A/N: I was kind of surprised that when I uploaded my last chapter a six in the morning, that I had a review five minutes later… Thanks to Cookies and Cream1234567 for being the first person to review the 10th chapter of this story… You're so awesome that I'll dedicate this chapter to you! And to everyone else who's reviewed… you're the best!

And to everyone who reviewed and tried to guess who was talking, there at the end… none of you got it right…

And against popular belief… I'm not dead… I know you're all terribly disappointed… Although, my high School teachers might be trying to kill me.

Disclaimer: I am not as awesomeness author; therefore, I am not J.K. Rowling…

Chapter 11: An Unexpected Expression of Love

"I'd like to know too."

I whipped around. My heart dropped. "Andy." I breathed.

He smiled at Kali, ignoring me. "Hey, Kali, what's up?"

"Nothing, just trying to ignore your idiotic face." She glared at him.

"I was just wondering what all the shrieking was about." I'm sure I turned a nice shade of crimson, "So, I came over, and heard you say the same thing you said yesterday, Evans." He finally acknowledged my existence.

"Wait, what? She said it yesterday too?"

"Yeah."

"And she hasn't told us anything about it. That's not rude."

"Will you two stop talking as if I'm not even here?" I was sitting with my head in my hands. I could feel the tears coming on; ready to escape from my eyes. "I am a human being you know." Come on. I have to be strong. I can't let them see weakness. Weakness is a sign that I can't take care of myself. Which I can. Yes. I can take care of myself. I think

The look in Andy's eyes darkened, "You think that you can insult me, and just walk away?" He snarled at me.

"When did I ever insult you?" I was no longer upset, no more fear of the tears escaping. I was pissed.

"Hmmm, let me think about it. Yesterday?"

"How is defending myself, insulting you?" I glared at him. "Because really—"

"What, the hell, is going on here?"

Remus. Thank. God. I could kiss him right now.

"Nothing, Lupin, stop poking your nose where it isn't wanted." Andy growled at him.

"Hey Remus. Would you like to join me in giving him a detention?"

"Sure." He smiled at me, and then frowned. "What are we giving him a detention for again?"

"Insulting, attacking, and refusing to follow the direction of the Head Girl." I stated.

"Sounds like a good reason."

"How about we give him to Filch for, let's say, 4 hours?"

"You really are evil Lily,"

Andy must have finally realized what we were talking about because: "You can't do that to me! I'm a Prefect!"

"Not much of a Prefect if you won't do what the Head Girl says, are you?" Remus countered.

Kali, who had been surprisingly quiet in the whole ordeal, since Remus joined us, spoke up. "Then there's the fact that he ran away crying when a girl punched him in the face yesterday."

"I do not cry! All three of you are pathetic! You think that just because you have power given to you by the teachers, you can terrorize the school!"

He did not just insult my trustworthiness. No, he didn't. "If we terrorize the school, then what do you do? You who flaunts your badge in everyone's faces whenever you walk by. You, who walk around like you own the place. You, who expects the girls to fall at your feet, just because you have power." I seethed. "No, it's you who are pathetic. Now get out of my sight!" With every word I said, his livid expression deteriorated.

"Just a few days ago, you were using those taunts on Potter. Oh, how have the times changed."

I stepped up to him so that our noses were inches apart. "I have two things to say to you. 1. You have a six hour detention with Filch this coming Friday night. And 2. You can go to Hell."

I strode out of the Great hall, the eyes of all its occupants following me, every step of the way.

"Gah! Boys are so annoying!" I screamed when I walked into the 7th year Gryffindor Girls dormitory.

Alice peeked out of the bathroom. "Lils? You okay?"

"Do I look like I'm okay?" I plopped down on her bed, and buried my head in the pillow. I screamed as loud as I could.

"Why are all boys so difficult?" I asked after I had screamed myself hoarse.

"I've learned to ignore what most of the opposite sex says to me. It's done wonders for my sanity." She smirked at me. "You could use that tip…"

"Are you saying I'm insane?" I said, raising my eyebrows at her.

"Uh, Thursday, you pushed me out of a carriage, while it was raining…" She trailed off.

"And?" I prompted.

"That isn't something a normal person would do."

"Then Sara isn't normal either." I pouted.

"Has she pushed her best friend off a carriage in the pouring rain?" She looked at me skeptically.

I thought for a moment, racking my memory in attempt to find a good case. "Yeah." I smirked. "Remember Fourth Year?"

"When we kept bugging her about her vacation in Australia!" We both burst out laughing.

"Wasn't that the year she had sex with that cowboy who was, like, twice her age?"

Alice pretended that she had a cowboy hat on. "Howdy Par'ner! I'm from Aus'ralia!"

This made us laugh all the harder.

"Thanks Al," I said, smiling at her. That had helped me a lot. That's why I love Alice so much. She's good at cheering me up.

"For what?"

"This." I said, gesturing to the room in general.

"For cheering you up and having fun in the process?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Okay. Now, what happened to make you so upset?"

"Just the fact that Andy's an asshole." I shrugged my shoulders.

