DISCLAIMER- Do I look like J.K to you?!
SO SORRY IT IS SO LATE... but like I said before... I cannot really help it as it is GCSE time *eeeppp*.
Chapter 20 - a HELL of a Summer suprise.
Dear Diary,
It's the last Hogsmead trip of the year tomorrow, and I am just praying that nothing wrong happens (no attacks and no terrifying embarrassing moments).
James is adamant that nothing will go wrong.
Well best be off,
Love, Lily x
"LILY! WHAT LIES THROUGH YONDER WINDOW BREAKS? TIS THE EAST AND LILY-ET IS THE SU-"
I jumped as James plodded down next to me and gave me kiss on my cheek, he had practically screamed the above. In the Great Hall. Where most students and teachers were.
"James! It's 8 in the morning." I moaned, Izz and the girls woke me up at 5 and had been spending the last 3 hours making me look 'pretty'.
"And you look absolutely beautiful m'dear. Did I ever tell you that the sun seems to reflect onto your hair?"
Silence.
"Well... no you did not, but that's lovely James." I blushed, pouring myself some pumpkin juice.
"Errr, Lily... that juice is destroying those sausages!" James squeaked and tugged my arm which had been drowning the fresh sausages in pumpkin juice.
"Umm. Opps?" I grinned. "Were you going to eat them?"
"Lily... I'm over here." Huh?
"Lily... you're talking to an empty space there..."
"I am so not awake this morning!" I groaned, throwing my arms on the table. James sent me a sympathetic look.
"Shall we skip Hogsmead?"
"NO!" I shot up. How could James even THINK about skipping our date?!
"You sure Lils? I really don't mind if you're not up to it... we can do it whenever-"
"James! We are going to Hogsmead and that's final!" I stuck out my tongue and began to poke my fork into my English breakfast, my eyes were feeling extremely heaaavvyyy and I had to stop a couple of times to stop myself from going back to sleep.
"Lily, this should wake you up." SPLASH. Izz threw a jug of pumpkin juice all over me, there was a scary silence as Izz realised what she had done.
"ISOBEL ROWL!" I screeched. Izz shot me an innocent look and the others were actually covering their ears in fear from my WRATH!
"Look... Lily... All you need is a drying spell..." Leane raised her arms to show she meant no harm and then muttered the spell. I was all dry.
"There. Now don't you feel better?!" Izz smirked. Ooooh she is an evil one that one.
"I do feel a bit better... ruddy hell... who feels better when they've had pumpkin juice thrown at them?!" I muttered... to myself.
"Obviously you do." James sniggered slightly and then stood up- stretching his arms.
"What say you, Miss Evans, that we start our date?" He flashed me a smile and then drew out his hand which I instantly took.
"You can't go yet! Sirius is still doing his hair-"
"Sirius is done with his hair!" Sirius exclaimed as he came over with Remus and Peter.
"Took you long enough." Izz grunted. I don't see why Sirius has to take about 3 hours doing his hair... James never brushes his hair and I think the scruffy looks suit him. Can you imagine Sirius scruffy?! AHAHAHA. That'll be the day when pigs fly.
"Oh well... come on guys. I can tell Ebans and Prongs want to make out behind-"
"And that'll be enough from you." James quickly placed his hand over Sirius' mouth, giving me a small smile as he did. Sirius was still going on despite the fact that his speech was muffled.
It was Remus who broke the silence. "Can we go to ruddy Hogsmead now?!"
"Madam Pudifoots?"
Me. And James. Alone. At a table. In Madam Pudifoots. Drinking sugary coffee. ??????????????
"I've... well I've never been there..." I think I just fainted in my mind (if you can) JAMES WANTS TO GO IN MADAM PUDIFOOTS?! Everyone in there practically snogs and forgets about their sweet coffee which is unfortunately rather expensive as well...
"I've never been there either." James clarified after a moment. We were both stood outside the café and were contemplating whether or not to go in Madam Pudifoots.
"Look... let's say... we go in there for a bit... and if we hate it then we'll go somewhere else. Savvy?" I didn't even have time to answer as James grabbed my hand and pulled me into the café. The air was rather warm and plastic pink hearts were scattered over the tables and were floating around the room, making me feel rather threatened to be honest. Pink was EVERYWHERE.
"I hate pink." James muttered under his breath as a waitress came towards us.
