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Chapter 33
The next morning Lily was walking down to breakfast on her own. She had been running late because she had woken up late and she had forgotten her transfiguration book. As she reached the great hall the place was full and there was only one seat left at the Gryffindor table, which was beside James. Lily smiled at this then walked over to the seat. James smiled at her as she sat down. Lily kissed him lightly on the lips, which made everyone instantly, look their way. The small group didn't pay any attention to all of the fascination they were getting and continued talking. Lily piled the food on her plate. She ate quietly as everyone around her talked. James noticed that she was being very quiet and turned to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked her. Lily nodded and forced a smile.
"No you're not, tell me." James insisted. Lily put her fork down and looked at James.
"I don't know, something feels strange. Did you guys do anything bad?" Lily asked.
"No. But we did play a prank on Nott and Chelsea." James said as if Dumbledore had permitted it. "We made Nott tell Chelsea about all his love affairs in front of everyone. McGonagall stopped the spell before he said everyone though." James said. Lily looked at him, eyes wide in shock.
"How far did he get?" Lily asked curiously.
"Up to Millicent Peters, why?" James asked. Lily shrugged.
"No reason." Lily said she looked up the table towards Eve who looked as if she nearly had a heart attack.
"What makes you think something is wrong?" James asked as he watched the owl post fly in.
"I don't know something feels weird." Lily said as she looked around her. Then she noticed why. Everyone in the hall was looking in her direction. Lily turned back to James.
"Everyone's staring." Lily said.
"Let them stare." James said as he opened up the daily prophet and laid it on the table in front of him. His arm was around Lily's waist. Nearly everyone the hall was chattering about them. Lily felt a little uneasy about it but quickly pushed it to the back of her mind.
"Hey Padfoot, looks like Cindy greyhound won't be in the next match against Puddlemere United. It says here that she was hurt badly in the last match against the wasps." James said. Sirius pulled away from Michelle to look at James.
"Let me see." Sirius said taking the paper from James. He read through it as Michelle leaned her chin on his shoulder and read it too. James watched them.
"They suit each other don't they?" Lily whispered. James looked at Lily and smiled.
"Yeah they do. I can't think of anyone who could keep Sirius on his toes like Michelle does." James laughed. Lily smiled. James looked down at her and grinned.
"How long do we have until class starts?" James asked raising an eyebrow.
"Twenty-five minutes. Why?" Lily asked grinning. James leaned down and kissed her passionately. He then pulled away and smiled.
"Do you think anyone would miss us?" James said. Lily looked around at her friends to notice that they were all preoccupied. Lily shook her head and smiled. James stood up and offered her his hand. Lily took it and followed him out of the hall. Everyone watched as the couple left. Immediate murmurs broke out. Sirius finished reading the article.
"Here you go Pro- where did James and Lily go?" Sirius asked the group. Remus, Claudia, Peter, Michelle, Sophie and Kent looked in the direction where James and Lily had once been.
"They're probably away to find a broom cupboard somewhere." Kent laughed. Sirius looked at Michelle and raised his eyebrows.
"Which reminds me. Michelle I forgot my text books. Care to help me look for it?" Sirius asked. Michelle nodded and stood up. Sirius wrapped an arm around her waist and they walked out of the hall. Meanwhile in one of the many broom cupboards in Hogwarts Lily and James were making out. Lily ran her hands through James hair as he kissed her neck. Lily moaned at the effect his kisses had on her. James smiled at this. Shivers ran down her spine as James' tongue travelled the length of neck. At that moment Lily couldn't hold herself back any more, she pulled James closer to her. James ran a hand up and down her leg and pushed her skirt up. Lily's breathing became harder as James tongue teased her own. Suddenly there was a crash outside the door and James and Lily pulled apart. Lily quickly straightened her skirt and her robes as James flattened his hair. They both stepped out of the broom cupboard.
"Everything clear in there." James said. He then noticed that Peeves was blocking the corridor. Five first year Ravenclaw boys were trying to get by him without being hit with water balloons.
"Ha ha. Little ickly firstys afraid of water?" Peeves cackled.
"Peeves." Lily warned. Peeves turned to her and smiled.
"Ah Evansy Wavanys and Potty Totty." Peeves cackled again.
"Peeves I'll get the Bloody Baron." Lily said sternly. Peeves smiled.
"The Baron doesn't like him." Peeves said pointing at James. James shrugged.
