"Aren't you gonna go to bed?" James asked me.
"Nah, I don't feel sleepy or tired, I came down here to think and that is what I intend to do," I replied. I opened my hair and thought as I played with it. James had a stupid grin on his face with a far-off look in his dreamy eyes. I snapped my fingers in front of his face.
"James...Earth to James..." I called out to him as he suddenly snapped out of it,
"What is with you these days? You seem to be in a far off land where things make sense only to you" I added.
"Gee, Lily I couldn't have put it better myself, it is true, I am lost in my own world," James replied sincerely.
I just smiled and once again the thoughts of James came into my head. But this time I greeted the wonderful thoughts, I believed in them, this time I didn't think they were foolish or that I was completely insane.
"Hey! Where are you off to now?" James called as I once again submerged into my fantasies.
"I am right here," I replied, as I thought about James an his world, "Hey James when do I get to visit that far-off land you seem so stuck in?" I asked coyly.
"Soon Lily, soon," he replied with a cute smile on his face. Right then and there I wanted to tell him everything:; my feelings, my problems, everything. But I knew I would never do that and I was stuck with the same question I had started with: 'Why can't I just tell him?' All this thinking and beating around the bush was giving me a splitting headache.
"Well James I am gonna go to bed now, Good Night and Merry Christmas," I said as I rose from the chair. Then he did something totally unexpected.
"Good Night Lily," he said and he kissed me on the cheek. WHOA!! Wait a sec what just happened!!!???? Did James Potter just kiss me? I put on a smile and hugged him. "Merry Christmas," he added as I hugged him. This was the best Christmas gift ever! I ran up to my dormitory and flung myself on the bed. I know I put on a cool act downstairs but inside I was going crazy! Mixed emotions and messages went from my heart to my brain and to the rest of my body. After what had just happened I didn't think I would be able to sleep, but as soon as my head touched the pillow I was out like a light with a soft smile on my face dreaming the night away. I was on a cloud floating away, living my life the way I had always planned to, and I saw some one standing there right next to me hand in hand we walked on the path of life.
What a beautiful dream I said to myself when I woke up. I lunged at the presents on the foot of my bed. I got a beautiful diary from Remus, a book about Quidditch from Sirius, a bag of Dungbombs from Peter, a box of assorted Honeydukes chocolates from Nimi, a beautiful Friendship Bracelet, which charms tell you the mood of the owner, that was from Jenny and also a soccer ball from Liv. I got some cassettes of my favorite bands and singers from my parents and some spending money. Naturally I wondered where was my present from James. I went down to the common room to see James and Sirius lazing around and sorting out their presents in a non-interested way.
"Morning, Merry Christmas," I said giving each of them a hug, which they returned.
"What is wrong with you two? I thought that prank would have made you quite happy," I said smugly.
"Nothing, we are just tired" James answered quickly shifting his eyes away. I knew something was not right, yet I let it go...for now. We all went through our presents. Then it was down to my present to each of them.
"Wow Lils thanks!" Sirius exclaimed as the wrapping uncovered a small bag of assorted items from Zonko's Joke Shop.
"Go ahead James, open yours," I pressed, as Sirius went through his own stash of things. James opened the present like as if he expected it to blow up in his face. Soon his face was glowing as he saw his present.
"Thanks a lot Lily, I wanted to get it this summer but I decided against it," he gushed as he hugged me tight.
I got him a Broomstick Servicing Kit, for his broom, which was his pride and joy. After that they seemed a bit more cheered and happy, we went to visit Hagrid and wished him a Merry Christmas, we gathered up the rest of the Gryiffindors to play a game of Quidditch, which soon turned into a full- fledged snowball fight. As I dodged a snowball I accidentally fell on James we rolled on the ground, our bodies entwined our eyes locked in a gaze not even blinking, after what seemed like ever we came to a stop. Our eyes still locked in an entrancing gaze, we disentangled our bodies, we were still on the ground. I knew the moment would come, but yet I thought, This is all nuts, this can't be happening, we both just fell and rolled together, it doesn't mean a thing, I convinced myself quickly and broke the spell.
"Whoa! Sorry I bumped into you, look at us," I said as I saw my reflection in the water of the Great Lake. We both looked like Abominable Snowman and Snowwoman.
"That's ok, we better get back to the Common Room and change before we freeze," he said. Even though he was acting normal, anyone who knew him well could tell that something was bothering him. And I knew just what it was. After we shook off all the snow on us, we ran up to the castle and then snuck pass Mr. Klausmiser, better know as Evil Klaus, the grumpy caretaker of Hogwarts. Once into the Common room we quickly grabbed the chairs front of the fire and thawed ourselves out.
None of us spoke a word; we just sat there staring at the red and orange flames, I still couldn't get the moment out of my mind. Involuntarily my mind kept playing and replaying that image, and I found myself regretting the action I took to break the spell.
"Why did I do that?" he muttered to himself, thinking that I did not hear him, but little did he know, that I did. I went up to my dormitory to change into some dry clothes, when I came back down I saw an owl fly away and James's somber face. Before I had a chance to ask him about the letter, Sirius came in.
