealed, hugging him tightly. "Remus! Why didn't you ever ask me before! I would have said yes, like, two years ago!"
"Only two?"
"Oh, you know what I mean. Wait is this like a date?"
He shrugged.
"Are you asking me out?" You crossed your arms and gave him a playful glare.
"Yeah. I've been meaning to for so long but-"
You kissed him. "Isn't that what you do to me?"
"Yeah. C'mon. We should get back to Defense class. Prof. Zearalda will be looking for us." He stands up and takes your hand.
He begins walking towards your classroom but you stop. "Remus, wait."
"What's wrong?" he asks, looking at you quizzically.
"James..."
"Oh. Prongs. Never fear, Lil. I promise you that nothing will happen.
James's POV:
You watch Lily leave and Remus go after her. You begin to leave too, but the now over-infurriated Professor Zeralda grabs your arm.
"MR. POTTER! WHAT in Heavens name do you think you were doing? That is detention for both you and Miss Evans. Miss Evans will have her badge taken away for this."
"Professor, wait. Lily had nothing to do with it. I pushed it on her, She tried to get free, but I wouldn't let her. I'm sorry. I'll take Lily's punishment as well as mine."
"Fine! You are banned from Quidittich and you have double the amount of homework for the rest of the year!"
You cringe. No Quidditch...double homework... This sucked! But if it kept your beloved Lily from suffering the loss of her prefects badge, then you had to do it. You wouldn't be able to stand it if Lily was mad at you for getting her prefect badge taken away from her. You knew it was her most prized item.
"NO QUIDDITCH!" Sirius yelled. "Professor! Are you mad? James can't miss Quidditch!"
"Mr. Black, I suggest you shut up, or you will be joining Mr. Potter's punishment!"
"Sirius?"
"Yeah?" he fumed at you.
"I resign. You can find someone else for the team. Lauren maybe. You're captain."
"WHAT! P-Prongs! You can't be serious!"
"Lily said that a permanent break from Quidditch would do me some good so-"
"YOU'RE DITCHING YOUR TEAM FOR A GIRL! AND NOT JUST ANY GIRL, BUT LILY EVANS! THE ONE WHO HATES YOU THE MOST! You have gone off of the deep end, my friend!"
"Do you accept my resignation?"
"Yeah. With a heavy heart and a troubled mind. You are devoted, mate."
Lily and Remus walked back in...They were holding hands and laughing. You just stared in horror. Remus had accomplished the one task that you had never manged. Asking the prettiest girl in school and getting a yes answer.
Lily
POV:
"Professor Zeralda?" you ask the witch.
"Dear, you have no need to explain. Mr. Potter already explained everything-"
"I know and I'm so sorry for-"
"He told me that you were innocent and it was all him."
"-everything and I want to tell you-he WHAT!"
"He told me that you tried to pull away and that he couldn't resist kissing you. He said he forced you and he has been punished extra hard for his unsuitable actions." She turned away to go and help some other students.
You look over at Remus and he's busy helping Peter again.
"James..."
"What do you want?" he snapped.
"I-I'm sorry that you got my punishment too-"
"I offered to take it."
"What did she do?"
"I'm banned from Quidditch and I have double homework for the next three months. And with the whole Quidditch deal, I resigned. Sirius needs to put someone in my place on the team anyway, so I just quit because that wouldn't be fair to the other person already in my place."
"Since when did you care about other peoples feelings?"
"Since I finally realized that I was wasting my time on you," he said, his voice quiet and barely audible.
"James...I-I'm sorry that you quit. You really were the best Quidditch player on the team. I wish you would rejoin after your sentence was lifted of course. Our team really needs you."
"You know, that actually sounded genuine and heartfelt. I actually believed you for a minute." He turned and went off to take Remus's place with Peter, forcing Remus to come work with you.
"What's he on about?"
"He was kicked off of the Quidditch team for a while and he just quit altogether! We're never going to win the Quidditch Cup now!"
"Everything will be fine!" He kissed you quickly on the cheek. "No worries!"
"Yeah," you laughed weakly, as the bell rang. "No worries at all." Unfortunately, you had the growing preminiton that things were going to get far beyond fine...
Told you this one was odd! I hoped you liked it! REVIEW!
