A/N: Thanks reviewers and everyone else who is reading this. Sorry about the cliffhanger, but you could wait a day right, no one had a mental breakdown did they?

Lily woke up in the hospital wing, but there was a painshooting throughher entire body. She felt an arm curled tightly around her waist and something pressed against her hair. She turned her head and James was laying next her, he was above the blankets and she was under, perfectly innocent, of course. Lily was comfortable except for the pain, and she tried to remember what had happened, but it was a hazy, foggy memory that wouldn't break through. Sirius, Remus, and Peter were all in chairs near her hospital cot. She budged a little and noticed that James was lying so that he fit every curve of her body, and as she moved, he moved with her, forming a type of protective glove around her. Lily's heart began to misbehave, beating wildly in her chest. The headmaster was sitting in a chair a few feet away from the foot of Lily's bed, wide awake. When he saw her look around, he clapped his hands together and every other person in the room woke up. Lily and James both blushed as they looked at each other, James whipping his had from her waist and falling onto the floor in shock.

"Good to see you're awake, Lily," said Dumbledore, standing up and smiling. His smile seemed genuine, but his eyes betrayed him. They held the expression of a concerned father. He seemed relieved to see Lily awake. Lily looked at James, who had righted himself and was now sitting on the edge of her bed, smiling. His face was creased with worry-lines, dark circles under bloodshot eyes. Remus and Sirius had the same faces, only James's seemed more severe, more depressed, and now, more relieved.

"How long have I been asleep?" she asked, shaking the drowsiness from her head.

"About two weeks. It's Saturday," replied Dumbledore. "Madam Pompfrey had to give you some dreamless sleep potion so that you could heal and take the proper medication from her." Lily nodded and turned to James again.

"These boys," began Dumbledore. "These boys didn't leave the ward for the entire time you were unconscious. They've been sleeping here, you know, but I do believe that this is the first time that James slept like this." James blushed again as Dumbledore eyed him disapprovingly.

"You gave us a right scare, Lily," said Sirius, speaking up for the first time.

"He's right, Lils," said Remus. "We were terribly worried that you wouldn't be okay."

"We thought you were a goner," squeaked Peter. The other three shook their heads at his honesty.

"What happened to the ones who attacked me?" asked Lily, trying to sit up. James pushed her gently back down onto the cot.

"They have been suspended for three weeks and will reside in their homes for that amount of time, away from this school. Upon their return, they will face detention for a week as well," explained Dumbledore reassuringly. "I do hope they are punished for what they have done while at home too." Lily saw Sirius shake his head out of the corner of her eye.

"Sirius, I thought that Narcissa was the good one," said Lily, turning her head to him.

"You mean Andromeda, right? Narcissa is a Slytherin, don't forget that. Andromeda is a Gryffindor, remember? She would never do a thing like that," explained Sirius.

"I see," replied Lily, looking out the window. She paused, seeing a small, black cat with green eyes on the windowsill inside the hospital wing. "How long has Moonstone been in here?"

"You know, Lily, that is a right smart cat you have there," began Dumbledore. "Only ten minutes after your arrival, she was here, and I'm not quite sure how she knew where you were or that something happened to you."

"That's how she is, Professor, one night she laid at the foot of my bed while I cried myself to sleep," explained Lily, referring to the last full moon. Lily turned to the boys. "I cannot believe you stayed in here! What about classes? What about you, James, both Head Boy and Head Girl M.I.A.(Missing In Action)?I cannot believe you guys!" She was sitting up now, and James knew better than to try and get her to lie back down.

"Lily, calm down," said Sirius.

"Seriously, Lils, the teachers brought our stuff and we did our work here and the prefects took over you and James's job," said Remus.

"You guys did all that for me?" she asked, tears starting to form in her green eyes.

"Lily, you're one of our best friends, as much a friend to us as James is. Obviously James wanted to be here for you and we wanted to be there for him, but more importantly, we wanted to be there for you too," said Sirius, rather sincerely for him. Lily really wasn't used to this seriousness from him, and it freaked her out a little.

"Thanks, guys," she said, the tears spilling down her cheeks. "Oh my Gosh! I've missed an entire two weeks of classes! I'm gonna be so behind!" she exclaimed, hurting herself by the excessive force it took to speak.

"Lily, it's okay," said Remus. "You'll catch up quick, we know you will, plus we've been missing classes too. Now that you're awake, you can do all the work the teachers left for you." Lily groaned, leaning back so her head fell onto the pillow, rattling the bed.

"I must be going," said Dumbledore, standing up. "I am very happy to see that you are okay, Lily, now, I have to make sure that Professor Slughorn hasn't eaten all of my chocolate frogs." And with that, he bustled from the hospital wing and left Lily alone with he boys.

