Chapter 5. Lily's teasing.

Lily headed down the hall with Severus when James hurried to step in beside her with Fred, George, Remus, Sirius and Peter to their side and just behind them.

"So Lily ready to head to the common room, together," James asked pointedly trying to get her away from Snape.

"What… oh we're… going to the kitchens…." Lily smiled radiantly.

"Oh great we'll come with you," James looked at Snape, "Sniv..Snape you might as well run along since this is all Gryffindors; you'd feel really out of place."

"James quit being such an arse, for once," Lily glared at him, most displeased with his tone and words. "Sev and I are going together there before you butted in," Lily smiled cutely at Snape giving his arm a small squeeze then tapping his arm gently.

"Tag you're it," Lily giggled cutely before she ran off down the hall laughing leaving the seven boys stunned in her wake.

"You are so not getting away from me," Severus yelled happily he ran off after her.

"Can you believe that, it's….. So…." James said as he watched Lily running off down the hall.

"Cute, adorable, playful, enticing, alluring," Fred said with a grin as he watched her running away from them.

"All of the above," Sirius pointed out.

"Yes, all of that," James agreed he took off running after her.

"Let's go guys the hunt is on," Sirius laughed happily. They all ran down the hall after Lily who now had a great lead on them.

Lily didn't need to look behind her to know that all the boys were running after her as she ran down the hall. Lily almost collided with another student who came around the corner to see what the ruckus was about he ducked down quickly to keep from being run down. Lily leaped gracefully over him still running as she landed on the other side, yelling over her shoulders.

"Sorry about that,"

"No problem I saw your panties," The boy yelled pleased until Snape jinxed him to fall over in a heap unable to move.

"Cretin," Snape spat at him while he ran past him leaving him there. The other six boys all ran around or over him on their own mad dash down the halls.

Lily hurried down the stone steps leading to the kitchen, where she stopped panting in front of the large fruit bowl, giving the pear a tickle. As the pear became a handle Severus ran up to her tapping her shoulder.

"I won, you didn't get inside," Severus laughed while Lily gave his chest a playful patting. She leaned in kissing him quickly.

"I'm sure you cheated somehow," Lily pushed open the door to see the elves all in there working away and cleaning up the kitchen.

"Hello Sir, Miss, can we do anything for you?"

"Yeah I'll have a large roast beef sandwich," James panted as he ran into the kitchen followed by the other five boys.

"I'll have a turkey sandwich, easy on the mayo," Lily asked softly. She took a seat at the large table that is set up under the Gryffindor table.

"I'll have the same," Severus told the elves while the other boys all placed their orders for sandwiches. They were not sure about George's pick of peanut butter and banana though.

Severus sat next to Lily with James on the other side; while Remus was next to him the other boys were across from them. Severus felt very uncomfortable and out of place with all of them there.

They were of course all talking happily and enjoying themselves immensely. Snape leaned over to whisper into Lily's ear.

"Love I'm heading out I'm so out of place here, it'd be better for me to leave,"

Lily looked very hurt and disappointed at this.

"Please stay Sev; you're not out of place with me,"

"I'm never out of place—" Severus stopped talking as Sirius spoke up loudly to them both interrupting their private words.

"What are you whispering about?" Sirius asked loudly gaining everyone's attention as they all looked at the two of them.

"It really isn't polite to whisper in front of others you know," James said conversationally.

"Fine, I was telling Lil, that I was going to leave," Severus said silkily.

"Bout time, I didn't think you'd ever go," James replied shaking his head.

"For sure, you can put a right damper on a great party," Sirius told him with an impish grin.

"You never did belong around Evans, she's too good for you," Peter piped up feeling a lot more daring with his friends there.

"You guys are horrible, apologize right now," Lily demanded glaring green fire at all of them as they looked stunned by her reaction.

"It's ok Li, I'll see you later," Severus stood up to leave with Lily following suit.

"Evans what are you doing?" James called to her as she headed for the door.

"That's should be obvious even to you, I'm leaving, don't bother to follow me," Lily slammed the door behind her and Severus; as they grabbed each other's hands hurrying down the hall before the other boys followed them.

Inside the kitchen though James pulled out the map to see where Lily was heading.

"I don't get her, why does she want to spend time with him when I'm here?" James grumbled as they searched the map to see Lily and Severus heading very quickly to the seventh floor corridor, their dots; were very close to each other.

