A/n: I have been having some serious trouble with this story lately and I am sorry for that, but I just got sucked into my story about Lily, which I don't want to post until I get this one finished and it's just a big mess. Anyways this chapter is cute, I love both Matt and James, but especially James. I wanted to write this story or some of it from James' POV but then you don't get all the surprise that is going to happen, although it's probably not much of a surprise as I have said before. I might do some later chapters in him though, because I just love him.
Anyways here is chapter three, and I'm sorry I'm bad at insults, especially British one's but just bare with it. And this story will get better I promise.
Reviews might give me some more motivation... HINT HINT.
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
Chapter three: Apology Accepted
"YOU BOTH NEED TO BOTTLE UP RIGHT NOW. MATT STOP BEING SUCH A SMARTASS AND RIDICULING MY HOUSE, I DON'T CARE IF YOU SAID I HAD A BRAIN THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN INSULT GRYFFINDORS. JAMES YOU NEED TO LEARN WHEN TO STOP YAPPING AWAY BECAUSE IF YOU EVER INSINUATE I AM A WHORE AGAIN I SWARE TO MERLIN YOU WILL REGRET IT. BOTH OF YOU DON'T EVER BLOODY IGNORE ME AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN I SAY DON'T DO SOMETHING DON'T FUCKING DO IT. I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE FOR SOME STUPID REASON I ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH YOU TWO AND I KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER WITH YOU DIMWITS," I said as most people look stunned around me but I wasn't finished, oh no I wasn't, even though I did calm the next part down a bit.
"Now both of you grow up and stop being such bloody tods. I don't care if you have some stupid rivalry over Quidditch, that has nothing to do with me. I am sick and tired of getting brought in between you two bitches pissing with each other, and until you two are done with these stupid two year old girl fights I am done with the both of you. Now either resolve this now or James walk off the field and let Matt practice. Figure it out and come apologize to me later, If your lucky i might forgive your thick arses" and with that I was finished.
I walked off of the field, leaving a lot of confused people behind me and up to the library still steaming but I decided that with having to be silent there no one would bother me much.
I didn't have any homework so I just walked between the book shelves trying to browse and find something I was interested in. I was in the potions section when I took a book off a shelf and what I saw on the other side made me smile. It was Rose and Lorcan sitting at a table together but instead of looking at their books they were gazing into each others eyes, holding hands on top of the table. I was glad to see them because they made my bad mood disappear much faster than it would have had I just been sitting down. I smirked and walked over too the two.
"Well is this appropriate for the library?" I said making them jump and pull away from each other, blushes spreading across both of their faces. I let out a little chuckle.
"Calm down you two, it's just me," I said.
"Gosh Della, you scared me," Rose said.
"So I see my advice has helped you two," I said with a smirk.
"Nah, you had nothing to do with it," Lorcan said winking and making me laugh again. They were my new favorite people as of this moment. Thank goodness not everyone in this castle was a git like my boyfriend and best friend.
"Well I will leave you two love birds alone, but I expect you both to stay on top of your studies!"
"Okay Mom," Rose called after me which normally would have gotten a shh from that old hag Pince, but Pince was in love with Rose so she could do whatever she wanted. Seriously one time I heard Rose have a go at some prat in the library and she didn't get in trouble at all, the prat on the other hand had a weeks worth of detentions with Filch.
I browsed the potions section of the library and found one I could pick up to read for a bit then found an empty table in the corner and sat down.
The book was called 100 tips to making your potions better, and it was filled with little bits of information such as letting the growth potion simmer for a few minutes before adding each ingredient, or turning a potion counterclockwise after every 20 clockwise turns when the potion included newt powder.
It was definitely something I could use, not only in helping my potions grade but also with my chosen career path. So after about two hours of reading I checked out the book and then went to the common room.
I decided not to sit around and possibly run into James, I didn't want to have to deal with that right now considering I would most likely just blow up at him again, no matter how much Rose, Lorcan, and reading cheered me up I was still in a nasty mood, so I just went up to my dorm.
