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The opening feast was a little awkward to say the least.
Whenever Lily even attempted to make eye contact with any of the girls, they glared and turned away. Hestia was the worst, although seeing as Amos had his arm draped over her shoulder, she really couldn't blame the girl. Already pretty much everyone in Hogwarts knew about Amos and Lily. The gossip had spread like wildfire, along with some nasty rumours about what exactly had happened between the two at the party. Lily reckoned that most of those had come from Melinda herself, who seemed to have picked Lily as her arch nemesis.

Many of her fellows had looked shocked to hear about the newest couple. Lily got the impression that everyone had believed that it was only a matter of time before James and her started going out, and now they were proved wrong. To the public eye, Lily thought she and Amos looked like a good couple, totally loved up. But the public eye also didn't know the terrible, manipulative truth.

Now, as Lily walked alone up to Gryffindor Tower, she was dreading very much what was about to happen. She shared a room with the three girls who seemed to hate her most in the world. Would they say anything to her?
Lily had a sick feeling in her stomach as she slowly walked up the girl's stairs. She was pretty sure they would all be up there already, she was late because Amos kept her later in the great hall than she would have liked.

Lily's hand shook as she opened the door. Conversation ceased immediately, and she stared awkwardly at the girls.
"Hi?" Said Lily.
Hestia stood up and walked into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Marlene and Alice gave each other sideways glances. "Hello Lily." Marlene said in a formal voice. She got up and sat on Alice's bed, which happened to be the furthest from her own. Lily sat down and opened up her trunk, simply to have something to do. The atmosphere in the room was unbelievably tense and Lily felt her eyes watering slightly. Realising her only friend was a boy who was blackmailing and using her felt horrible.
Lily sighed heavily and Marlene looked up suddenly. She seemed to acknowledge Lily's distressed expression, and gestured to the door. Lily got up and followed. Marlene closed it behind her quietly and they walked a little down the hall.

"How could you?"
Lily was startled at the coldness exposed in Marlene's voice. She had never ever spoken to anyone like that before, not even one of the marauders.
"I'm sorry Mar-" Lily began, but she was cut off.
"Y'know, I reckoned that when you snogged him at the party you were just too drunk to function properly; that you forgot that your best friend has liked him for years. We were willing to forgive you on that basis. But now? Lily, you're bloody going out with him. How do you think Hestia feels right now!"
Lily hung her head. Everything Marlene said had been true. But she didn't get it. Didn't understand that she had to do this!

"I know. You're completely right."
Marlene paused. "Listen Lily. I won't lie, I hate not talking to you; so do the others. If you broke up with Amos tomorrow I think Hestia would be willing to forgive you.
Lily wanted to say yes.
So badly.
She almost did to; it was the easy option! She could return to her normal life and forget anything had ever happened. But she wouldn't be able to live with the guilt. The fact that she'd condemned one of her closest friends to a life of misery would ensure that she'd never be happy again. Lily decided she'd have to ride it out, no matter how bad things got, she was doing this for Remus.
"Marlene…I-I can't."
Marlene's hopeful smile disappeared.
"And why?"
"I'm sorry…" Lily struggled for an explanation. "I-I really like him."
Marlene shook her head. "You're unbelievable."
With that Marlene swept by her and back up to the dorm. Not ready to go back up, Lily continued down stairs into the common room.

James lay sprawled across the sofa beside the fire with his eyes closed.
Sirius and Peter were playing a game of wizard's chess on the floor. Remus was in the dorm, he'd told them that he was tired and wanted to get an early night. His absence really was beginning to take its toll on James. He missed everything about Remus, and realised now how much he had taken his friend for granted. There was a gaping hole in the marauders, and he had no idea how to repair it.

"Alright Evans?" James' eyes burst open at the sound of Sirius's voice. He sat up and looked around. Sure enough, an upset looking Lily was sitting on the armchair opposite. "Are you okay?" James asked. He was worried that something bad had happened with Amos.
Lily shrugged and turned away from them. He remembered Amos saying to Lily not to talk to him, and wondered if this was why she didn't want to talk.
Sirius and James shared a troubled look.
"What's up?" Said Sirius, scooting closer to the girl. Lily breathed heavily and turned to face them. Her hair was falling out of the plait and her face was streaked with smudged make up.
"Did Amos do anything?" James found himself saying. Sirius shot him a sharp look, but Lily didn't seem to notice. She rubbed her eyes, only making the make up worse.
"N-no!" Said Lily. "Amos…he's, he's great."
James didn't believe that for a minute.
"So why are you crying?" Peter said bluntly. James glared; Pete was completely clueless.
Lily looked up. "Oh, It's the girls…they hate Me."
"Why?"
"Oh, well because of Amos." She looked hesitant to continue, but shook her head slowly. "Marlene said, she said that they would talk to me again if I dumped him…"
James's spirits lifted. Surely she would break up with Amos to get her friends back? "And?"
"I…I told her I couldn't."

There was a silence, James felt crushed. She'd rather choose some random boy over her three best friends? That didn't seem like a very Lily thing to do.
"Why?" James asked loudly.
Lily suddenly flared up.
"It's none of your business Potter!" She stood up abruptly. "I-I really like Amos. He's…he's brilliant."
There were tears running down Lily's face once again. James stood up and walked closer to her. Lily shied away, crossing her arms over her chest.
"The Lily Evans I know wouldn't drop her friends like that." Said James softly.
"You clearly don't know me then." Lily whispered.
She looked defeated, as if she was holding something back that she really wanted to say.
James suddenly didn't know what to think or say.
"Maybe I don't."
Lily turned around and ran to the portrait. She disappeared through, leaving the boys alone.
"We have to do something about this." James said. "Talk to Hestia, Alice and Marlene."
Sirius and Peter nodded.

Lily wandered the deserted halls, willing herself to calm down, to stop crying. She was friendless.
What almost made it worse was the Marauders. They were being so nice to her. She had thought they'd be angry after she'd seen Remus, but they hadn't said one word about it…probably for Remus's sake.
That was another thing; her fellow prefect hadn't spoken one word to her yet. Lily was worried, should she have written to Remus, explained that it was perfectly fine? That she didn't mind?
Perhaps it was too late…
Lily shook her head; she'd make sure to talk to Remus as soon as she saw him. She shivered. The castle was not warm at night.
But Lily was not ready to return to the dorm.

Weirdly, Lily soon found herself in front of the closet on the third floor. The closet where seemingly this whole mess had started. Lily smiled lightly and opened the door. She turned on the light; it was warm in there, cosy. She sat down and put her head against a pile of cloths.
Sleep came quickly.