Well, guess what. The last chapter got three reviews. Only three. It made
me wonder, and I came to the conclusion that you didn't like longer
chapters. If I am wrong, please tell me. In a review.
Thanx to Tenshi-Hotaru, Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's and A.M.bookworm247 who reviewed.
Disclaimer: I am a poor soul. I don't own anything. JK is the Master. I am very bitter.
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Lily swore as she ran down the stairs from the dorm. She had to find Joe and prevent him from reading the letter that she had sent him. She looked around the common-room, but couldn't see him there, so she hurried out through the portrait of the Fat Lady and down a lot of stairs to see if he was in the Great Hall, but it was almost empty, and no Gryffindor at all was in there. She stopped anyways, to catch her breath. She wasn't in very good shape, but she had to find Joe. She could run a little if it made sure she wasn't thrown out from Hogwarts.
Next place she looked was outside, by the lake, but the only people she saw were two snogging fifth-years. She cursed and went inside again, not running now. She was really not in a good shape.
She wondered where to look for him next, decided that he maybe had come back to the tower and started running again. She had to find him.
And, when rounding a corner, she bumped into someone.
It was a very pale Joe.
He was clutching a piece of parchment.
Her letter.
He had obviously read it.
"Hello, Leo. I was just looking for you." He said, very calmly. Lily wondered if that meant that he was angry. She hoped not. She knew that he was upset, everyone would be if you had felt guilty for not trusting your best friend, and then it turns out that the friend has indeed been lying all the time.
"Hi, Joe. I guess you found me." She tried to laugh, but it came out as more of a cough. Joe was silent, "I see that you got my letter," she continued, "That's good. I was just on my way to the common-room, so I guess I'll see you later." Lily tried to get away. Knowing that he had already read her letter she wanted to be as far away from him as possible. She wasn't very surprised when he grabbed her arm.
"Leo, tell me." He didn't have to point out what he meant. She thought that he sounded as the hero in some bad, sappy muggle film.
"Do I have to?" She asked. He nodded. "Joe, please? Look, I can't tell you. I owled you only because I thought that you had guessed. I really can't tell you."
"I thought friends should trust each other," he pointed out, making Lily felt very guilty.
"I know. Best friends should trust each other. And if you trust me, Joe, you won't ask more. I would tell you, but I would really appreciate if you trusted me so much that you don't ask me again. If you ask, I'll tell. If you don't both of us will forget this." She knew that she wasn't really nice to manipulate Joe like this, but she had to, and she was almost positive that he wouldn't ask her to tell her anymore. She was right. "Leo, you know that I trust you." She noticed that Joe was still angry with her, but she knew that he would forgive her, sooner or later. She still felt quite bad.
They went up to the Gryffindor-tower together, neither of them talking. She hoped that Joe would forgive her soon.
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I really, really would like more reviews for this chapter. Please?
Thanx to Tenshi-Hotaru, Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's and A.M.bookworm247 who reviewed.
Disclaimer: I am a poor soul. I don't own anything. JK is the Master. I am very bitter.
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Lily swore as she ran down the stairs from the dorm. She had to find Joe and prevent him from reading the letter that she had sent him. She looked around the common-room, but couldn't see him there, so she hurried out through the portrait of the Fat Lady and down a lot of stairs to see if he was in the Great Hall, but it was almost empty, and no Gryffindor at all was in there. She stopped anyways, to catch her breath. She wasn't in very good shape, but she had to find Joe. She could run a little if it made sure she wasn't thrown out from Hogwarts.
Next place she looked was outside, by the lake, but the only people she saw were two snogging fifth-years. She cursed and went inside again, not running now. She was really not in a good shape.
She wondered where to look for him next, decided that he maybe had come back to the tower and started running again. She had to find him.
And, when rounding a corner, she bumped into someone.
It was a very pale Joe.
He was clutching a piece of parchment.
Her letter.
He had obviously read it.
"Hello, Leo. I was just looking for you." He said, very calmly. Lily wondered if that meant that he was angry. She hoped not. She knew that he was upset, everyone would be if you had felt guilty for not trusting your best friend, and then it turns out that the friend has indeed been lying all the time.
"Hi, Joe. I guess you found me." She tried to laugh, but it came out as more of a cough. Joe was silent, "I see that you got my letter," she continued, "That's good. I was just on my way to the common-room, so I guess I'll see you later." Lily tried to get away. Knowing that he had already read her letter she wanted to be as far away from him as possible. She wasn't very surprised when he grabbed her arm.
"Leo, tell me." He didn't have to point out what he meant. She thought that he sounded as the hero in some bad, sappy muggle film.
"Do I have to?" She asked. He nodded. "Joe, please? Look, I can't tell you. I owled you only because I thought that you had guessed. I really can't tell you."
"I thought friends should trust each other," he pointed out, making Lily felt very guilty.
"I know. Best friends should trust each other. And if you trust me, Joe, you won't ask more. I would tell you, but I would really appreciate if you trusted me so much that you don't ask me again. If you ask, I'll tell. If you don't both of us will forget this." She knew that she wasn't really nice to manipulate Joe like this, but she had to, and she was almost positive that he wouldn't ask her to tell her anymore. She was right. "Leo, you know that I trust you." She noticed that Joe was still angry with her, but she knew that he would forgive her, sooner or later. She still felt quite bad.
They went up to the Gryffindor-tower together, neither of them talking. She hoped that Joe would forgive her soon.
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I really, really would like more reviews for this chapter. Please?