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The Fight

It was 10:30 at night. James had found his mom and they had gotten Lily up out of bed. They had tried to move Lily back to her original room but when they got there she had started screaming and stopped only when the door was closed and they were moving in the other direction.

They had moved her to the bedroom right next to James' so that he could keep a watch on her. It was kind of difficult to hear anything in her room though because it was quite a ways away. He had his closet, and the bathroom in between them. But he figured that if she screamed, he would be able to hear her easily and be able to get right over there. They also would be sharing a bathroom; James smirked. I wonder if she sings in the shower… This was going to be the best part of the summer yet.

When James woke up the next morning he thought that it all must have been a dream. It was too good to be real. Lily Evans was not at his house anymore, and she most definitely could not be in the bedroom next to his and sharing a bathroom with him. It was just too unreal.

Lily woke up late and found her "new" room with another occupant in it.

"Hello Lily. I was just leaving, I have a meeting to go to and I was going to leave a note explaining things. I couldn't talk to you much yesterday because of well, obvious reasons." Mrs. Potter started, and then she looked at her watch, which read, VERY LATE. "Oh dear. I am really late. Well, the note is on your desk, and if you need anything, James shares the room right next to you now. Got to run!" and then with a Pop she was off.

Lily got up and walked over to the desk and picked up the note. It wasn't her desk, it was the POTTER'S desk.

Dear Lily,

I am sorry for not being able to talk to you much yesterday, but here is a note explaining some things.

We moved all your clothes into here including the stuff that I bought. There is a door leading off to the closet. I hope you like what I got though it isn't much. Don't feel obligated to wear any of it either. Half the fun for me was buying it all!

The other door leads to the bathroom. You will be sharing it with James, sorry about this but it was pretty much the only choice at the time. We thought that it would be best if someone could keep an eye on you just in case that man came back.

When you want to lock the door to your bedroom, your closet, or the bathroom just say 'Lock' and it will lock for you.

Last night you said something about needing a letter that was on your desk. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything there. Are you sure that you didn't send it off already? There is more parchment in the drawer here though in case you want to write anything else.

Your bathroom is connected to James' closet and that is connected to his room if you want to talk to him without walking through the hall. (This was Sirius probably won't see you and you can listen in on him to see if Sirius is in there as well.) Please don't be afraid to talk to him. He isn't half-bad if he is alone without his 'Marauder' friends, especially Sirius.

If you need a snack at all, just press the button right above your bed and a house elf will come in and you can tell him or her what you want.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs. Potter

P.S. Seeing as you are still asleep I will leave this here. I am sorry I couldn't tell you this all personally. It makes me feel awful about that all. Maybe we can do something just us when I get back from my meeting. See you later dear.

Lily looked at the letter. So Mrs. Potter did get her some clothes. She hoped that as she said that it wasn't much. She hated it when people did things for her like that. She was sharing a bathroom with Potter? That prat, git, miserable… Mrs. Potter wanted her to give him a chance. She probably should. She didn't want to after what he did to her. After all, it was because of him that her parents started being cruel to her.

One thing Lily didn't like. Her letter was gone. It wasn't like she had any valuable information in it but well. How could it just disappear like that? The only conclusion she came up with was that James took it, how else could it have gone missing? There was no other logical explanation for it.

Lily walked over to the closet door. Might as well get dressed. When Lily opened the door, she saw something she didn't expect. She expected a small walk in closet like the one she had at the Anderson's but this was too much. It was almost as large as the bedroom she was given. Every wall had clothes on it and there were racks in the middle of the floor full of clothes as well. She recognized her normal clothes right away. They stuck out like a sore thumb in the way back corner. They were the only ones that looked decent, the rest were all to prissy. Mrs. Potter even got her a ton of DRESSES, and Lily Evans does NOT wear dresses except to balls or extremely fancy parties. NEVER does she wear them otherwise.

She went over to that corner and also saw the clothes that she got from the Andersons. She decided to wear Kevin's favorite outfit. She wanted to think about them today. Her new friends, they were great friends. Of course, none of them could beat Dani who was her all time best friend but they came pretty close. Like Dani, they were always making her laugh.

James went to find his mum, if he was lucky he might find her before she left. He raced around the house looking everywhere for her and found just before she was stepping into the fireplace to floo.

"Hey MUM! WAIT A SEC!"

"James, I can't talk. I am very late for my meeting. Can you tell me whatever this is about when I get back at about… oh, 4:30?"

"But-"

"Thanks dear, I got to run! Be nice to Lily and make her feel welcome." Mrs. Potter said as she stepped into the fire. "HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZADRY!"

Why in the world was she going to Hogwarts? James wondered. There isn't anything special there that needs to be done. Oh well, I got to go make Lily feel welcome don't I? I should get started!

