After the feast, Lily headed to the Entrance Hall to meet James. Her thoughts were in slight confusion. During the feast, James hadn't stared at her or flashed that irratating smirk of his or did ten-thousand stupid things that he always did to attract her attention in the beginning of the year.
The one time their eyes met, he had merely nodded at her and looked away. The most weird thing was the fact that he hadn't asked her out.
"Woah, Lily! Have you noticed? James hasn't asked you out OR tried to kiss you, yet! He barely looked at you!"Exclaimed Jenny."Did something happen at the Prefect Meeting?"
Lily opened her mouth but it was Amy who answered."No, I couldn't believe it, either! He didn't make an idiot out of himself!"
Lily shook her head as she walked on."Ugh, I should really stop caring about Potter's annoying habits."She thought, rolling her eyes at herself.
She was so deep in thought that she walked right past the Entrance hall and walked straight into the wall...and fell.
"OW!"She yelled, as she clutched her leg. Someone held out their hand and she gratefully took it and the person pulled her up to her feet.
"Thanks."She said, as she looked up into the face of the person who kindly helped her up. It was James. Lily went bright red.
"I-I-I-" She seemed to say this a LOT these days.
"You should really watch where you're going, Evans. It might be the Suit of Armour, next."James said, smiling.
Lily blinked. Now, she was REALLY confused. First, he hadn't asked her for a date in return.
Mostly, he wasn't flashing that irratating smirk of his and announcing to the whole school on how he helped her up, with exaggerated features.
He was... giving her a normal smile.
"Er, Evans? Are you just going to stand there and stare into space?"
"Oh..Sorry."She said, snapping into reality."Where do we meet Professor McGonagall?"
"We have to wait here-"
He cut of as Professor McGonagall arrived.
"Oh good, you're here, Potter. Evans." She said, briskly nodding to each of them."You need to follow me. Your dormitory is, now, ready."
Both Lily and James' jaws dropped.
"I have to share a dormitory with...HIM?!"
"You mean, I can't be with the other Marauders?!"
McGonagall looked at the sternly. "You have to get out of old habits. You have new responsibilities, now."
Lily and James looked at each other, bewildered and then ran up to catch up with McGonagall's brisk walk.
They stopped at the portrait of Bernard the Bearded.
"Pumpkin Pasties." Said McGonagall said in a low voice that only they could hear.
Immediately, the potrait changed into a door.
Lily and James stepped into the room after McGonagall and gasped.
The room was painted in Gryffindor colors. There were to armchairs and a sofa. There was, also, a stove which could produce any food at command(much to James' delight).
There was a library just about smaller than the school one. Lily gaped at this.
There were three doors left. Their rooms. When they opened the doors, it was amazing.
There was a four poster bed, an armchair, a bookcase, a desk and a chair. There was a bay window that had a very lovely view of the Hogwarts Grounds,
They had a bathroom, each which was a miniature version of the Prefects' Bathroom.
The last door was a direct link to the Gryffindor Common room, which only they could use, with a password.
"Well, I'll leave you two to it." Said Professor McGonagall."You can change the password, anytime." She walked out of the door and shut it softly. The door opened again. "Oh, and Miss Evans? Please try to keep Mr Potter alive." Giving a rare smile at them, she walked out of the room.
Lily and James looked at each other.
There was a silence.
Lily blushed."Well, I'd better get unpacking. I got loads of stuff to organize."
James raised his eyebrows.
"No need. You can do it in a second."
He pointed his wand at her suitcase and waved it, muttering a spell. Everything fell into place. All her clothes folded themselves and shot into the wardrobe.
Her books flew neatly into the bookcase in alphabetical order. Her best quill and a nice notebook sat on the desk, neatly.
Lily gasped."How on earth did you do that?"
James chuckled.
"Household charms. My mum used them all the time, she-" Then he broke off. He had turned rather pale.
Lily awkwardly shuffled her feet and stared at the floor.
"It must be awful..."She muttered, uncertainly.
James' expression suddenly changed from sadness to fierce determination.
"Don't feel sorry for me. Anyway, I'm going to get Voldemort back for what he did. Not only what he did to my parents but to other people as well. For all the things he did!" He said fiercely.
Lily didn't really know what to say to that one, so she remained silent.
James finally spoke."I'm going to bed. Goodnight, Evans."
Lily looked up to see his retreating back.
"Good night...James."
Before she realised what she'd said, James closed his door after himself, smiling softly as the words,"Good night...James." replayed in his mind. But then hefrowned and sighed..
Giving up Lily Evans was going to be hard...
I know this chapter might have been boring but please please pretty please review. Critisism will probably do me good.