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

chapter 19

Chapter 19 Changes.

The homework continued to pile up on the students of Hogwarts all trying desperately to muddle through it all. The students had hardly noticed the month of February going by so fast. Leading even faster into March before they knew it, the month was half over.

Lily was sitting at the table her head down on top of her books. She was listening to the reckus going on around her but not really hearing any of it. All Lily wanted was to go get some sleep.

“Hey Evans, you trying to sleep the day away?” James asked as he walked over to her.

Lily turned her head to look at him.

“It’s a thought.” Lily chuckled softly as she sat up straight to look at her pile of books.

James was smiling at her as he sat down, a Snitch in his hand. James kept looking at Lily to see if she was looking impressed by his grabbing the Snitch out of the air over and over. James face dropped a bit as he noticed she was not paying attention to him.

What does it take to impress her?

James thought angrily he finally let the Snitch go free. It flew around the common room, with Peter right behind it making several attempts to catch it, only to fall on his face each time. Other students were watching and laughing at Peter as he made a fool of himself. His friends shook their heads chuckling watching their friend act like a four year old.

James leaned back against his chair placing his arm on the back of Lily’s.

Lily looked over at his arm before she gave him a dirty look, prompting him to remove his arm quickly.

James looked over his shoulder glaring at his two friends when they laughed at him.

“So just not into you mate.” Sirius whispered to James.

“She will be one day.” James whispered back. “Let’s go do something.” James leaped up and left the room with Sirius, Lupin and a disappointed looking Peter after him. The Snitch continued its flight around the room a few younger students bored with schoolwork watched it while a couple made a few feeble attempts at catching it when it neared them.

Lily turned her head to see the back of the portrait close up. “That Potter,” Lily whispered as she stood up.

“I’m going to go see the school nurse; I’m so tired she must have something to give me some energy.” Lily told Tara who was sitting across the table from her looking a bit jealous of the attention Lily received from the boys. She smiled a little happier when a brown hair boy in the sixth year sat beside her and started talking with her. Not as good as Sirius, James or Remus but much better then Peter.

Lily sat in the hospital wing, on a bed with Madam Pomfrey looking her over.

“You aren’t running a fever. Have you done anything unusual that might be making you more tired?

Lily shook her head.

“Hmmm, I want to try something else, but it seems hmm well I’ll try it as a precaution.”

Lily watched her walk back to another room and then bustle back over to Lily. After a few moments of her wands moving slowly up and down her body she looked slightly alarmed.

“What is it?” Lily asked wondering if she had some how gotten some strange disease.

“Ah dear, how late are you?” Madam Pomfrey asked. Behind her back she sent a small dove off to Dumbledore.

“Late?” Lily asked puzzled by this.

“Ah you know when you…” Madam Pomfrey seemed reluctant to say it out loud.