"So then James told me that I was the best shag he ever had and so I continued to let his hands wander," Ellie was saying as I walked into the room and almost threw up.
"Yeah because that's a great complement, I would much rather a guy tell me he liked how I spread my legs then tell me I was beautiful," I said sarcastically as I started pulling of my sweater. I really wasn't that modest of girl when it came to my dorm mates seeing me, because I mean we were all girls and we all had the same parts didn't we?
"I know isn't it? It is much more original, and shagging actually requires skill so he really was complimenting something I did and not just how I looked!" She said, I did mention she was daft right?
I rolled my eyes and continued to take of my clothes, slipping into a pair of shorts and a tank top. I laid on my bed and grabbed my rubber bouncy ball which I kept by my bed throwing it up and down trying to ignore my mindless roommates chatter about which boys they wanted to shag, and which ones were cute enough to even consider. It normally didn't bother me that much but since I was still ticked it made me want to Avada someone, mainly one of the stupid bint's in my room. The conversation really kept coming back to either James, Brayden, Miles, or Liam, and really kind of grossed me out. I mean these were my mates they were talking about like they were pieces of meat.
When I thought about meat was when my stomach made a loud growl.
"Ew, please tell me that was not your stomach?" Payton said looking up from her nails.
"I didn't eat dinner so piss off," I said as I got up to go get some food from the kitchens.
"What's got her knickers in a bunch," Payton said to Geaun, making her giggle and I just ignored them as I left the room.
I didn't realize till I was down in the common room and I saw the 2nd year boy gape at me that I forgot to put on something over my incredibly short shorts, and small tank.
"Shit," I said under my breath. I quickly ran out of the common room and down to the kitchens taking as many back ways as I could. I had to thank James for not only showing me where the kitchen was but also most of the secret passageways around school. How he had found them I had no idea but I definitely wasn't complaining now.
When I got to the kitchens I asked the house elves to make me a nice turkey sammy, which they were more than happy to oblige. After they were done making It and the usual chatter the house elves brought when you visited I rapped up my sandwich grabbed an apple and a bottle of water and headed out. I started eating my apple right away as my stomach was really not happy with the lack of food in it right now.
On my way back I didn't even think that their could be someone else using the back corridors though and ran into James and Liam who were on their way to do something mischievous no doubt. I stood with hands on hips forgetting about my attire again.
"Della?" Liam said as James just stood their gapping like a fish.
"Oh bloody hell, it's not like you have never seen a pair of legs before Potter, so stop your staring," I said, he didn't stop however and I just huffed.
"Well, looking good their Haynes," Liam said after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"Thanks Liam, but Potter I'm still pissed at you, so you better start your groveling soon," I said as I walked away.
I made it back up to my room and finished my meal which I got a few glares from the girls for eating, Geaun even tried to complain that It was going to make the room smell.
"I don't know how aren't more fat then you already are when you eat like that," Payton said.
"Eat like what? A turkey sandwich and an apple, oh yeah that is real unhealthy," I said. I really wasn't normally so sarcastic but when I was in a bad mood I just couldn't help it from coming out that way.
"It is past 8 P.M.! Your not supposed to eat past 8 P.M. because that is when your metabolism slows down," she replied almost going into hysterics. I think my roommates were the reason I didn't give girls at this school a chance really, I mean come on, who freaks out about eating after 8 P.M.
"Your crazy you know that? Why should I care, it's not like I want to be stick skinny, my body is fine just the way it is," I said.
"Any girl could do with loosing a few pounds," she said eyeing me up and down and shaking here head, and here I will repeat, they were absobloodylutely nutters.
"Right because James staring at me gob smacked in the corridor just now means I need to loose weight," The reason I used James in my argument was because I knew the girls were obsessed with him, he was probably only staring because I never dressed like that and I was in the back passageways alone at night, but who cares what they didn't know wouldn't hurt them.
"No way!," Ellie said.
