A/N: wow, its been a long time, I hope someone remembers this story. I just want to say thank you if you've stuck with this and are intending to keep sticking with it. I'm excited about this story. I have the whole thing planned out (finally!). There are about three chapters left in this story. I think its going to be really good, but it will take a while (although, you've already figured this out) I'm a mega procrastinator, who happens to be in her first year of highschool and in all honors classes, not that I'm making excuses or anything...
-shortly after Sev storms out of the hospital wing-
"Okay dear," Madame Pomfrey says re-wrapping Lily's head. "You seem to be fine, but I want to keep you one more night." Lily looked at the woman pleadingly. "Nope," the woman said, leaving no room for argument. Lily sighed and looked out the window. The sun was disappearing behind the tips of the trees lining the forbidden forest; the sky around it was pink and orange. The honeyed-colors of the sky leaked into the Hospital wing, filling it with orangey light.
As the night drew nearer, Lily's thoughts drifted to her distant friend. "Why was Severus so upset?" she asked herself.
She tried to remember their conversation, searching for clues within it. He had been surly the whole time, but had seemed truly livid when she had talked about James Potter saving their lives. She could understand why he would be upset when talking about James in another circumstance. After all, James had been rude and downright mean to both her and Severus. But for Sev to speak of James Potter with such hatred after James had saved their lives was just as bad.
"Perhaps," she thought, "James wants to start over."
She had noticed that he and his friends had slowly started to mature. He had saved her life and Sev's. It didn't matter what happened between the pair and James in the past, this was the present and James had done something brave and kind. This, she decided, deserves some kind of reward… even if it was just a thank you.
Something had to be done, and who would do it better than her, certainly not Severus. Lily had made up her mind. She was going to thank James Potter as soon as she was released from this horrid place. And with that she drifted into sleep.
Yeah, its short, I know. If you like this story/ chapter you can either leave me a review or you can offer a sacrifice to the snow gods for giving me an early dismissal and 27 minuet long class periods!