In her room that night, Lily sighed to herself.
She felt. . . Trapped. Yeah. That was exactly the word to describe how she felt.
She felt like she was going in circles. Everything would be fine. . . Then Danny would get jealous over nothing, and accuse her of things she had never done. He'd go crazy at her. . . Yelling at her, and expecting her to put up with it.
And then when she did stick up for herself, he'd just plead for forgiveness. He'd go all loving and insist he needed her. . .
And she took it. For some reason, whenever he said sorry, she just accepted it.
Even though she didn't want to accept it. She didn't want to put up with him anymore.
Why?
Because of James Potter.
This confused her, too. . . Why him?
She'd been with Daniel for years. She'd loved him. And yet, James made her see his faults.
No. James seemed to cause his faults. . . It was only when she became friendly with James, that Danny became jealous.
Why did she even LIKE James? Face it, he had quite a reputation for being a womaniser. . .
So what was she to do? End it with Danny and get together with James, hoping that she wouldn't just be one of his week long relationships?
Or cut every tie with James completely, and try and work things out with Danny?
It made her wonder. . .
~*~
The next morning, Lily got up early. She had classes and - even though she had spent an exhausting weekend being tested by the Ministry - she woke up before anyone else in her dorm.
She got ready quickly and quietly, before leaving the room and heading down to the Great Hall.
The Gryffindor Common room was empty, except for two girls in her Transfiguration class who were hurriedly writing up an essay that was due that day. They threw her sheepish grins as she walked past them and smiled.
The Great Hall was the same. Very few people sat at the House tables, so Lily just fell into her regular seat, glad for the quietness, for once.
She sat on her own for a good half an hour, just picking at her food, and looking at her timetable.
She only looked up when she heard someone sit in the seat opposite her.
"Hi," she greeted Matt, a little surprised to see him up so early.
"Morning. . ." he mumbled.
Lily frowned, noticing that Matt was looking a little uncomfortable. "Is something wrong?"
"Wrong? No. . ."
"Does this have to do with you storming out of the Common Room last night?" she asked. "What's happened with you and Danny, anyway? Why were you in a mood? I never found out. . ."
Matt sighed, and spent a long while staring at his plate, looking thoughtful. When he finally raised his eyes to hers, he hesitated for a moment. "Erm. . . I have to tell you something," he said slowly.
"What?"
"It's. . . You. . . I don't. . ." he stuttered, then his shoulders slumped. "Forget it."
"No, tell me," Lily insisted, concerned. She leaned forward towards him. "If it's making you feel this bad, you should tell someone."
"But it SHOULDN'T be making me feel bad," he shook his head with frustration. "It's not my problem."
Lily tilted her head slightly, narrowing her eyes at him with thought. "Is it. . . Danny's problem?" she asked eventually.
Matt's eyes widened. "You know, don't you?"
"Know what? I only asked because last night - Damn it Matt, what's the big secret?" she demanded.
"What big secret?" Kimberley asked happily, as she bounced into her seat. She shook her dark hair out of her face, smiling at her two friends. "Ooh Matt, pass us a piece of toast, yeah?"
Matt sighed and passed Kimberley the tray of toast, before pushing his chair backwards with a loud scraping noise, and standing up. "I'm. . . er, I'm just going to talk to Danny," he said, before leaving the hall.
Lily frowned at him, watching as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and bowed his head as he walked through the doors.
"Kim?" she asked, still not taking her eyes off Matt's back.
"Hmm?" she murmured, through a mouthful of toast.
"Did anything happen, while I was away?"
Kimberley swallowed, and looked at Lily quizzically. "Like what?" she questioned.
"Anything. . ."
"Erm. . . Ooh, Danny got drunk."
"Oh."
"Yeah, he flooed to that hotel you were staying at. He tried to find out what room you were in, but they said they didn't have your name down. So he asked for Potter's, and he came to the conclusion that you were sharing a hotel room. Then. . . Yeah, he went to Hogsmeade and got drunk," Kimberley shrugged, shaking her head slightly.
Lily stared at her, open mouthed. "Seriously?"
She rolled her eyes. "Well I'm not gunna make it up, am I? Pass the orange juice, please? Ta. . ."
