Ch. 3

A/N: Okay, here it is, it took me such a long time to write and I don't think it is as good as the first two, but there you are, I refuse to keep you from it any longer. Thanks to all my reviewers and keep up the good work! The next chapter involves James and Lily in the Quidditch locker room. Any advice you have would be great.

Flitwick had docked them ten points for being late. Lily was furious at James. In all her seven years at Hogwarts she'd never been the cause for so much as one point to be taken from her house.

One day of 'dating' James Potter and she was reduced to a renegade delinquent. But she couldn't break up with him yet because Narcissa might get suspicious if they 'broke up' the same day they had announced their 'love.'

So, according to her calculations she had a week left in hell to go. Until then, she would pretend to be so in love with James Potter it would make a romantic sick.

"Hello darling." She greeted James with a kiss. They were in the Great Hall again, this time for supper.

"Can you not do that? I'm trying to eat."

Lily settled herself on the seat next to James, and watching him closely slid her hand along his upper thigh. His face turned a brilliant shade of red and he banged his knee against the table.

"James, are you alright? You're looking a bit off color."

Remus's question only made James more embarrassed, but true to his nature he recovered quickly.

"Oh, fine. Lily's just a tad excited to get back to the dorm."

This time it was Lily who imitated a tomato. Damn him all to hell.

"Did I not ask you to refrain from such talk at the table? It puts me off my feed."

Apparently Sirius was still put out by the fact that James had failed to mention his relationship with Lily.

"Sirius, don't make this a big deal just because you aren't getting any."

Sirius turned with a look of incredulity to Lily.

"Who are you and what have you done with my best mate?"

Lily laughed, she couldn't help it, he looked so bewildered.

"Hey, Lily do you mind if I sit by you?" It was Rebekah.

"Oh, hello. Sure, Peter would you mind budging up a bit?"

Obligingly he did. (A/N: wait for it….die, ratboy, die.) Rebekah took a seat.

"Lily, dear, why don't you introduce me to you bewitching friend?"

"Rebekah, this is Sirius. He is a gigantic pain in the arse so don't pay him any attention."

"Lilykins, I hate to run out on you like this, but if I don't leave now I'll be late for Quidditch practice."

She gave a halfhearted wave. "See you."

He grinned and leaned down. Lily, once again, turned bright red. After only a quick peck he was gone with Sirius keeping pace right behind him.

"Why is he running if he left now, just so he wouldn't be late?"

"Practice started ten minutes ago, so according to James time, he's got exactly two minutes to get there," Remus said.

"That bloke your boyfriend?"

Lily felt a tiny thrill, at the reference to James as her boyfriend.

"The light of my life."

"His name is James Potter, right?"

Lily gave her a questioning look. "Yeah, why?"

"Some second year Ravenclaw just dropped me outside of Potions. He said James Potter told him to and I just wanted to know what kind of bloke would suggest a kid pick a girl up in the first place."

Remus snorted in his pumpkin juice.

"The crazy kind," Lily muttered, "That's his idea of a joke."

"I hate to say this, but my idea of something being funny does not include me being dumped on my arse."

"I'm terribly sorry."

"It's alright, seeing Narcissa Albin dumped on her arse was hilarious."

Remus gave a huge grin and a slight chuckle.

Lily hid her head in her hands, "It's become an epidemic."

Lily, Rebekah, Remus, and Peter finished their supper and exited the Great Hall together.

"Sorry, but I have to head to the library. Catch up with you guys later," said Lily.

As she turned down the first floor corridor the sight of a group of fourth years slowed her up.

"Narcissa said she thinks it's all just an act."

"Yeah, she said the same thing to me. I think they're just shagging each other."

"So true, if James really loved her he would be more caring. As it is he just shoves her against a wall and snogs her. That's not very romantic."

Lily lost all interest in the Transfiguration essay she had due tomorrow.

How dare they insult their relationship! Never mind, that it was a fake one, it was the principle of the matter.

She happened to like it when James shoved her against the wall.

And Narcissa spreading vicious rumors about it all being an act, she'd show them all.

She knew what she had to do. Find James.

A/N: Go on, inspire me.