"Let go of me Jason."

His wrist tightened, leaving what I was sure would be bruises behind. The manic look didn't disappear, but his face relaxed slightly.

"I don't mean to frighten you." He said. "But I have to get my point across. You've just forgotten how good we were."

"I…" Normally this is the point where I'd use my amazing sarcasm. However, this time, I didn't want to rile him up any further.

"Jase, I'm sorry, but I just don't think we should be together." I winced. "If you could just loosen your grip a little, that would be great." I kind of liked my hand. If he carried on the way he was, he was going to cut off my circulation.

"Just try to relax." He said. Before I could work out what he meant, he slammed his lips down onto mine.

Now a couple of months ago, I would have responded. This was back when we were going out, and he seemed perfect. However this guy in front of me didn't seem like the same person, along with the fact he was being an asshole and this kiss was entirely unwelcome.

Lifting my hands, I tried to push him off me, but he was too strong. So I did the one thing I could think of. I bit his lip. Hard.

Jason let out a shout, at the same time I managed to yell "Get off me you creep!". But if I thought that would scare him off I was obviously wrong. As he approached me once more, I tried to think of my next defence.

Turns out I didn't have to.

At that point, a new pair of arms pulled Jason away and pushed him into the opposite wall. Brushing the hair away that had fallen into my face, I looked up to see the back of James' head as he faced Jason.

"She said to get off her!" He said quietly, however the threat was evident in his tone. Jason, sporting a bleeding lip, and leaning against the wall, tried and failed to look like it didn't affect him.

"What's it to you Potter?" he spat. "Why do you care so much?"

The colour drained from my face. Was our secret relationship about to come out?

"She's…" He said, hesitating. "She's my best friend's sister." Recovering, the warning tone crept back into his voice. "We look after our own."

There was a silence that filled the hall. Both boys squared up to each other, looking like two males in a pack about to fight for the alpha position.

After a few moments, Jason visibly fell back However instead of relief, we could all see exactly what was going through his mind. Another time.

"You better watch your back Potter." He threatened whilst backing away down the corridor, showing that he was protecting his. "Maybe it's time you found some of that bravery your old man had, because you're going need it."

"Just walk away Davies." James growled, looking like he was physically restraining himself from running after him.

Jason's eyes flitted over to mine for a few seconds, before finally walking around the corner, his footsteps fading.

James turned to me, allowing me to see the hard look in his eyes that he hadn't been able to hide. "You okay?" He grumbled. When he realised how harsh it came out, he took a deep breath, and tried again.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." I said, knowing it was a complete lie. I noticed I was shaking slightly, having not felt it earlier, and that my heart was racing. "How'd you know where I was?"

"Map." He replied, still not quite himself. I nodded in recognition.

I waited for James to start the conversation once more. When he was ready to talk, he would. It wasn't long therefore before he lifted his head, clearly clearing his thoughts, to ask "Did he hurt you?"

"No." I lied. His eyes moved down to where my arm had subconsciously covered the other arm that Jason had grabbed.

He walked over to me, pulling the sleeve of my robes up my arm. When his hand brushed the bruise that was already forming, I let out an involuntary hiss. His eyes darkened when he saw the discoloured patch of skin.

"You don't need to lie to me." He said. "I can control myself from beating the shit out of him." He paused before mumbling to himself. "I shouldn't have though."

Obviously he hadn't meant for me to hear that part, but I responded all the same.

"It wouldn't help if you landed in detention. You did the right thing." I whispered.

James only scoffed. "He would have deserved everything he got." He gently smoothed my injured arm, before pulling back. "Shall we head back to the Tower?" Nodding, we set off to the Common Room.

"YOU GOT ASSAULTED BY JASON BLOODY DAVIES AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?"

Not the best wake up call, I can tell you.

Now, a normal reaction would be to grab your wand off the bedside table and shoot a spell or two in the direction of the door, if you think someone might be attacking you at six thirty in the morning. Which is exactly what Rose, Dom and I all did.

However we all know that there is one person in our dorm who isn't the least bit normal. So what does Holly do?

