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Chapter Thirteen: How everything changed
James walked through the castle doors. Darleen was rattling on about makeup or something. He cared less. He had barely spoken a word since the train ride had begun. Luckily, Darleen didn't notice it, since she liked the sound of her own voice more than anything else. He had actually been pretty noisy before Lily came. It was her, of course who had startled him and made him become silent. She had changed so much. He had barely recognized her. But her green-jade eyes still flashed her sweetness and kindness for a long-missed friend. James had often missed her since Darleen was not that kindly. Sure, she was nice and cuddly, but Lily...that was another thing. She was smart and pretty and Kind, yes kind. She appreciated everything, especially a friend like him. Darleen was always unpredictable, sometime she was warm and friendly but sometimes stone-cold and mean, especially to Lily. He wished with all his being he could have just one more afternoon with Lily to talk about stuff as they used to.
Before he knew it they were in the great hall and had to sit in different tables. He went to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Sirius. A few minutes later Lily came in laughing with a girl with a messy brown-haired braid. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and took the seats in front of himself and Sirius. James felt a funny fluttering feeling in his stomach. Lily stopped laughing and her eyes fell on James who blushed. Lily looked at him funny. "James. Do you realize you have a green face, don't you?" she remarked. Quickly, James appeared a mirror and looked at his reflection. Sure enough, there was his usual self with a green face. Then he saw snape snigger from the Slytherin table. Anger boiled in his blood. He was about to explode while Sirius shook with silent laughter. Quickly, Lily cast the counter-curse and his face was back to normal. "Mental Note: Kill Snape." he thought.
Then, after the sorting, Dumbledore got the student's attention for some important announcements. He cleared his throat loudly to get everyone's attention. The hall went silent. "Welcome to another year. I would like you to know, that this year we have 1000 extra galleons to give in a social event such as a party. Suggestions are welcome. Just give them to the head boy or girl, that is Lily Evans and James Potter. Thank you. Now eat!" he said. Lily and James gave each other surprised glances. "You're head boy?" asked Lily incredously. "Yeah. Weird, you're head girl." replied James just as shocked. "Oh well. It's nice to hear that. Maybe we'll spend an afternoon together that way." said Lily smiling. "Yeah." said James in a oh-well voice. Then they both returned to their supper.
When James had finished dinner, led the first-years to the tower and pushed off all the welcome back parties in the common room, he retired to his dorm. He was dead tired. He had had so many shocks that day. First, Lily's extreme change and later finding out she was Head Girl. He wondered how Darleen would respond to this. Maybe badly, but he didn't know. Maybe he loved Lily... no. Impossible. He was dating Darleen and he loved Darleen with all his being. He liked Lily as a friend. Yes, and it would stay that way.
September became October and October became November and then December. Everything seemed to be going well. Or at least James thought so. He and Darleen hung out quite a lot more than last year and were found snogging almost everywhere or holding hands. He had put aside those doubts for Lily and forgotten them. Lily, ran into them a lot of times. Although she felt a pang of jealousy, she looked at them happily and walked away, trying hard to feel happy for them, but it was a fake happiness. She was really hiding her sadness.
Anyway, christamas vacations eventually came along and among those who stayed were Lily, James, Darleen, SK and Paul. James and Lily were the only Gryffindors staying so they had the tower for themselves. Of course it was during this time, December 20th to be exact when James had the most horrible experience of his life.
He walked swiftly down the hallway, humming to himself. In one hand he carried a bouquet of roses for Darleen. He had tried to tame his raven-black hair for this occasion, it was James & Darleen's 9-month anniversary. He and Darleen had agreed to meet at the north side of the lake at 12:45 pm to celebrate. And that was where he was heading at the moment. While Lily was cozy in the common room by the fire, reading a book, just enjoying the pleasures of life. She was also thinking about James. She had met him when he had come rushing down the stairs from the dorm with a bouquet of roses for Darleen. She had asked where he was going and he had told her, to celebrate his 9-month anniversary. At that moment she had wished she was Darleen waiting for James to arrive with a bouquet of roses. Then, when he had left she had been shocked at how much time had passed since she had helped James, since they had actually shared an afternoon. 9 months, that was a lot of time. And it was right then and there when she decided that one of her new year's resolutions wwas going to be to spend a bit more time with her friends, James in particular, because she spent lots of time with Bella. But dear old Bella had gone over to Sirius's house for the holidays. Bella and Sirius were inseparable since they had started dating, and Lily was all for it becaude they were her two best friends.
James approached the lake calmly and Happy. There, stiing in a bench, was Darleen in her winter robes. She turned back and saw him. She smiled. James hugged her and gave her the bouquet. Darleen was surprised. "Thank you James." she said politely. James was a bit uncomfortable with her coolness. She looked at him in the eyes. "We need to talk." she said and paused for a moment. "I'm breaking up with you James. I found someone else." James was dumbstruck. He seemed as if he had just been hit with an frying pan on the face. "Oh. I understand." he said in a creaky voice. Darleen smiled. "I'm sorry." she said. James was still shocked. Then he turn and ran to the castle. He ran past the doors until he reached the corner outside of the library. There, he slid down and cried.
