Hey everyone, sorry I haven't updated for a while. I was in an overnight
volleyball camp and I just got back. I was going to put it up, but then I
noticed all of the new fanfiction.net stories were all screwed up when
there were quotation marks. Well, here's chapter 8!
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Lily and her date, Todd Woods, made their way down to the Great Hall. Their arms were linked together, and Lily was getting really irritated. Todd swayed to the side when he walked, so he kept on knocking into Lily.
"Would you stop that?" Lily demanded finally.
"Stop what?" Todd asked distractedly while watching the motion of a Ravenclaw girl's butt.
Lily looked over at what he was looking at and slapped him.
"Ow! What'd you do that for?" he whined.
"If you wanted to do that all night, why didn't you ask HER?" Lily demanded. She was seriously considering dumping him and going to find James but . . . she had a weird determination NOT to go looking for James. Lily didn't understand it . . . it was like a game she and James played. She knew James liked her, but he's been laying off a bit. Lily . . . well Lily didn't know how she felt, but she just couldn't find James, or he'd win.
"C'mon, let's go!" Lily added grumpily while yanking on Todd's arm.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going." Todd grumbled.
"You'd better."
Then Lily changed the subject, and talked about Quidditch, something they could both talk about. Strangely, the conversation strayed over to James Potter.
"He is so awesome! He can dive so far! Personally, I think he's one of the best Seekers Gryffindor has ever had!" Todd commented.
"Yeah, he's great, isn't he?" Lily said dreamily. Todd didn't notice.
They both walked into the Great Hall, which looked magical. Little bubbles were hovering overhead, and the room sparkled. The House tables were no where in sight: they had the entire hall (except for the teacher's high table) to themselves, with a couple of small tables towards the edge for couples who want to take a break. Since they were old enough, there were also some alcohol drinks as well as butterbeer.
"I'm really thirsty. Let's grab something to drink. Then we'll dance." Todd suggested.
Lily nodded. "Good idea."
Lily grabbed a butterbeer-she'd rather be sober for the first dance-but she noticed Todd quickly grabbing an alcohol drink, ignoring the label that said, "Very strong. Not recommended for teenagers." Lily tried to point that out, but Todd replied that he'd tried that brand before and it wasn't bad. Lily couldn't control him, so she just shrugged.
Todd chugged down the entire bottle and then grabbed Lily roughly on the arm. They went on the dance floor, and it happened to be a slow paced song.
The band playing was rather good-Lily heard some people humming to this band's songs before, but she couldn't remember what band.
"Do you know what the band's name is?" Lily whispered in Todd's ear as she wrapped her arms around his strong neck.
"The Butterflies." Todd whispered back, rather haughtily, it sounded to Lily.
"Ah."
After a few songs, Todd announced that he needed another drink. Lily looked suspiciously at him.
"Are you sure you should? Get a butterbeer, not the thing you had before. Oh, and could you get me one too? Thanks. I'll be waiting at that table over there." Lily pointed out the table with her pointer finger. Todd nodded and headed towards the drink table. Lily headed over to her table and spotted Celia.
"Celia! How've you been?" Lily squealed.
"Well, Sirius hasn't run away with another girl, if that's what you mean." Celia replied with a hearty laugh.
"You're with Sirius now?" Lily asked, shocked.
"Yeah, he asked me. I forgot to tell you. Margaret's with David Brown. So how's Woods?"
"He's ok. Drinks too much, maybe, but he's been pretty much sober. So far."
"Watch out for his kind. I once dated one like that, and it turned ugly. He was drunk driving and I was in the hospital for a week. Half the time I was in a coma. That's the bad thing about being a half Muggle. You can't use magic to heal you when you want. The only one in the family who could use magic to heal me was way on the other side of the country, and they didn't even know about it until the first day I woke up."
Lily winced. "Well I don't have magic parents at all."
Celia shrugged. "So? That just means you will have powers. Powers that'll come in handy in the Muggle world."
Lily smiled. "Yeah, good point."
At that moment, Sirius came back. He gave Lily and Celia a dazzling smile that Lily had seen girls go gaga over, and he gave Celia his hand.
A few minutes after Lily watched Celia and her date leave, Lily's own date appeared. Todd's eyes were rolling slightly, but Lily didn't notice it. Todd handed Lily her butterbeer and Lily told him her thanks.
She slowly drank the butterbeer, and her head felt slightly queasy. She couldn't remember butterbeer ever having this effect before, but she didn't think much of it.
