She found the Transfiguration classroom and chose a seat next to Henriette. Henriette looked up at her and smiled.

"You don't look happy. What happened?"

"James Potter happened. He is such a stupid idiot. He knocked me down and then had the nerve to tell me it was my fault. Aarghh!"

"Settle Lily."

"Whatever." Lily pulled out her wand and focused her attention at the front of the class where Professor McGonagall stood her wand in her hand.

"Welcome to your first lesson of Transfiguration class. In this classroom you will learn useful, yet somewhat tricky spells. As some of them can be quite dangerous and complicated I will warn you now anyone I catch messing around in my class will be immediately excluded. Understood?" The class murmured they're assent.

"Good. Now first I would like you to copy these notes down." Professor McGonagall flicked her wand and three boards full of chalk words appeared in front of the students. They groaned and then started copying down the notes. An hour later the tired students walked out of the classroom.

"Well that was interesting. I didn't change my match though." Lily said crankily to Henriette.

"Aww poor Evans."

"Bugger off Potter."

"Now now Lily there's no need to be a bad sport just because I changed my match into a needle."

"Are you deaf Potter I said bugger off." Lily continued walking down the stairs to they're next class Potions. Lily walked in and chose a seat near the front. The seat next to her was quickly taken by Carrie. Lily smiled at her.

"I thought we could sit together so we can both stuff up together if we do."

"I probably will. I was never really good at cooking and Potions is sort of like it isn't it? Anyways we can look silly together." Lily hugged Carrie and turned to the front of the board where a tall blonde haired man stood tapping his ruler against his desk in a futile attempt for quiet.

"QUIET!" He finally shouted after five minutes of continuos chatter. The class settled immediately.

James looked up when the blonde haired teacher shouted and hurriedly put the dung-bomb he was about to throw back in the pocket of his robe.

"Welcome to Potions. My name is Professor Angelus and I will be your Potions teacher this year. Potions is very complex and a lesson that needs particular skill and attention to detail. In my class you will learn to make defence and attack potions as well as remedies and poisons that will be disposed of immediately. Now to start us off who can tell me what Friesian is mainly used for in potion-making?"

James noticed that the pale greasy-haired kid's hand had immediately shot into the air at the teacher's question.

"Yes?"

"Friesian is mainly used for making the potion change to a different colour and it also evens out the potion. Say if you added too much of one ingredient to a potion Friesian balances the ingredient."

"Very good. Ten points to Slytherin. Your name?"

"Severus Snape, sir."

James caught Sirius's eye and rolled his eyes. Sirius nodded and wrote a note that he chucked over to James when the teacher was writing on the board. James had just read the note under the table when "Severus" put his hand up. James' head jerked up quickly when the paper was ripped from his hands. Glancing up he saw Professor Angelus was standing above him reading the note.

"Detention Potter. No more passing notes in my class."

"Yes sir." James replied not feeling embarrassed. He looked over at Sirius and saw that he was eyeing Severus angrily. James surmised that it had been Severus that had told on him.

"Hey. Severus." Sirius shouted after Potions class. He saw Severus turn around and was pleased when he saw the hint of fear in his eyes. Sirius slung an arm around Severus' shoulder and led him harshly into an abandoned classroom. He pushed him onto a chair and leant down over him menacingly.

"So. Severus. You thought you could land James in detention and nothing would happen about it hey?"

"I don't want to talk to you. What you're doing is against school rules."

"Were only having a friendly chat Severus. There's nothing wrong with that is there?" James asked from the doorway.

"Stay away from me. I know more curses then you feeble-minded first years could ever imagine."

"You're a first year as well Severus so that was stupid. You just paid yourself out."

Snape pulled his robe out of his pocket and aimed it directly at Sirius's chest.

"Simapre Jext!" he shouted and a spell hit Sirius square in the chest sending him backwards into the blackboard.

"Get away from the door Potter or you'll be next." Severus shouted holding his wand in front of him like a shield. James had no other choice but to step into the room. Severus ran out and James ran over to Sirius. James looked down and saw that there was a large gash on Sirius's chest and blood was quickly oozing from the wound. James pulled Sirius to his feet and held on to his unconscious form supporting Sirius's whole weight. James slowly made his way into the corridor and looked around. He only saw one person. The short boy from his dorm. Peter or something. James searched desperately for anyone else but having no other option shouted for Peter.

"Hey Peter. Can you help me?"

"What?" Peter stared at James and Sirius's unconscious body before slowly walking over eyes still looking at the gash in Sirius's chest. Peter hooked an arm around Sirius's waist and helped James lug him up the stairs and towards the Hospital Wing. Madame Pomfrey hurried up and immediately directed them to place Sirius on a bed. Having done so James and Peter were ushered out of the Hospital Wing and back to their Common room. James walked in silence staring at the ground.

'It's all my fault.' He berated himself in his head.

"I want to thank you." James said hoarsely and cleared his throat.

"That's alright. There was no one else to help you so I guess I had to step in. I could tell you didn't think I had that much strength hey?"

"No…I…um."

"It's okay James I understand." Peter told the fat lady the password and stepped quickly into the common room and went up to the dormitory.

Remus came up to James and looked quizzically at him.

"Where's Sirius?"

"Hospital Wing." James went and sat in a secluded corner.

"Why? What happened?"

"Snape attacked him. Stupid prick."

"I agree. But he'll be alright wont he?"

"Yeah I'm pretty sure he will be."

"Well I reckon I should go to bed. Night James."

"Night Remus."

Twenty minutes later James stood up and went upstairs to bed. He fell onto the bed and fell asleep instantly.