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Reviews and Comments: To Bellmel: I don't think Snape knows how to do anything outside of try to win Lily's affections or belittle her. Lily is done with him. She's given him more chances than he deserves and watching her walk away was best for him. His anger over her engagement to the man he hates most only makes it better. Thanks for loving the add in about Fleamont's book as well! I love the idea of Fleamont being friends with Borage and making notes in James' textbook of all of the things he didn't do properly and then James adding to it and then Snape ultimately taking it and making his own notes. A little mix of Potions' genius from all over. Thank you! To Sets: You're right, they are both right which makes it worse. Thank you for seeing the parallels in his reaction to Zee and Sirius later on as well. Thank you! To ThomasJAvery: We did see parts of that chapter in a flashback (as many of these moments and snippets are). LOL, no I can guarantee that TTTC will not have more chapters than ASC (definitely not 1872 lol). You will have to wait and see on the Godric's Hollow bit. Thanks for the second review! Thank you! To BabyMort: Great name lol. It was one of my favourite add-ins back when Sirius first learned about Voldemort's potion in ASC lol. Thank you!

To EnigmaticEmperor: Thank you! I think this is a very important scene for Lily because she finally realizes how hopeless her friendship with Snape has become. It doesn't mean that if she had lived, they wouldn't have reconciled, but showing her finally seeing his true colours is very important. Thank you for loving my head canon about the Prince's book originally being James' with Fleamont's advice. I love the idea of Snape learning from Fleamont (as I do believe he was a good Potioneer even if he was an asshole). I think it does explain why Harry thought the writing was James' because some of it was in my opinion. I love Lily having reading glasses (blvnk-art is where I first saw it and I fell in love with that quirk). Thank you very much! To Emma Janet: Very true, but Snape isn't the brightest when it comes to trying to hold onto Lily. He doesn't understand love. I agree, if Snape had turned his attitude around, he could have been a part of Lily's life as an uncle figure to Harry, but he lost that opportunity. He didn't understand that Lily could have loved him without being in love with him, as a sister or close friend, and he threw it all away with his bad choices. Thank you!

To Nuno Neves: It did go hard for Snape. I agree, his character is interesting, but he wasn't really a good person despite some of the good choices he made. He was an enigma. Lily did make the right choice. Thank you! To ellyann13: Snape was aiming for Sirius, but James got in the way. Thank you. To alix33: Thank you! To A Huge Fan: Thanks for loving my head canon that the book belonged to James first and was full of Fleamont's notes. I loved giving Harry that extra connection. Lily did put him in his place and Snape joining the Death Eaters for Lily is an interesting way to look at it. Thank you! To ascfan: Lily did need that moment to move on, but so did Snape, I agree. Thank you!

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CHAPTER FIFTY:

The One Where Lily Says Fleamont

May 1978…

"JAMES FLEAMONT POTTER!" Lily yelled as she stormed through the portrait hole.

James paled, the glass of Firewhiskey halfway to his lips. "Oh shit! She said my middle name aloud."

A few snickers could be heard nearby as people mouthed 'Fleamont' around him in amusement.

"Lily, darling! I've missed you!" James exclaimed, putting his drink down and attempting to kiss her.

Lily pushed him back and since his balance was rather precarious due to drink, made him stumble.

"Don't even think about it, Potter!" Each word was broken up by her finger poking him in the chest. "You" — poke — "stood" — poke — "me" — poke — "up! " — poke.

"I…" He paled as he suddenly remembered. "Lily, I'm so sorry! We were celebrating the win and I lost track of time. Padfoot kept giving me drinks!"

"Don't bring me into this mate," Sirius said, holding his hands up in surrender.

Lily glared at him. "I've been waiting down on the Quidditch pitch for almost an hour!"

James attempted a smile. "My romantic evening! I had it all planned out! It was going to be perfect, Lily! But then I completely lost track of time!"

"You lost track of time?" she repeated carefully, making Sirius pale.

"Mate, she's getting that look in her eye. She's going to blow like a top."

James ignored his best friend, eyes on his girlfriend. "I was re-enacting that last epic goal. I broke a record this year, most goals by one Chaser in one year in the history of Hogwarts. Fifty-eight goals! Can you blame me for losing track of time?"

"You're the one who arranged this!" Lily exclaimed. "And here you are too busy talking about Quidditch to spend any time with the fiancée that you claim to love."

"Lily!" James said, desperately. "Please, don't be upset, it was an accident!"

"An accident?" she repeated, sweetly.

He nodded, moving closer to her. "It won't happen again, I swear it. Don't leave me — you like me too much."

Lily snorted. "At the moment I most certainly do not like you! It's our anniversary, James!"

"I know!" he exclaimed, grabbing her arms. "I'm sorry."

Lily glared at him. "I was perfectly all right with celebrating tomorrow due to the game, but no, you absolutely insisted that it was our anniversary today and that even a Quidditch game wasn't going to stop us from celebrating together, but obviously Quidditch is more important to you than I am!"

"No!" James exclaimed, grabbing her arm again. "Nothing is more important than you! No one is more important than you!"

Lily softened a little. "I'm still upset with you."

He kissed her cheek. "You like me too much and I like you, remember?"

Lily sighed. "You can't always use Beatles lyrics to get yourself out of trouble, you know?"

Sirius took this as a sign and summoned James' guitar down from the Head dormitory and placed it in his friend's arms.

James simply grinned and began to strum and when he started to sing, Lily softened up all over again.

"Though you're gone away this morning, you'll be back again tonight. Telling me there'll be no next time if I just don't treat you right. You'll never leave me and you know it's true; 'cause you like me too much and I like you. You've tried before to leave me, but you haven't got the nerve; to walk out and make me lonely which is all that I deserve. You'll never leave me and you know it's true; 'cause you like me too much and I like you. I really do. And it's nice when you believe me. If you leave me, I will follow you and bring you back where you belong. 'Cause I couldn't really stand it, I'll admit that I was wrong, I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true; 'cause you like me too much and I like you."

Lily simply sighed as the girls in the common room giggled in awe. James Potter really could be the most romantic bloke on the planet.

He continued to strum and to sing, making Lily sigh. He always made it so hard to stay angry at him.

"'Cause you like me too much and I like you. I really do. And it's nice when you believe me, if you leave me, I will follow you and bring you back where you belong. 'Cause I couldn't really stand it, I'll admit that I was wrong. I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true. 'Cause you like me too much and I like you. 'Cause you like me too much and I like you."

Lily stood up and kissed him deeply, making everyone in the room cheer. "You're an insufferable git, James Potter."

"And you're desperately in love with me," he teased as he kissed her, tugging her into his lap.

Lily straddled him, not caring that the entire common room was full around them as she deepened the kiss. "Desperately, but you're still an absolute git and you owe me a romantic evening."

James simply grinned. "I'll owe you three because I'm your absolute git. I love you, Evans."

"I love you, too, Jamie," she said.

And then she kissed him and all was forgiven.