The Game of Seduction
Disclaimer: J.K.'s characters, ideas based on Brenda Jackson's book, with my twists and turns. Please, don't sue me.
Chapter 7- Through the Forbidden Forest
James had just narrowly escaped the Bowtruckles alive. The pixieish little tree- guardians had not taken kindly to him when he had tried to snap a few branches off of their tree (they had tried to gouge his eyes out, and prevent him from having children; permanently), even though he had tried to explain to them that he needed the fire- wood desperately. His arms and legs were horribly scratched (his robe had offered very little protection), and his glasses had been broken in two. Tired, and beaten, James returned to he and Lily's hide out, and, to his surprise, found Lily sleeping like a baby, curled up into a ball, her hand pillowing her head. Her hair fell in a graceful slant around her face, pooling around her breasts. This caused James to stare. And stare. And- *No*, thought James, frantically, *I have to control myself! *
~ Why? ~
*Because I can't afford not to. Not when we're alone like this. *
~Just look at her, James.. Don't you want her? ~
James had no answer to that. He couldn't help but remember the first time he'd laid eyes on her, in that skimpy red outfit. He had no clue how many times he'd envisioned her like that! James moved closer and knelt beside her, unable to resist the temptation to reach out and gently move a few loose strands of hair out of her face. If it was possible, she looked even more beautiful while she was asleep. She must have been extremely tired to have fallen asleep in this wild forest, with deadly creatures, and such creeping about, and he knew that the many hours they had spent trying to find their way out had taken it's toll on her. He looked at his watch and sighed; he hated to do it but he had to wake Evans up.
It was dangerous in the forest to begin with without being hunted. Earlier, James had gone off (pretending to have to use the loo) so that he could try his luck with his animagus form; maybe he could find his way out with his animal instincts? When he had transformed, everything had seemed the same, and he was disappointed, until he caught a scent that was quite familiar. He had recognized the smell immediately, and had frantically looked up at the sky. Sure enough, it was a full moon; why couldn't Remus have stayed in the shack tonight?! He knew that if he could smell Remus, then Remus could smell him, and, more importantly, Lily. She didn't stand a chance against a werewolf, even more so, while she was blind. He had to get her away.
Lily stirred in her sleep. James reached out and stroked the side of her face. Her skin felt so soft! He then advanced his hand lower, toward her chest. James caught himself just in time, his hand within inches of her breasts.
Oh, God! He was about to fondle her as she slept! Was he that much of a dog? Touching her should have been the last thing on his mind!
Angry with himself, he stood upright, and prodded her with his foot, rather rudely. "Lily, wake up," he said gruffly. Lily woke to the sound of his deep voice, and she rubbed her eyes tiredly. She looked up at James, and once her sleep clouded eyes adjusted, she was able to see him clearly. At least, that was what should have happened. With a start, Lily realized that she was still blind, and she almost cried out in misery. She wanted to see her James! Wanted to reach out to him and let her fingers slide across his skin, and play with his hair, and- She cut her thoughts off there, just in case he could read minds. Fortunately for her, he couldn't. "We need to go. Now." Lily didn't question him, just reached out her hand for him to take. He reached out to take her hand in his, but, as their flesh came into contact, Lily gave a loud gasp.
"James! James, what's that on your hand?" James looked down at his hand, and realized it was still covered in blood. *Damned Bowtruckles! *
"It's nothing."
"What do you mean it's nothing? Are you bleeding? Are you hurt?"
He tried to deny it, and pull his hand away, but before he could, she grabbed his hand, and gasped again. "You are!" and then, using her teeth, she ripped the bottom part off of her robe.
"What the hell are you doing?!" James asked, alarmed. Was she trying to strip for him?! Instead of answering, she wrapped the ripped, dark cloth around his hand in a make shift bandage, ripped another piece from her robe and wrapped the other hand. How she did this while blind, he had no idea, but he was amazed nonetheless.
"Are you hurt anywhere else?" James shook his head 'no', while staring at her exposed legs, realized she couldn't see, and answered her.
"No." She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"I don't believe you." She then proceeded to strip search him. And, boy, was he about to lose control.
"Lily, please! Stop!" But she didn't seem to hear him; rather, she seemed to enjoy prodding every part of his body, checking for 'injuries'. She ran her hands over his shoulders, and down his back, making him shiver involuntarily. She smirked, and continued her explorations, down below. "LILY!"
She snapped her head up, and looked at him innocently. "Yes?"
