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The characters that you see

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Chapter 2-The Bet

Lily turned to look at who she had hit and found James Potter sprawled to the ground but instead of him giving her one of his famous grins he was groaning in pain.

"Oh God James!" she cried. Then everyone turned to look at the scene and had a worried expression in their faces except James closest friends who looked at James knowingly.

"Are you going to help him or not?" Lily asked impatiently.

"Why don't you ask Mr. Great Actor there if he's alright?" said Remus. Lily felt her face pale and turned to James angrily.

"Potter," she spoke through gritted teeth, "Are you alright?" James looked up at her and grinned.

"You!" Lily yelled.

"Me," James said innocently, "Honestly Lily before we get into another heated argument about my insolence I just want to say that our "You, Me" pattern is starting to be a habit and that's not the only thing that's becoming a habit. I think you have grown to love being pushed against my manly figure so I suggest you admit so we can go on a date."

"I do not like to bump into you," Lily said icily.

"Then how can you explain the many times you have bumped into me?"

"I don't know! It's just an accident!"

"Well I know… It's called fate," James said surely, "Things Like this happen for a reason and for someone so smart you're not very observant…"

"James Potter, It is not fate! It is merely a coincidence," Lily reasoned stubbornly.

"How can I make you see that we are meant to be?"

"Stop rhyming Potter it makes me sick,"

"I know! Since you are quite fond of being pushed against my manly figure, why don't we have a little bet?" James said putting one arm on Lily's shoulder. Lily pulled back.

"What kind of bet?" Alexa interrupted.

"Oh Alexa, Please don't tell me you're interested in this!" Lily said.

"I'm sorry Lily but you did say that you want Potter off your back and this bet may help you," said Alexa. Then everyone around them nodded in agreement and James grinned at Lily hopefully.

"I cannot believe you people! Do you really expect me to participate in such an insolent act that only people with brains the size of fleas celebrate (she cast a hand carelessly towards James and his friends)?" Lily spoke angrily.

"Evans, I'd understand if you do not want to rid of me," James said innocently.

"We'd understand Lily," Sirius added and the other marauders nodded.

"Fine! Fine! What are the terms?" Lily waved her arms in the air as if signaling defeat. James smiled deviously.

"If I manage to bump into you for 50 times this month you will go out with me for two whole months" James explained.

"What do I do and what do I get?" Lily asked.

"All you have to do is to try to avoid bumping into me though I'm sure you'd find that hard to do (James winked) and if I am not able to fulfill the task needed for me to win then I will leave you and your friends alone but if I win then we date for 2 months then after that you can decide if you want me or not" James replied. Lily thought about it for a moment. If I win then I rid of Potter but if I lose then we'll have to date but that is quite impossible, I mean 50 bumps, hah! It's too impossible... I'll have nothing to lose in the long run… Lily thought.

"So decided anything sweet pea?" asked James.

"I'm in," Lily replied.

"So it will start October 1, Lunch time and end November 1, lunchtime," Gary announced.

"Good Luck James… you may find me hard to catch," Lily said threateningly.

"Oh Not really many women have said that before and were not able to resist my charm and fell desperately on my lap…" said James confidently. Then a scream was heard from the Slytherin table where something had exploded.

"Mr. Potter! This is your doing!" Professor McGonagall cried.

"My heart is broken by your assumption Professor… how sure are you that it was my doing?" James said innocently.

"Oh you happened to have left this," McGonagall showed a drawing of Potter sticking out his tongue and something was written below it, it read: "Slytherin's suck!" A Reminder from James Potter (Mischief Maker Extraordinaire and Quidditch heartthrob)

"Ooops," James said looking not the least bit surprised.

"Well let's go to my office," McGonagall pulled James by his ear and dragged him out of the hall.

"Well Lily-ouch-dearest I have to go, Places to go-ouch-people to see-ouch- hope you don't miss me too much," then James disappeared with a great deal of complaining about his ear.

"Honestly I don't know how he's going to date you when he spends more of his school life in the dungeons scrubbing floors…" muttered Gary as everyone started to go to their next class.

"Knowing James he'll find a way," Alexa said. Lily felt her stomach churn… that's what I'm afraid of she thought

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