The next morning, James noticed that Lily wasn't at breakfast, lunch or
dinner. Nor in her Lessons.
"She's in her room, she's sick," said Alexis stiffly, when James asked where she was. Lily must have told them what happened, he thought, bitterly.
No one saw Lily, until she came down on Friday night, when she was forced but Alexis. But that didn't work out as planned. Lily took one bite of her beef and threw up all over her's, Alexis's and Krista's dinner. "C'mon," Krista took Lily by the arm and made their way to the Hospital Wing. Unfortunately, for Lily, they accidentally bumped into the Marauders on the way.
"What's the matter? Lils, are you OK?" James asked, looking especially worried.
"She's just been sick, no thanks to you! Get out of our way," Krista snapped, heading for the staircase, with Lily.
"Whoa! Prongs, you've really done it now, man," Peter said, trying to be cool, but not succeeding.
"Shut up, Wormtail!" James knew he was right though. He really wanted to kick himself. Why didn't I just go with Lils?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Madame Promfrey kept nursing Lily. She, on the other hand, was always trying to get to her lessons.
"No, You're staying until stay you can go," Madame Promfrey said, after the ninth time Lily tried to sneak away to the Library.
"But I'm perfectly fine. Look," Lily tried to stand up, but the fell to the ground, and threw up again, the fifth time this week. Why am I so god damn sensitive?
Krista and Alexis visited everyday, Sirius and Remus visited at the weekend and James visited once but he knew that he wouldn't go again.
"Hi, Madame Promfrey," He said, holding a bunch of light pink, red and white and red Lilies, "I've came to see Lily Evans."
"OK, this way, but if she's sleeping, don't wake her up!" she hissed, taking him to Lily's bed. There were curtains and James walked through them and saw Lily. She was slept. One hand on her breast and one next to her head, she breathed deep. But James only thought she was asleep.
He got a vase from the bedside table, got his wand out and magically enchanted water into the vase. He placed the Lilies in it, then put it on the table at the end of her bed. Secretly, he put a little card next to it.
He sat down on the chair next to the bed and stared at her. She looked so peaceful when she was 'asleep'. "I know you're asleep," said James. Lily opened her eyes slightly, so she could she could see him but he couldn't notice. "But I just wanna tell you that I am still your friend. I want to be your friend. Please forgive."
Lily sat up and looked at James. He smiled widely, happy to see her awake, whilst she frowned, "James, go away, please." She asked calmly.
James bit his lip and did as he was told.
It wasn't until James closed the door behind him, that Lily noticed the vase of Lilies, "Oh, James," She got the card and read:
To Lils
I'm really sorry, I'll do anything to have your friendship and trust back. I honestly like you a lot as my friend. You're special and I'm not just saying that.
Mates at hearts,
James H. Potter
P.S. I hope you're better by the Halloween Ball because I would love to dance with you.
Lily could help but smiled and think, Oh, James; you're so sweet.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lily entered the Great Hall at one o'clock, when she first saw Krista and Alexis, munching their lunch. Not chatting? Lily knew immediately something was wrong.
She walked up to them, "Hey guys!" said she, trying to sound cheerful.
They looked at her and shouted, "Lily!" and they hugged her. "It's great to see you!"
"You saw me yesterday," said Lily, laughing, but she wasn't complaining! They sat down and Lily asked, "Why did you guys look so miserable when I came in?"
"Well," Krista said, "The boys aren't coming."
"What!" Lily shouted, "What do you mean they're not coming?"
"They could up to us and said, 'Sorry, but we can't come, we're gonna be busy.'" Alexis said.
"Now we don't have dates!" Lily said, cheerfully. Alexis and Krista glared at Lily like she was mad! 'Look at it this way, we can all dance with who we want, not just one person, plus I don't have a partner so we all can have a girl's night out. Sort of thing."
"Yeah," They looked happier, "We don't need the boys. Thanks Lil."
"No problem," She said, shrugging. Then there was a hoot of an owl. Lily looked up and saw a barn above her. It soured towards Lily and dropped a parcel on it her lap.
"What? Me?" The owl landed down on the tables and began to drink Lily's pumpkin juice. "Excuse me," she said to the owl, not feeling a bit like an idiot, "Do have the right address? Hoot twice if you have." That's what the owl did. It hooted twice and took off. "But I never get mail and Dad sends me letters," She muttered, confused.
"Open it then," said Alexis, staring at the package.
Lily obeyed and opened the wrapping. A certain midnight blue, beaded dress that Lily wore three weeks ago was there on her lap.
"I don't believe it!" Lily gasped, following the pattern with her index finger.
Then, suddenly a card popped out of no where. Lily picked it up and read:
Lily, Meet me at the ball at midnight, at the fireplace in the Great Hall, it know it's me, I'll be hold a golden rose.
Lily turned the card over to see if there was a name but it hadn't. It was anonymous.
"Wow!" said Krista, "Your dress and a secret admirer. How did you do it, girl?"
Lily laughed, not taking her eyes off the gown. It had cost a fortune! It was triple the price of Alexis's and Krista's put together! And how did they know.?
Just then, the Marauders came walking in, talking about new pranks to pull on the Slytherins.
James sat down next to Sirius, who was sitting next to Krista. There was only Sirius and Krista in between Lily and James. That's the closest they've been since that day James visited.
"Isn't that the dress you tried on, Lily?" Remus asked, looking at her dress.
"Yep, it sure is!" she replied, grinning.
