After he'd left (or been thrown out), Lily immediately went to Dumbledore's
office to check that he was, in fact, telling the truth.
"Well?" Courtney asked, when Lily stepped out of the room. She had been waiting for her outside, idly leaning against the wall. "What did he say?"
"It's true. We're leaving Friday night," Lily groaned.
"But. . . why?"
"I'm not sure, exactly. We'll find out when we get there. But do you know what this means? I have to spend the ENTIRE weekend with James!"
"Hmm. . ." Courtney nodded, hiding a smile. "Just you to? On your own in a hotel? Whatever will you get up to?"
"Court, shut up. This isn't funny."
"No, I know. Sorry."
"Besides," Lily added hastily. "We're not on our OWN. . . And we're in separate rooms, Dumbledore made that VERY clear. . ."
"Alright. So there's no problem. Just be professional," Courtney suggested.
"Yeah. . ." Lily said quietly. "I-I mean. . . We only kissed, right? There shouldn't be a problem. And, I could just avoid him. I. . . ugh, I shouldn't be having this problem. This is just Head Girl stuff!"
"Right. So forget about it," Courtney instructed, lacing her arm through Lily's and leading her back to the Great Hall. "You're going to go to the Ministry, work your little socks off, and be so shattered when you get back to the hotel that you'll have no time for. . . um, socialising."
~*~
Thankfully, for the rest of the day James didn't approach Lily again. Instead, he seemed pretty mad that she was shunning him.
But still, problems arose when she told her friends her plans for the weekend. . .
"-so, it turns out I'll be at the Ministry all weekend," she sighed, rounding up her story.
Danny stared at her blankly. "But. . . you told Dumbledore no, right?"
A few of their friends groaned inwardly, sensing an argument.
"No. . ." Lily replied slowly. "Why would I do that?"
"Huh. Erm, Lily, can I talk to you on your own for a minute?" he said pointedly.
Immediately, the others began to move to couches on the other side of the room.
"No! You don't have to go, ignore-" Lily began indignantly, but was cut off by Danny nodding and dragging her into a quiet corner of the Common Room.
"Why do you have to be so bloody aggressive?" Lily spat.
"I know, I'm sorry, okay? But. . . Lil, what are you talking about? You're going?"
"Why wouldn't I be going?"
"So you're going to spend the weekend in a hotel room with James Potter?" Danny demanded.
Lily stared at him, too amazed to speak.
"Why don't you trust me?" she asked quietly, when she found her voice. "Everything has to be about JAMES."
"Yeah, well. . . You're not going."
"Danny, I'm going. That's all there is to it," Lily said firmly.
"So what, you're going to go have a happy weekend with Potter, while you leave me here?"
"It's for two days!" Lily yelled. "And would you STOP with the Potter thing?"
Danny sighed loudly. "Alright, Lily? Now, I love you. And if you love me too, you won't go."
"That's not fair."
"Life's not fair."
"I HAVE to go! Dumbledore-"
"Isn't going to demote you from being Head Girl if you don't go," Danny finished. "Besides, what's more important? Being Head Girl, or me?"
"Urgh! That is so selfish!"
"No it's not! It's just the truth."
"No," Lily retorted. "You just don't want me to be Head Girl because you're not Head Boy."
"That's pure bull," he said simply.
"I'm going," Lily replied calmly, picking up her things and walking back to her friends.
"No, you're not. You're not going!"
"Yes. I am."
"Lily! I won't let you go! You go and. . . and. . ." Danny faltered, trying to think of a suitable thing to say.
"What? You'll break up with me?" Lily asked, raising her eyebrows.
~*~
Hey. Sorry that's short and crappy, but I'm revising for my SATs right now. . . Busy, busy, busy. Thanks to all who reviewed! Remember to do it again, please. . . :)
"Well?" Courtney asked, when Lily stepped out of the room. She had been waiting for her outside, idly leaning against the wall. "What did he say?"
"It's true. We're leaving Friday night," Lily groaned.
"But. . . why?"
"I'm not sure, exactly. We'll find out when we get there. But do you know what this means? I have to spend the ENTIRE weekend with James!"
"Hmm. . ." Courtney nodded, hiding a smile. "Just you to? On your own in a hotel? Whatever will you get up to?"
"Court, shut up. This isn't funny."
"No, I know. Sorry."
"Besides," Lily added hastily. "We're not on our OWN. . . And we're in separate rooms, Dumbledore made that VERY clear. . ."
"Alright. So there's no problem. Just be professional," Courtney suggested.
"Yeah. . ." Lily said quietly. "I-I mean. . . We only kissed, right? There shouldn't be a problem. And, I could just avoid him. I. . . ugh, I shouldn't be having this problem. This is just Head Girl stuff!"
"Right. So forget about it," Courtney instructed, lacing her arm through Lily's and leading her back to the Great Hall. "You're going to go to the Ministry, work your little socks off, and be so shattered when you get back to the hotel that you'll have no time for. . . um, socialising."
~*~
Thankfully, for the rest of the day James didn't approach Lily again. Instead, he seemed pretty mad that she was shunning him.
But still, problems arose when she told her friends her plans for the weekend. . .
"-so, it turns out I'll be at the Ministry all weekend," she sighed, rounding up her story.
Danny stared at her blankly. "But. . . you told Dumbledore no, right?"
A few of their friends groaned inwardly, sensing an argument.
"No. . ." Lily replied slowly. "Why would I do that?"
"Huh. Erm, Lily, can I talk to you on your own for a minute?" he said pointedly.
Immediately, the others began to move to couches on the other side of the room.
"No! You don't have to go, ignore-" Lily began indignantly, but was cut off by Danny nodding and dragging her into a quiet corner of the Common Room.
"Why do you have to be so bloody aggressive?" Lily spat.
"I know, I'm sorry, okay? But. . . Lil, what are you talking about? You're going?"
"Why wouldn't I be going?"
"So you're going to spend the weekend in a hotel room with James Potter?" Danny demanded.
Lily stared at him, too amazed to speak.
"Why don't you trust me?" she asked quietly, when she found her voice. "Everything has to be about JAMES."
"Yeah, well. . . You're not going."
"Danny, I'm going. That's all there is to it," Lily said firmly.
"So what, you're going to go have a happy weekend with Potter, while you leave me here?"
"It's for two days!" Lily yelled. "And would you STOP with the Potter thing?"
Danny sighed loudly. "Alright, Lily? Now, I love you. And if you love me too, you won't go."
"That's not fair."
"Life's not fair."
"I HAVE to go! Dumbledore-"
"Isn't going to demote you from being Head Girl if you don't go," Danny finished. "Besides, what's more important? Being Head Girl, or me?"
"Urgh! That is so selfish!"
"No it's not! It's just the truth."
"No," Lily retorted. "You just don't want me to be Head Girl because you're not Head Boy."
"That's pure bull," he said simply.
"I'm going," Lily replied calmly, picking up her things and walking back to her friends.
"No, you're not. You're not going!"
"Yes. I am."
"Lily! I won't let you go! You go and. . . and. . ." Danny faltered, trying to think of a suitable thing to say.
"What? You'll break up with me?" Lily asked, raising her eyebrows.
~*~
Hey. Sorry that's short and crappy, but I'm revising for my SATs right now. . . Busy, busy, busy. Thanks to all who reviewed! Remember to do it again, please. . . :)