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Affection or Adventure?

Chapter 6: Confusion

When Lily reached the door to her dormitory, she stopped and leaned against the wall with tears still in her eyes.

Why on earth did that thought hit me so hard? She thought. Why and how did I even think of it? It's all so confusing…James Potter? Dead? She felt a shiver run up her spine. Do I have…do I have…feelings for him?

She didn't have time to answer her own question because the door to her room suddenly swung open and two pairs of arms grabbed her and forced her inside.

Chloe and Penny collapsed with laughter after closing the door.

"Did you see their faces?" Penny said.

"They were so shocked!" Said Natalie, who had already changed.

Lily pushed the terrifying thoughts out of her head. "I call the bathroom!" She yelled. She grabbed some spare robes and raced towards the door.

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By now, the Marauders had almost come out of their shock.

"James…" Sirius was saying. "She called you by your first name!"

"Yeah…this is bad." Remus said.

Peter seemed the least fazed of them all. James looked at him, and he grinned. "Why are you smiling, Wormtail?" He asked him.

"Don't you guys have memories?" He said, still smiling wickedly.

"Yes, Wormtail, people usually do have memories…OH!" Sirius shouted.

"Wait…what?" James asked, and looked at Remus. He looked confused at first, but then a look of dawning comprehension came about on his face. "What am I not getting?" James asked the others.

"Prongs…remember what we heard the girls doing on our first day back here?" Sirius said.

"OH YEAH!" James shouted, and smirked as well. Then he heard four pairs of feet coming down the stairwell in front of him. He put his finger to his lips. "Let's give them a taste of their own medicine!" He whispered.

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When Lily walked into the common room, she glanced at the Marauders. They were looking at the floor, and they appeared to be ashamed of themselves. She looked away quickly and continued towards the portrait hole.

"Evans…Lily?" James spoke.

Lily did not turn around, not did any of the others following her.

"We're sorry!" James shouted after them as they left the common room.

As soon as the portrait of the Fat Lady slammed shut, Lily stopped and started thinking about the reason for her tears. Why had that idea terrified me? It made me so unbelievably sad! Of course, I don't want anything to happen to him, but…why did I get so worked up over a silly little thought? After a while she realized she was staring into space.

"Lily? Lily! Lily, are you ok?" Chloe was saying next to her. Lily snapped out of her trance and looked at her friend, who was in the process of braiding the right side of her damp hair. I can tell her…she's my best friend…Lily thought.

"I have to tell you something…but later." Lily added as she say Penny and Natalie walking towards her.

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On their way to breakfast, James pulled Sirius aside.

"You know…there was something weird about the way Evans said my name, don't you think?"

"She was just acting…they all were." Sirius replied.

"The thing is, I'm not sure if she was."