Title: Life Goes On and People Grow Up
Author: Evil-Angel-911
Summery: Things have changed for both Lily and James. It's there 6th year and life has turned upside down. Will they make it through alone? Or will they get some help?
Disclaimer: I am not the genius that is JK Rowling. Any character you recognize is completely hers.
Chapter: 2 – Slytherin Intrusion
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Lily's Point Of View
I opened my mouth to retort when I noticed. Not once had his hand been in his hair. No snitch in sight. No date proposals. I looked at him carefully. His eyes, still full of lust, held something new, it was small, could it have been maturity? I looked down at his clothes, Robes? He was already changed! I hadn't even changed yet and I was prefect. The marauders usually kept their muggle clothes on until the train started to slow down.
I reached for a chocolate frog, my eyes still on him. I didn't even realize he was doing the same towards me.
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James' Point of View
Her eyes scanned over me. I watched her do it and smiled, then quickly frowned. Was this an effect of her lose? Instead of screaming she looked? I figured if she was aloud to look at me now, I was aloud to look at her. I scanned her quickly. Still the same at first glance, though at second, the dementor kiss theory seemed plausible.
Her eyes seemed empty. Not shinning out with happiness like they used to, her eyes were puffy, even though she had not cried all the while I had been sitting with her. Her nails were short and bitten. I almost smiled. Her habits were the same. Nervous or sad, she would bite her nails. I was sort of surprised seeing she had nails at all after all that has happened. She reached for a chocolate frog and I reach for a Bertie Botts every flavor beans box. We ate in silence, just looking at each other, wondering what was going on in each other's minds.
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Lily's Point Of View
The silence scared me after a while. I broke the silence.
"Um.. Could you step out for a moment? I need to change into my robes."
He blinked at being addressed and nodded slowly. He got up and walked out the door. I could tell he was just standing right outside because I didn't hear his fading footsteps.
I took my robes out of my trunk and with a flick on my wand they were ironed. I sighed in happiness. It was good to be able to use magic again. I took off my grey sweatpants and replaced them with my black uniform skirt. I was just about to take off my shirt when I heard the door rattle. Someone was trying to get in. Stupid me, I didn't lock the door! What was stopping them? I froze, Potter was stopping it. I stood in the car frozen, in my black school skirt and green tank top. I didn't know what I was feeling, I just knew the old Lily was back.
I picked up my wand and faced the door. Wand at the ready I blew the door open. I wished I had kept it closed. The sight that met my eyes wasn't a good one.
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James' Point of View
I stood by the door of the compartment. I had a bad feeling in my gut. A door opened and out came the bad feeling. Slytherins.
All of them I know are Death Eaters. Out in front was Malfoy, a 7th year Slytherin and Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team. Next to him were his best mates, also 7th years, Crabbe and Goyle, beaters on the Slytherin team. Behind them were the 6th years, Avery, Nott, Lestrange, and Snape. I was surprised to see Snape, he's usually the loner and he was walking around with……Friends?
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Potter." Said Malfoy. Snape upon hearing my name pushed to the front on the group, next to Malfoy.
I smiled. "Well if it isn't the Brady Bunch!" I said cheekily. "How are you children today?" I put my hand in my pocket and took a good grip on my wand. I'm not retarded. I was out numbered. Though I'm said to be the best dueler in the school, I know they would kill me if they got the chance.
"We're fi…" got out Goyle stupidly before Malfoy elbowed him in the gut. I almost laughed.
"So…" said Malfoy walking to my other side. I gripped my wand tighter. "Whose inside?" he said pointing his thumb at Lily's compartment. I stayed quite. She probably wasn't changed yet. I know girls. "WHO?!?" I shrugged.
Snape smiled, "It's Lily Evans, isn't it." He said. All the boys looked at me. I shrugged again. Snape stepped toward the door but I didn't move. He reached his hand towards the knob but I knocked it away. "Move Potter." He ordered. "We only want to have a little fun with the dirty little mudblood." The boys behind him laughed.
Rage like I've never felt before in my life coursed through my veins. My hand shot to his throat. He chocked. "Never, EVER call her that again." I released his neck throwing him back into Crabbe and Goyle. That's when it happened. All of them charged at me, towards the door, towards Lily. The door rattled as all the boys struggled to open it and I alone kept it closed. I thanked Merlin for Quidditch. This went on for about a minute until Snape stepped away and pointed his wand at my back.
"Get away from the door Potter! Or I'll blast you into oblivion." He said. I kept the fight up. Soon I went ridged. He had given me a full body bind, not a good one if I do say so. I fell to the floor with a thump as the door was blasted open. Malfoy loomed over me as Lily stepped into the hall.
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Lily's Point of View
I saw James on the floor, eyes open but not moving. 'Full Body Bind.' My mind screamed at me. Over him was Lucious Malfoy but I had my own problems, the rest of the Slytherins.
"Um… Hello." I said uneasily. I turned towards Malfoy. "Would you mind pointing your wand from Potter, Malfoy?"
Snape stepped towards me. "Hello Evans." He looked me up and down. "You look ravishing may I say." All the other boys had there eyes on my breasts. I had grown over the summer. The old flat, happy me had left and replaced itself with sad, but mature me.
"I'm up here boys." I said angrily. I heard James laugh on the floor. The boys kept there gaze low. Potter hadn't done that….For once.