"You okay, Lils?" asked James, bending down and kissing Lily on the forehead. Then, a million questions popping into her head, she answered.

"I think I'll live," she said with a grin. "Just a bit of a headache. How bad was I when they found me? I can't remember a thing after Bellatrix knocked me out."

"Actually, you weren't found, they were caught by James," said Sirius. "And, don't worry, I'll kill my cousins and my little brother, you can be sure of that."

"James?" asked Lily, looking back to him.

"I took my eyes off the Slytherin table for five seconds, one minute at best, and when I looked back, those four were gone. I am so sorry, Lils, I should've been there, I shouldn't have let you go alone. I am so stupid, Lily, can you ever forgive me?"

"Hey, hey," said Lily comfortingly, looking up into his eyes and taking his face into her hands. "There's nothing to forgive. It was my fault, I was reckless and I should've called for help."

"Lily, I should've been there to protect you," he said softly, kissing her cheek. "I'm the reason you're here."

"No, you're the reason I'm not in a cemetery. You and I both know that if they hadn't been caught, they would have beaten me to death with no witnesses or anything. So, what happened after you found me?"

"They ran off, afraid of a witness, I think. You were being kicked and punched and hexed from every direction. You had a cut on your head from being thrown across the corridor, and bruises all over. I carried you to the hospital wing and Madam Pompfrey let me stay and then Moony saw you because he was still here. Sirius and Peter came in only a few minutes later, having seen us on the map. Then the cat came, but we didn't notice it, only Pompfrey did. She said you had a broken rib, which she fixed quickly, the cuts and gashes would leave scars if they weren't attended to quickly, which they were, and the bruises are going away as we speak."

"Lily, I swear, and I am sorry to say this, but my family will not punish them. They will praise my brother and two cousins as heroes, and I can't do anything about it, they already don't like Andromeda and I because we're Gryffindors. The rest of our family is Slytherins. My parents hate me enough as it is just because you're my friend. She hates James because he's dating you, and it's all so confusing," said Sirius, rage coloring his tone. "And when they come back, all of the corrupt students will hail them as heroes too. They won't mind detention one bit, believe you me."

"Sirius, it's fine, please, don't worry about it," coaxed Lily. James was sitting on the side of her bed and she was leaning against his chest, his arms wrapped around her frail and weak form. "Don't confront your family if it will only make matters worse."

"I'm sorry for what they did, Lily," he said somberly. "Truly, I am."

"I'll be fine in a day or so, and finally out of here," she replied.

"Oh no you will not," said Madam Pompfrey, bustling around the corridor in an important manner. "You will stay here for at least three more days, Miss Evans. I will not have you roaming the corridors in your condition; you are hurt, ill, maybe. Look, you're shivering!"

"Madam Pompfrey, I will be fine," assured Lily.

"I insist you stay!" she insisted (haha, nice reptition for effect, eh?). Lily groaned pressed her face against James's chest, grumbling something incoherent. Everyone tried to decipher the words, but only one person understood.

"She says you're overreacting," said Remus. They all looked at him, confused expressions on their faces. "It's what she said. She does that a lot, and I guess I'm used to it by now. It is usually in a book though, not…well, you know." They all nodded.

"I am not overreacting," assured Madam Pompfrey.

"She's right, Lils," said James, placing a finger under her chin and lifting it so she was looking into his eyes. Lily scowled at James. "Maybe you should stay here for the next three days." He winked at her, stressing the last word. She knew something funny was going on, so she went along with it.

"Okay," she conceded. Sirius and Remus seemed to have understood the joke; of course, Peter had fallen back to sleep in his chair and was completely oblivious to everything.

"See, Madam Pompfrey, we can be very persuasive," said Sirius.

"Well, as kind enough to help as you have been, I think it's right time you boys left. There's a Quidditch game today isn't there? Hufflepuff versus Gryffindor, correct?" asked Madam Pompfrey.

"Yes, ma'am," said Sirius. "We expect James to catch the snitch in record time, it being his last season and all."

"Wait, James, have you been missing practices for me?" asked Lily, growing suspicious.

"Yes, yes I have," he said proudly. James never missed something to do with Quidditch; even when he wasn't playing, he went to every game. It made Lily sad that she wouldn't be able to watch his first game this season.

"I…I really wanted to see the game," said Lily sadly.

"It's fine, we'll tell you all about it," said Sirius.

"It's not the same," said Lily, crossing her hands over her chest and trying to look angry.

"She's right you know," began James. "Nothing can beat a good Quidditch game."

