It was midnight and most everyone in the school was asleep. James, however, was wide-awake. He was walking in the halls under an invisibility cloak his father had given him when he got his acceptance letter to Hogwarts. Making his way to the hospital wing, all he thought about was what had happened there earlier. Lily had screamed his name. She had screamed his name, not Remus's. Didn't that mean something?

He reached the hospital wing and carefully opened the door. Walking inside, the infirmary was very quiet. James took the cloak off and walked over to Lily's bed. He sat on the edge and looked into her face. "I love you, Lily," he murmured. James reached up and ran his hand down the side of Lily's face. He sat on the bed looking at her angelic face for a good fifteen minutes.

He was about to get up and leave when he heard Lily groan. Then her eyelids started to flutter. Lily slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times. She groaned again, brought her hand to her forehead, and said, "My head." She lowered her hand and saw James looking at her with such concern in his eyes that it almost looked as if he would cry. Lily sat up and hugged James. She started kissing his face wherever she could before grabbing him in a hug again and saying, "I thought I'd lost you for sure this time. It was just another nightmare. Just a nightmare." Lily was crying.

"Shh," James said. "Shh. It's okay. I'd never leave you."

Lily looked around her and took in her surroundings. "Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital wing. Remus brought you here after we arrived at Hogsmeade with Dumbledore."

"Where is Remus? Is he here too?"

James looked down. "Ah, no, he's not in the wing. I snuck out under my invisibility cloak."

"You have an invisibility cloak and you never told me!"

"Ah, yeah, sorry about that."

"Well, I wish Remus was here right now. Has he been here frequently?"

"He was here the entire night last night. I would have been but..." James trailed off.

"I have one question. The last thing I remember is pushing those stupid gits up the corridor. What happened that Remus had to carry me here?"

"Well, you yelled at them for calling you a little flower and then this burst of light appeared between you and those stupid gits. It knocked you all unconscious and threw everyone backwards. Remus stopped you from going to far, but the idiots were thrown a good ten, fifteen feet."

"How many days has it been and when did they wake up?"

"Well, they woke up last night and it's been one full day. You missed all first day classes."

Lily giggled. "I guess the professors will understand." Lily looked at her hands. "Why are there bandages on my hands?"

"I'm not exactly sure I can explain that."

"I can, James, Lily," said a voice behind them. They both looked in the direction of the voice and saw Professor Dumbledore sitting in a chair behind them.

"Professor!" Lily said with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Keeping an eye on you, Miss Evans. I was the one who received the letter telling what had happened on the train. You seem to be having quite an interesting year already. Dreams similar to those you had last year, showing powers not seen an ages. You have kept me on my toes these past few nights," he said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"You said you know why there are bandages on my hands Professor. Why are they there?"

Dumbledore pulled out an old book and turned to a page that he had marked. He brought the book over to Lily and showed it to her. "Ever seen this mark, Lily?" he asked showing her a partially squared off spiral. Lily shook her head. "Well, it is a sign of very ancient magic. It appears on the palms of a person when they use that ancient magic. They can be knocked unconscious from the use of these powers the first few times. The mark gradually disappears after the use but where the mark was on the palm becomes inflamed. It's like a fire in the skin."

"Professor," James interrupted, "is that why the center of Lily's hands felt on fire to Remus earlier?"

"Yes, James, it is. Those powers may also be what are causing your glimpses of the future, Lily. The first true use of these powers is brought on by a strong emotion. I believe that there were a few boys causing trouble for you?" Lily nodded again. "Yes, that is what Remus said. You'll need to be careful, Lily. You were very lucky that Mr.'s Malfoy, Snape, Crabbe, and Goyle were not severely injured. Now James, I must ask you to go back to your dorm. Lily needs her rest."

James nodded, put his cloak back on, and left. As soon as James left, Lily asked, "Is Remus alright?"

"Remus is as healthy as ever. No harm was done to him in this."

"When's the next full moon?" Lily asked the question without even realizing it. "Uh oh," she said quietly.

"So Mr. Lupin has told you about his condition." It was a statement, not a question. Lily nodded. "Well, I trust that you are keeping his little secret. The next full moon is in two days."

"Oh, yes Professor. I wouldn't want anyone to be afraid of Remus just because what he becomes once a month. I love Remus and know him too well to be afraid of him or wish him harm." Lily suddenly had a pang of guilt. "Professor, did you see me kiss James?"

"Yes, Lily, I did."

"Could you please not tell Remus. I wouldn't want to hurt him. He knows James likes me. I just...I was just so happy to see James alive."

"Lily, I wouldn't tell Remus, because it's not for me to tell. But it is for you. Tell Remus before James does, and explain what you just told to me. I'm sure he'll understand."

