Chapter 3

Lily's POV

"BEEP. BEEP. BEEP."

I groan, trying to hit the snooze button of the alarm clock Hestia invested in, but as I reached for it, a hand caught mine.

"Not a chance." Marly said, obviously amused. Why and how does she get up so early, and look gorgeous? Maybe it was because she got up early...? T'is a mystery.

"Fineeeeeeeeeeeeee..." I mumble, half-asleep. I sluggishly walk to the bathroom and into the shower.

"AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!" I scream, and jumping back. I thought the water was hot! Whoops. Well, at least I am awake now. I step into the warm water and sigh as it calms my muscles. The steam and water on my skin felt like heaven. The memories of last night flooded into my head.

James danced on the spot, looking less manly than ever. It was rather hilarious.

"Why are you so happy?" I laugh. I admit, this was quite entertaining.

"Are you kidding? Since first year, you hated me. This is how you feel when the girl you lo-" He choked, his face disbelieving of what he had just admitted, or maybe even just realised.

My face must have looked much the same.

He recovered, slowly saying "This is how you feel when the girl you fell in love with over five years ago agrees to so much as talk to you." He glanced at me, shock still showing in his eyes. And then he left.

I try to shake off the thought, but fail. He… loves me? But… why? What was so special about me that other girls don't have? I rack my brain.

'Hey, brain? You there? I know you're up there somewhere. Anyway, what do we know about boys?' I think.

Nothing.

'Hey, worth a shot.' I think. Hmmmm, I'm good at Potions and Charms. But what else?

"One hour 'til class Lils!" Hestia calls, knocking on the door. It may sound like a long time, but believe me, it isn't. Together with hair, make-up, socialising, eating and forgetting something in the other side of the castle, it's barely enough.

I get out of the shower and dry myself off. I look at the mirror. Bluh, this is gonna take a while. I quickly dry my hair and tie it in an elegant knot near the top of my head. I put some make-up on to cover my dim freckles, but kept it natural. I chuck my Lion uniform on, and I am almost ready to go.

I grab my Potions essay and tools, some parchment and my quill. I look at the clock. I have forty minutes! Yes, that's brilliant! I walk downstairs. When I get to the Great Hall, I glance at James, but he's staring at me with wide hazel eyes, and his lips slightly parted.

James' POV

Lily walks into the Great Hall, completely unaware that I was staring at her. I couldn't help it. She was so beautiful, so different from any other girl. Her hair was one of the things he just loved. It was dark red, tied in a messy yet elegant knot at the top of her head, with a strand of hair framing the left side of her face which had probably fallen out. Even from here, he could see her bright emerald eyes, smiling in a way. The thought of last night ruined my appetite.

"Why are you so happy?" Lily laughs. She must think it's hilarious.

"Are you kidding? Since first year, you hated me. This is how you feel when the girl you lo-" I choke. What? I was going to say… that I love her. Do I love her? Hell yeah. There was no question, no other explanation. I never told anyone, and though I knew, it was sub-conscious. It was like being awakened, and I found myself dawning upon the fact that since she walked into that compartment in first year, I'd fallen in love with her more and more since, my feelings for her growing every year. I hadn't even told Sirius, but I'd bet all my Galleons he knew. And here I just told her, well, half told her that I love her, the second I might've had a chance. I've blown it. Surely Lily will freak, I mean, I would.

Yet, she stands there un-moving, with her lips parted into an O. Oh, hell. She knows what I was going to say, might as well do it properly.

I recovered, slowly saying "This is how you feel when the girl you fell in love with over five years ago agrees to so much as talk to you." I glance at her, making sure she isn't going to burst into tears or something. But, of course she doesn't, that's my Lily. She's a tough cookie.

And I left. Like an idiot. How can I apologise? Should I apologise? I mean, it's not exactly my fault… but it's not hers. No, I have to talk to her. I walk over to her and her friends.

"Um, Lily can I-" I start, before I am interrupted by a certain Blonde.

"No, James. She does not want to go out with you. Sorry." Marlene adds, and the Great Hall quietens.

"Uh, yeah I know. But Lily can I just talk to you for a sec?" I ask, trying to ignore that all of Hogwarts has quieted down and are listening.

Lily's POV

"Uh, yeah I know. Lily can I just talk to you for a sec?" James asks. I self-consciously glance around the Great Hall, and everyone seems to be listening.

"Yeah. I mean yeah, okay. D'ya want talk now or…" I never finish the sentence. Quiet whispers, even a few gasps surround me. Wow, people really have no lives.

"Now would be okay," James says, and then adds "aren't you all supposed to be eating?" Instant hustle of people trying to act like they weren't hanging on our every word.

