AN Oh my God cant believe how long its been since I updated! Ive been so busy!!
The train pulled into Hogsmede station several hours later. The boys saw the familiar huge silhouette of Hagrid, the game keeper, at the end of the platform. The boys waved at him and grinned when he waved back.
"Hey Lily!" called Remus as the red haired girl walked past dragging a trunk and an owl cage.
"Oh hi," Lily smiled at Remus but looked darkly at the others. "Did you get the results you wanted?"
"Oh yeah thanks, I did OK."
"OK?" Sirius put his arm around Remus and told Lily –and several other people- about Remus's nine outstanding OWLs.
"And he's been made a prefect!" Peter piped up. James said nothing. Lily seemed to notice this and he was certain he saw her eyes narrow slightly.
"She hates me," he wailed as the boys clambered into a horseless carriage.
"No she doesn't," Remus said from behind his Potions textbook.
Sirius and Peter looked at each other and nodded.
James saw their knowing look and wailed again. He liked Lily so much. He had thought about her all summer. He had had several girlfriends over the past few years- but not one of them compared to her.
Despite his bad mood, James still enjoyed watching the effects their prank had at the feast that night. It cheered him up immensely seeing Severus Snape slithering to the Slytherin common room covered in slime and looking like a clown with his bright purple hair.
That night the boys sat up in the common room catching up with old friends late into the night. They shared tales of summer romances and exam success. James was unusually quiet, staring moodily to where Lily and her friends sat.
"Dude you've got it bad!" Sirius laughed as they made their way up to bed later. James narrowed his eyes and glared at his friend.
"What do you mean?"
"I think he means Lily, Prongs." Peter grinned.
"What do you mean?" The other three rolled their eyes as they opened their trunks and pulled out pyjamas. "Ok," James lowered his eyes. "I like her, a lot, but its never going to happen so-" James shrugged and pulled his t-shirt off.
"Don't be so sure," Remus smiled his half smile many girls found so alluring.
"Why?"
Remus smiled again. "Just- don't try so hard to impress her- I think you'll be surprised at the effect."
Remus nodded curtly- his signal that the conversation was over. James knew that was all he would be getting out of him tonight. But after the lights were out and his eyes were closed, James smiled to himself. He welcomed the deep sleep that brought him dreams of Lily's beautiful green eyes.