Note: Okay I know Chapter Two wasn't as good, but I just made it up as I go along. Now where was I? Oh yeah, going to Care of Magical Creatures…

Chapter Three: The "Small" Accident

Hagrid, Remus, Peter, James, Sirius and Lily headed down to an enclosure near the Forbidden Forest for Care of Magical Creatures.

'Hurry up, now!' called Professor Kettleburn, an old man with a few remaining limbs. 'Today we will be looking on the Augurey, a native bird of Britain. It is also known as the Irish Phoenix.' Kettleburn stepped aside to reveal a small, skinny greenish-black bird.

'Some wizards believe that the when the Augurey cries, death is approaching to whoever hears it.' At that moment, the little Augurey gave a low, throbbing cry. Some people gasped and backed away.

'But recent discoveries,' added Professor Kettleburn hastily. 'Show that it merely cries at the approach of rain.' Many people uncovered their ears, but Malfoy and Snape didn't.

'Snivellus is afraid,' Sirius sneered.

'Stop teasing the poor guy,' said Lily, even though she didn't like Snape.

'Oh, so what're you gonna do, sleep with him to apologise?' taunted Sirius. 'He's a jerk! Oiy, Snivellus, show some leg! Levicorpus!' Once again Snape was lifted into the air and was dangled by the foot magically. His robes fell down to reveal skinny white legs and this time, blue underpants.

'Professor Kettleburn! Help!' he wailed. Professor Kettleburn turned around to see a completely innocent class with a dangling Snape showing off his knickerbockers.

'Now, Hagrid, move along there, counter curse… now, let me see… hem hem hem…' Kettleburn pushed the giant of Hagrid aside and got out his wand. He wobbled on his remaining limbs in his legs.

'Ah, hem hem… Divosivus!' Snape floated back down. His cheeks were a deep shade of pink, though he looked very green underneath.

'Hospital Wing,' he choked out.

'Just a bit of an accident, eh, Severus?' said Kettleburn, clapping him on the shoulder. Although Kettleburn was old and frail, he was very strong, and Snape actually felt his ankles sink a few inches into the mud. 'That's all for today, I'm afraid we've run out of time yet again… see you at lunch!' The class made their way back up to the castle, Snape struggling in the mud, his friends Malfoy and Harrison taking no notice, chatting away about Quidditch.

'Hey, Lucius, wait for me! Hey, Harr-' OOF Snape tripped over his own robes as he finally squelched his way out of the mud. Lily looked back and laughed.

'Sweet pea,' said James to Lily. 'Your laugh is so beautiful and I long to stay with you, but I've got Quidditch practice. Finals are on Saturday. I'll see you later.' James gave Lily a kiss on the cheek and departed for the Quidditch field.

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Lily played with her mashed potato and gravy. James hadn't been back for three hours to see her. Maybe she was just another virgin to play with. She had heard stuff about James. Like he slept with other girls just for the fun of it, and Sirius too. Peter was too shy, and Remus was the responsible one. James trudged in at that moment, all clean, though his hair was still as messy as ever.

'Good practice. Took a bath,' he said as he slid over to Lily. Lily moved away closer to Remus. She didn't say anything. He kept talking. 'Old Sirius was saving the Quaffle and he was flying all over the place, no hands! McClinton was pretty good, haven't seen him play that well for ages, he actually got a few past Sirius. Gregory was okay, could improve, so could Fronick. Can you believe she just dropped the Quaffle after she had received it? Luckily Gregory took a dive for it. Piney and Hardy were bashing those Bludgers all over the place; they nearly knocked my head off… Piney, that girl, whoa, she's really good. Yeah, I got the Snitch in about two minutes, fastest time ever on my Comet Two Sixty.' He suddenly noticed Lily was being rather quiet. 'Lily? Why don't you talk to me?'

'You've been away for three hours. Quidditch usually only takes about 1 and ½. I'm disappointed in you, James.' James Potter was practically in the seventh heaven of delight even though Lily was mad at him. He loved to hear her voice, and she was pretty cute when she was angry. Snape sidled up to her side.

'Potter annoying you, Evans?' he smirked.

'Shut up, loser,' muttered Lily.

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Inside the girl's dormitory, Lily cried. She didn't know why.

'James is such a jerk!' she screamed. Someone uncovered the bed sheets. It was Aleisha.

'Look, don't go judging James just because he was away for ages. Anyway, Piney can confirm that Quidditch practice was longer than usual.' Lily looked over her shoulder. Piney was nodding, her scarlet Gryffindor Quidditch robes torn and stained with dirt, a few bruises appearing on her neck and face.

'Yeah, those Bludgers were really getting to us. They were a real nuisance to put away, they flew into the Forbidden Forest and I guess we had to follow. Me, Hardy, McClinton and Potter had to get them, took an extra hour and a half.' Lily hadn't seen any bruises on James… not anywhere that she could see, anyway. She didn't believe James or Piney. Well, she believed Piney, but she didn't think that James went to help with the Bludgers. Fresh hot, stinging tears filled her eyes as she imagined James with a slim, tall blonde under the tree next to the lake, kissing. She buried her face into her bed sheets and cried even more.

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'Lily, are you okay? I was looking at you in class…' It was Snape. He was looking at her fondly… again.

'Shut up, Snape, I don't need your sympathy.' Lily hadn't watched where she was going, and she collided heavily into the marble statue of Boris the Bewildered. Snape hurried to Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing.

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'I… where am I? Who are you?' A strange, tousle haired boy with black hair was staring down at Lily. She was lying in a nice clean bed.

'You're in the Hospital Wing, Lily,' explained the boy. 'Remember me, I'm James, your-'

'I'm your boyfriend, Lily,' said another voice. It was Snape. Again. 'Potter is lying. Believe me… I am speaking the truth.' Snape's voice sounded soft, and comforting (Note: He makes it sound like that). Lily had amnesia, and Snape had swallowed a few drops of Divisi. Snape leaned down for a (gross) kiss. Automatically, Lily tried to pull away but Snape had his hand behind her head.

'Stop that, you git!' James Potter was pale. 'I'm her boyfriend, okay, and you're just a stupid idiot who swallowed some Divisi!'

'Out, Potter, out!' screeched Madam Pomfrey, coming in at that moment. 'Evans needs rest! Leave now, or be quiet! Out!'

'But I-' Madam Pomfrey pointed a quivering finger at the door.

'Out,' she hissed. It looked like James had to win back Lily's heart.