Author's Note: Firstly, (is that a word?), I'd like to thank Fairy-GYAKUTENNO-MEGAMI, and Dracomalfoysdragon, for great reviews, and keeping my spirits up. Secondly, I figured I should let ya'll know, this fan fic, was originally about Sirius and an original character of mine, but I changed it, for god knows what reasons. Thanks again!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot... blah blah blah...

Quick Recap:

Try-outs went, more or less without a hitch. Audry scored her first and third time, and she was one of the better ones. As the girls retreated back to the castle, they saw someone miss all three shots, and then watched someone fly into one of the rings. The girls groaned as they watched. "That had to hurt..." Lily said turning her back on the Pitch as they ascended the stairs.

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Chapter Four: Kisses and Curses

Upon returning to Griffindor tower, Audry set off to take a shower, and Lily, being Lily, set herself up at a table by the window, and started her Potions homework. A foot and a half on the magical uses and properties of sleeping drafts. She sighed, potions was not her best class, but at least she wasn't as bad in potions as she was in Transfiguration.

She had finished her first two uses, when Madison, Heather, and Audry came down from the dorms, and set up to do their own work. "Madi, you have a spare quill? I forgot mine upstairs..." Heather asked in a whisper.

"Yeah, got one here somewhere..." Madison replied shuffling through her bag. "Here it is."

After a shuffle of papers, opening and closing books, and getting comfortable on the squashy chairs next to the fire, or on the couch, silence returned, but only for a moment. James, Sirius, and all their little tag-along wanna-be girlfriends came in through the portrait hole, bringing with them a large amount of noise and chaos.

"Results will be posted tomorrow morning." James said as he crossed the common room in a few easy strides. He turned at the foot of the stairs, "And can you guys try an be quiet? People are working." He added before taking the stairs to the boy's dormitories two at a time, Sirius in his wake.

Lily shot a confused look at Madison, who shrugged, and went back to work. Why would Potter do that? Normally he's the one disturbing me when I'm working... Lily shook her head. She couldn't afford to be distracted now. She had to finish this before she went to her doom, I mean... detention.

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At Detention

"... And no magic is to be used. Please give your wands to me." Lily and James handed their wands to Professor McGonagall. "I will come and check in two hours time. You should be almost, if not done by then. If you finish early, come find me, I shall be in my office." She finished, and with a stern look that said 'try anything and this wont be the last time you see me after classes' she left them to their work.

"Look Lily...I really am sorry about getting you In trouble.." James said, taking a rag from the pile in front of them.

"Save it Potter." Lily replied, as she too, took a rag and began polishing the awards.

"Why do you always have to be like that? I said I was sorry!" He was starting to get angry. She always acted like this.

"Be like what? Mad at you for perfectly good reasons?" She retorted.

"And what, my I ask, would those perfectly good reasons be?" James snapped.

"You're an arrogant, bullying toe-rag, Potter! And... well... you..."

"Huh. Ran out of reasons all ready?" He said in an observant sort of way.

"No! I just... I just... didn't... want to be so mean as to say them!"

James smirked. "Come on Evans... you know the only thing that hurts me is you rejecting me."

His words caught Lily by surprise. Was he serious? Did she really hurt him when she told him off? It always seemed to just roll off him... Wait... why do I care?

"I can't believe you'd try and make me think that you actually like me! I'd never date someone who would take me out for a day, then throw me away like a used rag. I'd never date someone like you..." Lily stalked up to him and began to say what she thought would get rid of him forever. "You– miserable, low-life, womaniz..." James couldn't resist her. So what? She already hated him. He uses his Quidditch reflexes to wrap his arms around her waist and kiss her passionately.

((A/N Bold stuff is a second voice in lily's head... don't like it? Deal with it.))

WHAT IS HE DOING!

My dear, this would be called kissing.

Well I knew that!

He expected her to pull away, but when she didn't resist his tongue played across her lips begging entry. And what's more? She allowed it.

Lily was surprised that a kiss could feel this good. She wanted to pull away... but if felt so safe here in James' arms.

Enjoying it, are we?

... shut up.

James pulled away, quite out of breath. "I'm sorry..." he whispered as he stared into her eyes.

Lily shook her head, raised herself on her toes and kissed him on the cheek. She smiled at him before turning around, and cleaning the trophies.

James stood, rooted to the spot. He reached a hand up and touched his cheek where Lily had kissed him. "What the hell just happened?" He whispered under his breath before he too, resumed his work.

