Chapter 3 –
"And Potter catches the snitch! Gryffindor beats Slytherin by only 20 points!"
"I can't believe that they actually went along with the match," Lily said as she saw the Gryffindor team land on their side of the pitch while the Slytherins glared at them.
"Well, it is quidditch and I doubt that they would give it up just because of a rough practice," Bella said as she and Lily waited for the crowd to leave.
"Yes, but James still wasn't well enough from what Madam Pomfrey had told him and even Sirius and Remus had told him not to go on with the match," Lily replied back as she saw Sirius run over to where James had landed and became a crutch again.
"Lily, if you are this worried over him then just go down there with Black," Bella said as she and Lily were no able to walk off the stands without falling and tripping with the crowd.
"As if you wouldn't want to know how Sirius is either," Lily said as she saw Bella's face turn red when they walked towards the pitch to talk to the two boys.
"Why would I care about those two, especially Black who thinks he's Gods gift to women!" Bella shouted as Sirius and James walked over to them.
"Thank you my dear fair lady, Bella. I'm glad to see that you are beginning to agree with me," Sirius said as he was only able to hear the last part of what Bella had said.
"Black, that wasn't meant to be a compliment, but since its coming towards you then I guess you'll take this as a compliment as well," Bella said as she was about to say something, but was cut off by Lily glaring at her.
"Are you alright, James," Lily asked as turned from Bella to James, who was now able to stand by himself.
"I'll live if that's what you're asking," James said as he smiled at her.
"Potter! Black! Get to the common room so we can celebrate!" Alex yelled as he and the rest of the team walked out of the locker room and towards their common room.
"Well, shall we," Sirius said as he offered his arm to Bella.
"In your dreams, Black," Bella said as she glared at him and walked off.
"Oh trust me, we are," Sirius had replied back to her as she stopped, yelled, and then continued walking. "Yeah, she wants me."
"Padfoot, you've got a long way to go," James had said as he and Lily followed Bella to the common room.
"I will expect the report by the end of the week, no excuses," Professor Filly said before his class was dismissed.
"I can't believe that his guy is still not letting up," Sirius said as they left Potions to go to their next class.
"You better believe, Padfoot," Remus said as they walked down the busy hallway.
"So, when are we…"
"If it isn't Potty and his poor pathetic friends," said a voice from behind them.
"You know, we would think that after beating them in quidditch…"
"Hexing and pulling pranks on them every chance we get…"
"That they would learn their lesson and just leave us alone," Sirius, Remus and James said as they all turned around and glared at the four boys who stood in front of them now.
"You know, we've come to realize something," said the one with gel blonde hair.
"And what would that be, Malfoy," James said, sounding bored.
"That you all have found a new plaything," said the boy next to Malfoy.
"A new plaything, Snape?" Sirius asked, looking at them all.
"Yes, that…what is she called again?"
"I believe it was Mudblood, Lucius," said the boy standing next to Snape.
"Ah yes…that Mudblood, Evans," Lucius said as he saw the rage in the Marauder's eyes.
"What did you call her?" James asked, his voice deadly calm.
"You heard me, Potty. We called her a Mudblood," Lucius said, before he was on his back, feeling a pain on his jaw.
"Prongs…he isn't worth it," Remus said as he and Sirius grabbed James before he could beat Lucius.
"You're going to regret doing that, Potter," Lucius said as he stood up with the help of Snape and the other two.
"Not as much as you're going to regret calling her that," James said, his anger boiling.
"What is going on here?" said a voice from down the hallway.
"Why, if it isn't the Mudblood herself," Lucius said, smirking at Lily.
"You're pushing your luck here, Malfoy," Sirius said, trying to remain calm and not release James from his grip.
"Ten points from Slytherin for behavior," Lily said as she heard what Lucius had called her and began to understand what the situation was.
"You know…I'll just have to add fifteen points to Slytherin and deduct twenty points from Gryffindor for urging a fight," said a voice from the other side of the hallway.
"You can't do that, Port," Lily said as she saw the Slytherin Prefect walking towards them.
"Yes I can and I just did," he said, glaring at her.
"Twenty points from Slytherin and fifteen to Gryffindor for helping a fellow Gryffindor," Remus spoke up, releasing his hold on James, who was now able to control his temper.
"Why I ought to…"
"Mr. Port, Mr. Lupin, and Ms. Evans, is there anything going on here?" asked Professor McGonagall as she walked up the to group.
"No," they all replied as they glared one last time at one another and left.
As they all turned the corner, Lily stood there and tried to compose herself before the tears fell. She was hoping that the guys wouldn't notice, but James did when he realized that she wasn't beside him anymore.
"You guys go on ahead and I'll catch up with you all later," James said as he looked at them.
"All right, but don't be late Prongs," Sirius said as Remus nodded and they both left.
"Lily, are you alright?" James asked as he walked back to her.
"Yeah…I'm just…tired of being what I am," Lily said as she looked up at James.
"Lily, you should be proud and not worry about what others say or do to you. Besides, you never cared what we did to you," James said as he looked down at her.
"James, I did and I would have thought that you all would have understood after all of our arguments that we had," Lily said as she leaned against the wall and slid down.
"Lily…if it had bothered you that much you should have told us something," James said as he leaned down in front of her.
"Potter, I thought I had made it clear that I disliked what you all did," Lily said as she stood up, but still leaned against the wall.
'This can't be good,' James thought when she called him by his last name.
"Its like you don't have any feelings towards those who aren't like you," Lily said as she glared at him.
"Why are you getting after me for?" James asked, looking at her.
"I…I don't know. I'm sorry," Lily said, looking at the floor. "Its just that what Malfoy had said and everything…"
"I know Lily, I know," James said as he pulled her into a hug.
"Thanks, James," Lily said as she snuggled closer to him and let out the tears that she's been holding in.
"Don't worry, Lily. I'm here…and…and I won't let anything bad happen to you…I promise," James said as he let her get it all out.
"James…thanks," Lily said after a few minutes and turned as red as her hair as she smiled sheepishly up at him. "I'm sorry about your robes."
"Don't worry about it. You needed someone…a friend…and that's what I'm here for," James said as he reached for her hand and together they walked back to the common room.
'Why am I feeling this feeling? I think I'm going to have to talk to Bella and Julie about this…I just hope its not what I think it is,' Lily thought as she and James continued their walk to the common room.
Happy Holidays! Sorry its been taking me forever to update my stories. Been really really really busy lately. Sorry again. Here is the third chapter. I'm still hoping to finish all my stories! Still going to add a bit more romance later on. Flames are welcomed of course. J Thanks! -Bluepiper