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Chapter 11

Two weeks later found Lily Evans in the library, her nose buried deep in the book that was sure to help her and Starr become illegal Animagi. They were nearly ready- they had set the date for exactly two weeks from now. Suddenly, a pair of strong, calloused hands covered her eyes. "Guess who."

She hastily shut the book with a snapping noise. Her mouth twisted into a grin as she replied, "James." He sighed, removing his hands from over her eyes.

"How do you always know?" he asked, his hand cupping her face. His hazel eyes probed her green ones as he reached out with his other hand to tuck a lock of her fiery red hair behind her ear.

"I'd recognize your voice anywhere," she said simply. He leaned forward, pressing his lips to hers in a seductive kiss. She moaned softly. Sighing, she pulled away reluctantly, saying, "James, we're in the library."

"So?" he pouted, raising a single black eyebrow at her.

"Don't you think we should move?" she asked, her words ending on a breathy groan as he trailed kisses down her neck. Her back arched towards him involuntarily, closing the physical gap between them. He chuckled.

"I've been quite a bad influence on you, haven't I, Miss Evans?" he chortled. "Kissing me in front of the Great Hall as you did. Cursing in front of the professors, oh my." She rolled her green eyes at him as he smirked. "Now, almost snogging in the library…"

"Correction," she said, a mischievous twinkle in her green eyes, "snogging in the library." Before he could even comprehend the meaning of her words, her lips were on his, filled with passion and longing. Her fingers entangled themselves in his messy black hair as his warm hand reached just under her shirt, his fingers splaying against her abdomen. She sucked in a gasp of pleasure as he gently drew her bottom lip into his mouth. Her taste clouded his senses and he moaned throatily into her mouth. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and gently pulled her onto his lap. She was surprised at first, but regained her composure and straddled him. He broke off, placing a kiss in the crook of her neck. "James."

"Hmmm?" he replied, nibbling a bit on the skin of her neck.

"I love you," she said softly.

He turned his clear hazel eyes towards her, a smile playing on his lips. "I love you too, Lily."

Suddenly, Madam Herst, the librarian, bustled over, screeching, "THIS IS A LIBRARY, NOT A STRIP CLUB! OUT, OUT, OUT!" She bewitched various paper documents to throw themselves at them as they left the library, running and laughing hysterically.

The laughing couple collapsed inside the Heads' common room, Lily landing on top of James. "I told you," she said in between giggles, "that we should move."

"True," he admitted, gasping for breath, "but then you started snogging me. You've become quite a vixen, Lily-flower."

She giggled, knowing he was teasing her lovingly. She bent her head down, placing a searing kiss on his lips before standing up and brushing herself off. "Good night, James," she said, her green eyes twinkling at him as she headed towards her dorm. He remained on the floor, staring after her retreating figure longingly.

He thought of her kiss, touching his lips with his fingers tenderly. "Damn," he muttered, grinning to himself deliriously.

"Starr! Starr!" Lily called excitedly, sprinting into the Gryffindor sixth year girls' dorm. The room was empty except for Starr, who looked up just in time to see her friend crash into the bed next to hers.

"Watch yourself, Lils," she chuckled, helping Lily to her feet. "You're going to give yourself a concussion if you don't."

"Right," Lily said, looking a bit dazed. Her green eyes focused once more as she said happily, "I've got it!"

"You have?" Starr asked, her hazel eyes widening at her. "Are you sure nothing will go wrong? James, Sirius, and Remus will murder us if we screw ourselves up."

"I'm sure," Lily nodded. "Do you want to do it tonight, or do you want to wait until tomorrow night, like we'd planned?"

Starr sucked in a deep breath, considering their options. "Sooner's better than later," she said finally. "Let's do this thing."

"Just think," Lily gushed. "By tomorrow morning, we'll be illegal Animagi."

"You're not the goody-goody you were before," she said, raising her eyebrows at her.

Lily shrugged. "You and your brother are bad influences."

Starr giggled. "Besides, rule-breaking is fun isn't it?"

"Most definitely," Lily agreed wholeheartedly. "I get such a rush… I never knew it could be so… so thrilling!"

Starr eyed her warily. "Did my brother drop you on your head?"

"How are we going to tell them?" Starr whispered to Lily anxiously. "Tonight is a full moon, Lils."

"Then we follow them out," Lily told her firmly. "I don't care what they say; you're right. We're too involved with them to be safe without something to fall back on in case we ever run into Remus when he's transformed."

"Right," Starr said, sucking in a deep breath. "Simple as that." She scooped up a spoon of porridge and tilted her spoon, watching as the spoonful slid back into her bowl.

"You need to eat, Nova," Lily sighed, watching her friend play with her food rather than eat it.

"Not hungry," she moped.

"Why not?" she asked, cocking a red eyebrow at her.

"I dunno… ever since I started dating Sirius, I haven't had much of an appetite unless I haven't eaten in a very long time," Starr explained, taking a swig from her glass of pumpkin juice.

"Oh," Lily said, her green eyes widening. "That happens to some girls. When they really, really like a guy, they lose their appetite. They're… euphoric."

Starr smiled broadly at her. "The thing is Lils… I don't really, really like him. I'm in love with him."

The full moon cast playful shadows on the grass as the four friends pranced around the Shrieking Shack. They had been careful not to take a risk since Starr's attack and were staying well out of the way of humans. Sirius suddenly stuck his wet, black nose into the air sniffing deeply. The stag cocked its head at him curiously. Suddenly, Sirius spotted a snow white wolf on the crest of the hill. It threw back its head and emitted a bone-chilling howl.