(A/N: Ugh! This is my fifth attempt at this chapter and it's annoying me! Lily keeps liking James, and Sirius is acting like a 15-year-old and I don't wanna start on James…. Nevertheless, here's another attempt…
By the way, Lily's thoughts are in pink…
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, but Lily's Parents and Professor Spwett, and I don't own the places either, they all belong to J.K. Rowling.)
The Hardest Thing
Chapter 3: Secrets
~October~
As Lily watched James stir their potion, she distinctively felt a pair of eyes watching her.
"James?"
"Yeah Lily?
"Is anybody watching me?"
James glanced around the room, "Snape. Can't he ever leave you alone?"
"Apparently not." Lily said glancing over her shoulder where Snape stood watching her.
"I do believe he's pining for you."
"Let him… I don't care. He's a slimeball." Lily said adding lacewings to their potion as Professor Spwett stopped at their caldron.
"I hope you two are talking about your potion considering how poorly this one is looking." He said with a glance at their potion before walking away.
"Its perfectly fine! How can he say its bad?"
"Knowing him he told us to do the wrong potion…."
"Probably." Lily replied checking her watch. "Five minutes 'till class is out."
"Good."
"I have been grading your potions and I've noticed that a few Gryffindors," the professor paused for a meaningful glance at Lily, James, Remus, and Sirius before continuing, "are having trouble. Therefore I will begin assigning partners next class period."
"Great, "Lily groaned, "I bet I'll be put with Snape."
"At least it's only this class."
"But it's my worst class… Snape will just rub it in." Lily sighed as the bell rang and students began rushing into the corridors.
"Don't worry Lils. Even your worst subject is better that that slimeball's best subject." Sirius said picking up his books.
"Thanks Sirius." Lily said as she headed towards her dormitory before lunch.
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Even as Lily walked towards her room, she could feel someone watching her.
"Oh quit it! Snape wouldn't follow you here! And, even if he did, he wouldn't know the password! There is no way that anybody would be watching you any way!" But even these thoughts didn't calm Lily's nerves as she dropped her books on her bed and rushed back to the Great Hall.
~*~*~*~*~
"Remus, we should tell her."
"I know, but I keep thinking she's gonna freak out or something."
"Why would she do that?"
"You've seen how people react about werewolves… Especially muggles."
"But Lily won't."
"She'll understand, Remus. I know Lily."
"I'll understand what?" Lily said sliding down beside Sirius.
"That Remus-" James cut off glancing at Remus.
"Werewolf." Remus finished, "I'm a werewolf."
"Really?" Lily asked shocked, "I didn't know they really existed."
"Do you hate me now?"
"Why would I hate you?"
"Because, I'm a werewolf…
"That's no reason to hate you! Avoid you once a month, maybe… but hate you? Never!"
"Thanks Lil. That means a lot."
"No problem." Lily replied calmly.
"See buddy, I told you she would be fine with it." Sirius gloated.
"But you didn't know for sure."
"No." He admitted, " But I knew she wouldn't be really weird about it… Hey, is it time to eat? I'm hungry!"
"Your always hungry!" Lily groaned.
"But I'm not ever hungry and right now I am." James replied heading towards the great hall after Sirius with Remus and Lily trailing after him.
( I'm gonna end it there… sorry it took so long, but I've had 3 reports due in school this week and I haven't had much time to write.)
