A day has passed since the second disastrous attempt at trying to make James realise I like him, and I'm already a bit fed up. Why did I have to fall for such a dim boy? It makes everything a lot more difficult. If Alice weren't my best friend, I think I'd pack it all in and be single forever. Oh, how easy that would be.
Alas, Alice is my best friend - for some reason that I haven't figured out yet - and so she's making me try again.
I finally have an opportunity after Transfiguration. We reach for the door handle at the same time, and he touches my hand, 'accidentally'.
"Hey, Lily," he says, holding the door open for me to walk through first.
"Want to walk to class with me?"
You can't deny the grin that spreads across his face at my question, and I can feel myself blushing. This is so weird. James Potter is making me blush?
"So…James."
"So…Lily."
Deep breath. "James…are your parents aliens?"
He gives me that look again; the one I've seen fairly regularly recently. You know, the look– the look that shows he thinks I'm completely crazy.
"No, Lily, they're not. I thought a clever girl like you could figure that out for yourself. Why?"
"I thought your parents might be aliens because there's nothing like you on earth."
He stops walking and looks down at me. Two boys walking behind us have to swerve to avoid bumping into him.
"Lily, I know you don't like me as much as I like you. I won't try and pretend that's not true. But I thought we were at least friends now. It's kind of out of nowhere that you'd say something like that."
"Something like what?" I say, bewildered.
"Like comparing me to an alien. Saying I'm the weirdest person on the planet. A bit harsh, don't you think?"
"No, James, that's not what – "
"It doesn't matter, don't worry about it," he says coldly. "I'll see you later."
He walks off and leaves me alone in the corridor. How can I be even worse at pick-up lines thing than he is?
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