Raspberry Sugar Quills

By Josie G. Evans

Summary: If you think this is a love story, so it is, but it is about so much more, a tortured sole in need of love and friends, of closed eyes and laughs. This is the life of Lily Gabrielle Evans, the girl afraid to grow up, afraid of living, but what is living when your not on the edge once in a while?

"It is far better to forgive and forget than resent and remember." Anonymous

PART ONE

The beginning

ch.10: Unexpected

'Potter better watch his step, if I see him, he'll be one dead ex-quidditch player.' Lily thought as she headed to the great hall for lunch. 'And Sirius most likely planted the thing in my bag!'

She sat down next to Arabella, seething.

"Lily, don't sweat it, two weeks is kinda harsh, but it could have been worst." said Arabella trying to cheer her up.

"Worst?! How the hell could it have been worst?!" she all but yelled at Arabella.

"It could have been with the potion teacher, now there's a nightmare. I know this guy, who know's this girl, who's going out with this guy, who know's this one kid who served detention in the dungeons for two days and who had to spend a week in the hospital wing. Apparently he still can't sleep at night and the guys in his dormitory hear him muttering in his sleep." she said with a look of all knowing. Arabella tended to know lot's of things on people she all but knew. It never did surprise Lily, she had many connections, what with her dad being a world renown treasure hunter, she tended to know many people.

"Well, I still don't see how I've got to serve two weeks of detention when I was but an innocent bystander. I'm gonna kill that asshole!" she said unconsciously stabbing the piece of steak in her plate.

"Whoa Lils, don't take it out on the poor dead animal." said Remus with a grin, as he plopped down next to her.

"Shut up Lupin!" she said harshly, "I don't have time for your stupid tree hugging lessons." Lily said flustered as she got up and briskly left the great hall.

Remus shrugged and took Lily's seat. "So...how's it going Beila?" he asked innocently, trying to make conversation.

"Like hell." she muttered, with a sigh she went back to swirling her peas around her plate.

Lily was walking down a hallway, fuming. She didn't really know where she was going or where she was for that matter, so she just kept on going. A messy head rounded the corner. She'd know that messy black hair anywhere, Potter.

"Potter!" she yelled, "What the hell is your problem? I've got two weeks of detention no thanks to you. Not to mention..."

"Miss Evans!" yelled professor McGonagall, "Come into my office, right now!"

"What is the meaning of this?" she asked trusting a roll of parchment into her hands. They were in her office, which was surprisingly vast, Lily had never been inside it. It was richly furnished with a large mahogany desk in the middle. She looked around a little uneasily, McGonagall had never gotten angry at her, what was it that she could have done. It couldn't have been because I was just yelling at James, she was thinking frantically, racking her brain for a plausible explanation. It wasn't as if she had never gotten into trouble, quite the contrary, she just had never been caught by McGonagall before, she had always made sure to erase all evidence.

"I'm afraid I don't know what your implying." she said looking down at the scroll she had threw in her hands. Her name was at the top; she read the first two lines and realised that it was her essay, the one she had given that morning.

"Not there, I'm talking about the vulgar language near the end of your essay. Such words should never come out of a young lady's mouth, but I was even more surprised to see it come out of yours. Now your one of my best students -work wise, but I'm afraid there can be no exception. Two weeks detention and you'll have to re-write your essay. This time, do use a quill instead of those stupid recorders everyone has been using of late."

Lily had started to space out a little after the part on how a lady should behave. Seriously she sounded like her mother. "Um? Right, sorry professor, won't let it happen again...Wait! What?" she asked bewildered, "Two weeks detention? But it wasn't even my fault, it was Potter who..."

"Mr. Potter, aw yes! Well I thought he might have had something to do with this, but it's no excuse." she said. Her angry stare dissolved into a slight smile, but it left as soon as it had came, "Since your rarely in detention, I'll give you only a week, but don't let it happen again. I'll also be taking 20 points from Gryffindor for your vulgar language, understood?"

"Yes." she said leaving the classroom.

'She is such a bright student. If only she didn't stop paying attention when something disinterested her. She's got the shortest attention span I've ever had to deal with, worst than Sirius, and that's saying a lot.' professor McGonagall thought silently getting back to her work load.

"Now before the bell rings, I'll assign you your homework. Yes I know, you were all hoping I'd forget. Last weeks assignments on the different phases of the moon, is to be given in tomorrow. Tonight's homework however is to write an essay on Jupiter's moons. To be given in two days hence. Don't forget O.W.Ls are next week. You are all required to come at midnight in the Astronomy Tower for the exam." Their teacher yelled as the bell resounded in the classroom and the students started to take their leave.

