Chapter-7- not an 'almost couple'
Disclaimer- I don't own. You don't sue.
Please don't hurt me! I have been on holidays so I am sorry that I haven't updated. But you can stop complaining cos here is a chappie. This chappie is dedicated to my friends, Nat, Kanika, Kirsty, Camille, Luke, Chanel, and anyone else who hangs around with them. I want them to know that they will always be the ones who saved me when I was down. And that I owe them a lot. And also that, no matter who I hang out with, you guys were my first real friends and will always be my friends.
I also want to tell Kirsty, Camille, Luke, and Chanel that my computer says that your name is spelt wrong. Haha!! ~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~ I have forty five reviews! Please get me past 50 guys! Just follow these peoples examples:
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These people are my insiration! And my friends go without saying. So more reviews = more chappies!
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Lily ran blindly through the corridors of Hogwarts. She mumbled the password to the portrait, quickly climbed through the hole that was revealed, ran towards the door with a large 'L' on the front, threw herself on to her bed, tears running down her face and a piece of paper screwed up in her hand.
Lily, Lily Anne Evans, had gotten an 89% on a test. A 'B'. A 'high'.
She had never gotten anything lower than a, 90%, 'A', 'very high'. In the twelve years that she had been at school this was her first.
She cried herself to sleep that night.
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Lily woke up early that morning, around 5:30. She sat in her rumpled robes and stared at the paper in her hand.
She had made a promise to herself so long ago that she couldn't remember. She had promised herself that she would never get lower than an A. she had vowed that studies would always come first. And her she was with a B. 'Why?' she asked herself, why do I have a B. what had she done differently this year? Then it dawned on her. James. He was distracting her from her studies. She needed these good grades if she wanted to become a healer or an Auror. This relationship with James must stop. Before it begins. ~**~**~
James was on top of the world. His crush was actually talking to him, and they had gone on an almost date. Actually James didn't know what to call the dinner they had had. But 'almost date' seemed to fit. He got all sorts of privileges from being head boy, a common room that he had to share with no one but the girl he loved. And even better in James's mind, a bathroom to share with no one but the girl he loved, who might happen to forget to lock the doors, and might happen to be naked, whom he might happen to walk in on... James felt himself stir downstairs. Time to change the subject. But for once, he was truly happy in every way he could possibly be. ~**~**~
The two days between their 'almost date' and the day in question were bliss for the 'almost couple'. Lustful glances across classrooms, little notes being past during study sessions, sly little kisses between classes and before bed, the door to Lily's bedroom charmed to say "hey there beautiful" every time Lily walked through it. James knew every way to make a girl smitten, and Lily didn't care if she was falling for it. It wasn't hurting anyone or anything, it was harmless and it was fun. At least she thought it wasn't hurting anything. ~**~**~
"James?" Lily said as she walked out of her room, her door saying 'hey there beautiful' as she did. It was fairly late, nine o'clock maybe.
"Hey Lil'," James replied as she walked towards him. "You weren't at dinner, so I thought I would bring you up some food."
"Oh, James you shouldn't have!" Lily exclaimed as she saw the candle lit feast that James had prepared for them.
"Yes I should have," James said "because it is to my knowledge, that if you don't eat during the day, then we have to walk around the corridors in the middle of the night. And I am planning on getting a good night's sleep tonight, so we should eat now." He thought to himself as he said this, 'planning on sharing my good night's sleep, Lily dear? You would be most welcome.'
Lily flopped onto the couch. "James, we need to talk."
"Oh," was his reply, James laid the rose on the table and sat down next to Lily, swinging his arm around her shoulders as he went. Lily shied away from his arm as she scooted along the couch, leaving a bigger gap between them.
"James I, I, I, don't think I can do this any more." She said softly.
"Do what?" James asked before mentally slapping himself. He was being insensitive, moving too fast, idiot!
"I don't think we should see each other, um, romantically, I, I, mean, I. I think, I think I should concentrate on my studies, and that you should concentrate on yours. We have NEWTS this year, and they are very important. So I, I, I," she stopped there. Tears running down her face. "I'm sorry James." She said and she quickly kissed him on the lips, then ran to her dorm. But before she went through the doorway, she mumbled the counter charm. Her door wouldn't call her beautiful any more. No one would call her beautiful. Romance is a distraction, so there would be no romance for Lily. Her grades are worth more than that.
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(A/N) Hey chickens! Don't hurt me cos I know this is a short chappie but it is one of those in between ones. I am starting another chappie as soon as I upload this one. So hopefully, unless my mum wants the computer, like she does right now, I will have it up by the end of the weekend. BTW the reason this is so late, is cos I am on rationed internet time, so I have to do all my other internet stuff before I can write stuff. It is complicated, but I have not given up on this story, so don't give up on me. You guys, my story is on 11 peoples author alert list, so I want at least 15 reviews. It isn't that hard. Just a little review so I have a clue. about how I am going. That's all. Love you guys' lots!
Lotsa Love Steph
Disclaimer- I don't own. You don't sue.
