Passion
By EllaWatson
"Miss Evans! My goodness, what has happened to Miss Nick?" Madam Pomfrey asked as Lily came in with a Levitating girl in front of her.
"She fainted in the library!" Lily said.
"Thank you. Place her on bed 5, please. She must be very tired."
"Yeah, okay." Lily said placing the girl on the bed. "Listen, Madam Pomfrey, I have to get back – promised Madam Pince that I have to look after the library."
"Yes, Miss Evans, goodnight."
Lily hurried over to the library. Hoping Madam Pince has not come back to what ever she went.
X-X-X-X
That morning, Lily was quiet glad to see James at breakfast again, laughing with his friends, with a smile back on his face. At that moment, the post had come. Owls came pouring into the Great Hall, dropping packages and letters. Lily got the Morning Prophet off a grey owl, gave it seven Knuts, and the owl flew away. She was about to open the newspaper when someone tapped her on the shoulder.
"Um…excuse me, but I think that this is yours." A blonde-haired second year girl with brown eyes said, "An owl gave it to me though my name isn't Lily Evans."
"Oh, thank you, aren't you that girl that fainted in the library?" Lily asked, taking the letter from the girl's hand.
"Oh, yes, thanks for your help – my name's Jamie Nick." She said.
"You're very welcome, Jamie, anyways, I'm pretty lonely by myself – you mind sitting with me?" Lily asked.
"That will be great!" Jamie said, "I was by myself too." She sat next to her.
"Aren't you going to get your breakfast?" Lily asked.
"No. I was waiting for my mum's letter before eating anything." Jamie said.
"Okay." Lily opened her dad's letter, while Jamie helped herself to some toast.
Lily,
I have found this in your mother's possessions. It is to be for good luck. I hope you'll find good use to it. Come home for Christmas!
Miss you.
From Dad
Lily took out a locket from the envelope. She examined the locket with a picture of Lily's mother and a picture of her father. She put around her neck slowly, knowing her mother did want this to happen. Jamie noticed it, "That looks pretty – especially on you."
Lily smiled. "It was my mum's before she died. My dad just sent it to me – for good luck."
Jamie beamed. "It's great having breakfast with you. Can I stay with you all day? Well, if you won't be doing anything."
"No – I won't mind."
X-X-X-X
"Hey, Padfoot, do you know who that girl Lily's had glued to her hip for a month now?" James asked.
"Nope." Sirius said, who was preoccupied by his breakfast that he didn't seem like caring, "Ask her in your patrol hour tonight."
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"Hey, Lily, who is that girl you have with you all the time?" James asked.
"Jamie." Lily said opening the door to a spare classroom and ushering a couple out of it.
"Has Sirius told you to call me that?" James asked as they continued to walk.
Lily laughed silently, "No – her name is Jamie, James."
Cool. She called me James.
"Doesn't she get annoying?" He asked.
"No not really." Lily said, "She's great. She loves to talk about lots of things. She talks to people, and ask them many questions about themselves, like she want to get to know everyone."
"Cool."
"Yeah, she is cool." Lily said.
"Cool." God, what is wrong with me?
"Yup. Cool." Lily giggled.
X-X-X-X
Lily lay in bed, thinking of how she just talked to James as a friend. He really has changed – she held her mother's locket tightly – I guess it really does work.
When she gave up on falling asleep, she walked out of her room and sat in a sofa in the common room.
"Couldn't you sleep?" James said and jumped next to her.
"No." Lily said.
"Were you thinking about how you just talked to me as a friend?" James asked.
Lily faced him, "Yes." She laughed a little.
"Why don't you just laugh?" James asked.
"I do laugh." Lily said.
"Not how you used to." James said.
"Are you stalking me now?"
"No – I just stalked you for 3 months in 5th year." James said. "Can I show you something?"
"Yes." Lily said, smiling.
X-X-X-X
"This is it, then? Lily asked, as they sat on the roof of their rooms, "your secret hiding place when you get sad?"
"I guess." James laughed.
"You know, for some reason I just want to tell you so many things, you know?" Lily said.
James' eyebrow rose, "Well, I'll be glad to here them."
"Okay, I first met Jamie when she fainted in the library."
"Oh. Do you know why?" James asked.
"No. I never even thought of asking her – tomorrow, I was thinking of taking her to the common room. She will love that – and I might introduce you. She will like to know you too."
James laughed. Lily laughed too.
"See? You should always laugh like that." James said.
-
"Well, my mum, she had always marched with her own drum, I'm kind of jealous of her." Lily said.
"Why?" James asked.
"Because she knows who she is." Lily said looking out to The Quidditch Pitch, 1:30 in the morning, she could barely see it.
"Don't you?" James asked, enjoying their million conversations so far.
"Um…I don't know. However, I think I know who I want to be. I mean, all my life, everybody kind of seen me…a certain way…and…"
"No – it's alright." James said. "I understand."
"Do you?"
James nodded, "Some people, they show off their beauty because they want the world to see it – others try to hide their beauty because…they want the world to see something else."
"What do you see in me?" Lily asked.
James looked at her and smiled, "everything."
Lily stared at him, those wonderful hazel eyes, lovely smile, adorable personality…
James leaned closer to her until their noses touched - Lily leaned in also, this time, they kissed.
When they slowly parted, James touched the side of Lily's face; she embraced how his hand made her feel so comfortable, so at home…
James then gave her a much longer and much more passionate kiss.
Lily felt such happiness when she was with him. How he could just listen, and laugh and smile at her. She even forgot their past yelling at each other. Lily just embraced what was happening now, and what was happening now, was wonderful. She just had to forget they hated each other – and let it go.
A/N: Do you think that was okay? Like, do you think I rushed everything? Advice is wanted! Anything just to make be better at this! VD