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Chapter 9 –Potter and his stupidideas

The marauders plus Lily, Riley and Ashley turned up early in the morning. James was released from the hospital and was free to head off to breakfast and classes as per usual. The girls wanted to spend some time with Rachel before heading off for the day. Rachel was stuck in the hospital until madam Phomphry was sure all her bones had mended back to full health.

"Don't suppose madam Phomphry gave you anything to shrink your giant ego?" Lily asked James hopefully as Madam Phomphry returned to her office.

"If she did, would you go out with me?" he asked cleverly.

"No Potter."

"Please, you know you want to!"

"NO!"

"Here we go again." Remus whispered to Sirius who nodded.

"Why?"

"Because you're an arrogant, self centred, over confident, disgusting pig!"

James shrugged. "So?" he asked casually. "What about my killer looks and cute Potter charm?"

"I never noticed your arrogance has always been in the way." Lily shot back.

No one payed much attention to either James or Lily. Breakouts like this happened only too often.

"Girls, im out of here. Anyone coming?" Lily said finally.

Riley and Ashley nodded, not wanting to get Lily more wound up. "Well see you later Rach!" Without further ado Riley and Ashley followed Lily out of the hospital wing.

James pretended like nothing had happened. "Come on Marauders, let's go. See ya Rach."

"See ya later Rach." Sirius, Remus and Peter murmured as they followed James out of the hospital wing.

The week seemed to fly past and before anyone knew it, it was yet another cold, snowy Friday night. Rachel had been in hospital all week with daily cheek ups from the marauders and her friends. She was allowed to be released the next morning, just in time for the weekend and to catch up on the homework she had missed out on all week.

Classes, the Gryffindor common room and Hogwarts in general had been much more quieter with Rachel in the hospital wing. There weren't as many commotions in the great hall and hardly any dramas in the Gryffindor common room, even the teachers looked calmer. Ashley and Bret, much to Remus's secret dislike had been spending numerous amounts of time with each other. They studied together, walked to class together and even ate together. The same could be said for Sirius and Suzy. Rachel had asked for daily reports from Riley as to what they had been up to. Riley had gone into extreme detail, going over the exact posture of how they we're sitting when they kissed in the great hall. Rachel just frowned at this. She was happy for Sirius but deep down she wished it could be her.

Riley and Lily had been spending most of their time together studying. Riley had broken it off with Matt, she found him too full on and a bit of a pain. She half regretted it, now she had no excuse to study in the library with Lily. All week Lily had put up with James. He was even more of an egotistical pig head without Rachel there to stop him making a fool of himself, while trying to impress Lily, not that he cared if he looked like a fool yelling across the potions class at Lily, making her look at his successful potion. Everywhere Lily seemed to go James seemed to follow. Even to the library where him and the marauders would laugh behind bookshelves at Lily and Riley. At least 4 times they had gotten kicked out.

It was 9:00 Pm, time for Lily and James to start patrolling. It was freezing in the corridors of Hogwarts, it always was. Patrolling, for Lily was one of the worst things she had experienced. Every broom cupboard, classroom or toilet they walked past James insisted they hop on inside and begin making out. Everything that came out of James's mouth was about Quidditch, Lily, himself or everything put together.

"Lilykins, heres another cupboard. Oh look its even got cushions!" James said happily, opening the cupboard door wider.

"Oh Joy. That makes things 10 times better! Cushions!" she said sarcastically.

James just laughed. "Next cupboard then."

They carried on walking. So far they had come across no one out in the corridors.

"I don't see why Rach adores you so much. I swear she goes on more about you than she does about B-" she covered her mouth quickly in shock.

"Who?" James asked curious.

"Umm no one…" Lily said lamely. "Anyway, she adores you. I don't see how!"

"Well." James said, forgetting about the mysterious person beginning with B. "Im irresistible." He said with a smirk. "But then there's the fact that she's my sister."

"Haha." Lily said mockingly. "All the girls love you, they're always whispering or skiving off to watch you play Quidditch topless."

"You sound Jealous my Lily flower."

Lily Just glared as if he had brain problems.

"Little do they know that I only have eyes for you Lilykins."

"Charming." Lily said ironically.

"Looks Lils, another broom cupboard! Care to join me?" He asked stepping in with a huge smile on his face.

Lily glared again. "I would rather be in there with a pack of dementors than you Potter." She said angrily. "When are you going to get through your thick, over sized head that im not yours and im not interested!" she yelled grabbing the broomstick cupboard door and slamming it out so hard that it didn't close, just bounced back again. By the time James got out, Lily had already left. Leaving him to finish patrolling duty alone.

