A.N. / Hey I know a lot of you are angry at me for the Lily/Tyler thing now that James has his memory back, but don't worry Lily and James will get back together in time. This is part of the plot and it has to happen! I understand if you don't want to read my fic anymore and I'm sorry about that, but this HAS TO HAPPEN! I've gotten a ton of flames from all of you that use to back me up in the fanfic. And you just won't listen! This has to happen! This is what makes Lily so strong and what gets her and James back together! Besides Lily and James didn't really even get together until their seventh year. I will have them back together, but this had to happen. Trust me on this one as I am the writer.

Chapter 32

Tyler pulled back from his kiss with Lily and just looked at her in awe, "So this is for real, right? This isn't just to make James jealous, right?"

Lily shook her head and smiled, "I'm for real about this. And I'm sure."

Tyler smiled back at her and gave her a quick peck before starting the car and driving to the Evans's townhouse.

"Tyler wait!" Lily yelled suddenly.

"What? Did you change your mind about me?"

Lily shook her head no, "I forgot that Gabby, Alice, and Cassidy are suppose to stay the night with me. Would you mind running in and finding out how they are going to arrive at my house?"

"You don't want to go back in there right?"

Lily nodded, "Alright I'll go." Tyler said stepping out of the car and reentering the Potter Mansion.

Lily leaned back in the car seat and sighed, she knew she was doing the right thing. James Potter was being an arrogant, pompous arse for thinking that he could just get her back that fast. Just the irony of him mad her blood burn, but was it actually passion running through her veins that he was able to fight his amnesia and get back to her. To share a passionate kiss with her? No, of course not. Lily had to force herself to forget about James Potter, he'd hurt her once and she couldn't be hurt again.

Ten minutes later Tyler was back alone in the car with Lily.

"Where are they?"

"Alice said she was going to Floo to a house of her parents just a few houses down from yours. Cassidy and Gabriella said that they'd get there later."

"But how?"

Tyler shrugged his shoulders, "No clue."

"You don't think that their mad at me because I don't want to be with James anymore do you?"

"I honestly don't know...I mean they were your friends first…but their kind of in the middle, their your friends but their dating his friends."

"This is so stupid!" Lily yelled, "Can you just drop me off please?"

"Can do," Tyler nodded and started the car up again, heading for the Evans townhouse in Surrey.

Thirty minutes later Lily had just turned her key to the front door and opened it up for Tyler to follow her.

"Lily dear is that you?"

"Yes mum!"

"Is Tyler still with you?"

"Yeah but he was about to leave."

"I have some tea made if he'd like to stay a bit and have tea with you and me."

Lily's eyebrow raised in question and she was wondering what on Earth was her mother up to, and then Lily turned to Tyler to see if he wanted to stay a bit for tea.

"Yeah but just a bit I don't like it when your mum starts to insult me to my face."

"Me neither," Lily said rolling her eyes. "Yeah mum Tyler says he can stay but only for a bit."

Lily and Tyler joined Abigail at the kitchen table and there was a coffee pot that held tea, three coffee cups with match saucers, and a plate of chocolate chip cookies…Lily's favorite. Abigail had her baby blue bathrobe on over her night clothes and was smiling when Lily and Tyler walked in. "So how was the ball."

"Fabulous!" Lily said with a big smile and both Tyler and Abigail gave Lily a look like that wasn't the word that they were expecting.

"Fabulous? Really? I mean even though you saw James tonight with that other girl?"

"Paris?" Lily asked shrugging her shoulders, "Their not together anymore."

"Oh great! James recovered his memory tonight! Oh Lily you must be so happy!"

Lily nodded, "Yes I'm happy for him."

Abigail eyeballed her sixteen year old daughter, "What do you mean it like that? The two of you got back together, correct?"

"Nope," Lily said shaking her head no. "I can't trust him again and besides I have a new boyfriend."

"Oh really? Who then?"

"Me," Tyler said setting down his coffee cup and finally speaking.

"You?" Abigail asked although she wasn't surprised for some reason she couldn't explain and Tyler nodded again. Abigail wasn't going to say anything else on this matter until after Tyler left, after all she couldn't be rude to a house guest. "Did you see any of your friends tonight, Lily dear?"

