3rd Year, April, Conversation between Lily and Alice
Location: Great Hall at Breakfast
"Alice, do you think the end of year exams will be hard?"
"I expect that they will be just hard enough that I will want to cry."
"That's not comforting Alice."
"You'll be fine Lily. Are you or are you not at the top of the class?"
"Actually I'm not at the top silly. Some Ravenclaw is."
"That is beside the point. You are near the top. Closer than I am, so you will be fine. Stop fussing and eat your breakfast."
"Nothing looks appetizing."
"Lily, you cannot possibly turn up your nose to all this wonderful food that the house elves slaved over just so you can have a hot meal upon your rising. Actually, you could have a cold meal too. But anyway, you should eat something."
"Except that I don't want to eat anything Alice. I'm not hungry."
"Lies. You are always ravenous at breakfast. In fact aren't you the one telling me that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that a well balanced breakfast is important to having a good day?"
"Well, yes I do tell you those things."
"Then shouldn't you follow them too? Why force me into something that you don't do yourself?"
"I eat breakfast every day. You know that."
"Every day but today apparently. Here eat this grapefruit. It's good for you."
"Alice, are you okay? You look pale."
"I'm turning into you."
"I don't follow."
"I'm the one telling you to eat the grapefruit. I'm the one quoting the whole eating breakfast is good for you thing. I'm not supposed to be. I'm supposed to be a grump and not want to eat anything and have you coax me into eating a muffin and some toast."
"Alice…"
"I'm having an identity crisis and all you can say is my name? Lily, you might as well as call me Fred. I'm no longer Alice but Fred."
"Alright then Fred, would you like some apples?"
"No apples are disgusting. Why would I want them?"
"Well if you really had a new identity wouldn't you like apples? So therefore, you are still Alice not Fred."
"Well, when you put it that way… I guess my crisis is over. I'm Alice again."
"Good I'm glad you are Alice again. I don't know what I would have done if you had stayed Fred."
"You probably would have had an identity crisis of your own."
"Most likely. What do you think my name should be when I have an identity crisis?"
"Hmmm, Hector? No you don't look like a Hector. Luke. You look like a Luke. I think it suits you."
"Alright, from this day forth, whenever we have an identity crisis, we shall refer to ourselves as Luke and Fred."
"Here here! Let's split a chocolate muffin to celebrate!"
"What a wonderful idea Fred."
"Why thank-you Luke."
Hi, so I know this is extremely short. but hey it's a chapter right? and I'm sorry it didn't come out sooner, but you know I just finished my second semester of college. Glad that's over so the only thing I have planned for this summer is work, so I promise to get the next chapter out sooner than I did this time and hopefully it will be longer. So I'll see you again next chapter!