With only a few weeks until Halloween, Lily had a lot on her mind. Alexie
and Kaitlin were still mad at each other, or at least it seemed, Amanda was
still following them around, she had a ton of school work and on top of it
all she had Double Potions.
She went down to breakfast and sat with Brooke and Lizbeth. "Good Morning," she grabbed a piece of toast.
"Maybe for you," Brooke said taking a bit of cereal, "I hate Potions."
Lily groaned and made a face. "Double Potions," she groaned correcting her.
"With Slytherin," added Lizbeth.
At that both Lily and Brooke sighed. "Where's Kaitlin this morning?" Lily asked.
"With Sirius like always," Lizbeth pointed down the table.
They finished their breakfast and made their way down in to the dungeons. They took their seats and talked until class began. Professor Vulcan was Lily's least favorite teacher, with the way he grinned when he found you had mistaken or the way he purposely talked so you could only hear what he said if no one around you were breathing. He was only one of the reasons she disliked the class. The dungeons were always cold and damp, and there was always a smell of rot that hung around the room. Then of course she had this class with Slytherin. Lily never really called anyone her enemy, but if she did it would most likely be one of the kids in that class.
The icy room was almost filled with students. A few more slipped in with a few moments left before Professor Vulcan would make it known class had started. Lily groaned at the thought of 4 hours in the space, with Vulcan teaching and with the Slytherins causing problems and getting the innocent in trouble. As she thought this the door slide opened and through it walk a round boy, his dark hair stuck to his head with grease and made him look twice as pale as he was, Lily shuddered with disgust, it was the Slytherin Prefect, Snape. Another Slytherin boy walked in behind him. This boy was a lot better looking than Snape, with his clean blonde hair and strong pointed face. "Snape," called the boy.
Snape turned to him and the two talked in the walk away for a moment, Lily couldn't hear what they were saying but she didn't really care. "Alright, Lucius," Snape said to him.
As the two walked to their seats they passed Lily and her friends. "Hello, Evans," Lucius sneered.
Lily didn't respond with words but glared at him as if he had no business speaking to her, which he didn't. He did however do this same thing to Sirius when he walked by him. Luckily Sirius didn't seem to make a fuss because he would have gotten himself in a lot of trouble with Professor Vulcan coming through the door. She looked to see if Kaitlin was sitting next to Sirius who sat two rows ahead of her but James was sitting there. Lily turned around and looked. She was sitting in the very back with Simon and Cody. Lily decided there must not have been any other seats.
The class seemed to go by just as slow as it took to get her potion to boil, but finally it ended. Although her potion hadn't come out to Vulcan's liking, he said it wasn't the right shade of green, Lily noticed it was the same shade as Snape's, who had gotten full marks, unlike Lily. She looked to Brooke to ask her what she had gotten. They had gotten the same and so Lily shrugged it off.
They warmth of the sun was refreshing after what seemed like an eternity in the dungeons, but soon it became over whelming and Lily looked to the sky for a sign of rain. She took this time she had to sit by the lake and relax. "Some times it good to be alone," she thought out loud.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out her cards and her Chap Stick, which she smeared on her rosy lips. She shuffled the cards and set them up. She began to play solitaire, to think of whatever her mind thought of and to just in enjoy the serenity that surrounded her for the time being.
She had lost track of time when she noticed the cool breeze refreshing her from the heat of the sun. She shuddered, suddenly realizing that the sky had gone orange, the sun was gone and she was becoming cold. She pulled her robes around herself tightly and neatly packed the cards back into their box. Making her way back into the castle she realized how very tired and hungry she was.
The Great Hall was filled with hungry students. She smiled at her friends and grabbed some food and turned to leave. "Why don't you sit down? Join us," Brooke shuffled over making room.
"I going to eat this on the way back to Gryfindor tower and then I'm gonna go to sleep," Lily explained with a yawn.
"Alright," Brooke said, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Lily said to both Brooke and Lizbeth.
She found herself at the portrait hole long after she finished eating. She climbed through and didn't even take the time to acknowledge the people in the common room when she flew up the steps and into her bed.
"Lily, Hogsmead!" Kaitlin's voice called her suddenly out of her sleep.
Lily yawned, and tried to focus her eyes. She could see the blurred images of her friends already for their Saturday breakfast or brunch, as it was almost eleven.
Lily lazily climbed out of bed and got dressed. She and her friends walked with her to the Great Hall to get a quick meal before they met their other friends and made their way to Hogsmead. Lily grabbed a piece of toast and an apple. The four of them walked out of the castle and met their friends waiting for them at the door.
The large group split apart a little as they walked. Lily found she was either in the front or in the back and when she was left behind the other's she'd call, "I feel left behind," and someone, normally Kaitlin or Brooke, and sometimes Amanda (which made Lily walk faster with her annoyance), would walk behind the rest with her.