Lily nodded and ate some of the cookies, "Yeah. I saw Cassidy, Sirius, Gabriella, Remus, Alice, and Frank. Well I don't really know Frank all that well, but you know."

"Were they excited to see you?"

Lily nodded, "For a while."

"What do you mean?"

"James kissed me at midnight, I thought it was Tyler. They were wearing the exact same thing and the exact same mask. After James kissed me Tyler called my name and I'd realized I'd kissed the wrong guy at midnight."

"James kissed you?" Abigail asked shocked and Lily nodded to her mother's question. "No offense towards Tyler, but you practically loved James and he lost his memory….he gets it back tonight, kisses you, asks you to forgive him, and yet you decline him and start dating Tyler. Honestly Lily I don't know what's gotten in to you."

There was a knock at the door, "That must be Alice." Lily said standing.

"I think I should go so you can spend time with your friend," Tyler said standing also.

"Are you sure?" Lily asked and Tyler nodded.

"Good evening Mrs. Evans."

"Good bye Tyler." Abigail said standing to put the pot, cups, saucers, and plate of cookies up.

Lily and Tyler got to the door and Lily opened it to see Alice, Gabriella, and Cassidy. They all looked shocked to see Tyler standing beside Lily.

"He's not going to be here at our sleepover too, is he Lily?" Alice asked as she seemed a little confused.

Lily chuckled, "No Tyler was just leaving." Lily leaned up and gave Tyler a quick peck on his lips and said goodbye and he walked toward the his car in the driveway.

"Got your bags?" Lily asked as she looked at all of her friends staring at her in awe.

"Yeah we got our bags, but the four of us need to get to your room pronto. You've got some explaining to do." Cassidy said holding her bag in her left hand and Lily's left hand in Cassidy's right.

In Lily's room the girls hounded Lily with tons of questions that made her head feel as if it was going to explode. Abigail had already been by to drop off some tea and cookies for the girls and asked the girls to try and keep down the noise. The girls had all already changed into their pajamas. Lily and Alice were sitting on Lily's full-size bed and Cassidy and Gabriella were sitting on the guest, full-sized, bed.

"So what's going on here Lils?" Cassidy said trying to read into that stubborn redheaded head of her best friend.

"What do you mean what's going on?"

"Well," Gabriella said twirling her hair. "You were so upset when your relationship with James ended because of his memory loss and now that his memory is back…you don't want him?"

"Well…"

"No let us finish," Cassidy said. "Because if you stop me now I won't ever be able to finish. I mean you fought between Tyler and James for a while a few months ago and you chose James because he was the best choice. You had the most in common with James, you were closer to his age, he was the cutest, and you believed you cared more about him then you did about Tyler."

"You practically fell apart once James fell off of his broom and lost his memory and now that James remembers you completely and you go for your second best."

"Tyler isn't second best!" Lily yelled and all of the girls looked at Lily oddly.

"Oh whatever!" Cassidy said rolling her eyes at her best friend, "You love James and you know it! You are just running to Tyler because he's never broken your heart."

"That's not true!" Lily raised her voice and was outraged that her best friend would actually say that.

"Whatever!" Gabriella said rolling her eyes at her good friend, "Look James is my good friend and so are you. And I know the whole Paris issue was a total slap in your face and now you're doing the same thing, except you never lost your memory and he did. Lily, James loves you! I know I can't take sides on this but I believe you doing something very wrong." Gabriella laid down on the guest bed and went to sleep.

Alice looked back and forth between all of her friends and she had no clue what to say. Lily and James's break up was tearing the whole group apart. Alice went to the bed that she'd be sharing with Gabriella tonight.

Lily stood up and left the room very quietly, but not quiet enough because Cassidy followed her out of the room.

Lily ended up in her Grandma Rose's bedroom and sat in the rocking chair that Grandma Rose would always sit in and rock back and forth, back and forth.

"What are you thinking about?" Cassidy asked standing at the door way and Lily looked up and was surprised that Cassidy was still up and that she'd followed Lily to her Grandmother's old bedroom.

"What do you mean?" Lily asked.

"Don't play stupid with me Lily, I know you like the palm of my hand. Sure you care for Tyler but only as a friend, and I am the only person you are not fooling."

"What?!" Lily yelled starting to get angry.