"Thank you, Professor." Lily lay down and went back to sleep.

When Lily awoke, Remus was there. She sat up and enveloped him in a hug. Remus sat on the bed and hugged Lily harder. "Professor Dumbledore said you had something to tell me before he left," he said.

"Yes. Yes, I do." She pushed Remus away so she could look into his face. "Look, last night James came to see me. I woke up and saw him. I was so happy to see him alive that..." Lily took a deep breath. "I kissed James," she finished quietly.

Remus stood up and walked away from the bed and then came back. "Why were you so happy to see him alive?"

"I had dreamed that he was killed. And then I was killed. I was so happy to be alive and see him alive that I kissed him. It wasn't even the lips. It was just on the cheek." Lily was silently crying. "I'm so sorry, Remus."

Remus sat back on the bed and lifted Lily's head. "You love me, right?"

Lily looked directly into his eyes. "Of course I do. I was afraid to tell you this. I didn't want to hurt you because I know you know that James likes me."

Remus kissed away Lily's tears. "I love you, Lily. James did tell me you woke last night, but he didn't tell me that you kissed him. You telling me before James did just proves that you love me. Though, I have to ask: Who's Harry?"

"Who's Harry? What Harry are you talking about?"

"Yesterday, you were talking in your sleep. You kept telling someone that you wouldn't leave him or her. Then you screamed James's name. Then you started telling someone to take you instead of this Harry. Finally, you screamed."

"My dream," Lily said quietly. "Well, I was telling James I wouldn't leave without him. Someone wanted to kill him so he told me to run away. The person killed James. That must have been when I screamed his name. Then they started to come after..." Lily thought for a moment. Remus could barely hear her next words. "The baby."

"The baby," Remus said puzzled. "What baby?"

"I was holding a baby. The baby must have been named Harry. I wouldn't let this person kill the baby, so he killed me."

"Do you think maybe you should tell Dumbledore. He might know what the dream was about."

"No!" Lily said, loudly and quickly. She lowered her voice and said, "No. I don't want anyone to know. Not even James can know. Promise me you won't tell anyone about the dream."

"I promise, Lily. I won't tell anyone." Remus took her in a hug and kissed her. They spoke for a little more and then Remus left for classes. Lily was in the hospital wing the rest of the day.

Madam Pomfrey let Lily go to the common room to sleep that night. Unfortunately, Lily didn't know what the password was so she sat outside the door, hoping someone would come out or would be heading in. She had almost fallen asleep outside the portrait door when it opened. Lily looked at the door and saw no one step out but the door close. "James!" she hissed. "James, is that you?" No one answered or appeared. "James, if that's you, tell me the password!"

Suddenly, she felt someone kiss her cheek. Then, James's voice whispered in her ear, "The password is 'fairy lights'." Lily knew James had his invisibility cloak on and tried to hear his footsteps going down the hall.

She turned to the portrait and said, "Fairy lights." The portrait of the Fat Lady swung open to reveal the Gryffindor Common Room. With her jacket over her arm, she entered.

The group was at a table in the far corner and when the door swung open, they turned to see if it was James. Seeing that it was Lily, Remus jumped up from the table and ran towards he. The others followed. Remus gave Lily a hug and a kiss. "Are you all right, my little flower?" he asked with concern.

Lily nodded and said, "Yes. Madam Pomfrey said I'd be all right to stay the night in the Common Room and go to classes tomorrow."

"Speaking off classes," Sirius said, "Cauldro seems quite concerned about your health."

"Professor Cauldro?" Lily asked with surprise. "Do you know why?"

"Nobody knows," Rini piped in. "When she asked where you were ion the first day and Remus told her, she didn't seem too happy to hear you were there. She seemed even more concerned when you weren't there today."

"That is strange," Lily said. "Oh, well! I'll be there tomorrow so she can stop worrying. Where is James off to, by the way?"

"How'd you know he left?" Damien asked.

"I was out there waiting for someone to either leave or enter so they could tell me the password. When the door opened and no one appeared I figured one or more of you guys were under his cloak. Since James doesn't let others use it without him, I called his name. He came over and told me the password." Lily took Remus by the arm and led him over to the table. She whispered to him, "He also took the advantage of being invisible by kissing me on the cheek."

"Please tell me he didn't," Remus said.

"I would but then I wouldn't be telling the truth."

Remus sighed and looked at his watch. "Lily, I wish you would go to bed. I want you rested for tomorrow." He ran his hand down the side of her face. "Please, for me."

Lily was tired but she didn't want Remus to know, so she said, "Alright, Moony, if you insist."

"Yes, I do." They stood up and walked towards the stairs to the dorms. Remus kissed Lily good night and watched her walk up the stairs to her dorm.

