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=Chapter 26=
It was 10 P.M. Lily looked at all of the papers she still had to fill out, "Damn it," she sighed, but continued working none the less. James should've been helping Lily with the papers, but he wasn't there. In fact, she didn't know where he was. Just then, the door creaked open.
James, apparently drunk, wobbled in, and fell on the couch Lily was sitting against. She didn't want to talk to a drunken James Potter, so she decided to ignore him. It was very hard to ignore him, especially when he started fiddling with her hair.
"James?" Lily began, politely, "Where were you?"
James sighed, "Celebrating Wormtail's birthday." He paused, "You're really pretty… my head hurts…"
Lily chuckled to herself, "I'll try and help you, if you promise to finish the papers."
James nodded. Lily went to put the papers on James's desk, and returned downstairs where he asked innocently, "Are we going to do it?"
Lily backed away for a moment, "No." She then laughed at the lonely look James gave her. She walked over to him, "Head up." He did as he was told. Lily sat where his head was, and pushed back his head so it rested on her lap, "How was the party?"
"It was," James searched for the right words, "Scary."
She moved a few hairs from his forehead and began massaging his head to decrease the headache he should have, "James? Out of curiosity, what kind of drunk are you?" Hoping he wasn't the type of drunk that vomits everywhere, she waited for an answer.
"I was told I was the curious drunk," he answered, "I think that's what kind of drunk I am. Well. I'm the kind of drunk where I ask… stuff…"
Lily sighed in relief, "How's your head?"
"Better than it was before. Thanks," he said. Looking up, he made eye contact with her saying, "Why didn't you ever go out with me before?"
"Because you were big-headed, cruel, evil, moronic, and childish—" Lily began before getting interrupted.
"But I've changed, right?" He asked, every spoken word slurred.
"Yeah," Lily said after thinking a bit, "I guess you have."
"And if I ask you, you'd go out with me, wouldn't you?"
Lily thought for a moment, "Yeah, why not?"
"But what if I asked you something different?" He asked. He could barely opening his eyes making it obvious that he was about to fall asleep, "Like… what if I asked you to be my girlfriend?"
Lily, who wasn't expecting this question, looked down. Her eyes were wide, "Why?"
"Because," He yawned. Before he fell asleep, he managed to mutter, "Because I love you."
Lily looked down at the sleeping figure, praying he wouldn't remember this conversation in the morning. She took off his glasses, and placed it on the coffee table next to them.
"Lily," James whispered in his sleep. Lily looked down and saw he was wearing a cheeky grin.
Lily squinted, "What the hell are you dreaming about, pervert?"
James's feisty grin widened, "Take it off slower."
Lily resisted the urge to slap him then and there. Lifting his head off her lap, she slipped out and up to her room, where she began slapping pillows instead. All the while, the question James asked hovered through her mind.
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James woke up the next morning. He opened his eyes, and light flooded in. Closing his eyes, he got up and began rubbing his head. It didn't hurt as it usually did after a night of drinking. After making sure he wasn't blind, he began to look around, noticing Lily come in through the door, "What happened last night?"
"You came in drunk," She said, "Do you remember anything you said?"
"No."
"Then I guess I should remind you of the promise you made to finish the head papers." He whined a bit but quieted as she firmly said, "Eat."
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Throughout James's whole breakfast, Lily sat there with an uncomfortable look on her face. "You okay?" he asked after a while.
She looked up a bit startled, "Yeah, yeah… Come on. Class is going to start soon."
James looked at her, worried that he didn't try anything last night. He changed his clothes and muttered a spell, making him feel as if he got all the sleep in the world. When he returned downstairs, he saw Lily deep in thought, "Let's go,' he called.
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The two reached transfiguration 5 minutes before the class started, "Let's sit over there," James said, pointing at two available seats.
Lily looked off to the side, "Actually, I thought I might sit with Ness, Belle, and Alice," She said, not making eye contact with him. She wandered off.
'I wonder what I did last night,' he thought to himself.
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"What was that?" Ness asked as Lily took a seat.
"What was what?" Lily replied.
"Why didn't you sit with James?" Belle asked, "If I were in your situation, I guess I wouldn't sit next to him, but I'm not you."
"Why wouldn't you sit next to him?" Ness and Lily asked in unison.
Belle winked, "I'd sit on his lap," She smiled as blood rushed to Lily's face, "But seriously, Lily, why didn't you sit with him?"
Lily sighed and told her friends what happened last night.
"How would you reply if he wasn't drunk?" Ness asked.
"Yeah, Lily," Belle added, "Would you turn him down, say you'd want to be his girlfriend, or spend the night with him, and answer on how he is."
Lily slapped her friend in the arm.
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"Ness," Sirius caught up with Lily's best friend, "Did Lily tell you what James did? He's worried that he tried to pull something last night."
Ness smiled, "Tell James he didn't try to pull something last night. He did ask some questions…"
"Like what?" Sirius asked.
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"So that's why Lily seems so uncomfortable," Remus said after Sirius told him the story, "But he didn't know what he was saying."
"Lily probably thinks he did," Sirius grinned.
"We'll tell James later, but let's keep this a secret, okay?" Remus asked, "Rumors like that spread around Hogwarts in seconds."
Sadly, they shouldn't have had that conversation in the common room.
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*2 hours later*
"Did you hear about what happened in the Heads dorm yesterday?" A 3rd year Hufflepuff asked her friend.
"Yeah, I wonder what her reply will be," Her friend answered.
James, who had found out what happened from a 5th year Ravenclaw, had people coming up to them and asking if Lily replied, "No she didn't reply, because she knew I was drunk. Before you go, tell the rest of the school that if they keep talking about yesterday's incident, I'd personally shove a broomstick up their ass."
*1 hour later*
Everyone stopped talking about the incident last night.
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Lily sat in the Head's Common room at 7:38. James burst through the doors, "I have to show you something," Without waiting for her reply, he grabbed her hand and they left.
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"It's the north tower," Lily answered, "I see nothing different from it."
James went to the ledge and pulled himself to the top, "C'mon."
Lily did as she was told, "What is it?" She asked. She looked where James pointed and saw a beautiful view of Hogwarts. Everything was illuminated by the crescent moon that is surrounded by beautiful stars.
"I was thinking of what I supposedly said last night," James said while Lily still looked at the view, "And I'm sorry I made you feel so uncomfortable."
"It's no problem," Lily said, "You were drunk, and didn't know what you were saying."
"But out of curiosity," James added, "Say I was asking you for real, like, I don't know, right now."
Lily turned a red shade, "Are you asking me-"
"Maybe," He paused, "Yeah, so, what do you say about being my girlfriend?"
=End Chapter=
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