James spent the day trying to talk to Lily and Lily spent the day trying to get away from James. She was furious with him and had hidden in the Lounge hoping that he wouldn't look there. Lily had her book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers" with her and was reading it blocking out all sound around her. And eventually dozed off.

Suddenly he said, "That was really awfully nice of you."

An altogether new tone in his voice, like the deep rich quality of a low bell, made Lily look up, and she met his eyes, looking at her with such warmth that she lowered hers immediately again, bewildered. Automatically Lily asked what was so nice of her, as she only remembered her awful comment to him.

"Why," he said, astonished, "didn't you send word to me that you accepted the offer – I mean, that you want to marry me?"

All the books Lily was carrying fell to the floor.

Lily's eyes darted open. What was that dream all about. The only dream she had like that one before was with that, no, she couldn't think about it. Forgetting about it and avoiding him was the only answer.

Mrs. Potter had gotten home really late that evening looking highly frazzled so James had decided to forgo his previous thought of asking her a serious question. Well, it was semi serious anyway…

Lily got up the next morning sure of one thing. She was not going to do what she had done the day before, and that was just lounge around the house trying to get away from Potter. She decided that she wanted to visit Dani and Sarah. She had seen them at Diagon Alley and had needed to resist the urge to talk to them, and today she was going to talk to them no matter what.

She went about the house looking for Mrs. Potter and found her in the kitchen talking to the house elves. Lily was revolted that they even had house elves but decided to keep her opinion to herself.

"Mrs. Potter? I was wondering if I could use some floo to visit my friend Dani? I haven't spoken to her lately and I just, well, I just wanted to see her again before school, you know?"

"No problem dear. James likes to hide the floo powder so that we can't leave sometimes. Why don't you go ask him where it is. To get back here after you go to your friends, say "Potter's Lair". I don't think that Harry has changed it… well have fun dear!"

Lily sighed and walked off. Mrs. Potter was always calling her dear this, or dear that. Lily just hated that. Her parents when they had been nice to her hadn't even done that. And on top of that she had to go talk to James Potter the arrogant big head this early in the morning. Could this day get any worse?

Lily went up to James' room and knocked on the door. He opened it right away and gave her a cheesy grin.

"Why hello Lily! Fancy seeing you at my bedroom door this early in the morning!"

"One: It's not early, it is already past 11 o'clock"

"Which is early, go on…"

"Two: I am not here at my own consent, your mum told me that you have the floo powder and I need to go see Dani."

"Oh, is that all?" James said as put on a puppy-dog face.

"Yes, that is all. Now will you please give me the floo powder?"

"Sure thing Lils. You can even use my fireplace." He said, handing her the powder still grinning like a maniac.

Lily sighed and rolled her eyes. Dealing with an incompetent freak was not what she had wanted to do today but well, she had had to do it. She threw in the powder, stepped into the green flames and shouted, "Ginther Residence"

When Lily got to Dani's house, the first thing that she noticed was that the house was quiet, too quiet.

"Dani? Dani are you even here?"

She heard a soft moan coming from upstairs. Curious as to what it was Lily headed up, glancing at the clock as she went. It was almost 12:00, Dani couldn't be asleep anymore, it was too late. Lily walked into the bedroom and gasped.

Dani and Sarah were on the floor with beer bottles in hand. Lily picked the bottles and threw them away, shocked that they had actually had beer. Then she took two buckets of water and splashed one on each of them. They shot up like a bolt then moaned and lay back down.

"Ugh, I feel like a bookshelf landed on my head." Dani moaned.

"Close enough" Lily replied, "you got drunk and fell unconscious on the floor, I just woke you up with some water."

"Lily? Is that really you?" Sarah asked.

Their headaches seemed to be forgotten instantly, as they both sat up and looked at her spectaclly.

"Yes, it is me. And before you ask, it also was me at Diagon Alley. I just wanted to spend some time with Kevin, Isaac, and Matt. I didn't really want to lie to you two I just didn't want Potter and Black to know. They would have ruined the day for us."

"James said that you collapsed on the floor of the Leaky Cauldron the other night!" Dani said.

"Yeah, I did. I was under the imperious curse I guess. I told Potter the affects and he asked his dad. I don't really want to talk about him"

"Alright. We have a ton of questions for you. We were going to find you in Diagon Alley today anyway. James said you went back there." Sarah explained.

"I didn't. I don't feel quite up to par yet and I don't want to much activity."

"Ok. Why don't we go downstairs and have some brunch. We didn't have breakfast yet, as you can tell, and I am sure that you didn't have lunch yet." Dani suggested.

The three of them went downstairs and ate a silent breakfast. Lily's thoughts kept drifting to Kevin and her lost letter. She had written another letter last night and was planning on sending it when she got back, she hadn't quite finished it yet.

