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I am so sorry that it took so long to get this pathetically short chapter out. I've been super busy with school and stuff. Not to mention, I'm having trouble finding time to write and update. My goal was to have a new chapter out by the end of, er, last week but that didn't go as planned. So I wanted to have one out by the end of this week, and what do you know, its Saturday! Lol jeez, the week travels by fast. Anyway, the point is, the chapter is out and hopefully more will be coming soon!

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Chapter 35: Found

(Ghetto chapter name, I know, but I couldn't think of nething creative fast enough) lol

Lily walked down the hallway wondering where James could be.

"He could be anywhere!" Lily said to herself as she turned the corner and came face to face with someone.

Lily let out a quiet scream and stumbled backwards a few steps.

"Sorry about that," Sirius grinned, "Didn't mean to scare you."

"It's quite alright," Lily said, adjusting her bad, "How did you get here? I thought you were at dinner?"

"I was." He winked.

"Oh," Lily sighed, "Well, I better go, see you later." Lily continued down the corridor.

"I know where he is." Sirius said when Lily was halfway down the corridor.

Lily stopped walking and turned around, "You know where who is?"

Sirius walked towards Lily and explained, "I know where James is."

"I'm not looking for Potter." Lily said when Sirius was a foot away.

Sirius leaned over to look at Lily directly in the eye, "Go outside and turn left. Follow the tree's until you get to a tree with a red mark on it. Take a right and keep going straight for a minute or two. You'll come to a clearing and he'll be there."

"I'm not going now!" she cried, "It's dark out there and almost after hours!"

"Lily, he won't talk to anyone. He's a stubborn arse." Sirius sighed.

"That's not my problem."

"It's almost as bad as when I…" Sirius started.

"When you what?" Lily asked, wondering what Sirius had done.

"Nothing." He shrugged, slipping something into Lily's hand as she stared at him oddly. Sirius stood up straight and started walking back to the Great Hall to finish dinner. He called over his shoulder before reaching the end of the corridor, "You can thank me later, Evans!"

Once Sirius had turned the corner, Lily looked down at the silvery cloth Sirius had given her. She held it up and observed it. It took her a minute, but she quickly realized that Sirius had given her an invisibility cloak.

She slipped it over herself and made sure she was covered and headed outside, careful to dodge the many students leaving the Great Hall and going to bed.

Lily went outside and followed Sirius' directions. Sure enough, James was sitting on the floor in the clearing throwing rocks at a tree.

Lily took the cloak off and walked up to James.

"How do you-?" James asked confused.

"Never mind how I got here." Lily interrupted, tossing the cloak onto James' lap, "The real question is why you are here."

James shrugged, "Thinking."

Lily rolled her eyes and sat down against a rock next to James.

"Potter," Lily started, "You had no right to start that misunderstanding between Sirius and I."

"You had no right to break my heart." He replied, beginning to throw rocks.

"That whole thing with Sirius was-"

"I'm not talking about just Sirius." James scowled, "I'm talking about everyone."

Lily sighed as she looked up at the dark could above them.

"I'm not mad at Sirius." James said looking at the ground.

"Then why are you giving him the cold shoulder?"

"I'm mad at you!" he stated quietly, "And you should be too."

"You are mad at me?" Lily asked confused, "And I should by mad at myself?"

"You know you don't like Matt." He scowled, "You can do so much better than him."

"And who do you think that is, Mr. Big-head?" She asked sounding offended, "It can't be you. You fight in the corridors, be mean to other students, cause havoc all over the castle-"

"I've changed!" James yelled, his focus now directly on Lily, "In case you didn't notice, let me fill you in on a few things. Since the beginning of the summer I have grown up a lot. Sure, I've pulled a few pranks but nothing terrible like when Sirius…"

"Like when Sirius what?" Lily asked, realizing how much James and Sirius were alike.

"Never mind." He blushed, "The point is, if anyone's big headed…it's you."

"I am not big headed!" She cried.

"Yes, you are." James replied standing up.

"No, I'm not!" Lily fought back and standing up as well, "I came out here to find you, didn't I?"

"You will not even stop and consider that someone has broken their habits." He replied.

"Old habits die hard," Lily said, quietly yet angrily.

James glared before turning around and walking away.

"Where are you going?"

"I have to meet Jessica." He paused, "I plan on asking her to the dance tonight."

"Fine!" Lily called, storming in the opposite direction.

"What are you doing? Are you an air-head?" he asked turning around, "That way leads deeper into the forest, you'll get lost for sure."

"So?" she yelled, continuing to walk, "I bet you'll like that!"

"Maybe I will!" he replied, "Since I don't like you anymore!"

Lily stopped walking, turned around, and glared at James sadly before replying in a crackly quiet voice, "Good, because I don't like you anymore."

With that, she turned around and continued walking deeper into the forest and James headed in the opposite direction, forgetting he was late to a monthly meeting.