"So he FLOOED to the hotel?" Lily demanded. She shook her head, disgusted. "I don't believe him."
"Yeah, not many of us could." The Kimberley smiled teasingly. "So go on Lily, do tell. Why WERE you sharing a room with Mister James Potter?"
Lily just rolled her eyes, not in the mood. "Don't start, Kim. I wasn't sharing a room with him. The hotel made a mistake, and had me down under a different name. That's why there was no room listed for Lily Evans."
Kimberley nodded slowly. "Oh. . . That explains it, then."
~*~
That morning, Lily had no classes with Danny OR James. She was glad of this, as it meant she could actually concentrate on her work for once. Plus, it was very rare that she was in a class without one or the two.
However, during dinner, she couldn't help but notice that lot of people were throwing looks her way.
At first she thought she was being paranoid, but as the hour wore on, she definitely noticed more people were staring.
And whispering. And either giggling - In the Slytherins' case - or giving her sympathetic looks.
She couldn't stand it.
"Courtney," she said calmly to her friend, as they sat finishing their food. "Why on earth is everybody looking at me as if I've sprouted wings?"
"'Cause everybody loves you Lils, and you're the centre of attention," Courtney replied smoothly, not looking up from the letter she was writing to her parents.
"You're going to get grease all over that letter. . ." Lily murmured. Then she pouted. "Court, I'm being serious! What's happened? Why's everyone acting weird?"
Courtney finally looked up, glancing round at the people who Lily said were looking at her. "Hmm. You're right. . ." she nodded, taking in the fact that people were giving Lily a lot of extra attention, but not actually talking to her. "Well, I heard that Danny got called to Dumbledore's office, but I doubt it's about that."
Lily waved a hand dismissively. "He'll just be in trouble for answering back to teachers, he's in there once every fortnight."
Courtney nodded. "That's what I thought." She quickly pocketed her letter, then stood up. "Come on then, let's go find out what's happened," she said, leading Lily in the direction of the nearest familiar face who seemed to have an idea of what was so interesting.
~*~
Daniel Noonan felt sick.
He was sat in the Common Room at the moment, with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands.
The teacher's had broke through that stupid girl's - that stupid one night stand's - memory charm. The charm he performed. They'd broke through it.
She'd told them everything. Sure, Melanie was in trouble. . . She'd broke school rules for sleeping with him in the first place.
But HE - he was screwed. He was in so much trouble it was sickening and - worst of all - one of Melanie's stupid friends had been there when he'd been called to the Headmaster's office.
One of Melanie's stupid, big mouthed friends. Plus Melanie herself.
It would be all over the school.
Thankfully, those who were in the Common Room seemed to know yet, so he didn't have to surrender and take refuge in his dorm just yet. He could just sit there and. . . think.
However, he didn't even want to think what was going on in the school. What they were saying. What they were spreading.
He glanced up as he heard the Portrait Hole open, then glowered when he saw Sirius Black step through. Grinning, Black made his way towards him, then patted him on the shoulder.
"God, your life amuses me," he laughed.
Danny glared at him. "And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
"I mean, first you have a huge go at Lily whenever she even glances at James. . . And then YOU'RE the one who goes and sleeps with someone else," he said, clearly amused.
Danny set his jaw. "Piss off, Black."
"Nope," Sirius said, taking a seat near to him. "I'm waiting for the fireworks."
"And what the hell do you mean by-?" he started.
"YOU SLEPT WITH MELANIE WHAT'S HER NAME WHILE I WAS GONE FOR TWO DAYS?!" Lily exclaimed at the top of her lungs, as she, Courtney and Kimberley came marching through the Portrait Hole.
Everyone in the Common Room fell silent.
Lily's eyes were ablaze, and she was actually shaking with anger. Courtney and Kimberley looked equally disgusted.
". . . Those fireworks," Sirius said unnecessarily.
~*~
Hey! LoL. . . Thanks for all your reviews! I'm sorry I left it there. I would write more, but it's bloody freezing here. It's half twelve at night, and I'm cold. I just wanna crawl into bed. So. . . Hey, I'll try and write more tomorrow. Doubt it, though. But I shall try! Until then. . . please review!
