Chapter Four: Darleen: Slytherin with lots of boys
Lily walked slowly down to the tree by the lake. She liked to take her time to do things. She always liked to do things calmly and patiently. Today it was no different. It was a beautiful spring day and she wanted to enjoy it and forget why she was going down to the tree by the lake for a while She couldn't bear to think about Darleen, but for the past 2 days she had been forced to do so. She wanted to forget her because every time she tought about her those horrible memories from her first 3 years would come back, and yesterday she had almost slipped. No, she would be more careful now and James would be oblivious to what her past hid.
As she approached the tree, she saw the figure of a boy watching the sunset. James. She went to the tree and sat down beside him. There was a silence as she too watched it. Then she spoke up. "Beautiful. Isn't it?" James turned to look at her. A smile on his face. "Hi Lily. So what's up for today?" he said softly. Lily took out 2 pictures and handed them to James. James looked at them, they were no other than egomaniac Paul Ledger and... "SNAPE?????!!!!!!" he shouted. Lily chuckled. "Yup. He's after her. So's Paul. But Paul has an advantage, he's her current best friend. Snape annoyes her so he doesn't have a good chance with her." said Lily. "Paul? That egocentric nut case? Geez. I thought she had better taste." exclaimed James totally disgusted. Lily chuckled again. "Well...Paul wasn't always an egocentric nut case as you call him. He was actually really nice before third year. He was one of my best friends." said Lily softly. James understood and Sirius's word came back to him, so he didn't push it. "So tell me about Ledger and Darleen." said James. Lily swallowed. "This will hurt" she thought. "Well... Paul and Darleen have been friend since first year. But Paul didn't become Darleen's best friend until third year when her other best friend became her boyfriend. She was steady with him until 3 months ago, I think. So now she's single and Paul's after her. Paul has always fancied Darleen, but she was so blind to it until 3rd year. By 4th year she thought she had been a harmless crush of his, but she was wrong. He's always been madly in love with her and always will be. I'm betting that since this is one of our last years here, he'll seize any chance when he can. So you better watch out for him." explained Lily. James nodded.
There's something about her I don't get, it's almost as if she doesn't like talking about Paul and Darleen and Sarah-Kate, but it's like a relief to her. Weird. James looked to her jade-green eyes. She was hiding something from him or from the world. He wanted to know what it was. The Lily spoke up. "You'll also want to know about her past relationships. Well, there's only Frederic Reale. Nicknamed Freddie. Freddie and Darleen met at an art course they took. They were friends for a while and then became boyfriend and girlfriend. But they broke up about 3 months ago because Darleen was always here, and Freddie is a muggle so they didn't see each other too much." James smiled. "How do you get all this information? And the photos? And how do you know her so well?" he asked. Lily's happiness melted away, pain was in her face. James felt guilty. "Friends." she answered in a flat tone. "Lily, no offense you don't have friends except for Sirius and Lindsay. You said so yourself. Those "friends" are people who think you're nice and ask you favors and return them by getting you information. So they're contacts." said James.
Lily looked at him. He's right. "Yeah. You're right. Contacts." she said a bit more cheery. James was such a nice person. So understanding. She wondered why she hadn't tried to be his friend before. "Ahhhh. But you didn't because you thought you had everything but you really didn't, it was just an illusion. That's why." a voice in her head said. Lily sighed. James looked at her. "Are you Okay Lily? Tell me, what's bothering you?" said James in a soothing tone. Lily looked at him. "Someday, you'll know. The day you realize why Darleen is a Slytherin and Paul a Ravenclaw. The day when you will realize everything you've been living is an illusion and those you thought you really loved betray you." she said. Her eyes flashed memories of pain. She stood up and left James thinking about what she had just said.
Lily walked slowly down to the tree by the lake. She liked to take her time to do things. She always liked to do things calmly and patiently. Today it was no different. It was a beautiful spring day and she wanted to enjoy it and forget why she was going down to the tree by the lake for a while She couldn't bear to think about Darleen, but for the past 2 days she had been forced to do so. She wanted to forget her because every time she tought about her those horrible memories from her first 3 years would come back, and yesterday she had almost slipped. No, she would be more careful now and James would be oblivious to what her past hid.
As she approached the tree, she saw the figure of a boy watching the sunset. James. She went to the tree and sat down beside him. There was a silence as she too watched it. Then she spoke up. "Beautiful. Isn't it?" James turned to look at her. A smile on his face. "Hi Lily. So what's up for today?" he said softly. Lily took out 2 pictures and handed them to James. James looked at them, they were no other than egomaniac Paul Ledger and... "SNAPE?????!!!!!!" he shouted. Lily chuckled. "Yup. He's after her. So's Paul. But Paul has an advantage, he's her current best friend. Snape annoyes her so he doesn't have a good chance with her." said Lily. "Paul? That egocentric nut case? Geez. I thought she had better taste." exclaimed James totally disgusted. Lily chuckled again. "Well...Paul wasn't always an egocentric nut case as you call him. He was actually really nice before third year. He was one of my best friends." said Lily softly. James understood and Sirius's word came back to him, so he didn't push it. "So tell me about Ledger and Darleen." said James. Lily swallowed. "This will hurt" she thought. "Well... Paul and Darleen have been friend since first year. But Paul didn't become Darleen's best friend until third year when her other best friend became her boyfriend. She was steady with him until 3 months ago, I think. So now she's single and Paul's after her. Paul has always fancied Darleen, but she was so blind to it until 3rd year. By 4th year she thought she had been a harmless crush of his, but she was wrong. He's always been madly in love with her and always will be. I'm betting that since this is one of our last years here, he'll seize any chance when he can. So you better watch out for him." explained Lily. James nodded.
There's something about her I don't get, it's almost as if she doesn't like talking about Paul and Darleen and Sarah-Kate, but it's like a relief to her. Weird. James looked to her jade-green eyes. She was hiding something from him or from the world. He wanted to know what it was. The Lily spoke up. "You'll also want to know about her past relationships. Well, there's only Frederic Reale. Nicknamed Freddie. Freddie and Darleen met at an art course they took. They were friends for a while and then became boyfriend and girlfriend. But they broke up about 3 months ago because Darleen was always here, and Freddie is a muggle so they didn't see each other too much." James smiled. "How do you get all this information? And the photos? And how do you know her so well?" he asked. Lily's happiness melted away, pain was in her face. James felt guilty. "Friends." she answered in a flat tone. "Lily, no offense you don't have friends except for Sirius and Lindsay. You said so yourself. Those "friends" are people who think you're nice and ask you favors and return them by getting you information. So they're contacts." said James.
Lily looked at him. He's right. "Yeah. You're right. Contacts." she said a bit more cheery. James was such a nice person. So understanding. She wondered why she hadn't tried to be his friend before. "Ahhhh. But you didn't because you thought you had everything but you really didn't, it was just an illusion. That's why." a voice in her head said. Lily sighed. James looked at her. "Are you Okay Lily? Tell me, what's bothering you?" said James in a soothing tone. Lily looked at him. "Someday, you'll know. The day you realize why Darleen is a Slytherin and Paul a Ravenclaw. The day when you will realize everything you've been living is an illusion and those you thought you really loved betray you." she said. Her eyes flashed memories of pain. She stood up and left James thinking about what she had just said.