DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER (SIGH IF ONLY!)
Ok I think I know where I was this chapter will be about Lily's suffering through her first "Official" date with James Potter! Ok get ready for the funniest chapter so far! by the way why is it that most of the James and Lily fanfics have Lily with 2 best friends? hmn something to think about.
IMPORTANT! NOOOOO! I lost my notebook! It has all of my ideas in it! ok if I get their classes wrong don't yell at me please...n!
Chapter 8:A Date With James Potter
(Hey I want one of those!)
"Life sucks..." Lily sighed.
"I believe the correct term is applys suction." Professor Turley corrected. Lily Blushed as she realized that he was standing right behind her. 'Oh no did he hear that?' Lily thought.
Lily was sitting in Professor Turley's Muggle studies class refering, of course, to her date with James.
"Lily were you just bad mouthing the class?" Marina asked after the professor left.
"No, I was talking about my...date." Lily said the last part with disgust.
"Yeah, right, you know you like him." Always optomistic Atreyu inserted.
"What are you insane?"
"If you don't like James then why did you break up with Thomas?"
"He was annoying ok. I only broke up with him because he wouldn't leave me alone."
"Look, let's just pay attention to the teacher ok." Marina sighed. Although Lily knew all she really wanted to do was get back to her nap. Atreyu did live in the muggle world after all, and she could tell them everything she needed to know.
James was staring, and grinning uncescingly at the wall in front of him in his Transfiguration class. The teacher, who he couldn't remember the name of at the moment, was babbling on about the end of the world, or maybe it was how much tea to put into your sugar, on second thought maybe he was talking about butterflies and puppies. Yeah that's it butterflies and puppies.
Ever since Lily 'asked' James on a date he's been in the best mood ever. Everything was great even the nameless professor's lesson on butterflies and puppies, or whatever he was jabbering on about.
Before James knew it it was time to go to his next class, or should I say float. Believe it or not James used the levitating charm on himself.
When James reached potions, one of the classes he was in with Lily, he ran up to her to work on the potion.
Lily saw him speeding toward her and frowned. She knew what was coming.
"Hey, Evans." James smiled after he reached her. "I was thinking about our date and I think an appropriate time would be 8:00. What do you think?"
"Whatever..." Lily replied indifferently.
James's smile faltered. "Hmmm. Ok 8 it is." James said calmly.
Lily was suprised with this change in his behavior. Was he being serious.
James was quiet throughout the entire class. It made Lily feel guilty about her response. She thought about appologizing but decided she wanted to keep her dignity.
Today was James's date with Lily, and he had forgotten about how she dismissed the idea earlier that week. He had gone over the lessons Marina and Atreyu had gone over with him. After he sat and 'meditated on the date for about three hours he put on the muggle clothes that Connor had brought to him.
Nothing was to bring him down. His first date was to be in the astronomy tower. Well known as a snog spot.
James's goal was simply to get Lily to call him by his first name.
Lily was looking at her selection of clothes. Not much to work with. 'Well,' she thought ' I think I'll just grab something. I won't want to look like I actually thought about what to wear.'
Lily grabbed a pair of blue jeans and T-shirt . . . then after about ten seconds, put it back and grabbed a more date-appropriate shirt.
Lily was waiting nervously by the door, trying to act like she didn't care. Imagine her suprise when James came in wearing muggle clothes. Very nice muggle clothes. Cargo pants and a white button up shirt. The first few buttons purposely undone. (Not too good at clothes descriptions so... yeah)
Her face stared to burn. Then he ruffled his hair. How Lily hated that. That was the one thing that brought her down to earth again. She glared weakly then turned toward the portrait hole.
"Shall we be off fair maiden?" James smiled.
Lily thought about saying 'whatever' then thought better of it. She still felt bad about the last time she said it.
"Y-yeah." She stuttered. Lily and James walked down the dark halls toward the astronomy tower. They walked in an akward silence. James was ready to talk but Lily, it appeared, was not.
When they arrived at the tower Lily gasped. The floor of the astronomy tower was covered in lilys. Music was playing too, her favorite band playing her favorite song. Nothing out of place. Everything perfect. In the middle was a simple blanket. On the blanket was a vase with white roses and one lily in the middle of it. Even the moon seemed closer. Also, a telescope, and a basket by the blanket.
Lily looked at James who was already looking at her. He seemed quite pleased with her reaction.
James moved over to the blanket and sat down. He turned to Lily and beckoned her to come over.
Lily moved hesitantly and sat down next to him crossed legged. Lily was astounded by all of the preperation James had made.
"You...you did all of this for me?" Lily stuttered.
"Yeah...is it too much, because I can change it if you like."
"No, no it's fine . . . Wondeful. How did you know I liked this song?
"I know things." James said smoothly. "Here." James said pulling out a bottle from the basket.
"What's that?" Lily questioned.
"Giggle juice." James said.
"Giggle juice? Never heard of it."
"It's something us mauraders made. It's really good."
"I know this may sound strange but, is it alchoholic?"
"No, It's like chocolate. It's got a lot of the same 'feel good' stuff in it."
"Ok..." what made you want to make it?
"Bordom mostly." James responded pouring her a glass.
Lily watched him take a drink before she took one herself.
It tasted unusual, but good. Almost like apples and some sort of berry.
"Mmmn, not bad." Lily said.
James smiled.
Throughout the rest of the date they looked through the telescope a few times and had a great time. Lily felt so good because of the Giggle Juice that she started a lily throwing fight with James.
By the end of the date Lily was really sleepy. She figured out why when she looked at her watch, which told her it was past twelve o'clock.
They walked back in talking about how they could have been out so late.
When they reached the doors to the dormitories James gave Lily a dozen roses, and one fake lily. Attached was a card that said in very neat handwriting that couldn't possibly belong to James.
To My dear Lily,
I will love you until the last flower dies.
Yours forever, James Potter
Lily was left breathless by the note. No one had ever been that considerate. Lily looked up at James.
a/n(The last flower would be the lily and it can't die it's fake)
James kissed her on the forehead and left before she could respond appropriately.
Lily went up to her room in a daze. She almost ran into the wall. Lily began to question everything. She questioned her sanity, her feelings, her past, and herself.
Did she really hate Potter? Why did he do all of that for her? Does he really feel the way he says he does, or is he only chasing her because she won't date him?
So many questions were crossing her mind that she thought she would just sleep on it. So Lily crawled into bed thinking about how her life would be changed. It was Just a Matter of Time.
Hope you like the chapter. By the way here's a little phrase that will be in the next chapter. This next will be sad. Hope you like this chapter. Without my notebook I stayed up until three a.m. writing it. Yawn goodnight... Z Z Z Z Z
They say that "Nothing hurts the heart so much as the loss of a loved one." Then again 'they' never lost two.
