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I'm writing in third person for a while, having issues with first, so bear with me. I hope you enjoy this chapter, I've been having some issues with uploading. When you get over 50 documents you can safely delete them from the doc uploader and they will still be in the story right? Please someone tell me in the reviews. ~May

Chapter 5

Third Person

Lily whipped out her wand so fast that neither James nor Severus had time to react.

"Let go of my boyfriend." She growled, pointing her wand between them. James looked at Lily then looked at Severus; he had the same look of frustration that James was sporting himself. We both dropped the Ravenclaw. "Halden are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Halden replied to Lily with a smile, he squeezed her hand lightly. "I'm going to head back to my common room."

"See you in the morning." Lily pressed her lips to his fleetingly as he left, still keeping her wand pointed at the pair.

"Good night Lily." He replied before hurrying down the corridor away from the boys and Lily, he was sure that it would fast become a violent mess.

"What were you two thinking?" She screeched and both boys looked at the floor ashamed of themselves.

"Honestly Evans, I wasn't really thinking, more rage and wanting to uh- never mind." James tried to explain, and then mumbled the end of his sentence because it was going to sound incredibly stupid.

"He was going to hurt you Lily." Severus exclaimed looking at her with a pleading look in his eyes.

"It's neither of your business what he was planning to do. He wasn't going to hurt me, boyfriends don't do that unless their idiots." She hissed, aiming a very hurtful glare at Severus, both boys were staring at her wide-eyed. "Whatever I decide to do with my life has nothing to do with the either of you. Potter, you've never been a part of my life and that is not going to change now because you're a jealous idiot." Severus smirked at the messy haired boy with glasses. "You Sev, you're not my friend anymore, that changed when your fascinations changed and you insulted me, you have no business even talking to me."

With that Lily turned on her heels and screamed "Jily!" at the portrait before entering the heads common room. They could hear her bedroom door slam out in the hall, and then a chocked sob escaped the door right before it closed. James and Severus had flinched when the door had slammed and they heard her start to cry.

"She's really easy to love isn't she Snape?" James asked, shocking the strange pair.

"Yeah." Severus replied without thinking.

"The way I see it, we both don't like seeing her with Halden right?" James turned to the shorter black haired boy.

"Yeah, I would guess so." Severus replied looking up only slightly to James Potter.

"Then why don't we find a way to get her away from Halden."

"You mean break up their relationship and basically purposely hurt Lily's feelings even worse?" Severus was beginning to think that the school was right about Potter and his friends. They really were crazy.

"Something likes that." James shrugged, looking at the door longingly.

"You realize that if she were to find out that either of us helped in getting her and Halden to split up that neither of us would ever have a chance with her again right?" Severus asked him.

"That's why we have to make sure she never knows it was us. It won't be that hard, plus it's an added bonus for you Snape." James paused.

"What bonus am I gaining from this?" Severus was truly curious what was on James' mind.

"Basically with this deal we're becoming slight friends for as long as it takes to break them apart, then at the end of it all you have a chance at being her friend again." James shrugged again wishing that there was a way to avoid it, but knew it was impossible. "At the end of it all we'll both go back to equally battling for Lily's attention."

"You find this a worthy plan?" Severus was cryptic.

"It's the best one I got."

"Tell you what, you run this plan past Lupin and if he approves then come find me. We can work out minor details later." With that Severus was off down the corridor.

"Don't forget what the deal gives you, it's what you've wanted all along. Just like me." With that James repeated the password Lily had said earlier and heading up the stairs to the y-fork that separated their rooms.

Lily sat in her room crying her eyes out for a reason she didn't even know. The blue and purple's mixed with a beautiful shade of gold was enough to calm her nerves. It wasn't until much later that she heard James come into the common room. Maybe Severus and James had been fighting again, it seemed likely enough. Lily sat up wiping away her dried tears and she heard James' sleepy footsteps pass by the y-fork and open his own door. Her bed was covered with a purple satin, downy-feather quilt and the desk in the corner had a large bookcase astride it, which made Lily very pleased. Lily suddenly having the urge to go to the bathroom got up and crossed the hall, she tried to open the door but it was locked. She knocked lightly.

"James are you in there?" Lily asked, not noticing that she used his first name, there was no reply. She knocked again, several times, no answer.

"James Potter you open this door right now!" Lily screamed at the top of her lungs pounding on the door and kicking at the hinges trying to bust into the bathroom. She heard the door creak open on James side. "You better not be trying to escape, James, open this dang door!" She swung her leg out just as the door was pushed open catching James right in the shin.

"Ouch, thought you wanted me for something, not to kick me." James replied sourly rubbing his shin.

"I'm so sorry; you weren't in the bathroom then?" Lily looked really sorry and shocked.

"No, I was just about to fall asleep." James scowled.

"You forgot to unlock the door earlier then, if it's locked from the inside it won't open from the outside, you know that." Lily sighed then remembering why she needed to get into the bathroom crossed her legs.

"Sorry Lily. What are you doing?" James stared at her almost doing a potty dance.

"I needed to get into the bathroom because I really need to go, think you could go back to your room?" She asked him biting her lip trying to hold it.

"Oh right." James turned bright red before returning to his room. It was going to be a long year.

A reminder, I have a writing schedule on my profile, contrary to belief, I did not mean that every day I would upload one chapter and you'd have to wait 11 days for the next chapter. Sorry for the misunderstanding, that's just the order the chapters will come in, not necessary eleven days. I believe I've uploaded I think 3 chapter to 3 different books today. Lost count, it all depends on when I write it, which is usually soon after the last one and then I upload it so you guys can read it, not an 11 day wait, sorry if that confused you.

trinigyal123: Halden annoys me too, but he's sort of a fun character just because he drives James nuts. I love James. *sigh* I like Lilac too, but the next thing James does is going to be really drastic, especially since it will include Severus. *evil laugh*

Eylia Riddle: Thanks!

A repeat message from the top to make sure I get some replies from some helpful people, I hope... I've been having some issues with uploading. When you get over 50 documents you can safely delete them from the Doc Mangager (uploader) and they will still be in the story right? Please someone tell me in the reviews. It's worrying me because I had to remove the doc for the prologue to 'The Battle For Lily' and now I'm wondering if it's going to disappear in the story. Please relieve my worries by telling me (because I'm still fairly new) and tell me what you thought of the chapter. Thanks! ~May