(A/N: I'm sooooo sorry this took so long, but it took over a month to write it, then my stupid computer decided to delete it… technology stinks!

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 5: The Wizards Duel

~December~

Remus watched Silently as Lily Played with her food, ignoring her hunger, and everyone's eyes.

"Lil-"

"Don't say it." She snapped

" You have to think about it." Remus persisted, "They don't love each other anymore."

"I don't have to do a god damned thing! And don't you ever try to tell me they don't love each other! All my life they have had nothing but love for each other, I go away for a while and they decide they don't?" Lily yelled to nobody in particular.

"They aren't doing this to hurt you."

"Really? Then who are they trying to hurt? Themselves?" Lily finished and stormed out of the Great Hall.

"We have to do something to help her."

"What can we do? She won't talk to us."

"I know, but maybe we can get her to open up…."

"I hope so." Remus sighed, gathering his books for transfiguration; "Com'n we'll be late."

"Us late for a class with our darling Minnie? You can't be serous."

"Duh! I'm Sirius, he can't be me." Sirius said not understanding what James meant, "oh, you mean serous, not Sirius… I get it now!"

"So the idiot of the group decides to check in." A voice drawled from behind.

"Shut up Malfoy."

"Oh I'm scared of big bad Potty and his two boring friends."

"I thought I told you to shut the hell up." James said turning around to face Malfoy.

"So you did, but I don't have to listen."

"Maybe you should."

"James, don't let him provoke you. He's just Slytherin scum." Sirius said trying to pull his friend away

"Just Slytherin scum? You wanna prove it."

"You suggesting a fight?"

"Not a fight, a duel. Tonight."

"You're on." And with that James turned and headed to Transfiguration.

"Si, can you tell Malfoy to meet me at the astronomy tower at 5 to midnight."

"I'd enjoy nothing less." Sirius grumbled.

"Please?"

"I don't see why you even want to do this… he can beat you with his wand hand tied behind his back."

"You're confidence assures me." James replied sarcastically, "Who says I'm actually dueling him anyway?"

"But you said-"

"One word, Astronomy."

"Wha- oh my god! He's, and then, and-" Sirius laughed figuring out what was to happen later that night, "You do amaze me sometimes Jaimesie, my boy."

"Since Mr. Potter is so amazing, why is his beetle currently crawling up your shirt Mr. Black?" McGonagall asked trying to hide a smile as Sirius jumped up and did a sort of a dance to get the beetle off.

"James! Why didn't you tell me?" He yelled.

"I thought you knew." James laughed at the still dancing Sirius.

"I can't believe he hasn't realized what we're doing." Sirius laughed hysterically.

"If you don't shut up the whole school will know." James said annoyed with Sirius' state.

"Have either of you seen Lily?" Remus asked, changing the subject.

"Not since Potions."

"Neither have i."

"Me neither, That's why I asked. Usually she can't wait to tell us something, and now she's almost avoiding us."

"You're right. We'll see her in astronomy and if we don't we'll talk to her tomorrow morning."

"Right." James said starting up the stairs.

~15 minutes later~

"Why do they have to make this tower so damn high?"

"So that you can ask us that every Wednesday night."

"Oh, I thought it'd be a more practical reason."

"This is Hogwarts. Nothing's practical." James commented opening the door to the Astronomy tower.

"So you did decide to show up."

"I wouldn't miss this for the world."

"Tongoli!" Malfoy shouted hitting James squarely with the spell.

"Treocluus!" James squeaked but nothing happened to Malfoy, 'What the hell have you done to my voice?"

"I see you can't even perform a decent spell." Malfoy laughed as he prepared for another spell.

"Mr. Malfoy!" Professor Vincett called, "Disarm your self and return to your dormitory! You will be informed of the time of your detention in the morning!"

"Um- professor?"

"Yes, Potter."

"My voice?"

"Oh, so sorry. What spell did he use?"

"Tongoli."

"A fairly easy spell to reverse." The professor said, before muttering a spell, "There, your voice should return to normal."

"Thank you professor." James said as the rest of the students arrived and took their seats.

"Lily's not here." Sirius whispered to James and Remus.

"I know. I wonder where- never mind here she is." Remus replied as lily burst into the door looking like she had run up the stairs to the tower.

"I'm sorry professor, I overslept." She panted, although she looked more like she had been crying than sleeping.

"Lils, you ok?" James asked as she took her seat.

"I will be."

(There! Done!!!!! Finally~ I'm gonna warn you now a lot of my stories are probably going to be delayed.

~Lily)