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Chapter 3 - And Then There Were Two
Lily Evans sat in her usual spot next to Adrienne and began filling her plate for breakfast while keeping an eye out for the Marauders, specifically James. She wanted to make sure he saw her so she could prove she could do it.
A few minutes in and she was beginning to think he wasn't coming when she heard an all too familiar voice behind her.
"Scared, Evans?"
"Potter", she said, not turning around, "I almost thought you weren't coming".
"Almost. You didn't think I'd miss an event like this. Are you gonna do the dare or sit there talking to me?" he leant down and whispered in her ear, which sent a surprise shiver down her spine.
"I think I'll do the dare"
James smiled his trademark Potter smile that many girls in Hogwarts adored, and watched her walk toward the Professors' table.
"Excuse me, Professor Dumbledore, but may I say something to the whole school?"
Dumbledore looked at her with an amused expression, "If you must, miss Evans".
"Thanks".
She raised her wand to her throat and muttered, "Sonorous".
Suddenly, all heads turned to Lily's direction as they heard her incredibly loud voice booming throughout the walls of the Great Hall.
Lily cleared her throat, "May I have your attention please!" she said, finding James to see him with a confused expression, "Students of Hogwarts! You are about to witness an event that has never been done in this school! While there is a great possibility that I might be expelled from this school, I just wanted to say to you, and our lovely professors, that it will be done in the most harmless of natures and purely out of good intentions. Just so you know, I was dared to do this by…", she was about to say his name but thought against it. As much as she disliked him, she wanted to prove she was the better one, "…you know who you are".
She silenced her voice as the entire school watched in anticipation of what was to come. That is, except for James (and their friends, since they know the dare). James couldn't believe she just did that! Though he was grateful that she didn't say his name. Perhaps she could be considered nice, only very slightly, he reminded himself.
Even the teachers had a curiosity as they looked to Lily.
Suddenly, Lily hopped on the table and sung a very loud Mary Had A Little Lamb.
There was no denying it; every last student was in hysterics, even James, especially Sirius.
McGonnagall looked too shocked to laugh but you could clearly see a smile behind Dumbledore's long beard.
When Lily finished, she took a grand bow (to which everyone cheered), apologized to the teachers and jumped off, heading to the Gryffindor table, which was cheering the loudest.
She sat down next to James with a big smile on her face which contrasted James' frown, and whispered three words to him, "Told you so".
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James hated the next few days. Every time he saw Lily around the place (she wasn't expelled) she had the same face that kept saying told you so to him. Add her smile and he thought he was going to explode.
Lily however was on the moon; nothing could ruin her day, except for a History of Magic class, which happened to be next. Putting her timetable away, she headed for the History of Magic classroom, sighing along the way. Being the cleverest girl in all her classes was hard work. She had a reputation to hold and couldn't afford her grades slipping. As much as she hated it, she knew she had to pay attention in all her classes, including her most dreaded one…History of Magic. What infuriated her most was that the bad boys James Potter and Sirius Black received the same grades she did, and they didn't even study!
Angrily she sat down next to Adrienne to begin another boring lesson.
Five minutes in and the class slumped in its usual state of stupor, while she tried, in a very feeble attempt, to write down notes.
Half an hour later, someone threw a piece of paper on her desk. She looked around to see James, Sirius and Remus signaling for her to open it.
Meet us tonight in the common room
(11 o'clock) to continue our little game.
Tell Adrienne.
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That night, the five Gryffindors sat in their common room ready to brave another episode of Dare or Truth.
"Who's next?"
"I am", Adrienne said, "and I pick Remus, Dare or Truth?"
"Truth", he said.
Adrienne seemed very happy he said this and smiled as if she had this planned. Which she did.
"Ok, Remus…tell us where you disappear to once a month".
The boys' eyes widened.
"What?"
"You heard me". Her arms were crossed.
"Um…uh…w-well you see the thing is…my…mother gets sick…and I have to go home to help her".
"She gets sick every month? Every full moon?"
Both Lily and Adrienne had noticed that Remus disappeared every full moon but were too scared to face him about it…until now.
"Yeah, her disease…it has something to do with…the lunar charts and stuff", Remus said hesitantly.
"You're making her sound like a werewolf", Lily said. She had no idea how dangerously close she was to figuring it out.
Remus' eyes grew wide again and James, trying to help his friend, gave a very fake laugh and said, "a werewolf? Remus' mum? Yeah right"
"Moving right along", Sirius said desperately, "I'm next and I pick Adrienne".
Remus and James breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why me?" Adrienne asked.
"Because I'm cruel. Dare or Truth?"
"Dare".
He raised his eyebrows, "I dare you to…tell us your deepest and darkest secret".
"That's something you would say for a Truth! It's not a proper dare!"
"Yes it is!"
"It's a Truth!"
"It's not!"
"It is!"
"It's not!"
"It is!"
"Not!"
"Is!"
"Not!"
"Is!"
"Not!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Adrienne and Sirius stopped and stared guiltily at the other three.
"Sorry", Adrienne murmured.
"Look, if she can't accept my dare then that's her problem, I'm not giving her any other!" Sirius complained.
"Fine! I won't play!"
"Fine! Don't! I won't either!"
"Guys, stop being stupid", Remus tried.
"No! If she has to be so stubborn, then I'm not playing with her!"
And with that, Adrienne and Sirius left to go to their respective dorms.
"Well, that went well", joked Lily.
"Guess that's the end of that game. Night", James said turning to leave.
"Where are you going?" Lily asked.
"To bed?"
"Stay right where you are. I'm not done with this game and neither are you. Just because our friends have left, we don't have to".
"Are you serious? Do you still want to play?"
"I want to prove, once and for all, that I am better than you".
Remus raised his eyebrows, "well, as much as I'd love to watch this, I better go check on Sirius. Have fun"
"Remus, you can still play", Lily said.
"No, I think it'll be fun watching from the sidelines. Besides, you two will make this game very…how shall I say it…unique".
He turned and walked up the stairs.
"Lily?" James spoke.
She looked at James; surprised he had called her by her first name, but shrugged it off.
"Yeah?"
"It's your turn".
Smiling, she asked, "Dare or Truth?"
"Dare".
She paused for a moment in thought, then she remembered that James had a particular disliking to a certain Slytherin. "Shave off Snape's hair".
"What? That's a pathetic dare. And besides, how do I do it?"
"That's up to you to decide. And, you can't use magic to do it. Oh, and if anyone asks, you must admit that it was you who did it".
James' face was scrunched in confusion, "he will already know it was me. It's not everyday someone comes along and shaves off your hair. I think he will remember", James said, "wait a second…does that mean I will actually have to touch his hair?!"
James wore an expression of pure disgust.
Lily laughed and nodded.
"Who knows what lies in that greasy, black, mess on his horribly ugly face? You can't make me touch it; no amount of soap will get rid of the grease and germs that'll be left on my hands!"
"If you're trying to find a way out of the dare, Potter, don't. Unless of course, you wish to admit that I am the winner, while you sulk in the corner as the sore loser".
"I most certainly will not do such a thing! I'll do the dare".
The clock struck midnight and both agreed they had to get to sleep. But James lay awake in his bed for a couple of hours, mentally preparing himself for the grueling task ahead of him the next day.
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