IN RUINS- James Potter

chapter twenty three

Avoiding things... it was said easier than done, standing behind absurd things to not be seen by the person you're avoiding. For James, he tried everything to not look at Lily Evans after his awkward date with Nora, even avoiding her at times.

Throughout the last couple of weeks, suspicions of Nora and James breaking up was through the roof, it confused Nora as to why this was happening, wondering if James might've jokingly say it and people take it out of hands.

Rage has gone through Nora many times, not talking properly, ignoring everyone and everything, even being aggressive to anyone that looks at her.

It made Nora feel crazy— which she hates to admit, James and her were finally at a place where they've become at peace together, Sirius was accepting the fact they were together, Nora thought all was well.

Sitting in transfiguration class and sitting alone again today, Nora saw the looks of everyone between her and James, every now and then she tried to look his way but he would awkwardly look away and clear his throat.

Going back to everything she's done, never once did she ever made him feel below her, wondering what could've gone wrong.

Nora loved the date she had with James, which made things difficult for her to say the least, his eyes seemed to be the highlight of her day sometimes, the way she caught him smiling. Everything about him was making it harder for Nora to keep this fake act going where she rather puke than be with him.

Nora frowned when she turned back around, looking back at the word and writing down some things for the O.W.Ls, less than three months away. "Oi Nora." Severus hissed a whisper, trying to get her to turn around to face Evans and Snape.

"What the hell do you want ?" She hissed back, not looking at liky. "What's up with you and four eyes— OW lily!" Severus whined, getting a pinch from the red head beside him. "None of your bloody business." Nora snapped, aggressively turning her head back around.

"I bet regulus ratted them out to her mother— OW LILY! You must stop!" Severus said louder than expected. Nora grinned when McGonagall stopped talking, putting her wand away.

"Is everything alright, Mr.Snape & Miss.Evans?" She asked, patiently waiting for an answer. "All good pro—fessor," Snape stuttered a little, already knowing his arm would bruise.

"Please keep it down then." She said, continuing the lesson when she realized they were out of time anyways, needing to go to potions.

Quickly gathering her things and waiting for James to talk to her, she watched him leave instantly, feeling very small and shallow, aggressively grabbing her bag and pushing people out of her way, even pushing Snape out of the way as she left the class, going to make it everyone's problem, letting them know what kind of mood she was in.

"Something happened with her and Potter, she probably called it off." Whispered a Hufflepuff behind her. Mentally, Nora could see herself hitting the girl, however another part of her wanted to see what else the two girls would say, going the opposite way of Nora.

Shaking her head; and panting quietly due to the stairs, Nora fast walked so much she made it it under ten minutes, throwing her bag to the ground bad sitting in the back.

Shouldn't have gone on that date. It's your fault. Nora thought, putting her hands into fists as Slughorn came to stand by her. "Everything alright my dear?" He asked in his shaky tone, getting older.

"Peachy, professor." Faking a smile to not let Slughorn worry, Nora squinted her eyes as Sirius came to sit beside her; with his bag and everything.

Trying to ignore him, Nora got out her book, thanking the fact that Sirius' hair is in her way of looking at James. Sirius noticed the way Nora's leg bounced, watching how she would make it stop but putting her hand on it, trying to make herself focus.