Story Title: Love of Two Generations: The First

Chapter Title: Temperamental

Disclaimer: All people and recognizable places belong to and were taken out of J.K. Rowling's amazing mind. Plot and some characters belong to me.

Author: Chewy

Summary: In a world of Witches, Wizards, Trolls, and magnificent Beasts, the tale of four different people unravels to engulf the world in luminosity. Can true love blossom from true hate? Can two opposites come together to form a bond so powerful it could save the world? Only TIME can tell...

Publishing Date: September 9, 2004

Author's Note: Yay, another chapter, I hope you like it! I've started school now so chapter postings may be a bit more spread out depending on how much time I get between school, dance classes and work. So, I'm sorry about the delay of this chapter! Lot's of homework! I was so refreshed when I finished my homework that hopefully I could get this done! It's not very long but I like it.

Thanks to all my reviewers from the last chapter, not as many as usual but just as good!

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"The Dragon. I am expecting you are all aware of the items and uses of these that can be taken from the dragon. If not, the blood, hide, heart, and liver are used for many things. Page 86 in 'A Potions Master In The Making' will inform you of these. I expect a two-foot essay on my desk at the start of next class of the uses of these items in life and in potions." Professor Strongstone's voice resounded around the large dungeon as he told the class what they were to work on. With groans of injustice, papers were scrunched and the sound of quills scraping against the sides of book bags was heard in every corner.

Sitting in the far right corner far from the Slytherins, James sat peering at his desk. They had a double period of potions that morning and since the Professor had entered the room and long before, James sat in silence staring at the desk. Sirius had resigned from speaking to him that morning and James was confused about this. He looked up as Sirius placed his Potions book in front of himself and retrieved parchment and quills.

"How was Remus last night?" He questioned, shocking Sirius from his preparations. James looked at Sirius, down at his hands then back at Sirius waiting for an answer.

Sighing greatly and dropping his quill stubbornly on the desk before him, Sirius stared at James straight-faced. "He'll be fine," Sirius said curtly before turning back to his work.

"Why are you so hell-bent on your potions all of a sudden?" James questioned causing Sirius to drop his quill once again and look at him. "Never mind..." Staring again at his friend with a inquiring expression, James looked at the black board at the front biting his lip.

"You don't get it do you Prongs? You've discarded your friends for a girl, a girl you supposedly hated until the beginning of fifth year and now you're in tears when she's been hurt. Remus needed you and you weren't there. Now I actually want to get some work done so I have a chance at passing this class and you question it. Try questioning yourself James." Sirius turned back to his work shaking his head refusing to look at James again.

Letting his shoulders fall heavily James turned back to staring at the desk. This wasn't like him; he wouldn't usually give up the others for a girl. He stooped low to pull parchment, quills and his textbook from his book bag and flipped absentmindedly to page 86. He leant on his desk looking down at the parchment in front of him and began to tap his quill thinking over what Sirius had just said.

"I never really hated her..." he began to whisper. "I just didn't realize she was a girl until fifth year, that's all." Sirius cleared his throat loudly beside him and James threw his head up to stare at him. He stared at his friend's tilted head for a moment before realization dawned on him and he quickly repacked his thing and ran from the classroom.

"Mr. Potter where do you think you are going?" Professor Strongstone yelled across the classroom from his seat at his desk. James turned around still jogging out the door and shrugged dramatically and continued to run. "Detention tomorrow after dinner!" The Professor continued to speak; "Mr Black, I expect you'll inform Mr. Potter of his duties tomorrow night?"

Sirius rolled his eyes then gave the Professor a sweet smile, "Of course Professor Strongbone." The Professor's eyes widened and Sirius looked back down at his essay sniggering to himself and hitting Peter's hand that was held out to him from the table beside him. "Mr. Black please inform yourself of detention also."

"James what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to apologize for last night," James began to explain looking at the student in front of him sitting in the Hospital Wing.

"Oh, there's really no point. I know you had things to do," Remus Lupin commented cradling his left arm in his right. He lay in the far corner of the infirmary with pillows helping him to sit up. When James had arrived he walked past Lily's bed and right to Remus', pulling the curtains around it so that Lily knew it was a private conversation.

"But that's just it Moony! I didn't have things to do, I was overreacting and I just realized what a prat I've been these last few months. I've been tied up with some girl that doesn't even like me back and I've become completely not myself. I've been so dim the last while I didn't realize what's been actually happening around me." James stood at the end of Remus' bed staring at him, expectantly waiting for a response.

