Disclaimer- My mind has gone completely blank with the lack of witty things to say, nevertheless I don't own anything that maybe found below.

He's attached, she's attached (albeit embarrassingly), but while travelling along the path all his road signs are pointing at her and hers are pointing at him. Will they follow the signs or just get lost? After all, Lily Evans is too stubborn to admit she's lost.


The Games

"Isn't this a bit, I don't know, sick, twisted and some what strange?" Lily asked, eyebrow raised against disagreement.

"I don't think so dear Evans." Antony Potter beamed at her "Oh Lily I forgot to ask do you feel we are addressing you correctly, have we been using our manners?" He sniggered.

"I knew you wouldn't think so." She cringed "I absolutely hate that girl!"

"Join the club." Sirius added examining his letters and placing an 'S' at the end of 'Candle'.

Lily smiled at the group around her, a battered looking Sirius and the smiling Harriett and Antony. A week I've known Antony and Harriett, not Professor Potter, and it feels like I'm part of a secret club totally integrated into their family fold. Lily giggled. United against one evil, Lauren, stupid bitch! Stupid Potter, bloody well going out with such an annoying, wicked ARGH! I've run out of adjectives to describe the silly cow.

Antony was frowning at his letters, trying to decipher the arrangement oddities. He glanced at the Scrabble board placed on his son's sick bed and back at his hand.

"No seriously though, we are playing Scrabble across your unconscious son!" She exclaimed trying to get her point across.

"Exactly not sick, twisted or strange. Exploding snap I'd agree with you, that is strange especially the extinguishing of a fire off said unconscious son but this is ok. We're widening our horizons when would we ever get the chance to do this again?" Harriett asked

"I wish Poppy didn't take though brooms off me on the why in, we could have had a game of Quidditch, Prongs would approve." Sirius glanced at the nurse watching him like a hawk from around the curtain of the bed next to James'. "I mean, really I wouldn't have set of those fireworks in here, at least not while she was looking. Did she really need to confiscate my wand?" He moaned.

"Ah ha!" Tony boomed before placing 'Lang' in front of 'Lock' on the board and going to collect his points.

"Oi! No way, you're not having that! They have to be real words." Lily reprimanded

"Langlock is a real word, come Lily you're a seventh year, you should know what that does."

"Real words found in the English Dictionary not spells, you cheater!"

"Fine." He huffed before adding 'S' to 'Lock' and removing the prefix.

Lily grinned quickly before looking at her neatly arranged letters quickly she stuck the prefix 'Dis' and the suffix 'arianism' onto 'establishment'. "Right" she said, glowing, "I make that 33 points, triple on the 'H' and double on the 'M' so what…44 points?" She punched the air with her fist.

"Disestablishmentarianism? No you just said only real English words take it back." Sirius moaned again.

"Its English look it up!" She said continuing her victory dance as she flung the dictionary at Sirius.

"Disestablishmentarian, noun" Sirius read, "a person who favours the separation of church and state, especially the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church. Related words, disestablishmentarianism."

Sirius was promptly thrown out of the hospital wing for throwing letters at her while she victory danced and rubbed his nose in her ability to master the English language.


"Oh my dear darling Evans come sit with us!" Fabian called across the common room as she walked in flushed and happy. Quickly, she walked towards the group of boys and squeezed herself between Gideon and Frank and flung her legs across the twins.

"So who's going to inform me of the goings on in their life first, hopefully some juicy love life gossip?" She wiggled and got comfortable in her seat.

"No point me starting, you know all about my love life and everything that happens, usually before I do." Frank pointed out frantically trying to get the ink he had flicked on himself off his nose.

She turned her attention towards the twins, " Well?" She probed

Gideon flushed a deep red, "I'm writing to someone, she is bloody mint but I'm not sure if she thinks I'm mint. She might pop down next weekend. Maybe."

"Aww!" She teased

"Lily." He groaned before rolling her off the couch so she landed with a thump on the very uncomfortable floor.

She quickly conjured pillows and patted them before curling her legs up and leaning on her elbow.

"Will I meet her next weekend?"

"You kind of know her already. But that's all I'm saying. Go tease Fabe."

