"Oops! Sorry, did I just hit you? Hey, you have something on your cheek. Just there," I smiled, wiping Severus' cheek gently. His face went bright red.

"You so fancy him!" Jess giggled loudly, making sure that he heard.

"So what if I do?" I replied loudly, giving him a wink before walking on.

"Did you see his face? He is so totally in love with you! It's just the question of when he's going to ask you out…" Ashley whispered.

"That's where you have to encourage him and tell him that I'm looking for a date to Hogsmeade," I said quietly. He wasn't very far behind, and if he heard it would ruin my plan. I looked around to see where James was. He was walking next to Lucy Shaw, the most popular girl in her year, but a bit dim. She was nice though, and we got on well. But what on earth was she doing with James, and then my mind flashed back to last year when I had been telling her that James was being a pain.

"I think he's quite cute actually. And he is funny if you think about it." She had said. I hadn't taken it seriously. Until now.

"Look!" I whispered urgently.

"What?" asked Bennie, as Lucy flicked her gorgeous blonde hair back.

"Is she…Flirting with him?" I asked, anger bubbling in my stomach.

"Maybe he likes her?" Tash commented.

"You don't say?" I snapped sarcastically. Then I stopped, realising what I was saying.

"What's wrong with you? He's probably just trying to make you jealous, that's all." Jess said, rather unconvincingly.

"Hmm," I hummed, eyeing the two of them suspiciously. Then I realised that I didn't care or rather, shouldn't care, and I looked away.

"So, have you got a date to Hogsmeade yet?" Jess asked loudly.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw James' head snap up.

I thought for a second.

"Well, I have someone in mind." I replied loudly. Snape continued to go red and James eyed me curiously.

"I'm just waiting for him to ask me," I said loudly. James' expression changed to one of delight, until he realised that he had already asked me, his face fell. I looked away, grinning inwardly.

"Hurry up children!" Professor McGonagall snapped at us. Causing me to jump.

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What did she mean when she said she's waiting for someone to ask her to Hogsmeade? Aww man! She likes someone else?! That's so not fair! But surely it can't be true? I mean, she would have told me if she liked someone when I asked her out…

"Hello? Hogwarts to James Potter? Get in the line James. Its roll call time and we have to check that everyone made it. You wouldn't believe how many got lost out of the first years…" Miss McGonagall was mumbling to herself. I got into the line and stood with Sirius and the others.

"You're thinking about Lily again aren't you?" Sirius sighed.

"I heard her say that she has her eye on someone and that she's waiting for them to ask her to Hogsmeade…" I said, still curious over the whole situation.

"Hey! Maybe it's you!" Sirius shouted happily.

"Sirius Black!" McGonagall snapped.

"Not bloody likely." Remus said quietly, but I still heard him.

"I already asked her to Hogsmeade…" I whispered. I didn't want McGonagall overhearing. Sirius' face screwed up in concentration.

"Then who could it possibly be?" He asked. His face broke into a grin.

"Maybe its one of the rest of us!" he grinned, I punched him for the second time today.

"Even more bloody unlikely!" Remus laughed.

"James Potter?" McGonagall called out. I sighed and answered my name.

"Then who could it possibly be?" I asked them in frustration.

"Cause once I find out I'm gonna bloody kill him!" I added angrily.

"Well did you see her look at anyone in particular?" Remus asked, finally interested in my situation.

I looked back at Lily and saw her whispering with her friends. Then I thought back to earlier today when we got off the train. She'd looked at Snape a lot, but maybe she had a plan to hex him… Or maybe she'd gone insane and had had a bump to the head and had forgotten what kind of a slug he was and she really did like him. I said this and Sirius nearly fell about laughing.

"I don't know why she likes Snape so much…" I heard Tash Wilson passing us say to Lizzy Timestone. I stared in horror as Lily Evans, the girl I loved more than anyone, walk past and wave to Snape the poisonous snake.

"Did you see that?" I asked in disbelief. Their mouths hung open and I looked back at Lily who was heading up to Gryffindor Tower.

"That is so not fair! I'm way better looking!" Sirius cried. I gritted my teeth together and ran after the insane girl who had just waved to one of the world's weirdest freaks.


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"Do you think he heard?" Bennie whispered in my ear. I looked round.

"Well James certainly did, unless he has another reason for running after me…" I sighed, looking as James ran up to me. I told my friends to go on without me and that I'd catch them up, then I turned to James.

"What do you want Potter?" I asked. Before I knew it, he had picked me up and taken me into a corner behind the statue of the hunch-backed old witch.

"What are you-?!" I began to scream, before he covered my mouth with his hand.

"What the bloody hell are you doing?" He asked quietly, as students rushed past.

"What do you mean?" I asked innocently. He didn't fall for it though.

"I'm not completely stupid!" He ignored my snort and continued.

"I know something's up with you and snaky!" he whispered angrily. I smirked inwardly, but played the innocent, dreamy girl that I was learning to be.

"He really is different isn't he…?" I sighed dreamily. His eyes scanned my face intently, I held my breath. His mouth slowly descended and I closed my eyes. "What are you doing?!" I screamed in my head. I pushed him away and walked calmly to the Gryffindor common room.

"Lily!" He called after me. I didn't turn back; I knew that he would follow me though.

"I'm sorry. I won't try it again." He whispered.

"You better not…I finally find someone that I really like and you try to ruin it. Thanks a lot Potter!" I said angrily, I really was getting into the whole 'in love with Snape' thing.

"I'm sorry! Look…Just tell me that there's no chance for us and I'll leave you alone…" He said sadly.

"There is no us, and there never will be." I said coldly, walking away. I heard no footsteps behind me as I walked up the Grand staircase. I was going straight to bed…

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