A/N: Sorry i haven't updated in ages...Well, here's the new chapter, "Sudden Realisation". This is the longest chapter i've ever written!
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Sudden Realisation
Lily walked out of the room, wiping her tears. She only walked few steps when Jenny and Amy stood infront of her.
Lily was suprised."Oh, hey. What are you two doing here?"
Jenny and Amy showed no sign of friendliness. They just stood there, arms crossed and anger in their eyes.
Finally Amy spoke."I decided to wait for you until you finished talking with James. Jenny was coming back from the library, so we both decided to wait for you."
"We heard what you said to James."Said Jenny, her voice cold.
Lily blinked. She didn't know why they were being like this.
"Don't you think what you yelled at James was harsh?"Amy snapped, her voice as cold as ice.
Lily jumped, not because Amy had spoken loudly, but because, she had never seen or heard Amy be this harsh, before.
"Well,"Started Lily,"I don't know what's so harsh about what i said! He was being an ignorant prat again! He was ASKING ME OUT, AGAIN! HE-"
Jenny interrupted."That's what your problem is! You never give him a chance! He changed for you, this year! But what did you do! You just hurt him! That's what you always do! And you're the one being the immature prat! And what's he supposed to do if he likes you! Of course he has to ask you out! It's a completely normal thing, so face it!"
Lily was startled and then her temper rose."ME? AN IMMATURE PRAT? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! BUT THEN, YOU WOULDN'T, WOULD YOU! ALL YOU DO IS TRY TO SEEK ATTENTION! You don't understand! You just want guys to like you! All you are is a SLUT!"
When Lily finished, Lily realised what she'd just said. She clapped her hand over her mouth and then dropped it and opened her mouth to say something but Jenny interrupted.
Jenny's eyes seemed to be on fire and she slapped Lily hard across her face, before she said,
"That's it. For the last six years, I've been a good friend and tried to understand your feelings. Everytime you fell out with someone, I stood by you and stuck up for you!
Guess what, Evans! I've had enough! I'm sick of your ignorant ways and your stupid temper! All you do is flare up at people for no reason! And if anyone's a attention seeking prat and a slut, it's you!"
Lily's eyes hardened at Jenny's last words. She opened her mouth to say something but once again, Jenny interrupted her.
"Yes, Evans. I'm insulting you! Do you think THAT highly of yourself! So, basically, it's ok for you to insult me but it's not ok for me to insult you! It's not just about me, either! You've been calling James an "arrogant git" for the last seven years, Evans! But really, if you actually, look at it, you're the one who has the stupid pride! You don't think ANYTHING is good enough for you, DO YOU?! Face it, Evans! You're not everything! I'm sorry that I wasted my precious time with you! Oh, and take your stupid bracelet back!"
With that, she took the bracelet off and threw it directly at Lily's face. Jenny's aim was incredibly good, being the Gryffindor Chaser, so the Friendship Bracelet that Lily had given them in their first year hit Lily, hard.
She turned on her heel and walked off, leaving Amy and Lily alone in the corridor.
Lily's eyes were filled up with tears(A/N: Don't feel sorry for her!) as Jenny walked away. She turned to Amy.
"A-amy, y-you don't think that, do you?"She asked pleadingly, hoping that Amy would understand.
But Amy didn't give her that comfort. Instead, she gave her a look that could make Voldemort run away, screaming and yelling,"MOMMY!".
"You know what, Evans? Jenny's right. You're wrong! Did you get that, Evans? For the first time in your pathetic life, you're wrong!"
She began to walk away, but when she had reached the stairs, she turned back and said,"Oh, and Evans? Consider our friendship OVER!"
And then, she took off the friendship bracelet that Lily had given her and tore it off her wrist and flung it on the floor as she walked away, leaving seven years of friendship behind her.
Lily stared after her and crumpled up, crying, for the second time, that night. She stood up and picked up the damaged bracelets.
She closed her eyes, hanging onto them, tightly.
More tears fell down her pale skin.
She began to make her way to the Heads' Dormitory but then, remembered so she went down to the grounds, by the lake to have a good cry...
She sat down, beneath a tree and cried. She thought about the situation she was in. She felt anger, loss, misery, desperation...many feelings that could fill up an entire book. She didn't mean what she said to Amy and Jenny. She was jealous of Amy's quiet temper. She envied Jenny's friendliness with everyone. She was confused and hurt at the fact that James had tried to make her believe he loved her, just to date her. She felt insecure after Petunia had branded her a freak and disowned her as a sister. It had just been six years of hurt and pent-up feelings rushing out at once.
She was sick of crying and moping, so she decided to have a walk. She got to the Quiddtich Pitch, knowing that it would be deserted. But someone was already there.
A person, who she recognised immediately.
James was sitting on a bench, his head in his hands.
Lily looked nervously at him. As she looked at him, she felt a weird thing in her stomach.
Sensing, someone's presence, James looked up, sharply, whipping his wand out. When he saw it was her, he drew it back.
Their eyes met.
As she looked into his eyes, she saw hurt, anger, misery, frustration. She couldn't tear her eyes away from him.
As she kept staring into his hazel eyes, for some reason, she wanted to drop on to the ground and weep. She wanted to say she was sorry and beg him to forgive her...
But the words didn't come out.
Finally, James looked away.
"What are you doing here, Evans?"
Lily, shivering at the coldness of his voice, replied,"I-I, well, I just want-"
James cut in.
"You want what? What do you want, this time Evans? My death! Even more pain and misery for me? Haven't you done enough!"He shot out.
Lily felt tears coming to her eyes, again. Why on earth did she feel like this in front of him? It was something, she'd never felt before.
She choked out,"I-I-I only wanted to-"
James cut her off again.
"Forget it, Evans. Since you won't shove off, I will!"
After the last word came from his lips, he turned and walked away, towards the entrance.
Lily stood there, in shock. Now, crying. He had never been like that to her, ever. But then, she remembered the times that she had hurt him and rejected him, like that.
She wondered, once again, what the feeling she felt was. The weird feeling in her stomach whenever she was around James. She stood there for ages, still as a statue.
Then she came to a sudden realisation..
She realised now.
She realised something she would have never admitted in a million years.
She was in love with James. Maybe she always had been.
Lily Evans was in love with James Potter.
A/N: Wow, that's yet another chapter done. Chapters seem to fly by. I'll make sure i update soon. Anyway, please review...I love all your reviews! They mean the world to me!
