A/N: Chapter 29 will have thank you's for both Chapter 27 reviewers AND Chapter 28. I probably won't repeat names though.

Chapter 28

Rachel came back from the store at around 7:30 S.M. She had gotten a little…side tracked. Okay, so she loved shopping, sue her.

"James!" She called cheerily to an empty kitchen. Silence. "James?" No answer. "Where could he be?" she asked herself. "Minnie!" A house elf popped beside her.

"Oh Mistress! Minnie is glad you is back!"

"Oh, how kind Minnie, it's good to see you too." Mrs. Potter said with a gentle smile.

Minnie blushed. "Is there something you us wanting?"

"Yes, actually. Did you see James, Sirius or Lily any time recently?"

"Er-No Ma'am." Minnie appeared uneasy.

This did not go unnoticed. "Do you know where they are?"

Minnie seemed, to Rachel, to be having an inward battle with herself. "Minnie, I am ordering you." She figured James also ordered her, along with all the other house elves not to say anything. But she knew her James wouldn't leave. "Minnie…"

"They's gone to Hogsmeade." As soon as she said it, she ran to the wall and repeatedly ran into it, slamming her entire body against it, wincing every time.

"They left this house?" Someone was in BIG trouble.

The three of them, crouched over, snuck up the path to the oak doors. "Who's going in first?" Sirius asked. Lily and Sirius looked at each other. "Not it!" They whispered simultaneously. James glared at them.

"Fine." He muttered. "Babies…" Lily punched him in the arm. "Ouch woman!" They snuck through the front door in what, they thought, was a slick, sly and slippery fashion. They also thought they were home free. Their thoughts were crushed, of course, when they turned to the angry red face of Rachel Potter.

"Er-Hi Mrs. Po-."

"Don't." Mrs. Potter snapped at Lily. Lily shut her mouth shut and jumped back. Rachel never snapped at her like that before…

James, apparently, was shocked as well. "Mum list-."

"I told you to stay inside!" She shouted.

"But you hav-."

"I've always trusted you. You were almost killed once during this war. How many more threats do you have to face before you realize-?"

"Mum please-."

"-how dangerous it's become? I don't want you going out. You'll get hurt."

"James, don't say anything stupid." Lily whispered.

James was so frustrated with his own mum, he said, accidentally, "Lily, I think I can handle this on my own."

Lily wasn't angry, but she shrunk back. "Sorry…"

James turned back to his mum. She, who was oblivious to Lily and James, kept talking. " I trusted you and you went out. I'm sorry, but you're grounded."

"What was I before!?"

"Watch your mouth." James resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Up to your room."

He almost laughed. "You can't say that to me, I'm 18. An adult, you can't send me to my room."

Rachel narrowed her eyes. "Watch me."

James sat in his room sulking. They were just having some fun. He was fine! Why couldn't she accept that? It's not they were after HIM in particular. It just so happened he over heard an Order conversation that had to do with the key that opened the-. He didn't dare even to think it. If the wrong people were to find out, Voldemort could be forever at his highest power.

Merlin! He was so bored! He reached into the pocket of his cloak that was hanging over an armchair in the entrance area of his room. Yes, it was that big. He pulled out his mirror and whispered into it. "Sirius Black." To a stranger, this would have looked weird and wrong had they not known what the mirror did. Sirius's faced appeared.

"Hey Prongs," He said. From what James could tell, he was in Lily's room. "How's it going?"

"I think I'm going to explode." He heard Lily's beautiful laugh. Sirius saw his friend's face light up considerably and he smiled.

"You haven't been in there more than 15 minutes." Lily said from…where ever she was. James assumed she was writing to Melissa since she promised to tell her everything.

"Lils, he's a Marauder, we shall not be caged!" Said Sirius. Lily laughed and by her tone, James could just picture her rolling her eyes and shaking her head. James smiled. "You wanna talk to her?" Sirius asked in a tone, which said he already knew the answer. James nodded. "Lily. Come 'ere. James wants to talk to you." James heard fast footsteps and then saw Lily's radiant smile.

"Hi."

"Hi."

Sirius leaned over and rested his chin on Lily's shoulder. "Sirius, kindly leave."

"Fine." He stood up, with his nose in the air, and walked into Lily's bathroom.

Lily glanced at James, who glanced at her, then they both looked at the bathroom (Lily held up the mirror so he could see). "Sirius, what are you doing!?" Lily called.

"Taking a shower!"

"Take it in your own!" But the reply she got was the water being turned on. Lily rolled her eyes. "I swear one day…"

James just laughed. "I miss you."

"I miss you too. Is that bad?"

"What? That we miss each other?"

Lily shrugged. "It's only been 20 minutes. I'm talking to you, I see you but… I miss you…"

James smirked. "You miss our snogging."

"Gasp, do not!"

"You do, don't try to deny it."

"Fine, I missing our snogging." She muttered.

"I know, I'm an amazing kisser."

"How would you know that?"

"I-what?"

"I said, how would you know you're an amazing kisser, as you put it." Lily laughed at the dumbfounded expression on his face "Nevermind…"

"Anyway, about before. I'm really sorry for yelling at you I really didn't mea-."

There was a knock at Lily's door. "Lily, honey?'

Lily looked at James, "It's your Mum." She whispered. "Hold on." She shoved the mirror underneath her pillow. Then she ran to her chair and pretended to look bored and sad. "Come in…"

Rachel opened the door and walked in. She strode over to where Lily was sitting and said. "I'm so sorry for snapping at you earlier," James smiled at he listened. He knew his mum would apologize. "I just, I don't know. But there was no right for me to be horrible to you and I'm sorry."

Lily smiled. "That's perfectly fine, M-Rachel. No harm, no foul."

She looked at Lily lovingly. "James may not like following rules but he sure as amazing taste." She gave Lily a hug. "Dinner in 5 minutes, okay?"

"Okay M-Rachel."

She laughed. "We'll work on that name thing."

When she left, Lily pulled the mirror out from under her pillow. "I love your mum."

James smiled "I love her too."

She laughed. "What were you saying before?"

"Oh. I didn't mean it before. So I'm sorry too."

"It's okay, I understand. I'm a red-head."

"GOD BLESS YE MERRY HIPPOGRIFFS…"

"Oh Merlin, he's singing…" Complained Lily. James just sat there laughing.

"Oh Lily, by the way, underneath your pillow." James told her, smirking. "You find some very interesting things."

"What do you-?"

"Well better get ready for dinner. Maybe I'll invite Melissa and Remus…I love you Lily!" And the mirror went black then turned into a normal mirror, showing Lily her reflection. She put it down.

Lily's perfectly shaped eyebrow knitted together in confusion. "What is he talking ab-oh god..." when she lifted her pillow, lying right where the mirror was where James could see it, was her bra.

A/N: Funny ending I know…

Just a fill in chapter. Dinner shall be interesting and (yes I know I'm giving it away) action packed. I'm anticipating that's it's going to be long unlike these too. Hope it was fast enough ;)

Well, review!

R.I.P.: James and Lily