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Chapter 6 - Cool or Cosy/Environmentally Friendly
On the last day of November Lily thought back over the past month. 'This year is going so quickly,' Lily thought walking to lunch, 'and I suppose working with James hasn't been so bad. Sure he's still an annoying asshole but he can be civil when he wants.'
"Lily!" a male voice called out to her, disrupting her train of thought. Lily spun around and found herself looking at the person she'd just been thinking about.
"Was there something you wanted James?" Lily asked, 'I can be just as civil as he can,' she thought to herself.
James did a double take. 'Did Lily Evans, the Lily Evans, girl who hates me with a vengeance, just call me James?' James looked at her stunned and said out loud, "Did you just call me James?"
"Yes I did. Is there a problem with that? Coz you know I could always call you Potter, or jerk, or dickhead, or something worse if you'd like," Lily replied.
"No James is fine," he said but thought to himself, 'Why is she being civil to me? Since when does Lily talk to me without getting angry or telling me to piss off?' James was very confused and continued to stare at Lily in amazement. However Lily was beginning to get impatient and began tapping her foot and cocked her to the side with her arms folded across her chest.
Lily sighed in frustration. Obviously James wasn't going to speak until she said something.
"Was there something you wanted James?" she said, repeating her earlier question.
"What?" James intelligently replied shaking his head as if coming out of a trance, "Oh right. McGonagall asked me to tell you there's a Prefects Meeting straight after lunch today."
"Okay thanks James I'll see you there later." Lily turned and continued towards the Great Hall for lunch humming a tune she couldn't get out of her head.
~*~*~Prefects Meeting~*~*~
Lily walked into the Prefects Common Room to find everyone waiting for her. She was still humming the same tune and had been all through lunch. She had finally worked out that it was from a Muggle ad but still couldn't figure out which one.
"Good Lily, you're here, let's start," the Head Girl Rose Mitchells said.
The Head Boy Oliver Anderson began talking, "Okay Dumbledore told us we have.." Lily tuned him out. In her opinion Oliver was incredibly boring and had a monotone voice that was easily blocked out. She concentrated on trying to figure out what the tune stuck in her head was. 'Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly,' sang in her mind.
"That's it! I worked it out!" Lily shouted.
Everyone looked at her in surprise. Lily looked back at them apologetically then at the Heads and said, "Sorry about that. Keep going."
"As we were saying," said Rose, "There is going to be a Yule Ball on Christmas Day for the students staying at school over the holidays. It will be for 4th years and above."
"You guys," Oliver continued looking at the sixth and seventh years, "will be helping Rose and I plan and set up the dance." He then looked at the fifth years and said, "Your jobs are to organize parties in your Common Rooms for the first to third years." They all nodded and began talking saying how much fun this would be.
"Well, guys that's it, you can go," Rose called over the noise. Lily picked up her stuff and left since she didn't want to be late for Transfiguration. She began singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly" again softly. 'I really have to get this out of my head,' she thought when she heard someone running behind her. Lily was about to take away house points when she realized it was James. He caught up to her and they kept walking.
"So when do you want to start working on the party?" James suddenly asked.
"How about tomorrow since we still have one more detention tonight," Lily replied.
"Fine by me."
They walked the rest of the way to class in silence except for Lily occasionally singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly". By the time the two reached the Transfiguration classroom Lily had gotten the tune stuck in James' head. Inside they parted and James went to sit with Sirius, Remus and Peter. He then began singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly" but only loud enough for the other three to hear.
"What are you singing?" Remus asked.
"By the way your singing sucks," Sirius felt the need to add.
"Thank you Sirius for that lovely compliment," James said sarcastically, "but to answer your question Remus I wouldn't have a damn idea what it is. Lily was singing it while we were walking here and now it's stuck in my head."
The tune was catchy but annoying and James couldn't get it out of his head no matter how hard he tried, the same way that he couldn't get a certain red-head out of his mind.
~*~*~The next morning~*~*~
It's amazing how fast things can spread in a castle of Hogwarts size. Lily found out just how fast when she walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. Everyone except the teachers were singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly". Lily met Dumbledore's eyes and he smiled and winked at her. She grinned and started laughing until she was roughly pushed aside.
Lily turned to see who had pushed her and saw Malfoy, one of the very few people she truly hated. She glared at him and he sneered back at her.
"You better watch yourself mudblood," he said menacingly and walked away.
Lily saw red and was about to say something when she heard him sing the same thing as every other student in the Hall. She let out an uncontrollable burst of laughter. Lucius Malfoy, hater of all things muggle and muggle-borns, was singing the jingle to a muggle ad. Lily couldn't help herself, it was just too funny.
Lily walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down across from Carly, still laughing.
"Li what is so funny?" Carly asked.
"This, what everyone in the school is singing. I started this," Lily managed to get out between fits of laughter.
"What do you mean?" Carly asked confused.
Lily just shook her head with merriment and mumbled, "Unbelievable" then broke down giggling again.
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A/N: There ya go. This is just a fill-in chapter but it came out better than I thought and I like it. Don't worry if you don't know what cool or cosy is, it's an Australian thing. Read and review its all you gotta do.
