Chapter IV: Back to normal
"Oy! Kristen! C'mon, wake up you lazy otter!!"
"Lazy otter?! Lazy otter?! What the heck is that, Lils?"
"Shut up and get dressed, we'll be late."
"Want to live up to name, don't you Evans?"
"Did anyone allow you to butt in, Walkner?"
"Don't need your permission."
"The thing is that I don't remember talking to you, due that you're nothing but a blonde airhead (A/N: I'm sorry to all the blondes but I wanted to put her like that, but no harm feelings towards blondes seriously), so would you mind your own business?"
"You're a loser Evans"
"Yeah, precisely: I'm Head Girl, top of the year, I was a Prefect and I got twelve O.W.L.s, ten of which were marked with an 'O' and the rest 'E'."
"Your point being?"
"You're thick"
"You may have done well with you're studies, but you haven't had a boyfriend, never ever"
"The thing is that I'm not a slut, as you are"
"YOU BITCH -"
"No, I'm afraid not, that's what you are and -"
Lily had no time to say what she wanted because just then Mika Walkner got from her bed, raised a fist and closed the distance between it and Lily's jaw.
"DETENTION!!"
"Oh yeah?" Walkner said as she was about to punch her again but Kristen stopped her, knocking her to the floor.
"Walkner, go out, now before I make you"
Mika stood on the floor for a second hesitating, but she thought better and decided to leave, closely followed by Amy Blarney who'd been watching the whole scene. But before closing the door, she turned her head to Lily and Kristen.
"Mika's right you're a loser"
"OUT"
The door shut.
"Are you OK, Lils?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Asshole" she said, cluthcing her jaw. "I think I'm going to need an ice pack, but let's go now to breakfast"
They went through the corridors to the Great Hall and had a fast breakfast. Professor McGonagall was handing the timetables.
"Oh! Can you believe our luck? First I get punched, then my teeth hurt like hell and over the furore of all this, we've got Potions today with that foul smelly git."
"Cheer up Lils, we've got before Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts, that's Ok, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it is, but putting Potions last in the evening, on a Friday, and a double period is evil"
"Can't have everything in life. C'mon, if we hurry up we'll be able to sneak up to Madam Pomfrey."
"'K, lest's go."
When they reached the Hospital Wing, Madam Pomfrey, the matron, appeared out of thing air and gave quite a fright to the girls. She healed up her jaw in a second and turned the purple patch back to Lily's complexion but gave her anyway an invisible ice pack so her skin would calm and to prevent people asking why she was using it.
The day passed quickly. Lily was top at Charms and she always got from those lessons extra work. Though it was easy homework usually, she didn't like the fact that she had to spend more time working at Charms than the average.
Unfortunately, as the other lessons passed quite fast, Potions came also quickly. So with a heavy heart Lily and the rest of the Gryffindors headed to their doom.
"To the dungeons now, my fair lady" Kristen said as Lily rolled her eyes.
They entered the dungeon and looked for number seven. Everybody was already in except for the teacher. The Marauders were standing up, 'strutting along' in Kristen's opinion, just next to the door.
"The nasty smelly git is late" Sirius informed.
"The nasty smelly git had some affairs to sort out, Mr Black." Said a voice from behind.
"Er. Oooops?"
"That isn't going to save you, detention and fifty points from Gryffindor"
The dungeon was fulled immediately by boos from Sirius's housemates - including Lily and Kristen - and catcalls from the Slytherins.
"Sirius, leave it, you know he can turn pretty nasty, and anyway he hates the Gryffindors, because even if he does his best to stop us, we always end up winning the Cup, he's bitter, that's all" Remus said reasonably.
Still fuming, Sirius went to his desk and stared at at the Potions Master, Professor Pamplinius, thinking of all the ways to make him pay.
