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Chapter Three: Razorblade

Oh no

My feelings are more imporant than yours

Oh drop dead, I don't care, I won't worry

Let it go

Remus nudged James as he continued to stare at Lily. "Prongs," he hissed. "You're girlfriend is watching!" James straightened up, clearing his throat, and staring ahead. He reddened as he heard their professor call on Lily.

"Miss Evans," Professor McGonagall called. "Point your wand at the branch, please?" James leaned in. He had thoroughly embarrassed himself when McGonagall asked him to perform the spell. The spell, if performed correctly, would turn the branch into an object supposedly associated with someone you care about. His branch turned into a lily flower. Maggie had looked annoyed while Lily looked at anything but him.

He watched Lily sit up and point her wand at the branch. After saying the incantation, she watched the branch shift form. Lily tilted her head in confusion, looking at it. "A… brownie?" She asked. Suddenly remembering the night before, she blushed and hid her face in her hands. McGonagall laughed quietly. After rewarding her a few points, she walked away.

"Lily," James hissed. She refused to look back. "Psst! Lily! Lily! Back here! It's James! Lily! Lily!"

"Miss Evans" McGonagall drawled. "I do believe that Mister Potter is trying to catch your attention."

James looked down before grinning when Lily turned slowly. "What'd it turn into? I can't see it?"

She blushed and whipped back around. James looked at Remus in confusion. "Sirius is in front of her" He whispered. Remus' eyes widened.

"James, don't you dare-"

"Sirius! Sirius!" The boy turned around with a smirk on his face.

"Yes, master?"

He snorted. Trying to make sure that Lily wouldn't hear them, he started gesturing towards her desk. Sirius, nodding, picked up object of the desk. "Hey!" Lily cried. Sirius made a face.

"Why would your twig become a brownie Evans? The person you care about a baker or something?"

Lily's cheeks reddened even more. She spared a look at James. His mouth was agape and he was staring at the brownie in disbelief. With a sudden change, he started to slowly grin and his eyes sought hers. "You care for me," He said coyly.

"No I don't" She said stubbornly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"You won't embarrass yourself, Lily Bean" Sirius said. "After all, his turned into your kind of flower"

She smiled softly. "Maybe just a bit" Alice squealed excitedly in her seat. Lily threw a hand over her mouth but James was sure that he heard her say 'millions of fat babies'. The class ended and they got out of their seats. "I'll see you later, Potter" Lily said stiffly but in a teasing way. James straightened up and looked away, swinging his head back and forth.

"Who knows if you'll see me? I'm quite a busy man"

"Delusional!" she laughed.

"You already know my line" He whispered. She smiled at him before grabbing the lily from his desk and walking away. "She's killing me, Moony" He whimpered. Remus opened his mouth to retort but the arms that wrapped around James' waist stopped him.

"Hey, Jamie-boo" Maggie cooed.

Sirius snorted. "Come on, Remus. Let's head out before I puke in my pants"

Remus looked at his friend. "Puke in your pants?" he asked slowly. Sirius shrugged.

"I'll still puke, no matter what"

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Severus Snape looked up from behind his book, watching Lily Evans walk across the hallway. "Lily" He called out. She stopped and smiled. However, when she saw who it was, the grin melted off her face. She crossed her arms and gave him an icy glare. He stood and walked towards her shyly. "Lily, I-"

"What do you want, Severus?" she asked sadly.

He looked down, scratching the back of his head. "It's just- I don't understand why we can't-"

"Be friends?" She asked. She shook her head with a laugh. "Severus, you're supporting everything that goes against me, that kills me and my kind. Right? Mudbloods? That's what I am?"

"But you're different from them!" He protested.

"How am I different?!" Severus looked down. She wiped her eyes tiredly and turned away. "I'm sorry, Severus, but we can't be friends when we have such different views on this. I hope you have a good life, lost in the dark arts"

"Lily!" He shouted as she walked away.

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Sirius laughed mouth wide open. Remus was shaking his head and Peter was on the floor, holding his sides, giggling hard. James had just told Maggie that her hair didn't look good on her and she smacked him across the face before walking away. James was rubbing his cheek, feeling downcast. "Oh, man" Sirius laughed. "Look at that mark on your cheek!" James sighed in annoyance. A red hand mark was left on him. Resting his head his hand, he continued eating lunch grumpily. The other three looked up when they heard a melodious laugh. James glanced up to see Remus' jaw dropped. Sirius' eyes were wide in disbelief and Peter had a smug face, as if he knew it was coming. "Look at Lily Bean, mate" Sirius whispered. James turned and stared as Lily sat on the bench with Alice.

"What's the difference?" he grumbled.

"Well you can't see it on James' angle" Remus said. "Lily!" he called out. The girl turned with as smile on her face and James nearly gasped. The white lily was behind her ear, complimenting her red hair. She frowned and grabbed Alice's hand. The two whispered something to each other before moving closer to the boys.

"James?" Lily asked. He blushed when Lily moved her hand to his cheek. "What happened?"

