Lily woke up early the next morning. According to her clock it was 5:46 am. As she sat up she contemplated the importance of time. If Remus hadn't of walked down the stairs when he did, she wouldn't have been sat there with James lying next to her holding her hand. If she hadn't have finished her homework at that precise moment, then she would have missed James coming down the stairs. Yet, time seemed unimportant right then. It was a Sunday and she had James all to herself all day. There were rumours last night about Lauren and Sirius so he would be flat out all day because it was unlikely he actually slept last night. She decided to get dressed and get ready so that she could be the first in for breakfast. The food was at it's best earlier in the morning and she could wrap a load up for the two of them to share. She headed to the en-suite and removed her clothes from their bag. She washed and dressed in a flash, but was unable to decide how to do her hair. In the end, she decided upon a loose bun because it was out of her way but she still had her wispy bangs, which she knew James loved. She grabbed her bag and headed for the door.

Peter awoke with a sore back and a stiff neck. He opened his eyes and groaned as he turned his head to notice the fireplace. He remembered then that he had slept in the common room with Remus. He had slept on the couch whilst Remus, because he was far more advanced in class than Peter, conjured a blow up mattress to sleep on. Sirius was getting cheeky now. It was their dorm too and he didn't have the right to kick anyone out. At least James had a plaything to keep him happy; for Peter knew that he would eventually drop Lily in a flash if a better offer came along, and soon enough Lily Evans wouldn't be worth more than a single Bertie Botts bean. Of course everyone would be kept in the dark for the next couple of weeks, but once Marcus and the Slytherins had you on your hit list, you might as well drop out of Hogwarts there and then. Peter suddenly felt much cheerier, and stumbled up to his dorm.

Marcus was sat next to Snape during Charms. Personally, Snape disgusted him, what with the greasy hair and the tatty robes. Apparently home life was bad, but there was no excuse at Hogwarts. They all had regular access to shampoo! It was time to tell him about Saturday.

"So Serverus, you free Saturday?"

"Yeah. Why?

"Well we've planned a cleansing, it's quite an important one."

"Who is it this time Marcus?"

"Some fourth year with parents as zookeepers. I mean who does that? Anyway we all know it's your turn to take charge so you up for it, sounds like it'll be one to remember?"

"Course, Moaning Myrtle's toilet yeah?"

"Where else, we have never been caught there and she just floods the bathroom anyway so there's no need for us to tidy up! Bring the gag and extra rope, I hear they're quite feisty."

"Sure, see you at 7pm on Saturday. Are we keeping them there till the next morning or not?"

"We'll wait and see," said Marcus as a smirk crawled across his face. Then the bell rang for next lesson.

The next week flew by in a flash. It was soon common knowledge that Lily and James were back on. They walked everywhere hand in hand and spent most evenings after school together. Lily was spending a lot of time with the Marauders too so she saw a lot more of Peter. She spoke to him often so when he explained that he needed help with his potions work, Lily agreed instantly. She found it rewarding tutoring people just to see the light of realisation settle upon their faces when they finally understood. It made her feel special and needed, something she very rarely felt at home. So they agreed to meet on Saturday evening outside Moaning Myrtle's toilet because Peter had a special study place to show Lily. She was excited to find where this place was because recently she couldn't concentrate in the common room without James coming up behind her and tickling her. She loved it, but it was a bit irritating when she was trying to study for N.E.W.T.s. So on Saturday she kissed James for longer than she planned to, left a note on the door for her roommate Sian and then went to meet Peter.

The sun was beginning to set and the sky was a pink shade dotted with sunbeams. Lily was there early and when the chimes rang for seven o'clock she was aware of another presence. At first she thought it must be Peter, however when she turned round there were two large shapes coming towards her Suddenly there was a yank from behind her and her arms were pulled backwards. She tried to scream but there was instantly a piece of cloth over her mouth and her wrists were bound with a spell. The largest of the boys in front of her fished around in her bag for her wand and hid it behind a statue in the next corridor. The other boy came towards her with a large bag and suddenly it clicked what was happening. As Lily began to struggle she was violently slapped then thrown into the bag by the person behind her. The only thing was, she didn't see their face.