Me, Lily, Marlene, Mary, James, Remus and Sirius are in the girls dormitory, sitting in a circle. We have a fire whiskey and some shot glasses in front of us.
Everyone in the room is pretty drunk and is having a good time. I'm sitting next to James with my head on his shoulder. On my other side is a giggling Lily.
"Alright, never have I ever done something illegal that would cause you to be locked up in Azkaban." Sirius speaks up.
I turn to James and see him smirk at me. I giggle and watch as him, Sirius and Remus raise up their shot glasses and drink from them. I hear the three girls gasp.
"Wait, what is it? What have you done?" Mary asks eyeing them.
The boys shrug. "Can't say, it's illegal." Remus grins at her.
Mary rolls her eyes "Whatever,"
I pick up the whiskey bottle and start to fill up the empty shot glasses. Because of my drunken state I accidentally over fill the second glass. Oops, my bad.
"Careful, darling." I hear James whisper into my ear as he also leans forward. His chest is against my back and I can feel his breath on my neck. He reaches for the bottle in my hands and takes it from me. He refills the last glass himself and places the bottle down.
"My turn," Lily beams. "Never have I ever had a crush on one of my best friends."
James chuckles and pulls me into his chest. We both reach for our shot glasses. I down the drink, feeling the burning sensation in my throat.
I look at my friends to see Lily, Mary, and Marlene also downing their shots. Last but not least I spot both Sirius and Remus grabbing their shot glasses and quickly drinking the substance.
"Wait a minute," Marlene points her finger at Sirius and Remus "Who are you two crushing or crushed on? It can only be someone from your group."
Sirius smirks "Ah, I'm afraid this question will be left unanswered. For now."
"No, I'm also curious about your crushes." Lily pipes in. Everyone stares at the two boys who are sitting next to each other. Remus looks away with a hint of a red dusting on his cheeks.
"Hey, how about we play seven minutes in heaven?" Sirius avoids the topic.
"Real classy." Snorts Remus. Sirius grins and picks the empty shot glasses out of the way. He places the whiskey bottle on its side. I guess we're really playing it.
"Go on Y/N, spin the bottle." Sirius rushes. I reach over and spin the bottle. The bottle starts slowing down until it lands on...
James
I look up to him only to see his eyes already on me.
"Hurry up, into the wardrobe you two!" Marlene giggles and ushers us on.
James stands up and holds his hand out for me. I grab it and help myself up, stumbling a little bit when I'm on my feet. James holds me by my waist for support.
Sirius also quickly stands up and opens the wardrobe door for us. "Move on, move on."
We step into the small wardrobe, almost pressed against each other. The door closes and locks. I hear a 'have a good time' from Sirius.
I try to make out James's figure in the dark. Well I can't really. I reach out my hand and place it onto his cheek. "I love you." I mumble out while stroking his cheek. "I love you too." James responds, cupping both of my cheeks with his hands.
I giggle "I love you so much more!" I'm really drunk and acting like a child right now.
"I love you even more than that!" James also giggles. He isn't in a better state.
"Aw you giggled!" I smile at him, even though he can't see me.
"Ew, can you stop it and make out or something instead?" Marlene's annoyed voice calls from outside the wardrobe.
Both of us laugh. James slowly brushes his thumb across my lips. Damn it, I really want to see him right now. He suddenly crashes his lips against mine. It was very sudden but I compose myself and kiss him back. The kiss goes from a sweet kiss to a full make out-
Oh my- If these dreams don't stop, I don't know what I'm going to do. Wait, were we still at Hogwarts? I've never seen one where we're this young.
I sit up from my bed and head to the bathroom to get ready.
I quickly write down the dream in my notebook and hide it between my clothes in the wardrobe.
Once finished I start putting on my shoes. "Are you already going down for breakfast?" Mary's confused voice asks behind me.
I finish putting on my shoes and turn around to face her. "I am. I just need some alone time right now." She gives me a nod.
I quickly head down the stairs towards the great hall. It's almost empty, only a few students sitting and eating their breakfast. I sit down somewhere at the middle and grab a toast.
I sit and eat my food thinking about everything that's happening right now. These dreams and my relationship with James aren't really helping.
Someone sits in front of me and I look up.
It's Remus.
"Good morning!" He greets. "Morning!" I smile at him. "What are you doing up so early?" I ask looking around to see if the rest of the group is coming as well.
