I laid in my bed for I don't know how long. Landra brought me some lunch around noon. She was really good about not commenting. I thanked her, set the food down, and merely rolled over again.
I didn't get out of bed until about 4pm. I was a Saturday afternoon and I could hear the cheers of a really long Quidditch game going on. I think Gryffindor was playing however I had no interest in going. I had no one that I felt I needed to cheer on. I felt so miserable but Emily deserved it, every single bit of it. I actually wish I had cursed her rather then hitting her, I think it would have done more damage somehow. I convinced myself I needed to get some homework finished, and I could best accomplish it in the library.
After walking to the library I planted myself in a far corner away from everyone. I started pouring over my potions homework. Professor Snape had assigned a rather nasty essay on "The effects of Versitisum and how it was originally intended to be a potion for memory modifying". I didn't understand the topic but I figured that I may as well just do it.
I sat intent on finishing this essay. I wasn't going to go to the Halloween Ball. I figured I had made myself look like an idiot well enough. Landra came by to try and persuade me, she said that it would be fun to just be with friends and have a grand time. How wrong she was I couldn't go there, I didn't have a dress, I told her. She said she could fix that quickly. I tried to tell her I wasn't feeling well. She said that I was just avoiding the truth. The truth was that I didn't want to be near James or Emily or anything to do with them. Landra finally gave up but asked if I would at least go to dinner with her. FINE I said exhausted of that stupid essay. I gave in. I gave in to a good thing I soon came to find out.
I walked to the Great Hall. I found it to be rather empty no one there. The food was practically gone. 'Great' I thought, 'I get leftovers'. I sat down and promptly took out my charms homework. I was practicing a complicated apparition charm on my glass when it just blew up. I looked over my shoulder. Emily. Oh dear I thought it was her, she made it blow up. I turned around muttered a cleaning spell, and gathering my things I tripped. "Oh my life just gets even better with every step" I told myself. Lily get up right now and walked gracefully out that door. By this point Emily felt she needed to just top off what she had been doing by doing this horrible thing. Now before I tell you, I must admit, Emily is envious of my hair. She told me so way back we were friends. That is ancient history. As you can probably imagine she did something to my hair. Yes. She cut it all off with one quick flick of her wrist. I was horrified. I welled inside with anger.
James appeared angered also, this surprised me. I thought he would have sought some type of satisfaction. Apparently not because he not only did something unexpected he apologized on her behalf.
I wasn't sure which thing I was more stunned at, the fact that she had just cut off 12 inches of my hair or James apologizing. I felt helpless. Like a weight sinking into the darkness of a lake.
I don't remember much I remember waking up in the hospital wing a bit confused as to what had happened. James and Landra along with Dumbledore were standing around my bed. I sat up thoroughly baffled.
"What happened?" I said.
James looked at the ceiling and then answered, "you fainted"
"I did?"
"Yes" said Dumbledore "I think it was from being overwhelmed"
"Well, I feel okay now"
"Are you sure, Lily?" asked Landra. She was all dressed for the ball, as was Dumbledore but James was still in his robes. This puzzled me. Dumbledore and Landra left. James was still there staring out the window, now
"James, why are you dressed for the Ball?"
"I didn't want to go"
"Oh, come now, you really expect me to believe that?"
"Well, it was worth a shot"
"Well, I think I'm going to go back to my dormitory and get ready for bed. I feel a bit tired." said Lily getting up.
"Wait,"
"Yes?"
"I.. Well.. Okay.. Nevermind" he sputtered opening the door and walking away.