A/N-Okay! I'm back! Sorry for the wait . . . Wheeeeeee! Sorry, I'm in a freaky mood!
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Disclaimer: I sorta forgot this in the other chappies. Oopsies. Harry Potter is obviously not mine. Duh.
Read and rock on!
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I could feel the soft whistling of the wind blowing through the cracks in the window through my thin sheets. It was great to be back at Hogwarts, but some things just made it plain awful. Like the coldness of the wind. And James Potter.
I quietly got out of my small four-poster bed, careful not to wake the other girls, and strode over to the large window. I saw the bright moonlight shining over the Forbidden Forest and the school grounds. Everything was so peaceful.
I decided that I couldn't do anything about the wind, so I slipped back into my bed. I shivered and reached under my bed for my school cloak. Putting it on, I felt immediately warmer.
Hey, at least I was already dressed.
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I moaned as the Potions professor handed out assignments that were an inch thick. It was the first day of school and there was already homework. What kind of world am I living in?
"Lily!" A voice broke into my thoughts.
Looking up from my paper, I saw Alvin's face hovering above me. Talia was standing right beside him, asorbed in the Potion's assignment papers.
"The bell rung, you know," Alvin said, with a small hint of a smile on his face.
"Hmm," I responded, getting up and packing my bag.
Alvin, Talia and myself walked to our next class, Transfiguration, together. Talia had her head bend down, still carefully reading, her dark eyes darting back and forth.
"Did you see how thick the Potion homework's papers are?" Alvin asked me incredulously.
I rolled my eyes.
"How could I not; it's breaking my back at the moment," I said, adjusting my bag, which was unpleasantly digging into my shoulders.
Alvin laughed and was still smiling when we approached the Transfiguration classroom. I hated Transfiguration. Almost as much as James Potter. It was mainly because I'm not exactly . . . gifted at it.
I slid in the desk next to Alvin, since it was the last one available. Unfortunately it was right next to Potter. It was going to be one long lesson, I thought as I let my head fall into my arms.
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"I cannot do this!" I sighed angrily, as I tried one last time to transfigure the stupid parrot into a single quill.
"Here," Alvin said as he corrected my wand position, "That should be better."
I smiled in thanks and tried again. It still didn't work. The dumb parrot was still perched on the desk, as stupid as ever.
"Do you want some help?" A familiar deep voice said from my left.
James Potter was leaning casually back in his chair, with a quill sitting on the desk in front of him. He made everything look so easy!
"Not from you, Potter," I replied, turning back to my work.
"All your doing wrong is the incantation," He said, standing up and stood beside me, ignoring the horrid look on my face, "It's paquillious not parrotillios."
His advice had worked once, so I made the choice of going with his word once more. I waved my wand at the parrot and muttered paquillious quietly, amazed of what had come of it. The dumb parrot was now a single, unused quill.
"See?" I heard Potter say calmly.
I smiled weakly at him and his hazel eyes sparkled as he smiled back. I sunk into my chair and waited for the bell to ring. I'm pretty sure that I felt someone's eyes on the back of my head.
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"Kill me now," I said dramatically, falling on a red sofa.
Classes of the first day were finally over. My bag that held many books and assignments fell with a heavy thud to the ground.
Alvin, who was sitting in the nearest armchair, looked up from his parchment. His sea blue eyes sparkled in amusement while I tried to lift my bag from the floor.
"I see you have a tad bit of work to do," He said with a large grin.
I shot him a mock glare as I reached inside my book bag, extracting a piece of parchment and a quill.
"Why Stoseweed Is Important in Potion-making" I scribbled on the paper. I gazed at a hole in the couch for a couple moments before snatching Alvin's essay from the coffee table. When did I start to care about Stoseweed and Potion-making?
"Lils!" Alvin said, scowling over at me.
I merely grinned at him and got to work.
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It was nearly one o'clock by the time I has finished most of my homework. I wrote down a couple last words on my History of Magic essay.
I leant back on the worn-out couch and closed my eyes happily. The Gryffindor Common Room was peacefully quiet and I could hear the last remnants of the fire crackle and die down.
I was immediately drowned in the swirling thoughts and memories that rushed into my mind. Nothing makes much sense when you sleep. Especially when all you see is hazel.
"Lily! Lily!" A deep voice whispered sharply, jolting me awake as if cold water had been splashed upon me.
"W-what?" I replied groggily.
All the hazel I had seen was really James Potter's eyes. He was standing over me, gazing down at my drowsy face.
"It's three o'clock, Lily," He answered quietly.
I groaned and sunk back into the comfortable sofa. It was so snug and warm. I closed my eyes again.
Suddenly, I felt myself being lifted into the air. I managed to crack an eye open to see what was happening. Potter had lifted me up and was carrying me toward my dormitory. I felt his chest rising up and down as he climbed the stairs slowly and carefully.
I was on solid, soft material again. Still having my eyes closed, I nestled into the warm depths of my bed. I was only partially aware that Potter was still standing in my dorm, looking at me.
He finally swept down and kissed my forehead, and whispered "goodnight, Lily" and walked out of the room quietly. I smiled happily.
I guess I don't think too well at three o'clock in the morning.
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A/N-Hey again! Thanks for reading and review so I know what you think!
I'll try my hardest to update before July 1st, since that's when I leave for a 4-week vacation, visiting my wacko cousins and other relatives.
Don't you love chocolate chips??? Yummmmm.
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P.S.
NO MORE HOMEWORK FOR THE SUMMER! WHOOHOO!