A/N: concerning lizmarauder4eva: You're so sweet! I originally had two chappie's that came before the prologue (because it wasn't a prologue at first), in which it showed how much Lily hated James, unfortunately, I had to take them out, so you don't really get that side of her. Sorry! I had to though! The story would have been to long, and I want to finish this before the new book. My apologies. I really am thankful for your review! Thanks for your concern and for being such a sweet heart about it! Much luv 2 ya!
This is a REVISED chappie!
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DEFIANT-
The next day Lily felt herself lift into a dreamlike state. And as she walked dreamily to class, she couldn't erase the mental picture in her head of her and James sitting on the hill.
"Lily!" came a distant voice. A couple of her best friends came running up. "Merlin! We've been calling your name for like, three minutes now.
"That's nice." Said Lily softly. She hadn't even heard much of what they just said. And she didn't really care. She saw herself on the broom again, James beside her.
Lily hummed merrily as she swung open the door to the charms classroom. The rest of the class was chatting nonchalantly but she heard it all faintly.
"Lily, what's wrong with you today?" came a friend's voice. Which friend she was not sure. And she really didn't care. She was sitting on the hill next to James…
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James ran into the common room and grabbed his schoolbag.
"Hey Prongs-!" Yelled Sirius but James was already rushing out of the portrait hole. He had Charms and he didn't want to be late. He ran down the marble staircase, and hopped a skipped a few steps.
He stopped before the large wood door and ran his fingers through his raven black hair, and then waltzed in casually. The class was still talking. He sighed in relief, he didn't think he'd actually make it to class early. There was a first. He spotted an empty table and was just about to head for it when he spotted the back of Lily's head. Sirius walked in and sat at the empty table with Peter and Remus. Sirius called his name to join them, but James ignored him.
He walked over to the long red hair that ran down her back and curved gracefully at the tips. The crimson waterfall he longed to run his fingers through.
"Hello Ladies!" Said James happily as he squeezed himself in between Evan's and her friends. They all had shocked expressions on their faces as James pushed them toward the end of the bench so he could fit. He was sitting next to lily and she was smiling at him! She was actually smiling! He had done this same thing just last week and she had rolled her eyes and then yelled at him angrily to leave her alone. James's stomach did flip-flops in joy. He had done it. He had charmed her. James Potter had finally broken Lily Evans.
Sirius looked back to find James and felt his jaw drop. There was no way he was sitting next to stuck-up Lily Evans! But he was, and she was actually talking to him! Nicely! Lily's friends looked just as shocked as Sirius. Peter and Remus were now looking back too. Peter had the same expression as Sirius. Remus however was smiling softly.
Professor Flitwick began teaching them the engorgement charm.
"You all need to watch my hand movements carefully so that you are able to do what I'm about to do."
Just as he said this, his wand slipped from his hand.
"What, drop our wands?" sniggered James aloud.
The class laughed and James got the butterflies to see that Lily was laughing too.
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An hour later, James lay on the common room couch staring up at the ceiling. He wasn't interested in it really. He was just thinking. A thought made a smile flicker across his face. Suddenly, Sirius burst in through the portrait hole.
"Hiya Padfoot-!" James tried to call merrily as he sat up.
"Don't you 'hiya Padfoot' me!" Sirius said angrily.
"Pad, what-"
"Prongs, She's got to go." Said Sirius solidly as he sat down in the armchair across form James.
"Who?" Said James in a carefree manner as he began to play with a lose hem on his robe.
"Oh you know who. Evans." Sirius looked James straight in eyes.
"I don't know what you mean." Responded James so innocently, that Sirius, for the first time, grew angry at his best friend.
Right as Sirius was about to retaliate with a snood comment, the face he wanted to see the least at the moment appeared through the portrait hole.
"Black!" came Lily Evan's shrieking voice. She rose over Sirius with a look of utter disgust. "You slimy little-"
"What's wrong?" came Remus's urgent voice as he to walked in through the portrait hole.
"What's wrong? This is what's wrong!" Lily breathed, and she turned around.
All their eyes followed the long bright green streaks that slid down the back of her hair.
