Thank you everybody for the reviews!!!!! Here's chapter seven, and I DO own
James and Lily and any Harry Potter characters! Not really. I wish! Nope,
they all belong to J.K. Rowling.
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"So? How'd it go, Prongs?" Sirius asked excitedly. But then he saw James's sad expression. "Oh . . . she rejected you again, huh?"
"No . . . Todd Woods asked her first. She said yes. But she promised she'd dance with me once." James replied. His head was bowed low and his voice was in a scary monotone.
"TODD WOODS?!" Remus shouted. His friends all stared at him. Remus wasn't the type of person to suddenly shout out something. He was more shy and quiet.
"What have you got against him?" Peter asked.
"Todd Woods's father is in the inner circle of the G.R.O.W.S. society." Remus growled.
"Grows? He grows cabbages? What's so bad about that?" Sirius drawled.
"No, you dummy, G.R.O.W.S. Get Rid of Werewolves Society." Remus hissed with pure loathing on his face.
James's face screwed up, and he felt disgusted. "Guess Todd isn't as great as Lily happens to think." He added bitterly. "She knew I was going to ask her, and she said yes to that werewolf/Remus hater! It's not fair!"
"James, you're whining." Sirius warned, "Being a whiner will not impress Lily at all."
"And I heard Todd boasting that if he was old enough, he'd stake a werewolf no problem. In fact, he wishes that he knew someone was one so he could hunt them down!" Remus continued.
"Disgusting."
"What a prat."
"He's just stupid. You don't STAKE werewolves, that's vampires!"
Everyone looked at Wormtail.
"Kind of off the subject there, eh, Peter?" Sirius said coolly.
"Well, it's true!" Peter squeaked.
James shook his head. "No wonder you don't have a girlfriend . . ."
"James, YOU don't have a girlfriend! Or a date for the dance, for that matter." Sirius said.
"Yeah, well there are plenty of girls who WANT ME, so I will go GET THEM and make Lily jealous!" James's eyes sparkled at the thought.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter all shook their heads at the same time.
"He is doomed."
"You've got that right."
"Shut up." James growled.
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Lily got her beautiful red hair up in a loose bun, with strings of her red hair coming out of her bun cutely. She had her bottle-green dress robes on, (her mother said it matched her emerald eyes) and she had a nice sky blue eye shadow on. Margaret was adding some finishing touches to her hair, and Celia was braiding Margaret's long, black hair.
Lily got up and twirled around, her loose curls bouncing with her as she spun.
"My masterpiece!" Margaret sighed, "I love how I did your hair!"
"We all know you do, now stay still!" Celia teasingly scolded.
"Wait, Celia, your hair is missing something." Lily said as she rushed to get something, being careful not to get her hair snagged on anything. She came back and put a flower-a rose-in her hair. "There! Now it sets off the blondness of your hair!"
The three girls giggled together, holding each other for support. Lily gripped Celia's shoulders tightly, causing Celia to tell her to knock it off, since Lily would get her pink dress robes wrinkled.
"You know Lily, I wish you wouldn't have gone with Woods, you know. I saw James a little after talking to his friends, and he looked devastated . . ." Margaret noted.
"So what? Am I supposed to care?" Lily spat coldly, turning her back away from her friends.
"So . . . if you don't care, then why did you promise to dance with him? And how come your eyes kind of-I dunno-sparkled when he called you "Lily" instead of "Evans" like he usually does? And you kind of muttered to yourself too after that. But I swear I heard the word, "James" somewhere." Margaret pointed out softly.
Lily was silent. Her eyes felt watery, but she didn't want to ruin her makeup. She sucked up the tears and turned around with a smile. "Well, if anything, Potter's old news. He's done the same thing every year since fourth year, and it's getting real old. Maybe I want to see other people: anybody but Potter's face. Maybe I want to . . . expand my horizons or something. I should go meet Todd now, he'll be expecting me." Lily fled the room.
Celia looked sadly out at the open door.
"This is so sad . . ."
"They're the perfect couple! I dunno why she fights it so much . . ."
"You know what, Margaret? I think Lily's afraid."
"Afraid of what?"
