Author's Note: Sorry if my last chapter was in your opinion too weird. I
can only write how I feel =P
Jade's chapter rocked though and balanced it out a lot. So hoorah for Jade!
I've had my apple and I am ready to think.
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Remus had felt on edge all day. Not only was he without Lily to bask in and James to feel superior to; he was worried about what could be happening in the hospital wing while he was not there.
Sirius sat sleepily at Gryffindor table waiting for dinner to be served. He and Remus had arrived early as there were only so many conversation points between the two at the age of 15.
Once dinner appeared on the golden plates, Sirius' unbridled appetite took over and he was lost to all the chatter around him. Remus nibbled feebly on some chicken; frequently glancing over at the entrance to the hall.
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Lily frowned as she stood behind a curtain in the hospital wing changing into her school robes. Rain was rampantly falling over the grounds and was splattering the regal windows. The rain always seemed to dampen her mood.
Sure, she thought it was beautiful, but she couldn't help how it made her feel. Like all would be lost; washed away with the rapidly disappearing summer flowers.
She laughed silently to herself however as she remembered how James would react when it rained. He had always been so curious about everything, and even though he knew the scientific origin of rain; it never ceased to amaze him.
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On the other side of the curtain, James was grinning like a Cheshire cat. He had spent the afternoon with Lily. Going over their old memories. Reminding her that they had a past that she couldn't just ignore. And it was raining. It was all James could do not to run full speed downstairs and into the grounds and scream and laugh and dance and cry. What a wonderful day!
"Dressed yet, Lily?" asked James. Still beaming stupidly.
"Yup." She said as she pulled back the curtain and came face to face with her old friend.
Considering him for a moment, Lily smiled and took his arm before they both walked in a comfortable silence down to dinner.
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James was ready to burst into the great hall and announce to the school just how very overjoyed he was!
"James, stop." Said Lily, her eyes falling.
"What is it Lily?" Asked James who, by the look in Lily's eyes, thought his world was going to come falling down around him.
"Don't look so worried." Said Lily reassuringly. "It's just that...Remus has been really good to me while we weren't..." Lily faltered. "...As close as we once were, and he seems to have become a little confused into thinking he feels something for me..."
James sparked an infuriated look in his eyes as she spoke. How dare Lupin...
"...And I don't want to hurt him, so if we just cool it around him I think it would be easier for all of us. Just for now anyway until I get a chance to talk to him." Said Lily uncertainly. She felt so light-hearted she was willing to accept that Remus' pass at her was simply a misunderstanding and that everything would return to normal between them with time.
James said nothing as he continued to stare fiercely at the wall beyond Lily's left arm. Grunting an answer which could have meant anything, he left her and entered the hall alone.
Taking a deep breath and recomposing herself, Lily stepped through the threshold to the great hall after James and sat down next to Chloe who began asking too many questions for Lily's liking.
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"Are you going to the library tonight James?" Asked Peter Pettigrew, a mousy looking boy who seemed to be in permanent awe of James and Sirius. He was also James' study partner for muggle studies, which none of James' other friends attended.
"I don't know." Said James blankly. "I don't think I'm feeling very well. Maybe tomorrow night." Peter nodded, breathing heavily and left James sitting in front of the fire in Gryffindor tower.
It was about nine o'clock, and James was hungry again. Feeling as though his mood could only be altered by some light hearted fun, he went over to the table at which Sirius was showing Renee how to tell the difference between a frog and a carrot.
"Black," Said James slyly. "Come with me for a moment I have something I wish to discuss with you."
"What is it Potter?" Asked Sirius, feigning annoyance. "Miss Webber here is rather deplorphient and needs my tuition." He cast a shining glance at Renee.
"Just get over here!" James said irritably and dragged Sirius onto the stairs. "What do you say to going out tonight, Padfoot? We've been rather well behaved as of late and my feet are starting to turn yellow. Plus, Bessie's getting a little baunquas." He said, directing his glance to a large blue cow in the centre of the room.
"Honestly, Mr Potter!" Cried a distressed Colin Creevey. "Stop having these hallucinations!" Colin disappeared after those wise words.
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Come on then, let's get your cloak and the map." He said, guiding a dreamy looking James up the staircase.
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Author's Notes: Heh I'm so cruel to my darling Jade. Have fun dear! Thanks to all who reviewed, I'm too cold to respond right now but I'm sure Jade will be happy to in her chapter which will be written very soon! Maybe...depends when she decides to show up!
PS: I am SO sorry to all Remus lovers! I myself am a Remus lover and he is so evil in this godforsaken story! I can't help it! Quick, somebody sacrifice me to the Cowgod before I explode.
