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Thanks to Carmen for writing another bit in here.
Chapter 40
"Where is James?" Lily asked Sirius.
"He went to see Dumbledore." Sirius replied.
"Why? Is he ok?" Lily sounded worried.
"Dumbledore found him in the restricted section at around three o'clock this morning. Apparently he was searching for a cure or something for Helga." Sirius paused before continuing. "Is it my imagination, or does he seem to be somewhat attached to her?"
"I thought it was just me, but yes, they do seem pretty close. And why did she owl him the letter instead of you?" Lily asked.
"I don't know. I didn't think they liked each other that much. I mean, James always told me that he like you. I don't know. He just doesn't seem so,"
"In love?" Lily whispered.
Sirius looked at her. She had one lone tear running down her cheek.
"Yeah."
"Lily, if James and Helga end up going to the ball together, will you go with me?"
Lily smiled shakily. "Sure Sirius."
Sirius smiled back at her and headed up to his dorm.
***Carmen's bit***
All the while, James had been standing unnoticed just inside the entrance to the common room. He'd heard everything and was now absolutely fuming.
'How dare they?!' he thought to himself. 'Especially Sirius. I bet he would have done the same for Lily or Yvonne as I did for Helga last night.'
"James." Sirius said, looking up from a book as James walked into the dorm.
James said nothing, immediately alerting Sirius to the fact that something was wrong.
"James, did you just eat a lemon, or are you angry about something?"
"I didn't just eat a lemon." James said angrily.
"You sure? 'Cause it looks like you did." Sirius joked. "Come on, tell your buddy what's wrong."
"Buddy? Ha!" James yelled. "You're not my buddy!"
He proceeded to let out all the anger and stress that he'd been keeping bottled up since he'd received the letter about Rion.
"Oh." said Sirius when he'd finished. "I see."
"What?" spat James.
"You think that just because Lily and I decided to go to the ball together, we're having an affair behind your back. Well James Potter, for your information, Lily was upset by the fact that you've been running around trying to save Helga and completely ignoring her in the process. She wants to know why you're so attached to Helga, and quite frankly, I'd like to know why too."
Sirius shot a look at the doorway behind James, but James ignored this.
"Maybe she ought to ask me herself rather than go out with my supposed best friend behind my back!" James yelled.
"Ok then. Why?" asked a voice from behind him.
"Um, well, I," James stuttered, his confusion overtaking his anger.
"Have you got something to say or not?" Lily demanded.
James gulped, searching for the right words.
"I see." Lily turned on her heel and stormed off.
***End Carmen's bit***
A moment later, an owl swooped in through the open window and dropped a letter at James' feet before flying away again. He pick it up and read it silently.
"Mr Potter, I have managed to arrange for you to visit Miss Prewitt this afternoon. Come and see me immediately. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore"
A/N Please review.
Thanks to Carmen for writing another bit in here.
Chapter 40
"Where is James?" Lily asked Sirius.
"He went to see Dumbledore." Sirius replied.
"Why? Is he ok?" Lily sounded worried.
"Dumbledore found him in the restricted section at around three o'clock this morning. Apparently he was searching for a cure or something for Helga." Sirius paused before continuing. "Is it my imagination, or does he seem to be somewhat attached to her?"
"I thought it was just me, but yes, they do seem pretty close. And why did she owl him the letter instead of you?" Lily asked.
"I don't know. I didn't think they liked each other that much. I mean, James always told me that he like you. I don't know. He just doesn't seem so,"
"In love?" Lily whispered.
Sirius looked at her. She had one lone tear running down her cheek.
"Yeah."
"Lily, if James and Helga end up going to the ball together, will you go with me?"
Lily smiled shakily. "Sure Sirius."
Sirius smiled back at her and headed up to his dorm.
***Carmen's bit***
All the while, James had been standing unnoticed just inside the entrance to the common room. He'd heard everything and was now absolutely fuming.
'How dare they?!' he thought to himself. 'Especially Sirius. I bet he would have done the same for Lily or Yvonne as I did for Helga last night.'
"James." Sirius said, looking up from a book as James walked into the dorm.
James said nothing, immediately alerting Sirius to the fact that something was wrong.
"James, did you just eat a lemon, or are you angry about something?"
"I didn't just eat a lemon." James said angrily.
"You sure? 'Cause it looks like you did." Sirius joked. "Come on, tell your buddy what's wrong."
"Buddy? Ha!" James yelled. "You're not my buddy!"
He proceeded to let out all the anger and stress that he'd been keeping bottled up since he'd received the letter about Rion.
"Oh." said Sirius when he'd finished. "I see."
"What?" spat James.
"You think that just because Lily and I decided to go to the ball together, we're having an affair behind your back. Well James Potter, for your information, Lily was upset by the fact that you've been running around trying to save Helga and completely ignoring her in the process. She wants to know why you're so attached to Helga, and quite frankly, I'd like to know why too."
Sirius shot a look at the doorway behind James, but James ignored this.
"Maybe she ought to ask me herself rather than go out with my supposed best friend behind my back!" James yelled.
"Ok then. Why?" asked a voice from behind him.
"Um, well, I," James stuttered, his confusion overtaking his anger.
"Have you got something to say or not?" Lily demanded.
James gulped, searching for the right words.
"I see." Lily turned on her heel and stormed off.
***End Carmen's bit***
A moment later, an owl swooped in through the open window and dropped a letter at James' feet before flying away again. He pick it up and read it silently.
"Mr Potter, I have managed to arrange for you to visit Miss Prewitt this afternoon. Come and see me immediately. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore"
A/N Please review.