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Chapter Seven- Talks with the Rindels
Lily entered the dormitory quietly, not wanting to attract attention from any of the girls settling for bed. After all, it was already about 11 in the evening. She was relieved to notice Jillian was already sleeping; she didn't feel like having to deal with her at the moment. She grabbed a pair of pajamas and headed for the bathroom. By the time she got back, all the girls were asleep and Lily crawled into her own bed. The problem was that couldn't fall asleep right away. Her mind was in a frenzy, filled with thoughts. How could have such a thing have happened? If perhaps she had James talk a little more, it wouldn't have ended in a mutually sad situation.
She eventually did fall asleep, but she kept on dwelling on it. As a prefect, she had to help prepare the Halloween Feast festivities. More specifically, she was in charge of how to illuminate the Great Hall. For the past few years, candlesticks that floated in the air were held by miniature, fake human skeletons. Hoping to try something more different (and something more suitable to look at), she decided to enchant muggle Jack-o-Lanterns like the candles during the Beginning of Term feast. She presented the idea to Mc Gonagall, who loved the idea right away.
After dinner that evening, Lily, along with Alaina, was in the Transfiguration classroom using charms to cut out face shapes from several dozens of pumpkins Hagrid had given them to use. Except for the occasional ghost, Lily and Alaina were alone in the spacious, quiet classroom. The two hardly had time to hang out, so they used the time to catch up on what was going on in their lives.
Alaina was doing very well in Ravenclaw and in Hogwarts generally. Alaina was a very bright girl, perhaps one of the top 15 students in their year, in which there were about 175 students. (Lily was third, Sirius second and James was first) She, with her personality, acquired many friends, mostly 5th to 7th year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. She also had a good amount of admirers.
Lily held up a winking pumpkin for Alaina to see.
"What do you think of this?"
Alaina looked.
"Hey, he's winking, I've never been able to do that. It's really good," Alaina answered, smiling.
"Now take a look at mine."
Alaina performed one more charm before turning it around. Lily laughed at Alaina's dizzy-eyed pumpkin.
"That's a great one too; anyone who takes a look above their head is going to have fun looking at these faces," Lily said, laughing.
She put her carved pumpkin aside and picked an uncarved one off an adjacent table. While thinking of a facial expression, Lily decided to tell Alaina what happened last night. Alaina said,
"James, it seems, went through a lot to say what he did last night. Maybe you didn't notice, but James wasn't in any of his classes today."
Lily's eyes widened in shock. She didn't believe it would affect him that much.
"Maybe. one of his injuries worsened and he had to go back to the infirmary."
Alaina shrugged. Lily thought for a moment.
"I can ask one of his friends on how he's doing."
"Why don't you ask Jonathan? From what I hear, they're becoming good friends."
Alaina stood up then continued on saying, "Let's finish these up tomorrow; the sooner you get your problem settled, the better."
Lily gratefully agreed and they stored the pumpkins in a container Mc Gonagall set aside for them. After saying their goodbyes, they set for their respective Houses. To her luck, only a few students were left in the common room and one of them was Jonathan sitting by the fireplace working on Defense Against the Dark Arts homework. His mouth was moving as if talking to someone, but Lily didn't see anyone remotely by him. She walked up to him anyway.
"Jonathan, can I talk to you about something?"
Realizing it was Lily, he looked up at her, alarmed. Hiding the real reason, he said concerningly,
"Lily, is something wrong?"
Lily played with her hair nervously.
"I'm hoping what I'll say will stay between the two of us," she said sitting down.
Jonathan closed and put his homework off to this side almost forcibly, like he was pushing against something.
"I promise all will be kept between you and me. If I find out somebody hears what we're going to talking about, they're never going to hear the end of it from me."
Lily smiled gratefully.
"Thanks Jonathan."
"So what is it that you wanted to talk about?"
"Please don't laugh or tease me, but. it's about James."
Pretty much expecting that answer, Jonathan answered back, saying, "What's going on between you and James?"
Lily sat up straight and spoke earnestly, saying,
"That's exactly what it is! With everyone I know, from acquaintances to best friends, I know if I like them or not straight out, but with James, I have a really strong feeling of ambivalence towards him!"
Jonathan sighed and sank back into the couch. He really didn't know what to tell her.
"Lily? I think the best thing for you to do is wait it out; I'm sure you'll find out how you feel about James soon."
Lily sighed. "I don't know if I can wait any longer. it's been worrying me for a while."
Lily stood up and rubbed the side of her head. Jonathan smiled.
"You're a busy person Lily, you deserve a lot of rest."
'Thanks. good night Jonathan."
Lily leaned over to kiss Jonathan on the cheek, then walked off to the girls' dormitories. Once Jonathan had made sure Lily had entered her room, he went up to the sixth year boys' dormitory, where he found the Marauders poring over the Marauders Map.
"James."
James looked up from the Marauders Map, apparently anxious.
'So what'd she say?"
Jonathan sighed, then smiled.
"If at first you don't succeed, try again," Jonathan said encouragingly.
"Yeah James, there's no harm in trying again," Sirius said, adding on to the support.
"But don't rush anything, James. For things to work out right, this must be planned carefully," Remus advised.
James thought for a moment, then seemed to have come up with an idea. On his face, only mischief was visible. Peter became alarmed.
"Not only does it have to be planned carefully, it can't be something that would make her hate you instead!"
James smirked.
"Who says this will make her hate me?"
---- Two chappies uploaded in one day!!!!! Once I finish handwriting chapter eight, I'll get that uploaded soon! Please review!!!!
