"Poor thing." Said Andrea looking towards Natalie.

Andrea sat with Terry in the common room. Everyone was busy with their own problems. Natalie sat charming mistletoe with Jeff who wasn't looking her in the eye. He'd stare at her through intervals but would quickly look away before she caught him. Natalie was acting as if nothing had happened. She'd smiled pleasantly and had pretended to not be effected by what she had seen the other day.

Terry played with Andreas left hand fingers and grinned at her. "I'm not supposed to tell anyone this but-" he stopped abruptly.

"But-" Andrea prompted.

"Gregory likes Natalie." He finished of.

Andreas eyes widened. "Greg? Your friend Greg?"

Terry nodded. "Why else was he so eager to get to know Lily? She's Natalies friend. She might throw in a few good words for him like 'Nats' Greg saved my life' or 'Nats Gregs so sweet.'" Said Terry in a perky girl voice.

"I thought he liked Lily." Said Andrea matter of factly as she shifted in the chair they were sharing.

Terry chuckled. "Lilys pretty and all but not every guy she meets is going to fall in love with her." He said. "No offence to her." He added quickly.

Andrea smiled amusedly. "So Gregory and Natalie eh?" asked Andrea looking over towards Natalie. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a curly ponytail as she counted the mistletoe.

"Well I do owe her for getting me set with you." Said Andrea.

"I owe her my life." Said Terry staring down at Andrea fondly. "If it wasn't for her I would've never known you." He kissed the top of Andreas head.

* * *

Lily walked feverishly down the halls trying to get to the dungeons. A supply of Newt eyes was coming in and she had to supervise the process. She ruffled through her papers and bumped into someone. Looking up Lily saw Bryan Clearwater dazedly sitting on his bottom. He regained his senses and stared up at Lily.

"Sorry." Said Lily and offered him a hand. "I'm sorry I knocked you over. I was looking over my papers and-" she gave him a helpless sigh. Bryan took her hand and stood up.

(a/n: I just wanna take this moment to say that bryan Clearwater is Penelope clearwaters UNCLE. His brother had Penelope Clearwater and the whole family is full of muggles other than Penelope and Bryan.)

"It's O.K." he said. "Where were you of to in such a hurry?"

"Oh I was going to the dungeons. You know how the Professors think house elves aren't smart and lets face it they aren't- so they want me to supervise them while they bring in Newt eyes. Last time they somehow lost a barrel of polyjuice potion and no one wants to take that risk again." Said Lily.

Bryan chuckled. "So are we on for the dance this Christmas?" he asked teasingly.

Lily flushed as she thought about what had happened with James and her. What should she say? She didn't even feel like going to the dance now. Lily shook her head.

"I feel like going solo this time." She said. Bryan smiled. He knew about Jeremy.

"Oh really?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. Lily suddenly realized how long it had been since she'd talked with Bryan.

"We-we didn't work out." Lily explained.

Bryans eyebrows furrowed together. "What do you mean? You two were perfect for each other."

Lily sighed. A strand of red hair came across her face and she blew it out of her way. "I found out who he was."

"And that's bad?" asked Bryan with a raised eyebrow.

"He was James." Said Lily bitterly.

"Oh-ooooooooohhhhhhhhh." Said Bryan in realization. Lily shut her eyes to hold back the tears. Bryan awkwardly hugged her trying to comfort her.

"I'm O.K." said Lily pulling away after a minute. She sniffled and wiped her eyes quickly. She gave a wavering smile. "I have to go. I don't want the house elves losing a box of Newt eyes now do I?"

Bryan smiled at her. "Do find some free time in your schedule. It's been ages since we've had a nice chat."

Lily nodded and walked down the hall.

* * *

Kayla giggled as Sirius threw a peanut up in the air and caught it with his mouth.

He stared at her before enclosing in on her and trying to kiss her. Kayla kissed back but stopped him before things got out of hand.

"So what'd you do yesterday?" asked Kayla.

Sirius got a bored look on his face and his eyes showed irritation. Andrea had told him about the chat she'd had with Kayla.

"I didn't do much." Said Sirius shrugging. "Just went out with James, Remus and Peter to the leaky cauldron."

"Remus took Cassidy?" asked Kayla. Sirius nodded.

"James took Patricia?" Sirius nodded again.

"Why didn't you take me?"

Sirius looked at her for a minute. "Well-I knew you wouldn't like the type of crowd there-" he began.

"And Cassidy would?" asked Kayla with a raised eyebrow.

