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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Prompt of the Day
July 9 - Food: Chocolate

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Northern Fun Fair
Balloon Wall 3 - (pairing) JamesLily

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Eastern Fun Fair
Ferris Wheel - (song) "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees

Muggle!AU

Betrayal

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Lily huddled under the covers in her bedroom. She stared at the chocolate bar in her lap, unable to even think about eating the sweet treat at that point in time.

A knock on the door sounded.

Lily didn't answer. Her parents would get the hint to go away if she was silent. She didn't consider the fact that it might not be one of her parents knocking.

The door opened. She looked up as a head with messy hair peaked in. "Hey."

She looked back down at her chocolate and considered throwing it at him, but Lily knew it wouldn't make her feel any better. And then she would be without chocolate.

"You have some nerve showing up here," she growled, standing up from her bed. The chocolate rolled off of her lap, landing precariously on the edge of her bed.

"Lily, please don't be mad at me," James begged.

She glared at him. "I finally give into you and agree to go on a date, and now the while school is calling me a slag. I had three girls accuse me of falling into bed with you at the first chance I had!"

"And why do you automatically assume it was me?" James yelled. "I finally got a chance? Why would I ruin it by spreading lies?"

Lily blinked, realizing James was right. "You wouldn't have. You've been chasing me for three years. You wouldn't have done something so awful."

James nodded. "But I know someone who hates the thought of you dating me."

"Severus is my best friend," Lily weakly protested.

"It doesn't matter. He hates me and hates the thought of you with me. He'd get everybody talking. He'd do anything he had to in order to get us to stop dating. I know it."

Lily's legs shook, and she collapsed on her bed.

James moved to her side, sat down next to her, and took her into his arms.

She buried her head in his shoulder and cried. The really awful part of it all was Lily knew James was right.

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