Ok, if I get one more review asking why Harry is acting very OOC, I will get so annoyed and angry it is not funny! I might stop updating! (not really) Harry being OOC is an idea I had, so, I would tell you, but then I would have to reveal the whole plot I have for this story, and I don't really want to yet, but I will tell you something, I have written the last chapter, and at the moment I think we are a bit over halfway, maybe up to 16 or 17 will be the end.
Reviewers:
( I just realized that I've not been replying to the reviews from , so soz, and here they are!)
Jays: Sorry that I seem to be forgetting you, it's my laziness to answer reviews from here, so I will be doing it from now on! I like the moods too…
nine-potter: Harry is a bit of a player! Everything is going to be ok with James and Lily in the end, they get together before Harry knows it's them, but then they do, and well anyway, I'm not going to say more ;).
Siriusly Prongs: I did read your story, and even though I knew basically what I was going to write, your story helped, cause I didn't really know how to put it, I've tried wrting Quidditch before, and it was bad.
Ok, that was just the currents from chappie ten, from now on, I am going to do them from here, it's me being stupid, so I'm really sorry; if you guys review, I should have the decency to reply… I'm horrible :(.
Story time!
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'So, what did happen this morning?' Remus asked James.
'Well,' James began, 'You know how I really, really, really like Lily, right?'
Remus snorted. 'World's worst kept secret'. He said. James gave him a glare do-you-want-me-to-continue-or-not?
'Yeah, well anyway, I was walking with her down to the Great Hall.'
----Flashback----
'Hermione's funny when she yells.' James stated to Lily.
'Yeah.' Lily said mildly.
'What's up?' James asked her.
'Well, erm, you.' Lily confessed.
'Me?' James asked, his heart leaping up so fast that he thought it might make him leave the floor.
'Yes.' Lily said, blushing a bit. She diverted her attention to watching Neville fall into the trick step for a bit. 'I- I was wondering why you haven't asked me out lately?'
'Do you want me to?' James asked her.
'Erm, In some ways, yes.' James's heart constricted for a second, one glorious second of shock, before he suddenly felt so happy. All he had wanted for the past three years was this girl to like him, no, to love him, as much as he loved her.
'So.' James said grinning. 'Well, do you'-
'I said some ways James.' Lily said, looking away again.
'I do kind of like you. But, I mean, I think it's only because of where we are. You know, Harry and all. It's kind of like I'm being forced into liking you, because he's such a great guy and all.'
'Forced?' James asked incredulously. 'Forced? You pretty much grabbed my hand and didn't let go for two hours the first night here. Not that I minded of course,' James added hurriedly, 'but no-one has forced you into anything. If you like me, you like me. And I would really like that Flower.' James winked at her, trying to put some of his usual jauntiness back into the conversation, yet failing dismally.
'Potter, we're just friends now please.' Lily said to him. 'At least until we get back into our time.'
'Lily, I can't pretend just to be your friend.' James said angrily.
'Ok, I have liked you for so long, and you've decided to tell me you like me too, but you wont go out with me? It's like putting food in front of Sirius then taking it all away from him for some stupid reason.' James's eyes were tearing up, the last thing he wanted. He swallowed the lump in his throat.
'You know, you've never cared about anyone else's feelings, you've just pretended to. You are exactly like me, and maybe that's why I like you so much. We're both pig headed, both arrogant, both the most sought after people in the school. But, hey, I don't pretend to feel sorry for people like you do Lily. I either do or don't like them, or feel sorry for them or whatever.' James was calming down a bit. Lily looked at him with pleading eyes.
'But, Evans, you know what?' James kept going, his voice calm.
'I don't care anymore.' Lily looked at him scared, then she hurried off into the Great Hall, not looking back.
----End Flashback----
'Shit.' Remus said. 'Hippogriff shit.'
'Don't remind me.' James said. 'She's crazy.'
'I've been friends with err, Rose for ages, longer then you and Shan have.' Remus looked James in the eye. 'So she trusts me a bit more. She will listen to me, so what I'm getting at, is do you want me to talk to her?'
'Do you have to ask?' James said.
'Because that's normally my job!'
Remus laughed as Harry, Ron and Hermione came walking into the room. Hermione sat down with the girls, but Harry and Ron sat with James and Remus.
'Hey.' Remus said. 'How was Prefect meeting?'
'Tiring.' Harry said.
'It wasn't that bad.' Ron said fairly.
'Explaining that I don't know why I didn't get detention.' Harry said. 'The Slytherins and Fifth Years mainly.'
'Honestley mate, I don't know why you weren't expelled.' Ron said laughing.
'I do.' Harry said quietly.
'What?' Ron asked. 'You know why you weren't expelled? Why? Tell me.'
