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Lily

On the first day lily felt lucky that she didn't need to explain to the rest of the teachers that her wand was stolen (missing Alice called it).

She was burning with embarrassment of having not kept a better eye on her wand. Not to mention that Potter, James potter, had stolen it. The fact that Lily blamed it all on James made Alice, Marlene and Dorcas more argumentative about the whole subject than ever. They kept on insisting that they had talked to James and he swore he didn't and he would never do such a thing.

"You don't see him swearing on his mother's grave now do you?" Lily snapped back one evening. She was feeling particularly crabby that night. By now Lily had to tell all the teachers (except of course Slughorn, Grubby, and Binns) of her missing wand.

McGonagall actually made a tsking sound and said she would have to borrow another's wand. Lily's performance was suffering because of it. No matter what wand she tried her wand had always done better.

"Why don't you try accido wand?" Alice suggested on Wednesday.

Lily felt a surge of hope as she raised Alice's wand only to have it dashed when nothing happened.

On Friday Lily sat in an armchair finishing her charms homework. When James appeared next to her she ignored him and continued writing her report on the Alamatiera Charm. "Lily" James said but lily interrupted.

"Give me back my wand you toerag" lily said glaring up at James.

"I didn't steal your bloody wand!" James bellowed and all the students in the common room looked up a silence came over the room all wondering what was going to happen next. "I only came over here to talk about the damn head duties" James yelled pointing at the backside of the portrait of the Fat Lady. "I wasn't even going to bring up your wand; it had nothing to do with this conversation. Would you just get over it already?"

"Get over it!" Lily screeched jumping up her book and parchment falling off her lap. "It's my wand! Here just let me take yours how would that feel?"

"I didn't take your wand!"

"You did and you don't give a shit about it!" Lily reached down and picked up her book then lowering her voice "It's my wand" she snapped her book shut and sulked out of the room. But before she reached the stairs she turned and said "As for head duties meet me outside the portrait 10:00 patrol."

James

James leaned against the stone wall right outside the portrait of the Fat Lady wondering if Lily would do a no show.

He glanced down at his watch 9:53, this was one of the rare times when he was early. He was being careful not to do anything that would get him further into her bad side.

"Hey" she said her voice held no emotion and it didn't sound like a greeting. "I'll go this way, you can go that way" she pointed.

"No, Bossy much? We're supposed to do this together."

"No, Difficult much? I don't feel like talking to you right now"

"We're doing this by the rules no matter how much you hate me"

"Sure because since when has Potter ever followed the rules?" Lily laughed bitterly but followed James down the hall.

"When are we going to set up the schedule for the Prefects to patrol?"

"I already did" Lily answered indifferently.

"What!" James said starting to get annoyed at Lily he did like her but she was testing him all the same.

"You heard me right"

"God you need an attitude adjustment" James muttered.

"What! I need an attitude adjustment! I do?" Lily said her temper flaring. "I think you need some type of therapy! IN case you haven't noticed you're the one stealing wands."

"Where's your Proof Evans? Where?" he felt like pulling his hair out, he didn't understand how Lily could pin this on him or why she did. He looked over at her an expression that would be appropriate of being slapped was on her face."What?" James spat out at her rubbing his temples.

"Evans" she whispered.

"Yeah that is your last name isn't it?"

"Can I borrow your wand?" Lily said so suddenly James didn't trust her.

"No"

"Why?"

"You'll probably beak it or snap it in half or curse me with it" at that exact moment lily jumped up reaching for the wand that James held high in his hand.


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