Chapter Eight
Lily turned to see who it was. Oh, it was James. She made to leave the room.
"Lily, wait. I know that you hate me but I still want to talk to you." Lily glared at him but sat back down anyway.
"The only reason that I'm going to talk to you is if you tell me one thing." James nodded. "If you and your sister are twins, then why isn't she in our year at school? Why does she have a job instead?" James smiled at this.
"You were talking to her huh? Well, she doesn't like to talk about it because she thinks that she's bragging about it. She said something like, 'I don't want people to think that I'm some stuck up brat'. It's not like she cares what they think, but she doesn't like people making assumptions about her.
"She started showing magical powers at the age of four. That's extremely early, even for a 'pureblood'. She started showing controlled magic at the age of seven. Dumbledore said that she would get bored at Hogwarts because everything would be too easy for her. At the age of nine, my parents sent her to an academy in Germany that focused on the gifted only. This school focused on people who were good at everything, not just one subject. She graduated form there when she was fourteen.
"When she came out of the academy, the Minister wanted her to train to be an auror but work with inventing potions and new spells. She was brilliant at it. Some of the new spells we're learning in Charms and Transfiguration are invented by her. She has been an auror for a year now, only going when the situation gets dangerous. My parents are aurors too, but they also only go to dangerous situations. They also work in France for their Ministry." James said with a proud smile on his face.
"Now why couldn't she just tell that to me? Would that have been so hard?"
"For her, yes. She didn't want to seem like a stuck up perfect person. She hates being judged, just like I do." Lily looked at him. James's eyes were pleasing with her.
"James, you earned your judgment, everything that I say about you is true."
"Lily, why can't you see that I've changed? I want to be with you and you just see how I was that one day.
"No, James. I see how you were. You ignored me with those feelings. You only want what you can't have." Lily stood up and walked to the girls' dormitories.
"No, Lily. This time you're wrong. I don't want just because I can't have you. I love you. Why can't you see that?" James whispered. He put his face in his hands.
~*~
The next morning at breakfast, Lily was pointedly ignoring James's pleading eyes. She didn't want to fall in any traps. Just then a bunch of clapping was heard throughout the hall. Gwen had woken up. Apparently people just didn't know what to do with a celebrity in their wake.
Gwen smiled and waved while quickly making their way over to Gryffindor table. Dumbledore had calmed everyone down and made them eat their breakfasts. Gwen tried almost as hard as Lily to ignore their stares. "Good morning."
"Morning. You know Gwen, before you came along, we used to get star treatment like that," Sirius said while stuffing bacon in his mouth. Gwen told him to shut up. James was awoken from his trance when Remus laughed because Sirius choked on his bacon.
"Hey sis. How's it going?" James asked his sister after giving her a peck on the cheek.
"I'm tired. I feel good though because today I follow you around all day. Yes Sirius, even through classes."
"Well, we better be good then or else Gwennie here will beat us," Sirius said mocking her. Gwen and James just rolled their eyes.
~*~
Lily stared at James and Gwen. Maybe Gwen was right. Maybe James is an idiot but is loveable. Maybe James is right. Maybe he was an idiot but has changed. No, he is still the James that broke your heart. She couldn't help notice though, how he treated his sister. He treated her as if she was here for this little bit of time and could soon be gone. She had never seen him treat a girl like that before. He clearly cared about his sister's safety.
A/N: Thank you peoples for reviewing. You're great. I hope you like this chapter. I might not be able to post this weekend because I have to run so many errands, write a biology paper, write and English paper, study for so many tests and quizzes. I do get to get new running shoes and my ears pierced for my 16th birthday. It's not until the March 28th though. Sorry for rambling. Review some more!!
Next chapter: A day of classes with the Marauders.
Lily turned to see who it was. Oh, it was James. She made to leave the room.
"Lily, wait. I know that you hate me but I still want to talk to you." Lily glared at him but sat back down anyway.
"The only reason that I'm going to talk to you is if you tell me one thing." James nodded. "If you and your sister are twins, then why isn't she in our year at school? Why does she have a job instead?" James smiled at this.
"You were talking to her huh? Well, she doesn't like to talk about it because she thinks that she's bragging about it. She said something like, 'I don't want people to think that I'm some stuck up brat'. It's not like she cares what they think, but she doesn't like people making assumptions about her.
"She started showing magical powers at the age of four. That's extremely early, even for a 'pureblood'. She started showing controlled magic at the age of seven. Dumbledore said that she would get bored at Hogwarts because everything would be too easy for her. At the age of nine, my parents sent her to an academy in Germany that focused on the gifted only. This school focused on people who were good at everything, not just one subject. She graduated form there when she was fourteen.
"When she came out of the academy, the Minister wanted her to train to be an auror but work with inventing potions and new spells. She was brilliant at it. Some of the new spells we're learning in Charms and Transfiguration are invented by her. She has been an auror for a year now, only going when the situation gets dangerous. My parents are aurors too, but they also only go to dangerous situations. They also work in France for their Ministry." James said with a proud smile on his face.
"Now why couldn't she just tell that to me? Would that have been so hard?"
"For her, yes. She didn't want to seem like a stuck up perfect person. She hates being judged, just like I do." Lily looked at him. James's eyes were pleasing with her.
"James, you earned your judgment, everything that I say about you is true."
"Lily, why can't you see that I've changed? I want to be with you and you just see how I was that one day.
"No, James. I see how you were. You ignored me with those feelings. You only want what you can't have." Lily stood up and walked to the girls' dormitories.
"No, Lily. This time you're wrong. I don't want just because I can't have you. I love you. Why can't you see that?" James whispered. He put his face in his hands.
~*~
The next morning at breakfast, Lily was pointedly ignoring James's pleading eyes. She didn't want to fall in any traps. Just then a bunch of clapping was heard throughout the hall. Gwen had woken up. Apparently people just didn't know what to do with a celebrity in their wake.
Gwen smiled and waved while quickly making their way over to Gryffindor table. Dumbledore had calmed everyone down and made them eat their breakfasts. Gwen tried almost as hard as Lily to ignore their stares. "Good morning."
"Morning. You know Gwen, before you came along, we used to get star treatment like that," Sirius said while stuffing bacon in his mouth. Gwen told him to shut up. James was awoken from his trance when Remus laughed because Sirius choked on his bacon.
"Hey sis. How's it going?" James asked his sister after giving her a peck on the cheek.
"I'm tired. I feel good though because today I follow you around all day. Yes Sirius, even through classes."
"Well, we better be good then or else Gwennie here will beat us," Sirius said mocking her. Gwen and James just rolled their eyes.
~*~
Lily stared at James and Gwen. Maybe Gwen was right. Maybe James is an idiot but is loveable. Maybe James is right. Maybe he was an idiot but has changed. No, he is still the James that broke your heart. She couldn't help notice though, how he treated his sister. He treated her as if she was here for this little bit of time and could soon be gone. She had never seen him treat a girl like that before. He clearly cared about his sister's safety.
A/N: Thank you peoples for reviewing. You're great. I hope you like this chapter. I might not be able to post this weekend because I have to run so many errands, write a biology paper, write and English paper, study for so many tests and quizzes. I do get to get new running shoes and my ears pierced for my 16th birthday. It's not until the March 28th though. Sorry for rambling. Review some more!!
Next chapter: A day of classes with the Marauders.