aVOIDING POTTER OR NOt
Disclaimer- HA! There's only one person who created Harry Potter, and that one person killed off ALL the Marauders… but is still the best author in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!
Dedications- To my beta, Lily the Marauder… she rocks! Lol
Notes- Well, last chapter I left you on a cliffhanger! James and Lily kissed (Under the mistletoe) Sirius and Becky got their act together (thanks to their friends) Dumbledore was drunk (thanks to whoever spiked the punch coughsiriuscough and… Carly tried to kill Lily (But thankfully she didn't succeed)
Okay, I'm guessing you're hatred for Carly has increased because she tried to kill Lily, so grab you're torch and pitchforks guys… its hunting Carly time! Just kidding! not YET!
Chapter eleven… oh my gosh, chapter eleven already, Crikey time flies!
James' pov… next day… dun dun dun dun!
"Oi! Prongs get up"
"Mmm"
"Prongs!"
"Uhuh"
"God dammit!"
"OI! You threw you're fricken shoe at me!" I sat up, rubbing my head. "It's gonna bruise now"
"So? I told you to get up"
"Why? It's the holidays Padfoot!"
"So?"
"So! Holidays mean sleep ins!"
"Oh… lucky I can get back to sleep easy and you can't!" And with that, Sirius laid back down and fell asleep.
"OI! You just woke me up! You know it's hard for me to get back to sleep!"
"So? Go have a shower" Remus mumbled from his bed.
I sighed and got up, and walked into the bathroom grumbling.
I turned on the shower, got undressed and hopped in.
"Three… two… one…zero" Sirius counted an evil smirk on his face.
"PADFOOT! YOU USED UP THE HOT WATER AGAIN!"
Sirius cackled with laughter.
"Looks like you'll need to shower in the prefect's bathroom"
"Nice, real nice" I replied drying myself and putting my pajamas back on.
I grabbed my clothes and the things I'd need and left the dormitory.
When I got to the prefects bathroom, I sighed. "Least I'll have a hot shower… maybe a bath, much more tempting"
"Password?" the portrait asked. (A/N: is it even a portrait that guards the bathroom? I dunno cos I'm too lazy to re-read the books lol)
"Uh, it's… oh bugger what did Lily say it was? Oh yeah-"
"Are you going to tell me or not?"
"Its licorice snap"
"Correct" and the portrait swung open.
I walked in and smiled, this is the best bathroom I've ever seen… a humungous spa, a shower, a toilet, a… a girl swimming in the bath?
"Oh! James you startled me" Lily said popping up out of the waiter. I gaped.
"Uh, sorry!"
"That's okay" she replied blushing.
"I was just… idiot, woke me up… cold shower… came here instead… really, really sorry I'll just-"
"James its okay! You're acting as if you've never seen a naked girl before"
"Uh… no… I haven't actually… I'll just um… leave you to it and yeah… I'll come back later"
If my face was red, then Lily's is… reddy, red red…
"Its okay, I was just about to hop out anyway" she looked at me pointedly.
"What?" I asked frowning.
"Are you going to turn around or will I have to hex you're eyes shut?" she asked smirking.
"OH! Right, uh yeah sorry" I said turning around. I heard her get out of the water and she wrapped a towel around herself.
"Do you think you'll do okay in the transfiguration test today?" I asked turning around.
Oh god, Lily has the best body I have ever seen…
She looked at me, her eyebrows raised.
"I doubt it; you know it's not my best subject"
"Oh, yeah. I know… doesn't mean you won't do okay I mean-"
"James I suck at Transfiguration, you know it everyone knows it" she brushed past me and I caught a whiff of her scent…
"Apples, banana and pineapple" I said without thinking.
She turned around. "Um, yeah that's the shampoo!" she said, she was blushing like mad but I guess I'm not much better.
"Uh, you know with the test today? Good body"
She cocked an eyebrow.
"Shit! I meant good luck! Yeah… uh oh shit"
She grinned and patted my arm.
"Don't worry, it's our little secret" and she winked and left, leaving me feeling embarrassed.
"Oh god" I muttered and got into the bath tub… the humungous bath tub (A/N: he didn't refill the bath, Lily was nice and left the water in there for him).
