Lily Evans was fuming. She was pacing around the dormitory, absolutely livid.

"How dare he! How dare he! He accused me of being full of myself and selfish! How can he do such a thing? How could he -"

She broke off, grabbing a pillow off the bed and throwing it to the ground with as much force as she could muster.

Mary Macdonald watched with wide eyes as Lily paced back and forth, simultaneously taking out Marlene's pillow.

"Lily-"

"Don't Lilyme, Mary! He's an absolute dickhead, and I can't stand to be around him! No, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to march down there, and tell him off. I am going to-"

She continued on for a good few minutes, making Mary raise an eyebrow curiously. She had never seen the redhead so fired up. There had always been a tension between her and James Potter, but Mary had always thought that it wasn't going to blow out of hand. She figured the two of them would grow out of it.

"Lily, stop for a second!" shouted Mary, cutting her friend off. The redhead stared at her roommate, slightly stunned. Mary had never raised her voice, let alone at Lily. She was so shocked, she stopped pacing and just turned her green eyes on the small brunette. "Did you ever think that you're not really that angry at James? What if you're just angry at yourself?"

Before Lily could open her mouth to protest, Mary put a hand up to stop her.

"Just think for a moment; you've promised yourself that you would hate James until the day you die. And maybe, you're just angry at yourself for going back on your promise," she said simply. Over Lily's stuttering and spluttering, as the other girl tried to find a response, Mary continued. "Just think about it."

The brunette stood and disappeared down the girls' dormitory staircase, leaving the fiery redhead alone to fume. Even her best friend was taking that prat's side. What had the world come to? Was she the only sane one?

Frowning, Lily threw herself onto her bed and buried her head into her pillows. There was no way she was wrong about James Potter... right?

He had been the bane of her existence ever since day one, on the Hogwarts Express, when he had made fun of Severus. He had consistently teased and taunted everyone, hexing people for no good reason and making people feel bad about themselves. He was a bully, right? Lily was in the right, and he was wrong. Potter was wrong. Mary was wrong. Everyone else was wrong.

A nagging voice at the back of her head reminded her of a few small facts. He hadn't been a bully for the past few years; not since that day at the lake. Lily closed her eyes and turned her head, not wanting to think about that day. She had lost her best friend that day, and her oldest friend. It wasn't a day that stuck kindly in her mind.

Potter was even Head Boy this year. Dumbledore was a brilliant wizard, with enough good judgment to make Lily Head Girl. There had to be a reasonthat Potter was Head Boy.

That boy made her want to pull her hair out.

Lily stood, throwing her covers off of her. She was going to show him-and everyone else-that she was right. She was right, for Merlin's sake! Lily had good judgment, and a good head on her shoulders. She wasn't going to just make up things for argument's sake.

Marching down the dormitory stairs, she stormed from the common room. Students threw themselves out of her raging warpath. The temper of one Lily Evans was not to be messed with.

About to turn the corner, she paused when she heard Potter's voice. She waited, wondering who he was talking with. She liked to be aware of the fight that she was barreling into, instead of plowing ahead blindly. Lily preferred rational thought.

"-I'm sure they're very proud of you, no matter what. And you know, I bet they think you're a very brave and strong girl, and the best kid any parent could ask for." Was that Potter's voice? Lily put a finger in her ear and wiggled it around a bit, trying to clear it out. She heard sniffling.

"You really think so?" The voice asked softly. It was thick with tears, and Lily's heart broke just listening to it. "You think they'd be proud of me, even though I wasn't with them when..." The voice trailed off.

Potter spoke again, making Lily frown and wonder what madness had struck Hogwarts. "I know they're proud of you, and they loved you very much. And now, they're watching over you," he told the young girl kindly. "Do you want a hug?"

"Thanks," the little voice said, sniffling gently.

"Anytime."

Lily just stared, and she wasn't planning on James Potter turning the corner after sending the little girl off to her common room. But that's exactly what happened, and he looked surprised to see her. She looked away, disgusted.

How could he have just done that? He wasn't sensitive! He didn't know how to comfort people; he took advantage of people when they were down and made fun of them to no end! Potter wasn't a niceperson, so why... why in the world was he acting like it?

"Are you okay, Evans?" he asked, confusion evident in his voice. "What brings you out here? I thought you switched patrols with Parkins."

She didn't know how to respond. "I - I don't know." She didn't know anything anymore. With James Potter standing next to her and looking sincerely confused, Lily Evans didn't know what was going through her mind anymore. Had Mary been right? Why was Mary always right?

"I mean, I know I'm not your favorite person, but you've got a look on your face that makes me think that you're going to punch my lights out," continued Potter, smiling lightly. "Did I do anything mf-"

It was a moment of rash actions. She hadn't meant to do it, but before she could stop herself, she had pushed her lips against James Potter's and shoved him against the wall behind him. To say that he responded enthusiastically would be an understatement. Lily was nearly swept away by his passion and excitement, making her body shiver with excitement. There were sparks. Actual sparks, and she could feel adrenaline and electricity coursing through her body.

And then she realized what she was doing.

Immediately, Lily pulled back and stared at James, horrified. He just stood there, as if he didn't know what she wanted, but looking as if all of his dreams had just come true. In a way, they had. But Lily couldn't look at him anymore, and she ran.

So this is just a simple Lily/James twoshot that I came up with around 3 o'clock in the morning last night. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out, hope you all like it. The ending should be up soon, too. Maybe tomorrow. Feel free to leave a review!

- double heart