Chapter 2
"C'mon, Lily. The carriages are waiting for us."
Hestia and Lily walked ahead of most of the other students that were trying to get the first carriage or the empty carriage. Tilting her head sideways, Lily caught a glimpse of James and Sirius trying to find their own self-drawn cart. An empty one pulled up midway between the two groups, halting and swinging its doors open on its own accord. Lily and Hestia looked through the carriage to the other side where they saw James and Sirius staring back at them.
They made a mad dash into the carriage, which ended them up squished next to each other: Lily to James, Hestia to Sirius.
"Well, isn't this cozy," James said, scooting closer than ever to Lily.
Lily, who was trying not to blush to the roots of her hair, snuggled closer, giving James the shock of his life. Sirius, who sat across from him, broke out into a fit of laughter. Lily smirked. Hestia elbowed Sirius in the ribs again.
"What'd I do?" was his answered hiss of pain.
James stared down at Lily, making a feeble attempt to push her off and ask her what the heck was wrong. Lily smirked once more, then turned away to stare out of the small window that was provided on her side.
Sirius and James made confused faces at each other. Hestia could see that Lily had taken her 'drop little hints' advice, and was carrying on with it quite well. James seemed so confused that his eyebrows were likely to fall off if they went any higher.
"So, what're you looking forward to this year, Jones?" Sirius had finally broken the silence that dimmed the excitement in the carriage.
"Ah, nothing but for someone to tell someone else they like them," Hestia answered, looking to Lily. Sirius seemed to see this and whispered something to Hestia, making her snicker and giggle. Lily and James both looked over.
"Who?" They said in unison.
Sirius and Hestia just grinned and laughed at the two. "No one," they both said.
Sighing, Lily looked back towards the window, wishing for them to get to the castle quick before she just explodes in front of all of them. And she really didn't want to spill her secrets in front of James.
"When are we getting out of here," Lily groaned for everyone to hear. James looked over to her and gave her a jab in the ribs.
"What do you want now?"
"Uh . . .Nevermind."
Rolling her eyes, Lily stared back outside. A few carriages passed as they made their way up to Hogwarts. Lily bit her bottom lip until it literally bled. She could taste it in her mouth. But it was worth it not to say anything she didn't want to.
"So . . .Padfoot, that was some save you did the other day," James spoke across the carriage to his best mate. Obviously, he was talking about Quidditch that he and Sirius had played a few days before. Sirius almost always stayed at James's house for the summer.
"Yeah, but you're loosing your touch, mate," Sirius grinned, "Couldn't catch the Snitch you nicked, now could you? We might have to replace you with Evans over there."
James tried to speak, but sputtered instead. Both Lily and Hestia erupted in such a fit of giggles that it seemed to rock the carriage.
A few minutes later, as the carriage was almost to the castle, Hestia fell off her seat for no reason in particular. Shaking her head, Lily leaned over to pull her up, not realizing James went to do the same. For a brief moment, the tips of their fingers touched, and Lily jumped back into her seat. Thinking of an excuse quickly as to her reaction, Lily swatted at her hair.
"Eurgh! There was a spider, I swear . . ." Lily brushed out her fingers through her hair and falsely searched through the ends to find the non-existent spider.
"Aye, Lily, that spider must know how to apparate, then?" Hestia grinned from where she was on the floor, getting Sirius to help her up instead of the other two. Lily rolled her eyes, fighting down a furious blush.
Lily stared out the window, her eyes beginning to droop of drowsiness. She'd woken up way too early. With a yawn, she struggled to keep her heavy eyelids from closing, without success. So sleepy . . .Lily was drifting off to sleep, laying her head on something soft and warm to her right side . . .
"Err, ah, Lily, wake up," Someone was nudging her slightly.
Sitting up, the girl found herself staring into hazel eyes covered by glasses. Blinking groggily, she thought to herself, This can't be happening, it's not real. I'm sleeping!
"I'm up, I'm up . . ." Lily sat up, stretching and rubbing her eyes to relieve them of sleepiness. Blinking slightly, she confirmed that it was James who she had fallen asleep on.
"Well, err, we're at the castle, so any time you want to get out, feel free to do so . . ." Then, with a slightly awkward silence following that sentence, James scratched the back of his head and made his way to find Sirius again.
Yawning again and not caring about what she'd done, Lily stretched once more and dragged her lazy butt out of the carriage, planting her feet firmly on the solid, grassy ground.
She had arrived at Hogwarts. Lily was going to get James, even if it killed her.
And she wouldn't fail.
