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Chapter 17
When Lily walked into the dorm she noticed that it was bigger. Between her and Claudia's bed there was another bed, it must've been Ashley's because all her stuff was round it. Lily sighed then went over to her trunk and pulled out her potion homework.
Name all the uses for Unicorn's blood and describe one of them. Include its creator, what is also needed for this antidote, its effects and the counter - antidote.
Lily sighed. This was going to take forever. An hour later Ashley and James walked into the room. Lily had her curtains pulled around her bed.
"So this is your room. I take it that is your bed." James grinned pointing towards her bed.
"Nah. James you are so smart." Ashley said sarcastically. James rolled his eyes. "It was very nice of you to walk me up to my dorm." Ashley said.
"Just making sure you got here all right." James replied as he looked at Lily's bed. Her curtains were drawn and a singing voice could be heard. It was Lily singing.
Let me sleep
For when I sleep I dream that you are here
You're mine
And all my fears are left behind
I float
On air
The nightingale sings gentle lullabies
So let me close my eyes
And sleep
A chance to dream
So I can see the face I long to touch
To kiss
But only dreams can bring me this
So let
The moon
Shine
Softly on the boy I long to see
And maybe when he dreams, he'll dream of me
I hide beneath the clouds
And whisper to the evening stars
They tell me love is just a dream away, dream away
I'll dream away...
So let the moon shine softly on the boy I long to see
And maybe when he dreams, he'll dream of me
Oh...dream of me
Ashley and James listened in amazement to the wonderful voice that filled the room.
"Wow, that girl has some voice on her." Ashley said. James didn't say anything he was just staring at Lily's bed. Ashley looked at him and smiled. "So is she the special someone you told me about?" Ashley laughed. James looked at her.
"What'd you say?" James asked he hadn't heard a single word she just said.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Ashley asked with a smile on her face.
"Umm...No." James said. Ashley looked at him her eyebrows furrowed.
"You're obviously in love with her though." Ashley said.
"I am." James said as if it was nothing.
"Then why are you guys not together?" Ashley asked confused.
"We were, but we're just friends now." James said looking at the ground.
"And let me guess you wanna be more than friends?" Ashley asked.
"Am I that obvious?" James asked a small smile on his face. Ashley nodded.
"You wanna talk about it?" Ashley asked.
"No, let's not discuss that. I wanna know what has been happening since the last time I seen you." James said with a friendly smile. They sat down on Ashley's bed and put a soundproofing spell around them.
"James there is something really important that I need to tell you!" Ashley said. James nodded. They started to talk.
Lily was lying on her bed singing along with the Walkman, whilst doing her homework.
"When you call my name, it's like a little prayer, I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there, in the midnight hour, I can your feel your power, just like a prayer, you know I'll take you there." Lily sang. Lily didn't think there was anyone else in the room so she just sang her heart out. She came to a stop in her essay. She didn't understand the counter - antidote for one of the uses of Unicorn's blood. Lily had picked to write about a very powerful antidote that could kill a person. The anti-dote had other ingredients but Unicorn's blood was used for both antidote and the counter - antidote and she couldn't remember an important ingredient that was used for the antidote. Lily opened her curtains but stopped when she seen James and Ashley sitting on Ashley's bed talking.
"Sorry." Lily said quietly before jumping of her bed. Ashley quickly undid the soundproofing.
"Where're you going?" James asked as Lily walked towards the door.
"I need to talk to Remus." Lily said not looking back as she walked out of the room. She walked down the stairs and walked over to Remus.
"Hey Rem. I need help. What are the ingredients for that killing antidote? The antidote that has the Unicorn's blood in it." Lily asked waving her hand.
"The Demise scar? Is that the antidote?" Remus asked her. Lily nodded.
"Umm let's see, well there was Unicorn's blood, umm dragon's hide-" Remus said counting them off on his fingers, but Lily interrupted him.
"That's it! Remus you're a star." Lily said hugging him and kissing him on the cheek. Remus blushed as she ran up the stairs. Lily ran into the room with a smile and jumped on her bed. She started work on the essay again. James and Ashley looked at her. Lily didn't pay any attention to them. Five minutes later Lily got stuck again. She threw her quill down in frustration and her bottle of ink spilled all over the bedspread. Lily sighed then started to clean it up.
"You okay Lil?" James asked. Lily sighed again and looked at him.
"This bloody essay is driving me up the wall." Lily said in frustration. James waved his wand and the ink mess was cleared. "Thank you, James, but I could've done it myself the normal way." Lily said turning to him.
"Just trying to help." James said.
"Well I didn't need your help." Lily retorted.
"Fine I'll not help you again." James said.
"Fine." Lily said. Ashley stood there awkwardly.
"What's your problem Lily?" James shouted at her.
"I don't have one." Lily screamed back. Ashley slipped out of the room and down to where everyone was sitting.
"Umm guys, James and Lily are fighting." Ashley said pointing towards the bedroom.
"What about now?" Remus asked not bothering to look up from the chess game he and Sirius were playing.
"I think it's about James cleaning up an ink spill Lily made." Ashley said confused.