As the other boys looked at Lily's dress and card, James thought, now it's time to get some roses.
"She's in her room, she's sick," said Alexis stiffly, when James asked where she was. Lily must have told them what happened, he thought, bitterly.
No one saw Lily, until she came down on Friday night, when she was forced but Alexis. But that didn't work out as planned. Lily took one bite of her beef and threw up all over her's, Alexis's and Krista's dinner. "C'mon," Krista took Lily by the arm and made their way to the Hospital Wing. Unfortunately, for Lily, they accidentally bumped into the Marauders on the way.
"What's the matter? Lils, are you OK?" James asked, looking especially worried.
"She's just been sick, no thanks to you! Get out of our way," Krista snapped, heading for the staircase, with Lily.
"Whoa! Prongs, you've really done it now, man," Peter said, trying to be cool, but not succeeding.
"Shut up, Wormtail!" James knew he was right though. He really wanted to kick himself. Why didn't I just go with Lils?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Madame Promfrey kept nursing Lily. She, on the other hand, was always trying to get to her lessons.
"No, You're staying until stay you can go," Madame Promfrey said, after the ninth time Lily tried to sneak away to the Library.
"But I'm perfectly fine. Look," Lily tried to stand up, but the fell to the ground, and threw up again, the fifth time this week. Why am I so god damn sensitive?
Krista and Alexis visited everyday, Sirius and Remus visited at the weekend and James visited once but he knew that he wouldn't go again.
"Hi, Madame Promfrey," He said, holding a bunch of light pink, red and white and red Lilies, "I've came to see Lily Evans."
"OK, this way, but if she's sleeping, don't wake her up!" she hissed, taking him to Lily's bed. There were curtains and James walked through them and saw Lily. She was slept. One hand on her breast and one next to her head, she breathed deep. But James only thought she was asleep.
He got a vase from the bedside table, got his wand out and magically enchanted water into the vase. He placed the Lilies in it, then put it on the table at the end of her bed. Secretly, he put a little card next to it.
He sat down on the chair next to the bed and stared at her. She looked so peaceful when she was 'asleep'. "I know you're asleep," said James. Lily opened her eyes slightly, so she could she could see him but he couldn't notice. "But I just wanna tell you that I am still your friend. I want to be your friend. Please forgive."
Lily sat up and looked at James. He smiled widely, happy to see her awake, whilst she frowned, "James, go away, please." She asked calmly.
James bit his lip and did as he was told.
It wasn't until James closed the door behind him, that Lily noticed the vase of Lilies, "Oh, James," She got the card and read:
To Lils
I'm really sorry, I'll do anything to have your friendship and trust back. I honestly like you a lot as my friend. You're special and I'm not just saying that.
Mates at hearts,
James H. Potter
P.S. I hope you're better by the Halloween Ball because I would love to dance with you.
Lily could help but smiled and think, Oh, James; you're so sweet.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lily entered the Great Hall at one o'clock, when she first saw Krista and Alexis, munching their lunch. Not chatting? Lily knew immediately something was wrong.
She walked up to them, "Hey guys!" said she, trying to sound cheerful.
They looked at her and shouted, "Lily!" and they hugged her. "It's great to see you!"
"You saw me yesterday," said Lily, laughing, but she wasn't complaining! They sat down and Lily asked, "Why did you guys look so miserable when I came in?"
"Well," Krista said, "The boys aren't coming."
"What!" Lily shouted, "What do you mean they're not coming?"
"They could up to us and said, 'Sorry, but we can't come, we're gonna be busy.'" Alexis said.
"Now we don't have dates!" Lily said, cheerfully. Alexis and Krista glared at Lily like she was mad! 'Look at it this way, we can all dance with who we want, not just one person, plus I don't have a partner so we all can have a girl's night out. Sort of thing."
"Yeah," They looked happier, "We don't need the boys. Thanks Lil."
"No problem," She said, shrugging. Then there was a hoot of an owl. Lily looked up and saw a barn above her. It soured towards Lily and dropped a parcel on it her lap.
"What? Me?" The owl landed down on the tables and began to drink Lily's pumpkin juice. "Excuse me," she said to the owl, not feeling a bit like an idiot, "Do have the right address? Hoot twice if you have." That's what the owl did. It hooted twice and took off. "But I never get mail and Dad sends me letters," She muttered, confused.
"Open it then," said Alexis, staring at the package.
Lily obeyed and opened the wrapping. A certain midnight blue, beaded dress that Lily wore three weeks ago was there on her lap.
"I don't believe it!" Lily gasped, following the pattern with her index finger.
Then, suddenly a card popped out of no where. Lily picked it up and read:
Lily, Meet me at the ball at midnight, at the fireplace in the Great Hall, it know it's me, I'll be hold a golden rose.
Lily turned the card over to see if there was a name but it hadn't. It was anonymous.
"Wow!" said Krista, "Your dress and a secret admirer. How did you do it, girl?"
Lily laughed, not taking her eyes off the gown. It had cost a fortune! It was triple the price of Alexis's and Krista's put together! And how did they know.?
Just then, the Marauders came walking in, talking about new pranks to pull on the Slytherins.
James sat down next to Sirius, who was sitting next to Krista. There was only Sirius and Krista in between Lily and James. That's the closest they've been since that day James visited.
"Isn't that the dress you tried on, Lily?" Remus asked, looking at her dress.
"Yep, it sure is!" she replied, grinning.
As the other boys looked at Lily's dress and card, James thought, now it's time to get some roses.
