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Chapter 17: The long & winding road to love..

Lily sat staring at her plate of food during lunch that very same day. Her mind was confused. She didn't know anymore why she really disliked James Potter. He had been acting more friendlier and hadn't been hexing for the past month and a half. It was starting to bug her.

It was bugging her, because she found herself daydreaming about him during Arithmancy.

There was sudden laughter in the hall so she turned around and met eyes with the Marauders who were laughing while twirling their wands.

She locked her eyes on James, and shocking herself, she sighed dreamily.

She didn't know why she was feeling all-woozy when she was staring at him while he sat down, or that when he brushed a hand through his hair she almost fell backwards off her chair.

She closed her eyes and tried to go over her homework in her mind..

Lift wand high in the air in front of you..

"He's staring at you.."

Swish gently to your left..

"Smiling at you.."

Do a full clockwise turn..

"Girls are glaring.."

A hard flick to your object..

"He's getting out of his seat.."

Her eyes shot open and glared at Coral who was telling her all those things. " He's coming closer."

" Stop lying Coral, I'm trying to study-"

" Hi Evans."

Lily locked her gaze at Coral who was now smiling smugly and decided to talk to a Hufflepuff behind her.

Lily shuffled in her seat and slowly turned around to only meet his hazel eyes piercing hers. He was smiling politely and it made her blush like a open rose.

This only made his smile bigger.

" He probably knew right there what I was thinking!" Lily said with a yell, which she muffled into a couch pillow.

Ashley and Naena grinned.

" Lily, why aren't you going to admit it yet?"

" Admit what?" She laughed.

" Your feelings for -"

The Marauders suddenly stepped into the common room after their dinner, and walked up their cement staircase. James had enough time to smile at Lily and make her blush.

"-him."

She mumbled something and decided to go to the kitchens. She slipped on her black robes with silver fastenings and designs on the sides and left the four girls talking secretly to themselves.

The portrait shut behind her with a tiny bang, and she headed to the seventh floor.

She passed more paintings on the way and they bowed and smiled there best, and which she smiled and said hello back. Her feet clicked against the marble and she stopped at a big fruit of bowl portrait.

She tickled the small pare to the left, it giggled and a golden doorknob appeared. Smiling she stepped into the kitchen and let the smell of delicious food engulf her senses.

She walked over to a small metal table and put her cloak over a chair. Lily sat down as two house elves wearing baby blue uniforms of their own ran towards her side.

The first one had large black beady eyes and the small house elf next to it had large almost tennis ball pale green eyes.

" Can Tana the house elf, get anything for you miss?"

" A small cup of steaming milk please."

" Not a problem for Tana."

The house elf scurried away and pushed others aside while making it's way to a small cupboard

Lily smiled at the small elf, " How's you doing Carm?"

" Fine thank you miss Evans." The small elf said with a hint of harmony.

" I'm glad your doing well, and am sorry for not visiting sooner Carm."

" You just visited here two days ago miss, Carm likes when you visit lots too!"

Lily grinned and talked to the small house elf, while sipping her watermelon flavored steaming milk during that clear night.

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The next morning Lily woke up in her bed with people talking loudly downstairs. She groaned, there was a Quidditch match that morning. And just her luck, her lover boy was playing Chaser (Their normal Chaser broke his arm, so James filled in for the job, and Naena got to be Seeker) against the Ravenclaws.

Mumbling to herself she got out of bed, took a shower, got dressed and made her way downstairs ready to face all the Quidditch fans.

She had her hair up in a damp messy bun and had her hand holding that parchment in her pocket she entered the common room. The room was crowed and seen mostly people wearing Gryffindor Quidditch robes sitting on chairs and the floor.

James stood next to them on a table and was making big jesters with his arms. The crowed laughed at what he was saying and she felt a smile twist her lips.

She laughed heartily at another joke he was telling, and took a seat next to Naena who was holding her broomstick in a hand, and was rolling her eyes at her silly brother.