"Great… I've just done the most embarrassing thing in my life"…
(A/N: Awww… poor James… lol)
I stood in the prefect's bathroom, brushing my teeth when I realized Lily had left her toothpaste and toothbrush. I decided to be a nice guy and return them to her.
As I walked into the Common room, I saw people getting ready to go down for breakfast.
I walked to the girl's staircase, froze it and sound proofed it and hurried up the stairs just incase it unfroze.
I knocked on the door and Becky answered it, wearing bum shorts, a black tank top and was brushing her teeth.
"Hey… you looking for Lily?" she asked stepping back so I could come in.
"I am actually… she left her toothbrush and toothpaste in the prefect's bathroom" I said passing them to Becky.
"Oh bugger, she's always doing that" Becky said smirking. Lily came back out of the bathroom, saying; "Oh shit, Becky I've lost my toothbrush! And my toothpaste! Where the hell did I put them? Have you seen them?" she didn't even notice me until she bumped into me.
"Shit, sorry Emm" she said without even looking as I helped her up.
"Hello Lily" I said grinning and her eyes widened. "Oh, crap sorry! I thought you were Emm! What are you doing here?" she asked blushing.
"Returning you're belongings" I replied and pointed to Becky's hands. "Oh! Thank you! I was going nuts! Have you seen Emm?" she asked taking her stuff from Becky.
"No, why?" I asked curiously.
"Well it's just that she's been missing ever since I left to take a bath" she glanced at me and I looked away.
"Maybe she's at breakfast" I said shrugging.
"Yeah, maybe" Lily said, looking out of the window.
Just then someone came up behind me and put their hands over my eyes.
"Guess who Jamie goo goo?"
I shuddered. "Let me guess, the wicked witch?" I asked taking her hands off of my eyes and turning.
"Oh look I was right" I said and she slapped my arm.
"What are you doing here? Come to visit me?" she asked smiling and winking.
"No actually I came to give Lily her stuff back; she left them in the prefect's bathroom"
Her face fell. "Oh" she said giving Lily a venomous look.
She leaned in and kissed me and I pulled away quickly.
"I better go, I'll give you an ahoy if I see her" I added to Lily who nodded.
"Cya" I said waving and left.
Little did we know, Emm was saying goodbye to Remus in the stairway leading to the boy's dormitory.
"You know you could stay a bit longer" Remus said kissing Emm softly. She giggled. "I can't, I have to get back, if I know Lily, and I do, she'll be running around like a headless chook" Remus chuckled and they began to kiss passionately.
"Don't mind me, just passing through" I said walking past them and smirking. They both blushed.
"Where've you been?" she asked me.
"Oh, prefect's bathroom, ran into Lily, she forgot her stuff and I returned them… oh and be careful, she is running around like a headless chook… first it was over her tooth paste and tooth brush, and now over you being missing and all, although you're actually with one of my best mates in the wrong dormitory… Naughty girl Emm, imagine if McGonagall caught you! Oh you'd be in so much trouble" I said grinning as she hit my arm.
"Alright, see ya" she said kissing Remus one last time and leaving.
I looked at Remus and opened my mouth bit he cut me off.
"Shut up!" and he hurried into the dormitory and I smirked and followed him.
"Moonykins is in love!" I sang in an annoying sing song voice.
"James!" Remus yelled as I ducked the pillow he aimed at me.
Peter, who was checking his time table for some dumb reason didn't see the pillow and got hit and screamed causing us all to burst out laughing.
"So Wormy, made it to second base with what's her face yet?" Sirius asked lazily.
"N-no" Peter squeaked.
I snatched the time table off him and threw it on the floor. "You really need to chilax Wormtail, it's the HOLIDAYS!" I said rolling my eyes.
"So, have you and what's her face made out yet?" Sirius asked smirking.
"Huh?" Peter asked frowning.
"Snogged… kissed… passionate embrace… you get the drift Wormy?" he asked rolling his eyes.
"Ah, I think so"
"So have you?" I asked.
"Have I what?"
"PETER!" me, Sirius and Remus yelled all together.
He winced, "Sorry" he muttered.
"Have you's snogged yet?" I asked irritatedly.
"No… not yet" he blushed.
"Why not?" Sirius asked nosily.
"Because… we… I… she…" that was all he could get out.
"What? Spit it out Wormtail"
Peter burst into tears. "She dumped me!"
