One SlowDance

This is my first fanfic so be easy on me! I would like to apologize in advance because my spelling is horrible so I'm sorry if there are any spelling mistakes. Please review so I know whether to post the next chap. Well anyways hope u like it.

N/A- Thanks to my friend gem for proof reading and helping with ideas.

I do not own J.K Rowling's characters or the ending all I own is the plot.

Summary

So what really happened in their final year of school that made Lily changes her mind about James Potter? "You think you're funny, but you're an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter." Did the infamous Potter grow up for the love of his life? (LJ 4eva)

Chapter Five - Me Against The World

James' point of view:

I finally reached the end of the longest first week ever possible at Hogwarts. I lay on the common room couch and looked at the darkening sky. I'm bored; I think I'll go out for a fly. I ran up to the boy's 7th year dorms and I got my top of the range broom.

"Oi, Prongs were you going?"

"For a fly I need to unwind." Remus nodded from his bed and I proceeded down to the entrance hall without any problems. Sneaking through the great oak door, the cold air hit my face. I looked over to the pitch and a little dot flew around. Who could that be? I watched closely as I walked along the wet grass.

Who ever it is they know how to fly! The turns were sleek, without hesitation. I had walked to the entrance of the pitch and yet I still couldn't make out the speeding blur, so I walked up the stairs to the top of the stands.

I sat on the bench watching intently. For one second she stopped in mid air to gaze at her surrounding. The flash of long auburn hair, there was only one person with hair like that. Lily, Lily Evans, since when did she know how to fly? She went into a deep dive and just pulled up at the last minute.

I mounted my broom and pushed off, souring into the sky. The cold air brushed past as I soured into the sky, but I didn't feel it because I was back on my broom. I looked over at Lily who had yet to relies she was not alone anymore. I made my way over to her. "I didn't know you could fly."

She didn't even turn around, "there's a lot you don't know about me James!"

I watched as she dived and came to a stop about a meter away from the floor. She was really good! "You're really good. Why haven't you ever tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team?"

"I though about it but decided against it." She shrugged

"Why?"

"I don't like the competition part of it, I prefer playing for the fun of it," she finally turned to face me and she looked even more beautiful. Her hair was in a high pony tail and her cheeks were pink from the chilly air. She smiled at me when she realized I had been staring at her, I covered it up by grinning her. "You want to fly with me?"

We then spent the next hour flying and diving after each other.

"We better head in for patrol."

Lily's point of view:

"We better head in for patrol."

I smiled at James's as I gracefully tried to get of my broom and he followed suit. We walked silently back to the great oak door. As we reached the door James pushed it open and waited for me to go through then he followed after me. "Aren't we the gentleman?"

"Oh but Lily I'm always the gentleman, it's just you've never let me show you" he said nonchalantly. Could that possible? Has James always been the gentleman and it was me that was the arrogant prat? A few minutes passed in silence as we made our way through the halls, "actually that's not so true; I change a lot last year."

"Oh, is that because of any particular reason?" I had known something happen at the end of last year but I didn't know what.

"Ummm, more like two particular reasons" I looked at James and for the first time ever he was not holding his shoulder up high and looking straight. His gaze was on the stone ground and he looked almost ashamed. "Look I've done some things in my past that I haven't been proud of and last year I sorta woke up and realized that." The silence began to get very uncomfortable. I didn't know what to say. "Last year Sirius played a very dangerous prank that I didn't know about. He told Snape that if he went to the womping willow on the full moon he would find out what was wrong with Remus."

"He did what!" I couldn't believe Sirius would do such a horrible thing.

"Yeh, that's what I said when I found out what Sirius said. I ran down after him to stop him. I was in time to save him from his death but not to hide Remus' other side. Snape has been sworn to secrecy, but he hasn't forgiven me. He believes it was all my idea and he can't stand the fact that I saved his life."

"Is that why Remus didn't talk to Sirius for a month?" comprehension dawned on me. Now it all made sense. "I never knew! But before you said that there were two reasons?"

"Oh, ummmmm" he stammered. I looked over at him and he had turned a bright red. Was the James Potter blushing? "The other reason was, was, because of you" I turned around so that I was facing him.

"Me?"

"Lily ummmm I… I'm….. in love with you" he said lamely and looked back down on the ground. I stood there rooted to the spot. Had he just said he loved me? James Potter L.O.V.E me! To tell you the truth I wasn't as upset as I should have been, why am I not angry? "I better go before I embarrass myself any more." I watched as he power walked out of sight.

