A/n: Okay here's the thing! I wrote chapter 16, but it got deleted! I know!
Well I had to re-write it so that's why it took forever! Sorry, but enjoy
as always! ~Lilz
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Lily skipped merrily down the street, even after she had bumped into a pole. And in fact maybe that was why she continued to do it, but we'll never know. She walked into the little pub and took a look around. There were many students in there, but not the one she was looking for. In fact there were hardly any familiar faces in The Three Broomsticks! She sighed and sat down at a small table and ordered a Butterbeer. She looked around as she began to drink…
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An hour later Lily felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh my God! Lils are you alright?" said a familiar voice. She looked lazily up and saw Remus Lupin's panicked face.
"I've been better," she said, miserably taking another swig of her seventh Butterbeer.
"Jeez Lils, almost all the school's gone back to the castle! Why didn't you go back?" he said, starting to help her out of her chair as she swayed slightly.
"James… we had a date." She says, now more angrily than anything. "I can't believe he blew me off!" she said, and Remus put his arm around her.
They slowly walked unsteadily up to the castle and when the walked into the Gryffindor common room, Lily instantly collapsed at a chair nearest the doorway. She heard many noises but she still didn't dare open her eyes to see what was going on. There were so many thoughts rushing through her head.
But finally she heard a noise that did make her open her eyes. "Oh Lily!" It was Bea's voice, and when Lily opened her eyes she saw Bea running down the stairs from the girls dorms. "I assumed you were just having a good time, that's what happened, if I had known…" but Lily shook her head.
"It's fine. I guess this is it… Jeez I thought it'd last longer than a week." She said laughing a kind of sand and disappointed laugh. "Oh well…"
"No Lily, I'm sure he has a perfectly good reason for leaving you there! Because I know he really loves you and he doesn't want to loose you…"
"He doesn't." said Remus flatly looking at his shoes. "A good reason, he doesn't."
Both Bea and Lily looked up at him with questioning looks on their faces. "Remus, is there something you know and we don't?" asked Lily suspiciously.
"Umm… yes. But not here." He said and he grabbed her hand a beckoned for the girls to follow. Remus led them out of the common room and into an empty classroom. He sat down in a desk and put his head in his hands. Bea and Lily exchanged worried glances and then also took seats.
"Remus, what's going on, you look really distressed." Said Bea, looking at him with much concern.
"Well it all started in Hogsmeade. Peter and Sirius thought it would be funny to play a joke on Snape." Lily groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Can't they just leave the poor guy alone?" Remus shrugged, but Lily signaled for him to continue.
"Well anyways the guys were going to dare Snape to go into the shrieking shack and take a certain path, to go to a window and then wave at them to prove he went in. But they were going to fix a floorboard on the path that would get him stuck before he ever reached the window, or after on the way back. They told James about their plan and it was just too hard for him to resist. He went with them, and said he thought you would figure it out and leave.
"But oh no, not you. He doesn't have any idea about how devoted and loyal you are. You would never leave a friend like that. But anyway their plan succeeded but at a price. They're in the headmaster's office now, discussing punishment. Because the got caught, stupid Snape got a hold of the head of Slytherin." He said bitterly. Lily was looking at the floor in complete disbelief.
"I can't believe it! I can't! Why would he do that to me? And twice! It was a different story when he had to practice for quidditch, but this is just insane. He ditched me for Snape? Freaking SNAPE!" she said, now hysterical with mixed sadness and rage. Lily was now on her feat yelling and Bea instantly stood up and put an arm around her.
"Please Lils, just calm down! I know he didn't mean to hurt you! He really does love you, just let him state his case." Said Bea, pleadingly. Lily looked at Bea and decided that she did owe her.
"I said that if there was ever anything I could do for you I would do it. Do you want this?" Lily asked.
"Yes." Said Bea finally.
"Alright then… they should be back now, no?" said Lily turning to Remus. He nodded and got up out of his seat. All of them headed back towards the common room. Sure enough there were the three remaining Marauders. When they walked in all three of them went silent. Lily gave them a cold harsh stare as she approached James. She walked very close to him and then stopped.
"Why?" said Lily simply, looking at him, her eyes full of hurt.
"Lily, I'm so sorry but you see there was this prank, and I thought you would figure to leave, and I'm really sorry and -."
