Chapter Seven

The next Hogsmeade weekend came soon. James and Lily went together, as an actual couple. Lily and James were a very mushy couple. They went everywhere together. Except maybe the bathroom. It was slightly disgusting to some people. Namely Sirius. His eyes followed them everwhere they could. It was a disturbing obsession. He tried to find anything wrong he possibly could about their relationship. Any sign of artificial feelings. He could find none. Sirius wanted Lily back now more than ever. Mostly because he wanted to take her from James, but on some level, he still cared for her. Sirius adopted some stalkerish qualities on his quest to win Lily back. On this Hogsmeade weekend, James and Lily strolled down the main road of Hogsmeade, occasionally stopping to look in store windows. They turned down a back street and walked hand in hand slowly up the street. Lily turned around every few steps to look behind her.

"Something wrong?" James asked.

"I just get the feeling we're being followed," Lily told him as she looked around at the empty road. She shrugged and took James hand again. Lily turned around again, but saw nothing. "Can we go back? This is just getting a little weird," Lily asked.

"If its bothering you that much," The couple turned around and headed back to the main road. Neither of them noticed Sirius crouched behind a garbage bin.

Lily and James met up with Frank Longbottom in the Three Broomsticks. James ordered butterbeer for the three of them and they sat and chatted about nothing in particular. After about twenty minutes in the Three Broomsticks, James began to get that eerie feeling of being watched.

"Come on Lily. Let's go. Bye Frank," As they left the pub, James explained his reason for such an abrupt departure.

"See! I'm not going crazy!" Lily joked as they headed back to Hogwarts.

During the next weeks, Sirius became more and more determined to win Lily back. He had no idea how he was going to accomplish this extremely difficult task but he knew he would do it somehow.

"Please Lily!" James begged. He poked out his bottom lip and gave her the sad eyes.

"No James! You are not going to copy my essay. Maybe if you started it a week ago like I told you to, you wouldn't be in this dilemma!" Lily scolded, avoiding his gaze. She knew that if she looked into his eyes her heart would melt and she would let him copy her homework. And that was something she didn't want to happpen. She gathered up her stuff and headed to her room. A few seconds after standing up, she realized that James was still following her. She sighed and handed him her essay.

"Never again James!" James snatched the parchment from her grasp with a grin. He planted a wet kiss on her mouth and bounded over to the couch to copy it. Lily rolled her eyes and headed into her room. Five minutes later, there was a knock on Lily's door. Before she could answer, James came strolling in with her essay in hand. He handed it to her and sat down on her bed.

"What would I do without you?" Lily smirked.

"You would fail all of your classes,"

"Oh, I forgot to ask. What are you doing for Christmas Vacation?" James inquired.

"I was just going to stay. I really don't feel like facing my sister anytime soon,"

"Okay its settled then," Lily frowned. "You're coming to stay with me,"

"Oh James I couldn't intrude like that,"

"Don't be thick. You're coming and thats final!"

Wow I really had no idea where I was going for this chapter. Its really short. I have problems with that. Maybe the next one will be longer. It seems like a lot of time is passing isnt it? Well I need some stuff to fill the spaces in with. Give me some ideas of where to go with their relationship!