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Chapter Twenty-Seven
Over the next few weeks James and Lily were in bad moods when near each other. Nobody knew what was wrong with them but they knew something had gone bad between the two. Remus tried to ask James what had gone wrong but James just said, "it's not important, don't worry about it. I just had a momentary lapse of judgement when I was friends with Lily." When he asked Lily, she would say, "He is an arrogant, conceited, manipulative jerk." If they had to work with each other they wouldn't say a word to each other and everyone in the room could feel the tension. James spent more time with Ashley, making Lily believe her suspicions.
Lily had barely spoken to Ashley since she had come back. But she wasn't mean to her. She thought that James should be the one to tell her about what happened at Christmas. Ashley could feel, however, that Lily was being strange with her, she would ask James why but he just said, "Don't worry about her, just concentrate on you." Ashley was glad of James' support, as she needed it a lot. Lily spent most of her time with Claudia and Michelle. Sophie spent lots of time with Kent and was strangely very happy. She would be caught day dreaming in class with a goofy grin and fiddling with her necklace that had a ring on it. Lily just thought she was excited about her engagement. Michelle and Sirius also seemed to be spending a lot of time together, as did Claudia and Remus. Eve continued dating most of the boys in the school but thankfully Lily never caught her with...she didn't even want to think about him.
It was a few weeks after they had come back to Hogwarts and the start of February. Lily was lying on a blanket out in the grounds with her sketchbook. The snow had cleared and it was strangely a warm evening. English weather! It was so unpredictable. The sun was setting and there were pink streaks of colour across the sky. Lily had come out here to get some peace and quiet.
Lily closed her eyes so that the tears wouldn't fall. There was so much on her mind right now, she just felt like breaking down. Lily didn't notice Claudia walk towards her until she sat down beside her.
"Hey Red." Claudia said. "You okay?" Lily shrugged. "Tell me your problems." Claudia sighed lying down beside her.
"Where do I begin?" Lily sighed.
"The beginning is always the best." Claudia chuckled. Lily smiled.
"Okay. Let me see. My parents are getting divorced. Petunia is getting married. There is a guy who is breaking my heart. I didn't get a good mark in Transfiguration last term. And to top it all off the last time I did a drawing was at the start of September." Lily said.
"Okay, wow." Claudia said looking at her. "Why didn't you tell me all this before?"
"I didn't want to bother anyone." Lily shrugged.
"Lily you gotta stop doing this to yourself. You're under too much pressure and you really got to let your friends in on the loop." Claudia said seriously. "And don't think you are burdening us, cause we are your friends that is what we are here for." Claudia smiled. "Okay since when are your parents getting a divorce?" Claudia asked.
"They told me just after Christmas. They've been fighting for a while and they feel that they can't go on like that any more." Lily said. "I just.... I just wish there was something I could do." Lily sighed.
"Lily, there isn't. You're talking to the person whose parents have married more times than Henry VIII." Claudia smiled. "I've tried to get my parents back together countless times but it will never happen. It's just not meant to be. Now since when is your horse-faced sister getting married?" Claudia asked as Lily chuckled.
"My parents sent me the news this morning." Lily said.
"And why is this a bad thing? This means that she won't be annoying you anymore." Claudia said.
"That is a plus I agree but the problem is I'm a bridesmaid. And knowing Petunia as I do I'll have to wear a bright pink frumpy dress with bows every where." Lily and Claudia shivered at the thought. "I must've been the only child given the fashion gene." Lily said. Claudia started laughing.
"I'm happy I'm an only child." Claudia said through laughter. She calmed down after a while. "Okay now tell me about this guy - it isn't Caspian Philippe is it?" Claudia asked excitedly. Lily rolled her eyes.
"No. It's someone else but I can't tell who he is." Lily said.
"Spoil sport." Claudia pretended to huff. "What was your grade in Transfiguration?" Claudia asked as she looked up at the sky.
"I only got ninety percent." Lily sighed. Claudia sat up and looked at her.
"Lily, I would kill for that mark. And here is me thinking I might have actually beat you in a subject." Claudia said shaking her head. Lily chuckled.
"I know I'm overreacting." Lily said.
