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Chapter 22: Snapes Worst Memory.

Lily barely even touched her breakfast on the first day of their O.W.L.s.

"Lils you need to eat something." Faith said ripping off a piece of an orange.

"I don't think I can." Lily said tapping her foot nervously.

"Lily its only our Defense Against the Dark Arts O.W.L." Sarah said trying to calm her.

"I know but what if I forget something...like the 5 signs of a werewolf...or how to tell Cornish pixies from Field pixies?" Lily said looking between the two. Sarah and Faith just shook their heads and then got up as the bell rang.

"We don't have Defense for another hour." Sarah said yawning and twisting a piece of hair around her finger.

"Study of course." Lily said almost running towards the library.

"She's going to rack her brain to hard." Faith muttered as Sarah and her headed outside.

One hour later Lily, Faith and Sarah all stood in a line outside the great hall. Professor Flitwick stood next to the door.

"I'm positive you all will do excellent and if you need more parchment we will provide it." Flitwick said and with that he flung open the doors and everyone went to their seats which that had been told were theirs in advance.

Lily was 6 rows ahead of James. Faith was 4 rows to the left of Sirius (right next to Peter I might add) and Sarah was up 2 rows and over 3 from Remus. Flitwick began to saw the usual rules

"No looking off your partners paper" was the last rule and the they began. In an instant the sound of scratching quills and nervous feet made its way into the room.

Lily was bent over her parchment biting the edge of her quill nervously. And looked at the first question:

1.) Name three ways to ward off a vampire.

Lily knew that. A smile crept onto Lily's face and she busily began to write the answer and realized that she knew the other answers too. Lily tucked her hair behind her ear and began to write.

James loved how easy all the questions were. When he had finished with question 16 he looked up sneaked a peek at Lily. She was gorgeous as usual. James could see the glimmer of her butterfly clip as she wore her hair half up and half down. He saw that she had tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled. James heard someone clear their throat and saw Professor Flitwick giving him a warning glance. James sighed and got back to question 17.
Sarah began twirling her quill in her hand as she read question 23:

23.)In 5 sentences clearly state the difference between Cornish pixies and Field pixies?

Sarah gave a slight chuckle. She knew Faith was going to hate that question. Faith hated everything to do with pixies, called them 'the demons of our time'. Sarah smiled and began to write about the difference in facial structure of the two pixies.

Remus looked up from his parchment and over at Sarah. She was busy writing and answer. When she had finished she took to twirling her quill. Remus would have loved to do the same but he knew that his quill would go flying and hit Frank Longbottom on the head. Sarah looked up and saw Remus she smiled and he smiled back nervously. She then turned back to her parchment.
Faith's foot tapped up and down unknown to her. She was reading question 31 and then began to write the answer. Faith looked up and saw Sirius bent over his parchment writing. Sirius looked up and Faith snapped her head forward. 'Why was I looking at him?' Faith thought cursing herself.
Sirius looked at Faith and wondered if he had really caught her looking at him. Sirius hoped he hadn't imagined it and that she really was looking at him. Sirius sighed and his hair fell gracefully into his face. He shot a look around the room and saw Severus. He was bent over his parchment so far his nose almost touched it. Sirius's eyes narrowed, he then saw Severus look up and at Faith. Sirius felt his blood boil and then bent back over his parchment.
Severus looked at Faith and watched her quill fly across her parchment. He thought of her bright, warm smile and a smile came to his lips. Faith's head peeked up and she looked around the room. Severus quickly cast his eyes downward.
"Times up!" Professor Flitwick said and then with a flick of his wand a hundred or more parchments went flying into the air. Lily quickly rejoined her friends.

"See Lily wasn't that easy?" Faith asked teasingly.

"Yes." Lily sighed.

"Need to chill out a little girly." Sarah said smiling.

"Shut it." Lily said smiling as they walked out into the bright sunlight. They took their usual seats under their tree and Sarah and Faith put their feet in the water.

"Feels nice to relax." Faith said laying down.

"Oh yes because you don't do that enough." Sarah said rolling her eyes and splashing Faith.

"Nope." Faith said smiling kicking her feet back and forth.

