"Lily! Just tell me already! Who was that letter from?! You've been
acting strange all morning." said the annoying and confused Alice.
"It was nothing, ok?! Just drop it!"
"Whoa! You seem a little edgy today Lily!" said Frank Longbottom in a sarcastic tone.
Lily shrugged angrily and gazed over at the lake and watched the Giant Squid float on the surface. She didn't mean to act spiteful, but her mind was so jumbled today. Just yesterday, she couldn't think of anyone she despised more than the egotistical James Potter, but now she couldn't stop thinking about him. Was this all a cruel trick to get Lily to fall for some jerk or was he sincere in what he wrote? She knew she had to go tonight to figure things out but she was very nervous.
"Hello, Earth to Lily!" said Alice, waving her arms about in a wild manner, "You're so out of it today!"
Lily looked up at Alice to see another white, snowy owl in front of her, with a note tied to its leg and a white rose in its beak.
There is a petal on this rose for every time I think of you each
minute.
James
If anything, Lily had to say that James sure was determined in making sure she came that night.
"Ok, since when do you get mail from snowy white owls during the day with pure white roses in their beaks?!" asked a surprised Alice.
"Who's it from?" curiously asked Frank.
"Umm... maybe later. I got to go, do that... um... yeah." Lily hesitated and walked away before they could ask any more questions.
She knew she had to see James now, she couldn't wait till tonight. They needed to talk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Having started the day in such a happy manner, James was cheery throughout lunch.
"Wow, you're sure in a good mood." said Sirius.
"Well, Padfoot, your true love hasn't fallen for you, have they?" asked James, with a smug look on his face.
"James, James! You obviously don't know about girls. Just because she smiled when she read your corny note doesn't mean that she fallen for you." said Remus.
"What do you mean? She was obviously happy!" said a confused and almost angry James.
"Girls aren't that simple mate! And I think you're about to find that out..." said Remus, fighting back a smile.
"Huh?"
Sirius simply pointed behind James at an irritated looking Lily. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
What right did James Potter have to do this to Lily?! He didn't even really know her! All he knew was her looks, but not her personality. She stomped into the Great Hall, looking for him. As she gazed over the crowd that was just finishing lunch, she spotted him sitting with his friends, the original troublemakers. A little reluctant to go over there, she hesitated for a second. As she stood there, thinking of what to do, she didn't even notice Sirius point at her.
"Ok, I have to do this." Lily decided.
She took a deep breath and started to push her way to the Gryffindor table.
It seemed like forever, but she finally made her way over.
"James, could I talk to you for a minute?" she asked not wanting to sound rude or happy to see him. She was void of emotion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Lily coming over to James was like a dream to him. At least now she would talk to him. He had always hoped that one day she would eat lunch with him, talk to him, just sit by him but now that she was walking over, James became very nervous. His friends could obviously tell.
"What ever you do James, don't mess this up!" said Remus.
"Yeah, Prongs, this is your chance." Peter said, reassuringly.
"Good luck," said a sarcastic Padfoot, laughing to himself.
As Lily reached his table and asked to talk to him, James stood up and followed Lily out the Great Hall and up to the Gryffindor Commons Room.
"Do you think you know me, James? Because I don't know how you would! We've never even talked!" yelled Lily.
"Yeah, I know we haven't but that's not my fault Lily! I've liked you since I first saw you. It was you, you held yourself back."
"Well," said Lily trying to think of something to say.
"I just wanted to get to know you Lily. What's so wrong with that?" said James, knowing he had stopped her.
"I don't know! You just... These cards and all these roses! Don't you think it's a little much James!"
"Oh, I see. It's too much to show that I care for you. I thought maybe you would understand now Lily."
"Its all very nice and beautiful James but, it's too fast... I don't know.."
Before Lily could even finish, James grabbed her and pulled her close to him. He bent his head down and lightly kissed her on the lips, to his surprise and gratitude, Lily didn't pull away.
"It was nothing, ok?! Just drop it!"
"Whoa! You seem a little edgy today Lily!" said Frank Longbottom in a sarcastic tone.
Lily shrugged angrily and gazed over at the lake and watched the Giant Squid float on the surface. She didn't mean to act spiteful, but her mind was so jumbled today. Just yesterday, she couldn't think of anyone she despised more than the egotistical James Potter, but now she couldn't stop thinking about him. Was this all a cruel trick to get Lily to fall for some jerk or was he sincere in what he wrote? She knew she had to go tonight to figure things out but she was very nervous.
"Hello, Earth to Lily!" said Alice, waving her arms about in a wild manner, "You're so out of it today!"
Lily looked up at Alice to see another white, snowy owl in front of her, with a note tied to its leg and a white rose in its beak.
There is a petal on this rose for every time I think of you each
minute.
James
If anything, Lily had to say that James sure was determined in making sure she came that night.
"Ok, since when do you get mail from snowy white owls during the day with pure white roses in their beaks?!" asked a surprised Alice.
"Who's it from?" curiously asked Frank.
"Umm... maybe later. I got to go, do that... um... yeah." Lily hesitated and walked away before they could ask any more questions.
She knew she had to see James now, she couldn't wait till tonight. They needed to talk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Having started the day in such a happy manner, James was cheery throughout lunch.
"Wow, you're sure in a good mood." said Sirius.
"Well, Padfoot, your true love hasn't fallen for you, have they?" asked James, with a smug look on his face.
"James, James! You obviously don't know about girls. Just because she smiled when she read your corny note doesn't mean that she fallen for you." said Remus.
"What do you mean? She was obviously happy!" said a confused and almost angry James.
"Girls aren't that simple mate! And I think you're about to find that out..." said Remus, fighting back a smile.
"Huh?"
Sirius simply pointed behind James at an irritated looking Lily. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
What right did James Potter have to do this to Lily?! He didn't even really know her! All he knew was her looks, but not her personality. She stomped into the Great Hall, looking for him. As she gazed over the crowd that was just finishing lunch, she spotted him sitting with his friends, the original troublemakers. A little reluctant to go over there, she hesitated for a second. As she stood there, thinking of what to do, she didn't even notice Sirius point at her.
"Ok, I have to do this." Lily decided.
She took a deep breath and started to push her way to the Gryffindor table.
It seemed like forever, but she finally made her way over.
"James, could I talk to you for a minute?" she asked not wanting to sound rude or happy to see him. She was void of emotion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Lily coming over to James was like a dream to him. At least now she would talk to him. He had always hoped that one day she would eat lunch with him, talk to him, just sit by him but now that she was walking over, James became very nervous. His friends could obviously tell.
"What ever you do James, don't mess this up!" said Remus.
"Yeah, Prongs, this is your chance." Peter said, reassuringly.
"Good luck," said a sarcastic Padfoot, laughing to himself.
As Lily reached his table and asked to talk to him, James stood up and followed Lily out the Great Hall and up to the Gryffindor Commons Room.
"Do you think you know me, James? Because I don't know how you would! We've never even talked!" yelled Lily.
"Yeah, I know we haven't but that's not my fault Lily! I've liked you since I first saw you. It was you, you held yourself back."
"Well," said Lily trying to think of something to say.
"I just wanted to get to know you Lily. What's so wrong with that?" said James, knowing he had stopped her.
"I don't know! You just... These cards and all these roses! Don't you think it's a little much James!"
"Oh, I see. It's too much to show that I care for you. I thought maybe you would understand now Lily."
"Its all very nice and beautiful James but, it's too fast... I don't know.."
Before Lily could even finish, James grabbed her and pulled her close to him. He bent his head down and lightly kissed her on the lips, to his surprise and gratitude, Lily didn't pull away.