Chapter 2: The Second note
"Did you receive anything this morning?" Hailey excitedly asked.
"No.." Lily said as she readied herself for her next class. "Nothing this morning."
"But why?" Katie asked, her disappointment clearly written on her face. "I was thinking about it all night!"
"Lily should be the one doing that and not you…" Jenny said. "So? Did you get a good night sleep last night, Lils?"
"Not really. I've been thinking about it too…"
"Well, let's just hope he won't miss today."
As they entered the Transfiguration room, they nodded to each other as they approached their separate seats. Professor McGonagall was about to start the class when she noticed the head girl still standing.
"Miss Evans, kindly take your seat." Lily failed to hear her professor as she stood entranced by a tulip on her chair. Growing worried, Katie, the one nearest to her, tugged Lily's sleeve. But like Lily, she too was stunned.
"Miss Evans? Miss Walters? What is it?"
Professor McGonagall stood beside her bemused students and chuckled as she realized what bounded her students with a spell.
Woken up by the professor's laughter, Lily stared at her with a question in her eyes.
"Oh well you see Miss Evans, I caught the culprit placing that lovely gift on your chair. He failed to see me at my animagus form." Turning her back from Lily, she didn't see her professor giving James a knowing look. Growing alarmed, James hurriedly looked away. "Now Miss Evans, please take your seat. You can go back to that later on." With that, Katie went back to her chair as Lily pushed aside her gift and seated herself like the other students have.
Lily and her friends remained at the room as the other students rushed out to lunch. As Jenny finally joined her friends, Lily looked at them and read the second note.
From where I was standing, both of you were having a good time… (2)
"Arggg!" Lily said, frustrated. "What is he doing!"
"Do you have the note he sent you yesterday?" Jenny asked, surprisingly sounding excited.
"Yes I do… Why would you want it?"
"Read them together…" Jenny said. "I would like to hear them read together."
"Ok…" Lily said as she took a piece of paper from between the pages of her transfiguration book. "Here…" She handed Jenny both the papers and Jenny read it out loud for them to hear.
The distance between us was quite far, but the figure of you and him holding hands was a clear sight. (1)
From where I was standing, both of you were having a good time… (2)
"Oh I think I know where this is heading." Jenny said as she finished reading the notes. She was wearing a knowing smile on her face as she looked at Lily.
"What?" All three asked together.
"It's better if you figure it out yourself." She said as she reached for her bag on a nearby chair. "But for now, let's get to lunch…"