"Why?" she asked again, and James couldn't look her in the eyes. He knew he had done something bad, and it just killed him to see that hurt look in her eyes.
"I… I dunno…" he said, quietly. Then Sirius approached them.
"Lily it was my fault. Me and Peter. We convinced him to do it, and you know how sometimes you just can't say no to your friends." He gave Lily a piercing look and she knew that he was right. Then she looked up at James, who had a hopeful kind of look on his face. She smiled at him and then gave him a hug.
"Oh thank God, if you didn't forgive me I'd never forgive myself." He said finally breathing in a relieved sort of way.
"Well if you blow ONE more time I'll beat you with a rag on a broomstick!" she said threateningly. He nodded and everyone laughed.
"Well come on I'll seriously make it up to you right now. How about we go to the kitchens, get some food and just talk for a bit or something." He said smiling at her but his face fell when he saw the expression on Lily's face.
"Um, you seriously want to risk getting into more trouble?" She asked slowly, giving him a get-real look.
"Oh right… and I have detention Monday and we have 50 point from Gryffindor gone."
"Already? Oh jeez, you guys really blew it this time." Said Bea shaking her head and coming out of her silence. She had always been a very fierce team competitor and a very devoted Gryffindor. She just loved showing her support for her house and if Gryffindor didn't win the house cup every year she would yell at the teachers and cause quite a commotion.
"Look baby, I know-."
"Don't look baby me! Gryffindor is screwed thanks to you! SCREWED!" she said angrily giving Sirius an evil glare. He was shocked by the cold look in her eyes and he exchanged a glance with Remus, who shrugged, but was also shocked.
"Well look everyone I think it's best that we just stay in the Common room and just hang out. We'll be fine here and Lily and James, you can have your date later. Bea, I'm sure you and Lily will win back all the points that these guys have lost in a day!" Said Remus quickly. This seemed to satisfy everyone and all of the friends gathered around the fire and decided to talk about the quidditch match James was about to compete in the next day.
A/n: okay this is just short but I want quidditch to be at the beginning of a chapter. Sorry about that! And I also am having a bit of a mental block right now, but I'm sure it'll pass! Hope you enjoyed and R&R as always. ~Lilz
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Lily skipped merrily down the street, even after she had bumped into a pole. And in fact maybe that was why she continued to do it, but we'll never know. She walked into the little pub and took a look around. There were many students in there, but not the one she was looking for. In fact there were hardly any familiar faces in The Three Broomsticks! She sighed and sat down at a small table and ordered a Butterbeer. She looked around as she began to drink…
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An hour later Lily felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh my God! Lils are you alright?" said a familiar voice. She looked lazily up and saw Remus Lupin's panicked face.
"I've been better," she said, miserably taking another swig of her seventh Butterbeer.
"Jeez Lils, almost all the school's gone back to the castle! Why didn't you go back?" he said, starting to help her out of her chair as she swayed slightly.
"James… we had a date." She says, now more angrily than anything. "I can't believe he blew me off!" she said, and Remus put his arm around her.
They slowly walked unsteadily up to the castle and when the walked into the Gryffindor common room, Lily instantly collapsed at a chair nearest the doorway. She heard many noises but she still didn't dare open her eyes to see what was going on. There were so many thoughts rushing through her head.
But finally she heard a noise that did make her open her eyes. "Oh Lily!" It was Bea's voice, and when Lily opened her eyes she saw Bea running down the stairs from the girls dorms. "I assumed you were just having a good time, that's what happened, if I had known…" but Lily shook her head.
"It's fine. I guess this is it… Jeez I thought it'd last longer than a week." She said laughing a kind of sand and disappointed laugh. "Oh well…"
"No Lily, I'm sure he has a perfectly good reason for leaving you there! Because I know he really loves you and he doesn't want to loose you…"
"He doesn't." said Remus flatly looking at his shoes. "A good reason, he doesn't."
Both Bea and Lily looked up at him with questioning looks on their faces. "Remus, is there something you know and we don't?" asked Lily suspiciously.
"Umm… yes. But not here." He said and he grabbed her hand a beckoned for the girls to follow. Remus led them out of the common room and into an empty classroom. He sat down in a desk and put his head in his hands. Bea and Lily exchanged worried glances and then also took seats.