I look at James, and he nods towards the door. We walk out and walk down the hall, far away from anyone to hear us.

"Where are we going?" I ask, as I realize we've been walking for a while. He grins, and says "The quick way to Hogsmeade."

"WHAT?! Potter, are you trying to take me on a date?!" I exclaim, obviously pretty pissed.

His grin instantly fades into panic. "No, no! Merlin Lily, I just wanted to talk to you in private, and I don't know about you, but I would appreciate a Butterbeer right now." He states.

"Okay, but what if everybody thinks we're on a date?" I say, slightly panicked. Also what is the "quick" way to Hogsmeade?

He reaches out for my arm to stop me from walking. He looks into my eyes and says "Fuck everyone."

I sigh. He's right, why should I care what people think, I really need to talk to him. Plus, I do fancy a Butterbeer and no one will overhear us in The Three Broomsticks, it's too loud.

"Okay… but can we go change then? I miss my muggle clothes." I say, relief covering James' face. We should be allowed to change.

"Yeah, sure. I miss muggle clothes too." He says, smiling.

We head back to our dormitories, and get changed. I change into jeans, a long-sleeved violet top with a light blue singlet underneath. Well, it is late October, I better take a jacket. I grab my blue hoodie and walk downstairs.

James wears jeans, wears a navy-blue shirt with a picture of two crossed golden bulrushes.

"I don't think Puddlemere United is a muggle team." I say, and he smiles.

He walk downstairs and a few halls before I ask "So," I say, "what is the 'quick way' to Hogsmeade?" I say curiously.

He grins. "Can't tell you Lils, Marauders honour." I let a chuckle escape my lips.

"So you can show me, but can't tell me. That's… not very thought out." I laugh.

"Oh, I never said you were gonna see anything." A wicked smile crosses his face. I stop and slowly back away from him.

"What are you thinking Potter?" I squint at him.

"Back to Potter now, eh?" He laughs, knowing I'm only calling him that because he's about to do something evil. "Lils, you can come easily or I'll have to kidnap you." His evil smirk grew.

We begin to circle around the corridor slowly about 3 metres away from each over. "Let's say I did come quietly, how are you going to stop me seeing?"

He continues to circle. "I have a blind-fold. So what's your choice?" He asks, obviously enjoying this.

I laugh and say "You'll never take me ALIVEEEEEEE!" I exclaim, running down the hall. From behind me I hear his roar of laughter and his feet hitting the ground. Fast. Really fast. Oh god, he's gonna catch up with-

WHOOSH.

I am off my feet. I open my eyes and look up, and James' eyes stare laughingly into mine, his hazel eyes twinkling while he carries me bridal style.

"Dammit." I mutter, causing him to laugh.

"So, kidnapping it is- don't give me that look Lils, it's your own fault you didn't cooperate." He says as I scowl, but he knows I find this funny, because if I didn't he'd have a broken nose and I'd be gone.

He blind-folds with his tie that he kept in his back pocket.

"Can you see Lils? How many fingers am I holding up?" He asks, and I can't see. To be honest, it's probably best he blind-folds me, because then I can say I didn't know where we're going if we get in trouble.

"Sixty." I say, my voice dripping with sarcasm. We begin to walk, and I almost trip over and sort of sticking out block of stone of the floor, but James with his darned Quidditch-reflexes, caught me.

"No more walking then." He said.

"Wait what are you-" But he'd picked me up and threw me over his shoulder before I could even finish. Lucky I'd wore my jeans, so I wouldn't flash anyone. James held me up from the bottom half of my legs.

"Jamessssss." I groan. He chuckles and says "Yes Lily?"

"Put me down." I say. He laughs harder, yet silently.

"Nope, afraid I can't do that." He says.

I squirm trying to escape, and then result to pounding him on the back.

"You do realize you look like an overgrown child right now, right?"

"I hate you." I whisper scathingly, but the shaking of laughter from his body tells me he heard.

"Okay, we're here. No peaking." I hear him say, then whisper "Dissendium!" and there was a tap noise, and a louder noise. I wonder what it is. He walked forward and the louder noise went again.

"Lumos!" James says, and then "You can take off my tie now."

I take off his tie and look around at what appears to be a tunnel.

"Where does this lead?" I ask, curious.

"Honeydukes cellar. It gonna be a walk though." He said, and begun to walk.

"Shh." James says, as he lifts the tile enough to see the cellar. No one was there. James pushed the tile aside and quietly got out. He reached out towards Lily and helped her out.

We snuck upstairs and outside.

"So Lily, ready for our 'date'? He said, smiling while he acted speech marks with his fingers when he said 'date'.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

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- Seeker