Devoted
Chapter 2
Colleen ceased her pacing, "Do you like Sirius Black?"
Lily's mouth fell open, "What kind of question is that? I mean, I never...I don't know where...who would ever think?" She stammered stupidly, searching for a good answer.
Did she like him? It truly was a hard question to answer. She didn't dislike him, obviously; in fact, she was quite attracted to him. She'd wanted that kiss.
The room's door opened and Lily's other friend and dorm-mate, Tina White entered. She was not gorgeous, but simply pretty and attracted people more with her wonderful sense of humor and Quidditch skills. Her light brown hair was extremely curly and her face looked as if she held a permanent blush. Tina had a great figure, made for sports and therefore filled with muscle.
"Cheerio, darling! What's going on?" She asked, putting her books on a nearby table.
Colleen cocked her head. "Hello Tina, I was just asking Lillian whether or not she likes a certain Mr. Black and thus far she has been unable to come up with a straight answer. Would you care to assist me?"
Tina laughed, "But of course! So, a Mr. Black, eh? I daresay a Mr. Sirius Black?"
Lily frowned, "You know what I've never thought about? Your last name is White and his last name is Black."
"Don't try to change the subject, Lillian! Just answer the question; you know you will have to sooner or later!"
"I...I...well, I...sort of...it's just..." Lily couldn't sort out her feelings on the matter. 'Just say you do, they won't be happy until you say yes,' a voice in the back of her head said. "I suppose I do kind of like him, you know, kind of."
Both of her friends squealed, jumping up and down as she sighed in defeat.
"Just don't go telling everyone, though. I'm Head Girl and all those people look up to me and..."
Colleen cut her off, laughing, "And anyone in the common room will know by now since you kissed him."
"You kissed him?!" Tina exclaimed at the same time that Lily shouted out, "I did not kiss him! I almost did."
Her friends exchanged glances and started giggling. Lily just sighed again, "I really have to finish my homework. I'll be in the library if you need me." She got up and left Tina and Colleen laughing.
The common room was quite full, but to Lily's relief and disappointment, the Marauders had left. She climbed through the portrait hole and ambled toward the library, enjoying the rainbows the light created as it streamed through the mullioned windows.
It was a relatively short walk from the Gryffindor tower to the library, but Lily had to stop once and take away house points from two 6th years who were charming a suit of armor to yell rude words.
Finally, Lily arrived in the library and was finished with the majority of her homework by the time the dinner bell rang. She gathered up the rolls of parchment and was reading over her charms essay as she entered the hall.
The purpose of the Parlare charm is to make an inanimate object speak. The item will be able to form and comprehend almost any sentence, but cannot-
"Watch it, Lilybird..."
Lily grimaced, slapping her hand over her mouth. Then, slowly, she raised her stunning green eyes to the smiling face of Sirius.
"How are you, beautiful?" He asked grinning even wider.
She blushed, running her hands nervously over her wavy hair. "I'm...I'm good. How are you?"
"Better, now that you're here." He replied, grabbing her petite hand and walking them toward the dining hall. "You know, Lilybird," he murmured, "I really like you. I mean everything about you. So...I was wondering if maybe...if maybe you might want to go out with me. You know, be my, er, girlfriend?" His voice sounded anxious.
If Lily had been blushing before, it was nothing compared to right then. 'Well, it's all down to this. She thought. 'I could ruin the image I've worked so hard to maintain by going out with this guy. On the other hand...I've never really had a serious boyfriend. Maybe it's time for a new experience.'
Sirius noticed her hesitation. "It's okay, Lily, you don't have to if you don't want to. I just thought I'd-"
"Yes, Sirius, I will go out with you."
He flashed his famous grin before quickly glancing around. "I didn't even notice that we stopped walking! Everyone's in the dining hall already."
Lily looked around laughing, "Let's go in and get some dinner."
Sirius smiled at her again. He just couldn't stop. She said yes! Lily Evans, the most gorgeous girl in school, was his girlfriend!
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James stared enviously as Sirius walked into the dining hall, hand in hand with Lily. And, to add insult to injury, she had never looked happier. Her face was happily flushed, her green eyes, visible from across the room, were shining more brightly than the candles floating above the tables. Sirius said something funny and she laughed, throwing her head back. Her hair caught the light and glittered. Since when in hell does hair 'glitter'?
'That's Padfoot's bird now; best keep my eyes off her.' He said bitterly to himself. The mashed potatoes he had been eating were beginning to taste like sawdust.
With a clamor, Lily and Sirius slid onto the bench across from James. He noticed acidly that neither could stop smiling. "Hello Padfoot...Evans."
Lily stopped smiling and looked across the table seriously. "James, I'm really sorry about any disagreements we've had in the past. I think we should be, um, friends now, since I'm going out with your best mate and all." She exchanged a sheepish grin with Sirius. "I mean, I want you to call me Lily, ok?"
He looked up and gave a half grin. "Sure, Ev-Lily."
Remus looked down the table from where he was sitting at the other end with Peter. He watched James look despairingly back into his plate.
Somehow, he had this feeling that Lily was meant more for James than Sirius, no matter how happy they looked.
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***Chapter one correction: Did anyone notice that I gave two last names for Colleen? Her real one is Zerbato...sorry about the confusion.
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