Follow (Me)
We walk away, not because we don't care,
But to find out who cares enough to follow.
"I want to go back," Lily said. Mary, Nicole, Opal, May and Jennie all stood in a circle on the sidewalk of Hogsmeade as they decided what to do next. It was the second Hogsmeade visit of their third year.
"But I want to go to the Three Broomsticks for another butterbeer," Nicole said.
Mary and May both nodded in agreement. Neither Opal nor Jennie said anything.
"If we're going to go, we'd better do it now before we have to go back," Mary said.
"I'm going back to the castle," Lily said. She turned around and started to walk away. She hoped they would follow. Surely May would follow, Lily liked to think of them as close. She walked slowly, feeling awfully stupid, walking back all by herself. She wanted to turn back and join her friends, but she kept on walking away.
"Lily, wait!" Lily stopped and turned to see Opal walking towards her quickly. Lily smiled at her and could vaguely see their group walking in the opposite direction towards the Three Broomsticks. The sun was setting and it was turning darker.
Once Opal had caught up with Lily they walked back together chatting. Lily and Opal laughed like old friends, and Lily found herself wondering why they hadn't talked more, just the two of them. After that, Lily always found herself spending more time with Opal than with May.