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Summary: James and Lily are friends who love each other but as in a lot of cases they both think the other doesn't feel the same way so neither knows how the other feels. Will they ever realise they both feel the same way?

Authors note: I love Lily and James stories and I'm a total romantic at heart so I thought I'd write this one and see what you think. Thank you so much to everyone who's reviewed my story I'm now up to ten, yey. Anyway here's the next chapter and it's a bit longer than the last one so I hope you enjoy it and remember to review once you've read it please.

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As soon as James left the Great Hall he started to run down the deserted corridors towards the dungeons hoping to find Malfoy down there on his own so he could sort this out once and for all. He knew Crabbe and Goyle, his bodyguards, wouldn't be with him because he'd seen them at the Slytherin table pilling as much food as they possibly could onto their plates. James was so busy thinking of what he'd like to do to Malfoy that he didn't hear the footsteps coming towards him until he crashed into someone rushing in the opposite direction. A small smile lit his features as he looked down at the person lying on the floor at his feet.

"Malfoy," he growled "just the person I was looking for".

"What do you want Potter?" Malfoy drawled as he started to lift himself to his feet.

"We need to talk," he said.

"What would we have to talk about?" Malfoy sneered at him.

James felt his blood start to boil then and it took all his strength not to wipe that sneer off Malfoy's cold face. God how he hated him, he'd been terrorising Lily ever since their first trip on the Hogwarts express. James felt his temper rising even more as he remembered the look of panic on Lily's face when Malfoy had told her she was going to be his and only his and had tried to kiss her. James clenched his fists tightly be his sides breathing in and out deeply in order to keep his temper under control.

"How can we talk Potter when you are standing there like a moron? It's absurd! Why would I want to talk to a moron like you? Now get out of my way!"

As Malfoy said this he went to push past James causing his temper to finally snap. He grabbed Malfoy by the scruff of the neck and slammed him against the wall as if he was as light as a feather.

"Now we are going to talk," James growled while slamming him against the wall with every word.

He watched Malfoy's eyes fill with panic as he looked around wildly for anyone that could help him.

"No goons here now to protect you Malfoy," James said.

"I don't need them," Malfoy sneered while reaching discreetly for his wand.

"Looking for this," James said throwing the wand behind him out of reach " you didn't think I'd be stupid enough to let you keep it did you?"

Malfoy looked in horror at his wand and then turned back to James and glared at him.

"Now since your ready to listen I'm going to tell you something, you leave Lily alone do you understand?" James said banging Malfoy off the wall to prove his point.

"Oh yeah and what you going to do about it?" Malfoy sneered.

"I'm warning you Malfoy I'll make your life hell if you don't leave her alone," James replied threateningly as he punched Malfoy in the stomach causing him to groan in pain.

"Why do you care so much Potter? Have you got yourself a girlfriend? I thought she'd have better taste then a moron like you!" Malfoy mockingly gasped.

"If it's any business of yours Malfoy Lily's my best friend if you hurt her then I'll hurt you," James got out between clenched teeth while he desperately tried to hold onto his last remaining threads of sanity which were keeping his temper under control.

"She'll never be yours Potter she belongs to me, always has done and always will," Malfoy replied with an evil smile.

"SHE BELONGS TO NO ONE!" James roared shaking Malfoy like a rat.

This was the final straw for James his last remaining thread of sanity snapped giving reign to his full temper. He felt his anger flood through him as his grip tightened on Malfoy's robes and then he dropped him as he felt an enormous burst of power flood through him. It was a strange feeling James thought as he started to rise up into the air as a stunned Malfoy lay below him too shocked and afraid to move. James felt his body fill up with power as all other emotions seemed to pour out of him like rain leaving only his anger about how Malfoy was hurting Lily behind. He then felt this power and anger leave his body straight at a terrified Malfoy cowering on the floor. He watched it expand into a dark red ball which caused the ground to start to shake and then with a sound loud a giant thunder clap the ball of light exploded. Chairs, lamps, bricks and pictures went flying as the explosion ripped down the corridor destroying everything in it's path.

James felt an amazing calm fall over him as the world around him faded and he fell gently back down to the ground like a feather carried on the wind. He didn't hear the screams of the other pupils as they raced down to the dungeons and he didn't see what they saw, the only thing he felt was peace.