20 Simple Questions Chapter 6: The Fifth Question, a harry potter fanfic

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I'm finally back! It's been super super long! I know I say that every single time but now I actually mean it. School has been hectic recently, since we're just settling in and everything. Sorry...I tried to take a little few minutes break from homework to try and keep writing this, but my dad saw, and let's just say that if I'm on the computer when I'm not done with homework, then it counts as 'playing computer'. Even if I'm on Word Document or some other document. Urgh.

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This time, the result of their question answers lasted even longer than normal, not that Lily minded. The more time passed, the more Lily cared about her four does. Instead of treating them like an irritating fly who just wouldn't go away (or an irritating Potter who just wouldn't go away), she thought of them as pets and she actually took care of them.

Though the whole of Hogwarts was shoeless now. If any shoes entered Hogwarts grounds, it would instantly turn into the animal of the owner. Lily had no idea how they did it. Hogwarts was huge and it was almost impossible for them to be able to charm the whole castle. All the students were now either barefoot or in socks, and all the girls avoided the outdoors because they didn't want to get dirty. Lily didn't mind.

There was also a quidditch match during that period between Hufflepuff and Slytherin. It was amusing how the players were playing barefoot or with just socks. There were less people watching now, because of the people didn't want to get dirty. Sissies.

The animals also brought a special spark to class and to Lily's life, but the biggest surprise came one day when she woke up. James' stags were in the girl's dormitory. How on earth did they get there? She thought the stairs would turn into a slide if any male attempted to get up them, but perhaps that spell only applied to human beings.

All of the deer were curled up on a little patch of grass Lily had made for them in the corner. But the biggest surprise was the two little fawns resting by their mothers stomach.

This didn't make any sense. Lily knew that at the most, it took a few months for a mother doe to give birth. It couldn't have happened overnight. Unless magical deer reproduced ten times faster than normal ones. Yes, that must be it. There was no other reason that Lily's does could have mated with James' stags in just one night…

Wait. Lily's doe and James' stag had a fawn. Together. Oh my gosh! Lily uttered a little scream actually fell off the bed in shock. Lying in a crumpled heap on the floor, covered by bed sheets, she groaned loudly. Why did this effect her so much anyways? That annoying voice in her head replied after cackling madly. Because your doe and James' stag had a fawn! (Not that she actually minded, but if you had asked her that, she'd lie without giving it a second thought.)

She was actually quite down when all the animals suddenly turned back into shoes two days later. But instead of just her usual two pairs of shoes there were two more pairs of baby sneakers. She decided to send them home too, as a memoir of her last year at the school. But other than that, there were no direct reminders of her pets, well, unless you count their droppings, but Lily didn't exactly want to send those home…

With each passing day, Lily's obsession with the Marauders' next question grew, though, compared to the other fan girls, her excitement was only a smidgen. Days passed, followed by weeks, and Lily became steadily more and more disappointed when there was no news about the upcoming question. She would never ever admit it though, not even if you paid her a billion galleons, sixteen sickles, and twenty-eight knuts. Yep, she was that stubborn.

Finally, after decades of waiting, the question was posted, but this time, even though she was itching to see it, she was determined not to miss class again. So she sat through all her teachers' lectures and teachings, squirming around, anxious for the day to be over.

Lily literally sprinted back to the common room when the bell rang, not even stopping to apologize to a little blond third year she had crashed into. Panting, she arrived at the Fat Lady's portrait. She mumbled the password and climbed in, rushing to the notice board. Even though she ran, she was still the last person to see the question because everyone else didn't mind skipping classes and others had free periods that day, so Lily was still a goody-two-shoes compared to all the other students at Hogwarts. By that time it was already evening.

Lily had a silly grin on her face as she read.

"Poor animals. They were turned back into shoes. That must have been very painful. It really is. We've tested it. So answer this question honestly because if you don't, we'll transfigure ya'll into…er…ferrets. Anywho.