Once she finished, she motioned for Todd to go and dance with her. They danced on a couple of fast songs, but then a slow song took place. Lily heard the soft music flowing in and out of her ears. The only thing that broke that peace was the constant pain of her feet. Todd kept on stepping on her feet, and he seemed to sway more than usual. Suddenly, he grabbed her arm and flung her out, trying to do one of those old spin moves. But he threw her with such force that she was falling to the floor hard. When she hit the floor, it was going to hurt . . .
But she never made it to the floor. A pair of strong arms caught her near the ground, and Lily was grateful. She looked up, and saw a pair of beautiful hazel eyes. Those eyes shined with concern. Lily was finally able to avert her eyes from her saviors, and saw the rest of his face.
It was James Potter.
"Are you okay?" He asked softly in a voice gentler than Lily ever thought possible.
"I am now." Lily replied. She looked about her and noticed Todd was gone.
"Do you want to dance?" James asked, "You do owe me one, remember?"
"I remember." Lily said faintly. She let James pull her up to her feet and wrap his hands on her waist. She slowly put her arms around James's neck, but still kept a foot distance between them. Suddenly, James pulled her closer, very close, and Lily didn't object. Lily's head now rested on James's shoulder, and together they let themselves be lost in the romantic atmosphere.
"Lily?"
"Yes?"
"Why do you hate me?"
". . ."
"Is it because in truth you like me and doesn't like that?"
"Have you been talking to Celia and Margaret?" Lily sighed and moved her head up to face James. Her emerald eyes locked with his hazel ones.
"No. But you know, the only thing I ever wanted . . ."
"What?"
". . . was to do this-"
James tilted his head a bit, and moved closer. He could see every beautiful eyelash, every beautiful sparkle in his love's jewel eyes. He could see every solitary freckle sprayed across her nose, every strand of red hair. He felt his and Lily's lips tingle as they kissed. James realized that he'd always felt empty in his heart before. Now it was full, and it was beating fast.
Lily had always been against doing this kind of thing with James. But as her lips touched his, everybody around them seemed to dissolve, to disappear. Her heart swelled with happiness. Nobody except those two mattered anymore. They were they only ones in their little world, and though Lily would never admit it, she liked it. She didn't just like it, she loved it.
Lily Evans loved James Potter.
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Lily and her date, Todd Woods, made their way down to the Great Hall. Their arms were linked together, and Lily was getting really irritated. Todd swayed to the side when he walked, so he kept on knocking into Lily.
"Would you stop that?" Lily demanded finally.
"Stop what?" Todd asked distractedly while watching the motion of a Ravenclaw girl's butt.
Lily looked over at what he was looking at and slapped him.
"Ow! What'd you do that for?" he whined.
"If you wanted to do that all night, why didn't you ask HER?" Lily demanded. She was seriously considering dumping him and going to find James but . . . she had a weird determination NOT to go looking for James. Lily didn't understand it . . . it was like a game she and James played. She knew James liked her, but he's been laying off a bit. Lily . . . well Lily didn't know how she felt, but she just couldn't find James, or he'd win.
"C'mon, let's go!" Lily added grumpily while yanking on Todd's arm.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going." Todd grumbled.
"You'd better."
Then Lily changed the subject, and talked about Quidditch, something they could both talk about. Strangely, the conversation strayed over to James Potter.
"He is so awesome! He can dive so far! Personally, I think he's one of the best Seekers Gryffindor has ever had!" Todd commented.
"Yeah, he's great, isn't he?" Lily said dreamily. Todd didn't notice.
They both walked into the Great Hall, which looked magical. Little bubbles were hovering overhead, and the room sparkled. The House tables were no where in sight: they had the entire hall (except for the teacher's high table) to themselves, with a couple of small tables towards the edge for couples who want to take a break. Since they were old enough, there were also some alcohol drinks as well as butterbeer.
"I'm really thirsty. Let's grab something to drink. Then we'll dance." Todd suggested.
Lily nodded. "Good idea."
Lily grabbed a butterbeer-she'd rather be sober for the first dance-but she noticed Todd quickly grabbing an alcohol drink, ignoring the label that said, "Very strong. Not recommended for teenagers." Lily tried to point that out, but Todd replied that he'd tried that brand before and it wasn't bad. Lily couldn't control him, so she just shrugged.