"Today, you'll be breeding the Pumping Draught, that is, of course, if you lot -" Professor Pamplinius said, pointing at the Gryffiondors and glancing at the Marauders -"know what is to breed a potion, which I doubt, seeing as I see - "could be Divination teacher seeing that much" Remus whispered to James. "Yes, and he could also teach me how to get rid of these glasses, cos I see nothing" he replied - "that you're just a bunch of useless oafs" he finished with some grim satisfaction.
All they Gryffindors glared at him while the Slytherins laughed with mirth.
"The ingredients and the instructions are on the blackboard" the Professor said pointing at a small board "Take whatever you need from the Students' Store, because I suppose that some of you couldn't be able to buy some of their own over the summer either because the poor finacial status -" he said, looking at Remus whose cheeks turned pink -" or due to the fact that you're families aren't the most appropiate for having magical offspring" he added with a nasty grin on his face, staring at Lily insolently.
This was too much for her, she got up from her seat, opened the door and went through it, slamming it later. Kristen followed suit. Then James, Sirius and Remus. Later Peter, though unconvinced.
Five minutes later, dungeon number seven held only Slytherin students.
Meanwhile, Lily had gone off to the Astronomy Tower, one of her favourite places at Hogwarts. She usually went there when she was sad, angry, or maybe when she just didn't want to face the world. She had never talked about this liking with anybody, not even Kristen, though she didn't know that she wasn't the only one how liked being there.
She didn't know either that Kristen and the Marauders where looking for her like crazy.
"That's been too much. He's always been taunting Lily about her family, and it's not fair. What if she's a Muggle-born? Who cares? She's not less because of that!!" Jame roared.
Kristen was amazed. Is this swollen-head James Potter?, but recovered from it instantly. "Yes, that rat -" Peter fidgeted uncomfortably and Sirius put a hand on his shoulder, calming him down succesfully; thing that Kristen noticed "- has always been a biased Slytherin-lover-bastard, he's always enjoyed laughing at Lily's heritage. But it isn't worth crying over split potion. I suggest we separate and try to find Lily. I'll go to Gryffindor Tower."
"First floor" Remus said.
"Great Hall and grounds. I'll ask Hagrid if he's seen her, too" Sirius stated.
"Third floor" Peter suggested.
"You lazy! There's basically nothing on the third floor!! Search also Divination Tower" James bellowed. "I'll do Astronomy Tower and the second floor".
"If we come across a teacher, we'll tell him or her the truth, OK?" Kristen said matter-of-factly.
The boys nodded.
They separated and James headed off to the Astronomy Tower, searching for the lost lily. His lost Lily.
He climbed up the stairs till he got finally to the tower. Without making any noise, he stepped in and watched her. She was on the floor, arms hugging her knees and her face resting on the wall next to the window. Tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she was there as if they didn't exist. James thought he hadn't ever seen anything as beautiful as her in all his life.
James had fancied Lily since first year. He had tried to kiss her several times during that year but he finally gave up due to the slaps he received, which, as Sirius said seriously, would turn permanently his face to the colour of a beetroot.
During second year, he still liked her a lot but pretended as if he didn't, as if to attract her attention. He failed. On third year, he started seeing other girls, though he never quite forgot Lily amidst the snogging with beautiful girls. On fourth and fifth year he decided that he couldn't give up that easily, but then she started acting as if she hated him, especially during their fifth year. Sixth was hell to him because Lily started getting attention from other boys, and even though she paid them no attention whatsoever, James still felt jealous.
And now it was seventh year, their last year at Hogwarts, his last to be with Lily. After that, they will take different paths in life and probably never see each other again.
How very wrong he was, again. (A/N: I like this sentence a lot! Noticed, huh? Anyway, the Marauders aren't very good at Divination, are they?).
He stared at her some more time, looking in a hidden corner at her eyes, so bright green. He thought that they were full of beauty, love, joy, but also fear, dipair, anger, sadness. Very confusing thoughts. He decided to step forward and get to her, because he was no coward and Lily needed a shoulder to cry on.
