James stood there quite in shock. He put a hand on his cheek and one through his hair "Merlins bucket of slugs!" He exclaimed. Lila smiled softly as she heard him "Don't forget your detention Potter!" she laughed once again opening the door looking at him. She quickly closed to the door and began to walk up to her dormitory. James lent against a wall as soon as Lila was gone and grinned to himself. "Ive still got it!" he grinned to himself. Lila rolled her eyes as she heard him and entered the dorm. "well, well what do we have here?" a voice came from a nearby bed. Riley gilmore, she was one of Lila's best friends. Lila groaned and fell onto her bed in disgust with herself. "why riles? why did i just do that?" she complained to riley. "What happened lils?" another voice came. Her other best friend hestia lewis. "Yeah, we couldn't find you after D.A.D.A where did you go?" riley asked. "I skipped class." she muttered as gasps of shock came from her friends "with James potter!" she said quickly. Hestia and Riley came bounding over to Lila "But you hate him?!" Riley said as Hestia and Lila shot her a don't even say it look. after a few minutes hestia spoke up "So what happened?" she asked as lila took her head out of her pillow "We talked, we got to know each other." she said flopping her head back into a pillow "so? Did he hurt you because i swear i will hex him out of this century!" Riley exclaimed. James and Riley had known each other for years, they grew up near each other. Lila let out a small soft laugh "Cheer up li, its the first party of the year tonight and I don't care how much you protest you are going!" Hestia said strictly heading over to her closet pulling out a soft blue dress "what the hell is that Hest?" Lila exclaimed looking at it. "This my dear friend is a dress that you shall wear to the party tonight!" she laughed and Lila shook her head and groaned "That is not a dress, that is a shirt!" Lila said as it got thrown to her, she lifted it up. Hestia grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bathroom.
An hour later Lila emerged from the bathroom, her normally untameable strawberry blonde curls flowed down her face with noticeable but not heavy makeup. And last but not least her dress. Lila kept tugging it down until riley and Hestia hit her hands "Lila maria parks! stop that!" Riley exclaimed "Its too short guys, i cant go down there like this! Im a prefect!" she groaned.
After pleading and begging and some bribing lila walked down the stairs, trying not to fall. Stares turned her way when she saw a familiar pair of hazel eyes staring at her. A soft blush hinted her cheeks as she smiled softly at him.
"James!" his friend Will Maddox said loudly over the music. "huh?" James grunted shaking his head "Stop staring, she's seen you mate." said his other friend Max Oakman. James scoffed at his friends "Who said i was staring at Parks?" He laughed as Hestia Lila and riley made they're way to close to where they stood "OI parks, riley and Hestia." Will shouted as James punched him in the arm hard as will yelped slightly "hey lila-bear!" will smiled as he attempted to tackle her into a bear hug, Lila screamed and shoved him away hard as Will put on his famous womanising pout "you love me really lila-bear!" he laughed as Lila rolled her eyes at him and glared "She cleans up really bloody well James!" Will said in a fake whisper as James shoved him away Lila sighed and headed towards the outdoor balcony. She felt a shiver rise up her spine, she was freezing. "Nice night?" a familiar voice rang out she turned around and crossed her arms "yep." she said icily "what have i done now?" he asked clearly confused "Its what you made me do potter!" she exclaimed shivering again "oh" he said softly as her teeth began to chatter "Are you cold?" he asked quietly as she shook her head "here take my jacket." he insisted as she shook her head "I don't need anything of yours potter!" She said with an icy tone as he took off his sweater and draped it around her shoulders, it smelled faintly like pine and mint. she sighed softly "Are you out here just to annoy me Potter?" she asked seriously. He looked at her surprised and shook his head"No, its just i needed a break." he shrugged as she rolled her eyes.