A/N: This chapter is only going up because I PROMISED kuliogirl that I'd
have it in the past chapter *guilty look* since I didn't include it then, I
figured I'd better include it before I left for Spring Break. So you can
all bow down to the almighty Kuliogirl for giving you this chapter!
Kuliogirl: Here it is, as promised! I hope it's satisfying enough for you, if not you can always pummel me at school tomorrow! ^_~
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Previously in "Wishful Thinking" (a/n: hehe don't I sound like one of those TV Announcers?)
As touched as she was by this sentiment, Lily could not bite back the saucy retort, "Thanks, but I can handle myself."
Knowing that even he could not compete with her persistent determination, James capitulated, admitting his defeat. The couple strolled in tranquil silence until a hoarse voice froze them in their places, dripping with enough enmity to chill the blood in Lily's veins, sending involuntary shivers down her spine.
"Mudblood."
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James whirled around, cloak swirling furiously, mahogany wand outstretched, pointing directly at the heart of Severus Snape.
An insidious smile curled on Snape's snarling lips as he twirled his own hickory wand over in his bony fingers. "Potter," he taunted menacingly, "Mudblood," he turned the word over in his mouth, savoring its bitter edge, before spitting it out in contempt at a very pale Lily.
"Snivellus," she answered coldly, refusing to give him the satisfaction of a quivering voice, though the tightening of her grasp on James' hand did not go unnoticed by either of the boys.
"Take. That. Back!" James hissed, seething in rage.
"What?" Snape asked innocently, his smirk widening, "the truth?" He paused, relishing in their reactions, perfectly aware that as Head Students they wouldn't dare attack him. "You know," he started somewhat conversationally, despite the malice that lined his voice. "She's the one they're all after. You're a disgrace to your kind, Potter. How your parents must feel, knowing their pureblood son is dating a mudblood . . . why, if you were a Black you'd be disowned!"
"That's enough, Snape!" Lily broke in, noticing the fury boiling in James' eyes. "Shouldn't you be in your dorm?"
"I don't take orders from a Mudblo-" Snape was cut off by a purple flash illuminating the hallway.
"Didn't your mother ever teach you that it's not polite to call people names?" James stated coolly, "I think we need to wash those dirty words off your forked tongue. Scourgify!"
Soap suds filled the air, their iridescent surface reflecting the torches' flickering lights, as a coarse brush scrubbed roughly in Snape's gaping mouth.
Staring in wonder at a single, perfect, purple bubble that played with her reflection, Lily took no notice of Snape until the bubble, crossing her eyes, popped on her delicate nose. Jolting out of her trance by the sudden contact, Lily swore under her breath, quickly muttering the spell that could undo James' curse. "Return to your dorm, Snape." She ordered before turning on her heel, dragging James down the hall with her.
"I don't think so, Mudblood," he spluttered, gagging on the soap that had slithered down his throat. "Petrificus Totalus!" The curse was emitted before Lily had even turned around. Lily, rigid as a board, fell to the ground, a resounding crack filling the corridor as her head made contact with the stone floor.
"You. Filthy. Piece. Of. Scum!" James roared, turning his wand on Snape. "Expelliarmus!" Snape's grimy wand flew from his hands into James'. "Sagittalia!" Invisible arrows shot from James' wand, pinning Severus Snape to the wall behind him. Dropping his wand into his robes, James advanced towards the helpless boy, whispering "You'll pay for what you did to her!" With that, he swung, his clenched fist amalgamating with Snape's bony cheek. "She may be the muggle-born," he sent another blow, this time to the boy's stomach, "but you are the one who's a disgrace to the Wizarding World." He gave Snape one final punch before pulling forth his wand, muttering a spell that would transport Snape to the hospital wing.
Glaring in disgust after Snape's floating body, a low moan brought James back to reality. "Lily!" he gasped, rushing to the side of the pale redhead. Thick, red blood matted her previously silken hair, oozing from a wide gash in her temple. "Lily, oh Lily! I'm so sorry! I should have been there!" Tears filled his eyes as he gazed at her seemingly lifeless form.
"Shut it, Potter." Lily's eyes flickered open, a confused look shadowing her face.
"Lil?" James asked anxiously, relieved to hear her voice.
"I was wrong," she laughed weakly, "I can't handle myself." And with that, the world before Lily Evans dissolved into darkness as she lost consciousness.
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A/N: SoOoOoOo . . . what did you think? I'm actually not to happy with this chapter, it didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to (dang, revenge chapters are hard to write!) but it's here nonetheless. I already know how the next chapter is starting . . . something I wanted to include in here but it wouldn't flow smoothly enough so I figured it would be a good chapter starter ~ Though, unless they have internet access at the hotel, I may not update 'till next week – if so, I promise you a loooooooong chapter!
I only got one review last time ( (from the amazing Kuliogirl herself) can I please, pretty please, have at least 2 for this one? Maybe even 5? *gets down on her knees and begs* Reviews are what keep me going! I need to know that someone has an interest in this story! Hey, I'll tell you what, if you're one of the first 5 reviewers for this chapter, I'll check out and review any one of your stories, how about it?