She heard a noise and wiped the tears off her face. Then she saw it was James Potter, the last person she wanted to see her crying, why though? she thought. A nasty little voice in her head told her the answer: maybe because you care about him and all that. But she told that voice that it wasn't true and put an end to the argument. She was about to get up when James grabbed her hand, stopping her.
"I wouldn't get up if I were you."
"Why?"
"Because I've noticed that that Peeves has left a cube of pink ink and if you get up you'll knock it over."
"Oh, thanks" Lily said not looking at the ceiling as James sat beside her.
"Lils, I really don't know what to say, but it's bloody unfair."
"That's his job, to be a bloody bastard to me." Lily said, her eyes filling with tears again.
"Oh, don't worry. He'll pay back. I'll make him, but please, cheer up" and as he was saying this, he hugged Lily briefly and let her head rest on his shoulder.
After a few minutes in silence, James spoke his mind "Don't misunderstand me, but why did you cry this time? I mean -" James said quickly, looking at the murderous look Lily had "- he's always insulting you and your family, has there been any problem?"
Lily's anger disappeared but it lead a clear way for tears. James, aghast, swore under his breath. "Sorry, none of my business, please, don't cry, I didn't want to hurt you, I'm really sorry, I'm just a half-evolved stupid frog -"
To his surprise and delight, Lily bursted out laughing and James smiled sheepishly. "Ha-half-evolved stupid frog? Where did that came from?"
James blushed like mad.
"Oh, alright, I'll drop it. You've been nice to me so I'll stop my bickering"
She rested her head again in his shoulder and drew breath. "as for your question, I suppose that I'll never get accostumed to having someone insulting restlessly your family. Back to normal." Lily said, with an angry note in her voice.
James had the feeling that she wasn't being quite truthful but he let it go and tried to drown the voice inside his head that was telling him that she hadn't told him the truth because she didn't trust him. He tried to convince himself that she just didn't want to talk. He had to put a great effort on it.
"Why are you being so nice to me, James?"
"I. I." he didn't answer the question, he couldn't tell her the truth. Then again, the nasty voice inside his head spoke that's why she doesn't trust you, because you never talk to her and then, all of the sudden, you're 'Mr Nice Guy' when you're usually stuck snogging girls, it's all your fault.
"I.I."
"Believed I would never ever be able to see a Potter stutter." she sighed but didn't move her head from his shoulder.
James was lost in thought. He had to get going back to Gryffindor Tower. Sirius and Remus were going be terribly worried. Hey, what about Peter? He's changed a lot over these year but not that much!! He knew he had to go back and that there could be no more delays.
But then he looked down.
His heart skipped a beat.
Lily was fast asleep.
Just then Sirius appeared out of thin air, a worried look on his face.
"James! We -"
"Shhh! Don't wake her up. I'm fine, she's fine, I'll take her later back"
Sirius disappeared.
James spent a long time gazing at Lily's face, losing the track of time. Later, he checked he time and saw that it was already half past eight. He had to hurry.
She's asleep, I can't wake her up just now.
James stood up and lifted her from the floor in him arms. She stirred a bit but continued sleeping.
She looks like an angel.
He headed to Gryffindor Tower and reached the portrait of the Fat Lady. Before he gave her the password, he woke Lily up and put her to the ground.
"I would've let you sleep, but I had to wake you up because it would be an awkward situation if I took you in my arms into the common room, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, definitely" Lily answered, embarrassesed but a bit happy that James had took her to Gryffindor Tower in his arms. It left her a warm sensation, which was probably going up her cheeks. Then a sudden thought struck her, what if I sleep-talked? Or worse, what if I snored?
Trying to ingore these thoughts, she climbed through the portrait hole, closely followed by James.
The common room was empty, and James regretted not having her still in his arms. But Lily gave him no time to dwell on that.
"Thank you for your company" she tiptoed and kissed his left cheekbone. Then she headed to the girls' staircase.
That was their first true encounter.
James stood rooted to the spot several minutes. When he came back to Earth, he went to the boys' dorms, a goofy grin on his face and laid on bed before falling asleep.
