Chapter 7
Lily was ignoring James.
By Monday morning, he was almost sure. It was possible that she had just been unavailable Saturday evening and all of Sunday, but after spending all of Friday night and most of Saturday with her, her absence was that much more noticeable.
James knew that Sirius had spoken with her about the way Orion treated her at the ball. James was nearly kicking himself for not warning her that he had to tell Sirius, but Sirius had said that the conversation went alright and she didn’t seem altogether upset about his knowing. However, Sirius didn’t know the real reason James was asking, and James couldn’t be certain that he really had a good read on her emotions. Perhaps she was angry at him for saying anything at all.
But the thing was…
The thing was that he had thought they were working their way to another shag Saturday night. The way she sat on the couch, wearing those shorts and that sweatshirt that was so reminiscent of his jersey, and the way she moved and smiled when she caught his eye—maybe it was his fault for being so wrapped up in her that he couldn’t stop thinking about taking her again, but he thought she was on that same page too.
Then she basically disappeared.