Howdy doooo! Welcome to another strange and weird chapter of It Started With A Kiss :D This chapter's… ok. LOL. I tried to make it funny but I don't think it worked too well. I think this chapter is ok… I worked quite a while on it, made it long (ish) and have updated pretty reasonably quick… :)
Chapter 13- Not exactly the mistletoe cliché I was hoping for…
Dear Diary,
My dad has kept me updated with my mum… she's doing well and just had chemotherapy… I'm still so worried about her but I guess I should count my blessings-
At least she's not dead…
I still have a father
I have good friends
I live in a house
I go to a school
I can't think of anything else…
Ok enough of that… anyways I need to go, Izz is grumbling.
Lily x
"Lily!" Izz groaned on the bed next to mine. I looked towards her with a sigh. She turned on her mini little bed lamp and glared at me.
"Do you know the *&#£ing time?!" My my my, Izz is indeed cranky when it comes to night times…. It's usually Leane who has to deal with these mumblings and grumblings of Isobel Rowl…
"It's flipping midnight and we have a ruddy History mock tomorrow!" Bahahahaa. She has a History Exam tomorrow good job I took His… hang on…
WHAAAAAAT?!
"We have an exam?!" I hissed. Izz looked at me dumbfounded. She nodded slowly. WHAT THE BLEEDING HELL?
"Why the hell have I only just been told this?!" Oh my god oh my god oh my god!
"Relax, it's only a mock…" And then Izz suddenly dropped back into sleep snoring on her pillow.
"Oh. My. God." Leane chattered her teeth next to me. "We are so going to fail."
Dumbledore had just announced over breakfast that 6th year students taking History of magic should wait outside the Great Hall. Our exam was so close! AND I HADN'T REVISED ONE SINGLE BIT!
"Hey, Evans. You revised?" James asked me. Honestly hadn't he heard me-?
"No. I found out about the exam at midnight exactly…"
I was cut off my James who chuckled under his breath. I glared at him. "You?"
"Umm. I revised a bit last week and then on that Friday I went Quidditch. And then this week revised Monday, Tuesday and yesterday…. Not as much as I had hoped to be perfectly honest." WAS THE GIT KIDDING ME?
"You are un-ruddy-believable." I groaned. Great. I was for sure going to fail it.
"Can every year apart from 6th year who are taking History go to their normal lessons please." The sound of chairs moving filled the hall, other 6th years who hadn't taken History smiled at us all encouragingly, Mari and Alice being some of them.
As us History students lined outside, we all broke into a nervous chatter. Most people were so tense; worried they would fail and get T's. However there were a small minority that were not bothered at all. And I'll give you 3 guesses who they were. Yep, you got it. How could James be so cool about it?! IT'S A MOCK OF OUR EXAM! IF I FAIL THIS THEN EVERYONE WILL THINK THE FUTURE HEAD GIRL IS JUST SOME DUMBO WITH PRETTY EYES!
I gasped as the doors opened. The usual house tables had disappeared and now there were millions of little individual tables about 30cm long. I searched for my table and sat down cautiously because as soon as you sit down you're not allowed to stand back up!
"Hey.. Lily?" I turned my head to see Charlie smiling up at me. (Charlie's the one I said had sexy hair just in front of James…)
"Do you have a spare quill?" I laughed at his question. I had about 30 spare quills in my pocket! Some with blue feathers, pink feathers, orange, green and gold! And then I had different woods as well: oak, pine… you name it. I think I should start a mini little collection, I love buying them!
I handed him one with a blue feather. "Lily Evans, you're a babe. You star! Thanks so much!" I blushed at his comment and even more when he sat down at the table next to mine.
"So, you nervous?" It took me a second to realise his question was aimed at me.
"Oh erm. Yeha, a bit, a lot actually. Oh my merlin what the hell am I saying?! I am going to fail!"
We were both silent for a second. "Charlie… I like your socks."
I smirked triumphantly at his red face as he tried to pull down his trouser legs to cover his bright, pink, fluffy socks.
"They're warm…" He pouted. All I could do was laugh as the stupid examiner people announced our exam was about to start.
