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Chapter 3 – THE DEAL

For a month, they've been meeting up at the Room of Requirements. James' feelings for Lily did grew to its fullest extent. It seems that every night they meet, he could not help but be different. He would apologize instantly for any mistake he did. He acts much better especially when she is insight. Lily though did not find anything-romantic happening. She sees him every night and focuses every night for the good of her education.

Flash back

Lily with Toni came into a halt when a big crowd blocked the hall. "Hey, I'm Head Girl, what is all this? What's happening in there?" she asked loudly, hoping that they heard her beyond the noise the crowd is emitting. But then, no one answered her. The crowd seems to be very busy laughing while some are talking with their partners animatedly about what is happening. Lily couldn't get a clear view of the happening so she decided to ask a 2nd year Hufflepuff boy who was one of the people laughing. "What's happening in there?" Lily asked him.

"Uh, don't put me in detention Head Girl, ma'am. I'm just laughing here." The boy answered nervously.

"I'm not putting you in detention," Lily said impatiently to the boy. "Just tell me the event."

"Oh, um… James Potter had just turned someone into a ferret. And he is making it do tricks."

"What?" Lily said. She left the boy and approached Toni who was tiptoeing to see on top of the crowd. "It's Potter!" Lily said. She took a deep breath and went inside the noisy crowd. She tried very hard to pass everyone until she finally reached the middle. "Potter!" she yelled angrily going infront of James whose wand is out and pointing at something white at the floor.

James looked up and saw immediately Lily's furious face. He gave a little smile and with his free hand, he messed up his hair. "Everything okay, Evans?" he said.

"No, nothing is okay! Put that person right." She said in a very loud voice, but still, she isn't actually shouting.

"Why should I?" he asked teasingly.

"Because I said so!" Lily said pulling her own wand and pointing it directly at James. James looked at it for a while before turning the ferret into it's human form. The person's while blond hair was all over his face. One look at him and you'll know that he is a Slytherin. "Malfoy, what happened?" Lily asked stiffly.

"That Potter transfigured me!" Lucius Malfoy said standing up and looking very harassed. Evil malice is on his eyes.

"I know he turned you to something," Lily said. "Why did he turn you into something?"

"I don't know, I was minding my own business here." Malfoy said angrily.

"No, you weren't!" yelled James at the indignant lie. "I was the one who was minding my own business. You were the one who came pelting towards me and tried to hex me. I just protected myself."

"James is telling the truth." Sirius said, trying to side his friend.

"Of course you'll say he's telling the truth because you are his bestfriend!" Malfoy shouted.

"Damn, I don't know whom to believe!" said Toni hopelessly. Instead of listening, she tried to force the crowd into moving on. Remus then followed later on.

Then someone with golden brown hair that fell along his blue eyes came into view. "Oi, what's going on here?" he asked gruffly.

"There you are Isaac; help me get this crowd moving." Toni called unto the handsome boy. Isaac, who didn't spot Toni earlier, approached her swiftly without another word."

"You believe me Evans." James said looking directly at Lily's eyes.

Lily looked at him as though reading his very thoughts. "20 points from Slytherin for trying to attack an unready student," Lily said strongly.

Malfoy hustled towards her and said, "What's the use of having power when you don't use it, Mudblood?" he then hurried off bumping Lily on purpose very hard on her shoulder.

James glared at Malfoy for doing that. "I'll have to take 5 points from Gryffindor itself." Lily said.

James' eyes snapped to Lily's "What for?" he asked.

"For an unauthorized transfiguration on a human being in this school," Lily said. "But I believe you, Potter."

"You should." He said strangely. He then walked away with Sirius and the others.

Lily then looked around for Toni and saw her in a deep conversation with Isaac. It seemed top Lily that she wanted to talk to him. She caught Toni's eyes and winked at her. She then fled to the Gryffindor tower alone. When she entered, she saw James sitting by the fire. She wanted to talk to him regarding their meeting tonight. Hello Potter," she aid when she approached him.

