Giving In

by greengrl

A Love story of Lily and James and how their romance started at school and how they fought the war together. Rated M for mature themes. Please Read and Review.

4. Everything Changes

Chapter Four

Authors note :Hey guys. Thanks all for the reviews. You're all awesome. I just hope you all stick with my story and keep reading. But anyways I am posting again and hope you love it. Just make sure you REVIEW ! Also this chapter is very long so set aside some time if u wana read it all at once. Oh! and also theres quite a lot of sex scenes in this so if it offends u dnt read. xx

Disclamier : I own none of the story of which J.K.Rowling wrote. I only created the characters not present in the Harry Potter series.

Everything Changes

Chapter Four

The scene of the nurses room was a massacre of bodies, Slytherin and Gryffindor. Eddie lay, still unconsious on a bed, a large gash had appeared where Bella had hit her although it was healed now Eddie still didn't wake up. But the nurse thought that mandrake root might awaken her and she was getting some later that day. Lily and james had been pretty badly hit with different spells and both lay asleep on beds after having their treatments for their cuts and wounds. Remus and Issy were mostly unharmed with only a few scratches. The Slytherins were mostly unharmed and left after the nurse had sorted their cuts and bruises. It was obvious the Slytherins had no mercy when it came to spells and the gryffindors did. The doors of the nurses room flew open and Professor Mcgonnagal flew in as newly appointed head of Gryffindor she looked furious.

"What has happened here?" She asked the nurse.

"It seems there has been a major incident with inter house rivalrys." The nurse said shaking her head in dismay. Professor Mcgonnagal went over to Remus to find out what happened just as Lexi flew through the doors with a paniced look on her face. She ran over to Issy as she was awake and began crying in worry.

"What happened?..." She was hysterical with tears and she looked around at her friends who were lying unconsious.

"Slytherins, Sirius found a note and went to find them, there was a fight and we lost." Issy said wincing from a particularly painful bruise on her ribs.

"Oh my god... Lily... Eddie..." Lexi said going over to her friends tears pouring down her face in worry. "Are they okay? They'll wake up soon right?"

"Lily's just sleeping, she woke up before but passed out again. She should be okay. But Eddie..." Tears welled up in Issy's eyes. "We don't know yet, the nurse thinks Mandrake's root will wake her up and if it doesn't then... we don't know."

"Where's Peter?" Remus asked after Mcgonnagal had finished interrogating him.

"I don't know," Lexi said," he wasn't around when I heard and I just came straight up here.

"Probably hiding," Remus said in mocking disgust. He looked away and saw James stirring and walked over.

"James," Remus said resting a hand on James' shoulder.

"What... where am I?" He mumbled trying to open his eyes but when he did only saw a blur because he didn't have his glasses on. Remus put them on for him and James sat up slightly taking a look around.

"What happened Rem'?" He asked.

"We got in a little scuffle mate," Remus said. James looked around and saw Lily lying on her bed and he paniced.

"What's wrong with Lily? Is she alright?" James asked trying to get out of bed.

"Mate, calm down, she's going to be fine, and you won't be if you don't stay in bed. The nurse said a half day of you both taking a potion to get better and you'll be out of here so behave and you'll get out of here faster, she'll wake up soon." Remus said trying to calm him down. James looked to the next bed and saw Sirius and Eddie.

"What's wrong with them? Are they okay?" James said getting paniced again. Remus looked apprehensive.

"We don't know yet," Remus said quietly. "Sirius isn't waking up, we don't know why at all, he seems fine he's just not waking up and Eddie might wake up after mandrake root so we have yet to find out." James lay back on his bed but his face didn't become any less worried. He took his potion and felt slightly better.

An hour later Lily woke up and he sighed in relief. She took her potion as well and she perked up but she also worried for her friends. The mandrake root arrived and the potions master began making the potion immediately. When it was ready Eddie took some and they then just had to wake.

"What about Sirius? Have you got anything for him to take?" James asked annoyed that they were only concentrating on Eddie.

"We don't know what's wrong with him, he'll make up when he's ready," The nurse said sighing sadly. James justcarried on sitting at his friend's bedside until he awoke. Two hours after Eddie had been given the potion she awoke to a room full of happy sighs. She awoke suddenly and with a gasp of breathe and sat up. The first word she spoke was "Sirius!" In a deathly whisper. She immediately turned to her left and pulled her covers back and walked unsteadily over to his bed.The nurse tried to disuade her from moving as they needed to make sure she was okay. But she ignored her and grabbed Sirius limp hand.

"Sirius," Eddie whispered a single tear floating down her face. "Wake up Sirius. I know you can, I did. Come on." Everyone left them to be alone, everyone else was well enough to leave at this point and it was clear Eddie needed to be alone with him. She sat by his bedside all night but he didn't stir. At one point she got hysterical.

"Wake up Sirius! Why won't you wake up? I know you lost Regulus but you still have me... you still have me..." She cried. At this his finger twitched and Eddie stopped sobbing for a moment. His eyelids flickered and opened slowly.

"Sirius?" Eddie whispered.

"Ed?" Sirius croaked out.

"Yeah its me, how you feeling hun?" Eddie said the relief showing clearly in her voice.

"I've felt better," Sirius said closing his eyes as he winced in pain. Eddie stroked his hair out of his face.

"I'm so glad you're awake Sirius, we've all been so worried." Eddie said. At this the others came barging in and surrounded his bed.

"Mate! So glad you're awake," James said smiling. The others all said pretty much the same before alerting the nurse who threw them out saying her needed to take some medicine and then he could go. There didn't seem anything wrong apart from a bit of bruise salve and a pepper up potion couldn't fix. He was out by the evening of sunday and they all gathered in the common room. Peter turned up after a while to the glares of his friends.

"Where were you? Nice of you to come see if we were all okay," James said harshly.
"Sorry James...I ...I didn't... sorry." Peter mumbled looking ashamed. He just waved it off.

"I don't care Peter, just forget it," James said, he was clearly still annoyed. Thw groups weren't the same as they usually were what with the fight. The air around them had lost the usual air of fun and laughter, the all just sat around quietly. Lily and James sat with Lily next to James lying half on him with her back on his chest. He stroked her hair gently whilst she ran patterns with her finger on his jeans. Sirius lay on a couch, Ed's lap as his pillow with her stroking his cheek and listening to his steady breathing, his eyes were closed and he seemed almost normal again. The other say around sometimes chatting trying to keep the conversation going but then it would go quiet and the room seemed empty again.

"Right thats it," Sirius said getting up but wincing and grabbing his ribs as he did so. Everyone jumped when he winced and looked concerned.

"I'm fine, stop fussing," Sirius said as Eddie helped him sit as he was still stiff as the medicine was still taking affect. "I've had enough of this quiet boring crap. I'm not going to let what my stupid family do change what fun we have. Lets do something... anything. Just not this. I don't want to sit in here and stew over how my little brother is out getting himself killed." Sirius said him face suddenly turning unusually pale at his own harsh words. The others stayed quiet.

"Come on, we've had worse beatings off each other," he said appealing to his friends in a jokey manner.

"Pad'..." James tried to say but he stopped. But then he started again, "Look Padfoot, I know you want everything to go back to normal but it won't for a bit. We're all tired and angry from what happened. I think we should all just take it easy and tomorrow we can go back into school and everything will be fine." James said this as if it was final. Everyone decided even though it was four o'clock on sunday they were all going to go to bed and take it easy. Lily automatically led James to her and Ed's room. Not in the hope of doing anything but it seemed as though she had adopted the room for him also now, and it seemed Sirius and Ed' had the same idea. They went into the room and Lily cast a spell so that a wall came up between Ed's bed and Lily's with an ajoining door.

"I thought it would be a good idea," Lily said simply when James gave her a questioning look. He then just shrugged and let Sirius and Ed' pass through to their sort of new room. Once they had disappeared behind the door he pulled his jumper off with trouble as his ribs were still bruised. Lily helped him when it got stuck over his head. Lily got into her comfy pyjamas which James grinned at and she blushed slightly. They were light green with darker green spots all over and they were traditional shirt and bottom pyjamas with little sex appeal. When she pulled her t shirt off to replace it with her pyjama top James saw the enormous bruise on her back and all over her shoulder. James walked over and gently ran his hand over it, Lily winced and turned to look over her shoulder at him.

"Sorry, I guess I don't look my best," Lily said pushing her hair behind her ears and looking vulnerable. She pulled her loose pyjama shirt on quickly to cover it. But James still thought she looked amazing.

"You look no less than breathe taking... as usual." James said laying a gentle kiss on her shoulder. James then pulled his trousers off leaving him in a shirt and his boxers. He then climbed into bed trying not to put pressure on his rib cage. Lily also climbed into bed and lay on her side looking over at James. He lay on his back looking up at the ceiling of Lily's, and he guessed it was his aswell now, room. He knew she was looking at him but he didn't turn to look at her. He had a look on his face, it was almost angry, furious even, as though he was fighting a battle inside himself. Eventually he gave in and spoke.

"I won't ever let that happen to you again Lily, no one will ever hurt you again, I hope you know that Lily," James said looking over at Lily, "I would die for you Lily." Lily looked surprised but then she smiled slightly. She moved closer to James and stayed on her side then leaned in and whispered to him.

"You know what James Potter, I think I would die for you as well," Then she lay down with her head gently on his shoulder and drifted in and out of sleep until morning.

Meanwhile in Eddie's room Sirius closed the door behind him and Ed and then stood there with his head resting against the door. He took a deep breathe as though trying to keep something in. Ed turned to him immediately and walked slowly over to him. He looked at her and she stroked him face. He shook her hand away and looked down.

