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Lily just finished unpacking, when she heard a bang coming from the common room. Lily, being Head girl, found it her duty to go down and check. She walked out of the room and ran down the stairs.
Sitting in the middle of the room was none other than Patrick Finnigan, he face was full of ash and a dead plant in front of him.
Unlike his older brother, who was excellent at spells and was Head boy three years ago, Patrick was utterly horrible at spells. The consequences in them usually ended in something blowing up. Many thought that it was a phase, but now that he was in his 4th year, they now knew he would not quit the habit of explosions quite easily.
"Oh, Patty," Lily sighed. Patrick hung his head in shame and picked up the dead plant.
"I got you this. It was a lily, until I blew it up. I was going to give it to you as a congratulations for becoming Head girl, but I saw it needed watering. All I did was try to cast a simple watering spell. But, you see what happened instead." Lily smiled at the young wizard. She took the plant from Patrick and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Patty. I love it. Here let me do a quick spell," Lily took out her wand a and whispered a spell. In a matter of seconds, the plant was revived. It was beautiful. It's white petals looked so delicate. Lily's heart warmed, and she smiled even wider.
"Oh, it's beautiful, Patty," She moved closer to Patrick and gave him a kiss on his forehead. She told Patrick to go to bed, which he did, and she too went to her room.
As Lily was about to enter her room, she was sent flying back.
"Lily, is that you?" her best friend, Marlene McKinnon, asked. Lily shook her head.
"Um, no. Not really," Lily said. Marlene exited the room and helped Lily up. Marlene took Lily's hand and led her to the room. But as Lily tried to get it, she was propelled back again.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Lily yelled. Marlene looked at her curiously. From the door over, her other best friend, Mary MacDonald, came out to see the commotion.
Mary, being an incredibly smart witch, took a look at the door.
"Oh, Lily, this door is hexed so you can't get in," Mary pouted. "But that's okay! You can sleep in my room!" Mary said pleased. But as Lily tried to move into Mary's room, she was once again propelled back.
"Okay, maybe we should see Dumbledore," Marlene said. Lily groaned, but followed no less.
Lily waited with Mary and Marlene for Dumbledore to open the door. It was ridiculous having to wait. Lily was annoyed and tired. All she wanted to do was sleep in her own bed.
"This is crazy. Freddo Frogs!" Lily said. Having a high IQ and a habit for paying attention to fine details, Lily knew that Dumbledore liked picking candy and chocolate brands for his passwords. And in the previous year, he had discussed with Lily how delicious chocolates in Australia were.
And to Lily's delight, the door opened, but not because Lily had guessed the right password.
"Ah Lily, very close, but sadly, that is not the password. Why don't you girls come in," Dumbledore said.
As the girls walked in, Lily began to talk.
"Professor, someone has put a hex on the dorms in the girls' corridor. I can't enter any of the rooms, could you please fix it?" Lily rushed.
"Oh, Ms Evans, that seems quite unfortunate. What you're explaining to me sounds like an Abisco Charm. Very powerful indeed. May take weeks or even months to fix. I will try my best, but until then, you will have to stay in the boys' dormitory. I think you should room with James, as he is your fellow Head."
"WHAT?!" the girls screamed together.
"I can't room with the Marauders! They're not only boys, but tricksters!"
"And you, Ms Evans are a responsible student. I'm sure a few week wont be so bad," Lily bit back her tongue. She didn't want to say anything that would offend Dumbledore. All she did was nod her head.
"Well, Miss McKinnon, Miss MacDonald, could you please repack Miss Evans' belongings. And Miss Evans, please follow me."
James sat on his bed, starring at the ceiling. He wondered what Lily was doing; probably unpacking. He wondered what clothes Lily wore. He wondered what colour her pajamas wore. He didn't want to sound like a pervert; he just wanted to know what type of things Lily liked. James heard the door creak open and the shuffle of Sirius' feet.
James sighed. Falling for Lily Evans was a long and painful journey. Especially when she thought he was a git. In the corner of his eye, he saw Remus put down his book.
