Chapter 3:
For the next few days, every time Lily and Adalia saw James and Sirius, the
boys were finding new ways to show off. Lily and Adalia groaned.
"They can be such show offs sometimes. I mean look at Sirius trying to
impress all those girls. Does he think flexing and torturing Snivellous is
going to get him noticed and more?" Adalia said as they headed out to the
courtyard.
"Yes, and look it seems to be working." Lily said, motioning over to a
small crowd of people who were laughing at something. Adalia caught
Sirius's eyes but instead of smiling back when he smiled at her, she turned
away and walked to the other side of the courtyard. She looked over at Lily
who was staring at James who was ruffling up his hair and playing with a
snitch.
"Oh gosh Lily why don't you just admit that you like him? Its painfully
obvious from my point of view." She said. Lily turned to her and glared.
"I don't! He's just." Lily started but Adalia raised an eyebrow as if to
say yea right. Lily's face softened and she gave a deep sigh.
"I do don't I?" she said putting her hands over her face. Adalia laughed.
"Well don't worry. Its also obvious he's obsessed with you. So next time he
tries to be all sweet and charming instead of being a show off.let him
instead of slapping him." Adalia said and they both laughed.
"What are you two laughing about?" said a melodious voice from behind them.
It was Sirius and James.
"You." Lily said looking at James with a smirk. He gulped and smiled
weakly.
"Oh. Never mind then." He said turning a bit red.
"Never mind what?" Lily asked. Adalia glanced at Sirius who was smiling at
a group of girls a little ways from them. Adalia groaned and took out a
book, still listening.
"Well I was just wondering, you know, you don't have to, but if you wanted
to, do you want to go to the back to school ball with me?" he said jamming
his hands into his pockets. Adalia looked up at Lily who seemed to be
hiding her enthusiasm.
"Um, sure." She said with a smile. This made James grin.
"Oh ok then well I was also wondering if you could help me out with
something." He asked digging a foot into the ground.
"Sure." Lily said and they both got up and walked over to a spot under a
large tree and sat down. Adalia looked back down at her book and smiled.
"So you like being back here?" asked Sirius. Adalia looked up from her book
and out onto the lake.
"Yeah. I love it here." She said watching the giant octopus surface for a
moment and then go back under.
"Well we, I mean, I am glad you're back." Sirius said putting her arm
around her. She smiled at him.
"Thanks." She said and closed her book, setting it to the side. She stood
up and walked over to the lakeside and sat down. Sirius came and sat next
to her.
"You know you're not like most girls here." He said looking out onto the
lake also.
"Is that a compliment?" Adalia asked.
"Yea. At least I think it is."
"How am I different?"
"I don't know. You're just." he drifted off.
"Well you're a lot different when you aren't trying to impress all the
girls that tend to try and cling to you." Adalia said and Sirius laughed.
"See now that's what I mean. You speak your mind. But not in a harsh way.
In a way to get me to want to hear more." He said a little softer.
"You think you know me. You don't ya know." She said a little annoyed but
ecstatically happy at the same time.
"I know I don't but."Sirius began but was cut off but a group of giggling
girls walking up to them. Adalia didn't want to be around for this. She
stood up and brushed herself off.
"Well it was nice talking to you. Bit it looks like your fan club has
arrived. Good day Sirius." Adalia said and walked back to her things. All
of the girls gave her menacing glances. She picked up her things and stood
up to find her best guy friend, Clay, walking up to her. She hadn't seen
him since fifth year. She dropped all her books and ran over to him
flinging her arms around him and giving him a big hug.
"Clay!" she said as he practically fell over.
"Adalia! Well its good to know I wasn't forgotten." He said with a smile.
"Of course not!" she said picking her things back up. They began to walk
around the courtyard, talking about what each other did over the past year.
Somehow they veered onto the subject of the upcoming ball.
"You have a date yet?" Adalia asked. Clay was very cute. He had red spiked
hair, brownish red eyes and a few adorable freckles on each cheek. He had
slightly tan skin and was about six feet tall, and was also quite muscular.
"Nope. What about you?" he asked.
"Notta. I'm free and probably will end up being dateless." She said forcing
a smile.
"No you won't. You will be my date." He said and then coughed. "You
know.that is if you want to." Adalia grinned.
"I would love that." She said giving him another hug.
"Good. We can reminisce." He said jokingly and they both laughed. From
across the courtyard she saw another girl sitting with Sirius. She was a
beautiful girl. Long shimmering blonde hair that stretched to her waist.
She had a dark tan and when she turned her head, her face was absolutely
flawless. Adalia sighed in envy and then turned back.
"Well I have to go. Bye Clay." She said giving him a kiss.
"What was that for?" he said looking a little stunned but smiling.
"Just for being the sweetest guy." She said with a smile and then looked
over at Lily who was talking quietly with James. Adalia waved to Lily who
waved back and then headed back to the common room.