"Table for two?" What a stupid question! It wasn't just the pink that was incredibly freaky... the waitresses and waiters were wearing love heart aprons and had false smiles on their faces. YOU COULD TELL THEY DESPISED THIS JOB! And the couples...! One couple in particular were getting rather... you know... and the other people in the café don't care!
"Umm..." James looked over at me; I could tell that he hated this place as much as I did... There was that annoying love pop song playing on in the background the 'do you believe in love after love?!' but it kept repeating and repeating and repeating itself... I feel rather dizzy.
Without saying anything I just shook my head at the waitress and dragged James back outside, closing my eyes as the fresh air hit me.
"I felt like I was dying in there..." James gasped dramatically and fell onto the floor.
"Yeah.. it wasn't that nice was it? And did you see the couples in there? They were practically lunging at each other... what... why are you looking at me like that?" James was giving me that sly smile again... the one that always makes my heart melt and my cheeks blush.
"Oh.. *cough* it's nothing." Eyes averted to the floor. Uh-hu.
"What shall we do then? Remember that you promised me a fantastic date as well."
"Well... we could always do what Sirius said."
"Which was what...?" Crikey. Heart is hammering. What did Sirius say... something to do with... DOES JAMES MEAN THAT?!
"You know... the kissing and the-"
"Now that is just INCREDIBLY cheesy!" Run run run RUN! There's no point running... James would just chase me. Alright, don't run. But act cool Lils. Act cool.
"You know Lily... you've changed... A LOT since first year." He was looking at his shoes, averting my gaze as I raised my eyebrows at him.
"And that's a good thing right?" We had stopped walking now... we were right near Honeydukes and the chocolate smell was making my eyes water.
"Course it is... I remember whenever I even just used to look in your general direction you'd blush or even faint. You can talk to me now... and thank merlin that you do. But then again... I can't blame you. I am incredibly sexy."
"And incredibly modest."
"Aw... come on, you know you want one!" James cooed, shoving a strawberry crème into my face. When James Potter and chocolate is involved it's like dying and going to heaven.
"No... it's fine. You eat them... you bought them." It's no use ignoring James... he gave me that puppy dog look and then pouted; shoving the chocolate underneath my nose so I could almost taste the sweet strawberry flavour. Rolling my eyes I accepted the chocolate.
He watched as I consumed the chocolate and did his heroic pose before he pulled me into a kiss. Mmmm. I can taste the strawberry crème. Maybe chocolate and James Potter isn't so bad after all. :)
"I'm coming with you!"
"James! It's the bookshop... I know how much you hate books... go and amuse yourself with a broomstick-"
"You perverted beast! Lily Evans has gone wild!"
"James. Look, I'll be fine. No one is going to want to rape or do whatever to me in a bookshop. It's where the booky people go. I'll only be 5 minutes and then I'll meet you at the Quidditch shop?"
It was rather flattering that James wouldn't leave me alone but after 5 minutes of him determined to follow I allowed him to follow me around aimlessly around the bookshop... until I reached the romantic witch section.
"You have GOT to be kidding me." He groaned, earning a glare from the book seller who looked scarily like Madam Pince.
"This is how we're spending our date? In a bookshop and better yet in the romance section?"
"You got any better ideas?!" I glared... or at least tried to. But then I instantly regretted what I said as James grinned mischievously.
"As a matter of fact," He pulled me to the back of the store so we were hidden by shelves and shelves of books. "I do." Instantly he brought his hands to my face and began to caress my cheek whilst sneakily making me back against the wall.
"I don't think in a bookshop is the bes-" He silenced me by putting his hand over my mouth, this is so incredibly CHEESY!
My heart began to pump faster and faster as he tucked a piece of my red hair behind my ear and kissed my neck slowly... it was a whole new feeling... never had he been like this... I didn't even have a word to describe it.
"James..." I whispered. Not here... in a bookshop?!
But James looked like he was going no where, giving me that 'look' I knew whatever I said wouldn't matter. And so I melted as he pulled in for a kiss and wrapped his arms around my waist, playing with the hem of my shirt. I gave in and returned the kiss just as passionately, my hands were in his hair- making him resemble a dandelion seed-head. He left a trail of kisses along my neck and-
"WHAT IN GOD'S NAME??!" We broke apart with a jump as we heard a shriek.
"I...I-" I stared helplessly at the person who had found us... with my luck it was just FATE that that the stupid MANAGER of the shop had to find us.