Remus pushed the tousled hair from his face lightly letting a sour bit of skin show before responding. "Have you gone barmy?" James looked at Remus strangely waiting for him to continue. Remus stared at James and began to chuckle, "You don't have to apologize to me. You're completely smitten with her James and even though she may think she's not, she's taken with you. I can understand how something so serious happening to her can make you forget. I'm used to this by now I can handle myself. Just... don't do it again."

James stared wide-eyed at his friend before taking a few steps and plopping down on the edge of Remus' bed. He looked at Remus and began to chuckle lightly, "I have gone barmy haven't I?" Remus leant forward slightly to pat his friend sympathetically on the back but was shocked when James turned around and pulled him in to a friendly hug. Pulling away after a few seconds James looked at Remus nervously, "Thanks for... being there Moony."

Remus smiled and nodded, "No problem. But I have a feeling that someone else deserves an apology." When James continued to sit and stare at his friend. Remus rolled his eyes and nudged his head towards where Lily's bed lay. James looked shocked then realization covered his features.

Nodding slightly he stood and shrugged to Remus, "I didn't really do anything to her. Did she tell you anything?" Remus looked at James then down at his hands nodding. James nodded again at this and turned towards the opening of the curtains. Pushing them apart with a last salute to his friend he turned and walked towards Lily's bed.

"Lily..." he whispered lightly standing beside her sleeping form. "Lily...?" he spoke a bit louder leaning towards her ear. He slowly lifted his arm and placed it on her shoulder. Shaking her awake he continued to call her name in a whisper until her eyelashes began to flutter open. His mouth was close to her ear now and he felt the urge to lean forward slightly but held back as she began to fully awaken.

"James!" she gasped out as she realized how close his face was to hers. She pulled back quickly earning a jolt of pain in her lower back. "Ow, bleeding hell James what are you doing here? What are you doing down there?" she inquired making a grab for her back. She looked at him expectantly as he lay on the ground beside her bed where he had fallen in shock.

"You scared me," he stated still staring at her. She rolled her eyes and waited as he lifted himself to his feet. "Umm... I came to apologize for what happened last night." He turned back to glance at Remus' bed before turning towards Lily again with a sheepish smile lining his face.

"You know you really are extremely temperamental. I was just commenting that it would have been easier to not have woken up." Lily commented as if there was no problem with her words. She pulled herself up to rest on her pillows and looked to James' unbelieving expression.

"I'm temperamental? Who's the one who always gets angry with me for stupid reasons? You!" He responded pointing at her.

Lily's mouth opened with indignation and she sat up quickly, "They are not stupid reasons! You're always making a prat out of yourself!" By now Madame Pomfrey had appeared from her office and looked on at the now yelling students not wanting to interfere but feeling the need to.

"Well if you had a sense of humour you wouldn't be thinking me a prat, you'd be laughing too!"

"I have a sense of humour I just chose to use it on the occasion that something funny happens! You teasing and beating on a young Slytherin is not funny!" Lily had to stop to take a breath before she looked up at James. Waiting for his response. She lifted an eyebrow, "No come backs? Wait until the whole school finds out that the great James Potter was beaten; by a girl!"

"Out! Get out of here Mr. Potter you are upsetting my patients!" Madame Pomfrey finally spoke up going to James' side and pushing him away.

He struggled slightly against her not wanting to finish their verbal fight with Lily's success. Finally he stopped and put his hands up in surrender towards the rampaging nurse. "I'm going," he explained lightly. Rolling his eyes he turned around and exited the infirmary.

"Wait!" Lily called throwing the blankets from her body and awkwardly running towards the door, limping.

"Ms. Evans get back in that bed this second! You are not able to be up and about yet!" The nurse scolded her and tried to catch her as she squeezed out the door to yell after James.

"Potter!" she yelled down the corridor to his retreating back. Turning back at the sound of his name he rolled his eyes and began to walk back to where Lily stood. 'Five minutes', Lily heard through the door. Rolling her own eyes she peered at James as he came to stand in front of her.

"Not done yelling at me yet?" he questioned glaring at her.

"Potter, last night you asked me why it was amazing, then why I wanted to die and I answered you. There was no reason for you to storm out of there like I had just killed your favourite pet Buber-Tuber," Lily spoke her opinion lightly, letting James and herself realize what she had just said.

"How did you get out of the Hospital Wing last night if she won't even let you go today?" James questioned after a minute of silence. Lily smiled lightly and took a few steps towards the wall to her right so she could hold her weight. Seeing her struggle vaguely James took a few steps towards her wanting to help.

