AN: First off thanks to my reviewers:
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Any comments greatly appreciated!
This chapter's not as good as I'd like it to be but I figured I'd submit it anyway as I haven't updated this story in a while! It's a little on the short side but I hope you enjoy it anyway!
Grow To Love
Chapter 3: Lessons In Love
It was 7.p.m and the Gryffindor common room was fairly empty. Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew were absorbed in an exciting game of Gobstones while Remus Lupin and Lily Evans sat talking about the tricky assignment Professor McGonagall had set the class as homework.
James Potter entered the room upon seeing Lily he burst into song:
"Lilaaaaaaaay my dear!
Your future husband is here!
To sing you a song!
About why we belong!
Together Forever!"
"No, Potter Never!" Lily interrupted
"Ahh, Lils, it's just as well you intervened there, I didn't have any more lines!" said James cheerfully His eyes narrowed "Can you believe Moony?? Can you?? He promised me he'd help write a song for you! The second I let go of him! They very second I did he fled! A team of highly elite Aurors couldn't have caught him! His legs must be about 10 metres long!"
"I see," replied Lily.
Remus glanced up from his armchair "Well, not quite 10 metres yet" he said.
James jumped in "Anyway Lily, will you go out with me?"
"NO! NO! I WILL NOT!" she screamed.
"Why not???" James demanded
"Why not???" she shrieked. "Why not???"
"Yes, why not??"
"I'll tell you why Potter!"
"Tell me why then"
"You are arrogant, conceited, big-headed, egoistical, condescending, overconfident-"
"Don 't they all mean the same thing??" asked Sirius, joining the conversation
"Yeah, pretty much" Remus said lazily
"James head isn't that big!" Peter added.
"Fine Potter!" snapped Lily. "Fine! You want me to bring out the big guns?? I'm warning you I will!"
"I would love for you to" James answered sounding completely unfazed.
"All-right then, you James Potter are a bully and a prat and a rule breaker and-and..well..I don't like you!" she finished feebly.
"Wow Evans...that was impressive" said Sirius, sounding like it was anything but.
"Yes..well Black, obviously that wasn't the entire thing, it was merely a little taste of what's to come!"
"Mhm"
"How did you even get involved in this Black??" I think you should shut up now!"
She was about to glare fiercely at him when she noticed that he had fallen asleep. Well, at least he'd taken her advice. Sort of.
"Right, I'm off to bed!" she said to no-one in particular.
Remus looked up and noticed that James was grinning manically. "James why are you grinning manically?? he asked.
"Didn't you hear??!" said James sounding positively gleeful!"
"Hear what??" asked Remus feeling very confused.
"She thinks I'm an arrogant rule-breaking bully!"
Remus was feeling extremely confused now. "James, maybe you mis-read the dictionary. That is not a good thing! And you are an arrogant rule-breaking bully!"
"Oh Moony of course it's a good thing!!" A strange look appeared on his face, and Remus was experiencing the most deafening silence of his life when James finally blurted out "I can change!"
"...No you can't...""
"Moony will you teach me to be a gentlemen???"
"No" said Remus bluntly.
"Why not???" asked James. "The girls love you and your gentlemanly ways!"
It wasn't that Remus didn't want to help James out, it was just that he couldn't be bothered to. "Finish off the song for her" he lamely suggested.
"All right!" James declared I will. To Remus' great surprise he began singing immediately.
Lily Evans I'm in love with you
I promise you that I swear it's true
I love your thick red dark long hair
I love your stunning green eyed-stare
You're funny and extremely witty
You're beautiful to me, not pretty
I love how you are very smart
You're my only one. You've stolen my heart
I'll change for you, for you alone
Won't you throw this poor dog a bone?
It'd make my life if you'd agree
To give me a chance, will you date me?
Remus sat there in shock.
James saw this and went "look! It was spur of the moment okay??
"No, James that was pretty good." Remus insisted. "In fact why didn't you sing her that one before??!!
"It was spur of the moment I told you. Did you really think it was good???"
"Yes!" Remus hissed. "Write it down, write it down!!"
"Honestly Moony" said James, dipping his quill into a bottle of ink "there's no need to act like a crazed Mountain Goat…who has rabies!"
He finished scribbling down the lyrics on a bit of parchment. "Please teach me to be better Moony! Please"" begged James.
"All right" Remus said. "Lesson one : You must only call her Lily. Nothing else!"
"What?" James was very puzzled "I don't call her anything but Lily!"
"Don't lie James. The only way we'll make any progress is if you are 100 truthful here, and in the past 3 hours alone you have addressed her as "Evans, Lils, your flower, your future wife, your angel, your darling, your sweetheart, your guiding light in life, your sole reason for living, your love muffin-"
"All right Moony I get it! No pet names allowed! What's lesson two??"
"Lesson 2 will remain a secret until you have tackled lesson 1!"
"Easy", said James smirking.
"We'll see mate," said Remus. "We'll see."