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"Hey, Prongs!" shouted Sirius Black, waving his hand in front of my face. "We've already looked everywhere for Evans, and she's not in here! Just get back to your food."
"Yeah, where could she be? It's the first day back, and we haven't seen her all day," said Remus Lupin thoughtfully. "Maybe she missed the barrier or something."
I turned to Wormtail, wondering if he had anything 'helpful' to say to me too, but he was too busy stuffing his face and eyeing a big-chested Ravenclaw at the next table.
I snapped my head back to my food and sighed. Where was she? I knew for a fact that Lily Evans would never be the one to arrive late at anything, even if it was the first day back with no classes.
"Ask Summers," Peter said, his mouth full and interrupting my thoughts. "She's over there." He pointed to a table a few down from ours.
I looked over at where he was motioning his hand. I cursed at myself for not thinking of that. They were best friends! I wrinkled my brow as I stared at Rayne Summers. I've always wondered where she came from. She had dark brown hair and an oriental look to her, but her eyes were a very light hazel. I figured she was half Asian and half British. There was no doubt she was pretty, but I couldn't help but think Lily was just amazing.
There was an empty seat next to Rayne, and I decided to ask about Lily. I stood up, and walked towards her table. When I got there, every girl, except Summers, gasped, wondering what I, the great James Potter, would be doing there. I smiled 'oh-so-sweetly' at them, and then turned to Rayne.
She faced me, looking bored and said, "What do you want?"
"Could I talk to you privately?"
And after those very words left my mouth, the other girls at the table just stared angrily at Rayne. They thought I come to ask her out. I resisted from laughing out loud and said, "You know, like, alone."
"Um, sure."
She got up and backed into the wall behind her table. I stood in front of her, crossing my arms. I was only facing her and the wall, but I could hear the frantic whispers of the girls a couple feet behind us, asking each other about me. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Okay," she said, looking at me. "You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yeah. Where's Evans?"
Her eyes turned away from me, and looked down at the floor. "I don't think I should be the one telling you that, Potter," she said quietly.
"And why not?" I asked. I was starting to get frustrated. If Rayne knew, she was going to tell me.
"Lily wouldn't like it if other people knew about it.especially you," she said flatly.
"Evans doesn't like a lot of things," I said dryly.
"Yeah, and asking her out every few seconds for the last two years doesn't help one bit." Rayne's eyes widened as she looked behind me. "And plus, if you want to know, you ask her yourself.She just walked in."
I turned around, not losing one minute to see the girl that I had missed over the long summer vacation. And there she was. I frowned as I looked at her. Her skin, which usually had a pink glow, had turned into a deathly white. Her dark red hair had gotten longer, but was thin and messy. She had clearly lost a lot of weight from her already petite form. And her eyes. Her once green eyes, filled with every happy feeling, had clouded over, and were a dull mix of gray and their original color. Overall, she looked, well, dead. [A/N: She's not anorexic, ppl.]
But I still liked her. A lot. I would even say love, but as much as I did like her, I couldn't bring myself to say it at my young age.
I ran to her and hugged tightly. I waited for her to push me off, like she regularly did, or throw a witty comment at me, but there was nothing.
She just stood there in my arms, her eyes staring straight into the stone wall behind us.
"Evans?" I said puzzlingly into her ear.
She finally put her tiny hands onto my shoulders and pushed me away. With her weight, she could hardly move me. I instantly took my arms from around her, not feeling right. She walked away from me, and whispered something into Rayne's ear. She nodded and started following Lily out of the Great Hall. I started following them too, but right at the entrance, Rayne put her hand out to stop me as Lily whispered in a raspy voice, just enough so I could hear it, "Get the hell away from me, Potter."
They both walked away, leaving me staring after them dumbfounded. I turned back to the Great Hall and entered for the second time that day. I was about to walk to my table, my fellow Marauders confusingly looking at me, them too wondering about Lily, when Professor Dumbledore said behind me, "Mr. Potter, if you would kindly follow me to my office."
Dumbledore and I walked swiftly and quietly to his office where the statue of the gargoyle stood.
"Caramel toffee."
We both entered his office and I was surprised to find Lily there. I guessed Rayne was in their dorm, waiting for her to get back.
