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Chapter 25 (James POV)
I woke up, opening the window feeling the Saturday sun on my skin, I looked out and saw some students lounging about on the grounds, it was all blurry though… I felt around for my glasses on my nightstand. Putting them on, my sight was a lot clearer. I breathed in the morning air, a light breeze tickling at my nose. I looked at my alarm clock and noticed it was 10:21. 10:21! I was supposed to be down at the pitch twenty-one minutes ago!
"Holy crap!" I yelled as I threw on some pants. And ran down the stairs, putting on my shirt on in the process, making me fall face forward down the stairs. I hit the bottom with a loud boom. I collected myself and to my horror I found Lily laughing her head off.
"You think it's funny, do you?" I said seriously.
"Umm… Let's see you falling on your face down the stairs? I think I would give you a… ten! And uhhh.. yes I do think it's rather funny." She said laughing her head off.
"Stop laughing I think I broke something." I said pissed off, "I got to get to Quidditch practice." I started towards the portrait, but fell to the ground. Evans rushed over surprisingly.
"Are you okay, Po..James?" She asked in a nice voice.
"Yeah, will you just help me to the hospital wing? I think I broke my ankle…" I said.
"Okay," she said supporting me, by putting her arm under my shoulder.
We slowly, but steadily headed towards the hospital wing. Neither one of us talked, it was too awkward for the both of us. Especially me, I didn't want to say anything to upset her, because I was at her mercy to help me to the hospital wing. So I just kept quiet for once. She was looking down at the ground, not making eye contact with me. Was I really that scary? Mean? I swear I have mellowed down since last year…
Five minutes later….
Silence.
I couldn't stand it anymore, I had to say something.
"So Ev..Lily, how are your classes going so far?"
"Pretty good. You?" she said shifting her weight.
"I don't really like charms all that much, I'm not that good at charms."
"Really now?" She said in a disbelieving voice, "Who comes up with all those pranks?"
"Moony."
"Moony?"
"Remus I mean. Sorry I'm used to the nicknames."
"Oh yeah… I remember now, sorry I forgot." she said again looking at her toes.
We finally reached the Hospital wing where Madame Promfrey, made a big fuss over the whole thing.
"..really who would fall down the stairs… Boys these days…" she muttered to herself, while shoving a potion that tasted like.. umm.. how else can I say it, grass down my throat. It was horrible, after I had skanked it down, she tapped my ankle with her wand.
" Okay Potter, you can go."
Lily was waiting outside for me. Surprise I know! My nerves were rising again, I could feel it. My heart started beating faster then usual.
" Practice is almost over anyways, shall we go back to the Common Room?" I suggested.
"Um no, it's okay, I was going to meet up with my friends…" she replied do I dare say it shyly?
"Ohh! Umm… No Problem I was… uhh… just going to look for the guys anyway… got some Guy… stuff to talk about…" I said awkwardly, "Well see you later Evans, Thanks for your help." I said as I walked away.
(Lily Pov)
Ja...Potter walked down the hallway. I can't believe that just happened. When was James Potter ever a klutz? Lol this so good blackmail, I gotta find the girls…
I went to Gryffndor tower, I told the fat lady the password and headed up to the common room. There my friends sat playing exploding snap in front of the fire. Well Alexis and Ali were, but Beth was reading a book, like usual. I went over to sit with them when Alexis yells something at me.
"Lily! You're alive we thought Potter had killed you or something." She said dramatically.
"Umm… no, quite the opposite actually…" I said slyly.
"You tried to kill Potter?" said Ali excitedly.
"Not exactly..." I said smiling.
"Give us the juice." Said Alexis.
"Well this morning at around umm..10:21 I think he comes tumbling down the stairs quite literally…"I said trying to remember this morning's events, "he was late for quidditch practice, so that's why he was running down the stairs to get to his practice…" I said.
"James Potter? A klutz? I would've never thought…" said Beth putting down her book entering the conversation.
"Shut up Beth I want to hear the rest of the story!" yelled Ali, " Yes go on…" said Ali sitting on the edge of her seat. "So anyway he tries to leave but can't because he broke his ankle…" I said trailing off.
"So what did you do?" asked Lexi anxiously, "you should've left him there to suffer, the little jerk."
"Lexi I am not that cruel…" I said giving her a glare, " Considering the fact that you are totally and completely falling for Sirius, and you treat him like scum?"
"Okay, shut up…" said Lexi, blushing furiously," And I do not treat him cruelly!"
"Are you kidding?" we all said laughing.
"Okay so maybe a little bit… but hey Lily you're trying to get off topic. Tell us more!"
Said Lexi grabbing the front of my robes menacingly.
Where was I?" I said thoughtfully.
"You were at the part where he broke his ankle… I think?" said Ali.
