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Rebound

Chapter Ten

Lily dragged James behind her all the way back to Hogwarts and into the head dorms without stopping or even speaking to him. When she finally let go of him and turned to face him she looked rather sheepish.

"Erm... sorry about that. I know I shouldn't have but I overheard Hestia saying stuff and I kind of wanted to piss her off. I hope you don't mind being used like that." She bit her lower lip nervously as she waited for him to say something.

"Anytime you fancy a repeat is fine by me." James said winking.

Lily opened and shut her mouth as if to say something, but nothing came out. Eventually she managed to formulate a sentence, "Well I... Well anyway... I ... I have to be going. I've got erm... divinations homework to do." She started to make her way into her room, but a hand grabbed her arm and turned her around. James stood there with a smirk on his face. He lent in and kissed Lily on the lips, pulling her close, he deepened the kiss. Lily did the only thing she could thing to do, kissed him back.

Breaking the kiss James whispered into her ear, "You dropped divinations at the end of 5th year, after the OWLS." Then headed out the head dorms, leaving a thoroughly confused Lily standing shocked in the middle of the room.

Lily watched him leave unsure of what had just happened. She made her way into her room and lay down on her bed, hand over her eyes trying to figure everything out. She had kissed James out of impulse and a desire to annoy Hestia and Anderson. The fact that it had felt good she put down to satisfaction of revenge. But the kiss just now? Well that had felt really good, and there was no Hestia of Anderson witnessing it.

It was just because I was grateful that it felt good. Or it could have been because I know that I'm doing what Anderson is dreading. Or maybe it's because I know I shouldn't. It was definitely NOT because I like kissing James Potter. Nope. Not at all! Lily kept repeating this to herself as she lay there. She kept repeating it to herself later as she started to do her homework. She was still repeating it to herself as she made her way down to dinner, when she bumped into someone she had almost as little desire to see as Anderson and Hestia.

"Quite a show you put on it the Three Broomsticks Lily." Snape sneered.

"Don't know what you're talking about." She replied refusing to look at her ex best friend.

"You and Potter!"

"Oh that! I thought you would have heard. Me and James are dating." She looked at him as she said this, waiting for his reaction of hearing the words come from her mouth. She wasn't disappointed.

"But... why? I ... but... you... and Potter? Why?" Snape spluttered obviously taken aback as to her admitting it to him. "I thought... because of Anderson... I mean to get back at him... you know... that it was... isn't real!"

Of course thought Lily. He thought it was all an act. Well I'm not going to tell him he's right. He doesn't deserve to know. Not after everything. She looked Snape directly in the eye and said, "No I'm with James because he knows how to treat me. He wouldn't do what Anderson did. He also sees me as equal to him, unlike some people." She looked at him long enough to see his jaw drop open as if to start protesting, before moving past him toward the Great Hall. She ignored him as he called after her.

Just before entering the Great Hall Lily stopped. She could hear all the students within. She also knew that as Snape had asked her all about the Three Broomsticks with James, that everyone in the school must know by now. She didn't know if she could handle it. No I have to do this. If I don't do it now it will only be worse later. With that thought she moved to push open the door and entered.

She could feel people's eyes on her as she made her way to the Gryffindor table. I am just being paranoid. They aren't all staring at me. I am imagining it. She scanned the table for Mary and Alice but she couldn't see them anywhere. A voice called out to her.

"Oi Evans!" Black was trying to flag her down, "Get your arse over here!" He pointed to the seat next to him. Thinking that she had no better option she made her way over and sat next to him. Only to realise on her other side was James.

"So Evans, how was Hogsmeade with Jamiespoo?" Black asked. His smirk said he already knew all about it.

"Oh it was good." Lily replied, feeling embarrassed. She felt James wrap his arm around her.

"Padfoot stop embarrassing her." James ordered his friend, before addressing Lily in quiet voice, "You alright?" She nodded as her eyes darted over first to the Ravenclaw table and then the Slytherin table. Both Sirius and James seemed to have been watching where she was looking.

"So was it Anderson, Hestia..."

"Or Snape?" They asked.

"What do you mean?" Lily asked genuinely confused at what they were asking.

"Well you seem a bit off. So which one was it you ran into?" James asked.

"Oh I just ran into Snape on my way down. But I'm ok." She replied.

"You sure?" He asked looking concerned.

At that moment Lily caught Snape's eye. She couldn't help but feel a desire to annoy him. "Nothing a kiss wouldn't sort out." She replied turning to kiss James, just like she had in the Three Broomsticks earlier and later when they were in the head dorms.

It was Lily who broke the kiss this time. "I'm not actually hungry" she said and stood up to make her way out of the Great Hall. Once she had closed the Great Hall doors she broke into a run. She ran all the way back to the head dorms and into her room. Slamming the door shut she collapsed against it.

That one only felt good because it annoyed Snape. That one only felt good because it was revenge on Snape. That one only felt good because... because James is a damn good kisser. Lily thought.

"OH FUCK! I like kissing James Potter!" Lily didn't even realise she had said the last bit allowed until she heard a voice from the other side of the door answer.

"Glad you think so Lils!"

Shit that was James! Oh crapping fuck fuck fuck! I'm screwed!

AN – I know this is really overdue and I'm sorry I've had exams and work. But I hope you enjoy it. Please review. And for those who have me on alerts, favourite and who have reviewed thank you so much. x