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Lily and James dashed up to the Hospital Wing, as fast as their feet could run. They had walked into the Great Hall, making sure everyone had gotten back safe and sound, when they noticed April and Remus weren't there to meet them. Sirius had suggested devilishly they might have gone out, but James stopped him and asked the teachers if they had seen them. Apparently they had come an hour before he and the rest of the group arrived, Remus carrying May in his arms. As Lily opened the door to the Hospital Wing, she gasped, as she saw May lying down her face as white as the blanket sheets. Lily came over, and found April kneeling on the floor, June sitting on the bed opposite her. Remus was sitting on a chair, his hands unclenching and clenching themselves. James came over and asked,

"How's she doing?" Remus was startled and turned around,

"She's doing better, at least I think so."

"That's good to hear. So what happened?" Lily asked.

"We're not sure. We followed them, and then we met up with that bratty girl, and then we saw May on the ground…" April stuttered.

"Hold on, what girl?" James cut her off.

"The girl we met this morning?" Lily cut in, April nodded. Then, May stirred and the group whirled to watch her open her eyes and sit up.

"Careful," April stated, as she helped May sit straight.

"Where am I?" May mumbled.

"Do you remember anything, May?" June asked.

"I remember going to meet Remus and then… after that, it's all a blur."

"Meet me?" Remus asked questioningly. May snapped her head at him and gapped. It was obvious that she didn't know he was there, until now, for she turned around, her face a deep crimson. April looked her sister over and coughed, catching everyone's attention.

"Well, I think we sisters should have a talk. So if you all can please give us some privacy, I'd be very grateful." Suddenly, April gathered James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily in a bundle and shoved them to the door.

"But what about May," Lily and Remus asked in unison

"We'll come and bring you guys up later. Bye." And with that, she gave a great shove and sent them all tumbling on top of each other in a pile. She slammed the door right in their face, leaving them completely speechless.

"That was odd," James stated as they walked up to Gryffindor common room.

"Yeah, well, April's always been an odd sort of girl," Lily giggled as they stepped through the portrait hole. As they made their way towards the couch, Remus froze. He glared hard and cold at the back of some younger year's head. Lily was taken back by his next action, which was storming towards the girl, and lifted her up by the collar.

"Okay, start talking!" he hissed at her.

"Remus," Lily cried, in a mere whisper, hoping not to draw too much attention, but raised her voice when she took another glance,

"It's you!" The girl looked at them skeptically, but avoided looking directly at them. Then, when James got a closer look at the girl, he blurted,

"What have you done now?" The girl now looked horrified with James' attention on her, but it only lasted a minute. Even though he didn't understand a word what his friends were saying, Sirius knew some eyes were watching them closely.

"Hey mates; we should probably do this somewhere else." The trio looked over their shoulders and saw most people looking at them, and nodded. Not letting the girl go, Remus dragged her along, despite her protests,

"Hey, what do you think you're doing? PUT ME DOWN!" They only stopped when they were out of the common room and into an empty classroom.

"You're all mad, you know that? Picking on some defenseless 3rd year, I should report you to Professor Mc Gonagall," the girl screamed as they threw her into a desk.

"Be my guest. While we're at it, I should probably report the time I caught you sneaking around the Head's common room," James threatened.

"And how you seem to be part of what's been happening lately?" Lily added.

"It doesn't stop there. I should also mention, your weird behavior while stalking O'Bryan and May," Remus finished, but the girl shot back at him.

"Well maybe, I should report you punching another student. HA, how do you like them apples?"

"Why would you report me for that? What do you hate me or something?" Remus asked.

"Partly yes, although, it's mainly because of whom you hit."

"And who exactly did I hit, hm? Let me tell you, it was a guy who deserved it."

"He didn't deserve it. He doesn't deserve the kind of treatment you pieces of filth give him."

"Why are defending him, him, O'Bryan?" James asked, suspiciously.

"Because… I have my reasons."

"And those reasons would be? Please tell me, I'd love to know."

"I bet you would, wouldn't you Potter," a sickening voice answered from the door. The group turned and saw Eric leaning against the door post.

"O'Bryan, what are you doing here?"

"Just came to see how May was doing. Although, I guess she's not with you guys is she?" With his blood boiling with anger, Remus charged at him and held him high.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!" he growled menacingly. James and Sirius were shocked at Remus' sudden strength, and grabbed his arms back.

"Stop it Moony, Calm down," Sirius exclaimed.

"Yeah, don't Moony, he's not worth it," James added, which seemed to calm Remus down. Once he had collected himself, Eric glanced over at Lily, and winked,

"How's it going Lily?" This time James' face burned a deep red, and he punched Eric's face against the wall.

"JAMES!" Lily cried in horror as Eric wiped off some blood from his lip, his eye turning a nasty shade of purple. James shook his fist, and unclenched his fingers. Remus on the other hand was furious.

"Why didn't you let me have a go at him?"

"Sorry," James said, but Remus gave him a high-five none the less.

