Chapter 7: She doesn't... Right?

James sat down at breakfast. The Great Hall was mostly empty, except for Lily and her friends, and a few random Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. James was unusually early, for a Marauder.

As James finished his breakfast, someone said behind him, "Hi, Jamie-poo!" James cringed, and turned.

"Oh. Hello Chrystale." James said, dully. The girl giggled, and said, "Well, Jamie-poo, what do you want to say to me?"

James looked at the poor girl. "You're the one who wanted to talk to me."

"Right... You want to go to Hogsmeade with me? Great!" James stared, dumbfounded, at Chrystale.

"Uh, Chrystale, I don't, well, uh-"

"He doesn't want to go with you." A firm voice said behind James. LIly winked at him when he turned back to look at her, and he nodded, a little shocked.

"What makes you in charge of that?" Chrystale challenged. Lily faltered, and James saw the look the doubt. He wondered what was up.

"He's b-busy with m-me." She said, stuttering. Chrystale, looked at her, and said, "Youi and... Jamie-poo?"

"He has Head Duties with me, okay?" Lily said, firmly and aggresively. Chrystale took a step back.

"Whatever you say, Evans." Chrystale said, haughtily, and she stomped away.

"What the hell?" James said. Luckily, he did not shout, other wise Lily would have hit him.

"Come with me. And keep your mouth shut!" Lily muttered, firmly, and grabbed hold of his sleeve roughly. James had no choice but to follow.

Once outside, Lily sat down under an old oak. "Now, you can open your goddamn mouth." she said, reluctantly.

"Now, WHAT THE HELL?" James yelled. Lily winced, and sighed. "I thought you would at l;east thank me for saving you.'

"Maybe I didn't want to be saved!" James said hotly. Lily smiled. "One: you were stuttering. Two: I know you hate her. And three: She has a problem with inviting herself along."

"So? That doesn't mean you have to embarrass you and I in front of the whole hall!" James said, quieter but still angrily.

"Oh, well, sorry about ruining your reputation in front of about 8 people! And, I happen to have been embarrass many times before, courtesy of Marauders Inc." Lily gave James a pointed look. James looked abashed.

Lily started up again. "And it's true, you are busy with me.. You're planning the Halloween feast with me on Saturday. And the costume contest that goes along with it."

"Oh, yeah..." James muttered. Lily smirked. She then grinned maliciously, and said, "Don't you have something to say to me?"

James looked up. "No. What are you talking about?" LIly grinned wider. "Oh, I just saved you from the 'Date From Hell', shouldn't I recieve an, I don't know, thank you?"

"No." James said, stubbornly. Lily smiled. "Oh, but you have to. Otherwise I'll walk up to Chrystale and re-invite you..."

"Okay, Okay!" James said, horrow struck. "Thank you! Thank you, I guess." Lily grinned evilly and said, "We'll be late for classes. Hurry up!"

Lily and James entered the Entrance Hall, and walked down to the Potions class. they got there just as Lily friends were entering, and Anya whispered to Lily, "Details. All of them."

"Later1" Lily hissed, and said hello to Alanna. All three sat down at a table and waited for the lesson to begin.

Professor Slughorn called role call and said, "Today we will begin with the fundementals of the Polyjuice Potion. First, look at the individual ingrediants and then see their uses. List them as your assignment. The next part of class we will proceed. to make a Euphoria potion." Lily begin listing the ingrediants, while Alanna took to copying the writing on the board. Anya was gathering ingrediants and equipments, and that was mostly how the class proceeded.

Lily left the classroom exhausted. Anya had somehow not crushed the beetle with her knife, but tried to do it with magic instead. Results: a very angry, seven foot beetle in a very small classroom.

"You just HAD to find the short cut!" Alanna said, yelling at Anya. Anya said, "Well, I'm not the one who kept pressuring me!"

"That makes no sense!" Lily said. She then muted both of them and grabbed their ears and dragged them to DADA.

Ten minutes later, Lily rolled her eyes. "I don't know how you even passed this class, Anya." Anya stuck out her tongue, and proceeded to fall asleep again.

Alanna whispered, "It's because she steals your notes and copies them." Lily nodded and whispered right back, "And then you steal them from her."

Alanna blushed, and said, "Well, only when I don't understand the class!" Professor Greffold was passing, and said, "No,wheeze, talking, cough. Eyes, cough, on your, wheeze, quiz."

Lily answered all the questions on her quiz in about 10 minutes, and with 30 minutes left, Lily cast a spell on both her spare paper and Alanna's. Alanna was sitting, bored, and when Lily's handwriting appeared on her parchment she jumped back.

Hey, Alanna, what's up?

Nothing. How'd you do?

You're not getting any answers.

Damn.

Well, you had questions about this morning?

Yes. You're pulling James Potter out of the Great Hall after fighting with his... fling (for lack of a better word).

I was saving him from a Date From Hell, and keeping him from other plans when he has to to Head Duties with me. Oh, and then, to keep him from embarrassing himself in front of the Great Hall I took him outside.

You seem to have all the answers.

because they're true!

Hi guys! What are you guys talking about?

Nothing.

You guys, why the sudden interest about me and Potter?

Becuase you're made for eachother!

What she said!

Right. And the giant squid and I have been dating for a year.

Really!

When will you not be so gullible.

When watches run without Magic!

But they already do!

Oh...

Potter and I are not dating. NOT.

But you want to date him.

No I don't.

Yes you do.

No, I don't!

Yes, you do. Why else would you help him and be friendly? And talk to him civilized!

You want to know why? Last night he was in the bathroom all bloody and I fixed him up and I felt sorry for him! Happy?

We're sorry Lily.

Yeah, we are. You had a reason...

But you still must like him, to fix you up.

Yeah, well, we're friends now. And I don't think it'll stay this way forever. And, it could go up or down. It's really up to Potter.

And you.

Yup, please, ily, don't be so niave.

Class is over.

And that's how all three left their papers. Alanna was careless, and the paper slipped under the last person on Earth who should have picked it up.

"Guys, look what I picked up!" Peter said, smiling stupidly. James snatched the paper, and said, "It's junk." He then pocketed it. He wanted a second look at it...

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