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            Lily and James spent the rest of the night wandering around Hogsmeade. After visiting a few stores, they stopped in at the Three Broomsticks for a butter beer, and then they resumed shopping. After a few hours, they snuck back into Honeydukes and returned to Hogwarts through the trap door. As soon as they got to Hogwarts, they headed down to the kitchen for a snack, so that by the time they got back to the Common Room it was well after midnight. The room was deserted when they stepped into the portrait hole, so Lily decided to make her move then and there; she didn't think she could stand pretending to like James much longer. She walked over to the nearest couch, motioning for him to follow. She smiled seductively at him, and then reached up and grabbed his tie, pulling him down. As soon as his lips met hers, she kissed him passionately. She began to lean back, pulling him with her, so that he was on top of her.

            As the kiss deepened, she felt his warm hand slide under her shirt, but halfway up her stomach he hesitated and then pulled away.

            "Listen, Lily, we need to talk." He said, quietly. "This-this isn't you. You're not like this and I know it. Ever since we started dating, you haven't been yourself. You've been dressing, er…different, and you've been acting kind of odd. Are you doing this all for me?"

            Lily inwardly rolled her eyes. "Typical James," she thought. "He thinks everybody's world revolves around him." Before she had a chance to reply, he began speaking again.

            "If you are, I just want to let you know there's no need. You're perfect exactly the way you are. You're not like the other girls, and that's what I love about you. You're smart, funny, and best of all you respect yourself, don't change who you are for me or anybody else."

            Lily felt her stomach twist in a knot. She couldn't go through with the plan…that was the sweetest thing anybody had ever said to her, she couldn't hurt him like that.

            "Get a grip on yourself," a voice in her head told her, "it's probably just another one of his tricks to get you into bed; he probably says things like that to all the girls."

            The last thing she wanted to do was inflate his already overlarge head, but she wanted to get this over it with tonight. "I'm sorry James, I just wanted you to want me as much as I want you."

            "Believe me, I do," he said, "but I'll wait until your ready, because I know you're not like that and I respect that."

            "Probably something Remus told him to say," Lily thought, trying to convince herself that he really wasn't this sweet. "But James, I am ready. I know you love me, so I know you would never hurt me."

            "Are you sure?" James asked, looking as though all of his dreams had come true.

            Lily nodded, and James grinned. "Alright then, let's go up to my dorm. The others will be asleep by now."

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Lily woke up the next day and kept her eyes closed against the sunlight streaming into the room. Her head was on James' chest, and she felt his strong arms wrapped around her.

"Finally I can get this over with," she thought happily as she quickly opened her eyes and sat up.

"Morning, beautiful," James said, smiling, as Lily broke free of his grip.

"Morning," she said quickly, thinking of how to dump him. Then, upon noticing that the bed hangings were open and the other three boys weren't there, she added, "what time is it?"

"1:30, everybody's down at lunch. I've been up for about an hour."

"You watched me sleep for an hour?"

"Yeah, you looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you," he said, reaching up and running a hand through her hair. "I love waking up next to you, I want to do it every morning,"

"Er, yeah, about that…James, I don't think this is going to work out."

"W-what?" he said, in shock.

"Tell me," Lily said, smirking, "How does it feel to be beaten at your own game?"

James just stared at her, not fully comprehending what was happening. He, James Potter, had never been dumped before.

"Now you know what it feels like to be used, how all those poor girls felt when you tore their hearts out." Lily said viciously, standing up and walking towards the door. When she reached the doorknob she stopped and turned back. "You know, for the smartest guy in school, you're pretty thick. I can't believe you actually thought that I could ever like scum like you." With that, she turned and left, a triumphant smile upon her face.

Lily walked out the door and headed towards her own dorm to get dressed. The common room was empty, and so was her room, which she was thankful for. She felt horrible, and she had no idea why. She closed the door and leant against it, as tears slowly started to pour down her face.

She hated James with a passion, so why did she feel so guilty about hurting him?

Lily suddenly heard footsteps coming up the stairs on the other side of the door. She quickly wiped away the tears and tried to regain her composure.

The door burst open and in walked Dylan, Toni and Sammi, just as Lily sat down on her bed.

"Did you do it?" Dylan said anxiously when saw Lily.

"Yup," Lily said casually, leaning back. She knew the girls would be dieing for the details, and thought it would be funny to make them beg.

"So?" Sammi said impatiently.

"So what?"

"HOW'D HE TAKE IT?" Toni yelled.

A wicked grin spread across Lily's face. "I broke the git's heart."