Chapter 7: You Can't Buy Me!
Over the next few days, Lily was perplexed. More and more, Frank was ignoring her when she would come to talk to him. It seemed that the only times that he wanted to talk or be with her at all (AN: I wonder what else they spend their time doing if it's not talking! Hehe!) were when Lily was overwhelmed with work. But Lily liked Frank a lot, so she just put up with it grudgingly.
A week after the common room incident, there was a present sitting on Lily's pillow when she returned to her room after classes. Inside, there was a beautiful silver necklace with an emerald lily hanging off it. It was just the color of Lily's eyes. She gasped and looked at the note that was laying under where the box had been sitting on the pillow. It read:
Dear Lily, I hope that this present will show you how much I care about you. Please be my girlfriend. I can give you everything that you ever need.
James
Lily was disgusted! How could James play such a cruel joke on her! She hated him, and she knew that he hated her! Why would he write something like that! He just wanted to show off that he had money. As if she didn't already know that the Potters were wealthy! They were purebloods! James flaunted his money every chance he got! This was just one more time for him to draw light to the fact that Lily's family was not very affluent. She stormed into the Head common room were James was lounging on one of the couches.
"Why would you do something like this?" Lily shouted. "Does it bring you pleasure to make me feel bad about not being as rich as you are? If it does, you are one sick bastard!"
"What do you mean!" James exclaimed, leaping off the couch.
"This!" Lily yelled, holding up the necklace. 'And don't even try saying that this is sincere!"
"But it is! I like you Lily! There, I said it. I. Like. You. Happy?" Both sat in silence for a moment, James waiting for Lily to respond.
"Trying to buy a girlfriend isn't going to work, Potter." She said, trying to stay calm.
"And why not? Most girls love their boyfriends buying them presents!"
Lily was shocked that James just didn't get it. "One. You are not my boyfriend. Frank Longbottom is my boyfriend. And two, I am not 'most girls.' I am me. No one can buy me. Don't you get it?"
"Oh right, Lily. Frank is so attentive to you. I see when he pushes you away. There is something that you just don't get. Frank loves Anne. Can't you see that? Every time that he pushes you away, Anne is there. Your best friend spends more time with your boyfriend then you do."
"Don't talk about things that aren't your business. And don't you judge Frank." Lily was appalled at what James had said. After all, Lily knew Frank a whole lot better than James did.
"Listen Lily. One of these days, you're going to realize that Frank doesn't give a shit about you. I do." James was so frustrated! He was being sincere, and Lily didn't see that.
Lily broke into tears and left the room. She ran to the Gryffindor common room and started up the stairs to Frank's dorm. He would understand how she felt. Surely Frank wouldn't let her down.
AN: Was James right? You'll soon find out! REVIEW PLEASE!!! Thanks
Over the next few days, Lily was perplexed. More and more, Frank was ignoring her when she would come to talk to him. It seemed that the only times that he wanted to talk or be with her at all (AN: I wonder what else they spend their time doing if it's not talking! Hehe!) were when Lily was overwhelmed with work. But Lily liked Frank a lot, so she just put up with it grudgingly.
A week after the common room incident, there was a present sitting on Lily's pillow when she returned to her room after classes. Inside, there was a beautiful silver necklace with an emerald lily hanging off it. It was just the color of Lily's eyes. She gasped and looked at the note that was laying under where the box had been sitting on the pillow. It read:
Dear Lily, I hope that this present will show you how much I care about you. Please be my girlfriend. I can give you everything that you ever need.
James
Lily was disgusted! How could James play such a cruel joke on her! She hated him, and she knew that he hated her! Why would he write something like that! He just wanted to show off that he had money. As if she didn't already know that the Potters were wealthy! They were purebloods! James flaunted his money every chance he got! This was just one more time for him to draw light to the fact that Lily's family was not very affluent. She stormed into the Head common room were James was lounging on one of the couches.
"Why would you do something like this?" Lily shouted. "Does it bring you pleasure to make me feel bad about not being as rich as you are? If it does, you are one sick bastard!"
"What do you mean!" James exclaimed, leaping off the couch.
"This!" Lily yelled, holding up the necklace. 'And don't even try saying that this is sincere!"
"But it is! I like you Lily! There, I said it. I. Like. You. Happy?" Both sat in silence for a moment, James waiting for Lily to respond.
"Trying to buy a girlfriend isn't going to work, Potter." She said, trying to stay calm.
"And why not? Most girls love their boyfriends buying them presents!"
Lily was shocked that James just didn't get it. "One. You are not my boyfriend. Frank Longbottom is my boyfriend. And two, I am not 'most girls.' I am me. No one can buy me. Don't you get it?"
"Oh right, Lily. Frank is so attentive to you. I see when he pushes you away. There is something that you just don't get. Frank loves Anne. Can't you see that? Every time that he pushes you away, Anne is there. Your best friend spends more time with your boyfriend then you do."
"Don't talk about things that aren't your business. And don't you judge Frank." Lily was appalled at what James had said. After all, Lily knew Frank a whole lot better than James did.
"Listen Lily. One of these days, you're going to realize that Frank doesn't give a shit about you. I do." James was so frustrated! He was being sincere, and Lily didn't see that.
Lily broke into tears and left the room. She ran to the Gryffindor common room and started up the stairs to Frank's dorm. He would understand how she felt. Surely Frank wouldn't let her down.
AN: Was James right? You'll soon find out! REVIEW PLEASE!!! Thanks