"I played a few pranks on him." James whispered to Lily. James then turned to Peeves. "He may not but I'm sure he'd like to know who helped to turn the Slytherin common room orange." James said folding his arms. Peeves scowled and turned away muttering to himself. Lily turned to the first year boys.
"Better be on your way." Lily said to them and they scurried off. She looked at her watch and realised they were ten minutes late for Transfiguration. The pair quickly ran down the corridor towards her room and ran in.
"Sorry we're late professor. Peeves was acting up again." Lily said. Professor McGonagall nodded and motioned for the two to sit down. Lily sat down beside Sophie as James sat down beside Sirius who was sitting behind Lily and Sophie.
"What'd he do interrupt your make out session?" Sirius whispered as he laughed. James was about to say something when Lily turned round and glared at him. He quickly shut his mouth and sat back in his seat making Sirius laugh even louder.
"Problem Black?" McGonagall asked. Sirius stopped laughing and smiled his 'innocent' smile.
"No Professor just excited about today's class." Sirius said.
"Suck up." Remus said through a cough.
"That's a bad cough Remus." Sirius glared him as Remus hid his laughter by coughing more.
"Okay, class listen up as I was saying. We will be going over spells that you learnt in your previous years. In today's lesson you will be transfiguring a frog into a goblet. It must be gold and not green and slimy." McGonagall said as she looked at Peter specifically.
"Professor that is very unhygienic." Claudia said.
"Miss Hampton I am not asking you to drink out of the goblet just transfigure it." McGonagall said rolling her eyes. "Now work with the people you are sitting beside. Except for Black and Potter." James and Sirius groaned muttering how it was unfair. "Now Miss Warrington swap places with Potter." Sirius and Michelle perked up as Claudia and James groaned.
"Professor I refuse to work with him. He is incompetent." Claudia said. Most people in the class chuckled.
"Miss Hampton if you refuse to participate I will be forced to remove you from this class." McGonagall said. Claudia muttered something under her breath as James sat down beside her. "Now everyone get a frog and get to work. I will be going around the class checking your progress." McGonagall said.
"Why couldn't Remus have sat beside Sirius?" Claudia muttered under her breath, but James heard her.
"Why couldn't Lily have sat beside Michelle?" James said.
"Oh shut up and get the bloody slimy thing." Claudia scowled. James rolled his eyes and went and got the frog. Remus laughed from the desk behind. Claudia spun round in her seat and glared at her boyfriend. "What're you laughing at?" Claudia asked angrily.
"You're so sexy when you're angry." Remus winked. No one else had heard them. Claudia blushed and turned round again with a smile on her face. James came back with a frog and sat it in front of them.
"I'll go first then you can go." James said. Claudia never said anything. James pointed his wand towards the frog "Lydwello." James said. The frog changed into a perfect gold goblet. James sighed then changed it back. "Your turn." James said to Claudia.
"What was that curse you said again?" Claudia asked.
"Lydwello." James replied. He looked round the room and noticed that not many people remembered the curse because they were all looking through their textbooks. James chuckled. Remus leaned forward and tapped James' shoulder.
"What was the spell again?" Remus whispered. James chuckled and told him the spell. Ten minutes later everyone knew the spell thanks to James but they still couldn't change the frog. Claudia threw her wand down in frustration.
"Remus can you help me." Claudia said turning to him.
"What's wrong with your partner?" Remus smiled standing beside Claudia.
"He's in la la land." Claudia said glaring at him. Remus chuckled.
"James get your eyes of Evans ass!" Remus shouted so everyone heard. James looked at him and smiled as Remus and Claudia laughed and Lily blushed.
"Potter have you finished?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yes Professor." James said nodding his head.
"Then please show the class what you have accomplished." Professor McGonagall chided. James rolled his eyes then cleared his mind. After saying the spell the frog changed into a golden goblet successfully. "Well down. Ten points to Gryffindor. Now instead of sitting they're in your own little world, why don't you help other students?" Professor McGonagall said as she turned her back on him. James smiled and stood up he went to walk towards Lily when Professor McGonagall spoke again. "And I don't think Miss Evans needs your help." Professor McGonagall said helping a student, her back still to him. James rolled his eyes then went to the desk behind Lily's which was Sirius' and Michelle's. But the two weren't standing there. Sirius then quickly jumped up along with Michelle who was dusting of her uniform.