Lily, meanwhile, spent sometime dwelling on her time with James. Why did I kiss him? Why? I must've been so stupid to him. He'll just think of me as some silly girl and he'll just want to take advantage of me! He's just playing on me! How could the best-looking guy ever like me? Forget him, Lils! Hey. did I say he's the best looking guy? And that I had to forget him?
Lily fell asleep, after a long while. She needed to rest.
And she did. She dreamed about James.
Next morning she had forgotten her dream completely but she it had left a mark on her anyway, she was unusally happy. Until-
A/N: So here it goes, fourth chapter. I'm going on holiday the day after tomorrow but I'll try and post the fifth. I'll take my dad's laptop but sadly it hasn't got a net conexion so I won't be able to upload more chapters till September the 2nd, but I promise I'll write a handful of chapters and post them when I get back in one go.
I wanted to explain a couple of things. First: the Potions Master's name, Pamplinius. It comes from an old-fashioned Spanish word, 'pamplinas' which means 'crap, crackpot or nonsense'. I know I'm not very good at inventing names but you'll have to put up with it.
Second, when I wrote that James went for the lost lily, I didn't put the L in capital letters because james was comparing Lily at that moment with a flower, not using her name. So I haven't gone crazy. yet.
Third: thanks to PadfootsGirl!! Thank you so much!! That was my first review ever!! I read your story and left a review too. Could you please rate mine if you've got the time? But I had a problem and I had to remove my story and put it back again. So sorry, could you write some more later, and tell me what do you think of the fourth chapter??
Fourth: PLEASE REVIEW!!! I WANT OPINIONS: WHAT YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DON'T, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT! JUST THE TRUTH MATTERS!!!
Fifth: the name Mika Walkner isn't mine. I read it in another fanfic, though I don't remember which. If the author of that name reads this chapter, I'm only borrowing that name cos I couldn't come up with some other name.
Well, I hope I'll enjoy my holidays and that I'll be able to take with me at leat a couple of friends with me.
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"Oy! Kristen! C'mon, wake up you lazy otter!!"
"Lazy otter?! Lazy otter?! What the heck is that, Lils?"
"Shut up and get dressed, we'll be late."
"Want to live up to name, don't you Evans?"
"Did anyone allow you to butt in, Walkner?"
"Don't need your permission."
"The thing is that I don't remember talking to you, due that you're nothing but a blonde airhead (A/N: I'm sorry to all the blondes but I wanted to put her like that, but no harm feelings towards blondes seriously), so would you mind your own business?"
"You're a loser Evans"
"Yeah, precisely: I'm Head Girl, top of the year, I was a Prefect and I got twelve O.W.L.s, ten of which were marked with an 'O' and the rest 'E'."
"Your point being?"
"You're thick"
"You may have done well with you're studies, but you haven't had a boyfriend, never ever"
"The thing is that I'm not a slut, as you are"
"YOU BITCH -"
"No, I'm afraid not, that's what you are and -"
Lily had no time to say what she wanted because just then Mika Walkner got from her bed, raised a fist and closed the distance between it and Lily's jaw.
"DETENTION!!"
"Oh yeah?" Walkner said as she was about to punch her again but Kristen stopped her, knocking her to the floor.
"Walkner, go out, now before I make you"
Mika stood on the floor for a second hesitating, but she thought better and decided to leave, closely followed by Amy Blarney who'd been watching the whole scene. But before closing the door, she turned her head to Lily and Kristen.
"Mika's right you're a loser"
"OUT"
The door shut.
"Are you OK, Lils?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Asshole" she said, cluthcing her jaw. "I think I'm going to need an ice pack, but let's go now to breakfast"
They went through the corridors to the Great Hall and had a fast breakfast. Professor McGonagall was handing the timetables.
"Oh! Can you believe our luck? First I get punched, then my teeth hurt like hell and over the furore of all this, we've got Potions today with that foul smelly git."