"Yeah, and your probably overreacting about your drawings. Lots of people get mind blocks. Like writers they get Writers block and you probably only have drawing block." Claudia said raising an eyebrow. Lily shook her head.
"That didn't make sense. But I understand what you are getting at." Lily laughed.
"Good, cause I don't." Claudia smiled. They sat in silence for a while.
"So what about you and Remus?" Lily asked trying to stay cool and not look all excited. Claudia looked at Lily and grinned.
"Smooth, Lily, Smooth." Claudia chuckled. "Remus and I are...well I don't know what we are, and that I'm happy with."
"Why?" Lily asked, an eyebrow raised. Claudia shrugged.
"I don't want to label it. Cause its not like we are doing anything special." Claudia said looking up at the sky. Lily grinned.
"No not at all. I mean the only reason why I was in the boys' room the night before break was because it was kind of loud in my dorm room. I wonder why that was?" Lily asked rubbing her chin. Claudia looked at her in shock.
"You were in the room?" Claudia asked.
"Only for a split second but I must say I got an earful. And Claudia I never knew you could say someone's name in such a way." Lily laughed. Claudia blushed and hit her on the arm as Lily laughed. Lily wiped tears from her face as she laughed.
"Well I'm glad you got a chuckle out of that." Claudia said rolling her eyes.
"I'm glad too." Lily laughed. "You know what, I'm going to make a New Year's resolution." Lily said.
"And what will that be oh wise one?" Claudia mocked as she turned onto her stomach on the blanket.
"I'm going to live my life to the full. I'm not going to let no guy stand in my way of happiness. And I'm also going to spend more time with my friends, which I have not been doing lately." Lily said.
"Technically that is three, but I'll let you off on it." Claudia smiled. There was a pause then Claudia spoke again. "I have an idea. There is a new club opening in Hogsmeade tomorrow night, called Eden. One of the WWN DJ's is going to be there. You up for some fun?" Claudia grinned. Lily thought about this then nodded.
"Yeah, I need some fun." Lily smiled. Claudia then stood.
"Come on then. We can purpose the idea to Sophie, Ashley and Michelle." Claudia said helping Lily up. The next evening Lily, Michelle, Claudia and Sophie were standing in the doorway of their room watching the guys down in the common room. Ashley wasn't going because she wasn't feeling well.
"Okay. They seem pretty taken in by it." Michelle said.
"I don't like doing this guys. Can't we just tell them where we are going?" Sophie asked. The three girls turned to her.
"No. It's a girl's night out." Claudia said. "And it won't be a girl's night out if you have your tongue down Kent's' throat all night." Claudia said turning back round.
"Lily this is a truly brilliant plan." Michelle congratulated. Lily grinned. The girls had decided that they didn't want the guys to know about them going out so they needed a way to get by them. Lily had come up with the bright idea. She had got Sophie a lava lamp for Christmas (She had charmed it to work without using electricity.) She told Claudia to gather the five boys - those being James, Remus, Sirius, Peter and Kent - and set them on the couches. Sophie would then bring the lava lamp down and set it in front of the boys. It should then instantly capture their mental stability (with the help of a charm) for a while, long enough for the girls to slip away. The plan seemed to be working. All four girls slipped on long dark robes and left their rooms saying a farewell to Ashley. Nobody was in the common room so the girls slipped out easily. Just as the Portrait door closed James came out of the trance. He shook his head to clear his mind then looked at his watch.
"Crap! Guys come on we got to get ready." James said waking everyone out of their trance. The boys then trudged upstairs to their dorm. Lily and the girls got out of the castle through one of the passageways. When they entered, Eden was packed full of people dancing. Lily smiled and grabbed Claudia's hand and dragged her onto the dance floor. Michelle and Sophie laughed at Claudia's face. They then decided to join them and soon all four girls were surrounded with by a group of guys as they danced. Claudia looked at Lily and noticed that she was having a very good time dancing with a cute blonde guy.
Meanwhile back at the castle James knocked on the girls' dormitory.
"Ashley it's James, can I come in?" He called through the door.
"Sure." A voice called back. James smiled as he walked into the room. Ashley was propped up on her bed with several pillows. There was a book in front of her and she was eating a chocolate frog.
