i You took my heart and ran away
Forever in my heart you'll stay
No matter what we've been through
I'm going to keep on loving you

It's not the way that I feel
Cause I'm really in love with you
You stole my heart then you ran away
What am I to say, I love you anyway

My love for you will never change
Cause I still feel the same way
The love I have for you will never grow old

My life had changed because of you
And I need you right here with me
There's no substitute for you
As far as I can see
You're the one for me

Every night and day
Thinking of you by my side
Here with me is where you ought to be

(Lily's POV)

The next morning I woke up and saw that James wasn't in his room. Oh, yeah. He was in the hospital wing. I got dressed and headed down to breakfast. Kemmy had stayed the night with the Maurauders (ahem. cough. Sirius. cough.) and I didn't want to talk to anyone else in Gryffindor, so I went to sit by Lucius and Narcissa.

"Ah, my Lily dear," cooed Lucius.

"Hey, guys," I said. "How are you?"

"Eh... just fine now that you're here," replied Lucius.

Narcissa and I rolled our eyes.

I picked at my pancakes but I didn't have much of an appetite. That partly had to do with the fact that Lucius' hand was slowly creeping up my leg.

After a few more minutes of would-be harassment and staring at my food, the Maurauders finally entered the Great Hall. I could see them looking for me (save Sirius, perhaps; he was laughing his head off with Kemmy).

Just as James's eyes found me, I said to Lucius, "I should be going. See you at Potions." Then I kissed him.

I walked out of the Great Hall past the Gryffindor table. As I neared James, I whispered, "Take that ."

He just gave me this desperate look I'd never seen on anyone before. In his face I saw love, hurt, anger, depression, jealousy, and want. His eyes also looked like they were full of tears.

I made eye contact with him and almost cried myself. I wanted to run over to him and hug all his sadness away. Oh God.

Charms went fine, and Potions was nothing short of torture. I'd forgotten that James, Severus, and I were working on the Polyjuice Potion together.

Snape kept smiling at me suggestively, but I couldn't bring myself to flirt with him in front of James, especially since I'd already kissed Lucius with James watching that morning.

James just kept his eyes down and carried on with his work the whole time.

(James's POV)

We all filed out of Potions a while later. Lily and Lucius were in front of me (holding hands, I might add).

"Calm down, James," said Sirius.

I realized I'd been gritting my teeth so hard that they were making grinding noises.

"Oh, sorry," I said, now keeping my emotions to myself.

In a few seconds I was bound to fucking curse Lucius to pieces.

My hand went to my wand, but Remus saw me and held my arm down.

"No ," he said firmly.

Finally, Lily and Lucius were gone.

I kicked the stone wall. "God damn it!"

"James, just go tell her you're in love with her," suggested Sirius. "Then she'll either A) feel so bad that she'll go out with you even if she doesn't like you anymore or B) confess her undying love for you and I won't be able to get you off each other because you'll be either making out or making babies."

"Ha," I said.

"Well, Sirius might've juiced it up a little but those are pretty much the two possibilities," said Remus. "So just go for it."

I considered for a moment. "No. I will not show her that I'm weak."

Remus suddenly got very mad. "James Potter, shut the hell up and swallow your fucking pride. You're killing yourself and her. Just do it."

I wanted to be mad at Remus, but I couldn't because I knew he was right.

I sighed. "I'll try. I promise. But I can't guarantee you anything."

"Good. We're getting somewhere," said Sirius.

Would you be my girlfriend?

I don't know why you care
He doesn't even know you're there
'Cause he don't love your eyes
And he don't love your smile
Girl you know that ain't fair

In the middle of the night
Is he gonna be by your side?
Or will he run and hide?
You don't know cause things ain't clear
And baby when you cry
Is he gonna stand by your side?
Does the man even know you're alive?
I got an idea

Won't you be my girlfriend
I'll treat you good
I know you hear your friends when they say you should
'Cause if you were my girlfriend
I'd be your shining star
The one to show you where you are
Girl you should be my girlfriend

Does he know what you feel
Are you sure that it's real
Does he ease your mind
Or does he break your stride?
Did you know that love could be a shield yeah
In the middle of the night
Is he gonna be by your side?
Or will he run and hide?
You don't know cause things ain't clear
And baby when you cry (oh no)
Is he gonna stand by your side?

Does the man even know you're alive?
I got an idea

Ever since I saw your face
Nothing in my life has been the same
I walk around just saying your name
Without you my world would end, yeah
I've searched around this whole damn place
And everything says you were meant to be
My girlfriend... oh

(Lily's POV)

At lunch I sat by myself. Halfway through the mashed potatoes, a single owl flew into the Great Hall and dropped a letter into my lap.

It read Lily on the front.

