That smile in a bad day

It was already bad enough for me to stay at home in Christmas vacations, without happening things like this.

Like, my Christmas gift was a beautiful CD player. Yes, like those shinny and charming ones. It sounds perfects, except for the fact that nothing in my life is actually perfect. It came without something very useless: headphones. Basic.

"Ok, Lily", I thought "The only thing you've got to do is to pick up some money and buy it! Simple!"

Whatever that was, could be anything, but simple. My mom stared frightened at me when I panicked and ran through the house looking for coins or something like that. The moment I had enough, I just ran away to the store.

Of course I wasn't exactly thinking the time I left, and about five minutes later, I realize that I forgot to get a coat. Just a tiny detail: it's winter, and the temperature is really cold. And, with that cold, people kept staring at me, like I was some kind of alien who enjoys eating watermelons.

What?

Ok, it can get worse. Yep, ladies and gentleman, it actually got worse. And now I think to myself: with a thousand places in Europe to live in, why that stupid selfish self – centered dumb guy choose MY neighborhood to live in?

I'm really way too unlucky.

When I was going home, happy and bubbly, shaking my new headphones in a bag, I saw the last thing I wanted to see. In one of the yards beside me, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and James Potter were laughing, all dressed up for the cold day. Any of them could've looked at me. Sirius, Remus, even Peter. But not him.

"Smile back", I heard my mind say, when he started to smile that weird way of his.

Almost automatically, I said a quiet 'hello'. Of course they noticed my shaking figure, and Remus asked:

"Hum… Lily. Don't you think is quite cold for you to walk around like this?"

"Oh.", I answered, stupidly. Obviously it was cold! What he expected me to say? "Oh no, Remus, I'm fine here with my shirt that leaves my arms completely exposed to the cold!"

"Wanna come in?" Potter asked, with a pervert smile. I controlled myself to not run away that moment, screaming about a maniac who wanted to attack me.

"No, thanks, Potter"

Did I mention that I have some kind of mental problem? Why didn't I just go home? Nope, I'm very smart. I had to stay a minute more, I had to see a woman coming out of the house and ask me to come in, and I had to agree, because I'm stupid and well raised. So I entered the enemies' territory, or, if you prefer, Potter's house.

I said house? I meant mansion.

And all just because I wanted my headphones.