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CH. 14

Lily's POV(two nights later in the common room. The ball is next evening)

James, what to say? Oh, why? Why me? He probably hates me now, thinks I'm a baby! Hmph! Well if he thinks that he can just kiss my…but what if he doesn't? What if I'm just jumping to conclusions? What am I talking about? It's James Potter! Duh! But, he was so kind that night. He was my comforter when I was alone, my pillar to lean on when I was weak. My…Ok, Ok, I get it already!

Heavens forbid! Am I falling for Potter?

No luv, you've already fallen. And hard!

Oh shut up! I hate my conscience.

I heard that!

Duh!

Now, on with what I was doing before the Marauders walked in and I got sidetracked. My potions essay! Yeah! NOT!

Nobody's pov

"Hey! Give that back!" Lily snapped out of her reverie and twirled angrily in her seat. James had snatched up her essay and was dancing across the common room with it.

"Come on Evans, have some fun!" came James' jovial voice. Lily's scowl suddenly changed into an evil grin as an idea came to her.

"Now, now Lily." Came Tori's worried voice.

"Ah heck! Just let her be. She'll probably just write a new essay." Charly laughed at Tori.

"I don't know about that!" Alice squeaked as Lily stood up slowly. Everyone in the common room stopped to see what would happen between Lily and James. Sirius stopped hitting on a sixth year, Remus put down the book he was reading and Charly, Tori and Alice looked worriedly on. Lily smiled a devilish smile and sauntered over to James. She had taken of her school robe so she wore only her button shirt, skirt, and loose tie. James had reached the other end of the room in his dance so he had nowhere to go. Lily reached James, looking into his eyes she walked her fingers up his chest and said:

" Wanna go find a broom closet?" in a low, sexy voice that only he could hear. James almost leapt out of his skin. Lily held in a laugh and leaned in towards James as if to kiss him. James put his arms lightly around her waist and dropped her essay on the floor. As he leaned in to kiss her Lily ducked through his arms and picked up her parchment.

"Thanks Potter. That was fun." She smiled saucily and walked back towards the table unable to see the shear disappointment on James' face, but everyone else did.

Sirius' POV

Why that little…Poor James. I've never seen his tat upset.

"Rem! Come on!" I say quickly and we follow James out the portrait hole.

"Prongs…mate, I am so sorry."

"Why? You couldn't have done anything." James said sharply.

"James." Remus said in a warning tone.

"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE DAMMIT! I DON'T NEED YOU! I DON'T NEED HER! I DON'TNEED ANYONE!" James yelled. Sinking into a sitting position against a wall he put his head in his hands and cried. James cried, tough James, strong James, loyal James, happy James broke down and cried. Oh man, he has it bad for that girl.

Remus storms through the portrait hole and James and I can hear faint yelling.

Remmy's POV

"LILY EVANS! GET OVER HERE TIS SECOND! WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT TO JAMES? HE IS COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH YOU AND YOU GO AND GET HIS HOPES UP!" I am mad. That girl has no reason what-so-ever to do that to James. None!

Lily has her school robes on again and her shoes. She walks up to me looking slightly frightened. I've never yelled at her before or swore in front of her.

"Remus, you don't understand." She says meekly. What the heck! What don't I understand?!

"WHAT DON'T I UNDERSTAND?" Lily jumped as I raise my voice.

"Can we talk," she looks around and turns back to me, "privately?" I nod and I lead her to the seventh year boy's dorm. Our room is actually clean today for some reason. I look at Lily and she begins.

"Please, don't yell anymore. Remus…James is very…I mean, you know…um…he. James is different."

"No kidding he's different. Lily he loves you. If you don't believe me, he's sitting outside the portrait hole crying for you, because of you."

"No. No, you're lying!" Lily's voice was rising. As if she was scared of something.

"I don't want to get hurt again." She said and I must have looked confused because she continued.

"During the summer of fourth year I went out with Mark Hunt, you know, in Hufflepuff. When we came back to school I was so happy. I couldn't have wished for more. Then one day I was walking on the grounds when I saw a couple near the lake making out. I would have just left it at that but the guy looked a lot like Mark. I went closer and saw Mark and Karin Lasley practically down each other's throats. I just ran away, they had no idea. I broke up with him later that day, but it hurt so bad Remus. It hurt so bad. I don't want to feel that pain again. It hurt so bad." Lily's voice got softer as if she were about to cry.

"Remus, if James did that to me it would be so much worse."

"Why?" I ask curiously.

"Because, I love him." Her eyes glistened with tears that slid silently down her pale cheeks. At that moment Sirius and James burst into the room. Lily turned to face James and tears began to flow rapidly. Pushing past James Lily ran out of our dorm sobbing.

"Moony? What did you do to her?" Sirius asked the question I knew would come. I shook my head.

"I didn't do anything. I just asked her why she did that to James. She then proceeded to explain something to me. I'm tired." I give a fake yawn and role into bed fully clothed. "If you don't mind, I'm gonna go to bed now.

Girls dorm room(Charly's POV)

"Lily! What's wrong? You came running down the boys staircase in tears! What did they do to you?" Tori asks her as Alice and I try to comfort our distraut friend.

"Oh Tori! I did something…hic…horrible." Lily wailed through a waterfall of tears.

"I told Remus I loved him!" Lily began to cry harder than ever now.

"You love Remus?" Tori asked in surprise and maybe even a hint of jealousy.

"Noooo, I told him…hic… that I love…sniff hic…James!" Lily was shaking from tears at saying this. All of our jaws dropped through the floor.

"You love James?" I ask catiously.

"yes." Came Lily's meek reply as her tears slowed.

Finally after a few more tears Lily was fast asleep. Tori and Alice tucked her into bed and we closed her curtains. The three of us sat on Alice's bed and pulled the curtains. Her bed is farthest from Lily's and if, for any reason, Lily wakes up in the night and we're still talking it would be harder to hear what we're saying.

"She loves him." Tori speaks first. Alice nods in disbelief.

"This is unbelievable, but it should make our jobs a heck of a lot easier."

Continuing to discuss the situation late into the night we finally decided that it was time for bed around three in the morning. Lily never woke once, all that crying wore her out. The poor dear.