Sirius searched for a way out. "I didn't want to get you in trouble." He ended bluntly.

Kayla stared at him angrily. "Sirius Black I demand to know why you did not take me. Did you take someone else? Or were you planning on acting like a single guy for the night?"

Sirius stood up angrily. "What's it to you? It's my life. If I want to go alone I will. If I want to go out with another girl I will. Hell if I want to go skinny dipping with the giant squid I will. Who are you to stop me?!" he yelled.

Kayla stared at him and tears began to drip down her eyes. "you've changed." She whispered. "You used to be so caring-"

"No Kayla you've changed." Said Sirius huffily. "You're the one coming up with all this talking mumbo jumbo. Well guess what I don't want to talk. I don't like talking."

"You used to talk to Andrea all the time." Said Kayla in a hurt voice.

"Don't ever think you can be an Andrea to me. Andrea was a one of a kind girl. You can never be like her so stop trying." He said angrily. "She was my first and only love."

Those words hit Kayla like a sledgehammer. Her ears were filled with a roaring sound as his words repeated themselves in her mind. 'First and only love' Kayla thought. "But you said you loved me." Said Kayla beginning to cry. Sirius stared at her for a minute.

He then hugged her. "I'm sorry." He said quietly.

Kayla hugged him back. "It's O.K." she said and thought he hadn't meant what he'd said.

The truth was he wasn't sorry for lying. He was sorry for telling her the truth.

* * *

"-so I said well you don't know two cents about me so who are you to judge me." Said Lily taking a bite of her chicken.

Bryan laughed jovially and took a swig of his pumpkin juice. Then said: "He deserved it the prat."



Sirius stared witheringly at Kayla who was talking about a robe she'd bought. Andrea couldn't help but laugh at the look on Sirius' face.

"Severus!" Lily called and beckoned him over as he walked past their table. He turned and stared at Lily for a minute before deciding to finally walk over.

"Why'd you call him?" Sirius hissed.

"Because I wanted to." Said Lily matter of factly as she flipped her hair over her shoulder. Severus was now in front of her. "I'm sort of busy tonight." Said Lily carefully. "How about tomorrow night?"

Severus nodded. "O.K. Did you ask permission from Professor McGonagoll?"

Lily waved her hand carelessly. "It doesn't really matter. I could always say I'm on patrol or something."

Severus gave her an amused smile. "Abusing your powers now are you Lily?" he asked teasingly.

Lily gave a mischievous grin. "I won't tell if you won't."

Severus laughed before finally turning and going back to his table.

James stared at Severus with a maniac glint in his eyes. He then turned fiercely towards Lily. "What was that about?" he asked viciously stabbing his chicken.

Lily rolled her eyes and didn't reply.

"Evans I'm talking to you." James ground out.

"And frankly Potter I don't care." She spat back.

"I do." He retorted. "What was all that about?"

Lily stared at him. "I don't have to answer to you for my actions. Or is that your main objective? Who are you to ask me that question? You're not my friend or anything of the sort."

"Could've fooled me." He spat. "I was something to you for two years-oh yes I forgot you were 'playing' with me."

Lily glared at him. "I was not and you know it. Grow up Potter." She slammed her book shut and stood up. "I'm off to finish this book." She said to everyone and left.

Sirius hit James upside the head. "Why don't you just tell her you still love her?" asked Sirius.

"Because I don't." said James in an unconvincing way.

Sirius stared at James and was scolded by Kayla.

"Have you been listening to what I've been saying for the past fifteen minutes?"

Sirius stared at her. Good God how long could she go without stopping? All she did now was talk and talk and talk.

"Erm-" Sirius shifted in his chair.

"Sirius remember that-that-project we have to do?" asked Andrea meaningfully. She was obviously getting him out of trouble.

"Uh-yea-yea I remember." He said. "Sorry love." He said looking at Kayla. "I have to go." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and left with Andrea.

"Thanks." He said breathing out.

Andrea giggled. "I rather liked watching you suffer."

"Cruel you are." He said bitterly. "Couldn't you have just told her I don't like talking?"

"Where's the fun in that?" Andrea shot back.

Sirius didn't reply for a minute.

"So tonight's the full moon?" asked Andrea staring out at the whomping willow.

Sirius nodded. "I'm not sure if I feel up to it tonight." He said truthfully. "We have that big test tomorrow and I don't feel to good." He admitted truthfully.

Andrea reached a hand up to check his temperature. "You don't have a fever." She pointed out. Sirius shifted his gaze towards someone behind Andrea.

