Hey everyone, here's chapter 3 of my story. Hope that everyone is doing well, and all that jazz. So I'll shut up and let you read. PLEASE R&R.

Disclaimer: Again, don't own any of it. Don't sue.

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Chapter 3

Lily was fuming. How could Remus do this to her! Now she was stuck with Potter for a whole day! An entire 24 HOURS! She couldn't even go to the bathroom to get away from him. It was only available for 15 minutes every 3 hours. She was thinking up some definite revenge.

James was doing some serious thinking. He knew why his friends did this, and hopefully it would work. Though looking at Evans he saw that she was NOT happy. He would have to put his pride and his ego aside if he wanted to win her. Inwardly he was praising his friends for pranking him like this. But in the end, he knew Evans…no LILY would blame him. He had to put away his old attitude if he wanted her to finally like him. And if he could do that for a day…then he could definitely do that for her everyday. He decided that he needed to offer her some food, for neither of them had eaten, and he was hungry.

"Hey, Lily. I know that you don't like me and all, but we might as well try and get along while we're here. I mean, we are going to be in here for an entire day. And knowing Padfoot he won't let us out before then, no matter how long we beg him." He said grabbing the bag of food and two plates. He put some food on the plates and gave her one.

"Get along with you? Well, don't act as if you didn't know what was going on. Please, don't try and fool me, why else would you be over here with Black?" she asked.

James shook his head, "I know it seems as if I knew what was going on, because if I didn't I would have been at breakfast. But we were talking and I just got carried away and wasn't watching where I was going. But I swear, I didn't know anything about this." He said sincerely. "I'm not sure how to get you to believe me."

"You won't get me to believe you, Potter. Because I know that you were in on this little prank. So just leave me alone, and don't talk to me." She said fiercely, taking her plate. "Thanks." She said in a fierce whisper.

"No problem." He said. James was now thinking that the next 24 hours might not be filled with animosity…if he was lucky.

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Sirius, Remus, and Peter were all sitting at the Gryffindor table finishing up breakfast. It had been 30 minutes since they locked James Potter in an empty closet, except for some food, with Lily Evans. While eating the only subject on Sirius and Remus' mind was wondering how James was fairing against Miss Lilly Evans. And neither of their thoughts were pleasant. While Peter's only thoughts were what he should eat next, some more pancakes or some French Toast.

"I wonder how James is doing," Sirius asked nonchalantly.

"I wonder how Lily is doing, having to put up with James for an entire day. I hope that he has figured out that, in order to win Lily over, he needs to drop his regular attitude and start to be a gentlemen…or at least not do anything to upset her." Remus commented.

"Yeah, I wonder how many hexes James will have had thrown at him before tomorrow," Sirius thought aloud. He laughed at the thought James hiding behind the bathroom door to keep away from Evan's hexes.

Remus smiled, "Well, we'll have to hope that we can recognize him when we go back tomorrow." He stated. "Why don't we go upstairs and do that Transfiguration essay that's due Monday." Remus suggested after finishing his last pancake.

Sirius grimaced, "Why now? We have till tomorrow to do it. It's due in two days! Why do we have to start now?" he complained.

Remus, being the smart and rational one said, "Well, when we let those two out tomorrow, do you think that there will be much time for homework?" he said as if he was talking to a five year old. "We will probably be hiding until Monday morning, just think for a minute Sirius and you'll see why we need to start. Besides," he said as an afterthought. "We'll have all day tomorrow to just lazy around…if Lily isn't after our blood."

Sirius groaned, why did Remus have to be the smart one? "Fine, lets get started." He said regretfully. "But, you'll be helping us, mind." He stated as the three Marauders got up from the table.

Remus smiled, "Of course, Padfoot. What do you think I'm going to do? Let you fail?" he asked sarcastically, as the trio headed upstairs, all wondering the same thing: Would James be alive by this time tomorrow…or better yet, would they be alive?

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James looked over at Lily, who was finishing her breakfast. She did look very beautiful, especially when she was smiling, but right now he couldn't see that smile, because she was locked in a closet with him. James felt his heart sink. Lily would never love him. Hell, she would never like him, let alone love him. He felt all the hope he had inside of him just leave his body at a fast rate. If he couldn't get Lily to like him, then he could settle for friendship, if she could stand him. All of a sudden he felt as if he had to apologize for being such an ass to her all these years.

"Lily?" he asked cautiously. When she turned to look at him, he continued, "Look, I'm sorry how I've been treating you these past few years. I've been a real jerk and I'm sorry. I wish I could take back all the things I've said that have made you hate me, but I know I can't, what's done is done, and I wish I could take it back, if only to have a friendship with you. I'm very sorry, and I'm hoping that we can at least be friends, I don't like fighting with you, and I know that you don't think that I'm sincere, but I truly am sorry." He apologized sincerely.

Lily was surprised. She never expected an apology from James Potter. Looking at Potter's sad face, she felt some of the hate that she held inside of her against James just slide away. There was something going on here. Usually his eyes were alive with mischief and 'love' for her. Now, they were filled with regret and something else that she could decipher in those hazel eyes. James suddenly looked down and turned away sadly. She wished she could know what he was thinking, wondering if he was just playing her, or was truly sorry. She felt that, as long as he wasn't being an ass, she probably could stand him, until he started being his old self, then she would drop her nice side and go back to hating his guts. Because, even though she was rude and cold toward James, she was actually a very nice and caring person.

"It's alright, James. And right now, I'm willing to give you a chance." She said, James turned toward her surprised; he obviously wasn't expecting that. "But, if you do go back to your old attitude, I will drop my nice attitude in a heartbeat. Understand?" she asked.

James nodded, stunned. He couldn't believe it, "So, you're going to give me a chance?" he asked. "Thanks, Lily. I really appreciate it." He said.

"But, like I said, if you mess it up, you won't get another chance." She said seriously.

James smiled, "Ok then, so, so what is your favorite class?" he asked.

Lily was shocked, but once she realized what he was doing, she answered, "I like Charms. What about you?" she asked.

"I like Defense, myself. But Charms is cool too," he said smiling.

Lily smiled lightly, she couldn't believe that she was having an actual conversation with James Potter. Less than an hour ago she was ready to throttle him, but now, she was willing to be friends with him. She wondered, sadly, how long it would last.

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Well, that is chapter 3 my friends, and I hope that you enjoyed it. I'm glad that I finally got this up. I have had softball tryouts since school started back up. And if I make the team on Monday, then I will have softball everyday except the weekends. So, I will try my hardest to keep the chapters rolling, because I know how frustrating it is when you're waiting for an update. So, I'll try to update every two weeks, but if they're done before then, then I'll post them. So, please review and I'll try to get the next chapter up sometime next week. Later.