A/N My computer hates my guts and is not letting me upload this chapter so I'm trying to see if it will upload if it isn't as long. This is why I have made part 1 and part 2. Hopefully it works. If the lengths of my chapters decrease in the future, you will know the reason. This chapter is a continuation of both chapter 16 and 17.
Chapter 18 (Part 1)
Virginity
Sirius and Kim stared at James with shocked faces. James remained expressionless for a moment until a smile appeared on his face.
"You're full of shit. I probably wouldn't have believed you anyway, but you just gave yourself away." He paused and looked around at the three staring faces, looking at him with suspense. "Lily wouldn't know how I was in bed, Snivellus. I've never had sex with her." He paused again. "And neither have you."
It was now Snape's turn to smile. "You're kidding yourself if you think she's a virgin, Potter."
"Oh, she's not. But you are."
"And always will be." Kim added.
Snape searched his mind for something to say, but there was nothing, so James spoke again.
"So I'm not gonna kill you for wanting my girl, I'm not going to kill you for hating me and I'm not going to kill you for the shit you just tried to pull." His smile turned to an angry sneer as he pulled out his wand. "I'm going to kill you because you don't deserve to live. You're disgusting. You make me sick."
"And by the look of things, you make Kim sick too." Sirius added as he pulled out his own wand and walked towards Snape.
Snape, who had remained still and silent, tried to use the element of surprise by making a sudden grab for his wand. Before his hand had even reached the pocket of his robe, however, Sirius had raised his arm and punched him in the face. Snape grabbed his cheek in pain, but Sirius wasn't deterred. He kicked Snape's ankle so he fell over and then kicked him again, this time harder and in the stomach. Snape let out a moan. Sirius reached down and grabbed his opponent by the neck. Sirius was bigger and stronger than the scrawny Snape and could lift him easily. He pushed him up against the wall and glared at him.
Snape mustered up some strength to say. "You're just as bad as me Potter. First you get your girlfriend to hex me and then you get your mate to almost kill me before you finish me off. Be a man Potter."
"Physical fighting isn't my style. I prefer to use magic." Pointing his wand at Snape, James opened his mouth, ready to let leash the tirade of curses flowing through his mind. He was silenced, however, when a voice sounding strangely like Lily's spoke up from the part of his mind he had learnt to ignore- his conscience. "But I agree that it should be fair. Friday night, on the Quidditch Pitch, midnight. Bring your wand." James started walking towards the door but turned to Snape who was still pinned against the wall by Sirius. "But if you go anywhere near Lily, if I even hear you speak her name, I can guarantee that it will be anything but a fair fight." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the book he and Sirius had been reading. He threw it across the room where it landed neatly in the fireplace and began to burn slowly. Sirius pulled him back off the wall and hurled him to the ground. Snape watched as Kim and Sirius left the room. He waited until the door closed behind them before limping over to the fire and pulling the book out, burning his hands in the process. It was too late, the book was no longer there and was just a pile of burnt paper that was turning to ashes in his hands.
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Lily and James were walking along the edge of the Forbidden Forest. It was late at night and the soon-to-be-full moon was lighting the path for them. When they got to the tree James was looking for, they ventured into the forest. It immediately became dark but James knew the way well and after only a few minutes they reached a well-lit clearing. James transfigured a leaf into a large blanket and laid it out for Lily to sit on. He sat beside her as they continued their conversation.
"So are you sure Frank is going to be alright? Remus doesn't need our help or anything?" Lily asked leaning back on her elbows.
"Moony will be fine. It's best if we stay out of the way and he should know the right entrance by tomorrow and we can do the whole rescuing thing then. Right now it's just you and me." James smiled at his worrying girlfriend.
"I like it when it's just us." Lily's green eyes were brighter in the moonlight. James couldn't stop staring into them.
"Me too." He decided that it would be worth stopping the staring if they started kissing, so he leaned over her and kissed her. A few minutes later, she was moving him backwards to get a better position, so she could look down at his face when they paused for breath. Normally she loved seeing his care-free face looking back at her, but as she opened her eyes, she saw a troubled look, she sat up.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." He lied.
"I know something's wrong. Just tell me."
"I don't really like talking about this…" He knew he couldn't keep anything from her, and if he didn't ask it would rile him forever. "Snape said something…I don't even know why it's bothering me…but…well…are you a virgin?"
