Chapter 12


"Don't you think James would have found her by now?" Gemini asked. She was getting very worried. It had been almost six hours since Lily had been missing. Gemini was up in her dorm with Colette and Lavinnia, who were still fighting.

"Oh, he's probably found her…I think, oh I don't know." Colette was saying.

"Oh you're such a ninny! Don't listen to her Gem; she doesn't know what she is talking about!" Lavinnia said. Colette stuck her tongue out at her. Gemini shook her head and looked out the window. It was almost three in the morning.

"I still can't believe James proposed to Lily, I myself could see it a mile away but still, they are so young, and she's pregnant, they really should have taken things a bit slower if you ask me." Lavinnia sighed.

"We aren't asking you." Colette snarled.

Gemini rolled her eyes. "She is not marrying James any time soon and she is not pregnant you dense, irritating little prat!"

Lavinnia frowned.

"But I…."

"Don't even go there; you saw nothing, you assumed! Get it straight!!" Gemini was red in the face from frustration. "There is no living with you I swear!"

Lavinnia glared at Gemini and Colette was laughing.

"She called you dense!" Colette laughed.

"Oh grow up, you aren't that bright either!" Gemini snapped. Colette instantly shut up.

"What's up your arse?" Gemini swung around. It was Lily.

"Where in Merlin's beard have you been? You had me worried sick!" Gemini yelled, jumping up and wrapping her arms around her. Gemini stepped back and looked at her. Lily looked tired and her hair was everywhere. Her makeup was smeared a bit and her clothes were wrinkled.

"I was up in the Astronomy tower for a while, and then James found me. We just talked for a while, then we realized what time it was, so here I am, I am so tired so can you move?" Lily yawned and stretched her neck to the right, revealing a red mark on her neck. Lily heard Colette gasp and Lavinnia sigh. Gemini smiled.

"Just talking eh?"

Lily blushed.

"Ok, so we did a bit more than talking, I am so tired Gem, please move." She begged. Gemini smiled and stepped to the side. Lily gratefully trudged to her bed and fell into a very well deserved sleep.


At the same time James sauntered into his dorm, waking Sirius up.

"James! God, what in bloody hell are you doing?" Sirius asked sleepily. James smirked.

"Padfoot my mate, it's not a matter of what I am doing, it's what I've been doing." With that, James quickly undressed and fell asleep.


"Lily, wake up, it's breakfast already." Gemini yelled across the room. Colette and Lavinnia were already up and gone. "We're going to miss the food!" She whined. Lily sat up and stretched.

"Do I have to?" She yawned. Gemini threw a pillow at her.

"Yes, get up."

Lily sighed and got up. She quickly got dressed and sat back down on her bed.

"You know, it all sounded so romantic coming from you, you made it seem like it was the best thing in the world." Lily sighed. Gemini sat down next to her.

"What are you talking about?" She asked confused.

"Sex."

Gemini gasped.

"Oh Lily! Are you serious! You…and James…and…You!" Lily smiled and nodded.

"Lily, you did use protection right?" Gemini asked suddenly. Lily's smile fell instantly.

"Oh God, it all happened so fast I…oh Gem, what if I'm pregnant? I feel so ashamed now…how could I have been so stupid?" Gemini laughed.

"Oh come on Lil, it's alright. If you're pregnant, if, it'll be ok, we can be pregnant together!" Gemini laughed. Lily started to cry.

"What would my mum say? She brought me up right, gave me a room to sleep in, food to eat, and this is how I repay her? By having sex before I'm married! Oh I feel so horrible!" Gemini put an arm around her.

"Are you saying you regret it then?" Gemini asked. Lily looked up, tears falling down her cheeks.

"No."

Gemini laughed again, and so did Lily, although it was half through sobs.

"You are one difficult person Lil." Gemini said after a while. Lily dried her last tear.

"I know."

"So, are we going to go eat now?" Gemini asked. Lily smiled and nodded.


After a small and very quick breakfast, Lily and Gemini high-tailed it to potions. They found two empty seats near the back where the boys had saved them. Sirius and James were huddled over something and didn't notice the girls walk in.

Just then the Potions master, Professor Gilspo, came in. He was a good-natured man and all could tell his passions for teaching.

"Good morning class! It's such a wonderful day, but alas, we are stuck in the dungeon, oh well, on with the class!" He boomed happily.

"You know, I never realized how fast this school year is going, I mean, it's already November." Lily whispered to James later on in the class. "Can you hand me that essence of toad please."

"Yea, I know, it seems like yesterday you hated me." James answered with a smile, passing a small black bottle to Lily. They were attempting to make an enlargement cream. Lily's looked like tomato soup, however.

"Miss Evans, it's to thin." Professor Gilspo commented sternly. He had been walking around the room, dictating people.

"Ooh I hate potions; I can never get it right." Lily whispered hotly. James smiled.

"Ah, don't worry about it, you'll get it." James pulled something out of his pocket.

"Here, add this, it'll make it thicker." Lily gave him a confused look, but did what she was told. In a matter of minutes, the reddish soupy mess Lily had made turned a creamy purple. Lily gasped.

"What is this stuff?"

"Oh it's just something the guys and I cooked up in third year."

Lily's face fell.

"That's the stuff you put in my hair that turned it orange that year wasn't it?"

James' eyes got wide.

"I uh…um…uh."

Lily laughed.

"I got it out, that's all that matters I guess." Lily continued working on her potion and soon the Professor came back by.

"Very good Miss Evans, I think we'll test yours in front of the class." Lily beamed. The Professor got out his pet ferret and set him on the table.

"We'll use Hubert, Lily bring a vile of your potion please." Lily smiled and got up. She walked over to the ferret and handed the vile to Professor Gilspo.

"Now, if you did this correctly, then Hubert will grow ten times his size." Professor Gilspo gave Hubert four drops of Lily's concoction. Nothing happened for a while when suddenly Hubert burst into tiny little ferret pieces. The whole class gasped and everyone's eyes got wide. After a total of ten minutes of standing in complete amazement, Professor Gilspo looked to Lily angrily.

"I-I didn't mean to…." Lily's eyes were wide and a look of distress waved over her face. The Professor had tears in his eyes.

"Class dismissed." He said tearfully. Hubert had been the man's only friend, and Lily just blew him to bits. Lily suddenly glared and turned to James.

"JAMES!!!" James' eyes were huge. He pulled out the bottle he had given Lily to thicken her concoction.

"Uh oh." He whispered. It had been the wrong bottle. He held the half empty jar of exploding juice fearfully as Lily made her way over to him.