Author's Note: Told you guys there was no need for worries here's the much-coveted update. Ha ha ha ha ha…………Anyway………Everything in italics is either James thoughts (at the beginning, you'll know what I'm talking about or the parchment conversation.) I know it's been two month's I'll explain the next update

Disclaimer: I bought a gumball at the mall yesterday…Damn thing lost it's flavor in about five minutes so I spit it out, so I guess once again I own nothing.

Chapter 18: Spare Parchment and Awkward Dinners.

James twirled his quill around in his fingers staring dejectedly at the front of his history of magic class.

Honestly he thought to himself you'd think a class taught by a ghost would be interesting or at least do bring some mild amusement to the days events. He had never had a teacher who could make bloody goblin riots and werewolf trials seem so boring. Although he doubted the ghost even realized he was teaching a class sometimes he wondered if he even knew anybody was there. Probably not he thought to himself I bet six galleons he wouldn't even flinch if I got up and walked out of here right now but the idea was gone as quickly as it had came. He knew Lily would scream bloody murder if he missed a class so close to break.

He turned to his right, Remus was sitting alert to every fact the Professor was spewing out about the trials and tribulations that past werewolves were forced to face and over come. Sure James thought to himself it's only because he is one. He turned to his left and smiled to see somebody else who shared his opinion of the class, Sirius was sleeping his back raising and falling in rhythm with each breath. His head was rested soundly in his hands the occasional murmur about boxers and damn house elves escaping his lips. James shuddered to think about what was going through his friends' mind. Desperate to take his mind off of the thought he looked two rows down and saw Nikki drawing crude comics about the professor in her notebook and beside her Lily who may as well have been in a muggle picture she wasn't moving! James snickered after a moment's observation he could see her eyes wavering in and out of focus. Reaching into his bag he pulled out a piece of parchment and wrote…

Whatcha doing? He muttered a spell and then using his wand sent the parchment with a flutter to Lily's desk, she rolled her emerald eyes and ignored it James lifted the wand and as he did so the parchment rose and moved closer to her, she still ignored it. Again James levitated it until it was dancing right in front of her face. Lily attempted to flick it out of her gaze but the scrap of parchment wouldn't budge. Lily sent him a warning glare and grabbed the parchment out of the air and holding it tightly in her hands brought it underneath her desk. Quickly she glanced to the sides to make sure she wasn't the object of anybody's gaze.

James smiled, so innocent he thought to himself and chuckled.

She opened it and rolled her eyes. Reaching into her bag she removed a brown speckled quill and scribbled a response and using the same spell with a more complex wrist movement wand made the parchment disappear. James sighed and was about to reach into his bag and begin taking notes when the scrap of parchment materialized in front of his hazel eyes smirking he opened it.

Paying attention like you should be doing. And James try to be a little less obvious if you insist on not paying attention to the lesson.

James looked up from the parchment to Lily who seemed to be determinedly staring at the professor though he could see the shadow of a smile playing across her face. Scribbling back he wrote.

I know you can't seriously find this stuff interesting…I'm way more fun then goblin rebellions and vampire riots.

When lily sent the parchment back to him he laughed as he read the words

You wish Potter.

Oh so now we're back to Potter? He wrote and sent the note back to Lily.

For now. She replied and smiled at James as she sent the parchment back to him.

Now I'm just hurt. James scribbled pretending to wipe a tear from his eye.

You're such and idiot James you're making me miss the lesson. This parchment conversation is over! After Lily finished writing She turned back to the front of the classroom and began to feverishly copy down the notes Binns had left on the board.

After James finished reading her response an idea dawned on him. Quietly he glanced around the classroom and noted that there were only four people actually maintaining consciousness through the lesson, he looked to the front of the class to see that Binns had his back to the class. Slowly he slid from underneath his chair (feeling much like he used to when he was five and at diner with his family) underneath his desk his chair squeaked ever so slightly with the pressure of his body leaving it. His brow furrowed and he glanced around to make sure that nobody had heard though he doubted a gunshot would catch the Professor's attention. He did however see Remus looking at him quizzically he gave James a questioning look but just turned back to his notes.

God his friends were weird.

James made it all the way underneath his desk and smiling to himself began to edge and sneak his way between the rows surprised that nobody seemed to notice except a somewhat burly looking Hufflepuff but she just shot him a death glare and shuffled through her notes. Aside from that nobody else noticed the majority of them sleeping or staring mindlessly into space the occasional group of girls poured over the newest copy of witch weekly quizzing each other on their flirting technique.

Quietly he continued to crawl along the desks until he reached Lily's row and snickering he crawled around and underneath her desk. Gently he rested the tip of his head on her leg. Almost instantly he felt her body jump and the stifle of her scream. He quickly grabbed Jenny's bag from beside him and placed it at her feet as he crept behind a bookcase to his right. He watched as Lily's head emerged underneath her desk and glanced around seeing Jenny's bag she let loose a sigh of relief and returned to her notes. Laughing James made his way back to her desk. He pulled his cloak out from under him and lightly traced lines on her leg with his finger. He saw her slender hand come underneath the desk as if trying to brush something off of her leg. Satisfied that whatever was itching her was gone Lily let her hand rest on her thigh. Slowly James leant closer to her hand and gently began to place light kisses across her fingers.