"Those two fight about the silliest of things." Claudia said with a shake of her head.
"I think they're addicted to fighting with each other." Sirius said with a bemused smile.
"But didn't they just get on speaking terms again?" Remus asked as he looked up from his book.
"You know James, if he isn't asking her out he's teasing her or they are in a huge argument." Claudia said.
"I thought Lily and James used to date?" Ashley asked. Michelle and Sirius looked at each other then at Remus and Claudia. Claudia and Remus started laughing.
"Them two date? That's a funny one Ashley." Remus laughed.
"Yeah, you're so funny Ashley." Claudia laughed. Ashley looked at Michelle and Sirius who had their eyes on the ground. She knew something wasn't right. Meanwhile upstairs.
"Shut up, James." Lily shouted at him.
"Oh and I'll do whatever princess Lily wants me to do." James said mockingly. Lily stood there and glared at him as James glared at her. There was so much energy and passion between them that anyone who was in the room could feel it. As they were glaring daggers at each other they never realised how close they were until their lips were touching. They kissed each other with such intensity and fervour that they barely noticed what they were doing. But as Lily felt James's arm hook around her waist she remembered that this couldn't happen. She couldn't fall back into old patterns. She couldn't kiss him any longer because if she did she would never stop and she couldn't afford to loose herself in him. That when she pressed her hands to his chest and pushed him away. They pair stared at the ground as they tried to recapture their stolen breath. A few moments passed then James finally spoke.
"Need help with your essay?" He asked her. Lily shrugged.
"Sure." Lily said as if nothing happened. They sat down on her bed and James helped her with the essay. Half an hour later Lily was finished. She lay back on her bed and sighed. James looked at her then looked away. Lily looked at him and laughed, then sat up in her bed.
"You're such a dirty-minded male." Lily laughed getting of her bed.
"Every guy is with you around." James said with a cheeky smile. Lily laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Such the charmer." Lily said with a sarcastic grin.
"My charm never worked on you." James said seriously as he looked at Lily through dark eyes. Lily's heart skipped a beat at the way he was looking at her. His eyes were full of need and desire and for a few moments she wanted everything that his showed he wanted. But she forced herself not to think of his strong full lips and his rough yet gentle hands. She shook herself out of it and stared at the bedspread.
"James you have to move on. Both of us have to." Lily said as she tried to convince not only him but herself as well. James looked at her as he wondered if she truly meant what she was saying. He was so unsure of her feelings. On minute he knew that she lusted for him the same as he lusted for her. But then it was as if she never felt that need. There were a few moments of silence then James stood up.
"I'm starving. Wanna go get something to eat?" James asked her. Lily shook her head.
"I have Arithmancy homework to finish." Lily said.
"I'll see you later then." James said walking out of the room. He closed the door behind him. He stopped at the top of the stairs and let out a deep sigh. He continued walking on down the stairs.
"Hey Ashley want me to give you a tour of the place?" James asked as he walked over to where Ashley was sitting.
"Sure." Ashley said jumping of the couch. Michelle and Sirius watched them go as Lily watched from the top of the stairs. So he would go running to Ashley every time she turned him away. Maybe that proved that she and James were never meant to be. Maybe Lily really should move on. Lily didn't know what to think but she decided to join her friends in order to escape these dangerous thoughts. Lily decided to head to the Library for a few hours. She hoped that her homework would be a perfect distraction from the dangerous thoughts of James.
A few hours later Lily walked into the great hall. Yet again it was packed but there were a few spare seats along the table. Lily looked over to where her friends were. Ashley was telling them about something and they were all hanging on her every word. Lily didn't really fell like sitting with them right now. She was about to turn away when a guy came up to her.
"Hey Lily." Ryan said. Ryan was a seventh year Ravenclaw and was very handsome. Lily once had a crush on him but it had faded away. Ryan was tall with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. He had a very likeable personality and Lily had gotten on well with him since they became friends through prefect meetings.
"Hey Ryan. What's up?" Lily asked with a smile.
"Nothing much. Wanna sit with me?" He asked politely.
"Sure." Lily said. She walked with him over to the Ravenclaw table and sat down.
"Hey Lily." Three girls said in unison. It was Alice, Grace and Mandy. Alice and Grace were twins, they both had short brown/red hair (darker than Lily's) and brown eyes, and they both had tanned complexions. The only way you could tell them apart was because of a mole that Alice had above her lip. Mandy was an Asian girl; she had black hair that was red at the end. She was very pretty with her chocolate brown eyes. Mandy was very pretty as where Alice and Grace but they always kept it hidden. They were very quiet and the only way Lily got to know them was through Herbology.
"Hi." Lily smiled. "How are you guys?" Lily asked politely.
"We're great, you? How come you with aren't the girls?" Mandy asked as she inclined her head towards the Gryffindor table.
"I'm fine. Michelle and Claudia are with the butt holes and Sophie is of with Kent somewhere." Lily shrugged.
"I thought you liked the Marauders? Especially James, you guys have been getting along great lately." Alice said.
