Okay, wow, so I die for a long time, and then randomly decide to update..
sorry about that.. I've been busy, blahblahblah, more crap about homework
and school. I actually doubt that anyone cares, buuuut.. enjoy.....
What You Don't Know
James awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of happiness. Remembering the previous night, and his detention with Lily, he rolled over and grinned into his pillow. He didn't know whether to be embarrassed by his eccentric behavior, or be thrilled that he had talked to her- quite a lot, too.
A glance out the window told him that it was still early morning. He lay back in bed, content to wait until Sirius woke up, and pass the time by thinking of Lily.
Lily sat on the floor facing Alice and Hestia. 'So,' she began, 'no one commented on my miraculous survival of the detention,'
Hestia laughed. 'We're very proud of you, Lils. Be sure of that,'
Lily faked a pained expression. 'You should be! You can't begin to understand the torture that I went through last night! Beyond belief! Indescribable!'
She placed her hand over her heart and sunk back, sighing desperately.
Alice rolled her eyes. 'Cut the theatrics, Lily. It's 6 in the morning,'
'So?'
'And anyway, we can understand some of the torture. I mean, just because you and Potter have to get into shouting matches anytime you come even close to each other, doesn't mean that the rest of us especially like him.'
Lily sat bolt upright. 'What?'
'Well, he can be obnoxious. No one really likes attention grabbers,'
'I'm an attention grabber,'
Hestia smiled at her. 'You are. But you do know when to stop, most of the time. Black and Potter have yet to learn that,'
'And I doubt they ever will,' Alice threw in. When Lily was silent, staring off into space, she frowned slightly. 'Why does that make you so upset?'
Lily said nothing for a moment, then slowly, 'Maybe I'm a lot like him,'
'No wonder you can't get along,' Hestia agreed. 'A lot of people have issues hanging out with people just like them. You know- opposites attract?'
'Some people disagree with that theory. They think that people like to be with people who think along the same lines that they do. It makes a better relationship. I mean, two people are never exactly the same- there's always some differences,' Alice countered. 'And in that case, Lily and Potter should be soul-mates.'
Alice and Hestia burst into laughter. Lily smiled painfully, then attacked them with a pillow. 'Do you mind?' she shrieked. 'The very idea is painful!'
'But maybe-' Alice gasped between giggles 'I'm right! You- should have seen- James, the other-- night-- All worried about making you upset!' Her laughter increased. Lily frowned.
'So, what, Potter fancies me?'
'Of course,' Hestia assured her, then snorted loudly. Hestia very rarely snorted. Lily wondered if it was the early morningness, or merely the idea of her and James as a couple. It was something she would rather not ponder.
Alice, seeing Lily's face, sobered up. 'No, really, Lils- we're on your side. Potter is a jerk. I mean, he made you cry! That takes a lot,'
Lily almost winced, but caught herself. The though that Alice had really no idea flashed through her mind. She was pathetic.
Hestia, however, still had a smirk on her face. 'You know, Lily, love and hate are a lot alike-- maybe all these pent up emotions for Potter have to manifest themselves somehow-- and they do so in the form of yelling!'
Lily stared at her, then rolled her eyes. 'You are a loser, Hess,'
Hestia snorted. 'That wasn't a denial?'
Lily raised her eyebrows. 'You want denial? How about- no, no, no, No, NO, NO!'
Alice was smirking now. 'Liar,'
Lily glared at them. 'Whatever. You guys are losers--' She flashed them a quick smile to show that she was kidding, and walked towards their dormitory door. 'See ya at breakfast?'
And, not knowing why, she headed down to the Common Room.
James was staring into the fire. He had tried to close his eyes and peacefully think of Lily, but Wormtail's snoring really got distracting, so he had moved his meditation down into the Common Room. The flames leapt and cracked in a relaxing way, despite the morning rays the glimmered in from the window. It was one of the best things about Hogwarts, James thought: the fire that always blazed in the Common Room.
Although, he told himself, the real best thing was Lily. Lily Evans.
