Chapter 9: Anger as Beauty
Christmas was fast approaching to everyone's likings. Lily still had the change in personality . . . and was short with almost everyone, except maybe Britney, who spent most of her time laughing and being nice.
"That fight with Tess you had has changed both of you," Alice commentated, as Lily handed Daisy her homework.
"Oh please," Britney said.
"Nothing has changed, it's just a faze or something like that," Britney said thoughtfully.
"A faze? This is hardly a faze," Alice said frowning.
"Turn the frown upside down! Ok that as a little strange," Britney said pouting.
Daisy turned to Britney, and started shaking her violently. "Lily are you in there? Get out! Your body is scaring me! It's giving me your homework!" Daisy shouted at Britney's face.
Britney just laughed.
"Nothing has changed," Britney said.
"Something has," Alice persisted.
"No! Nothing has changed has it Lily?" Britney asked.
"Are you guys still on about that?" Lily asked. She sighed. "Just drop it!"
Britney nodded. Daisy and Alice looked at each other.
"Britney, can I copy your Charms essay?" Daisy asked.
Britney frowned. "Er, I don't think so, sorry," Britney said slowly.
"AHA! I caught you single handed! Lily is in your body!" Daisy exclaimed pointing her finger at Britney.
"Nu uh, I just don't think it's right. You should learn it on your own, or else you won't learn at all," Britney said defensively.
"That's what Lily says!" Daisy exclaimed.
"No I'm just seeing what she was saying, she has a point," Britney said.
"But she just gave me her homework to copy!" Daisy said frustrated.
"Then you don't need mine!" Britney answered simply.
"Make it stop!" yelled out Daisy.
"Nothing has changed!" Insisted Lily. "We're just seeing new views."
"Is that what you call it?" Alice asked. "I bet you if you go down to the common room, James will confront you, like he has been trying to do. Then you will get angry with him, and –."
"Ok, I'll go down stairs," said Lily. Lily left the dorm room, and Britney followed.
Lily got to the common room and looked around frowning slightly. James was sitting down doing homework with Sirius. When he noticed Lily he got up and went to her.
"Hey Lily," James said smiling.
"What is it James?" Lily asked exasperatedly.
"Er, how are you?" he asked nervously.
"Can you just leave me alone?" Lily snapped.
"Look Lily, I'm really really sorry about the boil thing. It wasn't meant to hit you, It was suppose to just get to the Slytherins and -,"
"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Lily asked him with raised eyebrows.
"Well, er, it depends?" James answered nervously as to the outcome of the conversation.
"Jeez James! So instead of the liquid hitting me, you were going to torture defenceless Slytherins, and make it harder for people to control the situation? Well good job James! If you were trying to be a prat? Then good job!" Lily turned on her heel and stormed out of the common room.
Sirius got up and walked to Britney.
"Hey Brit!" Britney turned her attention to Sirius. "Remember how I said I could prove a point to you?" Britney nodded slowly. "Well I bet I can prove, you and Lily switched personalities!" Sirius said enthusiastically.
Britney laughed. "Oh Sirius, you don't have to worry about that, besides everything is perfectly normal!"
"No its not! You would have yelled at me, or hit me! You're scaring me Brit," Sirius said frowning.
Britney frowned. "Why is everyone saying we changed personalities? I'm just more relaxed and Lily is just tense for some reason . . ." Britney said her brow furrowing.
"Oh is that what it is?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrows.
"I don't think that's the answer Britney," James said joining the conversation. Britney's eyes narrowed.
"Would you two shut up? Everything is fine! Leave us alone with your stupid hypothesis!" Britney exclaimed. Sirius smirked. "Whoa that was a big word," Britney said thoughtfully. "Sorry guys!" She turned and skipped off to her dormitory. Sirius' mouth opened slightly.
"That was strange," James said. Sirius nodded.
1 Week before Christmas Holidays
Britney was skipping slightly down the corridor on the Saturday afternoon. Most people were outside having snow ball fights. Britney was skipping her way to the library when she bumped into someone. Britney fell to the ground.
"I'm terribly sorry," said the person. But Britney knew this voice, oh too well. He had his hand out to help Britney up. Britney grabbed it carefully, as he pulled her up with ease. "You really need to watch where you go," the voice said. Laughter could be heard in his voice.
"Yeah, I realized that now," Britney said quietly. Dom was just smiling. "You know I don't get you," Britney said looking at him.
"I could say the same about you," Dom said. "But I won't, because I know a lot about you."
"Are you stalking me?" asked Britney slightly scarred. Dom laughed.
"No, I can just figure you out," he said.
"Can you?" Britney asked. That was slightly scary knowing someone could figure you out.
"Yeah, plus I know a few things about you just by seeing you in the common room and such," He said grinning.
"Like what?" Britney asked attentively.
"Like, your best friend is Lily, you can't stand my best friend's girlfriend Tess, James and Sirius can easily drive you up the wall, you can get your way in the blink of an eye," Dom said naming them.
"I can't," Britney mumbled.
"Yeah you can! Patrick told me how you controlled Tess easily in the Hospital wing easily."
"Yeah but that's Tess! Patrick stumped me," Britney complained.