"How you feeling?" He asked sitting down on her bed.
"Well, my feet ache and back hurts. So pretty much like normal." Ashley smiled. James grinned at her.
"Not long yet. Where are the girls?" James asked looking around the room.
"Oh they're all down in the kitchens." Ashley smiled.
"Good we can get out of here without noticing." James smiled. "You don't mind if I go do you? I'll stay if you want me too." James said.
"James go. We're not married and we are certainly not dating, so don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Ashley smiled.
"Yeah but, I'm your friend and plus I promised Mark I would look out for you." James said.
"Yes and you have been doing a lovely job. Now go out and get drunk." Ashley laughed. James stood up and kissed the top of her head.
"I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight." James said as he left the room. Ashley grinned to herself. James met the guys and they all slipped through the fireplace into a secret passageway. Peter had decided not to go because he wasn't feeling well, thanks to Snape putting a hex on him. The Marauders got him back by enlarging his nose. A while later they were all standing inside the Eden. The club was very big. The bar area was in the centre of the room like a circle and the dance floor surrounded it. Booths surrounded the walls, which many people were situated at. All of a sudden the boys got split up. Kent instantly disappeared and Sirius and Remus wandered over to the bar. James smiled. He needed a good night out.
Lily was dancing with a different guy now. He had black hair and was quite built but cute. She was very tipsy with all the drinks she had. She had lost track of the girls a while ago but figured they were off having fun. The guy held her close as they danced even though it was a fast paced song. A while later Michelle and Claudia were standing at the bar talking with some very cute guys. They were playing their usual trick on the two boys.
"We ez eh French. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?" Claudia asked with a grin. The guys didn't know what that meant.
"Do you girls speak any English?" One of the guys asked. Michelle and Claudia looked at each other then back to the guys.
"Non." They both replied. The guys shrugged and smiled at the girls. Michelle and Claudia grinned at each other. Lily then came bounding up to them with a guy who was with the guys Claudia and Michelle were talking too.
"Hey, having fun?" Lily asked the girls. Claudia whispered something into Lily's ear. Lily nodded. She turned to the guys. "Have they told you their names?"
"No we don't understand them." Said the brown haired boy.
"That's Vivian-" Lily pointed at Claudia. "And that's Maria." Lily said pointing to Michelle. The girls grinned. "I'm Celeste. Nice to meet you all." Lily smiled. This was a usual tradition when going out to parties. They always made up names because it helped to portray their French personas.
"I'm Robby, this is Will and I'm guessing you know Bryan." One of the guys said indicating to the rest of the boys. Lily smiled to Bryan whom she had been dancing with. He was tall with black spiky hair.
"Would you girls like a drink?" Will asked. He was just as tall but except had blonde hair and spoke with an American accent. The three girls nodded. Will leant over the bar and spoke to the barman. "A round of tequilas." Will said. Lily, Claudia and Michelle looked at each other.
"Tequila, it makes you happy, you'll feel all right." The three girls started dancing about. Will, Bryan and Robby looked at them and smiled. The three girls then started laughing. Robby then handed the girls their drinks. They put salt on their hands and licked it off then quickly downed the drink then sucked on a lemon. Lily shook her head at the bitterness. She then grabbed Bryan's hand and started to dance. As they danced close Bryan leaned down and kissed her. It didn't mean anything to Lily but at least it got her mind of Jonathan or was it Jason? She couldn't remember because she was that drunk.
Meanwhile on the other side of the bar, James, Remus and Sirius were talking to a group of girls.
"So what do you guys do for a living?" A blonde asked the guys.
"We're medi-wizards." Sirius lied with a grin. The blondes' eyes lit up.
"You can check me over anytime." The blonde flirted. Sirius flashed her a winning smile. Remus chuckled into his drink as James rolled his eyes.
"So are you going to buy us a drink?" The blonde asked indicating to her two friends. James smiled at the one with black hair as Remus smiled to the other blonde. Sirius ordered a round of drinks. The girl with black hair then grabbed James by the shirt and dragged him onto the dance floor; the drink still clutched into her hand. James grinned at this and danced with her. They both started to make out on the dance floor. It wasn't the same as kissing Lily but that was a good thing. He needed to keep his mind of her tonight. And plus as every male teenage mind goes - he needed to get laid! He didn't care if it was meaningless, as long as it happened.
