Chapter 20 "Underneath it all" by marauderyears
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Lily's POV
I closed my eyes as I ran through the barrier separating Platform 9 and 10. I immediately heard the low whistle ring, warning the students that it'd be leaving in a few minutes.
My happy mood started to disintegrate as I realized that this would be the last time I board the train to go to Hogwarts. I studied the red train for a moment before I heard someone calling my voice.
"Lily, Lily!" I turned around to see Lena Tenyck running toward me. She gave me a big hug which I hesitantly returned. I wonder how she's been doing ever since James broke up with her...
I smiled at her. "How was your summer?"
Lena's smile faded a little. "It was okay. I was sad for a lot of it, but I'm over it. I actually visited my cousins in France..." We walked on the train and walked down the train to find a compartment, but then I remembered-
"Oh Lena, I'm sorry I've got to go to the Head Compartment."
Lena nodded. "Oh that's fine, I'll find Frankie. I hope he's not snogging with Alice though..." She walked down the aisle and entered a compartment at the end. I turned back around and found the compartment that was nicely labeled.
I slid open the door and my eyes fell on the person occupying it, a Headboy pin attached on his robes. He looked up and smiled, his messy jet black hair falling over his eyes.
"Lily! What a pleasant surprise! Of course who else would be Headgirl?" James said with a genuine smile on his face.
My first thought was that Hell had finally frozen over. About time, too! I realized with shame how rude this was and instead smiled back at him.
"Congratulations James, I'm very pleased to see you made Headboy." I pretended not to notice the surprised look on his face. I took a seat across from him and looked out the window to notice that the train had started moving.
I glanced back to see James staring at me, awkwardly. He sighed a bit.
"Look Lily, I just wanted to say that I know you're probably thinking that I'll goof up and take advantage of our living quarters, but I promise I'm going to act responsibly, like a true gentleman. I will not ruin your time here as Headgirl, I can promise that."
James' POV
To my surprise Lily just smiled at me and said, "I know, James."
She trusts me! I watched her look back out the window. She is so beautiful. Does she know that? I hope so. At least I was able to tell her last year...
"Say Lily, do you want to play Wizard's Chess?" She looked up at me and smiled (that beautiful smile that lights up her face).
"I'd love to. But, be prepared to lose Mr. Potter." She gave a small smirk but I just laughed.
"Thanks for the warning Miss Lily but I suggest you take your own advice." She laughed and set up the board.
That was the most intense game of Wizard's Chess I've played since I played Remus. Unfortunately she won. But it was worth it to see that big smile on her face. I have to admit that she can be quite entertaining when she's pretending to be arrogant. Funny, that I should say that.
Not long after we were starting up a second round, did Sirius and Remus enter the room.
Lily raised her eyebrow at them and looked at me patiently. I rolled my eyes at them, trying to hold back a smile.
"You know Padfoot, Moony. The Head Compartment is called the Head Compartment for a reason. Only the Head's are allowed in it." Wow, I said 'Head' a lot.
Sirius grinned at me. "Apologies Mr. BigHead." Sirius looked over at Lily and smiled his 'charming' (according to girls, not me) smile. "And Mrs. BigHead." Lily flushed crimson and mock glared at him.
Remus sighed heavily. "I tried to keep him out, I swear."
Lily giggled. "I bet you did. He's kind of like a stray dog." I said, holding back a grin. "Follows and stalks the nearest person..." I glanced over at Lily and was pleased to see her smiling at our exchange.
Sirius grinned cockily back at me. "And like a dog, I'm attracted to the pretty ladies..." Sirius tipped an imaginary hat at Lily, making me glare at Sirius.
To my delight Lily didn't fall for this, instead she just rolled her eyes. "And like a dog, he tends to get a little to frisky with the nearest person's leg." Remus and I burst out laughing as Sirius turned a slight shade of pink.
I smiled proudly at Lily. That's my girl!
Lily's POV
I sighed as I finished counting the 396 dots on the ceiling. It was after the Sorting Ceremony and I had surprisingly sat with James throughout it.
I'm currently lying on the fancy, soft four post double bed that's in the middle of my new Headgirl room. The colors of the entire Head Dormitory are a deep red and gold, Gryffindor colors. It's beautiful! James and my room are separated by a bathroom, also brilliantly designed.
The Head Common Room is in a tower of it's own at the opposite end of the Gryffindor dorms. The Head's Room entrance is a portrait of a brilliant, golden Lion surrounded in a red background. I assume that the portrait has been changed from last year because the past Head students weren't both Gryffindors. The portrait surprised me when it spoke because unlike the low roar of a lion, it had a polite British accent. Let me just say that seeing a menacing looking lion speaking English with a British accent is quite a sight. I had to struggle not to burst out laughing, after all that wouldn't be polite.
I went back downstairs to the Head Common Room to see James enter, looking like he was about to laugh.
I raised an inquisitive eyebrow at him. He pointed behind him to the back of the portrait.
"The lion..." I nodded, sharing a laugh with him.
James looked around and (like mine had) his jaw dropped at the beautiful common room.
"It pays to get good grades, let me tell you that." I nodded, agreeing with him. James noticed the staircase that was obviously the Headboy's dorm and walked up it with me following him.
James' POV
This room is brilliant! I turned around before I opened the door to my dorm and was surprised to see Lily behind me.
She blushed when I looked at her curiously. "I just wanted to see if your dorm looks like mine..." She trailed off, looking embarrassed.
I smiled at her and took her hand in mine and led her into my room. I tried to pay no attention to the fact that I was touching her, but it was difficult when her hand fit so perfectly in mine. I dropped it in surprise when I saw my dorm though. What a sight. I turned to Lily.
"Does it look like yours?" Lily blushed at this and shook her head.
"Mine is the opposite. I have a red bed instead of your gold one. And everything is flipped..." I tried to ignore the fact that my bed was so close to us. I used the bathroom as a distraction.
Lily followed me in it and watched in amusement as I picked up every little thing that was in the cabinets. I noticed a door on the other side of the bathroom and walked over to it and opened it.
I realized in an instance that this must be Lily's room. I blushed a little, looking down at her.
"Do we share a bathroom?" I asked. Lily nodded, also blushing.
"I'll write up a schedule of who uses it when so that we don't have any...err...embarrassing accidents."
We both avoided each other's face to prevent anymore blushing. The only thing going through my head right now was that Sirius and Remus better not catch wind of the Head Room's password...