The next morning, E.J and Lily sat in their dorm. E.J was packing, and Lily was helping.

"Um…Lilsy, I have something to tell you." E.J said. Lily nodded.

"Nothing can be worse than what I heard last night." she said wearily. E.J looked at her.

"What do you mean?" she asked. Lily pulled a letter out of her pocket, and tossed it to E.J. E.J didn't read the letter, she just looked at it, and nodded.

"Don't you need to read it?" E.J shook her head.

"It can only mean one thing. There's a different envelope color, for each thing they send. Black means death." Lily nodded.

"Yeah."

"So… are you okay? I mean- of course you're not, but… I really have to tell you this." Lily looked at her and nodded.

"As long as you're not leaving me." she joked. She laughed, while E.J laughed nervously. "That's it?!"

"Lily…I'm sorry. I'm moving to Puerto Rico, with my mum."

"Are you kidding me?! I'm gonna be here alone next year?!!" Lily shouted. E.J winced. Lily never yelled unless she was truly pissed.

"You have Jamie, Peter, Sirius, and Remus." E.J rationalized.

"Yeah, leave me with your annoying cousin, the stalker sneak that he calls a friend, the pervert, and one decent person."

"Lily, I'm sorry. But…I have to leave. My mum needs me, and I… I'll only be here for the week…then I'm moving after that. Come on, Lily…I need my best friend… its my birthday…I'm seventeen today." E.J said, in a wispy voice. Lily nodded.

"Happy Birthday." she said curtly, before she walked out of the room.

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Lily sat in the train compartment by herself. She didn't look up, except to see who was waking into her private compartment. James was walking in.

"No, Potter. I won't go out with you." Lily said deadpan. "And- asking to escort me to the funeral- that's disgusting." James laughed slightly, as he walked in.

"I think so too. And, I already have a girlfriend." he said, before he sat down across from her. Lily shrugged.

"Then why aren't you bothering her?" she asked. James smiled slightly.

"Because she doesn't need it. You do." he said. Lily looked at him.

"Does everyone know?"

"Everyone that knows about ministry owls. Everyone who can see." Lily nodded. "I- listen, I know that I've been a bit annoying for the past year." Lily laughed. "But… I want you to get to know me, and maybe we can be friends."

"You've asked me out about ten times a day for the past year. You're a bully, and you're a pervert. You've dated almost every girl in the school, save me, your cousin, and the Slytherins. You've snogged… about the same amount… and you never quit. You think you're some big shot, just because you can play Quidditch. You think that you're a God, because you know about Transfiguration… and you're rude. I think I know you pretty well." James looked at her, and smiled slightly.

"You're just as rude as me, you know." he said. Lily looked at him. "See… assuming that you know me, and all- that's rude. But- I'll prove you right. I'm just as rude, because, I can prove that I know you very well." Lily looked at him.

"Go ahead." she said. James nodded.

"You like pigmy puffs, because they remind you of a dog that you and your sister had, when you were younger. You don't know how to whistle. You want to be a healer. You have a sister. Her name is Petunia. Your middle name is Amelia. You like animals, and you like the movie Bambi. You love to be prefect, and you hope that you get Head Girl. You…first got signs of being a witch, when some big kid threw your doll in front of car. The same day, the doll was in your cubby." Lily looked at him

"How do you know all of that?"

"There's something that you didn't say about me."

"And what's that?"

"I'm a really good listener." James said. Lily laughed.

"I can believe that." she said. "I…well- you… I can really see that about you."

"Then why didn't you say that, when you said that you know me."

"Wasn't really sure."

"So- how can you be sure of anything that you've ever said about me?" James asked. Lily groaned. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" Lily shook her head. "Oh- what happened?"

"I don't like this question." Lily whined. James laughed.

"Listen… I know that our past-"

"What past?" Lily asked.

"Just- the constant date offers… everything. I know that we're not friends. I know that we're only connected through E.J- but, I was hoping that we could change that." Lily looked at him. "But- if you… if you don't want to, you can honestly just tell me to leave."

"And you won't pester, talk to, or ask me out again, if I tell you to leave?" Lily asked. James looked thoughtful for a moment, then nodded. "Then, I think that you should… go…" James nodded, then started to open the compartment door. "on and have a seat." Lily finished.

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