I slit it open and read:

Lily,

It is my unfortunate duty to bring you this sad news. This past weekend, your parents were involved in a fatal car accident that brutally killed the both of them. There were no remains, and in their will they stated they did not wish to have a funeral or memorial service. May God be with them. If you need to talk, the rest of the staff and I will be here, as probably will be your friends. May you be helped in this sad time.

Albus Dumbledore

My spoon clattered to the marble floor. I started taking deep, wracking breaths. I tried not to cry, but I couldn't help it. I couldn't get up, though, I was so frozen with shock. I buried my head in my robe sleeves and let the tears fall. I was well aware that nearly half of the Great Hall was staring at me, but I didn't care. I sat there crying for a few minutes.

"Shall I get James for you?" whispered Sirius' voice in my ear.

True, the one thing in the world that I wanted that moment was James Potter. But I shook my head.

"No, it's not him," I sobbed.

I turned around and gave Sirius a huge hug.

He gently hugged me back and said jokingly, "Lils, I already have a girlfriend."

"I know, I know," I cried. "I just need someone to hug. My parents died."

"Holy shit," he whispered, holding me tighter. "I'm so sorry."

I just cried harder.

Soon Remus came over, accompanied with James (who stayed a few feet away).

"What now?" asked Remus.

Sirius whispered in his ear.

"Oh dear God," said Remus quietly. "I'm sorry, Lily."

He came over and gave me a hug.

Now Kemmy and Cissa arrived, and soon they knew the news and were crying with me.

(James's POV)

What would happen if I walked over there and hugged her? Would she hold me tight or push me away? Was it worth a try? Of course. Having Lily in my arms again was worth more than anything.

I slowly walked over to her and everyone else moved away. Sirius nodded his encouragement to me, as did Remus.

I tapped her on the shoulder. She looked up at me through tear-stained eyes. God, she was beautiful even when her eyes were puffy and her nose was all blotchy.

I opened my arms and she ran into them immediately. I held her so close that she felt like a part of me.

"Oh God, Lily, I'm so sorry for everything," I said. "For your parents, for my behavior..."

"It's okay, it really is," she said. "And I'm the idiot. I always knew you liked me. Why was I testing you? Why?"

"I don't know, Lils," I replied, still holding her tighter and burying my face in her hair, memorizing her scent. "I just know I love you."

"James, I love you, too. I never stopped. And I need your help even more now that my parents are gone."

"You can get through this," I comforted. "I have faith in you."

"And your faith is all I need," she answered.

We stood there for a couple minutes, crying silently together.

"What the hell is this?" said a voice.

I turned and saw Lucius.

"She doesn't need you," I said. "She's mine."

"Oh yeah?" snarled Lucius. "Unless something just happened, she's still my girlfriend."

"Something did just happen, whitey boy," I spat. "She dumped you."

"What?!" asked a bewildered Lucius. "Lily, honey, tell me this isn't true."

"I don't know; you tell me," Lily said. "Here I am, in James's arms. What does it look like?"

Lucius let out a frustrated sigh. "What about what we had together?"

"What did we have?" Lily asked innocently. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but we had nothing. This may sound bitchy, but yes, I was using you."

"Fine, you whore!" shouted Lucius.

"Don't you ever call her that," I threatened.

"I thought I just had," said Lucius.

"Regrettably," I said.

At that moment, Lucius Malfoy was hit with five spells, one each from me, Sirius, Remus, Kemmy, and Narcissa.

He keeled over on the Great Hall floor, covered in fungus and whatnot.

Up till now, all the teachers had been watching. Now, they all ran over.

"Enough!" they shouted.

"RUN!" screamed Sirius. We all sprinted to the Head Dorm, the teachers at our heels.

We slammed the door behind us and I sealed it with a quick charm.

We all collapsed on the couches or the rug, whichever was closer.

"Damn, ain't we slick," commented an out-of-breath Sirius.

"More like screwed," corrected Kemmy. "We ran away from the professors."

"I don't think we'll get in trouble," panted Remus. "After all the stuff with Lily's parents."

"Yeah, we're all really really really sorry," said Cissa. "Anything you want at all, we can do for you."

My tears started to fall again. "They were so fucking young!" Lily explained. "And it was so sudden!"

"Well, if it's any comfort, my parents like support Voldemort and my brother like joined his ranks, so I ran away and I live with James now. So I consider my parents dead," said Sirius.

"Yeah, you can come over to my house for the holidays, of course," I offered. "And after school, who knows." Secretly, I planned to marry her then.

"Oh, you guys are so nice," Lily cried.

She buried her face in my chest and continued her sobs.

Somewhere, somehow, I knew she'd make it through this.

A/N: The two songs in this are You Took My Heart by Usher and Girlfriend by N Sync.

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