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Chapter 44

Head Girl, Lily Evans, 'Miss-Know-It-All', wasn't being a Miss-Know-It-All at all. She rarely ever spoke a word and if she spoke anything it was a whisper over to Head Boy James Potter.

The Marauders and Lily's friends couldn't get over how she had become shy and quiet, and not the usual spitfire.

Every student didn't quite understand how the Head Boy and Girl who use to hate one another and now they were inseparable.

At breakfast James and Lily were getting ready to go to their next class, but her friends surrounded her. "We need to talk," Cassidy said with a stern face.

Lily was still afraid of people and Cassidy getting in her face go her to start crying again.

"What did you do!" James asked outraged.

"I…uh…I don't know?"

James took Lily into his arms, holding her tight, he knew that cry too well now. James tried to console her, she had to make it until the end of the day. Today would be their last midterm and it was going to be a doozie, Potions with the Slytherins.

Potions with the Slytherins boiled James blood. They were all Bellatrix Black's Posse and they'd heard what Lucius Malfoy, their old ring leader, done to Miss-Know-It-All Evans.

This class was going to be Lily's worst.

"Silence!" The Potions master hissed with a flick of his wand the instructions were on the board. "Instructions are on the board. Begin!" He left the room and it began to start.

"Hello Mudblood," Severus Snape said smirking at her.

"Don't you dare talk to her you filthy git!"

"Disgusting a 'Pureblood' protecting a filthy 'Mudblood'."

"Stuff it Snivellus!" James growled, "Or I'll hex you upside down where everyone sees your dirty underwear again." Severus blushed.

But somehow Severus got his courage up, "Lucius got the ultimate prize the other night."

"You shut your bloody greasy mouth!" James screamed and everyone got quiet. Eyes shuffled between Severus, James, and Lily. Lily had silent tears escaping her eyes and Cassidy looked worried.

"What happened to Lily?"

"Well," Snape said with a grin upon his face but inside Snape was dying. He didn't want to repeat this but he had to prove to his fellow Slytherins that he would be a worthy Death Eater. "Lucius…"

"Narcissa's useless husband," James growled.

"Got orders from the Dark Lord to take away the Mudblood's confidence.

"And how did he do that?" Gabriella said advancing to Snape.

"No!" James screamed.

"What else?" He took away Mudblood's most precious gift…her virginity."

"No!" Lily sobbed as she began to fall and James caught her, all the Gryffindors' gasped at what Severus had said.

"THAT BASTARD RAPED HER!" James yelled at the top of his lungs while trying to console Lily at the same time.

"Doesn't matter how he did it, just know that he did." Landon Zambini, Seventh year Slytherin began to laugh. "She's not perfect anymore Potter, you can throw her away like the rubbish that she is!"

"No!" Lily sobbed into his chest, James picked her up and left the room.

"Mr. Potter?" McGonagall stopped James about a hallway before their Common Room. "Evans and you are suppose to be taking a Potions exam."

"Bellatrix told her posse about what Malfoy did to Lily. She can't take it."

McGonagall sighed, "I'll talk to your Potions master."

Back in the Heads Common Room, Lily and James were laying by the fire. James couldn't help put notice how beautiful she looked.

"James?"

"Yes?"

"What are you doing over the holidays?"

James smiled as he turned her towards him, "Hopefully spending every waking moment with you."

Lily blushed, "Would you be my date to Petunia and Vernon's Wedding."

James turned green and Lily's face turned down, "Never mind."

"No Lily, it's not that. I'll go with you, I just…Ek…had a mental picture!"

"Eww!" Lily shrieked getting a pillow that had been on the ground and threw it at James. "That's so gross on so many levels!"

"I've got Quidditch Practice, later." James kissed her on the forehead and left.

"Bye."

Lily was going to take a nap but there was a rapping at the portrait and Lily opened the portrait door to see Gabriella, Frank, Remus, Cassidy, and Alice. Gabriella took Lily's left arm and Cassidy had the right and they dragged Lily to the sofa as the rest followed her in.

Cassidy looked into her best friend's sad eyes, "Why didn't you tell us? We were all so worried about you!"

"We as in?"

