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Boredom? Eavesdropping (Chapter 3)
Dinnertime on Saturday was strange without Lily there. Ariadne, who wasn't too keen on sitting with the Marauders (cough Sirius cough), sat at the Ravenclaw table with Andy. Sirius was occupied with staring over at them, whilst trying to make it look as though he wasn't. James was missing Lily and desperately trying to get rid of Helena Porsche, a Hufflepuff Seventh year who was well known as a slapper/tart. James was having a hard job controlling his temper.
"Look, Helena – I don't want to know, so just piss off. Okay?"
Helena looked hurt.
"Well, if you're going to be like that then I don't want to sleep with you anyway."
"Oh my god. What a shame."
Helena pulled a face at James and turned to Peter.
Remus watched his friends in amusement while he talked to Summer Topic, another Gryffindor Seventh Year.
James thought that Lily would probably be bored out of her mind and decided to visit her that night. That way he could bring decent food supplies without Madam Pomfrey knowing. Sirius approached him, as he was about to leave.
"Hey James."
James turned around. "What?"
"I need some more food supplies – can I come to the kitchens with you?"
"I'm not taking my invisibility cloak, I don't need excuses to be in the halls after hours."
"I'll get it."
James frowned as Sirius rushed to James' room and got his invisibility cloak.
"What's that face for?"
James didn't say anything.
"Look – I'll wait outside when you see Lily if that's what's bothering you. Come on."
"Why do you need food supplies anyway? You only got some about half an hour ago."
Sirius screwed his face up. "That recently? Doesn't seem like it. What can I say? I'm hungry."
James made sure that he got Lily's favourite foods from the kitchens before he and Sirius made their way to the hospital wing. Sirius stood outside stuffing his face with food, while James went to see Lily.
He watched Lily toss and turn in her sleep and wondered what she was dreaming about. She awoke with a start and nearly screamed when she saw James.
"Bad dream?"
Lily looked at James sleepily. "Yeah, they're known as nightmares."
James chuckled. "I bought you some supplies from the kitchens."
Lily grinned as she checked out the supplies. "You remembered all my favourites."
"Yeah – I guessed you'd want something other then hospital wing food."
"You guessed right."
"So, when do you escape?"
Lily laughed. "Monday morning. At least I don't miss any lessons."
"I'd be glad to miss some lessons. Dinner was really – I don't know – weird without you. Helena was trying to come on to me."
Lily laughed again, even though it hurt her head. "Did you tell her where to go?"
"Yeah, and she said she didn't want to sleep with me anyway if I was going to be like that."
Lily laughed even harder. James ran a hand through his hair and scowled at its messiness.
"Do you think I should gel my hair?"
"Would it work?"
James doubted it. "Maybe."
"Well," Lily took a deep breath, "I don't think you should."
James raised his eyebrows. "Seriously? Are you joking? I thought you hated my hair and the way I run my hands through it."
Damn, thought Lily, what am I going to say? I'm fascinated by your hair and loved running one of my hands through it; I can see why you do it now. No way.
"I'm not joking."
"Well, I best be going before Sirius starts moaning. I'll visit again tomorrow if you want me to."
Lily smiled. "I'll await your return."
James grinned and pulled Lily into a hug. Lily felt her heart flutter and her stomach going round in loops. She was so near that she couldn't resist – she reached up a hand and ruffled James hair. "I love your hair the way it is."
James stomach flip-flopped as Lily ruffled his hair. He grinned and pulled himself away to leave.
Meanwhile, as Sirius stood outside the hospital wing trying to eavesdrop on James and Lily's conversation…………………………….
Sirius sighed as two pairs of footsteps shuffled along the next corridor, and was just about to take off the invisibility cloak and tell them to shut up when he realised who they were.
"Andy?" The female voice was definitely not Ari's.
"Yeah?" Definitely Andy Whiles, of Ravenclaw house.
"When are you going to dump that tramp of yours?" Sirius tried to think, couldn't place the voice, and shoved more jellybeans in his mouth to help him think.
"She's not a tramp – I'm not sure."
"Soon though?" Who was it?!
"Yeah, soon."
"Good." Helena Porsche.
Sirius pulled an utterly disgusted face as the pair walked around the corner and started to eat each other's faces. He turned and entered the hospital wing.
James was ready to go when Sirius walked in.
"Andy is cheating on Ari."
Lily seemed to be in a good mood.
"Yeah right Sirius. You're just jealous."
Sirius scowled. "Jealous? Why would I be jealous?"
James rolled his eyes. "Think about it dipshit. You're way too obvious."
"Look who's talking."
James flushed a deep shade of crimson.
"Anyway, that's not the point right now. Andy is cheating on Ari."
James and Lily didn't reply.
"I'll show you." Sirius offered.
James looked at Sirius in order to gauge whether he was actually being serious, and decided that he was.
"Okay."
"I'll come too – if it's true Ari won't believe it coming from you Sirius, and maybe not coming from James either."
Lily stepped out of bed.
"Nice PJs Lily." Lily grinned at James as the tiny shooting stars flew across the black night sky of her pyjamas.
Lily, James and Sirius crept out of the hospital wing. Sirius pointed to the end of the corridor, where Andy and Helena were engrossed in each other. They crept back into the hospital wing unnoticed. Lily crawled back into bed.
"Sorry we didn't believe you Sirius."
"That's okay. So – what are we going to do about it?"
"We? I think it would be better if I told her. She's more likely to believe it coming from me."
Sirius looked thoughtful. "What do you think she'll do?"
"Dump him most probably, though she'll probably publicly humiliate him or try to get some kind of revenge on him."
Sirius gave an evil grin. "So she'll be single?"
James gave a fake 'obvious' cough.
"I'll tell her on Monday, when I escape from here, so keep it quiet 'til then okay?"
"Sure thing Lily."
Sirius gave Lily a quick hug before he and James left.
James was true to his word and visited Lily again on Sunday. They talked for a few hours (James told Madam Pomfrey that he and Lily had a load of head pupil work to do) whilst playing Wizard Chess before Madam Pomfrey chucked James out. Ari came to visit Lily a little while later, and practically had to beg Madam Pomfrey to let her see Lily.
"I hear you've been having fun with James."
Lily chuckled.
"And?"
"And?! Lily Evans, do you, or do you
not have the hots for James Potter?"
"Have the hots? Where did that come from?"
"Stop avoiding the subject and answer the question."
"I – he's my friend."
Ari grinned at Lily knowingly. "Denial, my friend, you're in denial."
Lily chucked a pillow at Ari. "Not funny, and definitely not true."
"Whatever."
"Anyway," Lily felt really awkward giving her best friend the bad news about Andy. "Yesterday night –"
"Visiting hours are over Miss Sapphire, please have a bit of consideration for your friend and leave her to rest before going back to classes tomorrow."
Ari rolled her eyes, said a quick goodbye to Lily and exited the hospital wing.
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