Hi! Um, this is oodlesofdoodles speaking. I know I haven't updated in a while but I promise to try to update more! I have most of this story written out already but I just need to type it all. I really appreciate your reviews and want to know: Should I make my chapters longer?

Just a general question and now here we go with chapter two of "Love is Pride and Moneys Conqueror"!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the major characters in this story. If I did, I wouldn't be posting this now would I?

James Potter stood behind Lily and Jess, the goop starting to eat away at his clothing, hair and glasses. Jess cast a desperate look at Lily. Jess's father had a high end position at Potter's Corporate. Angering James could easily cost Mr. Sanders his job. James had done it before when he was in fifth year. The boy was then sent to an orphanage by his parents. Okay that was an extreme case but the point is, angering James Potter = bad stuff happening to you and your family.

But then again Lily had nothing to lose. Her parents were both muggles and had no connection to the wizarding world except through her. She gave Jess a small smile and turned to meet the beast before she chickened out.

"It's my fault really. I swished my wand one too many times," she explained forcing a small smile onto her face. At least, she hoped it was a smile. "I am truly sorry about it. I know a charm to stop the spell but other then that I'm afraid you'll have to go to Madame Pomfrey."

Everyone was silent. Even Professor Flyerby was silent and still. He knew interfering with this would cost his teaching position.

"Do you honestly think sorry will cover it?" James asked, his voice going dreadfully low. The goop was now eating away at his skin but he showed no pain in his eyes or stance.

"Honestly?"

"Yeeessss?" James answered incredulously, drawing out the yes. He stared at the petite redhead standing before him. Most people stumbled and stuttered over their words in front of him. The girl seemed to see him differently then all those other people.

"No, but I hope you'll be kind about some mistake a girl made that can be easily remedied," Lily answered, hoping nothing would happen. She watched him pick up his bag, walk over to her station, through down his bag, and sit sown in his chair.

"Well, I don't think sorry does cover it. So I have come up with an idea that might," he said, smirking and turning to wink at his friends. Lily watched this exchange nervously.

"You are going to be my personal slave!" Lily felt her eyes go wide and could have sworn her skin went a shade lighter.

"Slave?" Lily asked weakly, her shoulders drooping slightly.

"Yes, my own personal slave. You're a smart girl. You know what slaves do."

"But,"

"All right, I'll be seeing you at 7:00 in the boy's dorms."

BRINGGG! The bell rang before Lily could do or say anything to persuade James to change his mind. He smirked, grabbed his bag and walked out of the room, laughing with his friends.

"Oh my god Lily, I am so sorry. I didn't mean for it to happen. I just couldn't speak! I was frozen! Oh my god! Please forgive me!"

Lily quietly assured her that she wasn't mad at her and that she was completely fine with taking the blame but in her head she thought, "What will happen to my grades? How will I keep up?"

The day passed on agonizingly slow for Lily and yet when the last bell rang and released the students to dinner all she could wish for was more time. She forced herself to swallow some food but otherwise stared blankly at her plate. When 6:45 rolled around she felt quite sick and could feel the beginnings of a headache coming on. Jess continually tried to convince Lily that she should go in her place but Lily refused, saying, "I can't risk your dad's job Jess. I just can't."

When Jess asked if she was doing this for the Sanders or for herself, Lily replied, "Both I guess. I may be scared out of my wits but I'm going to show them that not everyone bows down to them. I gotta go Jess. I'll probably get a pranking if I'm late."

"You'll get a pranking if you're early Lils."

"I'll take my chances with being early Jess."

"Oh gosh Lily, this is really happening. I tried to convince myself it was a dream for all of today but now I can't deny that it happened. I am so sorry Lils, good luck."

"See you later Jess."

Lily got up and slowly walked towards the boy's dorm. There she stopped and took a deep breath.

"Here goes nothing," she thought before knocking.

"Password?" A deep voice called out, traces of laughter in it.

Lily stared at the door incredulously. Were they really that childish? Did they really find this funny? She rolled her eyes before answering.

"If you don't want me to walk away from this door right now you will open it?" she answered, she answered innocently, but sarcastically at the same time. She heard loud laughter that sounded like barking before another voice answered, "Come in."

She opened the door and timidly stepped into the room. As she took it all in, even the boxers hanging off the lighting fixture, they boys paid no attention to her. It was clean, well, boy clean but it didn't really matter.

"You're early," James told her, not looking up from his game of Wizards Chess that he was playing.

"Better early then late," she informed him, staring straight at him.

"Well, your first job is to clean this room and don't look at me like that when you talk to me girl. I am higher then you. I am your master and you are my slave, not my equal."

"Yes Master," Lily spat out. He really wanted to make her curse him into oblivion. She could do it too. Easily in fact.

"Ohhh, temper, temper, Red. It could get you in trouble some day if you aren't careful."

Lily gritted her teeth and held back the curses by thinking of ways slowly and painfully torture him. Counting to ten just didn't help when it came to him.

"Well, get started!" he snapped at her impatiently. Cleaning the whole to his specifications took the better part of two hours. Luckily James let her go after that and she was able to do all of her homework. Jess had taken to staring at her apologetically but, talking to Lily could cost her position on the social ladder to fall dramatically. And so Lily's life dredged on like this for another two weeks. That is until the night James stopped her from leaving at the time she normally did.

Hah! I am horrible aren't I? No flames please because you people who write really long, mean and harsh reviews probably don't have a life. If you don't like people writing fanfiction with their own plotline, then why are you even reading fanfiction?

Sorry, well, I'll try to update sooner then last time. Review please!