Chapter 7: BAM!

A/N: Sorry for not updating in so long! The Internet was down, and I had exams and huge projects. Sorry again. Matoka Wilde, I added the drama you asked for…….

Guys, if the stuff about OC stories bugs you just tell me. It's just that I read so much Sevlily that it's hard to come up with stuff that isn't clichéd.

This chapter is raw and unedited, I just wanted to get it out there 'cause I wanna go to bed badly!

Disclaimer: All JKs except for OCs

"I did it! I actually did it!" screamed Winry running into the library hugging Serena.

"What?" She asked patting her friend on the back. Unsure whether she should be frightened or not.

"I just went up to him, and BAM! It was exhilarating!"

"I can see.." Serena said still confused, then understanding suddenly dawned on her, "You dumped Brett?" She inquired quietly.

"Yes! Haven't you been listening to me!?!" Winry asked frustrated.

"Um, sorta. I just didn't- Oh shit! Win" She said as a familiar figure tapped her friend on the shoulder with a pointy finger.

"Mrs. Lane, I sure have." said Madame Pince smiling wickedly, "Now get OUT OF MY LIBRARY! I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS FROM YOU! YOU, OFF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD RESPECT THE SANCTITY OF THE LIBRARY! THE NEED FOR PEACE AS EAGER STUDENTS…" apparently Madame Pince was unaware of the fact that the only person in the library had been Serena reading a witch weekly magazine.

"I'm very sorry." Winry apologized, "It will never happen again. I don't know what came over me. I-"

"Let's just go!" Serena smirked interrupting Winry's frantic apologies. She grabbed Winry's wrist and started pulling her out the door.

"Good riddens." Madame Pince said satisfied that peace had been restored.

Serena just rolled her eyes at the lady. Once they were out of the library Serena turned on her friend, "I am so proud of you! Tell me all about it!" She said hugging her.

Winry was walking through the grounds aimlessly. She was just so confused! How could this have happened? How could you love, or like someone so much, and then suddenly feel guilty every time you talked to them (how brief it may be)?

Even though Brett had been mean at times, what she was doing was worse. It wasn't fair to him. How could she let him think that she still liked him when she so obviously did not. It was like lying. It was disloyal and unfair! The Gryffindor in her would not stand for it! She had to do something!

But three years. They had been dating for three whole years. Who was she to throw that down the drain because of a little rough patch? The connection she had with him was so strong. Well it used to be.

Was Serena right? Were she and Brett truly over? After all this time? Had she really wasted three years of her life on this guy, and now nothing? No, not wasted she said thinking of the good times. How happy they had been. She could still clearly picture their mingled laughter, the ease with which they had talked. Where had it gone?

Oh gosh, the guilt came flooding back again.

This wasn't fair, to either of them she had to do something. As if her thoughts had been heard, her prayers answered:

"He Brett, there's your girlfriend!" Win looked up blushing, seeing Brett's face go red as well.

"Hi Win." Muttered Brett.

"Hey, I need to talk to you, alone…" What was she doing?

They walked over to the lake, and faced each other.

After what seemed like an hour…

"Lets just be friends!" Winry blurted into the silence.

Brett didn't look surprised, just a little sad.

She could do this; she was doing the right thing. "I mean," she continued, "This just isn't working, we've barely talked since school, started, it's been three weeks! I just think maybe we should you know, take a break, see how it goes…" She finished smiley sadly but hopefully.

"I agree" Brett spoke for the first time. He seemed defeated, but relieved.

"So we'll still be friends? I don't mean 'let's just be friends' as in 'I never want to see you again'. I really don't want to lose you" They'd been really great friends since first year as of two weeks ago. They may not be together romantically anymore, but should that really be a reason to throw four years down the drain.

"Yes, of course." He said even more relieved, "Apart from common belief, that's what the phrase 'just friends' implies." He said smiling.

That was the Brett she knew! "See you around?"

"See you around?" he mirrored.

Then they hugged, the first hug they'd had in three years as just friends.

