Chapter 7- In a Different Light
"How long have you and this girl been meeting?" Remus asked when James returned back from his nightly rendezvous with a gigantic grin on his face just like every other time before.
"Seven weeks," he said proudly with a bemused look on his face.
"It's almost disgusting to see you in such a good mood all the time," complained Sirius.
"Aw, is little Padfoot jealous?" Prongs taunted and grinned even more.
"A little bit," his friend agreed, "but you should let me have a turn so I meet her. I'm sure she wouldn't object the difference and when I'm through with her I'm sure she wouldn't want you anymore. Then she would be all MINE!"
"You have completely lost your mind, Sirius," Remus rebuked Sirius, "You must have lost it somewhere in the forest and some wild animal took off with it!"
"Maybe it was you," answered Padfoot harshly, "With your animal instincts once a month you could have easily done it."
"Now that you mention it," Remus face lightened up, "Maybe that's why I've felt so sick since last full moon."
"Moony, maybe it because you eat anything you can find on the forest floor. You're a bad werewolf," Sirius said like he was taking a lollipop from a three year old because of bad behavior.
"Perhaps, Padfoot, you should work on self-control," James said teasingly.
"Why are toy defending him?" Sirius asked his friend. James snickered.
"Because you do loose something from time to time on the forest floor," James said knowingly, "and last time I almost stepped in it with my hooves!"
"NEVER," yelled Sirius, "I've got much more patience than that. Also I can't be the only dog at Hogwarts!"
"Are you sure?" his friends asked suspiciously.
"By my honor as a Marauderer!" answered Sirius highly. James and Remus looked at him with small disbelieving eyes but then Moony turned back to the original topic.
"When you gonna see her again?" Remus asked turning back to James.
"Well, technically it's not seeing," James mused, "I would say it's more smell and feel her again." James snickered as his conservative friend turned bright red.
"Yes, well then," Remus stuttered, "So when?"
"Tomorrow evening, same time," James said before grinning like a child who was looking forward to his birthday.
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Aurelia had recognized that something in Lily's life had changed. Well, she was still fighting with James like some type of deranged monkey, to the displeasure of all students, but every evening she vanished without a trace and turned up later completely jolly and balanced.
"Who is it?" Aurelia cornered her one evening.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked confused.
"You're meeting someone," Aurelia accused, "a blind, deaf, and dumb squib could see that!"
"What makes you think that?" Lily continued to deny.
"Come on Lils. You vanish every night angry and return with a stupid lovesick look on your face," Aurelia explained, "So, who is it?"
"I don't know who he is exactly," Lily told her with some hesitation.
"Excuse me?" Aurelia asked completely shocked, "Do I look like I was born yesterday? You have to know who you are meeting!"
"No, I don't know. I haven't seen him yet," Lily protested.
Aurelia looked at her like someone had just smacked her hard in the stomach with a beater's bat, "You have no clue who he is? What he looks like and what his name is?"
"Nope," replied the red head.
"But, Lils, it could be anyone! He could be some crazy ax murder. Or he could be that big-headed bastard from Ravenclaw or that ugly Hufflepuff. Or even worse! A Slytherin," she had said the word `Slytherin' like it was the dirtiest word known in the English language.
"I don't care what House he belongs to. It's important to me that I get along with him very well. We can talk about everything and he is really funny and…" Lily stopped, when her friend shot her a disbelieving look, "What is it now!?"
"Oh yeah," Aurelia said mockingly. "I'm sure you're just talking. That's the only reason why you come back grinning like a fool in love every evening you come back."
"Okay, well fine. You got me," Lily said, "We aren't just talking, but he . . . there's just something about him that makes me want to keep going back. Merlin Aurelia, the way that he kisses me… that's just…" she trailed of.
"Well then, you've got it quite bad, Lils," Aurelia said with raised eyebrows. "So when you meeting the mystery man again?"
"Tomorrow evening," Lily smiled as scenes from just a few minutes ago flowed through her mind like how the stranger had held her and how his lips had touched hers in a way that set her entire body on fire.
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It was the usual routine for the student for the last few days. Lily and James had yet another spectacular and almost theatrical fight. The audience this time was not welcomed and so they had walked into an empty classroom to throw their very well considered insults at each other. A crowd of students gathered in front of the closed door and listened intently to the yelling voices.
"You are so irresponsible!" Lily's voice screamed. A Ravenclaw made a demanding hand gesture to a Hufflepuff who then threw some coins in her hand.
"And you behave like my mother!" James countered instantly and the students groaned at his insult because it was a really mean and over the top.
"I really don't understand why she is behaving like this," said Aurelia head slightly shaking. "Lily is actually so different."
"Yeah, it really surprises me. I know from prefect duties that Lily is completely the opposite of how she is acting now," agreed Remus.
