Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
I took part of this chapter out of the last chapter because I wanted to put more in to do with Gina and Lily.
Chapter 17: The sisterhood of the glowing wands
Two weeks passed. James was still kissing Gina every chance he got and Lily was in an exceptionally bad mood a lot of the time. A part of the reason was that James was with Gina. Another part was that Miranda, Megan, and Tina had become good friends with Gina, and Lily felt like they were leaving her out of a lot of things. Even when she tried to make friends with Gina, it didn't work.
It was a Hogsmeade weekend. Lily woke up to find Miranda, Megan, and Tina already gone. She sighed. This had been happening a lot lately. The three girls had been ignoring Lily, especially when they were with Gina. They were best friends with her now, and Lily was second best. Gina wouldn't talk to her at all. She would pretend she hadn't heard Lily speak, or turn around to talk to someone else when Lily tried.
Lily couldn't understand what was happening. She, Miranda, Megan, and Tina were still good friends, but they were the type of friends now who would be nice to her face but mean behind her back. They had told all of her secrets to Gina, who was the most popular girl in school now. Like everything else, she had taken that right out of Lily's hands.
Lily walked the streets of Hogsmeade, in tight blue jeans, her favorite boots, and a red hoodie. She shivered against the cold and decided to get a butterbeer to warm up.
She entered the Three Broomsticks and went up to the bar.
"One butterbeer, please," she said. As she waited, she noticed Miranda, Megan, and Tina sitting at a corner table. Lily smiled and walked over to them.
"Hey, guys," she said. They looked up at her.
"Hey, Lil," said Tina brightly. They made room for her and Lily sat down. They talked for a while, until Gina came over. She cleared her throat.
"Oh," said Lily. "I guess I'll go."
Gina nodded and took her place as Lily got up. The four girls started chatting again as Lily walked back up to the bar, as if nothing had happened.
When she finished her drink, Lily paid Madam Rosmerta and left the pub.
She went to a shop that sold Muggle clothes and began browsing. She picked out a forest green top which matched her eyes. She went to try it on and when she came out to look in the mirror, a pretty Chinese girl complimented her.
"That looks really good," she said.
"Thanks," said Lily.
"My name is Ylan Chang," said the girl, introducing herself. She had black hair which gradually faded into brown at the middle to the end.
"I'm Lily Evans," said Lily.
"Do you go to Hogwarts?"
"Yeah, you?"
"I'm transferring there. I have two friends who already go there. Do you know them? Andrea Bauer and Jenna Mills."
"I think so, their names ring a bell. What year are they in?"
"Fifth year, Gryffindor," said Ylan.
"So am I…I guess those are the two girls who share the dorm with me and my friends. Well, ex-best friends, I guess," said Lily softly.
"What do you mean?" asked Ylan.
Lily told her all about Gina.
"That's terrible," said Ylan. "They have no right to do that to you."
Lily shrugged and went back into the shop to pay for the shirt.
"Oh, look, here's Andrea and Jenna!"
Two girls entered the shop. The first one had honey blonde hair and bluish/green eyes and was about 5'2". The other had blonde hair, violetish eyes and was 5'5".
"Jenna, Andrea, come here," said Ylan. They obliged.
"Hey," said Lily with a small wave.
"This is Lily Evans, one of your dorm mates," said Ylan.
"Oh yeah," said the short girl.
"This is Andrea," Ylan pointed at the taller girl. "And that's Jenna."
"Hey," said Andrea. "Why aren't you with your friends?"
"They're with Gina now," said Lily. Andrea nodded.
"That's too bad. But we'll be your friends!"
Lily laughed.
"Sounds like a plan."
"I've got an idea," said Jenna. "Let's go to the jewelry shop and get matching necklaces, as signs of our newfound friendship!"
"Cool," said Andrea. "Let's go!"
Lily laughed again. She had only known these girls for about 10 minutes, but she already really liked them.
The four girls linked arms and skipped out of the door.