Lily smiled at Nanea," You ready to kick some Ravenclaw?"

Naena's frown turned into a grin," Hell yeah!"

Lily smiled," Have fun, and don't forget to give our dear friend Sae Chang, an extra kick."

Naena gave thumbs up and Lily laughed while stepping out of the room, and into the busy halls. She was about to slip off her cloak, when a hand grabbed her shoulder gently.

She spun around, and her heartbeat raced.

James smiled," Are you coming to the Quidditch match?"

" Like always!"

He smiled and then made a sort of nervous face," Do you want to come and help people, get warmed up for the game?"

She smiled brightly," Sure! I'd love to Pot-James."

He smiled the biggest grin he could have possibly had. " Thanks, it's about in 10 minutes."

"I'll be there."

Giving a smile and a last wave, he disappeared back into the Gryffindor common room.

Lily still had her heart racing and her emerald eyes were sparkling. Her mind was blurred, and she tried her hardest to except the fact of their friendship.

" You don't need to try anymore James.."

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She stepped outside and began to twirl around happily in circles while smiling her best. Her heart was full, you couldn't see a frown on her face for not even for a second. She felt so free and more alive than any other time in her life.

All because of a simple and crazy feeling.

Skipping and humming she jogged down to the Quidditch pitch. Her hair was letting a few hair strands dangle down and they blew in her face. She held her heart on her sleeve and her mind on her hand.

She looked up and seen people soaring around the Quidditch pitch, making them look like red and gold burrs.

Lily walked onto the Quiddtich pitch and seen James dragging a large box onto the field. He was making funny faces at Naena who was calling at him," YOU REALLY ARE STRONG!"

Lily laughed and jogged to James, she grabbed the other end of the box and smiled at him.

" Need help?"

James blushed," I'm a little tried this morning."

She giggled and set the box down in the middle of the field. James crouched down close to its latches, and flicked them off. Lily couldn't see what was in the box because of the light shinning in her face; so she crouched down to get a better look.

There was a large ball, that was ruby red and looked hallow and light. On either side of the red ball, were two metal black balls, and they seemed to be shaking, almost asking to me let free of the chains that were holding them down. She look to the top inside of the trunk, and saw a small armor shield with the letter S carved in it.

She was going to ask about it, when James pulled the small golden shield open. And brought out a small golden ball, with many carvings on it and two small holes on the sides.

He smiled at it and handed it gently to Lily. She picked it up between her index finger and thumb, trying to take a good look at it.

Her finger traced the carvings, as two long silvery wings shot out of the ball, and it suddenly rose up. She thought it was gone for a second, then realized it was hovering on her hand like a bumblebee.

Smiling she grasped the ball tight again, and handed it back into James hand; who was looking quite shocked and in awe.

" Ho- how did you do that?"

" Pardon me?"

" The snitch- I've never seen a snitch act that way before. It was like you were charming it." He grinned at her.

Feeling her cheeks tint with blush she turned around, and then almost got knocked over by Naena's booming voice," BOO!"

She swung on her feet and then held her head to steady her body," Nanea! Don't do that again! You scared me!"

Naena smiled smugly," I think that's the point.."

James smiled and closed the box again. He put a foot on it and stared at the bickering girls, who were best friends till the end. Smiling smugly he laughed and dragged the box back over to the stands to where Sirius sat snoozing.

He poked his friend and Sirius' eyes snapped open," I was trying to sleep!"

James laughed," I noticed."

" Well duh."

James laughed and gazed back onto the field, to where his sister and Lily were now making fun of a boy who was getting beat by a girl with a broom. He smiled and Sirius gave a raised eyebrow, James stopped and looked at him.

" What? How can you not like anything about Lily? She's bloody incredible!"

Sirius groaned," Your obsessed Prongs, completely and much frighteningly obsessed.."

" So you've noticed?"

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-Asereje*~:.

A/n: I have another chap waiting, you want it?