A/N: HEY READERS, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I RE-EDITED THE FIRST COUPLE OF CHAPTERS. AND CHANGED A FEW THINGS. : )

Disclaimer: JKR owns all characters, plots, etc. that you recognize.

Summary: It seems love just isn't what's in store for Lily Evans and James Potter. After two years in a relationship, they couldn't see why they were still together. Now they try to convince themselves and everyone around them that breaking up really was for the best, even though deep down they are heartbroken. They struggle to find some sort of happiness, sort through confusion, and end up realizing that they were meant for each other. Then all they have to do is put aside their pride and tell each other the truth. Eventually LJ! R&R Please!

Chapter 3

I lifted my wand in front of my face, aiming at the intruder, and just as I was about to use a stunning spell, he turned around. Apparently I had made a slight noise that he heard. Crap, I thought, as he raised his wand in my direction. Think fast now, Lily.

At the moment, I knew he had already seen me. So I cast the spell without thinking or letting him make the first move. His body snapped together and fell to the floor, stiff as a board as his wand dropped to the floor. I hesitated a bit before slowly walking over to the body. I debated on whether I should call for help or not.

Making another quick decision, I decided against it; I could take care of myself. I'd prove it to everyone. Another thought in my mind was that I was going to have to put up more protective spells on my new flat, including an anti-apparating/disapparating spell. I wondered why my intruder didn't just apparate in here.

Lighting my wand, I pointed it in the face of my intruder. I accidentally dropped my wand, gasping in surprise, as I fell in a heap next to the body. Grabbing my wand once more, I quickly performed the counter curse.

"I am so sorry, Patrick. I didn't know it was you. You scared me half to death. What the hell were you thinking? Breaking into my place?!" I continuously smacked Patrick.

"Sorry, Lily. It's just, we need you at the hospital--we're short staffed tonight and we've been trying to get a hold of you. So Catherine sent me over to fetch you."

Patrick worked at St. Mungo's along with me. He was a couple of years older than me and had only moved over to England a couple of years ago from somewhere in America. After attending a school over there, Patrick worked for a year at a wizarding hospital until he was offered a transfer job to St. Mungo's. He snatched up the offer in a second. He was a really sweet guy, but he had the tendency to say and do things without thinking about them first. For example: tonight, breaking into my house.

I shook my head as I explained that I had been having dinner with some old friends.

"Just hold on for a minute while I get changed," I told him through my closed bedroom door, pulling on a work shirt.

"Just hurry. We need to get back soon. There's been an attack in London. There are several people injured. I heard Catherine talking to Mad-Eye and he says it's the worst he's seen in a while. I guess their calling all their top Aurors out to the attack," Patrick called back in a tense tone.

I gasped upon hearing this news. That meant James and Sirius were definitely going to be out at the scene. There was also the possibility of Jenn having to fend off the death eaters. I silently prayed that if they did get called out, they'd be safe. And with that thought, I grabbed my stuff, locking the door. I rushed to keep up with Patrick.

Dropping my things next to the door, I slid down into a sitting position and let my head fall into my hands. I sighed, thinking about everything that had gone on at the hospital.

This had definitely been the worst I'd ever see while I worked at St. Mungo's. Several killed, loads more injured. Children were crying for their deceased parents, families mourning the losses of loved ones and their belongings. We had an overflow of patients in the emergency department, so we had to put a lot of our patients on the other floors in the different departments.

I began to weep into my hands because it was just so hard to see all that had been going on and not having any power to stop it.

I had a young boy around the age of seven ask me if he was going to die. He was in terrible shape and I knew that he would not live to see the next day. I became completely speechless as I thought of how to answer his question. I could feel his piercing gaze upon me. He knew the truth of his fate. And it was the saddest thing I've had to encounter. My answer to his question came out in a shaky voice.

"I believe everyone has a time and place for when they are supposed to die. It is unfortunate, when it may see that your time comes earlier than it was planned because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Everyone will eventually die. I don't think this is your place or time. But if it is, then I'm sure there is a reason for you to be taken up to heaven."

He grabbed my hand as I got up. Turning back to him, I was brought to tears when the young boy thanked me for helping him the best I could. Walking out into hall, I almost broke down. Taking a deep breath, I wiped my tears away and continued down the hall to help other patients.

A few hours later, I heard news that the young boy died.

I worked myself into a frenzy trying to heal as many patients as I could. I worked until nine in the morning, when I finally came back home. I was completely exhausted from the lack of sleep and emotional damage I had undergone through the night. Injured patients stopped coming in around two in the morning. We received word from the Ministry that the Aurors arrived and captured at least thirty death eaters around three in the morning. There had been a few Aurors that had needed healing. James, Sirius, and Jenn, had not been in that small group that had arrived, so I assumed that they were safe from harm.

