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case you hadn't realized. Sploogal wishes she owned James, though, 'cause
he's hot! Oh, and the idea at the end of this chappie where Lily and James
'exit' the closet was Britty-Bum's idea, not ours. All praise Britty-Bum!
Chapter fifteen
The two of them sat in silence for a quarter of an hour before Lily spoke again.
"James," She prompted.
James grunted to show that he was listening.
"How did you know that goldfish don't bounce?"
James felt a blush creeping up his neck. He was glad that it was dark inside the closet.
"I, well."
"Yes?"
"I had a pet goldfish once (For some reason, the Garden Gnome found the idea of James having a pet goldfish absolutely hilarious. Sploogal don't get it.), and my brother and I, well." James paused, not really looking forward to Lily exploding again. "We played catch with it once, and I missed a catch, and it, well, it kinda went through the window."
He winced, waiting for the shouts that he was sure would be coming from Lily soon. To his surprise, she let out a giggle. Of course, she quickly regained her composure.
"Well, that wasn't exactly the reaction I was expecting!" James told her, feeling quite relieved.
"Well," Lily started, "If you'd like me to."
"NO!" James cut in quickly. "No, I don't think that's really necessary!"
They sat in silence for a further ten minutes. James tried to keep his thoughts off Lily, but gave up after the first minute. Lily was having similar problems. James suddenly realized that he didn't know a single thing about his the girl he was fantasizing about.
"Lily, um." James trailed off.
"Lily what?"
"I well," Oh God! Thought James. I sound like a complete fool! He tried again. "I, well, I sorta just realized that, well, I don't really know anything about you."
"And?" Lily was surprised. Maybe James, the boy of her dreams (Sploogal: Hehe Gnome's gonna kill me for putting that in.) wasn't as immature as she'd thought.
Why does she have to make this so hard for me? James thought, a little annoyed. "Well, I guess, if we're gonna be stuck in here for ages anyway, I want to get to know you a little better."
"Well, what do you want to know?"
"You know, like, about your family and your childhood, and. stuff?"
"Well," Lily was quite taken aback by this, but answered anyway. "I have a sister, Petunia. We used to get along really well together, but since I got my letter from Hogwarts, she's hardly spoken to me. My parents are both muggles, and they're pretty excited about me being a witch and all. What about you? What's your family like?"
James hadn't been expecting her to ask about his family. The Potters were very well known, and most people had a fair idea of what they were like. Or, at least, they thought they did. Her question caught him off guard.
"Well, I have an older brother. He's finished school, and he works for the ministry. I don't know what he does, really, except that he works in the Department of Mysteries. My parents are both Aurors. My dad's not home much, but when he is, we always go and play quidditch out in the field."
"I wondered how you got to be such a good chaser!" Said Lily. She hesitated before speaking again. "I know you're always going out with girls - you and Sirius. I have to know: Did any of them. Did they really mean anything to you?" She hoped that the answer was 'No'.
"What? You mean, did I love them?" James asked, completely shocked by her question.
"Yes." Too late to take it back now.
"Well," (I'm impressed, thought Lily. He's actually taking this seriously!) "I cared for them, but I didn't love them. How could I, when I." He stopped suddenly.
"You what?"
"I only have eyes for you." (Sploogal: YES!!! ULTRA FLUFF!!!) Oh man, thought James. I'm gonna kill those two for this.
"You do?" Lily was astonished. Yes, she'd had a major crush on him since their first year, but she'd never thought he'd give her a second look.
Suddenly, and with neither of the two having any idea how it had happened, their arms were around each others' bodies, and they were kissing. (Sploogal: And groping. Garden Gnome: *shudders and swats Sploogal with big humungous atlas*) At this moment, Remus, Sirius, and Yvonne crept down the stairs and tip-toed towards the closet.
"It's quiet." Commented Sirius.
"You don't suppose they've killed each other?" Queried Sirius.
Unnoticed by the two occupants of the closet, Remus silently undid the locking spell that he had cast upon the door, and Sirius pulled it open. Lily and James, who had been leaning against the inside of the door, snogging, fell out of the closet, and landed in a tangle of arms and legs, with Lily on top of James. There was only stunned silence from Sirius, Remus, and Yvonne, while Lily and James (both bright red) struggled to get to their feet.
"Well, it's a good thing that your bum was there to break our fall," commented Lily to James, breaking the silence.
Lily ran up the stairs, closely followed by Yvonne, and the boys heard a door slam somewhere on the upper story of the house. This left an extremely embarrassed James standing in the middle of the floor, with a hysterical Sirius rolling around in fits of laughter. Remus was sitting on the couch, still staring at James.
"What the hell was that all about?" Remus asked.
A/N Well, that's probably all you're getting for a couple of weeks, although we will try to update at least once before then. Don't go away ok? It's not finished. Please review, and wish us luck in our icky disgusting EVIL exams! (Exams which finish 3 days before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is to be released!!! Yay! We'll have time to read the most holy of books!)
