A/N: Okay. So its been a short while. I apologize! Anyways, yeah. Here ya go! Chapter 6! Thanks to: PrincessMoi, ChemicalRose1248. && JessaShelby! You guys are awesome! ^_^

'So, Mr Potter, seeing as you seem to be paying attention so well,' Professor Slughorn raised his eyebrows at the boy, and smiled. 'Please tell me, a simple antidote if you've been poisoned.'

'Er..' James looked at Remus, who was shaking his head. 'Uh.. you can use a bezoar?'

'You could. Yes.' Smiling, Slughorn looked at him. 'But what, if you didn't have one handy?'

'Uh.. pray that the poison isn't gonna kill whoever is ill before you get to St. Mungos?'

Shaking his head, the professor sighed. 'If you would have been paying attention, you'd have the correct answer. Ten points from Gryffindor.'

James groaned, and looked at Lily with a frown, 'This is your fault, you know that, right?'

'What?' Lily's eyes widen, 'How, exactly, is it my fault?'

'If you weren't so damn pretty, then this wouldn't have happened. I would have known the answer.'

Rolling her eyes, Lily laughed, 'Smooth. If it's such a problem, then maybe next week I'll sit by Emma. That way you can pay attention.'

'Nah.' sitting back, James smirked, 'I figure my grades are good enough. And it wouldn't be fair for you to distract Em.'

'HA! Yeah, cause if I sat next to her, I'd be a distraction.' Smiling, Lily shook her head, and stood. Bending over to collect her books, James smiled.

'Wait, what are you doing?'

'Class is over, dear Prongs.'

'Oh. Yeah I knew that.' James jumped up, and pushed his books into his bag, and grabbed her hand. Smiling, he kissed her knuckles, 'I'm so glad its Friday.'

'Hmm.' Smiling, Lily waved to Emma and followed James out of the room, 'What are you doing this afternoon?'

'I've got Quidditch practice.'

'That's right. Championships are tomorrow.'

'Yeah.' Frowning, James stopped and turned towards her. 'You're going, right?'

'Of course. I wouldn't miss it.'

'Good.' James gave a weak smile, 'That's good.'

They walked on in silence, and Lily nudged him, 'Nervous?'

Licking his lips, he looked at her, 'Kind of. I mean, it's our last year. I want to win. So bad, it hurts.'

Lily nodded, and laid her hand on his arm, 'You'll do fine. You're incredible on the field.'

'I hope so.' Kissing her knuckles again, he smiled, 'And thanks, for your faith in me.'

'Anytime.' Lily smiled, and standing on her tiptoes, she kissed him.

'Ew! Get a room!' Laughing, Sirius ran up to them, and hooked an arm around Lily's shoulders. 'So, Evans. When are you gonna ditch this kid, and come with me?'

Laughing, Lily pushed him away, 'Never, Padfoot. Sorry to break your heart.'

Groaning, Sirius laid a hand on his chest and looked at her. 'How am I to live this way?'

Laughing the trio walked out of the castle towards the Quidditch pitch. 'Are you watching practice?' James asked his friend. When Sirius nodded, James grinned, 'You can be my personal cheerleader!'

Frowning, Sirius shook his head, 'Sorry. Don't wanna steal that title from Evans.'

'Eh.. its cool. She looks better in a skirt then you.'

'HA! That's not what you said that Christmas.' Sirius joked, and ran ahead.

Raising an eyebrow, Lily laughed, 'Last Christmas?'

'Uh... I don't want to talk about it.' James ran a hand through his hair, and grinned.

x-X-x

Lily sat next to Sirius, and shook her head at her boyfriend. Looking at his best friend, she asked, 'We're already dating; why does he keep doing.. that?' She pointed at him, and watched him do an upside down figure eight.

'That? I dunno.' Shrugging, Sirius pulled a pack of gum out of his pocket. After offering her a piece, he put one in his mouth, and said, 'I think he's scared if he gets to.. ordinary, you'll leave him. Or something.'

'You realize, that makes no sense, whatsoever, right?' Lily asked, popping her gum.

'Yeah, I suppose. But I'm just guessing. In all seriousness, I think he just gets bored waiting for the Snitch to appear.'