"I can't wait for the O.W.Ls to be finished." whined Lily to Derrick.

"Ya, I know what you mean, they're a real drag." he answered. "Hey did you do that essay yet? The one with the moon phases? I'm missing a couple."

"Actually I haven't started..."

"What?" Derrick said, cutting her off. "Lily, that essay takes over four days to do, why do you think she gave us a week and a half?" he asked incredulous.

"Well, I was..."

"Rick, my man!" exclaimed Johnathan Knight, giving Derrick a high five. Johnathan was tall and had blue eyes; he was quite handsome, as most girls put it. He was a friend of Derrick's whom Lily disliked. He was on the Hufflepuff's quidditch team and tended to be a real pervert.

"Lily-kins, how's it hanging?" he asked, looking below her throat, something he often did when around Lily, or any girl for that matter.

"You know, you'd be so much prettier if you'd show your legs more and stoped wearing those awful sweatshirts." he said eyeing her legs.

"Um, John, I think you better leave before Lily boxes you." said Derrick knowing Lily was getting frustrated.

"Aw! Lily doesn't hate me, besides, she doesn't have the guts to hit me." he said with a grin, as he put his arm around her shoulders.

"I've got enough detentions as it is, but you've been warned Knight." she said manically, while brutally taking his arm off of her.

"Hey Red!" yelled James from the other end of the hallway. 'The two people I hate, all at once, great! I'm cursed, jinxed! Someone up there is really out to get me.' she thought angrily watching Potter make his way through the throng of people with difficulty.

"Just wanted to remember you your detention's tonight at eight thirty in the great hall." he said, a sly grin slowly playing itself on his lips.

Lily looked at him angrily, holding off the urge to slug him in the nose with her famous punch. She turned around and stalked off.

James and Johnathan faced each other and shrugged. They both went their separate ways, leaving Derrick in the middle of the hall looking confused.

Lily was in Gryffindor tower doing her homework. She had skipped her last class -magic of history, so that she could get a head start with her homework. Professor Binns never did take attendance and Lily had asked Arabella to take notes for her. With detention the next three week, she wouldn't have much time for homework and it would definitely take it's tole on her. She was already behind in a couple of her classes, she couldn't afford to slack anymore.

The portrait hole opened. Lily was so engrossed in her work she hadn't even heard the portrait open, and so she was surprised when Remus asked her what she was doing.

"Bloody hell Remus! Trying to give me a bloody heart attack?" she asked. "What the hell are you doing here anyway? Class isn't even over."

"I should be asking you that." he said, his blue eyes twinkling and a large smile. He had large, dark bags under his eyes and seemed tiered although he hadn't seemed this morning, maybe it was just the lighting. For some strange reason Lily's heart beat quickened as she looked at his charming smile, and she knew it wasn't from the fright she had just experienced. "Hall pass." he answered, when Lily kept looking at him.

"Um, right."

"I came looking for you. Arabella said you were catching up on homework?" he asked worriedly.

"Well don't look so shocked, it's not a big deal."

"It's not the skipping part that shocked me, it was you doing homework." he said laughing, as Lily lightly slugged him on the shoulder.

"Shut up." she said, laughing along side of him.

"So you need help?" he asked with a look of anticipation on his face.

"So, how went the detention?" asked Arabella, as Lily threw herself, face forward on her bed.

"Barrrd."

"What? Lily, get your face off the pillow so that I can hear you." Arabella said exasperated, speaking in a tone which reminded Lily of a teacher speaking to a five year old.

"Professor Page, the evil ass he is, made me wash all of the dishes from super." she said with a sigh. She was now on her back, closely examining her canopy, which had a picture of Robert Plant posted to it. She loved Led Zeppelin, according to her, it was the best bloody rock band to hit the face of the earth. Back in her first year, she had brought a muggle record player with her, which she had charmed with the help of professor Flitwick. She had brought all of her records, which contained every single Led Zeppelin album, up to date and all of her old Beatles records.

"Aren't the house-elves supposed to do that?"

"Ya, but he figured it would be a nice gesture to give the house-elves the night off. Slimy ass. I hate men!" proclaimed Lily.

"No you don't."

"Ok so I don't, but I hate most of them. Arseholes who can't think of nothing but sex and their benefits. So long they have what they want, the rest of the world could perish for all they care. A different girl here and there, none of them are satisfied with just one!" she said angrily.

