James walked down the hall, in search of a quiet, and possibly compartment.
So far he had no luck. It was nearly impossible to find an empty
compartment this late into the trip. He walked slowly, mulling over the
recent conversation he had had with Sirius. About the dare he'd been given.
How he stupidly accepted it. He knew he wouldn't be able to pull it off.
Lily was a tough cookie to break. Especially after what he'd done to her.
He shook his head free of thoughts and opened a compartment door. He lifted
his head and peered inside. Speak of the devil.It was Miss. Evans herself.
Here was his chance to start the dare. He cleared his throat, only it
seemed as though she hadn't heard him. He just stood there, wondering what
she was staring at.
"Lily?" he said, softly at first. The his voice got a bit louder. "Lily?" He saw her jump and look over.
"Oh," she said. Did she just blush? "Hi James." He raised his eyebrows slightly. Maybe this was going to be easier then he thought.
"Uh...hi." She turned her gaze to the seat across from her. "Why aren't you sitting with your friends?"
"I should ask you the same question.""Oh..I needed to get out of that mad house. I needed some quiet time. You?" She looked at him for a second. Madhouse? Didn't he normally help with the noise?
"Same. The girls were starting to get on my case about a few things and I just needed to get away."
"Well, do you mind if I sit here?" He saw her sigh and quickly added, "I swear I wont bug you or make fun of you or anything. I just don't want to go back to my compartment for a while, and this was the only quiet one I found." Lily thought for a moment the nodded, signifying that he could sit there. He sat in the sat opposite from her, him near the door and her near the window. They were quite a distance away.
The only sound that was made, for a while, in their compartment, was the sound of the rain splattering against the window. The rain steadily started to get heavier and thicker. It got so thick that Lily couldn't see the scenery, one because of the fog and two because of the rain. She turned her gaze from the window to James almost instantly. He looked to be in deep thought. She considered asking him what was on his mind, but didn't know if she would be intruding on his personal thoughts and feelings.
James felt a pair of eyes watching him and looked up. Lily wasn't looking out he window anymore but right at him. She wore an odd expression on her face. An expression that made James shift slightly in his seat.
"What?" he asked her.
"Huh? Oh. Sorry. Was I staring?"
"Yeah. That's alright." That's alright? Lily was sure he would have said something pompous like, 'Oh, you know you can't keep your eyes off me.' She smiled slightly and looked back out the window, only she couldn't see a thing. Well, she could see very small yellow dots. About a hundred thousand of them. A smile spread across her face and without looking at James she said, "We're here."
"We are?" he responded, sounding puzzled.
"Yes. I can see all the lights."
"I have to go change then. Bye."
"Bye." She watched him walk out and heard him say 'Excuse me'. Lily looked up to see Tiffany and Lexi stumble into the compartment, smiling slyly.
"So. What did you and James have to talk about?"
"We didn't talk. We just sat here quietly. I stared out the window half the time and he just...stayed quiet."
"Your kidding me," she said, her excited, yet sly, facial expression gone.
"No, Im not. But he was perfectly nice about asking me if he could sit here."
"See! I told you!." Lily just laughed and rolled her eyes.
James, muttering to himself, walked back to the compartment where Remus, Sirius and now Peter all sat.
"So," said Sirius, "Ho was your walk?"
"It was quiet. I ran into Lily in an empty compartment." Sirius turned his attention from the stack of treats in his lap to James.
"And?'
"And I asked her, politely, if I could sit with her."
"What did she say?"
"She said I could so I did. We just sat there, silent. We didn't talk much."
"Well, at least you weren't at each others throats fighting. That's a good first start." James sighed.
"Yeah, I guess." He was now starting to regret taking that dare. What is Lily found out? He would lose the bet for sure. He wanted to act polite but also act his normal self at the same time. How on earth was he going to manage that? She didn't like his normal self. She thought he was too big- headed and flirtatious. In fact, that's what everyone thought of him and they didn't really care, so why should he? They also thought he was good looking and charming. Charming! That's it! He would have to charm her instead of flirt with her. James smiled to himself. He seriously hoped she would like his charming side. Because it was the only time he was willing to let her see it.
