Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter because I am not the lovely JKR.

This is getting good! I'm having fun just concentrating on one story at a time. It makes my life easier. =) ~May

Chapter 11

"Sorry I'm home late honey." A man's voice issued from the back door as it swung open.

"Glad you're home David." Evanescence smiled at her husband and gave him a kiss on the lips that Sirius pulled a teasing disgusted face to.

"What are they all still doing up?" David Potter asked glancing at the clock and looking pointedly at the boys.

"We have a new house guest; it was quite a shock really." She told him and he looked at her curiously.

"Who?" David asked shrugging off his trench coat.

"Lily Evans."

"The Lily Evans?" David looked shocked and stared at his son who was slowly starting to turn red.

"Yes, the Lily Evans. He acts a lot like you when she's around." Evanescence let out a small laugh and James glared at his mum. "She turned up under bad news though. I'll tell you all about it later."

"Okay." David slung his arm around his wife and looked at what she was preparing. "What are you making?"

"Food for you, figured you'd be hungry when you got back."

"You are the best wife in the history of wives." David told her placing a kiss on her head before turning back to the boys. "Why are you all still up?"

"We're trying to convince Evvy to fix us some food too." Sirius told him grinning.

"More like, Padfoot's the only one trying to get the food." Remus rolled his eyes making both James and Peter laugh.

"Come on Sirius, we're going to bed." James told him and dragged his best friend off the stool and out of the room. Remus and Peter following shortly after them.

"We're all in agreement that tomorrow we have to cheer up Lily right?" Remus asked standing outside the door to his room as his friends moved to their respective doors.

"Of course." James smiled, halfway between his and Peter's door.

"When Flower's sad everyone is sad." Sirius commented and James rolled his eyes.

"I have a few ideas, tell you in the morning though." Peter told them before disappearing into his room.

"That boy is learning things from you two." Remus pointed at Sirius and James before entering his own room.

"We have taught them well." Sirius joked and James grinned.

"Night Padfoot." James placed his hand on the door frame as he turned to the bedroom.

"See you Prongs." Sirius entered the room across from James.

"Man." James muttered under his breath as he closed the door, there was a frightened squeak from behind him and James whirled.

"Hi." Lily squeaked and James stared at her, heart pounding.

Lily was wearing a baggy t-shirt with pajama pants on underneath, her hair was a bit messy. James couldn't remember a time when she looked more beautiful. The only problem was, what was she doing in his room?

"What are you doing in my room?" He asked.

"I couldn't sleep and I was going to find the kitchen and ask for a glass of milk when I wandered past, I was curious." Lily said the last bit so quiet that James barely caught it.

"Can I ask you some questions?" James asked slowly planning it out in his head.

"I- sure, why not." Lily sighed pushing her long hair back.

"Come sit." James patted the bed next to him as he sat down. Lily looked shocked a bit scared. "I'm not trying to make a move."

Lily let out a small laugh and sat down on his queen sized bed. "What do you want to know?"

"Your sister, how come you never talk about her?" James questioned trying to gauge her reaction.

"Petunia's two years older than me, when I was nine I liked to do my magic tricks. They fascinated me, but they scared her, she never liked it, to her I was some sort of oddity. We were best friends, but then one day in the park by our house we were playing and I flew-"

"You flew? Without a broom?" James looked at her, checking to make sure he heard right.

"Yeah, I jumped off the swing and flew through the air; then I picked up a daisy and held it out to her, making it open and close in my hand without really touching it. She got mad at me for doing it, saying it was unnatural. That's when Sev showed up."

"Snape?" Now James was really staring at her.

"Yeah, he lives in Spinner's End by the river. We're only a couple of blocks away from each other, he appeared from behind a bush; he'd been watching us. He called me a witch and to Muggle's it's very offensive to call them a witch. Well, it sounded like he was insulting us so Petunia and I left, then we ended up becoming friends. He introduced me to the world of Magic. Then when I was eleven I received my Hogwarts letter, it made Petunia even more spiteful against me. She even sent a letter to Dumbledore asking him to take her to Hogwarts too. Sev and I found the answering letter; then she got mad because Sev and I had been 'snooping' in her room as she puts it. Petunia despised Sev, he never deserved it."

"Why?" James was now into learning as much as he could about Lily, even if it mostly involved Severus.

"His dad hates him enough at home; he was never really cared for."

"Why does his dad hate him?"

"Severus is a half-blood, his dad's a muggle. Sev's dad despises magic." Lily looked up at James, silently pleading with him not to tell anyone.

"Oh."

"Well, at the train station before I left Petunia called me a freak. She has ever since I was little and had magic. She barely even talks to me and with all that's happened I doubt she ever will again." Lily sighed dejectedly.

"Hey, it's her loss that she doesn't get to know the wonderful person you are." James told her, pulling her into a side hug.

"Thank you James." Lily whispered and she was out; Lily had fallen asleep lying on James, he was enjoying it.

He gently moved her beneath the blankets on his bed, her breathing as soft and slow. James moved to make a bed for himself on the floor, but in her sleep Lily pulled him down next to her. James' breathing quickened as he stared down at the red-head. Slowly he snaked an arm around Lily pressing a kiss to her forehead and he fell asleep. He didn't mean to, but it was just so easy and Lily was warm and comforting.

What happens next? I know, I can't wait to finish the next chapter. I almost have half of the twelfth chapter typed up. Please leave me a review! ~May