"Cheer up Lils, we've got before Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts, that's Ok, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it is, but putting Potions last in the evening, on a Friday, and a double period is evil"
"Can't have everything in life. C'mon, if we hurry up we'll be able to sneak up to Madam Pomfrey."
"'K, lest's go."
When they reached the Hospital Wing, Madam Pomfrey, the matron, appeared out of thing air and gave quite a fright to the girls. She healed up her jaw in a second and turned the purple patch back to Lily's complexion but gave her anyway an invisible ice pack so her skin would calm and to prevent people asking why she was using it.
The day passed quickly. Lily was top at Charms and she always got from those lessons extra work. Though it was easy homework usually, she didn't like the fact that she had to spend more time working at Charms than the average.
Unfortunately, as the other lessons passed quite fast, Potions came also quickly. So with a heavy heart Lily and the rest of the Gryffindors headed to their doom.
"To the dungeons now, my fair lady" Kristen said as Lily rolled her eyes.
They entered the dungeon and looked for number seven. Everybody was already in except for the teacher. The Marauders were standing up, 'strutting along' in Kristen's opinion, just next to the door.
"The nasty smelly git is late" Sirius informed.
"The nasty smelly git had some affairs to sort out, Mr Black." Said a voice from behind.
"Er. Oooops?"
"That isn't going to save you, detention and fifty points from Gryffindor"
The dungeon was fulled immediately by boos from Sirius's housemates - including Lily and Kristen - and catcalls from the Slytherins.
"Sirius, leave it, you know he can turn pretty nasty, and anyway he hates the Gryffindors, because even if he does his best to stop us, we always end up winning the Cup, he's bitter, that's all" Remus said reasonably.
Still fuming, Sirius went to his desk and stared at at the Potions Master, Professor Pamplinius, thinking of all the ways to make him pay.
"Today, you'll be breeding the Pumping Draught, that is, of course, if you lot -" Professor Pamplinius said, pointing at the Gryffiondors and glancing at the Marauders -"know what is to breed a potion, which I doubt, seeing as I see - "could be Divination teacher seeing that much" Remus whispered to James. "Yes, and he could also teach me how to get rid of these glasses, cos I see nothing" he replied - "that you're just a bunch of useless oafs" he finished with some grim satisfaction.
All they Gryffindors glared at him while the Slytherins laughed with mirth.
"The ingredients and the instructions are on the blackboard" the Professor said pointing at a small board "Take whatever you need from the Students' Store, because I suppose that some of you couldn't be able to buy some of their own over the summer either because the poor finacial status -" he said, looking at Remus whose cheeks turned pink -" or due to the fact that you're families aren't the most appropiate for having magical offspring" he added with a nasty grin on his face, staring at Lily insolently.
This was too much for her, she got up from her seat, opened the door and went through it, slamming it later. Kristen followed suit. Then James, Sirius and Remus. Later Peter, though unconvinced.
Five minutes later, dungeon number seven held only Slytherin students.
Meanwhile, Lily had gone off to the Astronomy Tower, one of her favourite places at Hogwarts. She usually went there when she was sad, angry, or maybe when she just didn't want to face the world. She had never talked about this liking with anybody, not even Kristen, though she didn't know that she wasn't the only one how liked being there.
She didn't know either that Kristen and the Marauders where looking for her like crazy.
"That's been too much. He's always been taunting Lily about her family, and it's not fair. What if she's a Muggle-born? Who cares? She's not less because of that!!" Jame roared.
Kristen was amazed. Is this swollen-head James Potter?, but recovered from it instantly. "Yes, that rat -" Peter fidgeted uncomfortably and Sirius put a hand on his shoulder, calming him down succesfully; thing that Kristen noticed "- has always been a biased Slytherin-lover-bastard, he's always enjoyed laughing at Lily's heritage. But it isn't worth crying over split potion. I suggest we separate and try to find Lily. I'll go to Gryffindor Tower."
"First floor" Remus said.
"Great Hall and grounds. I'll ask Hagrid if he's seen her, too" Sirius stated.
"Third floor" Peter suggested.
