The next morning, Lily doesn't sit with us. She's sitting with, of bloody course, Shane.

"Hey" I say catching up with her after breakfast

"Hey" she says, awkwardly. I wonder when things started to get awkward. They never were before.

"Noticed you weren't sitting with us today" What a stupid thing to say, 'I noticed' of course I did! There's only 6 people that sit at our table. I mentally smack myself.

"Erm, yeah. Shane asked me to sit with him and his mates"

"You two dating?"

"Yeah..."

"Oh, cool. Listen, I have to go to the library and check out a book" I practically sprint out of the cafeteria.

"James!" She calls, but I pretend not to hear.

She doesn't give up, she comes sprinting after me

"Listen, James Charlus Potter," I groaned, if she's resorting to my whole name, she's pissed at me. "What are you doing? Why are you running away from me? I bloody well know that you don't have a book to check out, what's wrong with you? I feel like we haven't talked in forever"

"Well, we'll probably talk even less now that you're dating what's his face"

"It's like that?" She says angrily "You can date whoever you want, but I cant?"

"At least I make time for all my friends"

"By inviting someone I, not to mention Sirius and Remus, don't like, to our table?"

"Well, would you rather me sit with other people? I definitely have other options" Damn, I'm such a prick.

"Of course not, Your highness" she says scathingly "I know you, with all your important connections, have other places to be, I hope I haven't taken up too much of your time"

My blood boils. We each know exactly what buttons to press, exactly how to ignite the other persons' temper.

"Dammit Lily, when have I ever cared about blood? I was just stating, that like you, I can sit other places. Why does that relate to my being a Prince?"

"Because you're acting like a Royal Prick" she says, scathingly

"Oh ha, bloody ha. I'm done with this damned conversation"

"I was done first" she says childishly.

Later that day, Sirius tells me that he finally successfully asked Felicity out. At least one of our love lives was going well.

Wait, fuck.

What sort of an asshole am I if I don't put my effort into Ciara.

My guilt, combined with my jealousy and annoyance with Lily makes me come to the conclusion that I'm just going to wait until Lily apologizes. She sat somewhere else, she insulted my integrity. Not the other way around.