Hello, here's chapter 6! Sorry it took so long to be put up, I had writers
block on this story. And once again, I don't own Harry Potter characters-
wahhh! Except for certain people, so don't sue! Oh well, here it is!
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Lily still found that her face still flushed when that time when James met her parents was mentioned. Sometimes, parents can ruin everything. Now Lily supposed that James would tell EVERYONE about it just to annoy her.
Lily was thinking this after she told her best friends the story on the Hogwarts Express.
"Lily, why won't you just admit you like him? It'd be so much easier on you and on our ears! After all, James Potter IS cute, popular, a great Quidditch player-" Margaret listed.
"For the last time, Marge, I don't like him! I-I despise him! He's a toad rag!" Lily fumbled with her words.
"Honey, maybe that's what you WANT to think, but do you know what you really NEED?" Celia said desperately.
"Yeah, I need you guys to cut it out!" Lily argued. Then she just looked out the window until her friends changed the subject.
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"James? Feeling lucky! A whole new year, a whole clean slate of Lily!" Sirius teased.
James was silent. He still hadn't told them about the little incident with Lily's parents. He imagined that she was terribly embarrassed by that, and surprisingly, he didn't want to increase her discomfort around him. He didn't know why. Maybe, maybe he was really starting to love her, instead of just liking her a lot. That's why he won't chase her every second of her life. At least, not this year.
"Prongs? You okay there, mate?" Remus asked, his voice sounding slightly worried.
"Oh, sorry, spaced out for a minute. I was-erm-I was thinking of new pranks to pull on Lily and you know-people." James stammered, thinking fast.
"All right James, what ever you say," Remus said in a disbelieving voice.
James looked out the window, at the beautiful landscape, and daydreamed of her.
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4 Months Later
"It's the 6th and 7th year dance!"
"Oh my god! I wonder if anyone will ask me."
"Wow, a dance!"
"So, you think you'll ask anyone, James? Maybe a certain green eyed, red haired girl we all know and love?" Sirius teased.
"Shut up Sirius, I don't see YOU rushing to ask that certain brown haired, blue eyed girl WE all know and love!" James retorted.
"Oh, don't worry, I will. It's only a matter of time, and the perfect moment to bring it up." Sirius said, "Something YOU should try sometime."
"Lay off Sirius!" Peter squeaked.
"Who are you going to ask, old Wormtail?" Sirius challenged.
James smiled at his friends bickering. Lately, he had not chased Lily as much as he used to. But he still did just for his amusement. But he had felt sort of empty, like something was missing. And the worst thing about it is that he knew what was missing, and it was something he couldn't have. But maybe this dance may give him another chance.
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"Lily, who are you going with?" Margaret asked.
"No one." Lily answered.
"You don't mean to say that James hasn't asked you yet!" Margaret said, shocked.
"No, Potter hasn't asked me yet, and even if he did, do you think I'd say yes?" Lily retorted.
Margaret exchanged a look with Celia. "You know, it isn't healthy to be denying something like this." Celia said, shaking her head.
"There is nothing to deny!" Lily insisted.
"Whatever Lil."
All of a sudden, Todd Woods, a Gryffindor 6th year, came up to Lily with a hopeful smile. Todd Woods, Lily had to admit, was cute.
"But not as cute as James." Lily found herself thinking. She mentally hit herself. No, she did not think James as cute!
"Hey, um, Lily. Say, wanna go to the dance with me? You know, like, as my date? For dancing?" Todd asked.
Okay, so he wasn't the brightest sounding guy in the world, but so what?
"Ok." Lily replied.
"Cool. I'll meet you in the Common Room 4 days from now."
"Okay. Bye." Lily said.
For a moment, Lily just stood still. Why had she said yes to Todd when she knew that James would ask her? Lily sighed. Life was too complicated.
Minutes later, as if on cue, James Potter approached Lily.
"Hey Evans, willyougotothedancewithme?" James asked quickly. (A/N Harry is so much like James, isn't he? Even when asking a girl to the dance!)
"What?" Lily asked, even though she knew what he was asking.
"Will. You. Go. To. The. Dance. With. Me?" James asked again, this time very slowly.
"Sorry Potter, I'm going with Todd Woods already. He just asked me. Sorry." Lily told him.
Lily wished she had run that very instant, because the look on James's face was depressing. He looked so sad that Lily almost would have said, "Oh, I'll go with you, just let me tell Todd to break it up." But she didn't. She knew she should have, but she didn't.
"Oh. Ok. Well, could you at least save a dance for me? Just one, I'm begging you." James's eyes pleaded with Lily's.
"Er, all right. I will dance with you once. I promise you that much." Lily said.
"All right. See you later, Lily."
