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***** Chapter 9 : Ich liebe James Potter
"Ich liebe James Potter!" Lily said out loud, she was seething.
"Lil would you give that a rest?" spoke Caitlin calmly, ever the voice of reason. "It's been a month."
It was coming up to Halloween, and the first Hogsmeade weekend of the school year. Lily was sitting doing a Defence Against the Dark Arts homework in the main Gryffindor common room. Across from her sat Caitlin and Scarlet McFerrin, doing a joint Divination project.
"I know it's been a month but I still haven't gotten my own back yet!"
"Lil! He didn't jinx the quill. We checked it! Numerous times! I even asked him about it and he said no."
"In just one of your numerous 'chats'. I wonder – does Sirius know about those?"
"What?! – Oh don't even try and take this out on me. You're just annoyed because you couldn't report him for anything! You can't stand the fact that he's actually turned out to be an excellent Head Boy!"
"I can't stand the fact that he humiliated me in front of the whole school and got away with it!" Caitlin chose to ignore her and turned her attention back to Scarlet and their project.
"What a rough assignment! 'We'll meet again.' You and your partner must chart important events in your lives, and highlight those in which you will both be affected."
"I should have reported him for that alone, even if he didn't jinx the quill!" Lily was determined to continue the conversation, her homework lay forgotten on her lap. "I only didn't because I didn't want to relive it!"
"Do you think we could have a big fight now? And convince Professor Tyrer our lives will never cross paths again?" Caitlin said to Scarlet. She was just as determined as Lily, to steer the conversation in her own way.
"And what do you mean he's an excellent Head Boy?! He's only good because he's popular and he lets them get away with their stupid pranks and jokes!" Lily ranted loudly.
"Scarlet could you pass me that text book?" said Caitlin louder still.
"If I wasn't here to control it, and he were left to his own devices, he'd be letting them murder each other in the hallways!"
"RIGHT!" Lily had won, Caitlin had responded. The look on Caitlin's face however, made her feel much less than triumphant. "Scarlet would you mind if we finished this another time, Lily and I need to have a small chat." Scarlet nodded mutely. She looked relieved to have an excuse to get away from their continuous argument. Lily then found herself being spun round on the spot, and then felt Caitlin's index finger in the small of her back. "Move!" she whispered in her ear, and with that she felt herself being marched towards her own room.
They marched in silence until they reached the lion cub portrait. "Open it." Caitlin ordered. Lily not wanting to make Caitlin's mood any worse, didn't argue. She tapped the cub three times on the nose and said 'emotions', Caitlin watching over her shoulder the whole time. Once it was open Caitlin hesitated for a moment, she hadn't been in here before and didn't know which one was Lily's room.
"In here," Lily said quietly, as she led the way into her room. Caitlin did not permit her to talk again.
"Right first of all Lily – James would NEVER let anyone murder anyone! You hear me? NEVER! How can you joke about that now? When are living in such a horrific time?" She took a breath. Lily seized the moment to apologise.
"Caitlin, I'm sorry, I didn't mean..." Lily had just realised the impact her passing remark had made on Caitlin. Although her muggle background shielded her, she couldn't help but notice that Lord Voldemort's power was rising. She had been introduced to the fear he struck into witches and wizards from the very first moment she had arrived in Hogwarts – Caitlin had explained it on the train. It had been the reason that she had picked Defence Against the Dark Arts for one of her N.E.W.T subjects – one of only two girls in her house to do so. She wanted to be a Healer, and didn't really need it for that, but kept it on as a safety measure.
Caitlin noticed the tears that where now beginning to stream down Lily's face. She still hadn't made her second point, but she had already softened.
"Come here pet." She opened her arms to Lily, and they sat down on the bed. "I shouldn't have shouted at you. I know your having your own problems at the moment. I just get so – it doesn't matter... Why are you crying? Anyone would think it was you that had to go with one of the Marauders!" Lily laughed at her joke, and wiped her eyes.
"What else were you going to say?"
"Hmm?"
"You said 'first of all'. What was second?"
"Oh right. Well Lily you know you weren't really upset because you thought he jinxed the quill." Her voice soothing and calm.
"Yes I was. That's why I asked for it back." She was trying to echo Caitlin's voice, but her irritation was showing through again.
"Lily you only got upset when Sirius mentioned HE had his own quill because you'd realised you'd done something stupid."
"I know. I realised I'd given him an easy target." Caitlin smiled annoyingly at her, giving her the impression that she knew something Lily didn't.
"No you didn't. You realised you'd been flirting with HIM."
"I HAVE NOT BEEN - !" Lily roared, but stopped when she saw the annoying 'I told you so look' on Caitlin's face. She changed tact. "I have not been flirting with him," she said casually. Still the look remained on Caitlin's face.
