Amiable Conversations

Lily had been at Hogwarts one week, and was thriving. Every lesson, she worked her absolute hardest and achieved her absolute best. Her friends already considered her as loyal, clever and kind. Her usually grim mouth was now prone to a merry smile and her eyes twinkled constantly. Her teachers regarded her as a bright girl, who was willing to learn. She was a good role model, but not the point of goody-goodyness.

There was one, tiny but very hot fly in the ointment. His name was James Potter. Lily now sat with him in almost every lesson due to their intelligence. The teachers urged them to talk to each other, and James certainly tried. He told her about his ambitions, opinions and family. Lily remained silent and only occasionally made a non-committal grunt.

James urged her to talk for herself, but she wasn't even monosyllable. In charms, one day, Lily finally got a glimpse at Potter's feelings.

"Lily, what do you think of this spell?" James said as he made a complicated movement and made a little pink heart in the air.

Lily raised an eyebrow and shook her head. She bent over her wand, which was making little stick-men move.

"How about this one?" Two people appeared in the air and kissed. One was a red head and the other had tousled brown hair.

Lily did not, needless to say, answer.

"How about this one?" Six words appeared in the air: Will you go out with me? They were wrapped in a heart, with the letters L and J.

"How about this one, Potter? Piss Off and get a life." Lily said angrily.

"Miss Evans! Please refrain from using such language." Flitwick reprimanded.

A couple of weeks later, James tried again.

"Evans, will you come here for a moment?" James called in the middle of a busy corridor.

"Potter, I'm busy." She said and started to walk on. James tugged on her arms and lifted his lips up to her face. For a moment Lily was terrified he would kiss her. She didn't want her first kiss in a corridor, with a boy she disliked.

Instead, he whispered in her ear: "Go out with me…"

Lily pulled away and scowled at him. "Fuck off Potter." And walked away.