Rachel got released early the next morning. She ran down to the great hall for breakfast with everyone else.

"Cured!" Rachel yelled excitedly marching over to the Gryffindor table. Most of the Gryffindor's cheered as Rachel took a seat next to the marauders. Riley, Ashley and Lily we're nowhere to be seen.

"Feeling better are we?" Sirius asked who was sitting next to Suzy.

"Ha, I was feeling better ages ago, this is just Phomphry getting fussy!" Rachel said smiling at Sirius. "Have you guys seen Riley or Lily or Ashley?" she asked scanning the tables.

Remus spoke. "Ashley's over there with Stevens."

Sure enough Ashley was sitting at the Ravenclaw table having breakfast with Bret. Remus looked furious but sad at the same time. Rachel had the same feeling. If only Suzy would bugger off. She thought. Bret was blowing his nose on a handkerchief.

"Ha, He's got a hanky! Why does he have one of those?" Sirius asked in disbelief.

Rachel sighed. "Not everyone picks their nose Sirius!" she said laughing.

Sirius hit her lightly on the arm.

"And I haven't seen my Lilykins all morning!" James said astonished.

Rachel gave James a look.

"What?" James asked.

"You've got no idea how to treat someone you like do you!" Rachel said half laughing.

"Well that must run in the family, coz Rach, you've hardly been out with a guy so that makes you worse than James!" Suzy said laughed.

Rachel shot her a filthy look before standing up. She decided to find Riley or Lily. She stormed off.

"Nice one." Sirius yelled at Suzy who just laughed.

"Well what you said earlier wasn't much better padfoot!" James said irritably.

Rachel found Lily and Riley in the common room. Lily was scribbling down her transfiguration essay and Riley was reading a magazine looking bored. It was deserted apart the three of them. Both had already eaten breakfast earlier.

"Rach!" They both screamed happily running up to give her a hug. "Your out!" Riley said.

"Yeah. I had to escape breakfast!"

"Why?"

"Suzy." Rachel said simply.

"What's she done?" Lily asked.

"Her and her smart remarks!" Rachel said angrily sitting down next to Riley on the sofa filling them in on her awful time at breakfast.

"What a jealous cow!" Riley said.

Rachel nodded in agreement.

"Riley lets not sink down to her level and begin name calling!" Lily said.

"Why?" Riley asked. "You do it to James all the time!"

"She's got a point." Rachel murmured.

"It's different!" Lily said.

"Course it is! Because Suzy and Rachel hate each other, whereas you and James both love each other!" Riley said amazed at her own brilliance.

"I do not love, let alone like Potter!"

"Sure you don't." Riley said simply.

The Gryffindor common room slowly began to full up with students coming back from breakfast. It seemed every single Gryffindor was inside the common room making it overly crowded. It was snowing lightly outside and no one wanted to go outside. Older students retreated to the library to study. Lily and her friends had caught up on all their homework so they didn't see the point going to the library, much to Riley's relief.

"What are we going to do for the day?" Ashley asked who had returned from breakfast alone.

"Good question." Rachel said. "I don't mind as long as Suzy isn't involved!" she said stubbornly.

"Oh no." Lily said hastily jumping up from her seat. James and the marauders were approaching and much to Rachel's relief, there was no Suzy draped around Sirius.

"What do you want?" Rachel asked to no one in particular.

"We're bored!" Sirius said sounding like a little kid.

"Tough cheese Black, so are the rest of us!" Riley began.

The marauders helped themselves into the remanding seats ignoring the looks Lily sent James. They sat in silence for a moment when all of a sudden James jumped up with a triumphed look on his face.

"This cant be good." Rachel said slowly.

"What's the bet it's going to involve Lily, him and a cupboard?" Remus whispered to Ashley who laughed.

"Lets play truth or dare!" James said excitedly.

Rachel snorted. "You've got to be kidding!"

"No, No, No." Lily said. "No way!"

"Why not? Sounds like a good idea to me!" Sirius said.

"Yeah, let's play!" Riley said.

"Riley, have you seen what these guys call dares?" Rachel asked.

"Well there's nothing better to do!" she said frustrated.

"I'm im." Ashley said simply.

"Lils, Rach?" James asked.

Rachel sighed. "Fine."

"Well im going to look like a fool if I don't." Lily said.

"Great!" Sirius beamed. "I'll go and tell Suzy!"

Rachel gave Riley the wide eyes. "No one said anything about Suzy!" she hissed quietly.