Rose's point of view:

I sat at my mirror brushing my hair and a very puffed out Lily ran into the 7th year girl dormitories.

"Rose, Rose, ROSE!"

"Hun what's the matter?" I had never seen Lily so upset. My eyes flashed to the closed blinds of Mel's bed.

"James, he, he just told me he L...L…loved me" she let out in one breath.

Merlin! James Potter is in love and has finally told Lily! "So?"

"I think I'm…"

"You thing your what?"

"I think I like him? No it can't be I hate Potter. But he's so cute when he smiles and that hair..." she started rambling.

"Lily rewind and pause!" she looked up at me with uncertainty plastered all over her face.

"First off, what did you say to him?"

"Nothing, he walked off before I could say anything but I was too shocked to do anything in the first place!"

"Okay, now to the point! Do you like him?"

"No, NO!"

I grinned, "Of course not, why would you finally fall for the most wanted guy in Hogwarts, the one that had been hung up on you since the first day he saw you!"

"Rose, oh Rose I think I like him!" I guided her to my bed.

"Lily it's okay. He has changed and he is a great guy!"

"What am I going to do now?" she asked innocently.

"Tell him! You can do it! You have nothing to loose!"

Mel's point of view:

"Rose, oh Rose I think I like him!" I heard Lily say from across the room

"Lily its okay, his changed and he is a great guy!"

"What am I going to do now?" I sat up slightly so that I could hear better.

"Tell him! You can do it! You have nothing to loose!" I grinned, tomorrow was operation get back at Lily. I'll show her that I can make any guy that wants her to change their mind!

"I'm going to do it before lunch tomorrow," Lily's determined voice said.

"That's my girl!"

James' point of view:


What! Am I an idiot? How could I have just told her like that! It was supposed to be romantic! I paced back and forwards.

"Mate, what's the matter?" came Remus' voice from his bed.

"I told Lily I loved her." I said innocently, putting my innocent face on.

"You what?"

"You heard me; I told her I loved her. I'm such an idiot!"

"You have my vote on that one!" he said laughing, "what did she say or better yet what did she do?"

"She didn't do anything. I walked off before I could embarrass myself any more," I finished as Sirius walked into the room.

"What's up?" he looked over at Remus who was laughing on the floor and back to me.

"James told Lily he loves her."

"Holy Merlin!" he said cracking up.

"This isn't funny!" I said exasperatedly.

"Sorry mate." Remus said straightening up, "well at least she didn't slap you or verbally abuse you, this is a good sign mate!" he said patting me on the back. Sirius still couldn't get over it and was now rolling on the floor still laughing. I huffed and walked to my bed slamming the blinds closed!

Lily's point of view:

The sun rose up on this beautiful day. I looked out the window as I got out of bed. I went about doing my usual routine in a daze.

James didn't turn up for breakfast and I looked out for him all morning during class, but he didn't turn up. I started to get a bit nervous, when he walked through the door his books in his hand. "Sorry professor I had some things I had to take care of" he headed to his seat sending me a glance. His cheeks turned a bit pink and he turned away.

The rest of the class dragged on. I was too distracted to take any notes. I turned around just to find his eyes on me. I gave him a small smile and he turned a bit pinker. Was it getting hot or was it just me?

I sent a not to Rose:

Rose I can't do it!

What do you mean? Come on Lily it will be fine, just write a note to James telling him to meet you in the charms class at the start of lunch.

Are you sure? He might have changed his mind, look at me I'm nothing special!

You're not that special! You're not that SPECIAL! Come on Lily! Any guy would be so lucky to get you! And there is no way that James would or could change his mind!

You're sure? Okay, I will do it then….you will be here for me if anything goes wrong, right?

Yeh of course! I'm always here!

I got another piece of parchment and I took a deep breath. Dipping my quill in ink I wrote:

James,

Meet me in the charms class room, 10 minutes into lunch? I want to talk/ tell you something.

Lily.

I passed it back to where James was sitting and couldn't bear to see his response, so I turned around and looked down at the desk.

Mel's point of view:

I sat in class watching as Lily and Rose sent notes to each other. I remember when I was a part of that, sending letters to each other! Lily read the words Rose had just written and let out a breath as she got another yellowing piece of parchment and wrote something. She then passed it back and it came passed me and as I was passing it I could see the word James written on top.

I undid the folded paper and looked at the cursive writing that belonged to Lily.

James,

Meet me in the charms class room 10 minutes into lunch? I want to talk/ tell you something.

