❝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.❞
“ he’s a MESS . can’t remember ever meeting someone so completely … quirky . i dunno , i wouldn’t mind getting to know him . ”
❝an entertaining mess, that’s for sure. we get on quite well, he’s an incredible friend, i’m sure he’s quite easy to talk to should you want to get to know him better. i say go for it, he’s cute, loyal and at the very least he can make you laugh.❞
“ and here i thought i knew EVERYTHING about you , ” he said to himself , eventually muttering an obscure spell to bring forth a spark to flicker from his wand . he never saw the importance of lighters when he had MAGIC .
“ m’i not allowed to come say HI ? you were fairly popular , figured this was the ONLY WAY i could get a word with you . ”
❝i’d wager you’d be surprised at just how much i’ve hidden from you. and how good i am at it too.❞
she bit out, tapping the excess ash off the tip of her cigarette before she glanced back at him.
❝HI. is there something that you want to say to me then? my p o p u l a r i t y seems to be bothersome to you, i can’t say i understand why.❞
he couldn’t remember the last time he had spoken to lily evans, probably because the two weren’t exactly relevant to one another’s lives. she had her circle, he had his. as he neared her, a daring smirk on his features, he tried to recall the last time they’d spoken. LAST YEAR. he made a snide comment about her and james. memories were blurred, just as his vision currently was. booze and bud mixed wonderfully within his system. even through the haze he could see sorrow on lily’s face, whatever bullshit she had going on was plastered on her features.
“damn firecracker, i ain’t seen that kinda disappointment ‘fore someone kissed me since my mama,” he chuckled, a light expression wavering as she didn’t laugh. dung scratched the back of his head, weight shifting awkwardly as he took a look around at the lingering eyes surrounding them. with a hushed tone he question, “you alright, babe?”
❝i’m fine.❞ lily answered quickly, almost like a reflex when mundungus coaxed a response out of the otherwise quiet girl. she’d been lost in her thoughts, much too preocuppied to even bother donning her usual mask of happiness. the alcohol made her walls thinner, her guard much less effective.
❝just got a lot on my mind, nothing to worry about.❞
she waved off the concern the clung to his tone as she turned to look at him, a soft smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
sirius takes a hold of the girl’s hands with both of his. his palms are sweaty, but his grip is too tight for her to pull away. which he doubts very much that she would anyway. their having too much fun, throwing every care away and getting lost in the moment. with her hands in his, he swings their arms back and forth just before turning lily in a once, and a second time.
lily laughed uncontrollably as he spinned her around, the girl clinging to him for support so she wouldn’t fall over just yet. ❝stop stop stop, i can’t keep spinning i’ll end up falling flat on my face and i don’t think that would be a good look for me tonight.❞
he would be lying if he said he wasn’t CONCERNED
— she was having quite the night , james having spotted her with his semi-sober eyes multiple times . he would also be lying if he said he wasn’t ANNOYED . from the very beginning he had tried keeping himself somewhat sane given his new position and yet he had the pleasure of seeing the head girl (among other things) go WILD.
it was after he spotted her on the dance floor with sirius that he took his first drink . narcissa eventually convinced him to have his second , and then his third . suffice it to say , he was no longer strictly-speaking sober .
“ since when do you smoke ? ” he asked bluntly , swiftly snatching the cartoon from underneath her strap . his eyes wavered over the pack , eventually taking a cigarette for himself . “ nice brand , ” he said with a toss , her pack landing back on her lap .
❝a couple years. more so lately though.❞
she replied lazily, taking a slow drag from the cigarette.
she’d been having fun for the first couple of hours at the party, the alcohol that buzzed through her making it an optimal moment to just UNWIND. however, her brief encounter with narcissa black had sent her mood into a downward spiral.
lily lowered herself onto a tree stump just a few feet away from the party, a half finished bottle of firewhiskey cradled against her chest and a fresh pack of cigarettes tucked between the straps of her bralette. she was dizzy, not just from the alcohol but the surplus of emotions that flooded her brain.
she looked up noticing a familiar figure walking her way, a face that would normally bring her some sort of ease. tonight was n o t one of those occasions.
❝i’m not in the MOOD to talk right now.❞
she whispered, tapping the pack of cigarettes and resting the stick between her plump lips, lighting it swiftly before looking back at him. ❝did you want a smoke or something?❞
"your profession of love might be slightly more believable,” she broke her sentence, a light hand falling in behind lily’s head, pulling her in for a slow kiss. narcissa’s lips parted against the red head’s, taking the dare to its full expectation.
as she pulled away, the blonde continued, “if i was the only person you’d been physical with this evening.”
lily stepped away from the blonde just as the kiss was over, her eyes blazing.
“that’s where we differ. you look to him and see a possession stolen from you. he’s not mine– just as he isn’t yours. he’s his own person who shouldn’t still be persecuted for a decision we made over a YEAR ago.”
she paused, fearful of what else her mouth might spew.
“his company’s rather pleasurable once you see him for who he is rather than what you expect of him.”
❝you do NOT get to speak to me like you know me. you do not get to speak about my thoughts as if you know what i see or do not see in him. he is not mine, he is not a possession nor is he a trophy and don’t you dare assume just because i was H U R T by what i saw that i have thought less of him in any way. you do not know me.❞
her hands were shaking and the tears that threatened to spill over were now seconds away from tainting her pale skin.
❝James Potter is the kindest, most loyal, giving, compassionate stubborn, infuriating, flawed, wonderful, insightful human being i have ever met. he is a PERSON, he exceeded any sort of expectation i ever could have had and not that i need to tell Y O U any of this but i fell in love with who he really is, not the glorified image others have of him.❞
❝now shut the fuck up and get this damn thing over with so i can leave.❞
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