TITLE: Friends to Lovers
PARGINGS: L/J
YEAR: 7th
RATING: T (just to be safe)
SUMMARY: 7th year, Lily and James become friends. James comes up with a plan to win Lily over: serenade her at the dance. Will it work or will it ruin a newly found friendship?
AUTHOR: *~Destiny~*
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any Harry Potter character or any songs I will be using. I wish I did cuz the songs are really good, at least I think so.
BETA READ BY: Bee (my big sis)
Here's your update!!
After the next chapter will be the dance!!
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Furry Little Problem
"Remus? Why'd you break up with Haley?" James asked, coming into the boy's dormitory.
"How'd you know?" Remus asked.
"You said `can we talk?' Everyone knows that means `I want to break up'," Sirius said.
"We were getting really close …" Remus drifted off.
"So?!" Sirius said. "You're suppose to."
"Not when - not when I have a furry little problem," Remus said, lowering his voice some even though there was no one else in the room.
"That's why you broke up with her?" James asked.
"Just tell her," Sirius said.
"It's not that easy, Sirius," Remus said.
"Yes it is. Watch," Sirius said and left the room. James ran after his friend.
Remus followed. "Sirius! Wait!"
Sirius stood at the bottom of the girl's stairs. "Haley!" he called, loudly.
"Sirius, no!" Remus said.
Lily came to the bottom of the stairs. "Uh, Haley doesn't feel very well right now."
"Tell her to come down here. Remus wants to tell her why he broke up with her," Sirius said.
"Okay, if you say so," Lily said and went to get Haley and Megan. She came back down a minute later with Megan and Haley.
Haley sniffed. "What?" She crossed her arms across her chest.
"Remus has a really big secret and it keeps him away from the people he loves and cares about," Sirius said.
"So what is it?" Haley asked.
"Sirius," Remus warned.
"No, Remus, if you won't tell me, then Sirius will. And I want to know why you broke up with me," Haley said.
"Remus is a werewolf," Sirius said.
Haley's mouth dropped and she took a step back. Lily's eyes widened and she looked at James in disbelief. Megan looked at Remus, her mouth slightly agape.
"Is this some kind of stupid prank? Because it's not funny, Sirius," Haley said.
"Haley, I'm not joking or lying to you," Sirius said, seriously. There was no laugher in his voice. Haley knew he wasn't kidding.
"Is that why you broke up with me?" Haley asked Remus quietly.
"I can't be trusted when I change every month," Remus quickly explained.
"And the full moon's coming up isn't it?" Haley asked, quietly.
Remus nodded. "I-I don't want to break up, but -"
"Then don't," Haley said. "Let's not break up. I assume you're taken care of during that time of the month. So I can take dating a werewolf. I'm not scared of you."
Remus' face lit up. "Your not?"
"Nope," Haley said.
Remus stepped forward, cupped Haley's face, and kissed her gently.
Sirius, thinking it would be oh so romantic to do, pulled Megan to him and kissed her as well.
James looked at Lily. Lily looked at James.
"Why not?" James said and wrapped his arms around Lily's waist and kissed her. He pulled back slowly.
"Oi! Remus! There are still other people in the room!" Sirius yelled.
Remus pulled back from Haley, who was blushing.
"We're gonna be late for class," Remus said. He and Haley left the portrait hole for class, with Megan and Sirius not to far behind, laughing.
"James?"
"Hmm?"
"You can let me go now," Lily said.
"Oh, sorry," James said, releasing her. His cheeks turned slightly pink.
Lily headed for the portrait hole. She turned back to James, who hadn't moved, and said, "You coming or what James?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm coming," he said and caught up with her.
"So are you excited about your debut Friday?" Lily asked as they walked to Transfiguration.
"A little," James said.
"Are you nervous?" Lily asked.
"I wasn't," James said.
"Sorry," Lily said, "But are you?"
"Not really," James lied. He was very nervous. He didn't know if Lily would like his surprise for her or not. He hope, of course, she liked it. He hoped she loved it. He knew most girls would, but Lily of course, was not most girls.
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There was hype in Hogwarts Thursday; everyone was excited about the dance the next night. The bands were doing final checks on their songs, making sure they nailed everything.
Lily was busy making sure all the decorations were accounted for. She and James were to hang them tomorrow after lunch. Then the bands were to set up and do a sound check.
No one knew what the bands sounded like except the people who were at auditions and the ones who were actually in the bands. There were rumors going around (from the Slytherins) that The Marauders sucked. And rumors (from the Slytherins) that it wasn't really them singing or playing. And there were rumors (from the Gryffindors) that if the people spreading the rumors (the Slytherins) didn't stop, then someone (the Gryffindors) would do something horrible to them. (Something from Sirius' mind no doubt.)
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"Megan, you better figure out how you're going to do your hair for the dance soon," Haley said at lunch on Thursday.
"I've decided on straight," Megan said. "That way we don't all have the same hair style."
"Good choice. You'd look good with straight hair," Lily said.
"That's why I picked it," Megan said, smiling.
"I think Sirius is rubbing off on you Meg," Haley said.
"Who am I rubbing off on?" Sirius asked with his mouth full of food.
"Your girlfriend," Lily said.
Sirius smiled.
"Ewwww!!! Not like that you pervert!" Haley said.
"You have to be very careful what you say around Sirius. You never know how he'll take it," James said, "Which is usually pervertidly."
"It's not my fault," Sirius said. "It's how you people say things."
"Gutter mind," Lily muttered.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you to speak up, Lily Flower?" Sirius said.
"No," Lily said. "Did yours?"
"No. I was taught `never eat glue'," Sirius said. The part of the table who heard laughed loudly. "Why is everyone laughing?! That is an important lesson."
"Sirius, why were you eating glue?" Lily asked.
"It looked like pudding," Sirius said, shrugging.
Everyone laughed more.
"Do you eat everything?" Haley asked.
"Of course he does," Lily muttered.
"Speak up Lily dear, we can't hear you," Sirius said.
"I said `of course he does'," Lily said.
"I don't eat everything," Sirius muttered.
"Oh do speak up Sirius, we can't hear you," Lily teased.
"Oh shut up," Sirius said.
"Be nice you to," James said. "Don't make us take away your book or pranking privileges."
"Why do I have pranking privileges?" Lily asked, teasing James.
"Book privileges?!" Sirius said. "What are book privileges?"
James shook his head. "The other way around. Lily has the books, Sirius has the pranking privileges."
"Oh," Sirius said.
"James, don't forget tomorrow we're putting up decorations with the prefects after lunch," Lily said.
"I won't," James said.
Destiny
Ooh! Yay! I got it done earlier than I thought I would!! Yay!!
Mmmkay. Here's how the next chapters will go. (tentatively of course)
Chapter 15 - will be putting up decorations/getting ready for dance
Chapter 16, 17, 18 (maybe 19) - will be the dance
I want to try to get to 20 chapters and end it there, but I don't know I might go farther.
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