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Deerstalking | A Staggard Wild

Chapter 12: The Infamous Dr. SqueezEazy

Sleep came fitfully to James that night. Judging from the amount of throat clearing, bed tossing, and pillow punching he heard from either side of him, sleep was also putting up a fight with Sirius and Remus, too. Being overly tired and hungry, on account of sleeping through breakfast,  made sitting through History of Magic particularly hard the next morning. The void left by Peter’s absence felt tangible. James could scarcely keep his eyes off the empty chair beside him. His mind constantly flew from the class to the Hospital Wing. He wondered how his friend was faring. 

Evans scurried in five minutes after class started. Her hair was, unusually, piled on top of her head in a messy knot. James was so preoccupied by Peter’s plight that he almost didn’t notice the long and graceful lines of Lily’s neck exposed by this change. He almost missed discovering this appealing new feature. He almost didn’t even think about what it would be like to lean forward and press his lips to that soft skin just behind her ear. 

Almost. 

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