Sorry for not posting in so long. D:
I kept forgetting to work on it. ^^;
Buuut. I'm working on this story again, so all is good, lol.
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Lily sat in the Great Hall, listening to the chatter of the other students. Her best friend was next to her telling Lily about her latest fling, but she couldn't keep herself listening. Her mind kept flittering off to what had happened earlier that day, and her eyes kept glancing at James. She wasn't at all sure how to talk to him after that. She wasn't even sure if they were still together at all. She finally agreed to herself that she'd do it through Sirius. He might be willing to help them. He was James' best mate after all. He wanted James to be happy. And James was definitely not at all pleased at the moment. He proved this to her as he met her gaze with a disapproving glare, and looked away as fast as he could manage.
She sighed, finally trying to listen to what her friend was saying, but it seemed she had found someone else to leech on. Lily guessed that she had noticed how she had been acting lately. But gladly she hadn't asked any questions. She wasn't sure how she'd hold up if she had to recall the nightmare she was in outloud. "I'll just be.. going to bed now," she muttered, just loud enough for Alicia to hear. She looked over at her, happiness in her eyes until she saw Lily's face. She looked away realizing how dead she probably looked to her classmates. Lily looked up to see Alicia looking her over and she finally answered with a firm "Okay. See you up there." and she realized a talk was most likely what she meant. She nodded, knowing she wouldn't see, and walked out of the Great Hall once more to her dormitory.
While on her way out, she stole one more glance over at James. She quickly looked away, realizing he had been watching her that whole time. Looking at her with concerned eyes, instead of the hate-filled ones he kept glaring at her with. He too looked away at this, and continued his conversation with his friends. She kept walking, knowing that of course he was going to hide that from her. He wanted her to suffer for what she'd done. To not be accepted that easily. She sighed and walked the long way to Gryffindor tower in the silence that she was going to have to accept for the next few days.
Lily woke up the next day groggy, her head spinning. She hadn't slept well the previous night, and was suprised she had been able to wake in her unstable state, but had somehow managed. She supposed it had been the rain that was pounding loudly on the window next to her. Or perhaps her subconscious reminding her she still had to continue her education even though her life seemed to be falling apart at the seams. She sat herself up, and slung her legs over the side of the bed. If it weren't for Alicia, she might have never made it off the bed. She pulled her out of the dormitory and forcefully got her to breakfast. Of course she couldn't do so without asking about dinner first. Lily was able to gracefully dodge each and every question by simply changing the subject to Alicia.
When they finally reached the door to the Great Hall, Lily decided she'd much rather not face James and his accusing glances. She quickly made up an excuse to go to the library and finish the homework she truthfully needed to do, and dashed off before Alicia detected the urgency in her voice. She was glad of her timing as James and his gang just turned the corner at the end of the hall. She definitely needed to take her mind off of things, and to start the day off on another foot. Lily didn't want her grades to drop just because of her possibly used to be boyfriend. How would Tuney see her then? She had just recently gained her sister's trust back when she had stopped talking to Severus. She absoutely could not lose it again. Family was far more important than any boy.
She continued onto the library, and was about to enter when something caught her totally by surprise. Standing right inside was the very root of her problems. Lily hated that boy right now beyond compare, and was very tempted to storm in there and tell him a thing or two. But she decided for the better, and turned on her heel.
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Severus was standing inside the library, looking for a book for class when he saw a flash of red hair out of the corner of his eye. He spun around, just a speck of hope in mind. As he guessed, Lily was making her way away from the library and away from him. A smirk flashed on his face. Severus knew she had to give him another chance. In the meantime he could prove how much better he was for her than James. Even though this was a time he should feel more defeated than anything, he felt quite the opposite.
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Lily stormed back to Gryffindor Tower, cursing both boys all the way. She slumped on the couch, and stared at the fire. How had this happened? First she had felt bad for kissing Snape, and about the possibility of James finding out. Then Snape still ruined it, and now James was tormenting her as well. She laid her head back and closed her eyes. She needed to find a way to get Sirius alone. To get him to help her. The last thing she remembered before falling asleep, was the portrait hole opening.
~And here's another chapter of LETT.
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