Disclaimer: I do not own the world of Potterdome. Hehe I like that word.

This story will be ending very soon. I have an epilogue that will knock your socks off. Okay that's my way of saying it's a shocker and I will most likely be pelted with peanuts for it. Now here is chapter 25... Have fun reading!

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Chapter 24: So what happened?

Lily and Avril sat in the room talking for the longest time, talking about nothing in particular. Suddenly Avril brought up what Lily knew was eventually coming. "Lily, are you going to tell James?"

Lily thought for a moment before talking. "I can't do it, he'll blame me, like everyone else did."

"I don't blame you," sighed Avril engulfing Lily in yet another hug.

"You seem to be the only one," Lily said and let the tears slide down her cheeks.

"Lils, you have to tell James, he has to know. He loves you and he said himself he would never do anything to harm you," said Avril as she comforted Lily.

"I cant do it, Avril, could you, do you think that," Lily took a breath trying to calm her nerves, "Could you do it?"

Avril breathed deep, "I will but you really should be the one to tell them."

"Them?" questioned Lily.

"You have to tell Remus, and Sirius too you know. Their just as worried as James is."

"I guess, but do you have to tell Peter? I never really felt a connection with him like I did with the others," she looked up at Avril and smiled her best smile, "please!!" then put her lower lip into a pout.

"Alright, but only cause if you don't make up with James I'll be the only girl hanging with the marauders. Not because of that sappy face. It may have worked when we were younger but not now."

"Now you know I find that funny. Because just yesterday that so called sappy face worked when I wanted you to get me another cream filled doughnut from the Ravenclaw table."

"Oh, well, fine then," then they both looked at each other and laughed.

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Avril walked down the halls looking for the marauders. She was walking by the dungeons and she found them. They came hurling around the corner.

"Hey, guys where ya going? I was just-" she was cut short by Remus scooping her up and running with Sirius Peter and James. Remus had thrown her over his shoulder.

"Remus? Honey? Where the hell are you going?" he was silent and just kept on running.

"Remus!?"

Silence.

"REMUS!!!"

Finally he responded. "What!?"

"Well for one, where are we going? And two I can walk you know," she said sarcastically.

"Sorry cant put you down. Snape'll catch us."

"Snape what does that git have to do with this!?"

As if Snape had heard her question he came flying around the corner screaming like a girl soaking wet with something that smelled really rank. He was running down the hall screaming "It's gonna eat me, ahhhh!!!!"

All of a sudden something came around the corner, a skunk and it was desperately trying to throw its self at Snape.

Avril was in hysterics then the guys ducked into a corridor and watched as Snape ran by scared for his life. The little skunk went running after him.

"What was that all about!?" asked a stunned Avril as Remus planted her on her feet.

The guys looked at each other and started cracking up in hysterics. Finally James breathed "We poured a bucket of skunk hormones on him, that skunk thinks he's a female in heat!"

They all started laughing then Peter got enough courage to look out in the hall recently vacated by Snape.

"Hey guys, I think the coast is clear-" then out of no where the skunk appeared and sprayed Peter and ran away. Peter sighed "I'll go to the infirmary, now see you guys later."

Avril, Remus, Sirius, and James started laughing all over again as they walked away smelling something stinky.

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They entered a room that the marauders had found a while back in first year. They were still grinning from ear to ear when suddenly Avril remembered what it was she had wanted to find them for in the first place. She sighed deeply and looked at James. "We have to talk."

Immediately James' expression changed from one of smiles to one of worry. "What is it?"

"Well, I just spent time with Lily," She said "and she is ready for the truth to be told. Only she won't do it by herself she asked me to."

"Well then get on with it," said Sirius. Remus hit him in the arm, hard.

"Don't talk to my girl that way! You big over grown git!" said an angry Remus.

"Alright, just we have dinner in a half hour, and I'm starving I need food!" grumbled Sirius.

"Ugh! Avril would you please ignore him and please tell me what I need to know!" James pleaded.

"Okay but brace yourself, this isn't going to be easy for me to relive either," breathed Avril. "It was three years ago, I had moved to France just the year before. Lily and I wrote one another at least three times a week if not more. It was near Christmas when she wrote telling me about a performance she was going to be in. She was cast as the lead. Lily's mother was very proud of her. My Aunt Lila was one of the sweetest people around, she was also an ex dancer. She had a chance to make it big but never did. Instead she settled down and had a family…

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Meanwhile, Lily knew that Avril would be busy and so would the guys so she had decided to head down to the kitchens for something to eat. She was coming back while eating a cream puff when suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder.

"Uh, hello my name is Mark Scavo. I'm a seventh year Hufflepuff," said a guy with brown hair that was bleached blonde at the tips.

Lily quickly chewed up the bit of cream puff that was in her mouth and swallowed. "Uh, Lily Evans, sixth year Gryffindor. Err not to be rude or anything but, is there anything that you wanted?"

The boy seemed to be in some sort of trance. "Uh yes actually I heard about your, err, fight with James Potter and the breakup, and…"

Lily tuned him out. Our breakup people know about this? My how gossip travels around this place. My goodness. Then she shot back to attention when the boy was staring at her.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize it still hurt," said the boy little compassion in his eyes. Lily just stared at him. "It hurt I bet. So did it?"

"Pardon, but what are you inquiring that hurt?" she asked a little confused.

"You know when you fell from heaven?" the boy quirked a smile.

Lily couldn't believe that, that pick up line was still in use. How pathetic, she thought. Then she quickly turned away realizing this guy was hitting on her! How rude, she had barely been single for a good 24 hours and already she had guys following her! Single? Yes she was single. She had broken it off with James. She may have been single on the outside but her heart still belonged to James, and that would not change. Then she realized the blonde Hufflepuff was following her. She whipped around. "Is there some reason you're still following me?"

"Actually yes, sorry about that, stupidity really you know around pretty girls," Lily's expression softened. "I really do have something to ask you," Lily nodded as if a silent ok was heard. "Err, what's your sign?" he smiled a smile that was way to big for his face.

Lily then got an idea and decided to play smart. She inched closer to the boy, taking her cream puff carefully behind her back. "Oh that's so sweet, I didn't think that was around any more. But really you know what my sign is?"

The Hufflepuff obviously wasn't used to this direct reaction. "Uh, no, what, what-" he cleared his throat thrown off by Lily's close proximity. "No, what is it?"

Lily inched closer, and closer then-she smashed the cream puff on the boys head, and screamed her reply "DO NOT ENTER!!" Then she stormed off to Gryffindor tower fuming muttering about idiotic, brainless Hufflepuff blondes.

The boy stood there in shock and wiped cream off his eyes, muttering, "What a woman!"

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