Every guy in the room who saw turned to their friends and groaned. The 'Gryffindor Princess' had a boyfriend.

As tired as Lily had been, she woke up around 5:30. After showering and dressing, she went down the stairs to find Remus sitting in front of the fire as usual. He heard her coming down the stairs and turned to smile at her. Lily took her spot on the floor in front of Remus and laid her head on his knee. He instinctively started to run his hands through her hair, just like last year.

Remus sighed. "Of all the things I missed and Hogwarts, this was what I missed most."

Lily looked at him. "Really? Why is that?"

"Because I got to be here with you."

Lily giggled. Neither said much more during the hour that they sat there. When others started coming down, Lily and Remus went to a table and he started telling her what had happened during their classes that she had missed. After the others of their little group came down, they went off to breakfast. James sat farthest from Lily so she figured Remus had had a talk with him.

They had Potions first. Lily had eaten her breakfast slower than the others and was one of the last to leave the Hall. On her way to Potions, she met up with Professor Cauldro. Lily looked into the professor's eyes when she said hello and was surprised that she no longer feared them like she had last year. Instead, the ice blue eyes intrigued her.

"Miss Evans, you seem to be fascinated by something. May I ask what?"

"Of course, Professor! You know how last year I told you I was frightened by your eyes?" Professor Cauldro nodded. "Well, now I'm intrigued by them."

"That is a lovely change in opinion I think," the professor said with a smile.

"May I ask you a question, Professor?"

"Of course, Lily."

"Why do you always come into class just as the bell sounds?"

Professor Cauldro gave a small chuckle. "I do that so my students can have every minute to enjoy themselves before they have to learn. Hopefully, they get any silliness out of their systems during that time."

Lily giggled. "Unfortunately, the doesn't work for James, Sirius, and Remus."

The professor laughed a merry laugh. "That is too true. Too true."

So student and teacher walked to the dungeon that Potions was held in high spirits. When they entered the room, heads stared at the two of them and whispers went around the room.

Lily sat down beside Remus. He leaned over and asked, "Did you get in trouble with her?"

Lily shook her head. "No, Remus. She and I had a nice chat on the way down here. She's nicer than I allowed myself to believe last year."

The rest of the classes went quite well. Lily was still the best at charms and transfiguration. It was as if she hadn't missed any days. She grew confident that if the boys lost any points for their house she would be able to get them back.

That night in the common room, Lily met Vega. She was working on her History of Magic homework when a girl came up to her and asked, "You're Lily, right?"

Lily looked up at the girl and said, "Yes, I am." Then she looked closer at the girl and asked, "I'm sorry, but, do I know you? You look familiar."

The girl giggled. "No," she said, "you don't know me. You do know my brother however."

Lily glanced around the room and her eyes fell on Sirius. "You must be a Black."

The girl nodded. "Vega Black, to be exact. I must say, after the way my brother talked about you over the summer, it is an honor to finally meet you."

Lily was taken back. "Sirius talked about me?" she asked uneasily.

"Oh, yes! Seery was always making some comment about how wonderful you are or how beautiful you are or how smart you are or—"

"Please stop there!" Lily said quickly surprising Sirius's little sister. "I like you're brother, but please, do not go on telling me about all Sirius thinks of me. I hate to say it but I don't like him the way he likes me. I'd also appreciate you not telling him that."

Vega nodded. "I knew he was going to not 'get the girl' as some say. You just sounded to smart to fall for him." Lily started laughing at this remark which caused Vega to giggle as well.

Remus, Sirius, James, Rini, and Damien looked over to see who or what had made Lily laugh. When Sirius saw whom Lily was talking with, he groaned. "Oh, no! What is that little gossip telling her!" Sirius was not happy as he started to walk toward Lily and Vega. "I hope my sister isn't bothering you, Lily. I was going to introduce her to you when I could, but that obviously isn't needed anymore."

"Oh, Sirius, she's no bother at all. Vega and I were actually having a nice little chat."

"That's what I'm worried about," Sirius muttered.

"What was that, Seery?" Lily asked.

"Nothing, nothing," he said before walking away. Lily and Vega burst out laughing when he left.

Remus walked over and kissed Lily on the cheek. "Caught up on everything?"

"Yes, Moony. This is all just review. It really is quite easy."

"Okay, my little flower."

Lily finished the rest of her homework and spent some time talking to Remus and Vega. She began to feel extremely tired around nine o'clock. "Moony, I'm tired. Could you walk me over to the stairs?"

Remus stood immediately and they excused themselves from Vega. Lily leaned her head on Remus's shoulder as they walked to the stairs. Upon reaching the stairs, they kissed good night and Lily went to her dorm. Not even changing out of her robes, she lay down on her bed and fell immediately asleep.