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Chapter Four"Hey Lily! We missed you last night! It was no fun staying up all night without your and Darcie's fight about the Marauders," Alexa said as Lily walked up to the Gryffindor table, yawning.
"Yeah, but it was a lot easier to get everyone up without a fight from Miss Lily here," Madison put in.
Lily glared at them through sleepy eyes. "So what if I like to sleep more? There's nothing wrong with sleeping."
"Speaking of sleeping… how was it in the Head's tower slash place?" Darcie asked excitedly.
"It was really awesome. It's a lot smaller than but it's really pretty. The walls are kind of a light red color and it's got a gold tint. It's the perfect Gryffindor room," Lily said, grabbing some toast.
"Imagine putting Snape in there. He'd claw out his eyeballs!" Darcie said, laughing.
"Not if Lily's in there with him. He's infatuated with her," Madison replied.
"No way! You hear what he calls me. He's worse than Potter. At least Potter doesn't use such uncivil language," Lily protested.
Madison rolled her eyes. "He does like you. He's acting like the little boy who pushes the girl because he likes her. And he's a little jealous."
"Jealous?"
"Yeah, because Slughorn adores you and even when Snape outdoes you, he still fawns over you," Madison said, shrugging.
"Okay, next topic please. I've had quite enough talk about Snape," Darcie put in.
"Schedules! Here I just got them for all of us," Alexa said, sitting back down.
"Well, Potions with the Slytherins as usual. Oh, look we've got our own Defense class. Charms with Ravenclaw—that's not too bad. Oh no! Transfigurations! Today!" Lily moaned.
"What's wrong with Transfiguration?" Alexa asked.
"I don't like it," Lily responded.
"Pshh. You only hate it because it's one of the only classes in which James is beating you," Darcie said. Lily groaned. "Why don't you ask him for help? Now that you guys are friends."
"We're not friends. How did you know anyway?" Lily asked, looking at Darcie.
"I know a lot of things. Okay fine. Sirius told me," Darcie said.
"Does he tell you everything? Never mind. Let's just get to Potions," Lily muttered.
"Great. I dunno what Potions has to do with being a cook, but let's go," Madison mumbled.
"Cause you have to mix things at the right amount. It's just like chemistry too," Lily said.
"Well, guess what. I hate chemistry and Potions!"
"Guess what, I don't really care because you've got Potions!" Alexa said grumpily. All three girls looked at her in surprise; Alexa was usually in a good mood.
"Alexa? What's up? You're usually all bubbly and cheery," Darcie asked worriedly.
"It's nothing," Alexa mumbled.
"No, seriously. You can tell us!" Madison said.
"I don't wanna talk about it."
"I'll take this," Lily muttered to the rest of her friends. "Tell Slughorn that uh… Alexa had cramps and I took her to the Hospital wing for some potion or something."
Lily led Alexa to an empty hall. Alexa slumped down against the wall, her arms folded.
"Alright, we're alone. Now, what's wrong? You know you can tell me. I won't make fun of you or anything," Lily said, sitting next to her.
"Yeah, I know you won't, but Darce and Madison would think I was just being dumb," Alexa said reluctantly.
"Okay. So, what's up?"
"Honestly, I'm not exactly sure. I think it's the fact that it's 7th year and you all have your boyfriends and crap but me, I don't really get any boyfriends. Or even dates, as a matter of fact," Alexa said, turning her face from Lily so she wouldn't see her tears.
Lily didn't miss her tears, however. "Come on 'Lex. I don't have a boyfriend. And Madison doesn't either. Even if we all did, we'd still stick together always. I know it sucks that Darcie's so mushy about going out with Sirius, but she's always like that. And for it being 7th year, I know how you feel. I want to find my happily ever after too. I mean, I've dated a couple times, but it never felt right, you know? So don't worry; I know how you feel and I feel the same and you'll find someone for yourself."
Alexa cracked a reluctant grin. "I know, but I guess it's really hard with all of you having guys."
"Excuse me, but I believe that only Darcie has one," Lily corrected.
"No, Mads always has dates. She never settles on one guy, so she never really has a boyfriend but she's always got a date. And then you, well James has been head over heels about you for years. And now that you're sharing a common room and have to hang out all the time," Alexa shrugged, "You never know. Something my happen." "I don't think so. Anyway, even if I wanted something to happen—which I don't—James gave up on me. He told me last night that he figured it was hopeless and decided to stop. I'm kinda relieved that he did. It'll make my job so much easier as Head Girl," Lily stated.
Alexa snorted.
"What?" Lily asked.
"Okay, first of all, James is not, I repeat not, over you. He may have said that, but if you saw how he was looking at you during breakfast, you'd believe me," Alexa stated.
"And second of all?" Lily prompted.
"… Um, nothing I guess. I think I forgot," Alexa mumbled.
Lily laughed. "Okay, well you are better so we'd better get back to Potions."
"Okay," Alexa said, getting up and helping Lily do the same.
"Miss Evans, Miss Colovas. You two are late," Slughorn said as the two girls walked in together.
"Sorry, Professor. Didn't Darcie tell you that we had to go to the Hospital wing?" Lily said brightly, sitting down in the front.