"You hugged him?" Serena raised an eyebrow. "Joking" She said raising her hands at the look Winry gave her.

"So do you think I did the right thing?"

"Yes I do. Hey now that you're no longer taken tell me, Sirius is hot right? Right?

"I am not getting into this again!" On the first night back the girls in their dorm had had a 'Hot or Not' debate, and Winry hadn't gotten involved claiming that it was unfaithful to Brett.

"Oh ya, I forgot to tell you about Sirius……" Serena went into a story of her latest escapade with Sirius.

Now that Winry was no longer with Brett, she could finally admit, without feeling guilty, Sirius was kinda hot.

Lily and Severus were walking around the grounds enjoying the last of the year's warm weather. Severus had brought up an inside joke from the past, which had stated their current argument: whether professor Slughorn had a crush on Lily.

"Sev, that's disgusting!" she crinkled her nose.

"Definitely, but true!" He said reasonably concealing a smile.

"You're like calling your head of house a pedophile or something." She said making a face.

"That I am. But you must admit the evidence… your marks in potions. You got twenty points last week for looking 'radiant' on the first day!"

Lily blushed, but quickly shot back, "You're just jealous because Gryffindor got an early lead for the house cup."

"I will never be jealous of Gryffindor." He said proudly, although he mentally added except for the fact that they have you.

"Sev, the idea is sickening. I literally want to hurl." She said shaking her head

"I quite agree and will join you anytime, but the way he talks to you…" Severus smirked and mimicked in Slughorn's jolly voice, "Lily you're so amazing! Beautiful and smart, a fatal combination! Oh it was simply dreadful that you couldn't come to my dinner, it would please me so if you could attend the next! Oh Lily-"

Lily smacked him, "Okay Sev, I get the point. Haha you're sooo funny!" She said sarcastically.

"You can't blame me for thinking that Slughorn might like you." He said softly

"And why is that?" She asked getting annoyed. He'd almost milked this joke dry over the last few years

"Because you're the most beautiful and amazing girl I have ever met. Your kind, smart, loyal-"

She cut him of with a kiss. "What were you saying about Slughorn?" She asked smiling sweetly.

"Nothing at all." And this time he kissed her.

"Oh gawd, that's disgusting!" They whipped around.

There was Bellatrix Black, her cousin Regulus, Rosier, and Mulciber either laughing or looking repulsed.

Lily just rolled her eyes.

"What's your problem 'Sev'? I thought that Evan (Rosier) put you straight the other day?" Regulus asked glancing at Lily

"I tried." Said Rosier coolly

"Feel free to pick up where you left off." Bellatrix said casually, "But really Severus, kissing a mudblood! I thought you had more dignity than that!"

Severus had stiffened. As they walked away Lily whispered to him, "It doesn't matter, they don't matter."

It did. Since he'd started seeing Lily most of the Slytherins had been trying their best to make his life a living hell. While a few were indifferent ("She's hot, besides it's not like he wants to marry her or something") the people he considered his friends were not. "Yes it does," He muttered

Lily raised her eyebrows, "Sev, why do you even care what they think?" She asked, exasperated.

"They're my friends; I don't want to talk about it." Severus replied angrily

"Oh come on! You can't seriously call them your friends after the way they've treated you these past few weeks." Severus didn't reply so Lily continued, "You don't need them you have me. Besides, those jerks you call friends are just aspiring death eaters-"

"Oh grow up Lily" Severus cried, "The world isn't divided into death eaters and heroes, like the "amazing Potter". Life isn't just a story, or play that you're staring in. Those you call "aspiring death eaters" are people too. They have good and bad in them just like everyone else in this world. Why can't you just understand..." He stopped horrified at what he'd just done.

Lily was speechless and had tears running down her face. He had never talked to her this way or let alone yelled at her.

"Lily" he whispered, "I'm so sorry"

"Save it" and she was gone, leaving him too numb to even move...

A/N: Thanks for waiting so long! Again, sorry! Please review and tell me what you think.