"Remus is nice, Peter is weird, Sirius is a crazy fool and the only reason why I have been getting along with James is because we have to work together in Head boy and girl stuff." Lily lied. Lily looked over her shoulder and could see her friends laughing at something Ashley had said. "Anyway forget about those idiots. Let's talk about something else." Lily smiled. Mandy and Alice started to talk about something. Lily looked at Ryan who was looking at her. She blushed and looked away and started to pay attention to what Mandy and Alice were saying. Meanwhile James was listening to Ashley tell a story about how she blew up her dorm.
"I didn't know you couldn't use the thing inside." Ashley said. Everyone around them erupted into laughter. James laughed along with them. As he was shaking his head he glimpsed a certain red head sitting at the Ravenclaw table. James wondered why she was over there. He then noticed the guy sitting beside her, Ryan, hanging on every word she said. James looked at the table then back at Ashley who was staring straight at him. He smiled at her.
"You okay?" Ashley asked him. James nodded.
"I'm fine." James lied. "I'm gonna head up to the Owlery. I'll see everyone later." James said standing up. Everyone said his or her goodbye to him. As James was about to walk out the door a familiar voice caught his attention.
"I can't believe he is still Minister of Magic. My father believes that he is only staying because people feel sorry for him." Nott sneered. James stopped in his tracks; he spun on his heel and walked over to Nott.
"Got something to say?" James asked angrily. Nott just looked at him.
"No, just that I think it's a terrible thing such a pompous git is still the minister." Nott drawled. Nearly everyone in the hall was watching them. Lily was also watching, just as James was about to reply Lily jumped up and broke it off between the two of them. She stood between James and Nott, her face to James.
"Don't sink to his level." Lily said through gritted teeth. James clenched his jaw.
"Going to let a stupid mudblood tell you what to do Potty?" Nott sneered. James went for Nott but Lily was still between them and had pushed James back. She had amazing strength considering how small she was.
"Lily move." James said angrily. Lily was scared of his voice but stayed confident.
"You're Head Boy, act like it. You're meant to be setting a good example." Lily said angrily. James didn't say anything; Lily turned to Nott who was snickering. "And you. 10 points from Slytherin for provoking another student. Now either get back to your table or go to your common room." Lily shouted, however, Nott didn't move. "Another 10 points from Slytherin for disobeying the Head Girl." Lily said furiously. Nott turned and sat at his table with Crabbe and Goyle behind him. Lily turned to James. "You, outside now!" Lily hissed. Lily walked out of the hall, James behind her. Once they left everyone immediately broke back into chatter.
"Does that always happen?" Ashley asked turning to her new and old friends.
"Nott and James? Yeah they always fight. But it's only been lately that Lily has actually gotten involved and stopped it. I guess she sees it as her responsibility." Remus shrugged.
"No I meant does James calm down every time Lily is around? I mean I seen him fight before and he has never calmed down that fast after a fight." Ashley said.
"Lily has that effect on people." Claudia shrugged. Ashley looked at Sirius and Michelle, who were looking at the table. There was something that she didn't and by looks of things neither did the rest of Hogwarts. Meanwhile at the teacher's table Professor McGonagall turned to Professor Dumbledore.
"Do you think we should intervene?" She asked him. Professor Dumbledore shook his head.
"I think Miss Evans has this under control." Professor Dumbledore smiled slightly.
Whilst in the secret room, that Lily had been plenty of times with James, Lily was standing with her hands on her hips looking at James. James was standing with his back to Lily, looking out the window.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked a lot more calmly. There was a moment of silence, until James spoke his next words.
"That git just provoked me." James said. Lily let her hands drop from her hips and sighed. She really didn't understand their rivalry or even the house rivalry, which it all had boiled down to.
"There was a time when you wouldn't have snapped so easily." Lily said. And this was the truth. Once upon a time James could control his anger, especially in front of a crowd.
"There was a time when I wasn't in love with you." James said barely above a whisper, Lily didn't hear him.
"What?" Lily asked.
"I said that there was a time when I didn't have so much on my mind." James lied. Lily looked at him suspiciously. She didn't believe that was what he said but she wasn't going to question him any further on it as he obviously didn't want to repeat it.
"Oh." Lily said. "You wanna talk about it?" Lily asked him. James turned and looked at her.
"Nah, it's not your problem so I won't bother you. But thanks anyway." James said sincerely. Lily looked at him again.
"Well, I am here if you need to talk. After all that is what friends are for." Lily said. James looked at her. He hated that word, friends, and he didn't like that that was what their relationship now became. He wanted her more than just a friend.
"I gotta go to the Owlery. I'll see you later." James said before walking out of the room. Lily gazed after him. She wanted to be just friends with James but she knew it was going to be hard. She really needed his friendship right now; she needed it more than she had realised. She knew however that it wasn't going to be easy, it would take time. But she knew it was the right thing. She remembered a quote that she had once seen: All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand. Lily truly believed in this quote. If she and James were to rush into things again like they had done then she was scared that it would end just as quickly. That was one thing she never wanted to happen.
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