Disclaimer: -Sighs- How many times do I have to tell you? I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. –Sighs again-
A/N: Check out my other story, 'Meet the Parents!' and the sequel 'Meet the Parents 2'!
James ran through the village as fast as he could, not caring as the now howling wind stung against his cheek.
Stay where you are Miss Cinderella.
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As Sirius walked through the halls, he felt something vibrate in his pants pocket.
"What the—" He reached in and pulled out his two-way mirror.
"Oh."
Sirius saw James' face through the mirror. "Prongs?"
"Sirius!" James shouted.
"Where the hell are you?" Sirius asked dumbfounded. "Are you outside? It's freezing out there mate!"
"I know, I know! Listen, you need to stall Lily."
"Evans?"
"Which other Lily Evans do you know?" James asked sarcastically.
"Okay, I will—but why?"
"She's Miss Cinderella!"
Sirius grinned. "About time mate! I figured it out before you!"
Sirius had to add that bit in. He figured he had the right to gloat a little bit.
"Yeah I know—just stall her!"
"Why?"
"Because you idiot! I got to talk to her!"
"You mean," Sirius snickered, "Snog her senseless."
"Oh shut up you," James snarled, "Just stall her until I get into the school!"
"Cheerio." Sirius said cheerfully as he pocketed the mirror and returned to walking down the corridor.
In the background, he never heard somebody gasp and raise their perfectly manicured fingers up to their mouth.
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Marissa Everhard was in shock.
S-H-O-C-K shock.
She just overheard who Miss Cinderella was!
It was none other than the Human Christmas Tree—Lily Evans.
The girl who her best friend, Kellie Crosby liked to make fun of.
Ohmigod—Kellie!
Marissa knew she had to tell Kellie.
The girl ran as fast as she could (more like sped walked) towards the girls dorm where Kellie was currently.
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Meanwhile, the blonde haired girl was busy reading the letter sent by her beloved mother.
With each paragraph she read, Kellie Crosby became increasingly angry.
After she finished the ending, she took out her wand and burned it.
"Stupid mother." Kellie said scathingly as she vanished the remains of the letter.
Kellie despised her mother, the famous Amelia Renette Crosby. To Amelia, Kellie was just a stupid little kid that she could boss around and for her to marry one of her friends' sons who were equally rich, pureblood, arrogant, and owned a lot of land in England in order to uphold the family honor. (Which to Kellie was a bunch of bull)
To Kellie, Amelia was a cold-hearted woman who really did not care about her own child but only for her career and to make Kellie marry her friend's aristocratic (and perverted) sons.
Amelia had been very pleased at the choice of Kellie's (now ex) boyfriend James Potter and had written her a two-page letter explaining why having James Potter, as a 'beau', was an excellent idea and how it would make the family prosper.
Unfortunately, for Kellie, her mother had found out that she and James had split, and Amelia had written her a three-page letter scolding at her and stating that she better find a way to make James fall in love with her again or else she would ruin the Crosby name.
Oh, boo hoo for Amelia Renette Crosby then.
Kellie still loved James will all her heart but she was not going to get back together with him just so it would please her mother. She was seventeen years old and could do whatever she pleased. She had her own trust fund to feed a small country and when she graduated, she would take all that money and do whatever she wanted with it.
BAM.
The door burst open revealing a gasping Marissa Everhard.
"Marissa!" Kellie snapped angrily, "Haven't you heard of knocking?"
Marissa rushed over to Kellie and knocked in mid-air.
"Okay, I knocked."
"What do you want?" Kellie folded her arms and glared at her so-called best friend.
"I have important news." Marissa explained, her brown eyes shining.
"About what?" Kellie became annoyed that her stupid friend wasn't getting to the point.
"Miss Cinderella!" Marissa exploded.
Kellie's azure eyes went wide as she hopped off the bed and looked at Marissa straight in the eye.
"What about her?" She asked in a deadly voice.
"I know who she really is," Marissa bragged.
"Tell me," Kellie said angrily, lifting her wand into the air. "Now."
Marissa nodded eager to please the Ice Queen.
"It's Lily Evans!"
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Meanwhile, in the Heads Dormitory, Lily Evans sat curled up with a good book.
