Summary: Lily Evans has never understood the reason behind James Potters tactics, and James has never understood why Lily always hated him. Everyone has changed because of Voldemort. Are these tragedies bringing everyone closer? or not? Plz review... i'm open to constructive critisism.

Disclaimer: In my dream world, I own Harry Potter. There is no world hunger, and George Bush isn't President. I'm rich and have no problems, and I get to meet Blink 182... but guess what. This isn't my dream world. So unfortunately J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter, people are starving, sadly.... George Bush is Presdient tears, I'm not rich, I have tons of problems, and I haven't been able to meet Blink 182. So please don't sue, I have nothing of great importance, well except my lovely dream world and my friends. But you don't want those... you want money. The only money I can give you is my lunch money and the 20 dollars worth of change in my piggy bank and underneath the couch. Oh, and if I was rich, I'd have a decent computer at the least. So without further ado.... my fanfiction.

Julia: Thank you... blah, hope you still like it...

A/N: scrible scrible scribble This is where I write crap words, on how much I hate or love myself... so HA!!! I win... lol. Idk, stop looking at me like that "Hey you, get out of my window!!!" lol, j/k you can stay if you want...

You're hiding something cuz it's burning through your eyes
I try to get it out but all I hear from you are lies
And I can tell you're going through the motions
I figured you were acting out your part
Once again we're playin off emotion
Which one of us will burn until the end?

Catalyst, you insist to pull me down
You contradict the fact that you still want me around
And it's all downhill from here
And it's all downhill from here

All Downhill from HereBy New Found Glory

Running Out of Days

Chapter 10

Lily lay on her bed once again, waiting for Heather to return from her bath. Only when someone tapped her lightly did she ealize she had fallen asleep. "Lily, James wants to talk to you downstairs." Lily opened one bleary eye to see Heather in clean clothes and a worried look on her face. "Tell Potter to go shove it and leave me alone." Lily layed her head back down on the pillow, attempting to go back to sleep.

"He says its important."

"Does it look like I care."

"Fine I'll just let him look at your bloomers then."

Lily sat up, to see Heather attempting to keep a straight face. "Go ahead laugh." Heather, of course, never missing a chance to,

did... She laughed, and didn't stop laughing even though Lily left the room. She saw James sitting on the top stair leaning against the wall his fingers in his hair, his eyes closed, Wait, is he sleeping??? "James" Lily whispered, all she got was a small snort.

Lily almost ruined it by laughing.But she quickly covered her mouth and tip-toed back to the room. "Heather.." Heather spun around, clothes in her hand, and her wand in her mouth. "Hmm?" Lily smiled mischeviously...."Potter is asleep on the stairs." Heather's cerluan eyes twinkled, she put the clothes back in the trunk and she took her wand out of her mouth. "Now, Lily darling we couldn't do something like that." She twirled her wand between her fingers, "Now Heather darling, WE aren't going to do anything, are we?" Lily said in an american accent while extracting her wand out of her pocket. "Let's go."" Heather giggled, but Lily brought a finger to her lips, signaling her to quiet down, both tiptoeing they crept into the hall. "Stupefy" A redlight shot out of Lily's wand and James went compltely still. "What exactly are we going to do to him?" Heather asked. "Watch. Cosmetos." Lily muttered, suddenly, make up fit for a drag queen appeared on James handsome face. Heather had to quickly stuff her fist in her mouth to keep from exploding with laughter. Lily just grinned, and crept back into the room, Heather following. She stuck her wand through the crack underneath the door. "Ennervate. Let's go to bed, that way when he wakes up....." Heather shook her head... "Lily, first we have tohink like a marauder. What would be the best think to top this off?"Lily smiled, rivaling with the chesire cat. "Blackmail. So all we need are photos, and for that we need... a camera." Lily walked over to her cherry wood drawers. She shifted around a few of her clothes and finally found what she needed.

She crept out into the hall and took a few snapshots, all she had to do was buy the pre-made potion to develop her pictures in when she went to Diagon Alley. "Wait." Heather said, she went over and stood next to James, she twirled her wand twice around his head, and jabbed his stomach softly, and muttered "Femgarmentels" next thing was, he was wearing todays muggle fashions. Which included a muggle mod dress, bell bottoms, and thigh length white go-go boots. Lily took a few more snapshots and her and Heather went back into the room. "Wait I got an idea." Lily quickly grabbed a scrap piece of parchment and hastily dipped her quill in a pot of red ink. "There." She ran back out real quick and taped it James' forehead with spello tape.

"Let's go to bed." Lily and Heather were in Lily's room. " You can sleep in here, or I can kip you up in the guest room if you'd like." Heather shook her head. "I'd rather be in here, that is if you don't mind." Lily smiled and hugged her friend. "I'd never mind if it was for you." A few minutes later her and Heather were in Lily's bed, nestled under the covers.

"Good night Heather."

"Night Lily, oh and thank you."

"For what?"

"For being here..."

"It's okay, well, at least it will be okay. Eventually things will get better."

A/N: Hey ,this chapter is really short for a reason, because I wanted the next chapter to be where James wakes up... hehehe, and by the way, what was written on the note??? lol, you'll find out eh???