A/N: Alright, contrary to the title of this chapter, this is not the last chapter. There will be more. Last chapter was rather sad in the beginning, so this one is a lot lighter. I really hope you enjoy it. For some reason, this was hard to write. Sorry if it didn't live up to your expectations, but I hope you like it nonetheless.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Keep 'em coming!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
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"Come on, Lily!" James said, getting more thrilled by the second, "We could be snogging, right this second."
"I'll pass, thanks," Lily said, turning a delicate shade of green.
James shrugged, knowing full well in just a moments time, Lily would be snogging James as if he were a life line. To make the time pass, he began singing one of his favorite tunes.
"Lily Evans, you cast your spell on me…"
"What did you just say?" Lily asked, getting slightly claustrophobic from being in such close proximities to a Marauder. Not just any Marauder, no...James Potter.
Three of the Marauders had come up with a brilliant plan to get Lily and James together. Now, the two victims were stuffed in a broom closet with a camera.
"I can't breathe all that well," Lily muttered. "It's too dark. All I can see is the gleam from your glasses."
James moved his head from side to side, front and back, leaning in as close as he dared to Lily before rearing back.
"James you look like a bug," Lily said angrily. "You aren't scaring me, so stop trying."
There was silence for a while. Well, almost silence; James was still humming.
Suddenly Lily shrieked, and jumped in the air.
"WHAT IS IT?" James cried, "WHAT?"
"There's a big rat in here," Lily cried, her voice shaking, "Either that or a huge spider."
It was now James' turn to become a shade of green. "Are you serious?" He asked in a strangled whisper.
"Yes," Lily cried, frozen with fear, "It just brushed past my leg…"
James let out a piercing scream. He jumped in the air, banging his head on a shelf in the process. "HOLD ME LILY!" He commanded, attempting to leap into her arms.
"UGH POTTER!" Lily cried, "GETT OFF OF ME!"
But James continued screaming and attempting to scramble into her arms. He finally succeeded, but not before Lily crumpled to the ground from his weight.
"AHHH!" James screamed in an incredibly high pitched voice, "LIFT ME UP! GET ME OFF THE GROUND!"
Lily couldn't help but notice this was the second time in just a few weeks that James had straddled her. Last time was a lot more comfortable, for it was on the common room floor. Now, it was on the broom closet floor, and it was not nearly large enough to have Lily lie down, so her head was propped up on the wall, and her legs were on the shelves behind James.
"Get off of me…" Lily groaned, "I really can't breathe…"
James scrambled off of her middle, and tried to huddle in a corner. "Lily…I have to admit something to you. I'm…scared of rats."
"You don't say?" Lily muttered bitterly, clambering to her feet and rubbing her stomach sorely. "Oh my God, it just went past my leg…now it's heading for you."
"NO!" James wailed, trying to climb up on the shelves. "KILL IT! KILL IT!"
Suddenly Lily burst out in laughter, her whole body shaking with giggles.
"What is it?" James asked in confusion, "Is it on your leg?"
For some reason, this only made Lily laugh harder. She bent down as much as she could in a small broom closet, and howled.
"You…actually…believed…me…" Lily roared, laughing hysterically.
Suddenly, understanding dawned on James' face, "You lied to me!"
She snorted loudly from laughing so hard. James blushed furiously, Lily could tell from the dim light from the hallway.
"I knew you were kidding. So I just decided to give you a little show," James said defiantly.
"You bloody liar!" Lily shrieked, finally regaining herself.
James let out a huffy breath, and silence resumed among them once more. Lily tried to back up against the wall as much as she could, but it proved useless. James' chest was still against her cheek.
"Lily," James said in a hushed whisper, "There's a dinosaur behind you."
Lily rolled her eyes, "You are such an idiot, Potter."
James growled angrily and crossed his arms in front of his chest, elbowing Lily in the process. Why was she so mean to him? Maybe…maybe she was trying to play hard to get. Maybe, every time she called him an idiot, it really meant 'snog me senseless.'
James made up his mind; he closed his eyes and reached his hand foreword. He felt her hair, it felt so good against his fingers. He ran his hands through it seductively. After a while, he trailed his hand down from her hair across the sides of her body. Before he thought about it a second longer, he leaned foreword and captured his lips with hers. He kissed her roughly, continuously running his hands through her hair.
"James?" Lily asked suddenly, "Why are you kissing that mop?"
James pulled back as if he had been stung. "What?"
"That mop." Lily said, pointing to the dirty mop propped against the wall.
James began gagging and scratching as his tongue continuously, "That's why your hair felt strangely like dreadlocks…" He choked.
Lily bit her lip to muffle her laughter. Suddenly, her anger returned, "Why did you get your friends to lock us in here?"
"I had nothing to do with this," James said, still scratching as his tongue, "I swear."
Lily shook her head, "Yeah, right."
James shrugged, "Why don't you believe me?"
"Because you just kissed a mop."
"Touche."
Suddenly they heard footsteps approaching, they both looked at each other hopefully.
"IN HERE!"
"HELP!"
"Have you guys snogged yet?" Came the unmistakable voice of Sirius.
"We need to snog in order for you to let us out?" Lily asked, suddenly feeling the urge to vomit again.
