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Sixth Year Part Two

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Lily was sulking in her dorm room again. Ever since the 'James Disaster' Lily would spend all of her free time in her dorm. She even started sitting as far from the Marauders as she could at meals. Unfortunately to sit at the opposite side of the table from James meant that she was almost sitting parallel to Marlene, whose new favorite pastime seemed to be shooting ocular fire at Lily all meal. Lily honestly hadn't expected James to react like he did. She expected him to jump at the chance to be with her. Hadn't he been in love with her since forever? Her pride was stinging from the blow even three months later. Luckily she only had to endure one more month of this before she could go home for the summer. She only had to endure one more month of isolating herself in her dorm.

Alice entered the room and sat down on Lily's bed. Alice had been trying to get Lily to leave the room for a while. "That's it Lily, you are going to stop sulking and come down to the common room right now!" Lily looked over at Alice and shrugged. "I mean it no more moping around!"

"I'm not moping." Lily finished with an impressive pout.

Alice put her hands on her hips. "Yes you are. Now come down stairs!"

Lily bit her lip. "Who's down there?"

"You mean is James down there?" Lily shook her head. Alice gave her a look that clearly showed she didn't buy it. "No he's not."

Lily equivocated for a second before she came to her decision. "Ok, but if he shows up I'm leaving."

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Lily was having a good time for the first time in months. Sirius and Remus could entertain anyone. They were amazing. Most times when people were playing wizard's chess anyone watching was bored out of their mind, but not with Sirius and Remus. "What? Hey you can't do that! You cheating wanker, that's not aloud!" Sirius bellowed.

Remus looked at the board and then to Sirius. "How is me taking your queen with my pawn in a diagonal move cheating?"

"Well … I don't know, but you're cheating. How else would you have captures so many of my people while I only have three of your? Explain that!" Sirius folded his arms over his chest clearly thinking he had won.

"Maybe it's because you suck?"

"What?" Sirius stood up from the game and looked at Remus with hurt eyes. "I am offended. I never would have thought you to be so cruel. I quit!" Sirius paused. "I guess this means we tie." Sirius finished by walking over to the other side of the common room and starting a conversation with Frank.

Remus looked at Sirius talking with Frank and glared. He then turned to Lily. "That cheating dog! Honestly he is the worst loser ever."

"I didn't lose. We tied." Sirius yelled across the room.

Remus threw his hands up in frustration. "He's worse than a first year, honestly." Lily dissolved into laughter. She had to clutch her sides she was laughing so hard. Remus plopped down on the couch next to Lily and watched her laugh. When she finally calmed down, Lily leaned back and slightly into Remus so she could catch her breath.

"You alright Lily?" Remus asked while hugging her to him slightly. Remus and Lily had been good friends since third year when they were teamed up for a month long potions project. They understood each other and could talk about academics together. They almost considered each other siblings at this point. They just clicked.

Lily wiped the tears from her eyes, "Yeah I'm fine. I just haven't laughed that hard in a while."

"I'm glad you did." Remus gave Lily another brief squeeze. Unfortunately James entered the common room at the same moment.

He immediately frowned at Lily and Remus. Remus quickly removed his arm adding to James' suspicions that there was foul play. "What ruining my relationship wasn't enough for you Evans? Are you trying to ruin my friendship too? Who's next Wormtail? Or are you really gunna go for the throat and try Padfoot?"

Lily fought the tears that were starting to well in her eyes. She replaced all of her hurt and sadness with pure rage and exploded. "How dare you Potter! Remus and I are friends and we can do whatever we like so keep your bloody nose out of it." By this point Lily was standing directly in front of James with her hands on her hips. "And as far as that bint you were dating, I didn't mean to split you up. How is it my fault if that bloody cow broke up with you? You didn't have to kiss me back." Lily poked James' chest. "You did." Another poke hit James. He glared at the offensive digit. "You wanted to." James grabbed her finger as it went in for another poke. She ripped her hand away and turned to leave. James grabbed her arm and spun her back around.

