In the common room the next day there was a lot of tension floating around.
By then of course, most of the school had heard about Potter and Black's
fight. The two boys who had been best friends for seven years.
Lily was confused. Why had Sirius suddenly blown up like that? She was hoping miserably that it had nothing to do with her.
The argument had probably affected Peter (a/n: ha ha Peter!) and Remus the most. They didn't wanna pick sides over an argument they didn't understand.
James, Remus, Peter, Terra and Lily were sitting in the common room doing their homework.
Terra stood up suddenly. 'I need to go to the library. Be back in a minute,' she said, then walked out of the common room. Just as she went out of the portrait hole, Sirius appeared from his dormitory. Noticing James, he stood at the bottom of the stairs and didn't say anything. James stood up. Lily looked at the two of them and glanced at Peter and Remus. Their faces were expressionless.
Sirius looked at James with disgust for a moment then continued past them to the portrait hole. Just as he reached it, James called out. 'Sirius, wait…'
Sirius didn't look round. He just stopped in his tracks, and waited. James waited.
After a few seconds James said, 'Sirius, talk to me.' Lily could see it on his face: James was hurting real bad.
'Why?' asked Sirius angrily, then continued through the portrait hole and out of the common room. James sighed and sat down again.
'Why don't you go after him?' asked Remus.
'What would be the point?' said James sadly. 'He's not talking to me.'
'…For…something you don't even know about?' asked Peter amazedly.
James nodded slowly. 'Well, that's not right,' continued Peter. 'He should at least tell you what you did.'
While Peter and Sirius were nodding at each other, Lily stole a glance at James. He looked strange. Very awkward and…Lily shook her head. She didn't know what was going on.
'Just talk to him. Piss him off if you have to, but at least that'll get him to talk to you.'
James looked at Remus. 'Maybe I don't want him to talk to me.' The harshness in his voice surprised everyone. 'If he has a problem with me, then that's his problem, not mine.' At this, James stood up and walked out of the room, and up the stairs to his dormitory.
Peter frowned. 'Ok, I'm confused. First, he desperately wanted Sirius to forgive him for…whatever, and talk to him again, and now he doesn't care?'
Lily shook her head. 'No, he does care. He just doesn't wanna show it.'
Peter stood up angrily. 'Just because you're dating him, it doesn't mean you suddenly know him any better than we do, EVANS.' Lily looked at Peter in surprise. 'We've been his best friends for years, so just stay out of the way.' Peter ran out of the room.
Lily and Remus looked at each other. Lily had tears in her eyes. 'Is that what you all really think?' she asked. Remus didn't answer. He bit his bottom lip.
'It's not that…' he said slowly. 'It's just that, well, sometimes you do act as if you know more about him than us…'
Lily stood up. 'Well fine, if that's how everyone feels I won't bother trying to help anymore!' she shouted, then ran into her dormitory.
Remus sat blinking in his chair, wondering what the hell had just happened.
Terra came into the common room flicking through her book. 'Well, found it…' she looked up. '…Hey, where did everyone go? What happened?'
Remus shook his head. 'I have no idea…'
* * *
That evening Lily and James were sitting out in the grounds together. Lily was resting her head against James' shoulder, and they were just looking at the stars. No one had said anything for ages, and Lily felt she probably should, but didn't wanna upset the silence.
Oh well, she thought and looked up at James. 'James?' she said.
'Hmm?' he mumbled, not looking at her.
'What are you hiding?' This time James looked at her.
'What are you talking about?' he asked gruffly.
Lily sat up. 'Don't mess around with me, James. You know what's going on between you and Sirius, don't you?'
James stood up and walked a few metres in front. 'Of course not!' he shouted, though not looking at her at all.
Lily went up to James and put her hand on his shoulder. 'Tell me. I want to help…'
'What can you do! You're just a girl…' he said quickly without thinking. Then he stopped. '…Sorry, Lily…I, I dind't mean…'
Lily looked at him with tears in her eyes. 'Just a girl am I? JUST A GIRL! James Potter, I am not just A girl, I'm supposed to be YOUR girl! And I'm only trying to help! What is with people today? Shall I just stop helping? Fine, I will. I don't care anymore. You sort out your own life…'cause I'm no longer in it…' Then she started crying and ran up to the building. James frowned and looked away, but didn't bother to stop his tears.
* * *
Lily lay on her bed crying. Why was James acting so strange? He definitely knew something and wasn't telling anyone else about it.
And what was up with Sirius? Why had he yelled at James in the pub the other day? What did James do that was so terrible?
Why had Peter gotten angry with Lily in the common room earlier that day? All she was trying to do was help. That's all she ever tried to do. She just didn't like seeing people unhappy.
And why…Lily wiped her tears and got into bed properly. She was going to find out what was going on. And the next day, she got out of bed, and went to find Sirius.
