A/N – So, it's been a while, but it hasn't been too long, has it? Ah, the power of reivews. Speaking of reviews, thank you to my wonderful reviewers, you've made my day :)
I woke up on early on Sunday morning. Now, you may be thinking 'So what?' The thing is, I am most definitely not a morning person. But Sunday Mornings meant a Quidditch game. And a Quidditch game meant James. Besides, it was quite a big game today, or so I'd heard. Gryffindor Vs. Slytherin in a match that would decide who won the cup. I, however, could not be more bothered about Quidditch, only the incredible Gryffindor Captain who was obsessed with it.
"LILY EVANS!" I popped my head out from my hiding place under my bed as Alice yelled my name. She spotted me and made a grab for my head, just as I dodged back in.
"But Alice!" I whined, coming out from under the other side, away from Alice.
"No buts. This is the final, you are going and you are going to wear this and look fabulous." She gestured to the green summer dress hanging on my wardrobe.
"Fine. But I don't really understand why."
"Because James' can't resist a Lily in green." She smirked, turning back to the mirror.
"W-what? I don't know what you are talking about." I stuttered, shocked.
"Oh, come on. We all know you luurrrrvvveee him." Marlene sniggered, hoping of her bed, discarding the magazine she had been reading.
"I DO NOT!" I exclaimed, although I was painfully aware of the blush creeping up onto my cheeks.
"Yes, you do." Emmeline piped in .
"No, I don't."
"Lily, listen," Alice began, sitting down next to me on my bed. "There is no point hiding it. All of us know. You don't like Frank. You went out with him because you thought he was what you wanted but he isn't, is he? That's why your setting me up with him tonight. Now, be honest. If Frank isn't what you want, then who is? James. And don't you dare try and hide it." She cut me off as I was opening my mouth to object. And, to my dismay. She was right. But I wasn't going to let her know that.
"Alice. I swear, I do not like that arrogant, bullying toe rag and I never will. I'm setting you up with Frank because you deserve him, and he deserves a girl like you." I felt bad for lying to her on her birthday, but if my plan was to work I couldn't risk everyone knowing. Not just yet, anyway. Alice looked doubtful, but had obviously decided she wasn't going to get anything out of me.
"Ok, Lily, I believe you. But you're still going to wear this dress." She handed it to me, then went into the bathroom, presumably to find her other makeup bag. Emmeline and Marlene had begun gossiping again, so I quietly pulled the curtains around my bed shut, slipped on the dress and sneaked out of the room, before Alice could come back and question where I was going. After all, breakfast didn't start for another hour and we were all supposed to be going down to the lake for a bit in around fifteen minutes. This was plenty of time for what I wanted to do. I ran through the corridors, all the way back to the Head's dorm. I'd gone to my old dorm to get ready over an hour ago, but had spent most of the time chatting with my friends. Slipping through the portrait hole, there was no sign of James. I grabbed some spare parchment and a quill off the table and scribbled a note. I left it on James' desk, where he would see it. I pondered whether what I'd put was right for a little while, then decided it was fine. Going back down the corridors, I repeated the words over and over again in my head.
'James, met me after the match in the changing rooms, when everyone is gone. It's urgent.'
Yes, this could work.
"AND SIRIUS SWINGS THE BAT AND – OUCH! THAT'S GOTTA HURT! HE'S HIT MALFOY STRAIGHT IN THE GUT! NICE JOB PADFOOT!" Remus' voice boomed out from unseen speakers. Sirius shot a grin at him, then flew round the pitch in a sort of victory lap. I rolled my eyes. Trust Black to rub it in. But the attention didn't stay on him for long, because less than a minute after, Remus yelled into the microphone once again.
"AND LOOK AT THAT! ADAMS' ALMOST GOT THE SNITCH! COME ON, COME ON, MOVE! AND – YES! HE'S GOT IT! ADAM'S GOT THE SNITCH! GRYFINDOR HAVE WON THE CUP! YES, YES, YES! COME ON GRYFINDORS! Oh, and bad luck, Slytherins, maybe next year…perhaps…" He continued to scream about Gryfindor for a while, but he hadn't yet noticed what was happening on the side of the pitch. But I had. In fact, most people had. And the noise stopped. Everyone went completely silent, and all you could hear was Alexis screaming. Yes, you heard me right. Alexis was screaming. At James.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, POTTER!" She screeched, her face going red with anger.
"IT WAS A MISTAKE, OK! IF YOU WEREN'T SO FRIKIN' UPTIGHT ALL OF THE TIME –"
"UPTIGHT? UPTIGHT? YOU'RE CALLING ME UPTIGHT! HOW DARE YOU!" And she slapped him. And I mean, really slapped him. And I had the sudden urge to slap her. She stalked off the pitch, her friends all crowding round. I looked back at James, only to see he was looking straight at me. He smiled when he saw me looking back at him, then turned to Black and the moment was gone. But Alexis's words were ringing in my ears. What had happened that made her so angry?
I just about remembered the note I had left for James as I was entering the castle.
"Shit!" I yelled, then turned on my heel and ran back down the path, hoping he hadn't left. I peered around the door of the changing rooms. After I was convinced nobody was in there and I wasn't going to get any…nasty surprises, I slipped in, closing the door silently behind me. I crept around the room, wondering where James could be. I hadn't seen him leave, but maybe he had left the other way. Then I heard singing drifting from the shower room. Smiling, I crept closer. That was definitely James's voice, alright. I sat down on the benches, waiting for him to come out.
"Oh, Lils! Hey!" He ran a hand through his hair so it looked, if possible, even more sexy.
"Um..hey."
"What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I…I left a note for you saying I was coming…"
"That was you? Sorry, I thought it was…never mind. Anyway, what was this urgent thing you needed to talk about?"
"Well…um…see, the thing is James…I….you know what? It doesn't matter." I got up to leave, but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me closer to him.
"Hang on. I need to talk to you, anyway. About what you saw after the game."
"Are you…are you over, then? You and Alexis?"
"Well, yeah, I think so. Well, I very much hope so, because if we weren't I really shouldn't be doing this."
Then he kissed me.
A/N – So, whatcha think? I, personally, loved this chapter. It was pretty fun to write, and YAY! ALEXIS IS GONE! Well, kind of. She's going to make an appearance in the next chapter, but only a short one, although it will be an important one. So hold on, she'll be gone before you know it. Whilst your waiting for that, why don't you spend some time REVIEWING THIS CHAPTER!
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