Yeah It's Been Ages Sorry About That.
I Hope It's Ok.
I'm Really Running Out Of Inspiration :s.
Love To All.
"The List."
"James!" Lily had spotted James tumbling off a nearby staircase. He looked around and walked away, his gut twisting inside him, she noticed this and started pushing through the crowds of students blocking the corridors "Excuse me- excuse me- oh sorry- coming through- WILL YOU JUST MOVE!" Lily shrilled. The 5th year boy she had just screamed at covered his ears with his hands, gave her a dirty look and hurried off.
"Move out of my way" James grumbled, pushing a little 2nd year over.
"Oh this is useless!" Lily cried out in exasperation. James ran quickly to the Great Hall and dived under the benches.
"Get out you freak!"
"Stop looking up my skirt!"
"Piss off Potter!" James received a kick in the head from some random 7th years who didn't appreciate his presence underneath their feet. He also registered several girls shutting their legs in distress. Much to his disappointment of course.
"I give up!" Lily said, resigned. She sat down at the Gryffindor table and began piling food onto her plate.
"Give up on what?" Samantha asked her, wiping gravy frantically off her skirt.
"Potter"
"Ahh Potter…hmmm"
"Hmmm what?"
"Hmmm"
James decided he would sit down to eat normally. He grabbed some chicken drumsticks and ate them hungrily. He pulled out 'The List' and read through the ignoring step number 3. He looked at Lily quickly, several seats away from him, and looked back down before she noticed. He glanced side-ways, he could see her fully but she could not tell that he was looking at her. He realised that she was staring at him. He gave it two minutes. Then he saw her mouth move…she was holding her breath. He glanced down at his watch.
"19 seconds…20…21…22…23 seconds!" He looked up and sure enough, she was no longer holding her breath and no longer looking at him. It was working, the whole thing was working. It was time to put step number 4 into action. He looked at her and caught her attention by laughing loudly. He flailed a drumstick in the air, pieces of chicken flying out of his mouth as he guffawed. She looked at him strangely and as soon as she had locked eyes with him he burst into a fit of giggles, pointing at her face and making gestures with his drumsticks. She looked away blushing, her red, hot face making the people around her also stare. She felt like a freak, she picked up a napkin from the table and covered her face with it.
"Don't worry Lily, your face is fine" Samantha told her.
"Then why is everyone staring?" She whispered.
"HA!" James said loudly, still waving his drumsticks about. Lily got up from her seat, whimpering and hurried out of the hall. When people looked at her she shot them a dirty look and ran faster.
"There you are Potter!" Sirius had just entered the hall, brushing against Lily as she left. Now was his time to both woo Lily into a sense of false security and to also get the hell away from Sirius, who had a look of death about him.
"And here I go" He got up and scampered down the hall way, narrowly avoiding Sirius' swinging fist as he past. He had nearly made it to the door when BANG, he had fallen to the floor, Hagrid the games keeper hovering over him looking big and clumsy.
"Alrigh' James, Sorry bou' tha'"
"Ha-ha Potter, I've got you now!" Sirius laughed maniacally.
"Argh fu-"
"Excuse me Mr Potter, language please" Dumbledore was suddenly standing above him, surveying his bloody nose (that he had acquired when bumping into the large buckle on Hagrid's belt).
"Sorry sir" James groaned. He made a move to stand up but fell pathetically back down because his head was banging in his skull.
"You need an 'and there James?" Hagrid offered one large table-sized hand to James which he took gratefully. Hagrid hoisted him so far in the air he was in danger of letting go and sending James soaring; however, he landed him safely on the floor and patted his head with a loud thump. James made a note to check if Hagrid had knocked a few inches off his height when he got back to the dorm.
"Ahh Mr Black…just the young man I needed to see" Dumbledore had just noticed Sirius standing there with his bright red face and clenched fists.
"I'm a bit busy at the moment sir" James instantly stepped back a few paces.
"Nonsense Mr Black, what I have in store for you will be twice as rewarding as beating Mr Potter to a pulp"
"Sir I-" Sirius started to say but Dumbledore cut him off.
"Do come along Mr Black, there's a box of Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans on offer"
"Fine Sir" Sirius said through gritted teeth, "I'll get you later James"
"Can't wait" James winced. He finally left the Hall and went in search for Lily. He called her name a few times and when he heard no response decided to give up, however, when he stopped walking to tie his shoe, he heard a faint sob coming from somewhere along the corridor. He slowly crept through it trying to make the littlest sound possible and stopped outside a door which he assumed led to a small abandoned storage cupboard.
