Author's Note: Well I guess that you could say that I am back. And even though I did never find my notebook, I have decided that it is time for me to try to move on with this and get this last chapter out to my readers. If I have never told all of you guys before, I think that you are probably the best reader/reviewers that an author could have. Especially the few of you who take the time to faithfully review every chapter, even if it takes you a few days to read it. I have not rewritten this chapter in my new notebook it is all that I can remember as I am sitting at my computer. I hope that my memory serves me well because I was really happy with how it came out when I wrote it the first time. Well wish me luck…

I do not own Lily or James Potter. I wish that I did because I love both of them so much but alas, my wish remains just that, a wish.

Charmed Love Chapter 16

October 29

Bathroom before getting ready for school

I have noticed that it seems that whenever you really want to see or talk to a person that you never see them or get the opportunity to talk to them. That has been the story of my life for the past few weeks. I really wanted to talk to James that day after we were not partners in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but he seems to just have evaporated into thin air. Okay I think that I should take that last statement back because it is not necessarily true. I have seen James about the school at classes and the Great Hall, but whenever I go to go talk to him or, quite frankly, move in his general direction, he seems to just disappear. And the thing that is so frustrating about this is that if I was trying to avoid him, fate would not be on my side and I would end up seeing him every, single, stupid, second of the freaking day. I hoped that he was not angry at me for not being his partner, but really what was I supposed to do, tell Professor Czupik that I could not be Eli Chatfield's partner and that I had to be partners with him. And if he seriously thinks that well he needs to just get over it already.

But had I missed some signal saying that he did not want to be my friend anymore. I mean I suppose that those comments that I had made about Quidditch could have really rubbed him the wrong way, but could he not see that they were purely in jest. And partially so cruel because I was the uncoordinated freak that would probably end up killing herself it she ever tried to fly a broom, let alone dodging other players and bludgers while trying to stay on board the broom. Still he would have not gotten that angry at me for that, and if he did he would have already cracked and yelled at me because he is not the type of person to let that kind of anger just sit inside himself like that.

God, I just need to get James Potter out of my mind because if I keep this up I am just going to end up going crazy. I need something to keep me busy. I know I will go find myself a good book to read and just go sit in front of the fire and forget about him. I thought to myself as I walked into our dormitory.

I walked up the stairs to my room with every intention of just grabbing a book at random, and then walking straight back downstairs. However, as soon as I looked at my bookshelf I knew that that was just pure nonsense because there was no way on God's green Earth that I was going to be able to do that. I read the book that will best fit my mood and I knew that it would be just my luck to choose one that would be totally wrong for the moment. Just go through every book and decide if it will work; one book at a time. I chanted to myself as I stood looking at the first shelf.

Okay, Twilight was out of the question because the thought of reading about star crossed lovers with the hero leaving would just be too close to what I am at right now for it to help me escape the situation. The Princess Diaries, well they had potential because I really did love them but again the whole issues that she has with Michael would once again be counterproductive to my purpose. I didn't want anything depressing or sad, so the Series of Unfortunate Events was not going to be the main choice of the evening, even though the dismal situations of the Baudelaire would make me feel better about my own situation. I did not want to read fantasy right now so the Pawn of Prophecy or Star Wars were just not going to work. And I can tell you right now that there is no way in hell that I am going to read Pride and Prejudice because that would just be very counterproductive seeing as I am trying to get James Potter out of my mind.

I don't know how long I stood there because the next thing I remember is hearing someone banging on the door and then just bursting through. It was Vanessa and Alice. I could immediately tell that something was very wrong because Alice looked like she wanted to kill someone; literally her whole face read eminent death for someone. I knew that I was not going to get any form of answer from Alice and then decided to look to Vanessa for some form of explanation. She just looked at me and said, "Whatever you are doing right now I hope that you can put on hold because Beth really needs you right now."

I gave one more look at the two of them and I could tell that this was something that was more than just a bad day. I dropped Pride and Prejudice and ran out of my room and down the stairs as quickly as I possibly could. It had to be something that was pretty serious for them to come running to get me.