"You knew I wouldn't say no. Damn it Lily, you know how I feel about you and you purposefully used it to hurt me. You don't care about me the way I care about you. I'm not stupid Lily so don't try to tell me that you suddenly had a change of heart. If you had the minute I was single you wouldn't have avoided me like the plague. You did it because you couldn't stand to see me happy!"

"Did it ever cross that thick skull of yours Potter that I do feel the same about you? That I might possibly love you?" James scoffed. "Maybe the only reason I have been supposedly 'avoiding you'-"

"You have."

"-is because when I put myself out there you rejected me and ran after that Ravenslut. Did you ever think that? Remove your head from your arse and take a look around, you self-absorbed berk!" Lily stomped up the stairs to the girl's dorms.

James continued to glare at the stairs long after she was gone. "What a manipulative shrew!" James threw himself against the couch next to Remus. "Can you believe her? She is still trying to play me."

"C'mon James. Did you hear anything she said? Maybe you do need to remove your head your arse. She obviously loves you! She has been crushed ever since you got together with McKinnon. Hell today was the first time I heard her laugh in months." James stared at Remus in disbelief. "For someone supposedly in love with her you sure are quick to judge her negatively. Think about what I said. You know I would choose you over her if I had to, but I don't want it to come to that." After saying his piece Remus left James alone to think.

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Lily had fallen into a restless sleep when she suddenly woke up. She looked around the room and found everyone asleep. She shrugged and lay back down. She had just started to fall back asleep when she felt the bed dip next to her. She looked to her left and found James lounged next to her. "What do you want?" She sneered at him before realizing he was in the girl's dorm. She sat up. "How did you get in here?"

James smirked, the same smirk that Lily loved. Actually, Lily loved everything about James. "I stroked the crack?" She just stared at him. He wiggled a little on the bed before asking, "Will you go out with me?"

Lily's stare turned into an icy glare. "You're a bastard!"

James was confused and a little angry. "What? How am I a bastard? I'm asking you out."

She crossed her arms over her chest. "No."

James couldn't believe it. This little chit had yelled at him just a few hours ago that she loved him and now she refused to go out with him. He was confused as hell and starting to get very angry. "Merlin you're infuriating. Stop being so stubborn, woman."

"Yeah because saying stuff like that is really going to work."

"Why are you being to confrontational?" James didn't know what to do so he relied on a childish challenge that she couldn't refuse. "I dare you to say yes."

Lily huffed. "Why an I being so confrontational?! Get out!" She pushed him off the bed.

James hit the floor with a thud. His head popped up over the edge of the bed followed by his body. "What the hell? Fine that's it Evans, I double dog dare you! I'm not leaving until you agree." James had his arms crossed over his chest too now. They were both acting so childish, but it kinda worked for them.

Lily smiled at their behavior. She thought for a while before finally answering. "Fine, I'll go out with you."

"No."

Lily's jaw dropped, just when she thought thinks couldn't get any stranger they did. It was already weird enough that James was in her room in the middle of the night asking her to go out with him after their worst fight yet, but now he was saying no. "Excuse me? You just practically begged-"

James looked offended. "I did not."

"-for me you go out with you."

"You have to mean it. You have to want to go out with me."

Lily smiles and chuckled softly, only James would do this. "I do mean it. I want to go out with you."

James' lopsided grin slid onto his face. "Promise?"

"Yes!"

James shook his head. "Say you promise."

James was acting like a child and Lily was almost bubbling over with happiness. "Oh c'mon James you're being ridiculous." James stared at her expectantly. "I promise."

After finally getting Lily to agree to go out with him James felt confident enough to try for a little more. "Can I have a goodnight kiss?"

Lily threw her pillow at him. He dodged it. "No, now leave before my roommates wake up."

James put his hands in the air as if to surrender. "Ok. Ok." He smiled at Lily. "Goodnight Lily."

"Goodnight James." Lily smiled to herself as she snuggled into her bed. Sixth year was definitely the best year at Hogwarts.

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A/N: I'm sorry this chapter is a week late. I got really sick last week and I had midterms and papers due this week. I hope you like it. Please read and review.