"James would never look at you like that, he was probably shocked by how hideous the sight in front of him was that he couldn't speak," Payton said.
"Yeah I mean look at you, there is no way any guy would touch you with a fifty foot pole, especially James," Geaun continued.
"Right, and that is why I have a boyfriend and all," I said rolling my eyes.
"Whatever we all know you are just paying him so that you can make James jealous and want to shag you, but it's not exactly going your way,"
"Why would I ever want to make James jealous, he's my mate I don't want to shag him," I said disgusted. But I mean really my roommates needed to get a life, they ridiculed me all the time but it was always the same thing over and over again, it bothered me at first but now it was just getting old.
"There is no way any girl in this world would not want to shag James Potter," Nora said.
"Nutters, the lot of you, James is nothing special, in fact he is pretty damn annoying," I said.
"How could you possibly say that?" Geaun asked shocked and she looked as if I had just said that Voldy and Dumbledore were gay together or something like that.
"Nutters, the lot of you, James is nothing special, in fact he is pretty damn annoying," I said.
"How could you possibly say that?" Geaun asked shocked and she looked as if I had just said that Voldy and Dumbledore were gay together or something like that.
"Cause I know the bastard, but hey I'm going to bed now, so if you wouldn't mind keeping quiet that would be great," I said laying down and pulling my curtains closed around me. I had had enough idiocy for one night, and was sincerely hoping that they wouldn't rot my brain from being around/ having to live with them.
They didn't keep quiet so I ended up having to put a silencing charm around my bed so that I couldn't hear the chatter. Really why was I so blessed with such swell roommates. It took me forever to fall asleep still but it didn't really matter all that much because time goes by slower when your awake and well I wasn't really looking forward to tomorrow.
The next morning when I woke up I pulled open my curtains and found my room covered in white roses. I smiled and looked to my bed side table and found a card sitting there with a single red rose that was addressed to 'the most amazing girl in the entire world'.
Della,
I'm sorry you have to deal with such an insufferable prat for a boyfriend. I know that I was out of line yesterday and I will do absolutely anything to make it up to you, even if that means apologizing to Potter. I hope you slept well my beauty and if it isn't too much to ask that you would grace me with your presence at breakfast this morning.
With all the love in my heart,
Matthew
See, he is utterly amazing. I showered and got ready for the day, grabbing one of the gorgeous white roses and cutting off the stem before placing it in my robe pocket. I walked out of the common room with a smile on my face and down to the great hall. I saw Matt waiting outside holding a small box in his hand. I walked up to him and gave him a kiss.
"Before you say anything I wanted to give you these as well, considering you deserve it," he said handing me the box.
I opened it to find my favorite, chocolate frogs.
"You are a whole lot of perfect, you know that?" I said as I hugged him.
"Am not, but thank you anyways. I guess this means I'm forgiven," he said.
"Oh I don't know I still might make you apologize to James," I said.
"If you want me to," he said seriously.
"I'm kidding Matt, you don't have to do that," I said.
"Well good because I really didn't want to," he said with a big smile.
We went into breakfast and I had an uneventful rest of the day. It was actually quiet boring, and I hate to admit this but it was boring because James was no where to be found. He wasn't in any of the classes we had together, he wasn't in the great hall at meal times, he wasn't on the grounds during our free period, and he wasn't anywhere in the halls.
It was hard for me to think that I actually missed James bugging me all day, but I did. Apparently I had grown accustomed to him and his annoying personality. I mean sure James was my friend and I knew that I would miss him if he disappeared forever but missing him when he hadn't even been gone for a whole day yet was a huge surprise to me.
Plus I never thought I would miss his crazy antics in class, I mean honestly getting 'paper bullets' shot into your hair wasn't the most fun thing I could think of, but I guess they did make class much more interesting. I was so bored, I even started to snooze off in Potions (although that could have been from my lack of sleep last night).
I was getting a little worried because where could he possibly be and this really wasn't like James at all. By the time dinner rolled around I was a mess. I was sitting at the Gryffindor table with Brayden, Liam, and Miles when I decided to ask them if they knew anything about it.
