Chapter 4

Severus's eyes were wide open and fear ran through his body as he saw his enemy right there at the door. His blood turned cold and it felt like to him he was paralyzed and he thought that James would come and push him off the window since he's like that.

James on the other hand was shocked as well, he didn't know what to do and he couldn't believe Severus was going to jump off the 7th floor window.

"W-wait! Don't jump off just…yet…" James said trying to encourage him to come back in.

Severus didn't move and still cold blood ran through him. "Get out!" Severus snapped once he had the ability to speak again.

"Why are you doing this?" James asked.

"I don't have to explain myself to you!" Severus growled at James, he hated him with a passion and I don't think anyone knows how much pain and furry Severus has on James.

James didn't say anything, he didn't know what to say, he could feel the angry vibe lingering around the room from Severus. He thought making one move, one muscle twitching would make Severus jump; he had to actually think about his words this time, for the first time actually.

"Can you just get away from the window so I can talk to you?" James asked precariously, he was nervous and really didn't want Severus dying because the blame would go straight forward to James.

"Why should I? So you can humiliate me again! I think not!" Severus continuously snapped as he held tight onto the window.

James sighed, "At least get down from the window so you won't slip and I get blamed."

Severus gave a distraught face, "Oh this is ALL about you, trying to make me feel better so then you look like the hero, as always, and I think not Potter."

James had to admit Severus was right; so many times James would do something to make himself look good, like the time when James saved Severus from the werewolf Remus when Severus was going to go to the shrieking shack.

Severus cautiously put a foot down on the empty classroom floor and swung his leg over so both his feet were firmly on the ground.

"Much better," James smiled, but Severus still looked angry.

"I want to say I'm sorry about earlier…I'll get all the pictures back…" James said half hearted.

Severus narrowed his eyes and walked to his cauldron to stir his potion, "You already showed it to the public taking it from them won't make a difference."

James was now angry; he was trying to apologies to Severus, but Severus just threw it back in his face. James took a deep breath and tried to be calm, which was NOT part of his character traits. He took a few steps forward.

"Look…" James was close to Severus now.

Severus, from habit, reacted and span around facing Potter and searched for his wand, but unfortunately he left it back in his dorm.

"Stay away from me Potter!" Severus sneered.

"I'm trying to apologies!" James said taking another step forward.

Severus took a step back but slipped on some liquid that was on the ground and fell backward banging his head onto the steaming hot cauldron. It was about to fall on him and the potion was going to spill all over Severus.

James was shocked, why wasn't Severus moving? James then noticed Severus was unconscious on the ground. James dragged him away from the falling cauldron and only a bit of potion landed on Severus's skin which began to burn him. It also landed on James's back hand and it was very hot on his skin.

"ACK!" James clamped his hand on his burning one and looked around the room, but nothing was there for him to dip his burnt hand.

James looked at Severus, a huge gash was on his forehead and blood began dripping down from it, "Crap," James growled. He lifted Severus up, "I hate you." He then dragged him to the hospital wing.

"MADAME POMFREY!" James yelled out for the nurse.

When Madame Pomfrey came out with her night clothes she looked shock and ran quickly to James. She took Severus and lied him down on the cot.

"What happened!" She asked in a rush voice.

"He slipped and banged his head on a cauldron, his skin also got burned some," James explained. Madame Pomfrey looked down at James's hand.

"You have been burned as well," She quickly walked to a cabinet and took out some cream and smothered it all over James's hand. Instantly James felt the cool cream calm his skin and it felt nice.

"Madame Pomfrey, can you not tell anyone about this? I mean the students, I don't want them putting me at fault for hurting Severus when I really didn't," James explained.

The nurse gave some thought then agreed, "Oh alright, but you have to come in here everyday to check up on him, understood?"

James smiled and nodded.

"Now go off to bed."

James walked off to his dormitory and went to sleep with the rest of the sleeping Marauders. The next morning came and everyone was at the Great Hall, but one person, James.

"Where's James? He wasn't in bed and now he's not in the Great Hall?" Sirius asked Remus while taking a huge bite of his toast.

"I'm not sure, he probably got caught yesterday wondering around the halls," Remus shrugged.

"What was he doing?" Sirius asked.

"Um…Trying to find his special quill," Remus lied.

"Special quill? I never knew he had one," Sirius shrugged and went back to eating.

Remus gave out a sigh of relief and went back to eating. He couldn't tell Sirius James was going to take back all the pictures or else Sirius would think James is getting a conscience and Sirius always thought he never had one.

James was in the infirmary watching the sleeping/unconscious Severus Snape. He sighed, "Madame Pomfrey? Do you know how long he will stay asleep?" he asked.