"What are they up too?" James asked curiously. Fred, George and Lupin shared a look that clearly said James lost. They just had no idea how he won in the end though.

"Let's follow them make sure Evans get back to Gryffindor tower safely," Sirius suggested.

"Definitely we have to watch over her," James hurried from the kitchen with the others all chasing after him.

The boys all reached the seventh floor corridor where Lily's dot was last seen.

"See nothing is here…. again…." James growled looking at the brick wall.

"It must have to do with walking back and forth in front of it since she does that every time.

"Alright," James walked back and forth three times wondering if this would work at all.

Fred and George meanwhile were talking softly to each other.

"I don't know Fred we could screw up Harry being born later if we help him figure out how to get in there,"

"But aren't you just a little curious to know what's going on with them?" Fred asked watching James walking back and forth again.

"After the extendable we know what's going on in there,"

"But maybe it's with our help that James and Lily get together because of this?" Fred tried to reason with him.

"But maybe it's not, we don't know why or how they got together, if we interfere too much it could backlash on us," George pointed out.

"I guess, but I'd sure like to…" Fred look over at the brick wall.

"Yeah I know but she's is taken and in another time frame you can't have her," George told him firmly.

Fred looked very disappointed he crossed his arm wanting to barge in and stop Severus and Lily.

"Argh I've walked back and forth a dozen times and nothing has happened yet," James growled in frustrations.

"Are you thinking about Lily when you walk?" Sirius asked curiously.

"Maybe Snape too since he's with her," Peter said in his little squeaky voice.

"I wasn't thinking of anything really but wanting to find her," James tried again thinking very hard of the place Lily and Severus were now, and to make sure she was fine.

"Look a door," Lupin exclaimed as the door appeared in the wall.

The six boys converged on the door immediately grabbing the large handle and opening it up, with a fast click and swoosh.

They all rushed inside to see a large bed with two very surprised people lying naked on the bed.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?" Lily screamed in horror seeing the six boys all looking at her wide eyed

"Us what are you doing with him?" James screamed disgustedly at her pointing a finger at Snape.

Lily who had pulled some covers up around her body was glaring daggers at them all. Remus was pushing the other boys out the door as quick as possible while Lily talked to James.

"I would think that was obvious, we're making love to each other," she snapped.

James winced at the words she used.

Snape sat on the bed smirking he was thoroughly enjoying seeing the look of horror on James face to know that Lily was his girl soul and body.

"Sorry Potter, well not really sorry, but what can I say I won," Snape slipped his arm around Lily's waist pulling her closer.

"We've been having sex for a couple of years now; we discovered this great room and have been ducking in here any chance we get," Severus couldn't help but rub it in his face so to speak.

James stumbled back several steps at his words.

"No…. no way you… no…" James muttered his eyes wide with horror.

"I'm sorry James; you're a nice guy… but ….." Lily looked at him apologetically. She really did like him and had it not been for Severus she would have dated him.

"Lily you gotta give me a chance to prove myself. I'm better for you then he will ever be, and I can prove it," James yelled at her the look on his face was pure panic.

Lily looked at him bemused glad the other boys had all left now,

"James even if you could prove it, what makes you think I'd leave Sev for you?"

"Because he's into the Dark Arts I'm not I'm against it all whole heartily. I'm going to be an Auror, a Dark Wizard catcher and he'll be one of them that is caught serving Voldermort,"

"James that's just plain silly, Sev is not going to become a… what do they call it…?" Lily looked thoughtful.

"Death Eater," Snape told her sadly although she never noticed the sadness in his voice.

"Ah right a Death Eater," Lily grinned at him with love in her eyes. "He's not the type to bow and scrape at some idiots feet, nor would he want me to be killed by him. Remember I'm Mudblood to them, Sev doesn't care about that, he loves me for who I am," Lily leaned against him very pleased.

"Yeah right," James did not look convinced by this, "I bet he's already a Death Eater,"

"Yeah right now you're really getting stupid," Lily told him angrily.

James was feeling sick to his stomach at this scene it was bad enough to see Lily defend him but for them to be snuggled up on the bed was worse than he could ever have imagined.

"I hear they all have marks burned into their skin, have you looked to see if he has one?" James asked stubbornly.

Lily looked at him in disbelief, "Well hmm let me see were both nude here…." Lily looked over at Snape eyeing him up and down, "Sorry nope no marks on him, unless you count the birth mark on his butt,"

Lily grinned Severus chuckled, with her.

