LILY'S POV:
Idiot Potter. That bloddy hurt!
She already had an essay due for Herbology and figured she'd start that tonight.
Oh, jeese! The makings of a Party had already materialized in the common room. she looked around to see a couple of 7th years putting up a sign that read "First Night Back Party" and boxes of candy and food filling up each table and chair.
"Can i help you short stuff?" asked one of the boys trying to levitate the sign and do a sticking charm at the same time.
" Some of us have homework to do. Even if it is the first night back."
"Well, excuse litle ol' me!" he relpied.
She walked up to her dormatory. I'll just have to write it in here... dumb seventh years... she said to herself, though she figured she might take a short break later to enjoy the party a bit. She was about to sit on her bed and get started when she saw a book that she didnt remember leaving there. it was A History of Magic- First Edition . She opened the cover and found a note:
Lily:
You were so well informed on the Giant War, that i thought you might be intersted in reading a bit more on it, plus some other history topics as well. Consider it my gift to you for not serving as such great opposition!
Hope you like it!
J. Potter
Lily laughed slightly to herself. The little git...Just keeps redeeming himself, doesn't he...? She flipped through the pages and waited for the noises of the party to get loud enough to serve as her excuse for not doing her homework...
JAMES POV:
James excused himself from Jessica and Alice and made his way back to his normal end of the table. He was nearly in his seat when Sirius yelled rather too loud:
"HEY POTTER!"
"Bloody... WHAT? I'm right here!"
Remus turned to Sirius and said as if they were observing thier friend, "Well, we can rule out deaf and blind... Your right Padfoot, i guess he really is just dumb." Peter choked on his potatoes.
James tried his best to change the subject. "I thought we were going to keep our names a secret, or did i miss the memo? Pass the green beans, will ya?"
"Yeah well, i feel we can be a little lax on the names... doesnt mean we are going to announce things to the entire school are we? But really, where were you?" Said Remus, passign the green beans.
"I was busy making a fool of myself is all - hey, i hear they are throwing a party in the common room, lets ditch dinner, shall we?"
They made their way upstairs, and as James entered through the fat lady, she saw none other than Lily Evans making her way toward him.
She read it…
The party was suprizingly alive for it being so early in the night. Every type of candy you could think of was there and there was even music coming form somewhere… but James noticed none of this…
"I'm sorry," Lily said with a serious face, "I can't accept this."
"What?" Jeeze! Women!
" I believe she said, ' I can't accept this…'" Said Peter. James couldn't tell if he was being serious or a smart- aleck.
"But- why?" He said.
All of a sudden, out of nowhere, Lily started laughing. She portrayed a wide smile on her face as she said: "Because I already own it!"
"No way!" Bizarre…
"Yes, I've read it already." She proclaimed, smile unfaultered.
James was smiling too, but now it was his turn to laugh. " No you haven't…" Shaking his head, as if trying to tell Lily that she, in fact, hadn't read the book.
Sirius had placed himself down at the nearest table with his own arm around a stunned- speechless fifth year. "If the red head says she's read it- she's read it, Potter."
"No," Gave James, half to Sirius, half to himself. "The only people who read this book, let alone own it are losers and, well, me…"
"I believe you fall under the category of-" Sirius started, but he got cut off by Lily saying,
"No, of course I've read it!"
"Oh dear," Sirius said to hisself, "We have another reader…"
"Well, you can still keep it if you like. I mean, I coincidence like that has got to mean something, right?" said James.
"Well," Started Lily slowly, "… I suppose I will. Only because mines a little beaten up… and because something in my bruised leg tells me to." She laughed. Sirius had now taken to snogging the fifth year, which left James feeling a bit uneasy. Lily seemed unaltered.
"Well," she said, "I'm going to get back to my dormitory…"
"And try to sleep in all of this?" he asked. "It's way too early anyways!"
"Oh, no, I was going to get started on the Herbology essay. Though I suppose I could just do it in the library…."
"Oh, forget it! Just have Wormtail here do it for you!" he nodded in the direction of Peter, who was standing on the sidelines, focused on nothing in particular, and seemed startled at the sound of his name. "At least stay for a little while." Lily seemed to think on it for a couple of moments as she stared around the room.
"I suppose just for a small while…"