A/N: Daily upload! Sorry it's so late at night, I've been stalling at getting this one out to you guys. Brain block! Honestly? If I wasn't so set on uploading daily, you probably wouldn't have gotten this until next month… whoops!

Disclaimer: Aww, forget it. See former chapters.


Max's POV:

"No! I refuse to talk to you guys." Nudge said through gritted teeth, when I tried to carry out with my therapist plans at lunch the next day. "Oh please, Nudge. It'll only take a few minutes. Besides, I'm not giving you much of a choice here." I said, getting more and more exasperated every second. I was starting to discover that this was not going to go exactly how I planned. She sighed, as if wanting the entire world to know she was being wronged, gave a sorry-I-have-to-go-deal-with-my-crazy-sister look to her friends, then followed me and Iggy over the Slytherin table. They actually are seriously intimidating, and it hurts to know that Fang belongs there now. That that is what the hat found inside him. "So these are the crazies you were talking about?" I heard one of the guys "whisper" as we walked up. "Fang. We need to talk. Now."

"Max, can't this wait? I need to—"

"Save it!" I snapped, totally interrupting him. "We. Need. To. Talk. Like, now." He sighed, gave the same look to his friends that Nudge gave to hers, and they all followed me into an empty classroom. Then, they all turned and gave me the what-do-you-want look. Shoot. What do I want?

"So…." I began, because that's always a good way to start things… right? "We need to talk."

"You've said that." Fang cut with his words. Yeah, it kind of really hurt a lot. What's going on with him? It's almost like everything we went through was lost just because of the fact that he's a Slytherin and I'm a Gryffindor.

"Well." Said Nudge, "I have nothing to say to any of you."

"Look guys. I get that you're all pretty mad at me. I don't understand that, but I'm willing to semi-accept that. We should at least talk this thing out a little bit! Remember everything we've been through? All the mad scientists we've fought? All the places we've traveled?" I started, totally putting on my 'time to give a speech' hat. Unfortunately, Nudge interrupted.

"Don't forget the fights we've had, the times we've split up, the 'Maxtatorship," and all of the people we've killed. People like us. Mutants, brainwashed. Whatever." She said. Of course, she didn't look like she wanted to expand on her thought, so I just continued my speech. Brushing it off. "Yeah. Okay, so we've had our down moments. But 14 years, Fang, Iggy, 12 Nudge. We've always stuck together. Right? We're a team. So lets act like one. Sure, who cares if our houses don't get along Fang, we're still just like siblings. And Nudge, you don't even have a good excuse for how you're acting. You're friends with other Gryffindors! Please guys, just give us a shot?"

"Very inspirational." Fang said, while clapping his hands in a very sarcastic motion. You'd think he was taking lessons from me… "No." Iggy said. "Max is right. Just because we've found home here, doesn't mean we shouldn't stay together. Max is misguided, sure, but she means well. She cares."

"Yeah." Nudge scoffed. "She cares a whole awful lot about us. Right?"

"I do!" I shouted. "Lets take a vote. All who vote to work out our differences and stay a flock, raise there hands." Only me and Iggy raised our hands. "All who vote to go our separate ways, and forget 14 years worth of team work like the deserters you are, raise your hands." Fang and Nudge. I felt like I was being ripped in two. Didn't that happen to Rumplestiltzkin or something? Ripped himself in two out of frustration and anger? I could do that just about now. Disappointment. "Please guys." I said, kind of trying not to cry. The Great Maximum Ride never cries. "How about this?" Fang asked, "You and Iggy can be your own little 'flock' and me and Nudge can just pretend we don't know you. That won't be too different than it is right now, huh Max?" His tone is so harsh. So… mean. So hardened. What's happened to him? "It's impossible to stay a flock. Angel and Gazzy are already gone." Nudge whispered, barely audible, before saying "I'm outta here. I have better things to do."

"I feel like I don't even know you anymore." I called after her as she left. Then she turned back toward me, just like she did that day in the library, and said "You don't Max. You never did." Then Fang left, saying he had "business to take care of." That left me and Iggy. "I'm sorry Max." He said. For what? I don't know. Maybe he's just sorry things couldn't work out for us as a flock. "I'm sorry too." I replied. And that was that. It was done for now.

James' POV:

"Hey," Lily asked, "Where's Max and Iggy?" I looked around, then I noticed she was right. They were gone. "Oh." Said Remus, "I saw them going into a classroom with Fang and Nudge."

"Hey," Peter commented, "Isn't Fang a Slytherin?" Sirius laughed. "No duh. He's totally Slytherin, through and through. A sneaky, manipulative little—"

"Hey!" Lily interjected. "Not all Slytherins are like that." We all rolled our eyes. All of us that is, except for me. My eyes were staring at Lily's. I just don't get it. I've loved her for five years. I've never given up on her. I'm a nice guy! I'm just only nice to those who are nice to me. I just don't get why she prefers Snivellus. I try to protect her from him, and she hates me for it. I swear though, that guy is bad news. He's dark. Dark magic, dark everything. I wouldn't trust him if I were her. He's the type of person that would sell her out to save his own skin if he needed too. I would never do that. I would die to protect Lily.

"James."

"Jaaaames."

"James?"

"Huh?" I said, snapping out of my thoughts. "We asked what you thought about them. There's something odd about that group."

"Of course I've noticed. But if you hadn't noticed, this is a Wizardry school. We're all odd around here." Then I went back to staring at Lily. She noticed this time. "Ugh. Why do I always sit with you guys?" Her friend Margaret said, "Because we don't have any other friends around here."

"Besides," Added Sirius, "You love us too much to let us go. Speaking of love, how long has it been since you've declared your love to Lily, Prongs? Have you any feelings for other girls?" What! No! I could never be unloyal! "What? NO! I could never be unloyal!" I yelled. "I wouldn't mind James." She said, hurting me deep into my soul. Kidding, I'm a man, and used to it by now.

Then the doors opened up again, and Iggy and Max came back in again. Both looking a little bit sick to the stomach, and both just in time for the owls to come in.


A/N: Another chapter! Done just in time. So yeah….. review? I'd appreciate it… a lot… a whole awful lot.

Thanks guys! Meeeeeep! Oh, and did I tell you? I wrote yet another HP LilyxJames fic…. actually, I wrote two yesterday… Yay!

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-Awesomegirl13