"Well, well." Snarled Sirius. Andrea was surprised by his sudden change of tone and looked at the person he was talking to. Snape stood in front of them leaning on the wall behind him.

"Not feeling up to what Black?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"None of your business Snape." Spat Black.

"Oh but you see it is my business. Especially if it's something that will endanger the lives of us Hogwarts students. Maybe I should go tell McGonagoll." He said maliciously.

"You do that and I swear I'll make sure you end up in St. Mungos." Said Sirius angrily. "Maybe then you'll get a chance to visit your father." He spat.

Andrea had to gasp. That was hitting below the belt. Severus father was a psychotic child abuser. He was currently in St. Mungos but rumor had it that he'd tried to kill Severus two years back in one of his drunk rages.

"Tell me does he like the food at St. Mungos?" asked Sirius. "And I bet he loves the padded walls."

Snapes hands were balled up into fists. "Why don't you go to hell Black." He spat. "In the meantime I'll make sure you get sent back home. Suspension is one of those things that can help me do that." He smiled maliciously. "Unless your little girlfriend here would miss you. But someone needs to go home and take care of the baby." He turned to Andrea. "Tell me did he breakup with you a week after he laid you or right after you two did it?"

Andrea shut her eyes. She'd never thought anyone would think something like that of her. She'd never-everyone knew she wouldn't. Alas the consequences of dating Sirius Black. Everyone thought you got laid whether you did or not. Andrea swallowed hard. Never though had anyone said something like this to her.

A thud told her that Sirius had pushed Snape up against the wall.

"Just what exactly is going on here?" came a squeaky voice. It was Professor Flitwick.

Sirius let Snape go as quickly as he had gotten hold of him.

"Nothing Professor." Said Sirius glaring at Snape.

Flitwick looked towards Snape for an answer.

Snape whispered maliciously in barely audible voice. "Just what exactly is going on tonight?"

"Touch the knot on the whomping willows right side of the trunk." Sirius whispered pretending to fake reluctance. "After madam Pomfrey emerges from it." He added. Snape looked at him triumphantly before turning to the professor.

"Everything's fine professor." Said Snape in a silky voice.

* * *

"-and then Snape just said that everything was fine." Said Andrea uneasily. "Something must've happened. I saw an exchange of words between them but couldn't hear what they were saying."

Natalie shrugged. "Sirius was probably threatening to tell everyone that Snape was really just a cross dresser." Everyone burst out laughing but quieted down quickly.

"I'm serious though." Said Andrea.

Cassidy thought a moment. "I don't think it's anything to worry about-right Lily?"

Lily looked up. "Huh?" she asked. Needles to say she hadn't been paying attention.

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. "Thinking about James?"

Lily threw her a death glare. "It's not funny." She said her voice quivering.

Cassidys eyes widened. "No Lily I'm sorry-I just-I didn't think you were actually thinking about James. I didn't think it was still a sensitive spot for you-" she began desperately.

Lily held a hand up. "Whatever Cassidy." She then stood up. "Can you guys just leave me alone for awhile?" she then turned and went into her dorm. Laying down Lily pretended to fall asleep and so she did.

Awhile later Lily woke up drowsily. Looking around she saw that no one was in her dorm. Getting up she washed her face to wake herself up and decided to go back down to the common room and find the others. 'It was a bit stupid of me.' She reasoned. 'Cassidy was only joking. I was the one being overly sensitive.'

Her eyes found their way towards her window and she stared at the full moon for a minute. Then her eyes widened as she saw Madam Pomfrey enter the whomping willow with Remus-but that wasn't what surprised her. Snape was lurking in the shadows behind them. Lilys stomach did an odd flip flop. What if Snape went into the whomping willow? Something itched at the back of her mind. Something Andrea had said.

'Something must've happened. I saw an exchange of words between them but couldn't hear what they were saying.'

Lilys eyes widened. He hadn't-had he?

Lily quickly ran down the steps in her nightgown and entered the common room. The seventh and sixth years were sitting there and a few fifth years. Lily ran upto the boys dorm and opened the door. James was the only one there. He was writing a letter to his parents Lily summed up as an owl was sitting beside him and he was writing on some parchment.

" Sirius told Severus." She gasped out and doubled over from loss of breath. She heard an owl squeak angrily and out of the corner of her eye she saw parchment fall to the ground. The next thing she knew was that James ran past her nearly knocking her of her feet. She turned to stare at him and her heart skipped a beat. He was going to save Severus. Even though he hated the guys guts he was going to save him.

