James stared after Lily as she walked towards her common room. He let out a long breath. When Lily was around he never seemed to be able to breath.
Lily walked to her common room, feeling James' eyes on her. She reddened and immediately wondered why. After all she didn't care what people like James thought of her. Or did she?
Haley and Christina walked up to their dorm discussing Lily.
"She'll kill me," wailed Haley. "She'll go on about how no boy is worth the time of day especially not a Marauder." They opened the dorm room door to discover that Lily wasn't even there.
"That's strange," frowned Christina. "She told me she was going up here." Haley shrugged. Lily came in a half an hour later.
"Where were you?" demanded Christina.
"I went for a walk in the grounds, Mum." Lily gave Christina a strange look. Christina thought about what Lily said. She really had sounded like a worried mother. "I had to think some things over," explained Lily. Despite the walk she had taken to clear her head Lily was still confused. One minute she hated James Potter, the next she was friends with him. That wasn't normal, was it?
"James? James? JAMES?" roared Sirius.
"Huh?" said James, snapping out of his trance.
"What is up with you, man?" asked Sirius. "With you acting like a zombie and Remus acting like a lovesick puppy, I'm starting to get freaked out." Two pillows came flying at Sirius who ducked.
"I'm not acting like a lovesick puppy," protested Remus.
"I gotta agree with Sirius there, mate," said James. "Your thoughts are full of someone with long brown hair and long eyelashes." James fluttered his own eyelashes. Sirius howled.
"You are so into Haley it's unreal," he said, in between laughter. Remus reddened. Then he grinned.
"I like her," he said. "So what?" Sirius and James' laughter died down. Then they started again. Remus flung pillows at both of them. Sirius dived behind the bed. His head popped up once the pillow had hit the wall.
"Remus is in love. Remus is in love," he taunted.
"Yea," said Remus, dreamily. "I am." Sirius and James stopped laughing at once and gaped at him. Remus was a fully-fledged bachelor and if he could fall in love anyone could. James gulped.
"Lily far be it from me to question the way your mind works." Christina hesitated. The two girls were up in their dorm, pigging out on junk food, reading magazines and just being girls.
"Yes?" said Lily.
"Why don't you date?" asked Christina. Lily looked up from the article she was reading.
"Boys are pigs," she answered. "You saw what happened with Cian."
"Yea," said Christina. "But not all boys are like that."
"Very few," said Lily, closing her magazine.
"But…" began Christina.
"Chris," Lily said. "When I'm older I will date but at this age true love just isn't real. Why date boys if they're just going to dump you when they get sick of you?"
"Lily, we're teenagers. That's what you do when you're our age. You date, you have fun, you break up and you start the process all over again." Lily took a bite of her chocolate chip cookie and thought about Christina's statement.
"Maybe you're right," she said slowly. "Maybe it's time for me to loosen up."
"That's the spirit," said Christina, enthusiastically. "Right after the Christmas holidays I'll find you someone." Lily shrugged.
"Why not?"
Lily had decided to go home for the Christmas holidays as the only person staying was Peter and she DEFINITELY didn't feel like being cooped up with him for 3 weeks.
"Bye," she called, running over to her car. No one got a hug. After all it was only 3 weeks not 3 years.
"Chris, Haley, over here," yelled Lily waving wildly.
"Lily," they squealed. They ran over to her.
"No hugs," warned Lily. The girls nodded and dropped their arms.
"What did you get for Christmas," Haley asked her.
"Oh." Lily rolled her eyes in thought. "Some new clothes, a couple of C.D's, a book or two, money from boring relatives with no imagination and a bunch of tattoos. How about you guys?"
"Tattoos?" they chorused. Lily nodded. She lifted her shirt to reveal a ring of fire around her, pierced, belly button. A Celtic ring circled her arm and a Chinese symbol marked her shoulder blade.
"AUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH," screamed Christina, so loudly that the entire population of the train station turned to look at her.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Sirius, who had materialized behind them.
"Lily got tattoos. Show him Lily." Lily obediently showed him. It took two more viewings before the group was making their way towards the train.
"I can't believe you got tattoos, Lil," said Christina, in amazement. "I wouldn't have the guts."
"And that's why I have them and you don't," said Lily sweetly. They found two empty compartments and Christina shoved the boys and their luggage into one and shut the door behind them, ignoring their complaints.
"Lily," she breathed. "Me and Haley have found the most PERFECT guy for you." Lily was instantly on her guard.
"Who is he, what does he look like, what year is he in and what house is he in?"
"His name is Jonathon Murphy but people call him Baz ("Don't ask me why"), he's absolutely gorgeous, sandy hair and blue eyes, he's in our year, 5th, and he's in Gryfinndor."
"Sounds okay. When do I get to meet him?"
"How 'bout now?" asked Christina.
"Sure," said Lily as Christina grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the compartment. Lily took an instant shine to "Baz". He was tall and sort of dangerous looking with snappy, mischievous eyes.
"Lily Evans," she said, smoothly.
"Jonathon Murphy but call me Baz," he said grinning. Lily smiled. Maybe it was time to start living life on the wild side she thought, looking at him.