The sight that greeted me when I finally reached the common room confirmed my suspicions that something had gone very wrong. Beth was sitting in the couch by the fire with her head in her hands making noises that sounded too close to uncontrollable tears for me to feel comfortable. I ran as quickly as I could across the room to where she was sitting and immediately wrapped my arms around her. At first she seemed startled, but when she realized that it was me, she buried her head closer into my shoulder and said something about being very stupid and over reacting.

I knew that she was not going to be able to tell me anything, so I looked up to find Alice or Vanessa so that they could inform me as to what was going on. Alice was still seething so I then averted my gaze to Vanessa. I looked at her imploringly and she understood at once what I was trying to ask her without actually saying it out loud.

"Well." She began, "you know that Beth and Eric have been having some issues of late, and getting into fights all of the time. Well you know how we had that Hogsmeade trip that we took last weekend. Apparently Eric was not available to go..."

"He was not able to go because he was being a cheating slime ball, and seeing another woman; A particular favorite of yours Lily. A slut that you have had to deal with in the past too. I am sure that you do remember Lucy Newick." Alice added.

"And well Alice told Beth that Eric was seeing another woman. But as I am sure that you can deduce, Beth did not believe her. She tried to have faith in her boyfriend, which quite frankly that man whore did not deserve in the slightest. Anyways, so they have not really talked since then and tonight when we were walking back from the Great Hall we kind of found them in an empty classroom..." Vanessa trailed off full implication saying what she obviously could not. "Beth just turned around and started walking away before anything could be said. And then when she was down the hallway out of earshot she just started to lose it, we thought it would be best if she came here to you."

I was shocked to say the least. It was no wonder why our dear Beth was in such a state. To find your boyfriend having sex with someone like Lucy is definitely a crushing blow. I knew I had to say something it was just that I could not think of how to start talking about it without unintentionally making it worse. "It is going to be alright. You are going to get through this." Was all that I whispered into her hair.

"Oh I know that." Beth said finally looking up at me with her mascara running down her cheeks. "It is just that I wanted so badly for it not to be real when Alice first told me about it. And then when I saw him... I just should have seen it coming." She said her voice breaking twice.

It was the last thing that I wanted her to be doing right now. She was definitely not to blame in this situation; this was all Eric's fault. So I said "You are not going to put any of the blame on yourself right now. No one could have seen it coming, and most certainly not someone who would not want to see it. You are so much better off without him right now, and if he truly needed someone like Lucy to satisfy him, he was not worthy of someone as terrific as you." And it was not until I said it that I really believed that it was true. She was someone that men should be lining up on the street corners for, not someone who was dating the unfaithful boyfriend.

"And Beth," Alice piped up. "If you want him remove from the land of the living for a while please ask, you will not be putting me at any inconvenience. I would actually do it quite cheerfully." She continued her voice and face were filled with malicious delight.

While I knew that it would satisfy our need for vengeance, I knew that this was not what Beth needed right now. "I think we should hold off on those thoughts for a little while longer. What we need to do first is go to the kitchens and get all the chocolate that they have and then go back to Gryffindor Tower and stay up all night laughing and eating the chocolate." I suggested looking at Beth with hopeful eyes.

"I think that that is a great idea." Beth said sifting around so that she could get out of the chair. "You do not have to come, Lily. I know that you probably have to do all of your Heads duties that you have been putting off for the last few days."

"Beth you know that you are much more important to me than..." That was all I managed to get out before she interrupted me.

"No, I will be fine with just Alice and Vanessa. It is not that I don't think that you would be with me tonight, it is just that I don't want you getting yourself into any larger of a whole at my expense." Beth said as she walked over to Vanessa who wrapped her arms around her protectively.

"I will come and see you tomorrow morning with some Hot Chocolate." I promised with a little smile before they left the room. I really did not know what to do now. I could not even think about doing anything because my mind was just buzzing with this latest information. I stayed still sitting on the armchair by the fire for such a long time that I did not notice when a pair of feet came to stop in front of me.

"What has you in such a quiet mood, Lily?" James asked from his position before me.

I was in such a confused state of mind that I blurted out the truth without even thinking about it. "Why are men just such huge idiots?"

