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Chapter Two: What Lily Wants
Lily finally caught up with an exhausted James on the 9th floor. James had started off fast, thinking no girl could keep his pace for long; he was proven dead wrong as Lily was driven on anger. James had looked back once and swore he had seen smoke coming out of the bobbing red blob behind him.
Lily jumped on his back and knocked him down, then the proceeded to hit him, thankfully in places where muscle was plentiful. Still, she had one heck of an arm. James tried to parry blow after blow, but it was futile; and he instead tried to get her off of him. It was useless, for it only made her anger come out harder.
James winced for about the tenth time in the past thirty seconds. What was up with this girl? Sure, James knew Lily deserved to punish him for that, but honestly, it was just hair. It would grow back.
Yet he couldn't help but notice how nece her eyes looked when she was enraged.
That thought shook him back into reality. If I'm noticing Evan's eyes, then something's gotta be wrong, he thought.
The snap of reality also brought back sharpness of pain, and James let out a great howl as he realized how much his nose hurt. Damn that girl, I think she broke it! He gathered up his strength and shoved her off.
The moment she hit the floor beside him she burst into tears. James shook his head and felt his swelling eye, thinking, this girl's got issues.
A sound was added to the mixture of pain and crying; footsteps... people rushing down the hall. James looked up to see Professors McGonagall and Dumbledore looking down at the both of them. The elder professor caught sight of the scuffed up boy and tried hard to fight the smile that threatened to upturn the corner of his mouth.
"It was an accident, Professors," James said quickly. "Er- all of it."
Now Professor Dumbledore had to choke back a laugh, and James could have added another injury to himself.
Yeah, it sure is an accident she beat you up...
"I've heard the story, and I do believe you did not purposely intend this. However, there is more to what has happened than you know, and must allow me not to punish either of you for what happened." James nodded and sighed in relief. "As that is settled, you may want to head down to Madam Pomfrey," the Professor added. "We can take care of Lily here."
Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore moved forward to help up the sobbing girl, and James walked quietly to the Infirmary. For some reason, Lily beating him up didn't make him mad at all. He thought about the Hufflepuff's, Ravenclaw's, and even his own Gryffindor's- if any other girl from there was even able to lay a finger on him he would be rampaging around. He finally came up with the answer that he pitied her lately, and it had taken control of his feelings. He happily acknowledged that Lily would be twice as spiteful to him as before; he had become a little too attentive to her, which he definitely did not like, want, or need.
At least one good thing had come out of this whole ordeal.
Lily kicked her feet at the carpet as she walked back to the Gryffindor Tower. She replayed her conversation with Professor Dumbledore in her mind again:
"Isn't there something- anything- a spell?"
"A Finite Incantantum would have worked on James's wand had he not used it to relinquish the fire."
Lily started crying again softly. The Professor looked at her sympathetically. "Lily, it will grow back in a short amount of time-"
"But it's all I had left to remind me of them!" Lily had burst out.
* * *
Lily gave a deep scowl. If James thought they were back on even footing again, then he had another thing coming.
James had destroyed her one and only comfort- Lily wanted him to pay.
And what Lily wanted, Lily got.
Yes, I know it's incredibly short, but it just seemed like a good time to explain something:
If it seems a little unrealistic that Lily would beat him up, then just know that she has a much bigger, more important thing than it just being her 'hair'- which we will find more about later. Also, I've always imagined her to be a headstrong, let- you- feelings- out type of girl, so this image just popped into my head and wouldn't go out.
I'm excited to write the next part... hope you are to read it! Either way, reviews encourage me! So do it!
Chapter Two: What Lily Wants
Lily finally caught up with an exhausted James on the 9th floor. James had started off fast, thinking no girl could keep his pace for long; he was proven dead wrong as Lily was driven on anger. James had looked back once and swore he had seen smoke coming out of the bobbing red blob behind him.
Lily jumped on his back and knocked him down, then the proceeded to hit him, thankfully in places where muscle was plentiful. Still, she had one heck of an arm. James tried to parry blow after blow, but it was futile; and he instead tried to get her off of him. It was useless, for it only made her anger come out harder.
James winced for about the tenth time in the past thirty seconds. What was up with this girl? Sure, James knew Lily deserved to punish him for that, but honestly, it was just hair. It would grow back.
Yet he couldn't help but notice how nece her eyes looked when she was enraged.
That thought shook him back into reality. If I'm noticing Evan's eyes, then something's gotta be wrong, he thought.
The snap of reality also brought back sharpness of pain, and James let out a great howl as he realized how much his nose hurt. Damn that girl, I think she broke it! He gathered up his strength and shoved her off.
The moment she hit the floor beside him she burst into tears. James shook his head and felt his swelling eye, thinking, this girl's got issues.
A sound was added to the mixture of pain and crying; footsteps... people rushing down the hall. James looked up to see Professors McGonagall and Dumbledore looking down at the both of them. The elder professor caught sight of the scuffed up boy and tried hard to fight the smile that threatened to upturn the corner of his mouth.
"It was an accident, Professors," James said quickly. "Er- all of it."
Now Professor Dumbledore had to choke back a laugh, and James could have added another injury to himself.
Yeah, it sure is an accident she beat you up...
"I've heard the story, and I do believe you did not purposely intend this. However, there is more to what has happened than you know, and must allow me not to punish either of you for what happened." James nodded and sighed in relief. "As that is settled, you may want to head down to Madam Pomfrey," the Professor added. "We can take care of Lily here."
Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore moved forward to help up the sobbing girl, and James walked quietly to the Infirmary. For some reason, Lily beating him up didn't make him mad at all. He thought about the Hufflepuff's, Ravenclaw's, and even his own Gryffindor's- if any other girl from there was even able to lay a finger on him he would be rampaging around. He finally came up with the answer that he pitied her lately, and it had taken control of his feelings. He happily acknowledged that Lily would be twice as spiteful to him as before; he had become a little too attentive to her, which he definitely did not like, want, or need.
At least one good thing had come out of this whole ordeal.
Lily kicked her feet at the carpet as she walked back to the Gryffindor Tower. She replayed her conversation with Professor Dumbledore in her mind again:
"Isn't there something- anything- a spell?"
"A Finite Incantantum would have worked on James's wand had he not used it to relinquish the fire."
Lily started crying again softly. The Professor looked at her sympathetically. "Lily, it will grow back in a short amount of time-"
"But it's all I had left to remind me of them!" Lily had burst out.
* * *
Lily gave a deep scowl. If James thought they were back on even footing again, then he had another thing coming.
James had destroyed her one and only comfort- Lily wanted him to pay.
And what Lily wanted, Lily got.
Yes, I know it's incredibly short, but it just seemed like a good time to explain something:
If it seems a little unrealistic that Lily would beat him up, then just know that she has a much bigger, more important thing than it just being her 'hair'- which we will find more about later. Also, I've always imagined her to be a headstrong, let- you- feelings- out type of girl, so this image just popped into my head and wouldn't go out.
I'm excited to write the next part... hope you are to read it! Either way, reviews encourage me! So do it!