Nodding her head, Lily pulled on a pair of sunglasses and smiled, 'Now that, makes sense.' She laughed and leaned back. Using the seat behind her as a back rest, she looked at the boy next to her, and asked, 'Has James heard anything from his parents yet?'

'Wha-?' Shaking his head, Sirius smiled at her. 'Uh, Lil's? Why don't you just ask James?'

'Well. What if he hasn't? Then I'm gonna feel bad for bringing it up. But, then again, if they have then I'm just beating around the bush for no reason what so ever!' She sighed, and looked at the boy next to her.

'Beat around the bush? Ha! What?' Sirius grinned, and cocked his head to the side.

'Muggle phrase, it's not important.' She said, with a wave of her hand.

Sighing, Sirius looked out at the field and frowned. 'No, to answer your question, he hasn't.' Looking back at the girl next to him, Sirius shook his head. 'Neither his mum or dad have replied. And that is not like the Potters.'

Drawing her knees up to her chest, Lily gave a weak smile, 'That's what I was afraid of.'

x-X-x

'So,' James said after practice. 'How do you think we'll do tomorrow, Lily-flower?'

Lily smiled, and wrapped her arms around his waist. 'Awesome. Like always.'

Smiling, James wrapped his arms around her, 'That's what I like to hear.' He dropped a kiss to the top of her head, and asked, 'Hey, so I know this is kind of.. corny... but, will you wear my Quidditch scarf tomorrow?'

Looking up at him, her eyes twinkled. 'You want me to wear your scarf to the game tomorrow?'

James' cheeks flushed, and he ran his hand down the back of his head, 'Uh.. yeah. It's just something the guys on the team do. When their feeling particularly nervous about the game, or anything really, they have their girl wear their scarf. It's cool if you don't wanna!'

Smiling slightly, Lily looked at him. 'How many girls have worn that scarf for you?'

'One.' James linked his fingers with hers, and smiled, 'Well, that's if you wear it tomorrow.'

'Really?'

'Mhmm. I've never wanted anyone to wear it, until now.'

'Awe. You can be sweet when you want to!' Giggling, Lily kissed his cheek. 'Of course I'll wear it.'

'Sweet!' Draping his arm across her shoulders, James walked towards the castle. 'C'mon. I'm hungry, let's go get food!'

x-X-x

The next morning, James stood outside of the Great Hall with Remus and Sirius. They were talking in low tones, and James was shaking his head. 'I don't care what you heard, Padfoot. I don't believe Wormtail would do that.'

Rubbing his chin, Remus looked between the two, 'Think about it. Could you really see Peter doing anything.. that extreme?' He asked, thoughtfully.

Scowling, Sirius put his hands in his pockets. 'Whatever. I know what I heard. And I swear, if he's into shit like that. I'm done.'

James shook his head, and frowned at his friend, 'Okay. How about this; we'll keep our eyes and ears open for anything and everything. If it seems like he's actually considering that then we'll step in. Not before. I want to make sure that's what's actually going on.'

Sighing Sirius looked at him, 'You know, Prongs. Your only fault is that fact that you trust your friends, with everything you have.'

'Are you saying that's a bad thing, Padfoot?' James stepped forward, and narrowed his eyes.

Sighing, Remus leaned against the wall. Crossing one foot over the other, he watched the two. Ready to step in if it got too bad. 'I'm not saying that it's a bad thing. If you know for sure you can trust them. But face it. Peter's been acting really shady since Spring break. And Regalus was saying -'

'I know what he said. But can you really trust what he has to say. Especially when it comes to your friends?' James asked, his eyes dark.

Lily walked towards the group hesitantly. Looking at their faces, she leaned next to Remus, 'Hey.'

'Hey, Lil's.' Glancing sideways, he saw her worrying her lip and watching James. Stepping forward, Remus laid a hand on James' shoulder and nodded at her. 'Calm down, you're making her nervous.'

Glancing over his shoulder, James saw her watching the ground and playing with a few strands of hair. Looking at Sirius, he growled out, 'This isn't over.' Before stepping towards Lily; lightly, he laid his hand on her cheek, 'Lily?' When she looked up, James saw that her green eyes were wide, and watchful. 'You okay?'