Snape came closer towards me and I backed up, ending up sitting down. He sat next to me and rapped his hand around my shoulder. "Have I ever told you that you're the hottest mudblood at Hogwarts?" His hand slid towards my boob and mad to grab when I stood up.
SLAP
"How DARE YOU! Do I look like a SLUT?" I heard James laugh again.
"I was just being honest! You are the hottest mudblood at Hogwarts!" he retorted, pulling his hand up to his very red cheek. I hadn't even hit him as hard as I could. I didn't have the strength I used to.
"Well there aren't many muggleborns left are there and could you STOP calling me a fucking Mudblood!" James let out another laugh.
"Well," said Avery coming up behind me. "You are one!" he pinched my butt.
BAM
I punched him right in the jaw and sent him flying into a wall. I pointed my wand at the Slytherin 6th years and stunned them quickly. I ran out into the hallway to see James under Crabbe, Goyle, and Malfoy's wands. I pointed my wand at them and cleared my throat. "Don't make me." I said coldly. "I'm a prefect and a Gryffindor and rumored to be best dueler in school. Have you ever heard of a red head's temper?"
Crabbe and Goyle looked at Malfoy for instructions. "Keep on him." He said quietly thinking I couldn't hear him the prick. He turned his wand on me instead. "Oh Lily, We're not here for him. We're here for you! You look good you know." His eyes flickered to my boobs before returning to my face.
"I thought you were going out with Narcissa?" I said starting to circle him. He started as well.
"I'm aloud to voice my opinions though and my opinion is that a mudblood like you really needs to mind her own business."
"Ok." I said exasperatedly. "I've had enough of the mudblood crap. It's gotten real old, real fast." My plan was working, my back was now to Crabbe and Goyle. Time to show Malfoy why muggle things are great. For instance, gymnastics and karate. I back up towards Crabbe and Goyle, who were still pointing there wands at Potter. I did a handstand and kicked back, hitting them both hard in the back forcing them to fall over. I quickly did Potter's counter curse.
"Crucio!" I heard behind me and I tackled James to the floor as a flash of light flew over us. I lay on top of Potter, enjoying the warmth before standing and stunning both Crabbe and Goyle. I turned to face Malfoy and James soon joined my side.
"It's two against one now." Said James.
"And by the way, a detention for all of you." I said to Malfoy and all his stunned friends.
"Pirtisious." Called Malfoy pointing his wand at me. I felt the fabric of my shirt leave my skin. I knew the curse, the shirt strip curse. I was just relieved he hadn't known the whole strip curse. Malfoy looked at me in aw and soon was stunned by an angry James.
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3rd Person POV
James had to hex him. He didn't like people looking at Lily like that. He didn't even look at Lily like that….. Often at least. She felt a little exposed and embarrassed but it wasn't like it was the first time.
James through the Slytherins into the next compartment and he and Lily returned to their car. He liked the sound of that. James and Lily's.
She forgot he had a crush on her. He was ok. That was all that mattered. She was afraid he had been hit with something terrible because you never know with Slytherins. Didn't matter that all the stunned Slytherins were probably hard, or at least Malfoy. It didn't even matter that she was sitting with her mortal enemy in nothing but a bra.
After a while he couldn't resist. She was sitting down looking angry and ironing her clothes. She didn't care he was seeing her in her bra. She had grown again, James noticed. She was still the same 5' 5" that was tiny compared to his 6' 1" but she had grown in her womanly ways. She wore a pink bra just covering her new… mountains. She had to be a C instead of a B now. James couldn't stop himself from going hard but thankfully she didn't notice.
"Are you ok?" she asked James suddenly. Her bosom bounced as she turned towards him.
"Fine now. How about you?"
"Ok. I got us out of the way of the crutiatus curse so I'm really quite fine. Just a little…..Slutty."
"Why slutty." James asked confused.
"Because I just got felt up for god's sake James. AND stripped!"
"That doesn't make you a slut. That makes them perverted ass-holes like me!"
She laughed. "You aren't that bad."
I smiled. "Who are you and what have you done with Lily?" She laughed again. I noticed the happiness was coming back to her eyes. "You look better now." I said before I could stop myself.
"What?" she asked
"The happiness is back in your eyes." James blushed. He didn't mean to say what he really thought it just came out. Lily did that to him sometimes.
Lily blushed too. "I love dueling and stuff like that so it can do that. I'm greatful to be back in the wizarding world."
Lily began to pull on her Hogwarts top and robes. She let James stay with her this time since all she had to do now was put on stuff. He had already seen the rest. James was very happy about this. "I just can't believe those idiots!" she said angrily. James smiled noticing the old Lily was back…. For the moment. He watched her put on her button down shirt. "I mean, what did they want to do?"
"Probably what they did plus a few other things like it." Said James as she finished the last button. "I don't think they expected you to fight back or for me to be there." He picked up Lily's robe and she slipped her arms in.
"No one ever thinks I'll fight back." She replied sadly, fixing her robes so they fit comfortably. James was amazed at how she made the Gryffindor uniform look so beautiful.
James laughed. "I know you fight back! I had to learn the hard way!" They both laughed. For the rest of the train ride they talked happily about the times they had together. Most of them had seemed bad at the time but now were bringing tears of laughter to their eyes.
When they got off the train they were no longer enemies but not friends. No word to describe them but knowing.