"You lazy! There's basically nothing on the third floor!! Search also Divination Tower" James bellowed. "I'll do Astronomy Tower and the second floor".
"If we come across a teacher, we'll tell him or her the truth, OK?" Kristen said matter-of-factly.
The boys nodded.
They separated and James headed off to the Astronomy Tower, searching for the lost lily. His lost Lily.
He climbed up the stairs till he got finally to the tower. Without making any noise, he stepped in and watched her. She was on the floor, arms hugging her knees and her face resting on the wall next to the window. Tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she was there as if they didn't exist. James thought he hadn't ever seen anything as beautiful as her in all his life.
James had fancied Lily since first year. He had tried to kiss her several times during that year but he finally gave up due to the slaps he received, which, as Sirius said seriously, would turn permanently his face to the colour of a beetroot.
During second year, he still liked her a lot but pretended as if he didn't, as if to attract her attention. He failed. On third year, he started seeing other girls, though he never quite forgot Lily amidst the snogging with beautiful girls. On fourth and fifth year he decided that he couldn't give up that easily, but then she started acting as if she hated him, especially during their fifth year. Sixth was hell to him because Lily started getting attention from other boys, and even though she paid them no attention whatsoever, James still felt jealous.
And now it was seventh year, their last year at Hogwarts, his last to be with Lily. After that, they will take different paths in life and probably never see each other again.
How very wrong he was, again. (A/N: I like this sentence a lot! Noticed, huh? Anyway, the Marauders aren't very good at Divination, are they?).
He stared at her some more time, looking in a hidden corner at her eyes, so bright green. He thought that they were full of beauty, love, joy, but also fear, dipair, anger, sadness. Very confusing thoughts. He decided to step forward and get to her, because he was no coward and Lily needed a shoulder to cry on.
She heard a noise and wiped the tears off her face. Then she saw it was James Potter, the last person she wanted to see her crying, why though? she thought. A nasty little voice in her head told her the answer: maybe because you care about him and all that. But she told that voice that it wasn't true and put an end to the argument. She was about to get up when James grabbed her hand, stopping her.
"I wouldn't get up if I were you."
"Why?"
"Because I've noticed that that Peeves has left a cube of pink ink and if you get up you'll knock it over."
"Oh, thanks" Lily said not looking at the ceiling as James sat beside her.
"Lils, I really don't know what to say, but it's bloody unfair."
"That's his job, to be a bloody bastard to me." Lily said, her eyes filling with tears again.
"Oh, don't worry. He'll pay back. I'll make him, but please, cheer up" and as he was saying this, he hugged Lily briefly and let her head rest on his shoulder.
After a few minutes in silence, James spoke his mind "Don't misunderstand me, but why did you cry this time? I mean -" James said quickly, looking at the murderous look Lily had "- he's always insulting you and your family, has there been any problem?"
Lily's anger disappeared but it lead a clear way for tears. James, aghast, swore under his breath. "Sorry, none of my business, please, don't cry, I didn't want to hurt you, I'm really sorry, I'm just a half-evolved stupid frog -"
To his surprise and delight, Lily bursted out laughing and James smiled sheepishly. "Ha-half-evolved stupid frog? Where did that came from?"
James blushed like mad.
"Oh, alright, I'll drop it. You've been nice to me so I'll stop my bickering"
She rested her head again in his shoulder and drew breath. "as for your question, I suppose that I'll never get accostumed to having someone insulting restlessly your family. Back to normal." Lily said, with an angry note in her voice.
James had the feeling that she wasn't being quite truthful but he let it go and tried to drown the voice inside his head that was telling him that she hadn't told him the truth because she didn't trust him. He tried to convince himself that she just didn't want to talk. He had to put a great effort on it.
"Why are you being so nice to me, James?"
"I. I." he didn't answer the question, he couldn't tell her the truth. Then again, the nasty voice inside his head spoke that's why she doesn't trust you, because you never talk to her and then, all of the sudden, you're 'Mr Nice Guy' when you're usually stuck snogging girls, it's all your fault.
