[ she's quiet for a short while, watching her feet more than the path ahead or even the space around them. which isn't like her, but neither is being stuck on a spaceship talking to James Potter about the future either, so. maybe she's earned a bit of uncharacteristic behavior. it's sad, in a way, the thought of Potter having memories that she doesn't, when they're ( as far as she can tell ) happy ones, especially. ]
It matters. [ which she wanted to say much earlier, but she had to figure out what matters to her, first ] It's not so farfetched to think that I enjoyed going out with you, it was never entirely about- I don't hate you, you know that, right? I never did.
[ which is why she always reacted so harshly when he teased Severus, or anybody else. ]
Think about it. Switch places with me. Let's say there's this girl, who's popular and bright, gets high marks and plays Quidditch, the whole deal. She's charming, in a way, and she's even prone to having these great moments of chivalry, and bravery. She's a good person, you can tell, and there's even times you catch yourself thinking about her more than you think about most girls. [ this is getting harder and harder to set up, mostly because she's getting embarrassed to be ..talking about how she sees James, but using female pronouns. anyway. ] But she also makes a habit of picking on ..Remus. Singles him out. Calls him awful names, hexes him, jinxes him, and in front of the whole school, no less. And ( strictly for the sake of this hypothetical situation ) maybe yeah, Remus doesn't always make the best decisions. He spends time with people he shouldn't, an unsavory crowd maybe. But he's still Remus, right? Your best friend, the boy you grew up with, trust your life with. And this girl is going out of her way to torment him, nearly every day.
[ she swallows, looks over at James with a sad sort of expression, though it's mostly just in her eyes. this likely isn't going to make things any easier between them, but she feels like she needs to explain. ]
Then let's say that girl asks you out on a date. Which is flattering, sure, you know she could date anybody she wants to, and she's picked you. But could you say really yes? Despite the way she's treating your best friend.
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It matters. [ which she wanted to say much earlier, but she had to figure out what matters to her, first ] It's not so farfetched to think that I enjoyed going out with you, it was never entirely about- I don't hate you, you know that, right? I never did.
[ which is why she always reacted so harshly when he teased Severus, or anybody else. ]
Think about it. Switch places with me. Let's say there's this girl, who's popular and bright, gets high marks and plays Quidditch, the whole deal. She's charming, in a way, and she's even prone to having these great moments of chivalry, and bravery. She's a good person, you can tell, and there's even times you catch yourself thinking about her more than you think about most girls. [ this is getting harder and harder to set up, mostly because she's getting embarrassed to be ..talking about how she sees James, but using female pronouns. anyway. ] But she also makes a habit of picking on ..Remus. Singles him out. Calls him awful names, hexes him, jinxes him, and in front of the whole school, no less. And ( strictly for the sake of this hypothetical situation ) maybe yeah, Remus doesn't always make the best decisions. He spends time with people he shouldn't, an unsavory crowd maybe. But he's still Remus, right? Your best friend, the boy you grew up with, trust your life with. And this girl is going out of her way to torment him, nearly every day.
[ she swallows, looks over at James with a sad sort of expression, though it's mostly just in her eyes. this likely isn't going to make things any easier between them, but she feels like she needs to explain. ]
Then let's say that girl asks you out on a date. Which is flattering, sure, you know she could date anybody she wants to, and she's picked you. But could you say really yes? Despite the way she's treating your best friend.