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Shortish chapter, but I'll put another one up later today.
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Lily fell back onto the sofa, gasping for breath. She didn't do any sports, and never exercised; boy was that taking a toll on her now. Amos wasn't out of breath, though his cheeks were flushed with red. He sat on the mantle and brought his knees up to his chest.
A silence fell upon them.
It took Lily about five minutes to regain her composure, and about that long for Amos to restore himself to his confident self.
"It was him." He said slowly, darkly. "That…that thing down there. It was Lupin."
Lily's breathing hitched. "Don't be…don't be ridiculous." She knew it was no good; Amos was not a fool. It was blindingly obvious.
"I know it. The slytherins, they've told me but I didn't believe them…but it's true. Remus Lupin is a werewolf." He sounded mortified, disgusted.

Lily felt tears run down her cheeks. "Please, Amos…" She said quietly.
"There's a monster living next to me! It could kill my family!"
"He…not it." Lily said.
Amos raised his eyebrows. "It tried to kill you, Lily!"
Lily shuddered. Everything had happened so fast. She'd known about her friend's lycanthropy for years, yet she'd never truly paused to think about the wolf; the transformations, the night of terror…if he'd ever…bitten someone.
Lily had always greeted Remus after he'd recovered, smiling sympathetically as if she understood what he'd gone through. But now, now that she'd seen the wolf, been at it's terrifying mercy, she wasn't sure how she and Remus would be the same again.

All the while, Amos was muttering. "Imagine Dumbledore letting that in Hogwarts! We're all in danger! I ought to tell the ministry about this…have him expelled, no exterminated."
At this, Lily widened her eyes.
What had she been thinking?
Remus was her friend; a prefect, smart, loyal…an amazing person.
Sure, he had a problem, but didn't everyone? Remus's was just a little more extreme, but that was it. Everyone had secrets, Merlin knows she had her own to deal with.
"Think straight, Amos." Lily said. "Remus Lupin, he has an illness. That is all."
Amos scoffed. "Rubbish Lily! Werewolves are a danger to our society; bloodthirsty, unfeeling monsters."
Lily stood up. "You're wrong!"
Amos closed his eyes, and Lily could see his mouth moving slowly, with no words coming out. After 10 seconds of quiet, Amos opened them. There was a heated fury behind the calm, just waiting to explode, and Lily knew it.

"Please." Lily said, her whole body shaking. "Amos, don't tell anyone…I'll do anything you want."
The boy in front of her stared hardly into her eyes, all previous softness absent.
"Anything?"
It scared Lily slightly how he sounded, slightly maniacal and very angry. She suddenly realised that it was late at night; she was very much alone in a dark house with him.
"I should go," Lily said. "My parents will be worried-"
Amos grabbed her hard by the wrists. "You don't want me to tell anyone Lupin's secret?" His mouth was close to her ear. "Then I want you to be my girlfriend. When we go to Hogwarts, you'll do whatever I want you to." He put his cold hand under Lily's chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Understand?"
Lily nodded rapidly. His tight grip was hurting her. "Yes." She said. She knew the enormity that had just been placed on her shoulders. The life of Remus Lupin lay in the balance, and she was the only one who could prevent it from being destroyed. She would have to co-operate.
"And don't talk to any of the marauders. I don't like them, so you shouldn't either."
Lily half wanted to laugh at him; he was acting insane. But she knew how strong he was, what he could do if he really wanted to.
"This is blackmail." She uttered quietly. Amos tightened his grip on her face, pulling her closer.
"Is it?" He grinned. "Lovely."
His breath fluttered over her cheeks. Lily kept her hands by her side. Slowly, Amos leant down and kissed her. She stayed still, but Amos pushed her closer to him, his fingers nipping her neck painfully. Lily brought her arms up to his broad shoulders and waited for it to be over.

Lily cried the whole way home. She was taking the night bus, and her head was against the window, breath frosting the glass slightly. How had she not seen it before? Amos was an extremely good actor. But Lily knew the real reason he wanted her to be his girlfriend; to get back at The Marauders. He knew that telling everyone about Remus was too risky; some may not believe him, and Sirius would more than likely murder him.
And here she was, Lily Evans, the long known subject of James Potter's affections. What a better way to hurt him?

After leaving the vehicle, Lily walked up to her front door. The lights were still on, and Lily was reminded that it must of only of been about 10 o'clock. She opened the door and was immediately engulfed in a warm hug.
"Where have you been?" Mrs Evans said into her daughters shoulder. "We came back and you weren't there; it's been hours and you didn't leave a note!"
Lily nodded shakily.
"Sorry mum…" She said. The words sounded wrong, like someone else was saying them for her. "I was at my boyfriend's house."

James Potter stumbled back onto the spare bed, feeling drained. Tonight had been catastrophic. A deep gash on his leg was bleeding onto the sheets, where the wolf had caught him. But he felt no pain. All he could think about was Lily.
Why had she been there? It confused him to no end. When he'd seen her through Prongs' eyes, he'd not known what to do. Her hair had been blustered and mussed up. Tears had been falling down her face, and James had felt a little part of his heartbreak. When Moony had pounced, James forgot all of the danger; he'd just known he had to save Lily.
Now, as the wound continued to bleed buckets, a creeping worry entered his thoughts. None of them had ever been directly bit before, perhaps scratched but that was it. Did it count if he was in his Stag form? Or had Remus Lupin just transferred his lycanthropy over to his best friend?
James shivered.
He guessed he would find out next month.