Please don't hurt me! I have been on holidays so I am sorry that I haven't updated. But you can stop complaining cos here is a chappie. This chappie is dedicated to my friends, Nat, Kanika, Kirsty, Camille, Luke, Chanel, and anyone else who hangs around with them. I want them to know that they will always be the ones who saved me when I was down. And that I owe them a lot. And also that, no matter who I hang out with, you guys were my first real friends and will always be my friends.
I also want to tell Kirsty, Camille, Luke, and Chanel that my computer says that your name is spelt wrong. Haha!! ~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~ I have forty five reviews! Please get me past 50 guys! Just follow these peoples examples:
Lexie13
Zebra Eyez
Optical Illusions
chanel&daniel
mintytoothpick
vamperfly
FairySprinkles
Ryan Barton
Lily Lupin89
Christy13
padfoots-angellover
Rinfirithiel
Star Katt
Aus
Tj
Shree
ghetx2o- thanx for so many reviews!
Babydollz
coffeeaddict14
Jen
Padfoot
These people are my insiration! And my friends go without saying. So more reviews = more chappies!
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Lily ran blindly through the corridors of Hogwarts. She mumbled the password to the portrait, quickly climbed through the hole that was revealed, ran towards the door with a large 'L' on the front, threw herself on to her bed, tears running down her face and a piece of paper screwed up in her hand.
Lily, Lily Anne Evans, had gotten an 89% on a test. A 'B'. A 'high'.
She had never gotten anything lower than a, 90%, 'A', 'very high'. In the twelve years that she had been at school this was her first.
She cried herself to sleep that night.
**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**
Lily woke up early that morning, around 5:30. She sat in her rumpled robes and stared at the paper in her hand.
She had made a promise to herself so long ago that she couldn't remember. She had promised herself that she would never get lower than an A. she had vowed that studies would always come first. And her she was with a B. 'Why?' she asked herself, why do I have a B. what had she done differently this year? Then it dawned on her. James. He was distracting her from her studies. She needed these good grades if she wanted to become a healer or an Auror. This relationship with James must stop. Before it begins. ~**~**~
James was on top of the world. His crush was actually talking to him, and they had gone on an almost date. Actually James didn't know what to call the dinner they had had. But 'almost date' seemed to fit. He got all sorts of privileges from being head boy, a common room that he had to share with no one but the girl he loved. And even better in James's mind, a bathroom to share with no one but the girl he loved, who might happen to forget to lock the doors, and might happen to be naked, whom he might happen to walk in on... James felt himself stir downstairs. Time to change the subject. But for once, he was truly happy in every way he could possibly be. ~**~**~
The two days between their 'almost date' and the day in question were bliss for the 'almost couple'. Lustful glances across classrooms, little notes being past during study sessions, sly little kisses between classes and before bed, the door to Lily's bedroom charmed to say "hey there beautiful" every time Lily walked through it. James knew every way to make a girl smitten, and Lily didn't care if she was falling for it. It wasn't hurting anyone or anything, it was harmless and it was fun. At least she thought it wasn't hurting anything. ~**~**~
"James?" Lily said as she walked out of her room, her door saying 'hey there beautiful' as she did. It was fairly late, nine o'clock maybe.
"Hey Lil'," James replied as she walked towards him. "You weren't at dinner, so I thought I would bring you up some food."
"Oh, James you shouldn't have!" Lily exclaimed as she saw the candle lit feast that James had prepared for them.
"Yes I should have," James said "because it is to my knowledge, that if you don't eat during the day, then we have to walk around the corridors in the middle of the night. And I am planning on getting a good night's sleep tonight, so we should eat now." He thought to himself as he said this, 'planning on sharing my good night's sleep, Lily dear? You would be most welcome.'
Lily flopped onto the couch. "James, we need to talk."
"Oh," was his reply, James laid the rose on the table and sat down next to Lily, swinging his arm around her shoulders as he went. Lily shied away from his arm as she scooted along the couch, leaving a bigger gap between them.
"James I, I, I, don't think I can do this any more." She said softly.
"Do what?" James asked before mentally slapping himself. He was being insensitive, moving too fast, idiot!
"I don't think we should see each other, um, romantically, I, I, mean, I. I think, I think I should concentrate on my studies, and that you should concentrate on yours. We have NEWTS this year, and they are very important. So I, I, I," she stopped there. Tears running down her face. "I'm sorry James." She said and she quickly kissed him on the lips, then ran to her dorm. But before she went through the doorway, she mumbled the counter charm. Her door wouldn't call her beautiful any more. No one would call her beautiful. Romance is a distraction, so there would be no romance for Lily. Her grades are worth more than that.
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(A/N) Hey chickens! Don't hurt me cos I know this is a short chappie but it is one of those in between ones. I am starting another chappie as soon as I upload this one. So hopefully, unless my mum wants the computer, like she does right now, I will have it up by the end of the weekend. BTW the reason this is so late, is cos I am on rationed internet time, so I have to do all my other internet stuff before I can write stuff. It is complicated, but I have not given up on this story, so don't give up on me. You guys, my story is on 11 peoples author alert list, so I want at least 15 reviews. It isn't that hard. Just a little review so I have a clue. about how I am going. That's all. Love you guys' lots!
Lotsa Love Steph