Lily/James Games 2011 ♥ Expecto Patronum Round 2
Expecto Patronum
Round 2
Welcome to the second of our Lily/James Games Expecto Patronum Rounds! A few new things before the reiteration of the rules:
Round 2
Welcome to the second of our Lily/James Games Expecto Patronum Rounds! A few new things before the reiteration of the rules:
- New! Before you check out the prompt, please remember to include the information in rule 5 in your subject line. This is really important for keeping things clear.
- New! Please see the changes to rule ( Read more... )
Author/Artist: perilousgard
Team: Stag
Rating & Warnings: G
Summary: Lily is surprised to find a certain someone in Madam Puddifoot’s.
Author's Note: It's 501 words. Hope that's okay. :) I really wanted to write more, too!
“Ah, there’s Madam Puddifoot’s. Want to go there, Lil?”
Lily frowned at the little tea shop, whose windows were plastered in every sort of Valentine’s Day decoration imaginable. She’d never once been curious about going inside it. The thought of being constantly showered in confetti by flying cherubs made her want to throw up a little.
“Er, not really, Euan.”
Her date nudged her playfully. “Aw, come on. It’s cold, and the Three Broomsticks is packed.”
And so Lily let Euan drag her into the stuffy tea shop, where garish shades of pink and red nearly made her eyes bleed. Momentarily blind, she allowed her date to pull her into a booth near the corner, and two menus were immediately dropped into their laps by a low-flying cherub. Lily glanced down at it.
“Suppose we should get that first date thing, eh?” Euan asked. “Pomegranate cakes. Sounds good.”
Lily’s lips quirked as she thought about the fact that the Persephone myth was about being kidnapped and raped by the Lord of the Underworld. How utterly romantic. “Sure, we can get whatever you want.”
They fell into an awkward silence and Lily took the time to look around the shop. There were a few couples in here that she recognized. Her friend Mary had somehow roped her boyfriend into coming; he looked quite uncomfortable, and was eyeing the cherubs as though he expected them to suddenly start pelting him with dungbombs. Lily’s eyes traveled.
Oh. Well, this was surprising to say the least.
James Potter was sitting across the small room, tucked cozily into a booth with a pretty blonde-haired girl that Lily recognized as Melissa Dunmore, a fellow sixth-year. Melissa played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team with James, but she had never expected to see them on a date together.
“What are you staring at?” Euan asked, and Lily blinked.
“Oh-nothing.” But he had already followed her line of sight.
“Yeah, funny about Potter and Dunmore, huh? He asked her out after a Quidditch practice, so I heard. They’re such good mates, but no one ever saw them as a couple.”
“Yeah,” said Lily, and she was surprised to hear that her voice sounded a bit hollow. She had not looked away from James and Melissa, who were sitting so close together they might have been joined at the hip. For some reason, the sight of them was annoying her. When had Potter decided he fancied Dunmore? She was all sporty and good at Quidditch like he was, but she was hardly his type.
And since when were you concerned about what his type was? She asked herself. When have you cared who he takes out?
I don’t, she answered herself, but then she saw Potter lean over and kiss his date, and Lily felt like she had been slapped in the face. He’s snogging her. So what do you care? You can’t stand the bloke, right?
I don’t care, she repeated to herself, but she knew that she did.
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When have you cared who he takes out? ; )
Nice job, Team Stag!
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Yay Team Stag!!
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Yay! Y_Y
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I'm in love with you, you know. I'm going to buy us another pomogranate, and we will eat it over a Harry Potter movie when I visit. I freaking want to hug you now XD (I did a head-hits-the-desk thing)
And! I see why you mentioned what you mentioned~! :3 <3 <3 <3
Love you, sweetie~ <3
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Well, you make me smile, love. ^^ <3 = my love for you and your fics xD
I'm also surprised you didn't catch my misspelled pomegranate. xD So now I might have a plan, dear~ <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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