She felt. . . Trapped. Yeah. That was exactly the word to describe how she felt.
She felt like she was going in circles. Everything would be fine. . . Then Danny would get jealous over nothing, and accuse her of things she had never done. He'd go crazy at her. . . Yelling at her, and expecting her to put up with it.
And then when she did stick up for herself, he'd just plead for forgiveness. He'd go all loving and insist he needed her. . .
And she took it. For some reason, whenever he said sorry, she just accepted it.
Even though she didn't want to accept it. She didn't want to put up with him anymore.
Why?
Because of James Potter.
This confused her, too. . . Why him?
She'd been with Daniel for years. She'd loved him. And yet, James made her see his faults.
No. James seemed to cause his faults. . . It was only when she became friendly with James, that Danny became jealous.
Why did she even LIKE James? Face it, he had quite a reputation for being a womaniser. . .
So what was she to do? End it with Danny and get together with James, hoping that she wouldn't just be one of his week long relationships?
Or cut every tie with James completely, and try and work things out with Danny?
It made her wonder. . .
~*~
The next morning, Lily got up early. She had classes and - even though she had spent an exhausting weekend being tested by the Ministry - she woke up before anyone else in her dorm.
She got ready quickly and quietly, before leaving the room and heading down to the Great Hall.
The Gryffindor Common room was empty, except for two girls in her Transfiguration class who were hurriedly writing up an essay that was due that day. They threw her sheepish grins as she walked past them and smiled.
The Great Hall was the same. Very few people sat at the House tables, so Lily just fell into her regular seat, glad for the quietness, for once.
She sat on her own for a good half an hour, just picking at her food, and looking at her timetable.
She only looked up when she heard someone sit in the seat opposite her.
"Hi," she greeted Matt, a little surprised to see him up so early.
"Morning. . ." he mumbled.
Lily frowned, noticing that Matt was looking a little uncomfortable. "Is something wrong?"
"Wrong? No. . ."
"Does this have to do with you storming out of the Common Room last night?" she asked. "What's happened with you and Danny, anyway? Why were you in a mood? I never found out. . ."
Matt sighed, and spent a long while staring at his plate, looking thoughtful. When he finally raised his eyes to hers, he hesitated for a moment. "Erm. . . I have to tell you something," he said slowly.
"What?"
"It's. . . You. . . I don't. . ." he stuttered, then his shoulders slumped. "Forget it."
"No, tell me," Lily insisted, concerned. She leaned forward towards him. "If it's making you feel this bad, you should tell someone."
"But it SHOULDN'T be making me feel bad," he shook his head with frustration. "It's not my problem."
Lily tilted her head slightly, narrowing her eyes at him with thought. "Is it. . . Danny's problem?" she asked eventually.
Matt's eyes widened. "You know, don't you?"
"Know what? I only asked because last night - Damn it Matt, what's the big secret?" she demanded.
"What big secret?" Kimberley asked happily, as she bounced into her seat. She shook her dark hair out of her face, smiling at her two friends. "Ooh Matt, pass us a piece of toast, yeah?"
Matt sighed and passed Kimberley the tray of toast, before pushing his chair backwards with a loud scraping noise, and standing up. "I'm. . . er, I'm just going to talk to Danny," he said, before leaving the hall.
Lily frowned at him, watching as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and bowed his head as he walked through the doors.
"Kim?" she asked, still not taking her eyes off Matt's back.
"Hmm?" she murmured, through a mouthful of toast.
"Did anything happen, while I was away?"
Kimberley swallowed, and looked at Lily quizzically. "Like what?" she questioned.
"Anything. . ."
"Erm. . . Ooh, Danny got drunk."
"Oh."
"Yeah, he flooed to that hotel you were staying at. He tried to find out what room you were in, but they said they didn't have your name down. So he asked for Potter's, and he came to the conclusion that you were sharing a hotel room. Then. . . Yeah, he went to Hogsmeade and got drunk," Kimberley shrugged, shaking her head slightly.
Lily stared at her, open mouthed. "Seriously?"
She rolled her eyes. "Well I'm not gunna make it up, am I? Pass the orange juice, please? Ta. . ."