"You have been flirting with HIM. And the only reason you're able to keep calm at the moment is because I haven't mentioned HIS name yet. If I do I know you'll flip out."
"That's so not true."
"Yes it is. You can't bear to hear it because you know what it does to you."
"The only reason I react, ever-so-slightly, is because I despise him."
"You despise Sirius too, and you don't react to his name like that."
"That's because you're going out with him! I don't want to hurt you!" The conversation was starting to get more heated. The calm voices gradually slipping.
"You've never reacted to Sirius' name like that! And the only reason the confrontation in the Great Hall annoyed you so much is because something HE said struck a nerve with you!"
"And what would that be?!" They were standing now, and shouting back and forth, although it wasn't like their previous argument, the laughter in Caitlin's voice was clearly audible.
"'ICH LIEBE JAMES POTTER'!" Caitlin roared. "And it's true Lily you do! You love James Potter!"
Lily stood aghast for a moment.
"That's – that's not true," she spluttered eventually.
"Honey, I've been your best friend since our first day here, and I can read you like a book. You like him! Your cheeks glow every time he asks you out now."
"Caitlin I don't know what your on but I do not like James Potter – there I said his name, and look NO REACTION!"
"Your hand's shaking," Caitlin whispered pointing at Lily's right hand. Lily tried to steady it but failed miserably.
"Look I don't like him. I know, ok? I practically live with him and we don't get on!"
"Yes but you don't actually spend any time together do you? You're always locked away in your rooms. You're afraid if you spend time with him you'll let yourself slip again!"
"I am not afraid! And what do you mean again?"
"The quill incident. Anyway if you're not afraid then prove it! Come for a drink with me and the Marauders in the Three Broomsticks this weekend." Lily didn't have time to think about this proposition properly before she answered.
"Fine!" she shot at Caitlin.
"Fine!" Caitlin shot back, a huge smile creeping across her face.
"I think you better go, I need to do some work!" She pushed the beaming Caitlin out of her room, and yelled "Accio homework". The work she had left down in the common room came zooming up to her. Finally once she had seen Caitlin out of the door she slammed it behind her, and slid down it.
"Oh BUGGER!" she said out loud.
*****
That chapter kind of ran away with me I'm not sure if I liked it. I prefer writing for James. I don't know when I'll update again, but I just like to thank you for your lovely reviews – they keep me writing this. Special thanks to Oliverwoodschic, luvsirius and CountessMel and everyone else who has been reviewing!!
***** Chapter 9 : Ich liebe James Potter
"Ich liebe James Potter!" Lily said out loud, she was seething.
"Lil would you give that a rest?" spoke Caitlin calmly, ever the voice of reason. "It's been a month."
It was coming up to Halloween, and the first Hogsmeade weekend of the school year. Lily was sitting doing a Defence Against the Dark Arts homework in the main Gryffindor common room. Across from her sat Caitlin and Scarlet McFerrin, doing a joint Divination project.
"I know it's been a month but I still haven't gotten my own back yet!"
"Lil! He didn't jinx the quill. We checked it! Numerous times! I even asked him about it and he said no."
"In just one of your numerous 'chats'. I wonder – does Sirius know about those?"
"What?! – Oh don't even try and take this out on me. You're just annoyed because you couldn't report him for anything! You can't stand the fact that he's actually turned out to be an excellent Head Boy!"
"I can't stand the fact that he humiliated me in front of the whole school and got away with it!" Caitlin chose to ignore her and turned her attention back to Scarlet and their project.
"What a rough assignment! 'We'll meet again.' You and your partner must chart important events in your lives, and highlight those in which you will both be affected."
"I should have reported him for that alone, even if he didn't jinx the quill!" Lily was determined to continue the conversation, her homework lay forgotten on her lap. "I only didn't because I didn't want to relive it!"
"Do you think we could have a big fight now? And convince Professor Tyrer our lives will never cross paths again?" Caitlin said to Scarlet. She was just as determined as Lily, to steer the conversation in her own way.
"And what do you mean he's an excellent Head Boy?! He's only good because he's popular and he lets them get away with their stupid pranks and jokes!" Lily ranted loudly.
"Scarlet could you pass me that text book?" said Caitlin louder still.
"If I wasn't here to control it, and he were left to his own devices, he'd be letting them murder each other in the hallways!"
"RIGHT!" Lily had won, Caitlin had responded. The look on Caitlin's face however, made her feel much less than triumphant. "Scarlet would you mind if we finished this another time, Lily and I need to have a small chat." Scarlet nodded mutely. She looked relieved to have an excuse to get away from their continuous argument. Lily then found herself being spun round on the spot, and then felt Caitlin's index finger in the small of her back. "Move!" she whispered in her ear, and with that she felt herself being marched towards her own room.
