Well, thanks for reviews, and yeah, my OC is totally weird and demented – I mean, I have this other story I plan on beginning rather soon about Harry's kids where Reidan shows up again, and that time he wages a war on Hogwarts. Yeah. So. Here we go, chapter three.

Chapter III

Lily POV

To say that my feelings about Karsten hadn't changed lately would be a complete and total lie, and I'm not the type to lie, as most people of my age know. My so-called 'perfect' friend appeared to be suffering.

I noticed her several nights, sneaking out of the castle. I didn't know where she was going, or why she did it, but I had noticed that she's been gone quite a lot lately. I'd shoot her 'what the hell' looks or try and ask her, but every time I did, she's come up with some excuse to leave, or she'd completely ignore me.

Either way, her friendly demeanor was all but gone. She snapped at people, and all the professors were obviously worried about her performance in class.

This particular morning, she walked around, nostrils flaired, hair in a matted mess, ignoring the world, or just being mad at everyone who talked to her.

Remus made the fatal mistake of approaching her at breakfast, a confused and worried expression softening his features, only to have her yell profanity and something like "REMUS, FOR ONCE, MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUISNESS AND LET ME HAVE MY OWN LIFE, ALRIGHT?"

Poor Remus retreated to the rest of the Marauders, licking his wounds (No, not literally…Although, I'm afraid Karsten might have given him a good smack,).

I learned that when she was like this just to avoide her, but these days, it was getting close to just not being her friend, she was in these moods so much.

I could only imagine what was going on with her.

James POV:

"Something wrong with Lily?" I didn't even look at Sirius as I asked him.

"Harold," he simply replied, following my gaze to Lily, who was frowning at Karsten. "Haven't you noticed she's been, er, strange lately?"

"I suppose I have. Poor Moony, he didn't deserve that shit," Shaking my head I glanced at Karsten, who was grimacing, ignoring Molly and Lily who were trying to talk to her.

"Think we should still throw her the party?" Peter was surprised me and Padfoot, standing right behind us.

"Er, yeah," Sirus replied. "We should. Just because she's become a royal bitch doesn't mean we shouldn't party," he smiled knowingly.

"Good point," I high-fived him, and looked up to see Lily walking towards us. "Need something, Lily-pad?"

She made a face at me. "Stop it, James," she glanced over her shoulder at Karsten and back at us. "Do you have any idea what's going on with Karsten…I mean, she was sort of…extra mean to Remus. Has he told you guys anything?"

"No…Actually I haven't seen him since Breakfast. " Peter looked at us for support.

"Yeah, Lily-Flower, we haven't seen him at all," She rolled her eyes and went back to her seat and started talking worriedly to Molly.

As Slughorn entered the room, we all immediately stopped paying attention to anything going on outside the Marauder's cauldron.

Karsten POV:

"I told you before, you're wrong," I shook my head and fought back tears as Reidan laughed at me.

"Wrong? What in the world am I wrong about, dearest daughter?"

I bit my lip at him calling me daughter. Even though I knew it was true, I couldn't help but hate him for bringing it up. "About Lily,"

"There's no way I could be wrong about that," he smiled, his evil chilling smile. "You're forgetting that I know what a demon summoner looks like,"

"Yeah? And what's your proof of that?"

"You doubt me?" He was angry now. He shoved me against the tree. "I've been alive since Mesopotamia, girl. I know what a demon-girl looks like,"

"I don't see how Lily Evans could be a Demon-Girl. Aren't they…evil?"

He laughed at me again. "They're never evil. They have to balance out their Demon, don't they?"

"Speaking of that, she doesn't have a Demon,"

"She's a Demon girl, alright? I don't care if she has a demon, I don't care if you've become attatched to her. This was our deal. I got you out of the hell-hole that you were in at Salem, and you help me get Lupin, and Evans."

I shuddered, knowing what I had to do to get them both into the forest.

James POV:

Lily laughed at Sirius, who ate a peppermint imp, and tried to concentrate on her homework. I was having a hard time with mine as well. Karsten suddenly bounded from the Girl's Dorm, tears pouring down her cheeks.

She rushed out of the common room and left the rest of us to stare at each other.

"I'm not going after her," Sirius laughed. "She'll just bite my head off, she never liked me,"

I looked at Lily. "No way, she's mad at me for telling you guys about her birthday,"

That left me. Damn, being nice at times. I got up and walked out after her and found her in the empty Charms classroom.

"What's up," I said, nonchalantly.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" She looked up.

"The normal teenage boy things," she laughed, I smiled. Maybe soon we'll get back to the common room, back to Lily.

"James, you're the best," I sat down next to her.

"I don't know about the best," I considered. "but I think I'm pretty damn close."

She smiled again, and leaned closer to me. She didn't ask, she didn't say she thought I was cute, she didn't say anything, actually, which is different from any other girl who had done this.

Karsten Harold leaned in and kissed me, just as Lily entered the room.