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A/N: yeah, really sorry about all the typos in the last chapter!! I forgot a few quote marks and such… but again… it's my BETA's fault. Here's chapter five!!!

Chapter 5 (Lily's POV)

"I don't give a damn if she'd do the same for me, Greaseball, I," he muttered something incoherently. Severus smirked; James punched him in the face. I hated that Potter was being so terrible to him, but from my place on the other side of the room, and being paralyzed, I couldn't very well say anything. I was angry for a moment. How could James immediately blame my calamity on Snape without even hearing his side of the story?

Nevertheless, I was enlightened. James was doing this for me. He was truly worried about my well-being. I don't know why I never noticed how much he actually cared about me. I was going to thank him when I could move/ talk again.

I heard Ja-Potter begin pacing.

"Where in the room, Snivilus," He commanded.

Snape said nothing but, "You're a wizard, you bloody dumb ass. Use that stick in your hand called a wand."

"Why are you helping me?" James asked him. Funnily enough, I'd been wondering the same thing.

"I don't feel like staying up here all night and, I know the mudblood will tell you to put me down, and, you being so damn smitten with her will listen." Snape said.

"There's more to it than that… I know it."

"Yes. There is. But I'm not sure that I wish to inform you as to what the 'more' is," said Severus, defiantly.

"Yes, well… I am not so sure that you have an option." James retorted. Snape muttered something too quietly for me to hear. Would you people speak louder! Whatever he said, it made James extremely annoyed. The next thin I heard was the breaking of someone's nose; I assumed it was Snape's.

"Don't even suggest something like that, Snape," he yelled. I have to admit, it was frightening; and I wasn't even on the receiving end! "If you did, you wouldn't call her a…a…you-know-what!!"

"Just say it Potter! Mudblood. Mud. Blood. It's easy. And I can't help that I refer to her as what she is." He exclaimed.

"Shut your mouth, Severus." James said, so quietly that I almost missed it. It wasn't a request. It was a menacing command. The fact that he used Severus' given name added to the impact. James took out his wand.

"Accio Lily!" he yelled and added, "Sorry Lils" I felt myself being flown through the air towards James. "Oof!" he said as I slammed into him.

"What-Did-You-Do-To-Her!" he yelled at Snape.

"Disillusionment charm" Snape muttered, "and we petrified her, well they did."

James glared at him, "Finite incantum!" I felt myself moving-I saw him look at me.

"James," I said.

"Yeah, it's me." He flashed me his gorgeously lop-sided smile. Wait… I didn't just think that!

"Come on," he said, "Let's go back to the dorm."

"What about Severus?" I asked.

"What about him?" James asked, sincerely intending to leave him dangling by his ankles all night, until someone found him.

"While he may be an asshole, no-one, no matter who they are, deserves to be treated this way and you know it." I said, meaning every word. "Please put him down James."

He took a deep breath. "Fine, if that's what you want." Snape laughed an I-Told-You-So laugh. James glared at him "Shut your mouth. If you want to get down, don't open your mouth again tonight." James started concentrating hard on something, and then suddenly, Snape crashed down head first. I cast a cushioning charm on the ground beneath him before he hurt him self even more than his broken nose.

He pointed at Snape, "You, get out of my sight." Then, more serenely he turned to me and asked quietly, "Can we please go back to the dorm now Lily? I'm exhausted."

Just as quietly and coolly I replied, "Of course we can James. Let's go." We walked out of the Astronomy Tower slowly and deliberately. Truth be told, James wasn't the only one that was beat. I don't think I'd ever been so tired in my life. When we got to the entrance, James was deep in thought, so I said the password and we both walked in. What a mistake.

A/N: I am s0o0o0 sorry that it took so long to update!!! I've been unusually busy recently, and have had no time to go on the computer. Hopefully this chapter was worth the wait… I will start typing Chapter six instantaneously.