James Potter sat on a couch in the Head Common room, hugging his knees to his chest. I CAN'T let Lily go through with this! She doesn't even know what she's getting into! But I DEFINITELY do not want to follow them…I'd rather not watch, thanks. But I can't just sit here and do nothing. But if I found Lily and told her, she definitely wouldn't believe me. She'd think I'm mad! Well, that's probably a bit true…James groaned in disgust with himself. I HATE being helpless! I need to do SOMETHING! But I can't…there's no way I can stop this now. It's too late. James squeezed his eyes shut, trying hard not to think about what was just about to happen.
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"So, Andrew, where exactly are you taking me?" Lily asked a bit nervously, as Andrew led her down dozens of hallways.
Andrew smirked, and gave Lily's hand a squeeze. "You'll find out soon enough, Lilybean!"
Lily groaned. She hated lovey-dovey nicknames. They were absolutely revolting. She decided to ignore it. "What will we be doing there?" she asked.
"It's a surprise!" he growled, getting frustrated with all of Lily's questions. "So I heard you and Potter talking. Is there…er…something going on?"
Lily gasped in surprise. "WHAT? No! Absolutely not! Why would you say that?"
"Well, I dunno. I just figured…" Andrew gazed at Lily suspiciously.
"Oh," Lily let out a sigh of relief. "Oh. Well, you figured wrong then, didn't you?"
"Er…I guess…"
Suddenly, Andrew stopped in front of a beautiful carved mirror. He tapped it three times with his wand, then muttered, "I must not eat my fuzzy socks." The mirror dissolved into thin air, revealing a large doorway.
Andrew beamed, getting quite giddy. "Ladies first," he giggled in delight (which was quite strange for a man to do). Lily reluctantly made her way into the dark room, making her way to the center of it. She couldn't see anything, and because of her apprehension, she had forgotten that she could have used her wand to light up the room.
"Lumos," Andrew said, obvious glee in his voice.
Now that there was light, Lily could look around. It was a rather large room, with ornate golden carvings on the walls, and beautiful wood floors. Strangely enough, there was a bed at the far side of the room. Lily was getting even more anxious. What, exactly, is Andrew planning to do here? She asked herself. She turned around to face the far corners of the room, and raised her eyebrows in alarm. In the darkest, farthest corner, two people were snogging intimately. Lily stepped a bit closer to see who the couple was, curiosity getting the best of her. When she saw who it was, she gasped, and sprang back in alarm. The two people were –
Paige and Sirius.
Lily shrieked in disbelief. SIRIUS? AND PAIGE? She thought, astonished. But they already went out, and they broke up rather quickly! I distinctly remember Paige saying something about his lack of maturity! So what are they doing here – together? At least they're buying me some time with Andrew. I have no idea what he's going to do…and I don't think I want to find out.
Suddenly, Andrew cleared his throat emphatically. Sirius surfaced first, his eyes widening in surprise.
"LILY? GATES? What're you doing here, Gates?" Sirius asked suspiciously, pretending not to know.
"Like I'd tell you, Black. Take your latest blonde and go away."
Sirius scowled. "Excuse me? She is not just my latest blonde, thank you! She's my girlfriend! Be respectful, Gates!"
Lily raised her eyebrows at Paige, who blushed and looked away, tugging at Sirius' shirt. "Come on, Sirius. We should leave them alone. Let them…er…do what they were…planning to do, whatever that is."
Sirius sighed, deciding he couldn't stall any longer. "Fine. Let's go back to the Common Room, then." Sirius and Paige quickly made their way out of the room, leaving Andrew and Lily in complete privacy, to Lily's dismay. Suddenly, Andrew smirked, his eyes glinting maliciously. He pulled Lily abruptly onto the bed, kissing her with great force.
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Sirius flew into the Head Common Room (James had given him the password). He hopped onto the couch where James was sitting, and nearly knocked James over in excitement.
"PRONGSY, M'BOY! WILL YOU BE PROUD OF ME! I KNOW WHERE EVANS AND GATES WENT TO!"
James sat up in surprise. "You do?" he asked excitedly.
Sirius nodded. "Yep. They're in that old bedroom behind the mirror on the fifth floor."
