A/N - You see, I kept my promise this time :D Chapter 10, at your service!

James Potter awoke with a piercing pain in his head along with his neck. He cursed under his breath as he sat up quickly, causing him to inhale sharply as the pain in his head had just gotten worse.

"No, you didn't drink any Butterbeer last night, if that's what you were wondering," came a voice from the bed across him. James looked up to see Remus putting on his socks. "At least, I don't think you did. You came up kinda late."

The events of last night flashed across his brain quickly. Lily's serene face while working. Lily actually talking to him. Lily tripping. Lily's wide, green eyes. Lily. Lily. Lily.

"AHHHH!" James bellowed, clutching his head. "I'm gonna go mad, Moony!"

A big thump noise caused him to stop yelling and looked over. On the floor within a tangle of sheets was Sirius, yelping like a dog. "BLOODY HELL! SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

Remus shook his head and took out his wand. "Levicorpus." The blankets immediately lifted up from Sirius's body and was folded neatly upon the bed. Still on the ground was Sirius, breathing heavily, who growled, "Prongs, what the bloody hell? You don't go yelling at the top of your lungs on a Saturday morning."

"So sorry to wake you during beauty sleep."

Sirius looked at Remus for an explanation of James' bitter tone of voice.

Moony mouthed the word, "Lily."

It was so tiring to deal with all of James' love problems sometimes. Sirius huffed, scratching his head. But he needed to be there for his mate at all times. "What happened with Lily?"

"I, uh, asked her if she was happy with Pretty-Boy Diggory. She said yes."

"What the- are you mad? Why would you do that?"

"Because I want to know the truth."

"Well, screw the truth!"

James sighed, walking to the window. "You don't get it, Padfoot. As long as she's happy...I won't bother her."

Sirius stared at his best mate, seeming to wait for James to burst out laughing or something. But no, nothing but a straight, serious face. Sirius opened his mouth to rebut but stopped when Remus put a hand on his shoulder. "That's what love really is, Sirius. Hoping for the higher good for the other person, whether it involes you or not."

Sirius shivered, shaking Remus's hand off. "You guys are all mental I tell you. Wormtail and I are the only sane ones."

With a big snort, Peter sat up in his bed, hair sticking up on one end. "Wuzzgoinon?"

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James walked down the stairs towards the Great Hall for breakfast with the other three, determined to not let Lily Evans hurt him. After all, he was a man. He needed to forget about her as she was happy with someone else. He would be okay as long as she was happy, right?

As he walked through the doorway, his eyes immediately flew to the Gryffindor table and immediately spotted her. From his point of view, there was no one else in the room except for her. Oh, how beautiful she looked today. Lily had her hair tied up in a loose bun and from a distance away, her eyes seemed to shine even brighter than usual. James watched as her mouth moved in conversation with someone...then her entire face lit up like the sun.

A sharp, prodding feeling in his back caused James to blink and the room returned to normal.

"Don't just stand there gaping like an idiot," Sirius scoffed. "Come on. We can sit by them if you really want."

James shrugged, but nevertheless walked towards where Lily and her friends were sitting. What had happened to make her smile so beautifully?

"Good morning, ladies," he said, grinning at the four girls, running a hand through his hair. "How are you all this fine morn-"

James stopped so suddenly in his tracks that Peter crashed directly into his back. The grin that had been on his face momentarily ago had quickly disappeared, replaced with a frown.

Lily hadn't even looked at him yet. She was talking to the one and only Amos Diggory, who leaned across the table, occasionally flipping his hair.

"I'd love to, Amos," James heard her whisper, her beautiful phase turning slightly pink.

"Achem."

Lily looked at James. "Oh. Hi Potter." And continued to talk with Amos.

James' eyebrow twitched in annoyance. For a second, he seemed like he wanted to walk away but as he looked up, something caught his eye and the devilish glint appeared once again behind the hazel eyes. "Hey - Hey, HEY YOU! EMMA! ALRIGHT THERE?"

The beautiful blonde from Ravenclaw slowed down as she walked (or rather strutted) passed the Gryffindor table. "Alright. You, James darling?"

"My day just got a whole lot better," he said, once again running one hand through his already ruffled hair. "See you around. Soon. I hope. If you know what I mean."

"Later James." She waggled her fingers at him along with flashing a seductive wink before walking away with her friend.

The second she was gone, James turned around with a triumphant smile upon his face. Lily was probably red with jealousy right now. "Aw, don't worry, Lil-"

"NO WAY! You are too sweet, you know that right, Amos?" Lily giggled, slapping Diggory's arm playfully.

James quickly wiped off the shocked expression from his face and plopped down, stabbed a piece of toast hard with his butter knife.

Why had he even tried? It was impossible to forget her. He loved her too much.

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