"Play it cool, I'll take care of her." Riley said purely.

"Meet us in my common room at 3:00 and wear something nice." James said following Sirius.

"Our common room." Lily corrected him.

"See ya soon." Remus said with a warning smile as him and Peter departed.

"I don't really want to go." Lily complained

Rachel sighed. "Join the club, you don't have to put up with Suzy!"

It was 2:45 Riley, Rachel and Lily we're up in the dormitory getting ready while Ashley who was already ready went to get Bret and ask him if he wanted to come. Sirius could invite Suzy so why couldn't she invite Bret?

"Why does Potter want us to wear something nice?" Lily asked confused.

"I dunno." Rachel said truthfully searching through her tops in her wardrobe. "Im not up for dressing up believe It or not!"

"Wait, I got an idea!" Lily said excitingly.

"Spill." Riley insisted.

"Let's all find our oldest, most dirtiest most yukest bit of clothing and wear that!" Lily beamed.

"Oh James wouldn't like that! So lets do it!" Rachel screamed rushing over to her bottom draw and searching through her old stuff.

Lily and Riley did the same. "I suppose we will make a statement, I mean we will look totally different." Riley said.

"Yeah, and Suzy will spew!" Rachel said happily.

After a few minutes of frantic searching, the girls settled on their outfits. Lily had borrowed a pair of filthy track pants from Rachel that looked like a tent on Lily but that was the point her top was a deep faded yellow that was way too small for her. Riley found a woollen bright green dress that her cousin gave her for a Christmas present once. It hung on her like a huge blanket. It seemed to go in a round shape making her look like a green pumpkin. Rachel found a costume that would have been suitable if she was gardening. She found a huge pair of dark green ¾ pants that gardeners sometimes wore and a huge white jersey covered with stains and grass marks. Under all the stains in bold letters were the words "what you looking at?"

Riley had teased all their hair so their hair looked like it hadn't been brushed for years. By the time they we're done, they would have been quicker if they had gotten dressed properly.

Rachel laughed as she looked at her finish result in the mirror. "Tonight Sirius will see the daring and unique side of me!" she beamed.

"Too right!" Lily said laughing also.

"I wonder what James will think of you!" Riley said.

"Ha."

Rachel finished looking in the mirror. She looked fatter in this baggy clothing. She signed before turning to her friends. "Ready?" she asked.

They both nodded and headed out of the dorm. Students in the common room looked with confused looks on their faces, a few laughed. Rachel merrily stuck out her top showing them the writing. A few more laughed.

"Where you going?" One girl asked.

"Potter's." Lily said simply as if it was a decent answer.

Nearly everyone laughed. Most girls started to giggle, wanting to go with them.

The girls escaped the common room and headed for Lily's dorm down the corridor. Lily muttered the password and walked on through.

Sirius, James, Remus, Peter, Ashley, Bret and Suzy we're seated around the fire. "Sorry we're late!" Rachel beamed.

Everyone turned around. Jaws dropped as everyone steered at the strange looking things the girls we're wearing.

"What?" Riley asked taking a seat next to Ashley.

"What are you wearing?" Sirius asked.

"Uh, clothes. What does it look like? Potato sacks?" Lily said bluntly

"Well Riley looks like an oversized potato!" Suzy said.

"Ha, and you don't look much better!" Riley said pulling a face at Suzy who was wearing an elegant looking skirt and a black halter-top.

"Well, I can see why Rachel is wearing what she is. I mean isn't this how she normally dresses?" Suzy sneered making a face at Rachel.

James shot her a look, and Suzy stopped straight away.

"Shut your mouth!" Ashley said warningly. Who was cuddled up next to Bret on the sofa.

"Right." Sirius said Happily as if nothing happened. "Lets all sit down and begin!"

The pack of teenagers formed a circle around the fire. James ran and grabbed a spot next to Lily who only sighed. Rachel sat in-between Remus and Sirius who was next to Suzy. Riley sat directly opposite Rachel next to Peter and Ashley who was next to Bret.

"Ok I'll start." James said happily. "Truth or Dare Rach?"

Rachel sighed. "Truth!"

"If you had to pick one guy in this room to go out with who would it be?" James asked simply.

All heads looked in Rachel's direction. "Typical." Rachel muttered. Riley shot her a look as if to say 'whomever you say, don't say Black!'

Hehe… cliffy! Lol… well… the next chapter will be up soon. I've written it ive just got to edit it. its my favourite the next chapter… hehe! - make a prediction as to what you think/want to happen!