(AN: So this is going to be a short chapter. I'm sorry guys but I'm still adjusting to school. I have a three day weekend so I'll get a few chapters up then :) Hope you all have a wonderful week!)
Lily and Severus spend the rest of the afternoon out on the grass, practicing different charms and spells. Lily lays down on the grass, watching dark clouds roll in from the north, a strong wind accompanying excuses himself and walks inside the castle to do his final Transfiguration essay on dinner plates to mushrooms. Lily lays out on the grass, watching the dark clouds eat away at the blue sky.
Feeling raindrops on her skin, Lily gets up from the grass and walks inside. She stops in the corridor leading into the castle, listening to the steady rainfall on the roof over head. She watches as the summer rainstorm washes away the pollen on the flowers and ground. Days like this made her think of how fast things could change. Take her and Severus's friendship for example. Throughout the year they had fought tooth and nail one minute but then the next they were friends. It was crazy. She could go from being so mad at him to being calm around him. Some things never changed though. James Potter and Sirius Black were still the most egotistical idiots that they were back in first year, they'd just learned a few more spells to torment people with.
Lily smiles to herself and hugs her books to her chest, walking down the stone corridor. She knew that things had changed this year but she wasn't going to let that put her down and distract her from being top of her class across the board. Sure, it had hurt when Severus had gotten mad because she was able to do the spell but it was like he knew he shouldn't have been mad at her, deep down. It was crazy to her. He seemed almost jealous of her. His cheeks had been flushed and he was steamed, angry at her for no particular reason.
"Hey Lily," Remus smiles slightly, looking five years older than he was. Lily smiles at her friend, observing the way he limped slightly. It was a full moon a few nights ago.
"Hey Remus, how do you feel?"
"I've felt better. Where are you headed?" Remus joins her, his bag slung across his shoulder.
"Library, you're welcome to join me if you'd like." Remus nods and walks with his friend, a faint smile on his face. He had wanted to distract her from the Great Hall and that was going swimmingly. As they walk past it, Remus tries to calmly pick up his steps but Lily stops when she hears loud complains and cries. "What in the world is going on here?" Lily looked around the Great Hall, seeing it's only the Slytherin's crying out.
It seemed like the Slytherin's pumpkin juice had been tampered with. Lily storms over to the cups and looked in them, finding pepper. It appeared that all of the Slytherin cups had been charmed to fill with pepper as well as pumpkin juice. Lily pours the pumpkin juice into a bowl and frowns when it refills with the same problem. She looked around and glares at the laughing Marauders.
Storming over she thrusts the cup into James's chest. "You did this. Reverse it. Now."
James grins, running a hand through his hair. "Sorry Evans, no can do. You see, it's their punishment." Sirius snickers, crossing his arms defensively across his chest.
"'Punishment'? For what? What did they do wrong? Surely the first years didn't hurt you. Or the second years?"
"Well, they're Slytherins. That's enough." James laughs and walks off with Sirius. Lily, with face as red as her hair, slams the cup on to the table and storms off. She was sick of their childish pranks on other people. They were fifteen, they should be more mature than this.
Lily resumes walking to the library, wishing that she could punish the Marauders. No, Lily. That makes you as bad as them. You're not like them. Shaking off her anger, she hunkers down for an afternoon of essay writing and potions study. There was only a few more weeks until the O.W.L.s and Lily was not going to let anything, or anyone, jeopardize her chances.