"Don't Ed," He said walking over to the bed. He pulled his t shirt off and threw it on the floor wincing but not caring.

"Sirius, don't push me away. I'm here for you. You lost more than a fight today, your brother..." Sirius turned around glared at her.

"Shut up," He whispered harshly, "I don't want to hear it... any of it... I don't want..." He broke down and was breathing really heavy now. Ed walked over and he grabbed her into a hug. She grabbed him back and held him with all her might. He sank down onto the bed and was sitting on the edge with his head inline with her stomach. He held onto her, his head pressed tightly against her, she could feel her top getting damp. She knew he was crying, he needed to. She just stood there and let him get it all out.She didn't let her eyes water. She just held him as he sobbed into her. He was shaking and when he finally let go he just kicked off his shoes and lay down on the bed forgetting about still wearing his pants, he lay on the bed and pulled an arm out and motioned for her to lie with him. She kicked her shoes off as well and got up on the bed. She sat on the bed and looked down on him. She sat there for a while looking down at him. He had his eyes shut tight shut and one arm above his head. Another tear fell down him face and he turned away and swiped it away. She waited until he opened his eyes and looked at her.

"You going to be okay?" She asked quietly with a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Losing family just never gets easier no matter how darm horrible they are," He said laughing in a sad, choked kind of way. She then turned from her sitting spot on the bed and lay on her back next to him, he put an arm around her and pulled her close to him. She snuggled in and just lay there listening to his harsh breathes which obviously were from the pain in his ribs and his heart until finally he drifted off to sleep and then eventually she did as well, she fell into a sleep full of worried dreams about Sirius.
The next morning everyone awoke to quiet readiness for the day ahead. The boys stuff was now in the separate rooms. That is except for Peter, as he wasn't dating Lexi he felt it not right to stay in her room, as Remus was staying in Issy's. He had said he was going back to his room therefore leaving Lexi on her own, not that she was complaining. She found Peter creepy and thought something was definitely not right with him and that he had a big secret that no one knew. She especially found him weird because sometimes she would see him just staring at James. Not in a nice way, or an evil way, just staring unemotionally until he thought someone might be looking when he turned away and went back to what he previously would have been doing. She found it altogether worrying.

The girls took their time getting ready as they had woken up fairly early considering what they had been through the day before. They all put on their pleated black skirts that reached only mid thigh and then their loose white school shirts with a black sweater or cardigan over the top. They all wore black tights or knee high black socks with their cute black mary janes with killer heels. As Lily was pulling on her black socks Eddie walked into her room and leaned against the door post on their new room seperater.

"Heya," Lily said quietly sighing slightly as she blushed her long straight hair out. It reached her waist when straight and looked healthy and shiny. Her face was patted with powder to cover any areas that showed tiredness.

"Hiya," Eddie said fairly cheerfully, Lily could see she was worried about Sirius, but knew better than to mention it.

"I think I'm going to paint my nails. Want me to do yours?" Lily asked randomly, she always knew how to draw attention away from the area Eddie didn't want to talk about. Eddie just smiled.

"Sure," She spoke walking over to Lily's huge collection of make up and nail polishes. She had so much make up, although she never wore much she loved going and buying a new eye shadow or nail polish. Eddie picked out the one she always favoured out of all of Lily's, a bright ruby red.

"We probably don't have time for this," Eddie said smiling as she sat on Lily's bed and Lily joined her, they sat across from each other. Lily passed Eddie a magazine to put her hands on.

"Of course we do, it's only eight, we have half an hour. Its strange we woke up so early." Lily said as she shook the bottle then began to carefully paint Eddie's long nails. Just as she finished the first hand the other two girls came in and joined them. Lexi decided to pain Issy's, Issy chose and deep purple. Lily finished Eddie's nails first and told Eddie to paint hers the same colour. Eddie smiled and drew all her concentration into painting Lily's nails as neatly as possible. When Lexi finished Issy's she chose baby pink for herself as she decided she was in a 'girly' mood. They all waited in comfortable silence lying on Lily's big bed blowing on their nails to dry. Once they were all satisfied they began to get up. Eddie stayed laid down however.

"Can't we do toes now?" She asked looking hopefully.

"Come on," Lily said pulling on Eddie's arm, "You're going to have to face the school at some point. I doubt anyone knows anyway.

Lily was of course wrong. The minute they walked into the hall silence was met with the beginnings of whispers then all out chatting, clearly about the girls and the marauders. The girls ignored it and held their heads high as they walked in. They sat in their chairs and Lily took a subtle glance over to the Slytherin table. Bellatrix sat in pride of place in the centre of the row. Her boyfriend now obviously gone from Hogwarts premises she had Regulus Black on her left and Lucious Malfoy on her right. Malfoy was an ambitious young sixth year with the opinion that no one was better than him. At the moment he was clearly under Bellatrix as she told what must have been an amusing to them story which they all burst out laughing to. Bella then looked over to the Gryffindor table and saw Lily watching, she went to take her eyes away but bella had her entranced. She smirked at Lily knowing she had her eye contack, Bella's hand moved up infront of her face and she looked to sweetly blow her a kiss, the other Slytherins didn't see but Lily knew. She knew what that meant. Bellatrix Black had done this before. The kiss of the Black death it was called to Sirius' great dismay. No one had proof but at one time the year before she had been caught doing a dark spell on a first year and a Ravenclaw muggleborn with an ambition for being a Prefect had turned her in and she had been suspended for two weeks. As she left school she turned to the boy and blew him the same subtle kiss. In the coincedence of all coincedences the day she got back at school he recieved an owl telling of his parents and his younger brother's demise due to an attack by Lord Voldemort, the up and coming Dark wizard. The boy left Hogwarts and never returned but Lily knew. She knew she was in trouble if Bellatrix was doing that kind of thing. Lily immediately jumped to her feet. Her friends all looked up surprised at her strange behavious. Lily stumbled out of the chair she sat on. She walked as fast as her shaking legs could take her. She ran out the main doors of Hogwarts and ran all the way down the drive up to Hogwarts and out of the gates. Once out of the grounds she pulled her wand out and apperated straight to her home. She appeared on her front lawn of her average sized town house in the country. The weather was terrible with rain heavily falling showing that she was clearly far from Hogwarts as it had been a clear day there with the sun out. The rain beat down on Lily soaking her immediately. She threw over her heavy robes and craned her neck above her house. The sight made her scream a piercing scream. The skull that floated above her house opened its jaw wide and a green snake slithered out its mouth and snapped at the air. The front door of her house was open and she ran through her house noticing the defininate chill in there. Colder than outside even. She walked into the front room and sitting in their chairs still, not even moved from their tradition of reading the newspapers in the morning. They sat with surprised looks on their faces. The television was still on with the news which read that the weather today would be sunny with a hint of frost laying down. Lily looked out the window and knew that the rain was all to do with what happened. She looked on her parents and the first sob came out of her as a choked shout almost. She fell to her knees and gasped for breath as the sobs came hard and fast. She pulled her knees into her chest and lay sobbing for hours it seemed before Professor Dumbledore found her. He walked into her front room and looked upon the scene with great sorrow. His heart broke for the poor girl who thought she had nothing then lost everything in one day. He bent down and shook her from her grief stricken coma. She raised her head and stood up, her eyes glazed as if she wasn't aware what was going on. She walked past Dumbledore not even acknowledging him, walked back out her front door and stood on her front lawn and let the rain beat down on her face. She screamed into the sky. She screamed for rage, anger, sorrow, grief and last for the guilt that now had overcome her body. Dumbledore followed her out, it was magic that all the rain seemed to miss him and he stayed completely dry. He took her shoulders and disapperated them both to the castle and led her to the nurse's office. She clearly wanted to be alone. She got into one of the nurses night gowns and got into bed and lay down with her eyes wide open and just lay there. The tears had stopped and she imagined what it would now be like to live without her parents. She had always been distant with her parents, she had spent so little time with them from being at Hogwarts. But she had loved them with all her heart. They were so proud of her achievments at Hogwarts and always supported her. Now she had no one to go home to. Nothing to look forward to. Her head was filled with thoughts of things that mattered little but she needed to clear her mind from the thought of her now being an orphan. She thought about what would happen to the house. Where would she live now? Would her estranged sister Petunia take her in? It was highly unlikely as she hated Lily as did her husband Vernon, a pig-like man with a tendency to drole on about himself. Lily couldn't help but think to what caused her parents unsuspecting death. Was it her fault? Why did Bellatrix come after her? Was is because she was muggleborn? She couldn't exactly get any of her friends parents killed but her dark lord as they were all magical. Hers were vulnerable and Bella' took that and made it the excuse to order the death of a person family for no more than a fight. Lily's head spun with angry and guilty thoughts. Was it her fault? She didn't know what to think. Her head began to hurt and she slowly dirifted into a sleep. She dreamed of running and running through fog but never reaching where she was going. She knew in the dream something was waiting for her at the end but she couldn't get there. Just as she reached where she was going Bellatrix Black appeared in front of her laughing manically, she pointed her wand to James who had appeared at her side and just as the green flash occured Lily woke up and it was morning. She woke up and got dressed back into her uniform. The nurse wasn't there so Lily walked in a dream like state down the corridors of the school and somehow ended up in the main hall. It was early so only a few people were there. But one she didn't suspect to be there was Sirius. He was hunched over the table with his head in his hands. She pulled a chair out next to him and he glanced up. His face looked more surprised than pitying as Lily thought it would be.

"Hi," Lily managed to choke out. Sirius moved his hands away from his head and Lily saw his eyes were bloodshot, it was clear he had been crying.

"Hey Lily, I am... I am so sorry for your loss. I heard last night just after I heard about Reg'," Sirius said, "I guess we've both lost a lot." Lily suddenly looked sharp.

