Lily awoke to the sound of a door being slammed. She sat up quickly and ran to her own door, opening it slightly to see what in the heck was going on. There outside her door stood a very pretty blonde haired girl in only her bra and a pair of boys' boxers. Lily instantly recognized the girl. She was a sixth year Ravenclaw named Emmaline Maddiline.

James girlfriend, right? Lily asked herself.

"Emma what are you doing? Get back in here!" James rough voice came from his doorway.

"No James I have played along with your little game for long enough." She spat as if questioning whether or not those words had really come out of her mouth.

"What game?" James asked confused. "Em, you're being ridiculous come on get back in here it's 3 o'clock in the morning."

"JAMES I thought maybe you would get over her in time. I thought maybe you would love me the way you love her because obviously you are so capable of love. I was wrong." She said grabbing her shirt from his left hand, putting it on with vigor. She then grabbed her pants from his right hand and put them on quickly over his boxers.

"What are you talking about EM!?" James asked. Lily noticed Emmaline was really getting to him now.

"You say her name in your sleep for god's sake" She said whispering the last two words. "Don't act dumb James, You dream about her almost every night and I'm tired of hoping that will be me you think about non-stop. I can't be with someone who can't get someone else out of their head." Emmaline said finally breaking down. "YOU can't pretend I'm her any longer." James reached out and grabbed Emma's hand squeezing it slightly.

"Emma you're so amazing, how could you ever think I don't love you?" James asked kissing her forehead.

She longed to surrender to the warmth of his body. Deciding against it she stepped backward out of his embrace. She knew if she did not say goodbye to him now, she wouldn't have the strength to down the road."You may love me James but I know you're not in love with me. Not the way you love her at least.'' She said turning around so she wasn't facing him anymore. "We don't really have a choice in who we love and how we love them James. The thing is it will break my heart even more if I just sit back and watch this all unfold. Just fucking get up the courage and tell her James." She said now walking towards the door. She spoke again still not turning to look at him, just staring at the door."A girl always knows James. She always knows when a guy looks into her eyes and pretends he is looking into someone else's."

"But Em-" James yelled after her as the door closed. He stood in shock for a moment or two then…"FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!" James yelled as he banged his head against the wall behind him.

"Gosh Potter could you be any louder?" Lily asked coming out from behind her door…

"Just enjoying the show are you Lily?" James asked annoyed.

"Oh yes because I love being woken up in the middle of the night, by a fighting couple of lunatics. What was that girl talking about anyways?" Lily asked strangely curious as to who had broken the two love birds up.

"None of your business Evans" James said as if this was the last conversation he wanted to be having right this moment.

"Fine, fine… just thought maybe I could help…" Lily replied.

"Well you can't."

"Sheesh Potter what's stuck up your butt?" She laughed. "I thought we decided to be civil this year when we found out we got head boy and girl." She pointed out.

"Yeah well it goes both ways Lily and yelling at me directly after my girlfriend gives me the boot really isn-"

"Well we are even then because I have to here you guys every night, it's disgusting." Lily said cutting him off.

"Jealous?"

"Why would I be jealous?" Lily asked.

James moved closer to her, their faces almost touching "Yeah why would you be jealous?" She could feel his hot breath on her cheek. She moved backwards quickly.

"Exactly" She said confidently "Why would I be."

James looked at her in shock.

"Well I'm going to bed James." Lily said brushing by him. James could just make out her scent; there was no way Emma really knew was there?