Chapter 3
'The real Lily'

Now remember this chapter takes place during Lily and James' late night meeting in the common room, so dont be confused. Oh and by the way thanks for all of the great comments! While I was out of town I worked on the next couple chapters but I just havent had enough time to type them out.:) So here is chapter 3! Enjoy!

James was sitting on his bed deep in thought. He was thinking about Quidditch, his family, and most of all Lily Evans. He was thinking about her pink lips that just seemed to scream kiss me every time he saw them, her adorable smile, her bright emerald green eyes, her shiny crimson hair, and her smile that could light up a room. Sirius said he was crazy. Maybe he was but that still didn't change the way he felt.

"Argh!!!!" James was never gonna get any sleep if he kept thinking about her and the way she made is heart race every time he saw her. James tried and tried again to fall asleep but Lily kept appearing in his mind. James sighed and headed down to the common room with his Muggle Studies homework. Maybe he could at least get that done.

James sat on the couch and gazed into the fire. The red/orange color seemed to make him think of Lily. Each flame seemed to dance in his mind. He was in some sort of a trance until………….CRASH!

James grinned to himself when he saw Lily laying on the floor in a heap grumbling to herself. James bent down and held out his hand to help her up. "Need some help?" he asked laughing slightly. Lily grabbed his hand and he helped her back up to her feet.
"Thanks," she murmured brushing herself off and making her way to a chair right next to the couch once again tripping over nothing. James grinned at her.

"You sure are a clumsy one aren't you?"
"I'm not clumsy! I prefer the term accident prone!" Lily said defensively.
"So, what are you doing down here at 2 in the morning?" he asked her out of curiosity.
" I couldn't sleep, what about you?"
"I couldn't sleep either," he sighed.

The two of them sat in an uncomfortable silence until James sighed and scratched his head with his quill.

"What are you working on?" Lily asked him.

"Trying to work on a Muggle Studies paper……and I have no clue what I'm doing," James frowned.

"Well, maybe I can help you, I am muggle-born."

"Really? You would do that for me???" James said completely relieved at the thought of actually getting his essay done.

"Yeah really, what is the question?"

"What is a Television?"

"Oh, that's simple, its like….well….have you ever seen a muggle photo?" Lily asked.

"Yeah" James said looking confused.

"Well a muggle photo is still and it doesn't move like a wizard photo does. A Television is like a wizard photo, you see it moves. The people in the Television put on a show….kinda like a play. Understand?" Lily asked.

"I think so," James sighed still a little confused, "So is it like a piece of parchment?"

"No, not exactly, its more like a-a…..box. Here let me show you," Lily drew a picture of a Television on and piece of parchment and handed it to James.

"Those crazy muggles who knows what they'll come up with next!" James smiled, "but I am rather fond of their sweets."

"Really? What's your favorite?"

"Well, I'm awful fond of those what do you call it….oh Mars Bars but my favorite would probably be gummi-bears,"

"Really? Mine too! I love the red ones!"

"Why's that?"

"Well I guess because my favorite fruit is cherry and my favorite color is red"

"I like the orange ones" James smiled.

"Why's that?" Lily asked.

"Well because it reminds me something really funny that happened a long time ago,"

"What's that???"

"Well when I was 8 years old Sirius and I were neighbors and he came over to play one day. My mom being rather fond of muggle sweets herself took us to a candy store. We bought all sorts of sweets like toffee, gumdrops, chocolate bars, lollipops, and gummi-bears. Well for some odd reason Sirius being a stupid kid put a orange gummi-bear up is nose and it got stuck! He had to go to the hospital and everything to get it removed!" James laughed and the memory. Lily was holding her side laughing. "Yeah Sirius was never real bright," Lily laughed.

"I remember once we went to a circus and there was this clown who kept coming up to me and laughing in my ear, I about peed my pants I was so scared! I jumped into my sister's lap and spilled my drink all down her shirt and got cotton candy stuck in her hair!" Lily shuddered at the thought of the creepy clown.

"Don't like clowns, I guess?" James laughed.

"No I hate clowns!"

"Why?" James asked her.

"They're just way too happy and no one wears that much make-up!" James laughed at her. "Lets just say I was never very fond of the circus after that." The two of them laughed.

"What is with those freaky trapeze artists anyway? Damn, they're flexible! Its just weird!" James said smiling.

"Yeah they must do yoga or something," Lily pondered this for a second.

"Yoga?"

"It's a series of Muggle stretches" Lily sighed and wondered what James would look like in a trapeze suit……

"leaves little to the imagination….." Lily mumbled.

"What?" James asked her sounding confused.

"Oh God! Did I say that out loud?!?!"

"Yeah, what did you say?" James said curiously.

"Oh, nothing," Lily blushed furiously.

A sleepy awkward silence fell until it was broken by James humming his favorite song. Lily recognized the song immediately and sung along.

"London calling to the faraway towns

Now that war is declared and battle come down

London calling to the underworld

Come out of the cupboard all you boys and girls

London calling now don't look at us

All that phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust

London calling see we ain't got no swing……"Lily smiled, "The Clash, nice choice!" Lily giggled at the look of amazement on James's face.

"You know The Clash?" James said surprised.

"Well, not personally, but yeah I know their music, very well actually they're one of my favorites." Lily said surprised they had something in common besides gummi-bears.

"Mine too!" James grinned and Lily yawned.

"Oh gosh! Look at the time! It's nearly 4am! I better get to bed! Good night James!" Lily smiled.

"G'-night Lily." James grinned and watched Lily walk up the stair to her dorm.