A/N: Wow, I'm already up to Chapter 10! Thanks to all reviewers. It's sad, but I think the story might end soon, maybe in like 4 chapters (?). We'll just see, I guess.
Disclaimer: Do not own Harry Potter or any of the songs that will end up in this chapter.
Chapter 10
Needless to say, Lily was having a bad day. I mean, who doesn't when they have all their hopes built up and destroyed in an hour? What Lily didn't know is that she hadn't been alone in that hallway where she sang and cried.
James had slipped away from Vanessa and was hanging around the corner and he saw the whole thing. He honestly had no idea what was going on. So he slipped away to some place where he could be alone and think. That place ended up being under the beech tree. No one was outside since most were eating dinner. The Gryffindors who weren't at dinner were probably at Vanessa's party. So it was just James sitting under the tree, thinking about what a horrible person he was.
So let's see, he thought, I liked Lily and she liked me, but I didn't know that and I blew my chance. Then to make her jealous I dated Vanessa. So then she's probably been trying to make me jealous (which worked, by the way). Today, she thought that I was going to ask her out because she hadn't seen me with Vanessa all day. So then she was disappointed and she's going insane because of me. Now you may be thinking how James figured this all out. I think most forget that he, Sirius, Remus, and Lily were geniuses. James didn't like to brag about it and Sirius was too lazy to let anyone catch on. And of course Victoria was a genius too. And Alex was a genius and Big Head thought he was. (A/N: Alex is not even in this story but whatever. I love Alex and I'm going to miss her SO much! And I just feel like annoying Big Head. LOL.)
Anyway, James's thoughts were missing one piece How was Sirius involved in this? He'd been all pro-Lily so I know he's involved. Maybe it's because he wants me to be happy. But he wouldn't do anything without Lily telling him too. So he probably told Lily to make me jealous, which would explain that shirt she wore on Saturday and all the whispering those two have been doing. They think I don't pay attention while I snog, but I do! Wow, I just figured all that out. I'm mad smart! So, now what do I do?
So James planned and plotted until he figured out he really only had one choice if he wanted a happy ending. Well, he thought, This is it. It's do or die. No turning back and no other options.
This is How a Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life
Now don't you take it for granted
Life is like a mean machine
It made a mess out of me
It left me caught between
Like an angry dream I was stranded
I was stranded
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
And I don't know how much more I can take
Well, this is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
You take a hit now
You feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks
Don't you wanna go for a ride down to the other side
Feel so good you could cry
Now won't you do what I told you
I remember when you used to be shy
yeah, once we were so fine, you and I
Now why you gotta make it so hard on me
Hey, it's hard on me
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
And I'm running but you're getting away
Well this is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
You take a hit now
You feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks
You're not the best thing that I knew
Never was
Never cared too much for all this hanging around
It's just the same thing all the time
Never get what I want
Never get too close to the end of a line
You're just the same thing that I knew
Back before the time when I was learning the ropes
Hey this is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
You take a hit now
You feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks
Music ends.
James then realized his stomach was growling, so he ran inside to get some food.
A/N: That's it. Actually maybe I'll have 5 or 6 more chapters. Special thanks to Alex who helped me find a song and to Megan who tried to help but failed. LOL