Chapter 5: Fond Memories
In a perfect world, this could never happen
In a perfect world, you'd still be here
It makes no sense, I could just pick up the pieces
But to you, this means nothing
Nothing at all
-Simple Plan
"I hate truth or dare," Lily said, sighing. She, James, and Remus were heading down to the Room of Requirement for the Prefects Meeting. At this comment, James grinned slyly at her.
"Really? I quite enjoy the effects it has." He said smoothly. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, well, no one made you eat a cockroach," Lily said, crossing her arms. Remus flinched.
"I think I speak for everyone when I say ew," He said shortly.
"Tell me about it! Besides, you're not the one who had to eat the dark, slimy thing!" Lily said grouchily. James chuckled.
"Dark and slimy, hmm? Sounds like Snivellus..." he said, grinning. Lily and Remus both laughed.
"Oh yeah, speaking of Snape, they also made me write a deep, intense love note to him. Signed anonymously of course," Lily added this last part hastily, catching the look on James's face.
The Prefects Meeting went fairly well that night. James almost let slip why Dumbledore wanted them to be extra careful, but Lily caught him just in time.
"I don't get it. What doesn't Dumbledore want us to know?" A Ravenclaw by the name of Sarah Fluster said. James looked over at Lily uneasily.
"You see, he's worried about dea—" James was cut off by a warning look from Lily and he hastily tried to correct himself, "Deaths! He is worried about deaths and uh, yeah, well, hmm, uh, meeting adjourned?"
Sarah, along with many other Prefects, gave James an odd look, but started to move about, collecting their papers. James turned to Lily and grinned sheepishly. Lily smiled at him.
"Nice cover, Mr. Smooth," She said, giggling. She then cleared her throat and looked around the room. Remus was talking with Allison Brigade, but other than that, no one else was left in the Room of Requirement.
"Well, I'm going back to the Girl's Dorm for the night. It's, um, Nidale's last night and I want to be with her," She said quietly. James showed no sign of smiling, but still nodded. Without saying another word, she turned and walked out.
"Mrs. Potter, back from your snog session with James so early?" Jackie asked slyly as Lily entered the dormitory. Lily rolled her eyes and slumped down on her old bed.
"So, what's up?" Ash asked.
"I just wanted to be with you all since it's Nidale's last night at Hogwarts," Lily said, playing around with the hanging thread coming from her comforter. Nidale smiled warmly at her.
That night was spent exchanging memories with each other, sometimes laughing, and sometimes crying.
"Nid, remember that time in the fifth grade at auditions?" Lily asked. Nidale turned red.
"How could I forget?" she asked, giggling.
fLaShBaCk!
"Sincline, Nidale?" Mr. Warren called. Nidale shot a nervous glance at Lily.
"You can do it," Lily mouthed. Nidale whimpered and walked up to the piano. This was her first audition for the local theatre group her town had put together and she was dead nervous. She gave Mr. Warren the sheet music for the song she was auditioning with and he rested his hands on the keys of his piano. Mr. Warren started to play, but no signs of, "Memory, all alone in the moonlight," came out of her mouth.
Mr. Warren flashed her an encouraging smile and started again. Nidale sang this time… just not the right song. She flinched and Mr. Warren started the song over for a third time. She took a deep breath and started to sing starting soft but slowly gaining volume. She finished the last quavering note with a huge grin playing on her lips.
EnD oF fLaShBaCk!
"That had to be the most embarrassing moment of my life!" Nidale moaned. Rochelle suddenly grinned.
"Speaking of embarrassing moments, Lils, remember that time in the band room?" she asked slyly. Lily smiled.
"Of course I do!" Lily exclaimed.
fLaShBaCk!
Lily held the fragile, silver flute in her hand and moved her chair over an inch so a boy with a trombone could slip by. She exhaled a huge breath and smiled. Nothing could ruin this day, even the grouchy Junior Conductor, Julian. Today was her tenth birthday.
"Now, before we start playing, today is a special day for someone. CoughcoughLilycough." Mr. Nalpak, the band director, announced. Lily looked up with horrified eyes as Rochelle pushed her forward a few steps from the row of saxophones behind Lily. She whimpered slightly.
"Ready guys? 1, 2, 3!" Mr. Nalpak said loudly.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" sang the entire room.
"Cha, cha, cha!" On each cha, Mr. Nalpak took Lily's arms and swung them back and forth. That's a lot of cha's, people.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!"
"Cha, cha, cha!"
Lily could see her biggest crush, Joel Wizrad, singing loudly and waving his clarinet around as he did so.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LILY!"
"Cha, cha, cha!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!"
"Cha, cha, cha!"
Mr. Nalpak smiled at her and she smiled weakly back at him. She quickly walked back to her seat, a pink tint to her cheeks.
EnD oF fLaShBaCk!
"We used to know a Joel Wizrad, Ash," Jackie said through her fit of giggles. Ashlee thought for a moment.
"Oh yeah! The kid with the tall hair!" Ash exclaimed. This made the entire room burst into more giggles.
"Oh my gosh, remember that time two years ago after exams?" Nidale asked. Lily smirked.
"Who wouldn't?" she retorted.
fLaShBaCk!
James pouted. He was not in the best mood, since Lily had just declared to him and most of the fifth years that he made her sick.