"What do I have to tease Fabe about then?" She asked eyeing the other twin.

"Nothing." Fabian told her, "If only I had a love interest, but I'm not fussed it's not like I'm the only loveless Gryffindor."

"Yeah, you, Chaz, Lils, Remus, Peter and James should start a club." Frank added

"Not James." Lily told them

"Why?" They spluttered, "Who's James going out with?"

"Some girl called Lauren, Merlin, she is a nightmare."

"Lauren who?" Frank questioned

"Don't know, her dad is Moody secretary though." She said fiddling with the hair band around her wrist.

"No, James wouldn't go out with her." Frank exclaimed

"Lauren Fitzpatrick. James must have lost it." Fabe continued

"Why what's wrong with her?"

"Firstly, that family tries ridiculously hard to marry into prestigious families. You come from an old family or one with a good name or one high in the ministry you can bet a Fitzpatrick hunts you down."

"Well, what about you lot? You haven't been hunted down. Nor has Sirius."

"Good question," Gideon told her as if he was explaining the alphabet, "No other family hold grudges like that Blacks, I'm surprised Sirius didn't marry her in spite of his mother. Everyone seems to think that myself and Fabe are planning to marry twins. Plus its common knowledge that Prewett males have arranged marriages. Frank, well Frank has been in a relationship forever and most girls know not to mess with Alice."

"Why does Sirius family have a grudge against hers?"

"I'm about to feel like Binns and that's not the best feeling. Before the Statute of Secrecy was put into place you will be well aware of the fact that we were regularly hunted down by scared muggles. A member of Fitzpatrick's family decided that in this time of annoyance for us, we had ways to avoid things that muggles were sure would kill us; freezing charms on fire, bubble headed charms for water, so it was only annoyance, well Lauren's great aunt, or what ever, tried to make money off us. She told muggles where to find us and gave them ideas to kill us that just wouldn't work just to get the gold they were offering. It was hard for our lot to hide when someone so aware of our family, bloodline and spells was hunting us. In the end she was responsible for 50 deaths of important families here, due to muggles getting bored with fire and water and using a good, old fashioned dagger. The Black's and many other families blame her family for the premature end of their blood line." Frank explained

"Oh"

"So as a family they decided the best way to overcome this hate was to marry into important families, and who, at this moment in time is more important than the Potters?" Gideon added.


Lily stomped her way down to the Quidditch pitch in her borrowed robes with a red, velvet, drawstring bag flung over her shoulder. She was early for practise but didn't care. Pressing her palm against the changing room door she gained access easily. She settled herself onto the hard bench and retrieved her stationary box from the bag.

Dear James,

How bored you must be reading my tedious letters, but at the moment they are a great way to get words straight in my own mind.

So, I saw Black this morning he was looking awfully battered and bruised. Moony, Wormtail and Padfoot are missing you terribly it was after all a full moon last night and by the look of the gash on Sirius arm he just about controlled Moony without you. Your antlers must be a big help, Prongs.

I met your girlfriend last night at Ann's house; she doesn't like me much I don't think. Black and Remus called it jealousy. She is certainly not what I would have expected from you but who am I to judge what makes you happy? I didn't realise what a secret keeper you were, no one here knew you were attached. Lauren has a very interesting family history. Your Grandmother gave me a gift last night, her aunt's 'L' necklace it is amazingly beautiful but your girlfriend didn't appreciate it.

Peter came back yesterday after an argument with his mum to be with Moony, he is rather nervous, probably from everything that has gone on since we came back. My mum sent you an invitation to my sister's wedding. Fabe and Gid can't come as they are being tested for specific magic shared by twins, so are Hest and Gwen. Peter has to spend time with is family in Wales and won't make it either. Frank, Sirius, Remus, Alice, Chaz and hopefully you are coming, the invite is attached to this letter.

I've been avoiding writing about this for ages but I desperately don't want you to move to Spain nor do your friends and family. Think about it, you could do so much here.

I've got to go; Quidditch practise and your team will be here in a minute. Merlin knows how you do it.

Yours,

Lily x

She put it into the envelope ready to be deposited in James' bedside locker on her way back to the Gryffindor tower later.


