Toying with Potter
A/N: Sorry it has taken me forever to post this. I've been really busy cause I come back home at like 6 every day after school; and I will be because I'm playing soccer. Anyway, I hope this isn't too boring.
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Chapter 4: Perfection
Lily woke up Friday morning to find herself, but not knowing why, feeling a bit nervous. She finally realized that tonight was her date with James. She smirked as she remembered what happened last night and almost giggled out loud when she remembered James's dazed face. So far, her plan was working perfectly.
She headed down to breakfast to find that Lauren and Kari had already finished eating and were currently watching the Marauders with a look of mild disgust etched on their faces. Lily could see why. The Marauders shoving food down their throats so fast it looked as if their lives depended on it. Lily took a seat between Kari and Lauren and slowly began to eat.
"So, what do we have today," she asked.
"Double Defense Against the Dark Arts and Double Potions," Kari replied. "Oh, but classes end early today."
"What? Why?" Lily asked in shock.
"Something about doing renovations to the castle," she said.
"What renovations?"
She shrugged and continued to watch the Marauders. Lily noticed that all of them were present except James, and no sooner had she thought this than she found him taking a seat across from her. He smiled at her and began eating, though more normally than the other Marauders. Perfect, Lily thought, let's see if we can mess with his mind.
"So James," she said quietly so no one else could here her, "sleep well?"
"Yeah," he replied casually, "you?"
"Oh yes," she said, smirking, "very peacefully."
He smirked back and then the eight of them headed down to the DADA corridor. Both James and Lily hated the Dark Arts so they applied themselves very seriously in this class. The professor, Professor Wiley, was a fair teacher. She showed no favoritism, but that's probably because she was in the Hufflepuff house. The eight entered the classroom and waited for further instructions.
"Good morning class," chimed Professor Wiley.
"Good morning Professor," they all chorused.
"Now I know we've been practicing counter-courses all week long and so I thought we could have a little duel. And to make it more interesting…guys vs. girls!" Many groaned at the thought of actually dueling with someone in the class.
Professor Wiley smiled, "This should be interesting. Now, let's see…who should I pair up?"
"What?" Sirius exclaimed, "You mean we don't get to choose our partners?"
"Oh no Mr. Black. You see the most fun I get all day is choosing partners. Now, since you are so eager to begin, I'll pair you up first." Her eyes scanned the girls in the room. "Ah, how about you and Kari."
Kari blushed when her name was called and received many hateful looks from many girls. Sirius however looked pleased. He moved next to Kari and drew her into conversation.
"Ok, how about Lauren and Remus…" Lily raised her eyebrows; it was as if Professor Wiley knew! "Oh, and what about our Head Boy and Head Girl." Lily moved towards James and smirked at him… "Well, well, well Potter," Lily said, still smirking, "this should be interesting."
So it was. James hobbled out of the classroom 2 hours later muttering under his breath. Lily and he had a very good time dueling, but in the end, Lily won. James had never met someone who was as good, or even better than him at DADA. He was very impressed Lily actually won, but now, his mind was on his date later that night. He wanted everything to be perfect. He wanted tonight to be a night Lily would never forget. He wanted to finally win her over.
Too soon Lily found herself in her dormitory preparing for her date. Lauren and Kari were with her, helping her choose what to wear. Lily still hadn't told them her plan, but they trusted she would tell them after tonight. They were a bit confused as to why she agreed to go on a date with him in the first place, but Lily assured them that all would be explained in due time.
"What about this one Lily," Lauren said as she passed her a black tank top with some faded blue jeans and black sandals.
"Hey, that looks nice," Kari said, "try it on."
"Oh all right." Lily went into the bathroom and emerged looking, in her friends' opinion, as hot as hell.
"Oh Lily! You're going to make him become dehydrated because he'll drool so much."
"Do you think so?" Lily asked eagerly.
"Yes! Ok, put we get to do hair and make-up."
Lily agreed and allowed herself to be dolled up. In no time she found herself sitting in the Head's common room waiting for James. Lauren and Kari had left a while back and she was starting to get impatient. Just then James walked in, carrying a silvery cloak and a single black rose. He was wearing khakis and a black shirt. His muscular body looked very good in that outfit. His messy black hair was as messy as ever and his hazel eyes were alight with mischief.
"Hello Lily," he said smiling while tucking the black rose into her red hair. "You look very nice." And she did. The black rose stood out wonderfully in her red hair and she looked hot.
"Thanks, so where exactly are we going? And what's that?" she asked while pointing to the silvery cloak.
"This," James said, trying but failing to look innocent. "It's an invisibility cloak."
"What? Wow!"
"Yeah, that's what most people say. Anyway, we're going to Hogsmeade." He threw the cloak around them both and headed out towards the Entrance Hall. He pushed the doors open and soon they were on the grounds walking towards Hogsmeade.
"So where exactly in Hogsmeade are we going?" Lily asked.
"You'll see," he replied. He had taken off the cloak, since they wouldn't need it, and continued walking towards the village. They soon arrived at a fancy French restaurant. A man wearing a tux greeted them.
"Yes may I help you?"
"Ah yes," James said, "I have reservations for 2 under the name Potter." The man checked his list then looked up.
"I'm sorry sir, I do not see your name."
"Oh well that's too bad," James said, though he was smiling, "I guess we'll have to go somewhere else."
