Chapter Two: Hero

Enrique Iglesias

          "Lily! Hey LILY!"

          Lily walked down the second story corridor, her magically straightened hair swishing behind her, contrasting greatly with her black Hogwarts robes.  She shook her head in an annoyed fashion; she knew that voice all too well. Lily had been congratulated by almost every student in Hogwarts (except for the Slytherins who couldn't care less) for their performance during Breakfast earlier in the week.

          "What," she asked, not stopping or turning around to face the person.

          "Well, I wanted to ask you to the Back to School Dance." James' face appeared in front of hers, and she stopped abruptly. "We could go just as friends. You know, just for fun."

          "Don't you have someone to go with?" Lily asked him sharply, pushing through him and continuing down the lonely corridor.

          "Well, I guess, but I haven't asked anyone yet, and I wanted to know if you would go with me. But if you won't want to, that's alright."

          "Then no, sorry. See you later Potter." She said before quickening her pace to make sure she wasn't late for class.

           "Would you dance if I asked you to dance?" James sang quietly with his head hanging down, contemplating why she was still acting like this.

          She stopped, and turned on her heels. Lily looked searchingly into his hazel eyes that were staring fixedly at the floor, imploring him to keep singing. He looked back up at her before singing the next line.

          "Would you run and never look back? Would you cry if you saw me cry?  And would you save my soul, tonight?"

James eyed her, as if for clearance to keep going. She answered his question with a nod. She was intrigued now, walking back to where he stood in the middle of the hallway. He was actually trying to be nice to her. In fact, James was serenading Lily. She wanted to see this.

          "Would you tremble if I touched your lips?" he asked, following the song. At the sight of Lily's eyebrows furrow and raise at the violating thought of James, her friend, touching her lips, he kept singing.

          "Would you laugh? Oh please tell me this," he added quickly.

          "Oh James' that's silly you know I would…" Lily began, but was stopped by James covering her mouth. She felt her book bag slip from her shoulder, where it was slung carelessly. She didn't bother to pick it back up.

          "Now would you die for the one you loved?" James added with full sincerity, as if to tell Lily he was serious.

          "Well it depends on…" He cut her off again, cocking his head to the side as he recovered her mouth with his hand.

          "Hold me in your arms, tonight."

          "James! I've got to get to class! This is totally out of line!" Lily exclaimed, ripping his hand from her mouth as she retreated slowly.

          "I can be your Hero baby; I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever; you can take my breath away." He let his deep, rich voice sing out the chorus to Lily, and he meant every word.

          Lily stopped and swiveled around, trying to test his sincerity by singing, "Would you swear that you'll always be mine?"

          James' face held a look of disbelief. She was singing back to him!

          "Or would you lie? Would you run and hide?"

          "I would tell you the truth Lil!" he interjected.

          "Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind?" Lily put her hand to her head, wondering if she had really just sang back the next verse of a love song to James Potter, her supposed friend!

          "You're not, you're just singing what you feel!" he added with a mischievous grin before she finished the verse.

          "I don't care... You're here tonight." She smiled at him before continuing onto the chorus, "I can be your hero, baby; I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever; you can take my breath away."

          James grinned at her, taking the next verse accordingly, "Oh, I just want to hold you. I just want to hold you."  

          And this time when James sang, Lily didn't get a violated look, just one of happiness, and did he sense agreement in her sparkling green eyes?

          "James, I…" Lily got cut off again by his singing.

          "Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind? I don't care... You're here tonight." He wrapped her up his arms, not caring about her reaction. He felt that it was right, and he hoped to god she thought the same.

          She looked at him, her emerald eyes dancing in the dim hallway light. Then, they began to sing the chorus again, but this time in unison.

          "I can be your hero, baby; I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever; you can take my breath away. You can take my breath away. I can be your hero, baby; I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever; you can take my breath away. You can take my breath away"

After they had finished off the last note, James leaned down to Lily and kissed her lightly on the lips. She blushed deep scarlet, and said quietly:

"I'll go with you James, just not as a friend." She smiled and leaned down to her book bag before dashing down the hall.

"I can be your hero." James said softly after her.

A/N: Hey! Chapter 2! Hope you like! Oh yeah, and all these songs are by American artists, so if you don't know the songs, then look them up on or a search engine!

Oh yeah, and the Disclaimer.

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