marymcdonald:

“Promised what?” Mary’s head jolted towards Lilly. What would James have to do with this? It wasn’t him who she thought about every day, or who she was constantly trying to impress, yet at the same time still seem not the slightest bit interested in, that was Lily’s job. She…

Mary smiled at her, although her smile was slightly weak. She was grateful to have a friend like Lily, who cared so much about her. But she didn’t one Lilly to get involved. Not because she didn’t want Lily to have anything to do with her and Sirius’ relationship, but that she didn’t want her to ruin what she had with James, especially when they were becoming so close. “I should have listened to you in the first place.” She turned her head back to the lake. “I should have known I would never ever have a chance with him.”