Hallo all! I am so sorry about this dear little chapter being slightly late... it's GCSE's and I ONLY HAVE 7 MORE WEEKS IN HIGH-SCHOOL! :D
Disclaimer- If I was JK Rowling I doubt I would be on a fanfic site...
Chapter 22- Crazy Passwords, French piranhas and smitten teenagers
"In my opinion, summer went all too quickly." Mari pouted. All 5 of us were back onto our compartment on the Hogwarts Express.
Blimey, summer had felt like just one ruddy day! I had only seen James that one day... that humiliating and yet... traumatising day. But I guess I have to live with it. He's not mine. And I can't keep dwelling on the past.
"WE'RE IN BLOODY 7TH YEAR!" Izz gasped, clapping her hands in excitement. "I mean, it only seems like yesterday we were on this train for the first ruddy time! You remember how all 5 of us came to this exact compartment?! And then we all-"
Izz stopped as the marauders came into view outside our compartment. I could see the 4 familiar shadows against the curtain of the door. Izz huffed as the voices spoke over her reminiscing.
So much for not dwelling.
"C'mon Prongs, it's not like you're forbidden to talk to her or anything!" We all heard Sirius boom and then someone shushed him.
"But Pads... I just-"
"I refuse to listen! LA LA LA LA LA L-"
"Just shut the hell up Pads! Right-"
There were some mumbles and whispers and then suddenly the door opened, James was pushed in, followed by a smirking Sirius and Remus.... and then Peter, who was, as usual, scoffing at least 3 pumpkin pasties. It's remarkable how Peter is so tiny.
"Ahem." Sirius poked James in the side, at which James ruffled his hair nervously; his face was almost as red as my hair.
"Uh... Lily, we need to... err gototheprefectmeeting..." He was cut off as his fellow marauders sniggered.
"Do you mind?" He whispered dangerously to Sirius, who smothered his hand into his mouth to suppress more laughter.
"Prefect's meeting? OH SH!T yeah!" I jumped from my seat, grabbed James by the cloak and dragged him to the prefects' carriage, choosing to ignore the comments of the rest of the marauders and my-so-called friends.
"I mean, how the bleeding hell could we forget?!" I seethed as we bustled through the train, most people were in their compartments but some were being the annoying gits where they stand in the MIDDLE of the corridor TALKING.
"Lily, you're kind of suffocating me-"
"I mean, we're heads for Merlin's sake!" I laughed bitterly and stopped as I came to the compartment, on the door there was a plank of wood labelled 'Prefects carriage.'
"I think this is it." I said uncertainly. Man, I am so nervous. I AM FRIGGIN HEAD GIRL! WAS DUMBLEDORE HAVING A LAUGH WHEN I WAS CHOSEN?
"No sh!t Sherlock-"
"Stop acting so bloody obnoxious, we're late!"
"And I'm sure the reason why has NOTHING to do with the oh-so-perfect Lily Evans!"
"What the heck is that supposed to mean?! You're the one who figured out we were so late. And you're supposed to be the one with the ruddy brains; you couldn't figure out we were late-"
"Oh shut it; just open the bloody door so we can go into the ruddy meeting!" James snorted as I mumbled 'ordering me about like a house elf!' and then opened the compartment door... we walked in to see everyone staring at us, some were looking at us like we were jack the ripper, others had amused faces and some (like the Slytherin) were looking at us with detest.
Nice.
"And these are the new heads- Lily Evans and James Potter- the ones who were making a racket just outside the door." I blushed at Dumbledore's blunt statement whilst James just cleared his throat nervously.
"Well, are you joining in on this meeting or not?" Dumbledore seemed to be... grinning? He was finding the whole situation AMUSING?
James nodded and dragged me to the spare seats as Dumbledore chuckled once again and resumed to the meeting. The prefects looked half dead anyway and even Dumbledore's eyes were dropping as he read off the piece of parchment which is just what is said every year. Honestly. What is the ruddy point of explaining to prefects every single year the things that are said at the feast?!
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
I feel so ruddy tired.
"Now, as I go and feast on some chocolate frogs your fellow heads will explain prefect's duty... unless they cannot last a few seconds without arguing...?"