"You remove them right now, Black!" She shrieked again.
"No, I don't think I will." Replied Sirius smugly. He folded his arms and pasted a placid smile of amusement and pride on his face.
"Sirius! Take it off!" said James; standing up so fast it was as though he had sat on a pin.
"Since when do you side with her?" Sirius yelled, pointing a finger at an angry Evans. He couldn't believe his own Marauder was turning on him. Usually he'd be teasing Lily too, only out of liking of course, but teasing nonetheless. And he had yelled at him. James had never yelled at Sirius before. Let alone call him his real name. James hadn't called him 'Sirius' in years.
He really was hurt; though he's never show it.
"Ever since you befriended her, she's been even more of a pain then ever!" Sirius yelled furiously.
"Sirius, the only one who's acting the pain is you! Would you just grow up!" Said James so loudly that Sirius was completely taken back in shock.
"Fine!" Sirius yelled furiously, "fine!"
He thrusted his wrist out with the wand in hand and angrily muttered the counter curse through gritted teeth. Then he stormed out of the portrait hole without another word.
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Sirius did not show up for classes the rest of the day. And James couldn't help but feel guilty. He liked Lily, he liked her a lot. But he still felt as though he had betrayed his best friend.
When the night blanketed the sky, Sirius was still missing. James felt like half his body was gone without Sirius standing next to him. He, Remus and Peter searched a long time after dark. But he was not found.
"He'll show up, Prongs. You should get some sleep, you have a Quidditch match tomorrow." Yawned a tired Remus.
James nodded, but he couldn't see how he could think about Quidditch at the moment. All he could think about was what he said to Sirius. His best friend since they first met at the train station. Sirius had been with him through thick and thin. He was practically his brother.
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Sirius waited until all was finally quiet and slipped out of the room of requirement (a place he had only discovered a week ago). He shoved all his chocolate frog wrappers in his pockets before heading out.
He was about to turn a corner when he heard footsteps coming. Heart beating fast, he quickly back stepped and hid behind the statue of Wendilen the Weird.
He risked a peek, only to be full of rage all over again as he watched red hair whisk by. So, little Miss perfect was making her rounds was she? AND she was stealing his best friend. Sirius suddenly felt anger to show her what a true Marauder was made of.
Unable to stand it any longer, Sirius jumped out from behind the statue and chased after her.
"EVANS!" He called as he ran.
Lily spun around, "Following me now are you? Come to jinx me again? Don't you take another step." Lily said threatingly, pulling out her mahogany wand.
Sirius, gasping hard, continued to walk toward her, his eyebrows furrowed.
"I mean it, Black!"
Sirius ignored her threat and continued to walk. Seeing her angry brought him great satisfaction.
"Eirrera!" Lily shouted.
Sirius gasped as he lifted his foot to take another step. Un fortunately, it wouldn't lift off the ground. He looked down to see the bottom of his shoes melted into the floor so that he couldn't go anywhere.
"I warned you, Black, and I meant it." Said Lily smugly. She turned to continue walking, but-
"Come back! I want to talk to you!" yelled Sirius.
He was in shock to see that she actually stopped. She looked over her shoulder.
"Oh? About what?" She said hotly.
Sirius gritted his teeth. "About Pron- James." He mumbled while trying to get his toes to move so he could release his foot from his shoes.
"You're just trying to waste my time, Black." She said and began to walk again.
"Did you and James have a nice flight together?" Sirius called down the deserted hall.
Lily spun around so fast, Sirius started.
"How do you know about that!"
"Because I'm his best friend. Or, at least I was until you stole him from me!" Triumph flashed in his eyes as she walked toward him.
"Keep your voice down, would you!" She hissed, looking around carefully before turning back to him.
"Don't be such a prat! I did not STEAL him from you." She said. Her green eyes seemed to burn.
"Yes you did! Before today, you hated James! You hated him!"
Hearing the shouting, James, who had been still looking for Sirius, hid around the corner and listened.