"Yes, she did, but I thought it wouldn't take this long. We've already started a new potion," Slughorn said, waving a large hand to the board.
"Sorry, Professor. We'll start now," Lily said sweetly, pulling Alexa to sit next to her.
"Okay, so what are we doing today?" Alexa asked quietly, pulling out her ingredients kit and a cauldron.
"Egositis Leviticus," Lily whispered quietly. "It's an ego potion, and it make the drinker feel better about themselves. Whoa, Slughorn's really pushing us this year. This potion's really complicated. Okay, first we need boomslang skin, hare blood, unicorn horn, yeast—"
"Yeast?" Alexa asked quietly.
"Yeah, it's to make the ego grow. Haha, look, it says that a side effect is a large head. Looks like Potter's been taking this," Lily giggled.
Just then a note soared in front of her. Lily opened it.
I have not. Ev—I mean Lily, I've got to talk to you. Meet me at the top of the Astronomy Tower at midnight – James
Lily looked at the note blankly. How did he hear me from back there? She thought to herself. Lily quickly turned over the note and wrote one back.
How did you hear me? Never mind. If you want to talk, we can do this in the Head's tower. We're the only ones there. Lily
Lily turned back to her potion. Alexa had taken out all the ingredients and was proceeding to cut them up.
"What did the note say?"
"It was from Potter. He wanted to talk to me and wanted me to meet him in the Astronomy tower," Lily replied, helping Alexa.
Alexa giggled, "He wanted to snog you, not talk to you."
"Probably rape me. We'd be so far from anyone that no one would hear me," Lily responded.
"Whatever. Come on, stir this for me, will you?" Alexa asked.
The rest of the class passed in that fashion. Five minutes till clean up, Slughorn walked around, looking at the potions. When he got to Lily and Alexa's, he was positively glowing. "This looks wonderful, Miss Evans! And you started late. I can't believe what a good potion-brewer you are. You would have done well in my house."
"I don't think so. I like thinking of others and not only myself," Lily replied cheekily.
"I helped with the potion," Alexa mumbled darkly to Slughorn's back.
"Finally, lunch!" Sirius Black exclaimed, sitting down next to the girls.
"What are you doing here, Black?" Lily asked irritably.
"I'm sitting with my girlfriend," he replied.
"Well I'd rather sit with Slytherins than with you four," Lily retorted as James, Remus, Peter sat down.
"Hey! You like me!" Remus replied, in a mock hurt voice.
"Yeah, you're halfway decent, Lupin," Lily joked back.
"Well, why don't you sit with them if you want to?" Sirius asked.
"… Because… uh! Black, why do you have to be so infuriating?" Lily asked angrily, storming out of the Great Hall.
"Why did you have to do that?" Darcie and James asked at the same time.
Sirius looked at them from the corner of his eye. "What's wrong? It's not my fault she's so testy. And what's up with you?"
"She's my best friend, you twit! She can't stand you guys but she puts up with you for me! Can't you make it easier for her?" Darcie asked angrily.
"Fair enough, but I was talking to Prongs," Sirius replied calmly.
"Don't you think I'm capable of being nice to Lily Evans?" James asked.
"Oh, I know that you're nice to her. You worship the ground she walks on! But you never yell at me if I upset her a little," Sirius said.
"Well maybe I should have," James retorted, storming out after Lily.
"What's got his knickers in a twist?" Sirius wondered.
"You!" Remus said, not looking up from the book he was reading.
"James worships the ground Lily walks on?" Darcie asked, looking interestedly at Sirius.
"Yep," he replied with his mouth full. Darcie looked disgusted. Swallowing, he said, "You should hear the way he talks about her. 'Lily had the best potion today!' 'Lily is so gorgeous!' 'I want to marry Lily and make babies with her!'" Sirius said, imitating James.
"He really said that?" Madison sniggered.
"Well not the last part, but everything else, yeah," Remus answered.
"Wow, I was pretty sure that he actually like her, but I thought it was going to end in some prank or something," Alexa said thoughtfully.
"James wouldn't do that. He really cares about her. He just doesn't know how to show it so he keeps trying to show off," Remus explained. Sirius just nodded, his mouth full of potatoes.
"Interesting. Well, this has been an educational dinner, boys. I'm off to attempt to do my Potions essay," Darcie said, swinging her legs over the bench.
"You mean you're going to try to find Lily, or her paper," Peter said, grinning at her.
"Why do you have to be so smart, Peter?" Darcie asked, grinning back. Peter just blushed and looked away. Darcie left the Great Hall.
Sirius glared at Peter. "You better not be doing what I think you're doing," he said in a threatening voice.
"What are you talking about?" Peter turned to face Sirius
"You better not be flirting with my girlfriend."
Peter snorted. "Padfoot, do you honestly think that I'm a threat? Like Darcie would ever like me over you?"
"It's okay, Peter. There's a girl out there for you. And a guy for me," Alexa said.
"I'm fine. Don't know about Padfoot here though. Someone's a little jealous," Peter commented.
"Whatever," Sirius mumbled. The girls just rolled their eyes.
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