First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

chapter 18

Chapter 18

The New Year started wet with rain and then hail coming down hard on the students as they made their way through the soggy ground, some finding their feet sinking deep into the wet ground, having to pull their feet out with a loud squelching sound. Lily was not feeling up to Care of Magical Creatures, she couldn’t think of anything interesting right now and really wanted to be dry in the castle and talking with a certain boy.

Lily yawned as she gathered around the yard with the other students. Lily jumped she had not been paying attention and was surprised then by the arrival of their teacher.

“This will be of interest to you and most likely will come up in your O.W.L.S.” Mr. Kettleburn said loudly to be heard over the continuously onslaught on the hail. Lily moved over to look at the box on the ground near his feet where he had placed it. Lily saw what looked like a Jack Russell Terrier but this one had a fork tail.

She found it amusing to take care of it.

Lily was glad when the class ended and she was able to leave after learning how to identify, feed and proper handling of the animal.

“It was so cute wasn’t it?” Tara said to her as they slogged on through the wet grounds.

“Yeah it was cute.” Lily had to agree it was a nice one. She preferred real dogs though to animals that looked like them.

In the castle Lily was so wet from an hour and a half in the rain and hail that she headed straight to Gryffindor tower to change into dry clothes. There were some who had just gone into the Great Hall to eat and talk. Lily had caught of few saying to their friends they hoped to catch cold and have to spend some down time in the hospital getting better.

Lily didn’t want to get sick though; she did enjoy her classes and was willing to learn all she could about magic. Lily smiled ruefully though as another thought occur to her. A little more free time with some one she cared about was even more interesting to her. If she could swing that she would be thrilled.

Lily came back down to the Great Hall to see it was full of students all talking and eating the food that had appear from the kitchens below. The general feel of the place was lively and light. Lily sat down next to her friends as she pulled a few plates toward her of chicken, fries and some carrots.

“So what’s the topic today?” Lily asked as she ate some fries.

“We’re just talking about.” Tara looked up and down to make sure others were not paying attention. “Sirius, he’s so cute.” Tara giggled.

“So what about you Lily why haven’t you gone out with James Potter yet, the boy is so crazy about you.” Another girl leaned toward Lily who felt her self-blushing.

“He’s a bit conceited, and if he didn’t have that annoying habit of jinxing people in the hallway just because they trotted on his toes, it’d help make him a lot more appealing.” Lily told her softly

“But he’s so adorably and looks great on a broomstick. That guy can really fly he’s so amazing on the broom.

Lily shrugged it didn’t make a difference though really what she thought since she was dating some one in secret right now.

“Its not Snape is it?” Another girl asked.

Lily looked coolly at them but said nothing.

“I heard he’s joined the Death Eaters. I heard he also has that mark they keep bantering about.”

Lily looked puzzled. “What mark is that?”

“I don’t know what it looks like but it’s supposed to be what he gave them.” She said with a little shudder.