"The girls and the Marauders and Frank."

"Oh yeah? Then where's Sirius?"

"With James, Quidditch Practice."

"Oh yeah…well where's Peter?"

"Ellen."

"Who?"

"Some ugly girl," Gabriella said with her nose scrunching up. "I swear he's the player of the ugly girls."

Lily cracked a smile.

"So why didn't you tell us Lily?" Alice asked.

"I was too ashamed."

"Why?" Gabriella asked.

"I've been touched by scum now and I feel like it's my fault."

All three girls gasped, "Never! It's all his fault."

"Group hug!" Gabby yelled and the other two girls helped Gabby squeezed Lily.

"Do your parents know?" Alice asked.

Lily nodded, "And their worried about me."

"And how did Potter find out before we did?" Cassidy asked outraged.

"He found me…you know…after it happened. He figured it out without me saying a word. He looked at how beat up I looked, the blood, my torn clothes, and me crying my eyes out."

"Sirius acted like he knew," Alice asked.

"James promised me he'd tell no one. Sirius figured it out when he saw me crying and James looked on the verge of murder."

"So what's happening to him Lily?" Remus asked.

"Azkaban for a year."

"That's it!" Cassidy asked outraged. Lily nodded.

Alice could see this conversation was hurting Lily and changed the subject, "Who's your date for the ball?"

"James."

"Duh Westbrook!" Cassidy said sarcastically. "I've got an idea," Lily said happily surprising everyone. "How about we all get ready in my room and bathroom. James will only need an hour. James can let our dates in when they come to pick us up. That's way Heather doesn't try to tag along because Paris is suspended."

"Deal!" All three girls said at the same time.

Lily became happier, slowly day by day and James was happy to see her beautiful smile creep back on her face.

James did notice that she avoided the mirror or anything that showed her reflection. Lily had a bunch of Muggle clothes sent by four owls with brand new clothes. One night he caught her burning all her old clothes in the fireplace. Lily wouldn't answer him when he asked what she was doing.

Lily cut her hair and stated to wear light make up. But she still wouldn't tell James why.

Mum,

I imagine you've been reading The Daily Prophet, and read that Lucius Malfoy is going to Azkaban for a year for raping a Hogwarts student. It was Lily. The only reason I am writing you and telling you this is because you went through almost the same thing. I need some advice on Lily.

I found her after 'it' happened, she was still a virgin until that night like you; she avoids the mirror or any other reflection, got a whole new wardrobe, burnt her old wardrobe, cut her hair off, and is wearing makeup now.

She rarely talks to our friends until a few days ago and I've been the only on to console her.

She's too scared to sleep in her own bed and ends up screaming in her sleep and waking up in the middle of the night, seeing the attack all over again.

Please help me help Lily as dad had helped you.

Love,

James

Dear Diary,

It's me again, Lily. So we thought Amos and my neighbors trying to rape me was awful? Not even close.

Paris Waters and Bellatrix Black are furious with me because James comes from a 'Pureblood' family and I'm a 'Mudblood.'

Because James and I have feelings for one another they lash out at me.

I feel as if I belong nowhere. The Muggle is scared of me because I'm a Witch but the Wizarding World hates me because I'm a Muggleborn."

I fit no where.

My parents don't understand, my sister hates me, and all of my friends are Purebloods or Halfbloods.

Narcissa Black-Malfoy allowed her husband to rape me. All their family and friends laughed at me.

I want to die.

I keeping seeing that night in my dreams and wake up screaming. I refuse to sleep in my own bed. I feel safe in James's arms and I wish we would have never broke up.

I was without James's love for a year, but I'll never let him go again. He is my rock and I love him more than I words can ever explain.

No, hell hasn't froze over. Lily Marie Evans loves James Harry Potter.

James has asked me to the 'Winter Wonderland' Ball. It's tonight and James has agreed to go to Petunia and Vernon's Wedding with me. Poor guy. Gag! Can you imagine how ugly their kids will be!

Vernon refuses to have anyone 'abnormal' in their wedding. So Mum and Dad refuse to pay for a single thing for the wedding.

So now I don't have to wear that horrible thing Petunia calls a bridesmaid dress!

