Chapter 8:

Malfoy swallowed hard, forcing himself to stay quite. /She will probably go sit with Potter and hold hand, they must be going out my now. / Lucius assumed the worst. /What really happened after I left? /

But, Lily didn't sit with James. She walked by them and Lupin smiled warmly, and whispered "Lily" while James rolled his eyes and said "Evans"

Lily smirked, "Remus, James, Sirius, and Peter, good afternoon." She sat a couple of chairs away, with Brittany Brown and Jia Chin. Jia had long dark hair, which was always down, except for at the dances when it was in a magnificent French Twist. Her golden eyes had little flecks of green and brown, and her olive skin was stunning. Brittany was just the opposite. Her blonde hair was shoulder length, and she had milky white skin. Brittany's eyes were a baby blue, and her personality could be summed up as Bubble Gum. Her pink robes and innocent conceit didn't help the matter.

As soon as Lily sat down she could feel her N.E.W.T. scores dropping, "Merlin! You have to see these cloaks! This is Diagon Alley's new catalog!" Brittany stated, as if it were a matter of utmost importance.

"Oh look at the sale page they have the Hogwart's House scarves half off! We should each get one!" Lily's mind soon drifted away and she thought of the night before.

*Flash Back*

She was sitting on the couch in the Gryffindor Common Room, next to Remus. Her head was on his shoulder and soon she was pouring her soul out to him. "Lupin." she sobbed, "He is kind of nice and popular and. why does he like me? I don't want all of this! He is horrible doesn't he get it?" Remus leaned forward and their lips were almost touching and then,

*End of Flash Back*

"Lily? Come on we have to go to Potions!" Jia said while shaking Lily back into the present. Lily's hand touched her lips and she could still feel them tingle.

"Yeah, we better go." Lily muttered absentmindedly, glancing at Remus' empty seat.