Winning Miss Lily Evans Over
By: neen
Author's note: The sequel to Ways to Ask Out Miss Lily Evans is finally here!…what do you think?
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If you have not read Ways To Ask Out Miss Lily Evans, please do so, because I will refer to some of the events that happened in there in this sequel! Once again, this is the SEQUEL! Please go read Ways To Ask Out Miss Lily Evans if you have not already!
Chapter One: Out of Control
"Look! Look! Come on, Paddy, turn around—yes, that's it—good. Standing by the gate, getting in, do you see her? The flaming red hair…There she is, Paddy! Merlin—has she become even prettier or what, eh, Moony?" James asked his two best friends, extremely excited, poking Remus in the shoulder and twisting Sirius's head to look the right way.
Remus just sighed in response and Sirius rolled his eyes at James. "Where, Prongsie? And just who are you possibly talking about?" Sirius asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Right there! You know, Evans, the girl I like—you can't have possibly forgotten!" James cried out, now resorting to pointing wildly.
"Ah, Prongsie dear, you know how rude that is—imagine Evans catching you pointing at her! And you should have made yourself clear, you know—I mean nearly every single little ickle witch has red hair," Sirius said sardonically, flicking his elegant ebony hair back in place.
"No they don't, what are you talking about, Paddy?" James asked, looking honestly bewildered.
"It seems that my profound connotation is far too complex for your undersized intellect," Sirius said eloquently, giving an exaggerated sigh as he drooped his broad shoulders.
"Er—What?"
"Oh, never mind, Prongs!" Sirius replied crossly, his eloquence being substituted with annoyance.
"We must be mental—standing out here in the bloody cold weather!" Sirius continued heatedly, throwing a glare at James, who was humming rather happily.
"Well, our dear old friend Prongs here, decided to wait for her. What else could we do?" Remus asked, yawning widely, looking very tired. The full moon had approached the night before.
"Blimey, I can't believe she's here, you know! I hope my friendship with her hasn't grown apart during the winter break—what if she forgot me? Or worse, what if she doesn't recognize me?" James asked frantically, nearly hyperventilating as he ruffled his hair anxiously, and shot glances at the pretty redhead, who now had entered the Hogwarts gate with a crowd of other sixth-year girls.
Sirius snorted loudly. "Of course she's back—you didn't expect her to not come back to Hoggity Hogwarts, did you?"
"I'm sure that she remembers you, Prongs, but rather bitterly, I suppose. As for this "friendship" thing with Lily you're referring to…I'm not so sure I understand that," Remus said, giving James a skeptical look.
"You're starting to sound a bit like our dear rodent pal, Prongsie," Sirius added, glancing over at Peter, who was for some reason, lagging far behind. Without reasons why, the three more attractive and charming Marauders had somehow drifted away from the tag-along. Because the boy didn't seem to have any other friends, the Marauders still let him hang out, but seldom spoke to him.
James gave them a scowl. "Reckon she won't spot me waiting for her?"
Remus nodded. "Most likely—she's become quite popular, you know."
James smirked. "All because of m—"
Remus broke in quickly. "Control yourself, Prongs."
"Yeah, do try to remember what we've taught you over winter break," Sirius added, rolling his eyes again.
James's smile disappeared. "Right," he muttered sourly.
"Oh come on, Prongsie—you agreed to change for her, didn't you? And we taught you how! So why the glum face?" Sirius roared.
"I know I did, but it's asking a bit much just to turn me into a completely different person over a span of one day," James sighed and saw that Lily and her large group of friends had indeed passed them without her noticing.
"True, but you have to try, Prongs," Remus said gently.
"I know," James sighed again, beckoning them to enter the castle.
o.O.o.O.o
Lily and her flock of girls had gone upstairs to the girls' dormitory, so James resorted to playing tic-tac-toe with Sirius in the cozy Gryffindor Common Room, who nearly won every game.
"Dear Prongsie, sorry to break it to you, but you're completely rubbish against my brilliance!" Sirius said, grinning as he won yet another game.
"I've won two!" James retorted hotly.
"The two out of the thirty-six—no, thirty-seven games we've now played, because you made me blindfold myself since you thought I was cheating by somehow looking on the paper," Sirius said sharply.
"Sod off," James muttered and nearly tore out his hair as Sirius won again.
Remus had been looking on and said to James, "Mind if I played?"
"Go ahead," James said gruffly, folding his arms grumpily.
That game, Sirius lost without any blindfolding involved.
o.O.o.O.o
"So, what's been going on between you and James?" a pretty sixth-year brunette asked Lily, interrupting what she was saying before. She had sat down on Lily's bed without invitation.
