Chapter 3-

That next few weeks went pretty much like that with childish pranks and snarky comments passed between the two.

"Evans!" James Potter burst through the Gryffindor portrait hole looking murderous.

"Yes Potter?" She called sweetly.

"Fix it." Lily smiled and looked up from her book.

"Oh my!" She said feigning surprise. "What happened to your hair Potter?"

"You bloody well know what happened. Fix it!' He growled, looming over her menacingly.

"Why do you assume I did it? Surely I'm not your only enemy, you are a jerk. I wouldn't put it past some people."

Sirius laughed a little and a few of the other members in the common room looked to be holding back a snicker, except the girls who were glaring at her.

"I know you did it. I was snogging some girl in the broom closet and this happened." He gestured to his head.

"Tsk. Tsk. Snogging some girl you say? That will not do. I'm a prefect, I'm afraid I'll have to give you detention."

"WHAT!"

"Well, it is after curfew and you said you were in a broom closet, as there are no broom closets in Gryffindor you must have been out after curfew." She shook her head.

"I don't care. Fix my head."

"Why? Can't take a joke?"

"Look, I don't care what you do to me. NEVER TOUCH MY HAIR!"

"What hair?" Lily smiled sweetly eyeing his bald head.

"Fix. My. Head." He said through gritted teeth.

"Actually, I'm not sure it is a spell, you know. You could be getting older. How is it my fault you're bald?"

"FIX IT!" He bellowed shaking her. The students were shocked, he never hurt a girl.

BAM! Lily kneed him in the crotch. James fell to the floor in pain.

"That's for touching me Potter, I do not appreciate it."

"That's it gasp as of now gasp NO ONE is to gasp talk to Lily Evans gasp or you'll get a prankfest." He caught his breath and turned to her. "You will be an outcast and lonely when I'm through with you."

"I'll stick by her." Abby spoke up.

"Miller is to be ignored too. No one speak to either. Ignore them, they are invisible, spread the word." He stalked off upstairs.

"Thank Abby." Lily hugged her up in the dormitory.

"It's alright. But this is really happening. He won't stop until you apologise."

"I'll never apologise."

"Ok. Be ready then."

"I don't care as long as I've got you."

!LATER!

The next day it was apparent word had gotten out. The whole school was freezing Lily and Abby out. It didn't really matter that much because Lily was used to it. It did start to get a little annoying though.

"Excuse me, can you please pass the bread?" Lily asked a 5th year boy who ignored her.

"Excuse me?"

He still ignored her. She was irritated. At least when she talked before they would hear her, even if she had to repeat herself. She turned and saw James smirking at her so she stood up and threw her Pumpkin juice in his face before exiting the hall.

Classes were the same. When handing out things, the student missed Lily and Abby out so they had to ask the teacher for everything. When they were partnered with other people they would ignore them and act as though they were working by themselves. After a few weeks Lily was getting a little agitated. At least they used to talk to her when they were partnered. They only ones paying her attention were the Marauders, Abby and the teachers. Even Slytherins ignored her. The Marauders, James in particular just sneered at her and laughed. Teachers only called on her for questions. One particular Potions class was the last straw. They were with the Ravenclaws and mixing a potion was hard being ignored.

"You only need two bulbs." She insisted to the Ravenclaw called Herald. He just ignored her and added three.

"I said two bulbs or else-" She was cut off by a loud explosion and she was covered in soot.

"What happened, Miss Evans?" The Professor asked. She could hear James laughing in the background.

"It was him." She pointed to Herald.

"Is this true?" He asked him.

"Is what true?" He asked and James laughed harder.

"What Miss Evans said?"

"What did she say? I don't see any Evans." Lily was fed up.

"THAT'S IT! I'm sick of you all. Especially you." She pointed to James. "I'm out of here." She stormed out but not before thrusting her fist into James' nose and breaking it.

She ignored Abby's cries and ran to the astronomy tower to think.

Should I give up? She thought looking out to the grounds. I'm sure Dad will transfer me back to Beauxbatons he doesn't care about me anymore. I should just leave. I can't take this. I'm weak.

"You're anything but weak, Miss Evans." She turned around to see Dumbledore.

"Professor, how did you know I was here?"

"That is not the point. I understand you are considering leaving?"

"Yes, I can't stand being ignored. Potter will never change."

"That is where you are wrong. Mr Potter is already changing."

Lily snorted. "Yeah right."

"He is. You are doing it. If you back down now it will have been for nothing. You need to fight back."

"I can't."

