Fan Fiction ❯ Just to Make Them Jealous ❯ Cheering Charms and Confessions ( Chapter 7 )
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By: Psycho Moon 
Lily and James confess their darkest secrets to each other and try to help the other out. But is their going to over soon? Has Remus figured them out?
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.27.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 172 | Status: Work In Progress
Lily and James confess their darkest secrets to each other and try to help the other out. But is their going to over soon? Has Remus figured them out?
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.27.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 172 | Status: Work In Progress
Just To Make Them Jealous
Chapter 7
Cheering Charms and Confessions
Both James and Lily seemed to be down in the dumps the next day in Charms. It seemed to then that love wasn’t on their side. Lily sighed and looked at James. She raised an eyebrow at him. “James? When did you break your glasses?”
James blushed as he looked at the taped bridge of his glasses. “Umm… this morning. I tripped over Sirius’ dirty clothes.” Lily stared to laugh loudly. “Hey! It’s not my fault! I was in a hurry and he’s a slob! His stuff is everywhere!”
Lily stopped laughing. “Hey! He may be a slob but he’s my…” She stopped in mid- sentence and stared in shock at the door. James turned to look and he stopped to stare in shock.
Sirius had just walked in with Bertha Jorkens. He was carrying her books and was noticeably flirting with her.
James slowly looked back at Lily. “Lily… it’s okay… it’s probably nothing.” He said quickly but he could tell she was about to cry. James panicked. “Umm… ah…” Suddenly he pulled out his wand and whispered something.
Lily began to feel herself fill with contentment. She got a big grin on her face and began to giggle. “What did you do?”
James smiled. “A cheering charm.” Lily continued to smile as she pulled out her wand.
“Oculus repairo!” she said taping his glasses. It took no longer then two seconds for James’ glasses to be fixed.
James looked at them. “Thanks, Lily!” He frowned though. ‘I wish I could fix my relationship with Amanda like that.’
Lily looked at his saddened look and read his mind. She lifted her wand and whispered a small charm.
In seconds, James too felt instant contentment. He looked up at her as his face broke into a huge smile. “You little devil… you put a cheering charm on me. Didn’t you?”
Lily nodded with her huge grin getting bigger then it was before. She didn’t know why but cheering James up seemed to help her not think of Sirius. Then again… it could just be the effects of the cheering charm on her.
~*~
“I can’t believe how cute a couple they are! What do you think Sirius?” babbled Bertha, the school gossip.
Sirius knew exactly who she was talking about. “James and Lily?” He smiled sadly. “They’re adorable together.” He sighed sadly and looked away from the couple. Sirius didn’t know how much more he could take especially seeing how big Lily smiled for his best friend. ‘Guess it really is time for me to move on.’
Remus leaned over the desk and whispered, “Are you okay?”
Sirius barely could hear what he said over Bertha’s babbling, Lily’s giggling, and his own thoughts. “Huh? Oh… yeah… fine.”
Remus backed away. He wished he could help him with his troubles but Remus had his hands full with getting Peter through his classes and his own monthly problems. He sighed and looked at James and Lily. ‘Something just isn’t right with this picture. This relationship came together so fast… how did they get together?’
“Hey Padfoot?”
“What, Moony?”
“Do you know how Prongs and Lily got together?” Remus looked at him.
“I have no idea. It’s not like they were planning to get together.” Sirius said not really noticing what he said.
Remus blinked. ‘Plan? Strange… it does seem like everything they do together is planned out.’ Remus slowly turned towards James and Lily. ‘Maybe this relationship isn’t an act of God… but of desperation.’
~*~
James and Lily sat eating in silence. Lily, who is studying for Divination, turns the page in the book on her lap. James stares at her as she studies. It’s not an annoyed stare but more of a thoughtful stare. Lily looks up at him and raises an eyebrow. “WHAT!?! Is there something on my face?” James burst into laughter.
“No… no. There is nothing on your face.” James continued to laugh.
Lily frowned. “Then what?”
James stopped laughing and blushed. “It’s just… well… I was thinking… well… you don’t have many friends, do you?” He looked at her with curiosity.