They marched in silence until they reached the lion cub portrait. "Open it." Caitlin ordered. Lily not wanting to make Caitlin's mood any worse, didn't argue. She tapped the cub three times on the nose and said 'emotions', Caitlin watching over her shoulder the whole time. Once it was open Caitlin hesitated for a moment, she hadn't been in here before and didn't know which one was Lily's room.
"In here," Lily said quietly, as she led the way into her room. Caitlin did not permit her to talk again.
"Right first of all Lily – James would NEVER let anyone murder anyone! You hear me? NEVER! How can you joke about that now? When are living in such a horrific time?" She took a breath. Lily seized the moment to apologise.
"Caitlin, I'm sorry, I didn't mean..." Lily had just realised the impact her passing remark had made on Caitlin. Although her muggle background shielded her, she couldn't help but notice that Lord Voldemort's power was rising. She had been introduced to the fear he struck into witches and wizards from the very first moment she had arrived in Hogwarts – Caitlin had explained it on the train. It had been the reason that she had picked Defence Against the Dark Arts for one of her N.E.W.T subjects – one of only two girls in her house to do so. She wanted to be a Healer, and didn't really need it for that, but kept it on as a safety measure.
Caitlin noticed the tears that where now beginning to stream down Lily's face. She still hadn't made her second point, but she had already softened.
"Come here pet." She opened her arms to Lily, and they sat down on the bed. "I shouldn't have shouted at you. I know your having your own problems at the moment. I just get so – it doesn't matter... Why are you crying? Anyone would think it was you that had to go with one of the Marauders!" Lily laughed at her joke, and wiped her eyes.
"What else were you going to say?"
"Hmm?"
"You said 'first of all'. What was second?"
"Oh right. Well Lily you know you weren't really upset because you thought he jinxed the quill." Her voice soothing and calm.
"Yes I was. That's why I asked for it back." She was trying to echo Caitlin's voice, but her irritation was showing through again.
"Lily you only got upset when Sirius mentioned HE had his own quill because you'd realised you'd done something stupid."
"I know. I realised I'd given him an easy target." Caitlin smiled annoyingly at her, giving her the impression that she knew something Lily didn't.
"No you didn't. You realised you'd been flirting with HIM."
"I HAVE NOT BEEN - !" Lily roared, but stopped when she saw the annoying 'I told you so look' on Caitlin's face. She changed tact. "I have not been flirting with him," she said casually. Still the look remained on Caitlin's face.
"You have been flirting with HIM. And the only reason you're able to keep calm at the moment is because I haven't mentioned HIS name yet. If I do I know you'll flip out."
"That's so not true."
"Yes it is. You can't bear to hear it because you know what it does to you."
"The only reason I react, ever-so-slightly, is because I despise him."
"You despise Sirius too, and you don't react to his name like that."
"That's because you're going out with him! I don't want to hurt you!" The conversation was starting to get more heated. The calm voices gradually slipping.
"You've never reacted to Sirius' name like that! And the only reason the confrontation in the Great Hall annoyed you so much is because something HE said struck a nerve with you!"
"And what would that be?!" They were standing now, and shouting back and forth, although it wasn't like their previous argument, the laughter in Caitlin's voice was clearly audible.
"'ICH LIEBE JAMES POTTER'!" Caitlin roared. "And it's true Lily you do! You love James Potter!"
Lily stood aghast for a moment.
"That's – that's not true," she spluttered eventually.
"Honey, I've been your best friend since our first day here, and I can read you like a book. You like him! Your cheeks glow every time he asks you out now."
"Caitlin I don't know what your on but I do not like James Potter – there I said his name, and look NO REACTION!"
"Your hand's shaking," Caitlin whispered pointing at Lily's right hand. Lily tried to steady it but failed miserably.
"Look I don't like him. I know, ok? I practically live with him and we don't get on!"
"Yes but you don't actually spend any time together do you? You're always locked away in your rooms. You're afraid if you spend time with him you'll let yourself slip again!"
"I am not afraid! And what do you mean again?"
"The quill incident. Anyway if you're not afraid then prove it! Come for a drink with me and the Marauders in the Three Broomsticks this weekend." Lily didn't have time to think about this proposition properly before she answered.
"Fine!" she shot at Caitlin.
"Fine!" Caitlin shot back, a huge smile creeping across her face.
"I think you better go, I need to do some work!" She pushed the beaming Caitlin out of her room, and yelled "Accio homework". The work she had left down in the common room came zooming up to her. Finally once she had seen Caitlin out of the door she slammed it behind her, and slid down it.
"Oh BUGGER!" she said out loud.
*****
That chapter kind of ran away with me I'm not sure if I liked it. I prefer writing for James. I don't know when I'll update again, but I just like to thank you for your lovely reviews – they keep me writing this. Special thanks to Oliverwoodschic, luvsirius and CountessMel and everyone else who has been reviewing!!