"What happened to Regulus?" She asked worried about the answer.

"He... he got too far in Lily. He wanted to leave them, come with me. He even wrote me telling me so in secret... but it was too late. They got to him first and they... they murdered my little brother." Sirius said a slow tear falling down his face. He couldn't hold it in anymore and sobbed openly not caring who saw. Lily took his hand and squeesed it reassuringly. Her eyes hurt from holding tears back, but she couldn't, she knew she needed to stay strong. If she didn't she would never stop crying. She couldn't hold it anymore, seeing Sirius as in as much pain as she was broke her down and she pulled him towards her and they both sobbed into each others shoulders.

When more people started coming into the hall they left in aid of a walk. They didn't want to gossips of Hogwarts pitying them or the Slytherins mocking them. They walked down the grounds towards the lake. Sirius walked forward ahead of Lily leading her somewhere. He came to a tree which had thick branches hanging low over the lake. They climbed the tree and sat at the base of two branches looking out onto the lake. They sat in silence. They both felt what the other was and they both yearned for it to stop. After an hour or so Sirius spoke.

"When Reg' first started Hogwarts we were still mates and I showed him this place, he was pretty small and when he got onto the branch he couldn't get his balance and fell straight into the lake. I'd told him all these stories about the squid and I swear he walked on water to get out of this lake, thats what I want to remember." He said not smiling but looking out solemly over the rippling water.

"Sirius... why would they death eaters kill your brother? I mean he was one of them... and my parents... they were innocent." Lily whispered. She feared speaking at normal tone would make her break her into tears.

"Nothing will ever be the same again will it?" Lily said looking at Sirius.

"How could it Lil's, how could it?" He said. They went back into silence, sometimes shedding tears sometimes just sitting in the tree watching the water sway gently in the breeze. Eventually the sun began coming down. They didn't move though they remained. Finally Remus found them. He looked worried and sad.

"We've been looking for you all day, you've got to come back to school and pack." Remus said quickly and gently. Sirius and Lily came out of their grief induced comas immediately.

"What! Pack? Why?" Sirius demanded.

"Its Dumbledore, he called me James Issy Lexi Peter and Eddie up to his office and said he couldn't explain but we were going to have to leave school. He says we're in danger and must go into hiding. He said our families are all safe but he wants us to go to a secure place away from Hogwarts. I will explain the rest later come on." Remus said Lily and Sirius clambered down the tree. Sirius had just jumped down when Lily stopped.

"I don't want to leave," she said. Remus and Sirius turned to look at her. "This is my only home. I can't... won't leave." Remus looked on her sadly.

"Please Lily," He begged, " You've got to come, its too dangerous here now for us." Lily sighed angrily but complied and walked up to school. Remus pulled out the marauders map and scanned for who was around before they entered. When Sirius enquired why Remus just grimaced.

"Bella has been looking for you... to gloat... I want to avoid her." Remus said, Sirius immediately went to bound off and show his cousin exactly what he thought of her, but Remus grabbed his arm.

"There's no time." Remus said. The coast was clear and they hurried up to the common room. When they got there Lily's friends all rushed to her side and grabbed her into a bone crushing hug. Lily sighed. It was good to have them here. James stood at the back of the common room overlooking the fire, when he saw Lily and Sirius enter he turned sharply and hurried over to them. He hugged Sirius first and looked at him and Sirius understood that his friend was there for him. Then James turned to Lily and he took her hand and lead her off to their room. Once inside James pulled her into a gentle hug which she needed so much from him. He gently let go after a while.

"Has Remus told you what we have to do?" James asked. Lily nodded, James started helping Lily packed her things into her trunk. She changed into muggle things and packed her uniform with a sure feelings that it was probably the last time she would ever wear it. She shrunk her trunk once packed and put the tiny box in her handbag along with James' as he had already packed and he carried no bag to put the box in. They then left the room and saw their friends had already assembled in the common room. Sirius had had his things packed by Eddie already and he held onto her hand as if for support. The group seemed different, broken.

"Where are we going now?" Lily asked.

"We have to get the train back to London first, then I don't know, apparentely the ministry is sorting it." James said quietly. The group them exited the common room all in muggle clothing so to be conspicuous once they arrived in London. They walked to the main hall where they were greeted by Professor Mcgonnagal.

"Hello, I am to take you down to the train. Come along. As they walked she stopped and turned to Sirius and Lily. "I am so sorry for your loss. Words cannot describe..." she stopped then carried on, "Anyway come along." She led them to the carriages and they all travelled in carriages down to the Hogsmeade station. The red train was waiting there specially for them. Lily had so many questions inside her head. Why was it only them that had to leave? Wasn't Hogwarts the safest place on earth wasn't it better to stay there? What was going to happen to them? She knew none of these questions could be answered now though so carried onto the train. Mcgonnagal strangely stayed on the train. When Lexi asked why Mcgonnagal asked why she said she was part of the protection that was on the train. When Lexi questioned on the answer came when around ten people joined them on the platform.

"Mum? Dad?" James asked suddenly surprise showing on his face. He directed his outburst at two middle aged people towards the front, the woman had chestnut brown hair and the man had hair identical to James' and a face to match also. James' father was like an older twin of James. Lily watched them with interest as James greeted them with hugs, after wards Lily saw James' parents greet all three of James' friends at they greeted James. They greeted Sirius with extra care obviously having known his terrible news. They were obviously friendly.

"Why are you here?" James asked. His parents looked wearily at each other.

"Well we're part of the auror protection service sent here by the ministry for the train ride." James mother said, her voice was warm and rich which made Lily miss her own mother so deeply her heart ached with misery.

"Oh, well its great to see you," James said smiling then looking worriedly at Lily, he seemed to know that having his parents here would rub it in her face that hers were not longer alive. Lily paid no heed though and looked around at the other eight people standing behind the Potters. The four men looked all tall and able to look after themselves. A young couple at the back Lily actually recognised. They were only two years out of hogwarts, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Lily had heard they had married through people at school. In front of the Longbottoms was two men very alike and clearly brothers, they had dashing red hair and cute freckles on their faces. They introduced themselves to the teenagers as Gideon and Fabian Prewitt. The others were a young black man called Kingsley Shacklebolt who looked scary but Lily could tell her was only young like them and nervous for what he was doing. Next to him was a man and three woman, the man was called Arthus Weasley and the woman were Molly Weasley, Arthur's wife and the other two were Francis Speckles and Harriet Hutyford. They all seemed friendly and tried to keep an air of cheerfulness even though they clearly knew of all the grave details. The aurors, the teenagers and Professor Mcgonnagal enetered the train and they saw that is had been reconfigured. They carriages were no longer separated but one long carriage so everyone could sit inside. The teenagers took some seats along the window at the fair end of the carriage and the adults sat at the other giving them some privacy.

The now large room was more comfortable for them to sit. The chairs were like those of the gryffindor common room and there was even a fire at the end of the room at which they were at. Lily sat with James in a large chair by the fire. She rested her head on his chest and breathed as he breathed feeling calm by being with him. He stroked her hair and stayed uiet waiting for her to speak if she needed to. The other were sat similarly. Issy with Remus on a chair like Lily and James' and Eddie with Sirius lying on a sofa with Sirius head in Eddie's lap while she stroked his hair. Peter and Lexi sat in separate chairs staring out of the window. Liky suddenly spoke quietly to James so that the others couldn't hear.

"Where are we going James?" Lily asked James. He looked strangely nervous and just said,

"I don't know."

"James, your parents are aurors involved, you must know something." Lily asked pushing on. James looked uncomfortable. the seemed to give in.

"Lily I know some things but I have to keep it to myself. But I'll tell you what I know. We have to go into hiding, when we fought with Bella and co we also angered Rudolphus who is higher up in the dark lords bidding than you would realise, anyway he goes running to his evilness and tells him about us, now we're on top of his hit list, apparentely the ministry found all this out from an inside spy from the inner circle of Voldemort. We're being taken to a secret location and no one knows apart from Dumbledore, the minister and the people in this room. If Voldemort and his people find us, well you know the rest..." James tailed off. Lily said nothing just rested her head on his chest again and sighed. How did everything go from great to suddenly awful. The week before she had been planning a stupid ball, having fun with her friends, never realising that anything like this could happen. She didn't want to think about her parents. Now that she was going into hiding would she be able to go to their funeral? Was there going to be a funeral? She tried to blank these thoughts from her mind and eventually drifted off to sleep in James' arms. When she was woken up the train had stopped and they were back at King's cross station where this year had begun. Lily rubbed her eyes awake and stood up, her friends all stood up as well and stretched. They looked to the aurors and Professor Mcgonnagal came over.

"This is where I leave you, I must go back to Hogwarts, but I will come to visit you in a month of so," This statement made everyone realise that this was going to be a long stay at wherever they were going. "Anyway the aurors are going to take you to where you'll be staying now. When you get onto the public platform stay with them and do exactly what they say. We can't be too careful. Good luck." She finished and then the students left the train after the aurors.

"Where are we going?" Eddie asked James' mother.

"You'll see in a short while," she replied. They walked onto the platform and before they went through the barrier James' father spoke to them all.

"Move fast through the station to the car port where three black cars are waiting. If anything happens just run there no matter what okay?" Everyone nodded. They walked through the invisible barrier and walked briskly through the station. They were almost through the main part when an enormous bang went off behind them. James snapped his neck back and saw five death eaters shooting spells at them Sirius had to dodge a hex at him. They began to run to the exit, whilst the aurors covered them. Muggles were screaming unaware what was going on. The Potter's stayed with the teenagers leaving the other eight aurors to deal with the attack. They sprinted outside and sure enough three cars were waiting. They all jumped in and the cars sped off. Lily was in the back of a car with Sirius, Eddie and James.