"You can, I know you can. You have a Gryffindor heart Miss Evans. You have bravery. I fear you are the only one at this time who can stand up to him and win. You have to try."

"You right. I can't let him beat me. He can't win, I'm just as strong. I have to go out there and prove it."

"Very good. You are excused from classes today. Tomorrow I expect you to fight back any way possible. Scourgify." He waved his wand and she was free of soot.

"Am I getting detention for breaking his nose then?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." She smiled and turned to leave.

"Oh and Miss Evans?"

"Yes?"

"This talk never happened."

"Of course."

!LATER!-

The next morning she awoke feeling better than she had in ages. She had talked to Abby last night and she had decided to confront him. Lily hadn't left the dorm last night so Potter would have thought she was wollowing in her misery. She woke Abby and they got dressed before heading to the great hall. It was Saturday. Confrontation day.

"Are you ready Lily?" Abby asked at the doors. Lily took a deep breath.

"Ready."

"I'll be right behind you, just in case."

"Right. Let's go."

Abby pushed the doors open and there was a wave of silence. The students had expected her to be crying in her dorm but here she was, proudly walking into the hall. Dumbledore winked as she spied her target. James Potter. He sat there shocked that she recovered so easily and all eyes were on the scene unfolding. Teachers sat watching, no doubt under Dumbledore's orders. The only student not shocked was Remus, who was smiling an 'I told you so' smile. She walked over to James as he regained his composure.

"Evans." He greeted.

"Potter." She spat.

"Are you here to beg me to forgive you?" He smirked. Surely that's it.

"Not quite. It's time for a little confrontation." She smiled sweetly. He noted she looked cute when she did that but shook it out of his mind.

"Confrontation? Go ahead." He said curious to see what she had to say.

"Listen here. I am sick of you and your damn attitude. You do not walk on water and the whole school does not have to follow your every order. You aren't god, not even close. You are a bully. An egotistical prat. You think everyone should do as you say for some reason." She took a breath as he was about to say something she cut him off.

"You don't scare me. You are NO threat. I don't see what people see in you. You are an arrogant got who needs to be brought down to size and I've decided I will be the one to do it if no one else will."

"How do you plan to do that?"

"I don't know. What I do know is that you can not get away with acting like you do. You need to be cut down to size. If you keep acting like this when you get into the real world it's going to come as quiet a shock. You've gotten away with acting like a complete idiot for much too long. I don't see how you got the whole school to freeze me out, I didn't know that Slytherins were scared of you." She said knowing that would get a reaction from the Slytherin table.

"We're not scared of Potter!" Malfoy cried outraged, with murmurs of agreement all around.

"Really? You don't act like it." She turned back to James. "The time has come for you to grow up and face the real world." She smiled sweetly. "Have a nice day." She strode out leaving a bewildered James Potter looking after her. Slytherins were protesting they weren't scared of her so she knew they wouldn't freeze her out, even if it was only taunting her. The rest of the school looked at her as if they were just seeing her. The teachers were smiling that some one had finally put James Potter in his place. Yes, all is going according to plan.

!LATER!-

"HOW DARE SHE?" Cried an outraged James Potter in his dorm that day.

"Calm down James." Peter said in an effort to stop his rant.

"NO! How dare she talk like that to me!" Remus smirked. This was what James needed to be a better person, provided he didn't go too far. Sirius was in awe of Lily Evans and didn't mind saying so.

"She's brilliant."

"WHAT!" James yelled turning on him.

"She really put you in your place mate." He smiled.

"NO! It's not over till I win."

"That's an awful motto." Remus sighed. "Just give up, I told you not to underestimate her."

"I don't want to hear you say I told you so. I will win."

"Just don't go too far, Prongs."

"I won't, I know where to draw the line." Sirius and Remus shared worried glances.

"Don't get so worked up. So she's not falling at your feet, so what?"

"So…I can't let her humiliate me like that. Now all the Slytherins are going to fight back as well. She's ruined it all. I had them at my beck and call."

"Who cares about Slytherins, we can beat them any day." Sirius grinned. "It gives us a chance to prank them more."

"No. My pranks are going towards Evans. She won't know what hit her." He smiled evilly. Sirius grew serious for a moment.

"James, think about it. I know you, I don't like that look. Don't hurt her too much, ok?"

"Yeah, yeah." He said not listening. "I have the perfect plan, it will just take some time." He walked out preparing the ultimate payback.

"He's going to take it too far, isn't he?" Sirius said.

"I'm afraid he probably will, if it continues." Remus said sadly.