Near her, sitting on the table, was a steaming cup of cocoa.
As she reached for the cup, she savored the aroma and began to take a sip when the door burst open, startling her.
"What the—" Lily looked over to see a heavily panting Erica Monterey enter the room.
"Erica?"
"Lil, I'm begging you, DO NOT leave this room!"
"Why?" Lily asked, setting her cocoa down and walking over to her friend. "Why not?"
"Because," Erica exclaimed, "Kellie Crosby knows you are Miss Cinderella!"
All the color drained from Lily's face. "No." She whispered. "NO!"
"YES!" Erica screamed. "She's currently searching for you."
"How'd you find this out?"
"She went up and asked me if I knew where you were." Erica said.
"What did she exactly say?"
"She said," Erica put on an impersonation of the girl, "'Hey Monterey, have you seen Evans? I need to 'talk' to her about stealing James Potter from me at the Halloween Dance. I know she's Miss Cinderella'."
"What did you say?" Lily breathed.
"I told her that you are probably in the bathroom. She and Marissa are heading there right now. All I'm saying is do not leave this room unless you want to killed!"
"Okay," Lily promised.
Erica left the room.
Lily, trembling, returned to her book but found it hard to concentrate.
After all, a very evil person was after her at this very moment.
And it wasn't Voldemort.
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"LILY!" Sirius shouted down the long corridor. "LILY-BILLY EVANS! WHERE ARE YOOOUU?"
Tessa Monterey clamped her hands over her ears as she walked down the opposite side of the hallway. For god's sakes, that boy could NOT shut up.
"LILLEEEE! I NEED TO FIND YOU!"
Tessa sighed wearily and knew that the idiot would not shut up unless he found Lily. Therefore, she decided to be a Good Samaritan and tell him where the redhead was.
"Hey Tessa," said a wannabe sexy voice.
She groaned as she turned around to see the perverted and annoying Mitchell Braden. (How he knew where she was, it was beyond her. Tessa had a hunch that Mitchell was stalking her)
"Braden!" She moaned, "Can you go away?"
"Wanna come with me to Hogsmeade?" Mitchell asked, "With me, you'll have a great time."
"I'd rather go with Severus Snape," Tessa said nastily, "Then go with you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to find Sirius."
Mitchell frowned. "You like Sirius?"
Tessa thought fast. If she said yes, then Mitchell would get off her case!
"Yes, I do."
Mitchell deflated. "Well, then I'll see you around."
Tessa smirked as he walked away. Of course, she did not like Sirius. That was just part of the plan to get rid of Mitchell Braden.
"LILLLEEEEEEEEEEEE! OH LILLEEE!"
"Oh shut up Black." Tessa muttered as she went to find him.
She found Sirius walking around, yelling Lily's name down the corridor.
"Black!" She yelled. "What the hell is your problem?"
Sirius turned towards her. "Twin!" He yelled.
Tessa folded her arms and scowled. "It's Tessa."
"Whatever. Do you know where Lily is?"
Tessa's amber eyes narrowed. "Why?"
"Because," Sirius said, not thinking, "James is looking for her. He knows she's Miss Cinderella."
"Really?" Tessa breathed in amazement. "How'd he manage to figure that out?"
Sirius shrugged. "I don't know. All he said was to stall Lily until he got there. Do you know where she is?"
Tessa thought back to what Lily had said before she left.
"She's in the Heads Room," Tessa said quickly. "Do you know the password?"
"Of course I do. Its 'magic' isn't it?"
"No, now it's 'A spoonful of sugar'. Lily changed it."
Sirius scratched his head. "A spoonful of sugar?"
"Mary Poppins," Tessa explained, "One of Lily's favorite Muggle movies—why am I talking to you? Go stall Lily!"
Sirius stood as straight as a board and saluted. "Aye aye Cap'n!"
--
Kellie was furious.
Furious as hell.
How dare that girl steal her (ex) boyfriend! She and James broke up because of Lily!
Why that little bitch.
She was even angrier now because they had just looked in the bathroom and there was no sign of Evans! That twin lied to Kellie!
Whichever twin she was, she would definitely pay later.
Marissa was right alongside of her, talking a mile an hour.
