Chapter 3. The Girl

Two weeks passed by ~
"Wow Lily, you're yourself once more!" cried her friends.
"Go out and let James see you, he will regret everything he said to you before!"
But then, Lily wore back her thick glasses and her dark no-taste clothes.
"What are you doing Lily?" Felicity asked.
"Are you planning something?" Clarissa asked. She quite knew Lily's personality well.
Lily whispered something to her friends and both of them cracked with laugher.
"Well, we hope you'd success Lily!"
"As now you don't need your stuff anymore, that means we can flirt with others now! Even though you remain wearing these." said Felicity.
"Of course. I wouldn't stop you. In fact, I need you guys to help me flirt Sirius and Remus now and leave this note in James' robes. Don't let him know it was you who put it in!!" hissed Lily.
The girls nodded. They change quickily in their best clothes and went out, leaving Lily fussing about her wig.

"Hi guys!" said Felicity and Clarissa, just arrived in the common room. They smiled sweetly at the boys. Then they went to sit right next to Sirius and Remus. Felicity even told James to move for her to sit next to Sirius.
To James disgust, Felicity and Clarissa didn't seem to notice him while they flirt with Sirius and Remus. They didn't even bother to answer him when he asked what was going on. He slowly grew annoyed. Clarissa winked at Felicity and she grinned. The girls whispered something in the boys ears and Sirius grinned back.

"James, could you leave us for a moment? We've got something to do... if you know what I mean." Sirius said.

James murmured "Friends..." and went to his dormitory. He changed he robes and planned pranks for the Slytherin, which he always do when he is annoyed.
"What was his name again? Oh yes, Snape." James murmured to himself. Then, when he clean the pockets in his robes, he found a note,

Dear James Potter,
Meet me in the common room at 6:30 am tomorrow.
Someone you would like to meet.

James laughed "Someone I would like to meet? Haha. 'Someone who would like to meet me ' is more like it!" But the next day he went there anyway, just in case.

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Lily looked at her mirror. She powdered her face, wore pink lipstick, silver purple eye shadow and rosy blush. She wore a sky blue dress and ballet-like shoes.
"Maybe he would still know I'm Lily," she thought. She waved her wand.
"Disguium!" The spell disguise Lily completely and no one even think she was the "ugly" girl 2 weeks ago.

She was early, as she always is when she need to meet someone. So she waited in the common room for James to come. But she felt asleep before James came. James finally arrived . When he saw her, he was utter bewilderment. Who was this girl? Is she a first year? But why he never saw her before? He lean down and kiss her lightly on her cheek. Lily woke up at once.
"What..." she yawned. Then she saw in front of her was James. She looked at him with hate. James was alarmed to see her look that way. Then, Lily smiled.
"It's you, it is?"
"Yes", replied James. "Er, who are you?"
Lily had just realized that she hadn't think of a name.
"Er... My name is Flora."
She gave a hint to James so that he wouldn't say she lied. Flora was her middle name. They spent two hours talking, knowing each other. Lily looked at James deeply. He was really good looking. She felt tingly all over. James looked at Lily every second. He swear he never saw this girl before. But why she look strangely familiar?

James felt comfortable with her. "Just like I felt when I talk with Lily.... No, how can I think of her when I'm with Flora? " Then suddenly, Lily looked at her watch.
"Oh I must go now." James stopped her and asked would she be his girlfriend.
"If two weeks time you found out who I am, then I will be yours." and that was all she said.

"How was it? Did your plan work?" asked Clarissa and Felicity when Lily came back to her dorm. It was obvious that they knew she had meet James.
"How did he look? Shocked? Did he see you through?" asked Felicity, shooking Lily's arm. Seeing her friends so excited, Lily laughed and told them all about their meeting.
"Two weeks to find you? Are you crazy? He's not stupid and he would probably find you in three days!" said Clarissa, a bit annoyed that her friend giving her enemy the chance to win.
"I bet Lily didn't even care about revenge or not." said Felicity. "But Lily, be careful. Don't let him think it's you who need him. If not, he wouldn't bother to be good in front of you!"
"Of course I won't put down the revenge." said Lily, wearing her eyeglasses. "Just wait and see."

This went on and on. Every morning they meet each other at the same time, same place. Each day James grew more and more in love with her. However, he couldn't find out who was the mysterious girl. He didn't know the girl was always with him. In the other hand, Lily Evans was still as ugly as before. She didn't care how long she need to wear her awful wig and glasses, she just wanted James to feel how heart broken that she, Lily had been when her love, James had tease her and laughed at her ugliness. Now, James didn't even bother to tease her. He got busy thinking about Flora and was bored when Lily didn't argue or seems to be so calm. Lily couldn't help being disappointed when James stop teasing her. Teasing her was bad, but didn't even bother to tease was another thing.....

As Lily began to know James more in their morning meetings, she couldn't help liking him all over again. She enjoyed every single moment with James. James was kind and gentle. He was as charming as he is cute. He was very humorous and always make Lily laugh. Lily was planning to let him know who she was if he really try to find her. She didn't have the heart to have her revenge already. When Professor Binns asked her name, she added her middle name with it.
"Lily Flora Evans."
But maybe James was too busy talking with Sirius because he acted as he didn't heard her.
"Well, " thought Lily. "I hope he would start to find me..."