"Oh no, we're fine thank you, Professor." Dumbledore nodded at James's comment and then actually jumped out of the compartment door.
Woah. Now all heads have turned to us.
"Um... so... hi. So, I'm James Potter and this charming woman next to me is Lily Evans; we're the heads this year. So, about this rota."
After half an hour we had come with:
Sally Rose (6th year Gryffindor) + Dean Heywood (6th year Gryffindor) = Mondays- 5th, 6th and 7th floor.
Miley Abbot (6th year Slytherin) + Kieran Sprosten (6th year Slytherin)= Mondays- 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
Grace Beckington (6th year Hufflepuff) + Tommy Hallows (6th year Hufflepuff)= Tuesdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
Vivian Waters (6th year Ravenclaw) + Fred Fletcher (6th year Ravenclaw)= Tuesdays 5th, 6th and 7th floors.
Leona Nott (6th year Slytherin) + Regulus Black (6th year Slytherin) = Wednesdays, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
Lily Evans (Head Girl) + James Potter (Head Boy) = Wednesdays, 5th, 6th and 7th floors.
Vivan Waters + Fred Fletcher= Thursdays, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.
Lily Evans and James Potter = Thursdays, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th floors.
Sally Rose + Dean Heywood= Fridays, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors
Lily Evans + James Potter= Fridays 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th floors
Grace Beckington + Tommy Hallows =Saturdays, 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th floors.
Lily Evans + James Potter =Saturdays 5th, 6th and 7th floors.
Lily Evans + James Potter= Sundays 1st-7th floors.
I know, I know. FASCINATING isn't it? Don't wet your pants from so much excitement! .... Okay, that just sounded WRONG.
After the meeting had finished the compartment emptied until there was only James and I, there was an uncomfortable silence.
"So..." James shuffled his feet nervously. "You have a good summer?" He asked feverishly.
"It was good. You?"
"Did you and Bottler get back together?" He asked with a scowl.
I frowned. "I asked the question 1st."
"So you DID get back together!"
"Why the hell would you care anyways? You're engaged to a woman who can't even speak much English!"
His eyes seemed to darken as I mentioned her.
"Rosie isn't part of this conversation." He said quickly with a scowl in my direction.
"And neither am I. Goodbye." I turned around to storm out of the compartment, but James grabbed onto my shoulder.
"Please say." He whispered. His eyes looked so remorseful and his voice had sounded almost desperate.
"What if I don't want to?" Hopefully I didn't falter, my hart was beating loudly against my chest and my knees were slowly turning to jelly as James's arm lingered on my shoulder.
He smirked. "Now, we all know that isn't true."
Damn.
"Sorry to break your bubble, but I don't want to say here with you."
He laughed. "Then why are you still here?"
Ek. Why am I still here?
I'll tell you why- BECAUSE HE IS SO RUDDY GORGEOUS!
No! Bad Lily!
"Denial." He whispered once more in my ear. It sent shivers along my back as I felt his hot breath against my neck.
"J..J-James." I pushed back his forward figure which had now backed me against the wall.
"What?" He waggled his eyebrows playfully.
"Me. No. In. Denial."
"Aaah. But that's the oh-so-great thing about denial; you only realise you're in denial when it's too late... or is it?!"
I snorted. "You sound like the back of a novel."
"I am. And guess who are the main characters?"
"You and Rosie?"
He jumped at the name and bit his lip; bringing his hand numbly up to ruffle his hair. He blushed.
"Merlin James. You're ENGAGED to the ruddy woman!"
"So?! It doesn't mean I... it doesn't mean that I l-love her."
"YOU ARE SUCH A USER!"
How the ruddy hell could I not see it before?!
"Wha-? LILY? Where... where are you goi-"
"Away from you."
"But..." He followed me out of the compartment. "Why?"
I let out a bitter laugh. "Your dad trusts you to go with this engagement! OBVIOUSLY you won't love her yet! BUT HE EXPECTS YOU TO PUT IN SOME RUDDY EFFORT!"
"So what you mean is...?"
I stopped in my tracks and turned to face him. "WHAT I MEAN IS STOP TALKING TO ME AND MAKING ME THINK IT'S ALL HOW IT ONCE WAS!"