She held her hand up to him and shook her head. She looked at him with her emerald eyes before replying, "Pomfrey was with Remus. I needed to see you..."

James looked down at his hands nervously, standing in front of her he felt so vulnerable and small. "So you snuck out?"

Lily nodded and laughed quietly at James' face. James came to lean against the wall beside her on his left so he could look at her. Lily turned to face him and looked down timidly at her hands, "Aren't you supposed to be in class?"

James nodded his reply, and then realizing that she couldn't see it she spoke, "Yes. I had to apologize to Remus so... I have another detention." Lily rolled her eyes and smiled up at him. James smiled back and stood up straight and placed his hands into his trouser pockets and continued to stare at her. He noticed how her face seemed less pale in the natural light from outside then in the candle light from the night before. Again he found that even though he was still angry with her he wanted to touch her skin and feel her lips against his.

Lily looked up at him shakily and noticed the dazed expression in his eyes. "James, why do we end up fighting no matter -," she was cut off as James leant forward and placed his lips firmly over hers stopping her from speech. Gasping through her nose at the shock of the contact between their lips, she let her shoulders relax.

The kiss lasted longer than any other they had shared and Lily felt herself relax even more so as James took another step closer and placed his hands on either side of her head on the wall. He broke the kiss seconds later gasping for air and looking deep into Lily's eyes. Lily peered into his now dark chocolate eyes in shock, leaning forward slightly she took his lips again with hers for a very small chaste kiss before she pulled away looking at him.

James let his left arm drop to his side and leaned in closer to whisper in her eye, "Because if we're not fighting we're doing this."

Lily shivered at the warm breath that blew over her ear at his word and closed her eyes biting her lip. Opening her eyes quickly after, she slipped out from under James' arm comprehending what had just happened. "I told you James... friends. I just want to be friends."

The hand that was holding James up against the wall curled into a fist slowly and pounded hard against the wall causing a small piece of the rock to fall. Jumping radically at this Lily took a step away from James looking at him sympathetically. She slowly limped back to the entrance of the Hospital Wing and she opened the door. She looked back at James and whispered before going back in, "I'm sorry."

"So I assume you spoke with Remus," Sirius commented at seeing James' downtrodden expression. James looked at Sirius peering under his eyebrows. Plopping down into a seat across from him he leant one arm on the table and let his head fall on top of it. "Or perhaps not Remus, but another?"

"I spoke to Remus. He's all right, just don't let me refuse to go next month." Sirius nodded then looked at James again waiting for an explanation. "I also spoke with Lily." Sirius nodded understanding at once what the problem was.

"So even deathly ill Lily is as feisty as ever," he commented rubbing jam onto his toast.

"Slightly... but that's not the point. I kissed her... again."

"So this wasn't the first time. Hmm... very interesting, now when did you start having this dream?" Sirius asked switching into a Transylvanian accents.

"Padfoot I'm serious!"

"No my friend, I am Sirius." A small smile lined Sirius' face at this and James rolled his eyes, taking Sirius' toast from his hand and throwing it at him.

Sirius laughed heartily, "So if you don't have your own toast to throw at people you take mine. Not a nice thing Prongsy, not a nice thing."

James looked at Sirius; eyebrows raised and rolled his eyes, "Anyways. I kissed her and... she kissed me back. I mean I pulled away after it and she kissed me again after that." Sirius nodded and began to laugh. "What?" James questioned harshly.

"You. She likes you James and you obviously don't realize this or you'd be doing something about it." Sirius looked at James and stopped him before he could cut in. "No James, I know that you have asked her out more than once before, and even then it was more of an order. Go for it James, try asking her once more." James looked at Sirius biting his lip.

"She's told me time and time again that she just wants to be friends Sirius. There's no chance for her and I."

"You know you give up way too easily sometimes Prongs," Peter Pettigrew commented sitting down beside Sirius staring at the boy in front of him. James looked at the rat-like boy disbelievingly. "Well you do! I mean you never used to give up on something that you wanted. You wanted Snivellus to suffer for pushing you into the lake after Lily. Remember? On the way to Hogwarts, first year?" James nodded. "So you and Sirius almost got him killed last year; fortunately for you, you smartened up. You just can't give up like you are over something you seem to want so much."

James stared wide-eyed at Peter then to Sirius. With the same look of mesmerism on his face Sirius sat with food hanging off his tongue.

Peter looked at James and Sirius, raising his eyebrow, "What?"