Monday, September 3, My Bedroom, 9:48pm
Okay, I talked to Remus. It was pretty hard to find him alone. The Marauders were always around him at every moment of the day. It took me until lunch today to get him by himself...well actually Britt was with him. They had to go back to the common room cause he needed to get his Transfiguration book and britt needed her homework for after lunch. But I looked back at my list and both of them were perfect for me to ask my question. And the response they gave me freaked me out...well, just a little bit:
"Hey guys, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked them, while watching them run all over the place.
"Not now! I can't find my notes...and McGonagall said that she was going to check them...why can't I find them?" she yelled, turning over the cushions.
"Ditto. I can't find my book and I need it...where is it...ugh."
It was actually a funny sight, watching them look for their stuff. I know that's mean and all, but the looks of panic and fustration on their faces made the situation funny. I didn't laugh, cause I had more pressing matters to deal with at the moment.
"Guys, calm down," I told them. They still wouldn't stop; they kept muttering things like "I swear I put it on the table," or "Where the hell is it?" I knew where all their stuff was, cause I saw my friends take them. "Britt, James has your notes and Lindsay has your book, Remus." The both of them stopped looking for their stuff and gaped at me. Britt was the first to speak.
"James? God, I've to him once...no a THOUSAND times and he still takes it? Just because he's my fricken cousin doesn't mean he can take my homework whenever he wants! I swear...once I get my hands on him...I'll..." she made a violent gesture with her hands. I just rolled my eyes.
"Look, now that you know where your stuff is, can I ask you my question? It's VERY important." I put a lot of emphasis on the word, very. They looked at each other and nodded. Britt waved her hand and all the cousions were moved back onto the couch (can you believe she can do wandless magic? she is sooo lucky!) Brittni jumped onto the couch and took up all the room. Remus just pushed her legs and made room for himself. Britt put her feet back up and put them on his lap. Remus just shrugged (they all treat Britt like a sister in a way. She knows them very well, on the account of being James' cousin. So they are used to her acting like this and they know it really means nothing.)
The both of them looked up at me and I became a bit nervous. I mean, I have no clue what was happening and I sort of didn't want people to know. But I knew that I couldn't figure this out by myself. "All right...um...well, something happened last night..." and I told them the whole story. They were a very good audience and didn't interrupt at all. But Remus had a grin developing on his face the whole time, while Britt's brow became furrowed. Once I finished, they sat in silence, while I kept walking back and forth in front of the fireplace. Suddenly, in the distance, a bell rang. But neither they nor I went to class. After a while, Remus was the first to speak.
"So, you want to know why James is acting like the way he is and why you feel the way you do. Am I correct?" he asked me. I nodded. Britt sighed. She looked like the answer was obvious, and why I hadn't already figured it out.
"Lily, how long have you known James? Not liked him, but known him?"
"Almost seven years," I said, looking at the both of them.
"Right, now how long has James been asking you out?" asked Remus.
"Um, like about four years," I said. I still had no clue what they were going on about. Brittni noticed and sighed again.
"Now why do you think he has been asking you out all that time?" she asked me.
"To annoy the hell out of me," I replied. Both Remus and Brittni laughed, but shook their heads.
"That's what I thought at first," said Remus.
"Me too," she said. "And actually, at first it was to as you put it 'annoy the hell out of you.' But I noticed that he started to change the way he was annoying you. Instead of just 'Hey Evans want to go out with me?', he actually did more. He would try to touch you, like put his arm around your waist or your shoulder, or he would try to talk to you more."
"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" I asked her. I was starting to see part of the picture, but only a part of it wouldn't let me understand the whole painting.
"Haven't you noticed yet Lily?" Remus said, now taking over the conversation. "He has tried to get your attention more than any other girl in the school. Take Desi for instance. James asked out Desi in fifth year. She said no and he just shrugged and walked away. He hasn't tried asking her out again."
"So what? Desi had enough sense to refuse. What does that prove?"
"Lily. Stop being so native and stop trying to ignore the facts!"
"What facts?" I said, lying. I finally figured it out, but I didn't want it to be true. Britt stood up.
"He likes you Lily! Haven't you noticed? Haven't you notice the way he looks at you? Haven't you heard the way he talks about you? He talks about as if you were some type of goddess or something! And all of the ways you felt when you were around him sounds like that you like him too!"