Charlie chuckled and ensured me I'd do great. The exam began and all I wanted to was the ground to swallow me whole…
Question 1- In what year did the Giants of the Red Leaf Alliance invade the town of Rhomby?
What the hell? How the hell should we know this?
Well it's a History exam and I've been taking it since 1st year…
Fairdoes.. go with 1367.
Uuuhh. One question. IS IT RIGHT?
Well its better then not answering the question, right?
Question 2- What result from a bigoted society happened to Rhomby after this attack?
Question 6- How did the witches from Massachusetts (sp?) survive the Salem Witch Trials?
"You have 10 minutes left…"
Question 39….
Question 56…
"THE TEST HAS ENDED!"
Everyone had to stay in silence until we were outside the Great Hall. So that meant once everyone had stepped out the air was once again filled with chatter.
"Lily what did you answer for 13?" Charlie asked me. He had actually sort of power walked up to me, but hiding my laughter I answered his question.
"Uhh. Well after the 2nd question I kinda started to guess… a lot." I smiled sheepishly as he gasped mockingly.
"But I think for 13 I put something like… The great Elf of Talbot was kind… I can't really remember and to be honest, I seriously cannot be arsed…"
Charlie barked with laughter. "Merlin, if you had acted like this in first year we could have had some hilarious conversations. But ah well. You being shy and small makes you you!"
"Oi. I'm not that small and I am much more confident now!" I cried in self defence. Charlie rolled his eyes.
"Oh sure. Because you being confident now makes the last 5 years change." His voice dripped with sarcasm and his eyes shone mischievously.
Charlie's not like many of the other guys I know. Well actually he and Matt are sort of alike… alike as in they like to annoy the hell out of me and laugh at me being small. He has blondey-browny hair which is always really neat and fluffy and is swished so it's like a fringe… you get me? He's about the same height as me if not a little taller and has nice brown eyes. No hazel though. Eugh. Just nice soft brown eyes.
"You better give me back that quill Charlie." I warned dangerously. We were now heading outside, since it was break for another 10 minutes.
"It's a quill Lily."
IT IS NOT JUST A QUILL! IT'S AN EXPENSIVE FASHION QUILL THAT IS REALLY NICE! Honestly with boys it's like they don't care… if you can write with it then that's all that matters to them…
But before I was able to shout at him James came asking if I had a quill….
"She has a massive stash James mate." Charlie smirked.
"Oh you do? Then you wouldn't mind lending one to your fellow head?" I hid my blush and shakily got out my secret stash.
"Ruddy-hell Evans! Why the hell do you need so many?" James asked me, his eyes were actually wide as he took in all the different colours.
"Well for one they're pretty… and it's good to have some extras-"
"Some? My merlin…Whatever, can I just borrow one please?"
I nodded my head and looked desperately for a nice one James would like. "Uumm. You can choose." I said throatily. Oh my merlin I am such an idiot!
He was silent for a moment and then his hand picked at one with an emerald feather.
"It suits your eyes." He smiled and then brought the quill to my face; ticking me with the feather. I laughed…
more like squeaked…
Lily Evans 6th year- Revision Timetable:
Thursday 7th- History of Magic (2 hours long) (x)
Friday 8th- Muggle Studies (1 ½ hours) ( )
Monday 11th- Potions (2 hours) BREAK Transfiguration (3 hours) ( )
Tuesday 12th- Charms (1 hour) ( )
Wednesday 13th- Care of Magical Creatures (2 hours) ( )
What a load of sh-
"LILY!" I looked towards the door from my bed.
"Yeah?" I asked lazily, not even bothering to stand up. Besides it was Leane and she has good hearing…
"POTTER WANTS TO ASK ABOUT WHAT TIME YOU TWO ARE MEETING UP ABOUT THE HEADS DATE…"
"It's a meeting actually McNar…" I heard James say sourly from the bottom of the girl's stairs. Even though I could only hear him I still blushed at the sound of his voice and shrank back into my duvet.
"…oh sorry Potter- I MEAN THE HEADS MEETING!"
"Uum. Maybe the 14th? We don't have exams then…" I heard some whispers and then-
"HE SAID THE 14TH IS GREAT."
"Ok Leane. You can stop shouting now!" I called again. I heard Leane thunder up the girls stairs and then in she burst.