"What the hell?" He heard her mutter.

Lily pushed back her chair and leaned her head underneath the tarnished desk and saw James sitting cross-legged underneath her desk with a lop-sided grin on his face.

"What are you doing?" She hissed glancing around to make sure nobody else had heard.

"Just here for a visit" James answered smiling coyly. Lily rolled her eyes and pushed his head back under the desk.

"That's not nice," said James looking hurt as he appeared once again from under the desk and pulling an empty chair up beside Lily kissed her on the cheek.

"I wasn't trying to be" she replied with a sarcastic smile, besides I'm missing the entire lesson."

"Oh come on I know you're not seriously interested in this, besides I'm way cuter then Binns." Coaxed James leaning his head on her shoulder "and I'll bet I'm twice as fun" he added removing his head from her shoulder and raising his eyebrows suggestively.

"That's all that's ever on your mind" chastised Lily rolling her eyes and furiously scribbling her notes down before they were wiped clean from the board.

"That's not true" replied James looking outraged as he stretched and placed an arm around Lily's shoulder, "I think about a lot of things, I think about what's for dinner, I think about quidditch, pranking the Slytherins, lunch, quidditch, breakfast."

"I get the point James" interrupted Lily her gaze never once leaving her parchment.

"Exploding snap, pranking the Slytherins, quidditch, brunch."

"James I get the bloody point!" hissed Lily looking up from her notes and placing down her quill giving up, there was no way she was going to get any notes copied with James's constant chatter, she'd just have to get the notes from Jenny after.

At the thought of her friend she looked across the rows of desks to Jenny's seat and any thoughts of copying her notes were dashed, her friend wasn't sleeping like the majority of the class but she could tell by the blank expression on her face that although her eyes were on the Professor her concentration had wavered to other things. Probably Remus she thought to herself smiling she turned back to James when she felt his hand take hers.

"But do you know what I think of the most?" James asked as he straightened in his chair his untamable jet black hair falling in his face giving him an almost angelic appearance Lily laughed at the thought and James gave her a questioning glance wondering what could have been so funny.

Lily focused on the topic at hand and asked sarcastically "what would that be?" wondering what could have possibly been more important to him then food and quidditch.

James looked at her and with the utmost sincerity replied "You."

"That's sweet James" said Lily swinging her bag over her shoulder as the bell rang in the background she placed a soft kiss on his cheek and whispered in his ear "but you aren't getting any special privileges."

"I was thinking nothing of the sort!" retorted James with and indignant expression on his face.

Minutes later James, Lily, Remus, Jenny and Sirius were walking down the corridors towards the entrance hall for dinner. "I'm starving James muttered clutching his stomach."

"You were eating the entire first half of the lesson!" cried Remus looking at James his eyes wide, "before you decided to go on your little trip anyway."

"I have no idea how guys can each so much food," said Lily cringing "half the time I'm afraid to hug James because I have no idea if all of the food he just ate was going to come back up."

"It's not just guys," said James looking offended "I've seen you put away some food over the years too." He just nearly dodged Lily's book bag as it swung in Lily's direction.

"He's right though" said Jenny from beside Remus "you should have seen Nikki the other day in the common room she must have ate about two boxes of Bertie Bott's every flavored beans and half a dozen cauldron cakes and that was just 20 minutes before she headed down to dinner with Brandon. I was surprised she was even able to lift her fork!"

The four of them laughed at Jenny's revelation of her friends eating habits though James could notice the strain in Sirius's over hearty laugh. The laughter however quickly died once Jenny had realized what she had just said and clutched Remus's arm. Her eyes wandered over to Remus as the laughter quickly left his face and his concentration seemed to waver his expression impassive. Lily and James quickly hushed and their eyes too landed on Sirius.

Sirius could feel all of their gazes he guessed that they all by now knew what was going on feeling anger at the sudden reminder of his problems and feeling slightly annoyed that they felt they had to walk on eggshells around him. He ran a shaky hand through his hair and cast around for some excuse not to go with them to dinner knowing that she was probably going to be there and he honestly couldn't handle that at the moment.

"I'm going to go catch up with a friend" muttered Sirius quickly which wasn't a total lie he thought to himself that she might not be a friend but he did have plans to meet somebody even though it wasn't for another half an hour. He muttered hurried promises to meet them later for dinner, before any of them could object he hurriedly made his way in the opposite direction to what they only guessed was the Gryffindor common room. Jenny turned to each of them and gave a regretful look.

"Don't worry" muttered Remus in her ear before brushing his lips softly against her cheek "we couldn't avoid mentioning her forever."

"I know" she whispered sighing, "I just didn't want this to happen you know?"