He had called her Lily again. For some strange reason, this fact made her heart soar.
"Yes, I will see you later, James." Lily whispered.
* * *
Lily still found that her face still flushed when that time when James met her parents was mentioned. Sometimes, parents can ruin everything. Now Lily supposed that James would tell EVERYONE about it just to annoy her.
Lily was thinking this after she told her best friends the story on the Hogwarts Express.
"Lily, why won't you just admit you like him? It'd be so much easier on you and on our ears! After all, James Potter IS cute, popular, a great Quidditch player-" Margaret listed.
"For the last time, Marge, I don't like him! I-I despise him! He's a toad rag!" Lily fumbled with her words.
"Honey, maybe that's what you WANT to think, but do you know what you really NEED?" Celia said desperately.
"Yeah, I need you guys to cut it out!" Lily argued. Then she just looked out the window until her friends changed the subject.
* * *
"James? Feeling lucky! A whole new year, a whole clean slate of Lily!" Sirius teased.
James was silent. He still hadn't told them about the little incident with Lily's parents. He imagined that she was terribly embarrassed by that, and surprisingly, he didn't want to increase her discomfort around him. He didn't know why. Maybe, maybe he was really starting to love her, instead of just liking her a lot. That's why he won't chase her every second of her life. At least, not this year.
"Prongs? You okay there, mate?" Remus asked, his voice sounding slightly worried.
"Oh, sorry, spaced out for a minute. I was-erm-I was thinking of new pranks to pull on Lily and you know-people." James stammered, thinking fast.
"All right James, what ever you say," Remus said in a disbelieving voice.
James looked out the window, at the beautiful landscape, and daydreamed of her.
* * *
4 Months Later
"It's the 6th and 7th year dance!"
"Oh my god! I wonder if anyone will ask me."
"Wow, a dance!"
"So, you think you'll ask anyone, James? Maybe a certain green eyed, red haired girl we all know and love?" Sirius teased.
"Shut up Sirius, I don't see YOU rushing to ask that certain brown haired, blue eyed girl WE all know and love!" James retorted.
"Oh, don't worry, I will. It's only a matter of time, and the perfect moment to bring it up." Sirius said, "Something YOU should try sometime."
"Lay off Sirius!" Peter squeaked.
"Who are you going to ask, old Wormtail?" Sirius challenged.
James smiled at his friends bickering. Lately, he had not chased Lily as much as he used to. But he still did just for his amusement. But he had felt sort of empty, like something was missing. And the worst thing about it is that he knew what was missing, and it was something he couldn't have. But maybe this dance may give him another chance.
* * *
"Lily, who are you going with?" Margaret asked.
"No one." Lily answered.
"You don't mean to say that James hasn't asked you yet!" Margaret said, shocked.
"No, Potter hasn't asked me yet, and even if he did, do you think I'd say yes?" Lily retorted.
Margaret exchanged a look with Celia. "You know, it isn't healthy to be denying something like this." Celia said, shaking her head.
"There is nothing to deny!" Lily insisted.
"Whatever Lil."
All of a sudden, Todd Woods, a Gryffindor 6th year, came up to Lily with a hopeful smile. Todd Woods, Lily had to admit, was cute.
"But not as cute as James." Lily found herself thinking. She mentally hit herself. No, she did not think James as cute!
"Hey, um, Lily. Say, wanna go to the dance with me? You know, like, as my date? For dancing?" Todd asked.
Okay, so he wasn't the brightest sounding guy in the world, but so what?
"Ok." Lily replied.
"Cool. I'll meet you in the Common Room 4 days from now."
"Okay. Bye." Lily said.
For a moment, Lily just stood still. Why had she said yes to Todd when she knew that James would ask her? Lily sighed. Life was too complicated.
Minutes later, as if on cue, James Potter approached Lily.
"Hey Evans, willyougotothedancewithme?" James asked quickly. (A/N Harry is so much like James, isn't he? Even when asking a girl to the dance!)
"What?" Lily asked, even though she knew what he was asking.
"Will. You. Go. To. The. Dance. With. Me?" James asked again, this time very slowly.
"Sorry Potter, I'm going with Todd Woods already. He just asked me. Sorry." Lily told him.
Lily wished she had run that very instant, because the look on James's face was depressing. He looked so sad that Lily almost would have said, "Oh, I'll go with you, just let me tell Todd to break it up." But she didn't. She knew she should have, but she didn't.
"Oh. Ok. Well, could you at least save a dance for me? Just one, I'm begging you." James's eyes pleaded with Lily's.
"Er, all right. I will dance with you once. I promise you that much." Lily said.
"All right. See you later, Lily."
He had called her Lily again. For some strange reason, this fact made her heart soar.
"Yes, I will see you later, James." Lily whispered.