"OH MY MERLIN LILY!" Leane squealed and then jumped onto my bed.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey. Mind the revision!" I scolded her playfully. She had creased my revision timetable!
"Lily, what I am about to say to you stays between us… for now anyways."
"Uhh.. ok-"
"Matt asked me out.."
"He WHAT?!" Leane repeated it again and this time I squealed and gave her a giant bear hug. MATT FINALLY ASKED LEANE OUT! AND HE HAS BEEN CRUSHING ON HER SINCE LIKE 5 MONTHS AGO!
"I'm so happy for you Le.." And even though I was genuinely happy I still felt… lonely? All my friends had got either near to be boyfriends or boyfriends. I still wouldn't even call James as my friend... Hell he still calls me Evans!
*In library* Madam Pince keeps giving us evils because Leane and I are talking in hushed tones about Matt. Ssshhhh.
We were debating about what she would wear for her DATE when a sound was heard near the window. Curiously, we looked out and lo and behold there was Matt smiling flirtatiously at Leane. Eugh... gross.
"MATT!" Leane gushed! Piercing glare from Pince 1.
"Hey, you two better come out here…"
"Why?" I asked suspiciously, moving closer towards the window. I poked my head out and was amazed to see it snowing! That wasn't the reason why I suddenly brought my head back in to 'safety'. A snowball hit me right in the face. I didn't need to ask because as soon as it hit my face I heard laughter from Matt's right. Glaring, I found the two people who I had expected. James and Sirius. There were actually loads of people outside and they were having snowball fights, making snowmen ect ect. Peter and Remus were laughing too but more politely.
"Come join us Evans! Leave your sodding revision! WE HAVE COOKIES!" Sirius squealed. I heard Remus yell at James (something like: NOT ANOTHER COCKROACH CLUSTER!) Piercing glare from Pince 2…
Matt, who was now beside James, called to us again. "Come on!" Leane smiled and looked like she was ready to jump out the window to get to him.
"Woah. Oh no you don't!" I chortled, pulling Leane back to the desk.
"We have a Muggle Studies Exam tomorrow-"
"So? Come on Lils. I've got it tomorrow too. And why do you need to revise for that? YOU WERE BROUGHT UP A MUGGLE!"
"SSSHHHH!" Piercing glare from Pince 3. I have heard rumours that after the 4th glare and 2nd 'ssshhh!' students are never seen again…
I blushed at Remus' words (I seem to be doing a lot of that today..). But I guess he was right in a way. I mean... I was brought up a muggle… and the questions will be pretty easy…
"But its cold-" SPLAT!
Another snowball? RIGHT! THAT'S IT! LET'S GET THEM.
"THAT WAS YOUR LAST WARNING BLACK!" Sirius giggled like a little school boy-
"And that was your last warning Ms Ebans and McNar! Now go outside to join your boyfriends!"
In all these years she still can't say my name right. It's Evans. Evvvvvvvvvans! Pince shooed Leane and I out much to our 'boyfriends' happiness. Even the other students in the library seemed amused.
"Come on Ebans! Your boyfriend needs you out here!" Sirius cried dramatically, clutching his heart when Pince escorted Leane and me to the little outside place. As if Sirius would ever be my boyfriend!
SPLAT! SPLAT! SSSPPPLLLLAAAATTTT!
Was that…?
Aye… I believe it was…
"BLACK! YOU BETTER RUN!" I yelled dangerously. NO ONE AND I REPEAT NO ONE HITS ME WITH A SNOWBALL AND REMAINS ALIVE!
But then when I was about to chase after Sirius, who was now screaming like a girl, I decided to conjure up a blanket and sat down and just relaxed.
"What you doing Ebans?" I shrieked as Sirius' face suddenly came before me.
"Can you stop calling me Ebans?" I snapped before slapping his arm away which had suddenly draped around my shoulder.
"But why aren't you putting snowballs down my back? Or chasing me with snowballs?" He whined. Honestly how immature can he get?
