Dont Own Anything! I wish i did though. Being on set with Dan would be amazing LOL. But sadly i cant. Hope this is good! :)
The holidays flew by after James' party. Him and I snogged most of that night. Almost getting caught by my father when he came to pick me up.
I was waiting by the Hogwarts Express. I had just walked through Platform 9 ¾. I looked around, trying to find James. I saw many of my dearest friends whom I had missed through the holidays. I smiled at them, moving through the crowd.
I saw Sirius, he was staring right at me. "Lillian!" he yelled. I made my way over to see him. I knew that his buddies wouldn't be far away. I also knew that Sirius was destined to make James turn red around me.
I saw James, and instantly wanted to be near him. As much as possible. I wanted Sirius to stop mocking him. But, James had insisted the other night that he was harmless. Just having pure fun.
I snuggled into James' waiting arms. It had only been 3 days since his party, but felt like a million years. He kissed the top of my head. "How are you, love?"
"I'm good now. I missed you." I said, although it came out mumbled.
"As did I. I ate some of those macaroons, they are delicious." he paused. "Which, brings me to my belated Christmas and a welcome back to school present." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a little green box.
He handed it to me. "Open it, darling."
I did as told. To my surprise, it was a necklace. A very beautiful necklace with an emerald in the center of a heart pendant.
"James, it's beautiful. I love it!" I said, wrapping my arms around him.
"You honestly thought I didn't get you a present?" I nodded. "Well, I simply forgot to give this to you. And after you left, I remembered it was on my dresser. I figured it would be a good back to school present." He laughed.
"What?" I asked. His laughing was very contagious. I started to also.
"Your reaction was much better than I had hoped."
"Really?" I smiled, leaning up and briefly kissing him until I heard, "Get a room. Jeez."
"So sorry, Padfoot. Cant get your own so you don't want me to enjoy my own?" James teased. The look on Sirius' face was of complete envy. But, it wiped away when he saw Cynthia Lucas. She was a 4th year in Hufflepuff.
He stalked off after her. Remus who was standing with Tonks yelled, "Keep it in your pants, Padfoot." We all laughed.
The train whistle blew and we made our way to the Gryffindor section. All of us settled ourselves into the compartment. James and I sat next to the window, Remus and Tonks sat opposite us. And Peter sat next to the door. Sirius hadn't come back yet. He was probably off snogging Cynthia.
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I sat, enjoying my return to school. James had taken my hand and was having a profound conversation with Remus. Tonks was sitting across from me, acknowledging my deep thought. I couldn't stop thinking about Severus. He had become a hermit from the last time I had seen him.
As we had boarded the train, I saw him staring at me. I almost excused myself to go talk to him only, he turned away as I continued to look at him. He knew me all to well to see that I was going to come talk to him. Only I was a fool to believe he could change over break and be my friend again.
"Lily?" I heard Tonks say.
I looked over to her, her eyes full of concern. She got up and sat next to me. She obviously wanted a private conversation between us girls.
"What's on your mind, Lil?" Tonks asked.
"Just thinking." I said simply.
She looked impatient, waiting to hear what I had to say. "About?"
"Severus." I said, looking away from her.
Her face turned peaked. I knew she didn't care for him. "Snivellus." She said, quietly.
"I know you don't prefer him but, I do. I mean, I used to. I just cant understand why he could be so vile to me. He's been my best friend since we started here." I said quiet enough so only Tonks heard.
"He is an evil guy. I could see it the way he looked at the guys. They wouldn't hurt a fly." She laughed. "Okay, I lie. But, in all honesty, Jamie wouldn't have wanted you to end your friendship just because of him."
"You call James, Jamie?" I cracked up. "That's bloody adorable."
"He's a good guy. Always in great spirits. Well, even greater now he's with you." she took a breath "Look, Severus is someone whose changing because of his friends. I never saw him as a disowner. But, these are devious times. And no one can really be trusted."