"Remus, what's going on, you look really distressed." Said Bea, looking at him with much concern.
"Well it all started in Hogsmeade. Peter and Sirius thought it would be funny to play a joke on Snape." Lily groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Can't they just leave the poor guy alone?" Remus shrugged, but Lily signaled for him to continue.
"Well anyways the guys were going to dare Snape to go into the shrieking shack and take a certain path, to go to a window and then wave at them to prove he went in. But they were going to fix a floorboard on the path that would get him stuck before he ever reached the window, or after on the way back. They told James about their plan and it was just too hard for him to resist. He went with them, and said he thought you would figure it out and leave.
"But oh no, not you. He doesn't have any idea about how devoted and loyal you are. You would never leave a friend like that. But anyway their plan succeeded but at a price. They're in the headmaster's office now, discussing punishment. Because the got caught, stupid Snape got a hold of the head of Slytherin." He said bitterly. Lily was looking at the floor in complete disbelief.
"I can't believe it! I can't! Why would he do that to me? And twice! It was a different story when he had to practice for quidditch, but this is just insane. He ditched me for Snape? Freaking SNAPE!" she said, now hysterical with mixed sadness and rage. Lily was now on her feat yelling and Bea instantly stood up and put an arm around her.
"Please Lils, just calm down! I know he didn't mean to hurt you! He really does love you, just let him state his case." Said Bea, pleadingly. Lily looked at Bea and decided that she did owe her.
"I said that if there was ever anything I could do for you I would do it. Do you want this?" Lily asked.
"Yes." Said Bea finally.
"Alright then… they should be back now, no?" said Lily turning to Remus. He nodded and got up out of his seat. All of them headed back towards the common room. Sure enough there were the three remaining Marauders. When they walked in all three of them went silent. Lily gave them a cold harsh stare as she approached James. She walked very close to him and then stopped.
"Why?" said Lily simply, looking at him, her eyes full of hurt.
"Lily, I'm so sorry but you see there was this prank, and I thought you would figure to leave, and I'm really sorry and -."
"Why?" she asked again, and James couldn't look her in the eyes. He knew he had done something bad, and it just killed him to see that hurt look in her eyes.
"I… I dunno…" he said, quietly. Then Sirius approached them.
"Lily it was my fault. Me and Peter. We convinced him to do it, and you know how sometimes you just can't say no to your friends." He gave Lily a piercing look and she knew that he was right. Then she looked up at James, who had a hopeful kind of look on his face. She smiled at him and then gave him a hug.
"Oh thank God, if you didn't forgive me I'd never forgive myself." He said finally breathing in a relieved sort of way.
"Well if you blow ONE more time I'll beat you with a rag on a broomstick!" she said threateningly. He nodded and everyone laughed.
"Well come on I'll seriously make it up to you right now. How about we go to the kitchens, get some food and just talk for a bit or something." He said smiling at her but his face fell when he saw the expression on Lily's face.
"Um, you seriously want to risk getting into more trouble?" She asked slowly, giving him a get-real look.
"Oh right… and I have detention Monday and we have 50 point from Gryffindor gone."
"Already? Oh jeez, you guys really blew it this time." Said Bea shaking her head and coming out of her silence. She had always been a very fierce team competitor and a very devoted Gryffindor. She just loved showing her support for her house and if Gryffindor didn't win the house cup every year she would yell at the teachers and cause quite a commotion.
"Look baby, I know-."
"Don't look baby me! Gryffindor is screwed thanks to you! SCREWED!" she said angrily giving Sirius an evil glare. He was shocked by the cold look in her eyes and he exchanged a glance with Remus, who shrugged, but was also shocked.
"Well look everyone I think it's best that we just stay in the Common room and just hang out. We'll be fine here and Lily and James, you can have your date later. Bea, I'm sure you and Lily will win back all the points that these guys have lost in a day!" Said Remus quickly. This seemed to satisfy everyone and all of the friends gathered around the fire and decided to talk about the quidditch match James was about to compete in the next day.
A/n: okay this is just short but I want quidditch to be at the beginning of a chapter. Sorry about that! And I also am having a bit of a mental block right now, but I'm sure it'll pass! Hope you enjoyed and R&R as always. ~Lilz