Chapter two
Lily started to be nicer to James. She would smile at him in the hall instead of scowl and wink at him everytime she caught him staring at her. Of course, this wasn't how she really felt, but under the close watch of Lavender, Lily was forced to keep it up.
James returned this and was constantly helping her out. When she had dropped all of her books in the middle of the hall, he helped her pick them up. He always opened doors for her and when in arithmacy Lily didn't understand a problem, he was always the first to help her out.
James also helped other people as well. He stopped picking on Snape and helped some of the dull Hufflepuffs in Charms. He even helped Lucius Malfoy in transfiguration. That was apperently his best subject.
"Lily, why don't you light the fireworks already?" Emerald asked one day.
"Because, Em, I'm supposed to hate Ja--Potter. If I suddenly went up to him and started snogging him in the middle of the hall, people would start to get suspicious. And he would know I placed a deal, and he would get hurt." Lily said.
Later that same day, Lily was up late struggling on a Transfiguration essay in the common room. The common room slowly emptied out, and after an hour of thinking she was alone, she suddenly realized that James was in there with her, reading a book in a squashy arm chair by the fireplace.
James saw Lily looking at him and decided this was his chance. He said, "Lily, I am really sorry"
Lily was stunned. "What for?"
James sighed and looked down. "For being such a jerk over the past six years. I really am sorry."
Lily was touched by this and accepted his apology by saying,"James, it's okay. Really. I'm sorry too. For being such a little know-it-all and having such a short tolerance for you"
James smiled and said, "It's not like you can help it. You just like school."
Lily laughed and felt a faint feeling in her stomach. She ignored it and realized how far apart they were sitting from each other. Some weird sensation made her say, "Come sit over here and help me with this essay" and made her pat the spot on the couch next to her.
James obeyed and sat there, close but not touching. He really wanted to put an arm around her, but didnt want to press his luck. Lily was actually letting him sit less than a foot away from her, something she would never even let him think about in the past.
"Now, help me with this" Lily said, pushing her almost finished essay in front of his nose. James read it over, finding about five mistakes and pointed them out to her.
"The spell is called Lerminones, not Lerpinois. No, the animal depends on the persons personality, the person doesnt choose what they want to be" James dictated (did i use that word right?) Lily finished the essay in record time and asked,"If you were animaigus, what do you think you would be?"
James pretended to think and said,"Stag. I think I'll be a Stag." Lily nodded.
"You?" James asked.
"um . . . . a fox, maybe. I dont know." Lily said.
There was a moments silence between the two.
"Well, I'm going to turn in. Goodnight, James" Lily leaned in and kissed James on the cheek.
James put a hand over the spot that she kissed. "yeah . . . sweet dreams"
Lily started to be nicer to James. She would smile at him in the hall instead of scowl and wink at him everytime she caught him staring at her. Of course, this wasn't how she really felt, but under the close watch of Lavender, Lily was forced to keep it up.
James returned this and was constantly helping her out. When she had dropped all of her books in the middle of the hall, he helped her pick them up. He always opened doors for her and when in arithmacy Lily didn't understand a problem, he was always the first to help her out.
James also helped other people as well. He stopped picking on Snape and helped some of the dull Hufflepuffs in Charms. He even helped Lucius Malfoy in transfiguration. That was apperently his best subject.
"Lily, why don't you light the fireworks already?" Emerald asked one day.
"Because, Em, I'm supposed to hate Ja--Potter. If I suddenly went up to him and started snogging him in the middle of the hall, people would start to get suspicious. And he would know I placed a deal, and he would get hurt." Lily said.
Later that same day, Lily was up late struggling on a Transfiguration essay in the common room. The common room slowly emptied out, and after an hour of thinking she was alone, she suddenly realized that James was in there with her, reading a book in a squashy arm chair by the fireplace.
James saw Lily looking at him and decided this was his chance. He said, "Lily, I am really sorry"
Lily was stunned. "What for?"
James sighed and looked down. "For being such a jerk over the past six years. I really am sorry."
Lily was touched by this and accepted his apology by saying,"James, it's okay. Really. I'm sorry too. For being such a little know-it-all and having such a short tolerance for you"
James smiled and said, "It's not like you can help it. You just like school."
Lily laughed and felt a faint feeling in her stomach. She ignored it and realized how far apart they were sitting from each other. Some weird sensation made her say, "Come sit over here and help me with this essay" and made her pat the spot on the couch next to her.
James obeyed and sat there, close but not touching. He really wanted to put an arm around her, but didnt want to press his luck. Lily was actually letting him sit less than a foot away from her, something she would never even let him think about in the past.
"Now, help me with this" Lily said, pushing her almost finished essay in front of his nose. James read it over, finding about five mistakes and pointed them out to her.
"The spell is called Lerminones, not Lerpinois. No, the animal depends on the persons personality, the person doesnt choose what they want to be" James dictated (did i use that word right?) Lily finished the essay in record time and asked,"If you were animaigus, what do you think you would be?"
James pretended to think and said,"Stag. I think I'll be a Stag." Lily nodded.
"You?" James asked.
"um . . . . a fox, maybe. I dont know." Lily said.
There was a moments silence between the two.
"Well, I'm going to turn in. Goodnight, James" Lily leaned in and kissed James on the cheek.
James put a hand over the spot that she kissed. "yeah . . . sweet dreams"