"I.I."
"Believed I would never ever be able to see a Potter stutter." she sighed but didn't move her head from his shoulder.
James was lost in thought. He had to get going back to Gryffindor Tower. Sirius and Remus were going be terribly worried. Hey, what about Peter? He's changed a lot over these year but not that much!! He knew he had to go back and that there could be no more delays.
But then he looked down.
His heart skipped a beat.
Lily was fast asleep.
Just then Sirius appeared out of thin air, a worried look on his face.
"James! We -"
"Shhh! Don't wake her up. I'm fine, she's fine, I'll take her later back"
Sirius disappeared.
James spent a long time gazing at Lily's face, losing the track of time. Later, he checked he time and saw that it was already half past eight. He had to hurry.
She's asleep, I can't wake her up just now.
James stood up and lifted her from the floor in him arms. She stirred a bit but continued sleeping.
She looks like an angel.
He headed to Gryffindor Tower and reached the portrait of the Fat Lady. Before he gave her the password, he woke Lily up and put her to the ground.
"I would've let you sleep, but I had to wake you up because it would be an awkward situation if I took you in my arms into the common room, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, definitely" Lily answered, embarrassesed but a bit happy that James had took her to Gryffindor Tower in his arms. It left her a warm sensation, which was probably going up her cheeks. Then a sudden thought struck her, what if I sleep-talked? Or worse, what if I snored?
Trying to ingore these thoughts, she climbed through the portrait hole, closely followed by James.
The common room was empty, and James regretted not having her still in his arms. But Lily gave him no time to dwell on that.
"Thank you for your company" she tiptoed and kissed his left cheekbone. Then she headed to the girls' staircase.
That was their first true encounter.
James stood rooted to the spot several minutes. When he came back to Earth, he went to the boys' dorms, a goofy grin on his face and laid on bed before falling asleep.
Lily, meanwhile, spent sometime dwelling on her time with James. Why did I kiss him? Why? I must've been so stupid to him. He'll just think of me as some silly girl and he'll just want to take advantage of me! He's just playing on me! How could the best-looking guy ever like me? Forget him, Lils! Hey. did I say he's the best looking guy? And that I had to forget him?
Lily fell asleep, after a long while. She needed to rest.
And she did. She dreamed about James.
Next morning she had forgotten her dream completely but she it had left a mark on her anyway, she was unusally happy. Until-
A/N: So here it goes, fourth chapter. I'm going on holiday the day after tomorrow but I'll try and post the fifth. I'll take my dad's laptop but sadly it hasn't got a net conexion so I won't be able to upload more chapters till September the 2nd, but I promise I'll write a handful of chapters and post them when I get back in one go.
I wanted to explain a couple of things. First: the Potions Master's name, Pamplinius. It comes from an old-fashioned Spanish word, 'pamplinas' which means 'crap, crackpot or nonsense'. I know I'm not very good at inventing names but you'll have to put up with it.
Second, when I wrote that James went for the lost lily, I didn't put the L in capital letters because james was comparing Lily at that moment with a flower, not using her name. So I haven't gone crazy. yet.
Third: thanks to PadfootsGirl!! Thank you so much!! That was my first review ever!! I read your story and left a review too. Could you please rate mine if you've got the time? But I had a problem and I had to remove my story and put it back again. So sorry, could you write some more later, and tell me what do you think of the fourth chapter??
Fourth: PLEASE REVIEW!!! I WANT OPINIONS: WHAT YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DON'T, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT! JUST THE TRUTH MATTERS!!!
Fifth: the name Mika Walkner isn't mine. I read it in another fanfic, though I don't remember which. If the author of that name reads this chapter, I'm only borrowing that name cos I couldn't come up with some other name.
Well, I hope I'll enjoy my holidays and that I'll be able to take with me at leat a couple of friends with me.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. J'ai rien (is this correct?), ningĂșn personaje sobre el que he escrito me pertenece.
