Chapter Two- Kimya's POV

Kimya drifted into the dormitory and collapsed on her bed still in her black dress. Oh my god, she thought, I danced with JAMES POTTER. It was the moment she had always dreamed of since first seeing him on the Hogwarts Express. She had a sudden vision of his arms around her, of him kissing her and- she was snapped out of her romantic reverie by a shout of "Levicorpus!" from Lily, who was still in her emerald gown "Don't even think about falling asleep yet. We've got to talk about this tournament" she giggled
"Liberacorpus" Nymphadora muttered
"So we're entering right?" Andromeda asked
"Obviously" Lily replied
"Why?" Kimya asked incredulously "This is OWL year, and we have a really slim chance of winning."
"Relax, Kim, it'll be fine, we might as well give it a go. Whats the worst that could happen?" Nymphadora said in her usual soothing tones. Kimya felt oddly relaxed just at her words.
"Nia's right" Lily and Andromeda said in unison
"Fine, fine" she relented "Can I go to bed now?"
"No, we've got to decide on a team name. Its the rules." Lily informed her
"Erm, The Kimyas Tired Lets All Go To Sleep Association" Kimya suggested sarcastically
"Brainwave" Nymphadora said " How about the Sirens? In Greek mythology they were four beautiful women who could make you do anything they wanted just by singing or even talking" Andromeda and Lily grinned and Kimya agreed just so she could sleep. After the meeting adjourned she quickly changed into her pyjamas and fell asleep before her head had even touched the pillow.

In her dream, she was sat underneath a beech tree with James. He had his arms wrapped around her in a tight embrace and they were talking about nothing in particular, when a fiery red snake with piercing green eyes slithered towards them and sunk it's fangs deep into James' neck. His limp body released Kimya instantly as the life from it faded. She fought with the snake viciously; wanting to hurt it for killing James. In front of her the snake morphed into her friend, Lily. As soon as it did, James awoke and walked over to Lily, wanting to know why Kimya was hurting her. She tried to explain but her tongue was tied. James and Lily walked away, but she could still hear Lily's cruel laughter when she drifted back to reality. She saw Lily and Andromeda sitting on their beds laughing at some apparently hysterical joke. She pulled herself up and asked "Whats so funny?"
"I came over to wake you up and you started punching me!" Lily giggled.
"Oh, are you alright?" she laughed with just a hint of nervousness colouring her tone. In the corner of her eye, she saw Nymphadora glance at her felt diseased, contaminated. She felt as though Nymphadora was staring through her. Kimya quickly dressed, so she could avoid Nymphadora's curious stares.

When she went to Herbology, she wasn't sure if she should talk to James or not. Andromeda was talking to Sirius, and Nymphadora was talking to Remus. Lily was not talking to James though (much to James' displeasure) She decided to give it a go, and when she had mustered up the courage, she walked over to him carrying a Snargaluff pod. "So...you want to be partners?" she asked tentatively.
James looked around the greenhouse for Sirius, before realising he was paired with Andromeda, then said "Yeah, sure" They settled at a workbench
"I'll hold it open, and you get the pods?" she suggested
"Yeah" She wrenched open the trunk, and James plunged his gloved hand into the innocent looking tree stump. It immediately began trying to close on his hand. Kimya held it open with all her strength, before remembering why she had seeked James as a partner. "I enjoyed the dance last night" she began "So did I" he grinned, but Kimya could not help noticing he was staring at Lily. She was reminded horribly of her dream the previous night. In her mind she saw the fiery viper, with the emerald eyes. She had lost her concentration, and released the Snargaluff. It was eating James. They both swore loudly. When Kimya had managed to wrench his hand out of the trunk, it was now merely a stump. She screamed. Professor Sprout hurried to them "Oh dear, oh dear. Don't worry, don't worry!" She opened the Snargaluff pods and retrieved James' fingers. "Miss Dagworth, would you take Mr Potter down to the hospital wing, please" stuffing James' fingers in her hands "Of course" she replied, still in shock. They walked to the hospital wing in silence before James burst out angrily " This is your fault, this is!" waving his stump of a hand. She threw his fingers down on the ground and stormed off to Defence Against The Dark Arts.