"James said that he had some weird dream and couldn't sleep anymore. So, he decided to wake all of us up. They should be coming down soon." I just nod and finish my food.
"What about you? You are also up early." Remus asks placing some food on his plate. I sigh "Just another annoying dream. And I'm just in a bad mood today I guess." I explain to him.
He pauses for a moment "Do you think James's dream could be somehow similar?" He suggests.
Godric, I hope not. "He didn't say what it was about?" I look up at Remus. He shakes his head. I think for a moment. I mean, I did see a dream as well today, maybe it's possible. No, it's stupid. "I don't know, maybe."
"Hey Remus, um," I don't know how to ask this. Remus looks up at me. "Uh, have you ever had feelings for your best friend?" Great job, now he probably thinks that I'm the one who has feelings. He looks at me for a moment "James asked me the exact same question this morning."
Oh...
Suddenly an arm wraps around my shoulder. "Morning, love!" The cheery voice of James greets me. 'Love' yeah right, act like you don't say that to seven other girls. I brush his hand off my shoulders.
He frowns and looks at me. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing." I answer coldly. James looks at the group confused. "Why have you been so moody the last few days?" He asks again. "I said it's nothing." I snap at him. I don't know where this attitude came from so suddenly.
The other three boys give each other looks. James looks taken aback from my outburst. "Calm down, you on your period or something?"
Did he really just say that.
I stand up from my seat "Fuck you James." I glare at him and walk away.
I head straight towards charms class
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The last class ends and I immediately stand up to leave. I push open the door and walk out into the hallway. The hallway starts to fill up with students who chat along with their friends.
Suddenly a hand pulls me back and into a broom closet.
"What- let go of me!" I raise my voice and start trashing against their grip. I hear a 'sh' and a hand covers my mouth. They person pushes me against the wall.
"It's only me." A familiar voice whisperers. James's voice.
"Don't make any noise, okay?" He tells me and lowers his hand from my mouth.
"What the bloody hell James!" I snap at him angrily. Seriously what's wrong with him.
He covers my mouth with his hand again.
"Y/N I'm being serious, please be quiet." James's voice is a bit annoyed. I roll my eyes but nod.
Once again he lowers his hand while listening to what's going on outside the door. We stand there in silence for a moment. So, is he going to say anything?
Only now I realize how close we are to each other. My back is pushed against the cold stone wall and James is standing right in front of me.
My face heats up and I look away from him. I clear my throat and look back up. "Is there a reason why you pull me into a broom closet, push me against a wall and cover my mouth like psycho?" I whisper yell at him,
He chuckles "I admit, I may have been a little over dramatic." Well no shit. "But I tried to catch up with you-"
"Could've called my name dumbass." I exhale through my nose.
"No, let me finish. Filch started to chase me because of a prank I pulled earlier. So I thought, why not pull you with myself into this closet." He explains.
We hear some steps and he falls silent. Once the steps fade he starts to talk again. "And I knew you wouldn't let someone pull you without fighting back." That's true. "That's why I pushed you against the wall. Also you started shouting, so I covered your mouth. And now we're here." He finishes his explanation.
He's still extremely close. I place my hand on his chest and push him back "Hey, personal space buddy."
He smirks "Oh I'm sure you wouldn't mind if I stand a tad bit closer." What a twat.
He starts to step closer again but I stop him with my hand. "I do mind." He raises his hands in defense.
I huff "Listen, I'm not in the mood to talk to you so make it quick. What do you want?" I cross my hands on my chest. "I can see that you don't want to talk to me. I've noticed it for a quite a few days now." He answers while looking straight at me.
His expression is confused but also, sort of hurt...
Shit, have I been too mean? No, he's the one who doesn't make time for me. I shouldn't feel the need to apologize.
I take a deep breath. "Look James, I'm sorry for how I have acted but-"
James cuts me off. "No, no, no. Don't apologize, okay?" I slowly nod my head, very confused about what's happening. "I'll make it up to you after the quidditch match next week." He smiles.
I smile back at him "Okay"
"Great!" He cheers. But his celebration is cut short by the sound of footsteps.
Both of us immediately shut up and look at each other. Please walk by, please. The footsteps stop right in front of the closet. I hold my breath, I don't even know why.
There's a silence for a few seconds and then the door starts to open. Great. The door opens fully and-
"What on earth are you two doing in here?" Great to see you too professor McGonagall.
Edited 7/19/2022