We sat there, stunned and watched as Peter sobbed uncontrollably. (A/N: sorry, I just had to do this… little rat! Irony)
"Uh, here Wormy have some chocolate" Sirius said grabbing some chocolate from under Remus' bed.
"HEY! That's my chocolate!"
"Yeah well are you going through the time of the month?"
"No… not yet" Remus turned away.
"Ewww, you have periods?"
"WHAT?!?!" me and Remus shouted.
"What? Wormtail does" Sirius said pointing at Peter who was pigging out on the chocolate.
"I do?" he asked stupidly.
"Yeah you do" Sirius said nodding.
"Oh, okay" Peter said and is shook with laughter.
"You are such an idiot Wormtail!" I said before the whole room was filled with laughter.
"Wormy why are you laughing?" Sirius asked tears streaming down his face from laughing so much.
"Because you guys are" he replied smiling.
Just then there was a knock and I leapt off the bed.
"Shit! It's probably McGonagall doing room checks! Clean up guys!" we all rushed around throwing things into the cupboards, under beds and pillows, etc.
I made sure it was clean and answered the door, but instead of McGonagall standing there it was Becky, Emm and Lily. Becky was holding a cd player, Emm was carrying a stack of cds and Lily had food and butterbeer.
"Have I ever told you guys I love you?" Sirius asked as Becky set up the cd player and a song began to play.
"What's this?" I asked as Lily plonked herself onto my bed.
"Fall Out Boy 'thanks for the memories'"
"Oh, okay cool" Sirius said and she sat in his lap.
Emm had crawled into bed beside Remus and they lay there looking at the ceiling.
Lily tossed me a chocolate frog and a butterbeer and Peter got up saying something about going fishing.
He left and Sirius said; "Who wants to play truth or dare?"
Lily looked uneasy… "I dunno" she said and I nudged her.
"Why, you scared?" I said smiling.
"I'm in" she said poking me on the shoulder.
"Count me in" me, Becky and Remus said at the same time.
"Me too" Emm concluded.
"Okay, I'll go first" Sirius said grinning. "Lily, truth or dare?"
"Truth" Lily said automatically. Sirius frowned.
"I thought you'd choose dare"
"Well you thought wrong" she replied.
"Okay, okay… what's one of you're most embarrassing moments?"
"Well, one time I went shopping with mum and Petunia and we were in the shop and I was looking at this jumper and it was size 'L' and I said, "Look mum size little" and Petunia looked at me and said; "That's large idiot" and these guys walked past and looked at me funny" Lily said and we all laughed.
"You're turn" Sirius said and she turned to Remus.
"Remus truth or dare"
"Dare" Lily scrunched up her face in thought.
"Hmmm… guys give me some ideas" she said and I smirked.
"How about this" I leaned over and whispered in Lily's ear and she grinned evilly.
Remus moaned… "Oh crap its something bad isn't it?"
"Bads an understatement… try humiliating" I said smirking.
Lily looked at him. "I dare you to run up to Filch, say; "Hey baby" give him a hug and wink and then tell him you're in love with him and walk away, turn around and blow him a kiss"
"NO! Ooooh! Go Remus!" Sirius said and we all laughed.
"I have to do this don't I?" he asked his voice full of pain.
We all nodded. He sighed, got up and we followed him.
We went down to the fourth floor and found Filch telling a few kids off.
Remus walked up to him, and said; "Hey baby" and hugged him… then winked, and said; "I'm deeply in love with you Filchy, you don't know how hard it is for me to see you flirt with Madam Pince" and walked off, turned and blew him a kiss. He walked over to us, leaving a bewildered looking Filch behind, staring at Remus as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Oh my god, Remus and Filch, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-"
"You finish that sentence and I'll force you to kiss him!" Remus snarled and Sirius shrieked and we all laughed.
I grabbed Lily's arm and the other's kept walking.
"Wanna join me on a prank?" I asked smirking.
She frowned… "Hmm I dunno I did tell you're mum I'd kick you're arse if you's did, but hey I'm in" she said and we ran down the Filch's office.
"Okay… this what we do…"
Twenty minutes later…
"Hi-dilly-ho Filcherino!" I said walking up to him.
"What do you want Potter?" he snarled and I shrugged.
Just then, Lily ran up to Filch, out of breath.
"Mr. Filch! Come quick, it's you're office!" He hurried off and we followed him, all the way.
