Devoted
Chapter 3
Lily's footsteps echoed loudly around her as she walked from Gryffindor tower to her Head Girl bedroom. Her heart was filled to the bursting point with happiness. She would have run and leapt and skipped all the way to her room, but what if the other students saw Miss Perfect running around?
Her red hair fluttered as she gave an involuntary shudder. But, as much as that idea troubled her, Lily could not be annoyed.
After dinner, Lily had walked with Sirius to Gryffindor tower before remembering that she had her own room now. Her boyfriend (Lily grinned at the thought) had been so polite and gallant, asking to escort her back. She declined his offer but placed a small, chaste kiss on his lips before uttering goodbye.
Lily stopped in front of an empty wall. "Shooting Star," she murmured and a wide, oak door sprung up in front of her.
The common room and bedrooms she and the Head Boy had received were beautiful beyond words. A fireplace hosted dancing flames on the far wall. Surrounding it were two luxurious, cream colored chairs. The plush carpet was the same cream color. The walls were painted a soft, light blue with silver filigree carved into the crown molding. The ceiling was made from extremely light colored panels of wood, and from the middle, a small, silver chandelier hung gracefully.
The common room door clicked open and Lily turned around curiously. The Head Boy, Jon Esperto usually went to the library after dinner with his girlfriend, Kristi Lohan to "study".
"Hey, Jon, what are you doing here so early?" Lily asked, smiling at him and his girlfriend as they walked in.
Jon rushed past her towards his own room, "Just forgot my books. I'll be back in a second, Kristi." He closed his bedroom door leaving the two girls alone in the common room.
"So..." Lily began.
Kristi smirked. "So, look at Sirius's new whore."
Lily opened her mouth to retort, but the words were stuck in her throat. She had only been going out with the guy for a few hours and already rumors were circulating. Her image was being torn to the ground.
"I'm not his...his..." Her face was getting redder and redder. Probably clashing horribly with her hair.
Kristi snorted, her grey eyes gleaming cruelly. "Not his...his whore?" She mocked. "Not his slut? That's the only kind of girl Sirius goes out with, honey. The easy kind."
Woops, that was just one word too far. Lily's fists balled up as her eyes narrowed dangerously. "I am not a slut and I am not easy and Sirius likes me for who I am." Her words cut sharply through the air.
Kristi's smug smile grew wider. "Yeah, he told me that this summer, too." She whispered evilly.
Lily's mouth fell open and she raised her hand to slap the dark haired girl in front of her.
"Ok, Kristi, I got the books. Are you ready to go?" Jon strode into the room, completely oblivious to the situation.
"Yeah. See you later, Lily." Kristi purred, exiting into the hallway.
Lily let her hand fall heavily to the side. Why hadn't she realized this was going to happen? Why didn't she think about Sirius's reputation of using girls?
She walked slowly to a door bearing her name in sliver writing. Her body was going to explode with emotion. She was angry and sad and happy all at once.
The lavish bed held no comfort for Lily as she lay down fully clothed. Should she risk everything she had managed to build or have a little fun for once?
Sleep tugged at Lily, making her eyelids heavy. She turned over on her side and the last thing she saw was an image of Sirius's face, grinning lopsidedly at her. She couldn't break things off.
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The weekend flashed by and before she knew it, Lily was shoved into a population of female students who now hated her. As she and Sirius walked to their classes hand in hand, the other girls gathered tightly together and whispered hurriedly.
"All of those girls are talking about me," she whispered to Sirius as they made their way to Transfiguration.
He laughed. "They're just jealous."
"Jealous of me?" Lily smiled at him. "My, aren't we full of our self?"
"No, Lilybird," he answered as they queued up in front of the door, "They're jealous of me! Isn't it obvious they all want you?"
"Wha..." She began to retort as the door opened and silence descended over the class.
"Today," McGonagall began as the students filed in, "we will continue human transfiguration. Please pair up and practice the spell on one another."
Lily and Sirius headed for the back of the classroom as James, now without his best mate, paired with Remus.
"What kind of animal do you want to be, Moony?" He asked as jets of light issued from other wands and people started baaing and chirping.
Remus shrugged, "I don't know. What are you going to do about Sirius and Lily?"
James flicked his wand, turning his friend into a toad. "Why do you have to bring that up now?" He flicked his wand again and Remus was human once more.
"I don't know...because you're torn up about it and I think she would look better with you anyway." He answered as he turned James into a parrot.
"Really?" James squawked before Remus transfigured him into a person again.
"Would I lie to you, Prongs?" He asked as he became a duck.
"No..." James answered, bringing Remus back to his normal self. "But I can't do anything." He turned and looked at his other friend and Lily. They looked like they were having the time of their lives. "Oh well," James put on a forced smile, "I've never had trouble picking up birds before, I'm sure I'll find someone else."
"Prongs, don't give up yet. You know how Sirius is with girls."
He looked away. "Ah, Moony, but he really likes the girl this time."
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