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Chapter 3: Truce?

Lily was reading a book in the Potters' living room, and the boys were playing wizard's chess.

"She's so beautiful," thought James silently to himself. "I wish she could talk to me, or something. I like her so much, why can't she see that?"

"Oi! Prongs!" said an impatient voice.

"What Sirius?" said James angrily.

"Well when you're finished daydreaming about Evans, you'll see that I just took your knight and it's you're turn." Said Sirius loudly enough for everyone in the room to hear.

Lily looked up and saw James go pink and saw James look at the floor.

Suddenly, they heard someone open the door.

"DAD!" James said as he leaped up and hugged his Dad. For some reason Lily felt herself smiling at Potter. He obviously was very close to his Dad.

"DAD!" Sirius said also hugging Mr. Potter.

"Hello boys….darling" he said to James and Sirius and then his wife.

"ahh and you are here as well Lily!" said Mr. Potter winking at James afterwards. James blushed slightly.

"So Lily will you be staying for dinner?" Mrs. Potter asked. James put his head up and looked at Lily.

"Thank you for the offer Mrs. Potter, but I really must be getting home, you see we're going out for dinner," said Lily truthfully.

James frowned.

"Alright then dear, then I suppose we'll see you at King's Cross tomorrow." Said Mrs. Potter smiling.

"Thank you, Mrs. Potter, for taking me to Diagon Alley" said Lily

"It was my pleasure dear, James and Sirius, would you take Lily to her house while I get dinner ready?"

The boys nodded.

"See ya Evans" said Sirius handsomely.

"Bye Evans" said James grinning "See you tomorrow" he added cheekily.

She gave a forced grin at James

"Love having two guys escorting you to your house?" said James as Lily unlocked the door.

"Night Potter…Black" she said angrily. She turned to close the door when James put his hand on the door to stop her from shutting it.

"Just one more thing" he said grinning slyly.

She looked at him expecting him to continue.

"Will you go out with me?" He asked suddenly, forgetting that she was going out with Chris.

She got ready to let out a scream and hex Potter to the moon.

And James, clearly seeing this, said, "Right, just checking!" he said quickly as he and Sirius broke for a run.

Train ride:

"Oi Moony, Wormtail, over here!" Sirius yelled as he slid open the compartment door.

They had just finished saying goodbye to the Potter's and James was keeping an attentive eye for Lily.

"Hey! So how was your summer?" asked Remus

"Oh you know, same old same old, Lily accepted going out with me—the usual" James said sarcastically.

"I know mate, but seriously you know she's going out with Chris now?" said Remus.

A sudden dawning realization crept in James. He slapped his forehead "Oh yeah," he said miserably.

"Bet we're feeling stupid—aren't we!" said Sirius grinning smugly. James glared at him. "Anyway, James and I have plenty of pranks planned!" said Sirius gleefully—trying to change the subject.

"Oh! Tell us?" Peter squeaked excitedly.

"Ok boys" said James "Here's the plan…."

"Lily!" cried Angelica from a compartment as Lily walked down the corridor.

"Oh my gosh! Lily!" shrieked a voice that indubitably belonged to her other best friend.

"Victoria!" said Lily embracing her friends.

As the girls closed the compartment door they began talking animatedly about their summers.

"Guess who is going out with my brother?" said Angelica smirking at Lily.

Victoria turned her head to Lily.

"NO WAY!" she yelled happily.

"Way" Lily mocked. "So how are you doing with a certain prefect that goes by the name, Remus Lupin?" Asked Lily trying to change the subject.

Angelica blushed.

"Don't try to change the subject! When did this happen?" questioned Victoria.

"At Diagon Alley" offered Angelica eyeing Lily evilly.

Lily scowled at being the object of her best friend's wrath.

"Ooh I bet Potter is furious" said Victoria smirking. "are you going with Chris to Hogsmead?"

"She will if she accepts" said Chris as he opened the compartment and sat next to Lily wrapping an arm around her.

"I accept" giggled Lily.

"Why does she hate me so much?" questioned James ruffling his hair.

"Well, you did dye her hair green last summer" stated Remus as a matter-of-factly.

"Yeah but that was an accid…" started James

"And she was angry at you when you scared off her boyfriend last year. Poor bloke, he was scared that you would pulverize him into a pulp if he touched Lily," said Sirius interruping and smirking.

"Yeah well..." said James

"And then you had to go and hex that her last boyfriend with pimples—what's his name? Oh yeah—Patrick" said Peter interrupting.

Sirius and Remus chuckled

"Oh yeah ...laugh ..I had almost forgotten about that" said Sirius wiping a tear from his eye.

Remus snorted. "He wouldn't was in the Hospital Wing for like two days!"

"OKAY I GET IT, I just wish she could be mine that's all" said James hopelessly.

"Awwe is Jamie boy is in L-O-V-E" said Sirius jokingly, and in a high pitch girly voice.

"Shut up Padfoot" retorted James before throwing a cushion at him.

