What? No Chocolate?!

[Nemesis Nyx]

Aggravation. Yeah, like that was a good enough word to sum it all up. Every thought running through Nemesis Nyx's head was extremely violent and rather colourful, language-wise. But nonetheless, it still completely stressed her aggravation, as was apparent by the look on her face. That, and the fact that she was swearing under her breath -- rather loudly, mind -- but still under her breath as she stood in front of the wide shelves of the sweetshop.

Her eyes had glassed over some time ago from staring in pure terror at the sight that beheld her. What? No chocolate?! Why, that was... that was... heresy! It was completely unfair of them to not have any chocolate whatsoever, especially considering that she had trekked all the way down the path from the castle in the most miserable weather all year, put up with having snowballs flung at her by stupid, pompous Gryffindor arseholes, and having her teeth chatter and her hands freeze even under the layers of clothing, just to find that there was no chocolate.

None! Not even the disgusting kind with little green bits called "Serpent's Surprise" that left a very foul aftertaste in her mouth. The same kind she had sent to Narcissa anonymously three Valentine's Days in a row under the ruse that it was perfectly normal chocolate. But they didn't even have that.

She let out an uncharacteristic, girly whine of defeat and leaned heavily against the rows upon rows of empty shelving where the chocolate--her chocolate--should have been. "Goddammit. Why me?!"

[James Potter]

James sighed, wondering what he was doing in the candy shop anyway. It seemed a nice enough weekend for Hogsmeade however and he enjoyed the fresh air. He hadn't been out this way in a while and it cheered him more than usual. He looked around the counter and took a whiff of the rows and rows of glorious chocolate and sugar. He was in heaven as far as he was concerned.

He recognized one of his fellow students nearby and sighed. He didn't know whether he should talk to her or not being a Slytherin. She was a hell of a pretty though, he'd give her that. Though Lily was nowhere in sight. What would he care about flirting with her if Lily wasn't there to be jealous about it?

He almost grinned at her frustration over such a thing as chocolate. After all Lupin seemed to have stocks of them in his dorm. That boy never seemed to have enough of it anyway. He never understood why that was. "Oh, look at that..."He clicked his tongue and shook his head. "The world's going to end since you didn't get exactly what you wanted."

[Nemesis Nyx]

Almost as soon as the words were spoken, Nemesis's gaze snapped to James. For a moment, she seemed surprised that he would consider bothering with her. Then, she decided it didn't matter, and narrowed her eyes at him, puckering her lips tightly. "You'd whine if you didn't get what you wanted after spending four hours alone in a dormitory with Narcissa Black," she muttered darkly, mostly to herself, but didn't really care if James had heard her.

She pushed herself up in one quick, fluid motion, showing her grace and flexibility simultaneously, then looked James over, almost calculatively. She took note that neither Remus nor Sirius seemed to be with him, and smirked, folding her arms beneath her breasts. "And where are your flying monkeys? Off boffing one another because they got sick of you pining over Evans?"

She pretended she no longer cared about the chocolate though she was still internally mourning the loss and turned her back toward James to walk down the aisle and look at the other sweets. None of them really interested her though, no matter how much she faked it. She didn't really like anything else.

[James Potter]

(Oh good grief the green witch just keeps following me that and I don't even think the Wizard of Oz was even written yet)

He rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on, flying monkeys? Don't you have a better analogy than that? I appreciate calling them my minions. But Sirius would probably call ME his minion, the git. And I don't pine. I win. SHe likes me, I just know it. She still keeps talking me now doesn't she? And why am I explaining this to you anyway?" He frowned, not really liking her attitude. For some reason she seemed the perfect fit for a Slytherin house member. It seemed right enough anyway just by the way she was fussing over a piece of chocolate. Where was Lupin when he needed him anyway?

He looked around as well, trying to find something good enough to pick up. He liked all things sweet especially Lily Evans but he needed to make up his mind already. He needed to know what to pick and how long he'd need to save for it. Though at least he didn't ever have to worry about money problem. That was nice and he made sure everybody knew.

[Nemesis Nyx]

(Fear the witch! Heh. Sorry. I couldn't resist. However, I now have random Wizard of Oz music stuck in my head. Oh joy. 's gonna be a long night.)

Nemesis snorted offhandedly at James's rant, and shrugged her shoulders slightly. "You're right; but still, together, I think you two only accumulate to half a brain." There she went again, insulting Sirius when she really didn't mean to. Oh well, not the first time. She pushed her thoughts aside and picked up a bat-shaped lollipop. "Chocolate!" she cried without meaning to; it was made of chocolate! She paused and raised a brow at herself, shaking her head, before smiling smugly, holding the lollipop in her hand, looking like a very pleased five-year-old.