"Shut up, James, you aren't making her feel any better," insisted Remus. "Plus, we're supposed to be leaving, right Madam Pompfrey?"

"Yes, now shoo, away hurry, get out of here," she said, ushering them through the doors and closing it behind them. Lily looked out a window, clasping the note that James had thrust into her hand while he was holding her. It was almost dark. Them she unfolded the note and read it.

Make sure the doors are unlocked tonight and we can bust you outta here!

Lily folded the note back up and hid it in her pocket. She noticed that she was still in her clothes from two weeks ago.

"Umm," she began. "Madam Pompfrey, can I change my clothes, maybe take a shower, please?"

"Sure, sure, go right ahead," said Madam Pompfrey, grabbing some shampoos and soaps from the cabinet near Lily's bed. "Oh, and be careful of any bandages, we don't want those wet, dear." Lily grabbed the shampoos from Madam Pompfrey and stood up rather painfully. "There are the showers just around the corner there, okay? I'll leave out some clothes from your trunk for you by the time you get out." Lily hobbled painfully around the corner and through a door. She shut it and was in a large bathroom with a large shower. She turned on the hot water and, after taking her clothes off, began to shower. The warm water felt good and her muscles began to relax and loosen. After shampooing, and conditioning her hair, not to mention washing up, she grabbed a towel and stepped from the bathroom. There, on the floor was a set of her very own clothes. She picked them up and went back into the bathroom, dried off and put her outfit on. It was a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved blue shirt. She wrapped a towel around her wet hair and then she came out of the bathroom and grabbed the books on the bedside table, reading a list of everything she missed.

"This is going to suck," she said to herself. Se spent the rest of the afternoon doing all of her potions assignments and all of her DADA assignments.

At about eight o'clock, Pompfrey had retired to her quarters for the night and Lily's hair was dry and hung down, framing her face. She tiptoed to the door, unhitching the lock and walked back to her bed, not bothering to get under the blankets. She decided to start on her charms work, and had it almost finished when she heard the door open. She turned her head to see absolutely nothing, but the door was open, and all of the sudden, it closed quietly. There was a ruffle of the air and out of nowhere, James, Sirius, and Remus were standing in front of her bed, the invisibility cloak in James's hand, the Marauders' map in Sirius's. It was about eleven o'clock at night by now.

"Well," began James. "We've got a big party in the common room, care to join?"

"You won!" said Lily excitedly, but still whispering.

"Yeah," said James modestly.

"He caught the snitch before anyone even saw it, and in a dive too. I swear, when he has kids they shall be great, I declare it," whispered Sirius playfully, a grin stretched across his face.

"So, Lils, are you coming to the party or not?" asked James, holding out his hand. She grabbed it and stood up, and James pulled her into his arms and kissed her. When they finally broke apart, the invisibility cloak had been thrown over them, and it was really awkward because everyone was walking with their knees bent so that the cloak didn't show their feet and ankles. Theyare far too tall for this now, thought Lily. They clambered through the halls and finally through the portrait hole. They threw off the invisibility cloak and everyone cheered noisily.

"Lily!" screamed the crowd in unison. A bunch of Gryffindors younger than her rushed up to greet her.

"We were so worried," said one.

"Yeah, we can't believe those Slytherins," said another.

"Please, please," said James. "Lily needs her rest." He picked her up in his arms again and she began to laugh. He dropped her onto one of the sofas and sat next to her. James was watching the party, and had his head angled towards Lily, so all she had to do was sit up and kiss his shocked, surprised lips, but, she got the feeling he was okay with it because it lasted much longer than was intended to. James placed his hand on the side of Lily's face and she had her hand on the side of his neck. Lily's heart was beating like crazy the entire time, and the spark she felt before was there again, more potent, and the butterflies flappedrazily in her stomach. Little dod Lily know that James was feeling practically the same way. After about five minutes with a few breathes in between, the snog stopped and the party was going on nonstop. When four in the morning finally hit and practically everyone had gone to bed but the Lily and the Marauders, they threw the invisibility cloak back on and accompanied her back down to the hospital wing. When James left, he gave her another one of those disappearing act kisses, and left Lily alone with just her cat, who lay curled up at the end of her bed, purring softly.

A/N: So, you know what to do by now, I hope! Nothing much I can say about this chapter except for: aww! I think they might be in love...keep following to find out!

Oh yeah, and just to let you know ahead of time, I will be going out of town on tuesday and I don't know if I can get to a computer while I'm in New Mexico, and if I can't, trust, me, I'll be writing, and have everything posted the day I get back, promise. Who knows, maybe I can use the internet there, but if I can't, you know the plan. Please don't be mad at me okay?