"Duh! What else? Of falling in love with James Potter, the person she's supposed to hate! The popular, conceited jerk/bully. The kind of person she's supposed to hate and despise! Lily's the kind of person who hates bullies. Maybe she's scared that she's actually in love with one. Maybe she's scared that James will be a jerk and break her heart. But we all know James likes her too, so Lily's probably just paranoid." Celia finished.
"Wow, Cel, I didn't know that you had that much psychiatrist blood in you. If you weren't a half Muggle, half witch and you lived in the Muggle world, you could be one and make millions!" Margaret's lips curled into a smile.
"Shut up Marge!" A pillow was thrown at Margaret, which was gracefully blocked with another pillow.
Lily was in the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for her date to arrive.
"Damn, Todd's talking forever." Lily thought. James would never keep her waiting this long. Lily found herself thinking.
Then she noticed Remus Lupin sitting by the fire by himself. She decided to go pay him a visit. Remus was all right, not as big as a prankster and troublemaker as his best friends. Lily thought him a bit shy. Some girls teased him about his shabby robes (which were now new, since his friends had bought him some for Christmas) but Lily saw the good in him; she realized that the he was just misunderstood.
"Hey, is the fire warm?" Lily asked cheerfully.
Remus jumped. He was in a trance, thinking about some things. He hadn't realized that she was there.
"It's nice," Remus responded carefully, "So, are you going with anyone? You sure look like it. You look really nice Lily."
Lily smiled. "Thanks, Remus."
"Why is it that you call me Remus and you call James "Potter"?"
Lily's smile evaporated and turned into a frown.
"Why-?" she began but was cut off.
"Lily, is this sorry excuse for a wizard bothering you?" Todd Woods demanded.
Lily's temper went up. "What did you call Remus?"
Todd looked apologetic. "Sorry, dude, is he, like, your boyfriend?"
"If he was, I wouldn't have said yes to you, now would I?" Lily growled, feeling that she'd much rather go with James instead of this stupid troll.
"Let's go." Todd said, linking his arms roughly to Lily's.
Lily gave one fleeting look at Remus, only to get a mournful smile in return. Was she really going to spend all her dance time with this guy?
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"So? How'd it go, Prongs?" Sirius asked excitedly. But then he saw James's sad expression. "Oh . . . she rejected you again, huh?"
"No . . . Todd Woods asked her first. She said yes. But she promised she'd dance with me once." James replied. His head was bowed low and his voice was in a scary monotone.
"TODD WOODS?!" Remus shouted. His friends all stared at him. Remus wasn't the type of person to suddenly shout out something. He was more shy and quiet.
"What have you got against him?" Peter asked.
"Todd Woods's father is in the inner circle of the G.R.O.W.S. society." Remus growled.
"Grows? He grows cabbages? What's so bad about that?" Sirius drawled.
"No, you dummy, G.R.O.W.S. Get Rid of Werewolves Society." Remus hissed with pure loathing on his face.
James's face screwed up, and he felt disgusted. "Guess Todd isn't as great as Lily happens to think." He added bitterly. "She knew I was going to ask her, and she said yes to that werewolf/Remus hater! It's not fair!"
"James, you're whining." Sirius warned, "Being a whiner will not impress Lily at all."
"And I heard Todd boasting that if he was old enough, he'd stake a werewolf no problem. In fact, he wishes that he knew someone was one so he could hunt them down!" Remus continued.
"Disgusting."
"What a prat."
"He's just stupid. You don't STAKE werewolves, that's vampires!"
Everyone looked at Wormtail.
"Kind of off the subject there, eh, Peter?" Sirius said coolly.
"Well, it's true!" Peter squeaked.
James shook his head. "No wonder you don't have a girlfriend . . ."
"James, YOU don't have a girlfriend! Or a date for the dance, for that matter." Sirius said.
"Yeah, well there are plenty of girls who WANT ME, so I will go GET THEM and make Lily jealous!" James's eyes sparkled at the thought.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter all shook their heads at the same time.
"He is doomed."
"You've got that right."
"Shut up." James growled.