James was breathing heavily through his nostrils. "Never-!" He was suddenly cut off by a low, rumbling growl. James looked around quickly, almost giving himself whiplash in the process. "Oh, no." Remus had found them. A dark, grisly looking creature stood in their path, foaming at the mouth, teeth bared.
Lily felt James tense, and was immediately on her guard. "James, what's wrong?"
"Get on."
"What?!" But she didn't get an answer. Instead there was a loud *pop*, and standing next to her was not James, but something totally different. Before surprise could register, she was thrown up and over something big, and was holding on for dear life to the creature that had stolen her away and was speeding away through the forest. "Put me down! Put me DOWN!" she screeched, to no avail, and on they galloped through the night. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she was bucked off, and she flew, head first into a bush. She came out moments later, sputtering, and would have fallen over had it not been for the steadying hand that gripped her shoulder.
"Are you okay, Lily?"
"Am I okay?" she brushed James' hand off her shoulder. "Am I okay?!" She had never heard a more stupid question! She was just about to give him a piece of her mind, when she heard an awful howling sound; and it was approaching fast. James cursed.
James grabbed her hand once more, and went charging off. "If I'm not wrong, there should be- Yes!" The cave was just ahead! He pushed Lily in first, before following. The wolf was getting closer! James whipped out his wand. "*Wingardium Leviosa*!" With a flick of his wand, a giant bolder came whooshing towards him, and blocked the mouth of the cave just before Remus came, hurling himself at them. James heard a thump, followed by a sharp bark from the other side, as Remus' head collided with the giant rock. James winced in sympathy for his friend; in the morning, Remus would likely wake with a monstrous headache.
He turned around to find an extremely pissed off Lily. "What," she spat, "just happened?!"
"Umm. What do you mean?" All James received for his efforts was an icy glare. He sighed. "Okay, okay. Well, we were chased by a werewolf, and I uh." *Pause* "I called my centaur friends to help carry us to this cave?"
"Are you asking or telling me?"
"Uh. Telling?"
"Good. But I still don't believe you. I'm not stupid, you know." She turned sharply on her heal, almost bumped into a wall, righted herself, and walked to the far end of the cave. James sighed again. She wasn't stupid; he'd give her that.
At least they were safe for tonight. In the morning, when the moon wasn't out they'd be able to set out again, for Hogwarts. He'd seen the cave they were in before, and he was pretty confidant he could find their way back. *But wait. I have to spend the whole night in here with Evans! *
Would he be able to control himself until morning came?
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It was freezing inside the cave; it was still winter, after all. Heater-less and blanket-less, James lay shivering on the cold, hard floor of the cave. He couldn't sleep. And from the chattering sound at the opposite end, he could gather Lily wasn't sleeping either. He couldn't stand it anymore!
"L- Lily! W-we're going t-to f-freeze to d-death if we d-don't do s-s- something!"
"W-what do y-you think w-we should d-d-do?" James hesitated.
"I, uh. W-well, y-you know w-we need t-t-to k-keep w-warm, right?" Lily nodded. "W-well, maybe we should sleep together to s-stay warm." Lily's eyes widened in horror.
"WHAT?!"
"No! I-I don't m-mean sleep t-together like *that*! I'm only s-saying that we sleep. Only, t-together!" This eased Lily's strained nerves some, but not entirely. Though doing naughty things with James was constantly on her mind, she didn't think she was ready for anything other than apples and bananas. "L-Lily?"
Oh. He was waiting for an answer. "F-for the s-sake of s-staying alive, I-I'll do it." Trying not to smile in glee, James slowly rose, and shivered his way over to Lily. Lying down next to her just felt so natural! He was more than surprised when Lily turned towards him, and wrapped her arms around him.
"It's w-warmer this w-way." She offered as way of an explanation. James just nodded, and in turn wrapped his own arms around her. Her breasts were pressed tightly against his chest, and her face was merely inches from his own. It was getting rather tight in other areas as well, and James prayed to God she wouldn't notice.
Lily did notice, and it was starting to bother her (whether in a good way or a bad way, she didn't know). But no, she wouldn't bring it up. God! What was she supposed to tell him, anyway? 'Take your doggy for a walk, so he doesn't bite me' didn't seem like the appropriate thing to say. She'd just have to deal with it.
Slowly, Lily fell asleep in James' arms, and James was just about to follow her into dreamland when he heard her moan.
"Ooh! Mmm!"
