Flower Tears and Maurder Fears

Chapter 3: Lily's Dilemma

Lily Evans was awakened when a pillow hit her on the head early on a Saturday morning.

"5 more minutes" she mumbled, and turned over.

"Lily wake up!" Her best friend Amber yelled, while enchanting another pillow to fly at Lily. Amber had been Lily's friend ever since their first year. Lily had been timid then Amber thought with a grin, until she met James…

Amber's long black hair fell into her oval face as she levitated yet another pillow to fly at Lily. "Wake up Lily!" she said more forcefully.

Lily didn't say anything. Amber now more than a little frustrated, was now trying to levitate the vase of flowers sitting on the dresser by Lily' s bed.

"LILY YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH THE HEADMASTER?" Amber said the vase right above Lily's head.

"WHAT?" Lily yelled smashing solidly into the vase of flowers and cracking the bottom; causing the contents to spill on her head. Lily scowled at Amber as she collapsed on her bed laughing. "What do you mean I have a meeting with the headmaster?" she asked sitting up and using her wand to clean up the debris of glass and flower.

"Dumbledore asked the heads to meet with him." Amber said now having collected herself looked at her watch. "In 10 minutes"

"WHAT?" Lily repeated jumping out of bed and scrambled around trying to get ready. Amber watched as she hurried into clean clothes and hap hazardously brushed her hair. Then after having grabbed her books and flew out the door.

Amber's grin disappeared from her face when she saw James leave the boy's dormitory and follow Lily.

"He's probably going to ask her to go out with him … again. Unless…" Amber's train of thought trailed off as she came to the startling realization that Dumbledore hadn't said who the head boy was.

"No way" She said aloud.

Lily was trying to remember where Dumbledore's office was, having never been there before she was worried she wouldn't find it. Stopping to ask a portrait of a women staring at herself in a mirror for directions; she didn't hear anyone coming up behind her.

James watched as Lily thanked the portrait for its help and began quickly walking down the hall. Running quickly but stealthily, down the hall James quickly caught up to her. Leaning over her shoulder (his mouth level with her ear) but still moving he whispered:

"Hello Lillikins!"

Lily whirled around and her hand smacked James squarely in the face.

"OUCH!" James complained, rubbing his cheek which was now a startling red, "You really have to stop doing that."

Barely managing to hide a grin, Lily continued walking down the hall.

"I don't see why. It's not like you ever learn anything after you've been slapped." Lily commented, looking behind her she was startled to realize she was pleased to find James following her. "No. Bad Lily. This is Potter. You don't like him. He's pranked you since first year; he picks on innocent peers, and is an arrogant prat." Lily thought to herself. "If you dislike him so much than why are you thinking about him?" a sly voice in her head responded.

Shaking her head, Lily walked faster.

"Sorry to disappoint you Potter but I can't stay to yell at you today. I've got a meeting with the headmaster." Lily said trying to lose James by walking faster; to her frustration he kept up easily.

"I know, the heads were asked to meet him. You only found out this morning because you arrived late." James said quietly, bracing himself for Lily's reaction.

Lily stopped dead. Spinning around Lily realized that James was wearing a shiny badge similar to the one Amber had given her. Except that it said …

"No way" Lily said stunned. James smiled the smile that made most girls swoon, but not Lily.

"Yes, I'm the head boy" James said gently leading Lily towards the gargoyle at the end of the hall. "I was rather surprised myself, now we get to spend extra time together. Isn't that wonderful?"

Lily let James lead her to the gargoyle listened as he said the password (Licorice Wands) and stepped on to the revolving stairwell thinking the same thing the whole way.

"This is going to be a LONG year"

(A/N: Hello everyone! Thank you for everyone who read this chapter (story) and Extra thanks to those who reviewed. Sorry for the long wait, my school's putting on a play  )

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