"You thought that?!" He let out a laugh as I blushed. Of course he'd act so ruddy obnoxious; people had started to peep out of compartments to see our little spat.
The self-centred ruddy coward.
"YOU ARE SUCH A FAT ARSED GIT-" I couldn't scream anymore insults as Izz grabbed me and forced me into our compartment.
"Just breath Lils-"
"HOW THE RUDDY HELL SHOULD I RUDDY BREATH WHEN HE IS THE RUDDY OBNOXIOUS GIT WHO JUST-"
"Lily. He's a git. We get it. But you kinda embarrassed both of you out there... just breath. And just forget."
Soon enough the Hogwarts Express stopped, the first years were taken to the lake and the rest of the years went to the carriages.
"Food food food food food food!" Izz chanted as the first years started to scatter in with terrified and yet awed facial expressions.
"When I call out your name you will come to the sorting hat and go to the house it has put you in." Yes we know that McGog... the first years are not stupid.
"Ashton, Zack."
30 seconds later- "GRYFFINDOR!"
I cheered among with my house and little Zack came over with a blush, but looked relieved.
Then there were too many names to note, for each year there is about 30-50 students in each house, and finally with Reece Zeers (Ravenclaw) the feast began.
"Now that we've all been filled up I advise you all to sleep; lessons start tomorrow!"
"He seems way too over enthusiastic about that." Alice murmed next to me.
I told the 6th year Prefects to guide their 1st years to the common rooms and then flounced off with my friends to our dorms, but before I could leave the Great Hall McGog spotted me and waved me over.
With a wave of nausea and squirmy-wormy feelings I walked to the old bat and James... eugh.
"Miss Evans, Mr Potter. I need to show you your head quarters." And with that she bustled away with James right behind her. Giving my friends a frown towards McGog and James I followed relentlessly.
All 3 of us stopped outside a portrait of the four founders who smiled widely and waved at us all.
"Now, you must both choose a word each and then those two will become the password. Don't give everyone the password please, Mr Potter. Good luck for this year." With one more approving nod she walked briskly away.
"You picking a password or not then?" Salazar Slytherin hissed (ahahaa, get it?).
"Green." I said without thinking. GREEN? What am I? A Slytherin?!
I turned to James who had a grin plastered on his face. He glanced in my direction before the word 'porn' came out of his mouth.
At this Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin hooted with laughter, congratulating James on his superb password thinking.
"YOU ABSOULUTE GIT!" I gasped after I had calmed down. "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?"
I MEAN. GREEN PORN? WHAT TYPE OF PASSWORD IS THAT?!
"That is the one thing I always look forward to every year," Godric Gryffindor said with a slight smile, wiping away an imaginary tear.
"So heads always pick stupid passwords then?" James sniggered, pulling a face at me.
S S (Salazar Slytherin, I, Lily Evans, do not have time to keep writing the founders name every time they talk, sssshhheesssh). Nodded his head, "If I remember correctly last years Head Boy and Girl came up with 'Naked Smurf'."
All 4 of them began to giggle and the portrait opened. James and I walked tentatively inside.
"Ruddy Hell." The common room was large and spacious with 3 middle sized red and gold couches and a large coffee table was in the middle. Near the walls there were stacks and stacks of books with almost every muggle and wizard book there is! James whistled as he came across the bathroom, which we have to share- unfortunately...
WHO AM I KIDDING?!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.
In the bathroom was a giant bath with loads of shower gels and stuff, the toilet was actually the colour of pure gold (as was the bath and sink). We then stopped at 2 doors. Obviously it was our rooms.
We both entered one each and then 5 seconds later casually walked past each other to go to the other room. I had entered James's room before.
But mine was better. A nice comfy bed which could probably fit about 10 people in it with just SPACE!
After being stuck in a dorm with 4 other girls for 6 years you start to loose your sanity. But in a weird way I miss it.
My clothes were already sorted into my wardrobe and also my uniform was ready right next to my bed. Bless those little house elves.
I was cut off from me exploring as I heard banging right near the portrait.
"I DON'T KNOW THE RUDDY PASSWORD BUT WE ARE FRIENDS OF THE HEADS!"