I gulped. "He always seemed to be secretive lately. I guess my life is better off. I now have James. I believed Sev always conjured up a way to make me hate him. Now, I've seen through that. And I'm officially the happiest person ever." I beamed. It felt good to realize for the better.
James leaned over and kissed my cheek. "Lil, what's going on?" I shook my head.
"Just having a girl conversation. Jeez Jamie. Leave her alone. She needs to be with girls once in a while. She might catch something from you if she continues being with you constantly." Tonks said.
I giggled. James gave me a look. "What is so funny, little missy?" he chuckled.
"You, trying to be all serious." I said. James' hand sat at my hip, until I felt his fingers grace near my armpit.
He began tickling me. "James, stop!" I said, laughing.
"Not until you kiss me." He said back.
"Stop tickling me long enough so I can, silly goose." He did as I said. I leaned in a kissed him. It was a playful kiss but, he tried to deepen it.
I pulled back, "Not now. I would rather like to keep Tonks and Remus as close friends. Not distant." I said. "I cant lose anymore friends."
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James and I settled back in our seats, Remus and Tonks the same. My head was on James' shoulder when I heard, "Severus, you have no business here."
It was Sirius who said it. He was back from snogging Cynthia apparently. I looked over to the door and Severus was standing there, staring at me.
"I need to speak with Lily." He said coldly. James got up and walked in front of me.
"Over my dead body. Listen to Sirius, you don't belong here. You showed Lily your true side. She wants nothing of you."
"James. I can speak for myself. And I'd rather like it if I could talk to Severus alone. I need to clear some things up." James looked at me. "I'll be fine. You guys need a bathroom break anyways, I'll be done by the time you get back. No worries."
James leaned in and kissed me on the lips. He continued through the door only to tell Severus that if he hurt me, he wouldn't be getting off the train. Severus frowned.
"What do you want, Sev?" I asked bluntly. I sighed.
"I just wanted to see how you were. I miss you."
I scoffed. "You showed it on the train before break. Your intentions to not be my friend are simply childish. You haven't acted like that before. How could you just end it this way? You were my best friend." I said, choking up. I didn't want to let my emotions get in the way of getting the truth.
"Lily," He said, putting his hand on my cheek. "You have to believe me. I need to be around them. I cant tell you why. Its just easier to be myself around them. Honestly, I want to be your friend. I just simply cant any longer."
Just then Lucius Malfoy showed up. He eyed me and Severus. Severus removed his hand from my face quickly. "Severus, let's go back to our section. It smells of mud blood."
Severus did as told, only to glance back at me. My heart broke. I had learned the truth and yet, I felt like a complete idiot. How could I have been friends with such a… low life?
The tears that threatened to fall simply fell. I sat back down next to the window. I glanced out the window, I knew the group would be back shortly. I didn't need them to see me like this. Although I knew I would get an 'I told you so' from one of them.
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Tonks was the first to enter the compartment. "What happened?" She ran to my side, taking my hand in hers for support.
I shook my head. "I learned the truth. He told me. I knew it would be hard. He was my best friend. Why can't I see past this?"
"He is a loser. And as far as a best friend, you're mine. From today until we die. I've never been close to a girl before. I've been around the guys far too long to get actual girlfriends. And considering you'll be here for a long time, I want us to be the best of friends."
I smiled, and the tears leaked some more out of my eyes. I hadn't been best friends with a girl before either. And I felt Tonks was the most loyal, trustworthy person I could trust whenever I needed her.
I wiped my eyes and Tonks hugged me. James came in shortly after. He sat next to me. He kept staring at me. I could see from the corner of my eye that the look on his face was of pure rage. He wanted to get even with Severus. But, when he tried to talk about it, I simply hushed him. I told him to not speak of him again and it would be fine.
He kissed my lips. He understood.
The whistle blew. We were at Hogwarts. Another semester was in full swing as we walked into the Great Hall, being welcomed by Dumbledore.
Poor Lily. Although she got dissed by Snape, she'll get loved by James. I'm definitely going to be using Jamie as his name soon. It's more adorable. :) Review plz!