Todd chugged down the entire bottle and then grabbed Lily roughly on the arm. They went on the dance floor, and it happened to be a slow paced song.
The band playing was rather good-Lily heard some people humming to this band's songs before, but she couldn't remember what band.
"Do you know what the band's name is?" Lily whispered in Todd's ear as she wrapped her arms around his strong neck.
"The Butterflies." Todd whispered back, rather haughtily, it sounded to Lily.
"Ah."
After a few songs, Todd announced that he needed another drink. Lily looked suspiciously at him.
"Are you sure you should? Get a butterbeer, not the thing you had before. Oh, and could you get me one too? Thanks. I'll be waiting at that table over there." Lily pointed out the table with her pointer finger. Todd nodded and headed towards the drink table. Lily headed over to her table and spotted Celia.
"Celia! How've you been?" Lily squealed.
"Well, Sirius hasn't run away with another girl, if that's what you mean." Celia replied with a hearty laugh.
"You're with Sirius now?" Lily asked, shocked.
"Yeah, he asked me. I forgot to tell you. Margaret's with David Brown. So how's Woods?"
"He's ok. Drinks too much, maybe, but he's been pretty much sober. So far."
"Watch out for his kind. I once dated one like that, and it turned ugly. He was drunk driving and I was in the hospital for a week. Half the time I was in a coma. That's the bad thing about being a half Muggle. You can't use magic to heal you when you want. The only one in the family who could use magic to heal me was way on the other side of the country, and they didn't even know about it until the first day I woke up."
Lily winced. "Well I don't have magic parents at all."
Celia shrugged. "So? That just means you will have powers. Powers that'll come in handy in the Muggle world."
Lily smiled. "Yeah, good point."
At that moment, Sirius came back. He gave Lily and Celia a dazzling smile that Lily had seen girls go gaga over, and he gave Celia his hand.
A few minutes after Lily watched Celia and her date leave, Lily's own date appeared. Todd's eyes were rolling slightly, but Lily didn't notice it. Todd handed Lily her butterbeer and Lily told him her thanks.
She slowly drank the butterbeer, and her head felt slightly queasy. She couldn't remember butterbeer ever having this effect before, but she didn't think much of it.
Once she finished, she motioned for Todd to go and dance with her. They danced on a couple of fast songs, but then a slow song took place. Lily heard the soft music flowing in and out of her ears. The only thing that broke that peace was the constant pain of her feet. Todd kept on stepping on her feet, and he seemed to sway more than usual. Suddenly, he grabbed her arm and flung her out, trying to do one of those old spin moves. But he threw her with such force that she was falling to the floor hard. When she hit the floor, it was going to hurt . . .
But she never made it to the floor. A pair of strong arms caught her near the ground, and Lily was grateful. She looked up, and saw a pair of beautiful hazel eyes. Those eyes shined with concern. Lily was finally able to avert her eyes from her saviors, and saw the rest of his face.
It was James Potter.
"Are you okay?" He asked softly in a voice gentler than Lily ever thought possible.
"I am now." Lily replied. She looked about her and noticed Todd was gone.
"Do you want to dance?" James asked, "You do owe me one, remember?"
"I remember." Lily said faintly. She let James pull her up to her feet and wrap his hands on her waist. She slowly put her arms around James's neck, but still kept a foot distance between them. Suddenly, James pulled her closer, very close, and Lily didn't object. Lily's head now rested on James's shoulder, and together they let themselves be lost in the romantic atmosphere.
"Lily?"
"Yes?"
"Why do you hate me?"
". . ."
"Is it because in truth you like me and doesn't like that?"
"Have you been talking to Celia and Margaret?" Lily sighed and moved her head up to face James. Her emerald eyes locked with his hazel ones.
"No. But you know, the only thing I ever wanted . . ."
"What?"
". . . was to do this-"
James tilted his head a bit, and moved closer. He could see every beautiful eyelash, every beautiful sparkle in his love's jewel eyes. He could see every solitary freckle sprayed across her nose, every strand of red hair. He felt his and Lily's lips tingle as they kissed. James realized that he'd always felt empty in his heart before. Now it was full, and it was beating fast.
Lily had always been against doing this kind of thing with James. But as her lips touched his, everybody around them seemed to dissolve, to disappear. Her heart swelled with happiness. Nobody except those two mattered anymore. They were they only ones in their little world, and though Lily would never admit it, she liked it. She didn't just like it, she loved it.
Lily Evans loved James Potter.