This story takes off from the scene in the hall outside of the portrait hole between Lily and Severus, him trying to apologize, her realizing that they are completely different people.

Lily walks back into the common room, feeling completely lost. Looking around the common room, discovering no friendly face she walked back to her room, frowning.

She didn't want to cry, didn't want to be as disappointed as she was. But she was, she was broken hearted and she was tired.

Alice, Cara and Brigit were sitting on her bed, waiting for her. They knew this was going to be hard for her, and they, being the good friends they were, wanted to be here for her when she walked back up those stairs.

Alice patted the mattress next to her. Lily sat down and put her head on Alice's shoulder.

"Are you alright?" Cara asked, looking around Alice.

"I don't know." She said, truthfully.

They nodded.

Lily sighed before falling backwards onto her bed.

"Today sucked." Lily said, staring up at the ceiling.

"Yep." Brigit said, falling back.

Cara and Alice laid back, closing their eyes.

"I could sleep for a year." Cara said, smiling.

"I could sleep for a century." Alice said, holding in a giggle.

"I could sleep for a millennium." Brigit said, looking over at Lily.

Lily didn't say anything, didn't laugh, didn't bat an eye, she didn't move.

A single tear slid down the side of Lily's face, and into her hair.

"I'm sorry Lily." Alice said, turning to face her friend.

"I know."

"Lets go to Hogsmeade, get a butterbeer." Brigit said, sitting up.

"I don't know." Lily said, standing up, and looking out of the window.

"Come on, it could be fun." Alice said, jumping up, and pouncing around the room.

"How are we gonna get there?" Lily said, shaking her head at her friend.

"We'll ask the Marauders to take us. You know they can't say no." Cara said, smiling brightly.

"Just because you're in love with Sirius doesn't mean that I want to spend any time with that toerag tonight, I don't think I could stand it." Lily said, shaking her head.

"We'll just sneak out of the castle then, how hard can it be? You are a perfect." Alice said, smiling.

"Fine, but when we get caught and I have to go to a detention I didn't deserve, you're all gonna suffer." Lily said, on the verge of being excited.

They got dressed and giggled as they walked down the stairs and into the common room.

Their hopes of a good night were dashed when the Marauders were sitting at the couch, staring at the fire.

"Shhhh." Alice whispered, as they tried to sneak past the boys.

"Please, we knew you were sneaking out. We heard you close your door." Sirius said, from behind them.

Alice grabbed Lily's hand, and held her in place.

"Shut up Black!" Brigit said, standing in front of him.

"Got something you want to say B?" Sirius asked, cocking his head to the side with a smirk on his face.

Lily pulled free and walked toward him, pulling her wand out of her jeans.

"Do you have something to say?" Lily asked him, glaring daggers and twisting her wand in her hand.

"Whoa…. Calm down." James said, walking to stand beside Sirius.

"Do you really want to talk to me right now Potter? I'd be afraid of the terrible things that I would say to you." Lily said, mere inches from his face, holding her wand in front of her.

Cara, Alice and Brigit stared, shocked at their friend.

"Lily…." James said, frowning, confused.

"Don't…. I don't want to hear what you have to say, in fact it would be better if you didn't speak at all." Lily said, contemplating violence.

"I'm so….." James started.

"Petrificus Totalis" Lily said, waving her wand at James and Sirius. They both hit the floor, stone stiff.

Remus and Peter, tried not to laugh, as they watched their friends hit the ground.

"I told you not to say anything, but you never listen. Why wont you listen?" Lily said, sadness washing through her. She muttered the counter curse before running up the stairs.

"Are you happy?" Alice said, charging at James as he tried to stand. "Why can't you ever be a gentlemen and leave her alone for ten seconds."

"I…. don't know." He said, rubbing the back of his head, frowning.

The girls walked back up the stairs and sat on the edge of Lily's bed as she lay there crying.

The girls fell asleep on Lily's bed, not dreaming, wishing they were home.

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James sat next to Remus, putting his head in his hands.

"I was just trying to apologize." He said, staring at his friend.

"I know, but that really wasn't the right time. You knew that." Remus said, shrugging.

"Remus…. I can't think straight when I am around her. What is wrong with me?"

"Plenty is wrong with you." Remus said, smiling, "But you need to stop pushing. I don't know how many times I've told you this."

James nodded and stared into the fire.

"Don't worry you have the summer to do that." Sirius said, smiling over at him.

A/N: So what do you think so far? I know its short and all, but I feel it's a good introduction of things to come.