"Ok, I have a plan for you to get Lily," said Remus

James nodded his head, motioning Remus to continue

"Well she said that you were arrogant berk or prick—was it?"

"Er—yeah" said James a little red.

"Well first of all, you could lay off that act and be a little less conceited" said Remus, "and stop asking her out all the time. Mate, she told me that that annoyed her"

"Okay got it" said James making a mental note.

"Hey Remus, we need you in the prefect's room" said a small girl's voice"

"I guess I should start heading to the Head's compartment" said James getting up.

"YOU ARE HEAD BOY!" screamed Sirius.

James put his head down mockingly in shame

"Imagine all the pranks we'll manage!" said Sirius happily.

"Ahh, the possibilities" said James grinning from ear to ear with a shining glint in his eye.

"Bye guys, see you" said James leaving the compartment, he knew Lily was Head Girl, but he prayed that she wouldn't get too angry with him for being Head Boy.

James strode down the corridor and braced himself for Lily yelling.

"James what are you doing here?" asked Lily jadedly.

"er..I'm Head Boy" he said shyly

"YOU'RE WHAT?" yelled Lily.

James just sat down and didn't say anything. He stared at out of the window as Lily shouted.

"THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! IS DUMBELDORE CRAZY? AND WHY AREN'T YOU LOOKING AT ME POTTER?" she said still yelling.

" Right, well I'm going to get something to eat, be right back" he mumbled.

"Why isn't he yelling back at me?" Lily said to no one. "He's supposed to be arrogant jerk Potter. Okay so maybe I was too harsh, I'll just lighten up a little that's all," she said to herself.

James walked back inside the compartment eating a chocolate frog.

"Potter, I-" began Lily

"No Evans, let me just say something, I'm tired of us fighting all the time and since we're going to be spending time with each other patrolling, I want to hold a truce—at least while we are patrolling." Said James casually.

"Yeah, okay" Lily managed.

"Really?" said James thinking out loud happily.

"Yeah on one condition Potter," said Lily icily. "no more asking me out"

James cringed "well.. as long as you call me James, Lily," he smirking at her face.

"Fine" she responded.

"Great" said James with a smug grin on his face.

They sat there mutely. Eventually, after an hour or so, James fell asleep and left Lily pondering.

"He's not so bad" she thought to herself..

"wait what you saying he's Potter" said another side of her head

"I know, but he's more mature this year, I can feel it"

"ahhhh stop it! Wait what time is it? Its 4 o'clock, we need to patrol the train. I'll just wake him up."

Lily bent over James and looked at his face.

"He looks so peaceful. Wow, he is very handsome.."

"James" Lily spoke out loud.

He didn't even flinch. His hair was messy in a cute way and glasses had fallen beside him.

"JAMES" she yelled, though, he still didn't move.

Lily had the sudden urge to touch his hair. She ruffled his hair and laughed seeing his hair messier—if that was even possible, than before.

An idea came to Lily, now. She utter a spell underneath her breath and watched as James' hair turned bright red and snorted.

He started mumbling. "Lily" he said subconsciously.

Lily immediately drew back and shook James awake.

"argg what is it? Oh Eva--Lily sorry, what is it?" he said groggily.

"Um we have to patrol" she said sweetly and holding back her grin.

"Oh yeah, let's go"

Just as he got up, he saw his reflection through the glass door.

"WHAT THE HELL?" he exclaimed.

Lily began cracking up laughing.

James looked at her with a malicious smile. "nice Evans, but I know you can do better than that!"

"Yeah, well, it was just a spur of the moment type thing" said Lily giggling.

"Well you have to admit that I look sexy with red hair" said James flirtatiously.

Lily rolled her eyes. "What ever makes you sleep at night."

"It will," said James grinning and turning his hair back to his normal hair colour.

They walked out and strode through the corridors.

"You're a really heavy sleeper," Lily mentioned.

James laughed. "Yeah sorry about that"

She smiled.

They saw Chris returning from getting food from the trolley.

"Oh Lily!" he exclaimed. James sent him a battalion of death glares.

"Hey Chris," Lily said hugging him.

James felt his blood rising and he clenched his fists.

"Oh, hi Potter," he said smiling.

"Lyell" said James with a monotonous voice. "Lily, I think we should keep going" he said firmly.

"Right..well see you" said Lily said.

"Bye Lily" he said kissing her cheek, and which James had to fully retrain himself.

"What's with you?" Lily said angrily.

"I don't know maybe it's because we were chosen to be Head Boy and Girl to patrol, not hangout with our boyfriend and girlfriend!" said James hoarsely.

"It was only for a second, and besides why do you care?" said Lily impatiently.

" I don't" James said quickly. " it's just….ahh never mind"

"What?

"It's just I love you" he said to himself. "Nothing" he said out loud to Lily.

"Whatever" Lily said with resignation

Hey guys! Like the chapter?

Here's what's coming next:

The Marauders finally play their first prank (any guesses on what that might be?)

And could Lily be beginning to change her mind about James? Or has she already begun?


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