James's POV
"Matessssss! Let's go!" Sirius shouted from the doorway. We were on our way down to the end of the year banquet.
"Imagine what the banquet will be like when we're the ones leaving Hogwarts!" I said as I joined him.
"That'll be rough, man" He said looking a little dejected.
"Yeah."
"Mate I cannot believe Gryfindor won the quitich cup! We are on a ROLL! Since before last year we hadn't won in 5 years. Dude you're like magic!" Remus said exitedly, joining us. "That party to celebrate today was awesome!" I had joined the Gryfindor quitich team last year and 'lead the team to victory' twice, as everyone says.
"Pete, you ready?" Sirius asked.
"Coming coming," He mummbled walking over to the rest of us. "Where's Frank?"
"He left a while ago with the Hufflepuffs as usual." I said. "Go figure"
"Well, c'mon guys. Let's go" Remus said as we walked down to the great hall.
"There are the girls!" Sirius said happily as he ran over to sit next to Gabby. We slowly joined them all only to find Sirius and Gabby already in a deep conversation.
"Wow...tomorrow is our last day" Gabby sighed, sadly.
"Just of 3rd year." Sirius smiled, I think for real, at her. "We'll be back come September"
"Sure" She smiled, sadly.
"Hey, don't go getting down on me, here" He looked her in the eyes and moved his hand from the table to under it, probably to put it in her knee. She smiled at him just as Professor Dumbledor began his mini speech. He usually makes these quick though, just because it's the end of the year.
The food suddenly appeared and we all indulged in it. After the feast was over Dumbledor began his long speech and I whispered to Lily, who was sitting right next to me.
"So, baby, now that we're older, what do you think? Wanna go out sometime?" She turned and looked at me cold in the eyes and then turned back around and said
"Don't do that tonight, James." That was the first time she'd ever reacted in any other way other than leaving the room. Just as she said that and I looked at her shocked, I heard cheers coming from the Ravenclaw table, making it evident that they had just won the house cup. I applauded with everyone else while still staring at Lily.
"Dude" Sirius said, kicking me slightly from across the table.
"What, mate?"
"You're staring at Lily."
"Sorry, mate." I said turning to face Dumbledor while he finished his speech, but not really paying attention.
...L.a.t.e.r...
"So you gonna see Gabby this summer, mate?" Remus asked Sirius
"Yeah, probably. I mean, I hope so." He smiled, to himself.
"So you do like her."
"I didn't say that, mate"
"You didn't have to"
"Shutup" Sirius said and then there was a moment of silence where I glanced over at them to see Remus point at me.
"Yo, Jamesy boy! What's up? You haven't said anything since dinner."
"I duno, mates. Let's just go to bed. We gotta big day for us tomorrow, with it being the last day and class-less."
Lily's POV
"I think this year we should say all our goodbyes at Hogwarts so we don't have to deal with our annoying parents calling us away" Gabby suggested.
"She just wants extra time with Sirius." Dani giggled.
"Not true" Gabby pouted. We all rolled our eyes, knowing it was, in fact, very true.
"Well even though Gabbys' suggestion was out of selfishness" Alice giggled and winked at us, "I can't help but agree that maybe saying the big goodbyes here would be best"
"Good idea, I'm going to go down to the common room to tell the boys to meet us in the Room of Requierment at 3, that's thirty minutes before we need to start going down to the trains, is that enough?" Dani said.
"Yeah that's great" I said as Dani left the room.
"So Lil, what'd you do to Jamesy last night?" Gabby turned to me and asked.
"What are you talking about?" I looked at her utterly confused.
"He couldn't stop staring at you throughout the rest of the night after the anouncement of who won the house cup."
"Oh really?" I said cooly, though I felt my cheeks grow slightly warm. "I hadn't noticed"
"Liar you so not-" She began just as Dani came back in the room.
"They said they'll be there." She smiled.
...L.a.t.e.r...
"I cannot believe this is goodbye for an entire summer!" Gabby said as they all stood in the room of requirement saying their final goodbyes.
"I know, and in four more years we'll be done for good" Dani sighed.
"You act like thats happening soon." James smiled slightly trying to lighten the mood. No one answered for a few seconds and then Alice looked down at her watch.
"It's already 3:15" She commented and went over to give Peter her adress to write her over the summer. Gabby immeditely walked over to Sirius and he embraced her, readily, holding on tight as if never wanting to let her go. I watched Dani walk over to James, silently aprecciating that she was still upset with Remus, though I know I probably shouldn't be happy about it.
"Hey, Rem" I walked over to him smiling. He had been staring at Dani and snapped out of it when he noticed me aproching. I leaned into a hug and he pulled me in, sighing. "She'll get over it" I whispered to him, and he nodded slightly on my shoulder.
"Thanks, Lil, you're a great friend, you know that?" He whispered back.
"Thanks, so are you."
...L.a.t.e.r...
"Lily! Darling, it's so great to see you." My mother said on the car ride back, for probably the 50th time since I met with them at the station. Once again, Petunia 'humpfed'.
"Why? Why is it so great that she's back. She's nothing but a..but a...a freak!" Petunia screeched and I closed my eyes trying to blink back the tears that were coming. She never did love me much.