Lily.

Oh! This was my chance to ruin her so bad! I scribbled out 10 minutes into wrote at the start of coping her hand writing. I grinned to myself and folded the note up again and passed it on.

James' point of view:

A note was dropped on my desk. I picked it up and unfolded it.

James,

Meet me in the charms class room at the start of lunch? I want to talk/ tell you something.

Lily.

I looked up at the red head that was sitting at the front of the class. What was so important that she wanted to tell me? I spent the rest of the class contemplating what she wanted to talk about.

The bell rang and I packed my books a fast as I could to get to the charms classroom as soon as possible. I dodged my way through the crowded halls and finally I made it to the room. I stepped into the classroom to find she wasn't there yet. So I dropped my bag and I lent against one of the desks, waiting for her arrival.

I didn't have to wait long till I heard the door slowly open and I turned expecting to see Lily's auburn hair but to my dismay I found Mel.

"Where's Lily?" I asked.

"Oh, she will be arriving in about 10 minutes" she said moving closer to me.

"And why are you here?" I was starting to get really nervous. This girl was getting too close for my liking. I ran my hand through my messy black hair.

"James, you know you're so cute when you do that." she said flittingly. This was not right.

"Mel what are you doing?"

"Getting what I want!" she whispered seductively.

"Mel I don't know what you mean, but I have no interest in you." And what happened next was so sudden. Mel lent forward and pushed her lips hard on my own lips, the door suddenly banged and pushed Mel away from me. Lily stood in the door way with Rose behind her. Lily had tears filling her emerald eyes.

"Lily I can explain!" I said but she turned and ran before I had the chance.

Lily's point of view:

"Rose, can you stay outside for me?"

"Yeh of course Lils." I turned and took a deep breath. The gold handle was cold. I turned it and flung the door open. James was standing there with Mel kissing him! My eyes prickled as I could feel the tears well up, my chest tightened.

"Lily I can explain!" I did the only thing I could do. I ran. I ran out of the castle to the lake.

Rose's point of view:

Lily ran. "Lily come back!" I turned to face James.

"Mel what the fuck was that?" he yelled.

"Pay back" she smirked.

"I can't believe you! You just ruined what I and Lily might of have had! Why am I always the victim in all the girls pay back plans?"

"Mel you're such a slut!" I added, bitterly.

"I might be a slut but a good one at that!" and she walked out leaving me alone with a very angry James.

"James, go get her! she needs you."

Reviews:

ToXiC PrInCeSs- LOL. Yeh I know it was pretty random of me to put Ashley Simpson in but I decided to put a more modern edge to the story and I though that the song was good too. I was trying to show a sorta flirty side to lily! Well luv ya heaps... hahha I just saw you an hour ago:P You better be at school on Tuesday because I need you there on my birthday!

Hpandfriendsruletheworld– thanks for the review. Yeh I luv Lala. It's a really good song. Hope you enjoy this chap.

SweetSouthernGal- thanx for the review, soz about the name. I always have trouble choosing names when writing stories so I tend to stick to well known names.

ArtemisPotter- glad you like the story!

red-rose-with-a-touch-of-dew- yeh I know what ya mean with the speed I always have a habit when writing to move slowly. I'll try and pick up the pace a little. Thanks for the review

Wewe12qw- yes Lily has turned of age so there for she is allowed to apperate (I didn't really explain that but yes she is of age). Lily does not think she is beautiful. What she did say was 'My usually beautiful bright emerald eye' (she likes that feature of herself) she is not modest she just saying that her eyes are what she thinks are beautiful (haven't you ever liked one part of yourself?). I like to use 'point of view' in my writing because it looks better/ presentable. No lily is not fat I'm not quite sure what gave you that impression but she's not. She is slim; it's just that she lost even more weight. And to the length of the story I find that it is a fine length, I don't have the time to write longer chapters and I've asked several people to read my story and see wat they think of the length and they all say it a perfect length. I have taken in all you comments and will be considering them while I continue to write. And last but not lest I would like to say thanks for the review wink wink (sweet valley high…..not)

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Dumbledore's' Angels- thanx for the review. I glad you like the length. Well hope you like this chap!

Tainted13Innocence- thanks for the review, glad you like the songs, I try to keep some variety in the songs.

Thanks for all the review. I'm so sorry it took me so long to update it just I've been so busy at school since it's near the end of term and having all these SAC's (big tests) and stuff has kept me very busy. I'll try and update soon since it the Easter Holz!

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