When they had reached Hogsmead they each got a butterbeer. Lily drank from her mug deeply letting the warmth travel down her chest and into her stomach. After finishing their drinks they lead themselves out to the street. They sat along the front of the road that lead back to Hogwarts, Lily pulled out her cards and started a game of speed with Brooke, who once again won.
Quite a group had formed over the time, Lily found that she was surround by people. She looked to Brooke, "Shall we go on some rounds here?"
"Yeah that's a good idea," the two stood up after gathering the cards.
They left the group behind, their chatter died as they walked down the street. Lily and Brooke wondered around trying to enjoy themselves. After a little while they made their way back and Lily heard a familiar voice call, "Lily."
She stopped and turned, "Hi Lily," It was James, "Hi Brooke."
Lily smiled, both she and Brooke said hi. "Have you seen Laurin?" he asked her.
"No, she's not over there?" she pointed to the mass of people surrounding her friends.
"I was just over there," he shrugged disappointed.
"Well, I'll tell her you were looking for her if I see her," Lily said.
"Thanks."
He left. "What was that about?" Lily asked.
"I don't know," Brooke said, "Maybe he need some homework or something."
"Maybe," they walked back to the group.
Stephanie and Morgan walked up to them. "James just asked Laurin to the dance," Stephanie told them.
"That explains it," Brooke said.
"What does it explain?" Morgan asked.
Lily sighed, "It explains why he was looking for her."
"And how many other guys already asked her anyway?" Brooke asked.
"Five," Morgan said, "I think."
"Ok," Lily looked to Brooke, "Shall we go again?"
"Yeah, sure," Brooke said, "I was trying to figure out why we came back."
Lily sighed, she wasn't sure, she didn't know. She wished they hadn't. Once again they left the others and walked along the streets of Hogsmead. "I wonder why every guys asked Laurin anyway," Brooke said.
"Well," Lily said, a slightly disappointed smile shown on her face, "I like to think that they are all afraid to ask other people, because they think were better than they are, it makes me feel a little better."
"Perhaps."
"Or maybe they all just like her," Lily frowned.
"Well, in the end will be happy," Brooke said smiling.
"That sounds happy," Lily said, " Or we could be the ones crying ourselves to sleep," the words came smooth and serious.
"Now I'm sad!" Brooke exclaimed, "I forgot the happy one!"
Lily smiled softly, "In the end we'll be happy."
"Can we stick with that please, I don't want to cry myself to sleep."
"We'll be happy in the end."
She went down to breakfast and sat with Brooke and Lizbeth. "Good Morning," she grabbed a piece of toast.
"Maybe for you," Brooke said taking a bit of cereal, "I hate Potions."
Lily groaned and made a face. "Double Potions," she groaned correcting her.
"With Slytherin," added Lizbeth.
At that both Lily and Brooke sighed. "Where's Kaitlin this morning?" Lily asked.
"With Sirius like always," Lizbeth pointed down the table.
They finished their breakfast and made their way down in to the dungeons. They took their seats and talked until class began. Professor Vulcan was Lily's least favorite teacher, with the way he grinned when he found you had mistaken or the way he purposely talked so you could only hear what he said if no one around you were breathing. He was only one of the reasons she disliked the class. The dungeons were always cold and damp, and there was always a smell of rot that hung around the room. Then of course she had this class with Slytherin. Lily never really called anyone her enemy, but if she did it would most likely be one of the kids in that class.
The icy room was almost filled with students. A few more slipped in with a few moments left before Professor Vulcan would make it known class had started. Lily groaned at the thought of 4 hours in the space, with Vulcan teaching and with the Slytherins causing problems and getting the innocent in trouble. As she thought this the door slide opened and through it walk a round boy, his dark hair stuck to his head with grease and made him look twice as pale as he was, Lily shuddered with disgust, it was the Slytherin Prefect, Snape. Another Slytherin boy walked in behind him. This boy was a lot better looking than Snape, with his clean blonde hair and strong pointed face. "Snape," called the boy.
Snape turned to him and the two talked in the walk away for a moment, Lily couldn't hear what they were saying but she didn't really care. "Alright, Lucius," Snape said to him.
As the two walked to their seats they passed Lily and her friends. "Hello, Evans," Lucius sneered.
Lily didn't respond with words but glared at him as if he had no business speaking to her, which he didn't. He did however do this same thing to Sirius when he walked by him. Luckily Sirius didn't seem to make a fuss because he would have gotten himself in a lot of trouble with Professor Vulcan coming through the door. She looked to see if Kaitlin was sitting next to Sirius who sat two rows ahead of her but James was sitting there. Lily turned around and looked. She was sitting in the very back with Simon and Cody. Lily decided there must not have been any other seats.
