House: Ravenclaw

Year: 6th Year (Standing in for ACoolerUsername)

Category: Drabble

Prompt: An Important Announcement

W/C: 470 (Google), 469 (Word)

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The Great Hall was always loud and full of nonsense early in the term when the weight of responsibility hadn't crushed the joy from the students' smiling faces. Lily always found those weeks annoying. That's why she sat at the far end of the table near the professors; it was somewhat quieter with fewer students nearby to make conversation.

She hated to think about it, yet she couldn't help but relish in the fact that she only had two years left at Hogwarts. It made her smile. In two years, she could get on with her life and surround herself with likeminded people.

People who were distinctly not…

"Hear, hear!" Lily frowned at the obnoxiously loud voice of James Potter erupting somewhere further down the table. She refused to look at him. He didn't deserve the attention. "Listen up! I have an important announcement to make!"

James Potter always had an 'important" announcement to make. Wherever he went it was the 'James' show. Even when Remus, Sirius, and Peter were in tow, all eyes were on him. That's why Lily refused to give in to it. He didn't deserve to have all eyes on him. James was little more than a bully and a fool on a good day, as far as she'd been concerned.

"Hey, Evans, you'll want to hear this!" Loyal to a fault, Sirius always insisted that Lily be looking at James whenever he decided to make a performance out of something.

"No, I really think I'd rather not," Lily said tiredly. Showing any emotion or irritation only seemed to encourage James even further. The less he did to get her attention, the better her day went.

As it tended to be with James, he just jumped onto the table and continued calling for everyone's attention. The whole thing was a spectacle and, eventually, Lily was forced to her feet to confront his immature behavior. "James Potter, stop this at once! You are disrupting the whole student body with your antics!'

"If I could just make this announcement," he said, looking down at her from atop the table, where he still stood because, well, he's James. Everything had to be dramatic.

"Bloody hell," Lily said, hiding the defeat she felt. "What's your announcement then?"

She should've expected he'd do something ridiculous, which he did – by sitting on top of her parchment and crossing his legs so that she couldn't grab her bag or quills either. "I love you, Lily Evans."

"Of course you do, James," she sighed, unamused by his sudden declaration of love. He couldn't love anyone but himself if he tried. However, if that's what he was going to be on about, then she might as well use it against him. "And I'd love you back if you'd stop being such a public menace."

Acknowledgements:

Again, massive thanks to these last minute BETA readers who are just absolutely fabulous: Celestia0909, TheCrownprincessBride, and 2DaughtersofAthena.