A/N- all right everyone. I've decided to do something new. This goes for
all my other stories as well. For every review I get, I'll give you one
sentence added to previews on the next chapters. The bottom line of this
is... review. Thank you to all that have reviewed. I'll be writing a 3
remark preview at the end of the chapter thanks to Muah-baby-muah,
LoonyLoopyLisa, and snowflake.
On to the story...
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"Lily!" James called out in the dark hall he was running down. 'Where is she?' he thought to himself. He was so angry at those stupid ditzes back at the Great Hall. He had been searching everywhere for Lily for the past ten minutes. He hadn't found her yet and what just made things worse was now he was lost. He sighed in frustration. When he was just about ready to yell out 'Lily' again, he bumped into something as he walked a few steps backward. He turned around and he saw an older boy around 15 or 16 with a prefects badge on.
"What are you doing wandering out in the halls. You're supposed to be in the Great Hall with the rest of the first years." The boy said, sternly.
"Sorry. I got lost when I went to look for my friend. You haven't seen her, have you? She's a first year like me, with dark red hair, green eyes, pale skin. She would have probably been upset if you seen her." James said all of this quickly.
"As a matter of fact I did come across a first year. Was her name Lily? Lily Evans I believe her name was." the Prefect said.
James breathed a sigh in relief, "Yes. That was her. Did you see where she went?"
The prefect nodded, "Yes I just took her up to the Gryffindor Tower. Come with me. I'll lead you there. I'm Arthur by the way. Arthur Weasly. 5th year Gryffindor prefect."
"James Potter." James replied.
When the two reached the portriat of the fat lady, Arthur explained to James about the password and such. "This weeks password is 'Quidditch'. Don't forget it. The new one will be posted in the common room when it changes. Now get inside, I'm going back to the feast." James thanked Arthur and hurried into the common room. He was marveling at how elegent it looked when his eyes trailed over to the red couch in front of the fireplace. Lily was sitting there, quietly, just staring at the fire. James walked slowly over to her. When she heard his footsteps, she turned to look at him, giving him a watery smile.
"Hey James." she said quietly, "How'd you find this place?"
"I met a Gryffindor prefect in the halls. He told me you were in here." James explained. "Are you alright?"
Lily giggled a little, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just being a baby. I shouldn't have let those girls get to me."
"No Lily. It was their fault they can't behave like civilized humans. They were just being stuck up snobs that think they're better than everyone else." James cut in, sharply.
Lily looked over at him, smiling a little, "I think they liked you." she said simply.
James was taken aback by that comment, "What? What makes you say that?"
Lily shrugged, "The moment they started to talk to you, their voices got all sweet an innocent. Plus they were batting their eyelashes and flipping their hair. That's the girl's number one 'law of flirting'." she said, knowingly. She was now smiling fully, enjoying teasing her best friend.
James looked disgusted, "Well if that's what they were trying to do, they went about it the wrong way."
"Oh yeah and why's that?" Lily giggled.
James looked at her and grinned, "Anyone who knows me knows not to insult my friends in front of me. Especially my best friend."
Lily looked down at her hands, "Where's the rest of them?" she asked, meaning Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"They're still at the Great Hall, chewing the air-heads out." James said, shrugging.
Lily looked up at him, eyes wide, "You guys don't have to keep coming to my rescue"
James shrugged again, "We know. But we like to come to a damsel in distress, and you my Lady Lily flower, " he added, talking in a medievel accent, "are our favorite one." he flung his arm over her shoulders, confortingly.
She snuggled up to him, feeling safe, "I really missed you James." she said quietly after a few moments of silence.
He tightened his grip on her, "I missed you too, flower. I don't know how many nights I would just stay up and think about you."
Lily felt tears prickling her eyes again, "Same here." although she had cried instead of just think about him. "But" she added more cheerily, "we're here together now. It'll be just like old times." she started to smirk, ideas forming in her mind.
James started to smirk as well, knowing what she meant. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yep! As Snape likes to call us, the 'Amazing Duo' is back together and is about to wreck havoc on Hogwarts." Lily said, smiling brightly. At that moment, people started to enter the common room. Sirius, Remus, and Peter looked around and spotted the two sitting on the couch.
"Lily! Are you alright?" Remus ran up, worry etched in his voice.
"We told those bimbos where they could go!" Sirius said, running up to them, Peter trailing behind.
"Well, acually, Sirius told 'those bimbos' where they could go. Peter and I used a little more civilized tatic to tell the girls off." Remus said, glaring a little at Sirius.
"What? They had it coming after what they said to Lily." Sirius said, defending himself. Remus thought about this for a moment, then nodded.
"I'm fine. Don't worry. James calmed me down and I'm 100% back to normal... in fact, I do believe I have an idea for a little prank we could pull tomorrow on our oh-so-favorite Slytherians." Lily stated, immediatly earning the attention of all four boys.
"Ohh. Do tell." Sirius persisted.
"Gather 'round." Lily said, adopting a mysterious voice. Sirius sat down on the other side of Lily, and Remus and Peter took the ground in front of Lily. James turned to look at Lily. "Ok. Here's what we do..."
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A/N- ok that's the end of that chapter. Now, as promised, here's the preview to the next chapter:
* "You think you're so cool, don't you Evans. Hanging out with James Potter and his gang. Well let me set the record straight, you're nothing but 'mudblood' filth" Cassandra spat out angrilly.
