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The weeks past, and Lily and James turned a deaf ear to the rumours and whispers. People were shocked to find that their favourite pair of enemies had done a complete turnaround and were now sweethearts. They basked in each other's attention, and savoured every touch.

One afternoon after classes, James and Lily were walking quickly, hand in hand down a 4th floor corridor. James pushed open the door and…

Sirius had his hand up Leala's shirt, and they were making out with Leala lying across one of the desks. They ducked out of the room, suppressing laughter, and set off in search of another empty classroom.

Once they'd found a classroom, tongues danced and hands flew. Things were just starting to get out of hand, when they were interrupted.

"Well well well…!" said a kind yet surprised voice they recognized at once to be Dumbledore's. They shot apart and adjusted their clothing. James tried in a failed attempt to smooth his hair. Dumbledore ignored their state. "I was told I could find Lily here. I have an assignment for the Head Girl and Boy. Come with me please." And Dumbledore left the room.

Lily gave James an apologetic glance as she followed Dumbledore out of the room. James was left feeling deserted and extremely embarrassed. He waited a moment, and then left the room to hunt down Sirius and tease him to the 9th degree about Leala.

He finally found Sirius in the common room with Remus, who was forcing Sirius to go over his Potions essay. Professor Slughorn had assigned them an essay on the uses of dragon components in antidotes. Sirius was looking aggravated and kept staring into the fire. James slumped into a chair by his friends, and gazed into the fire with Sirius.

"Looking glum there, Prongs," Remus said, as Sirius was clearly in another world.

"Oh, it's nothing… well, something, I suppose," James muttered.

"Well, are you going to indulge us?" Sirius said, snapping back into the real world.

"Dumbledore walked in on Lily and me… Lily left for some Head Girl duty with Dumbledore. Dunno what that was all about though."

"DUMBLEDORE walked in on you?" Remus said, his mouth hanging open.

"Well, yes," James said as the others gaped at him, "He didn't seem to mind very much though…" he trailed off thoughtfully. The group began to discuss different possibilities and meanings of this bizarre event.


Dumbledore paced his office. It was nearly midnight, and he was reviewing the events of the day. Something very strange had happened. This something that was the beginning of a prophecy that was being fulfilled. He was happy, but concerned at the same time. It was too early… it can't happen yet, that would be a danger to everyone in the wizarding world. There wasn't enough time… Dumbledore continued to pace as the night wore on.


LilyEvans lay awake in her dormitory, Leala snoring loudly next to her. Sounds outside were muffled slightly by the hangings on her 4 poster bed. She could not stop thinking about James. When she finally drifted off to sleep, she had a very strange dream.

"Lily, RUN!" James hollered as a crash echoed throughout the house. He himself was running through the big house. He looked older, and his handsome features were beginning to wear away. Frown lines creased his face, and he looked frightened.

Lily looked around her, and ran into the room down the hall. She looked around her and recognized it as a nursery. A crib was on the opposite side of the room. She was strangely drawn to it, and when she peered in, there was a tiny baby with black hair and green eyes lying in the crib. She scooped him up, unable to leave him behind. As she turned to leave, a green blast illuminated the hallway.

She heard a man's voice yell in pain, and footsteps on the stairs, down the hall…coming closer. She stood there, petrified. A tall man in a dark cloak, a hood covering his horrible face in shadow swept into the room. Lily screamed…

"Lily! Lily!" Leala's voice brought her back to life as she pushed aside the hangings. "Are you ok?"

"What happened?" Lily said, horrified. The entire dormitory was awake. She realized she was sweating.

"You screamed… and kept screaming," Leala told her hesitantly.

"It was just a bad dream," Lily told her quietly, "A really bad dream."

"Ok then…" Leala said as she went back to her bed. "I'm going to try to get some more sleep." Lily glanced at her watch and saw that it was indeed 4:00 am. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep again. So rather than try, she threw her feet over her bed and left the dormitory, still in her nightgown. She went down to the common room to sit by the fire, and was surprised to see that James was already there. She paused, and proceeded to walk over to James and sit on the crimson sofa beside him.

He looked startled for a moment. "What are you doing up so early?" he asked.

"I had a – a nightmare," she sounded frightened.

"Are you ok?" he asked, taking her hand. She put her head on his shoulder, and he put his arm around her gently. It seemed so natural, so easy, like he'd been with her all his life. A wet, hot stain spread on the shoulder of his pyjamas. He looked at her pretty head in shock. She was crying.

"Lily, what's wrong?" he was concerned. What dream could be this bad?

She sniffed, feeling ashamed. Should she tell him? It was kind of weird though… she prayed it wouldn't scare him, and then she told him. "I had a dream that we – we were living together. You Know Who came and killed us in our house. We had a baby." She finished, looking up at him, her eyes wet and big.

He looked at her shocked. Finally in a desperate attempt to comfort her, he said, "Lily, don't worry. Everything will be ok. It was just a dream."

"But what if it comes true? We'll all die. You'll die," Lily said, "I can't live with that."

"You won't have to, because it won't happen," he said firmly.

"You didn't dream it. It was like it was the future," she argued.

"That's ok. I love you," he said, for the first time in their relationship. Lily looked him in the eyes, studying his face, "I'll take any risk to be with you. Don't worry."

"I love you too," she said, tearing up again. She kissed him.

Suddenly, he had an idea. "Come with me," he said getting up and holding out his hand. She took it, and up they went to the 7th floor. He walked past a section of wall 3 times, and then there was a handle in the wall. He opened it, and there was a beautiful room, a king sized bed at the centre. The room was furnished in crimson and royal blue. Candles cast a warm, romantic glow all around the enchanting room. Lily suddenly knew why they were there, and kissed him again in a wordless consent.

Sparks flew in the best night of their lives, and the prophecy was beginning to slip into effect.

Well, that's chapter three…What I post is completely up to what gets typed after the magic purple button is pressed! Maybelline