The rest of the detention passed without conversation, but the two kept stealing glances at each other when they weren't looking. Finally, after what seemed like forever, Professor McGonagall, entered the room, and inspected their work. "Very good. Here are your wands, you are free to go... but I'm warning you... don't do that again."

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The next morning, Lily awoke, yet again, to Audry screaming. "I did it! I did it! I'm in! I'm a Chaser! "

"Thas great..." Madison said as she pulls her pillow over he head.

Heather emerged from the bathroom, toothbrush in hand. "Congratulation Audry!" She said giving her a pat on the back. She then turned to Lily, pushing her raven colored hair behind her ear with her free hand. "Oh Lily...?"

"Yeah?" She replied as she gathered her clothes before she went to take a shower.

"What happened last night... you came back rather... flushed..." Heather said suggestively with a wink.

Madison sat up rather abruptly. "Oh really... Did she now?"

Lily blushed at the memory. "No. Nothing happened..."

Audry turned to her. "Oh yeah. Something happened. You are way too calm."

Oh shit... what did happen last night...?

Darling, I believe it is called snogging... and you liked it.

Did not. No way. It was Potter for heaven's sake!

That doesn't change the fact that you liked it...

Yeah, well... If Snape kissed me like that I prolly would have liked it then, too!

Audry snaps her fingers in front of Lily's face. "Hello? Lily? Earth to Lily Evans..." She then turns to the other two girls. "Oh. She's immersed in a memory..."

"Was not!" Lily snapped back to reality. "And nothing happened! Potter was just being his usual self... a total git."

"Suuure he was." Heather said as she went back to the bathroom to finish brushing her teeth, followed closely by Lily who took a shower.

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Lily, Heather, Madison, and Audry entered the Great Hall for breakfast later that morning, surprised to see it half empty.

"Either we're really early, or really late..." Madison commented as they sat down at Griffindor table.

Just as Lily grabbed a pancake for her plate, Audry elbowed Lily, causing her to drop her breakfast in her lap. "Look who it is... Your lover boy."

Lily looked up and blushed to see the Marauders entering the Great Hall. The Marauders. The most popular guys in the school, known for their pranks, and good looks... well, three of them anyways. Peter Pettigrew was sort of there. He didn't really fit in with the other three. Remus Lupin was the brains behind the pranks, Sirius Black, known for his good looks, betraying his family (They are all in Slytherin, he's in Griffindor, need I say more?), and having a fan club that included half the female population of the school, and last but surely not least, James Potter. The leader. Quidditch Captain. Brilliant, Popular, and totally sexy.

They walked the aisle between the Slytherin and Griffindor tables, and sat next to the girls.

"Miss your mouth much?" Sirius said sitting down next to Lily.

"Huh?" She looked at Sirius in confusion, who in turn, pointed to her lap. "Bloody hell! Audry!"

"Need some help there?" He commented as he leaned in to help her.

James, who was sitting across from Lily, shot Sirius a totally pissed of glare, causing him to back off.

"Sod off, Black!" Lily said as she scooped the pancake off her lap, an embarrassed blush creeping across her face.

"Morning Lily." James said as he forked a waffle.

"Morning." She replied, avoiding his eye.

"So Lily... Enjoy your night?" Sirius said raising his eyebrows up and down.

Lily, who was drinking her orange juice, sprayed it across the table at Sirius' comment. "You TOLD him!" Lily gasped as she turned to look at James.

James, now covered in orange juice, wiped his glasses on a napkin and placed them back on his face. "Thanks for the apology. I was going to get my own orange juice, but now, I think I'll pass."

Remus withdrew his wand from his pocket, and pointed it at James. "Scourgify." ((A/N Sorry about the spelling of them, I'm not sure how to spell it, and I don't feel like running downstairs and getting my books... By the way, it's the cleaning spell.))

"Thanks Remus."

Lily, still in shock, repeated her question. "You TOLD him!"

"Told him what?" Madison interjected.

"Oh you mean she didn't tell you? Last night, when they were in detention..." Sirius started, but never finished. Lily had hexed him with the Bat-Bogey hex.

"Miss Evans!" Professor McGonagall screeched from the entrance of the Great Hall, swooping toward them like a giant bat. "I'm truly starting to question whether you are worthy of the title 'Prefect'! This is the second time in three days that I've had to discipline you!" She took hold of Lily's arm and hauled her out of the Great Hall.

Authors Note: Honestly, this chapter would have taken a hell of a lot longer to get up, and it probably wouldn't have been half as interesting as it turned out to be without help from my dear friend, Chrisanthi. So here's thanks to her!