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Chapter Three : It Never Happened


I was fuming after the prefects' meeting. True to James' word, he didn't say a word the whole time. He stood beside me, and I scowled as the lower year girls winked and waved at him. But to my utter surprise, he never winked back. He just smiled and would give a short nod. I was walked out and into the compartment where our friends were located.

"Peter!" I said sitting beside him. "I didn't see you earlier." I gave him a rather quick one armed hug. He smiled. "My mum was running late." He said sheepishly.

My eyes went rather large when I saw Mandi and Sirius in a quiet conversation. Mandi laughed rather loud as Sirius obviously had told a funny joke. I raised my eyebrows at her. She just gave me the finger and went back to Sirius.

Marla and James were talking about quidditch. Marla wasn't on the team, but everyone knew she loved quidditch with a burning passion, nearly as much as James liked it. I caught James eye and didn't scowl, I just turned away. I tried not to grin as I heard him heave a giant sigh.

"So Prongs, what kind of Prank are we going to be pulling this year?" Sirius asked leaning towards him. James grinned.

"Not sure mate, I hoped Moony would have been putting some thought into it." Remus' head appeared from behind a book and he grinned.

"Now, now, I know Miss Evans wouldn't want her partner in leadership to be participarting in childish games." He said smiling. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Like hell I wouldn't! It's our last year! You guys have to pull of something big, and I mean HUGE. I want the Slytherins to be so embarrassed they want to go home crying to their mums." I said with satisfaction as everyone's mouth dropped. James just grinned.

"Well then, excuse us ladies, we have some planning to begin." And with that they left us. Marla turned to me.

"Lillian Grace Evans," I flinched as she used my whole name. "who'd think that you give orders like that!? It's bloody brilliant!" she said patting my back. I just laughed. "I'm changing." And with that I locked the door and began to undress and Mandi and Marla followed suit.

I glanced up looking for my jumper when I saw two huge bruises on Mandi's back. They looked new, they were still blue in the center. "Mandi darling," I said cautiously. She looked up pulling a shirt on fast.

"Where did those bruises come from?" I asked, my brows knitting together. She shrugged.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She said turning from us. I let out low whistle.

"You know not to lie to me love, what happened?" I said trying to pull the edge of her shirt up. She pulled it down forcefully and looked me right in the eyes.

"Nothing happened, love." She said rather acidly. I looked at Marla who shrugged simply saying ' I'm not getting her worked up.' I sighed and sat down pulled my skirt up to adjust my knickers.

"Well la-ti-da lookie here mates, the Mudblood has some legs on her!" I flinched slightly and looked up to see Severus Snape standing with Regulus Black, Sirius' little brother. He was some sort of leader in the Slytherin house, and he was as far from his brother as he could have been.

I threw my skirt down and scowled at him. "Keep your eyes off of my legs prick." I told him reaching for my wand.

"I hear you're Head Girl," Black started, "well if you want you can be my 'head' girl if you want Evans, I'm sure you know how-"He stopped went a hand went around his throat. I was fuming and I saw Sirius step into view.

"Well little brother, I'm sure you don't want to finish that sentence do you?" His voice was like venom. Regulus laughed.

"Little brother? You're as close to being a member of 'my' family as little Miss Evans is Sirius. You're nothing but a no good, mudblood loving-"He stopped talking as Sirius gripped his throat tighter.

"Get the hell away from me." He whispered dangerously. "Don't you ever talk to Lily again, or I swear, I will murder you with my bear hands." Regulus looked him in the eye.

"You don't have the balls to touch me. Or if you want, I could call a few people. I'm sure you want to see dear Bella again. She's just 'dieing' to see you." He spat. Sirius threw him on the ground.

"Yes, how is dear old Voldemort these days? Killing people with a vengeance still?" Sirius laughed loudly. Severus scowled.

"You dare speak his name." He said lowly. And Sirius smiled darkly. "I will kill your dear old Master 'Snivellus', just wait and see." Snape helped Regulus up and with a swish of his cloak was gone.

No one hardly spoke until we arrived at the castle. James and I told everyone we had to ride in the Head's carrigages and that we would meet them at the table.

"Lord, is there something private for everything for you guys?" Peter asked wide-eyed. "I mean, a compartment, a carriage, what else?" He asked sullenly. Mandi laughed.

"I think they even have their own rooms and common room, just a rumor I heard." She smiled at me and pushed me away. "Go, hurry, we don't want to make you late." I smiled and walked tot he first carrage. And then I remembered, I was having to share one with Potter.

James opened his mouth to speak but I raised my hand to stop him. "Don't speak until we have to." I told him simply. He shot me a look and shut his mouth. If there was anywhere I could have chosen to be, in a carage, alone with James Potter is not what I would have chosen.

The Great Hall was decorated beautifully. I gasped slightly, always in awe of the night sky ceiling and floating candles. I took a seat beside Mandi and Remus.

"Can you believe its our last year guys?" I heard Remus ask the group. I shook my head, my eyes on Professor Dumbledore. He looked as is he hadn't had sleep in ages. He stood after the sorting.

"Welcome new students to Hogwarts! And old students, welcome home! There are many announcements that need to be made, but alas, they can wait. Tuck in!" And with that, food appeared on our tables. I heard Sirius' stomach growl.

"Good lord, I've been waiting for this all day!" He exclaimed. I looked at him.

"Sirius, hun, you just ate on the train about an hour ago." I said laughing. He rolled his eyes at me.

