1 hour – prompts used: "I'm not good for you" "just keep dancing" "I'm staying right here" 'thorns' 'dread'
The note was shoved into Lily's hand roughly, causing her to spill her drink and stumble into the wall. She looked around to see who passed the note but everyone was dancing. What a perfect place to pass on an anonymous note – during a whole school Christmas ball. Sighing with annoyance, Lily placed her drink on the nearest table and looked at the note.
You're going to be the death of him mudblood. Leave James and we'll make sure he's safe.
Oh Merlin.
It's like her heart had just stopped beating, overwhelmed by the amount of dread that she was feeling. She couldn't believe that they'd stick to their word but attacks from the Slytherins had increased greatly since he announced that they were in a relationship. Maybe they were right. She was going to be the death of him.
"Lily!" James called out, grinning as he pulled her close and whirled her around. "I've been looking for you everywhere." She forced a smile.
"I need to talk to you." He nodded and wiped the smile off his face to listen. "Privately." His mouth formed an 'o' and he dragged her from the room, the note crushed in her other hand. When they were stood by the Black Lake, he motioned for her to talk. "I'm not good for you."
"What?" He gasped, jaw dropped and eyes wide. "What makes you say that?"
"You've spent more time in the Hospital Wing lately than you ever were before we got together. If we break it off now, you'll be safe. Go James, leave and find a new girl. Go back in there and just keep dancing, you'll have someone in no time."
"I'm staying right here."
"What? No! You can't."
"Yes, I can. You listen here Evans, and you listen good. I love you. A rose has thorns, yes? And it makes it both a dangerous plant but yet one of the most beautiful. You're my rose and I'm never letting you go."