James was staring at the ceiling of the room of requirement when he heard the first scream. He wasn't sure if he was hearing things or if someone had actually screamed. He got up slowly. It must be nearly midnight, he had lost track of how long he had been sulking in the room. Just as James thought he was hearing things another scream pierced the room. James quickly picked up his wand, which he had put on a table, and pulled his cloak on. There were a few more screams and James opened the door. He stood out in the hall and looked down to the left. Nothing there. He looked to the right and saw two figured struggling. One of them was a boy with black hair, the other a girl with dark red hair. James ran down the corridor.

Cole Kilroy was holding Lily against the wall. Lily was trying to fight back against him without half her clothes but it wasn't working and she was crying slightly. James noticed that one of Cole's hands was at Lily's trousers.

"Get off her." James said withdrawing his wand. Cole stopped and looked at James and smirked. Lily looked as well, her face was stained with tears.

"James." She said.

"Get lost Potter." Cole said.

"Petrificus totalus" James shouted. Cole dropped to the floor completely still and as rigid as a board. Lily collapsed to the floor and quickly picked up her shirt, which had been thrown on the floor. She was sobbing hysterically and she quickly tried to pull her shirt on frustrated but it tore as she tried to put it on.

"Lily." James said urgently. He dropped to the floor and held Lily still for a moment.

"Let go." She screamed at him.

"Lily it's me." James said. Lily stared at him for a moment and she started crying again and put her head on his shoulder. Footsteps came from both ends of the corridor and Professor McGonagall came running from one side while Professor Grout came from the other direction.

"What is that racket?" She asked annoyed. She looked at Cole, rigid as a board on the floor and Lily crying in James' arms. Professor Grout said the counter spell to the one James had put on Cole.

"Fifty points from Gryffindor for hexing a student." He said. McGonagall approached James and Lily.

"Gerrad, I wouldn't take points so quickly." She said holding her hand up. "Miss. Evans. Are you ok?" Lily didn't respond but Lily pulled her to her feet and put his cloak around her to save her anymore embarrassment of the teachers seeing her in her trousers and underwear.

"She's ok now Professor" James said looking at McGongall seriously.

"What happened here?" McGonagall ordered.

"Potter attacked me" Cole said pointing at James. James rounded on him.

"Only because you were trying to rape Lily." He said.

"I was not trying to do that." Cole said. "We were talking." Lily crouched to the floor and picked her wand up and pointed it at Cole.

"You bastard" She managed to say. Her hand was shaking as she pointed the wand at Cole. "Tell the truth or I'll curse you worse the Potter ever could." She screamed at him.

"Lily." McGonagall said trying to get to the head girl's senses. "What happened?"

"He tried to-" Lily couldn't finished her sentence. "What Potter said." She said eventually. James put a hand on Lily's arm and lowered her arm so her wand was pointing at the floor. McGonagall looked at the three of them shocked.

"Well, I would say fifty points back to Gryffindor and another fifty for James" she said. She turned to Cole. "A hundred from Slytherin."

"Now, Minerva, he was just trying to talk to the girl" Grout said, trying to protect Cole.

"The evidence is clear Gerrad. Miss. Evans, stripped of most of her clothes and it's two against one. I'm sure we can get some Vieraserum from Louise, the potions master." McGonagall said. Grout turned red and then turned to Cole.

"You idiot, why did you do that. You are going straight to the headmaster. Now!" Grout said. Cole looked at Grout surprised. He turned to go but threw a dirty look at James and Lily before going. Grout followed him and left McGonagall with Lily and James. Lily suddenly felt angry and upset at the same time.

"Lily, are you sure you're ok?" McGonagall asked concerned. Lily picked up her robes angrily.

"Yes." She said annoyed.

"Mr. Potter, please can you take her back to the Hospital wing" McGonagall said.

"I don't need to go there. I'm fine" Lily snapped. I just want to sleep.

"Fine, you will be excused from lessons tomorrow" McGonagall said to Lily gently. Lily started down the hall towards the Gryffindor common room. James ran after her and put an arm around her.

"Let me take those." He said indicating to the robes Lily was holding.

"I think you've done enough Potter" Lily said in a gentler tone then she had used with McGonagall. James pulled her closer to him but she shrugged him away and decided to walk a little way away from James. She suddenly felt more then uncomfortable in front of James. When they were in the common room Lily went straight to her dorm room without giving James his cloak back. James didn't care as long as she was safe.

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"Lily, classes" Jenny said shaking Lily slightly. Lily waved an arm and told her to get lost. Jenny stood up straight and looked at April. Both of them were already dressed, ready for their transfiguration class

"What's wrong with her?" April asked nervously.

"She came back quite late last night. I was only half awake when she walked in." Jenny whispered. Just then Lily let out a sob and pulled the duvet over her. Jenny and April both sat on either side of her bed immediately and tried to coax her to talk to them.

"What happened?" April asked gently. Their other room mates had already gone to breakfast and were in the Common room. Lily didn't answer and just hugged her pillow.

"Lily, you can tell us whatever it is." Jenny said.

"I don't want to talk about it?" Lily muttered into her pillow. Jenny frowned and looked at April for help but April didn't know what to do. Lily had never really broken down like this. What did Lily do whenever April broke up with her boyfriends? April racked her mind.

"McGonagall said I can miss lessons." Lily said after a while. "I'm not going to classes." April looked at Jenny shocked.

"But you have to. We're taking NEWTs this year." Jenny said.

"I don't care." Lily said. "Leave me alone." Jenny and April gave up and left the dorm room worriedly.

"There's something not right with her." Jenny said.

"State the obvious." April said. "What do you think happened? She's been acting weirdly since Dinner yesterday."

"Do you think its James?" Jenny asked.

"Nah, he can annoy her but he can't make her cry." April said. When they got to the bottom of the stairs from their dorm James came running up to them.

"Is Lily ok? Is she still crying?" He asked urgently. April and Jenny both looked at each other and thought the same thing. They knocked James over and pinned him to the floor.

"What did you do to her?" April asked pointing her wand at him.

"I didn't do anything, ask Lily." James said slightly surprised.

"She won't talk. What did you do?" Jenny ordered.

"I didn't do anything." James said.

"Girls what is happening?" Sirius asked walking over.

"Getting answers out of your friend here." April said dangerously. "What did you do to Lily?" James stared at them and Sirius looked at them surprised. Everyone in the Common room was staring.

"I didn't do anything, I just want to know if she's ok. She was crying last night when she came back and I wanted to know if she was alright." James said. April and Jenny looked at him sceptically and got off him. James got to his feet and stared at them.

"She really won't talk?" He asked worriedly.

"No, but whatever you did to her she's just started crying. Stay away from her potter or we will be forced to hurt you" April said. April and Jenny cared for Lily more then anything. They cared for each other and looked out for each other. If one was upset the others would get revenge. James nodded and Sirius dragged him away from the girls.

"What was that about?" Sirius asked. James just stayed quiet. April and Jenny went back to the dorm room trying to get Lily to talk more.