I think I'll wear my 'Wonderland' ball gown.

The girls are about to be here, got to start getting ready.

Love,

Lily

Lily looked at her watch, the girls should be here any minute. She needed to go hide her diary.

James entered the Heads Common Room at an hour before the dance and he met an alien! A green faced alien with golden short hair with round pink things.

"Ahh! What have you done with my Lily!"

The alien laughed, "Are you really that think?"

"You've taken Cassidy's sarcasm!"

Cassidy rolled her eyes and pointed her wand to her face, green face gone and pink things in her hair gone too. "Better?"

"Yes. What the bloody hell was that."

"Some of Lily's Muggle things. But now my face is soft and my hair is springy."

James walked to his room knowing that he sight of Cassidy with a green face would haunt him until he died.

Ten minutes to seven, James was ready and he'd already had his friends in the Common room with him. Remus had said a charm so James could go tonight without glasses.

"Boy!" Cassidy yelled from upstairs get ready to feast your eyes on us! "You could hear the girls giggling.

"Bout bloody time," Sirius groaned. "It took them four hours!"

Cassidy was the first to come down the stairwell and James laughed when Sirius began to drool over her. Sure Cassidy and Sirius were still separated, but it was easy to see the love between them.

Cassidy's dress was strapless and lavender, very slinky and little rhinestones all over. Cassidy had cut her long blonde hair and it was now a little below her chin. Lavender eye shadow, mascara, and a light pink lipstick. With matching lavender shoes.

Alice was next, in a baby blue spaghetti strap dress, to match her eyes of course. The dress was tight all over but once the dress hit her knees it flared out and of course glass slippers. Alice's long blonde locks had a beautiful up do. The front was combed to the side and the back was straight with curls at the end. Halfway up, very elegant. A gold necklace with a rose charm, and that beautiful rock that Frank had put on her hand the night before.

Gabriella was outrageously daring, as usual. Red one shoulder dress, that at the knees it was all different links and the dress ended at her shins. Very 'latina' she told them. Gabriella's dress was tight everywhere. Red stilettos and body glitter everywhere! Ringlet's ever everywhere and her hair as her hair was down. Gold rings, necklace, anklet, and bangles.

Lily was last to come down and everyone gasped. The sad and withdrawn Lily they'd come to know lately actually looked happy. She'd said a charm to make her hair long again, so long that it reached her lower back. But with the ringlet curls, it didn't go that low.

Lily had on that gorgeous green velvet gown, off the shoulders, tight bodice, and began to flare out a bit at the hips. It was so long you could barely see her matching shoes.

Lily had light green eye shadow on her eyelids, black eyeliner, black mascara, and lip gloss. A silver necklace with a snowflake charm.

"Lily!" James gasped and she smiled to see him so happy.

"Okay Prongsie, quit drooling." Sirius barked.

James rolled his eyes, "You looked the same when O'Brian came down."

Lily blinked, "Where's your glasses James?"

"Don't need them." He beamed.

"Why not?"

"Moony said a charm so I don't have to wear them tonight."

"Let's go!" Sirius whined, "Peter and…what's that girl's name?"

"ELLEN!" They all said and Sirius blushed.

"Yeah them, they are waiting for us and the ball can't start off without our Head Boy and Girl."

When they reached the Entrance Hall it was crowded and Lily and James said by to their friends as they made to towards the doors and they opened.

There were lots of round tables again and each table held ten. Lily and James grabbed on closest table to the dance floor and soon were joined by Cassidy, Sirius, Alice, Frank, Gabriella, Remus, Peter, and Ellen. Ellen didn't look to happy with where they were sitting.

"Hello everyone," Came Dumbledore's voice magnified. "Welcome to our 'Winter Wonderland' that our talented Head Boy and Girl spent many hours fixing up for this joyous event!"

"Our band for tonight is, Three Blind Mice!" Everyone looked excited and began to clap. Lily gasped and looked at James excited.

"Now if the Head Boy and Girl will open the ball with the first dance."

James got up and offered his and to Lily in which she took. With their arms linked they walked out on to the dance floor. A slow song started up and James bowed to Lily in which she curtsied.