"What are the boys up to now?" Lily sighed watching Sirius and James.

The girls all turned their heads to watch. When they saw Severus and Sirius point his wand at them they all gasped.

"Oh those two." Lily said quickly storming off after them. Sarah stood up to soon and fell into the lake. Faith reached in and pulled Sarah out and they began scrambling for their shoes.

A/N: This part is completely owned by JK and appears in Order of the Phoenix.)

"Leave him ALONE!"

James and Sirius looked around. James's free hand jumped to his hair again.

"All right, Evans?" said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.

"Leave him alone," Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. "What's he done to you?"

"Well," said James, appearing to deliberate the point, "it's more than the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean..."

Many of the surrounding watchers laughed, Sirius and Wormtail included, but Lupin, still apparently intent on his book, didn't, and neither did Lily.

"You think you're funny." she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying, toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."

"I will if you go out with me, Evans." James said quickly. "Go on..Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wond on old Snivelly again."

Behind him, the Impediment Jinx was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch toward his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he crawled.

"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid," said Lily.

"Bad Luck, Prongs," said Sirius briskly, turning back to Snape. "OY!"

But too late; Snape had directed his wand straight at James; there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about; a second flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of graying underpants.Many people in the small crowd watching cheered. Sirius, James and Wormtail roared with laughter.

Lily, whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"

"Certainly," said James and he jerked his wand upward. Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes, he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said, "Locomotor Mortis" and Snape keeled over again at once, rigid as a board.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.

"Ah, Evans, Don't make me hex you," said James earnestly.

"Take the curse off him, then!"

James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and muttered the countercurse.

"There you go," he said, as Snape struggled to his feet again, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus-"

"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"

Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly. "I won't bother in future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."

"Apologize to Evans!" James roared at Snape, his wand pointed threateningly at him.

"I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding on James. "You're as bad as he is..."

"What?" yelped James. "I'd NEVERcall you a--you-know-what!"

"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can--I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK."

She turned on her heel and hurried away.

"Evans!" James shouted after her, "Hey, EVANS!"

But she didn't look back.

"What is with her?" said James, trying and failing to look as though this was a throwaway question of no real importance to him.

"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks your a bit conceited, mate," said Sirius.

"Right," said James, who looked furious now, "right--"

There was another falsh of light, and Snape was once again hanging upside down in the air.

"Who wants to see me take of Snivelly's pants?"

Sarah walked straight up to Remus while the little ordeal with James and Lily was taking place

"Sarah," Remus said standing up quickly.

"You're a prefect," Sarah said accusingly. Remus looked confused.

"Why don't you stop them!" Sarah said her hands on her hips. There was an anger burning in her eyes that Remus had never seen before and the worst part was it was towards him.

"I...I...w-well you see," Remus stammered backing up into the tree.

"Your just as bad as them. He didn't do anything and you just sit here doing nothing also!" Sarah spat at him and stormed off.

Faith was jumping and trying to get on her shoes as she made her way to Sirius and James. She passed Lily as she stormed off. Sirius and James began to lift Serverus in the air and were about to spin him up side down when Faith pushed Sirius. Sirius was almost knocked off his feet.

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you!" Faith said pushing Sirius shoulders using her fingertips.

"Come on Faith we're just having a little fun," Sirius said trying to be charming...it was working, but not on Faith.

"What has he ever done to you?" Faith asked glaring at him.

"Well he...he..he's a dork and I just don't like him," Sirius said growing angry.

"That's not a good reason," Faith said still glaring.

"Well,What do you care! I'm doing you a favor. If you hang out with people like him..." Sirius said pointing an accusing finger at Serverus.

"You'll end up just like your mother!" He yelled at her. Sirius didn't know why he was so angry. But he did know that once he had said this he instantly regretted it. Faith slapped Sirius. Hard. Tears welled in his eyes and through his blurred vision he could see Faith also with tears in her eyes and running off.

(A/N: I like this chapter. I put a lot of thought into it and the others will be up soon. Seems like the girls are pretty angry with the boys now. Hmm... what do you think is wrong with Faith's mum. )