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"James you look as if you had to help Hagrid feed fang." Said Sirius as James entered the flat from one of his long sad walks. Today was Valentines day.
"So would you if the person you loved most was a deatheater and was Voldemorts right hand man er- girl." Said James.
"I know lets play a game. Wizards Challenge!" said Sirius.
"I played that game the night I told Lily-"James was cut of by Remus.
"Don't be so...sulky. James you need to have some fun. Maybe Wizards Challenge will cheer you up."
Sirius brought the game in. Wizards Challenge consisted of a board and a deck of cards. Each card had a challenge on it and points according to how hard each challenge was. How ever many points was on the card you'd move that many spaces on the which had spaces on it and a pawn for each person wanting to play. The first person to reach the end of the board won. If you refused to do a challenge you would turn into an animal and have to move back one space.
"Right I get to be the black dog." Said Sirius. He picked up a card. "Go to a club...and get a girlfriends you stupid twits. It's Valentines day and you all got nothing to do other than play me." Sirius spoke up. "Right well I geuss the game smarter than us. Lets go!" said Sirius. "Oh and I get..." Sirius looked at the card. "5 points for that.
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Sirius, Remus, Peter, James, Lily and Amy were all sitiing around during fifth year Christmas holidays. It was late night and no body else was up. Amy announced she was going to sleep and left for her dorm. James was looking into the fireplace deep in thought.
"James? What's wrong?" asked Lily. "Your mind seems to be somewhere else these days."
"That's 'cause Jamsie boy here is in loooooooove." Said Sirius grinning wickedly.
"Oh who is it? Who is it?" asked Lily interestedly. "Do I know her?"
"What makes you so sure it's a her?" asked Sirius.
"I am not gay Sirius." James snapped.
"Who is she?!" Lily asked again.
"Well yes you do know her." Said Peter.
"Oh tell me! Wait is it Amy?!" Lily asked.
"No it's- MMMMM! MMMMM!" Remus had clapped his hand over Sirius' mouth.
"I think it's late. Peter, Sirius and I are tired." Said Remus.
"I'm not-OW!" Peter exclaimed as Remus stepped on his foot. Remus then dragged the two boys up the stairs. Lily giggled her long red hair falling in her face.
"So James tell me!" Lily said. She was sitting across from James on an armchair.
"Er...no. Not today." Said James. Lily got up and came to sit down on the sofa with him.
"Please?" she pouted.
She looks so cute like that with her white night gown on, her hir falling in her face and her lower lip sticking out maybe I should tell her... James thought to himself.
"Uhhh..."
Lily widened her eyes innocently.
"Well..." James hesitated.
"O.K. I get the picture you don't want to tell me. Lets make a deal. On Christmas you have to tell me." Said Lily.
"That's tomorrow." Said James.
"I know." Said Lily. "Here's the catch. We'll play wizard challenge. If I win then you tell who she is tomorrow. If you win then you don't have to tell me until you want to." Said Lily.
"Fine." Said James. He summoned the game from his room.
"Right I want to be the dove." Said Lily. She automatically handed James the stag. "O.K. Prongs lets start."
Three hours later.
"Go jump in the lake and I hope you drown it's almost midnight and I'm tired." Lily said.
"Wonder what animal you'll turn into." James mused.
Lily got up.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"This card is worth ten points. I need ten points to win." Said Lily.
"Lily you can't be serious."