"So he FLOOED to the hotel?" Lily demanded. She shook her head, disgusted. "I don't believe him."
"Yeah, not many of us could." The Kimberley smiled teasingly. "So go on Lily, do tell. Why WERE you sharing a room with Mister James Potter?"
Lily just rolled her eyes, not in the mood. "Don't start, Kim. I wasn't sharing a room with him. The hotel made a mistake, and had me down under a different name. That's why there was no room listed for Lily Evans."
Kimberley nodded slowly. "Oh. . . That explains it, then."
~*~
That morning, Lily had no classes with Danny OR James. She was glad of this, as it meant she could actually concentrate on her work for once. Plus, it was very rare that she was in a class without one or the two.
However, during dinner, she couldn't help but notice that lot of people were throwing looks her way.
At first she thought she was being paranoid, but as the hour wore on, she definitely noticed more people were staring.
And whispering. And either giggling - In the Slytherins' case - or giving her sympathetic looks.
She couldn't stand it.
"Courtney," she said calmly to her friend, as they sat finishing their food. "Why on earth is everybody looking at me as if I've sprouted wings?"
"'Cause everybody loves you Lils, and you're the centre of attention," Courtney replied smoothly, not looking up from the letter she was writing to her parents.
"You're going to get grease all over that letter. . ." Lily murmured. Then she pouted. "Court, I'm being serious! What's happened? Why's everyone acting weird?"
Courtney finally looked up, glancing round at the people who Lily said were looking at her. "Hmm. You're right. . ." she nodded, taking in the fact that people were giving Lily a lot of extra attention, but not actually talking to her. "Well, I heard that Danny got called to Dumbledore's office, but I doubt it's about that."
Lily waved a hand dismissively. "He'll just be in trouble for answering back to teachers, he's in there once every fortnight."
Courtney nodded. "That's what I thought." She quickly pocketed her letter, then stood up. "Come on then, let's go find out what's happened," she said, leading Lily in the direction of the nearest familiar face who seemed to have an idea of what was so interesting.
~*~
Daniel Noonan felt sick.
He was sat in the Common Room at the moment, with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands.
The teacher's had broke through that stupid girl's - that stupid one night stand's - memory charm. The charm he performed. They'd broke through it.
She'd told them everything. Sure, Melanie was in trouble. . . She'd broke school rules for sleeping with him in the first place.
But HE - he was screwed. He was in so much trouble it was sickening and - worst of all - one of Melanie's stupid friends had been there when he'd been called to the Headmaster's office.
One of Melanie's stupid, big mouthed friends. Plus Melanie herself.
It would be all over the school.
Thankfully, those who were in the Common Room seemed to know yet, so he didn't have to surrender and take refuge in his dorm just yet. He could just sit there and. . . think.
However, he didn't even want to think what was going on in the school. What they were saying. What they were spreading.
He glanced up as he heard the Portrait Hole open, then glowered when he saw Sirius Black step through. Grinning, Black made his way towards him, then patted him on the shoulder.
"God, your life amuses me," he laughed.
Danny glared at him. "And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
"I mean, first you have a huge go at Lily whenever she even glances at James. . . And then YOU'RE the one who goes and sleeps with someone else," he said, clearly amused.
Danny set his jaw. "Piss off, Black."
"Nope," Sirius said, taking a seat near to him. "I'm waiting for the fireworks."
"And what the hell do you mean by-?" he started.
"YOU SLEPT WITH MELANIE WHAT'S HER NAME WHILE I WAS GONE FOR TWO DAYS?!" Lily exclaimed at the top of her lungs, as she, Courtney and Kimberley came marching through the Portrait Hole.
Everyone in the Common Room fell silent.
Lily's eyes were ablaze, and she was actually shaking with anger. Courtney and Kimberley looked equally disgusted.
". . . Those fireworks," Sirius said unnecessarily.
~*~
Hey! LoL. . . Thanks for all your reviews! I'm sorry I left it there. I would write more, but it's bloody freezing here. It's half twelve at night, and I'm cold. I just wanna crawl into bed. So. . . Hey, I'll try and write more tomorrow. Doubt it, though. But I shall try! Until then. . . please review!