I started to stutter. "M-me like James Potter? That's ridiculous. I mean, I've h-hated him for six years of my l-life and now all of the sudden I like him? It c-can't just happen like t-that!"
"Yes it can, Lils. I should know." She put her arm around me to comfort me. "Remember Pat, a Ravenclaw, same year as us?" I nodded. "Remember how I hated him so much because he acted just like James: a seeker, arrogant, smart and repeatedly asked me out?" I nodded again. "Well, at the end of last year, he started to act more civilized, you know, like a normal human being. I didn't notice it because I had my head stuck up my ass. So when Green b/n: potions master paired us together, I noticed the changes in him. I found out he changed just for me. So I started to like him. And now, I'm going out with him..."
"WHAT? YOU ARE GOING OUT WITH HARRIS?" roared Remus, standing up.
"Aww crap," she muttered.
"Why are you going out with that buffoon? He's an..."
"Cut the crap Remus. I'm almost seventeen and I can go out with anyone I want to go out with."
"Ya, but..." he started but once again, Britt interrupted him.
"Look, we're here for Lily, not me."
"Fine whatever," he muttered, and sat back in his chair. I found the whole scene humorous.
"Anyways, you're in the same situation as me. James was a stuck up person that kept asking you out. Now he's changed...just for YOU." I noticed that she put a lot of emphasis on you. I realized that she was right. I was in the same situation as she was. James acted like an arrogant prat and he is a seeker and he repeatedly asked me out. When I went to his house, he acted mature and normal. Same thing happened while I on the train and when he is around his friends. He has changed.
But...do I like James? I mean...all these feelings have inside me when I see him or when he smiles at me...do I really like him?
I sat down on the chair beside the couch and put my head in my hands. And all these thoughts and emotions went through me. And then...it hit me.
I like James Potter.
"Your right," I muttered, lifting up my head. "But, what do I do?"
"No one can tell you, Lily," Remus said, finally out of his temper. "Just tell him at the right moment. Tell him when you are ready."
"Right," said Britt, agreeing with him.
I stood up and so did they. "Thanks you guys. You helped a lot."
"Hey! What are friends for?" said Britt, with a grin on her face. Remus smiled also.
"So, should we get to class?" asked Britt. "Cause we have double Transfiguration with McGonagall and If we don't attend at least part of her class, we'll have a detention for the rest of the week.
"But she's bound to give us a detention anyways, isn't she? I mean, we already missed part of her class," I said to them, looking at the both of them. Brittni grinned. She got out something from her bag. She then waved a piece of blue parchment in front of my face. I took it and read it:
Please excuse:
for missing class. They were helping me out with a project, and it accidentally carried over into your class time. Please forgive me for the disruption this has caused.
Sincerely,
Professor A. Ortiz
Teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts
"H-how did you get this?" I stammered.
"Let's just say I have my sources," she said, winking at me. Remus laughed while, I rolled my eyes.
"Ya whatever," I said
Brittni put our names on the slip of paper. We then gather our books and walked to class.
"Oh, by the way," said Brittni, stopping and looking at us. "Can you guys not tell James and Sirius about Pat?" Remus glared at her, but said nothing.
"Why?"
"Cause Sirius and James can be a bit protective of me, when it comes to boys." She sighed. "I guess this is what you get for being friends with them and related to James."
"But you know that you have to tell them, sooner or later," Remus said, his expression softening up a bit.
"Ya, I know I should, it's just what they would do to Pat is what worries me," she said.
I smiled and we continued on to Transfiguration.
To Do:
Charms: read chapter 1 and summarize
DADA: read up on Patronus spell and summarize
Transfiguration: Borrow someone's notes and read chapter 1 and summarize
Care of Magical Creatures: read chapter 1 and summarize
What is with teachers and summarizing?
Hey everyone!
I updated! Yippee! Sorry it took so long. I had too much homework. So how do you like the chapter?
You know what? I feel like I'm in a radio show. So to end this...announcer voice Will Lily tell James that she fancies him? Will Sirius and James find out that Brittni is going out with Pat? Will McGonagall find out that Britt forged the note? Stay tuned to to have these questions answered!
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