Timeless Escapades

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Hi guys! I'm very sorry about not updating... but a few days ago my grandmother passed away and I had to leave immediately for NYC. Anyway, here's the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy! I tried to make it longer to make up for the missed chapters!

Chapter 10

Whispers followed Harry the minute he left the hospital wing the next day. Walking the corridors seemed to be much more of a challenge than it had been before the Quidditch game. Gryffindors jeered, Slytherins applauded, and the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs didn't take sides, but turned their eyes away.

As it turned out, Lily had been right about the Gryffindors and their tempers. The whole common room had seemed to turn on him, especially the Marauders. James and Sirius both totally ignored Harry, while Remus trailed behind, throwing nervous glances at Harry as they passed. James, in particular had taken to glaring at Harry and shooting comments across the Hall. And it hurt...

Yes, it really hurt!

Harry sat next Lily in the common room corner by the fire, doing their homework that following night... Potions homework yet to be finished.

"Harry! How many times have I told you? The Draught of the Living dead does NOT contain butterfly wings."

Harry sighed and crossed out his latest ingredient for the fourth time, watching as Lily groaned at his hand writing.

"What is it with you guys, anyway? Can you only write in chicken scratch?" Lily asked, flipping here plait over one shoulder.

"It's not my fault!" Harry defended. "You just didn't correct it sooner."

Lily snorted as three figures immerged from the Boy's staircase. "Oh no..." she groaned. "Not again!"

Ever since Harry had gotten out of the hospital wing, James had been almost impossibly jealous of Harry for spending time with Lily, he had already taken to 'accidentally' tripping Harry more than twice now.

"Evans!"

Lily sigh and threw down her quill on the Potions parchment, creating a tiny blob of black ink. She then turned her fierce green eyes onto James.

"What do you want, Potter?"

James seemed to do a double take as he spotted Harry sitting in the chair opposite Lily, and then sneered at them angrily. His eyes flashed behind the rounded spectacles.

"You shouldn't be hanging around with that," he jabbed a finger at Harry. "Unless you have a death wish, Evans. You're bound to come to trouble."

"Well I, unlike the whole of Gryffindor House, don't like throwing away a friendship because of a stupid game!" she huffed, glaring defiantly.

Sirius came down the stairs and pinned a piece of paper to the Announcement Board. The Gryffindor House was in need of a new Seeker.

"Why do you care about him anyway!?" James shouted, also coming down the staircase and stepping right up to Lily. "He doesn't deserve it! Look at him, for pity's sake! What do you see in him?"

It suddenly occurred to Harry that James was actually jealous of him. By hanging out with Lily more and more, Harry had some how managed to hit a very sensitive wound.

Very sensitive, indeed.

Lily also stood up, shooting daggers through her angry eyes. "What do I see in him!? I see a very nice and sensitive person, that treats me a HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN YOU DO, JAMES POTTER!!!"

SMACK!

James was sent sprawling backwards, as Lily Evans's hand hit the right side of his face. Harry's stomach did a weird sort of flop as James fixed him with a loathing expression, and then... getting up off the ground, motioned to Sirius and Remus to follow him out of the portrait hole. They left, and Harry turned to Lily as she smirked and sat down on the chair once again.

"I'm glad that bully got what he deserved. He's had that coming for ages!"

Harry forced a little laugh, but inside he was moaning in denial.

How did his parents EVER get together if this was how they acted?

Hello! Next chapter out tomorrow!

Saphire Starlet