Some Thing Just Happens, 2
A Lily / James Saga
[Note: Second part to the seqel. This time, Sarah arrives. Read the story to find out the rest. Also, thank you for reviewing the previous sequel. Hopefully, this one will be even better. Disclaimer: All recognisable characters belong to JKR, and the plotline belongs to the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, with adaptations by me. Review!]
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The next morning, at the Great Hall, Lily saw Dumbledore and Professor Chernon in deep conversation. As they finished up their breakfast, there came a knock on the castle doors. Sarah! A tall, blonde haired girl entered, and all the boys gasped at the same moment. Lily could see what they were staring at. Sarah was dressed in muggle clothing. She was wearing a short yellow miniskirt, with a tight fitting yellow top. She walked up to the teachers' table, and hugged her father. Lily felt a tap behind her. She turned around, and saw James grinning at her. "Wow. She's a knockout, isn't she? I mean, look at that figure . . ." Lily smiled, rolled her eyes, and turned back to the table.
It was time to sort Sarah. She walked up to the hat, and put it on. After about a minute, the hat yelled out, "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily clapped loudly. Sarah walked over to the Gryffindor table, and smiled at Lily. All the boys stared as she walked past them. "Hi Sarah! I'm Lily Evans. Professor Chernon - I mean your dad, told me about you." "Lily, yes, my dad did tell me about you. I say, you've got really pretty eyes," said Sarah. Lily grinned. Sarah was going to be fun. "Yeah, well, Sirius thinks they look like cat's eyes . . ."
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"Say Sirius, what do you think about Sarah?" James asked his best friend. Sirius was like a duplicate copy of James. Both of them were pranksters, smart, Quidditch players, cute, you name it, they are it. Sirius pretended to give it a serious thought. "Well, James, I say she's cute, but my heart belongs to Tara, you know," he said. James rolled his eyes. "Sirius, I didn't say you have to marry her or anything - and I know she's cute. Just forget it . . ." "OK," said Sirius optimistically. Just then, Sarah entered the classroom, with Lily. She had changed into black robes, and had a touch of makeup. Her hair was tied into a ponytail. She's so cute, James thought to himself. Sarah smiled at him, and sat in the seat behind him. Lily sat next to her. The class stared at Sarah, but looked away when Professor McGonagall.
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"Hey Sarah!" James was saying, after Trasfiguration. "I don't think we've met. I'm James Potter - Chief Prankster of Hogwarts, and Quidditch Chaser for Gryffindor!" he announced proudly. "Let's be friends," he added after a pause. Sarah stared at him oddly. "Er, James, sorry, but we've hardly met - how can we be friends? I'm sure I'll get to know you more as I settle in. Now excuse me, I gotta go to the bathroom," she said, running off. James stared after her. Lily looked at him, and said, "So James, did something happen in your heart? She's pretty cute, after all, right?" James was still staring. After a minute, he snapped out of it, and said, "Nah, she's not my type. Too serious." Lily groaned. "Come on James. You like her. I saw you staring at her during Trasfiguration." "I was?" James asked. "I mean, was I?" Lily sighed. So much for something happening. James' heart could make something happen on its own, she decided.
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That evening, James, Lily, Sarah, Sirius, Remus, Tara, and Arabella were sitting on couches in the Gryffindor common room, in front of the fire. Sirius was boredly leafing through a book titled, Love and What it Means. "Say, James, what do you think real love means?" he asked. James answered without any hesitation. "Love is friendship. If she can't be my best friend, I can't love her.", he said, looking pointedly at Sarah. Sarah looked away. She did like James. He was cute. Meanwhile, Lily was thinking the same thing. She had always thought of James as nothing more than a friend, but now she was having second thoughts.
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That night, Lily crept out to the common room, and sat by the window. Her mind was a mess. She had only thought of James as her best friend. But now it seemed as though she liked him. Come on Lily. Just think. Do you like him? Or do you not? She thought over it. It made perfect sense - it explained all the weird things that had been happening to her lately. Things like staring at James sometimes in class. Things like . . . she stopped. Ok, so I like him. That's it. He probably doesn't like me that way. Just face it, Lil. James is your best boy friend, not boyfriend. And it's probably gonna stay that way.
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The next day, Sarah cornered James in front of the Great Hall. "I changed my mind, James," she said, smiling. James looked confused, and so did Lily. "About what?" he asked her, somewhat rudely - he was not very happy about the previous day's incident. "About being friends, James. Let's be friends. Best friends!" Sarah replied, flirtatiously. Lily bit her lip. It was not fair. Sarah was trying to take over her position. Lily was James' best friend - well, girl friend. Lily stared at James, to see whether he would agree or not. A look at his face showed her that he would agree. She didn't want to be there to witness it. "Er - excuse me. I need to talk to Arabella for a minute," she mumbled, and walked away. James didn't stop her. In the background, she heard, "Sure Sarah. Let's be best friends."
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That day wasn't a good day for Lily. She kept telling herself, come on, Lil. James doesn't like you. Face it. He likes Sarah. She knew she wasn't jealous of Sarah being James' girlfriend, because she knew it would eventually work out to that. What she minded was that Sarah was trying to become James' best friend. And that was different.
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"Hey James! Want a game of Quidditch?" asked Lily. James looked at her and grinned. "Sorry, Lil. I'm taking Sarah out to Hogsmeade this evening. Maybe later, right?" he said, smiling at her and moving away. Lily felt a stab of pain in her heart. He didn't even invite me. Maybe his heart isn't the only one that feels things. Mine does too. Right now it feels hurt. She moved away. I'm not jealous, she kept telling herself. It's just that James likes Sarah and Sarah likes James, but I like James too! What a mess!
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"Uh Lil, do you think you could help me with Charms homework tonight? If you don't mind, that is," said Sarah. She wasn't such a good student, and she normally asked James or Lily for help. "Sure, Sarah," Lily replied, not really paying attention. Sarah sat down on the couch beside her. "Lily, I want to ask you something," she said, looking at Lily. "Uh huh," Lily said, snapping out of her thoughts. "Lily, how long have you and James been friends?" Lily smiled. "Since the first day of school, Sarah. I had to sit with him in the last compartment. And we talked about jokes and stuff." "Lily, are you sure you don't like him?" Lily stared at her, mouth open. A million thoughts were going on inside her head. She gulped. "I - I like him, as friends. He's my best boy friend, not boyfriend," she said. Or do I mean was my best friend? Sarah looked at her doubtfully. "Lily, what I mean is, do you love James? As more than friends?" Lily was shocked. She stared at Sarah, her mouth open and her head spinning.
[A/N: This part was longer than the last one. Yeah! Now what happens? The story takes an interesting twist . . . stay tuned for the next part! Review, and ENJOY!]