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A/n: Woah. I'm starting this chapter the same day I updated for the first time in a long time. The updates will hopefully be about every1-2 weeks, so try to be patient if anyone is still reading this! I've got great ideas, with the help of Amysthestpny. She has AMZING ideas and I'm so lucky to be able to get her help on this. Thanks to Reading Robyn for reviewing so soon and asking me to update! Lol
"Okay. We're done with lunch….what do we do now?" Lily asked as they walked out of the Great Hall.
"I dunno, it feels like a hanging out kinda day," James said, shoving his hand into his pockets.
"Yeah, I totally agree. Let's go sit down by the lake," Liz said.
"I've got an even better idea! Let's go swimming in the lake! It's such a beautiful day out; and I'm still kinda sweaty from that game of quidditch," Lily said.
"Great idea Lils! James, we'll meet you down by the lake in five," There said as the four girls ran upstairs to their dormitory to change into their bathing suits
In the girl's Dorm:
"What bathing suit should I wear?" Beth asked everyone, holding up a pink bikini in one hand, and a blue one in the other.
"Not your pink one," Theresa said, not even looking up from searching for her bathing suit.
"Theresa, we all know you have something against pink; but I'm not asking about the color…..which one do you think I look better in?"
"I dunno…….I think you'd look good in the halter one," Lily said, looking up temporarily from searching through her trunk.
"Hey Lils, having trouble finding your bathing suit?"
"Yeah, I thought I brought one this year, but I guess I didn't; you guys are gunna have to go have fun swimming without me."
"Nope. We're not leaving you out of this one! You're coming swimming with all of us, or no one is going to go swimming,"
"Ooooookay, but where am I supposed to find a bathing suit now?"
"Oh! Pick me!" Liz said, jumping up and down with her hand raised.
"Iz, may I remind you that we're not in class anymore; you don't have to raise your hand!" Theresa said.
"Sorry! But I have one that's too small for me now; it'd fit Lily perfectly!"
"But Liz, we're the same size."
"Noooooo. I grew over vacation; my boobs and thighs are too big now, but you're still skinny as a stick."
"Fine, where is it?"
"Right here," Liz said, handing over a yellow bikini.
"Woah, Iz, are you sure you still don't fit into it? You aren't exactly fat either." Theresa said.
"Yeah, I'm positive…I think I got a little taller since vacation, too. It's been about two months."
"Whatever you say…."
"How does it look?" Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at Lily. She looked amazing! The bathing suit fit her perfectly; it wasn't too tight and it wasn't too small.
"Lils! Woah! Babe alert!" Liz said, whistling like a guy would.
"Thanks, Liz. Are you sure it's alright that I borrow your bathing suit?"
"Of course! If it looks this good on you, you can keep it! I'm not really into yellow, myself,"
"Thanks Liz
Down At the Lake:
It took the girls a little while longer than they had expected to get dressed. James was already down by the lake, in his bathing suit, waiting for them.
"Where have you girls been? He asked, apparently they had made him wait a little longer than anticipated.
"Sorry, James. We were just helping your girlfriend find a bathing suit," Liz said, without skipping a beat. But her comment didn't go unnoticed by James or Lily.
"He's not my boyfriend!"
"She's not my girlfriend!" They both shouted at the same time. When they realized this, they both blushed, and couldn't feel but a little hurt by what the other said.
Does he really not like me?
Can she even think about me that way? Or are my feelings one-sided?
"Jeez, calm down guys! I was just kidding! Now are we going to go swimming, or what?" Liz asked, stripping her outer clothes off, and diving right in. The others followed quickly.
"You coming, Lily?" James asked her after a few minutes, when they both found that they were the last ones still standing on the shore.
"Yeah, I'm going to put some suntan lotion on first…you go ahead, I'll be in in a second," Lily said, giving James a reassuring smile.
"All right, but if you're not in the water in five minutes, I'm throwing you in," James said with a simple grin. Not a cocky one; a friendly almost flirty kind of smile.
They parted, and as soon as Lily sat down to start putting suntan lotion on, a bunch of 'pops' as her friends liked to call them, walked up to her.
"Hey Evans," Alicia sneered at her with her cronies surrounding Lily.
"Oh, hey Alicia," Lily said, either trying to hide her fear, or being completely oblivious to Alicia's tone of voice.
"What, are you clueless, you little mudblood? Did you actually think you could get away with it?"
"Get away with what?" Lily looked up, realizing that she was surrounded for the first time.
"Flirt with my boyfriend and get away with it," Alicia said, taking out her wand.
In the water:
James was having fun splashing around with Liz, Beth and Theresa. They were all friends now, good friends too. It's not like James totally forgot about Remus and Sirius; they were just acting distant recently. They rather hang out with the 'in' crowd than have real friends. And James was sick of those snobs that thought they could be trusted. What a joke.
"James, wheres Lils?" Theresa asked after a little while of splashing.
"Oh, she's just putting some sun tan lotion on," James said, remembering Lily's excuse for not coming in the water right away.
"That's an awfully long time to be putting suntan lotion on…." Liz said, looking in the direction of the beach.
"Where is she? And who are those kids in a circle over there?" Beth pointed out, but before she could finish her sentence, James was sprinting, or swimming, towards the shore.
"Get away from her! What did she ever do to you?" James yelled as he got onto the beach. Alicia turned around at the sound of his voice, her wand drawn.
"We're just teaching Evans, here a lesson, aren't we Snape?" James's anger rose as he saw the greasey-haired waste of air stepped away from the crowd around Lily.
"Your mudblood girlfriend is way out of line, Potter. She has no right speaking; or even flirting with the likes of a pureblood."
"Who said that was for you to decide?"
"The Dark Lord won't have it."
"But I'm not on the Dark Lord's side!" James started yelling at this point; he could see the fear in Lily's eyes.
Alicia rounded back on Lily, wrenching her wrist up, pulling Lily to her feet. James saw Lily was in pain; and he couldn't stand it.
"Let her go!" He yelled. He couldn't let them hurt her; he would never forgive himself.
A/n: I know, I'm a terrible person. I'm leaving you with a cliffhanger until next week. Any thoughts/ comments? Feel free to review!
