YAY! I got 5 reviews last chapter! That is awesome, you guys are amazing. Here's Chapter 25 and just as a warning, this story is going to get creepy (even creepier then it has been at least) and slightly terrifying really fast, at least if I write it right it will so…. Fair warning.

Chapter 25

"Lily, it really wasn't your fault."

It was the thousandth time the words had flew from Gemma's lips, and this time, like every other, made no difference to her.

"Right, it was no one's fault."

"Lily, really, you did nothing to cause it."

The two girls were sitting at the Gryffindor table during lunch the day after the incident by the black lake, the situation in the dorm, or as they were referring to the two events as.

Lily dropped her disbelieving eyes to the plate sitting in front of her, although Gemma had piled it with food, they both knew she couldn't eat it. Gemma, across from her, was poking at hers, occasionally eating some, but mainly staring at her friend with obvious irritation.

"Lily. Listen to me. It. Was. Not. Your. Fault."

Lily grunted to her plate and Gemma glared at the redheads scalp. Lily sighed and pushed her food away, resting her head on the table.

The Marauders passed by, James slowing to grace a concerned glance, which lingered until Gemma glared at him. He gave her an exasperated look, though Gemma's glare didn't waver, James sighed audibly before walking away.

Lily's entire body froze. "Was that?"

Gemma nodded, still glaring at her retreating cousin. She didn't look down until he was seated a distance away, the other Marauders started sitting around him. James gave Gemma a "what do you want with me look" Gemma made several motions with her hands that ordered him to scoot down. He looked at her for a few seconds before standing up and moving as far away from them as possible. James shoot her some attitude, Gemma gave a crisp nod and looked down. James looked over at Lily's small frame and sighed, a strange feeling settling in his stomach like it did whenever he saw her like this.

This;

Red hair, once so shinning and vibrant, now hanging around her shoulders like a burden. Green eyes, emeralds seeing truth that were blinded by lies and pain. What pain? What was the haunting demon that had deflated her so badly? James wanted nothing more than to help her. She wanted nothing more than for him to leave her alone. But that couldn't be true; whatever was going on with her was more than his telling of Constance. Remus was a werewolf. Mary had cried herself to sleep for weeks after she had moved in with them. Sirius was allergic to peanut butter. All these things he knew. All these things he kept quite. Out of pure curtsey. It was their life to tell about. James completely respected that, why was it, the one time he was stupid enough to forget that, it had pertained to Lily?

Cause he was a bloody git, that's why.

"Earth to prongs, if Collins sees you staring at Evans again, you're a dead man. "

"She has no loyalty. Why isn't Gemma helping me win her back?"

"Friends before family mate, all of us do it."

"Harsh"

"Isn't it?" Padfoot shoved a piece of toast in his mouth whole. Shoving food towards him. Prongs brought his hazel eyes up to Lily again; she and Gemma seemed to be arguing. His cousin looked to tears, his crush was already crying. Lily said something that could have been "I'm sorry" Gemma shook it off saying something that James couldn't even lip read.

When he brought his gaze back, Sirius was look at him judgmentally, which James quickly shoot off. Remus was a bit more understanding, offering him a light smile. Remus looked up suddenly, and James did even move as owls arrived and dropped packages of all shapes and sizes to everyone there.

The Potter house bird flew up to him, two envelopes clutched tightly. One addresses to James and one addressed to Mary, James retrieved his and the owl hopped off towards Mary. Nibbling on a piece of toast, James read his letter, the majority of the parchment was manitory, Tommy had the flu, Andrew had grown his first tooth, his mum asked about his grades, his friends, quidditch, if he'd help Mary with something , if he'd give the adjoining note to Lily

What?

Give what note to Lily? Why was his mom talking to Lily, what about? James peeked into the envelope and found a small slip of paper.

Curiosity killed the cat, but Gemma was already going to kill him. HE unfolded to paper in his lap, throwing nervous glances over where Gemma and Lily were still arguing.

Dear Lily,

I know you were fighting with James, and I assume you still are, due to the lack of Lily' stories in his letters. I would have sent this separate, though I did not want it to be lost somewhere along the line. The reason I'm even writing is to apologize for the lateness of that remedied I promised you. Twice, I had almost finished brewing when Tommie and Morllie had run past, knocking it off the table, after I found the necessary supplies I finally caught on and brewed it far out of their reach. I have a few more ingredients to add, and then I will be sending it along.

I hope all is well for you, and please reply, detailing if your situation has worsened, I will help any way I can.

Love,

Julie Potter.

James folded the note back up. Remedied? What remedied? What was the "situation"? How has it worsened? Was it really that obvious to her that Lily hadn't spoken to him in months?

Ugh.

There was something wrong, something desperately wrong. Something that had taken one of the most energetic people James knew and turned her completely limp and numb. And the worst part?

He couldn't help? Although that did mean he couldn't hurt either? But he already had, hurt her in a way that she will remember forever. Hurt her in a time she desperately needed help. He had made possibly the biggest mistake of his life.

But if anything was sure, he would do anything, anything to fix it.

He'd hold himself to that. NO matter what it took, he would win her trust back.

Hey! Sorry that took so long to post. I got 5 reviews last time, which was awesome. THANK YOU In this chapter I tried to show how James was viewing the situation, and bring back the potion Julies making. Tell me how I did in a nice review?

~LIZIES~