Back with Remus and Sirius. They were watching James. The two blondes were currently powdering their noses.
"James seems to be having a good time." Sirius said.
"Yeah, 'bout time too. He just doesn't seem his usual self and he hasn't for a long time." Remus said thoughtfully.
"Yeah-well shit happens." Sirius shrugged. They were both a little drunk. And when they were drunk Remus became more thoughtful than usual.
"Do you know what we should do?" Remus said pensively. Sirius looked at him.
"What should we do Moony?" Sirius asked as he drank some of his beer.
"We should get Lily and James together." Remus replied.
"WHAT?!" Sirius asked in shook as set his drink down and looked at him. This was the last thing he thought he would hear Remus say.
"Lily is always in a bad mood and so is James so I just thought that if we got two very unhappy people together it might make them a whole lot happier." Remus shrugged. "But once I think about it, there bad mood seems to be directed towards each other. I wonder why that is?" Remus said. Sirius pondered this question. It was something he so desperately wanted to know since Christmas Break. His thoughts however were interrupted when the girls came back.
"Guys we're so sorry but we better get going. We've got a prior engagement." One of the blondes said.
"Well it was very nice to meet you girls." Sirius smiled as he kissed one of the girls' hands. The blonde blushed and smiled. James and the black haired girl came back.
"So owl me sometime." The black haired girl said to James. James smiled then kissed her again. The three girls left. Remus turned to James.
"Ahh poor James didn't get his shag." Remus chuckled. James rolled his eyes.
"Look I got to use the bathroom." James said then left. Sirius turned to the barmen.
"You've been standing there all night, see any decent talent?" Sirius asked. The barman shrugged.
"Some. But there are these French chicks that have definitely caught my eye." The barman said as he cleaned a glass.
"How many?" Remus asked curiously.
"Well there was four when they came in but I lost sight of one of them. The other three are surrounded by some guys on the dance floor." The barman said. Sirius and Remus smiled.
"We'll wait for James." Sirius said. Meanwhile on his trip back from the bathroom, James was eyeing up a bubbly blonde, who was making eye contact with him. He was about to go over to her when he noticed that a guy with the exact same clothes that Kent had been wearing was making out with some girl. James realised that it was Kent. They were standing in a corner and the girl's face was blocked from James' view. James walked over and pulled Kent away from the girl.
"Rafferty what the fuck are you doing making out with - Sophie?" James asked his eyebrows creased. Sophie smiled and waved at James, waggling her fingers.
"Potter since when has it been a crime to make out with -" He looked at Sophie and grinned. "- my fiancé?" Kent said as Sophie giggled.
"What are you doing here?" James asked completely ignoring Kent.
"I came with the girls." Sophie smiled. James' face dropped. And to make things worse a very drunk Lily came over.
"Sophie!" Lily screamed with delight as if she hadn't seen her in a few years. She threw her arms around Sophie and hugged her tightly. Sophie giggled at Lily as she pulled away. "Ohhhhh I'm tellin." Lily giggled as she pointed at Sophie and Kent who had his arm around Sophie. "Your fiancé isn't going to be happy." Sophie rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Lily what've you been drinking?" Kent asked as he chuckled pulling Sophie closer to him.
"Bry Bry give me tequila." Lily smiled as she swayed.
"Who's Bry Bry?" James asked before Kent or Sophie said anything. Lily looked at James as if just realising he was there.
"Bry Bry is my friend, Pothead." Lily said. "I don't like you very much right now, go away." Lily said as she shook her head then spun on her heel and walked away. James watched her go until she disappeared amongst the crowd. James sat down in a booth that was beside where Kent and Sophie were. He put his head in his hands. Sophie and Kent sat down beside him. Just then Sirius and Remus walked up to him.
"James what're you doing? Come on we're going to find some French girls." Sirius smiled. He hadn't noticed Kent and Sophie because they had started making out again.