"Not really, he just repeated me. I stumped you," Dom said with his face serious.
"You did," Britney said quietly.
"Did you think about it much?" Dom asked.
"A bit," Britney said.
"Good! I'll see you later," Dom turned around and walked away.
"He is strange," mumbled Britney as she headed back to the common room forgetting about the library.
Britney frowned, and didn't notice the Fat Lady talking to her, just as she slammed into the Fat Lady's portrait. Laughter could be heard from behind her. Britney turned around. It was Remus.
"You need to watch where you're going Britney," Remus said laughing. "Wingardium Leviosar," the portrait whole swung open, and Britney followed Remus in.
"Why aren't you outside, I dare not say James and Sirius aren't having a snow ball fight?" Britney asked.
"No . . . they are," Remus said with a smiled. "I no longer wanted to partake."
Britney noticed that he cloak was covered in snow, she smiled.
"People keep watching me embarrass myself," Britney said.
"How so?" Remus asked.
"This is the second time in ten minutes I've bumped into something . . . or someone." Britney said thoughtfully.
"Ah, Dom?" Remus asked.
"How did you know?" Britney asked.
"It's obvious, it's in your eyes," Remus said smiling, as he took of his cloak and took as seat on the sofa by the fire.
"What do you mean 'it's in my eyes'?" Britney asked curiously.
"You like him," Remus said simply.
"No I don't," Britney asked repulsed.
"What's with it that everyone is in denial?" Remus asked himself.
Britney just smiled. "I'll see you later Remus," and she walked up to her Dormitory.
Hogwarts Express
"So are you going to the Potter Ball?" Alice asked Britney.
"Nope! My sister and parents are though," Britney said. "I don't want to bother," Britney said thoughtfully.
"I think the only one who is going is Tess," Daisy said smiling at Tess.
Tess rolled her eyes. "It doesn't matter, it's not as if I need you four there, especially you," she added glaring at Britney.
"Look can't we just end this feud?" Britney asked nicely.
"Not with you," Tess snapped.
"Please?" Britney asked.
"Since when do you want peace with me?" Tess asked curiously.
"I just think there is no point in fighting," Britney answered some what truthfully.
"You're the one who started the fights!" Tess snapped.
"Not really, I think we're both to blame," Britney said.
Tess raised her eyebrows. "Is this for real?" Tess asked.
Alice shook her head. "Those two have changed personalities," Alice answered.
"We have not," Lily said quietly. "We're perfectly normal."
Daisy snorted.
"It's true," Britney said.
"Look I'm just pissed at James, who is getting me . . ." Lily started but was interrupted when the compartment door opened.
"Hey Evans!" James said smiling.
"Why do you always call her Evans?" asked Britney.
"Because that's my last name, perhaps," Lily said to Britney.
"I know that," Britney grumbled. "But why?"
"To tell you the truth I don't know," James said thoughtfully.
"Why are you going home, James? You're banned from the ball thingy, remember." Britney said, a smile playing her lips.
"My mom wants me home; I'm still not invited though. My dad was a bit upset with my mom inviting me home. He's still a tad angry," James answered glumly.
"Who are you sharing a compartment with?" Daisy asked James.
"Dom Hayden and Patrick Edwards, you know Dom is on the Quidditch team. They're really nice people," James said grinning.
"That's nice," Britney pushed James out the compartment door. "The berk . . ." Britney muttered angrily.
"Maybe Lily and Britney are having feminine issues," Tess said.
"Oh please, the first one to even receive 'feminine issues will be you Tess, your boobs are already huge," Britney loudly said. Tess shut up.
"That's not always true," Lily said.
"Right I'm sorry, its 99 true," Britney said.
Lily smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Maybe Tess is right," Alice whispered. "You've changed your moods in like five seconds."
"That doesn't mean a thing," Britney insisted. "So can we all just shut up?" Britney snapped.
"Sure Princess," Tess muttered.
"Thank you," Britney smiled.
Arrival at Kings Cross StationLily took her step off the Hogwarts Express. Lily put her luggage on a cart and was ready to leave when James came up to her. Lily sighed.
"I know what I did. It was wrong, I'm really sorry. Please can you forgive me Ev- Lily?" James pleaded. Lily shuddered another sigh.
"Alright James, what you did was wrong. You have to promise me that you will never do another 'prank', if that's what you call them, again," Lily said.
James hesitated for a moment. "Never again?" he winced.
"Never," Lily said as a final.
"Lily, that's asking a lot," James said wincing.
"No it's not, it's very simple," Lily said crossing her arms.
"I'm sorry, I can't do that," James said quietly.
Lily stood there shocked for a bit. "Well, fine," Lily steered her cart out of Platform 9 ¾ to where her parents stood to take her home. James sighed deeply.
A/N: well...year 2 just seems to never end for me:( well im not 100 sure or not, but im thinking of skipping a couple of years till the end of year 5. I'm getting quite frustrated with year 2's ending. I have year 6 and year 7 pretty figured out. THANK U ANNA!!! I LOVE U!!!! anyways...So i need at least 5 opinions. I'm really delirious at the moment, so i might not mean what i say. I'll update really soon. I just need 5 opinions. Thanks y'all!
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