"Has anyone seen Wormtail?" Remus asked. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"He's downstairs with bloody Jean Tyler! Jean Tyler! For a sixth year, she is hot." Sirius sighed and changed into his pajamas, which consisted of boxer shorts alone.
"Well, what did Dumbledore want with you?" Remus asked.
Sirius looked to Remus; a sly grin spreading across his face.
"Well, Dumbledore was informed that someone had put an Abisco jinx on the girls' dorms. He thought it was me, but it couldn't have been. So, I'm all clear. But he said something about someone rooming with us. A bit foggy on the details, actually." A knock on the door startled the boys.
"Prongs, could you please get the door?" Sirius asked. The tiniest glimmer was placed in his grey eyes.
James nodded cautiously, and made his way to he door. When he opened it, he found Dumbledore and a rather annoyed Lily waiting for him.
"Hello, Mr. Potter. Unfortunately, an Abisco jinx has been placed on the girls' dorms, so I am afraid Miss Evans will be sharing your dorm. May I come in?" James moved out of the doorway, and let the two in.
As Lily walked past James, he sighed quietly. She smelt heavenly. There were no words to describe her smell. She just smelt like Lily.
When the boys saw Dumbledore, they stood up and tried to look as presentable possible. For Sirius, this meant putting on a shirt. Lily looked around the room and sighed.
"Now boys, someone has put an Abisco jinx on all the girls' rooms, so that Miss Evans cannot get in. I am trusting you all to be pleasant and respectful of Lily and her privacy." Dumbledore gave a meaningful look to Sirius before continuing.
"Now, Miss Evans, where would you like your bed?" he asked. Lily's face brightened and she said confidently, "Next to Remus, please."
Remus looked startled, but still gave a small smile to Lily. James face began to burn and he felt a deep anger towards Remus churn in his stomach. James knew he shouldn't be jealous, but he couldn't help feel that way.
Dumbledore gave Lily a grin and flicked his wand. A bed appeared, and by the look on Lily's face, the bed seemed to be the bed in Lily's proper room.
"Now, I am sure that the three of you will tell Mr. Pettigrew about this arrangement," Dumbledore left for the door, but before he exited, he turned to James.
"And Mr. Potter, there is a lady in your presence, look decent," the Dumbledore left. James looked down at himself and felt his face turn scarlet when he saw that the only thing on him were boxers. He looked up at Lily, who was trying her best to hold in giggles. James turned to Sirius and pleaded with his eye to give him the shirt on Sirius' bed. Sirius answered James' plea by picking up the shirt and throwing it to James. James mouthed the word thanks and put the shirt on.
Another knock on the door. James, not wanting to answer the door, yelled for the knocker to come in. The door was opened by Marlene and Mary.
The two stormed in, not even looking at the boys.
"Lily! It's going to be okay! Mary's smart, she can fix it! And Dorky is coming to Hogwarts tomorrow, and she's the smartest witch we know! You'll be back at home soon enough!" Marlene said whilst hugging Lily.
"Dorky? Who has such a stupid name like Dorky!" Lily smirked at Sirius' words.
"Oh, Dorcas Meadowes. You know her right? We share a doom, and she's one of my best friends," Sirius clenched his teeth, and James smirked.
Like Lily, James knew that Sirius was unconsciously in love with Dorcas. James found it sweet, really. Dorcas was a sweet girl; always smiling, always nice. She was extremely smart, as Marlene had said, the smartest witch that anyone had meant. But with Dorcas, she was rather, plain. She was pretty to say the most. She didn't really stand out. Dorcas was neither short or tall, she had shoulder length black hair, and her eyes were just a plain shade of grey. Dorcas was not ugly, to make that point clear, but compared to her friends, Dorcas was not the prettiest.
Lily was tall. She had the most stunning green eyes and long flame-like red hair. To James, Lily was perfect.
Marlene was next in the look department. Her skin was dark and she was tall as well. She was athletic and toned. She was an amazing Quidditch player. One of the best the Gryffindors had, in James opinion. Marlene had short curly dark brown hair and deep brown eyes. The way people described her made her sound plain as well, but her confidence and charm added to her looks.