Then, she turned to James and smiled almost sincerely, which was all too frightening to see on her. "And again, I'm sure you're right. Why wouldn't she like you? Why wouldn't she like any of those blokes? You know there are so many of them, all these men falling in her lap. Must be nice..." her smile became grin, a sign that she was truly being her sarcasitc self. "Can't say I've had the pleasure of being choosy when it comes to men." Absentmindedly, she snatched up a few more bat lollipops, to 'save for later'.

[James Potter]

(*L* Naah actually I've performed as Elphaba for a concert and was all green for the part o.O gah, i hope that song doesn't get stuck in my head again.)

James raised an eyebrow as she went just about crazy going through all the candy. He thought HE was bad in a Quidditch supply store. He had been known to spend hours in there spying the broom equipment and the fancy professional robes. He had almost considered just getting one for the sake of having it. He frowned at the mention of Lily having men at her feet. Hah, that wasn't like Lily at all. She was too good for that. She was wonderful actually. She would never lead ANYone on, especially not him. He knew all about that.

"Half a brain?"He shrugged with a familiar grin, his infamous expression. "Well, I suppose I should feel complimented. That's more brains than you'll ever have. And Lily well she's much smarter than I am anyway. You should get used to that. Yes, I WILL still defend her thank you very much." He shot back at her, for some reason wishing Lily was there to see his heroics. Maybe then she wouldn't call him a bully.

"Choosy? Hmmph, I would have assumed you the type to have those so called men. And no one falls in Lily Evan's lap except me. Got that?"

[Nemesis Nyx]

Nemesis rolled her eyes at James and looked to see what else she could find. "I think Sirius could even argue with you that I have more than half a brain. You should know that, too." She sighed and knelt down to look through some strange brightly-coloured bonbons, slipping her fingers over the grooves of the containers that held them.

"Me? Men?" she nearly choked on her tongue when she heard that, then snorted and stood up, dusting her skirt and her leggings off. "Yes, okay, and I'm absolute best friends with Narcissa." She rolled her eyes once more and bit her lip.

"There's only one man I'm interested in, and--" she glanced at James askance, "I don't forsee that happening." She wasn't quite sure why she was telling him that, but she figured it didn't matter anyway. She said what she said, and, well, most people didn't care about what she said...

[James Potter]

James was grinning again now, mischeivous eyes glinting excitedly. Soooo she had a crush now, did she? Of course he would have to pry it out of her. And best friends with NArcissa? He made a face at the mention of her. Poor Sirius forced to be related to such a silly little blonde. Sure he had talked to her before but he had still made up his mind about her. And if Sirius didn't like her he didn't see why he should like her either. Though it did bother his hormones that she just had to be so bloody beautiful.

"Narcissa? Hah, that's a good one. No wonder Sirius "says" things about you." He snorted. Poor, poor Sirius. And he knew this other girl as well? HE didn't even know her name but it was probably something mean as far as he knew.

"And a crush? A looooove interest?" He faked a pouty, kissy face at her with a teasing look in his eyes. He was going to have a field day with this one he knew. He always forced information out of Lupin this way and it was all too easy for him to get it out of this Slytherin. She'd be easy compared to poor Lupin who probably still hated him for getting out his last crush. Though he swore to keep his little furry problem a secret.

"Hmm, lemme guess. It's not me now, is it?" He grinned and knew that would infuriate her. Perhaps into telling him the truth.

[Nemesis Nyx]

Nemesis laughed out loud at that. "Now, darling, let's not delude ourselves." She shook her head, amazingly not finding herself infuriated with that. The strange, serene smile was back again. "Funny considering you say you have more brains than I do, but you can't figure this out?" She actually giggled. "It's so terribly obvious that even you should be able to figure out." Now, it was her turn to tease him.

She batted her eyelashes and gasped. "I'm a Slytherin, I'm supposed to be deceiving people. Maybe it is you. What would you say to that, dear Jamiekins?" She smirked, but tried not to show her amusement. "You'd enjoy that, wouldn't you?"

She ran her tongue over her lower lip and watched him intensely. "Maybe it isn't, though. You really want to know?"

[James Potter]

Jamiekins? James made a face. Such a terrible nickname for of course an amazing person such as himself.He of all people shouldn't be taken lightly as a matter of fact. He looked at her with the same grimace at this lips with an extra roll of his eyes. "Jamiekins is a TERRIBLE nickname. I prefer sex God and or master of the universe." He shrugged with an added grin of smoothness. Of course she would fall for that. What woman in her right mind wouldn't? All he had to do was ask all those girls how they hadn't.

