"Lily!" Alice greeted as she hugged her friend. She had not seen her all summer and now that they were back at Hogwarts, she planned to get together by the lake.
Lily laughed as she hugged Alice. "Hi Alice, you had a nice summer?" she asked as she sat down on the grass. She brushed her hand through the blades of grass below her, it felt good to be back in the world she loved. Looking back up at Alice, she smiled and listened to her as she told her about the summer.
Her ears perked up when she heard something interesting. "What was that about Frank Longbottom?" she asked, even though she knew full well what it was. It just felt good to hear Alice admit it after all the past few years.
Blushing, Alice grinned and nodded, "yeah, I might have caught up with Frank and we had a lot of fun" she said.
"I told you so!" Lily squealed. She had been trying to get it through Alice's thick head for years. She giggled as she leaned back on the grass and looked at the sky. It felt like the perfect, lazy day, the sun was beaming brightly and soft, fluffy clouds floated along the light blue sky.
"Ok fine, you might have mentioned it before but what about you huh? you like anyone?" Alice asked, mimicking her friend's position.
Lily thought for a moment, she didn't know why but she felt giddy. It might have been that she was finally away from Petunia or for the fact that Alice finally grew a brain or just that she was back home. She pondered about all the boys she knew but shrugged. "Not really, I don't like anyone" she said.
She glanced up when she heard a noise of disbelief. "Yeah right, come on Lily, there must be someone, you could end up an old maid" she said, trying to weasel an answer out of her.
Rolling her eyes, Lily got an idea, there was only one way to get her off her back. "Ok, I like James Potter" she lied. She barely knew the Gryffindor prankster and she knew that Alice wouldn't tell anyone so what harm could that little lie do...
By the lake one day, I laughed and talked with my friend.
It was so much fun, the type that you think would never end.
As I joke, I mentioned a name, one I was suppose to have a crush,
One that was suppose to turn my heart to mush.
I didn't like anyone back then, so I chose a random name,
Back then did I know, it would cause so much pain.
Who was a boy I would never meet?
Who was a boy I would never know, it all seemed so neat.
James Potter, the name came to me,
The boy I would never talk to, it was perfect, don't you see?
I made up a lie, that I like-liked him,
How was I suppose to know, it would make me feel numb, from limb to limb.
...Lily walked along the grounds of Hogwarts, holding her jacket close to her as she walked through the snow. She walked around the frozen lake but stopped when she reached the forest. Squinting, she thought she saw something in the trees, an animal of some sort. After a moment, nothing was there so she desided to go back.
"Hello, Lily right?" a voice suddenly asked. She spun around in shock and blinked. Standing in front of her, near the trees was none other then the infamous Gryffindor himself, James Potter.
"Oh yes" she said, still not understanding what he was doing by the forest. She inwardly kicked herself, this was THE James Potter after all.
James seemed to be observing her which only made Lily blush. That day by the lake passing her mind, the lie she had told was coming back to bite her. She relaxed when the boy smiled at her. She had been told a lot of things about him but her mind was completely blank at the sight of his smile.
"Oi James!" another voice shouted. They both looked up and saw a black haired boy, running over to them. Lily recognised him as Sirius Black although she had only met him a few times before.
"What are you doing Jamsie, pranking?" Sirius asked, grinning mischievously at Lily before looking at James. Lily rolled her eyes, this was more of what she remembered. However, she was surprised when James elbowed Sirius in the ribs.
"Leave her alone Black" he muttered, ignoring Sirius' pout. "I have to go, I will see you around Lily" he said, waving as he ran off with Sirius. Lily stood there, shocked at what she had just witnessed. Was James Potter really nice or the git that everyone had told her?
She shook her head, the cold must have been getting to her. At the thought of the cold, it suddenly hit her, how cold it had actually gotten. Holding her jacket tightly to her again, she made her way back to the castle...
To my surprise, soon in the future, he comes up to me, outside the forest,
I thought to myself, how strange, it seemed like some sort of test.
We were talking and even more surprising, he wasn't a jerk,
I had always thought of him as a big headed berk.
My heart races, wondering how the name, the one I would never see,
why oh why, did he have to come and talk to me.
When it was over, I shook my head,
It was a one time thing, it was the last of him, then I went to bed.
..."Hey Lily-flower!" James called cheerfully when he spotted Lily in the Great Hall. The red haired girl looked up and smiled when she saw him, something that was becoming more frequent over the last few weeks.
"Hi James, I thought you were doing your potions homework?" she asked, already knowing his answer.
"Well my dear Lily- pad, I was doing it but I decided to take a small break" he said, sitting down next to her.