Which Marauder do you like best?

[] James Potter

[] Sirius Black

[] Remus Lupin

[] Peter Pettigrew

Answer TRUTHFULLY!"

Lily gaped. She was not going to answer that! She hated all the Marauders! Well, besides Remus, but that doesn't exactly count, does it? Besides Lily had an odd gut feeling that she shouldn't be choosing Remus and Lily always, well, almost always listened to her guts.

She tried to walk away. Keyword: tried. Her feet wouldn't move. Lily slapped her forehead. She couldn't move until she answered. Stupid, stupid, stupid Potter! There were only two things she could do now: Answer, or stay first was obviously out of the question, so Lily sat down, her knees bent because her feet were stuck flat on the floor, and she leaned back against the sofa, waiting. It seemed like forever.

"Er..Lily?" Her friends had finally entered the common room and they had caught sight of her lounging on the floor. "What are you doing there?"

"Waiting."

Alice took one look at the colorful parchment pinned to the board and understood at once. "Really, Lily?"

Marlene sighed. "Why can't you just admit that you like Potter?"

"Because I'm not supposed to!" Lily blurted. Her eyes widened. "Hey! I-what in the world? I was joking, you see! Er…hahaha. Ha?" She laughed weakly.

Her friends snorted. "Nice try."

"But you finally admitted it!" Mary squealed.

"I did not! I was thinking about something else!"

"Sure you were." Marlene's comment was laced with sarcasm, but there was a gigantic grin on her face. "Well, anyways. This is huge! We should celebrate!"

"No!" Lily said firmly. "And I'm stuck." she added.

Mary smiled sweetly. "Anyways, I'll go upstairs and get your blankie!" she said cheerfully. "You know, the one Potter passed out to all the girls in our year four years ago."

Lily gasped. "Oh my gosh, how did you know I actually kept that?"

They all looked aghast. "What?"

"Lily, I-I was joking!" Mary choked out, and suddenly her other two friends began giggling uncontrollably.

"I-Oh." Lily blushed to the roots of her hair.

Marlene regained her bubbly personality almost instantly. "Well, there's solid proof!" She exclaimed before bouncing up the stairs. Lily groaned as she felt a blanket flutter onto her the next moment.

"Thanks guys." she muttered, "Can you stay? Pleaseee?"

"Nope! Lily, Maybe you being all alone will motivate you to admit it!" They giggled and ran back upstairs. Lily huffed. What wonderful friends she had. She was lost in her thoughts for a few minutes, but then-

Oomph! Someone had tripped over her.

It was Potter. Again. Honestly, how many times would crash into him? This time had banged her head on his and she rubbed it. Ouch. His skull was hard, and it was because he had a thick skull, get it?

Lily giggled at her own joke. James stared, taken aback, and Lily blushed nervously.

James squinted his eyes. "Ha!" He wagged his finger in Lily's face and she swatted it away.

"What?" She snapped.

"You're blushing! I knew you liked me!" He grinned triumphantly.

"I do not!" She protested wildly.

"Go out with me, Evans?" The question Lily knew so well was back.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That word seemed to be repeating itself in her mind, and it gave her a pounding headache. "NO!" Lily yelled. "I would never say yes to you! Never!"

"You will one day!" He whistled and walked away, seeming not at all fazed by her rejection.

Lily crossed her arms and leaned back into the sofa, closing her eyes. Before she knew it, she was fast asleep…

Lily's eyes opened a smidge. It was dark, and the light from the Gryffindor fireplace was dim. Someone with shoulder length black hair was leaning over her, holding her wand. Her wand! She was about to get up when the person slipped the stick back into her pocket. What was that all about? And that person looked oddly like James' friend Sirius…but Lily couldn't think. She was too sleepy. She felt her eyelids drooping, and then she fell asleep once again…

"Eeeek!" Lily squealed as something soft and squishy hit her face. It was a pillow Alice had thrown at her.

