((This chapter has been edited since I didn't like the ending of it.))
The first snow fall came in late November the deatheater incident was a faint memory in Lily's mind. Things had more or less gotten back to normal. Sirius had to go to the hospital wing after the "incident" Lily and James stayed by his side for the whole night that he had to stay.
Lily was sitting outside reading a fairly thick book that she was sure would help her pass her OWL's this year. The snow was falling gently around her. She was sitting on a cold stone bench but it was beautiful scenery she couldn't stand to be inside on a day like today.
The book suddenly was pulled out of her hands. She looked up and saw Sirius Black, the boy that had saved her life. His black hair fell over his eyes as she scanned through the pages.
"What's this Evans? Not cheating for the OWL's are we?" Sirius questioned as slammed the book shut and held it underneath his arm.
"Not likely." She scoffed and reached for the book but Sirius sat down and gave it to her. She held it in her cold hands her fingers almost frozen against the leathery brown cover of the book. They sat there in silence for a couple of minutes when Lily broke the silence. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
Sirius merely shrugged and looked over at her. He had never really realized how beautiful she was until this year. "Fine I guess..." He was holding James invisibility cloak under one arm. He had snuck out of class earlier after he had seen Lily threw the window. The invisibility cloak had always been very handy in-between James and Sirius though he had taken it without asking today.
Lily lay the book beside her and the light snowflakes began to fall on top of the book and covering it in a white sheet of snow. "I never really got to thank you properly for that…" Lily began and Sirius raised his eyebrows at her. "You saved my life that day."
Sirius fingers wrapped around Lily's, she found his hand oddly warm. She looked up at him her vivid green eyes seemed to intertwine with his almost black eyes. Before she knew it she had leaned in and her numb lips were touching his warm lips. A feeling of happiness ran through Lily's body as they kissed.
Lily's fingers ran through Sirius's hair as he wrapped his arms around her. The feeling of their body's pressing together was indescribable. Sirius hands ran up and down Lily's back as she gripped the back of his robes. Lily couldn't believe she was snogging Sirius Black.
Suddenly someone pulled Lily's shoulder back and ripped her away from Sirius. A fist made contact with Sirius's face and sent him flying off the bench. James stood behind Lily his face in a fit of rage and his wand being held tightly at his side.
"J…James!" Lily stuttered completely and utterly surprised. She put her hands on James chest as he tried to lunge at Sirius again whose lip was bleeding and who looked just as angry as Potter did.
"Lily get out of my way!" James growled and stared at her through his circular glasses.
"No!" Lily yelled and shook her head determinedly. James clamped his hand on her shoulder and pushed her out of the way. James pointed his wand at Sirius who was searching through his robes for his.
"Gone and stole everything have you?" James spat out and motioned to his invisibility cloak.
"James I was only…"
"Only what? Snogging Lily Evans? Who I've liked since our 1st year!" James yelled, they were drawing a crowd now.
"I don't want to hurt you James!" Sirius snapped back his eyes shining with anger.
"Oh I'd like to see you try!" James retorted and scoffed, "Stupefy!" he exclaimed red sparks shot from his wand and hit Sirius in the chest. He went flying backwards and hit a stone statue. Sirius's breath was knocked out of him and he sat on the snowy ground for a moment. James was walking towards him with the invisibility cloak. He threw it as hard as he could into Sirius's lap. "Keep it… you've already stolen everything else." James said so quietly that Lily could barely hear. James shot her a look and ripped through the crowd away from the scene.
Sirius moaned in pain as a professor came running and tried to help him up. "Who did this?" she asked. Sirius merely shook his head; he still wasn't going to rat out James even if after what he had done. "Get out of the way!" The professor exclaimed and the students cleared the way for them. Sirius limped along with the professor but he gave Lily a sympathetic look before he disappeared from her view.
Lily felt tears running down her cheeks, which she hadn't noticed before. They seemed to freeze against her skin. As the students began to clear out the tears continued to fall. She ran out into the corridors of Hogwarts after James. She could see the back of his messy black hair up ahead. She clamped a hand on Potters shoulder.
"Potter please! Don't be mad at Sirius it wasn't his fault! I kissed him!"
James winced when Lily touched him. He didn't even turn to look at her he only felt spite for her.
"I see he was putting up a big fight."
"I know but he would never do anything to hurt you! You know he wouldn't!" Lily replied quickly her mouth was dry and her mind was blank. She had no idea what to say to him. Yes she had kissed him, but no she didn't mean to. "It was a mistake."
"Yea. So were you." He hissed coldly and shrugged Lily's hand off his shoulder. He then walked away without looking at her.
Those words pierced through her heart like daggers. She felt responsible and now hurt. She turned her head away but she heard James footsteps going down the hallway. The noise echoed in her ears; she wondered if things would ever be the same between the two friends.
Never had James hurt Sirius dangerously. This was the second time that Sirius had gotten hurt because of her.
She could feel her body shaking, not from the cold wind that blew in the corridor but from sobbing. Her fingers intertwined and she closed her eyes tightly. She didn't want to see anything; she didn't want to feel anything.
"I'm sorry."
