The Obvious Story

Disclaimer: No, I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters.

Chapter 4Hedgehogs and antlers (2)

((chuckles))

((finds himself comfortable on an arm chair by the corner of the common room))

Really, I should try using such spell for my own hair.

((gently pats his small bold patch on his head))

Clever lad that Potter, eh?

((pauses))

Uh oh.

((winces))

"Oh…my…"

Within ten minutes, Lily Evans stood in front of the mirror and did not say a word. The dormitory was oddly too quiet. The birds chirped outside the window. Caroline had a worried look on her face as she stood next to the red head.

Caroline fidgeted uncomfortably, "um. I mean, come on Lily. Its not that bad." This was a lie.

"Not that bad. NOT THAT BAD?! Carol. You WAXED my hair! Now I look like I have showered in.. grease and combed it back slick!"

Caroline bit her lip and knocked on the top of Lily's head, which made it sound as if she was hitting on an empty can. "At least your head will be well protected. You never know when something or someone would throw something at-"

"Well I don't see YOUR head being protected," Lily faced her friend with a sour expression and folded her arms. "Oh and don't do that again. It makes me feel stupid, as if I had an empty skull," she said as she covered the top of her head with her hands.

"I mean, I don't know why it's not working on you. It worked fine with me," Caroline examined the gel container. When she turned the container to read the label, she gasped. "Opps."

"What was that?" Lily had a good sense of hearing.

"Um. Lets just.. eh.. get out of here and you can.. eh.. go to Madame Pomfrey for help. I'll tell Slughorn you're at the hospital wing," Caroline quickly ushered Lily out toward the door.

"What? Why? Hold on. Let me see that!" Lily quickly turned back around into the room and grabbed the hair gel from Caroline's bed. For every letter Lily read on the label, her face distorted. Caroline slowly started to back away.

"You. You put hair… removal… essence… on… my… HEAD!" Lily stormed after the running Carole down the stairs.

"I'm sorry! I just grabbed the wrong container! They're all the same shapes and sizes. And Lily! Ow, don't worry! It takes at least an hour for the product to fully work! So you basically have… thirty more minutes!"

Lily stopped chasing Caroline around and around and around the common room and gasped for breath. "If- if I ever come back bold, get ready to join the club, cause I'm going to remove essence your hair."

Caroline grinned sheepishly and shrugged, "if that does happen, then I guess I have no choice, eh? I mean, I think I'll look good with no hair."

This was one of the vast reasons why Lily loved her friend so much. Caroline was that kind of person who would admit to her mistakes and face the consequences and still find a positive way to deal with the situation. She had the toughness and bravery of a Gryffindor in her, the very fact that Lily admired about Caroline. Plus she was only trying to help Lily avoid great embarrassment, except it just didn't do much help.

"Oh how could I hate you," Lily smirked and rolled her eyes. "But once my hair does get back to normal, we're beating down Potter."
"Hey now," Caroline raised her hands in defense as she followed Lily out the common room. "This is all you and James Potter so I don't want to be involved, especially with Black lagging around."

And they headed toward the hospital wing.

But meanwhile…

"Moony! Come on! A week! Just for a week and I'll kick my lovely arse out, I promise." Sporting a large red bump on his forehead, James begged at Remus as the group walked down the corridor.

"I'm pretty sure if you turn Lily's hair back to normal she'd forgive you," said Remus.

"Then you'd be able to go back to your dorm, shag the girl, marry the girl, and have babies with the girl. And we'll have a happy ending." Sirius said with a triumphant smile as if he had made a point.

James frowned, "doesn't marrying come before shagging?" Remus nodded in agreement.

It took several minutes for Sirius to reply. "Nope. Not really."

"That's why he's not had a steady girlfriend all his life," James whispered at Remus.

"Nor have you!" Sirius complained as he gave James a hard poke on his bump.

"OW! Sirius, that part of my head is very sensitive at the moment! I'd appreciate if you'd keep your fingers to yourself. Who know where it's been," James mumbled that last part.