"Sit down," Cassidy said pushing her best friend back down into the rocking chair. "Now I'm not trying to be a bitch to you, but this is for your own good damn it. We both know you care for James a ton. And that this whole thing with Tyler is a total scam and that you are only hurting Tyler, James, and most importantly yourself." Lily rolled her eyes and was going to be the stubborn redhead spitfire that both Cassidy and Lily knew she was.

"Look Cass…"

"No Lily listen you need a total intervention."

"About?"

"Your social life."

"Do you hear yourself?" Lily yelled letting the total redhead spitfire cliché come to life, "My social life, yeah get it? It's mine…so butt out!" Lily yelled making a total arse out of herself, and Cassidy just chuckled knowing she was right at the whole Tyler/James situation and that Lily was just being her normal stubborn self.

Cassidy traveled across the entire Evans Townhouse and over their property and couldn't find Lily Marie Evans anywhere…but Lily was in her own little place. A place she'd found over her father's estate during the summer once she was allowed out of that ridiculous wheelchair…the only place no one would think to look for her at…the basement of the Guesthouse. There Lily could be herself and play the special guitar that James had bought her the summer before, and Lily played the song she'd been working only too hard on that she'd once slipped up.

At the Potter Mansion…

Remus, Peter, Sirius, and James sat in James bedroom as he paced the floor like a mad man. Peter didn't seem to care as he was too busy stuffing his face with Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans, but that's how he always was he only cared about stuffing his face and that was the main reason he was so huge, disgusting, and he didn't attract many girls. As a matter of fact it was a miracle that he was still dating that Ravenclaw Amy, but then again he has a crater face,

bi-focals, buck-teeth, weighed about one hundred and sixty pounds for a five foot girl, and a hair lip. So Amy couldn't do any better than Peter and the same for him.

"This is garbage!" James yelled now throwing things around his room which made Peter jump back to reality and not concentrate so much on his food. Peter turned to see that neither Remus nor Sirius were shocked James's vulgar behavior or words coming out of his mouth. "I mean who does she think she is?! Women love me! I am James Harry Potter!"

"That could be a reason," Remus said raising an eyebrow to one of his best friends. "Now since she turned you down your egotistical sense is coming back. Padfoot we really need to get him back with Evans."

"Hello! I'm right in the room with you and that's what I've been saying for the last hour and a half. You three have to help me figure out a way to get Lily to go back out with me."

"Maybe it just wasn't meant to be," Peter said shrugging his shoulders while stuffing the rest of the Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans in his mouth.

"Go eat something," James said rolling his eyes at his very stupid and idiotic friend.

"Really I don't see what you see in her," Peter said still going on and Remus and Sirius tried to give Peter the look to shut up.

"Excuse me?" James said looking at his friend in disgust now.

"Really Prongs. She's a bit lanky, knobby knees, not the best rack, no ass, freckles, that horrible red hair, a sure spitfire, and she's a Mudblood."

The last word made three out of the four Marauder's stand up and scowl at Peter, "What?"

"How dare you call Lily a Mudblood!" Sirius said giving his friend a death glare.

"Well she is…"

"You are truly horrible!" Remus said looking at his friend in disgust, "Evans is one of the best friends I've ever made besides you guys. She's known my secret as long as you guys have and she's never told a soul and none of us made her swear to keep it a secret. She kept it a secret because she's a good gal and she's a stand true friend."

"When did you find out she knew?" James asked looking at his friend.

"A few weeks ago. She was upset about you and I ran into her at the library, and was apologizing because you couldn't help me out in a few days you know…for the Full Moon and I asked her how she knew about all of us and she told me she figured me out…but that you'd told her about you guys."

"How could you!" Peter hissed at James, "We took an oath! She could get highly pissed at you and tell her boyfriend…or better yet her boyfriend's grandfather…you know, our Headmaster!"

"Wormtail you better chill out," James snarled. "She won't tell anyone, Lily is really good at keeping secrets." James's thoughts left from Wormtail calling Lily a Mudblood to back at the party tonight.

"You know you'd think she'd be happy that I got my memory back, I mean from what you guys told me it drove her crazy to be away from you."

"More like to see you with Paris," Sirius cackled.

James rolled his eyes, "I can't believe I dated that slut…did we?"