All he had to say was that Lily had better be impressed. Because this was a once in a life time opportunity
"Lily?" he said, softly at first. The his voice got a bit louder. "Lily?" He saw her jump and look over.
"Oh," she said. Did she just blush? "Hi James." He raised his eyebrows slightly. Maybe this was going to be easier then he thought.
"Uh...hi." She turned her gaze to the seat across from her. "Why aren't you sitting with your friends?"
"I should ask you the same question.""Oh..I needed to get out of that mad house. I needed some quiet time. You?" She looked at him for a second. Madhouse? Didn't he normally help with the noise?
"Same. The girls were starting to get on my case about a few things and I just needed to get away."
"Well, do you mind if I sit here?" He saw her sigh and quickly added, "I swear I wont bug you or make fun of you or anything. I just don't want to go back to my compartment for a while, and this was the only quiet one I found." Lily thought for a moment the nodded, signifying that he could sit there. He sat in the sat opposite from her, him near the door and her near the window. They were quite a distance away.
The only sound that was made, for a while, in their compartment, was the sound of the rain splattering against the window. The rain steadily started to get heavier and thicker. It got so thick that Lily couldn't see the scenery, one because of the fog and two because of the rain. She turned her gaze from the window to James almost instantly. He looked to be in deep thought. She considered asking him what was on his mind, but didn't know if she would be intruding on his personal thoughts and feelings.
James felt a pair of eyes watching him and looked up. Lily wasn't looking out he window anymore but right at him. She wore an odd expression on her face. An expression that made James shift slightly in his seat.
"What?" he asked her.
"Huh? Oh. Sorry. Was I staring?"
"Yeah. That's alright." That's alright? Lily was sure he would have said something pompous like, 'Oh, you know you can't keep your eyes off me.' She smiled slightly and looked back out the window, only she couldn't see a thing. Well, she could see very small yellow dots. About a hundred thousand of them. A smile spread across her face and without looking at James she said, "We're here."
"We are?" he responded, sounding puzzled.
"Yes. I can see all the lights."
"I have to go change then. Bye."
"Bye." She watched him walk out and heard him say 'Excuse me'. Lily looked up to see Tiffany and Lexi stumble into the compartment, smiling slyly.
"So. What did you and James have to talk about?"
"We didn't talk. We just sat here quietly. I stared out the window half the time and he just...stayed quiet."
"Your kidding me," she said, her excited, yet sly, facial expression gone.
"No, Im not. But he was perfectly nice about asking me if he could sit here."
"See! I told you!." Lily just laughed and rolled her eyes.
James, muttering to himself, walked back to the compartment where Remus, Sirius and now Peter all sat.
"So," said Sirius, "Ho was your walk?"
"It was quiet. I ran into Lily in an empty compartment." Sirius turned his attention from the stack of treats in his lap to James.
"And?'
"And I asked her, politely, if I could sit with her."
"What did she say?"
"She said I could so I did. We just sat there, silent. We didn't talk much."
"Well, at least you weren't at each others throats fighting. That's a good first start." James sighed.
"Yeah, I guess." He was now starting to regret taking that dare. What is Lily found out? He would lose the bet for sure. He wanted to act polite but also act his normal self at the same time. How on earth was he going to manage that? She didn't like his normal self. She thought he was too big- headed and flirtatious. In fact, that's what everyone thought of him and they didn't really care, so why should he? They also thought he was good looking and charming. Charming! That's it! He would have to charm her instead of flirt with her. James smiled to himself. He seriously hoped she would like his charming side. Because it was the only time he was willing to let her see it.
All he had to say was that Lily had better be impressed. Because this was a once in a life time opportunity