Madame Pomfrey was in the middle of rewrapping the huge gash that was left behind from the cauldron. "Well who knows, this is a pretty deep wound." She explained. She then left to her office leaving James and Severus alone.

A week has passed and each day James would visit Severus more and more often, he now used his Breakfast, passing time, lunch, dinner, and any spare time he had and spent it with Severus waiting for him to wake. But his eyes were still closed.

The other 3 Marauders were really worried for James since they only see him in class. When it was their final period the three of them finally had the guts to ask James what he's up to.

"James come on tell us what's going on!" Sirius asked a bit demanding.

"It's nothing really!" James said.

"Were worried about you, you can tell us what your doing we won't be mad!" Sirius urged him more.

"Ok fine, I'm making a really nice project thing for Lilly to contribute my deep passionate love for her on Valentines Day next year," James said lying pretty well but Sirius didn't buy it.

"Come on, just tell me!" Sirius asked.

"Fine, I was out one night and scared Snivellus and he got hurt so I just gave him to Madame Pomfrey and she told me I had to look after him since it was all my fault," James said half lying half telling the truth.

Sirius crossed his arms, "You're lying," he said, he sounded like he wanted to believe James, but he thought James would never do such a thing.

James sighed, "Follow me…"

They walked into the infirmary to see Severus still unconscious.

Sirius eyes widened, "Whoa you weren't lying! Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I thought you would hate me…I don't know…" James shrugged.

Sirius then gave a roar of laughter, "I would hate you! Prongsy I could NEVER hate you!" He gave another laugh and grabbed his friend into a friendly hug.

"Sirius! Is the hug necessary!" James's voice sounded muffled.

"Yes," Sirius grinned then let go of him, "Alright, I have detention I have to serve, so I'll see you later, James and remember you can tell me anything, later." Sirius walked out and James waved bye.

He sat down next to the cot where Severus sat and sighed, "When will you wake up?" he asked him though Severus couldn't talk back. James noticed Severus bandages needed to be changed. He went to the nurses office, but Madame Pomfrey wasn't there and noticed a note.

James, I had to step out for a few hours, can you change Severus's bandages?

Madame Pomfrey

James sighed, "Aww I agreed to look after him but not change his bloody bandages!" James complained to himself. He grabbed the fresh bandages from the cabinet and walked to Severus. He unwrapped the old bandages and from the looks of it Severus's head was healing a lot. He then wrapped fresh ones around Severus's head. But something shocked James's the most. All these years James called Severus a greasy haired got thinking Severus had greasy hair, but come to find out its really soft and silky, as if he DID wash his hair everyday like a normal person.

"WHOA!" James said

Severus shockingly opened his eyes, "Came to touch my hair have you Potter?" He asked in a weak voice.

James set Severus's head down back on the pillow, "No! Why would I want to touch your hair! I mean…it's so soft and…" James didn't proceed with his sentence any further.

"I was actually asleep when that friend of yours came in" Severus gave out somewhat of a rude tone as he sat himself up on the cot.

James crossed his arms, "It's all your fault I had to spend the WHOLE week looking after you because you decided to slip and bang your head!"

"I was gone for a whole week?" Severus asked as he put a hand on his forehead where the wound was. He winced from the pain.

"You're not supposed to touch it genius," James said sarcastically at the genius part.

Severus narrowed his eyes at James.

"You should consider yourself lucky I could have left you there in the 7th floor and left you to die, but no I carried you ALL the way down here," James said.

"Thank you then," Severus said in a calm and sincere voice.

"So you should thank me for help- wait what?" James stopped himself, was his ears deceiving him?

"I said, thank you." Severus repeated himself.

James looked shocked, "Um your welcome… I'm sorry for posting all those pictures up… I took them back from everyone…" James said feeling awkward around the Slytherin.

Severus turned his head to the window, "I forgive you…" Severus sighed.

Weeks later Severus was back on his feet and everything was back to normal, James continued teasing Severus and Severus always getting mad, to the public they seemed like they despised each other, but at night when everyone is snuggled away in bed Severus and James go out in the halls underneath the invisibility cloak and cause mayhem for those who are out in bed and to the prefects.

D: OH NO IT ENDED! But it became a happy ending YAY! Severus and James are now friends YAY! And I'm sorry if you came to read this for any yaoi, but no there isn't any yaoi I'm sorry! Anyways, here it is the last and final chapter, I hope you enjoy it! I take requests since I am horrible at thinking of ideas. I'm actually shocked I pulled this one off o.o My other ones are not even finished! xD lol but anyways here you are REVIEW PLLLEEEAAASSSSEEEEEE! Oh sorry for the grammar mistakes i skimmed through it editing a bit of stuff but im rather busy and my mom is such a nag for me to do everything -_- anyways please review! BYE!