Disclaimer: I have no created anything that you think you have heard of in the story. Sadly, all of the Harry Potter things are J.K. Rowling's. I am responsible for Madison Waler and the plot that's going on around her.
Chapter 3: Friends?
A few days had passed since I told James what happened to me. They are always around me and don't seem to want to leave me alone. They say it's because they want to be friends. But I think that it's a load of horse crap. No one has ever wanted to pay attention to me like this. But now, I mentioned to someone I was three months pregnant. My opinion on why they are hanging out with me is because they feel it's their obligation to care for me and make sure I don't hurt the baby. I really don't see why they would care. The baby is not any of theirs.
Right now, I am sitting on a red couch in the lovely quarters of the Gryffindor common room. It's about three in the morning and thankfully, the Marauders are dead asleep inside their beds. How would I know that, you ask? I went to go check on them. I mean that it's sort of nice being waited on hand and foot. But when people do it constantly, you can get very annoyed.
Footsteps were coming down the stairs and I quickly bent a little lower so that I was hidden from view. 'Maybe if I am quick enough..." I thought and looked over to the staircase. I knew I wouldn't make it, though, when I saw a pretty, redheaded girl gave down at me with a look that said she was surprised on her face.
"I'm surprised anyone would be done here so late. I thought I was going to be alone." Lily Evans looked down at me and gave me a smile. She then went to go sit down in the seat next to mine. After she spoke, I looked around the what I thought an empty common room, to see if anyone else was sitting around. No one usually noticed I was there and here was Lily Evans, the most popular girl in school, talking to me. She looked at me curiously and then started to speak once again.
"I don't think I have spoken to you before," Lily smiled and held out a hand for me to shake, "I'm Lily Evans. Who are you?"
I stared at her outstretched hand for a moment and then looked back at Lily. She had the most beautiful green eyes I had ever seen. I stuck out my hand while looking at her in amazement.
"Madison Walker." I was still looking at her when she cleared her throat.
"I've never seen you before. Why is that?" Lily looked like she truly cared about my answer, so I spoke up clearly and quickly.
"I wouldn't expect you to," I blushed a little but kept my voice steady, "I usually keep to myself."
Lily looked at me and a small, rosy blush crept up onto her face, "Ok." Lily looked around a bit as if kind of uncomfortable. "So why are you down here so late?"
"This is the only time I get to be alone," I half whispered, looking a bit annoyed, thinking about the Marauders, "Those four idiots, James, Sirius, and Peter, won't leave me alone. I hate it. I constantly tell them to go away, but they won't."
Lily gave me an understanding look. "I know what you mean. I have to put up with James' taunting all of the time. Once they talk to you, they get quite attached."
I shook my head and frowned at Lily. "No. I am in a totally different," I hesitated trying to think of the right word, "situation."
Lily looked really confused. She tilted her head to the side and pushed her gorgeous, red hair out of her face. "How so?"
I started to feel a little nervous at this point. One part of me wanted to reach out to Lily and tell her everything I was feeling at the moment. Another part of me wanted to tell her to mind her own business and go away.
Lily noticed me struggling with how I was feeling and tried to help me out. "If you feel you can't tell me, I'll understand. But --"
Before she could say anything else, I cut her off. "I'm pregnant and they feel it's their obligation to help out." After seeing her confused and sympathetic expression, I added, "It's not any of theirs. I don't know why they feel it's their obligation."
Before I knew what was happening, Lily grabbed my hand and started saying words that would try and comfort me. I was so confused that I let out a rather nasty thing to say.
"And why do you care so much? You are talking like you've been through this before. You have absolutely no idea what I am going through right now."
I looked at Lily's shocked and angered face and I put a hand over my mouth. Tears started to trickle down my face until I was completely sobbing. I don't know what is with me lately. I am so sensitive. Lily's made face softened when I started to cry.
"You are right. I have no clue what you are going through. At all," Lily said while rubbing my arm in a comforting motion. I started sobbing harder at this kind and generous act. She cared so much.
"I am so sorry," I said through sobs, "You are trying to make me feel better and I am being a complete arrogant person. I guess I'm really just not used to this."
When I said this, I meant it in two ways. I definitely wasn't used to having these reactions from being pregnant. But I also wasn't used to anyone trying to comfort me in such a way. I just always so invisible to the world I was scared.
"Well, enough about my problems," I said while wiping me tears from my now red eyes and face, "I really don't want my problems to become yours. What are you down here so late?"
Lily looked at me and gave me a sly smile. "I've had so much on my mind lately. With James Potter never leaving me alone, homework, and my sister writing me nasty remarks, I haven't been able to sleep much lately. Staying in the common room and then going to the kitchens has become a nightly routine."
I looked up and nodded, "I can definitely understand that." Then, there was silence. Surprisingly, it wasn't awkward. I could tell she was thinking too but I wasn't sure what it was about.
"Would you like to come to the kitchens with me?" Lily asked, getting up to leave, "Maybe we could get some hot chocolate. It always helps me fall to sleep."
I got up from my seat and nodded, "Sure. That would be great. I could use for a bit of hot chocolate."
We exited the portrait hole carefully, making sure no teachers were out patrolling the halls. I have been to the kitchens many times before and have learned to be more careful. We passed many sleeping portraits, had a close encounter with Peeves, and passed through a ghost, but other than that, we got there safely.
Once we got to the portrait, I went up to the fruit bowl and tickled the pear. It giggled and then a bronze door knob appeared. I turned it and opened the door, stepping aside to let Lily in first. After her, I stepped in and was greeted by a bunch of house elves trying to take out orders.
"What can Canky get for misses tonight?" asked a puny house elf, smiling up at us.
"Two hot chocolates, please," Lily said while going to sit down at a table. I followed suit and whispered a thank to the house elves when they came back with our hot chocolates. It was hot and had a bunch of marshmallows on top with hot fudge on top of that. I took a sip and smiled. It was just how I liked it. I looked up to see Lily looking at me intently. I blushed and looked back down.
"Why do you keep to yourself all the time?" Lily asked. I looked back up at Lily and blushed an even redder color. I really didn't know why I kept to myself.
"I'm not really sure. I guess I like the quiet. I wouldn't want to have all the attention other people have. It just feels better that way for me. That's probably why I don't have many friends." I looked at my hands. I know that it was a shameful thing to say. But that was basically the true reason.
Lily looked at me with sympathy in her eyes again. She really, truly cared. I was getting an odd feeling in my stomach that I wasn't sure what it was. But it felt good to be letting these things out to her. It was like having a diary. Only it could respond back.
"Thanks." I said, suddenly. She looked at me curiously and tilted her head to the side.
"For what?" she asked. I looked at Lily and then back down at my hands. For some reason, I couldn't look at her without getting embarrassed.
"For everything," I said and then looked up into her magnificent green eyes, "For being there and getting me to talk about how I was feeling. For actually caring and talking to me."
Lily gave me a genuine smile and gave me a hug. Then she whispered in my ear, "What are friends for?"
I looked very surprised at this. Did she just say friends?
A/N: I am SO, SO, SO sorry it took so long! First of all, I moved into a new house. And I didn't really want to start writing again until school had started. And now, that school has started, I will promise to be writing more frequently. I really do love you guys and your reviews. My chapters haven't been very long, so far, but I promise, they will be getting longer as I go on. I have a bunch of ideas and I hope you like them. Please read and review?