"And what were you two up too?" James asked his arms folded, a grin set on his face.
"Playing Quidditch." Sirius said sarcastically.
"Well I'm hanging out here until I can successfully pester Lily." James said hoping up on the table. Michelle rolled her eyes.
"Speaking of. I need help with this." Michelle said walking around the table and towards Lily and Sophie's. Sirius glared at James.
"Thanks." Sirius said sarcastically.
"Hey, don't be glaring at me. It's Moony's fault I'm not at Lily's table right now. He had to so kindly tell the whole class that I was staring at her butt." James said angrily. Sirius smirked.
"Where you?" Sirius asked before successfully transfiguring the frog. James laughed. He jumped of the table and turned in the direction Lily was standing. She had her back to him. His head tilted he then looked at Sirius, who was chuckling.
"Fuck that girl is hot." James said biting his fist.
"You got it bad." Sirius said. James smiled.
"So bad. I swear I was about to hex Peeves into a million pieces earlier. We were that close." James said putting his thumb and finger close together.
"Is she ready?" Sirius asked as he changed the frog again.
"Well this was like the third time we almost you know. I think she is ready. She was definitely game earlier." James said shrugging.
"Having a good gossip ladies?" Remus asked walking over to them. James looked uneasily from Sirius to Remus. Remus understood what they were talking about. Lily. "You can talk about her to me. I won't freak out. Just don't give me the gory details. You can tell him them." Remus laughed. Sirius perked up.
"I'm not telling either of you buggers any details." James laughed.
"So what's going on?" Remus asked.
"Prongs doesn't know if Red is ready to go all the way." Sirius whispered. Remus eyes widened.
"You guys have only being going out two days." Remus said to James. James looked out the window.
"Moony, you know they've been together longer than that." Sirius said looking round the room to make sure nobody was listening. Nobody was, they were all used to the Marauders secretive ways. But Professor McGonagall didn't look too happy.
"Potter, Black and Lupin, save the gossiping for lunch." McGonagall scolded. Remus then walked back to his table as Michelle came back to the one she had been working at with Sirius. James scanned the room and noticed that McGonagall was helping Peter. He grinned because she would be with him for quite a while. James then moved to Lily's table. Sophie wasn't at it. Lily had her eyes closed and was trying to concentrate but it wasn't working. James sat down in the seat to the left of her and put his hand on her leg. Lily opened her eyes and looked at him.
"You're not helping." Lily smiled. James shrugged. "It's hard to concentrate as it is, especially because of this morning..." Lily trailed off as James' hand moved further up her leg. James grinned at Lily's reaction.
"What were you saying Lily?" James said taking his hand of her leg. Lily looked at him.
"You're so mean." Lily said shaking her head. James chuckled. Lily closed her eyes again and tried to concentrate but she couldn't.
"James I'm going to slap you." Lily said turning to him.
"Why?" James asked his eyebrows furrowed.
"Because of you I can't concentrate." Lily said. James grinned.
"And it's your fault that I can't keep my hands of you." James whispered into her ear. Lily rolled her eyes but grinned. She pushed him away playfully.
"Help me get this done, please." Lily said. "Because if you don't it means less time to spend with me tonight." Lily said.
"Fine." James said. "Try it." Lily did so but her goblet would be copper instead of gold.
"I can't do this." Lily said in frustration.
"You can." James said. He moved so that he could hold her right arm that held the wand. Lily closed her eyes. "Okay say the spell." James whispered to her. As Lily said it James moved her arm so that the wand moved as well. Lily opened her eyes and grinned to see that goblet was gold and shining. She turned to James and hugged him.
"I did it." Lily said excitedly. James couldn't help but smile at Lily's happiness. She turned the goblet back to a frog. She then turned the frog into a golden goblet. She repeated this four times. "I can do it." Lily said excitedly.
"Don't rub it in, Lily." Michelle said from behind her. Lily looked at her and stuck her tongue out. Michelle laughed. Lily then opened up her textbook.
"There's half an hour left of class. I'm gonna get a start on my homework." Lily said to James. James didn't say anything he just watched her. "Since you're sitting there doing nothing why don't you do yours." Lily said. James shrugged.
"I am doing something." James defended.
"Staring at me does not classify as doing something." Lily said cocking her head.
"Yeah it's more like stalking." Sirius quipped from behind them. James looked at him.
