LILY EQUALS LIFE

By: n33n

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Okay, a new approach to the whole Lily && James madness. James is arrogant and charming as ever…Sirius hot, yet maddening at the same time…Remus, quiet and thoughtful…Peter—that worm, and Lily? Oh, Lily's still feisty and kicking. Kicking James in the OUCHES.

Chapter Ten

"Ow, Lils," James said, rubbing his jaw. Which was actually Lily's hand, that was on top of his jaw. Still.

Lily's eyes flashed dangerously.

"Oh, Padfoot, you can cut it now," Remus sighed, prodding a grinning Sirius.

"Fine," Sirius grumbled and quickly muttered the counterspell for the charm he had used on Lily's hand.

Lily's hand was now magically separated from James's jaw.

She looked amazed at this and asked of Sirius. "You set a charm for this?"

"Yep."

Lily, losing interest in this conversation, turned to James, a murderous look in his eyes. "So this Pink, eh, Potter?"

James looked nervous, now that Lily's hand wasn't attached to his jaw. 'This could result in very dangerous situations,' he thought. 'Regarding my ability to procreate and bless the world with more baby Potters.'

"Erm, yes?" James's voice, to his dismay, was a bit shaky.

"A smart cookie, this Pink?" Lily asked dangerously.

"Er—" James pondered this a moment. Nah, notebooks didn't have actual brains, right?

"Not really."

Lily looked satisfied at this answer. She asked another question. "

"Pretty, is she?" Lily asked, glaring hard at James, who was feeling shorter somehow, by the second.

"Er," James stumbled, looking around for someone to mouth him the right answer. He glanced at Sirius first. Sirius was nodding frantically. "Yeah…"

Lily's eyes bulged. "Yeah?"

"Eh." James looked at Remus now, who was shaking his head wildly. His eyes were widened and panicky looking.

"No-o," James said now, uncertainly.

Lily caught the uncertainty in his voice and flashed her eyes once again. "Which one is it? Is she pretty or not?"

James now glanced at Peter, who always stood behind Sirius's actions. He was nodding his head 'yes'.

"Yes," James answered intelligently, not noticing that Lily's eyes had protruded so much, they could've fallen out.

Lily looked furious. "You are the biggest sodding twit I've ever met!"

Jabbing her finger hard into James's shoulder, she turned at her heels and ran off.

"Smooth, Prongs. Smooth," Remus said dryly and shook his head sadly at this.

Sirius, on the other hand, clapped a hand onto James's hurting shoulder and grinned brightly. "Lovely piece of work you just did, Prongs! Simply lovely."

James's face had a sour note. "Lovely? She hates my guts now, Paddy. Thanks a lot."

Sirius shook his head and a knowing smile erupted onto his face. "Ah, young one, this is where you are wrong! She is actually very in like with you, and you have just made her realize it!"

"Realize it?" James echoed, looking confused. "I have?"

Sirius nodded eagerly and continued, "You have succeeded in making Miss Evans jealous. That green tiger of envy, pouncing at the next victim…"

James was slowly nodding himself. "Hey, that's right! You're bloody brilliant, Padfoot!"

Sirius smiled smugly. "I know, Prongsie. No need to reinforce it."

Remus shook his head again. "No. You have succeeded in making Lily jealous, but she does not know it. She's more so mad at you."

James's face fell. "Oh."

"But," Sirius said hastily, looking annoyed that Remus had brought him down, "the anger will evolve into self-doubt thoughts, which I'm sure, includes whether or not she likes you. It's a psychological phenomenon. Don't you worry, Prongsie, m'boy!"

"Ten galleons," was all Remus said after Sirius said this.

"You're on, Wolf Boy," Sirius said solemnly, and the two shook hands in that weird Marauder handshake, which looked oddly similar to a simple handshake.

o.O.o.O.o

Lily was upstairs in the girls' dormitory, her hide out place from the Marauders.

It was quite possibly the only place the Marauders had not succeeded into going into.

Lily thanked her lucky stars each night that this still held true.

As she sat on her bed, she could hear the unmistakable slap of a handshake and war cries. She sighed.

Lily's mind found her thinking of how annoyed she was when James told her that this Pink girl was pretty.

She huffed to herself, "Pink. What a ridiculous name, anyways! The name of a color. Does her mother have no creativity?"

Lily sank into her bed, adjusting her head onto her soft pillow. "Drat that prick. I'd like to see this Pink girl for myself. I bet I'm prettier than her."

Lily suddenly sat up, gasping. "What am I saying? When did I get so conceited?"

A naughty, tiny voice inside her head said, 'It's always been there, Lily Evans. You're jealous.'

Lily shook this notion off very quickly. "Jealous? Hah! That's simply hilarious! I don't know the meaning of jealousy!"

Then the self-doubt hit.

She fidgeted with the fringe on her blanket worriedly. "What if I am getting jealous? But why?"

Lily sighed, pulling on the string busily with worry. Then it hit her. "No…no. I can't be jealous of Pink over—over that guy!"

She shook with fear. She couldn't like Potter. They've been in hate forever, and there could not be a change.

Lily liked order. She was a perfectionist, hated surprises, and did not like change. Actually, she loathed change.

'So, that,' she thought furiously, 'was why she didn't like James Potter.'

The naughty, evil voice interrupted again. 'But', it began slyly, 'James Potter is a hell of a cutie. And his jaw…can't forget his jaw.'

Lily frowned. It was true, of course. No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, James was cute. Attractive, even. If only he wasn't such a bloodidly annoying little prat so much of the time. 'No. I'm not attracted to his jaw. Sirius put that spell on my hand, remember?'

'Oh. But you liked it,' the voice said. Lily could imagine it smirking. If a voice had facial expressions. Or a face, for that matter.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lily shouted out of great frustration. "Would someone please get James freaking Potter out of my head!"

o.O.o.O.o

Downstairs, they heard an unmistakable shout of frustration, and the words, "Would someone please get James freaking Potter out of my head!"

Sirius grinned. Remus paled. James grinned.

The sound of coins jingling in Sirius's pocket could be heard thirty seconds later.

James had stopped writing in Pink in mid-sentence of, "LILY MARIE EVANS LOVES MY JA—"

"Quick, guys, was that a damsel in distress?" James asked, looking up eagerly at the girls' dormitory door. He pocketed his loved Pink into his robe pocket.

Remus shook his head quickly. "No, don't do it, Prongs. What did I tell you? Don't go in the girls' room while they're girls in there!"

Sirius, on the other hand, was egging James on. "Yes, my fair knight, the lady calls! Hop to it!"

James grinned. "Yes, I shall return with the lovely lady!"

Remus sighed audibly. "Why do I even bother?"

James had already gone with his secret item that helps him get up the tricky staircase.

And what else?

His fancy riding stick.

Er—his broom, mind you.

So, he went on his broomstick, and glided over the stairs and knocked on the girls' dormitory door rather boldly.

Hopefully, luck would be on his side.

Sigh. Like usual, it wasn't.

Author's Note:

Oh yes, I completely forgot to give credit where it's due last time…

Thanks to Zarroc for giving me the idea of letting Lily think the notebook was a girl. Kudos! Loved it.

Aha! Lily's inner turmoil. Heh, so evil.

Reviews greatly appreciated…!

neen

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