"Aren't you glad I told you?" Marissa said happily, "Now you can get James back and maybe I can date Remus again! After all, having a boyfriend can't be out forever! And I really lo—"
"Marissa! SHUT UP!"
The girl stopped her talking automatically.
"Okay," she said meekly.
Kellie spied the library and said, "Knowing the Christmas tree, she'd be in here. C'mon, let's go in."
Marissa drew back, looking scandalized.
"No way!" She said, "This is a library! All the geeks and nerds come in here! Their smartness and geekiness might rub off on us!"
"Remus used to come in here all the time you idiot."
"Yeah," Marissa nodded vigorously, "But I never did!"
Kellie rolled her eyes. "I need to find Evans! She stole my boyfriend and she is going to pay! Now—get out of my way!"
She shoved past Marissa and walked into the library (ignoring the hurt look her friend had on her face), her sharp eyes scanning every nook and cranny, trying to find the red head.
Finally, after ten minutes, Kellie realized that Lily was not in the library.
Sighing angrily she sashayed out of the library to find Marissa still standing there.
"No Lily?" Marissa said.
"No Lily."
"Where do we look for her next?" Marissa asked. "We looked everywhere."
"Correction, we haven't looked in the right places."
"We checked the library." Marissa argued.
"True, but we need to think like Lily Evans! Okay, if I were Lily, where would I be?"
Marissa and Kellie thought for a while before Marissa said, "Isn't she the Head Girl?"
Kellie's draw dropped and she stared at her friend with new admiration and respect.
"Marissa?"
"Yeah?" The girl was hesitant thinking she said the wrong thing.
"You're a genius."
--
"One step two step three step four," Sirius sang as he walked to the Heads Room, "Five step six step seven steps more—gee, that tune is catchy."
Sirius was a bit hyperactive right now, and it was obviously shown by the way he was acting.
He was very happy that Miss Cinderella had been found. To Sirius, it just meant that James would stop moping about losing the girl of his dreams.
He was also surprised that Lily Evans was Miss Cinderella. He never would have guessed that in a million years.
Sirius soon neared the Heads Room and stepped in front of the portrait that portrayed the first Head Boy and Head Girl, Lucifer Bueler and Elizabeth Twiddy.
The two portrait teenagers looked down at the black haired boy.
"Password?" Elizabeth Twiddy replied loftily.
"A spoonful of sugar," Sirius replied, wondering why Lily liked such weird titled movies. Mary Poppins, what was that? (A/N: Mary Poppins came out in the 60's right?)
"Correct," Lucifer said and they swung open.
Sirius winked at Elizabeth, who giggled. (Lucifer Bueler gave him a glare)
The seventeen year old crawled through, entered the cavernous room, and heard the portrait swing shut.
"Lily?" Sirius whispered.
He spied a cup of cocoa on the table.
"Ooh! Yay! Cocoa!"
Sirius ran over to grab it but a slap to his hands made him back up.
"Touch the cocoa, and see what will happen."
Sirius frowned and peered over to see who it was.
He could not miss that red hair.
"Lily?" He said in surprise. "Since when do you stand up for yourself?"
"Since now." Lily said shortly. "Now, my question is, what are you doing here?"
"Stalling you." Sirius said automatically.
"Umm—pardon?"
"Stalling you," Sirius said without thinking again, "Obviously."
"Why in the world are you 'stalling me'?"
"Because James knows that you're Miss Cinderella."
(A/N: I highly considered stopping here but I know you guys would come after me!)
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"Kellie! Hold up!"
The blonde haired girl sighed angrily as she turned around to see Marissa hurrying in her wake.
"What is it this time Marissa?"
"Can you please slow down? I mean, I know you're only wearing socks, but I'm wearing five inch heels and I can't go very fast."
Kellie looked down and saw that she was wearing socks. In her hurry, she must have forgotten shoes.
Oh well.
"Too bad," Kellie snidely said, "I want to tear Evans apart and you're getting in my way."
"Well, sorry—if it wasn't for me, then you wouldn't even know that Evans was Miss Cinderella."
"Oh, I would have found out," Kellie said, glaring at the girl, "I have eyes and ears all over this school."