"Because unlike you I am not a juvenile delinquent-"
"Uuhm Ebans... I'm not a criminal?" Sirius looked at me strangely and then laughed. Oh no oh no oh no! Now they're going to think-
"You have no idea what delinquent means do you?!" Sirius again started to bark with laughter, he was holding onto sides like it was hilarious.
"Whatever," I sighed and then got up from my blanket, ignoring Black's screams and protests. "I'm going back inside; I have a transfiguration essay and I'm late for a study date with Lucius-"
"Malfoy?" James sneered, he pulled a face; his nose turning upwards as if he could smell something putrid.
I rolled my eyes and heaved a sigh. "Yes James, I have a study date with Luciu-"
"Malfoy." He interjected. He wasn't looking at me but seemed to be concentrating on the iced black lake. "Study date?!" He did that annoying face again and was about to probably repeat them agaaain when I, being the mature Lily Evans I am, got up with a sigh and announced I was going back in.
It was only James who heard though, as Matt and Leane were talking with a smile evident on their lips, Sirius was being chased with enchanted snowballs and Remus and Peter were laughing at Sirius.
"Stop following me James!" I huffed. I didn't even need to turn around to know he was there, he was breathing really hard and kept coughing… honestly I'm not an idiot.
"Following you? Don't flatter yourself…" He sniffed but kept following me… or going in the same direction.
"What do you want Potter?" I blurted out furiously, turning round so quickly that he ran into me.
"I.. you.. me.. Potter?..." He gave me a bewildered look for a second and then looked as if he couldn't care less. "I just want to see if you do go to the Library-"
I snorted. "What? You don't believe me?!" I WAS GOING TO THE RUDDY LIBRARY!
"Watch it Potter!" James looked to his right to see Lucius. He pushed James to the side and then went up to me…
"Lily, so you making your way to the library?" I nodded my head and we both set off in the direction to the library but James, who had been sulking behind us, suddenly pushed me out of the way towards the wall and dived to where Lucuis was standing. At first I thought he was going to start fighting but when James looked wearily to the wall and then back at me…
"What the hell Jame-" But I didn't need an answer. James and Lucius were stuck at a stem of mistletoe. My heart was beating fast… was that why James had suddenly pushed me out of the way? He couldn't bear to see me kiss anyone but him?!
I doubt it…
"WHY THE BLEEDING HELL DID YOU DO THAT POTTER?!" Lucius roared. James looked speechless and didn't say anything as people started to gather round, wondering what the commotion was. It was then I realised- in order for James and Lucius to be free from the spell they had to kiss.
"Aww shi-"
"Mr Potter! I will tolerate that kind of language on the corridor… and what are you and Mr Malfoy doing… oh." McGonagall looked rather amused when she noticed the sprig.
"Professor, what the hell should we do?!" James whined. He was beginning to look rather embarrassed, was that because now instead of me kissing Lucius it was him?!
"Maybe you should have just left Lily to do it… better than kissing you any day!" Lucius muttered but was unable to finish as James lunged himself onto him.
"MR POTTER!" McGonagall barked, she muttered an incantation and suddenly James and Lucius froze.
"Now," She seethed with a glower "You two will act mature about this. Mr Potter you are Head Boy-"
"What so you're saying we have to… kiss?" James bellowed, distraught and repulsed by the very thought. To be honest it didn't really appeal to me either. McGonagall frowned for a second and then suddenly whipped out a small booklet labelled 'MISTLETOE RULES'. She looked through it briefly; flipping through the pages until she nodded curtly at James.
"No, you do not have to kiss; a peck on the cheek can break the enchantment-"
"But that's still a *#^$ing kiss!" Lucius spat with a distraught look on his face.
"MALFOY WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE!" With these two a hug is probably has the same grossness as making out for an hour so a kiss on the cheek must be about as painful as… kissing for a day non-stop? EW… ha ha ha.
"Well you two can't just stand there!" McGonagall fumed. The corridor was getting cramped as students and teachers from all over the school heard about what was happening. James looked at Lucius, whispered something in his ear and then breathed deeply as Lucius let out a grunt.
"I'm not kissing you on the cheek-"
"What? You expect me to kiss your slimy-git face?!" James fumed. They were glaring daggers at each others but did not attack because they knew all too well that McGonagall would have a fit…
They were both silent for a second until Lucius said something to James, I couldn't hear because of all the chatter that was going on around us but from what I could see they were about to kiss!
