A/n I'm so sorry I haven't updated in ages! There is really nothing I can else I can say so on with the story!

Just a Game

Chapter sixteen

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Lily walked up to the seventh year girls dorm.

"So did you talk to James?" asked Carla inquisitively.

"That's why you came up here then" remarked Lily sitting on the end of Carla's bed.

"Yeah well I didn't want to be in the way" she muttered grinning.

"I don't like the way you're smiling" Lily commented as Olivia got up off her bed and headed for the door.

"Where are you off to?" asked Lily.

"I'm off to see Ethan" Muttered Olivia blushing slightly and looking at her feet.

"Ethan is he in Ravenclaw, same year as us?" asked Carla.

"Yea" muttered Olivia who didn't look happy at this conversation.

"So how come you haven't mentioned him before?" asked Lily raising an eyebrow.

"Well umm..." she said her cheeks were now scarlet.

"You had better get going" said Carla giving her an escape route.

"Yea" she muttered and bolted out of the door.

As soon as Liv had gone the two girls broke into fits of giggles.

"I've never seen her get embarrassed before" commented Lily.

"She doesn't very often, I think we've found out who she's going to the dance with" said Carla

"Does nobody have anything else apart from this dance to think about?" asked Lily.

"Sorry but most people are actually looking forward to it, even if you're not" Remarked Carla in a matter of fact tone.

It was Friday morning, James was sat in the common room at a table near the fire alone. He was trying to work out how to ask Lily to the dance but one question that he kept asking himself was if he really wanted to go with her or was it for the bet?

"I want to go with her" He whispered to himself getting up to go and find Lily.

He found her sat in the library her head in her hands her flaming red hair falling like a curtain in front of her face.

"Hi" he said cheerfully sitting down.

"Oh hi" she said lifting her head up.

"Having a problem?" he asked indicating the book in front of her.

"No more than normal" she replied looking back down at her book.

"I think you need a break" James commented stand up.

"Do you" she said without looking up.

"Yeah, come on" he said holding out his hand. Lily looked up at him a confused look coming on to her face.

"What are you up to?" Lily asked suspiciously.

"Nothing, now are you coming or not?" James asked smiling. She shrugged, shut the book and stood up but didn't take his hand.

"So where are we going?" she asked curiosity getting the better of her.

"No idea" James replied grinning but they continued walking.

"So are you going to dance?" he asked casually.

"No" was the reply.

"Will you go with me? that's if you want to go" He asked stopping to look at her. Lily looked thoughtful for a minute.

"Yeah ok" she muttered finally.

"Good" he muttered.

Lily walked back into the common room late afternoon.

"Where have you been?" asked Olivia.

"Talking to James" She muttered knowing that Olivia would start teasing her.

"So..." said Olivia.

"So what?" asked Lily calmly.

"Never mind it's impossible to get any information out of you anyway" Said Olivia sulkily.

"Don't sulk Liv" Said Carla sitting down with her two friends.

"Well were have you been then?" she asked.

"Sending a letter to mum and dad" said Carla.

"Couldn't you have lied to make it more interesting" Moaned Olivia.

"Not really" Carla said laughing.

"I'm going off to find some interesting people" said Olivia getting up.

"Are you implying we're not interesting?" called Lily.

"Yeah!" she called back.

"Well that's nice" Lily said to Carla.

"So what were you and James talking about?" asked Carla grinning.

"How do you know I was talking to James?" asked Lily.

"Don't try and change the subject, what were you talking about?" Carla said still grinning.

"He asked me to the dance if you must know" replied Lily smiling slightly.

"Well you can't say he hates you now" said Carla.

"I guess not" muttered Lily.

A/n Sorry there wasn't much in this chapter but it's really just a fill in chapter. The next chapter is the last L I'll be sad to finish this fic but it'll be good to actually finish something anyway please review I could do with some more as it's been ages since I updated!

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