Marissa folded her arms. "Oh yeah? Who?"
Kellie had no time for this fun and games and this girl was getting on her last nerves.
"I don't think you need to know this confidential information. Now, if you don't mind—get the hell out of my way!"
"You're evil," Marissa whispered, "It took me six years to realize it but you're a heartless, evil bitch."
Kellie tossed her hair. "Why thank you."
--
Inside the Heads Room again, Lily's mouth dropped open in shock.
"What?" She whispered in horror.
Sirius sighed angrily. "Are you deaf woman? I said—"
"I know what you said!" Lily cut in, "What I meant is, how did he find out?"
Sirius shrugged. "Beats me. All he said was for me to stall you."
"Well there's no way I'm going to do that." Lily said firmly as she started to leave the room.
Suddenly, Erica's warning came back to her.
"Kellie Crosby knows you are Miss Cinderella!"
Lily shuddered. She couldn't leave this room. Kellie would murder her.
However, if she stayed, James would come in and laugh at her!
She wasn't in a win-lose situation this time.
She was in a lose-lose situation.
"You gonna drink this cocoa?" Sirius' cheerful demeanor broke her thoughts.
She looked over her shoulder and the sight of cocoa made her stomach turn.
She waved it aside. "Go ahead."
--
James made his way through the snow as he dimly saw the castle in the distance.
Sirius, you better have stalled Lily or I'll kill you.
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After ditching Marissa five minutes ago, Kellie realized that she was going a lot faster than usual.
She saw the Heads Portrait and knew that her destination was nearing.
As she reached to it, she realized (with a sinking feeling) that she did not know the password.
She swore under her breath.
"Password?" A brown haired, brown-eyed boy who was wearing very old clothing asked, looking at her.
"I don't know." Kellie snapped.
"That is incorrect," The portrait boy's companion, a girl with matching brown hair (but hers were set in curls) and big blue eyes said, shifting from side to side as she adjusted her huge dress.
"Duh." Kellie sneered. "I don't know the password!"
"You don't have to be so mean about it." The portrait girl snapped.
Kellie tapped her foot and sighed angrily. She really got sick of hearing that all the time.
--
Lily paced the room for what seemed like ages.
"Why don't you stop pacing?" Sirius asked as he drank from her cocoa, "You're going to wear a hole in the carpet."
"Can't you see that I am nervous?" Lily asked.
Sirius shook his head. "Nope."
Lily rolled her eyes and continued her pacing.
"I know something's going to go wrong," she said, tossing her hands up in the air.
"What do you mean?" Sirius asked, tapping the cup with his wand to make it refillable. "This cocoa is very good."
"I mean," Lily let her arms dangle at her sides as she said, "James will probably laugh at me and say that I'm not the girl he had been hoping for. Then he'll tell the entire school and they'll have a good laugh."
Sirius put his cocoa on the table and narrowed his midnight blue eyes at her, "Now wait a second, now you've gone too far."
"No I haven't."
"Yes you have. Look, James and I have been best friends since day one and I know him better than I know my own hand! He won't laugh at you and he definitely won't tell the entire school for laughs," Sirius paused and looked thoughtful, "We do that only for Snivellus."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive."
While they talked, they never noticed that the portrait hole opened.
In walked a nearly frozen James Potter.
And Kellie Crosby.
--
Harry couldn't contain himself.
"READ THE NEXT CHAPTER!" He yelled.
Madam Pince came running over. "Mr. Potter!" She shouted scandalized. "Keep your voice down! Next noise I hear from you it will be an instant removal from my library!"
Harry sat down slowly in his chair. "Yes Madam Pince." He said dully.
Ginny raised an eyebrow the minute the librarian left. "Smooth."
"Yes, I know. Now be nice and read the next chapter."
Ginny sighed and turned to the next page.
"Chapter 16..."
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Yay, chapter 15 is up and it's longer. It's at least 19 pages. Satisfied? Hehe.
I am sorry this took so long. The Document Manager would not process my request and let me upload! I finally realized that i could just export and copy and paste!
I'm quite stuck on Chapter 16 so if you want a fast update, please give me some ideas.
Chapter 16 will also show who wrote the book! Now, any final guesses.
--Greekchic