Disclaimer: I own no recognisable character or form. Mostly everything belongs to J.K Rowling This story is written for my own and others enjoyment.

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She moved slightly, snuggling down into the warmth of the bed she was in. Her breath coming out as a sigh as her dreams began…

"Isn't James a dream Lil?" Alice sighed, resting her chin on her hand. They'd finally finished their Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L exam, and had followed most of the other students out to the lake intent on enjoying the last of the suns warmth.

"Please Alice. Not that again." Lily said, rolling her eyes and leaning back on her hands. Stretching her legs she dipped her feet into the lakes cool water.

"Oh but Lil, just take a look at him. See the way his hands move when he's grabbing the snitch and the way his black hair looks. Just like he's just come in from flying…"

Lily groaned. "For petes sake Alice, he rumples his hair on purpose. That's what he wants you all to think. He's showing off!" Lily turned her head to frown at Alice. "Why are you looking at him anyway? I thought you had something going on with Frank."

Her plump face blushing prettily Alice replied fervently, "I do! I do like Frank. But there's no harm in looking is there? I mean I- I wouldn't do anything. I- you know how I feel about him."

"I know," Lily replied, placing a hand on Alice's. "You don't have to explain. I just don't understand what it is all these girls see in Potter. He's such an arrogant big-headed git."

"He's alright. You haven't really given him much of a chance to prove hims-- What's going on over there?" she asked, squinting as she heard hearing cheering coming from where the Marauders now were. Looking to her left she saw that Lily was now storming over to where James Potter had his wand trained on Severus Snape, who was gagging on pink soap bubbles.

'Damn you Potter!' Lily couldn't believe that jerk would do something like this. No actually she could believe he'd do it. Probably to show off to his hoards of female fans. "Leave him ALONE!" Flushing as James Potter and Sirius Black turned to look at her, she glared at them. Her emerald greens orbs glinting with anger and disappointment.

All right Evans?" James asked, his hazel eyes shining in amusement.

She trembled slightly at the husky tone in his voice then frowned at him, annoyed with herself and him for causing that reaction. "Leave him alone! What's he done to you?"

"Well," he said, pausing here to think, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean…"

Lily shook her head as the students surrounding them began to laugh. "You think you're funny. But your just an arrogant, bullying toe-rag Potter! Leave him alone!' She almost laughed out loud at the next words that came from his mouth.

"I will if you go out with me, Evans. Go on… go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

She didn't say anything for a moment, just stared at him in disbelief. "I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid."

"Bad luck Prongs." Sirius Black said, turning just as a flash of light went by him grazing James.

Lily gasped in concern. She was just about to pull her wand from within her robes to teach Snape a lesson, but James beat her to it. Before you could say BOO, he had his wand pointed at Snape, who was now as a result of a curse sent his way by James, hanging upside down in the air with his robes about his ankles, revealing a pair of most unappealing legs and greying underpants. Taking a deep breath, her mouth twitched as she fought against the temptation to laugh out loud. But then she thought better of it. If she did, she'd just be encouraging James. He'd think she was like all the other girls. But she wasn't. She wanted him to think of her as being different from the rest. "Let him down!"

"Certainly!" he said, jerking his wand in an upward motion. Laughing as Snape fell to the ground, tripping as he tried to stand.

"Petrificus Totalus!" Sirius yelled out, causing Snape to fall back to the ground.

Taking her wand out of her robes she shouted at James and Sirius to leave Snape alone, then gripped her wand tighter when James replied something about not making him hex her too. "Then leave him alone!" Sighing in relief as James mumbled the counter-curse she was about to ask Snape if he was alright, when she heard him snarl at James about not needing help from Mudbloods. Tossing her deep auburn curls behind her she narrowed her eyes. "Fine, I won't bother in future. And I'd wash my pants if I were you, Snivellus!"

"Apologise to Evans!" James yelled , pointing his wand at Snape.

Cursing under her breath Lily turned on James. "I don't want you to make him apologise. You're just as bad as he is."

"What? I'd NEVER call you a-- you-know-what!"

Lily snarled. "Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can - I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK!" Turning around she rushed off back towards the castle, Alice running along behind her, struggling to catch up.

"Lily! Lily! Wait up!" Alice called breathlessly.

Pausing Lily waited for her, not turning even when she heard that git James calling to her. 'Merlin but he was unbelievable, she fumed. 'Where did he get off thinking she needed him, to stick up for her. She was perfectly capable of looking out for herself.

"Lil? Are you alright?" Alice asked, concern in her voice as she took in Lily's pale trembling form.

"I'm fine." Closing her eyes for a second and running a trembling hand over her face, she sighed. "Let's just go inside."

"Lily," Alice said, putting a hand up to stop her before she walked away. "You know James was just trying to protect you-"

"Don't! I don't want to hear it. I've had enough of James Potter and his arrogant pompous self. I don't want anything to do with him ever again!"

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