"Uh-huh, and how long ago did you take this small break?" she asked suspiciously. James smiled sheepishly as he piled some potatoes on his plate. "About four hours ago" he shrugged.
"Knew it, no complaining when you fail" Lily said, shaking her head.
James smirked at her, putting down his goblet of pumpkin juice. "Now why would I fail when I have a friend like you to remind me to do my work" he joked...
Over the next few weeks, I saw and heard him more,
I start to realise, he wasn't so bad, especially after our failed forest tour.
He was nice and funny, the perfect friend,
I thought that the stupid name I picked would be forgotten in the end.
..."Sirius you mutt, get down here!" James called once he arrived in the Gryffindor common room. He ran to the couch and threw his bag onto the floor as he waited for his friends.
Apon hearing the voice, Lily walked down from her dorm and sat on the couch. "Hi James, did you get it?" she asked. Nodding, James reached into his bag and took out the blank board and markers. He leaned forward to put them on the table but fell off the couch when he was tackled.
"Get off me!" he shouted out, crashing on the floor with Sirius. He looked up and saw Lily laughing at him. Remus and Peter were the next to come down the stairs and sat near the table.
"Ok then, if you two have finished, let's begin" Remus chuckled, picking up one of the markers...
We got together and plan a crazy game,
Him, me and the marauders had a lot of fun, even laughing at Sirius' doggy name.
I wondered if I had found a new friend called James,
But the very next day, that thought went up in flames.
The sickening truth, to my so called friendship,
the wonders and thoughts of mine, about to tip.
...After fourth lesson, Lily and Alice walked down the corridor to the Great Hall. It had been a long morning and they were going to make the most out of their free time. James had wanted to meet up with Lily for lunch but she just wanted some time with Alice. Of course he understood, girls needed time to talk so instead, he went to spend some time with the marauders.
"Lily, could I see your notes?" Alice asked, searching through her book. Lily nodded and opened her bag but was surprised to see that they were not there.
"Oh great, I must have left them in the classroom, I will meet you down there" she said, turning back the way she came, towards the classroom. She walked down the corridor and heard familiar voices. She looked to the corridor on her left and smiled when she saw James, Sirius and Remus.
"Come on Jamsie, how is everything with crazy lover girl?" Sirius asked, barking with laughter when James tried to hit him.
"Shut up Black" he growled as he continued down the corridor. Lily tilted her head, wondering who they were talking about.
"Oh come off it, we all know that Lily will tell you how much she loves you one of these days" Sirius teased. Lily's jaw dropped, they were talking about her, memories of the day at the lake came back to her.
"If she does then you should just run for it" Peter squeaked, nodding his head.
Tears prickled at the corners of her eyes when she heard James chuckle. With no need to stay, she ran down the corridor, making sure they didn't see her...
All the lines came undone and the curtain soon fell,
alarms went off, like a sickening bell...
He knew.
He knew I chose his name,
He didn't realise it was like a girl's game.
He thought I meant it,
That heartless git.
It had all been his joke,
he didn't care, but now my heart is broke.
He and his friends were laughing behind my back,
while he stringed me along in our none existing friendship like an unwanted pack.
Everything I knew, it was all lies,
Now I am so numb, yet I still hurt like I was stabbed by knives.
..."Lily, what is wrong?" James asked when he saw Lily in the library, tears stained down her face. She had not shown up to fifth or sixth lesson, he was getting worried. When she didn't reply, he sat down at the table she was reading at and watched her silently. "Lily?" he asked, reaching over to touch her hand. Lily pulled her hand back and narrowed her eyes.
"Go away" she mumbled, her voice full of anger. James' eyes widened, he tried to reach for her again but she stood up.
"I hate you" was all she said before she left the library and left him...
I heard what I am called with his friends... crazy lover girl,
Now I want to go to my dorm, sit on my bed and curl.
Why did I choose that random name,
The name I never thought about but now it will never be the same.
I see past your smile and see nothing but Black,
You Jerk, your cruel, sick but I guess you cant help how you act.
...Lily cried into her pillow, how could she have been so blind. To actually think that James was her friend. How could she have been such an idiot, how could she not have seen through him. She thought that she knew him, she thought he was her friend. Lies, lies, how she hated him...
James Potter, how could you?
James Potter, I thought I knew you?
James Potter, now I hate you.
(A/N I know I haven't updated anything in so long but I just started collage and it has been hectic, this is the first chance I have had to get on my laptop in weeks. Anyway, this is a poem I made when I was on my break and thought that I could add a story to it. I am not sure if I will keep it as a sad one shot poem or a short story/poem. Tes the 'Fred Aholic')