Previously:

"Well, that's about all I have to say."

Tears started forming in her eyes and she started again. "I, um, have to go." Lily got up and ran for the castle tears streaming down her face as she left.

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The next day passed smoothly for Lily. She went to classes, ate her meals, the usual. Until about 8:00 PM, everything was fine. Until about 8:00 PM, everything was lovely. Until about 8:00 PM everything was sane.

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It was 7:50 PM and James was in the common room, eating a chocolate frog talking animatedly to Sirius who was lazily staring into the fire.

"...and it all ended in Conner in girl's clothes, and Slughorn assigning an 500 word essay on what not to do in Potions," James finished, dramatically.

"And?" Sirius asked.

"And, what?"

"That's it?"

"What do you want?" James asked, puzzled.

"I was just expecting more of a story then that, but whatever," Sirius replied.

"No, no, here's the real story: Connor asked Slughorn if he'd ever dated a professor. Slughorn then proceeded to tear Connor limb from limb, where I jumped in and broke up the bloody fight. Just then, the door burst open and there was Madam Pomfrey. She rushed over to Slughorn and snogged him on the spot. The class was all so stunned, that one person, just happened to burst out a spell that made Connor wear girl's clothes. Slughorn was so mad, that he assigned the 500 word essay. There, is that the story you wanted?" James said, sarcastically.

"That worked very fine, thanks mate," Sirius answered, laughing.

Just then, shouting was heard throughout the portrait hole. It was coming from outside. James bolted upright and Sirius did the same. Lily came down from the Girl's Dormitories, her eyes wide with shock.

James and Lily's eyes met for a second, then quickly darted away from each others. Nonetheless, Lily hurried down the stairs and stopped a couple feet from where Sirius and James were sitting. The screaming had stopped as suddenly as it had started.

'What...what was that?" Lily whispered.

"I dunno, but there really is only one way to find out," Sirius said, bravely. He got up and, being the gentlemen he sometimes was, wrapped his arm around a scared Lily and tip-toed to the portrait hole. James got up, a wave of jealousy ensued.

Sirius' arm is on my girl. My girl? Since when did she become my girl?

But right about now, that was the least of James' worries as he stepped outside and saw what was awaiting them.

"What the-?" Lily said, confused.

Right there, in the middle of the wall, next to the portrait of the Fat Lady, was a hole. A huge hole that somebody had obviously made with their wand. But, that wasn't even the strangest part. The strangest part, was that it wasn't just the common room that was behind that wall. There was a passageway. A passageway, that was purposely put there. Lily, James and Sirius looked at it for a second, before being brought back to reality by an out-of-breath Remus.

"I...just...came...from...class...I didn't know...what...ha-happened," he panted. "The...whole school he-heard it."

Sirius had let go of Lily now, for he was staring into the hole, intrigued. James' hand slipped into Lily's causing her to look up, surprised. James was momentarily afraid she would let go, but she just gripped his hand tighter.

"Who's going in?" Sirius asked, excitedly.

"Excuse me?" James answered, bewildered.

Lily looked nonplussed for a second then, still holding James' hand put on a bold face.

"Okay. I will," she answered unsteadily.

"Lily! Are you sure? You don't want to--"

"I'll be fine, Scaredypants. Are you coming or not? You look like you need a little adventure," She cut off, looking around at all of them," We all look like we need a little adventure.

"I'm in," Remus said, enthusiastically.

James said nothing, but grinned wickedly. He made his way into the hole, still grasping firmly on Lily's hand. Lily said nothing, but simply followed, wondering the excitement that was in store for them.

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AN: Sort of cliffhanger. I thought this story needed something else, so here it is. Keep reading and reviewing!