Once he entered he screamed.
"WHO PAINTED MY WALLS PINK AND PUT BARBIE DOLLS IN MY OFFICE?!?!?!?!"
He turned, his face all blotchy and red and purple and walked over to us.
"You girl, why did you do this?" he snarled.
"It wasn't me! It was Bart Simpson! He's a first year!" she said and he hurried off to find the so-named student.
We high fived and hugged.
"Oh my god! He actually believed us!" she said and laughed as I swung her around.
I put her back on the ground and we grinned.
"Come on, back to the dormitory… I want some butterbeer" I said and grabbed her hand and we ran back upstairs.
Lily's pov
"Go James!" I screamed a few weeks later, as James zoomed past. It was January, a match and Slytherin were leading Gryffindor 90 to 30.
Becky, who was guarding the hoops, had just blocked a save as James flew past and the Gryffindors all cheered. Me and Emm hugged each other and we heard Remus' voice from the commentary box.
"And Gryffindor keeper Becky Taylor makes another great save! And Slytherin takes possession of the Quaffle, intercepted by Andrew Wall of Gryffindor, passes to Daniel Wood, drops the Quaffle, caught by Annie Johnson of Gryffindor, and passes it to Wall, who passes it to Wood, hope he doesn't drop it this time- and he SCORES! Slytherin still in the lead, 90 to 40"
The three Gryffindor chasers did a lap of honour as the Gryffindors all screamed and clapped and cheered.
James zoomed past, in search of the snitch and he caught my eye, grinned and waved and I waved back.
But just then-
CRUNCH!
"FOUL! James Potter, Gryffindor seeker was hit over the head by Slytherin beater's bat. That was DELIBERATE!" Remus shouted and the Gryffindors groaned and gasped.
I jumped up and ran onto the pitch, Emm following as James started to fall the ground. Sirius caught him just before he did and laid him on the grass.
"Oh no! James speak to me! Say something!" I said desperately shaking him. Madam Hanson flew over to make sure he was okay. She flicked her wand and he was fine. He sat up.
"Come on mate" Sirius said offering him a hand. James shook his head.
"I don't think I can" just by the sound of his voice my heart broke.
"Yes you can" I said making him look at me.
"Lily-"
"God James! You love Quidditch! And you will get in the air, if I have to I will kick you're arse until you get back on you're broom, and then I'll kick you again for being stupid" I said glaring at him. He sighed.
"Oh all right, but I have a headache" Madam Hanson flicked her wand again and it was gone.
Sirius helped him up and James got onto his broom. I grinned.
He kicked off from the ground and me and Emm hurried back to our seats beside Hagrid who was watching.
"Everythin okay?" he asked curiously.
"Fine, everything's fine" I said smirking.
"And Wood flies forward to take the penalty and he shoots and-"
Remus' voice was drowned by cheers from the Slytherin end.
"He misses! Quaffle is back to Michael Flint, captain of the Slytherin team and he heads for the goal hoops. Come on Becks- SAVE!"
The Gryffindors erupted and Becky threw the Quaffle to Annie, who threw it to Daniel who threw it to Andrew who scored causing the Gryffindors more happiness.
"And it's Mulciber with the Quaffle! He passes to Malfoy who passes to Flint who reverse passes back to Malfoy and it looks as if he's gonna score but he's attacked by the bludger, sent his way by Sirius Black of Gryffindor! Wall catches, drops, Mulciber catches, no drops Johnson cat-no drops! And it's Wood in possession and he's tearing up the pitch and SCORES!"
The Gryffindor supporters yet again scream with joy as the Quaffle is passed back to the Slytherins.
"Malfoy passes to Flint who passes to Mulciber who passes it to Malfoy, Flint and, and FLINT SCORES!" Remus said dryly and the Gryffindor's booed and Slytherin cheered.
I groaned.
Meanwhile, James was searching for the snitch, as was Regulus Black, Sirius' younger brother and seeker for Slytherin.
"What's this? Regulus Black has spotted the snitch! And he's dived! Yes he's certainly spotted it! And Potter flies after him but OH NO! The snitch has vanished as Regulus is distracted by a bludger sent by his brother Sirius! Sibling rivalry there as Regulus yells at Sirius who yells back and-"
"The match Lupin, the match!" McGonagall shouted.