*What the-?!*
"Oh, James!" The aforementioned person's eyebrows shot up into his hairline. "Oh, yes!"
*Was she DREAMING? About HIM? *
His eyes almost popped out of his head when she reached up, and brought his face down to hers, kissing him aggressively. For a moment, it seemed as if she would completely devour his lips in a smoldering, earth- shattering kiss, and then the worst thing that could have possibly happened, happened. She woke up.
"WOAH!" She broke the kiss abruptly, reached her hand back, and broke it across his face.
"OW, LILY! Why'd you do that?!"
"Why do you *think*, genius?"
"But *you* were the one to kiss *me*!"
"I was?"
"Yes," he seethed, "And why were you moaning my name?"
"Moaning?" Lily was starting to turn a rather startling shade of green (from being nauseous) and red (from blushing), and just when James thought she was going to turn into a Christmas Tree, she pushed herself away from his grasp. James tried to pull her back to him, to no avail.
"Come on, Lily! We'll freeze!" he made another wild grab at her, but she scrambled out of the way, just in time.
Lily was terrified. Terrified of him, of everything that she had felt, and everything that might happen if she cuddled back up with him. What if neither of them could keep control?
"Lily, please. I'm not going to hurt you!" His tone was so gentle she couldn't possibly refuse him. Ever so slowly, she crawled back to her space on the floor, and when he re-wrapped his arms around her, she didn't object. "There. See, this isn't so bad."
She gave an uneasy laugh. "Sorry I smacked you."
"You *punched* me."
"Did not!"
"Let's call it even?" Instead of answering, she snuggled even more deeply into his chest.
They soon fell asleep together, nestled in each others arms.
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It was morning, and, thankfully, when they moved the boulder from the mouth of the cave, Remus was gone. They had been walking for little more than an hour when a crunching sound met their ears. The sound got louder and louder until a giant of a man came into view, bow in hand, and something sickly green dripping from his wild mane of a beard.
"Hagrid!" Lily squealed, and she went running into the giant's outstretched arms, nearly spearing herself on an arrow-head in the process.
"Lily! It's good to see yeh, lass! An' James, too! You lot jus' made me job a whole lot easier!"
James was extremely glad to see Hagrid as well (he'd managed to get himself lost twice already). "How's it going, Hagrid?"
"Oh, good, good! Dumbledore sent me in here to fetch you two; he thought it was likely you two'd get yerselves killed! But I told him, I did! Said: 'If anyone could find his way outta that forest, James could! He's been in there, mucking up trouble fer I don' know how long!'"
James blushed. Thankfully, Lily didn't say anything about his lack of directional skills, which he was more than grateful for. "Uh, I think we should get going, Hagrid."
"Right you are, Jamsie, ol' boy! Don' want sommat to sneak up an' eat us, do we?"
With Hagrid's help, they were able to make their way out of the forest fairly quickly. But, as they parted ways at Hagrid's hut, he gave them a rather ominous warning. "Oh, before I forget, when you go an' speak to Dumbledore, it would be wise not to mention anythin' about You-Know-Who or Professor Trelawney."
"What? Why?"
"Why?" Hagrid seemed surprised. "You mean you don' know?" Lily and James shook their heads, confusion evident on their faces.
"I thought everyone knew! Why, Sybil Trelawney's been taken by the Dark Lord!
A/N: Sorry that chapter took so long to get out! I'll try to get the next one out faster! Thanks to all my reviewers: shawnsdawn, tealpanda, Lily's friendJess, ChibiHeart, The Spatula Chick, sour-peach, GirloftheBlueFiresofNever, Latin-SlytherinMuggle, zebragurl, Somebody, Adriana, slytherindork, heatherchick, kris, Twinkle Toes, Ms. X. Lefty9, icemint, Nami, MegHarts, Go Lemon!!!!, BabyGurlDreamt, Nike25, Kat, misscellaneou, ich, twinangels, Harry's Vampire, HarryPotterFan, hehe, N, Marie, LilyPrincess, Addy, zwizwi, Aiko, Kitten, evil*grrl*13, Ohepelss Oramtnci, Luthien Vardamir, Agloechen, and kberg1989! Thanks guys, and sorry if I missed anyone!
The polls are still open! For this chapter I stuck along the borders of sweet and innocent, because there are so many of you who wanted it. Keep voting!