"Oh my god!" Eddie exclaimed when she finally caught her breathe. "What is happening? What's going to happen? I am so afraid. I want to know what's going on!" She was almost hysterical and Sirius soothed her in hug as her breathing slowed.

"We don't know anything either," Lily said quietly looking at James. He nodded at her as though recognising that she was keeping what he had told her to herself. They drove off at an alarming rate, it was like the night bus, it was going so fast the streets they passed were a blur and eventually they reached country and then suddenly they stopped and they were on the edge of a forest. They got out the car with the other two cars behind them and everyone else getting out. They looked aroud where they were as the cars drew off.

"Follow us kids," Mrs Potter said. They began walking through the woods. The kids were all confused. James looked around seeming to slightly recognise where they were but as though he wasn't quite sure. They walked for it seemed a half an hour. Finally they reached a fairly large waterfall. James seemed to look at his parents.

"This is where we're staying?" He asked seeming shocked.

"No one knows about it James, not even the ministry, its the safest place for you," Mr Potter said. The others were confused. Mrs Potter walked down the side of the waterfall along the ledge, the others followed being careful not to fall into the pool of water below. They reached the waterfall and when they were paralell with it they could see that the waterfall covered a tunnel going behind it only able to reach from this side of the waterfall. They walked behind the waterfall down the tunnel and down into a cave. They then came to a dead end. Mr Potter then pulled out his wand and tap the wall then placed his hand in a dip in the wall. His handprint became ruby red then disapeared, as did the wall. It folded out like the wall in diagon alley into a door to what seemed like a house of some kind. They walked in and stood in the foyer of what seemed like a huge dug out cave to be made into a grand, palacial hide away. the ceiling reached fifty metres and the room itself was circular with two large staircases leading off it on the left and right. The staircases seemed to lead to a corridor on the first floor of this... whatever it was. The group stared stunned, all except for James.

"Why are we here?" James asked suspicious.

"Its safe James, we told you this. And we're nearby if you need us or if we need to get you out of here in a hurry." Mrs Potter said. She then directed herself the the rest of the group. "This is part of the old structure of the Potter mansion. Its hidden now and not a single soul apart knows about it apart from you and a few select people. This part is slightly cut off from the main house. You have to go down a series of tunnels which are blocked with various spells and you will then come out to our country estate. James will show you how it works. You will stay here as long as necessary. You will be given everything you need and you will each have a room of course. We will send two house elves down here for you. I know this isn't ideal and that you wish you were at Hogwarts, but this is safe for the time being and best for all of you. Me and Harry, or Mr Potter, will be working a lot but you can reach us at all times through going to the call place right over there and touching the gold plaque. It will alert Harry and I and we will come to your aid. Only use in emergencies though. You can use magic down here as we have special allowances for you. You cannot leave here though at all though this pace is uite large so you will undoubtedly find things to amuse you. There are extremely strong pretection spells surrounding this place, old spells so if anyone... unwelcome tries to get in you'll know immediately by an alrm going off and if that happens assemble by the tunnel exit and come straight to the house where we will relocate you. If that occurs take precautions and don't be heroic and do anything stupid." She directed her eyes at James and Sirius at this point. "I know this is rushed. there is no time though. We must go. If I could just have a word with Lily for a moment then we'll be off." Lily walked over to Mrs Potter away from the goup and Mrs Potter talked quietly to her.

"Lily I am terribly sorry about your loss. I know this must be hard for you but I am afraid you will be unable to go to the funeral of your parents as its just too dangerous. Sirius is also unable to go but he knows this as certain relatives of his would be there also. I just want you to know this and to say how sorry I am. But there is nothing that can be done." Mrs Potter finished and Lily sighed sadly.

"Its okay. I understand and I don't want my parents funeral to be ruined by fighting so I will leave them in peace. Thank you for everything Mrs Potter." Lily said quietly smiling slightly. James' mum was nice and she liked her already. She was forward and to the point but at the same time caring. Mrs Potter smiled nicely at her.

"My son certainly picked a beauty when he chose you," Mrs Potter said stroking Lily's face gently as a mother would. Lily smiled politely but inside missed her own mother greatly. Mr and Mrs Potter then departed quickly up the stairs and then down a corridor and out of sight.

"Your mum is nice James," Lily said. James smiled.

"Yeah she's great. I can't believe we're staying here though. It's great down here. My mum used to let me play down here when I was little and being too noisy. This place is massive. Like a hundred bedrooms massive. It goes back generations in my family. Like a thousand years or something." James said. Lily smiled.

"Its amazing James. What's your Mum's name?" She asked.

"Josephine." James said, Lily clearly liked his mother. The others were checking out the room.

"You guys should choose rooms. Come on we'll take the east wing. Those rooms have windows kinda, they're fake but they show what you see out the windows out of the real house so its kind of nice." James said. He lead the up the right staircase and down the main corridor at the top then took the first left. This took them to a corridor which about twenty five doors.

"Well my room is the first one on the left," James said pointing to a gold and red door. "But any others are for you guys. Just make your choice." The others dispersed. Eddie and Sirius clearly sharing a room went into the one across from James'. It was enormous with a high ceiling. The bed was on a raised platform at the back of the room in the centre with a window either side. The carpet was luxurious and soft. The furniture was dark and matched, there was a chest of drawers and a side tables either side of the bed. There was also a cabinet that opened to reveal a television which had dvd players and playstations and allsorts. There were two doors either side of the room which were large oak doors. Sirius took one and Eddie took the other. When Sirius heard a louder than loud squeal he turned to see eddie jumping around in glee.

"Look at the size of this closet? Its bigger than the great hall!" Eddie exclaimed over exagerating slightly. The room was indeed big with clothing rails on both side of the room with a big shoes rack in the centre with a sort of drinks bar at the end where refeshments sat. Eddie took a juice drink and went to check out what Sirius had found.

"Woah look at this bathroom!" Eddie said running in. The bathroom was enormous witha huge jacuzzi tub, two matching his and hers sinks made out of marble like the tub was. Then there was a huge walk in shower. Eddie ran about checking things out. She jumped in the tub to check out the size and it could easily fit six people.

"We could have some fun in here," Eddie said winking suggestively. Sirius actually laughed. He walked over to the tub kneeled down and kissed Eddie straight on the mouth.

"I love having you with me, you make me feel happy when I thought that wasn't possible." He said smiling.

"Good," Eddie said brightly not wanting to bring the mood down by being soppy. "I am going to unpack my clothes into that enormous closet. Then she sprung up and went to it. Sirius just smiled and followed her. He lay on the bed trying to work out how this muggle thing called a televsion worked.

Meanwhile in James' room Lily was with James having a look. His room was even bigger than the one Sirius and Eddie had chosen. The colours around the room was a deep red and gold trim. He was a gryffindor through and through and had obviously stayed down here more than once because it was quite homey with posters of his favourite quidditch teams and pictures of him and his friends all around the room. The bed spread was also gryffindor colours. He jumped on the bed immediately and watched Lily look around the room. She opened the cupboard and saw the humungous television inside.

"You have electricity here?" Lily asked confused as she thought the Potter were Purebloods.

"Hm... thats new. Thats wicked. I love tele, my mum got one when I was little, I am addicted to friends. But don't tell anyone. Thats awesome that we got electricity. I suppose it was specially for us lot. That means there'll be other things as well. We probably have a games room and stuff, my dad would have sorted that for us." James said. Lily smiled. She felt weighed down but spending time with James and him acting normal instead of treating her like an almost breaking piece of glass made her feel lighter and happier. She glanced at the closet in amazement and happiness. Heaven for her, she betted to herself that Eddie was already unpacking her stuff into it. She check out the enormous bathroom and asked James if it was okay for her to take a bath. He said of course and she began stripping infront of him and just before she removed her underwear she walked into the bathroom leaving a very disappointed James behind.

"Better luck next time James," Lily called from the bathroom. She ran the water into the big tub setting it to a good temperature. Then she added loads of bubble bath with made tonnes of foam then she sank into the hot water and sighed happily. She then called James. He walked in and saw she was covered and pretended to pout. She smiled.

"I suppose you could join me if you really want." Lily said smiling naughtily. James' eyebrows went up.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah sure. There's enough room for two. Just lock the door to your room. I don't want to others walking in, its nice just being me and you for a little while." Lily said blowing bubbles off the end of her nose. James smiled and went to lock the door then came back and pulled his tshirt over his head then took his shoes and socks off. Lily watched appreciatively when he then stripped his trousers of then pulled his boxers off with no embarassment. Lily blushed slightly. James climbed into the bath now being covered by the bubbles and sat across from Lily only their feet touched it was such a big bath. Lily smiled and gently rubbed her toe over his foot. He grinned and ducked underwater. Lily giggled and squealed when he tickled her feet underwater then grabbed her ankle and pulled her over to him. She gasped as her head came out of the water. Her hair now wet. James popped his head out of the water and grinned like a naughty little boy. Lily dunked him in punishment. He just came back up and straight away kissed her. She kissed him back needily. She needed him. She put a leg either side of his and straddled him.

"James?" She asked pulling away from the kiss.

"Yes," James said from kissing her neck.

"Are we boyfriend and girlfriend? Like officially?" She asked looking at him in his eyes and resting her forehead against him.

"I should bloody well hope so Lily Evans. If not, you fancy it?" James asked in his own special way.