He looked up immediately from where he was gazing. "Oh, hi Evans." He said at once, smiling at her.

"Uh listen, I can't help with the potion tonight. I got this Head Girl duties and it could take long. Maybe we could just do it tomorrow or you could do it by yourself tonight." She told him.

"What do you have to do?" James asked her in a concerned manner.

"I have to go to the Forbidden Forest to speak to a centaur." Lily said, her hand a little shaken."

"That could be very dangerous you know?" he warned her.

"I know that. I've never actually been there before for that matter." Lily said.

"What about Spade?"

"He already did it for five times in a row. It's my turn now. And hell, I still need to do my homework." She said spotting her books, lying untouched on a table.

James went silent for a while before saying, "I'll help you with everything. Then maybe we could finish early to still have time to do the potion." He said wisely.

"Are you serious?" Lily asked him, astonished for the fact.

"Yes I am." He said vigorously.

"Wait," she said frowning at him. "James Potter could never offer anything without wanting something in return, what is it?"

"Nothing, oh come on, I'll help you right now," he said. He stood up and approached the table where Lily followed him.

"Thank you very much Potter, is it really okay?" Lily asked him.

He nodded. He sat down and she sat opposite him. James helped Lily to finish all three essays in a matter pf two hours. It was very good though. James rolled the last long piece of parchment for her. "Thank you so much. It would usually take me three hours more." Lily said smiling at him. "So maybe we could see each other at around nine in that room of yours. It's two hours from now."

"What are you talking about? I'll go with you." James said.

"No you are not. It, as you said, is very dangerous. I cannot drag you with me in there." She said.

"You won't drag me, I'll walk, you see, I have feet." He said jokingly but Lily didn't laugh. "I swear I want to go. I've never really bee there myself…actually..I have. But only a few steps in. Never further."

"Well, alright. But it isn't my fault on what ever happens to you." Lily said raising and eyebrow.

"Nothing would be blamed on you." James said as if promising.

Toni has not yet entered the common room since Lily last saw her with Isaac. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." James said to Wormtail, Padfoot and Moony while were all playing with exploding snaps.

"Yeah, see you Prongs." exclaimed Remus.

"Take care!" Sirius hastily added.

Lily and James went out of the portrait hole and into the 7th floor hall. "Prongs?" Lily asked him as they descended down the stairs.

"What? That's my nickname, not much of a history behind it though." James reasoned out.

Lily didn't seem to accept his explanation but she dropped down the subject. They went down the castle and out from the entrance hall. "Are you ready?" Lily asked once at the edge of the forbidden forest. The sky was already dark and no soul was outside the castle. It was very chilly, brought by the night's spirit.

"Oh yes." James said

They walked together, side by side in a close manner with each other, to the inside of the forest. Its aura is very maddening because of the silence, depth in its whispering trees. Each sound that is made, Lily would look at the direction of it immediately as of fear. "Is this scaring you?" James asked her in a very concerned and serious manner.

"A little," Lily said in a soft, trembling voice. She felt her hands get all cold.

James moved a little more towards her and held her hand, safely under his. He have been wanting to do it for so long. He shared the heat that is being extracted from his body with Lily's cold hand. Lily tightened her grip on his hand. It meant nothing really, but she was seriously afraid. James took out his wand and said. "Lumos,", where light was being emitted at the tip of his wand. It became less scary when Lily could see much clearly on her surroundings. They then stopped at an open space where there were no rocks or trees what-so-ever and the sky was clearly visible above them all. Then something with four legs came galloping towards them. "What may I help a lady and a gent inside the woods with?" it said much kindly.

"I am a Head Girl of the school; I just wish to give you this for your leader from the Headmaster. I don't know anything about it." Lily said.

"Oh, my people have been waiting for this week's. Thank you very much lady." the centaur said. It then gave a very heart warming bow before leaving.