"Pretty much," Peter chirped from the other side of the door.
"I swear, if you three don't let us out, it will be detention for a MONTH!" Lily shrieked.
There was no reply, but the sound of footsteps resumed before they began to fade away.
"COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!" Lily screamed.
James laughed, "I suppose we have to snog now."
Lily's face tensed and she screwed up her face.
"Lily…" James said cautiously, "What's the matter? You look, well…constipated."
"I'm trying to do wandless magic." Lily said harshly.
"Wandless magic won't help us now, trust me. Moony and Sirius are amazing at locking charms."
"I'm not trying to unlock the doors." Lily said.
"Then what are you trying to do?" James asked curiously.
"Bewitch that mop to smack you over the head. Many, many times." Lily said in the same tone.
James flinched, "Come on, Lily, I'm not that bad of a kisser."
"I wouldn't snog you if it were a choice between you and this mop!" Lily shrieked, pushing him away from her.
He stumbled back into a shelf and slumped to the ground. "That hurt…" He moaned.
"Stand up," Lily said sharply, "Your feet are digging into my legs."
"No," James said, "My legs are tired, and I know yours are, too, so sit down."
Lily gave him a hard look, but sat down anyways. She let out a sigh of relief as her behind hit the floor, relieving her legs.
"This is so uncomfortable," She noted. Both her and James couldn't sit down and be comfortable, but it was obvious no one was going to stand up.
"You're elbow is getting dangerously low," James said fearfully.
Lily let out a snort of disgust as she attempted to make herself more comfortable.
"Here," James said, touching her elbow lightly and directing her closer to him. Lily didn't protest, for her she was getting rather sore. James twirled her around slightly to that her back was against the same wall James' was. He scooted over a little, and pulled her down onto him.
"James." Lily said, "I'm on your lap."
"So you are," James said, "But it's the only way we'll both be comfortable."
Lily tried to move to the side, but her head came in contact with a shelf. "Ow…"
"I told you," James snickered.
Lily gave him a dirty look, but stayed put. Finally, all the activities earlier that day began to catch up to her, and she let her eyes droop shut. James grinned as Lily leaned her head back against him, and he brought both of his hands around to place lightly on her middle. She smelt so nice, and he just stayed put for a while, sniffing her hair. Lily's breathing began to steady, and James arched his head foreword to see her eyes still shut.
He took a deep breath and kissed the top of her forehead. She stirred slightly and James froze, frightened as to what she would do next. When she continued sleeping, he settled his head back against the wall, and let his own eyes close.
"OH LA LA!" Sirius said happily, and James' eyes opened abruptly. "James, I specifically said snog, but lying on each other is fine, too…"
"Let us out now," James said, "We're okay, we're not fighting, so now you can open the door."
"I'll open the door only when I'm sure Lily is still asleep," Sirius said, his eyes appearing in one of the cracks.
"She is," James said, "Now open up."
There was a mumble of Remus, Sirius, and Peter's voices, speaking the unlocking spells, and Lily lifted her head up a little. James took in a sharp intake of breath and Lily slapped a hand over his mouth. She had been awake since Sirius had come. James tried to peel her hand off, but she raised her elbow threateningly, and James whimpered in defeat.
Finally, the handle of the door slowly began to turn. James could feel his blood turn cold. Lily's eyes had the unmistakable fire in him that plainly said she was furious, yet her face was mysteriously evil and sly.
James would have thought it sexy, had she not been about to kill his best friends.
The door swung open, and James took this opportunity to pluck Lily's hand off of his mouth and scream, "RUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!"
Remus and Peter took off down the hall, sprinting as fast as their legs would carry them, but Sirius stayed still, as if frozen in fear.
"RUN!" James pleaded again, "SAVE YOURSELF, SIRIUS!"
Sirius shrieked and spun around, flying down the hall, but Lily was out of the door and chasing after him in a flash.
Sirius continued screaming as though he were being murdered. "HELP!" He shrieked, "SOMEBODY!"
The camera followed them, and Lily began gaining on him.
James chased after the pair, "LILY! DON'T DO IT!"
But Lily wasn't listening, for she was busy extending her arm towards a terrified Sirius.
"SIRIUS! I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!" James cried, "YOU WERE LIKE A BROTHER TO ME!"
And with that, Lily lunged foreword and tackled Sirius to the ground.
James' face appeared in front of the camera, "This is where it might get brutal," He said sadly, "So...that concludes the fifth episode of Pursuing Lily Evans."
Right before the camera shut off, Sirius shrieked once again.
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Remus stood up to go turn off the screen, and when he turned around to face Harry, he saw Ron, Hermione, Ginny, the twins, and Mr. Weasley standing behind them.
Harry turned to face them, and everybody braced themselves, prepared to comfort Harry once his tears began to fall.
What Harry did next, however, surprised everyone greatly. He burst out in laughter.
Not fake, forced laughter, but true and happy. Soon, once they felt it was safe, everyone joined in. Clinging to each other and giggling until there stomachs hurt.
Remus grinned, the Marauders were finally doing what they loved to do.
They were making people laugh.
A/N: -shrugs- Just random fluff, but I really hope you liked it, please review!
