Hey guys,

so I said you might get another chapter and here it is! :) Really hope you like it.

Awesomeme, unfortunately no I haven't been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida or played any of the video games. I'm just really good at research, I use the wikia website. That really helps. I like to get my facts right.

Xianazach, I think James just accepted that Lily and him aren't going to happen. I really can't see Lily ever really liking him while ever he is playing silly with her, asking her out all the time and what not. Also I don't want them to get too close too soon. Its only sixth year after all.

Chapter 13:

Slughorn's Favourites

The common room was unusually quiet on Sunday morning. No one from fifth year up had yet to leave their dormitories and only a handful of younger students had stumbled downstairs with tired looking eyes. Around midday, James and Sirius made their way down to lunch. They had finally gotten out of bed, both with a raging hangover. "Am I right in thinking that you and Adrianna are back together?" Sirius asked.

James nodded mid yarn.

"I always thought she was hot," Sirius commented.

"That's just because she looks a bit like Marlene," James joked.

"As if," Sirius replied, "nowhere near as pretty."

"Puke," James pretended to throw up, "you used to be cool, you know."

The other Gryffindors were waiting for them when they arrived. Alice was telling everyone who would listen about the picture her cousin Molly had sent her of her newest baby. Molly had left school just before the sixth years had started. He had been born on the 22nd of August. He was Molly and Arthur's third son. Alice passed the picture round to all the girls. "Ahhh, how cute," Kate smiled.

Lily was in a foul mood so she merely grunted before returning to her food. She didn't even think about looking up when James and Sirius came to sit down. James sat next to her and said, "good morning Lily."

She didn't even look up, "Potter."

James felt slightly hurt by her reaction. He didn't know what he could possibly have done wrong. At that moment a first year student came up to them, "he-hello," he squeaked, "Professor Slughorn asked me to give you all these."

He handed out invitations to most of the group. The only person who didn't get one was Peter. Sirius and James moaned, "not another one of old Sluggy's parties."

Lily tutted angrily, "I really like Slughorn's parties."

"You would," Sirius replied.

"Jerk," Lily spat.

"Come on Evans," James frowned, "he's only messing with you."

"Don't tell me what to do Potter," Lily retaliated angrily.

"Lils…" he tried again.

"Don't call me that! Only my friends call me that."

"Oh… So we're not even friends anymore?" James asked suddenly hurt.

"I'm going to the library," Lily stood up and left.

Alice turned to James, "don't worry; she's been in a bad mood since she woke up."

"Why?" Remus asked.

"No idea," Marlene shook her head, "wouldn't tell us."

James and Lily struggled to work together on their project after that. Lily wasn't talking to James. Her silence caused them to make several mistakes with their potion but fortunately they were able to rectify their mistakes. There was an awful tension between James and Lily. He was confused; he just couldn't understand why she was so angry with him. As October began things between Lily and James were almost as bad as they had been before the summer so James decided to talk to her after Slughorn's party. The party was held in Slughorn's office. As always Slughorn's party was unbelievably over the top. He had invited an ex-slug club member, Ambrosius Flume, the owner of Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade to cater the party with a ridiculous amount of sweets. James had invited Ad to come with him. She was wearing a pretty black lace dress. "You look pretty," James smiled, "fancy a drink?"

"Sure," Adrianna smiled back, "I'll go find us a table."

"Great," James replied, as he went off towards the drink table. He found Dirk Cresswell, a fifth year student at the table, "alright Dirk?"

"Yeah, not bad James," Dirk replied, "What about you?"

"Yeah, not bad at all," James grinned, he quickly pored two drinks and then went in search of Adrianna. He quickly found her sat at a table with Sirius and Marlene. "Hey guys."

"Hi James," Marlene waved.

"Are any of the others here?" James asked Sirius.

"Remus and Kate are dancing," Sirius replied, "Evans was here a second ago, she's just gone to the loo… and Alice and Frank are getting drinks."

"Cool…" James smiled when he noticed Lily making her way towards them. She sat opposite him but didn't look at him. He sighed in disappointment. He did his best to keep focused on the group's conversation but he found himself paying far too much attention to Lily.

His mood had turned severely sour by the end of the party. He walked Adrianna back to the common room and kissed her goodnight. He then ran up the stairs to his dorm room to find the marauders map. He quickly tapped it, "I'm up to no good."

He searched the map for Lily. He quickly found her walking down a corridor on the fifth floor. He ran out of the room, down the stairs and through the portrait hole. He ran down the stairs to the fifth floor where he grabbed her, "Potter let go of me!" and pulled her into an empty classroom.

"Shut up Evans," James began, "I don't know what I've done but I'm sorry. Whatever it is that's bothered you… I'm sorry. I've loved being your friend over the last month – it's been amazing…"

"James…"

"No. Listen. I like being your friend. You need to stop this, whatever it is…"

"James…"

"No, you don't need to say anything… I don't want to hear that you're sorry. I don't want to hear why… I just want to be your friend."

"Ok," Lily replied. She wiped her eye with her sleeve, hoping that he wouldn't notice that she was crying.

Harry watched as his parents shared an incredibly personal moment. James grabbed Lily and pulled her into an embrace. He held her close for several minutes. He pulled away slightly to look down at her, she was looking up at him, tears in her eyes. James felt a feeling in his gut that he'd become quite accustomed to ever since he met Lily. She looked incredibly sad. He leant down slightly, not really thinking. She leant up, standing on her tip toes because he was so tall. Their lips touched for the briefest of seconds, but it was pure fire. James was in complete shock, he pulled her tighter into his arms. Her arms snaked into his hair; finally touching it; she'd wanted to for so long. She moaned gently as they deepened the kiss. They stayed in that empty classroom for longer than either of them knew. When they finally pulled apart, Lily was the first to speak, "we shouldn't have done that."

"No…" James began.

Lily looked shocked. She'd hoped he would argue with her. She couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

"No, I should never have gone out with Adrianna," James continued, "I shouldn't have given up on you."

Lily smiled slightly, "but you are with Adrianna…"

"Yeah… and I promised her that nothing was going to happen between us…"

"Why?" Lily asked.

"Because the girls I've gone out with have always been competing with you," James admitted.

"What are we going to do?"

"I don't know…" James put a hand through his hair again.

Lily stepped forward, reaching for his hair, "I've always wanted to touch it."

"Are you serious?" James laughed.

Lily nodded, blushing deeply. "I always thought you hated it," James grinned.

"I did," Lily grinned back.

With her hand still in his hair, she pulled him forward, "I can't tell you how jealous I am."

"You don't need to," James whispered in reply, "I know."

Lily smiled, and pulled herself up onto her tiptoes again, planting her lips on his. Twenty minutes later they left the classroom. When they returned to the common room their friends were waiting for them. "Where have you two been?" Sirius had his eyebrow raised knowingly.

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