My first thought was SH!T.
"NOT IN MY SHOP! GET OUT YOU HORMONAL BEASTS AND DO YOUR BUISNESS SOMEWHERE ELSE!" I had already grabbed James' hand and was pulling him as I followed her, the people in the shop peeked through books and bookshelves to see the commotion as she shooed us out, slamming the door with a bang.
We were both silent for a moment...
I was horrified!
We had been caught kissing in a bookshop! What if she told Dumbledore or McGonagall?! What if we were sacked from our head duties?!
My mind was bulging with all these horrid questions until I heard James snigger.
"Why are you laughing?!" I gasped, poking him in the chest.
"We were just humiliated because we were caught doing PDA (Public Display of Affection) by a complete stranger who kicked us out of her shop and all you can do is laugh?!"
"It is pretty... "snort* funny *snigger* though."
HOW IS IT FUNNY?!
"You should have seen her face!" He pretended to gasp dramatically and screeched 'WHAT IN GODS NAME'. "You'd have thought she'd never seen someone kissing before..."
I was about to scold him about his manners when we heard a shriek coming from the opposite direction. James sent me a quick glance before we both turned to see Izz running with Sirius chasing her. From what it looked like Izz had tears all over her cheeks and Sirius had a large slap mark on his left cheek; already the couple were attracting passerbies.
"I ALREADY SAID I WAS SORRY!"
"SO YOU JUST EXPECT ME TO FORGIVE YOU? JUST LIKE THAT?! I WAS GONE FOR 5 MINUTES SIRIUS... 5 FREAKING FECKING RUDDY MINUTES!"
I'd better do something before Izz does something that she'll regret. Hurriedly I walked calmly to them and stood in-between them.
"Izz... come with me-"
"NO! HOW THE HELL CAN I TRUST ANYONE NOW?!" Sirius tried to reach out for her hand but she slapped it away, a murderous look on her face.
"Come on Pads..." I heard James mutter, pulling Sirius away from the crowd. He sent me a small apologetic smile before turning around the corner with Sirius.
"Alright, show's over... MOVE!" I shouted to the crowd. "C'mon Izz... we'll go straight back to Hogwarts."
She gave a small blubber but allowed herself to be pulled gently by me.
"C'mon... tell me everything."
She was silent for a second but then she gave a loud sniffle and cleared her throat. "Sirius said he wanted to go to Zonko's... and because he knew I hated it there he suggested I went to the Clothes shop and meet him later... I... I trusted him and so... when I was walking back to Zonko's... S-Sirius... he was... he and Amanda Brudle were practically... they were... right by the witch cherry oak!"
"I saw them two." Leane, Alice and Mari huddled over to us. "Sirius was absolutely despicable... I have no idea what the hell he was doing Brudle when he has you!"
"Yeah thanks Leane... that really helped!"
"I'm only trying to help Izz!"
"I just don't get it." Alice said quietly, which is unusual for Alice. "Why would Sirius do that? It doesn't make sense."
"That's the male species for you." Mari said spitefully. "Mitch got all jealous when I was just speaking to Jack the other day... so maybe it was just a... misunderstanding...?"
"Mari... they were actually sucking off each others faces! If I hadn't have seen them then they'd probably have continued canoodling like a couple of rabbits." Izz huffed and then wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
"I cannot wait till the train leaves tomorrow. A whole 2 months away from that... THAT MAN-WHORE."
"Sirius told me that it wasn't his fault-"
I snorted, earning a 'raised eyebrow' look from James. "Sirius would say that wouldn't he?!"
"Maybe," James admitted. But then he looked at me hard. "But I know Sirius... he wouldn't do that-"
"Bull-sh!t James! This is Sirius Black! Before Izz he bedded a girl a week!" I expected James to be angry but he just chuckled.
"Merlin Lily! I expected you to better than that and not believe those lame rumours."
Rumours? How the HELL are they rumours?!
"Lily... Sirius would never stoop as low as having sex in Hogwarts... only the slutty people do that... Looks... don't tell Sirius I said this but... he really likes Isobel. As in he likes her so much that he would NEVER have a quick shag with Amanda Brudle!"
"Is that what you actually think... or are you just defending your best friend?!"
There was a loud bang as James slammed his hand on the table and looked at me with his annoyed exasperated glare.
