ok i reposted this because i had to change the time line a little this happend on thursday and friday!!
Chapter 2
Lilly's year continued along perfectly, just as she predicted, until later that week. On Thursday everything changed drastically.
"I can't believe he called you a Mudblood," said Liz angrily, "You've always stood up for the bloody wanker."
Lilly, Zoe, and Liz were walking back to their dorm after the incident in the court yard. Snape had turned on Lilly when she tried to protect him from Potter.
Shaking her head in disgust, Zoe's blonde curls bouncing. "I can't believe he did it either. I can't believe Potter asked you out again while picking on Snape. I'm thinking its James asking you again that set Snape off and brought on that little comment…"
Lily remained silent through all of this, zoning out of her friends conversation about Snape and James. She was still reeling from Snape's barb; calling her a Mudblood was unforgivable. Snape had been her first non muggle friend, she had a sudden sense of loss in her childhood friend. She shook off the feeling as she thought about the changes she had noticed in Snape, over the last year, as Voldermort gathered strength. They had been slowly growing more and more distant over the years.
"Lily…Lily are you listening??" asked Zoe.
"Hmmm…. Yes I hear you, I would rather not talk about it anymore. It's over, it's done," said Lilly, silencing her friend's remarks about either boy.
She was sure that after the train it would be different this year, James was supposed to act different. He was a nice enough guy and she would be the first to admit he was cute, no argument there. He was very aware of this making him a far cry from modest.
As they rounded the corner to go through the Fat Lady she spotted James and his cohorts Lupin, Sirus, and Peter coming from the opposite direction. She picked up her pace and quickly slipped through the Fat Lady's portrait. Her friends followed quickly behind her. The common room was humming with the news of what had happened out in the courtyard.
"Lilly! Lilly wait up!" called James behind her. She picked up her pace heading towards the stairs leading to her dorm. Just as she was stepping on the first stairs James reached her and grabbed her arm. Lilly ignored the jump in her stomach as he pulled her aside.
"I just want to apologize. I know you were friends with him, not that I understand why. Even I can't believe he called you that." James said in hushed tones, trying to keep their conversation private, as their classmates drifted closer.
"James, please just let me go" said Lilly trying to control her voice. This was why she had stopped the discussion, she didn't want to lose her control. "It wasn't your fault, just let me go to my room."
James released her arm and she hurried up the stairs. James stood and watched her go up the stairs, catching a glimpse of tears on her cheeks as she fled. Sirus strolled up beside him. "Control yourself mate, you just put another crack in your rep as a ladies' man. We told her on the train you were going to change and you didn't."
"Sod off Sirus!" James stormed off to his room.
James and Lilly's friends stood and looked at each other, and back to where their friends had disappeared.
Always one to share his opinion, Sirus asked, "Any chance of those two ever getting together, so they can stop driving each other and us nuts?"
Liz snorted "What makes you think it would stop if they got together?"
"It would help if James would really come up with a different approach. If you haven't noticed, the approach he is so fond of doesn't get him anywhere," said Zoe as she threw her pale curls over her shoulder.
"I feel sorry for the git," said Lupin. "He realized a long time ago he had real feelings for her but by then she already hated him and he had no idea how to fix it."
Liz's face lighted. "What if we helped them in the right direction…we are their best friends, if anyone can help them fix it, its us."
Lilly lay in bed staring at the ceiling friday morning. She had slept horribly, thanks to James and Snape. Sick of lying in bed and feeling a little hungry, she quietly got out of bed without disturbing the other girls and headed down to the main hall for breakfast. As she crept through the common room she heard something on the couch by the fire. Was that someone snoring? She crept over towards the fire place. It was James, why on earth was he sleeping in a chair in the common room?
James stirred and his eyes opened, just as Lilly went to turn around and leave. That stupid grin of his spread across his face as he groggily asked, "Am I dreaming?"
"No Potter, you are not dreaming. You are sleeping in a chair in the common room and I'm on my way through the common room. It is not a dream, just my bad luck."
James grin disappeared, "Lilly, I am really sorry. I know you think I'm a git right now but couldn't you be civil?"
Lily was taken off guard. Normally he would just make this another opportunity to bother her. He had actually sounded genuine. Hadn't he?
"What are you doing down here anyways Potter?"
"I was doing some reading." James gestured to his books on the floor, "because I couldn't sleep."
"Oh," said Lilly, suddenly feeling uncomfortable. This conversation was becoming too comfortable for them. "Well I'm off for some breakfast. I'll see you later."
Lilly hurried out of the common room and down the stairs. Thinking about the conversation she had had with James. Had she ever really talked to him alone like that? He seemed so different without his mates around, thought Lilly. She poured herself a cup of coffee and grabbed some toast. Shaking her head at her thoughts, she put James out of her mind and grabbed the text book she had brought to catch up on some reading.
A short time later Liz and Zoe appeared and slid in across from her.
