Lily lay in the bath, covered up to her chin in pink, fluffy bubbles. She sighed deeply, taking in the luscious strawberry aroma now drifting around the room.
When the stag had cantered off, Lily had stood up abruptly, afraid that the stag had heard something coming towards them, and rushed off to the safety of the Hogwarts castle.
She knew she shouldn't have been out there anyway. By herself, outside, in the dark...who knows what could have happened to her? But she just needed to get out of the heat, the people, the warmth...she needed to do some serious thinking, to cleanse her mind, and if she stayed in her state of luxury there was no way she could get that done.
But here she was, smack bang in the middle of all the luxury again. She sighed and wiggled her toes half-contentedly. Her musings had been cut short, right in the middle of the thing that had been bothering her the most.
James.
When she had been around the library, asking some of the younger students if they had seen him, a group of girls giggled, and said
'He's that sexy one...tall, dark and handsome?'
Lily had replied, without thinking, 'No, that's Sirius.'
The girls giggled again. 'We know who Sirius is! No, we know who James is. Brilliant at quidditch-'
'Perfect in school-'
'Charming to the ladies-'
'Good with kids-'
'Half jock, half nerd-'
'Gorgeously handsome-'
'Head boy to boot!'
And then they had all sighed, and chanted 'James Potter, whose initials are J P, which stands for just perfect!'
Lily had walked away, more than slightly rattled. Gorgeously handsome? Charming to the ladies? These kids had some seriously distorted facts...
Lily had laughed at that, but as she lay there, warm and relaxed, she began to think about what the kids had said.
Brilliant at quidditch...well, you can't deny that. He's the best player Hogwarts has seen in years. But how he boasts! Well, no so much anymore...
Perfect in school...yes, he does get brilliant marks, but that's just pure luck, he doesn't study one bit! Well, he didn't used to...
Charming to the ladies...James has had his fair share of girlfriends, and some girls get more than a tad embarrassed when he comes near them...but what a flirt! Well, not so much anymore...
Good with kids...yeah, I suppose kids do seem to flock to him...he's a great teacher, he'd make a great father one day...oh dear, did I just think that?
Half jock, half nerd...Quidditch Captain with glasses!
Head boy to boot!...well, yes, he did get made head boy, but I do wonder sometimes if he deserved it...
And what was he other one? Ah yes! Gorgeously handsome...have these kids seen the guy? Well, yes, I suppose he does have quite a charming smile, and his hazel eyes are rather beautiful...his features are arranged quite nicely, and he does have a very nice body...overall when he looks at you across the hall, you get a few butterflies in your stomach, but...
Oh dear. Did I just think that?
But what about his foul pranks? Granted, they are quite funny...
Or his merciless bullying? I suppose Snape can be a tad provocative...
His showing off? He does have a lot to show off...
Oh dear. Did I just think that?