Hey guys, so here is another chapter for you. I'm planning on having a quiet night in watching tv tonight so you should get at least another two chapters at some point in the next six hours. :)

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Chapter 38:

James spent the first few days of the holiday in the hospital wing. He tried his best to get all his homework done so that he would be able to spend the rest of the week with his friends having fun. The rest of the quidditch team had been in to see him at least once and the other Gryffindor second years had spent most of their time with him; all except Lily, who had refused to join her friends, instead choosing to spend her time with Snape. The Slytherins had been given a warning and a letter home, lost a substantial amount of points – leaving them in minus numbers in known history – and had received weekly detentions until Christmas. Alice and Marlene had tried to convince Lily that Snape had been involved in the attack but she refused to believe them, saying that he had promised her that he wasn't involved. Lily and Snape had worked together quietly in the library, whilst the other Gryffindors visited Potter.

James had received several concerned letters from his parents. Professor Dumbledore had informed them of the attack and his condition. James had tried to ease their worries. Eventually he had succeeded after a total of three letters, Dorea then began writing about Nancy Jackson's upcoming visit and how excited her sisters were at the prospect of seeing her and their brother Dorian. The marauders made the most of James' time in the hospital wing, planning a Halloween party. James had also had the boys bring his paper to him each day. He was getting bored of reading it though. It kept mentioning more people who were disappearing. It was no one he knew but he couldn't help but sigh as he realised the disappearances were becoming more frequent.

The Gryffindors planned a surprise party for the day that James was released from the hospital wing. Preston Rowlands shook James hand, "well done man."

"Thanks Rowlands," James replied.

James looked around the room at all the people who were slapping him on the back and congratulating him on the team's victory. He noticed that a certain red-headed witch was missing from the festivities. He sat with a group of people around him recounting the story to them when Lily came in through the portrait hole. He registered her presence before returning to his story. She saw him in the corner and frowned, bloody show off.

The week passed quickly. The gryffindors spent a lot of their time outside making the most of the last of the sun. At some point towards the end of the week James had a run in with Snape, "Oi Potter! Fell off your broom recently?"

"You would know, you bloody git." James replied, pulling his wand out of his pocket.

"You going to hex me?" Snape laughed.

"You bloody deserve it," James replied hotly.

"Whatever. That's what you get for being a blood-traitor. Stop trying to defend the mud-bloods and we'll leave you alone."

"Does Evans know you use that word?"

Snape began to say the incantation to a spell James didn't recognise, probably dark magic. James blocked it before disarming Snape. Lily Evans walked into the corridor just as James disarmed Snape, "what the hell are you doing Potter?"

"Nothing to you," Potter replied.

"Give him his wand back," Lily demanded angrily.

"What if I don't," James bit back.

"I'll hex you," she said pulling out her wand.

"I'm fed up of this. You are actually ridiculous Evans. Get a grip. One day you're going to learn a few things about Severus Snape and you're going to regret everytime you've shouted at me, or hexed me just because of this slimy git."

Lily shot a blast of blue light at James and he landed on the floor in a heap, "don't be stupid. I hate you. Why would I ever regret hexing you?"

Towards the end of the holiday the students began returning to the castle for the Halloween feast. James was sat with the other Gryffindors talking about Lily. "I just don't get why she has to be such a stuck up bitch," James complained. "He curses my broom and causes me to fall more than fifty feet and yet I'm expected to be nice to him?"

"I know," Remus replied calmly, "she's being unfair but she doesn't really know that…"

"Because she's in denial!"

"Yes, I know but…"

"No buts Remus. It's ridiculous. I want her to butt out of my life."

Lily walked in through the portrait hole at that exact moment. James walked right over to her, "Evans, a word," he said angrily.

"I'm busy Potter," she snapped.

"I don't care," James replied. Everyone had stopped doing whatever they were doing and were now watching the two second years, "I am fed up of you butting in to my life. You don't know me. You have some warped view of who I am and it's beginning to piss me off. You're completely delusional, if you think that Snape is a good guy." Lily tried to speak but James merely spoke over her. "I don't want to hear your voice, let alone hear you hex me or argue with me. Keep your nose and your bloody mind and your stupid mouth to yourself." He concluded before storming up the stairs.

"What the hell?" Lily began but the whole room just glared angrily at her. Even her friends seemed to be siding with James. She tried speaking to them but they cut across her, "we've told you that Potter's a good guy. We've also told you the truth about Snape. You don't want to listen to us, fine, but don't expect us to sit here and listen to crap." Each of them stood to their feet and walked away from her. Lily burst into tears and made her way out of the portrait hole and ran down the corridor until she found an empty classroom where she sat crying into her hands.

Lily and her friends barely spoke for the last few days of the holiday. Lily spent most of her time working in the library with Snape, much to the other Gryffindors disdain. The last day of the holiday was spent preparing for the Halloween party. They had put up decorations and got party food from the kitchens as well as firewhiskey from Hogsmeade. The feast had been fantastic and now the Gryffindors were drinking happily in the common room. Lily was hiding in her dorm room, avoiding the party. The second years and several first years were playing spin the bottle. James had already made out with a couple of first years and was now kissing a very pretty fourth year. When they pulled away the group cheered as he tapped the bottle with his wand causing it to spin. The fourth year whispered in his ear, "do you fancy ditching the game and going somewhere else?"

"Sure," James replied. They stood up and made their way towards the portrait hole.

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