A/N- Thanks for reviewing everyone, especially Miss Lady Padfoot. And yes I can do a girl a favor and update! Haha I know how it is believe me. Oh yeah to everyone I HAVE to recommend Lily and James: A Prequel by KirbeeDesirae because I love love love that story. So yeah read it! Thanks!

Chapter 9

The weather outside the castle had become very chilly since it was the beginning of December, but inside it remained warm and charming. All the fires were lit in the common rooms and dormitories. It was Sunday and our friends were all off doing separate activities. Sirius was off snogging his on again off again girlfriend since 3rd year, Alexis Kensington, resident 6th year Gryffindor bitch. James, despite the chilly weather, was in the Quidditch Pitch flying around on his broom. Peter was asleep...exciting kid huh? Remus was reading a book in the Quidditch stands occasionally watching James show off. Lynsay was cuddled up next to Remus, asleep. Lily was sitting in a cushiony window seat in the library reading a good book and letting her eyes drift over the grounds and watching her classmates. Peyton was sitting in a tree by the lake with Jake. By 9 that night everyone was in the common room; Everyone except Peyton who walked in later and sat with her friends looking a little shaken and a little pale.

"Uh Peyton what's wrong?" Sirius asked, looking concerned. She didn't say anything only held out a small red velvet box to her friends. Lily grabbed it and popped it open.

"Bloody hell is this what I think it is?" Lily asked, admiring the engagement ring.

Peyton nodded and said, "Is he nutters? I'M ONLY 16 I BARELY EVEN COMMITT TO A RELATIONSHIPS FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN WITH HIM! HE WANTS TO MARRY ME AND I'M ONLY 16! I CAN'T DO THIS...I CAN'T DO THIS...I'VE ONLY KNOWN THE LITTLE WANKER FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS AND HE JUST GOES AND POPS THE QUESTION LIKE THAT! HONESTLY ON OUR FIRST DATE HE FLOSSED HIS TEETH WITH A STRAND OF MY HAIR!? HE'S LUCKY I HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR! HOW COULD I MARRY SOMEONE LIKE THAT?" Peyton screeched. Lily handed her a bag and she began to hyperventilate.

"Ok calm down, what did you say?" Lily asked.

"Nearly threw up, before I managed to say I didn't think it was a good idea at all. Then I gently broke up with him. I tried to give the ring back but he wouldn't take it. Said for me to think about it and he would take me back anytime." Peyton said before fainting.

"Uh is she gonna be ok?" Peter asked.

"Yeah she'll be fine I'm sure. Just a little shocked. Who wouldn't be?" Lily asked laughing. Peyton was coming around and looked up with her eyes open.

"So you're not going to be Mrs. Peyton Starr Walters?" Sirius asked. She fainted again.

"Sirius! Nice one." Lynsay said rolling her eyes.

"Just had to make sure that was a no." Sirius said shrugging. "I'm guessing that was a hell no." Peyton sat back up with her eyes open.

"He was too clingy anyway." Peyton said. "I just wanted to have some fun not freaking start a family." She shuddered. "Back to two weeks as a limit for relationships for me."

"Thata way!" Sirius said enthusiastically clapping her on the back. "That's the only way to go." He added giving her the thumbs up sign. They all laughed.

"What are you gonna do with the ring Peyton?" Remus asked.

"I dunno. I can't wear it, might give him the wrong impression and that would just be wrong. I'll try and give it back to him again because I really feel badly." Peyton said. "I'm going to bed. Lots to think about." She said walking up the stairs. They all nodded in agreement and headed for bed.

Lily woke up early the next morning before the sun had even risen. The stone floor was rather chilly so she made a quick run to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. She came out and dressed in her uniform and pulled her hair into a ponytail, the way she liked to have it for most classes, simple and out of the way. Lily grabbed her advanced charms book and headed to the common room to read before breakfast. Soon she had dozed off in the plush red chair by the fire only to be awakened by a loud shriek. She knew that shriek. It was Peyton's so she bolted up the stairs and threw the door open. Peyton was standing in the middle of the room looking as white as a sheet and Lily knew exactly why. The entire dorm was filled with what looked to be all of the owls kept in the owlery at Hogwarts. She heard laughing from the corner of the room and stomped over.

"POTTER, BLACK! GET OUT FROM UNDER THAT DAMN CLOAK!" Lily said, snatching it off them to see them bent over in hysterics. "Look at her! You think it's funny that she's-" she said turning and pointing to Peyton who'd collapsed on the floor and was shaking.

"Peyton! Can you hear me?" Lily said running to her. Peyton didn't say anything so Lily levitated her and made her way to the hospital wing. James and Sirius had stopped their laughing and were looking a little frantic. Was she going to be ok?

"Madame Pomfrey! Something's wrong with Peyton!" Lily yelled as she came through the hospital wing doors. Madame Pomfrey bustled out from her office to have a look.

"Oh dear! She's shaking something dreadful. All of you get out now and let me have a look at my patient...Oh dear..." She said to them all.

"I'm not leaving!" Lily cried out. "I can't just leave her in her alone."

Madame Pomfrey was actually very fond of Lily but would never admit it to anyone.

"Well Miss Evans if you MUST insist you may stay. Everyone else out!" Madame Pomfrey shouted. Sirius and James paced the hallway outside the wing feeling very badly since things had taken a turn for the worse.

"Maybe that fear is bigger than we thought aye mate?" James asked solemnly. Sirius only nodded. He felt terrible, what had he done? It had been his idea and he had set everything up. He only brought James along that morning to watch the entertainment. He'd expected her to run out of the room and try to beat him to a bloody pulp. Things had definitely gone wrong. Lily came walking out of the room an hour later. Sirius and James looked at her expectantly. She glared at them with tears in her eyes and walked back to Gryffindor Tower, leaving them to wonder what had been so horrible that Peyton didn't come back out with her and the fact that she was crying.

A/N: sorry its kinda short...just thought i'd leave it there for suspense? hope you liked it.