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to J.K. Rowling... obviously made up characters were created by me!!!
Chapter Seven- Talks with the Rindels
Lily entered the dormitory quietly, not wanting to attract attention from any of the girls settling for bed. After all, it was already about 11 in the evening. She was relieved to notice Jillian was already sleeping; she didn't feel like having to deal with her at the moment. She grabbed a pair of pajamas and headed for the bathroom. By the time she got back, all the girls were asleep and Lily crawled into her own bed. The problem was that couldn't fall asleep right away. Her mind was in a frenzy, filled with thoughts. How could have such a thing have happened? If perhaps she had James talk a little more, it wouldn't have ended in a mutually sad situation.
She eventually did fall asleep, but she kept on dwelling on it. As a prefect, she had to help prepare the Halloween Feast festivities. More specifically, she was in charge of how to illuminate the Great Hall. For the past few years, candlesticks that floated in the air were held by miniature, fake human skeletons. Hoping to try something more different (and something more suitable to look at), she decided to enchant muggle Jack-o-Lanterns like the candles during the Beginning of Term feast. She presented the idea to Mc Gonagall, who loved the idea right away.
After dinner that evening, Lily, along with Alaina, was in the Transfiguration classroom using charms to cut out face shapes from several dozens of pumpkins Hagrid had given them to use. Except for the occasional ghost, Lily and Alaina were alone in the spacious, quiet classroom. The two hardly had time to hang out, so they used the time to catch up on what was going on in their lives.
Alaina was doing very well in Ravenclaw and in Hogwarts generally. Alaina was a very bright girl, perhaps one of the top 15 students in their year, in which there were about 175 students. (Lily was third, Sirius second and James was first) She, with her personality, acquired many friends, mostly 5th to 7th year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. She also had a good amount of admirers.
Lily held up a winking pumpkin for Alaina to see.
"What do you think of this?"
Alaina looked.
"Hey, he's winking, I've never been able to do that. It's really good," Alaina answered, smiling.
"Now take a look at mine."
Alaina performed one more charm before turning it around. Lily laughed at Alaina's dizzy-eyed pumpkin.
"That's a great one too; anyone who takes a look above their head is going to have fun looking at these faces," Lily said, laughing.
She put her carved pumpkin aside and picked an uncarved one off an adjacent table. While thinking of a facial expression, Lily decided to tell Alaina what happened last night. Alaina said,
"James, it seems, went through a lot to say what he did last night. Maybe you didn't notice, but James wasn't in any of his classes today."
Lily's eyes widened in shock. She didn't believe it would affect him that much.
"Maybe. one of his injuries worsened and he had to go back to the infirmary."
Alaina shrugged. Lily thought for a moment.
"I can ask one of his friends on how he's doing."
"Why don't you ask Jonathan? From what I hear, they're becoming good friends."
Alaina stood up then continued on saying, "Let's finish these up tomorrow; the sooner you get your problem settled, the better."
Lily gratefully agreed and they stored the pumpkins in a container Mc Gonagall set aside for them. After saying their goodbyes, they set for their respective Houses. To her luck, only a few students were left in the common room and one of them was Jonathan sitting by the fireplace working on Defense Against the Dark Arts homework. His mouth was moving as if talking to someone, but Lily didn't see anyone remotely by him. She walked up to him anyway.
"Jonathan, can I talk to you about something?"
Realizing it was Lily, he looked up at her, alarmed. Hiding the real reason, he said concerningly,
"Lily, is something wrong?"
Lily played with her hair nervously.
"I'm hoping what I'll say will stay between the two of us," she said sitting down.
Jonathan closed and put his homework off to this side almost forcibly, like he was pushing against something.
"I promise all will be kept between you and me. If I find out somebody hears what we're going to talking about, they're never going to hear the end of it from me."
Lily smiled gratefully.
"Thanks Jonathan."
"So what is it that you wanted to talk about?"
"Please don't laugh or tease me, but. it's about James."
Pretty much expecting that answer, Jonathan answered back, saying, "What's going on between you and James?"
Lily sat up straight and spoke earnestly, saying,
"That's exactly what it is! With everyone I know, from acquaintances to best friends, I know if I like them or not straight out, but with James, I have a really strong feeling of ambivalence towards him!"
Jonathan sighed and sank back into the couch. He really didn't know what to tell her.
"Lily? I think the best thing for you to do is wait it out; I'm sure you'll find out how you feel about James soon."
Lily sighed. "I don't know if I can wait any longer. it's been worrying me for a while."
Lily stood up and rubbed the side of her head. Jonathan smiled.
"You're a busy person Lily, you deserve a lot of rest."
'Thanks. good night Jonathan."
Lily leaned over to kiss Jonathan on the cheek, then walked off to the girls' dormitories. Once Jonathan had made sure Lily had entered her room, he went up to the sixth year boys' dormitory, where he found the Marauders poring over the Marauders Map.
"James."
James looked up from the Marauders Map, apparently anxious.
'So what'd she say?"
Jonathan sighed, then smiled.
"If at first you don't succeed, try again," Jonathan said encouragingly.
"Yeah James, there's no harm in trying again," Sirius said, adding on to the support.
"But don't rush anything, James. For things to work out right, this must be planned carefully," Remus advised.
James thought for a moment, then seemed to have come up with an idea. On his face, only mischief was visible. Peter became alarmed.
"Not only does it have to be planned carefully, it can't be something that would make her hate you instead!"
James smirked.
"Who says this will make her hate me?"
---- Two chappies uploaded in one day!!!!! Once I finish handwriting chapter eight, I'll get that uploaded soon! Please review!!!!