Chapter 2: the end of 5th year

The rest of the year went by rather quickly, and, for the most part, was uneventful. Since the end of O.W.L.S. , every morning at breakfast, James transfigured my spoon into a rose. The first time he did this, I changed it back into a spoon, and he changed it back into a rose. This went on for a while until I set the rose on fire. When I did this, James ruffled up his hair, Sirius sighs and puts his head in his hands, Remus shakes his head, and Peter gets excited. (In more ways than one, I'm sure)

Soon, the last day of term came, our trunks were packed, and we would leave the next day on the Hogwarts Express. I wasn't exactly dreading the summer; I just didn't want the year to be over. After all, I may miss my parents, but my sister is well, something else entirely. Later on in the day, the students were free to do whatever we wished. My friends and I went outside and sat by the lake and talked, because we were probably not going to see each other for quite a while.

"My mother's birthday is coming. I used the spell to bring a photo of our family to life. It turned out great, except that Petunia keeps scowling so much I'm considering something else." I said.

"Well, don't worry about it; it's not your fault she's always in a foul mood." said Jessica reasonably.

I got up to stretch, and I heard yelling, and suddenly I was pushed into the lake.

I have never been in the lake before. As much as I like to admire the giant squid in the distance, I liked to keep my limbs. The lake was freezing, even this close to summer. I looked up through the murky water. I tried to swim upwards, my cloak and robe however hindered my efforts. I longed desperately for a breath, just a small breath. When I fell in, I swallowed quite a bit of water. I felt a bony, strong hand grasp my ankle. I turned my head and tried to shake the leering grindylow's grip. My brain felt waterlogged and the water seemed to get fuzzy.

I was going to die. Why hasn't anyone noticed that I was gone? Where was my wand? I'm going to die, with a stupid grindylow. What a waste...just leave me here to choke guys. No pressure.

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"She's starting to wake up."

"She was down there such a long time."

"They shouldn't have been fighting, or this wouldn't have happened."

I was soaked from head to toe.
Question 1: Why am I all wet?
Question 2: Why is James all wet?
Question 3: Why does he look so guilty?

...wait a minute...

Then I started to remember. I opened my eyes and saw a dozen people standing around me. Jessica's eyes were red, like she had just been crying; Erica and Carrie were in shock. Sirius's face was pale; Peter looked like he was having a heart attack. A little way off, I saw Remus dragging Madame Pomfrey over to us. James was soaking wet as well. Once he saw that I was awake, he went into mini James freak out mode.

"Evans, are you ok?" he asked me. No, I just nearly drowned waiting for people to notice that I fell in the lake. Still gasping, water spilled from my mouth. Doesn't anyone realise I still have water in my lungs?

Madame Pomfrey arrived at this moment, conjured a stretcher and took me to the hospital wing. A few minutes later Erica burst into the hospital wing and, to my surprise, Madame Pomfrey made no objections. She handed me my forgotten wand and sat down next to me.

"What just happened?" I asked. After all, I was busy drowning. I have to keep up with the local gossip.

"Well, while you were carried to the hospital wing, James told me what happened. All I saw was you standing up and you were pushed into the water and didn't come back up..." she choked.

"So, tell me what happened" Madame Pomfrey chose this moment to give me a potion that made me spit out all the water I had swallowed.

"Ok. James was near the lake and Snape started criticizing James, by telling him that he was a fool for liking a Mudblood. James got mad, and so did Sirius, and they both said 'expelliarmus' at the same time. The force of the two disarming spells pushed Snape backwards and pushed you into the water. James heard the splash and asked who had fallen in. Once I told him and after you didn't come up right away he jumped into the water after you."

"So James saved me?"

"Yes. Remus ran to get Madame Pomfrey as soon as he found out what had happened."

There was a silence.

"I was so worried about you Lily. You were underwater so long. You took forever to wake up."

"Let me get this straight. James nearly kills me, saves me, and no one in this school knows basic CPR!"

"Alright, miss, you have told her what happened. Now please leave the hospital wing. She'll be fine and be out in a few minutes as soon as I heal these scratches on her leg," said Madame Pomfrey.

I looked down at my legs and there were long deep scratches on my left leg where the grindylow grabbed me. Stupid grindylow.

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I walked into the Great Hall for dinner, and sat down at the table. Carrie leaned over and whispered,

"James wants to talk to you."

She nodded her head towards James; he looked at me as I got up. I left the Great Hall and walked toward the Gryffindor common room.

"Password?"

"Quidnunc"

I walked into the common room and sat down near the fire.

"Hey"

I jumped; I hadn't heard anyone come in.

"Oh, it's you," I replied scathingly.

"Are you ok?" asked James.

"I'm fine." Just nearly got killed in the lake by a creature that could be a toenail clipper.

"I'm sorry about what happened."

"Damn right you should be sorry! You just fool around and don't care about who gets hurt!" Heck, blaming him makes me feel loads better.

"I'm sorry, but I did save your life. You should be thanking me." He messed up his hair some more.

"My life wouldn't have needed saving if you hadn't endangered it to begin with. Thanking you! Why should I?"

"Since I saved your life, will you go out with me?" Can you say arrogant jerk?

"NO!"

"No I didn't save your life, or no you won't go out with me?"

"Both! You are selfish and…and arrogant and a bully!" I need to work on my insults, but the water caused a small space between my brain and spinal cord. Therefore, my comebacks were definately lacking.

With that said, I walked upstairs to the girl's dormitories, leaving a very foolish idiot in the common room. I kinda hoped he would follow me, because watching him get halfway and then falling on his rump never fails to make me laugh.