"Steady on there professor, its not going anywhere… it was a joke, just a joke!" Remus added as McGonagall made a grab for the megaphone.
"Oh, yes Potter dives! And Regulus follows, but Potter pulls out of the dive, it was just a trick! BUT wait! Potter dives again and this time he really HAS seen the snitch! Potter pulls ahead, Regulus catching up but he'll never beat Potter's broom, the Nimbus 900 which has only recently come out a year ago! And look, Regulus is in front now and Wood scores again! So that's Slytherin 100 to Gryffindor 70 (A/N: I think!) Come on Potter! HE pulls out of the dive first, racing for the snitch, but Regulus catches up, he's in the lead again, he's stretched out his hand but-"
"Oi Black! How's Voldie?" James shouted, distracting Regulus so that his hand slipped and missed. HE tried to grope for it but James' hand snatched the snitch and Gryffindors all screamed, cheered, cried (McGonagall's case), waved their flags and yelled.
"Potter caught the snitch, GRYFFIDNOR WINS! Those Scum Slytherins lost! Haha!" McGonagall didn't even try to take the megaphone off him. She was busy wiping her eyes on a flag.
The team flew down onto the ground, all of them ruffling James hair as me and Emm raced out over to them, Remus breaking away from the commentator's box.
I ran and jumped into James arms and hugged him as he swung me around and around.
"WE WON!" Becky and Sirius screamed as he piggybacked her off the pitch. Remus and Emm hugged and raced after us as James put me on his shoulders and we left to go into the change rooms, all the while being watched unknowingly by Carly and her friends.
James put me down and I hugged him. He grinned, "Its all because you got me back on the broom Lils" and kissed my cheek. He hugged Becky and Sirius who hugged him back and then hugged me and then Remus and Emm. Remus, me and Emm waited out of the front, talking eagerly about the match.
When James, Becky and Sirius came out we clapped and James piggy backed me, Sirius piggy backed Becky and Remus piggy backed Emm back to the castle for the after party. When we all entered the common room there were screams and cheers as everyone patted James and the team on the back.
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow…"
I laughed as people began to sing and I went and grabbed Butterbeers, smiling happily.
I turned around just in time to see Carly run up and kiss James full on the mouth, and he kissed her back, making my insides feel like ice. I put the Butterbeers back onto the table and left the portrait hole, tears running down my cheeks.
Sirius raised his eyebrows as he saw James and Carly, but frowned when he saw me leave and sighed and followed me out.
As I walked along the corridor I heard Sirius and turned around when he grabbed my arm.
"Lily…"
Silent tears fell down my face as he hugged me tightly and I sobbed into his chest. Becky came around the corner and frowned, but when Sirius turned around a bit to show I was crying she hurried over and stroked my hair.
"Oh Lily… shhh its okay" she whispered as Emm ran up.
"I'll just go" Sirius said kissing me on top of the head and smiling at Becky and left.
Emm hugged me and I just cried.
Because I finally realized-
I'm in love with James Potter…
A/N: Awww, poor Lily! I love Lily to death and for her to cry makes me sad… once again I am writing early in the morning… 1:43 am guys yep…
James… gosh ditch Carly already! Gosh, yes I know, I know I hate Carly too… but hey life's not perfect!
Don't worry, it'll be sorted out soon!
Thanks to the reviewers!
Mistinthenight- That was one of my favourite chapters… the drunk Dumbledore part got me! Thanks!
Lily the Marauder- I know, the drunk Dumbledore part was FUNNY! I didn't really like the whole make up part too, but yeah, I decided to just fan it out a bit for a change! Lol thanks!
TiniLove- Lol, yeah that's where I got the whole idea from! Thank you!
DemonFromThePast- Thanks! I love a Thousand Miles too! It rocks!
Sawyerlover01- Lol sorry! I already have a beta! Lol, but thanks anyway! Thanks!
Bch1993- Here it is my friend, I done another one! Thank you!
And many thanks to any other reviewers!
Well, I'm hoping for more reviews for the chapter! Come on! It is now 1:52 am… I cut back my sleeping time for you guys, I didn't want to have you guys outside my front door with you're torch and pitchforks!
Although we should form a mob against Carly! Lol. I wouldn't mind… BITCH!
Anyhoo, thanks again!
Love always,
-POTTER.loves.EVANS-
infinity kisses (x) infinity hugs (o)