"Lily, you really got to let that King Gerry the 5th, thing go." she said, waving her hand dismissively.

"It's King Henry the eight!" she practically yelled. Everyone seemed to be getting on her nerves lately, she couldn't even hold a civil conversation without getting mad. "Womanizing prats." she muttered under her breath.

Lily sighed as she looked at the clock on the wall, it was almost midnight. She was in the astronomy tower trying to finish her essay on moon phases. Done at the last minute, as always. As hard as she tried, she never seemed able to finish something early, without having to wait till the last minute like she always did. In a way it was a lot easier, she somehow worked better and faster under pressure, but she knew she had to change. Procrastinating like she always did, wasn't good and yet it was a part of her, maybe she was just lazy, but it always occurred, it was like breathing, she couldn't help it. Seriously being in the astronomy tower at midnight after an exhausting day was hardly relaxing or good on her nerves. She would most likely fall asleep the next day during class. She looked up to the sky, the moon almost full. The starts twinkling like tiny diamonds spread across a black velvet cloth.

She looked down at her chart, according to her calculations and graphs, the full moon should be tomorrow. For some strange reason a picture of a tiered Remus flashed before her eyes. She shrugged it away, what was wrong with her lately? Falling for her best friend couldn't happen, wouldn't happen, besides it wasn't part of her plans. 'Maybe I just can't plan life like I thought, I have to let it flow it's course.' Something at the back of her mind was bugging her, telling her that she should know something. Her brain mocking her, for it knew and she didn't, it was playing games with her, not letting her reach and find out what it was she was supposed to know. It was nagging her, had she forgot something? Homework she hadn't done? No, that wasn't it. Remus's smile was taunting her, unable to think, she gathered her things and her completed chart and slowly made her way down the spiralling staircase to the Gryffindor's tower. All the while visions of Remus looking tiered and gaunt flashed before her and she couldn't tear her eyes away from her chart, she had to admit the chart was quite handsomely done, thank the lord for bestowing her with artistic hands, but deep down inside she knew that wasn't the reason her eyes wouldn't leave the piece of parchment. She sighed and got into bed, leaving her clothes on and falling into a restless sleep filled with full moons and Remus's handsome face.

End of chapter Ten

A/N: I'd like to thank my long time reviewer: TearFromABlueRose, keep up the good work, hope you like this chapter, the good stuff's about to begin. I'm glade you like my last chapter and I'm happy to hear it's in James nature. Lol!

-We're getting closer. Patience, now this chapter was not very good, and your probably wondering why Johnathan Knight was just thrown in, well you'll have to wait and see, Buah-ah-ah-ah! Anyway, remember to leave a review, input, constructive criticism welcome, your favourite part so far? What ever. So review!

About this chapter: Lily's really pissed off, wonder what will come from all of these detentions? ::Hint, hint:: She doesn't know Remus is a werewolf...yet. The drama and romance is coming, as you may have noticed, drama: Remus and Lily; Romance: Remus and Lily. Lol! If you catch my drift. I've got so much planned for this story, I just have to get rid of the boring uneventful parts. The action really starts when they start their sixth year, as you may have noticed they are in the end of their fifth (O.W.Ls) year.

Next: As I said a chapter or two with the O.W.Ls and after, a chapter or two on their summer, and yes finally the action will begin.

For all you good readers here's a sneak preview to the next chapter.

Hopeless romantics, I'm one of them, I've tried many times to steer from the fairy tale life, but I always seem to go back, just the slightest romanticism will send me head over heals...

"Sirius!" she screeched, "What are you doing? Get out! Get out!" she yelled, clutching for dear life onto her falling towel...

Cleaning the potions class a whole after noon did take it's toll on you, especially if that afternoon happened to be a perfectly sunny Saturday, spent with the marauders...

"Ok listen up everybody!" yelled Peter but to no avail.

"Oy! You bloody prats! Listen up." yelled Sirius; as soon as he'd said it, the whole common room died off.

"Alright." continued Remus, "We, the marauders, are hosting a party this Friday in the great hall, with Dumbledore's consent of course." he said looking at Cora, their school's head girl...

"You sodding, daft, bloke of a git." he said punching him in the stomach...

"Rosie! How are ya darling?" he said kissing the beautiful bartender.

"He totally wants you and you totally want him, odd though you aren't together."

"Oh that's rich! Richer than Potter boy over there."

OMG! I totaly love these coloured lignes, I've apparently not been to fanfiction in a while. Well there you have it, and while your waiting for the next chapter, why not check my other stories?

Later,

Josie G. Evans