She was sitting on one of the comfortable couches that Dumbledore's office provided. She looked cold and frail, even underneath the Hogwarts' cloaks.
"Have a seat, James," Dumbledore said.
I sat right next to Lily. Her face visually hardened as I took the seat.
"Now, I'd like to discuss a few matters with you two. Miss Evans, I am terribly sorry about your loss, and it is your duty to tell James, here, about it. That's one thing he and yourself must truly understand if you two are planning to work together."
Work together? Me and Lily Evans were going to work together? But why?.and then I noticed her shiny Head Girl badge pinned to her cloak.
".Yes, Miss Evans, I have appointed James as Head Boy with you." I heard Dumbledore say with laughter in his voice. Lily must've said something opposing my placement while I was lost in my thoughts.
"And with that, I will show you two to your private quarters. And, Miss Evans, I will trust you to tell Mr. Potter."
Lily sighed as we followed Dumbledore out of his office. What could be that bad? We arrived to a painting of two majestic unicorns facing each other with their horns crossed. Both of them turned their heads, and said, "Password?"
"Fairy Toes," said Dumbledore.
The painting slid up, disappearing into an invisible space.
"Okay. You will find everything you need in there. Try not to cause too much harm to each other. You will be allowed to change the password whenever you wish, hopefully telling your partner the change. And.that would be that!"
He left, swiftly rounding the corner. I motioned my hand towards the open entrance like a butler and she walked passed, not acknowledging me at all. I would've loved for her to do something. Shove, scream, kick until I passed out. Anything! I sighed yet again and followed her in.
The Common Room, not quite as big as the House ones, was cozy and had the same feeling of warmth as in the Gryffindor Common Room. There were three doors altogether. One leading to my room, another to Lily's, and one to the shared bathroom. There were also doors in the bathroom leading directly to the bedrooms.
Lily was about to leave, when I stopped her. "Hey, so tell me what happened."
[silence] There was no reply.
"Dumbledore said."
"I know what he said," she interrupted, snapping at me.
"Where exactly are you going?"
"Rayne."
And with that, she left me standing alone, shaking my head at her retreating back.
A/N- So.should I continue or not.?
"Hey, Prongs!" shouted Sirius Black, waving his hand in front of my face. "We've already looked everywhere for Evans, and she's not in here! Just get back to your food."
"Yeah, where could she be? It's the first day back, and we haven't seen her all day," said Remus Lupin thoughtfully. "Maybe she missed the barrier or something."
I turned to Wormtail, wondering if he had anything 'helpful' to say to me too, but he was too busy stuffing his face and eyeing a big-chested Ravenclaw at the next table.
I snapped my head back to my food and sighed. Where was she? I knew for a fact that Lily Evans would never be the one to arrive late at anything, even if it was the first day back with no classes.
"Ask Summers," Peter said, his mouth full and interrupting my thoughts. "She's over there." He pointed to a table a few down from ours.
I looked over at where he was motioning his hand. I cursed at myself for not thinking of that. They were best friends! I wrinkled my brow as I stared at Rayne Summers. I've always wondered where she came from. She had dark brown hair and an oriental look to her, but her eyes were a very light hazel. I figured she was half Asian and half British. There was no doubt she was pretty, but I couldn't help but think Lily was just amazing.
There was an empty seat next to Rayne, and I decided to ask about Lily. I stood up, and walked towards her table. When I got there, every girl, except Summers, gasped, wondering what I, the great James Potter, would be doing there. I smiled 'oh-so-sweetly' at them, and then turned to Rayne.
She faced me, looking bored and said, "What do you want?"
"Could I talk to you privately?"
And after those very words left my mouth, the other girls at the table just stared angrily at Rayne. They thought I come to ask her out. I resisted from laughing out loud and said, "You know, like, alone."
"Um, sure."
She got up and backed into the wall behind her table. I stood in front of her, crossing my arms. I was only facing her and the wall, but I could hear the frantic whispers of the girls a couple feet behind us, asking each other about me. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Okay," she said, looking at me. "You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yeah. Where's Evans?"
Her eyes turned away from me, and looked down at the floor. "I don't think I should be the one telling you that, Potter," she said quietly.
"And why not?" I asked. I was starting to get frustrated. If Rayne knew, she was going to tell me.