"If you drown it's not my fault!" James exclaimed as Lily stripped herself of her night gown and got ready to jump in the lake.
"I'll keep that in mind!" Lily yelled back and got ready to dive.
"Lily wait I'll just tell-"
SPLASH!
James ran over to the water. "Lily!" he yelled. No one came up from underneath the water. "LILY!" He yelled. He bent down so that his nose was a few inches away from the water.
Lily suddenly came up right where Jameses face was, her arms unconsciously going around Jameses neck.
"You scare to easily." Said Lily. Putting her arms down. She splashed him with water.
"Lily that wasn't funny. Come on. Lets go back inside." He said pulling his face away slightly from the water.
"Fine." Said Lily. She got out and put her night gown on.
"You need to dry off." Said James. "You also need some medical attention."
"Oh come on!" said Lily putting her arm around Jameses shoulder in a friendly way as if they were old chums (which they were.). "You've done worse things."
"Have not."
"Have too. Honestly making McGonagoll grow whiskers. Becoming illegal Anigmagus. Oh and the time when you-"
"Get the point." snapped James. They reached the common room.
"Hey! It's 12:00! James it's tomorrow and I won! Spit it out! Who is she?!" Lily asked.
"YaLmmphy." Muttered James.
"What?" asked Lily.
James took s deep breathe.
"Maybe I should show her to you instead." He said and lead her over to the fire. Picking up a book that James had been reading ever since fifth year started he handed it to her.
"Quidditch through the ages?" Lily asked confused. "Don't tell me you fell in love with the witch riding the broom stick! She's been dead for a long time." Said Lily.
"Just look at the book." Said James.
Lily opened it and gasped. The book dropped to the floor. It wasn't a book at all. It was a photo album and the pages showed hundreds of pictures. All of them Lilys pictures. She was in Jameses arms in one less than a second.
"James." Lily said into his shirt. "I-I've loved you for a long time!"
"Why didn't you tell me?" asked James.
"I was afraid you didn't love me. Why didn't you tell me you loved me?" she asked
"Same reason as you." He replied. Lily tilted her head upwards and her lips met Jameses. They broke away and Lily started moving back and then Lily was being pulled away. James looked and saw Voldemort holding Lily by the arm. Her night gown which was sleeveless showed the Dark Mark burning on her smooth silky skin. Lily struggling to get back to James.
"James! Don't leave me!" she shrieked.
James reached out to grab her but it seemed as if Lily had gotten farther. She kept going farther and farther until she looked like a small dot.
"Don't leave me again!" she shrieked.

