10. Aftermath
Tuesday night, Seventh Year Gryffindor Girls' Dormitory
"...and then," Lily says, excited, "he kissed me back!" She looks at Emmeline expectedly, her features glowing with excitement.
Emmeline stares at her. She opens her mouth, but no words come out.
"He kissed me, Em," repeats Lily slowly. "James Potter. Kissed. Me."
"What?" Emmeline finally asks in a deadpanned tone, though it sounds more like a statement than a question.
Lily's forehead furrows in confusion. She throws her hands up into the air, exasperated. "Well, aren't you happy for me?"
"No no, of course I am... I guess," Emmeline frowns. "Good for James, at least."
"Huh?"
Emmeline shakes her head quickly, as if she doesn't believe what she's hearing. "But why in hell would he..." she mutters to herself. "Bloody Merlin, what is up with that boy? What a spontaneous, obsessed little—"
"Em?" Lily interrupts sharply. "What are you saying?"
"Nothing. Just..."
"Yes?"
Emmeline regards her sheepishly. "I thought you said that you liked Remus?" she asks.
Lily snorts. "That was just so you would get off my back about James. But it doesn't matter now," she says in a happier tone, "because he kissed me!"
Emmeline swallows hard. "And why would he do that?" she asks quietly.
There's a gnawing in Lily's stomach and she's momentarily thrown off, but she shoos it off and smiles. "If I didn't know you better, Emmeline Vance, I would say that that rings awfully of jealousy. But since you're obviously so damn infatuated with Sirius that the bloke's probably slipped you some Amortentia..." she trails off, smiling mockingly.
Emmeline's blushing furiously. She clamps her hands over her ears and turns away from Lily. "Shut up," she snaps. "Shut up, shut up, shut up."
Ahh, there's the Emmeline she knows and loves.
"Amortentia doesn't last that long though, does it?" continues Lily cheerfully. "Not three years, at least."
Hey, thanks for reading! So I kind of had a really horrible day... nothing bad in particular, just one of those days where everything seems to go wrong for you, you know? And I decided to try to cheer myself up with some meaningless Lily drabble. Hope you enjoyed. :)
~ birchermuesli