Chapter 2
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He watched her with a concerned gaze. She was staring out the window again. And she was alone, again.

Remus couldn't help but almost constantly worry about her, She spent most of her time alone studying, and she was always constantly sluggish, always the first at breakfast with a book propped up against a milk jug and dark rings under her eyes. Her hair hung limply at the side of her face, only tied up for lessons like potions, and her speciality Charms. Constantly stooped she shuffled from class to class, with a bag full of parchment and heavy textbooks. She had confided in his after the third year that she had been using Professor McGonagall's time-turner. She was taken three extra lessons than anyone else, and it showed. It showed in the way she snapped at the first-years, it showed in the way she stomped around the corridors on patrol and it showed in the way she shouted at James when he tries to show her what he feels.

Every evening she sat at the window and stared out at the grounds between doing work. Or giving at the Quidditch Pitch to see the Griffindor team practicing. At precisely 1am, unless she had a lot more work than usual, she would pile everything into her arms and groggily trudge up the stairs to her dormitory she shared with the rest of the sixth year Griffindor girls. Girls she didn't particularly like, neither she nor I can understand why hours must be spent talking about make-up and hair-products.

She would emerge every morning with her dull auburn hair pulled back from her face; her nails clipped square and that familiar almost constant scowl on her face.

Remus truly did like her. She was sweet and innocent, but he knew that she kept herself at her highest level of stress, under pressure by herself to do the best. But in the right company, namely that of one Sirius Black he knew her to be a calm, sophisticated entertaining young woman.

Despite the fact that Lily and Sirius were almost polar opposites they mixed well. Sirius and his dark often confused look, and Lily with her studious and nerd-like appearance, they couldn't look more the odd-couple, but yet they were perfect for each other in almost every single way.

The fact that they have no interest in each other what so ever, and Sirius was best friends with her perfect soul mate. Not that she knew that of course. James figured she was in denial, and well for once we all agreed. She didn't hate him at all, she just couldn't let herself forgive him. She was stubborn as hell. At the moment she wasn't budging, but give her time, and she was convinced.

Anyway Sirius and Lily had an arrangement. Sirius would give Lily a wink and 10 minuets later both of them would be convene in the Room of Requirement.

When they entered the room would be transformed into a fragrant room with comfortable chairs, smoking jacket and stands. A chess board was set up between the two main chairs by the fire, when a person could casually reach.

Remus had accompanied them at times, and he had thoroughly enjoyed the experience despite the fact he rarely smoked.

They would chat, they would laugh, all in all they would talk about James.

Sure James resented their closeness, as he resented hers with himself, and they all knew that, but James was a stubborn person and he knew deep down their relationships were harmless, so it didn't bother them. At any rate James and Sirius were like brothers, and me, well I'm the next-door neighbour. Peter is the pimply kid round the block that had no other friends. Sure, James was mad about Lily, but he wasn't about to let it come between him and his closest friends.

Lily didn't make any difficulties, sure she liked James, but she didn't want him to know that. James wants her, she knows it, she wonders why. Her often grumpy mood came out mostly at James, and she often looked pale and drawn, but she doesn't realise he doesn't care about all of that. And she thinks he doesn't really like her.

So when Remus saw this sad girl gazing so blankly out of the window out to the future he could barely imagine what was going through her head.

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