Chapter 10: Reactions and Nighttime Owl Post
“She WHAT?!” Sirius exclaimed. “Oh….wowwwww….”
“Yeah, totally Sirius…I feel the same way. The girl of my dreams just KISSED me,” James said, smiling furiously.
“What’s the entire racket?” a groggy Peter asked the excited boys.
“Peter, LILY just snogged JAMES!!!!” Sirius said. Sirius was quite giddy about the whole affair; he credited himself with getting them together.
Peter looked up to James like he was some sort of god (of course, many thought he was anyway).
“That’s…wow…that’s amazing James,” Peter said. He felt his insides burn with jealousy, and continued, “But…you’re not going to treat Lily like the others, are you?”
“What?”
“Well, you know, the girlfriends that you have for a week and then get bored with. Lily’s special, I don’t want to see that happen to her,” Peter said.
At this, Sirius nodded and continued, “Don’t get angry, James, but you do have a tendency to do that. And Lily doesn’t deserve that.”
James smiled. “You guys are right. But with Lily, I see a future. Not the same thing, dating because you feel like it’s the next step. I’d do anything for her.”
Peter was defeated. He knew that his crush on Lily, large as it was, would never win over the love in James’ eyes that night. Peter said, “That’s great, man. I say, go for it. By the way, should we wake up Remus and tell him? I’m sure he’d love to know.”
“You’re right Peter, and thanks for the encouragement…I really appreciate it. REMUS, Oi, Remus!!! Wake up!!”
“W-What…what time is it?”
“About 4 in the morning, and Lily KISSED me!” James said, his face lighting up with excitement.
“That’s nice, I miss Willy Burns too,” Remus mumbled with a smile, somewhat incoherently.
“Oh, WAKE UP, REMUS!” James said, jumping on Remus’ bed. Finally he gave up and took a glass of water and threw it on Remus’ head.
“Agghhhh…what did you do that for?!” Remus said irritably, now that his head was soaking wet.
“Good you’re awake now. I had to tell you something very important,” James said excitedly.
Remus looked at him, and when James didn’t continue, gave him a look that said “get on with it already so I can go to bed”.
“Lily kissed me,” James smiled.
“Wow. That’s nice. I’m going to bed now.”
“What? No excitement, encouragement, anything?”
“Uh, no. I knew you two would end up together anyway.”
“Oh.”
“Well, if it’ll make you happy, I’m happy for you. That’s really great…Lily’s a great girl.”
“Yeah, I know.”
James went to bed contentedly, smiling the whole while.
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Lily smiled to herself in her dorm. She was on the verge of falling asleep, but she knew that her oath bound her to tell her friends the truth. Way back when the twins first met Lily, they all took a solemn oath to be the first ones to know anything important that happened in the others’ lives. You always have to tell, Emia had said that day back in Second Year. Honestly, Lily never thought that she would have any news to share with the twins. She wasn’t that boy-crazy, and she certainly didn’t have a horde after her. But, Lily knew somehow, James was different. Lily Amiel Evans sighed. She knew what she had to do.
“Hey, guys…get up,” she hissed.
“W-what?” asked Avia, looking somewhat hilarious with her hair sticking out in all directions.
“Emia, get up,” Avia hissed.
“W-what? What’s wrong?” Emia asked in confusion.
Avia started to answer, “Lily has to-”
And Emia interrupted, “-tell us something.”
“Yes,” smiled Lily.
“WELL?” the twins asked in unison.
“I just kissed James.”
“Oh-”
“-MY”
“-GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The twins started jumping up and down, hugging Lily hysterically the whole time.
“This is so great. I always said that you two-”
“-were totally perfect for each other!”
“Aw, thanks guys,” Lily smiled, “but I don’t know what will happen. It was just one kiss…”
“Good one?”
Lily bit her lip and laughed, “Okay, the best one I’ve ever had. But so what, he’s still a pompous jerk.”
“Riiiiggghhhhtt, that’s why you snogged him, eh?”
“Oh yeah, that pride’s just so irresistible for me, Avie!” Lily laughed.
“You should write him a letter or something!” Emia smiled.
“What would I say, Emie, ‘Thanks for the snog…nice as it was…cordially, Lily’” Lily laughed hysterically as she said this.
“Well no,” continued Avia, “but maybe a letter isn’t too bad an idea. You can get to know more about each other by writing. You don’t exactly know each other that well.”
“True,” said Lily thoughtfully. “Okay, I’ll do it. But only because it’s 4 in the morning and I’d do anything right about now…hey do we have any caffeine or butterbeer or something? I’m dying for some sugary stuff.”
“Ask James when you write. I’m sure your BOYFRIEND would be more than happy to help.”
“Alright.”
Lily pulled out a quill and started her letter.
Dear
James,
Wow. This has been a really interesting night, eh? Thank you…for everything. We’re busy discussing you over here in the girls’ dorm, and we’re dying for some sugar. Do you guys have any caffeine or sugar? I could seriously use some butterbeer and Bertie Bott’s right now.
Lily furrowed her brow. What else should she write? The twins were turning on some music and dancing around the dorm. The 4th year girls, Lily, Emia and Avia, were the only ones who were allowed three to a dorm. McGonagall noticed how close they were, and allowed them to stay together in a dorm. Professor McGonagall was always really nice to them. But, back to the subject at hand. The twins were dancing around the dorm at 4 in the morning, but only because it was a Friday night. There were no classes tomorrow, so they could stay up the whole night if they so desired.
“Hey guys,” Lily called.
The twins stopped dancing and ran up to Lily’s writing desk, where she sat writing the letter.
“Hmm…” said Emie critically. “It’s nice, but it’s not…very…”
“What?” Lily asked.
“Well,” Avia continued, “it’s not very…romantic. You make him sound like the WEATHER, for chrissakes. ‘We’re busy discussing you over here’…what is THAT?”
“Oh fine. Give me ideas then.”
Soon, Lily had a revised letter. Lily had to confess, those twins sure knew how to write. She sent it off with Hermia, hoping he would reply soon.
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