Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except Liz… nd ummm I own the plot of course
A/N: So.. this is my fourth chapter, nd it will b the last until the end of the xmas break haha… coz im goin 2 rome 4 a while.. but ok lol ;) enjoy nd REVIEW haha
Liz woke up feeling slightly nauseated, and it was soon after that she remembered why. He said no… she wanted to start crying again but she didn't want to give Lily that satisfaction. Instead she lay in her bed. She still couldn't believe it. Lily, her best friend, had sent her to this terrible fate. She punched her pillow angrily. Well she was sick of losing to Lily! She would find a way to get around her… and when she did… Lily would have hell to pay. She smiled, feeling much happier. She got up and dressed slowly. Then she went downstairs for breakfast and sat down next to Lily as if last night hadn't happened.
"Look, Liz, sorry about yesterday… I didn't want—"
"It's okay. Have you gotten your schedule yet?" Liz asked. If Lily was shocked at Liz's change of mind, she didn't show it.
"Yes, we have double potions first," Lily said brightly. Liz groaned. She hated potions. Of course, Lily was professor Slughorn's favorite; she got good marks even if she got the potion wrong (which wasn't often). Liz, on the other hand, was always bad at potions and had to look up to see Slughorn's disapproving face too often to like the subject at all. They headed off to the dungeons and sat down at the front of the class; their usual seats. The rest of their classmates soon joined them, Molly and Arthur heading to the back of the class, giggling. Alice strode determinedly to where Frank was sitting, and Sirius, James, Peter and Remus sat down together at the other side of the room. Lucius Malfoy sat down near Alice and Frank, where he was trying to look down Alice's robes as well as sliding his hand up her thigh as she slapped it away, giggling. Emma Bones walked in pompously with Ellie Abbot and Rebecca Wood following close behind, and they sat behind Lucius, whispering to each other and blushing furiously.
"Good morning, class! I am pleased to see how many of you made it into my NEWT level. I'm surprised, even," he said the last sentence looking pointedly at Liz, who glared back at him furiously. "I'm afraid that there is some bad news I must share with you before the class begins. This year, I have decided to have boy-girl seating arrangements, due to some potions we will be making later on that require this." He glared down at the class, daring someone to object, but when no one did, he continued. "I see that some of you are already seated according to this arrangement, and therefore, won't have to be moved. So… let's not waste too much time on this: Alice and Frank, you stay there… Lucius, no need to look at me like that, move next to Ellie. Emma, you're next to Remus. Molly, you can stay next to Arthur. Peter, you may sit next to Rebecca. I believe this leaves… Lily, Sirius, Liz and James?" he looked up at the class.
The four nodded, and Lily crossed her fingers. Not James. Not James. Not James.
"Lily and…" he paused, looking from James to Sirius as though he were sizing them up. "Sirius. Liz and James." James opened his mouth to protest, but Lily silenced him with a temporary spell.
"Now that you're all in your new seats, we can begin!" Slughorn clapped his hands together enthusiastically. "You will be making a well-known poison named velenus darthaia. I hope for your sakes that you don't spill any…" he chuckled. "Instructions are on the board, and materials are on that table," he paused. "Well? What are you waiting for? Get started!" he sat back down, and everyone got to work.
"Where are you going?" Sirius raised an eyebrow at Lily, who was getting up to get the materials.
"I'm just going to get the…umm… materials," she said. He flicked his wand lazily and the ingredients flew towards them, landing in a perfect pile on the floor. She blushed, and proceeded to cut up the roots at her feet. On her other side, she saw that Sirius was still casually flicking his wand in different directions. The knife jerked out of her grip and started cutting up the roots. She looked at Sirius. He wasn't using his wand anymore; not that there was anything left to do. She watched in amazement as the potion made itself. Within five minutes, they were done.
"Where…where did you learn to do that?" she said admiringly.
"I was bored during the summer… so I taught myself."
"Yeah right," she said sarcastically. He laughed.
"Well I did have some outside help…" he admitted. The conversation continued, and when they got really bored, Sirius started entertaining the class by making objects zoom towards Slughorn from different directions. Lily was laughing so hard by the end of the period that she could hardly breathe.
"You're pretty cool," she told him, gasping for breath. To her surprise, he blushed, and turned away quickly.
"I have to go," he said, with his back still turned to her. "See you…" he disappeared. She sighed. What had she said wrong? She turned to look for Liz, but she too had disappeared… She trudged up the stairs to her next lesson, which was a dull one. But then again, there was no Sirius to entertain her in Care of Magical Creatures…
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Liz could not believe her bad luck. She had promised herself not to face James again until she had a good plan on how to change his mind about her. Then she was forced to face him in potions, where they had to spend a very awkward time together. She wondered what Lily had done to convince professor Slughorn to pair her up with James. No doubt she thought it would be funny… Liz smiled grimly. She would just have to come up with a plan soon… very soon…
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James couldn't deny how disappointed he was in not being paired up with Lily. It didn't matter anymore though. He had a plan! The plan included Liz… He rushed to Defense Against the Dark Arts triumphantly… knowing that phase one was going to begin pretty soon…
A/N: so I don't like this chapter that much, but it was necessary as it's important to the next chapter.. which will b good I promise! Unexpected twists coming up ;)