This story takes place after Lily stopped hating James, in the seventh year at Hogwarts. No, they haven't started going out yet (you wish James).

Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter I wish

Severus Snape gazed wistfully at the laughing group of teenagers grouped around James Potter, Lily Evans among them. After a while the crowd drifted off in different directions, leaving only Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and of course, James Potter. Lily flopped on the ground in front of the lake and watched the giant squid's tentacles reaching above the surface. Snape stared at Lily's green eyes, bright with laughter.

"Hey, Lily, what are you doing, lying there like you've got nothing to do? You should get up and dance with me, Sirius was just about to sing us a song!" James said, with a twinkle in his eye. Lily stood up; laughing so hard she nearly fell down. Just as Sirius started to sing in an earsplitting shriek, Lily looked over at Snape and caught his eye, he looked at her hopefully but she just glared and looked away.

"What does she see in that arrogant, attention seeking jerk, anyway?" Snape asked himself angrily, now watching Lily dance with James while Sirius shrieked his "song". James had seen Lily glare at Snape.

"Is that sad excuse for a human bothering you, Lily?" James asked while reaching for his wand.

"No, no James it's fine, I don't want you to hex him, then get detention, again!" Lily said quickly, thinking that it would not do at all for James to miss the next Hogsmeade visit. Snape got up and began walking back toward the castle.

"Hey, Snivillus, going to write to your mummy, ask her to send some more footy jammies?" James yelled at Snape in a baby voice.

"James." Said two voices at once as Remus and Lily both tried to stop James from annoying Snape, remembering his reputation for dark magic. But it was too late, Snape was reaching for his wand, but before he could cast a spell, Lily had cast a shield charm between James and Snape, not wanting anything to happen to James. Peter started giggling nervously as Snape gave them all a furious look and turned away, as if to leave. With a sigh of relief and a flick of her wand, Lily removed the magical shield.

Realizing that he was now longer to be thwarted in his attempt to jinx James, Snape turned around and screamed "Expelliaurmus!" The spell was so strong that James was thrown backward toward the lake!

"James!" Lily screamed.

Sorry about short chapters!! I will write a longer chapter soon!!!