Lily awoke and yawned, rubbing her eyes to see it still dark out. ***Good
I'm still awake…James!*** She looked quickly at her watch to see it was
8:10!!! "I'm late!" she cried out, and then covered her mouth as she
noticed no one around. Quietly she tip-toed to the portrait and whispered
the password to it. The portrait swung open and climbed over the notch.
Lily cautiously looked from the left to the right in the hallway and slowly
walked towards the staircase. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming closer
and she froze on the stair case, sliding against the wall. It was Filch!!!
Luckily he had gone the other way, and she heard the steps of him and his
cat trotting away.
Exhaling, she went up the first set of steps two by two, making great speed. Lily stopped a while to take a breather and then continued up the second staircase. ***Finally, I got to the third floor, but I don't know where on the third floor….*** She looked around, but saw no one! ***It's just another trick of his isn't it! Playing with my mind! Err! I hate him!*** She went to turn around, but instead heard someone whisper into her ear.
"You're late."
She gasped, and knew who it was now. She was about to turn around and yell at him, but instead of meeting his gaze, she met his lips. They embraced in a passionate kiss, and she knew she should pull away, but found herself kissing back. Quickly she stepped back and noticed that his invisibility cloak had fallen to the ground. ***What have I done? Why didn't I remember his famous invisibility cloak?! Oh no! What about Marie!!!*** Lily felt tears well up into her eyes, thinking about Marie, and looked quickly at James.
"I'm sorry," she said quickly.
"About what?' James replied, with the moon coming across his dark hair.
She looked up with tears brimming on her eyes and said, "I'm not going to betray my friend, let alone be another one of your girlfriends of the week!"
"But it's different this time….I feel….so much different than I did before. I get this feeling…whenever I think of you. Please you must understand! I've never talked about this with anybody else…I know Marie likes me, but I…."
"So is this just another one of your pickup lines isn't it? I should've suspected this!" Lily spurted out. She looked into James eyes and saw a painful look in his eyes, she had never seen before. "I have to go…"
"Please don't," James said with pain flowing out with each word.
Lily looked into his eyes once more, quickly passing by him to the staircase. When she got to the staircase she looked back at James again, hiding half behind the staircase. She saw a hint of tears brimming at his eyes, but couldn't tell from the tears falling down her cheek.
"I'm….so….sorry." Lily could find no other words to say to him, and swept down the stairs. Suddenly she felt his present next to her, and ran faster down the staircase. She reached the bottom and ran straight into Filch, with his black cat next to him.
"Well, Well, Well. What do we have here? Ms. Evans! I would have never expected this from you!" She saw him look at her and said, "You will get double detention, seeing that its this late, and you might only get one, if the other person comes out of hiding," as he looked across the stair way suspiciously. He suddenly did a turn around the hall. Lily closed her eyes. ***Please don't come out. Please don't come out. It's my fault for running!***
"I also am here, Mr. Filth, I mean Filch," James said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh well then, that was suspected that one of you would be here," Filch said, glaring at James. Lily looked around to where James put the invisibility cloak, but didn't see it anywhere.
"Well, I will see you tomorrow after school, cleaning the trophy cabinet, Ms. Evans and Mr. Potter."
"Yes, sir," Lily replied, cutting up James' rude remark.
"Get back to your dorms, or I will assign you more detentions."
Lily quickly walked ahead, and soon James was panting besides her.
"These changes nothing," Lily said sternly.
"It was a try."
"Well stop trying," Lily replied, while staring ahead.
"I shall never stop trying, my dear," James said.
"I see you've finally stopped acting like your sweet, fake self." She felt a spur of silence as they clambered to the first floor.
"It wasn't fake…besides now I'm taking a different approach."
"Whatever approach that is, I don't care. Never try anything, because I could never look Marie in the eyes again…" Lily said she slowly walked up to her dormitory, going over what just happened.
Exhaling, she went up the first set of steps two by two, making great speed. Lily stopped a while to take a breather and then continued up the second staircase. ***Finally, I got to the third floor, but I don't know where on the third floor….*** She looked around, but saw no one! ***It's just another trick of his isn't it! Playing with my mind! Err! I hate him!*** She went to turn around, but instead heard someone whisper into her ear.
"You're late."
She gasped, and knew who it was now. She was about to turn around and yell at him, but instead of meeting his gaze, she met his lips. They embraced in a passionate kiss, and she knew she should pull away, but found herself kissing back. Quickly she stepped back and noticed that his invisibility cloak had fallen to the ground. ***What have I done? Why didn't I remember his famous invisibility cloak?! Oh no! What about Marie!!!*** Lily felt tears well up into her eyes, thinking about Marie, and looked quickly at James.
"I'm sorry," she said quickly.
"About what?' James replied, with the moon coming across his dark hair.
She looked up with tears brimming on her eyes and said, "I'm not going to betray my friend, let alone be another one of your girlfriends of the week!"
"But it's different this time….I feel….so much different than I did before. I get this feeling…whenever I think of you. Please you must understand! I've never talked about this with anybody else…I know Marie likes me, but I…."
"So is this just another one of your pickup lines isn't it? I should've suspected this!" Lily spurted out. She looked into James eyes and saw a painful look in his eyes, she had never seen before. "I have to go…"
"Please don't," James said with pain flowing out with each word.
Lily looked into his eyes once more, quickly passing by him to the staircase. When she got to the staircase she looked back at James again, hiding half behind the staircase. She saw a hint of tears brimming at his eyes, but couldn't tell from the tears falling down her cheek.
"I'm….so….sorry." Lily could find no other words to say to him, and swept down the stairs. Suddenly she felt his present next to her, and ran faster down the staircase. She reached the bottom and ran straight into Filch, with his black cat next to him.
"Well, Well, Well. What do we have here? Ms. Evans! I would have never expected this from you!" She saw him look at her and said, "You will get double detention, seeing that its this late, and you might only get one, if the other person comes out of hiding," as he looked across the stair way suspiciously. He suddenly did a turn around the hall. Lily closed her eyes. ***Please don't come out. Please don't come out. It's my fault for running!***
"I also am here, Mr. Filth, I mean Filch," James said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh well then, that was suspected that one of you would be here," Filch said, glaring at James. Lily looked around to where James put the invisibility cloak, but didn't see it anywhere.
"Well, I will see you tomorrow after school, cleaning the trophy cabinet, Ms. Evans and Mr. Potter."
"Yes, sir," Lily replied, cutting up James' rude remark.
"Get back to your dorms, or I will assign you more detentions."
Lily quickly walked ahead, and soon James was panting besides her.
"These changes nothing," Lily said sternly.
"It was a try."
"Well stop trying," Lily replied, while staring ahead.
"I shall never stop trying, my dear," James said.
"I see you've finally stopped acting like your sweet, fake self." She felt a spur of silence as they clambered to the first floor.
"It wasn't fake…besides now I'm taking a different approach."
"Whatever approach that is, I don't care. Never try anything, because I could never look Marie in the eyes again…" Lily said she slowly walked up to her dormitory, going over what just happened.