Chapter 2

That night, upon returning to my dorm with Marlene and Andromeda on my tail, I started thinking a lot about the day's happenings. Namely James, but hey, besides my point.

As I was saying, I was lost deep in though. Of course it wasn't long till somebody would notice and start asking questions.

"Earth to Lil… " Lil… my nickname. I had no idea, better yet, couldn't remember when it had started. I shook my head, to signal I had heard the girl who was calling my name.

"Lily … you're not listening. Don't tell me otherwise, I can tell. What's up?" The girl was Hestia Jones. She had had a light cold, so she thought it best to stay in on the cold September day.

"Just .. Stuff." I said absently.

"Lily .. Did you meet somebody at Remus's party?" she asked cautiously.

My head shot up and I glared at her. Sure.. Maybe I had a slight infatuation. Nothing worth mentioning. Unfortunately, Andromeda was within ear shot so she interfered at once.

"Lily .. It's not James, is it?"

The room, ok more Marlene and Hestia, gasped.

"Lily .. You have a crush on James Potter?" Hestia asked.

I blushed to the roots of my crimson hair and shook my head in an unidentified way. They, on the other hand, took it as a yes.

"Oh my God! Lily, that's so cool! We could set you two up!" Marlene gushed.

I raised an eyebrow her way.

"Or not." I stated simply.

It was their turn to raise their eyebrows. And so they did, three brows went up at the same time, followed by the question.

"Why?"

Why not I thought to myself. After all, James Potter had all the qualities I wanted in a man. He was cute, charming, and smart but then my practical part kicked in. Why yes? It said. So you could have another 3 days relationship? My mind refused it. I turned my focus back to my three stunned friends.

"Because." Was my only answer. I then turned to my bed, shut my curtains and fell into an uneasy sleep, punctuated by James's face appearing in my dreams.

Of course, I had no idea that on the other side of the castle, James Potter was preparing to ask the question that would change my life forever.

Three days had passed since the party and I was positive that my so-called crush on James had only been a party-induced high. We had seen each other several times since, exchanged a couple of notes during class ad all that. But we were more buddy-buddy than anything.

On Tuesday night I was sitting in my dorm, writing an essay and eating a cauldron cake when a snowy owl swooped in. I recognized it at once as being James's. It carried a small note in her beak.

Lily, what would you say if I asked you to be my girlfriend?

I started at the note for a few seconds, then did the first thing that came to mind. I yelled. I yelled like I hadn't yelled in a good long time. Andromeda came dripping out of the shower and started yelling as well. After a couple of minutes I stopped and took a deep breath.

"Why were we yelling Lily?"

I showed her the note. The owl was still there. Obviously it had been told to wait an answer.

"Well then, answer him."

I looked at her with my big, green eyes.

"And say what?"

She sat on the bed and looked at me for a few moments before stating simply.

"Play with him for a while."

I blinked.

"What?"

She laughed lightly.

"Lil my dear, I can tell you're dying to say yes, but please, let him see you're not that easy to get."

Somehow that made sense. I took my quill and scribbled a quick reply.

It depends, are you asking me?

The owl flew out my window and it returned moments later with a reply.

Yes I am. So, what do you say?

I decided to go with what Andromeda had said. Play with him for a bit.

I'll think about it. I'll tell you … one day soon.

I sat on my bed smirking. Andromeda, who had dried herself in the mean time, looked at me with a curious look.

"What're you going to say to him?"

"I don't know." I shrugged.

"Please Lil.. Feed those doughnuts to those who'll eat them. We both know you're dying to say yes. "

I didn't reply. It was true. I was dying to say yes. But I couldn't. Doing that right away can mistake you for something else, as my experience had shown.

I would say yes to James Potter. But only after making sure he was serious.

Author Note

Another chapter done. Thank you to all my reviewers. This is my last week of school so updates are going to be more frequent. The technical mourning period ends on the 31st so I want to wrap it up till then.

Until chapter 3 … bye bye.

3 Ral.

Disclaimer: I own the plot line. JK owns everything else.