Hi, guys! It's been a while since I last updated. I was really disappointed because I got only a few reviews. I wasn't really planning to continue this but my friend happens to be very persuasive when she needs to be. So here's Chapter 2 of When Lily Snaps. Hope you guys like it! R&R

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter sigh

James Potter sighs while staring at the object of his affections. 'Why can't she see that I've changed?' he thought. It seems that no matter how hard he tries he can't seem to get her attention. Sure, she does spend some time with him. She can even be found yelling at him for several hours but that's not the attention he wants. He just wants her to finally notice that his feelings for her are real. He tries to ask her out but she always refuses so he makes it out like it's a joke to cover up his disappointment.

He just doesn't get it. All the other girls seem to like him. Heck, some literally worship him! You can't blame him for being smug when people act like that around him. He thought that no one would ever go against him or even reject him for he was the great James Potter. No one can resist his charms. That is, of course, until he met Lily.

He never met anyone like her. She was the first and only one who had the guts to put him in his place and shut him up. Even his friends respected her for it. Ever since she turned him down, he pulled pranks on her. Again, he was shocked that she fought back and played a few pranks of her own in retaliation. She was so different from the other girls. She had a fiery spirit and never backed down on what she thought was right. She didn't care much about make-up or the other things his fan girls liked. She spent more time studying for exams than flirting with guys. After years of tormenting and fighting with her, he found himself slowly getting attracted to her. He soon realized that he had fallen for her but she seems to despise him.

He did make some progress, as they were somewhat friends now. He couldn't help but smile as he remembered the look on her face when he told her that they were now frienemies. Still, she seems to be pretty oblivious of his feelings towards her. She just thinks that it's a joke but he's really serious about her. The only problem is that, how can he convince her that he's not a playboy who just wants to date every girl 5th year and above in Hogwarts? How can he tell her that she's the most important person in his life when he can't even seem to speak properly whenever he tries to do it?

'I can't take this anymore!' he thought, 'I have to tell her sooner or later and later is not an option' And with that he strode over to a chair near the fireplace where Lily was sitting (A/N: They're in the common room). She seems to be thinking deeply about something, he noticed. 'I wonder what she's thinking about?' he thought as he finally approached her.

He cleared his throat, startling Lily from her thoughts. "Um, hey Lily", he says weakly. She looks up at him curiously, "What do you want, Potter?" He cringes as he hears her using his last name. Admittedly, her tone wasn't hostile but still… it turned down his confidence a couple of notches.

He was about to tell her about his feelings but when he looked at her, he got tongue-tied. "I..well…that is to say…um…" Man, he can't even make a complete sentence right now! She started to get irritated, "Spit it out already, Potter! I haven't got all day!" But James didn't reply. He was too busy staring at his green-eyed angel, ' She looks so cute when she gets mad. Her eyes flare up and she gets all flustered. Hm? She's looking at me weirdly. Is she saying something? What was I supposed to be doing again?' "Hello! Anybody in there? Hey, Potter, would you stop staring at me like that?" James was startled out of his thoughts as said angel starts waving her hand at his face. Lily sighed as James finally woke up from his daydream. 'I wonder what he was thinking about. Why is he acting strangely right now and is that a blush I see on his face? Could it be that he actually has feelings for me?' as she was thinking this James decided that now was the right time to tell her. "Um Lily?" She looked at him, "Yes?" His resolve vanished. He opened his mouth to say those three little wordshe's been dying to tell her but what came out was, " So Evans, finally decided to go out with me?" 'I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!' he thought as Lily's facial expression changed from curious to surprised and then to angry. He then started to pray for his dear life as he closed his eyes waiting for her to unleash her dreaded temper. 'Huh?' He looks at Lily and sees her take a deep breath before retorting, "What makes you think that I'd ever go out with you?" He was, of course, surprised though, somewhat relieved to hear her reply so calmly after that big blunder he made and just stared at her. She scoffed, "What's the matter, Potter? Still not used to being rejected?"

This made him stop staring. He tried to come up with something that won't anger her but as usual, he had to put his foot in his mouth. "Actually, I'm just surprised that you're still playing hard to get, Evans. I thought that you'd be tired of it by now. Just admit it, Evans. You know you want me", he said smugly. Lily's eyes flashed dangerously, 'That's the last straw!' James noticed the smoke coming out of her head and paled considerably as he realized what he had just done.

This leads us back to the beginning. "THAT'S IT! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Lily yelled as she was currently burning a hole in James' head. The other Gryffindors in the common room saw that she was beyond pissed and decided to leave for safety reasons. Even the other Marauders ran for their lives in fear of having getting caught in the crossfire of Lily's wrath.

James tried to make a run for it but he was currently paralyzed by fear. "JAMES TRISTAN POTTER!" Her shriek filled the whole castle. James wouldn't even be surprised if his parents could hear it. She was now standing up and she had an evil glint in her eyes as she was thinking of ways on torturing him. He gulped and silently prayed to the forces up there to please save him from his coming punishment.

So, there you go! It's not much but please review anyway. If you have any suggestions, comments or whatever, please feel free to push that little button on the left corner over there. I will then try to update this chapter if you have any suggestions to make it better.