"I really don't get her!" he grumbled. He sighed.
"Who wants to see me take off Snivelly's pants?" he asked. There were a few "EWS!" and a couple of cheers. James glanced at Sirius and shrugged. He raised his wand and off came Snape's pants, clearly revealing the gray underwear beneath. James smirked at the crowd but stopped just moments later. He could see Lily's angry face easily. He sighed.
"Why must I like her so much?" he thought miserably. He sighed again and said the counter curse. Snape fell to the ground, snatched his pants, and dashed behind a tree. He came out, fully clothed, and glaring.
"James Potter is so horrible. I can't even imagine kissing a slug like that," Lily said to Ash edgily. Ash raised her eyebrows.
"He actually is a great kisser," She protested. Lily rolled her eyes.
"I guess I'll never know the truth because I am NEVER kissing him," Lily said, shaking her head. Ash smirked.
"We'll just see about that," She said slyly, making Lily glare at her.
EnD oF fLaShBaCk!
Ash grinned triumphantly at Lily.
"Look who was wrong, Ms. Perfection," She said smoothly. Lily rolled her eyes and turned to Rochelle.
"WELL, I'm not the only one who wrongly predicted my own future, hmm, Roch?" Lily asked slyly. Rochelle turned a deep shade of red.
"Ooh, I remember that day!" Jackie exclaimed. Nidale laughed.
"Look at Rochelle go red just thinking about it!" She said, giggling.
fLaShBaCk!
"SIRIUS BLACK, GET AWAY FROM ME!" 14-year-old Rochelle Williams screamed. Sirius smirked at her.
"Oh come on, Williams, you know you want me," He said, rolling his eyes. Rochelle raised her eyebrows.
"Want you? I want you to go away!" she said angrily, stomping her foot. Sirius smirked.
"Ask Nidale, she's kissed me before. She knows how good of a kisser I am," He said with a shrug of his shoulders. Rochelle gave him a revolted look.
"Sirius Theodore Black, I would kiss a rat before kissing you," Rochelle spat. Sirius smirked at her.
"Sure, Williams." He said sarcastically. Rochelle glared at him, crossed her arms, and tossed her long, strawberry blonde hair over her shoulder and stomped over to where Lily and Nidale were silently doing their homework.
EnD oF fLaShBaCk!
"Did you ever kiss that rat, Rochelle?" Jackie asked. Rochelle giggled.
"I guess you could say that," She said uncertainly. Lily raised her eyebrows.
"Huh?" she asked. Rochelle suddenly turned crimson.
"Nothing," She said in a squeaky voice. Nidale narrowed her eyes.
"Tell us!" she protested. Rochelle shook her head, her face turning a deeper shade of red.
"Rochelle Williams, how dare you keep a secret from us!" Ash said, grinning. Rochelle took a deep breath.
"Fine. In sixth year, I kissed Severus Snape," She said in a rush.
There was dead silence for a moment, and then,
"AHHHH!"
The other four girls all screamed and it echoed all the way down to the common room where four Marauders were planning a prank. James glanced up uneasily at the dormitory door.
"D'you think they're okay?" he asked. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"They probably just saw a spider." He said with a shrug.
Anyways...
"EW, Rochelle!" Lily said, cringing. Rochelle shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, I'm beat. Good night, all," Nidale said, falling back on her bed. Lily yawned.
"I think I'll sleep here tonight," She said, getting in between the covers of her old bed. Ash, Jackie, and Rochelle followed suit and the girls were soon fast asleep.
The next morning was pretty hard for the girls, especially for Lily. Nidale was leaving bright and early. The five of them, sobbing silently, crept down to the common room where the Marauders had fallen asleep. Lily let out a loud sniffle and James stirred. He lifted his head to see the five girls, each giving Nidale a hug.
"What's going on?" he asked sleepily. Lily turned to him with red, puffy eyes and shook her red head.
"Go back to sleep, James," She said quietly. She turned back to Nidale and embraced her best friend in a tight hug.
"Remember, we're all still going to meet together," She whispered. Nidale nodded, her eyes flowing with tears. She picked up her many bags and slowly walked out of the common room. James got to his feet and walked over to Lily. Rochelle, Ash, and Jackie immediately walked up to the dormitory to leave the two alone.
"Lily, are you going to be okay?" he asked, taking a step closer to her. Lily shrugged.
"I really don't know. I feel horrible," She said, letting another tear cascade down her cheek. James moved close enough to give her a hug and Lily didn't fight back. James pulled her closer and just as he leaned in for the kiss, Lily moved away. She shook her head at him and ran up the stairs, to the girl's dormitory.
James sighed and turned to see Sirius smirking at him. James raised his eyebrows.
"How much of that did you see?" he asked nervously. Sirius continued to smirk at him.
"Enough to know that she is not too happy with you right now," He said with a shrug of his shoulders. James grunted and sat down on an armchair.
"Great," He grumbled. He sighed again and turned to Sirius, saying,
"So what do you think is up with Ash and Jackie's hair?"
A/N Surprising chapter coming up...and just when you think the surprise is over, there is another surprise! and just when you think that is over...say it with me: ANOTHER SURPRISE! And sorry, but none of them are surprises you guys are going to enjoy...o well! lol pleez review!