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Potter.
Chapter 44
James was surprised by Lily's strength as she forced him into a chair in the transfiguration room. (She had dragged him halfway across the school to talk to him in private.)
"James, when are you going to grow up?"
"Huh? What do you mean? You dragged me all the way over here just to talk about my behaviour?"
"Why do you have to act so immature all the time? You're so smart! You pass all your subjects with top marks, and yet nobody's ever seen you study! All you do is goof around with your friends."
Something about the way Lily said this made James think that she had been wanting to talk about this for a very long time, but he didn't understand why.
"I like fooling around!" James protested. "And if I can have fun and still get good grades, why shouldn't I do it?"
"Because you could be so much better, and still do what you feel like! If you can get these kinds of grades without any effort, have you ever stopped to question how well you would do if you put in as little as an hour every night? Even just an hour a week? That's not asking much!" Lily replied.
James looked at her in surprise. He'd never given any thought to achieving more than he already did.
"You really think I could do better?" he asked.
"I'm sure of it." Lily said without even the slightest hint of doubt in her voice. "Even if it's not schoolwork. Maybe you could look at philosophy or something like that? I mean, transfiguring a book into a canary is one thing, but what would you do if someone asked you the meaning of life?"
James sniggered. "I'd tell them to look it up in a dictionary. I'm a man - I have no need to keep that sort of knowledge in my head."
"Well then, James Potter, think about this: Men are kings and kings are rulers. Rulers are thirty centimetres tall. Still think you're a man?"
"I. . . err. . ." James was at a loss for words. When had Lily become so. . . weird? "Ok Lily. I'll study a bit."
Seeing Lily's eyes light up, he panicked and continued quickly. "But not heaps, ok? I still want time for fun."
"Thanks James," said Lily as she leaned in close to kiss him.
***
Remus and Sirius were just starting to wonder what was taking so long when Lily and James entered the common room with their arms draped over each other's shoulders.
"Oi, Prongs!" called Sirius. "That was a quick snog session!"
"Shut up Padfoot!" James snapped. "It just so happens that Lily and I had a little talk, and I think that what we talked about applies to both of you as well."
"So, what did you talk about then?" Remus asked wearily.
"We all get top grades with very little work. We should study more, because we could do a lot better." James recited.
Sirius stared at James in horror, then turned and stared at Lily in respect.
"Um, James?" prompted Remus. "Are you ok? Lily didn't do anything to you, did she?"
"What? No! She just spoke to me, that's all!" replied James. "And what she said makes sense. We should be better."
"What about pranks?" asked Sirius, who seemed to have regained the ability to speak.
"We can still prank as much as before. It's not like she wants us to study constantly or anything." James assured his friend.
"Well, now it's official." stated Remus after a moment.
"What is?" James asked.
"You and Lily are getting married."
"What? Where did that come from?" demanded James.
"Well, it takes a pretty special girl to make you actually want to study more Prongs. You must love her heaps to have agreed to this! She has you wrapped around her little finger!"
James spent the rest of the evening muttering under his breath about beautiful redheads who had too much control over their boyfriends.
A/N Thanks to "MagickalStar135" "TENIPURI" "missprongs" "mione_xavier" "saxistwriterchick" "xO HuGzNkIsSeS Ox" "Nie Starwhistler" "Ini" "ImSiriuslyInLUV" "Krystyn1688" "Jenna" "Lid0aLyLovEs*U" "Star" for your reviews! Love you guys!
TENIPURI - *blushes* You think it's that good? *does a little dance* Yay! The last chapter of this fic will be the last night of the marauder's 7th year. After that we will probably do a sequel, but that may take a while. Anyway, we've already written the last chapter, we just need to write the bits in between.
xO HuGzNkIsSeS Ox - Yeah, sorry it took so long. It's been what? Two months? Sorry. You see, the way this fic works is Garden Gnome and Sploogal both write new chapters while we're at school and then Sploogal is supposed to take it home and type and post and all that. We got busy a couple of months ago studying for exams and all, then after that, Sploogal got bored and lazy. Not a good combination. We'll try and update regularly from now on, but we can't make promises.
Krystyn1688 - 'Pretty' story? I must say, I've never heard that one before. . . Thanks!
Jenna - Pointless things rock our socks too!
Star - I don't know what was with that 48 chapters thing, but I'm pretty sure it's ok now.