'Yeah...' Blowing out a breath, Lily looked at Sirius. He and Remus were a few feet away talking in whispers. 'I've just never seen you guys fight like that.'

Shrugging, James pretended nonchalance. 'Yeah. Well, even the best of friends fight.' Looking at her he smiled, and titled her chin up. He kissed her lightly, 'Don't you and Emma fight.'

'No. We're girls. We have civilized discussions. That occasionally are a few octaves higher then we usually have.'

Laughing, James pulled her into a hug, and buried his face in her hair. 'Can I ask you something?'

'Sure.' Looking up, Lily stared into his brown eyes.

'Could you see..' James blew out a breath and gave a humorless laugh, 'Could you see Peter being a ... a bad guy?'

'A bad guy?' Furrowing her brow, 'What do you mean?'

The two walked into the Great Hall and sat at an empty end of the table. Leaning in closer James asked, 'Could you see him behaving like a Slytherin?'

Lily sat back, and thought about it. Licking her lips, she grabbed some toast, and said, 'I could see him acting like one. But not actually succeeding. Like, I mean. I think Peter is a big follower.'

Looking up sharply, James asked, 'A follower?'

'Yeah. I've noticed it when all four of you are together. He never throws in any ideas of something to do. He's cool with whatever you three want. He just wants to belong.' Lily blew her bangs out of her face, and looked at him. 'So, if, for him to feel like he belongs; he thinks he should be bad. I could see him doing it.' When James' response was just a frown and staring at his breakfast, Lily sighed. 'Now I've upset you.'

'No.' Looking up, James gave a small smile. 'I'm glad to have your opinion on it.'

'Why do you ask?' Lily asked, tilting her head.

But James just smiled. 'Oh! I almost forgot.' Pulling his bag onto his lap, he started digging around. 'Here.' He thrust a red and gold scarf into her hands.

Lily looked down, and smiled. Shifting the scarf between her fingers she rubbed the softness. Looking at him, she smiled, 'Thanks.'

'Here.' James took the scarf, and wrapped it around her neck. Taking extra care to make sure the golden '7' showed, he smiled, 'Now everyone will know we're together.'

Lily rolled her eyes, but linked her fingers through his, 'I'm pretty sure everyone has known we're together since our first 'date'.'

'Yeah. But back then, it was just speculation. Now, it's official.' He leaned forward and kissed her.

x-X-x

The Quidditch championships were in the beginning of the third hour. Lily's hands were red and her throat sore. But she had an ear to ear grin on her face. Leaning over the rail in front of her seat, Lily screamed, 'you idiot, Black! He was leading you on!'

Behind her, she heard laughing. 'Careful Lily-pad. You might just fall over.'

Grinning, Lily looked over her shoulder, 'You'll save me. Right, Moony?'

'Eh..' Remus rubbed his chin. He had a straight face, but his eyes were bright, 'Maybe. James would be downright miserable if you were hurt so.. probably.'

'Oh thank Merlin!' Lily laughed, and looked back to the field to see Marcus Austin, one of the two Slytherin Beaters, hitting a Bludger towards James. 'JAMES! LOOK OUT!' She groaned when it hit the end of his broom. But once she realized he was all right, she was slamming her hands on the rail. 'AUSTIN! What was the point of that?' Turning back to Remus she shook her head, 'You'd think he was a bloody first year. The way he's playing. James wasn't even going after the Snitch.'

Laughing, Remus just shook his head, and offered her a butterbeer. 'It's a good thing you like Quidditch.'

'Hm.' Lily just smiled, and shrugged, before jumping to her feet again. 'Woo!' She clapped, for Alicia Hatdale, the Gryffindor Keeper, just blocked yet another Quaffle, 'GO ALICIA!'

Sitting down again, Lily grinned.

x-X-x

Lily, Remus and Sirius stood outside the dressing room for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She was bouncing on her heels, a grin on her face. Turning, she grinned at the two boys with her, 'Oh my Merlin. That was such a great game!'

Sirius laughed, 'That it was. Pretty intense near the end.'

'I know!' She gushed, and turned around, missing the laugh the boys had. 'JAMES!' She cried and ran at him as soon as he left the dressing room. He dropped his broom and grinning, picked her up and kissed her. His hair was still wet from his shower, and Lily ran her hands through it. Leaning her head back, she grinned. 'Congratulations!'