"I should bloody well think I should." Lily said kissing James and pulling on his hair. James moved his hands down Lily's body which was concealed by bubbles. He felt her breasts and she gasped in pleasure. He rubbed them slowly making her kiss him harder, he slowly moved his hands down her body to her backside pulling her closer to him. She knelt up in the water as he was sitting on the bath seat. Her breasts in line with his mouth. He began licking and sucking her nipples making Lily gasp and moan. He gave each ample attention before pulling her mouth down to his. He then reached down and stroked her thighs making Lily's breathes become short and fast. He slowly stroked his way into her inner thigh. Then he just reached up and stroked her suddenly along the lips of her vagina. Lily groaned loudly. He rubbed her then slowly inserted his middle finger into her wet hole. She threw her head back in pleasure and James kissed up and down her neck as he pushed his finger deeper inside her. Then he began moving his finger around rubbing her inner walls. Lily had never felt such amazing sensations. He was teasing her going fast then slow. She needed more, he gave it to her. he inserted another finger into her stretching her inner walls. He could feel how tight she was and his already hard erection became so much harder. Lily looked into his eyes and saw the glazed looked he held. She pulled a hand down from his hair and dragged it slowly down his body until she reached him. She grasped his manhood in her hands firmly. She felt how huge he was. She then began slowly bringing her hand up and down him. His eyes were half closed with pleasure but his fingers inside her were still stroking and bringing her pleasure. She made her hand go faster up and down him before James stopped her.

"I don't think I want to end this just yet." James said pulling his fingers out of Lily. She watched him closely. He brought his hand up to his mouth and put his fingers in his mouth and sucked all her juices off them. Lily then kissed him deeply tasting herself in his mouth, It tasted strange to her but he seemed to enjoy it. James then placed his hands on her hips and looked at her in the eyes. She nodded and slowly lowered herself onto his length. He moaned aloud loudly as her tight walls enveloped him. She gasped aswell, they just stayed embraced and connected for a moment before Lily raised herself up and then grinding back onto him. She did it again and James met her thrust with his. She felt the wonderful sensation of friction and moaned loudly. James rubbed his hands up and down her sides and she bobbed up and down on him. He pulled her into a kissed and didn't let her move away from it. Kissing her so passionately whilst pushing into her was the most amazing sensation he had ever felt. They kept pushing and pushing, almost reaching their peaks then slowing down and waiting it out together until Lily couldn't wait anymore and began faster thrusts which were met with James. They banged together as they both climaxed loudly. They screamed each others names. Then collapsed. Lily resting her head in the crook of James' neck breathing heavily. James rested his forehead on her shoulder breathing in a similar way. They were still connected, both not wanting to move as they comforting feeling of being connected was too nice for them both. Finally time passed and they separated. Lily stepped out of the bath. James got the full view of her naked. He watched her appreciating her glorious figure, in his opinion there was no one more perfect. She was towel drying herself dry when James jumped out the bath pulling the plug and began helping her. One thing led to another with that and they ended up having another round going at it with Lily sitting up of the side where the sinks where with James standing and pounding into her. They both climaxed again and then got dry and dressed not touching each other as they would have gone again if they did. They got into their pyjamas suitable for their friends to see which meant cute green boxer shorts and matching tank top for Lily and red boxers and a white tshirt for James. They unlocked their bedroom door and knocked on Sirius and Eddie's then Remus and Issy's then Lexi's then Peter's. They knew which rooms were whose because magically signs had posted on the doors of who was where. Everyone came out fo their rooms similarly dressed in pyjamas.

"Hey guys," James said smiling. Lily blushed guiltily hoping no one knew what they'd been doing. They had been quite loud. The other couples seemed just as loved up though and Peter and Lexi didn't have a clue it seemed.

"Anyone hungry?" James asked. Everyone said yes immediately. It had been a while since they had eaten. James knocked on the wall where he was standing and immediately two house elves appeared.

"This is Bobby and Minky my parents house elves." James said, then he got down and greeted them, they bound at him and hugged him then blushed and moved away from showing so much affection for their master.

"What can we get you Sir's and Miss's?" Bobby asked.

"Can you just put a main meal and pudding in the sitting room on this floor when you can. Thanks." James said then the two house elves popped away. Lily smiled he was obviously nice to them enough for them to clearly adore him.

"Come on lets go to the sitting room. Its just down here. They walked down the corridor and came to the end where there was a door. James pushed it open and led them into an enormous room with one wall which was just part of the cliff face that reached up making the ceiling at heigh as the eye can see. A fire was already blazing and the teenagers took seats around the coffee table and sat and chatted for a while before James decided to put a movie on. They had a vote and as three of the girls were muggle born or half muggle they outvoted those who didn't know what movies even were. They chose to watch the new Pride and Predudice movie which James conjured up and put in the dvd player.

"Where's the TV?" Lexi asked. Then in answer to her question a stone panel above the fireplace swivelled around old movie style and was replaced with an enormous flat screen TV. They all were impressed and the movie came on and they all went quiet. They watched for ten minutes before the food arrived, they paused the movie to fill their plates. The house elves hadn't just got one meal they had brought a selection of six different things, there was spaggheti bolognaise, roast chicken dinner with everything, pizza, chinese noodles and rice etc and a whole turreen of indian curry and rice. In each meal there was enough for everyone to have a bit of each and thats what they did. But when they were finished the dishes disappeared a la elf help and then appeared six different types of pudding, there was a mountain of profiteroles, then a stack of chocolate eclairs, then a whole trifle, then a huge turren of chocolate mousse, a whole black forest gateau, a apple pie and custard, and then there was also a chocolate fountain with marshmellows to stick in like fondu. The gang groaned in pleasure and from being already stuffed. But they managed to eat most of what was there. They watched the movie all snuggled up infront of the fire then. The girls loved it, the romance was old fashioned and cute but the boys found it slightly dull but didn't mind cuddling up to the girls. That is apart from Peter of course. There was no way in earth Lexi would pair off with him just cause everyone else had.

They watched the movie then when it was finished they all decided to go to bed. Before they went though the girls decided to have a little chat in Lexi's room as she had it all to herself. The boys were left to their own devices for a while.

They all sat on the bed and did the usual paint each others nails. Lily decided on bright pink, Eddie went for a pale blue, Lexi had clear with glitter and Issy had a turquoise colour. They sat and chatted.

"So what did everyone do whilst in their rooms?" Lexi asked her three friends with boyfriends. They all burst out giggling. Lexi looked at them, she was so happy Lily was okay. It was clear that she was devastated, but she was strong, and with help she would be fine.

"Come on spill," Lexi said.

"Me and Remus didn't get that far. We just got to... well okay we got to third base okay." Issy said blushing bright red and all her friends giggled.

"Isabelle! I am shocked." Lexi said mockingly then she turned on the other two. "Well?" Eddie laughed and told first.

"Okay so I am no nun. Me and Sirius did the deed on the fabolous new bed, then the rug, then in the closet okay." Eddie said bluntly. Then she burst out laughing.

"You did it three times? Jees you picked a good one?" Lexi said laughing. "Why the closet though?"

"It just turned me on, all that space for clothes!" Eddie declared as her friends cracked up. "Okay now you miss Lillian."

"Yeah me and James did it." Lily said as all her friends cheered and laughed.

"Where?" Eddie asked.

"In the tub, then on the counter in the bathroom." Lily said laughing so hard.

"Well?" Eddie asked wiggling her eyebrows suggestively. Lily cottoned on.

"Abso-freaking-lutely amazing. I am telling you it was spine tingling. How about you missy?" Lily retorted. Eddie just grinned.

"This big girls, this big," Eddie said crudely holding her hands up making it look like Sirius had a secret third leg. They all cracked up. "But seriously that boy has got go. I thought my head was going to explode the third time I came."

"Eddie?" Issy said scandalised. She was clearly a bit more innocent than she made out.

"What?" Eddie asked innocently. "I am not allowed to speak about my earth shattering orgasm to my three best buds?" They all chuckled and swapped details whilst painting nails. It reached midnight before Eddie, Lily and Issy went in search on the boys. They found them in Sirius room sitting on the rug playing playstation as best they could with no real knowledge of what they are. Eddie went up behind Sirius and pointed to the rug and made humping movements to tell them this was the rug they had sex on. The girls all cracked up and the boys looked up to see what the matter was but the girls were laughing too much to say anything. They boys got up. Remus picked Issy up threw her over his shoulder and fireman lifted her down the corridor as she screamed and laughed all the way.

"Someone's going to get some." Eddie said smirking. The others burst out laughing, Eddie was crude but always said exactly what she was thinking.

"Come on Lil's lets leave these two rabbits to do what they do," James said taking Lily's hand and taking her back to their room. Eddie closed the door behind them with a luscious wink at Lily first. Lily just giggled. Eddie always knew how to make her laugh.

They got into the room and Lily stood still for a moment. James turned and looked at her.

"Whats up?" He asked.

"Is it wrong that I'm happy so soon after..." She asked. James just walked up.

"Its great Lily. You need to keep your life on track. You can miss them but still be happy. Its not be mean to your parents memory to be happy. Thats what I just told Sirius about his brother anyway. You can't let them win, breaking down would let them win. Just be the strong woman I know you are and everything will be fine." James said. Lily just looked gratefully at him and hugged him close. They went up to bed and Lily jumped on pulled off her tank top leaving her topless with only boxers on.

"How about we christen this bed?" Lily said naughtily throwing her top at him. He dropped it and launched onto the bed and carried on to made love to her for hours before they fell asleep and held each other for the rest of the night. Lily woke up late in the morning to feel a warm body pressed up against her back. She moved her head slightly to look behind her and James face was pressed up against her neck. As she awoke she realised other parts aswell that was also touching. Deciding to have a little fun to try and wake James up she arched her back and pressed her backside into James crotch. James moaned in her sleep until she started rubbing her hand along his side. He suddenly whispered in her ear.

