By headupintheclouds
Lily Evans shivered as a draft blew through her flimsy uniform. She huddled closer to her bubbling friends, trying to warm up and chastising herself for forgetting her cloak in the Head Common Room.
Although it was a Saturday, the first Hogsmeade trip, nonetheless, Lily was dressed in her school uniform: a crisp, white button-up shirt, a grey pleated skirt, Gryffindor tie, dark leather loafers, and knee-high cotton socks. This left her knees and arms susceptible to the chill climate of Hogwarts in early December.
A tap came on Lily's shoulder, and she turned to find James Potter holding out his cloak to her, a slight grin on his face. Lily shook her head stubbornly, and went to turn back to her friends, but James gently grabbed her elbow, saying, "Evans, take it. Please."
She was giving in to the temperature, she told herself.
Not James Potter.
She reached out an icy hand, taking the cloak. "Potter is dressed in a far warmer outfit than mine," she assured herself. With another grin and a hand running through his messy black hair, James rejoined his friends in an appearingly animated conversation.
Pulling the cloak around her, she unwittingly breathed in his scent. It was slightly familiar, like a cologne she's smelt before. The soft, a-few-sizes-too-big cloak enveloped her. And she allowed it to. Carefully lifting the hem of the cloak so it wouldn't drag through the dirty slush, she hurried to catch up with her friends.
A fresh round of giggles exploded at her return. Amy elbowed her, as she tried to suppress a grin. For once, Lily was thankful for the cold, because no one could prove that the redness in her cheeks was a blush. However, only one of the girls was unsurprised. Amy just raised a suspicious eyebrow and flashed Lily an "I told you so," grin. Lily drew the cloak around her more tightly. She pursed her lips but nothing could hide the excitement that shone in her eyes.
A/N: Yeah, this is the one-shot (short one-shot, I know) that sparked chapter six in TELE. Of course, this is the unabridged version, and details had to be altered or removed to make sense in TELE. I wasn't planning on posting it, but Haley but in the mood for writing with her latest review :) So I warmed up my fingers with this. Hope you all enjoy it, despite the lack of words. Only 332!