Yes! I finally have the chapter done! Hope you like it, and please read and review! And please don't kill me after you read. And big thank yous to Nita for Betaing this for me, Thanks Nita!

Disclaimer: Don't own HP!

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Chapter 5

"Are they even listening to us?" Peter asked after about thirty seconds of yelling.

"I'm not sure," Remus commented. "I think they may have silenced the door."

Sirius frowned, but then comprehension dawned on his face, "I think our plan worked. I think Evans is starting to like James."

"Yeah, but did they have to do that?" Peter asked.

Remus frowned, "I don't know, Peter. But that was cruel," he said, thinking back to what happened.

Slight flashback:

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Sirius, Remus, and Peter were running full out towards the Headmaster's office.

'Finally!' Sirius thought, as the gargoyle came into view. Hearing what Lily said, and how she said it, made them all worry. 'Why did Remus' spell have to be so good?' he thought ironically. They had done the spell to ensure that they were kept inside. Now they wanted them out.

As they got to the stone statue, they started screaming out sweets. After about ten tries, Remus guessed the password, "Ice Mice", and the stone gargoyle moved to let them enter. They ran up the stairs and knocked once, then feeling as if that was enough of a polite warning, they opened the door and ran in. Dumbledore looked up, amused. He seemed to feel it would be useless to ask, for the three teens would explain soon enough.

"Sir, Lily just cursed James!" Sirius yelled, annoyed at the headmaster's calm attitude.

"Really? Where?" he asked calmly.

Remus suddenly realized their predicament. If they told the Headmaster, would he be upset? He didn't know, but if what Lily said was true, they would need the headmaster's help to open that door.

"Professor," Remus started politely. "We pulled a prank on Lily and James. We were tired of James drooling over her and we decided to do something about it, so we... kind of locked them in a closet, and then put a spell on the door to not open till tomorrow morning. But, then we went back to check on them and Lily told us that James was 'out' and was looking pale. We believe that she cursed him badly, sir. But we can't open the door. Do you think you can help us?" he finished desperately.

Dumbledore smiled. "Of course, Remus. I will do what I can," he said, standing up.

"Thank you, Sir," he said, following Sirius and Peter, who ran ahead.

After a few minutes of walking, they got to the door and Dumbledore knocked. From the other side they heard a loud, "WHAT?"

"Are you all right, Lily?" Dumbledore asked the door.

From the other side of the door they heard a small squeaky "Yes,"

"Is James alright?" he asked. The three Marauders looked at Dumbledore, who was smiling and his eyes were twinkling merrily, as if he knew something the other three did not.

All of a sudden, from the other side of the door they heard a sheepish "Yes sir, I'm fine," coming from James.

"Good to hear," Dumbledore said. And then having done his job, he walked away to leave the stunned Marauders to deal with the situation.

End Flashback:

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"Well," Sirius said, pulling Remus out of his flashback. "We might as well leave. Seeing as how they aren't listening to us."

"Yeah, let's go," Peter said, walking away. "It's almost lunch time anyways."

Remus smiled at the door, then walked after his friends to the Great Hall.

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James' mind was blissfully blank. He had never felt this way before. Yes, he had kissed girls before, but this was totally different. He knew right then and there, that Lily was the one for him.

Lily's stomach was full of butterflies as she took James' face in her hands and pulled him toward her, and into a kiss. She had stopped thinking, though that couldn't turn off the emotions that she was feeling right then. She had spent almost six years hating this person that she was kissing, and now, in a matter of hours, she was in love with him. Not wanting to examine this yet, she just deepened the kiss.

After a minute, or tens of minutes for all they knew, only the need for air pulled them apart. They gazed into each other's eyes and the only word that they could say was "Wow!" They chuckled at this, and they knew, from that moment on, they would be inseparable.

James looked over at the bag, which had just said, ' lunch!' He smiled at Lily. "Well, it seems as if it's lunch time, would you like some lunch?" he asked politely.

Lily smiled. "Yes, that sounds like a good idea, James," she said gratefully. "To tell you the truth, I am starting to get a little hungry."

James smirked. "Well, it has been a while since breakfast," he said, sitting down by the bag and plates.

Lily sat down next to him and when she grabbed the plates first, James looked at her in confusion. "You served breakfast, and I will do lunch. You can do dinner if you so desire," she told him.

James frowned. "No, it's fine, Lily. I can do it," he said reaching for the plates. "It's a gentleman's job to serve the lady."

That was the wrong thing to say.

Lily turned to James with an angry look in her eyes. "Oh, I see," she said sarcastically. "It's a man's job to do stuff for the woman. So, I can't take care of myself?" she asked angrily.

James was confused. "No, not at all. I was just-"

"You were just what?" she interrupted angrily. "Just wanting to help? Well, I don't need help. I am not a child and I can take care of myself without the help of a man, thank you very much!" she finished angrily. Putting food on her plate, she went into the bathroom and slammed the door.

James stared at the door. He couldn't understand what he did wrong. One moment they were getting along fine, then the next, she hated him. 'Guess it's one of those things that the comedian, Bill Engval, was talking about,' he thought. About how some thoughts don't go through the 'shut up' part of men's brains. His parents loved to watch Bill Engval and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy, if he remembered correctly.

'I guess I should apologize,' he thought. It felt good to know that Lily liked him now, but he didn't know what he would do if she started hating him again. He made his decision and, while hoping he wasn't going to get killed, he said, "Lily?"

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Hey everybody:Ducks and runs for cover: I know, I know, I'm mean. Please don't be mad, I had to have Lily get mad at James again…their relationship wasn't perfect, and Lily didn't stop hating him in 2 hours. But, I hope you're thankful that this chapter got up at all. I have been working my butt off all week, and since I have homework out the wazoo I didn't think I'd get done until next weekend, but I got finished this weekend! So I'm happy that I'm able to say 'This chapter is done!' But, anyways, PLEASE review. I know it gets annoying, but I would like to know what you think. Especially if it is a good review, but I will take some constructive criticism. So, let me know what you like or don't like, and I'll try to take it into consideration. I like to know if I'm doing something wrong…well, I'm done babbling. Just so you know, I made the softball team, but that doesn't mean that I won't be able to do some more writing!

NEXT UPDATE:

The next update will be next weekend! So check back and I will have it up by Sunday.

Later,

-Jen