"What was that all about?" Lily asked furiously as they exited the restaurant. "What on earth are we going to do?"
"I guess we'll have to go back to the castle," James said.
Lily said nothing on their trip back. She had her arms crossed and looked positively fuming. The silence wasn't broken until James suggested they visit the Giant Squid. Lily threw him a nasty look but allowed herself to be led to the lake. She should have known something like this was going to happen. James can't do anything right, she thought with disgust. He was still smiling as he led her into a clearing. She took one look around the place and gasped.
"Oh James! Wow!" The bushes around the clearing were lit with fireflies. The moonlight illuminated the lake and it looked simply gorgeous. In the middle of the clearing was a candle lit table with a pair of plates, knives, forks and spoons. It looked truly romantic.
James led her toward the table and helped her into her chair. She grinned in spite of herself and enjoyed the food that had magically appeared.
"So, Lily," he said, speaking for the first time since they were in Hogsmeade, "what do you think?"
"It's wonderful," she said and he beamed at her.
"Anything for you Little Flower," he said quietly. He noticed that she was enjoying herself so much she didn't even scold him for using that nickname. They spent the rest of the evening just talking. They had finished their dinner and were enjoying each other's company. James took out his wand and flicked it once. Instantly the light in the clearing seemed to dim and Lily could hear soft music playing in the background. She couldn't make out the lyrics, but she could tell it was a slow song. James was on his feet and moved towards her.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked, extending his hand. Lily grinned and accepted the invitation.
They moved into the middle of the clearing. James put his strong arms around Lily's waist and Lily put her slender arms around James's neck. They swayed to the beat of the song for what seemed like eternity. Lily found herself becoming very sleepy and too soon she heard James suggesting that they go back towards the castle.
James wrapped the Invisibility cloak around them and they headed back up. Halfway up towards the castle, James took Lily's hand in his and she let him keep it there. James was in heaven. Everything went perfectly.
"James?" Lily asked when they got inside the castle, "Why did you take me all the way to Hogsmeade? Couldn't we have just headed down to the lake?"
"Oh no dear," he responded, smirking slightly. "You may not know this, but you look gorgeous when you're angry. I almost thought you were going to murder me before I could take you to the lake. Good thing you didn't."
"Arrogant bastard," Lily said, but smiled.
"That's not nice Lily," James said, pouting slightly.
"Who said I was nice?"
"Good point."
They had had good luck so far. They hadn't run into any teachers and just as they turned the corner, Lily tripped over the cloak, fell and caused an enormous vase to fall and crash onto the floor. The crash echoed threw the empty corridors so there was no way Filch hadn't heard it.
"Damn it!" Lily said, "And we were so close to the Head's room."
James wasted no time but grabbed Lily and streaked down the corridor. They were almost to the painting of the Girl with Flowers when Filch came running from the opposite direction. To avoid a collision, James pushed Lily behind a statue and against the wall as Filch ran by.
"Oh you're going to get it this time Peeves. It's past midnight and you're still up. I'll have the Headmaster expel you, mark my words."
Lily gasped. Had they really been out for that long? It was not until then did she realize that James and her were very close. It felt pleasant and erotic and the same time. Lily could feel James's breath on her neck and she shivered slightly.
They stayed like this for several more minutes, not speaking, but panting slightly. Lily could almost feel James's frantic heartbeat. She giggled and James looked at her curiously.
"This night has been…" she trailed off…James's mouth was very close to hers.
"Perfect?" James supplied, lowering his head slightly. He hoped that would be her answer, for that was what he was going for…perfection.
"Yeah," Lily whispered, tilting her head up slightly. "Perfect."
James's lips touched hers lightly and a fire seemed to ignite inside of Lily. Of all the guys she kissed, James was by far the best. His tongue begged her for entrance, which she willingly gave. His tongue danced with hers and Lily was in heaved. Her arms traveled up his chest to rest on the base of his neck, and she ran her fingers through his hair. James's hands, which were placed firmly on her hips, were now roaming her body freely. He slipped his hands under Lily's shirt and let his hands feel her soft stomach. Lily groaned as his hands found their way higher and higher beneath her shirt. She had a feeling her wouldn't stop and she was right. He finally pulled away and looked into her eyes, his mouth still very close to hers.
Her lips were swollen; her eyes were dark with desire, and James found himself wanting more. He started to kiss her neck and left a trail of kisses proceeding downwards.
"James," Lily moaned. James instantly stopped and looked at her. She smirked at him and then whispered, "maybe another time." James smirked back and they made their way back towards the Heads room, laughing quietly at the sound of Filch's shrieks of rage.
A/N: Well there you have it. It's done. They've went out on their date. I hope it wasn't too boring. Please review.
Arizona- Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you liked the sarcasm.
tainted1020- Believe me, Lily's just starting to get evil!
nastytoiletknome- Thank you so much for reviewing. I get hooked on sugar ALL THE TIME, so don't worry about it. You're pretty clever, and that's kinda what I'm going to do, but I'm going to do it a littly differently.
Synthiacat- Oh yes, James is going to be very broken hearted.
Ok, thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! You guys are all so wonderful!
Ok, in the next chapter-
Lily is definely going to tell her friends about her plan
And James will ask Lily out again. Who knows what her answer will be. Any input, comments or suggestions are welcome.