* "James what's a 'mudblood'?" Lily asked. James turned to look at her, fury in his eyes, "Where'd you hear that word?"
* "Sirius, quiet down! Lily's just given the signal." Remus said. "I hope this works" Sirius said, excitingly.
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"Lily!" James called out in the dark hall he was running down. 'Where is she?' he thought to himself. He was so angry at those stupid ditzes back at the Great Hall. He had been searching everywhere for Lily for the past ten minutes. He hadn't found her yet and what just made things worse was now he was lost. He sighed in frustration. When he was just about ready to yell out 'Lily' again, he bumped into something as he walked a few steps backward. He turned around and he saw an older boy around 15 or 16 with a prefects badge on.
"What are you doing wandering out in the halls. You're supposed to be in the Great Hall with the rest of the first years." The boy said, sternly.
"Sorry. I got lost when I went to look for my friend. You haven't seen her, have you? She's a first year like me, with dark red hair, green eyes, pale skin. She would have probably been upset if you seen her." James said all of this quickly.
"As a matter of fact I did come across a first year. Was her name Lily? Lily Evans I believe her name was." the Prefect said.
James breathed a sigh in relief, "Yes. That was her. Did you see where she went?"
The prefect nodded, "Yes I just took her up to the Gryffindor Tower. Come with me. I'll lead you there. I'm Arthur by the way. Arthur Weasly. 5th year Gryffindor prefect."
"James Potter." James replied.
When the two reached the portriat of the fat lady, Arthur explained to James about the password and such. "This weeks password is 'Quidditch'. Don't forget it. The new one will be posted in the common room when it changes. Now get inside, I'm going back to the feast." James thanked Arthur and hurried into the common room. He was marveling at how elegent it looked when his eyes trailed over to the red couch in front of the fireplace. Lily was sitting there, quietly, just staring at the fire. James walked slowly over to her. When she heard his footsteps, she turned to look at him, giving him a watery smile.
"Hey James." she said quietly, "How'd you find this place?"
"I met a Gryffindor prefect in the halls. He told me you were in here." James explained. "Are you alright?"
Lily giggled a little, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just being a baby. I shouldn't have let those girls get to me."
"No Lily. It was their fault they can't behave like civilized humans. They were just being stuck up snobs that think they're better than everyone else." James cut in, sharply.
Lily looked over at him, smiling a little, "I think they liked you." she said simply.
James was taken aback by that comment, "What? What makes you say that?"
Lily shrugged, "The moment they started to talk to you, their voices got all sweet an innocent. Plus they were batting their eyelashes and flipping their hair. That's the girl's number one 'law of flirting'." she said, knowingly. She was now smiling fully, enjoying teasing her best friend.
James looked disgusted, "Well if that's what they were trying to do, they went about it the wrong way."
"Oh yeah and why's that?" Lily giggled.
James looked at her and grinned, "Anyone who knows me knows not to insult my friends in front of me. Especially my best friend."
Lily looked down at her hands, "Where's the rest of them?" she asked, meaning Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"They're still at the Great Hall, chewing the air-heads out." James said, shrugging.
Lily looked up at him, eyes wide, "You guys don't have to keep coming to my rescue"
James shrugged again, "We know. But we like to come to a damsel in distress, and you my Lady Lily flower, " he added, talking in a medievel accent, "are our favorite one." he flung his arm over her shoulders, confortingly.
She snuggled up to him, feeling safe, "I really missed you James." she said quietly after a few moments of silence.
He tightened his grip on her, "I missed you too, flower. I don't know how many nights I would just stay up and think about you."
Lily felt tears prickling her eyes again, "Same here." although she had cried instead of just think about him. "But" she added more cheerily, "we're here together now. It'll be just like old times." she started to smirk, ideas forming in her mind.
James started to smirk as well, knowing what she meant. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yep! As Snape likes to call us, the 'Amazing Duo' is back together and is about to wreck havoc on Hogwarts." Lily said, smiling brightly. At that moment, people started to enter the common room. Sirius, Remus, and Peter looked around and spotted the two sitting on the couch.
"Lily! Are you alright?" Remus ran up, worry etched in his voice.
"We told those bimbos where they could go!" Sirius said, running up to them, Peter trailing behind.
"Well, acually, Sirius told 'those bimbos' where they could go. Peter and I used a little more civilized tatic to tell the girls off." Remus said, glaring a little at Sirius.
"What? They had it coming after what they said to Lily." Sirius said, defending himself. Remus thought about this for a moment, then nodded.
"I'm fine. Don't worry. James calmed me down and I'm 100% back to normal... in fact, I do believe I have an idea for a little prank we could pull tomorrow on our oh-so-favorite Slytherians." Lily stated, immediatly earning the attention of all four boys.
"Ohh. Do tell." Sirius persisted.
"Gather 'round." Lily said, adopting a mysterious voice. Sirius sat down on the other side of Lily, and Remus and Peter took the ground in front of Lily. James turned to look at Lily. "Ok. Here's what we do..."
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A/N- ok that's the end of that chapter. Now, as promised, here's the preview to the next chapter:
* "You think you're so cool, don't you Evans. Hanging out with James Potter and his gang. Well let me set the record straight, you're nothing but 'mudblood' filth" Cassandra spat out angrilly.
* "James what's a 'mudblood'?" Lily asked. James turned to look at her, fury in his eyes, "Where'd you hear that word?"
* "Sirius, quiet down! Lily's just given the signal." Remus said. "I hope this works" Sirius said, excitingly.