Chapter 12
Alright, I'm sorry to have been neglecting you all! Thanks for pointing that out to me, padma332 (Sorry, I don't know your actual name). I've just graduated from high school and I've been busy beyond words. I know that's no excuse.but still, I'm sorry! So, just keep reminding me to post and I'll do it. Sorry once more!
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"Lily! I am so glad you're here! What color dress robes would compliment my eyes the best?" Chloe questioned as she opened her eyes wide so that Lily would be able to fully observe their remarkable color.
"I don't know, Chloe," Lily responded through gritted teeth.
"Oh, I know!" Chloe cried with glee. "Maybe I can coordinate the color of my dress robes with the color James wears!" Jealousy flashed briefly in Lily's already green eyes before she responded.
"Has he even asked you yet, Chloe?" Lily demanded.
"No, but of course we'll go together!" Chloe exclaimed. "Who else would he possibly want to go with?" Lily shrugged her shoulders, growing more enraged with Chloe by the second.
"Maybe he'll ask someone else," Lily pointed out.
"Yeah, right. Like who?" Chloe questioned as she examined her perfectly pink polished nails.
"I don't know. Perhaps a girl from another house," Lily suggested.
"Lily, haven't you noticed all the attention he's been showering me with lately?" Chloe demanded. "It's obvious that he's completely taken with me!" Lily rolled her eyes and then squinted them at Chloe in revulsion.
"Anyway, Lily, what do you care? You'll be going with Sirius, of course," Chloe stated.
"What?" Lily asked in genuine surprise.
"Yes, you'll go with Sirius! He's very fond of you and you've been nothing but supportive of his pursuit of you," Chloe explained as though Lily were completely ignorant on the subject of male attentions and dating.
"I don't even want to go with Sirius!" Lily exclaimed incredulously. Chloe batted her long thick eyelashes rapidly.
"What do you mean? Who else would you want to go with?" Chloe demanded.
"I didn't even say that I wanted to go to this stupid ball to begin with!" Lily snapped.
"What?! Why wouldn't you want to go?"
"Because then I'd have to deal with countless hormone-driven, obsessive-compulsive, self-assured girls like you!" Lily spat at her. Lily, after realizing the true harshness or her words, started to immediately repent.
"Oh, Chloe, I'm so sorry! I don't know what's gotten into me lately! We were always such good friends, and this year it's as though everything is falling apart! Can you forgive me, Chloe?" Lily pleaded. Chloe regarded her with irritation as she flipped her long blonde hair over one of her shoulders.
"Lily, I don't know what's wrong with you lately, but if you act that way, you'll never get a boyfriend," Chloe stated matter-of-factly. Lily's mouth dropped open.
"Chloe! You're relentless!" Lily exclaimed heatedly as she stormed out of the common room and up the stairs towards her dormitory. Lily met a very infuriated looking James on the landing of the steps. His thick- framed glasses laid crooked atop his nose, his chaotic mop of black hair looked even unrulier than usual. He was running one of his hands through his inky black hair haphazardly, but he stopped when he saw Lily and peered at her intently from beneath his crooked frames.
"Lily, what's wrong?" James inquired, adjusting his spectacles. Lily shook her head silently as she continued towards her dormitory. James put his hand out in front of her to stop her from proceeding. She turned to look at him and saw that his eyes held concern.
"Chloe and I have been fighting," Lily admitted while brushing a few loose strands of hair away from her eyes.
"I'm sorry," James responded sincerely, casting his eyes downward. Lily nodded her head.
"What about you and Sirius? You also looked as though you were having a disagreement," Lily inquired.
"Well, yeah, we were fighting too." James confessed reluctantly.
"What about," Lily pressed insistently.
"Oh, nothing. Just the ball," James replied quietly. Lily arched an eyebrow suspiciously.
"What about it?" she inquired.
"Err-just-just who he was going to ask. That's all," James explained nervously, his deep blue eyes darting from side to side.
"And why would you have an argument over that?" Lily pondered aloud.
"I just-nevermind, Lilly, it's not important. Good night!" James said abruptly as he hurried up the rest of the stairs and back into his dormitory, leaving Lily looking very perplexed. Lily shook her head as though to clear the worries and doubts from her head and then she went off to her dormitory to lose her own worries within sleep.
