I bit Sirius's hand and he dropped my wand into my grasp. "And if you ever
put your hand in my pocket again I swear your ass is grass."
"Note taken," Sirius muttered.
"That didn't go so well," Remus said, getting off the ground.
"Wherever he is, he's got the map. We can't just track him."
"Now is where a fluent chain of swear words would escape my mouth, but seemingly me being me ruins my reputation enough." When Remus said those words he looked squarely at Kylie. He stalked off. Sirius looked at Kylie and then at me.
"I know I'm the group's smart-aleck and goofball, but there is something I must say. Whether you two listen or not. Kylie, even when Remus changes he's the nicest guy on earth. He wouldn't hurt a fly without necessity and you crushed his heart and have probably made him lose faith in the muggles and wizards in human form. I can't believe a girl so good at so many subjects would be so judgmental over something so stupid. Especially because he's what he is for a less amount of time then you PMS. And you, Lily Evans, trying to claw at James after he showed respect towards you when he could have just as easily ruined your rep with three words, 'We did it' so you two can go screw yourselves if you're going to be the bitches I just saw a minute ago." He left in the opposite direction of Remus. His words slapped me in the face and broke Kyle down crying. I didn't know what it was about Remus that Kylie had broken up with him, but something about what Sirius had said must have slapped her in the face twice as hard as it'd slapped me. The Gryffindor table was staring at us and I glared at them.
They looked away immediately. I supposed I should go, find James and apologize during class. They went by quickly-too quickly and he wasn't there. I could risk being in trouble and go find him or I can sit and pretend that I don't want to apologize ANYWAY. I waited weeks, months, and nearly the entirety of the year before I decided. In that amount of time the ball had passed, and never once had I seen James out of class. He quit quidditch and stayed far from his friends. Kylie and Remus got back together after a while, and Sirius got pretty cozy with a Ravenclaw named Shiana Calahza. I was mostly left alone to study and prepare for OWLs.
Sadly, after months of not doing anything, I decided to risk getting into trouble. I snuck out of the Commons late one night and wandered through empty hallways with basically no hope in finding him. On a second thought I went to the astronomy tower. I found his over shirt and t-shirt he'd been wearing this morning. What was with this guy and taking off his clothes?
"What're you doing here?" an angry voice said from directly behind me.
"Looking for you, Potter." I turned to face him.
"What do you want then, Evans?" he glared down at me. I put a hand on the wound that once set itself on the symmetric line of his chest. It had healed quickly and the mark it left was soft and tender. I looked up at him and he watched me, waiting for me to do something perfectly wretched. I could tell just by the intensity of his gaze. He was daring me.
"I wanted to say Thank you and that I'm sorry."
"Evans." He wanted to tell me I was too close. His breathing rate told me so.
"Call me Lily, Potter."
"Okay Lily Potter," he smirked.
"That's not what I meant and you know it."
"Or was it?" His eyes danced with the joke only he knew. I don't know what came over me, but I kissed him. The jolt that passed between his lips and mine said the words I never thought I'd say. Not to Potter. Not to any man at Hogwarts. It said three simple words that would carry us from now till the day we died. The kiss said "I love you."
"Note taken," Sirius muttered.
"That didn't go so well," Remus said, getting off the ground.
"Wherever he is, he's got the map. We can't just track him."
"Now is where a fluent chain of swear words would escape my mouth, but seemingly me being me ruins my reputation enough." When Remus said those words he looked squarely at Kylie. He stalked off. Sirius looked at Kylie and then at me.
"I know I'm the group's smart-aleck and goofball, but there is something I must say. Whether you two listen or not. Kylie, even when Remus changes he's the nicest guy on earth. He wouldn't hurt a fly without necessity and you crushed his heart and have probably made him lose faith in the muggles and wizards in human form. I can't believe a girl so good at so many subjects would be so judgmental over something so stupid. Especially because he's what he is for a less amount of time then you PMS. And you, Lily Evans, trying to claw at James after he showed respect towards you when he could have just as easily ruined your rep with three words, 'We did it' so you two can go screw yourselves if you're going to be the bitches I just saw a minute ago." He left in the opposite direction of Remus. His words slapped me in the face and broke Kyle down crying. I didn't know what it was about Remus that Kylie had broken up with him, but something about what Sirius had said must have slapped her in the face twice as hard as it'd slapped me. The Gryffindor table was staring at us and I glared at them.
They looked away immediately. I supposed I should go, find James and apologize during class. They went by quickly-too quickly and he wasn't there. I could risk being in trouble and go find him or I can sit and pretend that I don't want to apologize ANYWAY. I waited weeks, months, and nearly the entirety of the year before I decided. In that amount of time the ball had passed, and never once had I seen James out of class. He quit quidditch and stayed far from his friends. Kylie and Remus got back together after a while, and Sirius got pretty cozy with a Ravenclaw named Shiana Calahza. I was mostly left alone to study and prepare for OWLs.
Sadly, after months of not doing anything, I decided to risk getting into trouble. I snuck out of the Commons late one night and wandered through empty hallways with basically no hope in finding him. On a second thought I went to the astronomy tower. I found his over shirt and t-shirt he'd been wearing this morning. What was with this guy and taking off his clothes?
"What're you doing here?" an angry voice said from directly behind me.
"Looking for you, Potter." I turned to face him.
"What do you want then, Evans?" he glared down at me. I put a hand on the wound that once set itself on the symmetric line of his chest. It had healed quickly and the mark it left was soft and tender. I looked up at him and he watched me, waiting for me to do something perfectly wretched. I could tell just by the intensity of his gaze. He was daring me.
"I wanted to say Thank you and that I'm sorry."
"Evans." He wanted to tell me I was too close. His breathing rate told me so.
"Call me Lily, Potter."
"Okay Lily Potter," he smirked.
"That's not what I meant and you know it."
"Or was it?" His eyes danced with the joke only he knew. I don't know what came over me, but I kissed him. The jolt that passed between his lips and mine said the words I never thought I'd say. Not to Potter. Not to any man at Hogwarts. It said three simple words that would carry us from now till the day we died. The kiss said "I love you."