Ch. 8- Why do i feel like this?

Lily awoke the next morning to the birds chirping outside her window. It was a beautiful day. She got out of bed and pulled on her robes. She was just in the middle of combing her hair, when she heard the doorcreak open. She turned around and saw her doormate, Megan, enter the room.

"Morning Lily" Megan said walking over to her fourposter which was neighboring Lilys.

"Good morning" Lily replied, leaning over to take her hairpin off her dresser. She glanced up and looked out the window, looking out over the grounds. Her eyes wandered to the tree by the edge of the lake.

"Potter." She growled.

"What?" Megan asked.

"Huh? Oh, nothing" Lily said, pinning the side of her hair back with the pink.

"Oh. Well, speaking of Potter. Did you hear?" Megan asked Lily, putting her transfiguration book in her bag along with her arithmancy book.

"Did I hear what?" Lily asked, confused.

"That Potter is going out with Jordan?"

Lily dropped her bag that she had just picked up, "WHAT?"

"Yup. He asked her last night. I guess it was after you had already gone up to bed." Megan shrugged.

"Ugh. That little hypocrite. She said she'd never go out with Potter. Am I right in assuming he's taking her to Hogsmeade this weekend?" Lily snapped.

"I guess. And, I guess she changed her mind." Megan reasoned.

"Where is that traitor I need to have a word with her" Lily demanded.

"Library. But come on Lils, don't worry about it, let's go get breakfast." Megan suggested.

Lily sighed. "Fine"

So, Lily grabbed her bag off the ground and the two girls headed towards the common room. They had just reached the portrait hole when it swung open admitting noneother than Potter.

"Well good morning sunshine" James smiled advancing on Lily to give her a hug. Lily ducked out of the way and walked past him.

She turned around and said, "NEVER talk to me again"

"Oh. You've heard about me and Jordan havent you?" James smirked.

"Maybe. what's it to you?" Lily snapped back.

"Well, i find your attitude quite amusing. What are you? Jealous?" James smiled slicking his hair back.

Lily rolled her eyes, "me? Jealous? Dont flatter yourself James"

James smile gre bigger, "you called me James"

Lily crossed her arms, "so? that's your name isn't it? dont tell me your so stupid that you forgot your own name. Come on Megan, let's go get breakfast"

Megan walked towards Lily, who was standing watching the scene from behind, and joined Lily and the two girls walked out the portrait hole.

"What was that about?" Megan asked as the portrait hole swung shut behind them.

"What was what about?" Lily asked

"Whyare you so mean to Potter?" Megan questioned.

"He's acockyjerk. I can't stand him. He thinks he's so great with his quidditch skills and the way he struts around the castle with hisloyal crew." Lily said.

"Maybe, but you fancy him. Dont you?"Megan asked.

Lily stopped in her tracks, "Me? fancy potter? Get serious."

"I am serious. It's soobvious." Megan told her.

"Oh please. Idon't fancy potter, nor will i EVER fancy him.Can we just go getbreakfast?"

"fine"

So the two girls continued on their way down to the great hall. When they got their they loaded their plates and began to eat. A few minutes later, Jordan came into the great hall and took the seat on the other side of Lily.

"Did i say you could sit here?" Lily asked Jordan as she sat down.

"Um. Can I sit here?" Jordan asked clueless.

"No" Lily said.

"What? Why?" Jordan replied.

"You know perfectly well why" Lily snapped.

Jordan looked at Megan, who shrugged, "no i dont. Can you tell me please?"

"You agreed to go out with Potter" Lily growled.

"Yeah? and?"

"And I thought you hated him" Lily shouted, getting a few looks from the others from the gryffindor table.

"I never said i hated him, i just never liked him very much" Jordan said, buttering her toast.

"So why did you agree to go out with him huh?"

"Because the way he asked, he was so sweet" Jordan smiled at the memory. Just then, there was a sound of hunderds of birds entering the hall, the mail was here. Lily looked up and saw an owl flying towards her. it landed in front of Lily and stuck out it's leg. Lily untied the letter and the owl took off.