"That was a nice way to be woken up. You're a very bad girl Lily Evans." James croaked, his voice not quite woken up.

"Mmmm I am. Punish me." Lily said as she pressed her backside more into his crotch where parts of him were definitely awake. He wasn't up for a full session though from all the things they did the night before so he just grabbed her hips and pushed into her ass hole slowly making her gasp in shock.

"You like that don't you Lil's," he whispered in her ear sexily. "Do you want we to keep punishing you?" Lily nodded her head as she lay on her side being humped from behind from James. He pushed in and out of her slowly whilst kissing the back of her neck attentively. The feeling made them both gasp and want more. As both their ends came near they began to move faster. Lily bending to meet James' thrusts and James' hips moving fast as he pounded into Lily's hole.

"Faster," Lily groaned as she fast approached coming. They both pushed each other over the edge as they came. James lay still inside Lily for a while before pulling out, kissing her gently on the nape of her neck and going for a shower. Lily left him to shower alone because she felt anymore sex and they would both explode. She felt so alive with him and it was exactly what she needed at the moment. She missed her parents terribly. Her heart was still broken, and she yearned for revenge. But being with James felt like nothing else in the world. She lay completely naked on top of the covers for a while thinking about it all looking at the ceiling. She came out of her thoughts by James coming out of the bathroom with a towel rapped dangerously low on his waist. Lily watched appreciatively as he walked towards the closet. He looked over at her laying naked on the bed with one arm thrown over her head, she wasn't embarassed at all.

"I can't believe I have Lily Evans naked on my bed." James said with a look of sheer happiness of his face.

"Well I can't believe I had James Potter in the most sexual way possible. Who would have thought I would fall for your sneaky charm Mr Potter," Lily called through to the closet which is where he was now. All their clothes were now hung up, Lily assumed the house elves must have done it while they were sleeping. Lily hopped off the bed and went in to have a shower quickly. She washed her hair with some camomile shampoo and conditioner already in there. She rinsed her hair then popped out the shower grabbed a towel that was small enough to only just cover her face. She walked stark naked into the bedroom to see James pulling on a navy blue tshirt.

"What's this?" Lily said holding up a towel. He looked over and checked out her body before saying.

"That my dear is your towel. I customised it myself. I think it fulfills both our needs." James said smirking uncontrollably.

"It suits your needs you mean you little perv. I would say I'd punish you but that'll just end in more sex and I am tired. You rode me James Potter and I need a break from it all." Lily said giggling and pretending to be upset and flounce into the closet. James called after her.

"Okay then Lily. If I tired you out so much we won't do it again for a week so you don't get so warn out. Thats fine." Lily poked her head out of the closet at this and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Yeah right." Was all she said before going back in. James just laughed and pulled his other sock on. Lily rummaged through her clothes and realised there was more here than she owned.

"James who are all these clothes?" She called getting suspicious. Did some other girl stay here with him before Lily?

"Oh don't worry. No doubt my mum ordered them for you. She always wanted a daughter and always seems to find time for shopping. No doubt she stocked up a few things for you and the other girls. Lily jumped in glee as she found new tshirts and jeans all in perfect colours and sizes to suit her. There was also some fancy tops and a couple dresses. Lily pulled some jeans down, they were cool skinny jeans that didn't flare. She put them on and grabbed a plain white wife beater which she threw on over a lacy white bra. She then went over to James stuff and grabbed a nice green hoody which was soft and comfy. She threw it on over her top and pulled her magically dry, and naturally wavy hair out. It was loose and comfy but she still looked sexy in it with her cute new jeans. Then she pulled a pair of thick socks on and went out to find James. She didn't need shoes as she knew well enough that she wasn't going outside anytime soon.When James saw her he grinned.

"My mum buys you all those new clothes and you STILL steal my stuff. Well isn't that just peachy." He said pretending to be hurt.

"Get over it you sissy." Lily said bluntly. "I need breakfast." She added on grinning. James stood up and bowed.

"Yes your ladyship. At once." They left their room and knocked on everyone's doors. They didn't answer so they assumed the others were alreayd awake as it was eleven o'clock so they went to find them assuming they were in the lounge. They were in fact all in there.

"Finally they arise." Eddie called loudly out as Lily and James entered. They just shrugged.

"You guys want some breakfast?" James asked.

"Thank god. We have been waiting for you to get up and I am starving." Sirius said almost sounding like his old self. The group jumped up and they headed down the hall. They exited the corridor of bedrooms and back into the main one that was lead from the main stair case in the foyer. They then took another door and went into yet another corridor. The place reminded Lily of Alice in Wonderland with doors leading everywhere. They walked into the new corridor but it wasn;t actually a corridor but a place very similar to a house. The place has rooms leading off. There wasn't doors though just arcs in the wals to walk through. The first room off seemed to be the dining room.

"Lets eat in the kitchen," James said leading them to the end where they entered an enormous kitchen. There was an enormous bar surrounding the cooking area where James took a high seat, all his friends joined his. The elves rushed about making breakfast when James asked. Plates of sausage, bacon, eggs and toast appeared quicker than they could imagine. They group tucked in gratefully. They seemed also back to normal, banter was being passed between them, the looming idea of how much danger they were in was always hanging over them but they could only let it get to them down so much. They had breakfast for an hour, they sat and talked and sipped coffee religously as they discovered they all had a taste for it. Peter was quiet and when quesioned he just said that he was worried for his mother. He said she would be worried about him. They tried to comfort him but he seemed startled by this and said to just leave it. They backed off and left him to himself. Thy went in search of what was in the cave. James hadn't even seen part of it as it was so enormous. He said it was an entire cliff hollowed out into the ground and that right now they were prbably around a hundred feet below sea level. They travelled down a series of corridors before coming to a foyer that looked similar to the main one. But it didn't have staircases leading of it but doors.

"I remember this. This is where I kept the map I found." James said. His friends didn't know what map he meant so he went on to explain. "When I was younger I found a map hidden in one of the secret passages in this place. There are tonnes of secret passages but at the time I only knew a few of them. I barely remember them now. I haven't been down here for years. My parents just stopped letting me a while back. But anyway this was a magical map that showed the entire place in detail, where everyone was in here and if anyone entered it and stuff. Its where I got the idea for the marauders map." He explained to them, the marauders nodded but the girls still looked a little confused.

"Marauders map?" Lexi asked curiously.

"Never mind. Thats a marauder secret." Sirius said quickly grinning naughtily. The girls just rolled their eyes. Whatever it was it was probably trouble so therefore they didn't need to know.

"I'll get the map. I hid it here last time I came." James said walking over to the wall where there was a large decorative panel. In the centre they was a gilded mirror encrusted with jewels. It was extremely beautiful and when James grabbed it and pulled it away from the wall like an old creaky door the others gasped. He just grinned, reached into the cupboard type place in the wall and pulled out an old piece of parchment. He blew the dust off it and closed the mirror. He opened up the map and tapped it with his wand and said, "James Potter wishes to see the map." The map then sprung to life drawing the lines and detail of the cave house they were living in.

"It only reacts to my name, I think its an old family hearloom or something. Only Potter's can work it." James said looking over the map. "New bits have been added. I swear this place is always growing bigger, when I was little I got lost in here and it took my parents eight hours to find me and I wasn't even hiding. Just lost." He said. The others looked over his shoulder.

"Is that a pool?" Eddie said pointing to a large area over on the west wing.

"Sure is, its a natural one though, its like an in house natural spring. You'll see come on." Then James sped off down the corridor with everyone follwing laughing and trying the beat each other. They raced along corridors giggling and jumping over each other. They passed their corridor where their rooms are then they were back in the main foyer. They ran around the upper landing and into the next corridor into the what must be the west wing. The west wing was slightly different. It was clear the majority of the bedroom was in the east wing because the corridors here were slightly different leading off to different kind of rooms. James slowed and gave them a sort of guided tour. He consulted the map every so often in case he had forgotten something.

"There's the library," He said pointing into a big wood panelled room filled with books which Lily and Remus seemed particularly interested in.

"There's the Potter trophy room. The old one anyway. We have the stuff from the last two hundred Potter years in the main house. This whole place is like a monument to the Potter's from like a thousand years ago. My family are super old." James said grinning. Then they passed a place where there was only one door for a while. The room was obviously larger.

"Thats the ancient ball room." They caught a glimpse inside and they saw a large gold guilded room with a high glass detailed ceiling. The floor was shiny and looked at though it were made from solid gold. They carried on though with the promise from James that they're have a proper look another time. They finally arrived at a door with a large mosaic of a mermaid on it similar to the one in the prefect bathroom at Hogwarts. James pushed the door open and they entered the most amazing pool they had ever seen. It was part of the stone of the cliff which seemed to have been dug out of the cave bottom. The pool seemed to have different areas, it had an area which was shallow and about knee knee that seemed to have a beach with sand and everything that lead to an almost forest. There were small tree and plants growing around the back of the cave. The areas of the pool were separated by stone walls with small steps leading to each other. Another area was clearly deep with a small sourceless waterfall was giving water to. Another area looked to be bubbling, it was obviously a heated indoor spring by the steam coming from it. The areas were all enormous and the gang couldn't wait to go in.

"So what about swim suits?" Eddie said placing a hand on her hip and raising her eyebrows. "There ain't going to be any skinny dipping on my part." Sirius pouted and grabbed her waist from behind. He kissed her neck gently and whispered, "Well thats a disappointment." Eddie grinned.

"If you're good maybe you'll get a private show later." She said grinning wickedly. Sirius smiled happily and kept his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder looking over her shoulder to James.