"Well, how was your morning date went on?" asked Felicity.
"Did James found out your secret yet?" asked Clarissa. Lily couldn't answer. One weeks has gone, but James didn't seem know who was she.
"I don't think so. Anyway, there's still one week. I think he's trying...." said Lily, not really as certain as she said. She decided to ask James.

She was a bit quiet when she meet James the other morning.
"What's the matter?" asked James kindly.
"James, have you found anything about me?" asked Lily.
"Of course Flora. I'm trying..... but you hide it so well, I can't seem to work out who you really are..."
Lily really wanted to yell "I'm Lily!!" but she controlled herself.
"Well, I do hope so...."
"If you're so worried, why don't you tell me so that you don't need to worry!" said James, a little bit impatiant. "You don't seems to worry that I can't find you."
"Of course I am! But if I tell you, how can I know how much you like me?"
"Like? I don't only like you. I need you." Lily laughed.
"Well, let's see how much you need me, James." she said softly.
"You don't trust me!"
"Of course I do!" argued Lily.
"So then why you don't tell me who you are?"
"I want to see if you want me or other girls....."
"Haha.... you're just jealous!"
"I am not!"
"'Course you are."
"Ok, all right. I am. Then promise you won't flirt with other girls, ok?"
"I won't flirt with other girls except you. Ok now?"
"Okay." said Lily happily.

After she said goodbye to James, she change back to her usual things and went to the Great Hall to have breakfast with Felicity and Clarissa.
"Like I told you, James is trying to find me. He said that...." Then she stopped.
She saw James with some girls surrounding him, talking and laughing. It was obvious that James had forgot all about Flora at that moment. James was enjoying himself with the girls. The girls were obviously flirting with him. Even Felicity and Clarissa was shocked to see James like that.
"Oh no, how could he do that when he have Lily...." muttered Felicity.
"What's for breakfast, Lily?" asked Clarissa, trying to change the subject. Lily didn't replied. She felt sick in heart.
She really hated James just then, though she loved him too.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance, James Potter!!!" Felicity and Clarissa was a bit scared of Lily's tone.
"Well, why don't we just drop a little hint and ..." started Felicity but Lily stopped her.
"I don't think that would be necessary. But thanks anyway." said Lily and she didn't looked at James for the whole morning.

Finally, the end of the two weeks was coming. But still James had no clue that who was Flora. Actually, he didn't realized that he didn't even start searching for her.
"I guess she won't just let me go. I bet she will beg me to be her boyfriend." he thought and with that, he didn't bother to look for the real Flora. He went on playing and joking with his gang. He flirt with other girls even though he had promised Lily not to. He was very popular. In fact, he was one of the most popular boys in school. He already didn't mind Flora anymore, with so many girls surrounding him. He and his gang went on planning pranks to play at Snape.

When Lily knew James wasn't serious in looking for her. She felt furious.
"How can he think that he could win any girl's heart so easily? Even two weeks time is almost gone and still...." she couldn't stand it anymore. She grew more and more determent to hurt James. Felicity and Clarissa tried to make her forget all about James but Lily just smiled at them and acted like nothing gone wrong.

"She's got insane." whispered Clarissa to Felicity, watching she helping James to pick up some books he fell down.
"I sometimes wish she would just igore him and hate him in the natural way. Not helping him and hating him the same time." murmured Felicity as she saw Lily smiled at James.
"That's what she's good at. Self control...." said Clarissa, shaking her head. " Let's see how James will act, shall we?"
"I'll bet you a chocolate frog that James can never have Lily as a girlfriend. Friend maybe, but not a girlfriend." said Felicity.
"I accept your bet." Clarissa grinned.

Today was the last morning for James to meet Flora. The same time as every morning Lily dressed. This time, she chose a light purple dress and shoes to meet James. She was still as lovely as ever. She wanted James to remember today, the prettiest girl in Hogwarts will break his heart. She smiled at herself.

To her surprise James was already there, fallen asleep. This was one of James' charm. He wanted Lily to feel touched. She sat next to him and used her hand to run though James untidy hair. James woke up slowly and saw her. He smiled at this charming girl. Then he looked solemn.

"Flora, I'm sorry. I can't find out who you are. I guess it will be the end of us...."
Then he walked out of the common room. He expected she would stop him and beg him to stay. However, this was all in Lily's plan. She replied calmly.

"Well, I guess so too. If you really wanted to find me, you could 'cause I left lots of hints for you. But you didn't bother to look for me, do you? Popular James Potter. You will regret that you didn't spend much effort to find me. Today, in the Great Hall, you will know who I am. But you should never expect me to forgive you." said Lily in a soft tone.

James was taken back. This wasn't what he expected.

"I"m just joking, Flora. Really I am!" He hugged her. " I need you."

"But you need other girls more than me. Good bye James." and she went out, leaving James there.