"What did he do this time?"

"He's only a rude, stereotypical jerk." I said, disheartened.

"Can I beat him up?"

She had perked up at the thought of the opportunity to beat the crap out of a guy. "Al, no." I said, "As Head Girl, I cannot allow you to kill him, maim him, or harm him in any way." I took my badge off and threw it on my old bed. "As your friend, I want to kick his ass."

"You're starting to sound like Sara." She smiled at me.

I walked over to the window. I looked over the grounds, seeing some first years enjoying the sun. "I hate this." I said as I glared at the sun.

"You hate what?"

"The fact that this is supposed to be the best year ever and I've had the worst, what? Five days? Ever!"

"Not true." She consoled. "I've seen you in worse condition."

"When?" I said, as tears started to fall down my face. "When have I ever been attacked, had my legs blown to bits, had a relationship last less than 24 hours. And let's just throw in having Potter for a partner, for the heck of it! Tell me, for God's sake Al!"

I slumped back against the wall. Why did this have to happen to me? Why did Andy have to start noticing me now? Why did I have to start noticing James, now? My life is so screwed up right now, it ain't even funny. I just hope my grades stay afloat, unlike what happened when my mom died.

When my mom died. That's what she's talking about. I never thought that Al was heartless enough to talk about her. My mom and I were really close after I got my Hogwarts letter. After my sister started to hate me, that is. It was really hard on me when she died. I crawled into a little hole. I barely ate. I slept all the time. I lost so much weight, my friends literally force fed me. Not my brightest shining moment, I'll admit.

Elevator buttons and morning air,
Strangers silence makes me wanna take the stairs.
If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares,
but right now my time is theirs.
Seems like there's always someone who disapproves.
They'll judge it like they know about me and you
and the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do
the jury's out, but my choice is you.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine
and life makes love look hard.
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours.

They never know what people have up their sleeves,
Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me.
Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles,
But I don't care.
Cause right now you're mine.
And you'll say

don't you worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine
and life makes love look hard.
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours.

And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong and
your hands are tough but they are where mine belong in.
I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you.

Cause I love the gap between your teeth
and I love the riddles that you speak.
And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored
Cause my heart is yours.

So don't your worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard.
Don't worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine
But they can't take what's ours
They can't take what's ours
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours

Alice had been standing in the middle of the room for the entire song. She looked like she was right where she wanted to be. She was smiling one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen.

"Al," I said, looking at her. She snapped out of her state of ecstasy and looked at me.

"Thanks" I said, walking over and hugging her. She hugged me back.

"No problem. You're my sister. When you're sad, I'm sad. When you're pissed off, I'm pissed off. So, if I want to be happy again, I have to get you happy again."

"Part of me has the feeling that that song wasn't completely about me." I raised my eyebrows at her. If she has a crush, I want to know about it. Which means I would have to tell her about Potter. GAH! Life sucks!

"Part of me has the feeling that you're right." She snickered.

"Who! I gotta know! Come on! Tell me!" I begged.

"Oh, come on! You can do better than that!"

"What if I tell you who I'm crushing on?" I tempted.

"Oh yeah right. You, who has only ever had one crush in your entire life, is crushing on you. Less than a day after your previous crush broke your heart. Totally believable." She glared at me.

"Technically— "

"Oh, don't give me that shit!"

"I was going to say, that I started liking him BEFORE Andy asked me out on Friday. So technically, I didn't get a new crush right after my previous one broke my heart."

"Honestly? You've liked this dude since before Friday?"

"Yeah, looking back on it. I only admitted it to myself this morning." I let my shoulders slump. This was going to be A LOT harder than admitting that I liked Andy. I mean, who would fall in love with the guy she's hated for over 6 years? Oh, right. Me.

"Dang girl. If you don't admit it to yourself, this guy must be…" She hesitated, looking for a word. I bit my lip, hoping beyond relief that she couldn't tell it was him. "Awkward?"

"You could say that." I looked down at my feet, knowing that my face was covered in a red blush. Damn being a redhead. I'm so pale that blush shows up really easily.

"Lily," Alice consoled, hugging me."You don't have to tell me now. Sara will probably make you tell her, and then she'll tell me."

"I know. But it will be easier to tell you first though." I tried to smile and hug her back. I didn't work too well.

"Why?"

"You won't judge me."

She pulled away and held me at arm's length. She held my shoulders tightly, looking into my eyes. "Why would I judge you? Why would anyone judge you? You can't help who you fall in love with. Love is just another part of life. It's one of those things that you find in the most unexpected places." She smiled sincerely.

"Everyone would judge me because…" I took a deep breath.

"Because I think I might like, and I mean that in the most tentative way possible, I might like, umm, Potter."

"As in James Potter? The guy you've despised for the past six years?"

"Yeah, the one and only."

I know that Ours is usually thought of as a Love Song, but when I first heard it, it sounded like a friend one so… HA!

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I'm hoping to get another chapter done by the end of the school year (June 3rd for me), I don't think it'll happen, but, one can try, right?