"Lily wouldn't like it if other people knew about it.especially you," she said flatly.
"Evans doesn't like a lot of things," I said dryly.
"Yeah, and asking her out every few seconds for the last two years doesn't help one bit." Rayne's eyes widened as she looked behind me. "And plus, if you want to know, you ask her yourself.She just walked in."
I turned around, not losing one minute to see the girl that I had missed over the long summer vacation. And there she was. I frowned as I looked at her. Her skin, which usually had a pink glow, had turned into a deathly white. Her dark red hair had gotten longer, but was thin and messy. She had clearly lost a lot of weight from her already petite form. And her eyes. Her once green eyes, filled with every happy feeling, had clouded over, and were a dull mix of gray and their original color. Overall, she looked, well, dead. [A/N: She's not anorexic, ppl.]
But I still liked her. A lot. I would even say love, but as much as I did like her, I couldn't bring myself to say it at my young age.
I ran to her and hugged tightly. I waited for her to push me off, like she regularly did, or throw a witty comment at me, but there was nothing.
She just stood there in my arms, her eyes staring straight into the stone wall behind us.
"Evans?" I said puzzlingly into her ear.
She finally put her tiny hands onto my shoulders and pushed me away. With her weight, she could hardly move me. I instantly took my arms from around her, not feeling right. She walked away from me, and whispered something into Rayne's ear. She nodded and started following Lily out of the Great Hall. I started following them too, but right at the entrance, Rayne put her hand out to stop me as Lily whispered in a raspy voice, just enough so I could hear it, "Get the hell away from me, Potter."
They both walked away, leaving me staring after them dumbfounded. I turned back to the Great Hall and entered for the second time that day. I was about to walk to my table, my fellow Marauders confusingly looking at me, them too wondering about Lily, when Professor Dumbledore said behind me, "Mr. Potter, if you would kindly follow me to my office."
Dumbledore and I walked swiftly and quietly to his office where the statue of the gargoyle stood.
"Caramel toffee."
We both entered his office and I was surprised to find Lily there. I guessed Rayne was in their dorm, waiting for her to get back.
She was sitting on one of the comfortable couches that Dumbledore's office provided. She looked cold and frail, even underneath the Hogwarts' cloaks.
"Have a seat, James," Dumbledore said.
I sat right next to Lily. Her face visually hardened as I took the seat.
"Now, I'd like to discuss a few matters with you two. Miss Evans, I am terribly sorry about your loss, and it is your duty to tell James, here, about it. That's one thing he and yourself must truly understand if you two are planning to work together."
Work together? Me and Lily Evans were going to work together? But why?.and then I noticed her shiny Head Girl badge pinned to her cloak.
".Yes, Miss Evans, I have appointed James as Head Boy with you." I heard Dumbledore say with laughter in his voice. Lily must've said something opposing my placement while I was lost in my thoughts.
"And with that, I will show you two to your private quarters. And, Miss Evans, I will trust you to tell Mr. Potter."
Lily sighed as we followed Dumbledore out of his office. What could be that bad? We arrived to a painting of two majestic unicorns facing each other with their horns crossed. Both of them turned their heads, and said, "Password?"
"Fairy Toes," said Dumbledore.
The painting slid up, disappearing into an invisible space.
"Okay. You will find everything you need in there. Try not to cause too much harm to each other. You will be allowed to change the password whenever you wish, hopefully telling your partner the change. And.that would be that!"
He left, swiftly rounding the corner. I motioned my hand towards the open entrance like a butler and she walked passed, not acknowledging me at all. I would've loved for her to do something. Shove, scream, kick until I passed out. Anything! I sighed yet again and followed her in.
The Common Room, not quite as big as the House ones, was cozy and had the same feeling of warmth as in the Gryffindor Common Room. There were three doors altogether. One leading to my room, another to Lily's, and one to the shared bathroom. There were also doors in the bathroom leading directly to the bedrooms.
Lily was about to leave, when I stopped her. "Hey, so tell me what happened."
[silence] There was no reply.
"Dumbledore said."
"I know what he said," she interrupted, snapping at me.
"Where exactly are you going?"
"Rayne."
And with that, she left me standing alone, shaking my head at her retreating back.
A/N- So.should I continue or not.?