And last was Mary. Mary had captured the heart of Remus Lupin. Mary was shy and small. She had milky skin and blonde hair that went all the way to her lower back. Mary also had magnificent eyes. Blue with yellow rings in the middle. Much like Remus, Mary was smart. The two often spent time studying together in the library with Lily. James would know, because he often attended these study sessions. He would force Remus to take him to the sessions.
"Well, um, why are you girls here?" Sirius said, trying to make up for his moment of surprise.
"We brought Lily's belongings," Mary whispered. Remus stared at Mary with intense eyes. Mary took quick glances up to Remus, blushing as she looked away.
"Well, you better give Lily her things. The sexual tension here is making it hard to breathe," Sirius joked. Remus and Mary both looked away, their faces scarlet. Marlene stuck her tongue at Sirius.
"Now, you look here, boys, if Lily ever tells me that you're bugging her, I'll make the lot of you pay," Marlene looked to Lily.
"Lily-Flower, if they're mean to you, you come straight to me. I'll sort them out!" Marlene kissed Lily's forehead and left. Mary whispered her goodbye to Lily and left as well.
"If Marlene wasn't so scary, I would pursue her. But then I remember Marlene is scary as shit!" Sirius confesses. Lily throws her head back and lets out barks of laughter.
"Sirius, if you think Marlene would let you go near her, you are mistaken. She would never go near you. The only one she can actually have a decent conversation with is Remus. But Mary has dibs on him," Remus blushed furiously and announced he was going to have a shower.
As Remus left, Lily looked through her belongings. She placed them in the trunk that was at the foot of the bed, and took out what must have been her pajamas.
"Um Lily, did you want a shower?" James asked. Lily looked up.
"Oh, no thanks, I'll have mine tomorrow morning," Lily said. James stared at Lily for a while. He admired every last bit of her. Her hair, her eyes, her lips, even the little freckles that were spread across the tip of her nose. How much he would give just to be able to count every single freckle that was spread across her face.
Lily began to change, without showing a bit of skin that was not already shown. She put on her long pajama pants under her skirt, only taking off her skirt when the pants were on securely. She put a baggy red t-shirt over her buttoned up school uniform, and somehow took off the white shirt with great ease.
In five minutes, Lily had managed what the boys believed to be impossible. Lily, oblivious to the fact that two Marauders were gaping at her, tied her long hair in a ponytail. Lily turned and saw the two boys staring at her.
She gave them a quizzical look.
"What?" She asked.
"How did you do that? Change without taking off your clothes?" Lily giggled at James' comment.
"One of the many secrets we girls have," she said breezily.
"Well, I'm going to bed now. Night boys," Lily said as she tucked herself into her bed.
James lay awake. The only thing he could do was stare at the ceiling and think about the red headed girl who only slept a few feet away from him.
The silent snores and breathing of everyone in the room filled his ear. Peter's snores where the loudest, Remus' snores where barely considered snores. Sirius was scarily silent, but James knew better than to think he was dead. Sirius had mastered the art of silent sleeping since their fifth year, when he began to sleep with girls in the night.
But Lily's breaths were the most peaceful. It was steady and calming. James could imagine falling asleep to this sound every night for the rest of his life. Lily's breathing stopped, and James heard a ruffle of bed sheets. James sat up and saw Lily getting out of her bed.
"Lily, are you okay?" James asked groggily. He didn't want to sound too awake. Lily made no reply.
James found this suspicious and got out of bed himself. He walked over to Lily, and saw that her eyes were closed and she was still sleeping. James smiled.
Lily's legs gave way and she caved into James. James, being an amazing Seeker and always on edge, caught Lily with no problem.
"James," Lily muttered in her sleep. James smile grew wider. Lily was thinking off him; dreaming about him. James put Lily back into her bed, but as he did so, Lily's arms flew out and grabbed the air.
"James, James, come back," Lily whimpered. James saw the distress and Lily's face and willingly obliged. He was only going to hug her, but when he leaned in, Lily grabbed him and refused to let go.
James struggled for a while, but only half-heartedly. James could feel his eyes grow heavy and he drew nearer to sleep.
James closed his eyes for only a second, and found that he didn't open them for the rest of the night.
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