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Chapter 8: Shake the bottle and open the lid.

'How dare he? Who the hell does he think he is anyway? He doesn't own me! He doesn't control me-if i want to be with Malcolm then it's none of his business is it?' my red headed friend angrily bit out while we walked to honeydukes. I shook my head. I was on lily duty apparently as Marlene had bailed because she had rekindled things with Jordon and was spending the day in hogsmeade with him and Dorcas was pretending she had loads of work to do and so couldn't come.

I knew for a fact that she had done all her work for the next 2 weeks. She didn't want to come because we were meeting Malcolm and his friends to get butterbeer as lily seemed only to get more attached to him now that James had pulled that little stunt.

'And did you see the way he just stood up and cursed Malcolm!' yes, I was there. Don't be bitter. It was kind of hard to not be bitter when these comments were looping like a broken record all morning.

'Do you actually like Malcolm?' I blurted without thinking. My thoughts were with the heart broken Dorcas and I couldn't help but feel like lily was only interested in Malcolm to get back at James.

She looked at me and frowned, 'Yes, he's the perfect gentleman' she said as though that finishes the topic. Very convincing. Her eyes narrowed slightly, 'Why? Don't you like him?'

'No, he's fine I guess. Little dense' I mean he didn't realise Dorcas was utterly dazzled by him… 'but fine.'

'So why'd you ask?'

'I don't know just you never seem to talk about him' I emphasised him letting her know that I was saying: you just talk about James.

Lily crossed her arms over her chest, 'What's that supposed to mean?'

I sighed, now she was mad at me. 'C'mon, you've never even mentioned Malcolm before'

'So?'

'Never mind' I sighed. She knew exactly what I meant but was purposefully being stubborn.

'No tell me Gwen' she had moved back creating a space between her.

I shrugged disliking the distance while muttering 'It doesn't matter'

'It obviously does' She glared at me.

I tried to shrug it off pretending to be interested in a poster on the walls of honeydukes but I felt her piercing glare on me. She wasn't going to let this go. I blurted 'just, you talk about James a lot more than you talk about Malcolm.'

'Are you insinuating what it think you're trying to?'

I winced at the venom leaking into her voice. 'no just-I don't think you know Malcolm enough to suddenly be going to the dance with him.' I'd said it. I turned back to the poster- what is wrong with me- do I suddenly dislike having friends or something?

'what? so is this about Malcolm or James?'

'I don't know. Malcolm, I guess.' It was about Malcolm, and by that I mean it's about Dorcas- and its about Lily not knowing and ranting about James. So, I guess it's about james too.

'Why do you suddenly care about Malcolm?' she huffed angrily.

'I don't think he should be led on' it slipped before I could catch it. I watched her face go the angry red it does with James. Crap.

'Led on?!' She screeched at me.

I stood my ground, 'yes, that's what I said'.

'You think i'm leading him on? For what 'kicks'?'. No, to get back at James but I wasn't stupid enough to say that right now.

I stayed silent. Her glower increased as she guessed what was left unsaid.

'Oh, so this is about James!'

'Well, yeah-like everything else-it's about James' I was getting angry now. I realised I wanted to have this fight with her- I wanted to tell her to shut up about James. I wanted to be mad at her.

'What does that mean?!' she bristled dangerously.

'That means that all you EVER talk about now is James this and James that. You never quit.' The words came easily now, I'd been bottling this for weeks.

She was seeing red too, 'because he's a jerk who tries his best to make my life a living hell.'

Merlin, is that what she thought? 'Yep, that's what he's trying to do.' I said sarcastically.

She looked murderous. 'You know what I think I'll meet Malcolm alone'

My chest burned and I felt tears in the corners of my eyes ready to surface. We never fought like this. I glowered at her, 'fine. Have fun with your 'perfect gentleman'.' I quoted her angrily.

'Oh i will' she glowered at me.

But I couldn't seem to shut up, I wasn't done yet 'yep, I bet James will be all you talk about!'

She stepped further away from me, 'how dare you! You know what you're just jealous- you like Malcolm!'

I stood there frozen. Oh my merlin. This girl doesn't know me at all. 'Wow, good one. Hit and miss. That's totally it-couldn't be anything I just said to you! It's that-I'm in love with Malcolm.' I said trying to make her feel dumb-she should feel dumb, I can't even believe this.

She sniffed at me and looked over her shoulder, 'you know what-I'm going to be late'

I took a step back, 'Yeah, tell Malcolm I said hey. And also that i'm sorry'

'You're sorry?' she glowered at me sensing an insult coming.

Don't say it. Don't say it. I said it: 'I'm sorry he has to be the one to have to endure your stupid, pathetic constant ranting and be the one being strung along just to get one over on potter!'

Her eyes flashed and I knew her thoughts had turned murderous, 'How can you even say that?'

Tears threatened to show now so I turned around muttering, 'Easily Lily, Easily.'

She stormed off, red hair whipping through the air as she fumed furiously. I went back to the castle.

What the hell just happened?

Oh dear. But c'mon you had to see this fight coming...

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