"Maybe not now; but he will, and when he does I'll catch him and chuck him into Azkaban for the dementors. At that time I expect you to date me," James told her glaring at them both hating Severus even more for winning Lily and having sex with her in secret.

Lily laughed even more, "Fine Potter, if my Sev, here become a Death Eater, then I shall break it off with him forever and date you, even marry you since I know it won't happen." Lily laughed. James looked stunned at her as did Snape who was also looking a bit sicken.

"Fine Evans I'll take that bet, since I can't lose, you'll be my wife one day," James turned on a heel leaving the room feeling mighty uncomfortable between the legs.

Lily turned to Severus pulling him down on top of her, "I sure hope you haven't lost your desire to make love to me," Lily kissed him passionately while he grabbed her tightly in his arms.

"Never, ever my love," Snape told her at once they resumed their lovemaking.

James meanwhile had left giving the door one last disgusted look, before turning and huffing off down the hall.

"So does this mean you no longer want Evans?" Sirius asked curiously since they had all waited out in the hall for him to return and he knew just how much his best friend had wanted to have Lily Evans for his girl.

"Hell no, she'll be mine, you heard these guys they said that Lily became my wife, now I know why she did too," James smirked evilly. Sirius looked curiously at him.

"Ok you have to explain this to us, how do you know?" Sirius asked and Lupin agreed with him they were, both dying of curiosity.

"Snape becomes a Death Eater, I just bet Evans that when he does she'll date me and marry me. It was her idea, since she thinks he won't" James looked at Fred and George, "I'm right aren't I?"

"Umm yeah, he does become one but we don't know when," George told him

"We do know the mark is on the left forearm," Fred supplied. George gave him a dirty look.

"Stop interfering so much,"

"What I'm not they ask I tell no big deal," Fred told him.

"Let's hope not; I'd hate to stop Harry from being born," George told him since he and his twin really liked Harry.

"So you're just leaving them in there too?" Peter asked looking back down the hall he wasn't sure if he should be hopeful or not yet.

"I'm sure they'll be right out, after bursting in there they won't feel like doing anything now," James said with conviction, which was so strong he turned around to watch for them to leave.

After several long minutes and they were not coming out of the hidden door, Sirius pulled on his arm dragging him back to the common room speaking to Fred and George.

"So where are you guys going to sleep?"

"We'll sack out in the common room, the couches are really nice there, it won't be a problem for us," Fred told him as they watched while James continued to look over his shoulders waiting for Lily to catch up to them.

Lily though was in a very passionate embrace making mad love to Severus Snape, who was very glad he had yet to join the Death Eaters, but was wondering how to let his friends know he was no longer interested in joining and why, which to them would not be a good enough reason.

Lily showed up in the wee hours after sleeping the night cuddled in Snape's strong arms, very pleased that it was Saturday now and she had no classes and the two had made plans to meet later after breakfast to spend the whole day together in their room.

Lily climbed through the secret hole she was stunned to see the two new boys and James asleep in the common room, all in very sore neck looking positions. Lily stifled her laugh she made her way to the girl's room. As she reached the door though James with an amazing speed was by her side.

"Evans, I was…."

"Worried for nothing," Lily told him James looked shamed face.

"I can't help it… I love you…." James told her softly looking sadly into her eyes.

"I'll never stop loving you either," James took a hold of her face with his hands, kissing her with all the love and passion he could put into it. After the kiss ended lasting longer then she intended, she spoke softly to him.

"Aaah that's very nice James…. But…." Lily closed her eyes wondering how things could be so… complicated.

"Please remember what we said, I do plan on making you my wife," James kissed her again; he was very pleased she didn't pull away or punch him in the nose but kissed him back.

"James stop kissing me, I'm not available," Lily told him after the kiss ended. She didn't sound like she meant it though.

"Maybe not yet but you did kiss back," James pointed out. He kissed her again feeling her soft lips respond to him eagerly. His heart flutter with happiness when her arms went around his waist holding him gently while deepening the kiss. After they came up for air she smiled gently at him, moving one hand gently over his cheek.

"Silly, good night James," Lily turned and headed up the stairs leaving James looking wishfully up at her.

James returned to his seat, thinking hard on how to win her away from his biggest rival. He knew it had to have happen since the two boys from the future knew their son Harry. He knew that was his dads name and felt it was a good name for their son.