A/N Hey y'all! I'm back from the deep wilderness of the cape! Lol! Review replies will be at the end of the chapter. (Cue girlish squeal) I got FOUR reviews! In my mind that's a lot. So now onto the story that I have spent much time writing.

Chapter Fourteen: Love Her Never More

James never expected it never even saw it coming. What he had seen coming was a slap. For what he wasn't sure, but it seemed like the sort of thing that Lily would do.

But all of a sudden James found himself face to face with her only centimeters apart. But it was at that first contact that James knew he really was in love with Lily. Bliss exploded in the back of his mind; fire works seemed to go off. Certainly he had dreamed of this, longed for it, since fifth year, but he had never imagined kissing Lily Evans would feel so good.

When she pulled away with a funny sort of smile James wondered just what she had felt. All he could think of was that he was the luckiest, and by far the happiest man alive.

His Fathers words brought him out of his reverie. "The Ball will continue but I ask anyone who has yet to graduate from school, please follow Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Mellacost. They will take you to your rooms."

A small gathering of Hogwarts students, a few from each house, drifted out of the ballroom and were separated according to House. Many of the Slytherins were throwing disgusted looks at Snape. Bellatrix, Narcissa, Regulus, Goyle, Nott, and Snape stepped into their assigned room. As the door closed Bellatrix could be heard shouting.

"This is just a guess, but I suspect you are the cause of that." Jen said to Hannah in an undertone looking at the closed door as they passed.

"I don't really care even if I am. I'm too happy to care, just as I am to stubborn to give into your sour views." Hannah said turning her attention to Mrs. Potter.

"Jamsie-love do me an ickle favor?" Mrs. Potter addressed her son. James cheeks were flaming as his friends snickered. Didn't that woman realize that Lily was standing there? "Take this lot to the spare wing, there are three rooms. That should be sufficient."

The two mothers walked away knowing perfectly well Catty had done that on purpose to James. A mother can have some fun once in a while can't she?

"Jamsie-love, do me an ickle favor and open the door for me?" Andromeda said grinning wickedly at James. Hannah doubled over laughing and would have fallen if Aden had not caught her arm. Sirius and Remus were making cooing noises and looking with mock pride at James. Jen had her arm around James' shoulders and was stifling a laugh.

Lily made the difference though. She caught James' eye and smiled slightly. She shook her head to indicate that he just open the door and take it like a man.

Swallowing his pride, and embarrassment, he opened the door led them into the spare wing. Lily and Jen gasped in surprise. They had never visited Potter Manor and didn't expect to find vaulted ceilings, expensive furniture, plush carpets, and many other signs of just how wealthy James really was.

"This isn't a house, this is a whole separate country!" Jen looked around the middle room. "It could be considered a pilgrimage to walk the entirety of this place."

Sirius, Aden, Remus, Hannah, and Andromeda exchanged glances, then glanced at Lily and Jen, then turned to James and laughed.

"Obviously you've never been here." Remus wrapped an arm around Jen's waist. She threw him a dirty look but didn't push him away.

"Excuse me." Andromeda said getting everyone's attention. "I call for a meeting in the girls room." She looked at her boyfriend and grinned. "Only girls though."

"I second that motion." Hannah declared.

"We pass the motion." Lily said speaking for both her and Jen.

"Then it's agreed, all the boys must stay out of our room and make no attempt to speak with us until we come out." Andromeda led the way to the room that was theirs. After they had filed in and the door secured, Aden casually walked to the door and peered in the keyhole.

"Damn! They've blocked it!" Aden turned to his friends and shrugged his shoulders.

"Should that mean something to me?" James asked.

"Yes, unless you don't want to hear what they're talking about."

"Oh yea of little faith." James smiled mischievously. He walked to the wall just left of the door and pulled down a section of wallpaper. There was a grate in the wall that you clearly see through and hear what was going on, on the other side. James put a finger to his lips to signal silence.

"Alright first off, I want to know who Lily was dancing with all night." Andromeda demanded.

"My secret admirer." Lily said.

"Well who was he?" Hannah was laying on a fainting couch her dress falling gracefully to the floor.

"A good kisser." Lily tried to keep from smiling.

"Lily just tell us!" Andromeda said anxiously.

"You kissed him?" Jen asked thoughtfully.

"I do wonder, what if I told you I don't know his name?" Lily asked them.

"We'd call you bloody liar. And if you still didn't tell us we'd strip off your dress and toss you out with the boys in your underwear." Hannah looked menacingly at Lily.

"No you wouldn't." Lily replied calmly.

"And why not?" Jen was sitting on one of the beds cross-legged.

"Because, those are your boyfriends out there, and you wouldn't want them looking at me." Lily smiled at them much like a cat would smile at a bird.

Andromeda opened her mouth to say something but closed it almost immediately. Jen scowled but then brightened. "I know Remus and Sirius are like brothers to you, and Aden doesn't have a girlfriend, so the only one left out there that you would care about is James."

"You're right! We could throw her out there!" Andromeda cried.

