"Yeah, Mrs. Lily Potter, aren't you bordering on the obsessive stage of your crush," Sarah says smirking.
"Oh no, I've gone way past the obsessive stage of this crush. At least I'm not in denial like some people I know," I say pointedly looking at Alice. She has a long time crush on Frank Longbottom, but won't admit it.
"Hey, I resent that," she says.
We all crack up. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn around. It is James Potter. We are friends and have been ever since that day by the lake. It was in third year. This Slytherin named Lucius Malfoy, who is three grades above us was trying to drown me. He wouldn't let me get out of the water, always standing in my way when I tried to get out. James saw this and came and defended me.
"Oh, hey James," I say automatically playing with my hair, twisting the ends around my fingers. My heart starts to speed up. It beats like a drum in my ears. I am surprised he can't hear it.
"Can we talk?" he questions.
"Sure," I nod.
"In private," he adds.
I follow him into an empty classroom. I glance back at my friends, who just give me thumbs up. I bite the inside of my lip. He just stands there with his hands in his pockets, looking at the wall, contemplating.
"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" I ask tugging at the corners of my skirt.
"I need some love advice," he says.
My stomach does a back flip and my cheeks turn red. I hope he won't notice, but how could he not notice? I look at the floor. I know he is dating Rachel McNair. Everyone knows, really. He has been dating her for more than a month now. Must be some kind of record for him. I wondered what this was all about, but…
"I'm not sure I'm the right person to be asking," I say voicing my thoughts.
"Please, you're the only one I trust with this kind of stuff. Just hear me out, please?"
I look at his hazel eyes and then at the floor. Not trusting myself to speak, I just nod.
"Well, you know how I've been going out with Rachel McNair?"
I nod again.
"Well, I think I love her. I feel like I want to spend the rest of my life with her," he continues, oblivious to the way I feel. It's like he's looking straight through me
I choke back tears. "Then, you should, you should do whatever makes you happy," I say struggling with the words, but trying to stay calm at the same time. He smiles at me and thanks me. After he leaves, I let the tears escape, sobbing silently. How is it everyone knows that I like him, except for him.
The next day at breakfast, I sit with Alice and Sarah. We witness an exchange between James and Rachel.
"You've got it bad, don't you, Lily?" Sarah states.
"Huh? What?" I say nonchalant.
She nods her head towards James. "You've been staring at him the whole time. Why don't you tell him how you feel?"
I shake my head. "I just want him to be happy, even if it's not with me."
A/N: I guess I got this idea from the song things I'll never say by Avril, and from the disney movie with the two twins brother and sister Andrew and Andrea and Andrew brakes his leg and can't motocross anymore so Andrea goes in his place, but I forgot what it was called.
Anyway, I rather like this piece, what I've written. Tell me what you think. Only Constructive criticism please. I know that it can be improved!
And also anyone who hasn't read The Hunger games by Suzanne Collins needs to do so. It's a trilogy: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.