The Rhyming

Now it's Sunday. I loved yesterday. The whole day was fun, but the night was strange. I had just gone to bed when I head something in our common room. I opened the door, and there was no one there. Strange.

It's 7 o'clock. Already. And I'm hungry. Do the serve breakfast this early? I don't know, I've never been down there at this hour. If I ignore it, it might go away. Think of something else. Hmm. Tomorrow! First we have DADA. And then a break. And then we have charms. Later we have lunch. SOD! I thought about food.

Okay. I'll just go down by myself. Nothing to worry about. Maybe someone from the Quiddichteam is there. Or I'll eat alone. I hate eating alone. Maybe I should go in to James. I mean, he and Sirius did wake me yesterday.

I'll just knock and…

"James? Are you awake?"

"No. I'm asleep and no one can wake me."

"There's a famous Quiddichstar out here in our common room." James jumps up from his bed in a second.

"What? Who? Where?"

"Gotcha." I say with a smile.

"Lily… Why did you wake me?" James says in a whining voice.

"Because I am hungry and I hate to eat alone. And I wanted revenge from yesterday."

"You've got a point. Even?" James stretches out his hand.

"Even." I take it and shake it. Ha-ha. That rhymed. But a word can't rhyme on itself, can it?

"I can't rhyme, that's a crime. Hey, that did rhyme."

"What?" Now James is confused.

"Did I say that out loud? I was rhyming in my head." James laughs. A really long time. A to long time.

"We've been on the same school, in the same year for six years. And I never knew you were so crazy."

I give him a death glare.

"But not to crazy, of coarse." He adds then. He'd better.

"Just go get changed."

"No, Lily. I'm sorry. You're not mad?"

"'Coarse I'm not. Now go!" He gives me a little smile and walks into his room.

Ten minutes later, we're both ready to go. I'm dresses in a pair of blue jeans and a grey hoodie and James wears black pants and a green v-neck shirt. That shirt! James looks great, almost hot in that because… Wait. Did I just think that James was hot? Dear Merlin! Get Madame Pomfrey because I must be sick!

"Lily? Why are you staring at my stomach? I'm not that fat, am I?"

"No your not… I just…" Great. I'm blushing. I hate blushing. But James is just laughing.

"It's okay. Come on. Let's go. I thought you were hungry."

"I am!" I think I'm still red in my face.

We walk a while under silence. Not an uncomfortable silence, but a silence between two tired friends.

"Lily? Can I ask you something?"

"You just did." I give him an amused smile. "'Coarse."

"Yesterday, at the breakfast, Nicola said that you hated me? Why?" What?

"I said that, once, when I were really furious at you." I think I only said it once. Or twice. Or many more times.

"When? What did I do?"

"It was nothing…"

"No. Please Lily, tell me." Sigh. Stubborn bastard.

"It was in the end of fifth year. You know, right after the charms exam. We were down by the lake and…"

"I was hexing Snape and you got mad. I asked you out and you got madder. I've almost forgotten about that. I'm sorry." He does look sorry, that's for sure.

"It's okay, I forgot about that to. And now Nicola comes and reminds me. So typical her."

"But you have other friends."

"Yeah right. Who? Peeves?"

"You have me. And Sirius and Remus. And I'm sure that Peter considers you as his friend to."

"You count me in as your friend? Wow. Thank you James." Yei. I have friends.

"You are very welcome."

Today I ate breakfast with my friend James Potter. Then my other friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew came down and joined us. They had pancakes today. I love this day. So far, so good.

"Are you going to sit here the whole day or do I have a say? Hey! I rhymed again."

"What?" Three confused boys in front of me.

"Lily rhymed in her head this morning."

"Thank you James, my friend."

"What's with her this morning?" James gives me one look. That's all it takes. A giant laugh. Or two. One from me and one from James.

"Let me change that. What's with the two of you this morning?" Remus asks.

"They are having inside jokes, that's what's with them this morning!" Sirius pouts.

"Aww. Would you feel better if I wrote you a letter?" We laugh again. Now even Remus smiles.

"Lily Evans! Stop rhyming this instant!" I laugh even harder when James does a perfect imitation of professor McGonagall.

"Please Sirius, don't be mad." I ask when I'm done laughing.

"Why?"

"Because then I'll be sad." Now I laugh so much I can't breathe.

"Lily. Please don't rhym anymore. You'll kill us all."

"Can you die of laughter?" Peter is really slooow

"No you can't. Or maybe if you don't breathe or eat. Then you'll die." Remus has an answer for everything.

"Come on. Let's go to our common room." Leave? Already? Sometimes James has bad ideas.

"Why? We are having so much fun here."

"Flower. No everybody thinks its fun to here you laugh early in the morning."

"Still mad Sirius?"

"No, I'm not."

"Great. Let's go." We walk. We talk. (Haha, rhyming again) We have fun. I have fun. Suddenly I feel a poke on my shoulder.

"Evans?" I can't believe it. She!

"What do you want Helen?" I just ask her. Behind me I have the Marauders for protection. If it's needed of course.

"Can I talk to you, in private?"

"Why? What do you want?"

"Please Lily. Just come." What to do?

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Authors Note:

This time I really was faster with the updating. I'm so proud. Now, tell me what you think. Am I mean when I end a chapter like this? I wanna know:)