"James Potter put him down this moment!" I yell
James looks over at me with his sly little smile "Why should I Evans?''
I use the only thing I know that will work on him, well one of two things that will work and the other I will never use "If you don't put him down then I'll make sure you don't play in the last Quidditich game, and what will Gryffindor do without their seeker?"
"You wouldn't'' yelled Sirius Black one of Potter's best friends.
"Try me!" I lean over with a wicked smile on my face
"Mate put him down." Remus says
"Oh Moony we are just trying to have a little fun."
James put Severus down, I walk over to Severus to help him up.
"Are you alright Sev.?'' I ask him in a worried voice because Potter didn't put him down gently, actually he just let him fall.
"I'm fine." he snaps at me. I take a little step back, Sev has never talked to me like that before.
"Watch it Snape, Evans is the only friend you have." James warns Sev.
Sev turns around and looks at James "I don't need help from a filthy little mudblood like her!" he yells
Everyone looks at him in shock they can't believe what he just said neither can I. Severus who has been my best friend since I found out I am a witch in fact he was the one to tell me. Before I know what I am doing I slap him across the face. I slap him so hard that I leave a mark, my bottom lips starts to quiver. I grab my mouth and spin around and start to run away to the pumpkin patch. Before I get out of ear shot I hear Potter say "Way to Snape you just lost your only friend.'' I wonder how could I not have seen it, there must have been signs weren't there. I hear a cough, I look up and wipe my eyes
"What do you want Potter?" I spat
"You dropped your bag, I figured you would want it. Considering class is going to start in a few.'' he says back with a smile
"Thank you James, and yes I know." I look up and he is staring at me "What do I look that bad?" I try to say with a laugh
"No you look beautiful like you always do. It's just you called me James and not Potter.''
"Well I've been thinking about that, I thought we should try first names now that we are getting older, and wiser...well at least I am." I laugh
He let out a slight chuckle and smiled at me, he ran his left hand through his hair. The bell rings, I jump up from the pumpkin I was sitting on and we both start walking to class. As we near the lake, it starts raining and not lightly. James grabs my hand and we start to run the rest of the way to class. We make it just in time for Transfiguration, all the seats are taken but three. Two up in the front of class and one towards the middle by Sev...wait not Snape. Usually I would sit by Snape but now considering we are no longer friends, I walk up to the front of class with James. Professor McGonagall comes in and starts handing out mice for up to turn into saucers.
"I know the year is ending in a few weeks but it's always better to practice now, and for those of you who are still having trouble well nows the time to get help.'' she looks at a few students. Once she gets to James and I she stops and does a double take, she looks at where I am sitting and where Snape is sitting
"Miss Evans what are you doing sitting by Potter? Your first day at Hogwarts you nearly blew up my room cause I sat you by him."
"James and I have put out differences a side and decided to become friends."
"Well that is a nice surprise, I though he-who-must-not-be-named would fall from power before this ever happened.'' she says with a smile
At the end of class when I am walking out talking to Remus, my two best friends who are like sisters to me pull me aside.
"Emma, Darla I was in the middle of talking to Remus." I point at who is standing there waiting for us to continue on conversation
"Okay, spill what happen?" Darla asks
"Yea you hate James guts.''
I open my mouth to tell them that I will tell them later but before I can get the words out. I hear him behind me. "Lils?"
I turn around to face Snape with a cold smile a smile I normally used with James or Sirius or even my sister's boyfriend a vile man who looks like a walrus. "What do you want Snape or should it be pureblood now?"
"Lils please let me apologize."
"apologize for what?! For calling me a mudblood oh wait no you exact words were filthy little mudblood. Well you know blood isn't everything I might not have magical parents but I am a way better witch then you are a wizard. Oh how about making me hate people who are my real friends. Is that what you want to say sorry for. Well either one you want to apologize for isn't going to work. We are through Snape, we are no longer friends. Everyone here knows you can't wait to go join He-who-must-not-be-named, I was just to blinded to see that but you cleared the smoke up for me." I yell at him
"Who did I make you hate?" he asks all confused
"Remus, you made me hate him for years because of all the stuff you did. Sirius and James to, I never gave them a chance all because of you." I spat at him
"Lils I'm your friend." he pleads with me
"Correction you were my friend, until you called me a filthy little mudblood." I turn around and face Emma and Darla "I'm sorry girls you were right all along, thank you for supporting me and letting me come to this choice on my own." I loop my arm through theirs and turn my head "Bye Snape.'' Darla,Emma and I start walking back to the Gryffindor common room. We sit on the big red couch and I grab out my Transfiguration book to start reading something I think I missed on my OWLs.