Picks up Speedy and hurls him at the door, screaming 'INTRUDER!' at the top of her lungs.

Luckily Jack, being a Chaser, was able to catch the cat before he managed to get injured. Speedy did not look amused.

"Holly?" Seeing confusion on Rose's face was like seeing Hagrid in a tutu. Just plain wrong. "Did you just throw your cat across the room like a weapon?"

She just shrugged. "Some people don't like cats." This time Dom piped up.

"What if they do?" she said.

Holly put on her thinking face, which looked a bit like she was constipated. "Didn't really think that far did I?"

Shaking our heads, she contemplated for a bit more before grinning. "If we're ever up against a dark wizard who could block spells but was allergic to cats, I think I'd rather have me as an ally." She shouted before skipping into the bathroom.

"You have to admit," I said, trying to put an end to both Rose and Dom's goldfish impressions. "She's bonkers, but great entertainment."

"ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER ME?"

Forgot about Jack being here. "How are you in here?" I queried. Can't have brother dearest thinking I knew boys could get in girl's dormitories. He'd think I was seeing someone behind his back.

Which was exactly what we didn't want him to think.

"Secret corridor." Jack growled, waving off my question. "Don't try to change the subject."

I sighed. "When would I have the time to let you know?" I reasoned. "It only happened last night. I wasn't going to wake you up for this reaction."

He still looked angry, but I could see that he knew I was right. Turning around, he stormed out the dorm.

Getting up from my position on my bed, I walked over to the door and closed it. Spinning round to look at Rose and Dom, who had witnessed the whole thing, I said "And you wonder why I haven't told him about the baby yet."

After getting out of Charms early, I made my way across the castle to wait outside James' class in a small alcove.

It was only here that I realised how hard it must have been for James to pull me into one of these the previous times. Not only do you have to keep yourself hidden, but then you have to kidnap someone without others realising. It's a tough task.

Eventually, the classroom door opened, and students started to file out. Unsurprisingly, James, Jack and Ryan came out last. Fred wasn't around, seeing as he didn't take Ancient Runes, and James was closest to me. Just after they passed my hiding spot, I reached for James' hand.

My fingers touched his. Then slid off again.

I really shouldn't consider a career as a ninja.

Luckily for me however, he turned when he felt someone touching his hand and managed to see me before I snuck back in to hide again.

"Hey guys." I heard him say. "I think I left my Book in the classroom." After a number of insults were heard about how forgetful he was, their voices faded away. Followed by James sliding into the alcove with me.

With a smirk he said "As you can see, kidnapping people is not as easy as it looks."

I however did not join in with his joke, but instead decided to settle on a glare. "You told Jack about what happened last night."

James sighed, not even trying to pretend he didn't know what I was talking about or change the subject. "I knew you'd take it badly."

"You told him?" I said accusingly.

"It's not like I couldn't." James said. "Don't you think it would look a little weird if Jack found out from him? Not that he'd have the guts to tell him anyway. Without it going very painful, very quickly."

"He's overreacting." I said. "Jack likes to overreact, and now he's going crazy over it."

Through the silence, I was able to hear James mumble "It's not like he doesn't deserve it."

Before I could reply however, He added in a louder voice "Look, let's just agree to disagree." Although I was dying to argue my point more, I nodded my head. I wasn't going to change his mind.

"Fine." I mumbled. "I'm still right though."

James rolled his eyes. "Listen. Jack would wonder why I hadn't told him if he heard I was there. If I was only your brother's friend, I would've told him. Therefore, due to the fact we are still keeping this secret, it would be a good idea to act just as I would've done."

Great. Turns out he was the one who had a point.

"See. I was right. You can bow at my feet now." He chuckled.

I snorted. "Like that's going to happen." He put on his best puppy dog face. Oh god, don't give in.

"I'll settle for a kiss instead then."

I put my arms around his neck, and smiled. "I think I can stretch to that."

Two days back into school, and I was already drowning in homework assignments. The teachers must secretly hate us all, and group together to organise large workloads at the same time. I think they need to get a life.

"Whatcha doing?"

I looked up and groaned when I saw Holly. "Homework. You can go away now."