Pulling my work clothes off with disgust, I walked slowly to my room. I slipped into my pajamas again and fell on my bed, with the determination to fall into a dreamless sleep.

I woke up around eight that evening, still feeling as exhausted as I had when I had arrived home. Deciding I should probably eat something, I got up and headed to the kitchen. I looked around my cold, dark flat while I made pasta. It was so lonely in here without my friends. Without James.

As I began to eat my pasta, I pulled the Daily Prophet out of the mail pile. The front page talked about the attack that started last night. I had already known most of the facts, but I still skimmed over the article. A total of two towns just outside of London were attacked, over three hundred people where injured, and around eighty were killed. I just could not understand how someone could be so evil to do this to innocent people. It made me sick with hatred.

I never thought I could hate someone with this much passion. I wanted to get Voldemort and put him in his place. I was glad that I made the decision to join the Auror Academy. It'd give me a real chance to contribute to this war he started. Continuing to skim over the rest of the paper, I finished my meal. Dropping my dishes into the sink, I walked back over to my couch.

I turned on my television, in the hopes that it would take away my loneliness. I eventually fell asleep to the comforting sounds the television offered.

There was knocking on my front door, which I immediately awoke to. I slowly opened my eyes and stretched into a sitting position. Rubbing my stiff neck, I reminded myself to never fall asleep on the couch again. Light streamed in through the windows, brightening up the room, which had been a major contrast compared to how it had been the previous night. Another knock startled me back into reality.

"Coming. Just a second," I yelled to the door. Unconsciously, I began to straighten my clothes and fix my hair. I pulled the door open to have Jenn and Abby throw themselves at me, and I could see Taylor just standing there.

"Come in, you guys. What are you doing here," I questioned, pulling them all inside.

"Well, we wanted to surprise you and take you out to lunch. So get ready to go. We'll leave as soon as you're done getting ready," Abby said, pushing me to my room. It seemed to me that all my friends liked to push me around.

I took a quick shower and threw on some new clothes. I walked out fifteen minutes later, putting finishing touches of make-up on my face. I walked into the room to see Abby and Taylor conversing about Quidditch, while Jenn flipped through Witch Weekly. I was about plop down beside Jenn, but Abby and Taylor jumped up, pulling Jenn with them.

"So…where are we going," I asked, grabbing my purse.

"OH, just somewhere in Muggle London. Abby found it a week ago and fell in love with it," Jenn said, teasingly.

I noticed Taylor became quiet when I was around, even though this was only the second time we'd hung out together. I didn't think I was that intimidating. I made a mental note to ask Jenn and Abby later if she was this quiet around them.

"So, Taylor. How do you like playing professional quidditch," I asked, trying to get her to talk to me. She smiled, which I knew was a good sign.

"Oh, it's fantastic! I love my team mates. It's so much fun," she exclaimed. I could see the she was very enthusiastic about the sport. Just as much as James was.

I remembered how James' eyes would light up when I would talk to him about quidditch. Taylor was just the same. It seemed that Taylor was often shy and quiet, but when it came to quidditch, she was very outspoken. Thinking about James, I turned to Jenn.

"Did you go out on the attack last night?"

"Yeah, it was horrible. There was blood everywhere, houses on fire and people where running around screaming their heads off. I heard the hospital was packed."

"It was packed. I got called in late last night. Apparently, they had been trying to get me to come in earlier because they were short staffed. One of the guys I work with broke into my flat."

The girls gasped upon hearing that.

"Anyway, I guess that means Sirius and James were there as well then. I didn't see them come in. Did you see them out there," I questioned, trying not to sound too worried.

"Yeah. They were fine, but had a few bumps and bruises. But I guess that's just what comes with the job," Jenn replied.

"Good. I'll have to talk to Sirius later than, I guess."

"So when does the Academy start for you," Abby questioned.

"Umm, in a week. I'll be there for a month for intense training. I'm going to be doing what Jenn and everyone else had to do in three months, in one month. My boss wants me out on the field as soon as possible," I said uneasily. The others just sat there nodding their heads as they digested the information.

We sat there talking for a couple minutes before paying for the meal. Giving all the girls hugs, I told them I would talk to them later. And with that, I apparated back to my flat.

­­­­A/N: Hey! I am so sorry it's taken me so long to update! I hope you all enjoy this chapter! And I would just like to thank my new beta reader, tastethekiss. She is just wonderful. So drop a review to let me know what you thought!! Thanks!

Jenn