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Lily POV

I walked into the Great Hall, my face blotchy. Thankfully, no one was looking my way- they were all busy eating, and the air buzzed with random conversation.

I slid into an empty seat next to Mary.

"Hey, where were you? The Sorting was ages ago! You should've been there, it was…"

She droned on and on. I filled the silence with fake laughs and gasps.

And then, she said, "So, back to the first question. Where were you? James was all like 'Maybe she got attacked, we should go look for her' and I was like 'Dude. Calm down. She'll show up when she wants to show up.'"

Nice. James was worried about me. Probably thought I ditched him with the Head duties. Like he needed me to help him. The thing that got me was that it was James, not Severus, who bothered to see that I wasn't with the rest of the group. I had gotten off the train later, and walked along the lake, until I was stable enough not to burst into tears with all the students. If Severus cared about me that much, he should have been the one out searching for me.

"You know, I was outside. I saw this… unicorn and I went over to help him." I lied blantantly.

Mary nodded thoughtfully. After a few seconds, she lapsed into The Sorting, Part 2.

James POV

"Dude, I'm seriously gonna freak if she doesn't get here."

I tapped impatiently on the table.

Sirius sighed. "I'm just gonna take a leaf out of Mary's book and tell you that she'll come here when she wants to."

I snorted. "Like that'll work."

After six years of being in the same school with her, I knew her personality better than anyone. She wouldn't just go to dinner like that. From experience, I know she would find a quiet place and contemplate life, before going into the public.

But suddenly, the girl in question walked through the big oak doors. Lily! I had to struggle to keep myself from cheering.

She shuffled across the floor, looking down, until she found her seat next to Mary.

I looked at the food on the table, suddenly realizing how hungry I was. That big corn on the cob seemed enough.

A while later (after I was done with my sixth treacle tart), Professor Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The whole student body grew quiet.

"Welcome to another year of magic! I trust that all of you had a relaxing summer-(breakdown of my summer: spending every waking minute deciding if I should send a letter to Lily, and thinking up ways to get with her)- and your heads are all ready for some learning.

"We have a new addition to the staff- please give a warm welcome to Professor Moriety, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts this year."

The second I saw him, I hated him. I hated his sneer and his cold eyes, his dark hair slicked back with oil, his preference to wearing dark green robes.

There was a slight sound of clapping. It stopped quickly.

"Thank you, students. I hope we will have a wonderful time together." He pronounced "wonderful" as "vunderful", like a vampire.

I shuddered.I turned down, wanting to see Lily's reaction. She had a repulsive face on, like Professor Moriety was crap. I smiled. Finally,there's something we have in common.

Lily POV

I hated Professor Moriety. He looked like he could give twenty days of homework, have ten quizzes everyday, murder someone, and still wear the same expression he had on his face.

"I think he's from Trannsylvania or something," Mary whispered to me.

I laughed for real this time. "Sure he is. Personally, I don't think it would be such an esclation for him to drink blood."

We burst out laughing.

Moriety stopped his speech and glared at us. My face turned beet red and I turned my head down.

"Is there something you would like to share, girls?" he whispered.

We shook are heads, and he turned away.

Professor Dumbledore said, "Everyone, head to your common rooms! James Potter and Lily Evans, please come see me."

I leapt up and pushed against the crowd. Ahead of me, James was already strutting across the hall, his chest thrown out, so the badge gleamed.

"Our new Heads!" Dumbledore said as a greeting. "I'm pretty sure that you have received my letters about your duties."

We nodded. I silently thank James for not ratting on me.

"Good. Each year we have excellent Head Boys and Girls. Now, I know you are tired. Don't let me keep you up late." He smiled and winked.

James and I hurried down the empty Hall and into the marble staircase.

"So, do I get to ask where you were, considering the fact that you weren't with me in the train compartment?" James asked slyly.

"No you don't. And I would never tell you." I muttered back.

Once we reached the portrait hole, James asked quickly, "Two weeks from now, it's the first trip to Hogsmeade. Want to go with me?"

I shuddered inwardly. "With your friends, right? With Remus, Peter and Sirius?" I crossed my arms across my chest. As if I wanted to go alone with him.

He looked dejected, but said, "Sure, if you want. Peter would really like it."

"And Mary? Can she come?"

He nodded.

"Fine, just as long as it's not a-" I stopped short. Saying the word would make it sound official.

James realized what I was about to say.

"Are you really that against going out with me? That you won't trust me alone without my friends?"

I nodded stiffly.

"Well, good night, then." He sounded cross.

"Good night," I muttered to his retreating back.

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