Serendipity
Chapter 7: Regrets
By: Ruth3
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING that you RECOGNISE; all belongs to J.K.'s brilliant mind and the richest woman in Britain!
Warnings: Just Lily and James being in love…without even knowing it! Hehe
Author's Note: I have a craving to update this fic, so that's what I am doing! I've been so BuSy lately…ugh! Yesterday I went to DisNeyLanD, and let me tell you…it was PACKED! We were there for about 7 hours, and only went on 3 rides! But it was great nonetheless…oOo funny story!: I went with four of my gurley friends; so as we were leaving we walked down Main Street (I think that is what it's called?) and we all linked arms. Then, these two guys are walking towards us, and purposely BREAK our link! Then we turned around and heard them saying, "Oh those girls were so hot!" And we were all sad, because we weren't having any luck spotting any guys, and we had to leave! Oh well...hehe! Anyways, I am going to see if I can get this written before noon (it's 11:06 AM right now) and then post it later tonight, due to the fact I have a "Future City Competition" meeting at 2:00, and have to get off the computer at noon.
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Let the Harsh Words Begin…
You asked me what was wrong,
I smiled and said, "Nothing."
Then you turned around and a tear came down
And I whispered to myself, "Everything is."
James threw his fist against the wall, and groaned in desperation. All he wanted was for Lily to be happy, and all Lily wanted was for him to be six feet under. He hated knowing the fact that the reason why Lily had been crying for the past hours was because of – him.
Footsteps were approaching him – growing louder by the second. For a moment, James believed it was Lily – coming back to him, but he was proven quite wrong.
"Jamsie! Where have you been?" The voice annoyingly purred.
"Err – I got ill," he lied.
"Do you need to see Madam Promphrey?"
"No," James replied, tonelessly.
"Okay then!" Olivia squealed, linking her arm with his.
James immediately dropped her arm, "Err – I think I should go lie down." With that, he turned around and started walking towards the Gryffindor Common Room.
"What about me?" He heard a hurtful voice ask.
James turned around to face Olivia, "You can handle getting back to your Common Room, can't you?"
He didn't wait for a reply; he briskly walked off towards his destination, slowly out of sight…
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Weeks had passed since the "Astronomy Tower" (A/N: That is what I am going to refer to the events that took place in Chapter 6 as) and Lily hadn't said a word to James, and James hadn't said anything to Lily. Sure, he'd look at her ever chance he got, but she still had that emptiness in her eyes. Lily, on the other hand, determinately attempted to stay clear of James Potter, although that was pretty hard to do.
One reason, they had their Head Duties that needed to be completed, plus the Prefect Meetings that they were in charge of. So, basically, when Lily did talk to James, it was always just – business.
Aww…the agony.
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The autumn breeze was sweeping throughout the castle grounds; sprinkling the grounds with red, orange, yellow, and brown tree leaves. It was the first week of October, and just happened to be the night of the first Prefect Meeting of October too.
Lily walked to dinner quietly with Sadie, Haylee, and Clara. They had tried to cheer her up, even though they didn't know exactly what was wrong with her, but they had a pretty good idea. They even got Lily to smile on a very rare occasion, but they had been failing miserably at getting her to laugh; she hadn't laughed for ages.
"We should have a girl's night in tonight!" Sadie stated excitedly.
"Can't," Lily flatly said.
"Why not?" Clara asked sincerely.
"Meeting."
"Ohh!" The three girls replied in unison, struck by a sudden "remembrance."
"Yeah," Lily said, sighing.
"Well…" Haylee thoughtfully started, "Are you required to go?"
"Yes," Lily simply answered.
"Well, maybe we can do it another night?" Sadie offered, glancing at them.
"No, its okay, you three can do it without me," Lily tonelessly replied.
"But we want you there!" Clara argued.
"I wouldn't be much fun anyways," Lily added in a voice that said you-know-I-am-right.
Clara, Haylee, and Sadie shared signs of defeat glances.
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"Guess what tonight is!" Sirius cheerfully exclaimed.
"I don't know why you are so excited, Padfoot," Remus curiously replied.
"Oh come on Moony! You know we have fun!"
"True…but – "
"O-oh, that's right, it-it's the full moon!" Peter happily squeaked.
"Really?" Sirius said, rolling his eyes, "I wonder Wormtail, if you were any slower you might be going back in time!"
"Ready for tonight Prongs? We might be able to find more secrets on the grounds!" Sirius asked, as he patted James on the back.
"Can't make it."
Sirius almost choked on his food. "What do you mean you can't make it?" Sirius breathlessly questioned.
"Meeting."
"C-can't you skip it?" Peter timidly asked.
"No," this time it was Remus who answered, "He is Head Boy, in other words, he has to go."
James just sighed.