"You have your choice, tell us who this boy is, or fulfill James fantasies." Hannah said her eyes sparkling.

Needless to say Lily felt cornered. She fully believed her friends (Ex-friends) threats. After all, in fifth year they had taken pictures of her snoring and sent them by post to her crush because she wouldn't tell them what had happened after her meeting with Dumbledore and James.

"Fine I'll give you a hint. He's single, he doesn't have a twin sister, and he's standing outside this room listening to our conversation."

"We're screwed!" James hurriedly covered up the grate just as Jen came out of the room and gave the Marauders a wrathful look. She made a show of being extremely angry while she closed the door. Once it was closed however she turned to James and grinned broadly.

"It's about bloody time you got her to kiss you! But don't try it again anytime soon. That was just her way of saying she's going to be civil with you." She glanced at Remus. "Next time dear, please don't listen on or bad things will happen."

She re-entered the room and this time put a pillow over the grate.

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"A Gryffindor! Are you that thick?" Bellatrix yelled at a passive Snape. "How could you commit such a betrayal? What would Lucious say?"

"It's not what he'd say, it's what he'd do that's important." Regulus glared at Snape.

"Severus what were you thinking? She's not one of us." Narcissa said her voice slightly whiny.

"I was thinking that maybe it'd be alright." Severus' face remained unreadable.

"Why would it be alright?" Goyle asked gruffly. "If word got around Slytherin's reputation would be forever ruined!"

"Wasn't it your idea to go after her pretty little cousin in the first place?" Nott asked nastily.

"Darrenger was asking for trouble anyway. She and Mudblood think they can be rude with their superiors." Snape growled. "That smart mouth of hers was bound to bring trouble down on her."

"The Dark Lord would not be pleased." Bellatrix said. A hush fell over the Slytherins. It was well known that Bellatrix and Lucious already had the Dark Mark, and they were spies for him. But it was hardly ever mentioned.

"Bella, you're not going to tell on him are you?" Narcissa asked timidly.

"You make it sound like we're ten!" Bellatrix snapped. "I won't 'tell on him'. At least not this time. And only if you break it off with that Gryffindor whore."

"A whore? Under what pretense?" Snape's eyes flashed.

"I'm sorry have I struck a nerve?" She sneered. "You have no problem breaking up with her, but when I bring to light what she actually is, then you get angry."

"You're a fine one to talk Bella. If only dear Rodolfus knew how you entertain yourself in his absence." To-shay.

Bellatrix studied the ring on her right hand. "Yes well, what he doesn't know won't hurt him. I wouldn't want to deprive the boys of their fun."

"You disgust me." Snape replied.

"Break it off Severus. I can't imagine how your pride allows you to even think of a Gryffindor in a flattering light." Her eyes bored into his. "If you do and the Dark lord never finds out about your awful mistake, you may be one of the lucky few to receive your Mark before graduation."

Snape struggled to keep his face blank. Thoughts raced through his mind at a million miles per second. One thought broke through to his face for only a moment, but Bellatrix saw it.

"You love her." She laughed scornfully.

"I don't." His eyes said differently.

"You do. Here's what you have to do. If you don't the Dark Lord will kill her, and you." She smiled evilly. "Love her never more."

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The next morning everyone went home and Aden stayed with the Potters. The ball had been such a success that Catty couldn't wait to have another.

The rest of the vacation was spent lounging, shopping, and enjoying the holiday in general. Hannah went the remaining two weeks blissfully unaware of what had gone on in the Slytherin room. Everyone was happy and content when it came time to go back to school. Everyone except Snape, that is.

Goodbyes were said and hugs were given, and Hogwarts students boarded the train. Snape sat in a compartment by himself. Bellatrix had told him to break it off before they got to Hogwarts. He wasn't going to, but now he had no choice. Voldemort was to give Snape his Mark in a week's time, in the Forbidden Forest.

So in his head he rehearsed exactly what he was going to say. But behind it all, in the back of his mind all Snape could hear was that dire sentence. It would seal his fate and change him forever. Love her never more.

A/N I know that chapter was the really short, but I needed to get it up. Highschool freshmen orientation is tonight! My dear cousin will hate me for this chapter, and the next, but someday she may forgive me. Review replies!

SiRiUsLyCrAzY4124- It took me forever to write Jen's story so I'm glad someone liked it!

HarryluvsMoaningMyrtle- What a twisted name you have. Lol! Snape is gross, I'm afraid I can't change that, no one can. Thanks for the review!

The REAL Fire Snake- Hannah, I promise the next chapter will be on my account! Oh, you are very predictable, and will never surprise me! Lol.

Emrisah- I did have fun, there were cute boys and awful girls, and cute boys…Hannah would say Snape does care, but I disagree.

FloatingBubbles- That's my favorite pairing too! I'm glad you like the story, I pour all my thoughts into it. I had to get some L/J fluff in, it made me happy to make my reviewers happy.

Ronnis- You're new, I appreciate your review sooo much! Lily has to be friendly with James, I'm almost done with sixth year!

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