Here we are again.
Haha
Another chapter.
Finally.
I'd like to say thanks to the 3 people that have posted reviews so far.
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And I'd like to say, before we start this chapter off, that the only thing I own in this fanfiction would be my plot.
I do not own Harry Potter, nor the characters.
And here we go.
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Chapter 3: Suspicions
James pulled Sirius aside and got right to the point, "Do you know what's gotten into Lily? She keeps running off. And now that I think about it, you're the only one that hasn't seemed worried by it.." He looked up into his best friend's face warily. When he did, he noticed Sirius was looking in every direction but his. "You know don't you? Why she's been avoiding everybody?" Sirius shook his head vigourously, "Why would you even think that? I never even talk to her." James wasn't sure if he really believed him. He was his best friend after all, but even best friends keep secrets sometimes.
After a few minutes of complete silence from the two, James finally spoke again, "Alright, if you say so. Let's find the others. We can go and mess with Snivellus. Sound good?" Sirius considered this a second and realized the flaws with James' plan, but nodded in agreement anyway. But what if Snape lost his cool and blurted everything out? What would happen to James and Lily's relationship after that? After the short time they'd been together, would they have enough trust to move past this? 'As long as James knows how much she loves him, everything should be okay,' Sirius concluded to himself. This thought gave him atleast some resolve. "Alright, let's go."
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Snape had long given up on trying to find Lily. He knew it wasn't worth the humiliation. No matter what he tried to say, she'd run. From him. From what had happened not long before. He understood all too well why she didn't want to see him. It was all quite obvious. He tried too hard to love her, although it ended up totally backfiring on him. Her love towards him didn't extend as far as his. He knew his petty feelings would never be returned. And her heart was already taken by the man he hated on top of that. But he still tried. He figured she had finally gotten sick of his countless attempts. Snape figured this attempt had most likely been his last.
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James and Sirius separated; James to look for Peter and Remus, Sirius to look for Lily. Of course, Lily was easily found. She was in the Gryffindor common room studying all alone. Everyone else was out either in Hogsmeade, or wandering around Hogwarts. Although most of the students preferred Hogsmeade, the likely reason James thought it was alright to torture Severus. There were no students to witness it.
As soon as Sirius entered the room he started talking, giving Lily no time to react. "Lily, come with me. James wants to pay Severus a visit." Lily's eyes then widened, "You didn't tell him, did you?" Sirius, sensing the mock horror in her voice, just shook his head. She continued, "Then why.." Just then the portrait hole spun open, revealing James, Peter and Remus in the entryway. James eyed his bestfriend and girlfriend suspiciously, and Lily could tell he suspected something was up. She didn't want to push his suspicion even more, so she tried to act like her normal self. The unguilty self she had been before she had done the stupidist thing in her life. Lily stood up and started walking, "We'll be going then?"
The entire walk towards the lake was silent. James and Lily led the way, holding hands like a normal couple should. Usually making this trip everyone would be talking, laughing. But this time was different. There was a thick cloud of tension in the air that everyone could sense. Lily was relieved when they finally reached their destination, but worried at the same time. Worried for her relationship with James and with Snape. She loved James, she could tell. But for some reason, it was different now. Like Snape being there, and him kissing her had changed everything. Like they were somehow closer. No longer just friends. But it couldn't be like that. Not while she was still with James, and loving him the way she did. Not ever.
She looked up just then into the eyes of the person she wanted least to see. For a minute they just stared at each other. Snape was the first to realize the odd thing they were both doing. Staring at each other that way. No words spoken. Color rose to his cheeks, and he looked away quickly. Lily couldn't help herself from thinking that it was sort of cute. The way he looked when he blushed. She mentally slapped herself. She had to remind herself, she was already taken by the man she loved. She needed to stop thinking so foolishly. When she snapped out of her thoughts, she realized that James was muttering to his buddies, planning something against Snape. "What are you..?" was all she got out before Snape was suddenly dangling in the air by his ankles. James had his wand pointed at him, but no spells had been said. "What the hell?! Let me down!" Snape was screaming at them, but James and them just laughed. Lily soon put a stop to this however. She stalked over to James and growled in his ear, "Let him the bloody hell down."
James just stared at Lily for a second, obviously extremely stunned that his girlfriend would talk to him like that over Snivellus. James pointed his wand once more at him, and he fell almost noiselessly to the ground. Lily helped him up, and glared at James over her shoulder. No words were said between the two, but James glared back. He stalked off, back towards the castle. James' group followed him, but Sirius looked warily over his shoulder at her before continueing after him. Silence fell over the remaining two. Finally Snape spoke quietly, "Thanks.. For sticking up for me." Lily scoffed. She didn't feel good acting like this towards him, but she knew it was for the better. Him not liking her.
Lily simply ignored his comment of gratitude. She took a glance at Snape, and started to walk back up to the castle after James. "What did I do to make you hate me this much?" He paused and mumbled, "Besides the ovbious.." She stopped and sighed, "I just don't feel like talking. Especially not to you." Lily decided to put emphasis on that last word. She was trying to get him to resent her. To put out any flame of hope he had. "Please. Just this one time." It didn't seem to be working. "Then, if it doesn't work.. I'll leave you alone. Forever." Or quite possibly it had.
She turned to look at his face. His pleading expression. "Alright," she said, giving in to whatever spell he had put her under, "But now isn't the time.." Snape looked pleased by the fact that she was giving his idea a chance. Lily really wasn't sure if her plan was in motion, or working, but atleast she could skip out if she wanted to. "What about... This time. One week from today? We'll meet right here." He smiled and nodded, "Perfect. It's a date."
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Woot.
Finally got another chapter done with.
Going to start on the next one asap.
Hopefully this chapter met your expectations.
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I would have made this chapter much longer, but there are a few reasons why I decided to cut it short.
1) It seemed like a great place to leave it off.
and
2) I really wanted to get something new out.
So, again, hope you liked it.
Much love, sasuke-uchiha720