'Why is Rose mad at you?' Harry asked James, changing the subject quickly. 'Because it is extremely obvious that you like her.'
'Yeah, even I saw that one!' Ron said laughing.
'She is' James began, 'she is an insensitive brat. She goes out of her way to confuse me, because I have liked her for so long, and she just decides to tell me she kinda likes me, but doesn't. I hit on her, she acts like it's all good for a while, encouraging me, then it's like a slap in the face when she yells at me. She's horrible. Beautiful, funny, smart, clever, perfect, but horrible at that.'
'That bad hey?' Ron said.
'That bad.' James repeated back, looking at the floor.
'Double dang.' Sirius said as he lost in chess again. Getting agitated, he and Dean, Seamus and Neville came and sat with them, closely followed by the girls.
'Hi.' Lily said to everyone, but received glares from a certain three boys, and critical glances from two others. Dean, Seamus and Neville said "Hi" but the others glared.
'So rude.' She said, looking at Harry, Ron, James, Sirius and Remus.
'That's coming from you though Flower.' Sirius said angrily as James glared at her.
'Ok, I see that Jay's informed everyone of our private conversation before.' She said, glaring at James.
'Rose, darling, you never said it was a private conversation.' James said scowling at her.
'I thought you would have assumed.' She said coldly.
'Yeah, I assumed something else too. If someone likes you in that way, don't they normally want to go out with you?' James said angrily. 'But not with you, you just go out of your way to confuse me, and everyone else at that.'
'Well, you have a lot to learn about the finer sex Jason.' Lily said angrily. 'You don't care about other peoples feelings.'
'Coming from you.' Remus said glaring at her. She was taken aback, she normally got along very well with Remus, well, better then she did with James and Sirius. Lily shot one last look at James, before she ran off to the dormitories.
Hermione shot a apologetic glance at James before she went after Lily.
'When you said you would talk to her for me, I thought you meant nicely.' James said to Remus angrily.
'Yeah, tThat was a bit mean Ricky.' Harry said.
'She has had this coming since we were fourteen.' Sirius said. 'She's been leading him on for three whole years.'
'Like Harry and those fifth year Hufflepuffs!' Ron said, laughing.
'Must run in the family.' Remus muttered to Sirius softly.
'Excuse me; Brooke and Veronica are very nice, attractive young ladies!' Harry said scandalized. 'Who said I don't like them like that?'
'You.' Ron said plainly. 'And I thought her name was Victoria.'
'Oh yeah.' Harry said, remembering. 'But this isn't the time to be talking about me, or them, this is the time to be angry at Rose for screwing Jason around.'
'I don't know why she is, she told me she liked you about three weeks ago.' Remus said.
'What!' James was outraged. 'And you didn't tell me! Some friend you are Ri. You're meant to be the nice one.'
'It was kinda obvious Jay.' Sirius said. 'I realized ages ago. You know, it's like she just started flirting shamelessly with you for no apparent reason. I thought you knew.'
'Aargh!' James said frustrated. He walked off to the boys dormitory. The others followed suit.
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The Marauders and the Seventh Years spent the next week or so getting to know each other better. They had Potions again, this time, Snape ignoring Harry, mainly because he still had a large cut Madam Pomphrey couldn't cure. They had a DA meeting, the Marauders amazed at Harry's brains and skills at Defense Against the Dark Arts. James was successful at the three Quidditch practices held. Lily and James were still not talking. After apologizing to her, Sirius and Remus were both talking to her, but were still not on good terms. Hermione was keeping the secret. Harry and Ron still thought there was something funny about the four new kids, but weren't really worrying about it. Lily was upset that she wasn't on speaking terms with James. She really did like him, but she had always been independent, and wasn't going to fall into the trap of dating James just because that was what was meant to happen. Plus she didn't like people saying "Told you so." Lily knew she was going to have to come around one day. James kept shooting Lily glances. He was trying to get over her. He had tried before, and it didn't work then, so, of course, it wasn't going to work now, when he could see the err, produce, of what a relationship with Lily could do for him. It was all too confusing, especially with Harry floating around.
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'Cmon!' Harry and Ron called, poking Jason awake. 'Quidditch today!'
In a second, James was up, pulling on his Quidditch robes. 'Yay!' He said happily.
'C'mon' Ron said. 'Breakfast, then we'll go to the pitch. The girls and the beaters are going to meet us down there.'
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A/N: I bet you thought I was going to put Quidditch in this chapter too hey! Well, no. And Quidditch might be a bit longer then usual, as apart from being hard to write, I'm going over the previous chapters, editing the spelling mistakes, bad grammer, stupidly placed sentences, etc. So until then, Merry Christmas from Georgie Gryffindor. Oh, and I'd like a present in the form of a review if you catch my drift ;)
