((Heeeere's chapter two! I hope you all enjoy it! Be sure to review and tell me what you think. "creative criticism" is always appreciated!))
Disclaimer: All characters that you recognize from the Harry Potter books do NOT belong to me. They are J.K. Rowling's. Characters that you do not recognize, such as Liz and Sara, belong to me.
Ch 2- The Truth Revealed
October 20
Hello again. I have a LOT to tell you today. The last few weeks have been…. interesting, to say the least.
The Halloween dance is in 11 days, and guess what! I got a date! And guess who it is! James Potter. I am not joking. He finally asked me two days ago during History of Magic. Here's the story:
I was sitting beside Liz, and Sara was on her other side. We were all staring off into space, since the lesson was especially boring that day. All of a sudden, a folded piece of parchment landed on my desk. I looked at it, and then turned to Liz and Sara. They both looked at me and whispered, "open it!"
I opened it up under the desk and began reading.
"Hi Lily, I was just wondering if you'd like to go to the dance with me. I think it would be fun if we went together. Write me back soon. -Yours truly, James Potter."
I turned in my desk to look at James, and he gave me a small, shy smile. Liz snatched the parchment from my hand and scanned over it, practically jumping for joy. I picked up my quill and wrote underneath his note, "of course I'll go with you, James. It'll be fun. –Lily Evans. P.S.- is that what you were trying to ask me in the common room a few weeks ago?"
I tossed it back to him and went back to pretending to listen to the lesson. Liz was whispering excitedly to Sara, and Sara shot me a happy glance. Gee, I wonder what Liz told her, lol. After a little while, I got another note.
"Great! I'll meet you in the common room at seven on Halloween. Yes, that was what I was going to ask you. I just got a little nervous."
Underneath that part of his note there were a few other things written in different handwritings.
"A little nervous? Ha! That qualifies as the understatement of the year! –Sirius"
"I agree with Sirius. I mean…his face was so red! I thought it would burst! –Remus"
"Yeah, I couldn't believe he didn't ask you! –Sirius" (OOC: lol, 1st chapter flashbacks!!!)
"Okay, shut up you guys. I'm sure Lily doesn't want to hear any of that. Lily, I'll talk to you later. I think the professor is starting to shoot glares over here. Bye! –James"
I was smiling broadly as I handed the note to Liz and Sara to read. They were both really exciting too. James and I have been hanging out a lot over the last few days. He's a lot of fun to hang out with, and he's cute too. Wait, did I just say that? I'm not getting a crush on James Potter, am I?
Wow, this entry has gotten really long! I'll try to write again soon!
-Lily Evans
I closed my diary and placed it under my pillow as Liz and Sara walked in. They were both smiling brightly as they sat down next to me on my bed.
"Guess what, Lily!" said Sara after she had sat down.
"They just announced the next Hogsmead visit! It's Saturday afternoon! I can't wait, it'll be so much fun." Liz said before I even got to guess what it was.
"That's awesome! It'll be great. Maybe I can hang out with James," I replied.
Sara's face broke out in a huge grin. "You like him, don't you? I always suspected it! I knew he liked you, but I wasn't sure about you! This is great. Maybe he'll ask you out. Then you'd be a couple! You two would be so cute together!"
"Sara, calm down, and don't talk so fast! I don't know if I like him, but I don't think he'll ask me out any time soon. We're just good friends." –At least, I think we're just good friends- I added to myself. "Well, I'm gonna go finish up some homework downstairs. See you two later!" I said as I stood up and walked down to the common room.
As I walked down the stairs, someone sitting on a couch in front of the fire looked up to see who it was. The person grinned at me and stood up. I recognize him immediately as James Potter. I smiled back at him as I walked over to a table in the back. It had books, parchment, and quills scattered all over it. It was the table where I always worked. I sat down and grabbed a Transfiguration book, opening it and starting to study it. James walked up and sat down next to me. He looked right at me for a few moments, which made me slightly uncomfortable, and then looked at the book in my hands.
"Studying? Lily, you are always studying!" he said with a grin. He had become much less shy around me since he had written the notes to me.
"How else will I learn the material?" I asked, glancing at him from over the book.
He put his hand on the top of the book and pushed it away from my face. "You know, I'm really glad we're going to the dance together. It'll be a lot of fun."
I smiled, and put the book down on the table. "Yeah, it will. I'm really looking forward to it."
"That's great. Well, I'd better get back upstairs. See you tomorrow, Lily."
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow!"
He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss, before turning his face away from me so I wouldn't see that he had turned red. I felt my cheeks blush as he walked up the stair and into his dorm. I immediately forgot about studying and ran up to my dorm.
October 20 (again)
You'll never guess what just happened, journal. James kissed me! Just now in the common room. I can't wait until the dance!! I guess I really do like him, after all.
Well, that's all for tonight.
-Lily