"Yeah, that's right. Okay so umm there he helpless sprawled out on the floor, he looked in a lot of pain.."
"What, did you do then?" asked Beth.
"I helped him over to the hospital wing."
"That must have been awkward," said Beth.
"Trust me it was!" I replied.
"Well, did he talk to you? The little jerk face?" asked Lexi, like she was about to pound the living daylights out of someone.
"Well he started, he just asked how classes were going for me. Just small talk you know?" I said, hiding the fact that I was secretly falling for him AGAIN.
"What happened after you got him to the hospital wing?" asked Ali.
"Well I waited to make sure Madame Promfrey set him right." I said, "then he said practice was probably over by now, and if I wanted to go the common room with him."
"Weird…" said Ali.
"That little jerk, after to what he did to you! He shouldn't come within an ten foot radius of you!" said Alexis fuming, " I'll pummel him for you, Lils!"
"No it's okay Lexi.." I said trying to calm down my overprotective friend, "I still need to do head duties. Believe it or not Potter actually does what he's supposed to do. I don't need more work for me to do, if he's in the hospital wing." I said laughing heartily.
"So verbal abuse then…" trailed off Lexi, "just kidding Lily gosh!" she finished receiving a death glare from me.
Back to James…
"Boy Stuff? How thick can I get?" I screamed in the empty corridor. I headed up to Gryffndor tower hopefully the guys would be there. What if Lily was there? What would I say? Ahh I need to find Remus!
"Caput Draconis" I said to the fat lady and entered the common room. I looked around and to my horror saw Lily and her friends by the fireplace. I saw too fifth years sitting by the chess table. I went over to them receiving glares from the Lily and her friends. I hurried overto the girls trying to get away from their stares.
"Hey umm. I'm James Potter." I said to the blonde fifth year.
"Yes we know..." she said flirtatiously.
"Umm... well I was wondering if you knew where my friends are? Do you know you happen to know?" I asked strongly, not letting Lily and her friends' stares scare me. I could feel their penetrating glares in the back of my head.
"They're upstairs…" She said shyly.
"Oh ok thanks." I said flashing them a smile, which made them both blush. I dashed up the stairs leaving the stares behind me.
I burst threw the door of my old dormitory; looking around I noticed nothing seemed to have changed. Pigsty like usual. Only Remus's spot seemed to be relatively clean. Unlike Sirius who had clothes strewn all about the floor. That little Fifth year lied to me! I grabbed the marauder's map which was on Sirius's what I thought was a nightstand.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good." I said as I tapped the map.
I searched all over the castle. I noticed Lily and her friends were still sitting by the fire. I scanned the map frantically, and finally found them by the Willow tree by the lake I stuffed the map into my pocket and stormed down the stairs. There was no way I could avoid them so I had to go through the common room. I entered again into the common receiving the looks I had previously gotten. I was fed up with it!
"Will you stop staring please!" I shouted and Lily and her friends.
"Didn't fall down this time eh?" Said Lily slyly.
"Ahh! You little… ah forget it!" I muttered as I left the common room down to the great hall.
Geez why did girls have to be so..so..DUMB!?!
I walked out of the front doors the Saturday sun, feeling good on my face. I went down by the lake, spotting my friends under "our" Willow tree by the shoreline.
"Hello Marauders!" I said in a booming voice.
"He lives!" barked Sirius, "the Prodigal son returns!"
"Thanks Pads.." I said looking at him questioningly.
"So any news on the Lily front? Asked Sirius, looking at the two fifth year Ravenclaws down by the lake's edge.
"Sirius will you please stop drooling all over me?" Said Moony
"Ahh, Wolf boy your no fun!" said Sirius defensively he looked at them again and back at moony, "you know there are two you know" Said Sirius wriggling his eyebrows.
"Sirius I have things called values…"said Remus, " Anyway I thought you liked Alexis?"
"I do.. but well she wants the C word…" said Sirius horrified.
"Oh no! the C word!" said Remus dramatically putting his hand to his forehead.
"Commitment is a big thing Moony, I've never had a relationship last more then a week…"
"Whatever you chicken…" said Remus patting Sirius on the back.
"So! Prongs what were you saying?" said Sirius changing tact at the speed of light.
"I think Lily's avoiding me, until this morning…"
I looked over to Remus, he nodded; he got my letter by the look of it.
"Well what happened?" Asked Sirius like an over-excited puppy dog.
I told then the events of the morning, and to my dislike they all started laughing
Except Remus that is who had a calm look on his face.
"What am I supposed to do?" I said desperately finishing my story.
"I'll talk to her James…" said Remus giving me a knowing look.
"Thanks, buddy, I owe you won."
With that Remus said he had to go to the library to "study"
Hopefully everything would work out right??? I sure hope it did, and I was willing to wait as long as it took.
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"study" means in depth talk with Lily if you were wondering….
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hermy