"Nah, I don't feel sleepy or tired, I came down here to think and that is what I intend to do," I replied. I opened my hair and thought as I played with it. James had a stupid grin on his face with a far-off look in his dreamy eyes. I snapped my fingers in front of his face.
"James...Earth to James..." I called out to him as he suddenly snapped out of it,
"What is with you these days? You seem to be in a far off land where things make sense only to you" I added.
"Gee, Lily I couldn't have put it better myself, it is true, I am lost in my own world," James replied sincerely.
I just smiled and once again the thoughts of James came into my head. But this time I greeted the wonderful thoughts, I believed in them, this time I didn't think they were foolish or that I was completely insane.
"Hey! Where are you off to now?" James called as I once again submerged into my fantasies.
"I am right here," I replied, as I thought about James an his world, "Hey James when do I get to visit that far-off land you seem so stuck in?" I asked coyly.
"Soon Lily, soon," he replied with a cute smile on his face. Right then and there I wanted to tell him everything:; my feelings, my problems, everything. But I knew I would never do that and I was stuck with the same question I had started with: 'Why can't I just tell him?' All this thinking and beating around the bush was giving me a splitting headache.
"Well James I am gonna go to bed now, Good Night and Merry Christmas," I said as I rose from the chair. Then he did something totally unexpected.
"Good Night Lily," he said and he kissed me on the cheek. WHOA!! Wait a sec what just happened!!!???? Did James Potter just kiss me? I put on a smile and hugged him. "Merry Christmas," he added as I hugged him. This was the best Christmas gift ever! I ran up to my dormitory and flung myself on the bed. I know I put on a cool act downstairs but inside I was going crazy! Mixed emotions and messages went from my heart to my brain and to the rest of my body. After what had just happened I didn't think I would be able to sleep, but as soon as my head touched the pillow I was out like a light with a soft smile on my face dreaming the night away. I was on a cloud floating away, living my life the way I had always planned to, and I saw some one standing there right next to me hand in hand we walked on the path of life.
What a beautiful dream I said to myself when I woke up. I lunged at the presents on the foot of my bed. I got a beautiful diary from Remus, a book about Quidditch from Sirius, a bag of Dungbombs from Peter, a box of assorted Honeydukes chocolates from Nimi, a beautiful Friendship Bracelet, which charms tell you the mood of the owner, that was from Jenny and also a soccer ball from Liv. I got some cassettes of my favorite bands and singers from my parents and some spending money. Naturally I wondered where was my present from James. I went down to the common room to see James and Sirius lazing around and sorting out their presents in a non-interested way.
"Morning, Merry Christmas," I said giving each of them a hug, which they returned.
"What is wrong with you two? I thought that prank would have made you quite happy," I said smugly.
"Nothing, we are just tired" James answered quickly shifting his eyes away. I knew something was not right, yet I let it go...for now. We all went through our presents. Then it was down to my present to each of them.
"Wow Lils thanks!" Sirius exclaimed as the wrapping uncovered a small bag of assorted items from Zonko's Joke Shop.
"Go ahead James, open yours," I pressed, as Sirius went through his own stash of things. James opened the present like as if he expected it to blow up in his face. Soon his face was glowing as he saw his present.
"Thanks a lot Lily, I wanted to get it this summer but I decided against it," he gushed as he hugged me tight.
I got him a Broomstick Servicing Kit, for his broom, which was his pride and joy. After that they seemed a bit more cheered and happy, we went to visit Hagrid and wished him a Merry Christmas, we gathered up the rest of the Gryiffindors to play a game of Quidditch, which soon turned into a full- fledged snowball fight. As I dodged a snowball I accidentally fell on James we rolled on the ground, our bodies entwined our eyes locked in a gaze not even blinking, after what seemed like ever we came to a stop. Our eyes still locked in an entrancing gaze, we disentangled our bodies, we were still on the ground. I knew the moment would come, but yet I thought, This is all nuts, this can't be happening, we both just fell and rolled together, it doesn't mean a thing, I convinced myself quickly and broke the spell.
"Whoa! Sorry I bumped into you, look at us," I said as I saw my reflection in the water of the Great Lake. We both looked like Abominable Snowman and Snowwoman.
"That's ok, we better get back to the Common Room and change before we freeze," he said. Even though he was acting normal, anyone who knew him well could tell that something was bothering him. And I knew just what it was. After we shook off all the snow on us, we ran up to the castle and then snuck pass Mr. Klausmiser, better know as Evil Klaus, the grumpy caretaker of Hogwarts. Once into the Common room we quickly grabbed the chairs front of the fire and thawed ourselves out.
None of us spoke a word; we just sat there staring at the red and orange flames, I still couldn't get the moment out of my mind. Involuntarily my mind kept playing and replaying that image, and I found myself regretting the action I took to break the spell.
"Why did I do that?" he muttered to himself, thinking that I did not hear him, but little did he know, that I did. I went up to my dormitory to change into some dry clothes, when I came back down I saw an owl fly away and James's somber face. Before I had a chance to ask him about the letter, Sirius came in.