It was about half an hour later some footsteps distracted him an he looked up. He saw Darleen Talking with some friends. "....yeah. I just dumped him you know. Poor fool, probably crying his eyes out somewhere. He never really knew WHY I dumped him. Like he didn't have the brains to figure out I was using him for transfiguration. Idiot. I never really liked him. Ha ha. Though Evans did figure that out and nearly ruined my plan, well anyway. It doesn't matter now, I got what I wanted. The next one on the line is Malfoy maybe..." said Darleen. James had heard her and anger boiled in his blood as he stood up and faced them. His tearstained cheeks meant nothing to him now. Only revenge. " I can't believe you Harper. You used me. I should've listened to Lily and Sirius. Yes. You know what? You are a worthless piece of junk. I don't ever want to see you or your friends again." he said angrily. Darleen was shocked at first, but then her expression changed and she smirked. "Neither do I Potter. But mark my words, I will make sure your life is miserable for the rest of your days if you even try to say anything. And anyway who will believe you? I'd watch out if I were you Potter, because you don't know what I'm capable of." she spat out angrilly and went on her way. James, feeling mad and sad ran to Gryffindor Tower.
Lily had gone out to the library to return her book while James went into the dorm and did something that almost cost him his life if it wouldn't have been for Lily. Lily stayed at the library quite some time, in fact until 5:09 when she checked out a new book and went for her regular afternoon stroll around the lake. She carried a warm coat over her sweater, a scarf and a hat. She whistled happily on her way as she calmly walked around the Hogwarts grounds, appreciating the wonderful winter scenery. After a while, it began to snow harder, but still, she kept on walking. Eventually she came to the tree by the lake. She closed her eyes and tried to remember those cozy afternoons by the tree. She remembered James's comforting hug so vividly and wished she could feel it again.
Since, Lily was not paying attention at all to where she was going, she tripped and fell flat into the snow. She quickly woke up from her daydream and pulled herself up. Then she saw what she had tripped on, a rosy tube of some kind. It looked like a leg. She started to dig and found out that she had tripped on a leg. Lily was curious of who was in the snow, so she started to dig more to uncover the entire body. And after 20 minutes of digging in the snow, she revealed a young man of about 17 in shorts and a no-sleeve shirt, frozen or asleep in the snow. He looked familiar. Then she saw his raven-black hair and recognized him immediately. "James" she whispered.
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Chapter Thirteen: How everything changed
James walked through the castle doors. Darleen was rattling on about makeup or something. He cared less. He had barely spoken a word since the train ride had begun. Luckily, Darleen didn't notice it, since she liked the sound of her own voice more than anything else. He had actually been pretty noisy before Lily came. It was her, of course who had startled him and made him become silent. She had changed so much. He had barely recognized her. But her green-jade eyes still flashed her sweetness and kindness for a long-missed friend. James had often missed her since Darleen was not that kindly. Sure, she was nice and cuddly, but Lily...that was another thing. She was smart and pretty and Kind, yes kind. She appreciated everything, especially a friend like him. Darleen was always unpredictable, sometime she was warm and friendly but sometimes stone-cold and mean, especially to Lily. He wished with all his being he could have just one more afternoon with Lily to talk about stuff as they used to.
Before he knew it they were in the great hall and had to sit in different tables. He went to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Sirius. A few minutes later Lily came in laughing with a girl with a messy brown-haired braid. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and took the seats in front of himself and Sirius. James felt a funny fluttering feeling in his stomach. Lily stopped laughing and her eyes fell on James who blushed. Lily looked at him funny. "James. Do you realize you have a green face, don't you?" she remarked. Quickly, James appeared a mirror and looked at his reflection. Sure enough, there was his usual self with a green face. Then he saw snape snigger from the Slytherin table. Anger boiled in his blood. He was about to explode while Sirius shook with silent laughter. Quickly, Lily cast the counter-curse and his face was back to normal. "Mental Note: Kill Snape." he thought.
Then, after the sorting, Dumbledore got the student's attention for some important announcements. He cleared his throat loudly to get everyone's attention. The hall went silent. "Welcome to another year. I would like you to know, that this year we have 1000 extra galleons to give in a social event such as a party. Suggestions are welcome. Just give them to the head boy or girl, that is Lily Evans and James Potter. Thank you. Now eat!" he said. Lily and James gave each other surprised glances. "You're head boy?" asked Lily incredously. "Yeah. Weird, you're head girl." replied James just as shocked. "Oh well. It's nice to hear that. Maybe we'll spend an afternoon together that way." said Lily smiling. "Yeah." said James in a oh-well voice. Then they both returned to their supper.
When James had finished dinner, led the first-years to the tower and pushed off all the welcome back parties in the common room, he retired to his dorm. He was dead tired. He had had so many shocks that day. First, Lily's extreme change and later finding out she was Head Girl. He wondered how Darleen would respond to this. Maybe badly, but he didn't know. Maybe he loved Lily... no. Impossible. He was dating Darleen and he loved Darleen with all his being. He liked Lily as a friend. Yes, and it would stay that way.