James and I glanced at each other. "Sirius." We laughed awkwardly and I watched, mesmerised, as James walked over to the portrait his muscles seemed to ripple against his shirt.
MERLIN LILY. GET A FLIPPING GRIP!
"PRONGS! Mate! Long time no see... uh, is there a reason why Ebans is slapping herself?"
Damn. I didn't mean to slap myself literally!
James and Sirius both threw a glance in my direction. "You okay Ebans?" I heard Sirius ask in a shrill voice.
"I'm fine." I closed my eyes for a second and then turned on the spot, it's a sort of remedy my mum taught me to do when you need your head clearing- and my mind was filled with James and those muscles. Ugha.
"Um. I think I'm going back to the Gryffindor dorms." I said quietly.
"What? Why? But you only just got here-"
"Woah Prongs," Sirius grinned and pulled James back who had tried to pull me back from leaving the common room. "Let her have her space, and what's with all the 27 questions? It seems like you're actually sad to see her go." Sirius winked at me with a twinkle in his eye as James stopped, his face instantly hardening into a frown.
"Right...well, cos I don't care... yougotothegirlsdormitrythen, seeificare."
"I was going to anyway, with or without your permission." I gave Sirius one last grin and a 'look' at James before exiting the heads room and making my way to the Gryffindor girls common room.
"Lils... what's wrong with the heads dorms?" Alice smirked, waggling her eyebrows. All 5 of us were in our pj's and were all sat on Leane's bed. I rolled my eyes and whacked Alice on the head with a pillow.
"Nothing really... I just wanted to spend time with you guys."
"And to stay away from James?" Mari smirked at me knowingly.
"No... I just- just... gaaaaah. It just feels weird around him. Y'know?" They all shook their heads.
"Although... I have felt different around Matt." Leane mumbled, I expect she didn't mean to say it out loud because when she noticed we had heard her she slapped her hand across her mouth.
"What's wrong with you and Matt? You're perfect for each other." I said with a snort, throwing a Bertie bott's at her. Woah. First a cushion and now a bean. I AM VIOLENT!
"Well... we... I... O-over the summer holidays I saw Matt.... and we sorta..." She did some pathetic waving of her hand. "Well, one thing led to another and we..."
"MERLIN! YOU HAD SEX?!" Izz shrieked suddenly, causing Leane to jump. Rolling my eyes I put my hand over Izz's mouth. The walls are so thin, and there are blackmailers about.
EVIL PEOPLE I TELL YOU!
HELL IS ON THESE FLOORS.
Okay... I'm alright.
"Well, not really."
"How can you 'not really' have sex?!" Mari raised an eyebrow. "Oh..." And then she winked at Leane, who blushed.
"Leane McNar you NEVER cease to amaze me!"
"I don't get it...?" I asked stupidly. Hell, I feel stupid. They all turned to me with big grins, well- minus Leane who was trying to suffocate herself with a cushion.
........
"I still cannot believe you didn't even know what an orgasm was..." Izz trailed off after I gave her my 'death' glare.
Seriously, having 4 teenage girls give you THE 'TALK' is not amusing. I just felt stupid, I mean... I've been at Hogwarts for 7 ruddy years where almost every student is sex crazed!
"Do mine ears deceive me?!" I groaned as Sirius emerged with his wolfy grin. "Does someone need tutoring in the bees and the... err what is it? Birds?"
"Nope. We already had it covered. Lily had the best lesson ever." Izz grinned as Sirius spluttered pointing at me.
"You... what the hell is wrong with you?! Where the HECK have you been for the last 6 years?" He asked in disbelief, lucky this is the common room- otherwise I would have just been HUMILIATED amongst the students who are sex crazed and hormonal.
"Pads?" MERLIN NO! NOT JAMES POTTER?
Ah. It's Remus. THANK MERLIN.
"Remmy! You do know about sex education don't you?" Sirius begged hysterically, falling to his knees and touching Remus' feet.
"Uh, Pads... you're talking to the guy who gets Outstanding in everything." Ew, was it just me or did Remus sound perverted then?
"You perverted old wolf." Sirius winked causing Remus to huff and whine: 'You know I didn't mean like that!'
