Chapter 17- happy days turned bad.

James and Lily fallowed the fifth year out. Neither spoke they were both confused. The fifth year kept looking back at them. Lily started talking to the fifth year student like it was nothing. At first James could tell that the fifth year was tense, but he seemed to lighten up as he and Lily talked. James couldn't help but feel jealous. Lily would talk to a boy younger but she wouldn't talk to the person she claimed to love.

They reached Dumbledore's office. "Excuse me Lily but do you know the password?"

"Yes I do, William. We can take it from here. Thank you for coming to get us." The fifth year left James and Lily alone to go into Dumbledore's office. "Dungbombs." Lily muttered to the gargoyle and it moved to the side revealing a hidden stairway to Dumbledore's office. Lily walked up the stairway to the headmaster's office. When they walked in James heard a loud squawk.

"'Ello Fawkes. I have missed you too. Sorry I haven't visited in a while." James took a chance and stole a glance at Lily who seemed to be talking to one of the old headmaster's portraits.

Professor Dumbledore walked in from a side door that James had never noticed before. "Ahh I see that young Mr. Doyle didn't fail me. I assume neither of you know why you are here."

"No Sir." Lily replied, James just shook his head.

"Well I am not sure how to explain this. But I will do the best I can. Lily at the beginning of the year I spoke to you, Ms. Catella and Ms. Knight. Do you remember what we talked about?" Lily nodded she only remembered too well. "So it has something to do with that. I am sure that you girls had passed the information onto the boys because you seemed to become friends. Well Voldemort and his death eaters are getting restless they are starting to kill muggles for fun. WE have heard of about ten missing muggles at the moment."

James listened carefully but his reaction was nothing like Lily's. Her emerald eyes grew wide and filled with fear. "Professor are my my…"

"Yes Miss Evans your parents are fine. I have sent someone to go check on them already there is nothing for you to worry about." Lily seemed to relax a little but not much. James could do nothing but watch until a question popped into his head.

"Headmaster? Why did you summon us then? I am sure that you would summon us more then to tell us the death eaters are getting restless."

"Very good Mr. Potter I have called you here because the school will start to panic. Students will loose their parents. All students will look to you two for help."

Both Lily and James nodded. Neither could speak, each was thinking about how their parents could die at any moment.

They left Dumbledore's office and headed back to the Gryffindor Common Room. James decided to take a plunge. "Lily Evans will you go out with me?"

"No JAMES POTTER I WON'T!"

"What?" James looked scared. IS his past coming back to swallow him whole, "But; But Why?" He started to stammer.

"you are a big prat and extremely gullible, and the real answer is yes." Lily replied with a smile. hr Frank and Alice were sitting on the couch talking in whispers. Sirius and Christine were on the stairs to the Boys Dormitories laughing about something. Remus and Emilie were sitting in front of the fire talking. They all heard the portrait open and looked up.

Skipping in came James shortly followed by Lily. Lily nodded at the girls and they all exited to the Heads Common Room. Making the boys more curious.

"What is with her Prongs?" Sirius asked.

James could only smile.

"I think I know what the matter is." Remus said.

Sirius's eyes grew wide. "Nooooooooooooo you didn't….she didn't." hr

"Oh my Lily." Emilie squealed.

"I know Emmy I know." Lily smiled.

"It's about time." Christine said. Alice nodded in agreement. hr

"Well the words finally come to mind." Sirius stated.

"Yeah James, I wondered when she would say yes." Frank added.

"Frank how long did you know that she liked me?" James asked.

"Just a little bit." Franked replied.

Just then the girls came back in. All of them smiling. They walked past the boys and into the Girls Dormitory. The Marauders looked at each other and nodded. They once again had planted the two way mirror in the Girls Dormitory.

"Christine Knight." Sirius said to the Marauder's mirror. Suddenly they could see all four girls. Apparently Christine had left her bag on her bed.

"Lily I am so happy for you." Alice went and hugged her.

"Did someone just see something light up?"

"Yeah it is coming from Christine's bag."

"You know what this is don't you?"

The Marauders looked at the mirror. Suddenly they saw Christine and Lily's faces. "Busted boys." The Marauders heard the girls' dormitory door open. They looked up to see the girls holding up the other two way mirror.

"So you thought you would do this little trick again. Didn't you?" Alice said.

"NO." James said.

"Wrong Answer." Lily rebutted.

"Let's go down to dinner." Remus suggested.

"Ok." The Marauderettes answered.

They all went down to dinner, when they got there Morgan (Frank's sister.) went up to Remus and asked if she could talk to him. Everyone gave a confused look but Remus went off.

Five minutes Remus came back smiling. "What's up Mooney?" Peter asked.

"Frank don't kill me but your sister just asked me out."

"And you said?"

"Yes."

"IM GOING RIP YOUR HEAD OFF!" Frank shouted.

Remus started to back up. Alice Lily and Christine all stood in front of Remus. Sirius and James tried to calm down Frank. Then Morgan came up to them.

"Frank cool down already." Frank looked at his sister. He started to calm down. "God I didn't get this mad when you started dating Alice did I?"

"No."

"And why are you upset that I like Remus and asked him out and he likes me back so he said yes?"

"I don't know."

"And are you being unreasonable?"

"Yes."

"So are you going to lay off?"

"I guess so."

Morgan smiled. "All better!" Everyone started laughing. They couldn't help it they had only seen Morgan do that once and that is when she got a detention for the first time. Sirius started stuffing his face again. It made a normal dinner after that. Mainly the Marauders stuffing their faces well the girls talked about this and that.

The next morning at breakfast

The Marauderettes sat down eating happily. The Marauders joined them and they started talking. When the owls came in everyone stopped as the black owl that they all knew came in. Everyone started wanting to see who it was going to. IT flew to the Gryffindor table and every Gryffindor started to shake.

The Owl started to move to where the Marauders and Marauderettes were sitting. Everyone in the Great Hall was fascinated with who it was going to land. The owl started to make its descent and landing right in front of Lily. Her eyes grew wide and her hands started trembling as she opened the letter. The Marauders and the rest of the Marauderettes watched Lily close fully.

"No." She said shaking her head. "No it's not true." Tears started forming. "It can't be."

"Lils babe what's that matter?" James harmfully asked.

"No!" Lily shouted and ran out of the Great Hall. James was ready to go run after her but Dumbledore put a hand on his shoulder and stopped him. "Let the girls go James. They will help her." James and Dumbledore watched as the Marauderettes ran after Lily.

Peter looked at the door. I did that…I did that to Lily.