"Lets not even imagine," Remus shuddered and Peter grinned foolishly.

"Having said that, James. I think you should go see Madame Pomfrey. Your bump is turning purple."

"What?" James quickly looked around for a mirror.

Suddenly, someone came running past the group, knocking James over and causing him to fall face forward.

"Oh. Sorry James," said Anna. "I'm kind of in a hurry. I heard something odd happened to Lily and.." Anna looked up at smiled. "Hi Remus."

"Hey." Remus responded with a sheepish wave. Then followed an awkward 3 minute silence.

"I.. uh, I'll see you guys later. Bye!" Anna quickly turned around and disappeared down the corridor.

Then followed another minute of silence. ((Really, how much time do these kinds need to let things sink in their heads?))

"Mooooooooooooonyyy," Sirius waltzed around Remus. "Woooo woooo WOOOOOO!"

"Shut up."

Neither of the boys had noticed that James Potter was still on the floor with his cheek plastered on the cold tile with the bump double its size and his glasses askew. Peter squatted down beside him and poked at James' ribs.

"Uh… guys? I think James is dead," Peter spoke up and the two came to investigate.

"Well come on, lets take him to the hospital then." Sirius and Remus took both of James' arms and had them wrapped on their shoulders.

"Helloooo? James, you alright?" Sirius waved a hand in front of James's eyes as they walked.

"Woahh I- I shee you Shirious. t'ere ar two ov youuu."

Remus winced.

"Naw, don't worry. Jamsie's just gone mental for now. Pompy will fix it," Sirius said assertively with a hand wave and dragged his unconscious friend into the hospital wing.

Once they entered the hospital, they were surprised to find the two very people who were not happy to see them at the time. Lily Evans sat on the edge of a bed looking distraught and Caroline biting her thumb nail as they waited for Madame Pomfrey to return with her usual potions.

Oh my god, what are those baboons doing in here now?!?!

"Um."

"Oh dear."

"How did-?"

"What?"

"Blurroewah."

"Huh?"

"HAR HAR! Evans! What happened to your HAIR?!" Sirius blurted out laughing as he pointed at Lily quite boldly. "Is that a new hair trend of yours or did you just decide to go for the-"

"I wouldn't finish that sentence if I were you," Lily said menacingly.

At that point, Madame Pomfrey returned with a bowl of yellow liquid in her hand and a very damp towel in the other. Great timing that woman.

"And what's this? What's wrong with Potter now?" she asked.

"Well, he just fell and bumped into stuff couple of times," Sirius responded as he tried to keep balance with James weighing on his side. "But I'm sure you can take him from here, eh Pompy?" This caused the nurse to frown disapprovingly.

"Bleeymei Sheerious, I shee tow Lilshis. TOW ov Lilsh. Ish m'lucki dai." A foolish grin, one that James Potter would never imagine to reveal in public, now formed on the boy's face as his head wobbled.

"Oh boy. He's lost it," Madame Pomfrey pointed at the bed next to Lily. "Put him over there. He's going to have to stay here for tonight. And you Ms. Evans," she turned the Lily, who seemed to be quite impatient at the moment,

((Honestly, I would be impatient myself if I had hair removal essence on me and had only 10 minutes left))

"you will also have to stay overnight. That product is the nastiest stuff you can get from Radient Weena or Reena. I really don't like what that woman makes these days. Well anyway, rub this all over the surface and wrap this towel over your head. That should do the trick."

Enough said, the strict nurse ushered everyone else out of the hospital wing before anyone could complain.

That was almost ten hours ago. It was now eleven o'clock at night and Lily Evans sat wide-awake with a heavy damp towel towering on her head. Next to her bed, slept a very handsome young lad who had caused all the havoc from the first place.

Lily folded her arms and shot daggers at the sleeping James Potter. It's gonna be a long long night.

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Author's Note: Yep. Another chapter. Lots of fluff. Review please!

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