"Wakey wakey!"

Lily hauled herself and sat up. The ground had been very comfortable and soft, though still not as comfortable as her bed.

"I still can't believe you actually sat out here!"

"Well, she'd do anything to get out of admitting she likes James!" Alice piped up.

"Yeah!" Lily said forcefully.

"Notice that she never actually denied it." Mary snickered.

"Hey! That's not fair!"

"Life's not fair. Now get up, you're going to be late for classes!"

Lily slapped her forehead. "Oh no! I was so caught up in not answering I forgot all about classes! I can't move, now what am I gonna do?!" She moaned. She tried to get up, but she fell back down when her foot 'slipped'. "I can move!" Lily said, amazed.

"Fantastic." Marlene deadpanned. "Now, classes?"

Lily gave a shriek and went to get ready, but not before thinking deeply. How come she was able to move even though she never answered? The spell must've wore off, yes, that's it. There was no way Potter could be so good at Charms so obviously his spell would wear off quickly…

Lily was frantically doing homework. NEWTS, or Nastily Exhasting Wizarding Tests were drawing closer and closer. Well, for Lily it was, but to others it seemed ages away, and it actually was ages away. It wasn't even the winter holidays yet, though they were nearby. Lily was such a workaholic, but everyone knew that already.

Because she was so caught up in homework, she hardly gave the Marauders a second thought, that is, until they finally struck again.

It was four days later; the wait was shorter this time. Lily had a great nights' sleep. There were no dreams about You-Know-Who (And no, she doesn't mean Voldemort.) And she had fallen asleep just about the instant her head hit her pillow.

Lily sat up in bed and stretched. Like every other morning, she was the first one up, but something seemed…different.

Lily ran a hand through her hair. Wait, what? Lily hardly ever did that. That was what James did. She looked over to Marlene's bed. Sirius was in it. Merlin's balls!

She shrieked, but it came out more of a low pitched yell. "What in the world are you doing here?" Her just was low and it sounded just like-Potter. Oh no.

Sirius sat up in Marlene's bed and yelled when he saw Lily. "Potter!"

"What? I'm Lily!"

"Lil-what? Lily?" Sirius' eyes widened in shock.

"Yeah! Who are you?" She questioned.

"Marlene!"

"Marlene! I thought you were Sirius!" Lily exclaimed. Sirius/Marlene gasped and pulled a handheld mirror from her bedside drawer. She looked like she was about to faint when she saw her reflection in it.

"Oh my gosh!"

"Wait, wait, wait." Lily waved her arms as something abruptly clunk into place. "You're actually Marlene?" Sirius nodded. "Marauders! Their question!"

"Of course!" Realization dawned on Sirius/Marlene's face.

"I bet Mary chose Remus so Remus is going to be in Mary's bed." She was right.

"Re-er, I mean Mary, why does Remus have all these scars?" Marlene asked slowly.

Lily froze. She was Remus' friend and found about his secret years ago, but she didn't care and didn't tell anyone, not even her closest friends. It just wasn't her secret to tell. "They're battle scars. He was attacked when he was a child and the scars are still there." She lied smoothly. She had prepared this statement earlier just in case, because she knew she was terrible at making up stories on the spot. And it wasn't completely a lie anyways, they were battle scars that Remus had gotten when he was little, but not all of them. Mary seemed to believe her.

Now, they actually looked like three of the Marauders.

Lily bit her lip. "Won't they feel…violated?"

Her two friends roared with laughter and the tension was eased. "Only you would think of something like that. Only you, Lils."

It turned out Alice had chosen Peter Pettigrew, because she felt sorry for him, she said, and she thought no one was going to chose him and she didn't want him to feel bad. Trust Alice to make her choice based on that, and it was super Hufflepuff-ly.

Funnily enough, the four girls-or boys, depending on how you look at it, were the first in the Great Hall, probably thanks to Lily's quick thinking and problem-solving.

