I was running down the charms corridor, in a feeble attempt not to be late for transfiguration. I had to be in class in under a minute to make it and I really didn't need another detention, not after that incident with Filtch… It was with that thought that I ran absently down the hall, not paying any attention to where I was going, until I collided with something rather soft that sent me sprawling onto the floor. I heard a muffled squeal of surprise, and looked up and see what, or who it was I collided with. A pair of intense green eyes were staring back at me framed by a pretty face and a halo of red hair. She surprised me by blinking slowly, as if trying to remember something before exclaiming to no one in particular,
"Shit, shit shit! Professor Filtwick's going to kill me! Shit!" And then proceeding to gather up her books with more speed then I had thought humanly possible.
"Woah, slow down. Calm down, what's wrong?" I asked, while shooting a confused look at the girl. "James Potter, by the way."
"What? Oh hi, sorry. Lily Evans."
"Why are you so stressed?"
"I'm not stressed, just late. Late! Crap! Gotta go, nice meeting you! Sorry for knocking you over!" Lily grabbed the last of her books from me, shot me a quick smile and ran down the hall into the charms room. I could hear her apologizing to Professor Flitwick for being late. It was then that I remembered my own lateness and took off down the hall running as fast as I could. I ran into the transfiguration room and immediately began apologizing to Professor Magonagall.
"All right Mr. Potter, just take you're seat, quietly. Oh and 5 points from Gryffindor." I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to my best friend Sirius Black.
I was late. I couldn't be late for charms, not again. Not when I had been late for the last two charms classes. I had been reading in the library, and lost track of time, making me late. The same had happened today, only difference being that I had noticed about a minute earlier, giving me a chance. A small chance, but a chance none the less. Yes! I was going to make it! Breaking into a sprint I turned the corner leading to the charms corridor, and promptly collided with something. The something went sprawling all over the floor at my feet! Oh my god! It was a person! Oh my god! I was opening my mouth to apologize, when I caught sight of all the papers and books scattered on the floor. My books, all of them. I remembered how very late I was.
"Shit, shit shit! Professor Filtwick's going to kill me! Shit!" The words flew out of my mouth before I could stop them, and I bent down to pick up my books as fast as is humanly possible. The person I had collided with spoke, and I jumped, I had forgotten about them in my panic.
"Woah, slow down. Calm down, what's wrong?" He asked, sounding and looking very confused. "James Potter, by the way." I snapped my brain back into reality.
"What? Oh hi, sorry. Lily Evans." I apologized.
"Why are you so stressed?"
"I'm not stressed, just late. Late! Crap! Gotta go, nice meeting you! Sorry for knocking you over!" I shouted, and with a quick smile to emphasize my point I spun around and flew down the hall to the charms room. I opened the door slowly and saw Professor Flitwick standing at the front of the room, about to take attendance. I slipped into the room, hoping my lateness would go unnoticed. No such luck.
"Miss. Evans, why may I ask are you late this time?"
"Sorry Professor, I ran into someone on the way to class, literally."
"All right, however this is the third class in a row you've been late for, I have to take 5 points from Ravenclaw."
"Yes Professor." I slunk to my seat in the middle of the room beside Erin Miller, my best friend.
"Where were you? I thought you weren't going to be late today?"
"Like I ever try to be late? I told you I ran into someone on the way to class. Knocked him over actually."
"Oh. Who'd you run into?"
"James Potter."
"You ran into James Potter?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Lily! Every girl in the school has had, has, or will have a crush on James Potter, and you knocked him over in the corridor?"
"It was an accident! Besides it's not that big a deal."
"Not a big deal? Are you crazy? Tell me what happened!" So I spent the rest of charms telling Erin about how I ran into James Potter in the hallway. By the time I was finished she was staring at me in disbelief, and like I'd gone mad. Honestly, I don't see why she's making such a big deal about it, it's not like I ment to knock him over.