Fear gripped Lilys heart what if James died? He couldn't handle Remus alone. Tears pricked the corners of her eyes. If anything happened to James she'd never forgive herself. Running down the steps she went to find the others.



* * *

James ran out onto the Hogwarts grounds. He saw Snape picking up a long stick.

"Snape!" James yelled. "Don't do it! You don't know what you're getting yourself into."

"Oh shut it Potter." Snape spat out. He touched the knot and the whomping willow stopped moving. Carefully Snape as agile as a cat slipped inside the passage.

"Dammit!" James exclaimed. The whomping willow started moving again. James took the stick and followed suit. He then slipped inside the passage. Snape was a few feet in front of him. Turning around Snape sneered. "I wonder what this place is used for. Or better yet where this passage leads.

"Snape come back." Said James demandingly.

"I don't think I want to." He replied maliciously.

James punched him. "If this is the only way to get you to come back." He said angrily. "then so be it but you are not going any further."

Snape stared at him aghast-and then punched him. James clutched his nose which was now starting to bleed. Snape took the chance to turn and run.

"STOP!" James yelled and ran after him. "Snape dammit you'll get yourself killed!"

James reached the end of the passage to see Snape standing there with a full grown werewolf in front of him. The werewolf showed its teeth and growled at Snape. There was a hungry look in his eyes. Snape shook violently.

"Remus no!" James yelled. This startled the werewolf out of his trance and he growled loudly. Staring at Snape he opened his mouth-and then James intervened by hitting the werewolf on the back with a small antique lamp. The werewolf growled and turned to face James.

James had to think fast. He couldn't change into his stag form with Snape here-but if he didn't change he'd be dead meat. Luckily Snape made the descision for him and turned to run but the werewolf found out. Turning to face Snape he quickly struck a blow to Snapes head which made Snape unconscious.

James changed into his stag form. The werewolf got ready to bite Snape but James in his stag form butted between the two. In a rage the werewolf struck James with his hand and tried to shove him aside. James wouldn't budge and reared his antlers at the werewolf. The werewolf retaliated by sinking his claws deep into James thick, white shiny fur.

James backed away and reared its antlers. He then charged towards the werewolf and hit him full on in the stomach. James sent him reeling back against the wall. The werewolf looking down saw his chance and sunk his teeth into James back. He then picked James up and threw him across the room. James fell against the wall and felt him self start to go unconscious. He had overbled as when the werewolf and clawed him he had clawed him on his whole lrft side. His shiny whit fur was now covered with dark red blood. Limply James got up and butted the werewolf with in the stomach with all his might. The werewolf lost his breath and James bit his arm.

The werewolf keeled back and fell down-not from hurt but from exhaustion. The werewolf then became unconscious. James changed back into his human form. His clothes were soaked in blood and he didn't think he could stay conscious much longer.

"I'm sorry my friend." He said staring at Remus. He then pulled Snape out of the room and into the passage. It was here that he bumped into a ghost white, pale Sirius.

"James." His voice cracked. "I'm sorry-I-I didn't mean for this to happen-I-please forgive me."

In response James fell on him and that was when Sirius felt James wet clothes. Shining his wand light on James he saw that James was wet because he was covered in blood. Sirius quickly took hold of James and forgetting about Snape he dragged James up to the whomping willow. Laying James down on the grass he stared at everyone. They had all been in Natalie's dorm and Lily had stormed in and told them what had happened. Lily stared at James and gasped. She was crying, Andreas eyes were red and Cassidy had her face covered as she and Natalie clutched each other. Every now and then one of them sniffled.

"Is-is he O.K.?" Lily squeaked.

Sirius shook his head. "I don't know. I'm going back in to get Snape. Peter go call Dumbledore."

Lily bent down over James and stared at him. He couldn't die-he just couldn't. She took her hand and moved the hair away from his face and that was when the moonlight glinted on the bracelet James had given her. A thought struck Lily....

'It's a myth but I can try.' Said Lily as what Natalie had told her on the first day of school about the bracelet came back to her. She took one of the spheres and broke it. Holding it under James nose she watched expectantly. The mist traveled down to his wound and went over them in a light blue foggy mist. When it cleared his wounds were gone. He still had blood on him but his breathing was noticeable now.

Lily breathed in a sigh of relief. Sirius put Severus onto the round and stared at James. Dumbledore and Peter also arrived at that moment. Dumbledores eyes were a stormy blue as he stared at the sight. He didn't ask questions. He conjured up two stretchers on which to lay Snape and James. Levitating the two he put them on the stretchers and levitated them towards the hospital wing.

