Let's predict the future! Tell me what you think it's going to happen! … -sigh- need some inspiration… SHORT CHAPTER! SORRY!

Chapter 11: Back

'Happy Birthday Jamsie!' cried the four marauders.

James grinned in seeing the brightly lit room with decorations and his friends all wearing those silly birthday hats. Treats were everywhere and presents, and James was quite surprise that this was set up without his notice. Usually Sirius would have told him the surprise before, but not this year.

James was just speechless. This time they celebrated his birthday in private. Usually the whole common room was invited to his 'birthday party' at the wanting room, but this time they celebrated only by themselves.

The marauders were cheering and Sirius was tossing up rice around. Lily came up to James and put a paper crown on his head saying 'Happy 16!' with a quick kiss on his left cheek.

'Thanks Lils…' said James feeling very happy. 'Look at all my presents!' James pointed to a pile of different shape wrapped up presents at a corner of their room.

'Yeah, they're all from girls!' said Peter, now starting to eat the food that Sirius brought from the kitchen.

'It's much more than last year!'

'Well my present is better than anyone of theirs!' said Lily, playing jealousy.

Sirius started to snicker while Remus smack him in the head to stop him.

'Thhhhhank you Remus.' said Lily sticking her tongue out to Sirius.

'Ok, ok what is it!' asked James with full of wonder. A new broomstick? Maybe those muggle 'pens' I like… Or perhaps a kiss!

The last thought shocked James. He thought to himself, what! What the hell am I thinking! I've must have been thinking of Nicole… Yeah… Idiot…

'James? You alright?' asked Lily waving her hand in front of him.

'Uh- Yeah. Just, oh, nothing. So what is it?' said James recovering from his thoughts.

'Here ya go!' said Lily giving him a folded piece of paper.

'A paper!' asked Sirius. 'I thought it would have been a book!'

'A paper, Lily?' asked Remus.

'Is it a special paper?' asked Peter.

'That's right Peter! Go on, read what it says in the inside.' urged Lily.

James unfolded the paper and saw Lily's neat handwriting. It said:

James Potter,

You are invited to have a special dinner with Lily Evans at

10:00 o'clock sharp in two days (Saturday).

On the rooftop in the West.

Don't be late!

Lily Evans

'Well what does it say?' asked Sirius

'A dinner.' said James

'What?'

'A dinner with Lily.' grinned James.

'A dinner! Lily-Hon, that out tops those other gifts!' said Sirius pointing to the pile of presents.

'Yes it does,' said Lily 'Cause I know James have a thing for me.'

James froze. The first thought that came into was: How did she know?

Sirius roared with laughter. 'James! Our James with YOU! Never! He's mine Lily-Kins!'

Peter laughed along with Sirius and they both didn't stop even when Lily smacked Sirius in the head harder than Remus had saying: I was just joking you great prat!'

James and Remus exchange looks of relief. James was glad she was joking, but a little part of him wondered what would've happened if she wasn't joking…

'Lily! Don't you dare take my Jamsie away from me! Or I'll scratch your eyes out!' played Sirius

Lily chased the laughing tigers all around the room until Sirius gave mercy.

The Marauders celebrated like always before and memories were being made that day which James never forgets. They danced, sung, played, just like before but each having something different of its own.

After James's birthday celebration the Marauders slept likes babies all except James who was deep in thought.

Lily, what would I do without you? Never would this group have been better without you. You, changed me… and I'm thankful for that…

James thought of his times with Lily and the gang….

Lily always reading anything with Remus outside or in the library….

Lily playing with Sirius with their little tricks….

Lily eating away with Peter….

Lily just being with him.

James thought how once they almost lost their friendship over some girl in their 2nd year.

Flashback

'She's not right for you James! You could do so much better!' Lily yelled.

'Just stop it! Claire is OK! She's not dangerous or whatever you call it!' argued back James

'She's a traitor!'

'Just stop being so jealous! When did you become this!' asked James

'She used us to get to you! Don't you care how we feel right now! How- how I feel!' cried Lily

'She didn't use you guys!' scoffed James. 'You used her!'

'Oh so what if we used her a little to get some chocolates! I mean bloody heel, I bet all her friends asked her atleast once if they could have some free chocolates! Her dad practically owns chocolate with his big company and all!'

'So! It's still using her!'

'What she did was much worse! She used Remus to get answers for homework, she flirted with Sirius but just broke his heart, she teased Peter, and she sold me out as a friend! Doesn't that mean anything to you!' yelled Lily.

'First of all Remus gladly helped her with her homework, and Sirius KNEW she was just playing, and Peter was playing along with her too in the teasing, and you- you sold HER out!'

Lily gasped. She never knew James will choose a girl over his friends. She didn't know who James was anymore.

'Fine' was all Lily could say.

-

That night James didn't sleep very well. He felt something different in him. Something that Lily said. Or maybe it was the person who said it… He just couldn't face Lily again, and what she said got through to him more while the night was going down.

Maybe… Lily's right…. But Claire is different than others. Well how do I really know that! I only dated, 7 girls now? Still… I- I don't know….

The thoughts kept haunting him until he finally made a decision. He broke up with Claire. For his friends. For Lily. But that didn't change the cold look on Lily's face every time James wanted to talk to her about it. He lost her trust. The others forgave him, but Lily wasn't like the guys.

Over and over again did James try to make things right with Lily but nothing worked. So he got angry.

One day in potions….

CRASH

'Oh! I'm sorry!' said a familiar voice.

James knew who it was, Lily.

'What have you done! My potion!'

James also knew who that was, Snape.

'I'm sorry!'

'Well sorry won't cut it mudblood!'

James stood up. He was full with anger.

'What did you say to Lily!' yelled James.

'Mudblood! Got a problem!' challenged Snape.

James pulled out his wand and started to cast spells at the same time as Snape.

But something went horribly wrong. Lily went down. She got hit. By his spell…….