September became October and October became November and then December. Everything seemed to be going well. Or at least James thought so. He and Darleen hung out quite a lot more than last year and were found snogging almost everywhere or holding hands. He had put aside those doubts for Lily and forgotten them. Lily, ran into them a lot of times. Although she felt a pang of jealousy, she looked at them happily and walked away, trying hard to feel happy for them, but it was a fake happiness. She was really hiding her sadness.
Anyway, christamas vacations eventually came along and among those who stayed were Lily, James, Darleen, SK and Paul. James and Lily were the only Gryffindors staying so they had the tower for themselves. Of course it was during this time, December 20th to be exact when James had the most horrible experience of his life.
He walked swiftly down the hallway, humming to himself. In one hand he carried a bouquet of roses for Darleen. He had tried to tame his raven-black hair for this occasion, it was James & Darleen's 9-month anniversary. He and Darleen had agreed to meet at the north side of the lake at 12:45 pm to celebrate. And that was where he was heading at the moment. While Lily was cozy in the common room by the fire, reading a book, just enjoying the pleasures of life. She was also thinking about James. She had met him when he had come rushing down the stairs from the dorm with a bouquet of roses for Darleen. She had asked where he was going and he had told her, to celebrate his 9-month anniversary. At that moment she had wished she was Darleen waiting for James to arrive with a bouquet of roses. Then, when he had left she had been shocked at how much time had passed since she had helped James, since they had actually shared an afternoon. 9 months, that was a lot of time. And it was right then and there when she decided that one of her new year's resolutions wwas going to be to spend a bit more time with her friends, James in particular, because she spent lots of time with Bella. But dear old Bella had gone over to Sirius's house for the holidays. Bella and Sirius were inseparable since they had started dating, and Lily was all for it becaude they were her two best friends.
James approached the lake calmly and Happy. There, stiing in a bench, was Darleen in her winter robes. She turned back and saw him. She smiled. James hugged her and gave her the bouquet. Darleen was surprised. "Thank you James." she said politely. James was a bit uncomfortable with her coolness. She looked at him in the eyes. "We need to talk." she said and paused for a moment. "I'm breaking up with you James. I found someone else." James was dumbstruck. He seemed as if he had just been hit with an frying pan on the face. "Oh. I understand." he said in a creaky voice. Darleen smiled. "I'm sorry." she said. James was still shocked. Then he turn and ran to the castle. He ran past the doors until he reached the corner outside of the library. There, he slid down and cried.
It was about half an hour later some footsteps distracted him an he looked up. He saw Darleen Talking with some friends. "....yeah. I just dumped him you know. Poor fool, probably crying his eyes out somewhere. He never really knew WHY I dumped him. Like he didn't have the brains to figure out I was using him for transfiguration. Idiot. I never really liked him. Ha ha. Though Evans did figure that out and nearly ruined my plan, well anyway. It doesn't matter now, I got what I wanted. The next one on the line is Malfoy maybe..." said Darleen. James had heard her and anger boiled in his blood as he stood up and faced them. His tearstained cheeks meant nothing to him now. Only revenge. " I can't believe you Harper. You used me. I should've listened to Lily and Sirius. Yes. You know what? You are a worthless piece of junk. I don't ever want to see you or your friends again." he said angrily. Darleen was shocked at first, but then her expression changed and she smirked. "Neither do I Potter. But mark my words, I will make sure your life is miserable for the rest of your days if you even try to say anything. And anyway who will believe you? I'd watch out if I were you Potter, because you don't know what I'm capable of." she spat out angrilly and went on her way. James, feeling mad and sad ran to Gryffindor Tower.
Lily had gone out to the library to return her book while James went into the dorm and did something that almost cost him his life if it wouldn't have been for Lily. Lily stayed at the library quite some time, in fact until 5:09 when she checked out a new book and went for her regular afternoon stroll around the lake. She carried a warm coat over her sweater, a scarf and a hat. She whistled happily on her way as she calmly walked around the Hogwarts grounds, appreciating the wonderful winter scenery. After a while, it began to snow harder, but still, she kept on walking. Eventually she came to the tree by the lake. She closed her eyes and tried to remember those cozy afternoons by the tree. She remembered James's comforting hug so vividly and wished she could feel it again.
Since, Lily was not paying attention at all to where she was going, she tripped and fell flat into the snow. She quickly woke up from her daydream and pulled herself up. Then she saw what she had tripped on, a rosy tube of some kind. It looked like a leg. She started to dig and found out that she had tripped on a leg. Lily was curious of who was in the snow, so she started to dig more to uncover the entire body. And after 20 minutes of digging in the snow, she revealed a young man of about 17 in shorts and a no-sleeve shirt, frozen or asleep in the snow. He looked familiar. Then she saw his raven-black hair and recognized him immediately. "James" she whispered.
A/N: Thanx for the reviews!!!!!!!!!! :):):):) Keep reviewing!!!!!
Message to oliverwood'schic: Don't worry. It's okay. I guess everyone makes mistakes and it's good that you point it out to me so I don't do the same thing again. It's okay if you tell me some mistakes I make, just don't kill me! :P!