Hi guys! Soo... not a long wait right? Right? Yeah! okay then... I would like to thank my friend Jesska for being my beta! i also want to see of she reads this... So yeah! This is a bit of a topsy tervy one! Feed back is always appreciated!
It had been a few weeks since what Lily called the 'James Incident'. Ever since she and James had danced, Lily had spent a large amount of time avoiding James, and thinking of him.
"Lily, you're not even nearly finished your Transfiguration homework?Now who can I copy off of?" Marlene complained. She thrashed around in her seat in the Common Room.
Dumbledore still hadn't found a cure for the strange hex on the girls' dorms. Lily spent most of her time in the library and the Common Room now, since she couldn't bear to be around the reason for her day dreams.
Lily looked down at her homework. Marlene was right; she wasn't even half-way through it. Lily was usually finished her homework by dinner, but here she was, almost 10 o'clock and still not finished her homework.
"Well then copy off of Mary or Dorky!" Lily huffed. Marlene shook her head.
"They're asleep and I'm too lazy to go up those damned stairs!" Lily shook her head. Marlene slumped in her seat and groaned.
"Just go tell him you like him, Lils!" Marlene groaned. Lily sighed.
"I cant! I was stupid and told him to 'make it special'! I'm an idiot! What does that even mean! Merlin, I've screwed it up!" Lily groaned. It was her turn to slump in her seat.
Marlene jumped off her chair and squeezed herself next to Lily.
"Oh, Flower, I'm sure that's not true. I'm sure he'll ask you out! And all you have to do is say 'yes, James, I love you!'" Marlene said hopefully. Lily sat up and looked Marlene dead in the eye.
"No, since the start of the year, he hasn't asked me out once! Mar, what if he's moved on! I'm an idiot!" she cried. Marlene rubbed Lily's arm.
"Oh, honey, it's okay," Marlene soothed. Lily brushed Marlene off.
"It's late. I should get to bed. And maybe you should too. I'll get up early tomorrow and help you with the homework," Lily said as she got up and went to the boys' dorms.
She opened the door, expecting to see no one there, but instead, she saw James, Sirius and Peter all sleeping soundly as the full moon shone through the window. Lily's eyes went wide.
Idiots! It's a full moon and Remus is out there by himself! Lily thought to herself. She forgot all desire to sleep and rushed out to the Forbidden Forest.
"Idiot! He's a freakin' werewolf and he's dangerous and you're not an Animagus like James, Sirius and Peter! Plus you're going to die, Lily Evans!" Lily scolded herself. She heard the twigs snapping under her feet and she swore again.
It seemed like a good idea to go after Remus and help him, but now that she was out in the Forest with magical and dangerous creature everywhere, she felt like the most stupid person in the world. A howl was let out around her and she swore again.
Lily fiddled with the hem of her school shirt. She didn't even have the bright idea to change out of her school uniform. Lily stopped walking. Maybe she should go back to Hogwarts grounds? It was a safe option. She'd just go back to the dorms, wake up the boys, scold them for being stupid and go to bed. Perfect idea.
Lily turned to leave but was stopped when she spotted Remus. Well, not exactly Remus, but a werewolf. Lily let out a squeak. Crap, she thought. The werewolf did not acknowledge Lily. Remus just shoveled along a dead animal and tore at its flesh.
Lily grimaced. The werewolf snarled and swallowed. Lily took a step back, but twigs broke as she did so. Lily swore again. Remus peered over at Lily and crept towards her.
"Hey, Remus, you're not going to eat me, are you?" Lily asked weakly. Remus growled and Lily shrank.
"Right, then, so maybe you might. But I will warn you, I taste horrible!"
Remus was closing in on her. Lily squeaked again. Lily closed her eyes and collected all of her courage and stupidity.
"You listen here, Remus. I know you're in there, and you will behave!" Lily demanded in her usual bossy voice. Lily squeezed her eyes shut and felt a warm breath on her neck.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw the werewolf looking intently at her. The animal sniffed and circled her. Lily stood there, frozen. She felt petrified. One wrong move and she may end up as Lily fondue.
Remus stopped in front of her and sat. His eyes looking intently at her, as if he was analyzing her. Lily did not move, though. She was far too scared. The animal grunted and thrashed his head down, as if demanding for her to sit as well.
Lily did this in a heartbeat. She didn't want to anger the werewolf. The werewolf sat down next to her and pushed his head against Lily's hand. Lily was surprised to say the least.
She looked down at the werewolf.
"Remus?" she asked. The wolf looked up, recognition bright in his eyes.
"Are you you right now?" Lily asked. The wolf nodded his head.
Lily sighed in relief.
"Good, you scared me for a second! I thought I was a goner!" Lily looked up at the stars.
