A/N: this was originally called Word Association and was supposed to be a one shot. However, some very very wonderful reviewers requested more. I thought about it. I got an idea. This is the result. I hope you enjoy.

Another A/N: this chappie is not in play form because I don't want it to be.

Disclaimer: in a parallel universe I might own the Harry Potter world. But in this universe I am perfectly content with HP land belonging to the wonderful JKR.

Chapter 2: Chutes and ladders.

Lily entered the empty classroom feeling preoccupied and thoroughly confused. Yesterday's adventure with the word association had turned her emotions up side down and it scared her. But glowing faintly beneath her jumbled thoughts was a warm thrill that pushed upward every time she saw him.

She walked into something hard. Looking up from her reverie she was dumbfounded. This wasn't a classroom. It was a life-sized version of Chutes and Ladders. She had walked into a gigantic ladder that led up another level twenty feet above her. She looked up open mouthed. The ceiling had been pushed up so four terrifyingly high levels could fit. All connected by ladders and the biggest slides she'd ever seen.

"You like it Evans?" James Potter wandered in looking very pleased with himself.

"Potter!" She gasped, "What did you do?"

"It's our next game. You said we could play another game next time."

"Yes, but…I thought…Nothing like this!"

"Oh," James said sounding crest fallen, "Well, I can just vanish this. We can play tic tac toe or something."

Suddenly, Lily felt sorry for him. She wondered how long it had taken him to charm the room like this.

"Well," she drawled, "I guess we can play one game."

James cheered and handed her a die. "Ladies first."

She giggled in a very unLilyish fashion and rolled.

They climbed and slid and climbed and slid. Lily couldn't remember having this much fun with Potter. Even though the game itself was a stupid and childish, playing it on such a large scale was incredible. Until it was over.

"Awe, you beat me." Lily said giving a mock pout.

James laughed, "Well, you can't win at everything."

"I guess not," Lily looked over the edge pensively, "Umm, how do we get down?"

"That slide." James said pointing to a humungous slide that traveled all the way down to the floor.

She stared at it apprehensively, "It goes down like six stories. We'll die."

"No we won't. Its' not that far." James said sitting down at the top of the slide.

"James, I don't like this."

"Are you afraid of heights?"

Lily rolled her eyes. Honestly, that boy could be extraordinarily dense at times. "If I was afraid of heights I wouldn't have played this game in the first place. What I'm afraid of is shooting out of a slide a million miles an hour and smacking into a wall."

James laughed, "Don't worry about it. Look, I'll go first, then you can go and I'll catch you at the bottom if I survive."

Lily bit her lip doubtfully, "Yeah right. You'd probably think it was hilarious to have me smack into a wall." She instantly wanted to take it back. Why did she always get so snippy and nasty around him?

James' smile faltered a little but not much, "Why can't you believe that I would do something nice for you?"

"You have a history of doing the opposite." Mumbled Lily.

"But never to you. I've always been here to catch you, Lily."

She met his eyes for a moment, "Prove it."

He nodded once and pushed himself down the slide. Lily closed her eyes and cringed until she heard his ragged cheer drift up from the ground.

"Okay, Lily. It's safe. You can come down."

She gulped and lowered herself onto the slide.

"It's safe. He's here to catch me. He's always been here to catch me." She chanted to herself. She took a deep breath and shoved off.

She was flying. She was soaring through the air and she didn't dare open her eyes. The wind whipped her face as she descended. Any second now the slide would end and she would be smeared on the wall. Any second now…

WHAM!

Lily slammed into something hard. It fell over with a loud 'oof'. She lay there for a second with her eyes closed, mentally checking that she was alive. Apparently, so was the thing she was laying on.

"Damn, Evans. You knocked the wind out of me."

Lily opened her eyes slowly. She had slammed into none other than James Potter. She lifted her head off his chest and sat up.

"You caught me!"

He smiled and sat up as well, "Told you. Now help me up and we can go find my lungs. I think they went shooting out of me on impact."

Lily giggled and helped him up, "Okay, I think they're plastered on the wall over there."

They laughed and James said, "Do I really have to do my lines now?"

"No."

"I guess I'll have to come back tomorrow."

"I guess you will."

FIN

A/N: well, there you have it. I hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are wonderful! And if you think of any games you would like Lily and James to play let me know (keep them G rated though please!).