Lily Evans hated Valentines Day. It was just that simple. With the pink confetti and hearts everywhere… it was enough to make you sick…
But if there was one thing she hated more than Valentines day, more than anything else- it was James Potter.
James bloody Potter- who asked her out every day for the past two years- at least twice. Why couldn't he leave her alone? She didn't like him- with his messy black hair, and arrogant smirk… she preferred soft smiles and honey coloured hair and… she blushed as she once again drew up a perfect picture of the man she liked… scars on his hands and all.
Remus Lupin was kind, and thoughtful and funny… he was everything she wanted, and yet, she couldn't work up the courage to ask him out. And, she was fairly sure that he'd say no- not because he didn't like her, but because even if he did- James Potter had 'claimed' her, and anyone that showed interest in her immediately became worse than Voldemort…And Remus loved his friends… She had always felt as though Potter, Black and Pettigrew were closer to Remus because they knew something… secret about him. She had often wondered what secret this was, but she could never figure it out.
Lily was sitting in the common room, finishing her charms essay whislt everyone else was at Hogsmeade; when the entrance hole opened. She looked up and then back down to her essay, face showing her disgust as someone sat next to her, two of his friends on the other couch.
"What do you want Potter? And before you ask me out- the answer is, as always, no."
"I wanted to know why you weren't in Hogsmeade today."
"Because I was here- doing my homework…and if that's all- get lost."
"Now Evans, that's not a very nice way to treat your future husband" said James pompously.
"Over my dead body Potter"
"Ouch Evans- I'm stung"
Lily groaned, deciding she would never get work done down here, and grabbed at her homework, before retreating upstairs to the girls dorm.
Why couldn't he just leave her alone?