"There is just something about Lily"
***
Lily's eyes flew open. "Not again." She sighed.
Arabella shot up "Lily you know I love you to death, but I won't live long if I stay when Potter's trying to woo you."
"Aww, come on Bella. You hair smelled that way for only two days." Pressed Lily.
"Correction, it smelled and LOOKED that way for two whole days."
"Well, green is a nice color for you....."
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Leaves crunched under James' stride as he neared the bench where Lily and Arabella were at. "Don't be too confident." Muttered James to himself. James noticed that Arabella seemed to be in a hurry to leave and apologizing profusely for it. "Must be what happened to her hair last time", thought James and snickered.
"Hello girls. Lovely weather we are having today." James said as he slid into the bench. Arabella momentarily froze. James smirked and a flash of terror crossed Arabella's panicked expression. "See you later." She mouthed before, literally, taking off.
"Look what you've done." Lily joked as she gently nudged James in the arm.
"I did her a favor!" Said James, trying to look innocent.
"Right."
"I did! If she were here right now, then she would have to hear all those sweet words that I will serenade for you." James insisted.
"You are going to sing?"
"I would have if she were here....."
"James, don't you just want to be friends?"
"What? And give up the chase?"
"Well, yes. I mean, aren't you tired of doing this? There are so many other girls out there whose hearts are bleeding for you."
"That was a really morbid way of putting it."
"But it's true! All the time you spend cooking up schemes is wasted when you can take out a really nice girl."
"I'm only interested in you."
James' gaze locked with Lily's. Lily blushed and looked away.
"Was that a blush? Did I just make Lilian Evans BLUSH?!" said James, amazed at the power of his words.
"Oh come off it, you prat. So how is it going to be this time, the hard way or the easy way?"
"I just have a question."
"No props?"
" What I mean is I just want to ask you if you want to study together for the N.E.W.Ts?"
"Do you honestly think that ,after what you said earlier, I would fall for that?"
"Lily, this isn't one of my wooing sessions with you. Actually, the next one is due this friday."
"Then how would you explain the things said earlier?"
"I was merely answering your questions. Besides, I really need the help. I lack some notes and it would be interesting to discuss the topics with you. You know, get your point of view and stuff."
"So this is going to come out as a study date then."
"No not at all, you could bring Arabella and I'll bring the guys."
Lily pressed her lips together and gave James the skeptical look. "All right then." Said Lily, her voice stained with doubt. "Great. We'll meet you girls later at the Common Room after dinner."
James grinned before leaving. Lily just sat there with thoughts cramming themselves into her head. "What just happened?", "Did I just agree to meet James tonight?", "Lily, you are such an idiot!", "Omigod....omigod...omigod....."
***
Lily's eyes flew open. "Not again." She sighed.
Arabella shot up "Lily you know I love you to death, but I won't live long if I stay when Potter's trying to woo you."
"Aww, come on Bella. You hair smelled that way for only two days." Pressed Lily.
"Correction, it smelled and LOOKED that way for two whole days."
"Well, green is a nice color for you....."
++++++++++++
Leaves crunched under James' stride as he neared the bench where Lily and Arabella were at. "Don't be too confident." Muttered James to himself. James noticed that Arabella seemed to be in a hurry to leave and apologizing profusely for it. "Must be what happened to her hair last time", thought James and snickered.
"Hello girls. Lovely weather we are having today." James said as he slid into the bench. Arabella momentarily froze. James smirked and a flash of terror crossed Arabella's panicked expression. "See you later." She mouthed before, literally, taking off.
"Look what you've done." Lily joked as she gently nudged James in the arm.
"I did her a favor!" Said James, trying to look innocent.
"Right."
"I did! If she were here right now, then she would have to hear all those sweet words that I will serenade for you." James insisted.
"You are going to sing?"
"I would have if she were here....."
"James, don't you just want to be friends?"
"What? And give up the chase?"
"Well, yes. I mean, aren't you tired of doing this? There are so many other girls out there whose hearts are bleeding for you."
"That was a really morbid way of putting it."
"But it's true! All the time you spend cooking up schemes is wasted when you can take out a really nice girl."
"I'm only interested in you."
James' gaze locked with Lily's. Lily blushed and looked away.
"Was that a blush? Did I just make Lilian Evans BLUSH?!" said James, amazed at the power of his words.
"Oh come off it, you prat. So how is it going to be this time, the hard way or the easy way?"
"I just have a question."
"No props?"
" What I mean is I just want to ask you if you want to study together for the N.E.W.Ts?"
"Do you honestly think that ,after what you said earlier, I would fall for that?"
"Lily, this isn't one of my wooing sessions with you. Actually, the next one is due this friday."
"Then how would you explain the things said earlier?"
"I was merely answering your questions. Besides, I really need the help. I lack some notes and it would be interesting to discuss the topics with you. You know, get your point of view and stuff."
"So this is going to come out as a study date then."
"No not at all, you could bring Arabella and I'll bring the guys."
Lily pressed her lips together and gave James the skeptical look. "All right then." Said Lily, her voice stained with doubt. "Great. We'll meet you girls later at the Common Room after dinner."
James grinned before leaving. Lily just sat there with thoughts cramming themselves into her head. "What just happened?", "Did I just agree to meet James tonight?", "Lily, you are such an idiot!", "Omigod....omigod...omigod....."