James put his left arm around her waist and his right hand in her left, an Lily's right arm around James's neck.

Everyone began to clap and Lily felt herself turn pink. James pulled her closer and his mouth reached her ear.

"I haven't told you yet," the soft whisper tickled her ear.

"What?"

"You look simply ravishing."

She smiled, blushing once more. "As do you. Tall, dark, and handsome."

James smiled as he twirled Lily around the floor, last week they had to learn ballroom dancing from Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall. The crowd applauded again as they spun around, but to Lily and James they were dancing on Cloud Nine and it was only them.

"I'm captivated," he said smiling at her.

Lily's nose twitched as it did when she got nervous, "At what?"

"You."

Lily rolled her eyes in which his smile faded a bit. "Please quit that James."

"Quit what?"

"The compliments…I know I'm not beautiful, I wish you wouldn't lie to me."

James looked surprised, "I'm not lying! Every bloody guy in the school would agree with me."

"I don't like compliments."

"You use to."

She frowned," That feels like a life time ago."

James turned his head realized that they were on another song and the entire school had joined them.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why don't you like compliments anymore?"

"I'm filth," she said softly avoiding his eyes.

James almost coughed up a lung, "Are you bonkers! You're beautiful, inside and out."

She turned her face fighting the tears but he turned her chin back and kissed her soft lips.

"James please…"

"No Lily," he said pulling her closer. "I won't let you walk away from me."

"It's my fault."

"Like hell it is!" He yelled having several couples look at him oddly. "I know what your talking about and quit it. You are suppose to be happy tonight. You didn't ask him to rape you Lily."

"I'm not a virgin anymore," she said sadly and looked almost in tears.

"Neither am I."

"Duh," she laughed and he joined her.

"Guess that was funny."

"Priceless," she smiled.

"What I am trying to say is, come on Lily it's the seventies, hardly anyone is a virgin anymore. Besides you still are to me and God."

"Huh?"

"You didn't ask him to do that, so in God's eyes you still a virgin."

"Really?"

James nodded and both of her arms went around his neck and both of James's arms around Lily's tiny waist.

"I always wanted to wait for the right person." She whispered, "I think I've found him."

James felt his heart shattering, "Who?"

Lily pulled back smiling at him, "You."

It was James's turn to blush, "What?"

"I love you," she nuzzled into his neck. "Not yet though, alright."

"Whenever your ready love, I am too." They danced silently together as one.

"How cute," Cassidy said smiling. "Who'd have thought they'd ever get that close?"

"Me," Sirius said giving her a goofy face. "I know she'd give in one day."

"Took a lot," Cassidy sighed.

"Yeah who would have known he just needed to quit pulling pranks on her to get her attention and be a sweet guy."

"Me."

"Three deaths and a rape. That's nuts! I thought happy things brought people together."

"Sometimes, but we're living in dark times right now."

"Cass?"

"Hmm?"

"Marry me."

Cassidy stopped dancing, "What?"

Sirius flashed his dazzling smile, "You heard me. Let's get hitched."

She began to laugh," This is nuts!"

"Your Sirius Black! The biggest Hogwarts player and you want to be married!"

"Yeah," he said smiling. "And I want to be married to you."

"When?"

"Christmas holidays."

"You want to be married while we're still in school?"

He nodded, "What do you say?"

"Yes!" She said jumping into his arms.

"Wonder what their so happy about?" Gabriella asked.

"No clue," Remus said.

"You look pale."

"Tomorrow night."

"During Christmas?" Gabriella asked sympathetically and he nodded. Gabriella pulled closer to him, "I love you."

"Love you too."

"Yuck!"

"What?"

"Peter is eating her face."

"Who Ellen?"

Gabriella shook her head no, "That rude fourth year, Dolores Umbridge."

"Yuck and she's a fourth year! Sirius will pick on him for days," Remus chuckled.

"Lily?" She looked up into James's loving hazel eyes.

"Yes?"

"Be mine."

"Huh?"

"Let's give us a second chance. What do you say?"

She smiled, "I thought you'd never ask."

"Is that a yes or a no?" He asked a bit confused.

To James's surprised she ruffled his hair with her hand, "Of course."

And they sealed the deal with a kiss.