When they finished they went into the living room and sat down on the couches.

"So Lily. Can we ask you what happened?" Dani began.

"Yeah, how did you meet those three guys anyway?"

"Well I don't exactly know. I woke up in Isaac's house by the beach. Oh my word, it was SO beautiful! I can't believe how beautiful it was! The three were staying there. We talked and I found out what houses that they would be in and about their families. Oh, and before you ask, Isaac and Matt are in Gryfinndor, Kevin's brother Tom got sorted into Ravenclaw, and Kevin got sorted into Slytherin."

"I knew it. That no good dirty rotten piece of filth. He doesn't even deserve to be going to Hogwarts." Dani spat, her distaste for Kevin highly evident.

"Don't you speak bad about Kevin! He is really sweet."

Dani just sat there and glared meaningfully at Lily and she moved uncomfortably.

"So," Sarah started, get rather uncomfortable herself, "What happened after that?"

Lily smiled at Sarah, happy for new conversation, "Well, the next day we went to the beach. Isaac and Matt tried to pull me under and ended up braking my foot. Kevin carried me up to the house after he chased them away and got me some potion to fix it up."

"Excuse me Lily, I got to go call my dad. I forgot that he told me to call at 1 o'clock and here it is almost two!" Dani said as she rushed out of the door.

Lily looked at Sarah, "Sarah, did Dani say anything about why she didn't like Kevin and the group at all? Anything that I might be forgetting?"

"The only thing that she mentioned was that she and Matt were neighbors and that they stayed at Matt's house most every summer. They really hated each other too."

"Oh, really? Well then I need to tell you something. Don't tell Dani please? Kevin and I, well we're. We're sort of a couple."

"WHAT THAT IS ABSURD! A GRYFFINDOR AND A SLYTHERIN? LILY HOW COULD YOU? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS!"

"Shh, Sarah! I don't want Dani to hear she would freak out even more than you I'm afraid and I can't lose either of your friendships."

"Fine, but you should tell her. She should know that!"

"I should know what?" Dani asked while walking into the room.

"That I had a great time over there and I wouldn't take it back for anything."

"Yeah? Well while you were over there having the time of your life with my worst enemies we have been worried sick about you. The ministry had even gone as far as to presume you dead!"

"W-what? They said that I was dead? Why would they do that? And why would you believe them? I sent you a letter the muggle way explaining where I was and saying that I was all right! Why would they say I was dead?"

"I didn't get any stupid letter. I didn't get any word from you at all. Next thing you'll be telling me is that you are going out with Kevin, a Slytherin!"

Lily squirmed in her seat. "Well, umm, you see that isn't far off from the truth."

"WHAT!"

"Dani please calm down! You know I don't care anything about the separations between the houses! I never have and I never will! I have plenty of friends in Slytherin! Severus, Lauren, and Rachel, and now I have Kevin. He is really sweet! You don't know him very well."

"I know him better than you do! Every summer he was at Matt's house, who was by the way my neighbor! I can't believe you! They were always playing pranks on me being mean…"

"And from what I understand from them, they were harmless pranks that wore off in a couple of hours and you did even worse ones back."

"No way. Lily they have been feeding you lies. All lies!"

"Dani they are my friends! I stuck up for you to them and they understood, why can't YOU understand about them?"

"You know what Lily? It is impossible to understand them. But I have a question for you, do you value our friendship?"

Sarah butted in, "Dani come on, they are just boys! Just like the Marauders. And we're friends with them now!"

"Oh really?" Lily was getting very upset. "I thought that we were sworn enemies? Enemies to the end of time"

"Lily this is different. They helped us search for you, we couldn't help but become friends."

"And what about me? Like I had a choice? They were the only people for kilometers! What am I supposed to do? Walk home? I don't think so."

"Lily, you never answered my question. Do you value our friendship?"

"Of course I do!"

"Well then, if you want to keep it, break up with Kevin and stop being their friend."

"What!"

"You heard me. Sarah and I refuse to be your friend until you are no longer friends with those three. So why don't you hang around with that Jessica and Ashley, I'm sure that they'll be just GLAD to have you around."

"But you guys. You are my best friends! No one could replace you!"

"Well it seems that those three have. So here take some floo powder and get out of my life."

Lily got up crying and took the floo powder. She threw it into the fire, stepped in and called out, "Potter's Lair." And then she left in a flash of flames.

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Well thanks again to everyone who reviewed. I am really really sorry that it took me so long to update! I feel really bad. But hopefully before August 23 I will have it updated again two times. I hope. California was awesome but it feels great to be home in nice clean air. L.A. was so smoggy, but I still wish that I could have stayed longer.
Well I have to go! I hope to update really soon.