Prologue
Lily was sitting in the library staring at her book. She had been staring at the same page for about twenty minutes now, her mind was somewhere else. Her OWLs were over but she didn't feel like going to the common room or going anywhere else for that matter. Lily was happy in her own little corner of the library, no one ever found her here. She was worried who she might run into.
The events from one week ago were still going on in her mind; she remembered when Severus had called her a Mudblood. It was like time had stopped. This hadn't been the first time someone had called her this but Severus had never called her that. Lily shook her head to clear her thoughts. The year was almost over and she wasn't going to let this get to her.
Lily looked up and saw none other than James Potter standing in front of her. How long has he been there? she wondered. She hadn't even heard him walking up to the table she was sitting at. He was looking down at her with a small smile on his face and not the normal cocky smile he had on everyday around school, but just a genuine smile.
"What do you want Potter?" Lily she spat.
"You know that OWLs have been over Evens. There's no need to be spending this beautiful day cooped up in the library."
"Why is it any business of yours how I spend my time?" Lily said in an annoyed tone. "Just leave me alone Potter, I'm trying to read." But instead of leaving James sat down in the empty chair across from her. "Please Potter I do not have the patients to deal with you arrogant stupidity today."
"Alright, I'll leave," he said "but…well I just wanted to apologize." Lily looked up at him with a puzzled look on her face.
"And what have you apologizing for this time Potter?"
"For what happened last week. I could tell that I really embarrassed you by asking you out if front of everyone, I shouldn't have done it." He was now staring at the table. "And I've been thinking a lot about what you said how I'm arrogant and a bully and well, you're right, I am. I would have talked to you sooner but I was still worried you might bit my head off."
Lily's lips curved into a small smile. "Yah, probably."
"Well I'll leave you to your book," he said as he started to stand up, "But really Evens, I do feel bad about the way I acted and well I sorry. Bye Lily" He then turned around very quickly and walked out of the library.
Lily watched him as he left and she was very confused. They had just had a normal conversation and it wasn't that bad. She even liked the way he had just said her name: Lily. She was so used to hearing him call her by her last name. Lily then looked back at her book and thought to herself: Maybe James Potter isn't so bad.