James woke up in cold sweat.
"I won't leave you." He whispered into the dark. "I won't leave you again."
He fingered the gold locket around his neck. He opened it. It was made of pure gold and there was one picture of James and another of Lily. On the back the engraving said. 'I will always love you love James'.
The front of the locket in shiny swirly gold writing were the words Lily. Sudenly something inside him jerked. Without hesitation he got up and put his clothes that he had worn yesterday on. He crept out of the apartment slowly not to wake Sirius. He then walked towards the flower shop he had first met Ashley at. Since then the two had become great friends and James was Like an older brother to Ashley. But he wasn't going there for Ashley.
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Lily wearing a black plain silky dress walked down the muggle street tiredly.
Voldemort had decided to send her on a mission with Luscious. There was some muggle politicion he wanted out of the way and the problem was. H wasn't muggle but a wizard under cover. He had stumbled across some information about Voldemorts next attack. This wizard was also extremely powerful and well guarded.
"Right you distract that Auror over there. He saw my face at the battle and he'll recognize me."
"Well go of somewhere." Said Lucious.
"Where?" asked Lily impatiently.
"Oh I dunno how about that flower shop over there? Otherwise they'll see you hanging around."
Lily walked over to the flower shop. She saw a little girl standing there holding a white Lily.
"Hello there." Said Lily figuring she might as well make some conversation with the girl.
"Hi! My names Ashley! What's yours?" she asked.
"It's Lily."
"Oh you know I love the flower Lily." Said the Ashley enthusiastically.
"Well that's nice. How about I buy you a bouqet of Lilies?" asked Lily enthusiastically. She didn't know why but this girl. She was impossible to not love. Lily loved this little girl even though she'd just met her.
Taking the girl inside she bought her a bouqet. She picked Ashley up and settled Ashley on her hip. While Ashley played with the flowers.
"You're pretty." Said Ashley. "Just like the flower."
"Thanks." Said Lily. She heard Lucious call her over. "Listen you have fun with your flowers I have to go." And Lily left.
"I've been calling you for so long." He hissed. "You apparently were to busy buying little girls flowers."
Lily ignored him. She stepped over the stunned Auror and walked towards the drive. Another guard was at the door. She took Lucious by the arm and linked her with it.
"Hello." Said Lily pleasantly. "We are here to meet Mr. Bradford."
"It's kind of late don't you think?" asked the guard suspiciously.
"You know it could've been easier to just let us in." said Lily and punched him. Lucious then stunned him. They went through the door unruffled. The house was quiet. Everyone was sleeping. They split up and Lily walked into the kitchen. Lily then saw a maid in a bathrobe opening the fridge. Garbbing the maid by the for arm she pinned her against the wall the maids hand behind her back and the maids face up against the wall.
"Now you will listen to me and do what I say." Lily hissed into her ear.
The maid nodded.
"Good now with out looking at me you will call the master of this house and tell him some friends are here to see them. Tell him it's important." Said Lily. The maid without looking at Lily used an intercom to contact the master.
"Mr. Bradford." She said her voice shaking. Lily put her wand which the made thought a night or gun hard against the maids back. "Some friends are here to see you." She said.
"WHAT?! At this hour?" he exclaimed.
"They say it's important." Said the maid.
Bradford swore. "They can wait there 'till I wake up then." He said irritably.
"Mention the name Voldemort." Lily whispered.
"They-They're mentioning some person named Voldemort." The maid replied.
"I'll be right there." Came the brief reply.
"Lucious then appeared from the door. "Smart." He said.
"Tell him to meet us in the dining room." Said Lily.
"They'll meet you in the dining room." The maid said through the intercom.
"Hell they can meet me in Antarctica just keep them there." Bradford replied.
"Show us the way to the dining room." Said Lily. Pushing the maid ahead of her.
They were lead to the dining room where Lucious took out his wand.
"Avada-"
"Lucious no. There's no reason to kill her. Let her live." Said Lily.
"Lily she's no use to us now. She should die." Said Lucious.
"No!" said Lily and concentrated hard. The wand belonging to Lcious floated over to Lily.
"Leave and don't tell anyone about this or else I will let him kill you." Said Lily and pushed her out the door. After a few minutes the door opened. In came a man in his fourties with graying brown hair and a bulky build.
"Who are you? You guys have any news on the Dark Lord?" asked Bradford.
"We have news alright." Said Lily. She pointed her wand at him.
"The news is. Keep out of The Dark Lords business and he'll let you live. Oh but you already broke that rule. Tell me how heaven is." Said Lily and hit him over the head.
"Wait! You're Lily Evans!" The man exclaimed. "I've been working on your case for years. Your parents they were killed by-"
"Aveda Kedavra!" Lucious hissed and the man died.
"LUSCIOUS!" Screamed Lily. "He was about to tell-to tell-" then Lilys body was raked with sobs.
"Sshhh." Said Lucious hugging her.
"Why did you?" Lily asked.
"Because I knew he was lying. Whatever he was going to say. It would be a lie. To torture you. As a punishment for killing him. You don't deserve that." Finished Lucious stroking her hair. Lilys back rose and fell as sobs raked her body. Lily stood up stiffly.
"oh I've been crying ever since-"
"Don't say it." Said Lucious. "Potter isn't worth your trouble. He's caused you nothing but pain."
Lily looked her eyes searching Lucious. she thought
Luscious brought himself down to meet Lilys lips. Lily pulled.
"No." said Lily allowed. "No." and with that she ran out of the house and reached the flower shop. Lucious followed her out running.
"Lily." He called. "LILY!" but Lily didn't listen she blindly ran into some one. Lily froze. The scent. The shirt. The muscles. She looked up and she was looking into Jameses eyes. To late she'd already said the disapparation spell as she'd bumped into James. She disappeared with a small 'pop'.
* * *
James couldn't believe it. He had on pure instinct ended up here and there was Lily. He could tell she'd been crying.
She looked up at him and then disapparated. James saw Lucious and turned his back. Lucious then disapparated. James looked down at his hand that Lily had held for a brief moment. There was a piece of parchment there which said 'Tommorrow here time.'
How'd she written that so quickly James didn't know but he knew time meant same time. He then saw Ashley looking at him from inside the flower shop.
"Blimey! And all this time I thought you were muggles!" she exclaimed.

A/N:OK WHAT DO YOU THINK?!!! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! I think maybe if that review thingy turns from 37 into a 50 I'll update. I hope this chapter was good. I worked a bit harder on this. Hope it was better! Thanks to all who reviewed!

CrazieBabieMeg: I know if I was her I'd be pissed of for a longer time to but well I'm not her and plus would you still be pissed of at the guy after you heard his explanation? Anyway thanks for Reviewing!

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