She looked affronted. "That was rude."

"Whenever I do homework, you try to help me by spouting random facts that have nothing to do with what I'm doing." I said. "I really don't need that right now."

"I'll be quiet I promise."

I gave her a look that said 'I don't believe you', but she pouted until she got her way. As I started writing again, she leant over to read my Potions essay.

"Poison antidotes eh?" she asked, making herself comfortable.

"I just don't get Golpalott's third law." I said, trying to concentrate. "It's just too confusing."

"I see." she muttered. After a few moments, she added "Did you know that a Dodo is really a Diricawl? Muggles think that they're extinct, but they can just vanish at will."

And there she goes.

"Not helping Holly." I glared.

"Ah well, I tried." she said, smiling. "By the way, Aiden's coming your way." I looked up to see she was right, and he was almost here.

Glancing down at my massive pile of work, I sighed. "Never mind, it's not like I'm going to get anything done with you here anyway."

When Aiden was finally stood next to me, he started playing with his hair out of nervousness. "Can I sit down?" He asked.

"Go for it." I replied. When he sat down, we both turned to Holly, waiting for her to leave. After examining her nails, she noticed us staring.

"What?"

"Can I talk to my sister for a moment?" He said, tapping the floor with his foot.

Holly nodded. "Of course you can." But she still didn't leave.

"Holly, go!" I grumbled. It took a few more minutes, but eventually, she got the gist and left for bed.

"Are you okay?" He asked, looking directly at me. I huffed internally, before leaning back in my chair. "Why does everyone keep asking me that?"

Aiden raised one of his eyebrows. "Maybe because your ex practically forced himself on you. So are you alright?"

I nodded, softening slightly inside when I realised he still cared. "I'm fine, thank you. Did Jack tell you?"

"Yeah. I couldn't let Jack do all the work could I?"

Obviously noticing the confusion on my face, Aiden cleared it up for me. "Jack had a little run in with Jason, and gave him a black eye. I though he deserved a matching one." He smirked.

Aiden beat up a guy? "You punched somebody?" I asked, shocked. I never had Aiden down for the violent type.

"We couldn't let him get away with it Ames." He said, total honesty showing on his face. "I'm…..I…"

A guilty look overcame his face, but he lifted his head up, determined to say what he needed to. "I'm sorry about how I reacted." He looked around the room discreetly, before lowering his voice and saying "about the baby."

Looking down, I answered "It's okay."

"No it's not okay. I shouldn't have made it harder for you, but I wanted to tell you that I'm going to help you if you need it."

I pulled him closer and hugged him. I was so relieved that he wasn't against me anymore, and that I had at least one family member supporting me.

After a while he pulled back, and stood up. "I've got to get going."

"Where?" I questioned.

"Me, Jack and his mates have got detention. Turns out Jason Davies is a grass." He shrugged.

"Wait, Jack's mates?"

"Potter, Weasley and Wood. Don't act so surprised." He said, when he saw the shock on my face. "You know they all look out for each others families. Jack will definitely be looking out for Lily though. The number of hexes Potter got in was incredible." Swooping down to give me a kiss on the cheek, he turned and left the Common room.

I sat staring into the fire for a while, until a smile broke out over my face, happiness spreading through my body like wildfire.

I had my brother behind me, and it meant the world.

A/N: I hope you liked the chapter, I'm sorry that you had to wait so long.

I'd like to thank everyone who has been kind enough to leave a review. They make my day.

Sneak Peek Time!

"Everything looks good." The Healer said, smiling. James was beaming next to me, while I was relieved that everything was okay.

"Any problems you've experienced?" He added.

"Nope." I said. "It seems to be going by the books." And I should know. James has been quoting them every minute of every day.

"That's a good thing." He replied. "So that leaves one question." We looked at him expectantly. "Do you want to know the gender?"

Excitement. That's how I could describe what I was feeling. I could practically feel James bouncing next to me.

Turning to him, I said "Shall we?"

He smiled at me, before responding to Healer Jones. "Yes please."

So what do you think it will be? Boy or Girl?

nmegirl