Chapter 4. The heart breaker

When James went to breakfast with Sirius and Remus, he saw everyone was looking at one direction.
*You haven*t played any tricks on Snape without me, have you guys?* asked James.
*Of course not James. Why? * asked Sirius. Then James went speechless. He saw "Flora" with Felicity and Clarissa, talking and laughing. James had a horrible thought.
"No, it couldn't be her...."
"Couldn't be who? Who's that beautiful girl there?" asked Sirius. James igored him and he went up slowly to the girls.
*Er, Clarissa, would you introduce this girl to me?* he said.
Clarissa looked at him and giggled. *She? I thought you already know her. She*s Lily!*
*Lily!?!* marveled James. "but that's impossible! No, I mean... Lily?"
"Yes?" said Lily lazily.
"Er...." Lily could see he was quite speechless.
"Let's go girls. Perhaps Mr. Potter here would think out something to say when we're gone"
Then Lily whispered into James ears. "My middle name is Flora. Lily Flora Evans. Too bad you didn't bother to find it out, did you?"
James went back to his friends, looking both shocked and furious.
"So," said Sirius "who's that girl? Where's Lily? I thought Felicity and Clarissa were friends with her."
Remus looked at James over shocked face. "I bet that was Lily Evans, am I right, James?"
"Lily???" roared Sirius. "That's impossible."
"Yes, she is Lily. Lily Flora Evans." murmured James.

From the plainest girl in school, Lily was now the most popular girl in Hogwarts. She was far more charming and lovely than Felicity and Clarissa. She went with different boys everyday, just to spite James. She flirted with them and flirt far more worst in front of James. James was heart broken. Why, why he didn't spend time to find out who was Flora? If he did, perhaps the boy next to Lily was him. He didn't flirt as he used to. In fact, he didn't seem to live in the world now. He was always dreaming away. Sirius and Remus were sorry for him. They told Felitcity and Clarissa all about it.
"Can't you guys help him?" asked Sirius.
"I don't think Clarissa or me would want to help him. It's all his fault that Lily didn't like him anymore." explained Felicity.
"Anyway I think he deserves it." said Clarissa.
"I don't think we should bother them anymore. If they are meant for each other, then they will be." reasoned Remus.
"I never thought you would say things like that." said Clarissa.
"Well, there's lots of things you don't know about me, Clarissa." laughed Remus.

In the other hand, Lily was happy to see her plan had work. The effect was better than she expected. However, she was a bit sad for James. She couldn't help liking him and was hurt to see him crestfallen. However, it was James fault that he had teased her first and didn't seem to care when she was Flora. So Lily went on, flirting with other boys. She didn't seem to care who he was, except James. She pretended not to notice James anymore, though she knew his eyes were following her. She even flirt with Sirius. Sirius was amazed to see her so pretty. She hardly look like the girl with ugly hair and glasses before. Lily went out of him, making James extremely jealous. Felicity went out with James, making James dream about the time he had with Lily. Clarissa went out with Remus of course. Soon they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
Felicity of course, wasn't having a good time because James didn't seem to notice her at all. In fact, he didn't seem to notice anyone except Lily.

Lily went on being brilliant in every subject. But James, to the teachers' surprise, he didn't seem to care about magic anymore. He was the best student, but now, he seems to be the worse one. He played pranks more than ever. He played them on every single boy who went out with Lily. Except for Sirius of course. He trust Sirius not to get real with Lily. No boy was safe to date with Lily without being embarrassed in front of the whole school the next morning. But that didn't stop much people. However, Lily went to talk with James in front of the whole school.
"James Potter, I forbid you to do any pranks to my boyfriends!!!"
"Lily, you know why, don't you?"
"No, I really don't."
"Lily, I need you."
"But I don't." stormed Lily. But then she added softly. "At least, I don't now."
"What do you mean?"
Lily didn't replied and ran off. James asked Felicity in the common room for all the details of why Lily was so unattractive before when she is so pretty now? And what does she mean of "I don't now"?
Felicity told him from the argument in the train up to the Lily now.

"She liked you when you guys met in the train. But you didn't notice her. She was crestfallen when she had some kind of illness of her eyes. But you tease her, make her feel low for two whole weeks. After that, Lily was finally able to recover from her illness. But she wanted to you to regret your words to her. So she met you as Flora, giving you a chance to love her. But you didn't accept it. You still went on flirting, joking all day long, never thinking of her. She found out you didn't care whether you find her or not. She knew you thought she would beg you to be your girlfriend. So she became the Lily you have seen now. I wonder if she has any love for you left." and she walked off, leaving James in the common room, thinking.

On Saturday, Sirius, Remus, Clarissa, Felicity and Lily went out to talk about James.
"Why don't you just give him a chance, Li? You've already got him. Don't play with his heart any more. I'm afraid he will go crazy!" said Sirius. Sirius and Felicity were together all along. Lily just borrow him to break James' heart.
"He had seen the real me before. Don't you remember? I was Flora, and I gave him the chance to have me if he had really tried." said Lily. "And did he do? He just went on flirting with others!!! Now I want him to see me flirting with others. He must see what I saw before."
"I guess you are not going to give James any chances?" Remus asked.
"Maybe or not." and Lily went off, going back to her dorm.
"You guys don't know Lily. She isn't the kind who likes revenge. She still likes James. However, she can't forget what James has done to her." said Clarissa. "She is kind and mean is not her nature. She'll get over it."
"I think I have tiny plan for the two lovers." said Sirius, grinning at Remus.
"I hope this one's good, Sirius. Last time you made things worst with your "tiny plan"." said Remus slyly. The girls begged him to tell them.
"Don't you dare to tell the girls anything about it!!" threatened Sirius.
"I promise I wouldn't." Remus said in a innocent voice. The girls giggled. Remus had his fingers crossed behind his back.