Lily looked down at her plate. She didn’t know what to say. “No.” she said quietly. “Really only you, Remus, and… well… Sirius used to be my friend… I guess I’m not really much of a likeable person.”
“Oh don’t say that!” James stood up and walked over to her side of the table. “You just haven’t met the right people to like you.” He pulls Lily to her feet. “Come on! I’ll introduce you to some people!”
Lily walked behind James gripping her Divination book. “Ah… James… maybe this isn’t a good…” But she stops in mid- sentence as they come to a small group of Gryffindors.
“Lily, this is Frank Longbottom, Mundungus Fletcher, and Arabella Figg. Frank, Mundungus, Arabella, this is Lily Evans. She needs a little help with her Divination homework. Arabella, do you think you could help her?”
Arabella smiled. “Sure. What do you need help with Lily?”
Lily sat down in the chair next to her. “Umm… the crystal ball assignment. What did you see when you looked into it?”
Arabella blinked. “Oh… I saw Remus Lupin. Who did you see?”
“No one.” Lily lied. “What do you think I could be doing wrong?”
“Well…” The conversation continued like this and soon Lily and Arabella found out they had a lot in common. It was too bad that lunch was almost over. Arabella stood up. “I have to go but maybe we can hang out in the common room later.”
“Sure. See ya later, Arabella!” Lily said waving goodbye. She quickly turned to James as they started to walk to Herbology. “Oh James. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! Thank you! They are so nice and they seem to like me too!”
James smiled. “It’s nothing. You’re my girlfriend.” James winked at her and she giggled.
“Okay. I confessed something to you now you must do the same for me.” she said.
“What do you wanna know?” asked James as he breathed in the cool fall air.
“Why did you and Amanda brake up?” Lily asked innocently.
James stopped walking for a minute. “Well… that was a low blow but…” He sighed and looked at the sky. “She thinks I’m an empty void.”
Lily’s mouth dropped open. “She said that to your face?”
“Yeah.”
Lily was in shock. “James… you deserve better.”
James glared at her. “But I still love her!”
“I know… but you do deserve better.” Lily said quietly as James kept looking at the sky. He looked like he wanted to cry but he wasn’t going to let himself. Lily sighed and took his hand in hers. She didn’t do it for the plan or to show Sirius… she did it for James. He needed her help now and that is what he was going to get. “Come on… we’re going to be late!”
James looked at her. “Okay.” Hand in hand… together they walked to Herbology.
Chapter 7
Cheering Charms and Confessions
Both James and Lily seemed to be down in the dumps the next day in Charms. It seemed to then that love wasn’t on their side. Lily sighed and looked at James. She raised an eyebrow at him. “James? When did you break your glasses?”
James blushed as he looked at the taped bridge of his glasses. “Umm… this morning. I tripped over Sirius’ dirty clothes.” Lily stared to laugh loudly. “Hey! It’s not my fault! I was in a hurry and he’s a slob! His stuff is everywhere!”
Lily stopped laughing. “Hey! He may be a slob but he’s my…” She stopped in mid- sentence and stared in shock at the door. James turned to look and he stopped to stare in shock.
Sirius had just walked in with Bertha Jorkens. He was carrying her books and was noticeably flirting with her.
James slowly looked back at Lily. “Lily… it’s okay… it’s probably nothing.” He said quickly but he could tell she was about to cry. James panicked. “Umm… ah…” Suddenly he pulled out his wand and whispered something.
Lily began to feel herself fill with contentment. She got a big grin on her face and began to giggle. “What did you do?”
James smiled. “A cheering charm.” Lily continued to smile as she pulled out her wand.
“Oculus repairo!” she said taping his glasses. It took no longer then two seconds for James’ glasses to be fixed.
James looked at them. “Thanks, Lily!” He frowned though. ‘I wish I could fix my relationship with Amanda like that.’
Lily looked at his saddened look and read his mind. She lifted her wand and whispered a small charm.
In seconds, James too felt instant contentment. He looked up at her as his face broke into a huge smile. “You little devil… you put a cheering charm on me. Didn’t you?”
Lily nodded with her huge grin getting bigger then it was before. She didn’t know why but cheering James up seemed to help her not think of Sirius. Then again… it could just be the effects of the cheering charm on her.
