That Love stuff

Chapter 1

"Roses are red, Carnations are cream, God Lily Evans, You are my dream!" Amanda Fault red aloud. It was Valentine’s Day and the whole of Hogwarts seemed to be in a card sending frenzy. The great hall seemed to be the centre of all this and sat at the Gryffindor table were Lily Evans and her two best friends Amanda Fault and Claire Star. The three of them were opening the pile of Valentine’s day cards that lay in front of them, most of which were addressed to Lily.

"It doesn't say who it's from," said Claire, looking over Amanda's shoulder. Lily sighed; she didn't like all of this love stuff. Professor McGonagall stood up at the teachers table and coughed,

"I am pleased at announce that tonight Hogwarts will be holding its first ever Valentines ball, everyone attending must be in a pair!" The whole hall burst into life with people chatting about that evening. Lily stood up; she didn't want to be in the mix of everything.

"Lily, there are still some unopened cards here," Lily sighed and took the cards with her.

Lily lay on her bed, opening cards,

"Roses are red, Violets are blue, if girls were all flowers, I'd pick you!" She said, "Seriously, no imagination at all!" Just then the girls’ dorm door opened,

"Lily, you know Remus Lupin, he asked me the ball!" Amanda cried, as she swanned into the room.

"And I asked Tom Harper! And he said yes!" Claire squealed. Lily rolled her eyes. This love thing wasn't for her. She slipped out of the dorm, leaving Amanda and Claire to themselves. As she walked down the stairs she bumped into a scruffy, dark haired boy,

"Watch we're you’re going!" Lily cried but then she saw who she'd bumped into, "oh, it's you," James Potter laughed; the bitter tone in Lily's voice said it all.

"What's a pretty girl like you doing, hiding in the girls’ dorm? I'd have thought you'd be out finding a date for tonight,"

"What's a handsome boy like you doing hiding in the common room? I'd have thought you'd be out finding a date for tonight," Lily snapped back. James laughed again,

"I can't be doing with all of this love stuff; Remus has gone all gooey since he asked out Amanda...Yuck!" Lily looked at him,

"Neither can I," her bitter tone was gone, "Amanda has been just the same,"

"Maybe we should go together?" James asked, Lily looked at him,

“Are you being serious?” she questioned,

“Sure, why not, it’d be fun, we could go as friends.” It was Lily’s turn to laugh now,

“What? We’re hardly friends…”

“No but it would still be fun.” Lily nodded,

“OK, I’ll think about it,”

“What is there to think about?” James asked, “You said yourself that you don’t like all of this love stuff and any other offers you get will be valentine date offers.” He pause “Don’t tell me you’re going with that Snape boy!”

“No, I am not going with Severus. He’s been acting weird all week…”

“So come with me!” James cried in frustration,

“Fine, I’ll see you at seven,” Lily said. She turned on her heals and walked back up the stairs to her dorm. Out of the corner of her eye she saw James punch the air and she grinned to herself. “Tonight might be more fun than I first thought,” Lily muttered to herself.