Lily walked to her common room, feeling James' eyes on her. She reddened and immediately wondered why. After all she didn't care what people like James thought of her. Or did she?
Haley and Christina walked up to their dorm discussing Lily.
"She'll kill me," wailed Haley. "She'll go on about how no boy is worth the time of day especially not a Marauder." They opened the dorm room door to discover that Lily wasn't even there.
"That's strange," frowned Christina. "She told me she was going up here." Haley shrugged. Lily came in a half an hour later.
"Where were you?" demanded Christina.
"I went for a walk in the grounds, Mum." Lily gave Christina a strange look. Christina thought about what Lily said. She really had sounded like a worried mother. "I had to think some things over," explained Lily. Despite the walk she had taken to clear her head Lily was still confused. One minute she hated James Potter, the next she was friends with him. That wasn't normal, was it?
"James? James? JAMES?" roared Sirius.
"Huh?" said James, snapping out of his trance.
"What is up with you, man?" asked Sirius. "With you acting like a zombie and Remus acting like a lovesick puppy, I'm starting to get freaked out." Two pillows came flying at Sirius who ducked.
"I'm not acting like a lovesick puppy," protested Remus.
"I gotta agree with Sirius there, mate," said James. "Your thoughts are full of someone with long brown hair and long eyelashes." James fluttered his own eyelashes. Sirius howled.
"You are so into Haley it's unreal," he said, in between laughter. Remus reddened. Then he grinned.
"I like her," he said. "So what?" Sirius and James' laughter died down. Then they started again. Remus flung pillows at both of them. Sirius dived behind the bed. His head popped up once the pillow had hit the wall.
"Remus is in love. Remus is in love," he taunted.
"Yea," said Remus, dreamily. "I am." Sirius and James stopped laughing at once and gaped at him. Remus was a fully-fledged bachelor and if he could fall in love anyone could. James gulped.
"Lily far be it from me to question the way your mind works." Christina hesitated. The two girls were up in their dorm, pigging out on junk food, reading magazines and just being girls.
"Yes?" said Lily.
"Why don't you date?" asked Christina. Lily looked up from the article she was reading.
"Boys are pigs," she answered. "You saw what happened with Cian."
"Yea," said Christina. "But not all boys are like that."
"Very few," said Lily, closing her magazine.
"But…" began Christina.
"Chris," Lily said. "When I'm older I will date but at this age true love just isn't real. Why date boys if they're just going to dump you when they get sick of you?"
"Lily, we're teenagers. That's what you do when you're our age. You date, you have fun, you break up and you start the process all over again." Lily took a bite of her chocolate chip cookie and thought about Christina's statement.
"Maybe you're right," she said slowly. "Maybe it's time for me to loosen up."
"That's the spirit," said Christina, enthusiastically. "Right after the Christmas holidays I'll find you someone." Lily shrugged.
"Why not?"
Lily had decided to go home for the Christmas holidays as the only person staying was Peter and she DEFINITELY didn't feel like being cooped up with him for 3 weeks.
"Bye," she called, running over to her car. No one got a hug. After all it was only 3 weeks not 3 years.
"Chris, Haley, over here," yelled Lily waving wildly.
"Lily," they squealed. They ran over to her.
"No hugs," warned Lily. The girls nodded and dropped their arms.
"What did you get for Christmas," Haley asked her.
"Oh." Lily rolled her eyes in thought. "Some new clothes, a couple of C.D's, a book or two, money from boring relatives with no imagination and a bunch of tattoos. How about you guys?"
"Tattoos?" they chorused. Lily nodded. She lifted her shirt to reveal a ring of fire around her, pierced, belly button. A Celtic ring circled her arm and a Chinese symbol marked her shoulder blade.
"AUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH," screamed Christina, so loudly that the entire population of the train station turned to look at her.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Sirius, who had materialized behind them.
"Lily got tattoos. Show him Lily." Lily obediently showed him. It took two more viewings before the group was making their way towards the train.
"I can't believe you got tattoos, Lil," said Christina, in amazement. "I wouldn't have the guts."
"And that's why I have them and you don't," said Lily sweetly. They found two empty compartments and Christina shoved the boys and their luggage into one and shut the door behind them, ignoring their complaints.
"Lily," she breathed. "Me and Haley have found the most PERFECT guy for you." Lily was instantly on her guard.
"Who is he, what does he look like, what year is he in and what house is he in?"
"His name is Jonathon Murphy but people call him Baz ("Don't ask me why"), he's absolutely gorgeous, sandy hair and blue eyes, he's in our year, 5th, and he's in Gryfinndor."
"Sounds okay. When do I get to meet him?"
"How 'bout now?" asked Christina.
"Sure," said Lily as Christina grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the compartment. Lily took an instant shine to "Baz". He was tall and sort of dangerous looking with snappy, mischievous eyes.
"Lily Evans," she said, smoothly.
"Jonathon Murphy but call me Baz," he said grinning. Lily smiled. Maybe it was time to start living life on the wild side she thought, looking at him.