"I know Evens just like this," Sirius disagreed, "It seems to me she is not balanced in the head. She really needs to get laid or get a steady guy."
Aurelia started to laugh. "Well, she actually has one. She meets him every evening."
"Really?" Moony asked interested, "Where?"
"In a secret passage," Aurelia whispered just to let the guys know. "But she doesn't know who he is or what he looks like. Crazy, isn't it?" Remus, Peter and Sirius looked at her astonished.
"Is something wrong?" she asked, feeling slightly unnerved by their starring and opened mouthed looks.
"James meets a girl in a secret passage as well," Padfoot said stunned, "He goes down every single night." The four looked at each other. How high was the possibility that Lily and James had been meeting for weeks and didn't know it? When it comes to things like this, at Hogwarts, the possibilities of it being reality are very high.
"We shouldn't tell them," Moony blurted out, "That would ruin everything. When they find out that they have been seeing each other and doing Merlin knows what, then they will be so shocked that they will never talk to each other again and they'll probably start to bicker even more, and it's bad enough as it is. We'll never be released from the fighting Heads and Hogwarts will never be a quiet nice school again." He gasped for air because he didn't stop talking till he had finished his thoughts.
"I agree with you completely, Moony," Sirius remarked. "Those two finding out that their mystery person is the other will just lead to more pain and suffering for the rest of us." The four glanced at each other knowingly.
"For Hogwarts," Aurelia said.
"For Hogwarts," the three Marauders answered.
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It was almost midnight when James walked down the stairs to the common room and saw how the portrait closed behind someone.
Who is wandering off at this hour? Well, except me, he grinned and left the common room as well. He could hear steps from time to time, while he walked to the secret passage. It seemed like he was being followed by someone and he walked faster not to get caught.
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Lily could hear someone walking behind her. Someone is following me, she thought and listened intently. When she heard the steps come closer she broke into a run and she vanished behind the tapestry. In a hurry she walked down the passage and didn't hear him walking towards her. So they bumped into each other and Lily's lips escaped a frightened scream.
"Oh Merlin," her breath was racing.
"Is it you?" asked a familiar voice.
"Yes, it's me," she said relieved and let out a brief sigh.
"Did I scare you? Is something wrong?" he asked her concerned.
"I could hear steps. I guess someone followed me," she said nervously casting a look over her shoulder.
"Maybe you heard me," he suggested.
"Yes, maybe," Lily said and stepped closer.
"How was your day?" he asked softly because he wanted to know and Lily knew he must be smiling. She was sure he had a wonderful smile.
"Well, the usual," she replied nonchalantly tracing circles on his covered arms coyly, "And yours?"
"Yeah, nothing special," he said and wrapped his arms around her.
Suddenly Lily felt very comfortable and he pressed his lips on hers. Soft and carefully, like every fist kiss he used to greet her. His tongue ran over her lips, slowly and appreciatively. It was like a rite. Then she kissed him back. Her arms went around his neck and her hands buried themselves in his hair.
She made that the hair on the back of his neck stand on end when she ran her hands through his messy hair.
Both stepped closer. It felt so right from the beginning and so familiar. They could feel each others' heartbeats.
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James had his arms wrapped around her. Somehow she had made pushed him back so that now his back was against the wall and she came closer with every fiery kiss. Wherever she touched him he felt like he was on fire and the smell of her skin obscured his senses.
It felt so good.
His hand roamed over her hips. She wasn't wearing a robe and he caressed the silky fabric of her blouse and the coarse wool of her skirt. His hands began to move further down until he was touching the skin of her thigh. He allowed himself a smirk as he felt that she had goose bumps all over her normally smooth skin.
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The stranger gently moved Lily's hair to one side and she felt his warm breath on her neck. She let out a soft giggle as he tiny kisses and light bites on her skin. She felt a tingly sensation and a sigh escaped her lips. I could die happy right now, Lily thought pulled her head back when his lips left a burning trail over her throat.
Slowly her fingers worked their way up over the buttons of his shirt and up to the clasp of his robe. Just seconds later slid the fabric over his shoulders down to the floor.
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James swallowed hard when the girl pulled his robe off of him.
They never had gotten this far yet, but it seemed that nothing was going to stop them, and that neither of them really wanted to stop what was happening between them. Her hands roamed back to his shirt and opened the first button. A short moment later her nails brushed over his skin and it felt galvanic.
James knew that he was quickly getting lost in her touch.
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Lily was surprised when the stranger took several steps forward and pressed her against the opposite wall. But the coldness of the stones didn't disturb her; actually it soothed the feeling that her skin was on fire where he had touched her. With one hand he had her arms pinned over her head while the other hand began to trace the outline of her body.