"But you know what an orgasm is?!" Sirius raised an eyebrow but relaxed when Remus gave him an exasperated look.
"Of course I do Pads... who the hell doesn't?" Sirius wasn't able to answer as James and Peter emerged from the boys dormitory in a heated debate about Abortion.
Kidding.
No, it was about the latest Quidditch match. Sheeesh.
"Who the hell doesn't what?" Peter asked like we were talking about something FASCINATING. I tried pleading to Sirius with my eyes but it only made his grin wider.
"Well-" Sirius stopped as Taylor Hartley joined our group. We all looked at her in disbelief.
"Can I help you?" James asked coolly. Taylor snorted and sneered at James, who had now gone red.
"You can't, but Lily can."
All heads turned to me.
Me? But she HATES me.
Two things which are incredibly creepy- she called me LILY and 2ndly- SHE NEEDED MY HELP?
"Um, yeah. Sure." I shrugged, following Taylor outside of the common room.
"I'm sure you are aware of James's predicament?"
So that's what this is about... Psh.
"If by that you mean engaged, then yes."
She nodded her head calmly, but her body was shaking. "And as you may well know, my father works with the Minister; Daddy's almost like his second-hand man. And so... I may know some things concerning the Head Boy..."
My ears perked up with interest... Dammit Lils, don't show weakness! "Like what?" I murmured.
"Like little 'Rosella' is coming to Hogwarts for a term-"
"WHAT?" She nodded at me with an angry face.
"What are you going to do?" Her question puzzled me. What am I going to do? I have no idea Hartley, maybe push you off a bridge and watch in amusement as you fall to the ground...?
She sighed and tossed her hair about on her head, giving me the almost 'pity' look. "You're Lily Evans, you liked James for 7 years and somehow got him to like you back. If anyone can stop this stupid engagement it's you." WHAT THE HELL? WAS HARTLEY ACTUALLY GIVING ME A COMPLIMENT?!
"And also, if you do plan on doing something," She took a deep breath, "Then I'm helping you."
OMG! I'M DYING!
TAYLOR HARTLEY WOULD ACTUALLY HELP ME GET THAT FRENCH PIRANHA OFF JAMES?!
"What you think then?"
What do I think? James told me himself that if the engagement didn't go through then we might as well just hand ourselves in to Lord Voldemort...
"I shouldn't really..."
"Just forget it. I knew I was wasting my time asking. Ah well, I'll just get James all to myself then."
I stood there gobsmacked as she turned on her heel and walked away briskly. No way is she going to get James for herself!
"NO! WAIT! I'LL HELP!"
"Perfect," She turned around and smiled at me. As if she KNEW I was going to give in and say yes. Creepy. "Little Rosella comes to Hogwarts tomorrow. Be ready."
AND THE GIT JUST WALKS OFF AGAIN!
"FOR WHAT?"
I swear I heard a laugh in her voice, "Anything."
................
"You'd think that the 1st years would grow bored after a week in this hell-hole." I groaned as another 1st year pushed past me on their way to lessons.
"Lils, even the 2nd years are excited. Blimey, even I'M excited! IT'S HOGWARTS." Leane exclaimed with a smile.
"Yeah, well, I hate Hogwarts."
My friends gasped and halted. "You don't mean that!"
"Yeah, okay I didn't." I squirmed, and then collapsed onto the nearest wall, stroking it tenderly. "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings dear Hogwarts."
"Ugh, now those walls are contaminated with mudblood filth!"
"SHUT YOUR FAT MOUTH MALFOY! 10 points from Slytherin!" I turned to see the King of Slime and his cronies smirking at us.
"You can't do that!" Malfoy jeered at me.
"Can't you see this?!" I tapped my head girl badge impatiently.
"All I see is a filthy mudblo-"
"Another 10 points from Slytherin." I stated coolly. Oh I am so great.
"Why you little bitc-"
"10 points from Slytherin again!"
"Why don't you just fuc-"
"10 points again! Honestly Malfoy, I could do this all day."
He snorted and passed us by, making sure to push me with his huge slimy shoulder.
"THAT'S ANOTHER 10 POINTS MALFOY."
