Lily looked at her former friend and almost grinned until she heard someone calling her name.
"LILY get over here now!!" yelled Lexi.
Lily turned to see her friends running over to her.
"Oh whats SHE doing here Lily? You really shouldn't hang out with losers." Spat out Lexi
Lily's patience snapped and she found herself screaming.
"LEXI CATRINA TOLERN IS IT ANY CONCERN OF YOURS IF I HANG OUT WITH TERA?? YOU LITTLE BI-." But Lily was cut off with a new voice.
"Lily I heard..." panted Remus.
"You heard what Lupin?" said Lily angrily. "That Dan broke up with me sure the whole school probably knows."
"No...Lily did you know that James is Head Boy?"
Obviously that was the wrong thing to say.
"WHAT????? JAMES POTTER IS HEAD BOY? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!"
"Lily now just calm down." Said Kal in a soothing voice.
"Kal, Lexi and Remus can you please leave? I need to talk to Tera."
Tera was surprised at first by the smile her old time friend had given her and then the abrupt interuption by Remus and Lexi. Then the outburst about Potter.... Lily hadn't changed all that much! She felt euphoric that Lily wanted to speak to her, it'd been three years! Three god damned long years... Then incase Lexi pulled Lily off and away like she looked quite ready to do, Tera said in a small, audible, sorrow-filled voice, "Lily... I'm sorry!" You could tell that she meant it. Her eyes started to brim with tears and she knew that this time she could not avoid them from spilling. Even though her eyes were now pouring tears it could clearly be seen in her eyes that what she said was true and soul felt. 'Lexi, don't pull her away! Don't pull away my friend before she can forgive me!' she thought desperately. It felt so good to have said sorry, but the tears came stonger as if washing away the grief over the years. Her knees felt weak, and then she was on them with her head in her hands crying, crying hard. Who cared if Remus and Lexi were standing there as well as Lily? She was sorry, and she hoped to god that she could be forgiven.
Lily was shocked at how sad Tera sounded. Like how she felt.....all the hate Lily had felt slowly went away. Until of course she saw Lexi still standing there with Remus at her side.
"Uh yeah guys yoo hoo." Called Lily. Remus and Lexi snapped out of the daze. "Yeah go.....NOW!"
Remus and Lexi started walking away talking in low voices. Lily turned to Tera and smiled. And for the first time in 3 years it was genuine.
"Tera....It's all my fault...I didn't want to....I had to..." sobbed Lily
Tera stood up and embraced Lily. But Lily broke away.
"You...You should know the truth. I did something really stupid in 3rd Year and only Lexi knew about it....." the story came pouring out and Lily finished by saying "You shouldn't even be talking to me...after all I did? I understand if you hate me." After saying that Lily turned and walked away with the tears finally spilling over her cheeks as she walked away from her friend.
"Lily!" cried Tera almost desperately. Like three years ago she ran towards the retreating form of her friend and held out a hand putting it on her shoulder. "Lily..." she said in a firm tone looking her straight in the eye, "I DON'T hate you, I never have."
Lily almost cried becuase those words had brought her smile back. She jumped on Tera and Tera giggled.
'Same old Lily...." she muttered.
They walked back to the Great Hall chattering abotu this and that until they got to the doors.
"Well this is it....ready Tera?" asked Lily.
"Ready."
With that they walked into the great hall entering to complete and utter silence.
Tera had a huge smile glued onto her face, one that only Lily could bring to her. Her best friend... It took three years... wow. She could've laughed at the huge silence in the great hall, she could do anything if she and Lily were friends. She knew that people from Slytherin would hate her more for hanging out with a Gryffindor but she could care less. All was right with the world, from the beautiful sky to the smile that she could see on Dumbledore's face. He'd always encouraged friendships between the houses. Already she could feel the tarnish in her soul starting to ebb, the wonderful Lily had done her magic again!