The class seemed to go by just as slow as it took to get her potion to boil, but finally it ended. Although her potion hadn't come out to Vulcan's liking, he said it wasn't the right shade of green, Lily noticed it was the same shade as Snape's, who had gotten full marks, unlike Lily. She looked to Brooke to ask her what she had gotten. They had gotten the same and so Lily shrugged it off.
They warmth of the sun was refreshing after what seemed like an eternity in the dungeons, but soon it became over whelming and Lily looked to the sky for a sign of rain. She took this time she had to sit by the lake and relax. "Some times it good to be alone," she thought out loud.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out her cards and her Chap Stick, which she smeared on her rosy lips. She shuffled the cards and set them up. She began to play solitaire, to think of whatever her mind thought of and to just in enjoy the serenity that surrounded her for the time being.
She had lost track of time when she noticed the cool breeze refreshing her from the heat of the sun. She shuddered, suddenly realizing that the sky had gone orange, the sun was gone and she was becoming cold. She pulled her robes around herself tightly and neatly packed the cards back into their box. Making her way back into the castle she realized how very tired and hungry she was.
The Great Hall was filled with hungry students. She smiled at her friends and grabbed some food and turned to leave. "Why don't you sit down? Join us," Brooke shuffled over making room.
"I going to eat this on the way back to Gryfindor tower and then I'm gonna go to sleep," Lily explained with a yawn.
"Alright," Brooke said, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Lily said to both Brooke and Lizbeth.
She found herself at the portrait hole long after she finished eating. She climbed through and didn't even take the time to acknowledge the people in the common room when she flew up the steps and into her bed.
"Lily, Hogsmead!" Kaitlin's voice called her suddenly out of her sleep.
Lily yawned, and tried to focus her eyes. She could see the blurred images of her friends already for their Saturday breakfast or brunch, as it was almost eleven.
Lily lazily climbed out of bed and got dressed. She and her friends walked with her to the Great Hall to get a quick meal before they met their other friends and made their way to Hogsmead. Lily grabbed a piece of toast and an apple. The four of them walked out of the castle and met their friends waiting for them at the door.
The large group split apart a little as they walked. Lily found she was either in the front or in the back and when she was left behind the other's she'd call, "I feel left behind," and someone, normally Kaitlin or Brooke, and sometimes Amanda (which made Lily walk faster with her annoyance), would walk behind the rest with her.
When they had reached Hogsmead they each got a butterbeer. Lily drank from her mug deeply letting the warmth travel down her chest and into her stomach. After finishing their drinks they lead themselves out to the street. They sat along the front of the road that lead back to Hogwarts, Lily pulled out her cards and started a game of speed with Brooke, who once again won.
Quite a group had formed over the time, Lily found that she was surround by people. She looked to Brooke, "Shall we go on some rounds here?"
"Yeah that's a good idea," the two stood up after gathering the cards.
They left the group behind, their chatter died as they walked down the street. Lily and Brooke wondered around trying to enjoy themselves. After a little while they made their way back and Lily heard a familiar voice call, "Lily."
She stopped and turned, "Hi Lily," It was James, "Hi Brooke."
Lily smiled, both she and Brooke said hi. "Have you seen Laurin?" he asked her.
"No, she's not over there?" she pointed to the mass of people surrounding her friends.
"I was just over there," he shrugged disappointed.
"Well, I'll tell her you were looking for her if I see her," Lily said.
"Thanks."
He left. "What was that about?" Lily asked.
"I don't know," Brooke said, "Maybe he need some homework or something."
"Maybe," they walked back to the group.
Stephanie and Morgan walked up to them. "James just asked Laurin to the dance," Stephanie told them.
"That explains it," Brooke said.
"What does it explain?" Morgan asked.
Lily sighed, "It explains why he was looking for her."
"And how many other guys already asked her anyway?" Brooke asked.
"Five," Morgan said, "I think."
"Ok," Lily looked to Brooke, "Shall we go again?"
"Yeah, sure," Brooke said, "I was trying to figure out why we came back."
Lily sighed, she wasn't sure, she didn't know. She wished they hadn't. Once again they left the others and walked along the streets of Hogsmead. "I wonder why every guys asked Laurin anyway," Brooke said.
"Well," Lily said, a slightly disappointed smile shown on her face, "I like to think that they are all afraid to ask other people, because they think were better than they are, it makes me feel a little better."
"Perhaps."
"Or maybe they all just like her," Lily frowned.
"Well, in the end will be happy," Brooke said smiling.
"That sounds happy," Lily said, " Or we could be the ones crying ourselves to sleep," the words came smooth and serious.
"Now I'm sad!" Brooke exclaimed, "I forgot the happy one!"
Lily smiled softly, "In the end we'll be happy."
"Can we stick with that please, I don't want to cry myself to sleep."
"We'll be happy in the end."