Diagon Alley

Sweat trickled down a girl's forehead. She was of sixteen and everyone knew her by Lily. Her emerald eyes glistened in the heat of the burning sun, light freckles adoring her face. She stood on a corner of diagon alley, outside of an old, beat up cafe named Candors. Candors was popular with Hogwarts students for it sold cheat candy and delicious butterbeer. Four young, rowdy Gryffindor boys sat at a table just inside the dusty shop.

"Look, Prongs..." whispered Sirius to his bestfriend James. Prongs followed Sirius's eyes to a pretty redhead outside of the cafe.

"Yeah...I know." James's voice was low and rusty.

Lupin and Peter didn't even bother to turn their heads to look out the window. They already knew who Sirius was talking about. It had become a little game between the friends. One of them would spot Evans, tell James, and then watch him as he stared at her, a wanting look across his face.

Sirius looked surprised. "So? Is this year?" His voice was filled with mockery and his dark eyes danced with laughter. James shrugged.

"I dunno, Padfoot...she's just so obnoxious."

Sirius squinted. "Are you telling me you finally got that Evans out of your head? That you finally processed what I've been telling you for the past six years in your tiny little brain?"

Lupin coughed and set the leather bound book that was perched on his knees on the table. Peter didn't look up but kept on watching the bubbles in his butterbeer float to the top. His tiny, watery eyes skimmed the glass and he looked very uncomfortable. The problem was not even his, but Peter still looked distraughted . He was always acting that way and it striked Lupin as odd.

"Hey, my brain's not tiny!" proclaimed James halfheartedly. He sat back into his seat, producing a deep sigh. His hazel eyes still stared at Lily. Sirius laughed, turning his attention to Lupin.

Lily spotted James looking at her and shifted against the wall, an uneasy look apon her features. One sneaker trailed the musty bricks up and down, a light material blouse hugging against her creamy skin. Curly crimson locks flowed down her shoulders, collecting down her collar. Lily looked lazily down the cobble alley through the numerous wizards and witches school shopping. Her nose adored tiny freckles from the summer sun.

A tall, slender girl proceeded toward Lily with a bright smile apon her small features. The girl's golden hair was in a rambunctious ponytail that fell down to the middle of her back. Her round, chestnut colored eyes assisted her smile to make her look divine. Lily had always been jealous of her bestfriend's beauty.

"Hiya Caragh,"said Lily with a smile, her voice high with relief.

"Hey, Lils,don't call me that. It's Cara now..." announced Caragh, screwing her face into a nasty look.

Lily snorted. "Ok."

Cara shrugged, taking a place next to Lily. "Sirius likes it. He told me so last year."

"Really now?" asked Lily, her eyes darting to the table inside of Candors.

"Is he in there?" Cara's voice was sqeaky and filled with excitement. Lily looked suspiciously at Caragh.

"So?" Her eyes glittered with hatred. "You don't like him do you?"

"So I can't choose who I like now, is that it?"

"Of course Cara! It's just you know he hangs out with." Lily's voice lowered. "Him..."

Caragh smiled sheepishly and strolled into the café.