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Chapter 8: Burning the past..

James and Sirius looked round. James's free hand immediately jumped to his hair. Lily stood there with her robe carelessly wrapped around her body, showing off some of her swimsuit. Her hair tossed to the side and her emerald green eyes, shinning with hatred for James.

"All right, Evans?" James asked.

" Leave him alone," Lily repeated. She glared at him with much dislike.

" What's he done to you?"

" Well, its more that the fact he exists, if you know what I mean.." Some students laughed at this.

Lily didn't.

" You think you're funny, but you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."

"I will if you go out with me, Evans," James said quickly." Go on. go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

" I would never go out with you again, if it was a choice of between you and the giant squid." Lily said coldly.

" Bad luck, Prongs" Sirius said briskly, and turned back to Snape, who grabbed his wand off the ground.

"OI!"

But too late: Snape had directed his wand straight at James.

Lily would have jumped in front of the spell, but kept her feet planted to the ground.

There suddenly was a flash of light and a gash appeared in the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside-down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of graying underpants.

Many people in the crowed cheered; Sirius, James and Peter roared with laughter.

Lily, whose furious expression had twitched of an instant as though she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"

"Certainly" James said as he jerked his wand upwards; Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself, from his robes he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said," Petrifcus Totalus!" and Snape kneeled over again, rigid as a board.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.

" Ah Evans, don't make me hex you," Said James earnestly.

"Take the curse off him then!"

James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and mumbled the counter-curse.

" There you go," He said as Snape struggled to his feet.

" You're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus-"

"I don't need help from a filthy little mudbloods like her!"

Lily blinked.

"Fine," She said coldly." I wont bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you.. Snivellus."

"Apologize to Evans!" James roared at Snape with his want pointed at his heart.

"I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted rounding on James. "You're as bad as he is."

"What?!" squawked James. " I'd NEVER call you a - you-know-what!"

"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can- I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK!" She turned on her heel and hurried away.

"Evans!" James shouted after her. "Hey EVANS!"

Lily twirled around, whirling her hair; which made him stare at her with desire," Potter, the names Lily. You know? Lily: the girl who you will never hold again. Ever."

And with that last stubborn comment, she left the childish James Potter sunk in a pit of quick sand..

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Lily sighed as she looked at the castle slowly disappearing from view." Another year came and gone.." She mumbled to herself.

The fifth year was over and her friends were sitting with her in a compartment, sleeping and playing a few games. The forest became thicker outside and the leaves twirled in the summer warm wind, as she tossed her long hair aside.

Coral and Ashley lay there on a bench together, sleeping on another's shoulders. Their magazines carelessly tossed to the ground, and their shoes dangling off their feet.

Joel sat on the floor, looking through the photographs they took during that year. He mumbled, " She hates him" and " This is ridiculous" some times.

Lindsey sat next to Lily reading a book; like always she ignored everyone's comments saying there was more to life than books. She loved them and could finish a series of chapter books within hours. This amazed Lily most of all.

Joel looked up from the pictures and gave Lily a raised eyebrow, " What's wrong?"

She took her eyes away from the window and looked at him, " Nothing, just upset that we only have a two years left at Hogwarts".

Joel smiled, " Make the best out of those years Lily," and turned back to the photos.

Lily just stared at him,' Make the best out of those years?' what does he mean..

There was sudden loud laughing in the hallway," Potter" she growled.

Lindsey looked up from her book," He's got you in a bad mood already, a new record.."

Lily sighed, " He always puts me in a bad mood-"

"-Except during last Christmas.." Ashley mumbled.

Lily fumed," That was in the past, it's the present now.."

"You still love him.." Coral said seriously.

She just stared at her," I do not, I never have. I still can't believe I gave that ass a chance. I knew I would just be another crossed out name in his book.. "

" You don't believe that, do you?" Lindsey said taking her eyes away from her book.

" Oh course I do, it's the same fait as every other girl he dates." She mumbled, and turned back to the window.

Joel sighed, and Lily looked at him," What?"

"This," and he handed her a picture.

It brought a few tears to her eyes as she stared longer at the picture..

A dark midnight winter background of snow covered trees and people skating on the lake, as small moving snowflakes fell on her and James kissing on a bench on the frozen grounds of Hogwarts.

Her Gryffindor scarf wrapped around her neck while she held his hand, and smiled slowly after he kissed her. His cheeks were slightly pinched with pink, as he smiled back and leaned in to kiss her again.

That was the day she finally became his girlfriend; they had snuck outside and sat on the bench together..

She dropped the picture and covered her mouth with both hands, as the picture burned on the floor.

" The pain in your heart burns your past" Ashley said slowly.

Lily looked at her, and then back to everyone else who were too staring at her and the burned black crisp photo on the ground.

" He really hurt you bad" Lindsey said in a whisper.

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