A.N: Sorry for the lack of updates! I've got a whole list of excuses, but I'll just shush and get on with the story, yes? ;)

And this a little bit of a short one, but it leads onto a mahoosive one later. :)

April 17th still

The Great Hall (still)

Ah.

Erm.

Maybe I'll..

I'll write later.

Yeah.

I'll write later.

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That Evening

Girl's Dormitory

I can't even begin to write about what happened in the Hall earlier. It was just...degrading, immature, embarrassing...and stupid, completely and utterly.

I mean...

Ugh.

Do boys always have to get into a huge fight over things? Like physically? Is it some sort of show of masculine superiority over other blokes?

Because when Sirius Black walked back into the Great Hall, I certainly didn't expect what I saw to actually happen because that means the world's been turned on it's head and everything's gone so wrong somewhere along the line.

Potter and Black are in the Hospital Wing right now...I mean, the Hospital Wing. They started fighting in front of everyone at dinner. And Professor McGonagall had to perform the Body-Bind to stop them both!

Of course, the rest of the school started egging them on, especially the Slytherins. Especially Snape, actually. He looked really smug.

Remus looked like his world had come to an end. I think he was actually shaking. He couldn't stop them fighting...though...actually I think he was egging James on.

James was yelling something about something while they were punching and kicking each other but I couldn't quite make out what. Something about putting someone's life in danger and Sirius had no sense. (Which, of course, I agree with, Black is completely lacking in that area.)

But do you know what the ponce did? (Potter, not Black)

He actually looked round for me when they were being ushered to the Hospital Wing and smiled. SMILED.

The bloody NERVE.

I mean, you start a fight with your supposed "best friend" in the Hall, make a complete fool of yourself in front of the entire school, lose 50 House Points, yes 50, for your House, and you still have the audacity to smile at someone like you haven't done anything wrong?

Does that make sense to anyone else around here?

Anyone?

Thought not.

Ugh.

I don't care if Potter saved someone from being ravaged by wild beasts; it gives him no right to act like a complete and utter prick.

Although, I suppose he can't help it. It seems being an absolute idiot is encoded in his DNA.

I'm going to bed now before I feel the urge to throw something.

Preferably at Potter's stupid head.

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Girl's Dorm

God-knows-what-time-it-is

Okay.

Did you hear that?

No?

There!

There are noises coming from the Common Room downstairs.

Loud noises.

Like someone's in there creeping around.

And Marlene won't wake up.

Nor will Emmie. Or Alice.

Oh Godric I'm alone.

Oh Godric what if it's an attacker?

OH GODRIC IT'S DEATH EATER'S COME TO MURDER US ALL IN OUR BEDS AND NO-ONE KNOWS BUT ME!

Okay...breathe, Lily. In. Out. In. Out.

...Alright.

Time to play Super-Lily and save Gryffindor Tower from doom.

...I'm taking my wand with me.

...Maybe I won't go just yet.

Or yet.

Or-

AH NOISE!

...Okay. I'm going.

Be brave, Lily. You're a Gryffindor. You're supposed to be brave to the point of stupidity.

Right. Going now.

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Gryffindor Common Room

Still-don't-know-the-time

...There's no-one here.

But there were definitely noises. I heard something. I swear.

Hmm...

This is defiantly topping off my Day-Of-Absolute-Strange-And-Surreal-Things-That-I-Never-Thought-Would-Happen.

...Maybe I should just sit down for a while...

AAAAHHHHHH!

...Did the sofa just scream when I did?

Oh Merlin and Agrippa, I must be dreaming. Chairs can't scream, even if this is the Wizarding World.

...Can't they?

Right, maybe if I just gently poke the sofa again...

"Lily, what in Merlin's name are you doing?"