Kuliogirl: Here it is, as promised! I hope it's satisfying enough for you, if not you can always pummel me at school tomorrow! ^_~
~*~*~
Previously in "Wishful Thinking" (a/n: hehe don't I sound like one of those TV Announcers?)
As touched as she was by this sentiment, Lily could not bite back the saucy retort, "Thanks, but I can handle myself."
Knowing that even he could not compete with her persistent determination, James capitulated, admitting his defeat. The couple strolled in tranquil silence until a hoarse voice froze them in their places, dripping with enough enmity to chill the blood in Lily's veins, sending involuntary shivers down her spine.
"Mudblood."
~*~*~
************************************************************************
James whirled around, cloak swirling furiously, mahogany wand outstretched, pointing directly at the heart of Severus Snape.
An insidious smile curled on Snape's snarling lips as he twirled his own hickory wand over in his bony fingers. "Potter," he taunted menacingly, "Mudblood," he turned the word over in his mouth, savoring its bitter edge, before spitting it out in contempt at a very pale Lily.
"Snivellus," she answered coldly, refusing to give him the satisfaction of a quivering voice, though the tightening of her grasp on James' hand did not go unnoticed by either of the boys.
"Take. That. Back!" James hissed, seething in rage.
"What?" Snape asked innocently, his smirk widening, "the truth?" He paused, relishing in their reactions, perfectly aware that as Head Students they wouldn't dare attack him. "You know," he started somewhat conversationally, despite the malice that lined his voice. "She's the one they're all after. You're a disgrace to your kind, Potter. How your parents must feel, knowing their pureblood son is dating a mudblood . . . why, if you were a Black you'd be disowned!"
"That's enough, Snape!" Lily broke in, noticing the fury boiling in James' eyes. "Shouldn't you be in your dorm?"
"I don't take orders from a Mudblo-" Snape was cut off by a purple flash illuminating the hallway.
"Didn't your mother ever teach you that it's not polite to call people names?" James stated coolly, "I think we need to wash those dirty words off your forked tongue. Scourgify!"
Soap suds filled the air, their iridescent surface reflecting the torches' flickering lights, as a coarse brush scrubbed roughly in Snape's gaping mouth.
Staring in wonder at a single, perfect, purple bubble that played with her reflection, Lily took no notice of Snape until the bubble, crossing her eyes, popped on her delicate nose. Jolting out of her trance by the sudden contact, Lily swore under her breath, quickly muttering the spell that could undo James' curse. "Return to your dorm, Snape." She ordered before turning on her heel, dragging James down the hall with her.
"I don't think so, Mudblood," he spluttered, gagging on the soap that had slithered down his throat. "Petrificus Totalus!" The curse was emitted before Lily had even turned around. Lily, rigid as a board, fell to the ground, a resounding crack filling the corridor as her head made contact with the stone floor.
"You. Filthy. Piece. Of. Scum!" James roared, turning his wand on Snape. "Expelliarmus!" Snape's grimy wand flew from his hands into James'. "Sagittalia!" Invisible arrows shot from James' wand, pinning Severus Snape to the wall behind him. Dropping his wand into his robes, James advanced towards the helpless boy, whispering "You'll pay for what you did to her!" With that, he swung, his clenched fist amalgamating with Snape's bony cheek. "She may be the muggle-born," he sent another blow, this time to the boy's stomach, "but you are the one who's a disgrace to the Wizarding World." He gave Snape one final punch before pulling forth his wand, muttering a spell that would transport Snape to the hospital wing.
Glaring in disgust after Snape's floating body, a low moan brought James back to reality. "Lily!" he gasped, rushing to the side of the pale redhead. Thick, red blood matted her previously silken hair, oozing from a wide gash in her temple. "Lily, oh Lily! I'm so sorry! I should have been there!" Tears filled his eyes as he gazed at her seemingly lifeless form.
"Shut it, Potter." Lily's eyes flickered open, a confused look shadowing her face.
"Lil?" James asked anxiously, relieved to hear her voice.
"I was wrong," she laughed weakly, "I can't handle myself." And with that, the world before Lily Evans dissolved into darkness as she lost consciousness.
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A/N: SoOoOoOo . . . what did you think? I'm actually not to happy with this chapter, it didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to (dang, revenge chapters are hard to write!) but it's here nonetheless. I already know how the next chapter is starting . . . something I wanted to include in here but it wouldn't flow smoothly enough so I figured it would be a good chapter starter ~ Though, unless they have internet access at the hotel, I may not update 'till next week – if so, I promise you a loooooooong chapter!
I only got one review last time ( (from the amazing Kuliogirl herself) can I please, pretty please, have at least 2 for this one? Maybe even 5? *gets down on her knees and begs* Reviews are what keep me going! I need to know that someone has an interest in this story! Hey, I'll tell you what, if you're one of the first 5 reviewers for this chapter, I'll check out and review any one of your stories, how about it?