"Ruddy hell, Lil." Leane whispered next to me. She was breathing heavily and her face was rather white. For some reason the Slytherin's just freak her out and she's a pure-blood as well! Not that blood status matters...
But Mari was patting me on my shoulder, congratulating me on my excellent work.
I puffed out my chest and did a heroic pose. "I know, I know. I'm awesome."
..................
Dear Diary,
Rosella has been at Hogwarts for a week now. And Hartley hasn't said anything to me about our 'plan'. Was she just taking the Peeves?
I just feel awful that I agreed to it. I mean, Rosella seems really nice...
"'ames?" I sighed and got to my feet and opened the portrait.
"He's not here... oh. Hi Rosella." I forced a smile at the French girl who beamed at me.
"Lily Evans oui?"
Errr. "Oui." What other Lily Evans has red hair and green eyes? Purleeaasse.
"Ah, so sorry for... how do you say...? Bothering you..."
She turned to leave. Grr. Now I feel mean.
Playing the guilt trip eh? Well, it won't work on me. "No! Err... why don't you stay here? We could... talk?" She turned back to me almost relieved when I motioned for her to sit on the sofa next to me.
"So... how's the engagement turning out for you then?"
She twiddled her hands against the fabric of her robe, she hadn't been sorted into any house because she was here for only a term, and she was doing the classes James was doing. Lucky git.
"Jame' is... very sweet but... I feel like... like I am almost committing a crime against him." Huh?
"What you mean?" What did she mean?
She hesitated before carrying on. "I know he likes someone else... and I know zthat my feelings will never be returned...?"
HE LIKES SOMEONE?! THAT TRIPLE-TIMING TWO FACED GIT!
"But... I know zthat z'the girl he likes has a boyfriend..."
"Woah... now that's tangled."
She nodded her head and collapsed onto the sofa."But... but my father is so... how do you say? Insistent about ze 'ole engagement... he only said z'that if I was really couldn't handle z'it then he would stop it..."
"But wouldn't that break the bond of the new magic revolution?" I asked with a frown.
She smiled faintly whilst shaking her head. "Non... 'ze magical revolution would still be... how do you say... alive.... and my father would just simply engage me again. It has 'appened twice now..."
"T-.. twice?!"
She sighed and nodded her head. "I 'ust guess my prince czharming hasn't come yet."
Funny how she actually believes in a prince charming. She must have noticed my snort as she smiled at me knowingly, "Don't you?"
"Um... not really..."
"LILY! And... uuhhh.. OH! I KNOW YOU! Uh... oh my merlin, I'm so sorry, I've forgotten your name!" Charlie entered the common room, I had given the him the password, and stopped when he saw Rosella. He was clicking his fingers whilst trying to remember her name, Rosella was smiling shyly.
"It's like a flower isn't it?" She nodded. "Well, it's not Lily.... Tulip? Petuni- no... I GOT IT ROSE!"
She nodded her head again. "Rosella." And looked at Charlie.
He was silent for a second until he realised she didn't know his name. The git. "OH! My name's Charlie!"
"Bonjour Charlie."
"Ah, so you're French! I know some French... or at least I think I do... uh, Où se trouvent les toilettes publiques les plus près d'ici?"
Rosella laughed, but this laugh made all her previous laughs seem so fake. Her eyes were shining and her grin was wide and real.
Suddenly James emerged from the portrait hole, his eyes landing on us 3.
"Rosie?" His voice seemed to make her jump since she had been staring at Charlie.
"Oh, hello 'ames... I.. I was looking for you..." And with that the two walked out of the common room, Charlie's eyes following Rosella as she left.
"Oi, Casanova, get a grip." I rolled my eyes and brought my hand up to slap his head.
"Who is she?" The grin was still plastered to his face.
"She's James's fiancé-"
"WHAT? But... you said she was horrible and she's so... so beautiful..." As I dragged him out of the common room and dragged him to our next lesson he still had that besotted look on his face, that's when I realised. He and Rosella would be perfect for each other.
I didn't take that long did I? Opps, sorry if I did... :)
And also very sorry for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, if anyone was wondering what Charlie said to Rosella in French it's - Where are the nearest public toilets?
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