❝she was a beautiful dreamer.
the kind of girl who
kept her head in the clouds,
loved above the S T A R S
and left regret beneath the EARTH
she walked on.❞
“WELL we’re raiding the kitchens of course? i got my last stash taken by lestrange, and i know you love cauldron cakes just as much as i do. ” he smiled, continuing to pull her along through the corridors. their dark robes flowing with each step. at her teasing, his face only grinned deeper.
“ i’d never use you, lily. that badge of yours is just a plus. besides, you need to tell me what’s been going on. catch me up with everything, yeah? ”
❝BENNY how the hell are you always hungry?❞ the redhead shot him a look of disbelief as she laughed softly, trailing behind him towards the kitchens with no further objection. ❝i’ll do it for the cauldron cakes. and because i love you. as for an update, i think it’s you that has some talking to do, if memory serves me right you’re the one that’s been caught up in the juicy gossip this week.❞
–it’s strange for her to wrap her brain around the idea that not every little drama needs to be overkill. rita’s brow furrows and she pauses to genuinely consider the other girl’s restraint before sighing heavily in disappointment. ❝whatever. when you’re interested in making things interesting— ❞ she winks, not feeling that she really needs to finish the unspoken promise, especially when she knows lily will never take her up on it. ❝ && good luck with that mess. ❞ she jokes, pausing to look over her cuticles with a slight frown of disapproval. ❝ sure. friends. ❞ rita flagrantly rolls her eyes to the back of her head. the phrase that was the oldest one in the book was hardly going to satisfy rita’s appetite for excitement. especially when it didn’t fit what she wanted to hear.
❝ well then i suppose you could get Bones out of his mother’s basement. or the American. he seems like he’d be chock full of sweet nothings ❞
❝i’ll certainly give you a call rita, because a little more chaos is EXACTLY what my life needs.❞ lily quipped, her words soaked with sarcasm. there was a very small chance she would actually turn to rita for any given situation yet there was a part of her that actually wanted to befriend the girl. it was probably that part of her personality that strived to see the best in the people that surrounded her. ❝yeah, friends. the best of friends actually. ❞ the girl chewed on her lower lip, already thinking of the possible headlines the blonde would write up if she actually knew what was going on between them so she strived to keep that to herself. ❝ E D G A R? he’s a good friend, not to mention my best friends ex boyfriend. i don’t see that happening any time soon. and yankee? he’s cute but i’m okay. really rita, why such enthusiasm when it comes to my love life? surely there’s a bigger scoop elsewhere.❞
–❝ right. ❞ she laughs, gently nudging her friend’s shoulder . but at the admission of his name her jaw runs slack for the briefest of moments before she is reminding herself to keep it together. ❝ that. is. …. perfectly … expected. –yup. not even a little bit surprised over here. ….—you & james. I— … I think that’s great, actually. I mean– he really is so funny & sweet. && you are too. … It makes sense. ❞ the surprise fades quickly as she talks, expression shifting into a thoughtful grin ❝ but i mean it only really makes sense if you’re happy. you’re happy, right?❞
❝part of me hates that everyone kind of expected it to happen, the other part of me knew it all along. ❞ she shook her head, hiding her face against the palms of her hands as she groaned softly. ❝thanks mary… it’s not like we’re TOGETHER or anything… we just have sex and then say we’re never going to have sex again. only to have sex again the next time we’re both in a room alone. i honestly don’t know how to feel about it right now. it feels really good when its happening and i feel happy when i’m around him, even if we are nothing it’s just nice to be around him. but at the same time, when i’m alone part of me feels really lonely sometimes. i dont know, it’s probably really silly. i’m just really glad i have him in my life either way.❞
“Do you want me to explain it to you?” an earnest smile at her lips as she perked up at the chance to bring the redhead into the game of wonder. “She won’t stop harassing me – you’ve read the load of garbage she published the other day. I apparently have problems–” she hissed, a frown at her lips as she crossed her arms over her chest, “the fact that she brought Benjy into this makes me want to claw at her – she won’t leave me alone, I’m going to change that–”
❝would you? i feel like so much of my life stems from the bloody game and i’d LOVE to fully understand it so i can be enthusiastic with you lot but generally i’m just scared you’re going to fall.❞ she laughed, shaking her head softly. ❝well sweets, as head girl i feel like it’s my obligation to remind you that violence of any kind is really frowned upon and you should refrain from attacking any student…. but as lily evans, i would also like to point out hogwarts rules generally stop applying just outside of school grounds like say, hogsmeade? not that i’m condoning a fight but at least a H E A T E D argument right?❞
Anonymous: do you have any regrets? especially concerning current events in your life?
❝i try really hard not to regret the things i do because life’s too short to second guess every little decision you make. of course i’m only human and i make mistakes, i often succumb to certain VICES and i’m not exactly incredibly joyous over my lack of self control but N O i don’t currently regret anything i’ve done lately. i think everything happens for a reason so we’ll see how life ends up panning out for me.❞
Anonymous: What is one thing you wanna do before graduation?
❝something wild like STREAK? on a more serious note, i’d really like to make a difference in hogwarts. i don’t know how, but help younger kids going through what i went through that it’s okay if you’re different, it doesn’t make you any less of a wizard or witch. that they MATTER. i think it’s important given the current political climate. i just hope i find a way to do that.❞
“How is it that after all this time, you still don’t enjoy it?” shaking her head in complete dismay, the hint of a smile at her lips being the only proof that she was teasing. “Well, I’m going after Skeeter–” she started with a wide smile, irritation shining in her gaze, “I’m going to make her regret the day she dragged me into her pathetic excuse of a column–”
❝no one has ever bothered to actually sit down and explain it to me, for all i know you’re all just flying around in your little brooms avoiding getting shot down from the sky. nasty little bludgers scare the hell out of me. i mean i get the basics, just not as much as everyone else.❞ she shrugged, winking at her best friend. ❝not that i’m against this idea because i’ve been in many a column in my day, but why exactly are you targeting her now?❞
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