Fragments Of Unconnected Conversations
A collection of Lily's and James' One-shots by MorningDawn and shyangell
Summary: Lily. The Marauders. Two separate worlds. Read trough the conversations and a bunch of funny situations as James and Lily come closer and closer.
Pairing: James/Lily
DISCLAIMER: All the fictional characters appearing in this fanfiction story are not mine, they're J.; and they are being used with the only purpose of personal entertaiment.
Girl's talk
It was Monday evening, and the seventh year girl's dorm was occupied currently by three girls; the other two still missing despite the late of the hour.
Mary was attempting to do her homework (loads and loads of it) while she sat on her bed trying not to fall asleep. Her dark curls getting into her eyes, and she rubbed them furiously trying to focus.
Alice, on the other hand, was sitting on her bed doing absolutely nothing (as she was in no hurry to start putting a bit of order in her things), fidgeting with a strand of chestnut hair.
The third girl was having a shower. She exited the bathroom, jumped into her pyjamas, sat on her warm big comfy bed and let her mind wander to business related to a certain Head Boy. It is impossible, she kept repeating to herself, I don't like him, he's just a friend. But no matter how many times she told herself that, a small voice would say treacherously to her: you do like him, because he has changed for you, he has proved you that he does care for you, he does love you.
She shook her head at the mere thought of the idea, that James (why did she started calling him by his first name she did not know, but it seemed right with the current state of affairs) did love her. He didn't love her; he just liked the thrill of the chase.
It was then, when Mary realised that Lily was deep in her thoughts that she decided to cheer up the mood in the room.
- What, Lily… thinking about our Head Boy? - said Mary.
- No! - said Lily trying to seem offended (not very convincingly). - No way! I was just… eh… thinking about….
- Yeah sure… - It had been Alice the one to talk. – Hey, there's nothing wrong in liking James. - and with a mischievous smile she added. – He is quite handsome. - the redheaded rolled her eyes in exasperation.
- He's not that handsome - said Lily. - He's just a stick with glasses. - the other girls looked at her as if she had just turned green.
- Lily likes James. Lily loooves James. - both of them started chorusing as loud as they could.
- I don't. - Lily yelled in frustration. - And besides Alice, you're supposed to be engaged with Frank, it doesn't allow you to go thinking those things about other guys. - Alice laughed.
- Well, that doesn't stops me from looking, does it?
- And besides, the boys in our year are very, very easy to look at. - added Mary.
- Oh come on girls! Really, name one boy of our year that can be considered handsome… as in a Robert Redford kind of handsome… - at their puzzled looks she added. – as in really-really handsome. - Lily said seriously and convinced. The other girls looked at each other and smirked.
- Well… - started Alice
- Let's say that Sirius is really handsome. - ended Mary, Lily rolled her eyes.
- He's not that handsome. - Alice and Mary glared at her in disbelieve. - Well, I mean, how can you tell he is handsome when he's so tall that the only thing that you see clearly when you are in front of him is his chest. - the girls laughed.
- Well you look at him when he's seated. - said Mary. - and besides… he does have a nice chest.
Lily just couldn't believe them.
- And he also does have a very nice butt. - added Alice. Lily goggled at her. - Oh, come on! Don't tell me you haven't noticed.
- And how do you know his butt is nice? - asked Lily between alarmed and repulsed. - you haven't seen him without his pants, have you?
- No, of course not! - and lowering her voice she added. - Not that I wouldn't like, but… - Lily looked shocked.
- Alice you have a boyfriend! Anyway, don't mind… back to my question, how do you know he has a nice butt? - it was Mary's turn to answer.
- Well, you see it is all about a simple deductive problem. – Lily was truly lost. – If the school pants on Snape do look horrible. - she made a disgusted face that included a wrinkled nose due to a disgusting mental image. - and those exactly same pants look delicious on Sirius… eh… The conclusion is that if the pants are the same…
- The difference must be in the butt! – Her friend finished. Alice and Mary laughed. Lily couldn't deny that whether she liked it or not, he was handsome, he was damn handsome.
- Well, OK he is physically handsome, but he's not the nicest guy around. – She was returning to self-righteous Miss Evans, and she knew it.
- Are you kidding? - asked Alice. - He's the most charming guy in Hogwarts right now, besides James maybe.
- Because as we were saying before this very interesting dissertation… whether you face it or not, James IS handsome. - added Mary.
- Not a stick with glasses as you said.
- And you LIKE him, you LIKE him, LILY AND JAMES K-I-S-S-I-N-G under a tree!
- Oh, stop it Mary! - she said as she threw a cushion to her friend. - Okay, this year he is being civilised. - the other girls looked at her in total disbelieve.
- Come on Lily, admit it he's being more than nice to you.
She sighted.
- Okay I give in… He's being nice and friendly and caring and charming, and everything a boy should be. And it's getting to my nerves! Now stop this. Let's go to sleep, I'm tired and tomorrow there's class.
All three girls nodded and covered themselves with the blankets.
- You know Mary, about what you said earlier… I could tell Black that you're interested in him.
- No! Don't you dare doing that Lily Evans! Or I'll tell James you do like him!
- But I don't!
- Yeah, whatever… - said Alice. - Come on girls, let's sleep.
The room felt silent again and as she fell asleep Lily couldn't stop thinking that maybe, just maybe, they where right. At least since the first time he had make her smile this year… But she wouldn't admit it to him that easily; or to anyone. She was still afraid of admitting it to herself.