So far it's-
Apples and Bananas: 6
Lemon: 18
Apples and Bananas with a *hint* of Lemon: 14
Disclaimer: J.K.'s characters, ideas based on Brenda Jackson's book, with my twists and turns. Please, don't sue me.
Chapter 7- Through the Forbidden Forest
James had just narrowly escaped the Bowtruckles alive. The pixieish little tree- guardians had not taken kindly to him when he had tried to snap a few branches off of their tree (they had tried to gouge his eyes out, and prevent him from having children; permanently), even though he had tried to explain to them that he needed the fire- wood desperately. His arms and legs were horribly scratched (his robe had offered very little protection), and his glasses had been broken in two. Tired, and beaten, James returned to he and Lily's hide out, and, to his surprise, found Lily sleeping like a baby, curled up into a ball, her hand pillowing her head. Her hair fell in a graceful slant around her face, pooling around her breasts. This caused James to stare. And stare. And- *No*, thought James, frantically, *I have to control myself! *
~ Why? ~
*Because I can't afford not to. Not when we're alone like this. *
~Just look at her, James.. Don't you want her? ~
James had no answer to that. He couldn't help but remember the first time he'd laid eyes on her, in that skimpy red outfit. He had no clue how many times he'd envisioned her like that! James moved closer and knelt beside her, unable to resist the temptation to reach out and gently move a few loose strands of hair out of her face. If it was possible, she looked even more beautiful while she was asleep. She must have been extremely tired to have fallen asleep in this wild forest, with deadly creatures, and such creeping about, and he knew that the many hours they had spent trying to find their way out had taken it's toll on her. He looked at his watch and sighed; he hated to do it but he had to wake Evans up.
It was dangerous in the forest to begin with without being hunted. Earlier, James had gone off (pretending to have to use the loo) so that he could try his luck with his animagus form; maybe he could find his way out with his animal instincts? When he had transformed, everything had seemed the same, and he was disappointed, until he caught a scent that was quite familiar. He had recognized the smell immediately, and had frantically looked up at the sky. Sure enough, it was a full moon; why couldn't Remus have stayed in the shack tonight?! He knew that if he could smell Remus, then Remus could smell him, and, more importantly, Lily. She didn't stand a chance against a werewolf, even more so, while she was blind. He had to get her away.
Lily stirred in her sleep. James reached out and stroked the side of her face. Her skin felt so soft! He then advanced his hand lower, toward her chest. James caught himself just in time, his hand within inches of her breasts.
Oh, God! He was about to fondle her as she slept! Was he that much of a dog? Touching her should have been the last thing on his mind!
Angry with himself, he stood upright, and prodded her with his foot, rather rudely. "Lily, wake up," he said gruffly. Lily woke to the sound of his deep voice, and she rubbed her eyes tiredly. She looked up at James, and once her sleep clouded eyes adjusted, she was able to see him clearly. At least, that was what should have happened. With a start, Lily realized that she was still blind, and she almost cried out in misery. She wanted to see her James! Wanted to reach out to him and let her fingers slide across his skin, and play with his hair, and- She cut her thoughts off there, just in case he could read minds. Fortunately for her, he couldn't. "We need to go. Now." Lily didn't question him, just reached out her hand for him to take. He reached out to take her hand in his, but, as their flesh came into contact, Lily gave a loud gasp.
"James! James, what's that on your hand?" James looked down at his hand, and realized it was still covered in blood. *Damned Bowtruckles! *
"It's nothing."
"What do you mean it's nothing? Are you bleeding? Are you hurt?"
He tried to deny it, and pull his hand away, but before he could, she grabbed his hand, and gasped again. "You are!" and then, using her teeth, she ripped the bottom part off of her robe.
"What the hell are you doing?!" James asked, alarmed. Was she trying to strip for him?! Instead of answering, she wrapped the ripped, dark cloth around his hand in a make shift bandage, ripped another piece from her robe and wrapped the other hand. How she did this while blind, he had no idea, but he was amazed nonetheless.
"Are you hurt anywhere else?" James shook his head 'no', while staring at her exposed legs, realized she couldn't see, and answered her.
"No." She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"I don't believe you." She then proceeded to strip search him. And, boy, was he about to lose control.
"Lily, please! Stop!" But she didn't seem to hear him; rather, she seemed to enjoy prodding every part of his body, checking for 'injuries'. She ran her hands over his shoulders, and down his back, making him shiver involuntarily. She smirked, and continued her explorations, down below. "LILY!"
She snapped her head up, and looked at him innocently. "Yes?"