* * *
Lily got her beautiful red hair up in a loose bun, with strings of her red hair coming out of her bun cutely. She had her bottle-green dress robes on, (her mother said it matched her emerald eyes) and she had a nice sky blue eye shadow on. Margaret was adding some finishing touches to her hair, and Celia was braiding Margaret's long, black hair.
Lily got up and twirled around, her loose curls bouncing with her as she spun.
"My masterpiece!" Margaret sighed, "I love how I did your hair!"
"We all know you do, now stay still!" Celia teasingly scolded.
"Wait, Celia, your hair is missing something." Lily said as she rushed to get something, being careful not to get her hair snagged on anything. She came back and put a flower-a rose-in her hair. "There! Now it sets off the blondness of your hair!"
The three girls giggled together, holding each other for support. Lily gripped Celia's shoulders tightly, causing Celia to tell her to knock it off, since Lily would get her pink dress robes wrinkled.
"You know Lily, I wish you wouldn't have gone with Woods, you know. I saw James a little after talking to his friends, and he looked devastated . . ." Margaret noted.
"So what? Am I supposed to care?" Lily spat coldly, turning her back away from her friends.
"So . . . if you don't care, then why did you promise to dance with him? And how come your eyes kind of-I dunno-sparkled when he called you "Lily" instead of "Evans" like he usually does? And you kind of muttered to yourself too after that. But I swear I heard the word, "James" somewhere." Margaret pointed out softly.
Lily was silent. Her eyes felt watery, but she didn't want to ruin her makeup. She sucked up the tears and turned around with a smile. "Well, if anything, Potter's old news. He's done the same thing every year since fourth year, and it's getting real old. Maybe I want to see other people: anybody but Potter's face. Maybe I want to . . . expand my horizons or something. I should go meet Todd now, he'll be expecting me." Lily fled the room.
Celia looked sadly out at the open door.
"This is so sad . . ."
"They're the perfect couple! I dunno why she fights it so much . . ."
"You know what, Margaret? I think Lily's afraid."
"Afraid of what?"
"Duh! What else? Of falling in love with James Potter, the person she's supposed to hate! The popular, conceited jerk/bully. The kind of person she's supposed to hate and despise! Lily's the kind of person who hates bullies. Maybe she's scared that she's actually in love with one. Maybe she's scared that James will be a jerk and break her heart. But we all know James likes her too, so Lily's probably just paranoid." Celia finished.
"Wow, Cel, I didn't know that you had that much psychiatrist blood in you. If you weren't a half Muggle, half witch and you lived in the Muggle world, you could be one and make millions!" Margaret's lips curled into a smile.
"Shut up Marge!" A pillow was thrown at Margaret, which was gracefully blocked with another pillow.
Lily was in the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for her date to arrive.
"Damn, Todd's talking forever." Lily thought. James would never keep her waiting this long. Lily found herself thinking.
Then she noticed Remus Lupin sitting by the fire by himself. She decided to go pay him a visit. Remus was all right, not as big as a prankster and troublemaker as his best friends. Lily thought him a bit shy. Some girls teased him about his shabby robes (which were now new, since his friends had bought him some for Christmas) but Lily saw the good in him; she realized that the he was just misunderstood.
"Hey, is the fire warm?" Lily asked cheerfully.
Remus jumped. He was in a trance, thinking about some things. He hadn't realized that she was there.
"It's nice," Remus responded carefully, "So, are you going with anyone? You sure look like it. You look really nice Lily."
Lily smiled. "Thanks, Remus."
"Why is it that you call me Remus and you call James "Potter"?"
Lily's smile evaporated and turned into a frown.
"Why-?" she began but was cut off.
"Lily, is this sorry excuse for a wizard bothering you?" Todd Woods demanded.
Lily's temper went up. "What did you call Remus?"
Todd looked apologetic. "Sorry, dude, is he, like, your boyfriend?"
"If he was, I wouldn't have said yes to you, now would I?" Lily growled, feeling that she'd much rather go with James instead of this stupid troll.
"Let's go." Todd said, linking his arms roughly to Lily's.
Lily gave one fleeting look at Remus, only to get a mournful smile in return. Was she really going to spend all her dance time with this guy?