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Salt in the wounds

The next day James agreed to come in and explain to his class why he would no longer be teaching them. Knowing what James would be doing, Lily made it to class on time.

James stood in front of the minds he had been moulding into great healers and sighed. He loved his job. Then he looked at Lily and knew that he loved her more, this would definitely be the best thing.

"Class, at the beginning when I started teaching you, I believed that I was the bee's knees. Having graduated from Healer College very easily and prestigiously, I admit I was very arrogant. I really needed showing that I was not the best in the field. I'm sure you'll all agree that Miss Evans helped me find my way out of that." The class laughed, confused as to where this little speech was leading. Lily smiled her eyes glassy- this was all her fault. "Now each of you has your own individual quality. You've worked hard with me and with just a little more you will be ready to be let loose in the industry. I'm proud to have taught you. However, I'm afraid due to personal reasons I am not going to be able to teach you any longer. Mr Lupin will be teaching you until a suitable replacement is found. I'm truly sorry about this. But I expect to see you all at graduation." The class sat in silence, until Lily started clapping, the rest of the class following her lead.

"Sir, I'd like to say on behalf of myself, it has been a pleasure arguing with you. I believe that I needed to be put in my place also. And on behalf of everyone else you have been a really great professor, we did all learn a lot and we know that what ever you have done it's always in the interests your students. Good luck in what you do." Lily smiled. Her fellows all nodded in agreement.

"Thank you. Well I'd best let Remus, well Professor Lupin take over now." With a nod to Lupin and a last sad glance over his students he left. Lily's tears took over and Remus stared after him guiltily. This was unfair, they both knew how much he had loved his job. Lily raised her hand

"Sir Can I be excused?" She sniffed.

"Of course." Remus replied.

She moved swiftly out of the room to the ladies toilets. She couldn't be seen in this state. She felt as though she had betrayed the man she loved. She had to do something about it.

And so she did.

Lily Evans went marching into Professor Patrick Stevens, Head of Healing's office, not even knocking on the door.

He looked up at her from the person he was talking to. And Lily, her eyes full to the brim of tears started letting loose.

"Sir, it is unfair of you to let Professor Potter resign. He was an excellent teacher and deserves a lot more then he got."

"I totally agree Miss Evans." The head replied much to Lily's surprise.

"Lil, calm down." James said lightly getting up from the desk opposite the head. "When you left this morning Pat owled me. Turns out I have a job after all." James hugged her to him.

"Miss Evans you are looking at The Professor of our first short course of advanced healing. And in the new Academic year, head of department after I leave." Lily's eyes widened.

"Oh my gosh. How can that be?" She asked amazed.

"Well, when I heard of yours and Mr Potter's relationship at first I was utterly disappointed. Two of my highest achieving students.

But then it hit me, of course you would be perfectly compatible. And also, if I lost Mr Potter I'd be loosing one of the best in the field.

It states in college rules that student teacher relationships are highly frowned upon. However, they are not ruled out.

By changing James' teaching periods, he doesn't have to teach you and we should be able to avoid all controversy when this gets out. And it will do.

Things in this college spread quickly. Now I was extremely impressed by this young gentleman, and even if Professor Lupin hadn't stepped foreword and defended him, I would have come to my senses after yesterday and James approaching me realising that this affair would need to be addressed professionally.

It takes a very brave man to tell the truth, for that I respect you. Having worked with both of you, I know you are very bright individuals. I hope it works out for you. And James congratulations on your promotion." The couple stepped out of the office, Lily's eyes happy, yet still watery.

"Congratulations." She smiled kissing him sweetly on the lips.

"Thank you." He replied. Then he grinned. "And thanks for coming to my aid in there, I was struggling." He mocked.

"If I didn't want you so much right now I would hit you for that comment." James looked at her longingly.

"The toilets are just up the corridor." He said seriously.

"As nice as that sounds I have class." She smirked kissing him lightly on the cheek and walking back to her room, looking in a hand held mirror and adjusting her make up from where she had been crying.

The next day James and Lily sat at the kitchen table eating their breakfast (this was not a habit for Lily, but James now made her). James' owl came soaring through the open window and landed royally in front of him bearing his usual morning Prophet.

The second James had rolled it flat out onto the table both parties present's eyes boggled out shocked at the front page.

"Scandalous student teacher affair taints renowned college."

The picture in the middle of all the writing was of Lily and James making out quite heavily. Too heavily in fact. How anyone had gotten that picture was beyond them.

James began to read out loud.

"Young Lily Evans aged only 20 years old is a common house hold name these days. She has become known as a scarlet lady by not only the colour of her hair. It seems that like a siren she leads young impressionable men astray. And she has a knack for targeting upon the wizarding elite.

Not even a month ago we wrote about her denying the Minister of Magic's son of his proposal to her. Young Alex Bagnold, future Minster, was devastated by her claim of being in love with another man. As if all the pressures he has to deal with wasn't enough.

Now Miss Evans has moved on to her next victim, James Potter, Son of Ruth and Harold Potter. Their blood dating back to Merlin times in pureness. James Potter was head boy at Hogwarts School for witch craft and wizardry, obtaining a handful of Outstanding Newts. He qualified as a healer, top of his class. And he was working briefly at St Mungos.

Now he teaches at the most prestigious healer academy in England, where Miss Evans attends. It took her no time at all to seduce her Professor and has now had him resign from the position. I don't doubt that she will eventually leave him high and dry when she finds someone more exciting and perhaps more noble in our world. Maybe singing legend Barley Fizz, I dare say.

Miss Lillian Evans is on a road to somewhere. Fame? Riches? Nobody can tell you where but herself. However I do believe the places she passes on her way are left in devastation and ruins. James Potter had best watch out, or it may be more then his job that he's lost."

"Lily you can't listen to that." James spoke quickly looking at her crest fallen face. "I don't believe a word of it and I'll make sure that no one else does either."

"Oh my Gosh. I... I'm not like that am I? Please tell me I'm not like that?" Lily sobbed. James jumped out of his seat and took her in his arms, cradling her like a baby.

"You're not like that Lil. I know your not and everyone you care about knows you're not, so don't you dare listen to it." He held Lily to him tighter knowing that today would be a hard day and silently swearing he'd get the reporter who found this story out.

Little did he know that it was someone closer to him then he thought, the same someone who would decide his fate.