Dear Diary,
The fact that James Potter and Lucius Malfoy kissed underneath the mistletoe has been going around the school so quickly that I wouldn't be surprised if half of the student's parents knew too. It was quite amusing... they had this snappy argument about who would be the kisser and the kissed and in the end James kissed Lucius.
As soon as they were free from the mistletoe they both broke into a BIG fight, then Sirius and Remus and Peter joined then Snape and all of those Slytherin gits. And then it turned into Gryffindor vs. Slytherin; practically every student from 1-6 and a few of 7 were there. I didn't join in the fight though.. me and some others just stood there aimlessly.
I only have Care of Magical Creatures mock exam left and then I am as free as an owl! (Well… sort of.) It's tomorrow and agaaaiinnn I have not really revised 'that' much. Monday was the worse; potions and then Transfiguration! We only had like 2 minutes break after a 2 hour exam and then had to sit for another 3 hours! It was complete torture. I am kind of nervous about the exam, tomorrow and since it's only 2 hours long that means it will probably be theory for 1 hour and then a nasty-pasty practical concerning some evil beats that could probably be able to rip your arm off with just one bite. Oh. The. Joys.
I'm still thinking about when James pushed me out of the way. Was it just me and my stupid mind?
Love, Lily x
"Just this last mock!" I chirped as I bounced towards the Gryffindor table. Leane just smirked (probably thinking about Matt…) and the others were giving me looks.
"Come on Lily! Why the bleeding hell are you so joyfull?! Your boyfriend had to kiss Malfoy under the mistletoe and we have a mock today which is 2 ruddy hours long!" Alice moaned. Wait… boyfriend?
"I have a boyfriend?!" I asked, my face breaking into a smile. She groaned and grabbed my face so that I couldn't move.
"James Potter? Ring a bell?"
I barked with laughter. "Aahahaha! Alice… are you insane?! James Poooter and I? When hell freezes over or pigs fly-"
"What's wrong with having me as a boyfriend?!" OH MY GOD! DO NOT TELL ME JAMES RUDDY POTTER HAS BEEN STANDING BEHIND ME!!! I froze instantly and turned meekly to see James. He looked kind of hurt. OH MY GOD! I CALLED HIM 'POOOTER!'
"Not to be rude James… but you are…ah... sort of not my type." I pretended to be all cool and casual but I think my blush (which was about as red as the hair on my head- ahahaa it rhymed!) gave it away.
"Who is then?… Sirius?!" We all turned to Sirius who was discreetly trying to sniff his armpit whilst eating his porridge like there was no tomorrow. We all started to giggle and even more when he turned to us and gave us all a dumbfounded face.
He didn't have time to ask us what we were laughing at because Dumbledore began to tell us 6th years to make our way to the beginning of the Forbidden Forest.
"So, is Sirius the one then?!" James asked me casually as we started to go through the doors.
"Actually James, I have no idea who is the one-"
"Oh. Well… that's a shame then…"
"Why?!" I asked suspiciously, although I couldn't deny the fact that my heart was beating fast as he looked at me with those large hazel eyes.
Someone called his name and he looked over and winked at me before he went to the examiner. Damn, I have the worst timing in the world.
"You two argue like an old married couple.." Maria cooed at me. I scoffed and pretended to retch but stopped when an examiner came over to me and asked if I was feeling ok.
"Oh.. erm no- I mean yes.. I mean I'm fine, thanks." I said meekly, he nodded and then turned away.
"Evans, Lily." I had déjà vu of that first day in first year for a second then. You know that was the first time I had met James Potter? Merlin Lily! FOCUS!
I looked over towards the examiner was and noticed I was in James' group. Trying to hide my smile, I went over there and stood casually next to him. But he didn't look at me. Or smile or wink. Merlin boys are so ruddy confusing! His lips were chattering from the oh so cold weather and his gorgeous lips were turning slightly blue! His ears were a bit red and ahahah, it had started to snow. WE ARE GOING TO FREEZE!