All three Marauder's shook their heads no and Sirius spoke, "Even if the two of you wanted to Sarah and I would come in every few minutes and be a disturbance. But she defiantly wanted you to meet her black cauldron." Sirius cackled, Peter laughed too, Remus shook his head wondering why his friend would even use that crappy line, and James just felt too disgusted to say a word. "Thank Merlin that Sarah and I were around or your broomstick might have gone near the…"

"Sirius!" James yelled to silence his best friend, "Now you guys are here to help me try and figure out how to win Lily back."

"I just remembered my parents wanted me home tonight," Peter said getting up.

"But didn't you tell me your parents said it was okay if you stayed the night."

"True, stay the night as until midnight."

"But it's now after two a.m. ," Remus commented but Peter had already Flooed home.

"It's going to be hard to get her back," Remus said laying on James's bed.

"How do you know?"

"I told you I talked to her."

"Does she still have feelings for me?"

"Well she did when I talked to her, but that was before Christmas Vacation. She's been spending all her time with Tyler Smith and now their a couple."

"I hate to say this Prongs but you might just have to get over this girl." Sirius said sitting in the easy chair that was in James's room.

"It's not that easy…I mean…I love her."

"WHAT?!" Remus and Sirius yelled at the same time.

"Prongs, man you are only seventeen years old…you don't know love." Sirius said trying to reason with his friend.

"Yes I do, and I feel it every time I look into her emerald green eyes."

"But she's moved on to Tyler," Remus reminded his friend.

"Well two can play at that game boys." James said smiling.

"Oh goody! Old Prongsie here has a plan!" Sirius said squealing like a school girl, "What's the plan?!"

"You said Lily couldn't stand to see me with Paris?" Remus and Sirius nodded to James's question. "I've got the solution then."

"Please tell me you are not going to go back with Paris!" Sirius whined.

"Nope, but I'll ask a girl out and make Lily incredibly jealous."

"You mean you are going to mess with the heart of another girl? That's not a smart move," Remus said trying to help out his friend.

"It is a good move if the girl and I are like sisters and we both are in love with other people and trying to make the two of them jealous."

"Who?!"

"Why none other than Amelia Bones of course," James said with a smile.

"Oooh! Yeah she's smokin!" Sirius howled.

"Don't you have a girlfriend?" Remus asked.

"True," Sirius said with a shrug. "But I'm not dead! I can still say when a chick is smokin or not."

"So who is Amelia in love with?" Remus asked James while he was ignoring Sirius's comments.

"None other than Chris Prewett."

"Isn't he Quidditch Captain for Ravenclaw?"

James nodded to Remus's question, "In our year too. And you know Amelia is in our year also, well he won't pay her any attention for anything."

"So when are you and Amelia going to start this up?" Sirius asked licking his lips.

"On the ride back to Hogwarts, on the Hogwarts Express."

"Are you going to feel fine kissing her?" Remus asked.

James chuckled, "Are you kidding me?! There is nothing between us, and besides we learned how to kiss from one another at the age of eleven."

Outside of Platform 9 ¾…

"Do you really have to go back?" Abigail Evans whined and began to cry as she did every time Lily had to go back to Hogwarts.

"Yes mum," Lily said hugging her mother and then her father. "We go through this every time."

"But won't you miss Tyler too?"

Lily nodded, "Yes I will but he's got to go back and attend Auror school while I'm at Hogwarts. I'll owl you guys very often." She hugged her parents one last time. "I love you guys, " she said as she walked off to go on the platform of Platform 9 ¾.

"Lily!" A voice yelled and it was Alice's.

"Hey Alice, where are you sitting?"

"With Remus, Gabriella, Frank, Cassidy, Sirius, and James…but we I'll move with you if you are going to feel uncomfortable."

"No I won't," Lily said shaking her head. "I just hope it won't effect James that I have a boyfriend now."

They approached the compartment and there was everyone…plus one. Who was the girl sucking face with James! Lily felt her inner self yell as her blood began to boil.

"Hey everyone!" Lily said and everyone looked up and said a nice hello to her and began to hold a conversation.

"Hey Lily," James said as he and the girl parted.

"How are you doing?" Lily asked worried that he was still hurting from her turning him down.

"I'm alright, but have you met my girlfriend? Amelia Bones?" James asked and then Amelia turned her face to look at Lily's.

Lily's mouth dropped to the ground and James smiled, his plan might work out after all.