Disclaimer: still not mine
JAMES POV
"James!"
I turned, and there she was, marching towards me with a determined look on her face, her beautiful hair flowing behind her like flames. No. Stop it. You're over her. Then I realized. She'd called me James. And she'd called me James on the train just before Alice and Remus came in. No. I have other matters to attend to.
"Evans. If you'll direct the first years to Hagrid, I'll finish checking the Hogwarts Express for any stragglers." With that, I turned and walked off in the opposite direction, determined to clear my mind.
LILY POV
He just walked away! Given, he was right, we had head duties to perform, so I cast a sonorus charm on myself and raised my voice, "First years over there please!"
Soon, I managed to get on a carriage with some 4th years and made my way up to the majestic castle I had fallen in love with back when I was 11. When I got to the great hall, I noticed my friends were sitting next to the marauders so I sat down between Alice and Peter before noticing that Dorcas and Remus were sitting awfully close to each other… Before I could ponder on it, Potter sat down next to Remus and I was reminded of my task. "Potter…" but he shushed me as Dumbledore stood up to begin the sorting.
Throughout the sorting I wanted nothing more than to apologize, but for the first time in 6 years, he was actually paying attention. I tried to grab his attention again when the sorting ended, but the feast began instantly, leaving the both of us little time to talk while we were busy stuffing our faces with the house elves' glorious cooking.
As the desserts faded into nothing and the rest of the school went to their dormitories to retire for the night, Potter and I remained in our seats, unsure where the head dormitories were. Professor McGonagall arrived, and told us to follow her. Arriving at the 5th floor, she led us to the tapestry of Hogwarts, and gave us the password (pacem in mundo) and left us to our own devices.
"Potter. Wait."
I grabbed his wrist as he walked past but he shrugged me off and virtually sprinted up the stairs to his dormitory. Sighing, I decided to take a look around. I was standing in the middle of the Heads Common Room, which looked like a smaller version of the Gryffindor common room. There were a couple of loveseats near the fire, as well as two mahogany desks on either side of the room that faced each other. Two sets of stair curled around the room and met together in the middle with 3 doors, the middle one being the shared bathroom.
I walked up to my room, and instantly felt at home. A large queen sized bed dominated the room, and the window looked out across the grounds. A mahogany desk just like the ones in the common room stood near another bookshelf, and a second door led out into the bathroom. Despite my turmoil with Potter, I smiled, and changed before falling asleep in extreme comfort.
JAMES POV
I sat down on my new bed, grateful that I didn't have to share a dorm with the guys tonight. They'd been questioning me about what happened with Lily for most of it, but if I told Sirius, he'd kill her. Or humiliate her. Or both. Her accusations had stung me numb. The logical part of me told me that she didn't mean it. That she had only been shocked and was just reacting. That she was trying to apologize because she meant it. But the other part told me she meant it, but just realized it was too harsh, or hadn't meant to say it, but still believed it.
Groaning, I lay back down onto the bed, covering my eyes. She had invaded my thoughts again, shaping them to her will, even though I had promised myself I wouldn't allow that to happen. I shook my head. No. This year would be different, not wasted on a girl that didn't return my feelings. Grunting, I drifted off to an uneasy sleep.
LILY POV
"Charms are so overrated."
I merely grunted my response to Alice's comment, still looking around for Potter. He hadn't been in the head dorm when I left, and I didn't see him at breakfast, but I knew that he, like me, wanted to be an auror, so he would have to be in my charms class. In the end, he arrived just before the bell, slipping into his seat between Remus and Sirius. Professor Flitwick soon began his lecture on newts, and I turned off, instead writing an apology on a piece of parchment before charming it to fly at potter head in the shape of an owl. When it fluttered on his desk, he unfolded it, but only so he could quickly scrunch it up and throw it in the bin at the front of the room without bothering to look at me.
Alice and Marlene, sitting on either side of me, gave me strange looks, but chose not to comment on it, given Flitwick was finally starting on the topic – a charm for fireworks. My dejected mood improved, as I thought of all the embarrassing and public displays of affection Potter had sent me over the years, and I thought I had an idea, but since when did I want to impress Potter with my charmswork?
JAMES POV
Potter, I'm really sorry about what I said on the train. Not even you deserve it, and I said it in the heat of the moment. I swear I did not mean any of what I said.
A thousand apologies,
-L
I seethed. The nerve of her, sending me notes in class when she had taken points off last year for me doing just that. I scrunched it up and threw it in the bin without considering accepting it. Flitwick told us to partner up and practice, and Sirius and I immediately looked at each other. It was a relatively simple charm, one that we marauders had mastered back in fourth year given our numerous pranks. We entertained ourselves by conjuring up dragon fireworks and sending them around the room, racing each other. Suddenly, a hush fell across the room apart from the popping and fizzing sounds of the fireworks. I looked over at Sirius and he was staring, open mouthed at something behind me.
I turned.
Wow.
Author's Note: A lot of POV changes in this one. oh well. I wonder what's so amazing that leaves even Sirius speechless?! Actually, i already know. Lily's starting to realize she likes James. Great! Now i've had a fair amount of views but no reviews :( that breaks my heart.
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