"Hey, Remus, do you like Mary?" Lily asked. Remus shifted his gaze.
"What am I kidding, of course you do! I see the way you look at her, I'm no idiot!" Lily exclaimed. She sighed again and laid back.
"You know, Remus, she likes you too. If you would just talk to her," Lily looked down. Remus had fallen asleep, or was at least pretending to.
"You're right, Remus, I'm tired too." Lily closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.
James woke up in the middle of the night. Well, more like bolted up. He looked out the window. Crap, he thought, full moon!
James threw the blankets off of him and ran to Sirius. He threw off Sirius' blankets.
"Padfoot! It's a full moon!" Sirius bolted up as well.
"Shit!" Sirius hissed. He, too, got out of his bed. James looked for his shoes. Peter wasn't here. James gulped. Ever since James called Sarah a skank, Peter had avoided James and rarely came to bed. As James' eyes scanned the room, he noticed Lily's bed was empty also.
His eyes went wide.
"Shitty McShit shit!" James yelled. Sirius turned around.
"Shut up, Prongs! You'll wake Evans!"
James faced Sirius, his eyes grave and tense.
"Evans isn't here,"
Sirius closed his eyes.
"Fuck."
The two Marauders ran. Running as fast as they could. Both of them too worried to realize it would be a lot faster to turn into their animal forms. They turned into the Forbidden Forrest and sprinted even harder.
"Lily! LILY!" James screamed. James turned frantically. While James screamed for Lily, Sirius screamed for Remus.
"Bloody HELL Moony!" Sirius hissed.
Never before had they forgotten. Never before was Peter not with the Marauders. Never before had James felt like a horrible friend.
James slumped. With one last breath, he screamed. "EVANS!"
"Shut up, Potter!" a girlish voice screeched. James shot up and saw Lily in her school uniform, looking horribly pissed.
She stormed to James, ready to murder him.
"You bloody IDIOT!" Lily began hitting him in the chest, only stopping to shout at him some more.
"You know Remus is a werewolf! You know it's a full moon! But what do you do? YOU LEAVE REMUS ALONE!" Lily stomped on James foot and looked at him with teary eyes.
James recovered from the abuse and caressed Lily's face.
"Lil," he sighed. Lily swatted his hand away and bit on her lip.
"No. Don't James. It's not me you should be worried about. Rather Remus." Lily looked behind her.
"He's over there sleeping." She started walking away, with James and Sirius following after her.
The three Marauders and Lily had slept in the forest that night. They were too scared to wake up the sleeping Remus, but were too nervous to leave him by himself.
Sirius, and more so James, had told Lily to go back to their dorm and sleep, but Lily protested. She didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay with her best mate, the boy who made her heart pound… and Sirius.
"So, my little Lily Flower, how did you know about us? Hm. The whole werewolf and Animagi thing?" Sirius asked. Lily peered up, a playful smirk tugging on her lips.
"Oh, well, a Marauder told me, if you must know," Lily gave a dramatic sigh. Sirius shot an annoyed look to James.
"Honestly, Prongsy! Why would you tell Evans about us! We could be sent to Azkaban for this! You-"
"Actually, Sirius, you were the one that told me," Lily smirked. Sirius withdrew from his sentence and sat back bemused.
"I did? Me? Little, sweet ol' Sirius?" he asked, shock clear on his face.
"Yes, my sweet little ol' Sirius, you did indeed." Lily laughed. Well, it was half true. Sirius had had one too many Butterbeers one Hogsmeade nights and had asked Lily if she thought deers were cool. Of course, Lily, having a doe as her patronous, had said yes. And Sirius, being the 'good' best friend who was trying so desperately to set James and Lily up, asked if she would be attracted to James if he was an Animagus who turned into a stag.
Lily put two and two together.
"Ha! Jeeze, Pads, going to blame it all on me, where you?" James jeered. Sirius scowled.
"Well, anyone would have thought it was you! Considering everyone now knows you as James Potter, Marauder, Sirius Black's Best Mate and Whipped by Lily Evans!" Sirius teased. James' smirk was wiped off of his face. He looked like he suddenly felt ill.
Lily's heart wrenched. Her love! He was getting beaten in the game of taunts! She must defend his honor! It would be a classic Damsel in Distress, well, James being the Damsel.
"That's rich! You're the one with a feminine hygiene product for a nickname!" Lily laughed.
James' face lighted up, and Lily felt at peace once more.
"Do you need some Aloe Vera for that buuuuurn!" James cheered. Sirius pouted but later smiled. Remus began to growl. The trio automatically stopped talking and fell silent. Nothing was said, a breath was barely heard.
Then Remus farted. The three could not hold in their laughter. They exploded; their backs on the ground and rolling around.