"Eric!" the girl screamed and rushed over to Eric who shot up and threatened,

"You'll pay for that Potter."

"Really, how so, it's not like you can hurt me O'Bryan," James replied coolly.

"There's more than one way to skin a cat. Especially ones with red hair," Eric sneered, turning to Lily, which made James extremely nervous. After that Eric left, with the girl following him, but not before sticking her tongue out to them.

"What do you think he'll do?" Sirius asked solemnly as the four of them sat by the fire in the Gryffindor common room, waiting for the March sisters.

"I don't know Padfoot, but it can't be good," James answered, tightening his hold around Lily's waist. At the moment, Lily was sitting on the floor in James lap, her head resting on his chest, as his arms wrapped around her waist. Suddenly, the portrait door opened and the three March sisters walked in.

"May," Both Lily and Remus cried in unison, but April stopped them in their tracks.

"She needs rest," was all she said, as they watched June bring May up to the girl's dormitory.

"What happened?" Lily asked worried, as April led her back to the couch. Remus stayed rooted at the bottom of the girl's dormitory, starring up at the door at the top.

"She's fine, just a bit shaken up. Come over her Remus, I need to show you something," April ordered firmly. Remus took one more glance at the door, and then came to join them.

"Remus, you didn't write this, did you?" April asked, pulling out a piece of parchment from her robe pocket. The group crammed together to read the parchment over Remus' shoulder. Lily recognized the letter, as he read it out loud:

May

I need to talk to you before you leave for Hogsmeade. I know we're the best of friends, but I feel we could be more. Please meet me in front of the portrait of the village girl in the grapevines on the third floor.

Remus

Lily starred at the letter, her mouth open wide. Sirius looked over at Remus, and asked,

"You didn't write this, did you?" Remus' face began to turn a slight pink as he stashed the letter in his pocket.

"No, I didn't. What makes you think that?"

"Well, obviously, the fact that you like May says enough. Then again, you could always write that fun." Remus blushed, and turned away.

"Remus, are you trying to say, you don't like May?" Lily asked, fearing for the worst. Then Remus twirled on her, grabbing her by the shoulders and shouted,

"Of course I love her, but just because you love someone doesn't mean you go off and write, embarrassing, gushy notes to them. Admitting your feelings to them on paper doesn't appeal to me to be the best way to say it. I mean, if you loved James, would you go off and write him a letter explaining how you feel? Hm, would you?" Lily shook her head slowly, starring deep into Remus terrifying eyes.

"No, but…"

"What? You don't love James is that it, Lily. Is that the reason you wouldn't write to him how you feel, because you don't even have any feelings for him to write about?"

"No! That's not what I meant at all. That's not it at all…" Lily answered, her voice trembling. April saw this, and snapped,

"Hey, knock it off. She didn't mean it that way." But Remus continued, danger revealing in his eyes.

"Then, how do you think you should tell someone how you feel, Lily, how?" Soon tears began forming in her eyes, from the tight grip Remus had on her wrists. James clearly saw this and began irritated. He stepped forward, and slapped Remus off of Lily, taking her in his arms.

"Stop it, Remus!" But James could tell something was wrong with his friend, it was that time. Remus rushed forward at Lily, but Sirius held him back.

"I'm still waiting Lily? How would you tell someone that you love them? Oh, wait you wouldn't know, because you wouldn't even know if you loved them at all!" This hit Lily hard in the chest. She pulled out of James' arms, and dashed up the stairs, ignoring the protests downstairs.

"Lily!" James cried, trying to follow her, but the stairs turned into a slide under his feet.

"Ah," James cried in surprise as he slid back down.

"Bloody stairs," James cursed under his breath and turned to Remus.

"What the bloody hell was that Remus? Why did you have to go and snap at Lily for?" but Remus wasn't listening, he was twitching in Sirius' arms, and turning from side to side.

"Remus?" Sirius hollered, as he struggled to hold onto Remus. Remus began to clutch his fists so tight, he made them bleed, and his face shown with an expression of pain and frustration. Then it hit him and James. They looked at each other and dashed to the portrait door.

"Hey what gives," April cried as she watched them leave. James stopped and turned back to her,

"Um, Remus is sick… so we have to go. Tell Lily I'll to see tomorrow, okay? Thanks April," James called back, leaving her to stand their speechless.

"Sick?"

"Now Lily, I'm sure Remus didn't mean it," June comforted as she stroked Lily hair, as she cried softly. May had just fallen asleep, when Lily came bursting in, crying her heart out.

"He sounded like he did," Lily sniffled as she sat up.

"Well, maybe he was just worried about May. Maybe he was distracted. I'm sure he didn't know exactly what he was saying."

"But…"

"Look, why don't you stay here tonight. I can tell you're exhausted."

"Yeah, I really am. Are you sure you don't mind me spending the night?"

"It's fine. You can borrow some pajamas, or you can whip some up yourself, your choice."

"Thanks June. Maybe some sleep is all I need." As Lily let the tiredness wash over her, she didn't know that someone else was in for a restless night.

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