"C'mon, Lily. The carriages are waiting for us."
Hestia and Lily walked ahead of most of the other students that were trying to get the first carriage or the empty carriage. Tilting her head sideways, Lily caught a glimpse of James and Sirius trying to find their own self-drawn cart. An empty one pulled up midway between the two groups, halting and swinging its doors open on its own accord. Lily and Hestia looked through the carriage to the other side where they saw James and Sirius staring back at them.
They made a mad dash into the carriage, which ended them up squished next to each other: Lily to James, Hestia to Sirius.
"Well, isn't this cozy," James said, scooting closer than ever to Lily.
Lily, who was trying not to blush to the roots of her hair, snuggled closer, giving James the shock of his life. Sirius, who sat across from him, broke out into a fit of laughter. Lily smirked. Hestia elbowed Sirius in the ribs again.
"What'd I do?" was his answered hiss of pain.
James stared down at Lily, making a feeble attempt to push her off and ask her what the heck was wrong. Lily smirked once more, then turned away to stare out of the small window that was provided on her side.
Sirius and James made confused faces at each other. Hestia could see that Lily had taken her 'drop little hints' advice, and was carrying on with it quite well. James seemed so confused that his eyebrows were likely to fall off if they went any higher.
"So, what're you looking forward to this year, Jones?" Sirius had finally broken the silence that dimmed the excitement in the carriage.
"Ah, nothing but for someone to tell someone else they like them," Hestia answered, looking to Lily. Sirius seemed to see this and whispered something to Hestia, making her snicker and giggle. Lily and James both looked over.
"Who?" They said in unison.
Sirius and Hestia just grinned and laughed at the two. "No one," they both said.
Sighing, Lily looked back towards the window, wishing for them to get to the castle quick before she just explodes in front of all of them. And she really didn't want to spill her secrets in front of James.
"When are we getting out of here," Lily groaned for everyone to hear. James looked over to her and gave her a jab in the ribs.
"What do you want now?"
"Uh . . .Nevermind."
Rolling her eyes, Lily stared back outside. A few carriages passed as they made their way up to Hogwarts. Lily bit her bottom lip until it literally bled. She could taste it in her mouth. But it was worth it not to say anything she didn't want to.
"So . . .Padfoot, that was some save you did the other day," James spoke across the carriage to his best mate. Obviously, he was talking about Quidditch that he and Sirius had played a few days before. Sirius almost always stayed at James's house for the summer.
"Yeah, but you're loosing your touch, mate," Sirius grinned, "Couldn't catch the Snitch you nicked, now could you? We might have to replace you with Evans over there."
James tried to speak, but sputtered instead. Both Lily and Hestia erupted in such a fit of giggles that it seemed to rock the carriage.
A few minutes later, as the carriage was almost to the castle, Hestia fell off her seat for no reason in particular. Shaking her head, Lily leaned over to pull her up, not realizing James went to do the same. For a brief moment, the tips of their fingers touched, and Lily jumped back into her seat. Thinking of an excuse quickly as to her reaction, Lily swatted at her hair.
"Eurgh! There was a spider, I swear . . ." Lily brushed out her fingers through her hair and falsely searched through the ends to find the non-existent spider.
"Aye, Lily, that spider must know how to apparate, then?" Hestia grinned from where she was on the floor, getting Sirius to help her up instead of the other two. Lily rolled her eyes, fighting down a furious blush.
Lily stared out the window, her eyes beginning to droop of drowsiness. She'd woken up way too early. With a yawn, she struggled to keep her heavy eyelids from closing, without success. So sleepy . . .Lily was drifting off to sleep, laying her head on something soft and warm to her right side . . .
"Err, ah, Lily, wake up," Someone was nudging her slightly.
Sitting up, the girl found herself staring into hazel eyes covered by glasses. Blinking groggily, she thought to herself, This can't be happening, it's not real. I'm sleeping!
"I'm up, I'm up . . ." Lily sat up, stretching and rubbing her eyes to relieve them of sleepiness. Blinking slightly, she confirmed that it was James who she had fallen asleep on.
"Well, err, we're at the castle, so any time you want to get out, feel free to do so . . ." Then, with a slightly awkward silence following that sentence, James scratched the back of his head and made his way to find Sirius again.
Yawning again and not caring about what she'd done, Lily stretched once more and dragged her lazy butt out of the carriage, planting her feet firmly on the solid, grassy ground.
She had arrived at Hogwarts. Lily was going to get James, even if it killed her.
And she wouldn't fail.