"Enjoy that? My dear, YOU are certainly not Lily Evans. She is a looker and with brains and fire too. Sorry nope. Not my type." And he brushed her off as easy as that, wondering what Lily would have had to say to that.

[Nemesis Nyx]

Nemesis snorted slightly, looking a little relieved, though it was all feigned and exaggerated, just to annoy James further. "Good. Again, don't delude yourself. Not interested. Most likely never will be. Certainly not my type." She shook her head, then pulled away a bit.

She circled him, looking quite like a hungry wolf about to snap her jaws on a poor, defenseless stag, then stopped halfway around the third circle, resting her hands on her hips. "No, no, all wrong. I'm sure that disappoints you. You're not quite tall enough, nor devilishly handsome enough. And you certainly don't have a nice enough arse." She made a face as if thinking of James's arse was a painful ordeal.

"What I want is far better."

[James Potter]

"Hah, as usual you'd be missing out. And I didn't think you were the type to HAVE a type, you know." James grinned, knowing that would probably bother her. It normally did bother girls like her when they were faced the swift and sure reality of the real world. Or at least what everybody else dealt with. He raised and eyebrow at her attempt of circling. What was he? A rabbit or something?

"Oh no, I'm SO sorry I don't fit your requirements. I thought you tried anything for size you know. And my arse is nice enough anyway. Just because YOU're silly enough not to like it doesn't mean it isn't quite fancy." He shook it a little just to make it his point and perhaps to annoy her even more. He didn't know what exactly she was getting at but it was frustrating to say the least. He didn't like being hounded especially by her and if he were in animagus form right now she would have long been trampled.

[Nemesis Nyx]

Nemesis raised an eyebrow at the shaking of James' arse. "I didn't say it wasn't fancy... I just said it wasn't fancy enough." She shook her head, trying to get that strange display of James's backside out of her head. "You're completely mad, Potter. I don't understand what's wrong with you."

"I don't try just anything on for size, unlike you. I'm very picky, actually," she continued indignantly. "I really do feel sorry for Evans if she ever decides to get cosy with you... though I don't see why she would, if she's as smart as you say.

"That remains to be seen, though... and you have done nothing to prove that you aren't as stupid as I think. You still haven't guessed.... you decided to stray from the topic because you think you're a better conversation piece. So maybe you never will find out what exactly it is you're dying to know. Too bad." She sighed softly. "And I was just about to tell you, too. But you don't seem interested in knowing."

[James Potter]

"Hah. You don't have a crush on Pettigrew now, do you?" He grinned at that, knowing it was impossible. Sure he thought Peter was great but honestly the boy had no charm whatsoever. She wouldn't fall for a guy like him. And if she didn't like an excellent catch such as himself she certainly wouldn't go for Pettigrew. He rolled his eyes and looked back at her with that teasing smirk still on his lips. He would drill it out of her if he had to.

"And I certainly don't mind talking about me. You of all people should know THAT." He teased. She was probably going to hex him any moment but he didn't care. He had certainly received worse from the lovely Lily Evans and yet he was still convinced that she was in love with him. Or so he would like more than anything to believe.

"Lupin? nooo..not your type. He's too much of a straight lace. Hmmm..you wouldn't be crazy enough to be in love with dear old Sirius, now?" He didn't expect it of course. She couldn't possibly like him. After all the rest of the Blacks hated him especially Regulus who was in the Slytherin house with her.

[Nemesis Nyx]

"Oh yeah," Nemesis began, rolling her eyes at James' first question. "Definitely... we've already planned the honeymoon, Pettigrew and I have. You know, that relationship really works out nicely.... we're so compatible." The smirk on his face made her want to knock his teeth out and make a necklace out of them. Seriously.

"Talking about you... of course you don't mind that. It's the only thing you know apart from Evans. Doesn't surprise me, actually. You could probably go on all day about yourself. The only thing keeping you from doing it now is your obsession with Evans." Nemesis sighed softly, a little tired, amazingly, of the banter being exchanged.

Then, she smiled a very strange smile, peering out at James from behind a free-standing shelf stocked high with a pile of Fizzing Whizbees. "Finally caught on, have you?" She lifted a brow, her smile turning into a smirk. "It took you long enough, what with such a strong head on your shoulders." Of course she spoke facetiously. To her, James was anything but extraordinarily intelligent.