"What time did you get up this morning?" asked Liz.
"Early, I couldn't sleep. I figured I should do something productive," answered Lilly.
"You know Liz and I were thinking this morning, why don't you give James a chance. What better way to get rid of him then to go out with him a couple of times? Let him get bored, like he always does, then you can both move on."
"Ya, a couple of dates with the git, and then its over." Said Liz
Lilly looked at her friends in amazement. "Are you two nutz? Has James turned you to his side? What happened to my best friends who agreed James was the plague?"
"I had no idea I was so low on your list, the plague?" said James coming up behind her.
Lilly blushed, "I didn't know you were behind me Potter, not that it would stop me from saying that about you. If you weren't that low on my list I would say yes to your never ending question."
"Well Lilly love I have good news for you, I'm trying a new approach!"
"And what approach is this James?" asked Lilly.
"You will just have wait to find out," said James.
Sirus, Lupin and Peter walked up and sat down at the table.
"Nothing like making me feel like I'm walking around with a guillotine hanging over my head, at least before you were predictable."
"A guillotine over your head…" said Sirus laughing, "Did James ask you out again Lilly?"
"No it would comforting if he had, he claims to have found a new approach," answered Lilly.
"A new approach James? However did you come up with such a thing??" snickered Sirus.
Zoe, Liz, Lupin and Sirus exchanged looks after this comment.
"Why do I suddenly feel like I'm missing something?" asked Lilly
"Don't feel bad, I thought I was in the loop but I'm suddenly thinking I'm not." James said, giving Sirus and Lupin a look across the table.
"Well I'm heading to class, Zoe and Liz are you coming?" asked Lilly.
"Ya…ouch..umm I mean no." said Zoe exchanging looks with Liz.
"Ya I think we'll eat a bit more before class, we've got time. We'll meet you there." Said Liz
Lilly turned to leave, giving her friends a strange look, when she heard another "ouch!" This one came from James direction.
"We have potions right now right? I'll walk with you Lilly." James said as he gathered his books.
"Umm ok I guess…anyone else coming?" Asked Lilly, everyone at the table shook their heads.
Lilly and James walked away together.
"Do you think our friends are acting strangely?" asked Lilly.
"Strangely? What makes you say that?" said James as they walked along the hall. The halls were empty, they were going to be early for class.
"Well up until this morning my friends never would have done that, especially if you suddenly decided to walk with me." Lilly said, casting a look at James as they walked.
"Ouch! What do they think I am, that I wouldn't be allowed to walk with you?"
"I think it is more a matter that they worry for your safety if you ask me out again," Lilly laughed.
"I already told you, I have a new approach. They don't need to worry about that, maybe that's why they let me walk with you." James said with smile.
"Speaking of which, what is your new approach so I won't be caught off guard?" Lilly asked, wishing that stupid grin would stay off his face.
"Well, I figured the reason you keep turning me down is because you don't know me well enough. So I've decided that we should be friends."
"Oh God save me! Where on earth did you come up with this plan?"
"In the common room, after we talked this morning." James said with a laugh.
They walked along in silence for a few moments. When they heard hushed tones coming from around the corner. James glanced in a mirror on the wall that showed the reflection of two people from around the corner. His eyes widened when he saw the reflection. One of the people around the corner was wearing a Death Eater's mask. He grabbed Lilly and pulled her into an open classroom, his hand over her mouth.
"Be quiet, Death Eater around the corner." He whispered in her ear. He felt Lilly tense in his arms.
"Did you hear that?" said one of the voices in the halls. Footsteps came towards the classroom they were in.
"Follow my lead." James said in Lilly's ear.
And with that James did what he'd wanted to do for many years, he kissed Lilly Evans.
James and Lilly heard one of the voices in the hall. "It's just two students snogging, they're too busy to have noticed. Let's get out of here, it's too dangerous. We will discuss your loyalty at a better time."
There was a popping noise and the sound of quickly receding footsteps. James moved towards the door.
"It's clear," said James with a sigh.
"You bloody wanker, that better not have been your new bloody plan! If it is, I have to give you props but you are going to regret it…." Lilly trailed off as she got her first real look at James' face.
James' face was ashen, he looked terrified. Suddenly, Lilly realized the implication of a real Death Eater, or possible Death Eaters being in the school.
"Oh my God…" said Lilly. "It isn't your new plan that was real, Voldermort has followers inside Hogwarts?"
"It looks that way," said James.
"We have to tell someone!" said Lilly, "That one voice sounded so familiar."
"We don't know who they were, we could go straight to the person on the inside."
"Oh my God, you don't think any of the professors would…" Lilly's face was now just as ashen as James'.
"We have to keep this to ourselves. No one can know what we saw. Lets get to class before someone realizes where we were."
Lilly and James hurried out of the classroom and down the hall towards potions. Neither student noticed the eyes that followed them.
