Disclaimer: The boring crap is mine. The rest is not. Period. "The Happy Song" is JoJo's, and "Desperately" is Michelle Branch's.

A/N: Hey guys!!! I'm sorry that I can't update as often as I would like to, but I am also having a case of writer's block on this story right now, and I'm running out of stuff that's prewritten to post! So if you have any ideas, feel free to tell me about them in a review, and, who knows! I might end up using them! This chapter is dedicated to my BFFE, Swapna, because she started reading my story! Thanks Sup! I LYLAS! So, now here is chapter seven!

Wanting You So Desperately

Feeling rather achey and miserable, Lily slowly clambered out of bed. She wasn't excited about planning the ball anymore. It seemed like a waste of time now. Pulling on jeans and a tee-shirt with "Boys Lie and Kind of Smell" on it, she headed downstairs to work on homework. Surprisingly, when she got down there, she found James hard at work on the dance plans. He was still I his pajamas, a pair of boxers, and didn't look up until she came and sat next to him on the couch.

"Put some clothes on, for God's sake! No one wants to look at that!" said Lily.

"Sorry," he said absentmindedly.

"Listen," she started, but he wasn't paying attention.

"Hey," she said softly, putting her hand on his so he couldn't keep writing.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you last night. It's just..." she said as tears welled up in her eyes.

"It's okay. I'm sorry too," he said, putting his arms around her to comfort her as she sobbed into his shoulder. As Lily's sobs got further apart and more relaxed, James slowly let go of her. He would have rather never let go, but he'd have to think of a way for her to fall in love with him first, if he wanted that to happen. Once Lily was calm and had stopped crying, she leaned closer to him and whispered in his ear,

"Thanks for always being here for me when I need a friend the most. I know I can always count on you." Kissing him softly on the cheek, Lily rose slowly from the couch, and headed back up to her room. Once her door was shut, and the music started, James listened closely to the words, and found that Lily was still thinking about him. He was thinking about her, too.

Nothing makes me more happy Than to know that I have Such a close friend To know that you'll downfall Me is reassuring It's the reason I'm always smiling
When I'm kickin it with you I have a lot of fun with you There's never any kind of pressure Coming from you Tryin to get me to do Anything I'm not ready to That's why I really like you
Da da da da da Da da da da da da da da Da da da da da You make me happy So very happy...
The rest of their Saturday passed peacefully, but Lily couldn't seem to get James's face out of her head. Frustrated and unable to sleep, despite it being 1:30 AM, Lily headed down to their common room to think, pillow in hand. Finally, at 2:15 AM, she fell asleep on the couch. However, when James came down about two hours later to get a glass of water, Lily was shivering like mad. Seeing that she didn't have a blanket, and as it was quite chilly downstairs compared to his bedroom, he tried to think of a way to warm her up without waking her from her peaceful slumber. Going carefully so as not to wake her, he picked her up in his arms, carried her up to her room, tucked her into bed, and just before leaving the room, kissed her gently on the forehead. As he pulled away, she smiled in her sleep, and knew he just had to change her mind.
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The next morning, Lily woke with a start, remembering that today was another Hogsmeade weekend. The girls had made plans to shop for dresses, and wanted to leave early. She dressed quickly, and headed down to the common room to find James waiting for her.

"Hey," she said calmly.

"Morning," he said, sending her a charming smile. Lily returned it, and it made his heart flip. He started to mentally hum a song he'd listened to on Leah's CD he borrowed.

Something bout the way you looked at me

Made me think for a moment

That maybe we were meant to be

Livin our lives separately

And it's strange how things change

But not me wanting you so desperately

"Are you going to Hogsmeade today?" he asked.

"Yeah. Are you?"

"Mmhmm. Wanna get a butterbeer later?"

"Sure. How's four-fifteen?"

"I'll see you then!" he said, jumping for joy inside.

Oh why can't I ignore it

I keep givin in but I should know better

Cause there was something bout the way you looked at me

And it's strange how things change

But not me wanting you so desperately

Lily met her girls in the Great Hall, and after each grabbing a slice of toast, they headed out to do some serious shopping.

As the five girls entered the dress shop, one dress in the corner immediately caught Lily's eye. It was jade green, strapless, and had a straight skirt. As all the other girls went their separate ways, Lily grabbed her size, and headed to the dressing rooms. After trying it on, and seeing that it hugged her curves in all the right places and wasn't too low-cut, but showed a tiny bit of cleavage, Lily went to find the dressing rooms her friends were in. Amelia, the first to come out, had selected a slim, floor-length, plain black dress with silver spaghetti straps. She looked like the true Queen of Gothic Glam. Ana was in a knew-length halter dress that was blood red with sequined flowers on the top half. Leah was in a short purple dress, with lavender sequined straps, and a line tracing her torso with the lines of a laced up corset made out of sequins. Lexie was in a royal blue, which complimented her eyes, and made her look tall, despite her petite figure. All five looked stunning, but none more so than the fair flower herself, Lily Evans. Done with finding their dresses, the girls went shopping for jewelry and shoes and such. At around four, Lily bid her friends goodbye, and headed across the village to the Leaky Cauldron to meet James. For some reason now days, she found herself thinking about him more and more. Now entering the pub, she looked around for him, and found him sitting in a corner booth, staring out the window.

A/N: Cliffie!!! Duh duh duh!!! JK- I'm just stuck, and so now I need ideas to help me finish the rest! I need inspiration! Well I'll try to do some serious writing, and have more for you soon! Love you's lots! And don't forget: REVIEW!!!! Thanks!!! Luv, Anniebelle