The Circle of Love

"Hurry UP!" called Lily to her best friend Liadan as she walked out the door.

"Oh, you be quiet… You're always the one making us late. Just because you're going to possibly catch a glimpse of your beloved today at Hogsmeade, does NOT mean that we have to be at breakfast at 6 in the morning! For God's sake! Nathan probably won't be up for like another 5 hours! How do we even know that he's going to Hogsmeade today? He didn't go last time we went…" ranted Liadan. She was getting tired of Lily's anxiousness anyways. I mean who gets up at 5 in the morning on a Saturday… That's just not normal, she thought.

Lily had had an enormous crush on Nathan Rogers for 3 years. They had sat together, by chance, in their History of Magic class in the 3rd year. Ever since then, Lily and Nathan had been quite good friends. Unfortunately, the problem was that Lily had major feelings for Nathan where he only thought of her as one of his best friends. Lily was one of the more popular girls at Hogwarts. She was in her sixth year and everything was going well. Except for one tiny detail; Nathan had a girlfriend.

Lily had to admit that she was pretty, but come on! Couldn't the boy find what was right under his nose? It didn't help that Liadan kept reminding her that Nathan and Fiona were "perfect" for each other. "Okay, I know that I'm always late, but you've got to help me. This is the only weekend that Fiona's out of town and I HAVE to go see him!" Lily answered back, "Maybe this time…."

"Maybe this time, what? Do you really think that Nathan will just forget that he's in love with Fiona and elope with you?" asked Liadan. Liadan couldn't believe what she was seeing in her friend's startling green eyes. "Are you serious? Oh my god, you really did think that didn't you? How many times do I have to tell…" Liadan's voice trailed off as she slid down the banister of the stairwell leading down to the Gryffindor common room.

Lily knew Liadan was absolutely right. Nathan would never break up with Fiona, but that didn't mean she was losing her chance to hang out with him. Alone.

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The light from the window was extremely bright as James struggled to stay asleep. Damn it! I knew I should have closed the curtain…As soon as James thought those words, his best friend started shouting, "OY! JAMES! Close that bloody curtain will you!" Sirius was always such a lazy bum, but that was one of the reasons James loved him. They were so alike, yet so different. They played quidditch, were extremely hot, loved women, and were some of the two laziest people on the Earth. James was extremely smart and witty, whereas Sirius was more of a lovable puppy. No one in Hogwarts could resist either of them.

"Why don't you get out of your bed for once and do it? It doesn't bother me…" replied James calmly. Sirius just threw a pillow at him.

"Uh uh uh. There will be no speaking to darling me in such a way. If you don't do it then maybe I'll just tell Lily how much you..." Sirius started, but was interrupted by a harsh voice.

"FINE! You daft PRICK! I will do it, but I'll forever hate you for it!" answered an annoyed James.

"Sure you will… You say that every time and yet you always come crawling back to your best buddy old PAL." replied a very content Sirius. James made a move to respond, but thought better of it. He knew Sirius was right. He also knew that Sirius knew he was right, so there really was no point in arguing. The only option he had was to close the curtain and pray that Lily would someday figure out… That maybe she would…

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Lily and Liadan had been waiting in the Hog's Head for more than an hour. Liadan was beginning to itch for a butterbeer, even though it was only 8 in the morning. She glanced over at her best friend and couldn't help but feel a little pity for her. After all, she had known Nathan for a long time and knew that he was very much in love with Fiona. She could only hope that Lily would finally come to her senses.

"Hey Lily. Hey Liadan." remarked a deep voice by the door. Liadan couldn't believe her eyes. Lily was right! Nathan had come to Hogsmeade that morning.

"Hey!" responded Lily just a little too soon. Not that Nathan noticed, but Liadan sure did.

"You won't believe what happened to Fiona!" Nathan said as he moved to sit by Lily. "She was on her way to her house when her mum surprised her and said she could bring me along for the weekend as well! I'm just waiting here for them to pick me up. Isn't that so exciting?" Lily didn't think she could move.

"Yeah… that's" choked Lily, "great…"

Poor Lily. Why does this kind of stuff always have to happen to her? I should probably talk to Nathan later. But what to say? I don't want him to shy away from her as a friend… Liadan couldn't help the situation at hand, but as soon as she opened her mouth to speak, Fiona came jumping through the door. She ran over to Nathan and they didn't speak a word. She kissed him, hard.

Lily met Liadan's eyes and Liadan mouthed "I'm sorry…", but she could already see that her friend's eyes were beginning to cloud over.

"Umm… So we'll see you guys around next week. K?" Liadan spoke up. Nathan never took his lips off Fiona. He just gave a thumbs up and Lily ran out the door.

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