'Thanks!' Grinning he set her down and looked at his two best friends. But he saw Lily taking off the scarf and handing it to him, 'No. I want you to keep it.'

Wrinkling her nose, Lily smiled, 'Really? Okay.' She grinned, and grabbed his hand. Pulling him towards the boys, she instructed, 'Tell him he was good!'

'Yes mam!' Remus winked at her, then high fived his friend, 'Epic flying, mate.'

'Thanks!' James looked at Sirius and shrugged, 'We cool?'

'Dude. You won your sixth championship, in a row. We cool!' Laughing, the boys shared a 'man hug'.

Lily shook her head, but grinned, 'Boys.'

x-X-x

After the match James and Lily walked around the grounds of Hogwarts for a couple hours. Talking about their childhoods, and what they wanted to do in the future. When the sun started to dip behind the mountains, James stopped walking and smiled at her. 'Lily.' He sighed, and pulled her into his arms. Resting his chin on her head, and smiled, 'I lo - I like you!'

Grinning, Lily stepped back, and looked at him. 'You like me?' She asked, then laughed. 'Well that's good.' Stepping back into his arms, she laid her head on his chest. Taking a deep breath, she smelled him. 'Mmm.' Sighing she closed her eyes and focused on the scent that she associated with him; he smelled like sweat, and grass. And something else, something that was who he was. It was dark, and kind of sweetish. 'You know.. I love you.' Lily said softly.

James tightened his arms, and held her away from him. Searching her eyes, he smiled, 'Really?' When all she did was nod, he grinned, 'Good. Because I lied when I said I liked you. What I feel is way more than just liking you.'

'I know.' Licking her lips, Lily stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she bit his lip.

Groaning, 'Lil's.' He stepped back and smiled. 'Are you trying to kill me?'

'Never!' She grinned, and stepped back up to him. Lining her body up to his, she pressed against him, 'I just want you to know -'

Whatever Lily was about to say was cut off by a soft hooting. Looking up, James frowned, 'That's Aero. My mums friends' owl. At least I think it is.' He stooped down, and untied the letter from the leg of the owl. The outside of the letter was addressed to him. As soon as he stood up, the owl flew off.

Glancing at Lily, he shrugged. Sighing, he looked at the letter, and felt a weight settle in his stomach. 'James?' Lily asked. James just looked at her, and opened the envelope:

James.
I'm sorry to be the one to do this to you. I know it's going to tear you apart, and I feel horrible. But you need to know.
On April 28, your parents had told me that they were going on a mission for the Order. I'm not sure what exactly that mission is, was. But... James. Your parents were killed. Nobody is sure if it was directly by Voldemort himself, but it happened in Galway. Their bodies were discovered the next day by the local muggle law enforcement. I don't know if you wish to handle their funerals yourself, or if you want me to handle it.
Whichever.
I know you will feel that this is not the right time, but you need to know. I'm sure you are well aware of the fact that I was the person in charge of your parents will. It was stated that you were to gain everything. Their money, the house, everything. Each of your parents left you a note. But I don't know where they left them. All your mother ever said, was that you'd know. As long as I told you: Search where you hid. I hope that means something to you.
Let me know if you need anything; anything at all.
I've grown to care for you over the years. And I consider you as part of my family.
James. I'm so sorry.
-Marylee.

James stood looking at the letter in his hand. He wasn't aware of the tears falling down his cheeks, or that Lily stood at his shoulder, reading. 'James.'

Looking at her, her eyes full of compassion, James shook his head. 'This, this can't be real. I mean, how... how...' His voice broke, and he sat heavily on the ground. Laying his head on his arms, James let the tears fall. Not caring if Lily thought him weak.

Lily's heart broke for him. Her own eyes filled. For both James and his parents. Sitting down next to him; Lily laid her hand on his shoulder, and then pulled him into a hug. When James laid his head on her shoulder, she closed her eyes and rocked him.

A/N: Soo.. I hope you liked it! Im not sure I covered either the match or the letter to James well. But.. I tried. Anyways, tell me what you think!

- Lorrinda