Note: Heya peepz! I spent last night doing Chapter Nine but watching Bring It On at the same time so I only posted it late and I couldn't be stuffed doing this chappy… but anyways I'm working on it! dachosenrandomone

Chapter Ten: An Interesting Train Ride

'Finally!' Lily sighed as she unloaded her Hogwarts trunk and Hemigacho out of the car for the second time. The summer holidays were over. Luckily. She had spent it doing her five thousand word Potions essay. Then editing it. Then editing it again. And again. And again. Well, that was just a summary… James grinned as he saw Lily. She just scowled and put her trunk on a trolley. James sidled up to her.

'Hey sunshine, how did your essay go?'

'You mean the Potions one?' Lily was exhausted.

'Yes, sweetie.'

'Stop calling me that!' Lily hissed. 'I hate it!'

'Whatever. Oiy, Moony!' James waved over to Remus Lupin as he came up.

'Hi, Lily,' Lupin said. 'Prefect? I guess we'll have to go to the Heads' compartment. I'll see you later, James.'

'Yeah, see you, Pothead,' said Lily, and she walked off with Lupin. James frowned with jealousy. As if reading his mind, Remus turned around.

'And don't worry James, I won't lay any hands on your girl!' he called. Lily slapped him across the chest. Remus grinned at her. James just sighed and pushed his trolley over to the barrier, nearly running over a little Muggle girl.

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'And the new Head Boy and Girl is… Steven Golding and Hilda Gertby,' Professor McGonagall announced. The Prefects clapped politely. McGonagall pulled out another roll of parchment.

'The Prefects. Hufflepuff. Brittany Lewis and Aaron Ewing.' She handed over the Hufflepuff Prefect badges to Brittany and Aaron, both of which were in Lily's Defence Against the Dark Arts Class. 'Ravenclaw. Alice Harding and Lewis Moore.' Alice was in Lily's Arithmancy class. She was very clever and very pretty. Everyone knew Frank Longbottom had had a crush on her for like, forever. 'Gryffindor. Remus Lupin. Lily Evans.' Everyone clapped. They liked the combination. Lily and Remus received their badges and sat down again. 'And last of all, but not least ('I think it's the least,' muttered Remus. Lily nudged him), Slytherin. Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black.' Malfoy smirked at Lily.

'Bloody idiot,' she murmured so he could hear. He didn't say anything.

'Now,' said McGonagall strictly. 'You will all be patrolling the corridors in Hogwarts at night and in the afternoon during break. You will also be patrolling the train too. Order is. Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Two-hour shifts, Prefects please stay together. If you need any help, ask your Head of House, or Steven and Hilda. You all understand?' Everyone nodded. 'Now start.' Lucius and Narcissa headed off to patrol the corridors. The Prefects relaxed.

'God, don't you Gryffindors think that McGonagall is so prim?' asked Lewis.

'Not really,' replied Lily sarcastically. 'Unless she's shouting down your back because you're having a late night party.' Lewis chuckled and moved over to argue against Aaron about Quidditch.

'No, I think the Cannons might make it this year.'

'Shut up. It's so going to be the Wasps.' Hagrid lumbered in.

'Shut yer bloody mouths,' he said. 'Lily, I have a message fer ye.' He handed over a scroll of parchment. 'Ciao.' He lumbered away again. Lily unrolled the parchment and frowned, puzzled. She read it over and over again. Remus looked at her.

'Lily, are you okay?'

'Fine, fine,' muttered Lily. She read the short message again.

Lily,

Please come down to the third compartment from the front. I have to talk to you.

James

James wouldn't usually act like that. He would come in, all arrogancy showing, girls gaping, and sit down beside Lily. It wasn't like him at all to send a message.

'Hagrid!' Lily called. Hagrid walked in again.

'What now?' Lily quickly scribbled on some parchment and handed it to Hagrid.

'Give this to James.'

'I'm not yer messenger boy,' Hagrid grumbled, but he walked out and delivered the message. James took the parchment from Hagrid and read the message.

James, why don't you be your usual idiotic self and come down here?

James grinned and scribbled another message for Hagrid to take. Hagrid reappeared in the Heads' compartment. He threw the bit of parchment over to Lily.

'I'm not takin' anymore of yer messages,' he growled, and walked away. Lily looked at the piece of parchment and read.

Lily, all I can think about is you right now!

She sighed and went to find James. She went into the compartment with no one but James in there.

'What do you want?' she snapped. He stood up hurriedly, knocking over a pyramid of Cauldron Cakes.

'Lily, I love you. Please come to the Ball with me.'

'Potter! I've already said no! I will never go out with you! I don't get why you like me!'

'Lily, don't you remember anything? You're just so impossible! Why did you take the Potion in the first place? We loved each other so much! I loved you more than… than…' His voice trailed away, heavy with emotion.

'What, Potter? Spit it up!'

'You're a… a… a filthy little… Mudblood!' The foreign word escaped James' lips. He was just so pissed with Lily. Hot, stinging tears welled up in Lily's eyes. She lifted her wand to curse James, but she couldn't say anything. Instead, she mustered up all her strength and slapped James across the face. Hard. Not playfully, as before, but angrily, almost crazily.

'You… you… son of a bitch!' she screamed, and raised her hand again to slap him, but Remus entered at that moment and stopped her. She turned to look at him. The tears were trickling down her face, endlessly. She flung her arms around Remus' neck. She was glad she had such a good friend. He patted her hair awkwardly. James was white.

'Don't you lay hands on my girl, Moony!'

'Shut up, Prongs, what did you do?'

'I…' James was too ashamed to explain.

'Remus…' choked out Lily. 'Get me away… from… James…' James' heart pounded. She had called him James… but… his cheek hurt like hell! Man that fine lady was one feisty bitch!

Note: Okay that was a really weird chapter BUT… expect more! Cyaz! dachosenrandomone