Lily threw her a glare. "I don't recall anything going on between Potter and me," Lily said coolly and resumed her conversation with Jacqueline Hunter, her best friend.
"Sorry, what were you saying?" Lily asked, ignoring the stares her so-called 'friends' were giving her.
"Do you like him?" the brunette pressed just as Jacqueline opened her mouth to speak.
Lily could not control her temper anymore. "Listen—I said that I do not like Potter in any way and that we're not going out and there's no stupid chemistry or whatnot between us!"
Lily couldn't stand it anymore and left. Jacqueline soon followed her out.
The brunette shrugged. "I think she's in denial. I mean who wouldn't fall for dear James?" The brunette sighed dreamily and the rest of the girls nodded in agreement.
"D'you think this will work, Arielle?" a slender blonde asked, twirling her hair anxiously.
There were murmurs.
"Most likely. I mean, if we stick near Lily, James is bound to notice us, right? He couldn't really be in love with Lily or anything, I mean, we're so much prettier than her—who in their right mind would?" Arielle said snobbishly, tilting her straight, perfect nose up.
There were nods again.
o.O.o.O.o
"Bimbos—the whole lot—I don't even know why they follow me around all the time like love-sick puppies!" Lily said, infuriated as she slammed the door behind her.
"Lils—wait," Jacqueline called behind her, catching the door and then closed the door gently after she went through it.
"Hi," Lily greeted half-heartedly. "Thank Merlin it's you and not some other crazy fledgling I seem to have gained."
"Where are you going?" Jacqueline asked, catching up with her.
"Sitting down by the fire and getting away from those crazy pains in the arse," Lily said dully.
"All right then," Jacqueline said and the two glided down the stairs.
Lily stopped halfway. "Oh, no."
"What, Lily?" Jacqueline asked, accidentally shouldering Lily as she halted.
"Evans, how are you?" James asked graciously, flashing her a smile as he noticed Lily on the stairs.
"Er—good. I was just—um, going downstairs," Lily said quickly, without thinking.
"Yes, I can see that," James said, chuckling.
Lily nearly died of embarrassment, her fair face turning rather red.
"Want to join us?" James asked casually, gesturing towards the empty seat next to him.
"NO! Eurg—I mean, no—that's quite fine, thanks," Lily mumbled and flew down the stairs.
Jacqueline slowly descended the stairs, looking confused.
Lily hurriedly sat down in the armchair that was furthest from James.
Jacqueline soon joined her, and they resumed their conversation.
"I can't believe the stuff those girls say, you know," Jacqueline started.
"Like what?" Lily asked.
"They want to change their hair red—like yours," Jacqueline said, giving a snort.
"Why?" Lily asked, looking thoroughly perplexed.
Jacqueline raised her eyebrow. "Surely you would know, Lily?"
"I don't," Lily said, shaking her head.
"What? You mean that you don't even know that the reason they're hanging on to your feet adoringly is because of James Potter?" Jacqueline asked loudly, earning her a glance from Sirius, Remus, and worst of all, James.
After a moment or so, the three Marauders resumed their activities with Sirius whistling rather loudly. Lily hissed, "Nice job, Jacqueline! Now people might think I like the git!"
Jacqueline looked surprised. "Well, that's the thing—they do!"
Lily looked flabbergasted. "What? You must be joking!"
It was Jacqueline's turn to shake her head. "No, I'm not, actually."
Lily groaned and said rather dramatically, "Noo! My reputation's ruined by that stupid ugly prat!"
James had heard and looked at her. "Who's ruining your reputation? Is it a guy? I'll do him in, don't worry." After saying so, he grabbed his wand viciously. "So, who is he?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "You. You thick imbecile. Still going to do yourself in?"
James looked befuddled. "But—but, how am I ruining your reputation?"
"I have no precise idea, Potter," Lily said tartly, remembering the many times James had asked her out rather openly last year.
James was spluttering. "What—but—but…"
"Anyways, Jacqueline, it must be nearing dinner—let's leave," Lily said and the two left the Common Room.
"What is it with girls?" James asked, perturbed, as he tousled his hair again, staring at his two friends, who merely shrugged.
Author's Note:
Ahh, I finished the Half-Blood Prince and even though that it had many answers…there's actually still a lot that I didn't see get answered (like the Marauder's era stuff, for example…I wanted more facts to use in the fanfics)…and now we have to wait another two years to get the seventh book…sigh…what a long wait! I hope that J.K. Rowling puts in lots of info on James and Lily in the last book…
Anyways, hope you enjoyed this sequel! Please review! Thanks.