"You mean, Vivian, Maria, Celeste and Sophia." James said jabbing a thumb in Kent and Sophie's direction. Sophie and Kent pulled away and smiled up at the guys.
"The rest of them are here?" Remus asked. The Marauders were well aware of the girls' French act. James nodded.
"I saw Lily. Let's just say she'll have a major headache in the morning." James said shaking his head.
"Hey guys we're going to head back to the castle. See you later." Kent smiled as he took Sophie's hand and led her away from the group.
"Well for some." James muttered. He sighed then stood up. "We should really round up the girls. I'll get Claudia." James said. Remus stopped him.
"Nah man I'll get Claudia. You go get Lily." Remus grinned. "I want some fun tonight." Remus winked then walked off.
"You get Lily and I'll get Michelle?" James offered. Sirius shook his head and smiled then walked off looking for Michelle. James sighed then sat back down. Sirius seen Michelle straight away dancing with some guy who was very drunk and by the looks of things Michelle was a bit drunk. Sirius walked up behind her and put his hands over her eyes. Michelle put a hand to his hand and immediately felt a shiver run down her spine. She knew who this was.
"Bonjour Maria." Sirius whispered in his best French accent. He let his hands drop and Michelle turned to look at him.
"What're you doing here?" Michelle asked in a whine type voice. The guy she was dancing with looked at them oddly then started dancing with another girl.
"Same thing you are." Sirius replied smiling.
"So you're trying to get away from you as well?" Michelle snapped.
"Now you know you're glad to see me." Sirius grinned.
"Not really." Michelle said in a sigh. She walked past Sirius. This wasn't exactly the reaction he was expecting. He went after her as she walked out of the place. Claudia who had been watching this was in shock. She looked round and seen Remus watching her with an amused look, standing at the bar. He then turned his back to her and started talking to the barman. Claudia looked at the guy she was dancing with.
"Au Revoir." Claudia said. He looked at her questioningly. She then walked off towards the bar and stood beside Remus and leaned on the bar as he was doing. "So have you come to spoil my fun?" Claudia asked with a slight smile.
"And why would I do that?" Remus asked looking at her. Claudia was taken back by this.
"Isn't that why you guys are here? To take the girls and me go back to the castle?" Claudia asked, her eyebrows furrowed. Remus shook his head.
"The guys and I came to have some fun. Two of them have however left with two of the girls. Which leaves you, me, James and a very drunk Lily I hear." Remus chuckled. The barman set two drinks down in front of the pair. Remus had obviously ordered them before Claudia came over.
"How did you know I was going to come over once I saw you?" Claudia asked indicating towards the second drink. They were two small shot glasses with pink liquid inside.
"I didn't. I played it by chance." Remus said.
"And did you pick a winner?" Claudia asked picking up the shot glass, as did Remus.
"Depends." Remus replied. He clanged the shoot glass with Claudia's then downed it. He shook his head, as it was so bitter. Claudia did the same. They set the glasses down and the barman took them away.
"So what do we do now?" Claudia asked putting a hand on her hip and another on the bar.
"Whatever you want. You can go and dance with the guy you were dancing with or..." Remus trailed off. Claudia looked across the dance floor and seen the guy she was dancing with. She looked back at Remus and giggled.
"Let's go." Claudia smiled her eyes bright. Remus smiled as he led her out of the club. Meanwhile James had finally gotten the courage to go up to Lily but Lily had got to him first. James eyed her.
"You!" Lily said to him narrowing her eyes.
"Let's go Lily. Everyone' already left for the castle." James said. Lily shrugged and let him lead her through the crowd of people. But just then Bryan came up to them.
"What the fuck are you doing with my woman?" Bryan said spinning James round. James looked from Lily to Bryan. Lily didn't look as if she cared about the situation.
"Piss off." James said as he walked away but the guy spun him around. James was getting really annoyed by this. He then punched the guy across the jaw, which made him fall to the ground.
"Yeah. You got that? Let's go!" Lily said pointing at Bryan on the ground. James shook his head then led Lily out of the bar. James put an arm around Lily's waist so as to give her more support in walking. She was wearing heals, walking along a cobbled road and was very drunk. It wasn't a good thing to try. They headed up to the shrieking shack.