For the next few days, every time Lily and Adalia saw James and Sirius, the
boys were finding new ways to show off. Lily and Adalia groaned.
"They can be such show offs sometimes. I mean look at Sirius trying to
impress all those girls. Does he think flexing and torturing Snivellous is
going to get him noticed and more?" Adalia said as they headed out to the
courtyard.
"Yes, and look it seems to be working." Lily said, motioning over to a
small crowd of people who were laughing at something. Adalia caught
Sirius's eyes but instead of smiling back when he smiled at her, she turned
away and walked to the other side of the courtyard. She looked over at Lily
who was staring at James who was ruffling up his hair and playing with a
snitch.
"Oh gosh Lily why don't you just admit that you like him? Its painfully
obvious from my point of view." She said. Lily turned to her and glared.
"I don't! He's just." Lily started but Adalia raised an eyebrow as if to
say yea right. Lily's face softened and she gave a deep sigh.
"I do don't I?" she said putting her hands over her face. Adalia laughed.
"Well don't worry. Its also obvious he's obsessed with you. So next time he
tries to be all sweet and charming instead of being a show off.let him
instead of slapping him." Adalia said and they both laughed.
"What are you two laughing about?" said a melodious voice from behind them.
It was Sirius and James.
"You." Lily said looking at James with a smirk. He gulped and smiled
weakly.
"Oh. Never mind then." He said turning a bit red.
"Never mind what?" Lily asked. Adalia glanced at Sirius who was smiling at
a group of girls a little ways from them. Adalia groaned and took out a
book, still listening.
"Well I was just wondering, you know, you don't have to, but if you wanted
to, do you want to go to the back to school ball with me?" he said jamming
his hands into his pockets. Adalia looked up at Lily who seemed to be
hiding her enthusiasm.
"Um, sure." She said with a smile. This made James grin.
"Oh ok then well I was also wondering if you could help me out with
something." He asked digging a foot into the ground.
"Sure." Lily said and they both got up and walked over to a spot under a
large tree and sat down. Adalia looked back down at her book and smiled.
"So you like being back here?" asked Sirius. Adalia looked up from her book
and out onto the lake.
"Yeah. I love it here." She said watching the giant octopus surface for a
moment and then go back under.
"Well we, I mean, I am glad you're back." Sirius said putting her arm
around her. She smiled at him.
"Thanks." She said and closed her book, setting it to the side. She stood
up and walked over to the lakeside and sat down. Sirius came and sat next
to her.
"You know you're not like most girls here." He said looking out onto the
lake also.
"Is that a compliment?" Adalia asked.
"Yea. At least I think it is."
"How am I different?"
"I don't know. You're just." he drifted off.
"Well you're a lot different when you aren't trying to impress all the
girls that tend to try and cling to you." Adalia said and Sirius laughed.
"See now that's what I mean. You speak your mind. But not in a harsh way.
In a way to get me to want to hear more." He said a little softer.
"You think you know me. You don't ya know." She said a little annoyed but
ecstatically happy at the same time.
"I know I don't but."Sirius began but was cut off but a group of giggling
girls walking up to them. Adalia didn't want to be around for this. She
stood up and brushed herself off.
"Well it was nice talking to you. Bit it looks like your fan club has
arrived. Good day Sirius." Adalia said and walked back to her things. All
of the girls gave her menacing glances. She picked up her things and stood
up to find her best guy friend, Clay, walking up to her. She hadn't seen
him since fifth year. She dropped all her books and ran over to him
flinging her arms around him and giving him a big hug.
"Clay!" she said as he practically fell over.
"Adalia! Well its good to know I wasn't forgotten." He said with a smile.
"Of course not!" she said picking her things back up. They began to walk
around the courtyard, talking about what each other did over the past year.
Somehow they veered onto the subject of the upcoming ball.
"You have a date yet?" Adalia asked. Clay was very cute. He had red spiked
hair, brownish red eyes and a few adorable freckles on each cheek. He had
slightly tan skin and was about six feet tall, and was also quite muscular.
"Nope. What about you?" he asked.
"Notta. I'm free and probably will end up being dateless." She said forcing
a smile.
"No you won't. You will be my date." He said and then coughed. "You
know.that is if you want to." Adalia grinned.
"I would love that." She said giving him another hug.
"Good. We can reminisce." He said jokingly and they both laughed. From
across the courtyard she saw another girl sitting with Sirius. She was a
beautiful girl. Long shimmering blonde hair that stretched to her waist.
She had a dark tan and when she turned her head, her face was absolutely
flawless. Adalia sighed in envy and then turned back.
"Well I have to go. Bye Clay." She said giving him a kiss.
"What was that for?" he said looking a little stunned but smiling.
"Just for being the sweetest guy." She said with a smile and then looked
over at Lily who was talking quietly with James. Adalia waved to Lily who
waved back and then headed back to the common room.