His hand moved at a torturously slow pace as it trailed over her cheeks, down her throat, lightly brushing against her breast, caressing her waist, and down her hips. His hand continued to travel further down where he began stroking her inner thigh.
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When James touched the sensitive skin of her thigh a little sigh escaped from her again and he thought he would loose his mind. He loved how she began to grind her hips against his adding to the aching feeling that was steadily growing in his groin. One fiery kiss chased the next and it didn't seem like an end was in sight. James wanted to feel every inch of her body and he knew she wanted him to. One of his legs had settled between her thighs and he felt the wet warmth that came from her. He groaned as he felt her make little rocking movements of her hips against his leg. James let go of her arms and suddenly a few more buttons of his shirt were open. Just a second later his necktie was gone and her hands rested on his broad bare chest.
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Lily's hands wandered all over his stomach and chest. She could feel each of his well defined muscles and in her imagination began to run wild with drawing a picture of him in her mind.
I bet he plays Quidditch, she thought and brushed with her fingertips over his skin. He groaned quietly and Lily was confirmed in her ministrations. With relish she began kissing him along his collar bone and down his chest. Her hands went down faster. They lingered for a moment at the top of his pants before continuing to venture down . . .
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James let out a startled gasp when the girl touched the bulge that was making his pants quite uncomfortable at the moment. He was losing himself in her touch again as she began to squeeze, grab, and caress his ever hardening manhood. It was over too soon for his liking and she began to run her hands back up his chest. He let out a frustrated growl.
"What?" she whispered with a hint of humor in her voice. James silenced her with a passionate kiss. His right hand slid over the fabric of her blouse and he un-tucked it from her skirt. His hand quickly found its way under and up her shirt. Slowly he stroked up to her breast. With his left he took hold of her thigh and raised it to his hip. His fingers brushed the bottom side of her thigh from behind her knee cap and up to her bottom before going back down again. For a brief moment he caressed her center gently. James felt the heat and wetness her thighs hid.
He wanted to feel her, taste her, and smell her. Feverishly he tried to open the buttons of her blouse, but he didn't want to waste time so he skipped the last three and just ripped her shirt open the rest of the way.
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Lily heard the material tear and a mumbled, "Sorry." Somehow he had pulled her blouse off without her noticing it, but she didn't care too much. She was thankful to have one less article of clothing separating her body from his.
Her skin tingled as he gently slipped the first strap of her bra off her right shoulder and then the second one. Lily couldn't fight him off because she didn't want to. This felt so right to do. The stranger placed kisses on her shoulder and down to her breasts. Lily shuddered when he took one of her nipples through the fabric into his mouth and stroked her inner thigh with one of his hands while the other was wrapped around her waist.
Slowly but steady he drove Lily into madness and she could barely keep her head straight, but she knew soon she wouldn't succeed anymore.
Suddenly, she caught her breath. He had unclasped her bra and let it fall soundless to the floor. His tongue drew circles over her breast and left a hot, wet trail on her skin and she moaned in pleasure.
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The scent of her skin intoxicated James. It reminded him of warm milk, sunshine, and some type of bath essence. He could feel how sexually aroused she was becoming because her nipples were hard and she continued to grid her hips against his erection. James groaned when he felt her grind particularly hard. Her small hands stroked down his chest but this time they stopped at his belt and unbuckled it. The button of his pants was open and the zipper unzipped.
James had completely lost his senses.
He pushed her back against the wall, griped her bottom and lifted her off the ground. She wrapped her legs around his waist. Her kisses were demanding, desperate, and fiery. James gave in willingly and kissed her back with an equal amount of passion.
He fumbled for his wand and pointed it to the floor. He whispered something into her mouth and a light shot out of it. For a fraction of a second they could vaguely see each other's eyes. Just their eyes.
"What did you do?" she asked between several kisses.
"It's getting a little bit uncomfortable standing up against the wall," he breathed, "And I hear that cold stones aren't good for you health."
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Lily was gingerly placed on a blanket. I love magic; she thought and kissed him back as she pulled him down on top of her. Slowly and with great pleasure they pealed the rest of their remaining clothes off until they were skin to skin. The stranger stroked up her inner thigh again and stopped just short of her hot, throbbing center. Lily whimpered and slid down a little bit; she wanted him to touch her.
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James sensed her shuddering when his fingers began to gently stroke the soft skin between her thighs.
"Oh Merlin," she moaned and he smiled.
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Lily felt completely out of her senses when he touched her, stroked her. She was dazed from this wonderful feeling that was quickly arising in her stomach. But she knew that she needed to return the favor. Her hand slid down his body and to his erection. He groaned with pleasure as she gripped his manhood and began to move her hand up and down the hard length. She couldn't help but smile as she felt him harden with her touch. She wanted to feel him completely and pulled his hips to hers.
"Please…" she whispered.