He cleared his throat and rubbed her hand, just as softly. "Doesn't matter. Feels better now, anyway". Lily rolled her eyes and pulled her hand away, slightly embarrassed.

What'd you say to her?"

"Say to whom?"

"James Potter," She laughed. "What did you say to your girlfriend that offended her enough to make you slap her?"

"Don't you mean make her slap him?" Peter asked quietly.

Lily tilted her head. "What'd I say before?" Alice leaned over and whispered something in her ear. Her eyes widened and she blushed. "Uh, well you know what I mean"

"You're just loving that picture of him slapping her, aren't you?" Sirius asked.

"Shut up, Black" She said in annoyance. "Continue, James?"

"I haven't even started" He whined.

"Well never mind!" She barked before getting up. "You try to make someone feel better and they act like idiots" She mumbled as she moved back to the other end of the table.

"Nice, Prongs," Remus snorted. "The one time she actually seemed concerned about you, you pushed her away" They watched the redhead pull something out of her bag. She threw it over to them and James caught it midair. He smiled when he saw brownies wrapped in a napkin.

Lily was having a hard time falling asleep. She sighed and looked out the window. It was a full moon. If she was lucky enough, she could get down onto the grounds and take a walk. She took her wand out and opened the window. Whispering a little incantation, she hopped out of the window and stood on the stream of mist that held her up. "Down" She commanded. The spell-made elevator brought her down. She smiled and looked around on the grounds. She wrapped her robes around her and walked on.

After a while, she found herself near the Whomping Willow. Her eyes widened when she saw a deer standing near it, a large dog next to him. "Huh?" she asked herself. She held her breath when they turned towards her. The stag went charging towards her and she whimpered in fear. It stopped right before her and she looked at it adoringly. "Well hey there," she whispered, petting its nose softly. The stag neighed. "Hmm," She hummed. "By those antlers… you must be a buck" The stag stood proudly. She giggled. "You know, you remind me of my friend James. He's just as proud as you are"

Suddenly the dog started barking. The two turned and Lily nearly screamed when she saw a much large animal clawing its way out through the bottom. She let out a startled cry when she realized it pushed the dog away. A fierce looking werewolf came out. Lily screamed loudly. The stag pushed her backwards roughly and she began running, but it was too late. The werewolf was chasing her. She screeched when she saw its claw rise up in the air. Before she could move out of the way, she was struck down and she fell to the floor. She stared up at it, shaking like a leaf. "Please don't bite me" She whimpered. "Good boy, nice boy, let the poor little flower go back-"

It roared in outrage and she screamed in fear.

"Oh, god" She moaned. It leaned down, teeth bare, but it didn't bite her. The stag rammed it's antlers into the werewolf's ribs. She took the time to get up and run again. With one last glance she ran into the castle. She didn't care about getting points off or getting scolded, she needed to get to the headmaster's office.

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Albus awoke when he heard a cry of pain from his office. He opened his door and looked in. "Why, Miss Evans" He said softly. "What are you doing here? At this time of the hour"

"Sir," She panted. "I know you're going to get mad at me because I was out after curfew…well actually I'm head girl so I have a right to be, but anyway- there was a werewolf on campus sir!" She told him. He nodded. "Did… did you not hear me, sir? There's a werewolf. On the loose! Out there! It's about to kill a deer!"

"Miss Evans" He said. "You're bleeding"

She looked down at her robes and indeed, there was a blood stain on it. Always being queasy with blood, her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell in a dead faint. Albus sighed. "I guess I'll have to call Poppy once more"

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Lily opened her eyes and looked around. She was in the hospital wing. She felt the bandages on her body. The werewolf. She groaned and looked to see if there was anyone else with her. Remus Lupin was lying down in the bed next to her. Sirius Black, across from her, had bandages wrapped around his arm. Suddenly, she pieced two and two together. Remus always disappeared every month. She once caught the boys sneaking out. Those nicknames? Moony? Prongs? Padfoot? The dog was hit in its leg. Sirius' arm was injured. Remus was always pale and, though Lily wasn't trying to be mean, he acted like a girl on her period once every month.

The other boys stirred and she looked down. Her heart ached and beat in her chest rapidly. "Lily?" She heard Remus call.

She shook her head and a tear fell down from her cheek.

"What's wrong, Lily bean?" Sirius asked, yawning and stretching his arms up. She looked up and noticed how guilty Remus looked.

"How could you not tell me?" She hissed. His eyes widened as he stared at her.

"Lily…"

"I thought we were friends!" She shouted in outrage. "I thought we could share everything with each other, especially after I confided in you with what happened between Severus!"

He looked down sadly. "Lily, I didn't want you to leave-"

"You should know that I'm not that kind of person, Remus John Lupin" Sirius was sitting there uncomfortably. "Especially with the persecution I'm going through for being a mudblood!" She grabbed her newly cleaned robe and stood, nearly groaning as she felt a pain shoot up her side.

"Miss Evans" Pomfrey said strictly.

"Get out of my way!" She screeched. Poppy, shocked into silence, watched as the girl walked out of the room.

"I believe," She started as she looked at Remus. "That you should have put more trust in her"