"You look so familiar." Lily said looking up at James. James rolled his eyes. "You know the guy I love looks like you." Lily said. James looked down at her. "He has the same messy black hair as you." Lily giggled.
"How do you know that's not me?" James inquired as he led her through the Shrieking Shack and towards the secret trap door.
"It just isn't. The guy I fell in love with loved me as well." Lily said as they went down the trap hole.
"How do you know he doesn't still love you?" James asked. He lit his wand as they walked along the passageway.
"Cause he turned me down and humiliated me." Lily replied bluntly. "Hey where are we going?" Lily asked.
"To your room." James replied.
"Why?" Lily asked looking at him.
"Cause you are drunk." James replied.
"Oh yeah." Lily replied as if it just dawned on her. They continued walking for a while longer. James was curious about what Lily was feeling towards him and thought that right now was a good time to get it out of her, as she hopefully wouldn't remember in the morning.
"So this guy humiliated you. How did he do this?" James asked.
"He turned me down. I was going to give him all of me for the first time. I was ready to make love to him and he turned me down. Not exactly the best scenario." Lily replied.
"Why won't you talk to me - I mean him?" James asked.
"Because there is no point and he has a girlfriend." Lily replied. James looked at her. He didn't have a girlfriend.
"Who's this?" James asked.
"Ashley. I feel so sorry for her because she hasn't been feeling well lately and to learn that her boyfriend and I were about to do something would probably make her worse." Lily replied. They reached the Gryffindor fireplace and went through. On the other side Claudia and Remus were making out on the couch. They both looked up as they saw them arrive back.
"You guys have fun?" Claudia asked. Before anyone could say anything Lily ran up the stairs as she was about to throw up. James sighed and followed her up to her dorm.
"Where are you going?" Remus called.
"To make sure she is aright." James called back as he trudged up the stairs. Remus shrugged and started kissing Claudia again. Upstairs James walked into the girls' dorm. He could hear someone being sick in the toilet and figured it was Lily. All of the girls' beds were empty. James sighed and walked into the bathroom. Michelle, Ashley and Laura were surrounding Lily. Michelle was holding back her hair as Laura was running the cold tap and wetting a face cloth. Ashley was watching the girls and trying not to be sick herself. James sighed. This wasn't exactly what he had planned for that evening.
"Ashley go back to bed. You're not fit to be up." James said tiredly. He took Ashley by the hand and led her back to her bed. Lily had seen this as she had stopped throwing up and was now sitting on the ground with the damp face cloth on her head thanks to Michelle. James helped Ashley in to her bed and wrapped the blankets around her. He walked back into the bathroom. Lily looked at him. She didn't look that good her face was pale and her hair was messy. Michelle had wiped the make up from her face. But James still however thought she was beautiful.
"Laura, Michelle you guys go back to bed. I'll look after Lil." James said despairingly. Laura nodded and wiped her face as she went to her bed. Michelle didn't move however.
"I'm not leaving her with you. She will probably end up hitting you or something." Michelle said rubbing her face.
"It'll be okay. Where did Sirius go?" James asked.
"I don't know, and I don't care." Michelle said angrily as she left the bathroom. James watched her go and shook his head; he then looked back at Lily who was watching him. She didn't look too happy to be with him of all people. James crouched down beside her.
"James just go away." Lily said annoyed. James shook his head.
"Nope. You're not well and I'm looking after you." James said.
"You're not getting brownie points for this. Just because I am a bit drunk and I am about to throw up doesn't mean I forgive you for what you did to me." Lily said. "I'm still incredibly pissed at you and I'm going to be for a long time. I'm never going to speak to you again and you can go back to your life with Ashley. Because right now I don't give a rats ass about none of this." Lily said.
"Lily, Ashley and I-" but James was interrupted by Lily being sick. James sighed and pulled her hair back. He spent most of the night like this. Dawn had just broke and Lily had finally fallen asleep. James lifted her up and put her into her bed and tucked her up. He then walked down to the common room. Remus and Claudia were sleeping on the couch. James put a blanket over both of them then went up to his own dorm. When he walked in the curtains around Peter, Sirius and Kent's bed were all closed. James sighed and undressed then went to bed.
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