A/N: This chapter is dedicated to the best: Outoftheordinary.

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Chapter Fourteen

James's conscience racked annoyingly into his brain. It had been a week since Lily had refused to talk to him and he missed her. A lot.

"James, concentrate," Remus said, not looking up from his book. James sighed and ran a hand through his messy hair. They were in the common room and as usual, James was being his untimely self.

"I can't," James answered shortly, slamming his History book closed. Remus sighed and closed his book as well. He stared silently at James. "Look, Remus, I can't! For some reason, Lily's stuck in my head! It's never happened before!"

"Maybe, James, it's because you love her." Remus tucked his book into his bag and stood up. He shot James a reassuring smile. "You better study, James. Midterms are coming up soon."

James buried his face in his hands. That's just it. I can't study because Lily's forever on my mind.

Sam coughed nastily, her lungs gasping for air. Sirius looked up from his History notes and gently took her hand. "Hey, you alright?" he questioned. Sam didn't reply, she was coughing too hard.

"Oh, please move away, Sirius," Madam Pomfrey said frantically, moving to Sam's side. She handed Sam a tissue and Sam started coughing on it before collapsing on the bed. "Oh heavens!"

"Sam!" Sirius yelled frantically, gripping madly on her hand. "Sam!"

They reached frantically for her pulse as a blood-stained tissue fell to the marble white floors of Hogwarts.

Lily angrily wiped tears that fell into her eyes. It was already midnight and she was dead tired. But she couldn't concentrate on her studies, or on her Prefect duties.

Her mind had been on James Potter all night.

"Damn it, please help me forget," she whispered miserably to herself. She sighed and walked out to the window. It was a shining full moon that night. But amidst the entire serene atmosphere, she hadn't noticed that three figures were peeking out to the Whomping Willow.

"Hey," a voice said softly. Mattie went beside her and wrapped an arm around Lily's shoulder. Lily smiled weakly and hugged her knees to her chest. "It's already late… Maybe you should sleep."

"No, I'm almost done," Lily said quickly, turning to fix her books. Mattie peered out of the window, her eyebrows furrowed together. Lily finished tucking her books into her bag and turned. "Hey, you alright?"

"There are people out there."

"James, stop fretting!" Sirius muttered darkly under his breath as they rushed towards the Whomping Willow. James ran a hand through his hair uncertainly as Peter transformed into a rat and poked the hole. The tree froze.

"There's just something nagging at me," James explained. "It's like there's something wrong, that's all."

"Oh, YOU think there's something wrong," Sirius groaned. He transformed into a dog and bounded inside the tree. James turned around and slowly spotted two people running across the field.

"What the…?" he said in bewilderment. He immediately closed the Whomping Willow and ran towards them. He noticed the dark red hair shining brightly in the moonlight. Lily.

"Sam, you alright?" Adam questioned quietly, peeking into her ward. Sam looked up at met his eyes. She nodded weakly, saying nothing. "You sure?"

"Where's… Sirius?"

"I don't know, love."

Sam sighed and closed her eyes, her hair falling into her face. Adam gently brushed it away and sat beside her on the bed. "I'm tired, Adam… It's going to be soon, you know…"

"Don't talk like that," Adam said delicately, gently taking her hand. "You're gonna last, I know you will…"

Sam smiled weakly and gently squeezed his hand. "It's so weird how all of you don't give up on me…" she whispered softly. Adam smiled, although tears were starting to fall down his cheeks.

"I promise I won't," he choked slightly. Sam opened her eyes weakly, tears shining her own. "You can't leave, Sammy… You can't…"

"I might not have a choice, Adam…"

"Lily, what are you doing here!" James snapped, crossing his arms as he met up with her. Lily glared up at him furiously, her hair moving wildly with the wind.

"What are YOU doing in the grounds at midnight?" she spat back, her eyes shining darkly. "It's against the rules; you're practically breaking fifty by now!"

"It's none of your business what I'm doing after hours," he sneered darkly. He actually saw a bit of fear in her eyes, but anger and fury quickly replaced it.

"Oh, really? Let's ask each other questions, Potter. Who here is the Prefect?" Lily asked darkly. "Who here watches out for everyone? Who here got her heart broken? Who here broke it?"

"Don't bring personal matters into this," he seethed. "Yes, I made a mistake, but that doesn't mean that you can involve those matters into these."

"Damn it, James!" Lily exploded. "What in the blazes of Azkaban are you doing outside! What happened to you! You've turned into such an ass! You know what! Damn it, just forget it! I'm going STRAIGHT to Professor Dumbledore."

James grabbed hold of her arm. "Don't, Lily. Just… don't."

"I'm done talking with you," Lily said through gritted teeth. "Let go of me."

"No."

"Damn it, Potter, just let go of me!" Lily stepped on his foot hard and he flinched, not releasing her arm. "Potter!"

"Promise me you won't get Dumbledore, Lily."

"I can't promise that," Lily hissed. She tried wrenching away from his grasp but to no avail. "Potter, please. It's for the best that you get proper correction for your ill-mindedness."

"I'm not ill-minded," James seethed angrily. "Don't go to Dumbledore, Lily. You can't. This will ruin everything."

Suddenly, the tree opened and a black dog bounded out, immediately transforming into Sirius. "James, where have you been?" he inquired angrily, nursing a slash on his arm. He turned to see Lily and Mattie staring at him in shock.

"But… But you're not on the list of legal Animagi!" Lily said in shock. She turned to Mattie, who had turned pale. "Mattie, don't faint. Please don't."

"N-no, I won't." She looked at James, then at Sirius. "Bloody hell… I think I'm gonna barf."

Sirius glared at James. "Why are they here!" he growled. "Do you know what danger they're getting into!"

"I didn't know they even followed us here!" James shot back lowly. "They might find out about—"

A howl filled the air. Mattie shivered in fear. "It's a werewolf… I hate werewolves."

Sirius and James glanced at each other silently. Shit.