(January 1, 2006) Edit at the bottom-CONCERNS SEQUEL!
And...here it is! The final chapter! Enjoy!
Like I said, there WILL be sequel...at latest, it'll be up by next fall. It's a long wait, I know, but the time'll fly! Plus, you'll have to check back frequently! MUAHAHAHAHAHA! LOL, jk...
And, of course, I'll post up other little HP one-shots and things...
Guess what! I own nothing!
Potions-
Okay, so I haven't told him. After leaving our dorm, I walked right through the Common Room, right up to the seventh year boys' dormitory. I'd raised my hand to knock, and…stopped dead. I turned around and went straight back to my dorm.
Coward.
I'm not! It's not easy to tell someone you love him, you know! One time was hard enough!
Exactly. You know how to tell him now.
You know what, shut up, Raya. It's your fault we're in this bloody mess.
Say what you will, but it's thanks to me that you even told him.
Yes! And then told him I didn't think we could ever be together because of you!
So this time should be easier.
What do I do, just walk up to him and say, 'Hey, James, remember how I said I loved you but didn't think we could ever be together? Well, just forget that, Raya was just acting!'
That has a nice ring to it... Oh!
What?
"Hello, James," Raya says as she smiles behind Lily.
Lily jumps up and wheels around. "James," she says breathlessly.
"Hi Lily, hi Raya," he says with a grin. "Um, Lily could I ask you something?"
"Sure." Same breathless tone.
"Well, the thing is, Remus, Sirius, Peter, and me are going to skive off of Divination. Could you cover for us?"
Lily flushes, upset at both James and herself. "Why?" she asks brusquely.
"Come on, Lily," he says, giving her the puppy dog look. "Please?"
"Well…" Lily says, feeling herself falter.
"Tell you what," he says suddenly. "I'll do something, anything, for you if you do. Please?"
"Anything?" She quirks an eyebrow.
"Well," James backtracks quickly. "Not anything, something within reason of course…"
"Fine." Lily says, forcing a note of resignation into her voice.
"YES! Thanks, Lils, you're the best!"
"What should I say?"
"Um…that…Peter has unfortunately becomethe casualty of a vicious, a man-eating cranberry that has escaped from the Forbidden Forest?"
"I'll come up with something. Oh, and James?"
"Yeah," James asks, stopping as he walks away.
"Don't EVER call me Lils."
He grins. "Is that the one thing?"
"No. That's just something I'll hex you for."
"Got it."
Oh my gosh, he so loves you!
You think?
It's so obvious, Lily! Come on!
You know, Raya, if you weren't my best friend, I think I'd hate you.
Ahh, the mark of a true friendship…
Common Room-
I'm so nervous!
Why? Are you asking for a kiss?
NO! RAYA!
Touchy, touchy…
Anyway, after Transfiguration, James told me that he thought we should meet for our mandatory patrolling tonight.
You haven't been doing that, have you?
No…Prof. McGonagall told us off today, so we have to do it on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays now.
Fun…
Oh, here he comes…
"You know, James," Lily says, shaking her head, as she and James extricate themselves from their seventh broom closet. "It's sick, what people think they can do after hours."
"Yeah," James says, definitely looking scarred for life. "It was weird telling off Polly Clearwater and Ivan Mruk for making out in a closet when Polly and I went out…but we didn't even kiss or anything," he adds hastily.
"What, is baby Potter afraid of kissing a girl?" Lily jokes.
"No! I just…I…" James trails off, reddening slightly. "I've never actually snogged a girl, okay?"
"What? Are you serious! James Potter has never kissed a girl?"
"It's because I'm best friends with Sirius that everyone thinks that! He's the lady's man, honestly; I just play Quidditch and…"
"And prank people."
"Yes," he grins. "Definitely."
"James, you know," Lily says casually, "you still owe me that one thing you'd do."
"Did I make such a promise? I have no recollection of Potions class today…"
"Funny thing, it was in Potions."
"Oh. Right. Gave myself away?"
"Completely."
"Fine. What do you want?"
"Um…hm…this could be fun…" Lily smiles evilly. "Ooh….um…"
"Within reason, Lils-I mean, Lily," he adds as Lily pulls out her wand menacingly.
She sighs dramatically. "Fine, then you leave me with no choice." Lily looks James straight in the eye. "I want a date with you, James Matthew Potter."
He looks at her for a moment, looking as though Christmas had come early. "You DO?" he explodes. "I-But wait…Raya…"
Lily grins. "Right. Well, Raya happens to be on death row at the moment. It was all an act. A ploy to get us together."
"She-you mean she didn't like me?"
Lily laughs. "A blow to the ego of James Potter; I can see it deflating as we speak!"
"Sod off, Lily. But…you're serious? She was joking?"
"James! Ask just one more time and I'll call it all off!"
"Okay, okay! Fine. Lily Briallen Evans, I accept your-well, I have to accept, don't I?"
"Yup."
"Fine. See you Friday?"
"James, we still have halls to patrol together."
"Oh. Right."
Dorm-
Raya's helping me get ready for my date with James!
Lily, if you stopped writing, I'd be able to French braid your hair a whole lot faster.
But Raya! This is our first date! I have to document it!
That diary is not going with you.
NO! RAYA! PLEASE!
No. Give me that!
LATER…
Fine, so I've caved a little. Lily, you look gorgeous with your hair up in that French braid, compliments of me. That purple shirt and black jeans combination looks really nice on you, too; casual but elegant. Ah, there's James, waiting by the door with you. How cute, it looks like he tried-unsuccessfully-to comb his hair! And he's cleaned up, wearing a nice white shirt with jeans. Aww, he's holding out his arm to you! What a gentleman…and you take it. And then you two walk out that door, arm in arm.
Finis
IMPORTANT NOTE CONCERNING THE SEQUEL TO "SEVENTH YEAR":
Right, so I've decided to have a title contest for the sequel! Please submit your title ideas via reviews or by sending me a personal message! The contest will be open until...hm...March 16? Let's see. In any case, the winner will get (drum roll) Me using the selected title, as well as: advance readings of the first TWO chapters! (Assumes commentator's voice) That's right, you also get this shiny new car-I mean, to read the completed versions of the first two chapters of the sequel before I post them! Just don't give away what happens to others...
ALSO: If you need an idea of the sequel to come up with a title (duh): It's basically going to cover the entire rest of the school year. This means the Maurauders' pranks, N.E.W.T.s, and various other adventures Lily and the gang have!