Lily Evans ---year 1 at Hogwarts

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This chapter includes Lacey's brother, Michael O' Nell.

AND NOW...Chapter 13!

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Christmas holidays ended quickly and Lily, James, Lisa, Lacey, and Sirius went back to Hogwarts. Even the days at Hogwarts went by fast. Before they knew it, it was a month before school ended.

The girls and the Marauders were in the common room, with an exception of Lacey. But that wasn't a first. Ever since they had come back from Christmas vacation, Lacey had been very distant. During mealtimes, she would hang out at the Ravenclaw table with her brother, Michael. Mike O' Nell was a 7th year Ravenclaw. While Lacey was quiet and a teeny bit shy, her brother was loud and outspoken, but very friendly to everyone.

Lily looked around taking in the sight. Remus wasn't there, he went to see his sick mother, YET AGAIN. Sirius was talking to Mel, Peter was up in his dormitory, James was asleep on the couch, and Lisa was in the Library doing final touches on her Potions essay. The only person that Lily didn't know where she was, was Lacey.

Lily sighed. She missed her best friend.

"LILY! EARTH TO LILS. YOU'RE NEEDED ON PLANET EARTH! LIIILY! LILY, JAMES SAYS HE WANTS TO SNOG YOU SENSELESS!" Sirius shouted in her ear.

At that, Lily snapped to attention. "JAMES ADAM POTTER!" she shrieked. She got up and hit James, who was STILL sleeping on the couch, HARD on the head with a pillow.

James woke up with a shout. "Lily, what the bloody HELL was that for?" asked James looking at Lily who was glaring daggers at him.

"Sirius said you wanna snog me senseless, YOU PERVERT!" Lily started hitting him with the pillow again.

"OW, OUUCH!" In the middle of hits, James snuck a peek at Sirius who was snickering.

"SIRIUS!" James shouted.

"What?" asked Sirius innocently.

"What did you tell Lily about me?" James asked glaring.

"Hmmm, well I told her you wanted to snog her senseless, not a big...AHHHH!" James leaped at Sirius at began bopping him with the pillow. Sirius jumped out of the way and hopped onto the common room table. "PILLOW FIGHT!" he yelled, and then jumped off the table, grabbed a pillow, and jumped on Melody who now was reading in the corner.

Muffled, she tried to get Sirius off of her. "Geroff me Sirius, if you know what's best for you!"

Sirius just grinned. "Hmm, I guess I don't know what's best for me, sorry Mel."

With all the strength she could muster, Mel pushed Sirius off of her. Then she grabbed her own pillow and smiled devilishly at Sirius, who cowered back. "Oops," he said meekly before running out of the common room, Mel closely chasing after him.

Just then, the portrait to the common room opened and Lacey came in. Her eyes were red and puffy, she had obviously been crying. But she smiled when she saw her friends looking at her worriedly.

"Hey everyone, what did I miss?" She asked cheerfully, a bit too cheerfully.

"Lace, have you been crying?" asked Lily concerned.

"NO! I mean, no I just have allergies. I'm a bit tired so I'll see you guys tomorrow." She grinned weakly at her friends before going upstairs.

Lily was about to go after her, but James took her hand. "Leave her right now. She'll tell you what's bothering her when she's ready."

Lily sighed. "You're right." She sat down on the couch, suddenly aware that only she and James were left in the common room. He seemed especially handsome tonight, for some reason. 'Dammit Lily, stop thinking like that.' She scolded herself. 'I can't HELP it.' She realized. 'He's got such dreamy blue eyes.'

She didn't realize that she was staring at him, until James gently prodded her. "Lily, what wrong?" She blushed. 'So he didn't notice that I was staring at him, good.' She thought.

"I'm just worried about Lace. She's not herself, she's always so sad. It's like she knows about some terrible fate that is going to happen to her or something..I dunno." She faltered and looked into James gorgeous sapphire blue eyes. He looked into her bright green ones. Something in his heart snapped, he felt as though he HAD to kiss her right then! His face moved to hers.

'Ohmigod!' Lily thought. She felt her face move to his, as though she was in a trance. They kissed. It wasn't one of those nasty kisses with tongue and everything...no, this was gentle and reassuring. The kiss deepened. 'Please don't let this end' Lily pleaded inwardly. But you can't have everything in life. James broke away with a look of panic on his face.

"I shouldn't have done that," he muttered. Then he got up and ran out of the common room.

"James, WAIT!" Lily cried. She went out of the portrait hole, but James already left. Sighing, she turned to go back into the common room, but the Fat Lady was gone.









A/n: Ooooooo, whats gonna happen between Lily and James? Is love in the air? And what's Lacey's little secret? Stay tuned to the next chapters. So how'd you like this one? REVIEW!!!! Thanks.



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