Chapter 44
James was surprised by Lily's strength as she forced him into a chair in the transfiguration room. (She had dragged him halfway across the school to talk to him in private.)
"James, when are you going to grow up?"
"Huh? What do you mean? You dragged me all the way over here just to talk about my behaviour?"
"Why do you have to act so immature all the time? You're so smart! You pass all your subjects with top marks, and yet nobody's ever seen you study! All you do is goof around with your friends."
Something about the way Lily said this made James think that she had been wanting to talk about this for a very long time, but he didn't understand why.
"I like fooling around!" James protested. "And if I can have fun and still get good grades, why shouldn't I do it?"
"Because you could be so much better, and still do what you feel like! If you can get these kinds of grades without any effort, have you ever stopped to question how well you would do if you put in as little as an hour every night? Even just an hour a week? That's not asking much!" Lily replied.
James looked at her in surprise. He'd never given any thought to achieving more than he already did.
"You really think I could do better?" he asked.
"I'm sure of it." Lily said without even the slightest hint of doubt in her voice. "Even if it's not schoolwork. Maybe you could look at philosophy or something like that? I mean, transfiguring a book into a canary is one thing, but what would you do if someone asked you the meaning of life?"
James sniggered. "I'd tell them to look it up in a dictionary. I'm a man - I have no need to keep that sort of knowledge in my head."
"Well then, James Potter, think about this: Men are kings and kings are rulers. Rulers are thirty centimetres tall. Still think you're a man?"
"I. . . err. . ." James was at a loss for words. When had Lily become so. . . weird? "Ok Lily. I'll study a bit."
Seeing Lily's eyes light up, he panicked and continued quickly. "But not heaps, ok? I still want time for fun."
"Thanks James," said Lily as she leaned in close to kiss him.
***
Remus and Sirius were just starting to wonder what was taking so long when Lily and James entered the common room with their arms draped over each other's shoulders.
"Oi, Prongs!" called Sirius. "That was a quick snog session!"
"Shut up Padfoot!" James snapped. "It just so happens that Lily and I had a little talk, and I think that what we talked about applies to both of you as well."
"So, what did you talk about then?" Remus asked wearily.
"We all get top grades with very little work. We should study more, because we could do a lot better." James recited.
Sirius stared at James in horror, then turned and stared at Lily in respect.
"Um, James?" prompted Remus. "Are you ok? Lily didn't do anything to you, did she?"
"What? No! She just spoke to me, that's all!" replied James. "And what she said makes sense. We should be better."
"What about pranks?" asked Sirius, who seemed to have regained the ability to speak.
"We can still prank as much as before. It's not like she wants us to study constantly or anything." James assured his friend.
"Well, now it's official." stated Remus after a moment.
"What is?" James asked.
"You and Lily are getting married."
"What? Where did that come from?" demanded James.
"Well, it takes a pretty special girl to make you actually want to study more Prongs. You must love her heaps to have agreed to this! She has you wrapped around her little finger!"
James spent the rest of the evening muttering under his breath about beautiful redheads who had too much control over their boyfriends.
A/N Thanks to "MagickalStar135" "TENIPURI" "missprongs" "mione_xavier" "saxistwriterchick" "xO HuGzNkIsSeS Ox" "Nie Starwhistler" "Ini" "ImSiriuslyInLUV" "Krystyn1688" "Jenna" "Lid0aLyLovEs*U" "Star" for your reviews! Love you guys!
TENIPURI - *blushes* You think it's that good? *does a little dance* Yay! The last chapter of this fic will be the last night of the marauder's 7th year. After that we will probably do a sequel, but that may take a while. Anyway, we've already written the last chapter, we just need to write the bits in between.
xO HuGzNkIsSeS Ox - Yeah, sorry it took so long. It's been what? Two months? Sorry. You see, the way this fic works is Garden Gnome and Sploogal both write new chapters while we're at school and then Sploogal is supposed to take it home and type and post and all that. We got busy a couple of months ago studying for exams and all, then after that, Sploogal got bored and lazy. Not a good combination. We'll try and update regularly from now on, but we can't make promises.
Krystyn1688 - 'Pretty' story? I must say, I've never heard that one before. . . Thanks!
Jenna - Pointless things rock our socks too!
Star - I don't know what was with that 48 chapters thing, but I'm pretty sure it's ok now.