"Right" Lily began, tossing red pouches at the gathered team. "I am not a Quidditch person, I don't fly and I can't captain so thank Merlin James had everything ready. Apparently, James spent some time collecting data on the returning angle of a Bludger. It turns out that when a bludger is hit 98 of the time it will return at a 65 degree angle in the direction nearest to the majority of people, the audience. It seems Potter would like this used against the Slytherins as his diagrams depicted them so we must learn it."

Lily moved towards her bag and called to Sirius and the other 5th year beater, "Open your pouch."

Out zoomed a small, harshly carved figure on a broom painted in red with gold numbers glistening on their backs. They hovered neatly above who they represent.

"Bloody hell Lils, what at these?" Gwen yelped

"I can't explain what Potter wanted but with these I can show you, sorry about what they look like my carving is crap, the spell is easy actually doing it is hard." She let go of an equally butchered flyer and slightly triangular Bludger which zoomed around the room.

"Right" she pointed her wand at the Slytherin representative and directed him to fly then at the wooden Black and Martin.

The demonstration began, when the Beater hit the Bludger at the right distance then the Bludger returned it tended to hit the opponent violently, giving Lily cause to replace the head on the victim numerous times to chants of "Yeah those Slytherins better watch out, if we're lucky it'll happening to them too!"

At half 8 Lily quickly excused herself to get ready for her turn patrolling leaving Gwen in charge and the Beaters left perfecting their aim.


Lily walked briskly through the corridors of Hogwarts; having dropped her letter into the Hospital Wing Lily was in a world of her own, beaming brightly at the younger students rushing back to their common rooms before lights out. She exchanged polite words with the teachers she saw and desperately avoided Slughorn who she was sure would moan about her absence from his latest tea party.

Lily returned to the Gryffindor common room to find both Frank and Alice cuddling on the couch while Hestia averted her eyes and stroked an owl that would nip her if she hand brushed the precious letter it was in charge of.

"Lily," Hest told her picking the bird up and handing it to her, "This is for you."

Lily sat in an over-stuff arm chair and entangled the letter from the owl,

Dear Lily Evans,

I hope you are doing well; it has been quite a while since we have spoken. I believe Harriett Potter informed you that she has arranged for me to give you a hand in the run up to your interview with the ministry, I was very pleased that she asked me. I have business this weekend in your neck of the woods and would like to meet up for a chat and maybe talk about what we will be doing.

Yours sincerely,

Dorcas Meadowes

Lily smiled before composing a quick letter of agreement

"And this one came earlier but the bird was less than fussed who he left it with." Alice told her retrieving a pink letter from underneath her potions text book.

Lily opened the letter and groaned,

To Lily Evans,

I would greatly appreciate it if you left my boyfriend alone. You may not have noticed but he no longer has any feelings for you, he quickly got over that unfortunate stage in his life and now he and I are blissfully happy.

You probably believe that Sirius Black's support of you means you actually have a chance with James Potter, well you don't. You should also remember that mothers never like whom their little boys go out with, the only reason Mrs Potter likes you is because her son is not interested.

I know about the letter you sent him before your return to Hogwarts pleading with him to start again and be friends for the good of Hogwarts, I really did think that was pathetic and you little display to his family was even worse. Just cause you were with him when he was attacked doesn't mean you saved him so get that into your head. And just because you feel guilty and sit with him all day doesn't mean he is going to fancy you again.

I suggest you keep away from him, he is mine, and I have eyes in Hogwarts so don't think I won't know when you are throwing yourself at him.

Lauren Fitzpatrick

Lily showed the letter to Alice, Frank and Hest who just laughed at the girl's jealousy for a guy who they believed didn't even really like her. Hestia quickly pulled out a sheet of parchment and as a group they began to write and even more venomous letter to James Potter's girlfriend who obviously needed a life as she has too much time on her hands, they then told her as much.


Ciao bellos, another week another chapter. I must applogise to the anonymous Lauren who reviewed (by only reviewee by the way lots of thanks) I'm crap at thinking of names but that doesn't mean that I think all Laurens are awful just this one. See you all in a week.

Stace x