A/N: sorry. I don't know whats wrong with me, but I cant write anymore!!! I know this is really crappy and short chapters and all, but pleez r&r anyway to help boost my confidence! (Heva(
Lily was confused. Why had Sirius suddenly blown up like that? She was hoping miserably that it had nothing to do with her.
The argument had probably affected Peter (a/n: ha ha Peter!) and Remus the most. They didn't wanna pick sides over an argument they didn't understand.
James, Remus, Peter, Terra and Lily were sitting in the common room doing their homework.
Terra stood up suddenly. 'I need to go to the library. Be back in a minute,' she said, then walked out of the common room. Just as she went out of the portrait hole, Sirius appeared from his dormitory. Noticing James, he stood at the bottom of the stairs and didn't say anything. James stood up. Lily looked at the two of them and glanced at Peter and Remus. Their faces were expressionless.
Sirius looked at James with disgust for a moment then continued past them to the portrait hole. Just as he reached it, James called out. 'Sirius, wait…'
Sirius didn't look round. He just stopped in his tracks, and waited. James waited.
After a few seconds James said, 'Sirius, talk to me.' Lily could see it on his face: James was hurting real bad.
'Why?' asked Sirius angrily, then continued through the portrait hole and out of the common room. James sighed and sat down again.
'Why don't you go after him?' asked Remus.
'What would be the point?' said James sadly. 'He's not talking to me.'
'…For…something you don't even know about?' asked Peter amazedly.
James nodded slowly. 'Well, that's not right,' continued Peter. 'He should at least tell you what you did.'
While Peter and Sirius were nodding at each other, Lily stole a glance at James. He looked strange. Very awkward and…Lily shook her head. She didn't know what was going on.
'Just talk to him. Piss him off if you have to, but at least that'll get him to talk to you.'
James looked at Remus. 'Maybe I don't want him to talk to me.' The harshness in his voice surprised everyone. 'If he has a problem with me, then that's his problem, not mine.' At this, James stood up and walked out of the room, and up the stairs to his dormitory.
Peter frowned. 'Ok, I'm confused. First, he desperately wanted Sirius to forgive him for…whatever, and talk to him again, and now he doesn't care?'
Lily shook her head. 'No, he does care. He just doesn't wanna show it.'
Peter stood up angrily. 'Just because you're dating him, it doesn't mean you suddenly know him any better than we do, EVANS.' Lily looked at Peter in surprise. 'We've been his best friends for years, so just stay out of the way.' Peter ran out of the room.
Lily and Remus looked at each other. Lily had tears in her eyes. 'Is that what you all really think?' she asked. Remus didn't answer. He bit his bottom lip.
'It's not that…' he said slowly. 'It's just that, well, sometimes you do act as if you know more about him than us…'
Lily stood up. 'Well fine, if that's how everyone feels I won't bother trying to help anymore!' she shouted, then ran into her dormitory.
Remus sat blinking in his chair, wondering what the hell had just happened.
Terra came into the common room flicking through her book. 'Well, found it…' she looked up. '…Hey, where did everyone go? What happened?'
Remus shook his head. 'I have no idea…'
* * *
That evening Lily and James were sitting out in the grounds together. Lily was resting her head against James' shoulder, and they were just looking at the stars. No one had said anything for ages, and Lily felt she probably should, but didn't wanna upset the silence.
Oh well, she thought and looked up at James. 'James?' she said.
'Hmm?' he mumbled, not looking at her.
'What are you hiding?' This time James looked at her.
'What are you talking about?' he asked gruffly.
Lily sat up. 'Don't mess around with me, James. You know what's going on between you and Sirius, don't you?'
James stood up and walked a few metres in front. 'Of course not!' he shouted, though not looking at her at all.
Lily went up to James and put her hand on his shoulder. 'Tell me. I want to help…'
'What can you do! You're just a girl…' he said quickly without thinking. Then he stopped. '…Sorry, Lily…I, I dind't mean…'
Lily looked at him with tears in her eyes. 'Just a girl am I? JUST A GIRL! James Potter, I am not just A girl, I'm supposed to be YOUR girl! And I'm only trying to help! What is with people today? Shall I just stop helping? Fine, I will. I don't care anymore. You sort out your own life…'cause I'm no longer in it…' Then she started crying and ran up to the building. James frowned and looked away, but didn't bother to stop his tears.
* * *
Lily lay on her bed crying. Why was James acting so strange? He definitely knew something and wasn't telling anyone else about it.
And what was up with Sirius? Why had he yelled at James in the pub the other day? What did James do that was so terrible?
Why had Peter gotten angry with Lily in the common room earlier that day? All she was trying to do was help. That's all she ever tried to do. She just didn't like seeing people unhappy.
And why…Lily wiped her tears and got into bed properly. She was going to find out what was going on. And the next day, she got out of bed, and went to find Sirius.
A/N: sorry. I don't know whats wrong with me, but I cant write anymore!!! I know this is really crappy and short chapters and all, but pleez r&r anyway to help boost my confidence! (Heva(