"Suits... hm... I forgot about those. I think you can get them over here. My mum will have probably got some." He walked over to a smaller oak door to the side of the pool, where the others hadn't noticed yet. He opened it and walked through. Inside seemed to be a changing room with cubicles and big showers in the middle of the room. He walked over to the side of the room and opened a closet.

"Over here," He said. They walked over and there was an assortment of swimming costumes. The boys just grabbed various trunks, James grabbed some blue ones, Sirius grabbed some dark green one, Remus had some light blue and white ones and Peter chose some plain black. The girls took a longer time trying to pick out the right sizes and colours they wanted. there about twenty to choose from. In the end Lily picked out a green bikini with a halter neck top, it was classic looking but sexy at the same time, she also grabbed a pair of big white maralym monroe sunglasses she found in the back just because she loved them. Eddie chose a one piece in scarlett that had pieces cut out the side so that the top and bottom were only kept together by a hoop on the back and the front, it was revealing and sexy. Lexi chose a hot pink string bikini with a halter top and bottom held up and together with simple strings. Issy chose a purple bikini with hot pants bottoms that still showed a lot of backside and the top was a halter with thick straps. The group dispersed to various changing rooms to change. James was next to Lily's and he stood on the chair in his and peeked over to have a look. Lily had the bottom on already but she was topless and just reaching for the bikini top when she saw James was looking. She screamed and yelled at him saying he was a pervert. He had already changed and ran out his cubicle and into the pool area, Lily coming after him with her top now securely on.

"You little peeping tom!" Lily screamed looking furious and giggly at the same time. James ran straight to the deep pool and dived in. Lily ran after and dived in expertely after him. James seemed to have disappeared though and Lily knew he would dunk her so she went uner the water and opened her eyes and saw him swimming towards her so she grabbed him and pulled him deeper and when he started kicking away she let him go and came to the surface.

"You almost drowned me woman!" James exclaimed dramatically. Lily just laughed.

"Thats for being a pervert," Lily said back. James swam nearer to her treading water.

"I was just enjoying the view." James said cheekily. Lily raised an eyebrow and put her hand on top of his head and dunked him under then swam off at high speeds then got out the pool. When she was out she saw the girls were in the pool already but in the shallow bit on the beach lying down and relaxing letting the water splash them. The other boys saw James coming up from his dunking and dive bombed him sending him under again. The girls laughed and Lily lay down and joined the girls. They lay down and relaxed for a while chatting while the boys fooled around in the far pool.

"So things have certainly changed." Lexi said.

"What do you mean?" Lily said.

"Lily Evans going out with James. I mean Eddie and Sirius I saw coming but I was certain you would never let James into your life." Lexi said.

"How were you so sure about me?" Eddie said. Lexi just raised a skeptical eyebrow at her in answer. Eddie just grinned and shrugged.

"So I assume after our chat last night events carried on with everyone." Eddie said grinning her wicked smile. She stretched out long and lay her head back.

"I don't kiss and tell," Issy said pretending to not tell them. They raised an eyebrow at her as they do and she giggled. "Okay, okay. So we still haven't done it. Its not like either of us are virgins. I know he isn't. Remember that rumour that went round about him screwing Cecilia and her best friend Rebecca at the same time? He used to be always with girls but I guessed hes changed a bit. I think he thinks rushing it will ruin things. But after the things we did last night if we don't go all the way soon my head is going to blow up." The other girls grinned.

"How do you think I feel, Harry isn't here to satisfy my needs and what am I expected to do? Get with Peter? Don't make me sick." She said making the others laugh. They carried on talking about their boyfriends in the crude manner they favoured so much. Until Lily broke the pattern of talk.

"I've fallen in love with James," she said, she was lying back with her eyes closed and showed no emotion that she had said something out of the ordinary.

"What?" Eddie asked in surprise.

"I'm in love with him. It happened really sudden, but I definitely am. I can't believe how fast everything has happened. Its not even halfway through november. So much has happened. But I definitely am. Do you think you are?" She asked her friends.

"Well I have no idea, me and Harry didn't get as far as proper dating." Lexi said first.

"I don't know with Remus yet. I like him a lot. I think I need more time to decide, I like to take time in deciding something so important." Issy said. Lily waited for Eddie's answer.

"What about you Ed?" Lily asked.

"I don't know." Eddie said looking stressed about this decision. "I mean, we have fun, and I care about him a lot and everything. But love. I don't really do love. Its too much too soon. I just don't even want to think about it." Eddie said finally. She obviously was confused about her feelings and didn't want to talk about it. They changed the subject and went back to talking about whats going to happen with them staying here.

"We could be here for months, even years." Lexi said. They though about it for a while.

"We better make the most of it though right? I mean we have no adult supervision and a ... not even a mansion... this huge place to ourselves. I mean this is going to be fun. Though I do miss Hogwarts. It always felt like a second home and was always so safe." Eddie said. The others nodded.

"I wish we could go outside though. I want to do normal things like go clubbing and go shopping." Lexi said.

"Me too." Lily said. "But right now I want to go dive in that hot pool. Fancy it girls?" They nodded jumped up and ran over to the pool, the boys watched them. The girls running in swimwear was their idea of heaven. The girls jumped into the pool and gasped, the water was boiling but once used to it it was heavenly.They lounged about for a while. Lily saw that the hot pool had a little cave that led off it. She swam over to it and was easily to swim into it and saw the pool just carried on into another smaller cave. The water was still boiling and bubbling. She rested on a stone underwater seat for a while enjoying the peace of it. When she closed her eyes after a while she felt an arm snake over her stomach and stroke her leg. She didn't need to open her eyes to know it was James. She had memorised his touch.

"Hey baby," James whispered huskily to her in her ears. He was leaning over her in her underwater seat. They had complete privacy and she knew her friends would hear her quiet moan at his sexy voice. He stroked her leg gently in the water. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"You're looking pretty dam sexy in those swimming trunks James Potter." Lily said grinning. James laughed.

"Thanks. I really do don't I." James said pulling back to flex his muscles jokingly and prance around. Lily giggled and grabbed his arm and pulled his to her. She kissed him immediately on the lips. He grinned at her mouth and kissed her back spreading her lips and rubbing his tongue against hers. She pulled away.

"James Potter. Going straight for frenching. I need romancng. I am a lady you know." Lily said teasingly. James pouted then looked naughty.

"You weren't so ladylike last night when I took you three times and I believe all three times were your idea. Not innocent at all me thinks." James said kissing her neck gently.

"James," Lily said pushing him gently on his chest stopping his gentle kisses. "Not that I don't love the sex frenzy we have enjoyed on our first day here. But I just want a minute." James stopped and looked at her seriously. "Its nothing wrong, I just want you to know I... well... I think I've fallen in love with you." James looked completely unmoved for a while. Before he pulled her into the most romantic of kisses. When he pulled back he said, "I have always loved you Lily. Always." They hugged for a bit, Lily resting her head on James' chest. After all the sex the most intamate part of their new relationship was this part. They didn't do anythign else but hold each other.

They joined the group later on. The others were all making the most of the room. Siruis had somehow climbed the cave wall and was at the top of the wall beside the deep pool. Just as James and Lily came out he cried out "Bombs away!" then dived head first into the pool making a splash that reached everyone and soaked them.

"Wooo!" James called to his friend cheering on Sirius' crazy stunt. Eddie looked annoyed but was laughing all the same. James tried to copy his friend but ending up getting halfway before Sirius sneakily climbed quickly up behind him and pulled his shorts down giving everyone a view of James' pert bottom. While James tried to pull them back up he fell backwards into the pool. When he resurfaced he recieved shouts of mocking.

"The cheek of you Mr Potter!" Came from Peter.

"You seriously made an ass out of yourself this time Prongs buddy!" Sirius yelled as he jumped out of the pool incase James decided to exact his revenge. Lily, Remus and the rest of the girls just laughed until their sides hurt. James just grinned not annoyed at all.

"You know you all loved it." James smirked. Then he licked his finger and pretended that his ass was sizzling and he even made the noise. The others just groaned at his vain attitude.

"Enough of that. Chicken time!" Sirius yelled.

"What's chicken?" Issy asked.

"Everyone gets a partner then one gives the other a piggy back in the water and the people on top have to try to knock the other pairs over. Boys are usually the bottom person unless you fancy giving one of us strapping lads a piggy back Isabelle?" Sirius said grinning.

"Bagsy Sirius as a partner!" Lexi yelled suddenly. When Eddie looked at her suspiciously and amused at the same time. Lexi just grinned.

"What he's clearly played this before and I like to win." She said laughing. Eddie just shrugged and bagsied Remus. Lily grabbed Peter who looked slightly apprehensive but James already had Issy on his shoulders and they were planning tactics so Peter just bent down in the water and let Lily climb up. When they were all ready they began war. Lily went straight for Issy and James and as they had planned tactics they alreayd knew what to do. They dodged to the left and pushed Lily from the side and Lily tumbled and fell straight off Peter's shoulders and into the water. Then James and Issy were expertely pulled into the water by Sirius who had kneeled down in the water and grabbed James by the knees and pulled therefore tripping James and him and Issy both went tumbling down. Then they went after Eddie and Remus. Eddie grabbed Lexi's hands and tried pushing her over but Lexi pushed back. Sirius didn't see the other four moving in on him though and James went up and pulled Sirius shorts down which made Sirius lose his balance and Lexi went flying off. Eddie and Remus jumped about in joy.

"We win!" Eddie yelled happily.

"Nu uh!" Sirius cried now covered up. "You cheated." He was pouting now.

"Aw is little baby Sirius upset he didn't win." James said in a baby voice. "Revenge is sweet Pad'." Sirius pouted again then grinned.

