A Secret Inside
A/N: Thank you, Karen! *Hugs new James plushie* I know, I know, it's been so long, but I've finally gotten into a writing mood, so here it is. This probably isn't the best chapter, but I'm writing it for fun! I've also got most of the next chapter written so it shouldn't take long to post. I'm thinking it's going to end soon, maybe 3 more chapters give or take.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own these characters, they all belong to J.K. Rowling. I also used lyrics from the song Ironic in this chapter, which I do not own. It's Alanis Morissette's song. (It fit and I couldn't resist the urge to use it!). I do, however, own Gina, Leanne, Corrina, and Ryda (who was briefly mentioned and may never be again ^.^).
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Chapter 7
Wiping her red puffy eyes, which were the color of her flaming hair now, Lily started laughing. '*Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok and everything's going right.' She thought.
Just then Leanne came in from her and Sirius' trip to the library. "If I didn't know any better," She said as she walked over to the couch where Lily was sitting. "I'd say that Sirius was hitting on me just now."
"Sirius hits on everyone." Lily said, looking away so her friend wouldn't notice that she had been crying. "In fact, I'm surprised he hasn't started on the male population yet."
"Lily! That was mean!" Leanne exclaimed, trying to look serious, but failing and ending up laughing.
"It was awful of me." Lily sighed. "I shouldn't say things like that. Sirius did nothing to me but be a great friend."
Leanne nodded in agreement and added, "Not to mention that I think I like him." Lily looked at her friend, wide eyed and opened mouthed. "Lily! You've been crying! What happened?" Leanne asked worriedly.
Letting out a groan, Lily took a pillow and covered her face with it. She didn't want to talk about it, she was tired of thinking about it, and her back was starting to hurt her. Leanne waited patently for an answer, so after a while, Lily finally gave in and said two words. "James knows."
"You're pregnant." James said, answering his own question.
Lily nodded her response and he let out a sigh that didn't help tell her how he was feeling. "I was going to tell you soon," She started to explain, but he didn't listen to her. Instead he just turned around and walked back out of the portrait hole. "James!" She called after him, but he had already left.
"What a jerk!" Leanne yelled as she patted Lily's shoulder, who had fresh tears in her eyes after she told what had happened. "I swear, next time I see him, he's going to be cursed by one curse he will wish I didn't know." She said.
"Leanne, I just want to go to sleep." Lily said, sounding helpless. Leanne felt sorry for her friend as she helped her stand. "Thanks." She said, walking slowly up the steps to the dorms, shuffling her feet.
They didn't talk to each other, Lily and James, or see each other, unless they were in classes together. The two tried their best to avoid one another. Everyone wondered why, considering the fact that they had once been great friends. People would ask them, but the subject would be changed.
It was a week and six days after he found out at breakfast time. Sirius was torn between sitting with Lily or James, so he created the every other day schedule. Today he was sitting with James, Remus, Peter, Gina, and some other girls. Lily sat with Leanne, Corrina, and another Gryffindor girl named Sarah Andrews. "I hate her." Lily said, referring to Gina. "I've never liked her, the little bi-"
"Lily, what was last nights potions homework?" Leanne interrupted.
Corrina started laughing. "How cute! You've still got a thing for James." She giggled. "I know he still has feelings for you, too. I mean, Gina's cool, but I don't think she goes with him like you do."
"Who said that I still like James?" Lily snapped angrily. "I hate him, too. He's a ba-"
"Lily, potions?" Leanne interrupted again.
Rolling her eyes, Lily answered, "We didn't have any potions." Her eyes rolled in the direction of James and the group. They were all laughing and having a good time, which made Lily not only want to kill James, but Sirius, too, for having a good time with him. Just then James looked over at her. They stared at each other for a minute, before Gina said something making him take his eyes away and start kissing her.
"Ugh, look at that." Sarah said, noticing Gina and James. "Honestly, can't they go to their room and snog there?"
"That mother fu-"
"Lily, transfiguration?" Leanne interrupted, yet again.
Sighing, Lily laid her head down on the table. "Lily? You ok?" Corrina asked. Lily started sobbing. The other three girls looked at each other and Sarah started patting her back.
"It's ok," Sarah said. "James is a jerk, for whatever he did." She told Lily, not sure of what happened, since only Leanne and Sirius knew.
Lifting her head, Lily took the sleeve of her robe and wiped her eyes. "No, it's really my fault." She said.
"No, it's not your fault. You couldn't have done it yourself, Lily." Leanne reassured her friend. Hundreds of owls flew in, dropping letters and packages down in front of various different people. Lily opened her mouth to say something, when gasps of shock grabbed her attention.
The girls turned their heads down to where everyone else was looking, which was at the end of their table. There was a sniggering Remus and Peter, a stiff Sirius, and a pale looking James. Gina was petting his back, like he was a dog while the other people over there were all staring, with more arriving. "What's going on?" Leanne asked.
"Ha!" Malfoy laughed. "James Potter got a howler!"
Everyone became quiet, curious why he was getting a howler. Even though he was in second place with the most detentions, Sirius was in first, his parents still never got onto him and he never got a howler before. Lily felt sick inside wondering if it was what she thought it was about. As if to answer her question, James looked down at her. Then the letter began shaking.