"Potter, Black, Lupin, Pettigrew!" McGonagall barked at them as she came down from the staff table. "Why are you early?"

The girls exchanged looks. Perhaps it was time to cause some trouble. Blimey, her friends were really bad influences on her, Lily thought, though she was inwardly grinning. Or maybe it was because of the state she was in. When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Or in this case, When you're in Potter's body, do what Potter does!

"How're you, Minnie?" Sirius/Marlene said innocently.

"I told you not to call me that! It's Professor McGonagall to you." She peered at them.

"Minnie!" Peter/Alice called, grinning.

"Minnie, Minnie, Minnie!" They all chanted together.

"Detention for all of you for disrespect towards a professor." the professor said calmly, but the shadow of a smile crossed her face. Just then, more Potters, Blacks, Lupins, and Pettigrews entered the Great Hall, all looking flustered, though it was nothing compared to McGonagall's face now.

"My word!" She exclaimed. She turned back to Lily and her friends. "You are the real ones, aren't you?"

"Of course!" Lily/James answered before they returned to the Gryffindor table. Alice was wrong in assuming that nobody would become Peter. There was whole table full of Peters dressed in green and silver to their right. This was one of the pranks which hadn't affected the teachers. Alice seemed to be regretting her choice. Two Blacks near Lily were arguing. One thought that being Sirius was good, because, well, they could actually be Sirius. The other was complaining because she couldn't wear skirts when she was like this because she would look terrible. Lily privately agreed…

Now she was back in the library, sitting in her usual seat.

Everyone had asked about the scars on Remus, and Lily had said the same thing to them as she had said to Mary: they were battle scars. Her rumor had flown around and all the girls' began to swoon over him because they seemed to think he was a 'brave, muscular, hero'. All the giggling and rumors had given Lily a headache, which was why she had taken refuge in the library.

"Evans?" Someone called. Potter. Or maybe it was a Potter look-alike, she couldn't tell.

His face split into a wide grin when he saw Lily. "I knew it! I knew you would choose me!"

Well, this was the real Potter alright.

"I didn't!" Lily protested. "Someone else did! I wouldn't answer so I stayed there and someone with black hair did it! It was a guy, though."

His eyes widened. "Padfoot!" He called, scampering away.

"Out!" A shrill voice screamed. Madam Pince. "No yelling in the library!" The librarian shooed her out the door, and Lily stomped her foot.

"Gee, thanks for getting me kicked out of the library, Potter." She muttered to no one in particular.

Lily made her way back to the common room in the worst of moods.

"Noooo!" James was moaning. "Why, Padfoot, why?"

Sirius grinned as the portrait hole opened and Lily climbed through. The other Gryffindors weren't paying any attention. It seemed like they were already used to the Marauders antics.

"I bet you would've chosen me even if Sirius hadn't done it for you!" He yelled to her.

"That was you?!" Lily yelped. He nodded. "Black!" She growled at him "How dare you!" She tried to tackle him, but he yelped and ran away up the boy's staircase. What a brilliant show of Gryffindor courage. Lily turned back to James. "And no I wouldn't have. Are you stupid? Why do you think I was stuck there in the first place?"

He ignored her comments. "Oh, you so would have!" He yelled gleefully, cackling.

"I would never!" Lily angrily stomped her foot again.

"I don't believe you." He sing-songed, laughing at her.

"Too bad for you then." Lily deadpanned, feeling annoyed and irritated. She picked up her bag again and marched up the girls' stairs, as everyone watched and stared at this exchange. The Lily-James arguments were always amusing, as her friends' had told her that before.

"I still don't believe you!" He called again. Lily couldn't think of a comeback and she just threw a 'Whatever' back at him...

But the fact that Potter didn't believe that she didn't like him wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was the fact that Lily didn't even believe it herself. Oh, bugger!

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P.S. I sort of edited it...just a tad.

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