"Your exam today consists of examining a wrackspurtle. You will not down how the creature lives, meaning it's habitat, and the food it feasts on. You will then examine a Drohuger and do the same as you did with the wrackspurtle. Then you shall be answering questions about both. You may start and also- take heed because you are still in exam conditions for the first half." And then, you will not believe it, the examiners went off into a small group and started to drink tea from a flask! I mean… a.) THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING US! AND b.) WE ARE ALL RUDDY FREEZING TO DEATH AND THERE THEY ARE DRINKING TEA!
James already had the wrackspurtle cage and was bringing it cautiously towards me.
"Merlin, I thought it was going to bite me!" He whispered to me.
"Well, at least we'd be warm then eh?!" I chortled, but stopped drastically when James gave me a very strange sort of look. I laughed half-heartedly and began to examine the funny looking creature. There wasn't much to look at… at all to be honest. It had a stick like figure with large red horns at the top of its back. The horns, which were on the males, could generate fire if it felt in danger. The females were more a yellowy colour and had a very poisonous sting. Charming eh?
James hardly talked to me. In fact he hasn't really ever since he had to kiss Malfoy *snigger*.
Or maybe it's because you're in an exam and you can't really 'chit-chat' in an exam?
Shush.
But I seemed to concentrate more; sure I still knew he was next to me. I could hear his breath, see his shadow and hear his quill scribbling onto the parchment.
"Oi, James. Is that my quill?" IT WAS AND ALL! He looked at me and gave me a sheepish smile. But didn't anything. Ok, this was becoming annoying!
The exam seemed endless, like I would still be taking it when I was 60! (If I live for that long…) James didn't talk to me at all after that again. Although Charlie did. But then again, that's Charlie! Since it was the 13th that meant that the next day we would all be breaking up for school for Christmas!
"What you doing over the holidays Lil?!" Izz asked me. We were all in our dorm packing up our clothes and things.
"Just the usual I guess. My mum's still in hospital and it's apparently gotten worse… Petunia should be coming for a few days before she goes away to Paris with that walrus Vernon. Not to mention the only one I love will be MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR!" Obviously I had told them all about us moving house and their reactions were somewhat what I had been expecting (meaning some shrieks and laughter).
Izz was going to Florida with her parents and her sister, Mari was going to India to be at her cousins wedding, Leane was going to Spain with her family and Matt who just happened to be going to Spain with his family too. Typical. And Alice was going Portuguese for a random holiday with her family. I was the only one not going anywhere. Well, this is going to be a fun Christmas eh?
Dear Diary,
I am on the Hogwarts Express and I must say these seats are incredibly hard and have hardly any cushioning! I guess that's what you get when you ask Leane to find a carriage- Matt was with her at the time so I assume that they picked the closest one and began to have a snog-fest in there. However I, being the almost Head Girl, had to patrol around the train for a bit. I found two first years quarrelling, a 4th year with some banned joke things (but I let it pass because it is Christmas…). Oh… Leane and Matt have FINALLY decided to find their own compartment, thank Merlin. Izz has been off for about 30 minutes now looking for Sirius… Maria has gone off to the toilets (but she takes about an hour…) and Alice has gone off with Frank.
I can hear someone, talk later,
Lily x
It was James. He smiled at me and sat down beside me as I returned the smile.
"So.." He said coolly.
"Hmm." I was looking out of the window, focusing VERY hard on the hills that were all snowy and trying not to think about a certain someone who was sitting next to me. I tried to look discreetly at him but then almost jumped out of skin as his face was only about 5 cm away from mine.
"Merlin Lily!" He chuckled softly but he didn't seem to lean back or take his eyes away from mine. My heart did a little jig. He had called me Lily.
He was leaning so close to me that I was worried he would be able to hear my heart beating raptures. Then this all happened so quickly. He pressed his lips against mine just for a brief second and then jolted towards the door.
"Mistletoe." He said simply and then he was out the compartment and I was jsut left alone.
I THINK THIS IS THE LONGEST CHAPTER I HAVE EVER WRITTEN FOR IT STARTED WITH A KISS! I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF! I hope it wasn't too long? :/
Anyways, please review and I hope you enjoyed it! I should be able to get another chapter or two in here before Christmas but if I don't then: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Love, Frog. Bin x