A/N: Thank you, Karen! *Hugs new James plushie* I know, I know, it's been so long, but I've finally gotten into a writing mood, so here it is. This probably isn't the best chapter, but I'm writing it for fun! I've also got most of the next chapter written so it shouldn't take long to post. I'm thinking it's going to end soon, maybe 3 more chapters give or take.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own these characters, they all belong to J.K. Rowling. I also used lyrics from the song Ironic in this chapter, which I do not own. It's Alanis Morissette's song. (It fit and I couldn't resist the urge to use it!). I do, however, own Gina, Leanne, Corrina, and Ryda (who was briefly mentioned and may never be again ^.^).
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Chapter 7
Wiping her red puffy eyes, which were the color of her flaming hair now, Lily started laughing. '*Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok and everything's going right.' She thought.
Just then Leanne came in from her and Sirius' trip to the library. "If I didn't know any better," She said as she walked over to the couch where Lily was sitting. "I'd say that Sirius was hitting on me just now."
"Sirius hits on everyone." Lily said, looking away so her friend wouldn't notice that she had been crying. "In fact, I'm surprised he hasn't started on the male population yet."
"Lily! That was mean!" Leanne exclaimed, trying to look serious, but failing and ending up laughing.
"It was awful of me." Lily sighed. "I shouldn't say things like that. Sirius did nothing to me but be a great friend."
Leanne nodded in agreement and added, "Not to mention that I think I like him." Lily looked at her friend, wide eyed and opened mouthed. "Lily! You've been crying! What happened?" Leanne asked worriedly.
Letting out a groan, Lily took a pillow and covered her face with it. She didn't want to talk about it, she was tired of thinking about it, and her back was starting to hurt her. Leanne waited patently for an answer, so after a while, Lily finally gave in and said two words. "James knows."
"You're pregnant." James said, answering his own question.
Lily nodded her response and he let out a sigh that didn't help tell her how he was feeling. "I was going to tell you soon," She started to explain, but he didn't listen to her. Instead he just turned around and walked back out of the portrait hole. "James!" She called after him, but he had already left.
"What a jerk!" Leanne yelled as she patted Lily's shoulder, who had fresh tears in her eyes after she told what had happened. "I swear, next time I see him, he's going to be cursed by one curse he will wish I didn't know." She said.
"Leanne, I just want to go to sleep." Lily said, sounding helpless. Leanne felt sorry for her friend as she helped her stand. "Thanks." She said, walking slowly up the steps to the dorms, shuffling her feet.
They didn't talk to each other, Lily and James, or see each other, unless they were in classes together. The two tried their best to avoid one another. Everyone wondered why, considering the fact that they had once been great friends. People would ask them, but the subject would be changed.
It was a week and six days after he found out at breakfast time. Sirius was torn between sitting with Lily or James, so he created the every other day schedule. Today he was sitting with James, Remus, Peter, Gina, and some other girls. Lily sat with Leanne, Corrina, and another Gryffindor girl named Sarah Andrews. "I hate her." Lily said, referring to Gina. "I've never liked her, the little bi-"
"Lily, what was last nights potions homework?" Leanne interrupted.
Corrina started laughing. "How cute! You've still got a thing for James." She giggled. "I know he still has feelings for you, too. I mean, Gina's cool, but I don't think she goes with him like you do."
"Who said that I still like James?" Lily snapped angrily. "I hate him, too. He's a ba-"
"Lily, potions?" Leanne interrupted again.
Rolling her eyes, Lily answered, "We didn't have any potions." Her eyes rolled in the direction of James and the group. They were all laughing and having a good time, which made Lily not only want to kill James, but Sirius, too, for having a good time with him. Just then James looked over at her. They stared at each other for a minute, before Gina said something making him take his eyes away and start kissing her.
"Ugh, look at that." Sarah said, noticing Gina and James. "Honestly, can't they go to their room and snog there?"
"That mother fu-"
"Lily, transfiguration?" Leanne interrupted, yet again.
Sighing, Lily laid her head down on the table. "Lily? You ok?" Corrina asked. Lily started sobbing. The other three girls looked at each other and Sarah started patting her back.
"It's ok," Sarah said. "James is a jerk, for whatever he did." She told Lily, not sure of what happened, since only Leanne and Sirius knew.
Lifting her head, Lily took the sleeve of her robe and wiped her eyes. "No, it's really my fault." She said.
"No, it's not your fault. You couldn't have done it yourself, Lily." Leanne reassured her friend. Hundreds of owls flew in, dropping letters and packages down in front of various different people. Lily opened her mouth to say something, when gasps of shock grabbed her attention.
The girls turned their heads down to where everyone else was looking, which was at the end of their table. There was a sniggering Remus and Peter, a stiff Sirius, and a pale looking James. Gina was petting his back, like he was a dog while the other people over there were all staring, with more arriving. "What's going on?" Leanne asked.
"Ha!" Malfoy laughed. "James Potter got a howler!"
Everyone became quiet, curious why he was getting a howler. Even though he was in second place with the most detentions, Sirius was in first, his parents still never got onto him and he never got a howler before. Lily felt sick inside wondering if it was what she thought it was about. As if to answer her question, James looked down at her. Then the letter began shaking.