Chapter II: Fighting Against Curiosity
Lily woke up early in the morning as she did not get a wink of sleep in all the night. A thought had been nagging up her mind all night.
"I am not going to go. Definitely not, never. I don't want to see him." She had been saying this since Emi left. "I can't lose any sleep over him, by George, it's James Potter I am talking about! I can't stand him! I shouldn't even give it a second thought."
She had a quick breakfast and went to the bathroom to get ready for another work's day. When she looked at her reflection she nearly jumped. "Arggg, I have shopping bags under my eyes. Look at them! How am I going to meet James looking this haggard. But what am I going to tell him if I don't go?. It's all your fault, James. Why the heck did you have to send me that wretched letter?"
Little while later, Lily could be seen walking towards the Ministry of Magic, with make-up on her face, something she'd never done. But this time she needed to cover her "shopping bags".
"A morning walk will do me some good. I'm stressed out, I need to relax."
In fifteen minutes' time she arrived at the Ministry of Magic and headed quickly towards her department. When she got there, she noticed that the other employee, Tony Hartnell, wasn't there. That was strange because since Lily had bee working there, Hartnell had always arrived at work before her.
She saw her boss and didn't miss the chance to ask him about her work mate. "Excuse me, have you by any chance seen Hartnell?" she thought the that the boss would know for sure where Tony Hartnell was.
"I am afraid yes, Ms Evans. Tony resigned due to his mother's illness, apparently she's very grave. I think, Ms Evans, that you will have to work much more than usual till get hire another person."
Lily turned on her heels and started working. He was quite an efficient person and she knew she could do more than the rest of the staff, . but all of Tony's work? He had been much longer at the Ministry and had been in charge of more important issues than her.
"Well, it's high time I start working - and I *really* need to relax now" she thought.
The good point of Tony's resignation was that she forgot all about her date with James, even though it was that precise night. She still had a workload at eight in the night, but she thought she still had two hours' time.
"Hell, date with James!" she thought, alarmed, but then, as an afterthought, she added, "why am I worrying so much if I am not going to go?" she asked herself. "I wonder if he has changed?" she questioned unwillingly.
"Ms Evans, work to do!" cried her boss.
She sighed thinking about how much she needed Tony.
"Coming!" she answered.
Nine o' clock. ten. and Lily was still working at the Ministry of Magic, all in. She decided to go when she thought everything was more or less in order and begged her boss to find another suitable person before long because she couldn't stand more days like that one.
"`Night, sir" she said to her boss and left he Ministry of Magic. It was raining heavily outside (A/N: wow! Do you think it could rain inside?). She checked her watch, it was half past ten. She knew she was forgetting about something important, but her brain had been so strained that she couldn't remember it. She was ambling past the London streets, getting soaked to the bone. But she didn't care, she liked the rain.
"JAMES!!!!!"
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, blah, blah, not even the plot as it's Zoe's.
A/N: Hi everyone! If you're reading this, that's because you've already read the chapter. So thanks! I hope you'll review!!
Lily woke up early in the morning as she did not get a wink of sleep in all the night. A thought had been nagging up her mind all night.
"I am not going to go. Definitely not, never. I don't want to see him." She had been saying this since Emi left. "I can't lose any sleep over him, by George, it's James Potter I am talking about! I can't stand him! I shouldn't even give it a second thought."
She had a quick breakfast and went to the bathroom to get ready for another work's day. When she looked at her reflection she nearly jumped. "Arggg, I have shopping bags under my eyes. Look at them! How am I going to meet James looking this haggard. But what am I going to tell him if I don't go?. It's all your fault, James. Why the heck did you have to send me that wretched letter?"
Little while later, Lily could be seen walking towards the Ministry of Magic, with make-up on her face, something she'd never done. But this time she needed to cover her "shopping bags".
"A morning walk will do me some good. I'm stressed out, I need to relax."
In fifteen minutes' time she arrived at the Ministry of Magic and headed quickly towards her department. When she got there, she noticed that the other employee, Tony Hartnell, wasn't there. That was strange because since Lily had bee working there, Hartnell had always arrived at work before her.
She saw her boss and didn't miss the chance to ask him about her work mate. "Excuse me, have you by any chance seen Hartnell?" she thought the that the boss would know for sure where Tony Hartnell was.
"I am afraid yes, Ms Evans. Tony resigned due to his mother's illness, apparently she's very grave. I think, Ms Evans, that you will have to work much more than usual till get hire another person."
Lily turned on her heels and started working. He was quite an efficient person and she knew she could do more than the rest of the staff, . but all of Tony's work? He had been much longer at the Ministry and had been in charge of more important issues than her.
"Well, it's high time I start working - and I *really* need to relax now" she thought.
The good point of Tony's resignation was that she forgot all about her date with James, even though it was that precise night. She still had a workload at eight in the night, but she thought she still had two hours' time.
"Hell, date with James!" she thought, alarmed, but then, as an afterthought, she added, "why am I worrying so much if I am not going to go?" she asked herself. "I wonder if he has changed?" she questioned unwillingly.
"Ms Evans, work to do!" cried her boss.
She sighed thinking about how much she needed Tony.
"Coming!" she answered.
Nine o' clock. ten. and Lily was still working at the Ministry of Magic, all in. She decided to go when she thought everything was more or less in order and begged her boss to find another suitable person before long because she couldn't stand more days like that one.
"`Night, sir" she said to her boss and left he Ministry of Magic. It was raining heavily outside (A/N: wow! Do you think it could rain inside?). She checked her watch, it was half past ten. She knew she was forgetting about something important, but her brain had been so strained that she couldn't remember it. She was ambling past the London streets, getting soaked to the bone. But she didn't care, she liked the rain.
"JAMES!!!!!"
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, blah, blah, not even the plot as it's Zoe's.
A/N: Hi everyone! If you're reading this, that's because you've already read the chapter. So thanks! I hope you'll review!!