"You know, James has worked hard to get your attention these past seven years, and you always shoved him around like a jerk! Why now? He used to prank the Slytherins with me, and nick the snitch so we could sneak out onto the grounds at midnight to play Quidditch! He used to hang old Snivellus upside down, and set off fireworks during transfiguration!"
James's heart sank as he realized he hadn't done any of that this year. Not one prank. As horrible as all that stuff was, his heart did miss doing all those things. All those times they'd charm Mcgonagall into reducing their homework, all the dung bombs they planted in Snivellus's schoolbag… He suddenly felt ashamed that he hadn't kept up his Marauder role.
He tuned back in, to hear Sirius still in a rage.
"And then he decided to shape up his act this year, to Impress YOU! And look what it's gotten him to! Head boy! You've done this! You've ruined everything!" Sirius spat at Lily.
Lily glared at him, "What do you want ME to do, Black!"
"I want you to give me the old James! I want my best friend back!" Sirius retorted, his voice shaking slightly.
Lily found herself extremely taken back. Her green eyes softened a bit. And a downcast expression took over her face.
"Listen, Black, and Listen good." Lily said though not as cold as before, "I can't do anything about James changing. That's his decision." Sirius's anger subsided in shock as Lily's eyes welled with tears. "Your right, I didn't give him a chance until now. And I guess I shouldn't have since it's ruining your life, as you put it. You know why I hated James? Do you! Because I was jealous! Jealous that I couldn't fit in wit the Marauders! And yes, I know about the Marauders!" said Lily at the stricken look on Sirius's face.
"You know what, Black! You can have James! I won't be affecting your life anymore. So just forget all of this." Her lipped quivered, and Sirius's heart fell. Sure he had been mad at her, but he hadn't meant to make her cry.
"Lily, I-" Sirius began to say, but a shaken Lily interrupted.
"Listen. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I've been a jerk, as you put it." She said, turning her head and looking at the wall as to hide the tears that were being shed.
Sirius really couldn't think of anything to say. James had wanted Lily since the first day he saw her at Hogwarts, and he, Sirius, was ruining his chance. And Lily, he'd had never known that side of her. So many secrets…
"Look, Evans-L-Lily, I didn't know that you felt all that. You're right; it is James's decision. I shouldn't have taken it out on you. Not that I'm going to take it out on James either." Sirius said with a small smile. Lily looked at him. She really was quite pretty.
Sirius could tell he was cheering her up, so he continued, "You know what? I never thought I'd say it, but your right. I've been acting stupid. I shouldn't be angry at you or James. It's just that- he's growing up, and I didn't know how to handle that. I didn't know how to react to it."
Surprisingly enough, Lily slowly turned around and began to walk toward him. She stopped a few feet in front of him and looked at him straight in the eyes as though trying to see if he really meant all he had just said. If he truly was sorry…
Thoroughly convinced she gave a small smile. Sirius gave a small smile back. James walked casually around the corner as if he had never stopped to listen. But when Sirius looked at him, James could tell that Sirius already knew he had over-heard. James always had trouble hiding his guilt. "Come on. Let's get back to the common room." He said smiling.
Lily and James turned around to head back. Sirius quickly pulled his feet free of his shoes and caught up. They walked back together in silence. When they reached the common room Sirius turned to Lily and muttered, "I don't mind you hanging out with the Marauder's. So, you know, if you want to…" Embarrassed, Sirius looked down at his unmatched socks.
Lily understood. "Thanks." Feeling accepted, she waved goodnight to them and headed up to the girl's dormitories.
James gazed at Sirius, unsure of what to say. Sirius looked up at him. "I shouldn't have been a prat-"
"Don't be stupid." James said smiling. "So, what to do about those Slytherins…" He said, tapping a finger on his chin, pretending to think hard.
Sirius's head snapped up, the light of adventure kindling in his eyes.
"You know, we haven't given old Snivellus a scare in a while…" Said James, rubbing his chin as though secretly hatching a plan. He looked sideways and smiled at Sirius.
Sirius grinned. They began to head up to the dormitory. "Uh, Prongs…?"
"Yes, Padfoot?"
"Er- can I borrow some shoes?"