* * *

Madam Pomfrey stared at Snape with pursed lips. James had gotten cleaned up and he was sitting with downcast eyes in a bed. Around him stood Natalie, Sirius, Peter, Cassidy, Andrea and furthest away at the foot of the bed-Lily. She wasn't Looking at James in the eye and her eyes were caste downward. Her fiery red hair fell around her as if trying to hide her face from James who had a clear view of it.

"James-" Sirius began. James held up a hand.

"Sirius I have nothing to say to you." James replied.

"I-" Sirius tried again.

"Sirius I thought you had more sense." James ground out.

Sirius didn't reply. "Didn't you think what would happen to Snape if Remus did get hold of him? Didn't you even think about Remus? Who would probably kill himself if he found out that he was responsible for someones' death?!" James whispered fiercely so that madam Pomfrey wouldn't hear.

"You nearly cost James his life." Added Andrea.

Sirius looked at the ground.

Andrea continued. "If it wasn't for Lily-" at this moment James ears perked up and he looked towards Lily who was playing with a thread on her robe cuff. "-James would've been dead."

James stared at Andrea confused. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"Lily used that bracelet you got her to save your life." Andrea replied.

James looked at Lily and sure enough saw one large gap between two of her bracelet spheres. Lily looked up and saw him staring at her. She looked down quickly but James kept his gaze fixed on her.

Dumbledore then entered the room his eyes were stormy as he asked-"What happened?"

And so Lily launched into her story from when she woke up to when she told James and then went to Natalies dorm and then to how she saw Sirius drag James out and then how she used the bracelet. James then told his side of the story and minused the part out where he transformed. He also cut out the part where Remus bit him. He had been bitten in stag form so the bite hadn't been harmful."-and then I bumped into Sirius and became unconscious." James ended.

"What I want to know-" Dumbledore stated clearly in a voice void of anger which made him seem all the more formidable "-is how Mr. Snape found out how to get into the whomping willow-or better yet why he was out at such an hour."

All eyes turned to Sirius who looked at the ground. "I-um-" he began in a scratchy voice. "I told."

Dumbledores eyes lit up with fury. "Why?" was all he said not bothering to make his voice void of disappointment.

"I'm sorry." Said Sirius looking at the ground. "He just sort of pushed all the right buttons and made me angry."

Dumbledore stared at him. "You must learn to control your temper Mr. Black." Said Dumbledore gravely. "I'm taking away fifty points from Gryffindor and I want to have a chat with your parents. You're going to be expected to help Mr. Filch with his duties until January."

Sirius nodded with his head down. Dumbledore turned to James. "Mr. Potter I'm proud of you. You risked your life to save Mr. Snape even though there is a mutual dislike between you two. For this I award twenty points to Gryffindor."

"Thank you professor." James muttered with his head bowed.

"Ms. Evans." Said Dumbledore kindly. "May I have a look at your bracelet?"

"Of course professor." Said Lily taking her bracelet off she handed it to professor Dumbledore. He stared at it closely.

"The fact that this ended up in your possession is no coincidence." He said and stared at James who looked away. "I warn you Ms. Evans do not use anymore spheres unless absolutely necessary. This bracelet is one of the last of its kind. The ministry has made it illegal to make more of these and those who do use dark magic to make them. This on the other hand was made out of pure white magic." He stared at the string which the spheres hung from. "Take care of it." He said handing it back to Lily. Lily put it back on and thanked the professor. "Send Mr. Snape up to my office once he's recovered."

"I think we should get going to." Said Cassidy. "James needs his rest."

"I'm fine." Persisted James although his exhaustion showed through clearly.

"We're off. We'll talk to you tomorrow." Said Andrea. Lily with her head down turned around to leave.

"Bye Prongs." Said Sirius.

James eyes became stormy and he didn't look at Sirius. "Good night." Said James to no one in particular and turned over in bed to go to sleep.

A/N: hehehe..uhh sorry I know this is a bit late but well....come on its 12 page long...that's gotta count for SOMETHING right??? Besides my keyboard screwqed up and the ? ker wasn't working.....And on top of that my social life was really being neglected and im having my FINAL EXAMS in THREE DAYS...so I was sort of um.....oh all right I was studying....yes for once in my life I was ACTUALLY studying. :p...expect the next chapter up sometime in June...cuz that's when summer vacation starts and my tests end!