This night, which Lily though would end in utter disaster and her dead or injured body somewhere in the woods, ended up to be a night of mirth and bonding.
James woke up in the forrest. He sighed. Last night had been fun. He was with a dormant Remus-werewolf, he was with Sirius-as per usual- but the thing that made his night was Lily. He had been with Lily, talked with Lily, laughed with Lily. James had watched Lily last night, completely mesmerized. She was amazing to say the least. The way she smiled, the look in her eyes as she thought, she was perfect in his eyes.
James shifted, but the body sleeping on him had another opinion. "You move, James Potter, and I swear to Merlin I will hit you."
Lily snuggled into James' chest. James smiled. To have Lily in his arms was the best thing he could ever ask for. James closed his eyes. The only thing playing in his mind was Lily's soft, steady breaths and the warmth of her body.
"Prongsy Wongsy. Wakey wakey," a voice whispered in his ear.
"Piss off, Sirius," James muttered.
"Oh, love, how your words sting me. But we have a problem. Moonsicle is naked." James' eyes opened with no hesitation and he looked around and found a naked Remus. Remus scowled.
"Yes, please tell the world of my nakedness!" Remus huffed. The two purebloods grinned.
"Sure, love, if you say so," Sirius stood up and shouted. "People of the world, Remus Lupin is butt naked!"
James joined in Sirius' laughter until the red-haired girl stirred.
"Shut up, Sirius. Honestly, a girl needs her beauty sleep!" Lily sat up and stretched. Her eyes were closed as she yawned. After rubbing her eyes she looked around the area; her gaze stopping at Remus. Remus automatically reddened and hid his privates with his hands. He gave Lily an embarrassed smile. Lily smiled.
"Nice body, Remus. I'm sure Mary would appreciate it," Lily winked. She shed her robe and threw it at Remus.
"Put it on. You're probably cold." Lily smiled. She left and the three boys stared wide eyed at her.
"Why didn't she blush? I mean, you're naked! Has she seen a guy naked before? Has she seen you naked before!?" James panicked. Remus stuttered.
"N-no w-way! Listen, Prongs, I'm sure there's another explanation!"
After a half hour of arguin and threats, Remus, Sirius and James met Lily outside the forest. Lily was looking up at the sky, smiling as the autumn leaves fell around her. James' breathe caught and he sighed. This was his dream girl. Lily looked to the boys.
"Come on, you lot, we have classes," she smiled.
The four had just past Hagrid's Hut when a group of Slytherins appeared.
"Oh, look who it is. It's Potter, Black, Lupin and the Mudblood!" Lily's blood turned cold. She knew that voice. She knew it all too well.
"Mulciber, what do you want?" James spat. Mulciber flicked his black hair and smiled. His blue eyes pierced threw Lily and she felt sick.
"Oh, nothing. Nothing at all. Just felt like having some fun, so we thought, why not visit that giant pathetic waste of space?" Mulciber sang. Lily clenched her teeth.
"Hagrid is not a waste of space." Lily hissed. Mulciber smiled. Something went past his eyes that Lily did not recognize. She had seen that look on many boys' faces, but never on Mulciber, especially towards her. It was lust.
"Oh, Severus, you really must see this. It's your favorite little Mudblood!" he taunted. Lily's gaze turned to Snape who was looking away from them. He did not speak; he just stood there.
"Mulciber, can we just leave? I have classes to get to-"
"Shut it, Parkinson!" Mulciber growled. Damien Parkinson rolled his eyes. Lily knew Damien quite well. He was never one to tease Lily for her heritage, and she knew for a fact that he hated being a bully. Damien looked at Lily and gave her a pitiful glance.
Lily felt an arm around her shoulders. She didn't have to look to know who it was. The answer was obvious; James. Sirius and Remus walked past the three Slytherins. Mulciber paid no attention to them, his eyes were still focused on Lily. Her skin began to crawl and she felt sick. Lily felt like she was being violated. James led her away, but as she past Mulciber, he grabbed her arm.
"Where do you think you're going, little Red? We were going to have some fu-" Mulciber did not have time to finish his sentence. Lily threw her fist back and hit him in the stomach. Mulciber crouched down in pain.
"Fiery temper, I like that," he wheezed. Lily kicked him in the privates and smiled cruelly.
"That was for calling me a Mudblood," Lily raise her elbow and dug it into Mulciber's neck "And this is for trying to hit on me."
Lily turned to James and smiled, before turning to Damien and Snape.
"Enjoy carrying him up to the castle, boys," she said with a cheery smile.
Dun Dun DUUUUNN! We meet Snape! And Mulciber! And Parkinson's dad... who happens to not be as blood prejudice as his daughter? Any one liking the idea? And if you guys are wondering, Narcissa Black and Lucius Malfoy graduated last year! So they wont be in Hogwarts!
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