Lily reached her dorm before Scorpius could catch up with her. "Lily!" he yelled into the girls' dorm area. "Lily, just listen to me, please!"

She yelled back to him, "You've already said too much!" Scorpius could hear in her voice that

"Lily! Lily!" He kept yelling to her, but she did not respond again. He walked away, devastated, and returned to his friends in the Dining Hall.

At the beginning of dinner, Rose found Lily in her dorm. "Lily," she said, "I heard you missed all your classes after lunch. What happened? Are you okay?"

"I don't want to talk about it," replied Lily.

"Is it about Scorpius?"

"I said I don't want to talk about it!" Lily yelled. Rose looked hurt. "I'm sorry. It's just been an emotional day."

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? You're my cousin and one of my best friends. You can tell me anything."

"Well, okay, I guess. I noticed that he didn't say hi or wave or anything yesterday, and we saw each other like ten times, and he said that we shouldn't be friends because his friends don't think we should. I was starting to think that he genuinely liked me, but he just never acts like it, not since last year. I just can't believe him sometimes!"

"Did you try talking to him about it?" Rose asked her.

"Why would I talk to him? He's ruined things so much already. There isn't anything he can say to fix it."

"But you still really like him?"

"Of course I really like him, but it's hard to like him if he keeps acting like this. I can't believe that he doesn't want to be friends just because his friends don't want us to."

"He's just acting immature. Remember, he's a guy. They care about their image more than who they actually are friends with. Don't get too upset about it. You should talk to him when you're ready."

"Okay," said Lily. "I guess you're right, but I just don't want to have to talk to him ever again!"

"The feeling will pass. Eventually you'll have to say something to him about it. You can't go on like this forever."

"Says who? I never have to talk to him if I don't want to!"

"I guess I can't stop you," Rose said, "but you can't miss any more classes. Besides, he's not in any of them, so you won't even see him at all. Now come on. Let's go get some dinner."

"I don't want to eat."

"You always want to eat! Are you sure? Or is it just because you might see him."

Lily was quiet for a moment. Then she said, "Can you bring something back for me?"

"Of course," her cousin replied. "I'll be back with something delicious.

"Thanks."

Rose left to eat with her friends. After eating, she snuck a sandwich and some vegetables into her bag and went to Lily's dorm. "Thanks so much," said Lily as she ate the food. "I'm sorry I got so emotional earlier. I just thought that things would be different with me and Scorpius this year, and this different sleeping schedule is really messing up my emotions. You know how I get when I'm tired."

"It's okay. I understand. You'll get used to it in a few weeks. Then the only problem is when we get back to England and the time changes back."


Sorry this chapter is kind of short. The next one will be longer :)

By the way, I didn't mean to make Lily sound like an annoying emotional overdramatic girl, but it sort of just happened. I'll try not to have her stay that way, but she won't be completely emotionless either. It'll work out, but she did sound sort of annoying in this chapter, so sorry about that.

Feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it! :D