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James was thankful she had asked him to go further because he wasn't sure if he could've waited any longer. The thought to be inside her and feel her completely had grown stronger.
"Have you done this before?" James asked as he planted kisses on her neck.
"N-n-no," she said and James could tell she was blushing. It made him smile.
"There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm not going to lie," James whispered softly into her ear, "this is going to hurt at first." He positioned his body over hers and had to bite his lip to keep from groaning when he felt a warm and wet sensation on his tip.
With a single strong thrust, he had penetrated her. She let out a yelp and James lay completely still as he allowed her body to adjust to him. Pure relief flooded over him as she began to rock her hips against his; a sure sign that she was ready for him to go on. Both moaned with pure ecstasy as they settled into a steady rhythm. The feeling to possess the other grew stronger. Slowly James rocked front to back and she lifted her hips.
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Lily had never felt so much pleasure as she was feeling now when he left her and just to come back stronger with each thrust. The feeling of frenzy grew in her and she was soon caught up in madness. Unconsciously she dug and scratched her nails into his back and she heard him gasp. She lost all sense of time, so when she was overcome by an absolutely wonderful tingling sensation she didn't know if they had been at this sweet torture for hours or just a few minutes. This feeling just felt so right and she didn't want to do anything against. She just let it take her away.
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James knew he couldn't hold back anymore when she stretched out under him and pulled him deeper inside of her. He felt her nails scratch over his back.
"Holy Agrippa," he groaned and gave himself to her more and more. And then he felt it, when she cried out it made his hair stand on end. A wave rolled over him, picked him up and took him with it.
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Lily slowly felt her senses return to her again. She was still in a dazzled state and she shuddered when he finally pulled completely out of her. He laughed softly and she took his face in her hands and kissed him passionately.
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James returned her passionate kiss and he knew there was more lying beneath it. But he couldn't name it.
After lying side by side in silence that was punctuated with a few soft kisses for a few moments, they eventually fumbled for their clothes and got dressed.
"Oh no," she said weakly.
"What is it," James asked as he reached over in the darkness and took her hand.
"You ripped my blouse," she moaned.
"Sorry," he said and grinned. He really wasn't the least bit sorry. The shirt was in the way and it had to go . . .
"I know that you're grinning," she said, and James knew that she smiled as well.
"Take my robe," he suggested and pulled it over her shoulders.
"Are you coming back," they asked in unison.
"Yeah," they said again.
"'Til tomorrow then," she breathed; kissed him goodbye and was gone.
James took his wand. "Accio buttons," he said and the three little accessories zoomed into his hand.
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When Lily opened the curtains of her four- poster bed the sun hit her in the face and momentarily blinded her. Pulling herself together she glanced at her watch. It was lunchtime and nobody was ever in the dorm this time on a Saturday. She fell back in the pillows for a few minutes before she jumped out of bed just to stop instantly and walk slowly to the bathroom.
Memories from last night flowed through her mind when she pulled his robe over her shoulders and left the dormitory. Her body was still a little sore, but she figured that if she were to do a bit of walking she would feel better.
When she arrived at the bottom of the stairs, she couldn't see anyone in the common room but she could hear two voices. Two guys talked to each other and didn't notice her entrance. She quickly spotted the sources by the fireplace.
"Wow, James," said Remus sitting back in his chair.
"I swear," answered Prongs, "It was the most amazing thing. It was just so . . . perfect."
"And you still don't know who she is?" Remus asked shaking his head.
"No, I have no clue," James replied, "But does it really matter? I mean, this girl is perfect."
"But you haven't any hints as to who she could be?" Remus continued to press.
"Well, the only things I have are three buttons off her blouse," explained James and took something out of the pockets of his pants.
"OH my god!" Lily exclaimed. The sudden exclamation from a voice from the stairs of the girl's dormitories caused James and Remus turned around.
Lily's face was ashen. She was tugging the fabric of the robe she was wearing before she pulled it completely off and began examining it. James looked at her questioningly.
"What the…?" he looked her up and down. Then he looked at the robe and gulped. It looked very, very familiar.
Lily starred at the buttons in his hand. She swallowed hard. Could it be true? She prayed to any deity listening that it wasn't true.
James walked over to her with wide eyes. This couldn't be true. Never in Merlin's life!
He placed the buttons in one of her hand and took the robe from her. Feverishly he looked at the inside of the robe. There it was, hidden under the collar were the initials "JP".
James stared at Lily. Lily stared at James. Neither of them wanted to believe it, but the proof was right there in front of them. The knowledge struck them like a lightning bolt.
"Oh Merlin," Lily whispered and James instantly recognized her voice.
Seconds passed and they just continued to stare at each other. It was like they had just met for the first time.
"Well," said James eventually, "I didn't see this one coming."
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