"Why the F*CK do you not trust Sir-"
"It's not that I don't trust him..." I let out a groan and pulled James back down on the train seat. (We're on the Hogwarts Express if you didn't know that) "It's just... Izz isn't doing so well. She-"
I closed my mouth instantly as Izz came into the compartment with the others including Mitch, Frank, Remus and Peter.
"Wow guys... lucky this is a big compartment eh?" Peter giggled.
It was such a quiet uncomfortable atmosphere... usually Sirius and Izz would be arguing over something tiny or Remus and Peter would be playing exploding snap. But we were all just sat quietly...
I can't believe I have to survive through 5 HOURS of this awkward silence!!!!!!!!
"Where's Siri... oh." James stopped as he noticed Izz scowl.
"He's probably having a quick sha-"
"Hey guys!" The compartment door slammed open and Sirius emerged with a grin. "Oh... and Isobel..." His grin faded as Izz grunted and flounced off her seat.
"Move Black." Sirius winced slightly at the coldness of her voice but he shook his head, his body shivering slightly as he stood in front of the door.
"FREAKING MOVE!" Izz yelled again, whipping out her wand she tried to budge Sirius from the door.
We all started yelling at once, "Izz, put the wand away!" "Chill!" ISOBEL!" "Don't have your wand out, it makes me queasy!" "We should handle this situation calmly and-" "WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" "MERLIN'S FAT LEFT TOE!" "Ew Mitch..." trying to get Izz to sit back down rationally and calmly but she didn't listen to any of us- her full concentration was on Sirius who had, during the chaos, gotten to his knees and was looking at Izz with the most sincere and remorseful face ever.
"ALL OF YOU SHUT THE FREAKING HELL UP!" Sirius roared. We all stopped and after swapping nervous glances at each other we were all wondering what the hell Sirius was doing on the floor.
"I cannot concentrate with all of you screaming at the top of your lungs," Sirius began. "I... Izzy. I am truly deeply sorry about what happened yesterday in Hogsmead. If I could go back to yesterday I would have made you come to Zonko's and wouldn't have taken 'no' as an answer! But I knew how much you hated to be told what to do and so I thought you should have your own space... but what happened with Amanda was honestly not my fault. I would never in a million years cheat on you with anyone because I know that you're the only one I want and need.... you're the only one that actually puts up with my whining and makes me laugh whenever. When I... when I saw that you saw us two I... I was actually close to tears! I"
"So why were you kissing her if you love me so much?!" Izz grunted. Sirius looked up at in confusion.
"Sorry?"
"I said why were you-"
"No! I know that! It's just..." Sirius looked at Izz again with puzzlement. "Amanda had told me that you were going to break up with me. And she told me... she saw how down I looked and then took advantage of the bloody situation! It was only when you left that I realised what she said was utter bullsh!t-"
"SHE TOLD YOU THAT I WAS GOING TO BREAK UP WITH YOU?!" Izz thundered dangerously.
"Yes..." Sirius cowered against the compartment door and then scurried away just in time as Izz threw open the door and began screaming down the corridor. We were stuck to our chairs in amazement as we heard Izz screaming at Brudle and then Brudle doing her classic and sad quotes. We then heard a crunch and ten seconds later Izz came back into the compartment beaming.
"Bloody-hell!" James gasped as we then saw Brudle running past with a broken nose.
"Sirius..." Izz said quietly to Sirius who had been staring at the floor for the last few minutes. He grunted but then turned to look at her as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I am so sorry for doubting you!" And then as quick as you can say Sirius and Izz were back to kissing and smiling and laughing.
Maybe this train journey won't feel so long and depressing after all.
.............
After exchanging fare-wells to a fair amount of people James, Sirius and I began our look-out for our parents.
"Lily!" My mum called, she waved at James and Sirius to come to.
"Hi Mrs Evans," James smiled, but I could tell he was a bit nervous about not seeing his mum anywhere. "Where's..." He trailed off as my mum creased her mouth in frustration.
"Your father was found a couple of days ago," James drew a sigh of relief as did Sirius... but the smiles didn't last long... "He's in a terrible state and... is in St. Mungo's right now... he wanted to see you.... your mum's there too... she has... err, something she needs to tell you."
Sirius and James shared a horrified glance and noticing this wasn't the best time to talk James dissapperated (sp?) with me and Sirius with my mum straight to St. Mungo's.
"We're looking for Harold Jeremy Potter." I heard James say to the receptionist, she smiled and then said that he was on level 17. They had had to put him on the special level because he's Minister and was suffering from curses that were creating hallucinations and giving him painful pains all over his body.