Dear Ms. Evans,

You're to report to my office tonight no later than 8:00 pm. You will find out what you are supposed to do when you arrive later.You will also have detention all next week at the same time.

Professor McGonnagal

Lily was so immersed in her later that she hadn't noticed James and his friends entered the great hall.

"Hi Jordan" James said planting a kiss on Jordan's lips. Finally, after what seemed like hours, they parted.

"Oh, hey Lily" James replied, sitting next to Jordan, putting his arm around her shoulders.

Lily rolled her eyes, got up, threw the letter at James, and stormed out of the hall.

After the long day, Lily sat in the common room with Megan, Lauren, and Allison, the two other 7th year gryffindor girls, doing their charms homework. Lily looked at her watch and saw that it was5 to 8. She got up from her seat on the coach by the fire, went up to her dorm to drop her books off and headed off towards McGonnagals office. When she got there, at 8:01, she saw that Potter was sitting in front of McGonnagals desk.

"You're late Ms. Evans" Professor mcGonnagal said when she entered the office.

"Just by a minute" Lily replied.

Professor McGonnagal crossed her arms, "I dont need talking back Ms. Evans. Now have a seat."

Reluctantly, Lily sat down in hte seat next to Potter. "What are we going to be doing tonight professor?"

"Well, you two are going to be cleaning the trophys in the trophy room without magic."

Lily's jaw dropped. She looked at Potter, who was also gaping at McGonnagal. James was the first to recover his voice, "But professor, there's thousands of trophys in there. That will take hours. Well I'll see how far you get today and you can finish during your other detentions."

Lily and James sat their speechless.

"Well? what are you waiting for? Get going.I'll come by around9:30 andinspect your progress. And if you aren't there, expect majorconsequences." Mcgonnagal said as Lily and Jamesgot up from their seats and walkedtowards the trophy room.

"This is all your fault" Lily said as they reached thedoor to the trophy room.

"My fault?" James asked.

"Yeah. If you hadn't fallen asleep outside, we wouldn't be in this situation" Lily said, picking up the trophy cleaner and a rag and begancleaning a trophy.

"Well, no one twisted your arm into go looking for me" James shot back, imitating what Lily was doing.

Lily rolled your eyes, "well who cares. all that matters is now we're here and will spend the rest of our lives cleaning these trophys.

"Well, at least we'll be together" James reasoned.

"Dont you have a girlfriend Potter?"

James laughed.

"what's so funny?" Lily asked.

"Jordan is not my girlfriend." James said.

"What?" Lily asked confused.

"I just asked her out to make you jealous" James smiled.

"And why did you do that?" Lily questioned.

"Because I wanted to see how mad you got when you found out" James told her.

"What made you think I'd be mad?" Lily shot at him, growing angrier by the minute.

"Because you like me"

it was Lily's turn to laugh.

"What? You know you do. Look how you stormed out of the hall when I kissed her." James grinned.

"I wasn't mad, I was digusted"

"Uh huh. sure."

"I was!"

"Come on Lily, just give me a chance" James pleaded.

"No."

"Pleeeeease"

"NO"

Surprisingly, after that, James didn't try to persuade Lily anymore. Similarly, he didnt try to talk to her at all. They kept cleaning the trophys in silence, until finally, Professor McGonnagal entered the room.

"You guys can go. You'll continue next week." the professor said.

So, James and Lily put down their cleaner and rags and left the room towards Gryffindor tower.

a/n. sorry for the long wait. i've been really busy lately. next wednesday i start winter break, so hopefully I'll have an update here and in the next generation before christmas. and if not, i hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. and a headsup! I will be in florida from December 28, 2005- January 2, 2006. I will more than likely take a notebook or something so i can write on the plane and in our hotel room. We're going to WDW and universal studios soi wont have a lot of time. But i will try to have an update in both my stories by January 5, 2006 and then 2 weeks later i have final exams that i'll need ot study for. :) I will try my best though. :)

and i took the detention idea from harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Ron had to clean the trophy room without magic for flying the car to school. :)