James was breathing heavily through his nostrils. "Never-!" He was suddenly cut off by a low, rumbling growl. James looked around quickly, almost giving himself whiplash in the process. "Oh, no." Remus had found them. A dark, grisly looking creature stood in their path, foaming at the mouth, teeth bared.
Lily felt James tense, and was immediately on her guard. "James, what's wrong?"
"Get on."
"What?!" But she didn't get an answer. Instead there was a loud *pop*, and standing next to her was not James, but something totally different. Before surprise could register, she was thrown up and over something big, and was holding on for dear life to the creature that had stolen her away and was speeding away through the forest. "Put me down! Put me DOWN!" she screeched, to no avail, and on they galloped through the night. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she was bucked off, and she flew, head first into a bush. She came out moments later, sputtering, and would have fallen over had it not been for the steadying hand that gripped her shoulder.
"Are you okay, Lily?"
"Am I okay?" she brushed James' hand off her shoulder. "Am I okay?!" She had never heard a more stupid question! She was just about to give him a piece of her mind, when she heard an awful howling sound; and it was approaching fast. James cursed.
James grabbed her hand once more, and went charging off. "If I'm not wrong, there should be- Yes!" The cave was just ahead! He pushed Lily in first, before following. The wolf was getting closer! James whipped out his wand. "*Wingardium Leviosa*!" With a flick of his wand, a giant bolder came whooshing towards him, and blocked the mouth of the cave just before Remus came, hurling himself at them. James heard a thump, followed by a sharp bark from the other side, as Remus' head collided with the giant rock. James winced in sympathy for his friend; in the morning, Remus would likely wake with a monstrous headache.
He turned around to find an extremely pissed off Lily. "What," she spat, "just happened?!"
"Umm. What do you mean?" All James received for his efforts was an icy glare. He sighed. "Okay, okay. Well, we were chased by a werewolf, and I uh." *Pause* "I called my centaur friends to help carry us to this cave?"
"Are you asking or telling me?"
"Uh. Telling?"
"Good. But I still don't believe you. I'm not stupid, you know." She turned sharply on her heal, almost bumped into a wall, righted herself, and walked to the far end of the cave. James sighed again. She wasn't stupid; he'd give her that.
At least they were safe for tonight. In the morning, when the moon wasn't out they'd be able to set out again, for Hogwarts. He'd seen the cave they were in before, and he was pretty confidant he could find their way back. *But wait. I have to spend the whole night in here with Evans! *
Would he be able to control himself until morning came?
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It was freezing inside the cave; it was still winter, after all. Heater-less and blanket-less, James lay shivering on the cold, hard floor of the cave. He couldn't sleep. And from the chattering sound at the opposite end, he could gather Lily wasn't sleeping either. He couldn't stand it anymore!
"L- Lily! W-we're going t-to f-freeze to d-death if we d-don't do s-s- something!"
"W-what do y-you think w-we should d-d-do?" James hesitated.
"I, uh. W-well, y-you know w-we need t-t-to k-keep w-warm, right?" Lily nodded. "W-well, maybe we should sleep together to s-stay warm." Lily's eyes widened in horror.
"WHAT?!"
"No! I-I don't m-mean sleep t-together like *that*! I'm only s-saying that we sleep. Only, t-together!" This eased Lily's strained nerves some, but not entirely. Though doing naughty things with James was constantly on her mind, she didn't think she was ready for anything other than apples and bananas. "L-Lily?"
Oh. He was waiting for an answer. "F-for the s-sake of s-staying alive, I-I'll do it." Trying not to smile in glee, James slowly rose, and shivered his way over to Lily. Lying down next to her just felt so natural! He was more than surprised when Lily turned towards him, and wrapped her arms around him.
"It's w-warmer this w-way." She offered as way of an explanation. James just nodded, and in turn wrapped his own arms around her. Her breasts were pressed tightly against his chest, and her face was merely inches from his own. It was getting rather tight in other areas as well, and James prayed to God she wouldn't notice.
Lily did notice, and it was starting to bother her (whether in a good way or a bad way, she didn't know). But no, she wouldn't bring it up. God! What was she supposed to tell him, anyway? 'Take your doggy for a walk, so he doesn't bite me' didn't seem like the appropriate thing to say. She'd just have to deal with it.
Slowly, Lily fell asleep in James' arms, and James was just about to follow her into dreamland when he heard her moan.
"Ooh! Mmm!"