Hearing footsteps, he glanced lazily over his shoulder, and saw-- his eyes widened-- Lily.
Wordlessly, she sat down on one of the chairs opposite him. She didn't seem to find the situation remotely awkward. But James was stuck.
'Er-' He cleared his throat. Lily glanced towards him, her green eyes reflecting the flickers in the flames. The words died inside him. He remembered the previous day, this time with twinges of guilt. 'I'm really, really, REALLY sorry,' he said suddenly.
Lily looked surprised. 'What?'
'For- for the insult. Yesterday? I really didn't mean it. See, I have this problem, being that every time I open my mouth, words come out that I really don't mean, and then I get in trouble, only, right now I really do mean to say this, except not the way I am, I mean, I should be begging your humblest pardons, but instead I'm rambling on and I don't know. Um. So I'm sorry. About being a jerk the day before and yelling randomly, because sometimes things upset me and it isn't exactly what's on the surface, and then for the note, that got you a detention, and then for the stupid, stupid comment that I didn't mean, and I know we sort of parted on good terms, yesterday night, but sometimes late at night, lack of sleep does things to your brain, so maybe you weren't thinking. And so now that we're awake, I wanted to say I'm sorry. I really, really am.'
James took a deep breath. He had to resist the urge to add that he COULD apologize. He realized that would ruin everything he had said. Which hadn't come out the right way anyway, but was better than usual.
Lily was thinking over what he had said. 'You're forgiven,' she said slowly. 'I think I understand. A lot of the time, things come out of your head that you didn't know were even in there. Because a lot of the time, things are deeper than they are on the surface, and no one really knows that, except you, and then you can't explain, sometimes, because sometimes the explanation would be-- inconceiable,'
James nodded. 'Yeah, people can be really stupid,'
Lily laughed softly. 'That attitude will get you far in life,' she observed.
James glared at her, but mockingly. 'Well, fine, I'll try to remember that,'
Lily smiled at him-- at HIM-- James felt his heart stop--- 'Good for you,' she said. And James was completely speechless. And neither of them minded the comfortable silence that ensued.
Okay, sorry. That was short, but my parents need the computer. I'll update later. Cheers.
What You Don't Know
James awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of happiness. Remembering the previous night, and his detention with Lily, he rolled over and grinned into his pillow. He didn't know whether to be embarrassed by his eccentric behavior, or be thrilled that he had talked to her- quite a lot, too.
A glance out the window told him that it was still early morning. He lay back in bed, content to wait until Sirius woke up, and pass the time by thinking of Lily.
Lily sat on the floor facing Alice and Hestia. 'So,' she began, 'no one commented on my miraculous survival of the detention,'
Hestia laughed. 'We're very proud of you, Lils. Be sure of that,'
Lily faked a pained expression. 'You should be! You can't begin to understand the torture that I went through last night! Beyond belief! Indescribable!'
She placed her hand over her heart and sunk back, sighing desperately.
Alice rolled her eyes. 'Cut the theatrics, Lily. It's 6 in the morning,'
'So?'
'And anyway, we can understand some of the torture. I mean, just because you and Potter have to get into shouting matches anytime you come even close to each other, doesn't mean that the rest of us especially like him.'
Lily sat bolt upright. 'What?'
'Well, he can be obnoxious. No one really likes attention grabbers,'
'I'm an attention grabber,'
Hestia smiled at her. 'You are. But you do know when to stop, most of the time. Black and Potter have yet to learn that,'
'And I doubt they ever will,' Alice threw in. When Lily was silent, staring off into space, she frowned slightly. 'Why does that make you so upset?'
Lily said nothing for a moment, then slowly, 'Maybe I'm a lot like him,'
'No wonder you can't get along,' Hestia agreed. 'A lot of people have issues hanging out with people just like them. You know- opposites attract?'
'Some people disagree with that theory. They think that people like to be with people who think along the same lines that they do. It makes a better relationship. I mean, two people are never exactly the same- there's always some differences,' Alice countered. 'And in that case, Lily and Potter should be soul-mates.'