"Okay, before I answer that question I want you to answer one for me. Who is he and what did he do to you?" James asked with a slight smirk on his face.

I went through my mental Pro and Cons list. Pros- James was a guy and therefore able to think like a guy which may be useful for finding out what could have been going through Eric's mind at the time. He was also a Maurder which means that he could also be useful for making him pay because he would have no scruples were breaking the rules is concerned. And I don't have to worry about him telling anyone, because since this was a secret by tomorrow at lunch the whole school will know. Cons- No matter what happens in 70 years we will all be dead and therefore anything that will happen with be lost forever.

"Lily, What Happened?" James asked through his teeth getting angry for some unknown reason.

"It is Eric, he was having sex with Lucy Newick and Beth caught them together tonight in an empty classroom. She was heartbroken because Alice tried to warn her about it and she did not believe her." I answered looking at him straight in the face because he had kneeled down in front of me so that we were the same level.

"First of all, Eric is an asshole, and does not deserve someone as nice as Beth for a girlfriend. Second, I really hope that you do not judge the entire male population by what you saw in Eric because most of us are not that horrible." He said his eyes twinkling with the reflecting firelight.

"Well I do not know if I would go right to that seeing as you have been avoiding me for the past few weeks." I said looking over his shoulder into the fire.

His hand caught the corner of my jaw line and turned it so that I was facing him once more. "I have most certainly not been avoiding you, if only you knew how hard it would be for me to even try to forget about you." He said looking straight into my eyes trying to convey a message to me that I was just not getting.

I was flustered and just could not think clearly because those eyes combined with his sent were clouding my thoughts. "Yes it would be very difficult to avoid one another completely because we both basically have the same schedule. And we see each other in the halls all of the time." I said unable to think of anything else.

"A very possible reason, but not exactly the one that I had in mind at all." He said tucking a stray piece of hair behind me ear and sliding his hand through my hair until his hand was resting right on the spot where my neck and shoulder meet.

"Well, w-we are head b-boy and girl, a-and we d-do share a dorm and everything. It would t-take a lot of effort to avoid e-each other." I stammered out closing my eyes trying to block out the fact that his hand was really warm and comfortable right there on my neck.

"Not it either." He said with just the hint of a smile coloring his words. I opened my eyes in response to see him only a few inches from my face. "I would never come to a moment in my life when I would ever have a reason to want to forget someone like you." He looked like he hesitated for a moment and I felt my head start to spin and for a moment it felt like the entire world was spinning around James and me...

But then he pulled away and the moment was gone. He whispered "Sweet Dreams" before he turned around and walked from the room almost as if he had not just shared in the same sensations that I had.

I stared into the fire for a few more minutes before I went up to my bed. I placed my copy of Pride and Prejudice back on the shelf before I put on my pajamas and climbed into bed. And before I went to sleep the last thing that I thought was that I hoped that James Potter had kissed me in that wonderful moment just downstairs.

Author's Note: Well, I personally think that that turned out wonderfully. I am actually very pleased of this chapter considering the fact that I wrote it out just sitting at the computer. That is actually one of my favorites so far. Damn, I am good. Now that I am done tooting my own horn...

I just want to say to anyone who is confused. The stories that Lily reads are actually some of my favorite books in the entire world. Most of them are romances by some form or another, and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for something to read. However, if you do not like science-fiction/fantasy with very detailed plot lines I would just like to say that the Pawn of Prophecy is not quite right for you. It is actually in a series of 10 books that David and Leigh Eddings wrote with the same characters. If you want more information please feel free to leave me a message.

Which brings me to something else; I have seen via story traffic that there is definitely a substantial number of people that are reading this story. Now I am not going to be one of those authors that say I want 25 reviews before I am going to post the next chapter, because, as a reader myself, I can say that that just annoys me, personally. However all I ask is that you just leave me a small message saying if you liked this last chapter. I am not asking for a novel here, but I am figuring that if I can write almost 3,000 words in a chapter, that you my beloved reader can at least spare me 3 minutes to leave me a short review.

Now after that obscenely long author's note. I will leave you now so that you can leave me a review...

Love Allison