Chapter fifteen
The two of them sat in silence for a quarter of an hour before Lily spoke again.
"James," She prompted.
James grunted to show that he was listening.
"How did you know that goldfish don't bounce?"
James felt a blush creeping up his neck. He was glad that it was dark inside the closet.
"I, well."
"Yes?"
"I had a pet goldfish once (For some reason, the Garden Gnome found the idea of James having a pet goldfish absolutely hilarious. Sploogal don't get it.), and my brother and I, well." James paused, not really looking forward to Lily exploding again. "We played catch with it once, and I missed a catch, and it, well, it kinda went through the window."
He winced, waiting for the shouts that he was sure would be coming from Lily soon. To his surprise, she let out a giggle. Of course, she quickly regained her composure.
"Well, that wasn't exactly the reaction I was expecting!" James told her, feeling quite relieved.
"Well," Lily started, "If you'd like me to."
"NO!" James cut in quickly. "No, I don't think that's really necessary!"
They sat in silence for a further ten minutes. James tried to keep his thoughts off Lily, but gave up after the first minute. Lily was having similar problems. James suddenly realized that he didn't know a single thing about his the girl he was fantasizing about.
"Lily, um." James trailed off.
"Lily what?"
"I well," Oh God! Thought James. I sound like a complete fool! He tried again. "I, well, I sorta just realized that, well, I don't really know anything about you."
"And?" Lily was surprised. Maybe James, the boy of her dreams (Sploogal: Hehe Gnome's gonna kill me for putting that in.) wasn't as immature as she'd thought.
Why does she have to make this so hard for me? James thought, a little annoyed. "Well, I guess, if we're gonna be stuck in here for ages anyway, I want to get to know you a little better."
"Well, what do you want to know?"
"You know, like, about your family and your childhood, and. stuff?"
"Well," Lily was quite taken aback by this, but answered anyway. "I have a sister, Petunia. We used to get along really well together, but since I got my letter from Hogwarts, she's hardly spoken to me. My parents are both muggles, and they're pretty excited about me being a witch and all. What about you? What's your family like?"
James hadn't been expecting her to ask about his family. The Potters were very well known, and most people had a fair idea of what they were like. Or, at least, they thought they did. Her question caught him off guard.
"Well, I have an older brother. He's finished school, and he works for the ministry. I don't know what he does, really, except that he works in the Department of Mysteries. My parents are both Aurors. My dad's not home much, but when he is, we always go and play quidditch out in the field."
"I wondered how you got to be such a good chaser!" Said Lily. She hesitated before speaking again. "I know you're always going out with girls - you and Sirius. I have to know: Did any of them. Did they really mean anything to you?" She hoped that the answer was 'No'.
"What? You mean, did I love them?" James asked, completely shocked by her question.
"Yes." Too late to take it back now.
"Well," (I'm impressed, thought Lily. He's actually taking this seriously!) "I cared for them, but I didn't love them. How could I, when I." He stopped suddenly.
"You what?"
"I only have eyes for you." (Sploogal: YES!!! ULTRA FLUFF!!!) Oh man, thought James. I'm gonna kill those two for this.
"You do?" Lily was astonished. Yes, she'd had a major crush on him since their first year, but she'd never thought he'd give her a second look.
Suddenly, and with neither of the two having any idea how it had happened, their arms were around each others' bodies, and they were kissing. (Sploogal: And groping. Garden Gnome: *shudders and swats Sploogal with big humungous atlas*) At this moment, Remus, Sirius, and Yvonne crept down the stairs and tip-toed towards the closet.
"It's quiet." Commented Sirius.
"You don't suppose they've killed each other?" Queried Sirius.
Unnoticed by the two occupants of the closet, Remus silently undid the locking spell that he had cast upon the door, and Sirius pulled it open. Lily and James, who had been leaning against the inside of the door, snogging, fell out of the closet, and landed in a tangle of arms and legs, with Lily on top of James. There was only stunned silence from Sirius, Remus, and Yvonne, while Lily and James (both bright red) struggled to get to their feet.
"Well, it's a good thing that your bum was there to break our fall," commented Lily to James, breaking the silence.
Lily ran up the stairs, closely followed by Yvonne, and the boys heard a door slam somewhere on the upper story of the house. This left an extremely embarrassed James standing in the middle of the floor, with a hysterical Sirius rolling around in fits of laughter. Remus was sitting on the couch, still staring at James.
"What the hell was that all about?" Remus asked.
A/N Well, that's probably all you're getting for a couple of weeks, although we will try to update at least once before then. Don't go away ok? It's not finished. Please review, and wish us luck in our icky disgusting EVIL exams! (Exams which finish 3 days before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is to be released!!! Yay! We'll have time to read the most holy of books!)