Jade's chapter rocked though and balanced it out a lot. So hoorah for Jade!
I've had my apple and I am ready to think.
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Remus had felt on edge all day. Not only was he without Lily to bask in and James to feel superior to; he was worried about what could be happening in the hospital wing while he was not there.
Sirius sat sleepily at Gryffindor table waiting for dinner to be served. He and Remus had arrived early as there were only so many conversation points between the two at the age of 15.
Once dinner appeared on the golden plates, Sirius' unbridled appetite took over and he was lost to all the chatter around him. Remus nibbled feebly on some chicken; frequently glancing over at the entrance to the hall.
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Lily frowned as she stood behind a curtain in the hospital wing changing into her school robes. Rain was rampantly falling over the grounds and was splattering the regal windows. The rain always seemed to dampen her mood.
Sure, she thought it was beautiful, but she couldn't help how it made her feel. Like all would be lost; washed away with the rapidly disappearing summer flowers.
She laughed silently to herself however as she remembered how James would react when it rained. He had always been so curious about everything, and even though he knew the scientific origin of rain; it never ceased to amaze him.
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On the other side of the curtain, James was grinning like a Cheshire cat. He had spent the afternoon with Lily. Going over their old memories. Reminding her that they had a past that she couldn't just ignore. And it was raining. It was all James could do not to run full speed downstairs and into the grounds and scream and laugh and dance and cry. What a wonderful day!
"Dressed yet, Lily?" asked James. Still beaming stupidly.
"Yup." She said as she pulled back the curtain and came face to face with her old friend.
Considering him for a moment, Lily smiled and took his arm before they both walked in a comfortable silence down to dinner.
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James was ready to burst into the great hall and announce to the school just how very overjoyed he was!
"James, stop." Said Lily, her eyes falling.
"What is it Lily?" Asked James who, by the look in Lily's eyes, thought his world was going to come falling down around him.
"Don't look so worried." Said Lily reassuringly. "It's just that...Remus has been really good to me while we weren't..." Lily faltered. "...As close as we once were, and he seems to have become a little confused into thinking he feels something for me..."
James sparked an infuriated look in his eyes as she spoke. How dare Lupin...
"...And I don't want to hurt him, so if we just cool it around him I think it would be easier for all of us. Just for now anyway until I get a chance to talk to him." Said Lily uncertainly. She felt so light-hearted she was willing to accept that Remus' pass at her was simply a misunderstanding and that everything would return to normal between them with time.
James said nothing as he continued to stare fiercely at the wall beyond Lily's left arm. Grunting an answer which could have meant anything, he left her and entered the hall alone.
Taking a deep breath and recomposing herself, Lily stepped through the threshold to the great hall after James and sat down next to Chloe who began asking too many questions for Lily's liking.
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"Are you going to the library tonight James?" Asked Peter Pettigrew, a mousy looking boy who seemed to be in permanent awe of James and Sirius. He was also James' study partner for muggle studies, which none of James' other friends attended.
"I don't know." Said James blankly. "I don't think I'm feeling very well. Maybe tomorrow night." Peter nodded, breathing heavily and left James sitting in front of the fire in Gryffindor tower.
It was about nine o'clock, and James was hungry again. Feeling as though his mood could only be altered by some light hearted fun, he went over to the table at which Sirius was showing Renee how to tell the difference between a frog and a carrot.
"Black," Said James slyly. "Come with me for a moment I have something I wish to discuss with you."
"What is it Potter?" Asked Sirius, feigning annoyance. "Miss Webber here is rather deplorphient and needs my tuition." He cast a shining glance at Renee.
"Just get over here!" James said irritably and dragged Sirius onto the stairs. "What do you say to going out tonight, Padfoot? We've been rather well behaved as of late and my feet are starting to turn yellow. Plus, Bessie's getting a little baunquas." He said, directing his glance to a large blue cow in the centre of the room.
"Honestly, Mr Potter!" Cried a distressed Colin Creevey. "Stop having these hallucinations!" Colin disappeared after those wise words.
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Come on then, let's get your cloak and the map." He said, guiding a dreamy looking James up the staircase.
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Author's Notes: Heh I'm so cruel to my darling Jade. Have fun dear! Thanks to all who reviewed, I'm too cold to respond right now but I'm sure Jade will be happy to in her chapter which will be written very soon! Maybe...depends when she decides to show up!
PS: I am SO sorry to all Remus lovers! I myself am a Remus lover and he is so evil in this godforsaken story! I can't help it! Quick, somebody sacrifice me to the Cowgod before I explode.