They soon walked out of the jewelry shop with silver chains around their necks that had silver hearts hanging off of them. They had also gotten charm bracelets. Lily had carefully put her old one in the box her new one had come in, to save until she met with her old friends again. She then had put on the new one and attached the charms everyone had gotten each other.
As they sat in the Three Broomsticks, they all explained about themselves.
"I'm Pureblood," said Ylan.
"She's the girly-girl," whispered Andrea. "Has blonde moments, even though she's not blonde."
"Jenna's the sporty one," said Ylan.
"And Andrea's kind of both," said Jenna.
"I guess I am too. My friends used to come to me to help them pick out outfits for dates and stuff. I like watching sports, but I'm horrible at flying."
"Cool," said Andrea.
"To the newfound sisterhood of…" Jenna trailed off.
"Glowing wands!" finished Andrea. The other three laughed and raised their glasses.
"To the newfound sisterhood of glowing wands!" They chimed and clunked their glasses together.
It was the day of the first karaoke night. Lily had been working on a song she had written. Jenna, Ylan, and Andrea were going to help her by playing the instruments.
Lily had forgotten something back in the common room and was heading back there, when she heard a noise from around the corner. She looked confusedly around but there was no one there. She turned the corner and continued walking, when she heard it again. It had come from the suit of armor.
Lily pulled out her wand and went cautiously over. She peered around the suit of armor and gasped. There were two people, who seemed very familiar, connected at the mouth.
As soon as they heard her they jumped apart. When she confirmed who they were, she felt a lump in her throat. Gina had taken one of the only things left from her. Ricky.
"Lily, wait!" called Ricky as he sped down the hall after her.
"Leave me alone!" yelled Lily as she ducked into a bathroom. She could hear Ricky pounding on the door but she sealed it and turned her back on it.
In the mirror she could see her tear streaked face. Mascara was running down her cheeks and her eyes were puffy.
It took her a while to calm down enough to fix it. She cast a couple of spells and looked as beautiful as ever again. She opened the door slowly. Ricky wasn't there anymore so she stepped into the hallway.
Lily looked at her watch and cursed. She was going to be late for her performance. She started jogging towards the Great Hall and made it just in time, as the group before her finished. She ran around the crowd and behind the curtains.
"Lily, where were you?" asked Jenna.
"Nowhere, I'll tell you later."
"Thank you, first years from Hufflepuff!" said the Head Boy, walking onto the stage clapping his hands, as two first year girls climbed off it. "Now, last but not least, we have fifth year girls from Gryffindor, playing an original song. Please welcome Jenna Mills, Ylan Chang, Andrea Bauer, and Lily Evans!"
Everyone cheered as the four girls walked onstage.
Lily cleared her throat as everyone took their place.
"This is a song I've been working on for a couple of weeks. It's called Who's that Girl, and I hope you all enjoy it."
The cheering and clapping died down as the music started to play. Lily noticed James in the back of the crowd with Gina. Miranda, Megan, and Tina were there also. Ricky was standing next to them, looking frantically at Lily. She quickly looked away and scanned the rest of the crowd, preparing to sing.
James looked at Lily with admiration. It took a lot of courage to get up there and sing. Gina started to kiss him again but he pulled away as Lily started singing.
There
were places we would go at midnight
There were secrets that nobody
else would know
There's a reason but I don't know why
I don't
know why
I don't know why
I thought they all belonged to
me
Who's that girl?
Where's she from?
No she can't be
the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's not
real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the
way
Who's that girl living my life?
Oh no, living my
life
Seems like everything's the same around me
When I
look again and everything has changed
I'm not dreaming so I don't
know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
She's everywhere
I wanna be
Who's that girl?
Where's she from?
No she
can't be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's
not real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the
way
Who's that girl living my life?
I'm the one who made
you laugh
Who made you feel
And made you sad
I'm not
sorry
For what we did
For who we were
I'm not sorry
I'm
not her
Who's that girl?
Where's she from?
No she can't
be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's not
real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the
way
Who's that girl living my life?
Oh no, living my life