"How do you know?" James asked skeptically.
Sirius flushed. "Never mind that," he said, his voice getting hoarse. JUST GO! You'd best take the marauder's map, and use your invisibility cloak. It'll be easier to get to Evans that way."
James nodded, and quickly went into his room to get the marauder's map and his invisibility cloak. Shouting a quick, "THANKS, BYE!" to Sirius, he bolted out of the common room. Sirius grinned. "Ah, I've trained him well," he muttered, collapsing onto the couch with pride.
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It had been several minutes since Andrew had pulled Lily down onto the couch. Andrew was kissing her with such intimacy that she actually sort of flinched in disgust. He threw himself on top of her, to her dismay, practically pinning her down onto the bed. He had already taken his shirt off, and he was now trying to take off hers. She pulled away from his kiss and slapped his hand with incredible force.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she glared, sitting upright on the bed.
Andrew groaned, seemingly impatient. "Don't you love me, Lily?"
"Don't go there. Not now. Not after what you just tried to do!" she shouted, her temper rising.
"I did it because I love you, Lily! We have a connection!"
"Shut up!"
"Please, Lily? You're the only one I'd ever want to do it with."
"How many times have you used that line?" she asked, her eyes narrowing into tiny slits.
"I'm being honest, Lily! Lilybear. Lilydoodles. Come on. Be with me."
"NO! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, ANDREW!"
"If you're worrying about your reputation, it doesn't matter. Even if you don't sleep with me tonight, I'll still tell people you did."
"YOU WOULDN'T! ANDREW! THIS ISN'T YOU!"
"Oh yes, it is. Come on, Evans. It'll be fun," he grinned, his eyes flashing dangerously.
He made his way over to Lily and started pulling off her shirt. She slapped his hand once more. "No!" she moaned, starting to cry. "NO!"
He continued to pull of her shirt, until it was just above her ribcage. Suddenly, the door pounded open, and in one quick movement, Andrew was pinned down onto the floor.
"Potter!" Gates spat, as soon as James pulled off his invisibility cloak. "What're you doing here? Leave us alone, will you? We're trying to have a little fun, here-"
"SHUT UP, YOU PRAT! I WARNED YOU THAT NIGHT NOT TO MESS WITH EVANS, AND LOOK AT THIS SITUATION!"
"What situation? Honestly, we were just snogging-"
"Maybe that's all you were doing. But you were planning on doing a lot more than snogging, weren't you, Andrew?" James' hazel eyes flashed dangerously.
"What are you talking about?" Andrew said, trying to act innocent.
"What am I talking about? WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? Look at you! Your shirt is off, your pants halfway off, and Evans' shirt is pulled halfway up! Because of you, you spineless, pathetic little-"
Andrew pushed James off of him (after struggling for quite a long time), and quickly made his way to the door. "You know what? Fine. You two go ahead and shag. It's obviously what you want. Oh, and Evans? You might want to go to classes for a few days. I reckon your reputation is about to hit rock bottom," he smirked. He walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him, apparently forgetting his shirt was off and his pants were at his knees.
James cautiously made his way over to Lily, who was sitting on the bed, crying silently. He sheepishly pulled her shirt back down, seeing as she wasn't going to do it herself. He then sat down on the bed next to her. "What happened, Evans?" he asked gently, resting his hands on her shoulders.
She looked up at him, tears quietly rolling down her face. "He…he tried to…he tried to…"
James nodded, indicating he understood, and she didn't have to go any further.
"But he was so sweet the entire time! And…and then today he was so…different!" Lily buried her head into James' chest, who widened his eyes in surprise.
"I know, Evans," he said, pulling her into a warm embrace. "Some people are completely heartless. No one deserves what Gates did to you today, you especially."
Lily sniffled, signaling she had heard him. He went on. "You've been through a lot lately, Evans. I'm really proud of you. I can't believe how well you're handling it. It's amazing. I wouldn't be able to live through all of this!"
Lily smiled, letting herself melt in James' arms. She collapsed onto the bed, emotionally exhausted from the day's events. James rested next to her, hugging her close, without her protesting. They fell asleep together that way, each completely peaceful in the other's arms.