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*The beginning of the end*

First day back

Lily, along with Marlene and Alice, headed to their first class that year, Transfiguration (Willow was not with them as she had don't taken that particular class).

As Alice entered the room she quickly spotted Frank (her boyfriend) and scuttled off over to him. "Stupid cow" Marley said, loud enough so that Alice could hear "Ditching us like that. So much for best friends!"

The two remaining girls decided to take seats in the second to back row. "Have you noticed Willow acting kinda strange?" Lily asked her friend.

Marley frowned slightly "No not really, I mean she's just the same as ever…why?"

"No, no reason. I was just…thinking." Lily muttered.

"Wow Lil, you really need to work on your lies, come on what up?"

"It's just I feel, I feel, like she's been blanking me. Avoiding conversation or something, I don't know"

"It's first day back, chill out. I'm sure she's just –" but whatever Marlene thought Willow was Lily never found out as McGonagall took that moment to breeze into the room.

"I am not going to lie this class will be tremendously difficult, some of you will find it harder than others. Let it be told that this will not be an easy pass and every single person must work hard in order to pass." McGonagall stopped halfway through her speech as there were shoats of laughter from the hall and the four Marauders burst through the door.

McGonagall's eyes narrowed "Cared to grace us with your presents, how kind"

"You are very welcome Minnie" Sirius shouted in glee. If possible McGonagall's eyes narrowed even more, her lips went in a thin white line.

"You four are late on you first class of this year, not a very good impression. Detention for all or you for three weeks –"

"What!" James cried

"Make that four weeks! Now sit down!" She said in a way that meant it as the end of the conversation. The four boys sunk into the four seats behind Lily and Marlene. McGonagall continued with her lecture about how difficult the NEWT year will be, at the end of her speech she made all the students sketch very complicated drawings.

But Lily could hardly even pay attention because James Potter kept throwing things at the back of her head. Crumpled paper after screwed up paper after crinkled paper, each saying the same thing - go out with me.

After about the twentieth piece you chuck back a note "Miss Evans! Do not throw notes in my class! Detention!" Professor McGonagall screeched. Lily flinched, before turning to glare at James, he had a hint of mischief in his eyes and he smirked that annoying smirk that he always had playing on his lips. "Miss Evans, face the front before I give you more detention!" Lily quickly faced the front, and she heard Marlene snigger at her.

The class seemed to take hours, days even, to finish but finally they were freed. "Potter!" Lily hollered down the corridor, the boy in question turned. A mischievous smile lit up his face.

"Yes, my darling Lily"

"You bastard! You got me detention! On the first day back!"

He chuckled, which only made her anger flare "You shouldn't have gotten caught"

"I wouldn't have to worry about that if you stopped being so ANNOYING!"

He raised an eyebrow "So what's your answer? Will you go out with me?"

"Will I go out with you? Will I go out with you?"

"Yeah, you know because I'm your perfect match. And unbelievably hot"

Lily pulled out her wand, a light flush on her checks her green eyes sparkling "Furnuncules" and suddenly boils erupted all over his skin.

Let's just say James didn't turn up to his next class, or the next one or the next. No one saw him at lunch. Lily started to feel bad, but the strangest thing was Willow seemed just as anger about this as James' fangirls.

"Why are you so angry?" Marlene asked.

"Well I just don't think Lily should have blasted boils all over poor James' beautiful body"

"Poor James? Beautiful body? Woah, what the hell?" Lily asked "Do you fancy him or something?" Lily snorted, thinking it was a joke. But when Willow looked down, she didn't voice the 'yes' but it was loud and clear for the three other girls.

"No way! You do? Merlin! That's…that's insane!" Alice cried, but her eyes flickered to Lily, waiting for her reaction.

"Why?" Lily said, frowning slightly.

Willow looked at her, her eyes swimming with something that Lily wasn't quite sure what "He's kind and sweet, he's selfless and gorgeous, he's brilliant and smart. And so fuckable!"

"Are we talking about the same James Potter?" Lily asked, looking completely unconvinced.

"I wouldn't expect you to understand" she spat. Lily raised her eyebrows in shock.

"God, Wills, no need to get touchy"

After lunch Lily and Willow had Ancient Runes whereas Alice and Marlene both had a free. The two girls both walked to Runes in a awkward silence.

"Evans! Oi, Evans!" Lily turned around to see James running towards her, completely boil free.

"Potter" she said as soon as he caught up with them.

"Just wanted to let you know that I'll forgive you if you give me a kiss" he said

"I wouldn't put my tongue anywhere near your mouth"

"I said nothing about tongues, but hey if you wunna I'm game"

"Shove it Potter" she said as she stormed ahead, Willy on the other hand stayed back to shamelessly flirt with the bastard.

Lily entered the Runes class and took a seat in the front row, only a few seconds later James walked in with Willow practically draped across him. James sat next to Lily and Willow next to him. James turned to talk to Lily but Willy grabbed him arm causing him to twist and talk to her instead.

Professor Anderson strode into the room. She had long black hair and piercing blue eyes, she was not a woman to cross. The class instantly fell silent, not as fast as they would for McGonagall, but fast all the same.

She then began to speak about the importance of the next two years, how they would be two of the most significant of their lives. The lesson finished quicker than others, although Willow completely blanked Lily in favour of James.

Defence was next, Lily met Alice and Marlene outside and Willow finally untangled herself from James to come over to them.

"Evans!" James called yet again. Lily turned to see him with his infamous Marauders. She raised an eyebrow at him; the whole class had fallen silent to hear what he was going to say. The corridor was eerie with all those people but not one talking. "There's a broom closet free just down the hall" he said smirking at her.

"Excellent!" she said to everyone's obvious shock "But you and Black better hurry if you wunna shag before Defence" and she turned her back on him. She heard Remus' shout of laughter, and James and Sirius' cries of disgust. But she saw Willow glaring at her. "What?" Lily asked. Willow just turned away.

Marlene patted her on the back "That was a good one!" she said chocking pout through a laugh.

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