~*~
“I can’t believe how cute a couple they are! What do you think Sirius?” babbled Bertha, the school gossip.
Sirius knew exactly who she was talking about. “James and Lily?” He smiled sadly. “They’re adorable together.” He sighed sadly and looked away from the couple. Sirius didn’t know how much more he could take especially seeing how big Lily smiled for his best friend. ‘Guess it really is time for me to move on.’
Remus leaned over the desk and whispered, “Are you okay?”
Sirius barely could hear what he said over Bertha’s babbling, Lily’s giggling, and his own thoughts. “Huh? Oh… yeah… fine.”
Remus backed away. He wished he could help him with his troubles but Remus had his hands full with getting Peter through his classes and his own monthly problems. He sighed and looked at James and Lily. ‘Something just isn’t right with this picture. This relationship came together so fast… how did they get together?’
“Hey Padfoot?”
“What, Moony?”
“Do you know how Prongs and Lily got together?” Remus looked at him.
“I have no idea. It’s not like they were planning to get together.” Sirius said not really noticing what he said.
Remus blinked. ‘Plan? Strange… it does seem like everything they do together is planned out.’ Remus slowly turned towards James and Lily. ‘Maybe this relationship isn’t an act of God… but of desperation.’
~*~
James and Lily sat eating in silence. Lily, who is studying for Divination, turns the page in the book on her lap. James stares at her as she studies. It’s not an annoyed stare but more of a thoughtful stare. Lily looks up at him and raises an eyebrow. “WHAT!?! Is there something on my face?” James burst into laughter.
“No… no. There is nothing on your face.” James continued to laugh.
Lily frowned. “Then what?”
James stopped laughing and blushed. “It’s just… well… I was thinking… well… you don’t have many friends, do you?” He looked at her with curiosity.
Lily looked down at her plate. She didn’t know what to say. “No.” she said quietly. “Really only you, Remus, and… well… Sirius used to be my friend… I guess I’m not really much of a likeable person.”
“Oh don’t say that!” James stood up and walked over to her side of the table. “You just haven’t met the right people to like you.” He pulls Lily to her feet. “Come on! I’ll introduce you to some people!”
Lily walked behind James gripping her Divination book. “Ah… James… maybe this isn’t a good…” But she stops in mid- sentence as they come to a small group of Gryffindors.
“Lily, this is Frank Longbottom, Mundungus Fletcher, and Arabella Figg. Frank, Mundungus, Arabella, this is Lily Evans. She needs a little help with her Divination homework. Arabella, do you think you could help her?”
Arabella smiled. “Sure. What do you need help with Lily?”
Lily sat down in the chair next to her. “Umm… the crystal ball assignment. What did you see when you looked into it?”
Arabella blinked. “Oh… I saw Remus Lupin. Who did you see?”
“No one.” Lily lied. “What do you think I could be doing wrong?”
“Well…” The conversation continued like this and soon Lily and Arabella found out they had a lot in common. It was too bad that lunch was almost over. Arabella stood up. “I have to go but maybe we can hang out in the common room later.”
“Sure. See ya later, Arabella!” Lily said waving goodbye. She quickly turned to James as they started to walk to Herbology. “Oh James. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! Thank you! They are so nice and they seem to like me too!”
James smiled. “It’s nothing. You’re my girlfriend.” James winked at her and she giggled.
“Okay. I confessed something to you now you must do the same for me.” she said.
“What do you wanna know?” asked James as he breathed in the cool fall air.
“Why did you and Amanda brake up?” Lily asked innocently.
James stopped walking for a minute. “Well… that was a low blow but…” He sighed and looked at the sky. “She thinks I’m an empty void.”
Lily’s mouth dropped open. “She said that to your face?”
“Yeah.”
Lily was in shock. “James… you deserve better.”
James glared at her. “But I still love her!”
“I know… but you do deserve better.” Lily said quietly as James kept looking at the sky. He looked like he wanted to cry but he wasn’t going to let himself. Lily sighed and took his hand in hers. She didn’t do it for the plan or to show Sirius… she did it for James. He needed her help now and that is what he was going to get. “Come on… we’re going to be late!”
James looked at her. “Okay.” Hand in hand… together they walked to Herbology.