Strawberry a.k.a. Samantha
Chapter 6 - Cool or Cosy/Environmentally Friendly
On the last day of November Lily thought back over the past month. 'This year is going so quickly,' Lily thought walking to lunch, 'and I suppose working with James hasn't been so bad. Sure he's still an annoying asshole but he can be civil when he wants.'
"Lily!" a male voice called out to her, disrupting her train of thought. Lily spun around and found herself looking at the person she'd just been thinking about.
"Was there something you wanted James?" Lily asked, 'I can be just as civil as he can,' she thought to herself.
James did a double take. 'Did Lily Evans, the Lily Evans, girl who hates me with a vengeance, just call me James?' James looked at her stunned and said out loud, "Did you just call me James?"
"Yes I did. Is there a problem with that? Coz you know I could always call you Potter, or jerk, or dickhead, or something worse if you'd like," Lily replied.
"No James is fine," he said but thought to himself, 'Why is she being civil to me? Since when does Lily talk to me without getting angry or telling me to piss off?' James was very confused and continued to stare at Lily in amazement. However Lily was beginning to get impatient and began tapping her foot and cocked her to the side with her arms folded across her chest.
Lily sighed in frustration. Obviously James wasn't going to speak until she said something.
"Was there something you wanted James?" she said, repeating her earlier question.
"What?" James intelligently replied shaking his head as if coming out of a trance, "Oh right. McGonagall asked me to tell you there's a Prefects Meeting straight after lunch today."
"Okay thanks James I'll see you there later." Lily turned and continued towards the Great Hall for lunch humming a tune she couldn't get out of her head.
~*~*~Prefects Meeting~*~*~
Lily walked into the Prefects Common Room to find everyone waiting for her. She was still humming the same tune and had been all through lunch. She had finally worked out that it was from a Muggle ad but still couldn't figure out which one.
"Good Lily, you're here, let's start," the Head Girl Rose Mitchells said.
The Head Boy Oliver Anderson began talking, "Okay Dumbledore told us we have.." Lily tuned him out. In her opinion Oliver was incredibly boring and had a monotone voice that was easily blocked out. She concentrated on trying to figure out what the tune stuck in her head was. 'Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly,' sang in her mind.
"That's it! I worked it out!" Lily shouted.
Everyone looked at her in surprise. Lily looked back at them apologetically then at the Heads and said, "Sorry about that. Keep going."
"As we were saying," said Rose, "There is going to be a Yule Ball on Christmas Day for the students staying at school over the holidays. It will be for 4th years and above."
"You guys," Oliver continued looking at the sixth and seventh years, "will be helping Rose and I plan and set up the dance." He then looked at the fifth years and said, "Your jobs are to organize parties in your Common Rooms for the first to third years." They all nodded and began talking saying how much fun this would be.
"Well, guys that's it, you can go," Rose called over the noise. Lily picked up her stuff and left since she didn't want to be late for Transfiguration. She began singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly" again softly. 'I really have to get this out of my head,' she thought when she heard someone running behind her. Lily was about to take away house points when she realized it was James. He caught up to her and they kept walking.
"So when do you want to start working on the party?" James suddenly asked.
"How about tomorrow since we still have one more detention tonight," Lily replied.
"Fine by me."
They walked the rest of the way to class in silence except for Lily occasionally singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly". By the time the two reached the Transfiguration classroom Lily had gotten the tune stuck in James' head. Inside they parted and James went to sit with Sirius, Remus and Peter. He then began singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly" but only loud enough for the other three to hear.
"What are you singing?" Remus asked.
"By the way your singing sucks," Sirius felt the need to add.
"Thank you Sirius for that lovely compliment," James said sarcastically, "but to answer your question Remus I wouldn't have a damn idea what it is. Lily was singing it while we were walking here and now it's stuck in my head."
The tune was catchy but annoying and James couldn't get it out of his head no matter how hard he tried, the same way that he couldn't get a certain red-head out of his mind.
~*~*~The next morning~*~*~
It's amazing how fast things can spread in a castle of Hogwarts size. Lily found out just how fast when she walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. Everyone except the teachers were singing "Cool or cosy, environmentally friendly". Lily met Dumbledore's eyes and he smiled and winked at her. She grinned and started laughing until she was roughly pushed aside.
Lily turned to see who had pushed her and saw Malfoy, one of the very few people she truly hated. She glared at him and he sneered back at her.
"You better watch yourself mudblood," he said menacingly and walked away.
Lily saw red and was about to say something when she heard him sing the same thing as every other student in the Hall. She let out an uncontrollable burst of laughter. Lucius Malfoy, hater of all things muggle and muggle-borns, was singing the jingle to a muggle ad. Lily couldn't help herself, it was just too funny.
Lily walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down across from Carly, still laughing.
"Li what is so funny?" Carly asked.
"This, what everyone in the school is singing. I started this," Lily managed to get out between fits of laughter.
"What do you mean?" Carly asked confused.
Lily just shook her head with merriment and mumbled, "Unbelievable" then broke down giggling again.
~*~*~
A/N: There ya go. This is just a fill-in chapter but it came out better than I thought and I like it. Don't worry if you don't know what cool or cosy is, it's an Australian thing. Read and review its all you gotta do.
Strawberry a.k.a. Samantha