"FAMILY ONLY!"
Dear Diary,
I'm waiting outside at the moment... and I am extremely worried for James and his father...
I'm still in my uniform and-
"WHAT?!" James' unexpected screech made my handwriting wriggle on my diary, I looked up in surprise to see a furious James stomping out of the ward with his mum right behind her.
"Darling... it's for the best." She said quietly, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"And I don't have any choice in this?! I'm sixteen mum! I can't-"
"Ssssh! He'll be here any-"
At that exact moment a man came in wearing an elegant suit with a young girl behind him... who were they? James sent me a worried glance before the man spoke with a very strong and heavy French accent.
"Ah, so you must be zis 'ames Pootter! And ooo iz thiz young girl?" He pointed at me with his wand but before I could say anything James was already on his feet.
"Uuum. This is Lily Evans... she's my... my friend." The man nodded his head but still glared at me seethingily (sp?).
James just called me a friend. FRIEND? But... but I'm his GIRL-FRIEND! WHO IS THIS POMPUS ARSED GIT?!
The man nodded his head relentlessly and turned to the girl beside him. She was hideously beautiful with straight chestnut brown hair to her back and soft grey eyes. She was about the same height as me but was a lot more skinner and more delicate, she had a pale face and I noticed that her hands were shaking.
"Zis is my Rosella." The girl turned to James at once and smiled awkwardly at which James returned the smile.
"I knowz you two vill be verys happy together!" The man chuckled and 'Rosella' blushed. Wait... HAPPY TOGETHER?!
"With this engagement vee can be surre thats ze Englishe and ze French are bound by both ze offspring of ze ministers!"
ENGAGEMENT?!
Horrified, I tried to catch James' eyes but his were stuck on 'Rosella'. HOW CAN THEY BE ENGAGED?!
"Vell... ve have a lots to do before ze vedding... so ve must be offs." The man nodded his head at Rose, Sirius and James but merely raised his eyebrows at me. The girl Rosella curtsied at Rose and Sirius and then before she could curtsey at James he had taken her hand and had kissed it.
I can't think straight...
Isn't James still with me...?
Rosella smiled awkwardly at me at which I just glared and watched with burning eyes as they both headed out of the ward.
His mum, realising that James and I would need to 'talk' brought Sirius and my mum to get a coffee.
"Look... Lily... I think you need an honest explanation-"
"Well then why not start at the fact that you're engaged to some fancy arsed French girl when I was under the impression that us two were boyfriend and girlfriends?!"
He was silent for a second, just looking out onto the ward where you could see his father bundled under tubes and bandages.
"It's for the best... my dad told me about this ages ago... but I... I never realised it would be so soon... the government insist on having the French part of our Magic revolution... and the only way is for Rosella and I to be..."
"Married?!" My voice faltered as James just nodded his head... how could be so ruddy calm about this?
"But... your whole life has just been planned out before you! You... you should be able to have a decision!"
"I do Lily." His voice startled me, his voice chuckling slightly. "If I disagree then the magic revolution as we know it is over... and then the dark-side have a huge advantage over us." He sounded so determined.
"You sound like you've made up your mind." I said with a snap.
"I have... but it doesn't mean I want to do it." In an instance he pulled me into a hug... the warm fuzzy feeling was still there... but it wasn't strong and passionate like before. Maybe it was because of the circumstances that had just unfolded onto our paths.
"I... I love you James." I had planned to say this during the holidays anyways... I shut my eyes quickly, waiting to expect an outburst or a chuckle... but instead I heard sniffing and James blubber quietly 'I love you too, Lily Evans.'
And here was me thinking this would be the best summer holiday ever. DEAR MERLIN RUDDY HELP ME THROUGH THESE 2 MONTHS OF TORTURE!
DO NOT KILL ME PLEASE! I WANT TO LIVE! :)
This was supposed to happen anyways.. and I understand how they've only JUST gotten back together in the chapter before and now yout think this is really REPETITIVE but give it a chance :)
PLEASE REVIEW! I was a bit depressed about the number of reviews for the last chapter (by the way the ones that did- THANK YOU SO MUCH!) So pllleeeaassee can I get some reviews for this chapter?
Even if it is telling me off for how late I've updated.
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P.s – sorry for any grammatical or spelling errors... no one is perfect /: