By lunch the next day, Lily was breathless with happiness. She was the
center of attention in the dormitory all night, with the other two girls
helping Samantha and Erin try to figure out who it would be. They all
thought James at first, and then realized he seemed to be getting over
Lily, so it couldn't be him. Lily found herself strangely sad that James
was not into her anymore. She didn't know why. She just felt kind of sad.
She went about her day as normal. They had given up looking for a guy, many people looked at Lily, it was one of the things about being pretty and popular.
The five girls were most eager to get to the common room at midnight that night again to see if Lily got another surprise. First they had to get through a whole day of school.
Lily was very embarrassed when in History of Magic, Professor Age picked up one of the letters she had stuck inside her notebook. It was the one from the previous day, that had a little poem, comparing each of Lily's features to a rose. Professor Age read it aloud to the whole class and then took points of Gryffindor for having notes and letters out in class. He smirked as the whole class started to laugh and talk about Lily. She chanced a glance at James. He was laughing to, but looking at her for a change. Lily raised her eyebrows at him and he waggled his tongue back at her. She rolled her eyes and sank down in her chair. Now everyone in sixth year was going to know, since the Gryffindor table was generally the loudest, and the Ravenclaws, with whom they shared they class, were third only to Slytherin.
Once the class had ended and they could go back to their common room, the girls practically ran. They were hoping it would arrive early, but to their immense disappointment, it didn't. They went to dinner and Lily endured many renditions of the poem she had thought so sweet and slept with under her pillow.
At midnight, the girls were still awake, though dozing off ever so slightly in the common room. Another owl flew like a ghost into the room and Samantha jumped to her feet. They all leaned forward as Samantha took off another envelope and a small box.
Lily opened the letter first. It read, "Heard about the HOM class. Sorry. Hope this will make up for it. Love, your Secret Admirer."
They all looked at each other and smiled. "That is so sweet!" said Samantha who had her hands clasped to her heart as Lily read it aloud.
"Open the box!" everyone else said eagerly. Lily reached for it and took of the beautiful shiny silver wrapping. Inside was a gorgeous necklace. It was gold with a matching pendant. The pendant was shaped like a heart with an emerald inside it. The green of the emerald matched Lily's eyes perfectly. Lily gasped as she pulled it out and Erin put it around her neck.
"Its beautiful," breathed Erin. All the other girls murmured their agreement.
"Who on earth loves you this much?" asked Samantha.
Lily could not answer. Her insides were bursting with joy.
She went about her day as normal. They had given up looking for a guy, many people looked at Lily, it was one of the things about being pretty and popular.
The five girls were most eager to get to the common room at midnight that night again to see if Lily got another surprise. First they had to get through a whole day of school.
Lily was very embarrassed when in History of Magic, Professor Age picked up one of the letters she had stuck inside her notebook. It was the one from the previous day, that had a little poem, comparing each of Lily's features to a rose. Professor Age read it aloud to the whole class and then took points of Gryffindor for having notes and letters out in class. He smirked as the whole class started to laugh and talk about Lily. She chanced a glance at James. He was laughing to, but looking at her for a change. Lily raised her eyebrows at him and he waggled his tongue back at her. She rolled her eyes and sank down in her chair. Now everyone in sixth year was going to know, since the Gryffindor table was generally the loudest, and the Ravenclaws, with whom they shared they class, were third only to Slytherin.
Once the class had ended and they could go back to their common room, the girls practically ran. They were hoping it would arrive early, but to their immense disappointment, it didn't. They went to dinner and Lily endured many renditions of the poem she had thought so sweet and slept with under her pillow.
At midnight, the girls were still awake, though dozing off ever so slightly in the common room. Another owl flew like a ghost into the room and Samantha jumped to her feet. They all leaned forward as Samantha took off another envelope and a small box.
Lily opened the letter first. It read, "Heard about the HOM class. Sorry. Hope this will make up for it. Love, your Secret Admirer."
They all looked at each other and smiled. "That is so sweet!" said Samantha who had her hands clasped to her heart as Lily read it aloud.
"Open the box!" everyone else said eagerly. Lily reached for it and took of the beautiful shiny silver wrapping. Inside was a gorgeous necklace. It was gold with a matching pendant. The pendant was shaped like a heart with an emerald inside it. The green of the emerald matched Lily's eyes perfectly. Lily gasped as she pulled it out and Erin put it around her neck.
"Its beautiful," breathed Erin. All the other girls murmured their agreement.
"Who on earth loves you this much?" asked Samantha.
Lily could not answer. Her insides were bursting with joy.