Alice and Hestia burst into laughter. Lily smiled painfully, then attacked them with a pillow. 'Do you mind?' she shrieked. 'The very idea is painful!'
'But maybe-' Alice gasped between giggles 'I'm right! You- should have seen- James, the other-- night-- All worried about making you upset!' Her laughter increased. Lily frowned.
'So, what, Potter fancies me?'
'Of course,' Hestia assured her, then snorted loudly. Hestia very rarely snorted. Lily wondered if it was the early morningness, or merely the idea of her and James as a couple. It was something she would rather not ponder.
Alice, seeing Lily's face, sobered up. 'No, really, Lils- we're on your side. Potter is a jerk. I mean, he made you cry! That takes a lot,'
Lily almost winced, but caught herself. The though that Alice had really no idea flashed through her mind. She was pathetic.
Hestia, however, still had a smirk on her face. 'You know, Lily, love and hate are a lot alike-- maybe all these pent up emotions for Potter have to manifest themselves somehow-- and they do so in the form of yelling!'
Lily stared at her, then rolled her eyes. 'You are a loser, Hess,'
Hestia snorted. 'That wasn't a denial?'
Lily raised her eyebrows. 'You want denial? How about- no, no, no, No, NO, NO!'
Alice was smirking now. 'Liar,'
Lily glared at them. 'Whatever. You guys are losers--' She flashed them a quick smile to show that she was kidding, and walked towards their dormitory door. 'See ya at breakfast?'
And, not knowing why, she headed down to the Common Room.
James was staring into the fire. He had tried to close his eyes and peacefully think of Lily, but Wormtail's snoring really got distracting, so he had moved his meditation down into the Common Room. The flames leapt and cracked in a relaxing way, despite the morning rays the glimmered in from the window. It was one of the best things about Hogwarts, James thought: the fire that always blazed in the Common Room.
Although, he told himself, the real best thing was Lily. Lily Evans.
Hearing footsteps, he glanced lazily over his shoulder, and saw-- his eyes widened-- Lily.
Wordlessly, she sat down on one of the chairs opposite him. She didn't seem to find the situation remotely awkward. But James was stuck.
'Er-' He cleared his throat. Lily glanced towards him, her green eyes reflecting the flickers in the flames. The words died inside him. He remembered the previous day, this time with twinges of guilt. 'I'm really, really, REALLY sorry,' he said suddenly.
Lily looked surprised. 'What?'
'For- for the insult. Yesterday? I really didn't mean it. See, I have this problem, being that every time I open my mouth, words come out that I really don't mean, and then I get in trouble, only, right now I really do mean to say this, except not the way I am, I mean, I should be begging your humblest pardons, but instead I'm rambling on and I don't know. Um. So I'm sorry. About being a jerk the day before and yelling randomly, because sometimes things upset me and it isn't exactly what's on the surface, and then for the note, that got you a detention, and then for the stupid, stupid comment that I didn't mean, and I know we sort of parted on good terms, yesterday night, but sometimes late at night, lack of sleep does things to your brain, so maybe you weren't thinking. And so now that we're awake, I wanted to say I'm sorry. I really, really am.'
James took a deep breath. He had to resist the urge to add that he COULD apologize. He realized that would ruin everything he had said. Which hadn't come out the right way anyway, but was better than usual.
Lily was thinking over what he had said. 'You're forgiven,' she said slowly. 'I think I understand. A lot of the time, things come out of your head that you didn't know were even in there. Because a lot of the time, things are deeper than they are on the surface, and no one really knows that, except you, and then you can't explain, sometimes, because sometimes the explanation would be-- inconceiable,'
James nodded. 'Yeah, people can be really stupid,'
Lily laughed softly. 'That attitude will get you far in life,' she observed.
James glared at her, but mockingly. 'Well, fine, I'll try to remember that,'
Lily smiled at him-- at HIM-- James felt his heart stop--- 'Good for you,' she said. And James was completely speechless. And neither of them minded the comfortable silence that ensued.
Okay, sorry. That was short, but my parents need the computer. I'll update later. Cheers.
