Revelations and Secrets

When Lily returned to her dorm that night, her mind was racing. Not only did she actually enjoy the kiss, but now she wanted to strangle a certain messy haired boy.

How can he do that? Lily wondered. Even suggest getting back together. Absolutely mental is what he is.

Lily changed clothes and jumped into bed. She tried going to sleep but thoughts of James kept her awake. Yes she liked him, no doubt about that, but to actually start dating him again was a whole other story.

Snuggling under the covers, the pitter patter of rain on the roof nudged her to sleep.

"Wake up Lily!" Emma exclaimed.

"Mmph," Lily mumbled from somewhere under the covers.

"Rise and shine!" Emma said, pulling away the covers. "I expect you dressed and ready to go in ten minutes. I want to hear all about last night."

Oh God, Lily thought. Last night...too bad it wasn't a nightmare.

After taking a shower and getting dressed, Lily and Emma made their way down to breakfast.

"Where's Katie?" Lily asked, after they took their seats at the Gryffindor table.

Emma grinned. "After you left with James she decided to pay a visit to dear Remus."

"Woo," Lily said surprised. "Any plans on getting back together?"

"I was just about to ask you the same question," Emma replied.

Lily shot a glance at James, who was at the other end of the table. "I don't know," she said. "Everything is all screwed up."

Emma gave her a knowing look.

"I got a letter from Dylan," Lily said, changing the subject.

"And?" Emma coaxed.

"He wants me to come see him over Easter break," Lily said simply.

"Are you?" Emma asked.

"I'm thinking about it," Lily answered. "I could use some excitement in my life, especially with the N.E.W.T's coming up."

"I suppose so," Emma said. "You do realize our break is this weekend, right?"

"Yeah," Lily answered. "Do you think I should try things with Dylan?"

Just then Katie sat down at the table, a small smile playing on her lips.

"Somebody got some last night," Lily said grinning.

Katie gave her a look. "Last night went pretty well considering the circumstances; strange but pretty well," she said.

"Come on Katie! Spill!" Emma exclaimed.

"Later," Katie replied, glancing at the end of the table.

The day went by pretty quickly, and the seventh year students were once again loaded with homework.

Lily was currently up in her dorm, sitting on her bed, and writing Dylan back.

Dear Dylan,
It was great to hear from you. I got your letter from my mum just yesterday. I thought about your offer and decided that seeing you is just what I need, especially with my exams coming up. My Easter break starts this Friday so, you can pick me up at my parents house at around four. Can't wait to see you!

Lily

After rereading what she wrote, Lily tied the piece of parchment to her owls leg, and sent it on its way.

Well, Lily thought, I guess I better get started on that Potions essay. Just as she sat back down on her bed and had about a paragraph written, Katie came bursting through the door.

Katie glanced around the room. When she saw Lily she let out a grateful sigh. "I really need to talk to you," she said.

"What is it?" Lily asked concerned.

Katie took a seat on Lily's bed, and after making Lily swear to secrecy, she told her the whole story.

"Last night," Katie started, "I went to Remus' dorm to apologize about the other night…"

"Go ahead," Lily coaxed.

"Well," Katie continued, "when I opened the door, the only person there was Sirius. I asked him if he knew when Remus would be back; he didn't know. Then I don't know what came over me, but I just started crying."

"That's all?" Lily asked. "Gracious girl! You had me thinking you robbed Gringots."

"Oh, but there's more," Katie replied. "Right, so…I started crying and Sirius put an arm around me, for comfort, and the next thing I know Sirius and I are makin out and has me lying on his bed."

"Oh my God!" Lily exclaimed. "Emma is going to kill you!"

"I know!" Katie yelled. "That's why you can't tell her! You promised…"

"I won't," Lily reassured her. "But you guys aren't thinking of getting together are you?"

"Well, we didn't talk about it yet," Katie said.

Just then Emma came in, looking quite flustered. After slamming her books down on the floor, she flung herself on her bed.

"Rough day?" Lily asked.

"More like the worse day ever," Emma replied.

"Oh, come now," Katie said. "It couldn't have been that bad."

Emma snorted. "First I spilt ink on my robes during Muggle Studies, then Hoklis blew our potion up so there's another F for that class, I forgot my homework for Care of Magical Creatures, and to top it all off I found out Sirius likes some girl that isn't me."

Katie sent Lily a nervous glance. "Do you know who?" she asked nervously.

"No," Emma spat. "Bet just like all his other girls she's a skanky, sluty, whore, that'll sleep with him after the first date."

Katie opened her mouth and then closed it. If looks could kill Emma would most certainly be dead. Deciding against telling her off, Katie just got up and left the room.

"You know you should just forget about Sirius," Lily said. "You deserve much better."

Emma sighed. "I know my chances with him are very slim, but I think that's what makes me want him more."

Lily looked at her sympathetically. "Why don't you come with me to my parents house for break."

"I thought you were spending time with Dylan," Emma said.

"I am," Lily replied. "But I won't be with him the whole time, and you could totally use the time away from here."

"I don't know…" Emma said. "I think I'll pass."

"Oh come on!" Lily persuaded. "It'll be fun. Pleeeeease?"

"Fine," Emma said.

Lily got up and hugged her friend. "I promise we'll have oodles of fun."

The Boy's Dorm

James was pacing back and forth. He couldn't do his homework because he was way too distracted; he didn't feel like going down to the kitchens because for once he wasn't hungry; and he couldn't sleep because again he was way too distracted.

"Can you stop pacing mate?" Sirius asked. "You're making me dizzy."

James shot him a look. "Fine," he said, "but only because I don't want to wear down the floor."

James plopped down on his bed and stared up at the ceiling. Never once had a girl had this much power over him. He was acting like a love sick puppy and this was not how James Potter acted.

"What's eating you?" Sirius asked.

"Take a wild guess," James said bitterly.

"Lily?"

"Yeah," James replied.

"Mate, you need to get over her," Sirius instructed. "She's turned you into a pacing machine."

James laughed. "I can't just get over her," he said. "There's just…I don't know, something about her."

"Well, my dear comrade if I didn't know any better I'd say you were in love." Sirius looked at James with the craziest grin.

"What?" James asked.

"Nothing," Sirius said.

A/N- Ahh the drama! I think I'm getting really good at story writing...I know how concieted that must sound, but if you compare my first story to this one; MAJOR improvement. I know there wasn't any Lily/James action in this chappie but I promise it's comin! Now please review!