"I think I'm allowed to stare at my girlfriend." James said. Most of the students in the classroom stared at them. Chatter then broke out again.
"So they are dating."
"Wonder when all this happened?"
"They'll never last."
Thankfully Lily and James hadn't heard any of this. They were to busy talking about the work that Lily was doing. James was explaining something to her. When the class had ended Lily had finished her homework and James had successfully memorised every move she had made. They were now walking down towards the Potions dungeon. James had his arm around Lily's waist and they both were laughing at something Sirius had said. When they reached the potions dungeon everyone was still waiting outside. Lily stood with Claudia, Sophie and Michelle.
"Did you guys see the Daily Prophet this morning? Apparently Gizabella Hanover is engaged to Nick Manning. You know that guy that owns WWN." Sophie said.
"Gizabella Hanover as in the singer. That's ironic. A singer marrying a Radio station owner." Lily laughed. Just then Chelsea and her cronies walked by them. Chelsea sneered at them as they all glared back. She stopped by Nott and started shamelessly flirting. Had she no pride after he publicly announcing that he cheated on her?
"Merlin, what way is her hair." Michelle exclaimed. Chelsea's blonde hair had black streaks and was French braded, which made her face look horribly pale and thin. Lily, Claudia and Sophie giggled. Chelsea and her cronies glared at them. Lily rolled her eyes when she noticed that Kerry was looking at James and hoping to catch his attention. Lily got very angry with this; she didn't want her anywhere near her boyfriend. She trusted James but she didn't trust Kerry in the slightest. James seemed unaware of the attention because he was too busy talking to Remus about something.
"Lily? Earth to Lily." Sophie said waving a hand in front of her eyes. Lily looked at her sheepishly. "You can't bare to be away from him for five minutes can you?" Sophie laughed. Lily shrugged she then felt strong arms wrap around her. Lily grinned then looked up into James' blue eyes. James bent down and kissed her passionately.
"Get a room." Claudia shouted which made everyone look round. Lily and James pulled apart smiling. Lily pushed Claudia as she laughed. She noticed out of the corner of her eye that Kerry was glaring daggers at her. Lily turned around so that her back was pressed against James' chest.
"I won't be at lunch." James whispered into her ear.
"Why?" Lily asked looking up at him.
"Marauder business." James said.
"That's okay. We have tonight to make out and other things." Lily said with a grin. James eyes widened.
"Hey guys. Marauder business called off." James called over his shoulder.
"What? Why?" Sirius asked walking towards them. James winked at him. "You're not. James don't do that to us." Sirius whined.
"Sirius, don't listen to him." Lily said rolling her eyes. She then turned to James and whispered into his ear. "We have all night." Lily said stressing the word 'all'. James grinned.
"Okay, where is this teacher at." James asked.
"Why do you care all of a sudden?" Remus asked curiously.
"The sooner this class is over, the faster the rest of the day will go. Then it will be night." James said. The others looked at him strangely as Lily nudged him.
"I'm glad you are so excited about my class, Potter." Professor DeLacy said as he walked towards his classroom door.
"As always Professor." James said. The class then made their way into Potions. Nothing exciting happened in the class, except for Peter blowing up his cauldron and Kerry glaring at Lily every chance she got. Lily ignored this though. Lily sat at the Gryffindor table with Claudia and Sophie for lunch. Michelle had to go to her dorm to get something.
"I can't believe she totally ignored me. What is her problem?" Claudia said as finished her dinner.
"Remus." Lily said.
"What?" Claudia asked looking at Lily bewildered.
"Claudia it's so obvious, she is mad at you because you and Remus are whatever you are." Sophie said. Claudia looked at her.
"You mean … she's still in love with Remus? But she broke up with him." Claudia said incredibly.
"They dated for two and a half years. That's a long time to be with someone." Lily said. Claudia didn't reply because she was too deep in thought.
"She isn't love with him anymore." Claudia said after five minutes. Lily rolled her eyes and chuckled. Kent sat down beside Sophie and took a chip (Fries) from her plate.
"Where's the guys?" Kent asked. But before they could reply they heard a shriek come from the Slytherin table. All of the girls had green faces with warts all over them as the guys had red faces with warts. Everyone in the hall exploded with laughter. "Never mind." Kent laughed.
The path of love is too straight for this loved up two-some I have a feeling it's gonna get a little rough! Review and see what happens!!!