"And they made you Head Girl," he began grinning, "little flower, I've been waiting for 'this'-"he pointed to the Slytherin table and I knew my eyes lit up.

As the Slytherins began to eat, it looked as if each was sprouting animals parts. Yes, animal parts. I looked at Snape and saw as he bit into a piece of ham he was blessed with a pig snout. And he took a bite of a chicken leg and got chicken wings. The whole hall erupted into laughter as many Slytherin students seemed to have trasformed into oddly put together animals.

"Sonorus", Sirius whispered. "Ladies and gentlemen!" His voice was now echoing through the hall, "We'd like to welcome our new students to Hogwarts! The once Slytherin House has received a new name. They are now the "Imanuglychild" House! Everyone clap for them!" And with that the four Marauders were called to teacher's table, and the Great Hall erupted into applause.

As the Marauders came to the table the stopped, winked at Dumbledore and turned and bowed. Each saying thank you to the crowd. I smiled as Dumbledore covered his mouth with his napkin, his eyes shining with laughter. It was a truly memorable Opening Feast.

At the meeting with Dumbledore, he had simply given James and I instructions for prefect meetings and gave us instructions and a password for our Heads Dormitory. I looked at the instructions close, then up in front of me.

"I never knew that Hogwarts had this corridor." I said pointing to where we were headed. James laughed lightly.

"You definitely don't get around much Evans." He said smiling and turning into an opposite direction than the map said.

"James you're going the wrong way ..." I began until I looked up to see the portrait of the fairy we were supposed to give the password to.

"I know a few shortcuts.'" He said smiling at me. My stomach turned. 'Why is James smiling at me in a non-arrogant way?' Quite odd, odd indeed. "Light bulb" I said as the fairy smiled and winked at James. He winked back and I rolled my eyes. He laughed. "Dumbledore comes up with such weird words." I stiffled a laughed.

"Light bulb is an actual word, it's a muggle thing." I said walking into our enormous sized common room. I say it was enormous, it was the same size as our usual one though. James shook his head.

"Ill never understand muggles." And with that he walked through a door that had HEAD BOY labeled on the outside. I went into my room, and couldn't help but gasp. It was perfect.

I had everything in there, pink. You'd think it'd be 'too' girly, or even quite ugly. But it was splendid. All my wooden items, my desk and such were painted white, and oh it was just gorgeous. A door in the side of my room opened. James' head popped out.

"Bathroom's right here, we have to share though." He said shrugging and closing the door. I opened the door, he was still standing there.

"Your room is mighty ... pink." He said. I laughed, surprising myself and even James.

"You don't like pink?" I asked raising my eyebrows. He shrugged. "Sometimes it's a bit much is all." He smiled. I looked at the bathroom, it was huge too. Just like the prefects bathroom only for James and me only. We even had the pool sized bathtub.

"Lily?" I froze. That was three times. Three times James had said my name. I looked at him slowly.

"Why is it you hate me so much?" He asked, he had a hurt look in his eyes. I sighed.

"Don't make me say it Potter." I sat on a cushioned chair, and he followed suit sitting across from me. "You know you don't want me to say it." I told him. He nodded slowly.

"You're right," he said, "I don't want to hear it, but I need to." He told me looking right into my green eyes. I gave him a sad smile and took a breath.

"You're arrogant, stuck up, too good for everyone else. You think you are the god of everything and you know you have the power to make any girl do anything you want. You use them and throw them away like trash. You hex innocent people for no reason and show off twenty-four/seven to get my attention, which you do but not in the way you want it." I took another breath and looked at him. He looked so hurt, so crushed I almost got up and left. But he opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it again. I stood to leave but I heard him say my name. The 'fourth' time.

"Lily, I, I want you to know that I changed. I changed the best I could. I'm not going to let you down at the Head stuff, I haven't dated anyone in ages, and for hexing people. I grew up, not willingly ... but I did." I turned and saw him with his head in his hands, not facing me. He took another breath.

"Can we act like it never happened? Lily please," 'Five' times now," Just give me a chance, I want to be your FRIEND." He said friend with great force and I gave a small, sad smile.

"It did happen Potter, it happened and you can't change the past." I told him turning again. I felt his hot skin touch my arm. He had grabbed my arm to stop me.

"Please, let me try." I looked him up and down. How would I do that!? I HATED this man, no, this BOY. I hated, despised, loathed this boy in front of me. How could I forget all that and be friends. I thought about Mandi and Marla, and all the guys. I figured I owed it to them.

"Ok Potter." I said finally. He looked at me, "James, my name is James." He told me. I sighed.

"OK Potter-"I started again, he sighed. "I'll give you one week to change my mind. I'm not making any promises though, you know as much as I do that I can't stand you." He flinched, but I kept talking. "I'll do it though, for our friends. I owe it to them. SO you have one week Potter. One week." I shook away from his grasp on my arm and walked into my room.

I threw myself on my bed and rolled on my side. Why did he care so much? Why did want to make me change how I lived just to accept him? It was going to make things so hard, not to mention what everyone would say. I groaned.

I wouldn't hear the end of it from Mandi and Marla, 'especially' Sirius. But I had already told James I would. I rolled over on my back.

"It never happened." I breathed.

A/n: Okie doke kiddos. I tried to make this chapter a bit longer and I think I did ok on that. I'm doing pretty well on writing this all, but I'm waiting on updating, just to try to get more reviews. SO REVIEW! Please!!!!!!!
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