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Chapter ten.

Oh my god, my head is killing me!

That's what you get for finishing two bottles or fire whiskey on your own.

You would know!

True.

Anyway, I didn't drink it all on my own.

Who drank it with you then?

Lily.

Why would she get drunk with you?

Cos' we're friends, and it was her idea.

So what happened?

Nothing. We just talked. She mentioned some stuff…

What stuff?

I don't know, I don't remember…

Try to remember!

I can't! Would you just get Remus to make me some kind of potion for this headache?

Okay, geez. Tooshy.

Just get me a potion!

Whatever…

He's gone. I do remember, well not everything. But, she said something about a veela, and something about a curse and something about Sirius being a leprechaun. No, wait. I said that. Oh, god. I need a potion! Something to help me with this headache.

What's this about a veela? And a curse? Woah, we must have been so drunk! Maybe it's true though. Maybe I should find out.

Find out what?

Don't worry.

Ok, here's the potion.

It's lime green! Eurgh.

Yeah, lucky it's not me drinking it. Moony says there's extra for Lily if you want to take it over there for her.

I can do that!

Just drink yours first.

OK, 'Mum.' What going on with you and Emma?

Nothing really, she was the reason Jess and I broke up.

Well, when I was going out with Ellie, she told me that Emma had a huge crush on you.

Really?

Yeah. So what are you going to do about that?

I don't know, maybe I'll ask her out.

Whatever. What do you think of Ellie and Remus as a couple?

Meant to be, probably.

Yeah, I reckon. He's so shy; he won't even ask her out!

Then maybe we should ask her to ask him out, cos' she likes him too. It's so weird; they're so different.

I'll tell her he likes her. Then she'll ask him out.

Why can't I do it?

She won't listen to you.

Why do you think she'll listen to you?

Because, we went out for a month, she holds the record for being my longest ever girlfriend so far. Anyway, since we broke up we're friends.

And you're hoping Lily will break that record?

I know she will!

Just go and take her the potion.

Ok, I'm going.

…

Now, I'm in the Head's Dorm Common Room. Lily's here, she's on the couch. Asleep.

Diarecordium spell.

"Lily, hey Lily. Wake up!" James said, nudging her, she groaned and mumbled something, and then rolled over.

"Lily wake up!" James shouted, causing one of Lily's emerald eyes to open, she looked at her surroundings, and then opened the other eye.

"Why am I in the common room? And why is my head throbbing?" Lily said, sitting up.

"Because last night, you and I shared two bottles of Fire whiskey."

Lily groaned again and lay back down.

"But," James said, "I brought some potion to stop the headache, it really works." James decided to leave out the fact that Remus made it.

"My hero!" she joked and grabbed the potion off James, she gulped it down quickly.

"Uh, Lily?"

"Yeah James."

"Last night you said something… about a veela." James said,

"Oh god, did I?"

"Yeah, I was wondering what you meant, cos' I can't really remember."

"Oh, I might as well tell you." Lily started, "You are going out with that Yolanda girl, right?" James nodded,

"Well, she's Emma's cousin. Emma is half veela. Do you understand?"

"Yolanda is partly veela?"

"Yeah, she's three-quarters veela." Lily said, "But, unlike Emma, Yolanda uses her advantage over guys. That's how she pulled you in."

"Oh, well then, I'll just break up with her." James said simply,

"Okay."

"And Lily? There was one more thing." James said,

"Yes James.

"You also said something about a curse?" James said, Lily's heart sunk, she didn't want to tell him that, but obviously she had. She stood up, and walked over to the staircase that led to her bedroom.

"James, I was very drunk." She said, and proceeded to walk up to her bedroom.

Diarecordium spell terminated.

Now I'm sitting here all by myself. Wondering what that was all about.

I think I'll go and see her. Yes, I'll do that. I'll go through the fireplace into Lily's dorm. There's a secret passage that comes out into her wardrobe.

Here I am, sitting in Lily's wardrobe, I'm peering through a crack because it is slightly open. She's lying on her bed, looking very depressed for some reason; maybe I'll come out of here.

Diarecordium Spell.

"Hey Lily." James said, stepping out of the wardrobe.

"James, oh my god, you gave me a fright. What are you doing in my wardrobe?" Lily sat up and stared at him.

"It's a secret passage. Are you ok? You seemed sort of out of it back in the common room."

"Yeah, I'm alright I guess."

"You can tell me."

"No I can't James." Lily said,

"Well, when you're ready." James said, he sat down next to her. She looked at him,

"You've changed." She said shortly.

"What do you mean?" he asked,

"In a good way. You're not as arrogant this year, and you haven't asked me out as many times." She smiled,

"Yeah, well we're friends now." James said; he felt Lily's hand grasping his. "Ok." He said; Lily Evans was holding his hand, his hand. James Potter's hand.

"Don't look so shocked James." Lily laughed; she leant over and kissed him lightly on the cheek. James kissed her back, this time on the lips.

Diarecordium Spell Terminated.

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