"Well I think," Sirius paused, waiting for James to say "You, thinking? Must be a miracle!" and disappointed that he didn't, continued, "Prongsie-boy should have a night off!"
"Why is that?" James shot.
"Look at you mate! You haven't been yourself in ages! You stopped hexing people, going on pranks with us, and you've even stopped dating! I'm sure you haven't even snogged a girl in weeks!" Sirius explained the obvious.
James just sighed.
"…It's as if…no I don't want to say it." Sirius started.
"What?" James asked.
"As if you are growing up," Sirius said seriously, looking James in the eyes as he stopped buttering his roll.
James dropped his gaze from Sirius, maybe he was growing up, but it just seemed that everything he use to enjoy doing – didn't matter anymore, like their really wasn't a point to it.
"Or maybe," Remus thoughtfully offered, "he is missing something other than pranks and jokes."
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Lily entered the deserted classroom in which the Meeting would be held; and found it completely empty. Sighing, she sat down her bag and started rummaging through it. She got out a quill and parchment that seemed to be something that resembled an attendance sheet. She then took out her wand, and gracefully pointed it to the board, writing the date and time of the meeting and what they would go over. It mainly focused on Halloween.
After Lily was done making sure that everything was in order – she sat down and pulled out a book out of her bag. She began to read – waiting for the other students to show up. Suddenly, people started to pile in, chatting and laughing joyfully, sitting down next to their friends.
Lily stood up and walked to the front, waiting for him to show up. After waiting awhile, and since he was the only person they were waiting for, Lily started the meeting without him. She went through the introduction, and the necessary ordeals, and then got to the most anticipated part.
"Some of you have requested that we do something special for Halloween, besides the usual Feast," Lily stated. "Do any of you have any id – "
At that moment, James Potter clumsily walked into the room, Lily stopped mid-sentence and stared at him, he looked like he was utterly lost.
"Err – " Lily tried.
James just completely ignored her and sat down in the back corner, setting his head violently on his desk.
Lily shook her head, but continued nonetheless, "Like I was saying, do any of you have any ideas of activities that should take place that night?"
Hands shot up in the air, so Lily grabbed her wand and wrote down all the ideas that were given. Their list grew quite long, so Lily told them that was enough. They narrowed it down to the most reasonable ones.
"I say, we take a vote. Each person is allowed to vote for one of the following. Whichever gets the most votes – wins!" Lily explained.
Lily named each activity and those who wanted that activity would raise their hand. By the end of the list, there was a tie between two different options.
"Alright," Lily thoughtfully said, "it is between Hogsmeade or a magical fair…Any ideas on what we should do?" Lily asked hesitantly.
To Lily's utter surprise, James raised his hand, although his head was still on his desk.
"Yes, Potter?" Lily questioned acidly.
All that could be heard was a grunt. "What was that?" Lily asked, rolling her eyes.
James slowly lifted his head, and everyone could tell that he hadn't had much sleep lately, his eyes were puffy and red – his once gorgeous hazel eyes that held joy, was distinguished. "Both."
The prefects in the classroom started to talk nosily amongst themselves, obviously favoring the idea. "How would we pull – " Lily started.
"Simple," James answered in a whisper, "we go to Hogsmeade during the day and have the magical fair at night."
Lily thought for a moment, "Alright – but that means that you and I will have to spend extra time planning for it."
"I have nothing better to do."
"Okay then, meeting adjured." Lily said as pupils busily exited the classroom. Lily packed her things in her bag, and breathed a sign of relief; assuming that everyone had left, leaving her in peace.
"Err – Lily?"
She jumped in fright, "What do you want Potter?" She hissed, more harsh than expected.
"I wanted to know when we should meet to plan the activities." He answered coolly.
"Oh – right," Lily said blushing, "this weekend good for you?"
"Fine."
"Alright then," Lily replied – not dare looking him in the eyes, she grabbed her bag and swung it over her shoulder and started to exit the classroom, "Goodnight Potter," she yelled over her shoulder, walking briskly back to the common room.
"'Night," he mumbled, as he depressingly walked towards the Common Room – feeling completely alone.
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A heart breaking isn't always as loud as a bomb exploding.
Sometimes it can be as quiet as a feather falling.
And the most painful thing is,
No one really hears it except you.
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Author's Note: oOo lots of exciting things are to take place in the next chapters…can't wait! I hope this chapter wasn't too dull or boring or anything…I just needed to get through the meeting and the "awkwardness" between Lily and James. Oh, and I also hope you enjoy the quotes I put up in the beginning of the chapters – I personally, enjoy them, they are very meaningful actually.
Hopefully the next chapter will be posted around Halloween…depending on how busy I am! So please enjoy it thoroughly!
I hope you enjoyed it – whether for good or bad…thank you for taking your precious time to read it!
Much Luv *xoxo* *MWAH!*
Ruth3
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