Alright, I'm sorry to have been neglecting you all! Thanks for pointing that out to me, padma332 (Sorry, I don't know your actual name). I've just graduated from high school and I've been busy beyond words. I know that's no excuse.but still, I'm sorry! So, just keep reminding me to post and I'll do it. Sorry once more!
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"Lily! I am so glad you're here! What color dress robes would compliment my eyes the best?" Chloe questioned as she opened her eyes wide so that Lily would be able to fully observe their remarkable color.
"I don't know, Chloe," Lily responded through gritted teeth.
"Oh, I know!" Chloe cried with glee. "Maybe I can coordinate the color of my dress robes with the color James wears!" Jealousy flashed briefly in Lily's already green eyes before she responded.
"Has he even asked you yet, Chloe?" Lily demanded.
"No, but of course we'll go together!" Chloe exclaimed. "Who else would he possibly want to go with?" Lily shrugged her shoulders, growing more enraged with Chloe by the second.
"Maybe he'll ask someone else," Lily pointed out.
"Yeah, right. Like who?" Chloe questioned as she examined her perfectly pink polished nails.
"I don't know. Perhaps a girl from another house," Lily suggested.
"Lily, haven't you noticed all the attention he's been showering me with lately?" Chloe demanded. "It's obvious that he's completely taken with me!" Lily rolled her eyes and then squinted them at Chloe in revulsion.
"Anyway, Lily, what do you care? You'll be going with Sirius, of course," Chloe stated.
"What?" Lily asked in genuine surprise.
"Yes, you'll go with Sirius! He's very fond of you and you've been nothing but supportive of his pursuit of you," Chloe explained as though Lily were completely ignorant on the subject of male attentions and dating.
"I don't even want to go with Sirius!" Lily exclaimed incredulously. Chloe batted her long thick eyelashes rapidly.
"What do you mean? Who else would you want to go with?" Chloe demanded.
"I didn't even say that I wanted to go to this stupid ball to begin with!" Lily snapped.
"What?! Why wouldn't you want to go?"
"Because then I'd have to deal with countless hormone-driven, obsessive-compulsive, self-assured girls like you!" Lily spat at her. Lily, after realizing the true harshness or her words, started to immediately repent.
"Oh, Chloe, I'm so sorry! I don't know what's gotten into me lately! We were always such good friends, and this year it's as though everything is falling apart! Can you forgive me, Chloe?" Lily pleaded. Chloe regarded her with irritation as she flipped her long blonde hair over one of her shoulders.
"Lily, I don't know what's wrong with you lately, but if you act that way, you'll never get a boyfriend," Chloe stated matter-of-factly. Lily's mouth dropped open.
"Chloe! You're relentless!" Lily exclaimed heatedly as she stormed out of the common room and up the stairs towards her dormitory. Lily met a very infuriated looking James on the landing of the steps. His thick- framed glasses laid crooked atop his nose, his chaotic mop of black hair looked even unrulier than usual. He was running one of his hands through his inky black hair haphazardly, but he stopped when he saw Lily and peered at her intently from beneath his crooked frames.
"Lily, what's wrong?" James inquired, adjusting his spectacles. Lily shook her head silently as she continued towards her dormitory. James put his hand out in front of her to stop her from proceeding. She turned to look at him and saw that his eyes held concern.
"Chloe and I have been fighting," Lily admitted while brushing a few loose strands of hair away from her eyes.
"I'm sorry," James responded sincerely, casting his eyes downward. Lily nodded her head.
"What about you and Sirius? You also looked as though you were having a disagreement," Lily inquired.
"Well, yeah, we were fighting too." James confessed reluctantly.
"What about," Lily pressed insistently.
"Oh, nothing. Just the ball," James replied quietly. Lily arched an eyebrow suspiciously.
"What about it?" she inquired.
"Err-just-just who he was going to ask. That's all," James explained nervously, his deep blue eyes darting from side to side.
"And why would you have an argument over that?" Lily pondered aloud.
"I just-nevermind, Lilly, it's not important. Good night!" James said abruptly as he hurried up the rest of the stairs and back into his dormitory, leaving Lily looking very perplexed. Lily shook her head as though to clear the worries and doubts from her head and then she went off to her dormitory to lose her own worries within sleep.