Sirius casted a smile over his shoulder (which in James's opinion seemed strained.)

"See you" James called to his retreating back Sirius waved a hand over his shoulder.

They entered the Great hall and Lily saw with annoyance that Nikki was seated at the Raven Claw table talking animatedly with Brandon while sipping on her pumpkin juice. Lily took the potatoes Jenny offered her and spooned them onto her plate without really noticing what she was doing until James eyed the small mounted of potatoes teetering on her plate Lily was horrified

"I hate this!" whispered Jenny in a harsh whisper stabbing her roast.

Lily was caught off guard by her friend's sudden outburst, "hate what exactly?" She asked her friend though she thought she already knew the answer.

"All of this walking along eggshells around those two" Jenny answered jabbing her finger in Nikki's direction, "I hate having to watch everything I say because it might upset them, and it's upsetting Remus too I just wish that they could sort out their problems you know? So that maybe things could go back to the way they were."

"Yeah but imagine if they were actually in a relationship how complicated it would be then." Observed Lily dashing pepper on her roast.

"That's just it" replied Jenny smiling taking a bite of her pie ""sometimes I think it would be easier if they were in a relationship, at least that way there would be something to break off you know? But there wasn't so there's nothing saying that both of them can't go their separate ways and date whoever and neither of them really has the right to be mad if the other is seeing somebody else."

"I know what you mean." Agreed Lily rolling her eyes.

"Who doesn't have a right to be mad?" Came Nikki's voice from behind them as she squeezed herself in between her two friends and grabbed a roll.

"Nobody" answered Jenny shrugging it off and changing the subject said "you and Brandon seem to be hitting it off well."

"What?" Nikki asked glancing up from the table her brow furrowed "oh that, yeah he's a really great guy" she answered smiling but Lily wasn't very convinced.

"Are you okay Nikki?" She asked placing down her goblet and eyeing her friend through her wisps of fiery red hair.

"Of course," she answered a little too heartily with a feeling in the pit of her stomach as though the voice was not her own "why wouldn't I be?"

"No reason" Lily answered smiling taking a sip out of her goblet though Nikki could tell something was on her friend's mind.

"Are you guys looking forward to the match tomorrow?" Asked Jenny changing the subject quickly and directing her gaze back to Nikki.

"Yeah Brandon's looking forward to it, the first quidditch match of the season you know, seems right worried about it though." Nikki's sentenced seemed to trail off with Lily and Jenny still awaiting the rest of the story. After a moments pause Nikki looked up startled to see them still staring at her. As if being shaken out of her riviera she finished. Their two beaters left last year and the replacements are only in fourth year so they haven't had much training lately. Jenny nodded her understanding and turned to Lily asking if she had grasped what Professor Flitwick had been saying earlier that morning about the aichma charm.

"So who are you hoping is going to come out on top tomorrow?" Asked Remus referring to tomorrow's quidditch match.

"Well" said James taking a swig from his goblet and wiping his mouth with the sleeve of his robes "you know I hate the Slytherins, the bloody gits but I'm pulling for them to win this one. If they don't we have to play the Ravenclaws and they're much better with windy conditions. That's what they're calling for in January when we play. Besides we've kicked the Slytherins arses before and I have no doubt that we could easily do it again not matter what the conditions" he finished with a smirk.

"Yeah their probably your best bet," agreed Remus devouring the last bit of his tricel fudge and patting his stomach "and it's always good entertainment whenever you and Lucius get on the field together." Laughing James stood up with his friend and the girls and looping his arm around Lily's waist began to walk back towards the Gryffindor common room.

"Hwwww" yawned Lily leaning on James as they climbed the stairs "I can not wait to get to bed."

"Really?" Asked James excited.

"Bloody perve" Lily muttered under her breath.

"I can not wait to get in front of the fire I'm freezing" said Nikki wrapping her cloak tighter around her body and pulled in front of the crowd hopping the stairs two at a time.

"Now that you mention it, I'd like to cozy up to that fire too" said Jenny smiling "it's been the longest day ever and I am so exhausted.

"Well we'd love to join you guys but Remus and I have got homework we've left to the last minute." Said James clapping Remus on the shoulder.

"Correction" said Remus "YOU have homework you left to the last minute, I'm done."

"Yeah" replied James "but you have to help me with mine because you wouldn't want it on your conscience that you let your best mate land himself in detention would you, especially when you could have prevented it."

"You'd deserve it" replied Remus rolling his eyes.

Lily turned to Jenny and they both burst out laughing as they rounded the corner to the Gryffindor common room but they were suddenly halted when Jenny nearly walked straight into Nikki's back who seemed to be shaking.

"Shouldn't she already be in the common room?" James hissed to Remus but he was staring dead ahead at the portrait hole James followed his gaze and his draw dropped at what he saw…

AN. Anyway I know it's been two months and I am so sorry I know I'm terrible but like I said I'll explain all the next update I hope you guys like it please review I haven't had any in so long because I haven't updated. Hugsnkisses Jamesnlily4ever.