*What the-?!*
"Oh, James!" The aforementioned person's eyebrows shot up into his hairline. "Oh, yes!"
*Was she DREAMING? About HIM? *
His eyes almost popped out of his head when she reached up, and brought his face down to hers, kissing him aggressively. For a moment, it seemed as if she would completely devour his lips in a smoldering, earth- shattering kiss, and then the worst thing that could have possibly happened, happened. She woke up.
"WOAH!" She broke the kiss abruptly, reached her hand back, and broke it across his face.
"OW, LILY! Why'd you do that?!"
"Why do you *think*, genius?"
"But *you* were the one to kiss *me*!"
"I was?"
"Yes," he seethed, "And why were you moaning my name?"
"Moaning?" Lily was starting to turn a rather startling shade of green (from being nauseous) and red (from blushing), and just when James thought she was going to turn into a Christmas Tree, she pushed herself away from his grasp. James tried to pull her back to him, to no avail.
"Come on, Lily! We'll freeze!" he made another wild grab at her, but she scrambled out of the way, just in time.
Lily was terrified. Terrified of him, of everything that she had felt, and everything that might happen if she cuddled back up with him. What if neither of them could keep control?
"Lily, please. I'm not going to hurt you!" His tone was so gentle she couldn't possibly refuse him. Ever so slowly, she crawled back to her space on the floor, and when he re-wrapped his arms around her, she didn't object. "There. See, this isn't so bad."
She gave an uneasy laugh. "Sorry I smacked you."
"You *punched* me."
"Did not!"
"Let's call it even?" Instead of answering, she snuggled even more deeply into his chest.
They soon fell asleep together, nestled in each others arms.
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It was morning, and, thankfully, when they moved the boulder from the mouth of the cave, Remus was gone. They had been walking for little more than an hour when a crunching sound met their ears. The sound got louder and louder until a giant of a man came into view, bow in hand, and something sickly green dripping from his wild mane of a beard.
"Hagrid!" Lily squealed, and she went running into the giant's outstretched arms, nearly spearing herself on an arrow-head in the process.
"Lily! It's good to see yeh, lass! An' James, too! You lot jus' made me job a whole lot easier!"
James was extremely glad to see Hagrid as well (he'd managed to get himself lost twice already). "How's it going, Hagrid?"
"Oh, good, good! Dumbledore sent me in here to fetch you two; he thought it was likely you two'd get yerselves killed! But I told him, I did! Said: 'If anyone could find his way outta that forest, James could! He's been in there, mucking up trouble fer I don' know how long!'"
James blushed. Thankfully, Lily didn't say anything about his lack of directional skills, which he was more than grateful for. "Uh, I think we should get going, Hagrid."
"Right you are, Jamsie, ol' boy! Don' want sommat to sneak up an' eat us, do we?"
With Hagrid's help, they were able to make their way out of the forest fairly quickly. But, as they parted ways at Hagrid's hut, he gave them a rather ominous warning. "Oh, before I forget, when you go an' speak to Dumbledore, it would be wise not to mention anythin' about You-Know-Who or Professor Trelawney."
"What? Why?"
"Why?" Hagrid seemed surprised. "You mean you don' know?" Lily and James shook their heads, confusion evident on their faces.
"I thought everyone knew! Why, Sybil Trelawney's been taken by the Dark Lord!
A/N: Sorry that chapter took so long to get out! I'll try to get the next one out faster! Thanks to all my reviewers: shawnsdawn, tealpanda, Lily's friendJess, ChibiHeart, The Spatula Chick, sour-peach, GirloftheBlueFiresofNever, Latin-SlytherinMuggle, zebragurl, Somebody, Adriana, slytherindork, heatherchick, kris, Twinkle Toes, Ms. X. Lefty9, icemint, Nami, MegHarts, Go Lemon!!!!, BabyGurlDreamt, Nike25, Kat, misscellaneou, ich, twinangels, Harry's Vampire, HarryPotterFan, hehe, N, Marie, LilyPrincess, Addy, zwizwi, Aiko, Kitten, evil*grrl*13, Ohepelss Oramtnci, Luthien Vardamir, Agloechen, and kberg1989! Thanks guys, and sorry if I missed anyone!
The polls are still open! For this chapter I stuck along the borders of sweet and innocent, because there are so many of you who wanted it. Keep voting!
So far it's-
Apples and Bananas: 6
Lemon: 18
Apples and Bananas with a *hint* of Lemon: 14