"Lily?" He called out. The sobbing immediately stopped, "Look Lily I know you're in there"
"I'm not Lily" Came a muffled voice trying to be disguised.
"Oh ok then, I guess I'll just leave"
"Yes you should"
"Ok then…I'm turning to leave…going ever so slowly…nearly turned around now…walking away" James grabbed hold of the door knob and turned it harshly, then he threw open the door which caused Lily to crumple back in surprise at the sudden light that shined around James' silhouette standing in the doorway.
"Leave me alone!" She sobbed, picking up a roll of toilet paper and throwing it lamely at James who dodged it without difficulty.
"I wanted to see if you're ok"
"Ok?! You're the one who upset me"
"What do you mean?"
"You were laughing at me, and you hit me with a piece of chicken"
"I did?"
"Yeah, you can have it back" She picked at a piece of something greasy on her shirt and also threw it at him.
"But why would I laugh at you Lily…you're amazing" She sobbed once more and rubbed her nose with the back of her hand.
"Well you were"
"No I wasn't, I was laughing at someone sitting next to you"
"Then why did everyone look at me funny?"
"Because obviously they don't realise just how beautiful you are"
"Hmmm" She seemed to consider this for a minute and then sniffled and rubbed her nose again, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
"That's not fair; I'm always nice to you"
"No you're always a sexist pig to me"
"I am not!" James said indignantly.
"Are too"
"We're not doing this again"
"We've never done this before"
"Have too!"
"Have not!"
"STOP!"
"Either way you made a fool of me, I can't step foot in that great hall for at least a day! I won't be able to eat breakfast because of you"
"I'll bring you some in bed"
"Don't try and flatter me out of this!"
"You have the nicest eyes"
"I know, my mum's told me"
"Well has she told you what beautiful lips you have?"
"Well no but I don't think she needs to- what are you doing Potter?" He had started moving forward towards her, when he was fully inside the cupboard he slammed the door behind them. It was completely dark and he regretted this foolish act.
"Lily…Lily where are you?" He placed his hands out in front of him and patted down the things around him.
"Potter what have you done?" Lily sighed.
"What?"
"You do know the door locks when you shut it from the inside"
"What?"
"I was locked in before you came"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't think it important, only an idiot like you would try something like this"
"Well what were you going to do?"
"I don't know, scream and bang on the door"
"Well then why weren't you going to let me enter before?"
"Because I would rather be rescued by someone I like"
"So you would rather be stuck in here for what, days, than be saved by me?
"Pretty much"
"Nice…"
"I can't even see you…but I can feel you! Get off Potter!" Lily started swatting at the space in front of her.
"Lily I'm not touching you…"
"Then what's that…AHHHHH!"
"WHAT?!" Lily started on a rampage, pulling things off shelves and kicking over buckets on the floor.
"Lily calm down" James said trying to grab her arm.
"There's something in here"
"Lily, calm down…LILY!" James received a blow from Lily's fist and he fell back into the wall, a series of objects from the shelf next to him tottered dangerously and James felt them fall off and onto either the floor or his foot.
"OUCH!"
"Lumos" Lily shouted, a long stream of light flowed from the tip of her wand. She gasped.
"Lily what is it?"
"There's something behind you…" James spun around and was hit full front in the face by a toilet brush hanging on a hook on the wall.
"A toilet brush Lily!"
"Oh I thought it was…oh never mind" She sighed and leaned back against the wall, only to feel something bristly scratch her back. She pounced into James arms in fright and dropped her wand so its light flickered and died, "James I just felt something!"
"Yes, another toilet brush" James leaned forward and took the object from the wall.
"Oh…well now I just feel silly"
"No you're not Lily, you're perfect"
"Where's my wand?"
"Here, Lumos, there it is on the floor" She picked it up and realised just how close her proximity was to James, she shuffled away from him and his face dropped.
"So…what do we do now?" James walked over to the door and started banging hard on it.
"HELP! HELP US!" Lily followed his example and began kicking it with her foot.
"ANYONE…HELP US…PLEASE!"
"I don't think it's going to work"
"It bloody well will Potter, never have I started something that I didn't finish"
"Well if we get hungry at least we have this piece of chicken" James chuckled, nudging the slimy piece of meat on the floor.
"So funny, maybe if I don't die of hunger I'll die of your incredible wit!"
"Look Lily…we might well be stuck in here for a while, while we are, I suggest we at least try to get on"
"You know what Potter?"
"Yes Lily?"
"That's probably the most stupid thing you've suggested all year" And with that she leaned back against the door and sulked.