Title: Transforming Thoughts
Author Name: DarkForest214
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: none really…
Summery: Another full moon, a difficult decision, a surprise answer. It's the Marauders at their best!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or Hogwarts School. I did not write this to try and make money. I am not stealing from JKR and the publishing companies and whatnot… I own nothing!
Author's Note: A big thanks goes out to Vilya0, lovely ravenclaw, and as always DD. Because of the reviews (you made my day even better) I'll be kind enough to post the next chapter. I probably won't be able to post chapter 11 until Monday night at the latest (unless I get online tomorrow night). Enjoy!
Chapter Ten
For some students the rest of the week flew by, for others — like James — it seemed to drag on forever. When Saturday finally came, James got up the nerve to ask if Lily would join him at the Quidditch match as a precursor to their date on Sunday.
Without giving it much thought Lily shrugged and said, "Sure. Why not?"
James was beside himself as he walked back to the common room with his friends after breakfast and talked excitedly the entire way there.
They gathered their cloaks and were about to head out to the pitch when Lily stepped into the common room.
"James, will you wait for me?" Lily asked James.
He nodded. "You guys go ahead without me and save us some seats."
"But Ja — ow," said Sirius as he was elbowed in the ribs.
"We'll see you down there," said Remus, glaring at Sirius as if daring him to open his mouth again.
"What was that for?" James heard Sirius whine as they disappeared through the portrait hole.
"To give them some time alone you nincompoop!" hissed Remus. James smiled to himself as he sat down to wait for Lily to return with her cloak.
'Why did I say yes?' Lily asked herself as she dug through her trunk, looking for her warm cloak. 'I don't like Quidditch, and I can just imagine it, being forced to listen to him talking about it the entire time…Oh well, maybe this will give me something to talk to him about on Sunday so there aren't any awkward silences…'
"Sorry it took so long," Lily said when she reemerged from the girls' dormitories. "I couldn't find it. Are you ready to go?" she asked sweetly.
James nodded. It seemed he was still in shock.
The combination of crisp autumn air and the anxious nervousness sent a chill down Lily's spine. "Are you cold?" James asked.
"I'll be fine," she said, adding a reassuring smile when he looked skeptically at her.
"If you get cold let me know," said James. They walked the rest of the way in silence, close enough that their shoulders nearly touched, and every now and then his hand would brush up against hers, sending a thrill through the both of them. James was contemplating taking up her hand in his own when she beat him to it.
Lily watched his face turn red and smiled to herself. She could get use to this…
A/N: Keep in mind I don't know when I'll be able to get on to update, I've got a busy week...band stuff. (DD, you probably understand...)