Chapter 12-
A/N: I forgot to put a Disclaimer on the other Chapters so here it is:
Disclaimer: I do not own anything magical like Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Hogwarts, etc. The almighty great and powerful J.K. Rowling does. Look her up under: rich/famous I-own-Harry-Potter-and-you-don't-so-HA! Section. I do, however, own any unrecognized characters and the plot.
FLASHBACK
Suddenly, Liz walked up.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Hey guys! What's everyone laughing about? And who's this guy?" Liz said pointing to the new and improved Peter.
"Lily…flirting…Peter…!" everyone said between giggles
"Why would you do that Lily? You know I like him! I can't believe you! How could you do this to me?" Liz said with tears stinging at her eyes. She then sprinted in the direction of the castle.
"She likes me? But that means that she liked me before…" Peter said
"LIZ! Come back! I need to explain!" Lily said chasing after her friend.
After lots of running, Lily finally caught up to her, out of breath.
"What do you want? You've made it pretty clear that you hate me!" Liz said, her face stained with tears
"I don't hate you! You're my best friend for God's sake! Why would I bloody HATE you? I think you are over reacting!"
"Because you...Peter…It's not just that, you're so pretty and what else would a guy like Peter do but ask you out or something. How stupid was I to actually think he maybe liked me and to think that my best friend wouldn't try to steal the only guy that I ever maybe had a really good chance with that I liked for once in my whole life? Sure, I've been asked to the dance by 3 guys this year but I said no. Want to know why? Because I was waiting to see if maybe Peter would ask me! That's why!"
"Liz, you've got to understand, I didn't know it was Peter, I swear! Sarah gave him a complete makeover. I was trying to forget about James and prove myself that I was over him by flirting with some hot guy not knowing it was Peter Pettigrew. That's the guy who was standing there. After I found out, I was like 'ew.'"
Liz laughed and said
"I'm sorry; I should've known you wouldn't have hurt me on purpose. I feel really stupid."
"Hey I heard Peter was planning on asking you to the Halloween dance!"
"Really, do you think he will?"
"Definitely and with this new makeover, I think you'll like him even more!"
"Really, is he that hot now? I didn't get a good look at him over there."
"Uh-huh, majorly."
They spent the next hour talking about the upcoming dance.
FFD October 28, 3 days before Halloween ball, 7am, Girls Gryffindor Common Room
"…Sirius…I love you…" Those were Erin's words repeated over and over.
"Do you think we should wake her?" Lily whispered, giggling.
"Yea, I guess."
"Erin, wake up!"
She didn't budge.
"ERIN, GET UP!"
Still nothing.
"ERIN, SIRIUS IS THE ROOM WITH A TOWEL ON!" Sarah yelled right in Erin's ear.
"What? Where!"
The whole room emerged with giggles. Sirius was going to be delighted.
"You guys will SO pay!"
"Oh Sirius…" Lily started once they all got into the common room
"You wouldn't dare!" Erin exploded
"Uh, yea, I would!"
"What?" Sirius said after hearing his name
"Well, it all started this morning when Erin was mumbling that she LOVED, yes loved, you over and over. Then, as usual, she doesn't budge while she's sleeping. So for the heck of it, Sarah yelled that you were in the room with a towel on and she woke up abruptly saying 'What? Where?' So she's basically in love with you…"
Erin glared daggers at Lily.
"Oh, really? Well then m'lady, would you do me the honor of escorting you to the Halloween Ball?"
"Erm…NO! I was asleep; I can't take any credit for my actions when I'm barely conscious!" Erin said, blushing and not meaning it.
"Great, meet you here around 6ish in 3 days!" Sirius said
"Ugh…Sirius I said no…" Erin said
"Well you didn't mean it so I just went along with what your feelings said instead of your mind…."
"Oh…well, fine…I guess I'll go with you…but don't be getting any ideas now…"
"YES! I'M GOIN TO THE BALL WITH ERIN!" Sirius said to the Marauders once in the dormitories after lunch, they all had half days each day before the dance for that week.
"Good job mate…" James said
"James what's wrong with you?"
"I want to ask Lily but she's too damn stubborn. I haven't tried because I know she'll just say no…"
"You don't know that…write her a poem or something, girls love that kind of stuff…" Remus said.
"Good idea Remus, so getting off topic, when are you going to ask Christina?"
"Do you think she'll say yes? I haven't talked to her all that much after our date seeing as she's in 7th year…"
"Remus go ask her now! I can't believe you haven't asked her yet!"
"I'm going, I'm going, don't worry…" Remus asked. He walked out the door with a confident look.
Remus's POV
I was walking down the stairs of the dormitories when there she was. Great timing, Moony. I thought I was confident until I tripped over the bloody trick step. Next thing I knew, Christina and her friends were standing over me.
"Thank God you're awake Remus; you scared the hell out of me!" Christina said. I was in the hospital wing, great…
"Sorry, that bloody trick step gets me every time…"
"That's okay; at least you don't trip up the steps like I do!"
We both laughed.
"Hey, guys, I need to talk to Christina, can you give us a sec?" They left and I could see a mixed expression on Christina's face. It was confusion and sadness.
"Don't worry; it isn't a bad thing at all!"
"Oh, ok!" she said and looked up with that expression dissolved from her face.
"Would you like to go to the Halloween Ball with me?"
"I'd love to…and I was wondering…does this mean we're…you know…together?" she asked
"Sure! I mean, only if you want…"
"Yes!"
With that, we kissed, until James for the second time in a week, interrupted us. He looked upset.
"Moony, I need to talk to you! NOW!" James growled
"Fine, but you owe me because this is the second time you've done this!" I gestured to me and Christina
"Whatever Moony…"
"See you later." I said to Christina as I waved goodbye. Madame Pomfrey gave me some medicine before I left and she gave me the full moon schedule for the next month.
"I have Lily's poem but I think it's dull…"
"Let me see it!" I said, snatching the paper from James
Roses are red
The stems are green
To you I promise not to be violent or mean
The rose as red as your hair
The stem as green as your eyes
I will stop playing pranks and stop telling lies
These promises I keep
If you agree to this
Go to the Ball with me
And I will give you a kiss
Okay maybe not the kiss
This would not be nice
You would slap me in the face
And kick me twice
The question still remains
But the decision lies with you
So answer with your heart
And I will wait until you do
"I…James, it's..." I started
"You hate it, don't you? I knew I sucked at poetry…"
"NO! It's the best poetry I've ever seen you write. She'll love it!" I said
"Katy helped me…but do you think she'll say yes?"
"I dunno but it'll be hard not to with that poem!"
"Thanks, I'll go find her now! I wonder where she is…"
"Here." I handed James the map. "Use it so some other bloke doesn't ask her first!"
"Thanks Moony!"
"No problem!"
"I solemnly swear I'm up to no good." James muttered. "…Oh no, I am going to kill him!"
James POV
"Oh no, I am going to kill him!" I said, fuming.
There, almost on top of Lily's name was…
A/N: CLIFFHANGER! Yay! My very first real leave-you-hanging-off-a-cliff cliffhanger! Sorry it took me so long! Thanks to my reviewers! I LOVE you all so much! Sarah, Erin, Katy, and all of my friends that are reading I miss u all SOOOOOO much and I almost wish school was back so I could see u all! Except I want it to be summer so I don't wish school was back….but I wish u guys were here with me! Love you all and sorry it took so long for me to update! Hope you liked the chapter! R & R!
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