"Fair play," He said clapping his hands together as if the matter was final. They played around for a while longer before the girls had had enough and said they wanted to get out.

"You can stay in if you want. We'll go have a tour with the map if you don't mind." Lily said to James.

"Thats fine. We'll catch up with you later." James replied. The girls went and got changed and magically dried their hair. Lily put on her jeans and hoody on and dried her naturally wavey again. The others were wearing similar things as well. The girls walked out of the changing room and the boys were still playing around in the water dive bombing and pushing each other under the water.

"James!" Lily called. James looked up at Lily and grinned. "Yeah?" He asked.

"I've taken the map okay so we can have a look around." Lily said.

"Okay, have fun!" James called back.

The girls thenwalked out of the pool and into the corridor outside.

"Where to ladies?" Lily asked opening the map. The others looked over her shoulder and at the map. The place was so vast that they didn't know where to begin. The various rooms were labelled and they scanned to see what rooms could be fun. A vast room over the very far side of the cave was labelled quidditch pitch.

"No way!" Eddie exclaimed when she saw it. "An inddor quidditch pitch! Thats awesome!" The others just grinned. Eddie was the only one of them that really cared about quidditch. They kept looking and saw that there was a spa room a few corridors away.

"No question! We are going to the spa!" Lexi said grinning at her friends. They started off for the room taking a left then a right then another left and eventually came to the spa room. Inside was an assorted of things to keep them amused. There was another steam room, a manicure/pedicure place, an area for facials, an area containing various witch products for skin care. The girls grinned and checked everything out. They found a cupboard and found of posh white dressing gowns. They all stripped to underwear and threw them of. They all put they hair up and put head bands on to keep their hair on their faces. They tried out some of the witch products. Lily smeared on some "Lady Guilter's Smooth Skin Magic Potion". Once on it turned a delicate pink colour and felt really tingly and nice. The others tried various things like face packs. They had to leave their face packs to dry so they decided to do their nails again. They cleaned them off and then began trying to choose colours. Eddie found a nice shade of dark green that she liked, Lily found a bright red that she loved and felt clashed amazingly with her hair, Lexi chose a a wild shade of hot pink and Issy chose metallic silver. They all sat in the special chairs and did each others nails then gave each other pedicures as well. When finished they removed the facial creams and admired their now amazingly soft skin.

"Witch products are definitely the way forward. There was me being stupid and using muggle stuff." Eddie said touching her silky skin and smiling. The others laughed and they all went and dunked their feet in the hot tub and chatted.

"So, if this is what being in hiding means never let me be found." Lexi said enjoying the bubbles on her feet. The others giggled. Lily looked serious again soon though.

"Seriously though, this won't last forever. They will find us out eventually. and when they do we'll have to run... or fight." Lily said, a sombre mood went through the group.

"We'll run Lil's. There's no way we could fight them. I'm scared though. I mean its only a matter of time until they find us, and when that happens, then what?" Lexi said.

"I don't know. We'll just have to keep running. I just think all this glamour is blinding us a bit." Lily said seriously. "All this is great fun and all, this place is the most amazing place I have ever been. But I think we should be aware of what could be happening outside. I mean people could be or are dying." Lily said.

"You're right Lily." Eddie said.

"But we shouldn't let us get it down." Issy said suddenly. "If its going to happen its going to happen, but until it happens I think we should at least enjoy ourselves for the hours, days, or weeks we have until we have to leave here." The others nodded. It was a strange situation. They were in paradise, but in a way they were in hell waiting until their hunters came after them. They sat for a while longer before changing back into their clothes and going to find the boys. They assumed the boys would have headed back to the rooms by now and were right as they found the boys in the TV room at the end of their bedrooms corridor watching Armageddon on the big screen. The girls joined. Eddie going and sitting on Sirius' lap, Issy sitting beside Remus and cuddling up to him, and Lily went and sat at James feet resting her head back on his legs. Lexi sat on the other side of Issy, Peter lay on the floor looking up at the television. They all sat quietly and watched the movie. When it was over they realised they had missed lunch, to Sirius' great dismay as he had never missed a meal before in his life, so they went and asked the elves to get them something, they asked this time not to bring so much food, the last time they had almost exploded from eating too much. The elves said okay and brought them back a huge tureen of macaronni cheese, and a big bowl of strawberries. The gang all grabbed a plate and helped themselves, they also got butterbeers from the elves so they all took one then sat back and watched another movie, this time it was the girls choice, they chose a romance called "Romeo and Juliet" it had Leonardo Dicaprio in it and was a tragic romance. The boys all groaned when they found out they had to watch it but once they saw the first scene was a shoot out between two rivalling families they quientened down and watched. They ate their food and watched peacefully until they movie was over. The girls all had a tear in their eye and the boys all seemed fairly quiet.

"Okay!" Sirius said, "Now that thats over, thank god, I'm goign to bed." Eddie looked at his skeptically.

"Pah! Sirius Black don't think I didn't hear you sniffle when Juliet shot herself at the end. You loved it." Eddie said laughing. Sirius just looked embarassed.

"Was not," Sirius said pouting at Eddie who was still on his lap.

"Was too." Eddie replied quietly as she got off his lap. "Okay gang. Its half twelve and I am tired. Nighty night." Eddie then pulled Sirius up and they headed pff for bed.

"Ten pounds says they're doing anything but sleeping." Lexi whispered to Lily who just smirked.

"I'm tired too, night." Peter said who got up and went off to bed.

"Ten pounds says he is goign to sleep," Lily said giggling to Lexi who giggled as well.

"What are you two laughing about then?" James asked. Lily just looked innocent.

"Nothing," she said.

"How come I don't believe you." James said getting up and pulling Lily up with him. He grabbed her and tickled her, she squirmed and screamed and laughed.

"Let me go Potter!" She screamed. He just laughed, then picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. She struggled to get away but it was useless, he just carried her down the corridor to their bedroom and dumped her straight on the bed.

"That was mean," Lily said pouting. James just grinned.

"I'm taking a shower." James said. Lily raised an eyebrow naughtily. "Alone Miss Evans. I actually want to shower." James added on laughing. Lily pretended to be upset but instead just let him go, once gone she changed into her pyjamas and pulled a magazine out of her trunk. She lay down on the bed and read it with her feet in the air. When James came back in in his pyjamas his hair was all wet and ruffled, which made Lily think how gorgeous he was. He looked up from towel drying his hair and saw her looking and smiled.

"What?" James asked. Lily just grinned.

"I can't believe how fast I fell for you. After all the time I didn't like you. Then bang this year happened and here we are." Lily said smiling happily. "Oh and I was thinking how gorgeous your are. But don't let it go to your head." James grinned and flexed his muscles in a silly body builder type way.

"Oh. My. God. You're vain." Lily said in a pretend shocked voice. "I never know you had this side to you James Potter. Its over between you and me." Lily looked pretend sad and then sweeped her hand over her forehead in a pretend dramatic way and James immediately played along.

"Oh my Lily, I am sorry for my vainess. I will try to be better. Just take me back." Then James couldn't take it and burst out laughing and did a running jump onto the bed. He was dressed in his pyjamas as well and he grabbed Lily and dragged her to him where they lay on top of the blankets at the top of the bed cuddled up.

"Tell me all about you Lily. I want to know everything. We started so fast we never had time to really get to know each other." James said, Lily turned her head to look up at him and she smiled.

"Sure. What do you want to know?" Lily asked.

"Everything. What's your favourite colour? Where's your favourite place in the whole world? Who do you trust more than anyone? Or just tell me random facts. What's you worst habit? How do you like your eggs?" James reeled off the questions as though he had practised them. Lily looked thoughtful and amused.

"Well then. Favourite clour has to be green. Same as my eyes. My favourite place is this little place at the very end of my garden, its this tree that hangs over this tiny little stream and my dad... he fitted a rope swing to it when I was a kid and I would always go down and sit in the branch but I was always too scared to go on the swing until one day my sister Petunia said I was a chicken and I got angry that I got on it and swung so far that I flew off it and landed in the field on the other side of the stream. From then on I went there everyday and swung on it." Lily said all this with a fondness in her voice. James just smiled and stayed silent. "Now, who do I trust more than anyone, well my best friend is Eddie, but I would trust any of my girls with my secrets. I trust them indefinitely. Random facts, I have a teddy called Elephant that I have had since I was born and I take him everywhere with me. My worst habit is I guess overthinking. I always think about things and judge on whether they will turn out good or not and never let them just happen. And last but not least definitely not least I would have to say fried eggs. Though sometimes I quite fancy a boiled egg." Lily reeled off her answers and James smiled.

"Elephant?" James said grinning.

"He's in my trunk." Lily said blushing a little. James just rolled over and reached under the bed and pulled out a plain blue cuddly toy hippo.

"This is Geoffrey." James said blushing a little back. Lily burst out laughing.

"Do the other marauders know you have little Geoffrey?" Lily asked giggling.

"No! And you can't tell them!" James said looking slightly worried.

"Don't worry I won't." Lily said pulling James to her and give him a cuddle. "Do you think they'll come after us soon James?" Lily asked referring to the Death Eaters.

"They are after us Lily, and it probably won't be long till they find us. When they do we'll go somewhere else. There's no problem. We should have warning of them coming and when they come we should be gone." James said stroking his hand down Lily's soft hair.

"I just don't think its a good idea being here for too long. I think we're putting your parents in danger," Lily said.

"I don't want you to lose as I have." Lily pressed her head into James chest and took and deep breathe. He continued stroking her hair as they lay in silence. They were both consumed with thoughts. Lily was thinking of the near future and where it would lead them. James thought only of Lily.

This was waaaay long so anyone who read it in one sitting well done!