"Any of you know where James has run off too?" I asked them.
"No idea really, I was with him last night you know, and then this morning he wasn't in his bed," Liam said.
"How about you Brayden?" I asked.
"Haven't seen him at all today, it's pretty strange though because James usually tells us everything," he said looking thoroughly perplexed. That was true too, I am pretty sure the only thing he never told them was about him and me and they found out about that anyways.
"Miles?" I asked.
"Nah man, I don't got a clue either, probably chasing after and spitting game with some chick," he said in typical American fashion.
"Weird," I said as I continued with my dinner, trying not to think about it.
So as we were eating and wondering where he was our questions were soon answered as everyone in the hall stopped their conversations and started to look around as music started playing throughout the great hall.
"What in the world?" I said, and then I saw James being lowered from the ceiling on a rope and heard him mutter the sonorus spell.
And then, James Potter, sang lyrics from some muggle band as he was being lowered to the ground. Yes you heard that right he sang. The whole hall gasped, including me of course.
He continued his song as he reached the ground and started walking towards the Gryffindor table. He actually had a pretty good voice, I mean really he could probably make a career out of it if he wanted too, but of course knowing him the only career he ever thought of was professional Quidditch. I tried to listen to the lyrics of the song but was a little distracted by the fact that he was really singing in front of everyone.
The singing just kept going but I was almost too shocked to hear what he was saying. I knew the lyrics had to do with something about apologizing but that was basically all I really got from it. I was only catching a little bit here and there about him doing stupid things or something like that.
James was walking right towards me. I didn't know why none of the professors had stopped him yet, but there he was making his way towards me, and I could feel my cheeks growing warm. I was very thankful that my darker complexion didn't allow for much blushing.
"I never meant to cause you trouble,
And I never meant to do you wrong,
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
O no, I never meant to do you harm."
I caught those lyrics at least, and well the words were kind of sweet though, and he did put a lot of thought into this I'm sure. Considering this was probably what was taking him all day to plan. I couldn't decide whether I was happy that he was apologizing to me in this way or if I was upset because he was embarrassing me so much.
He was almost to me know, and I am pretty sure everyone could tell he was singing to me seeing as he kept his eyes glued on me the whole way. Some people might have considered it sweet that he was singing an apology to me but I was actually pretty embarrassed.
He had finally made it to me and he pulled me up out of my seat and got on a knee holding my hand and singing to me. My face was now entirely red I could tell and I saw some girls swooning out of my peripheral vision. This was going to make James even more popular with the ladies, which I didn't think was possible.
He repeated the lyrics from earlier the ones I had actually caught, looking directly into my eyes. I was completely mesmerized, no one had ever sang to be before, or gone this far to get me to forgive them. James really was a great was giving me goosebumps.
He held out his last note and then bent down and kissed my hand. And with that he was finished, and a round of applause and cat calls exploded across the hall. I myself was standing there stunned. There was now way that James Potter just sang a song to me in front of the entire school. I pinched myself to make sure it was real and I felt the pain so it obviously was.
No one else in the school would have the balls to do what he just did, I mean seriously he just sang a muggle song in front of everyone, and it was a song of apology. But of course being James he didn't get flustered or embarrassed by doing it.
He took off the sonorus charm and looked me in the eyes.
"Please forgive me for letting my mouth get ahead of me. I will most likely do it again but I can't help being an idiot sometimes," he said with his very cute lop-sided grin.
I couldn't help it, he just looked so cute sitting there waiting for me to forgive him, so I finally looked at him and said, "Apology Accepted,"
A/n: Ah he is so cute isn't he? Well anyways there was chapter 3, kind of a filler, with not too much important stuff going on but it is taking me a while to get into the good stuff, I mean come on guys I have got to get my characters set in your mind. Also sorry it's short, they will get longer I promise.
Oh and the song lyrics are from Trouble by Coldplay, I don't own that either.