Chapter 5

"Lily!" hissed Mary McDonald. "Are you sure?!" She was Lily's best friend and the two were almost inseparable. But they were exactly opposite, she was shy and quiet with brown wavy hair and blue eyes. All the sixth years called her 'The Sweetheart', but no one, except her roommates of course, had seen her when she had lost her favourite sweater.

"Mary! I've told you almost a billion times yes! I saw them go to the whomping willow!"

They were peering out the Gryffindor common room window, along with Marlene Price, one of their closest friends.

Marlene had just come back from a detention with Professor McGonagall for not doing her homework, so she was still in her Hogwarts uniform with her blonde hair tied back in a scruffy bun. "Lily, there's a 99% chance it was just some animals. Yes, the Marauders are dumb, but I don't think even they would so something as reckless as this!"

"You don't know them as well as I do." grumbled lily.

"Please can we go up?!" Mary pleaded, "We've been at this for almost an hour! Its past one AM and we've got transfiguration first thing tomorrow!"

"Yeah, and I don't want another detention for being late. You're the prefect, interrogate them tomorrow, I don't know. Look, me and Mary are going up, do you want to come?"

Lily sighed, with one more longing glance at the window she pushed herself up and followed her roommates back up.

"Tonight was bad." James winced.

"Yeah, especially since Pete wasn't there. The branches almost chopped my head off!" James laughed weakly.

"Such a pity that didn't happen."

Sirius pretended to be hurt "How could you betray me like this?! You're just jealous Evans loves me more than you!"

A long silence followed, yet it wasn't uncomfortable. And both knew they were thinking the same thing, they wouldn't be able to live without each other.

"James, do me a favour."

"What?"

"Please don't die on me. Ever."

Severus Snape was almost 100% sure his life sucked. First, there was that crazy Mulciber and Avery who were always pestering him about homework. Second, everytime he passed someone they would shout, "Oi! Washed your underpants yet Snivellus?" And to top it all off Lily wasn't his friend anymore.

But still, occasionally there were good days and today was definitely one. Because honestly, what's better than watching Lily Evans slap James Potter at breakfast?

That morning, Lily was determined. She was going to get an answer from Potter even if he liked it or not.

"Hello Potter." She greeted cheerfully as she sat across from him.

Later Lily Evans had to admit their reactions were priceless.

Sirius, the only Marauder present (strange) had stopped chewing on his toast and let it fall on to his lap. Gross.

And James' reaction was…

His hand immediately leapt to his hair throwing his toast behind him, which knocked a girl over and made her friend knock another person over. That person knocked two other people over who knocked a person on to the table and somehow managed to overturn three jugs of pumpkin juice which now ran along the table.

But as usual James was oblivious to everything going on around him.

"E…e…ev"

Lily had to try her hardest to stop herself from laughing.

"How are you doing?"

No reply.

She repeated herself and this time managed to earn a coherent answer.

"Good. You?"

"I'm perfectly fine, thank you."

Sirius was still gaping at them.

"So," she continued. "As you are aware of, I'm prefect."

James nodded.

"Then I think you would understand why it's my duty to ask what were you three were doing at the whomping willow last night."

James froze "What? I have no idea what you're saying."

She smiled sweetly, "I think you do."

"Why would I go to the whomping willow?! I'm not mad!"

"zzzzzzzzzzz zzz zzzz"

Perfect, Black was asleep, now it would be easier.

"You are a bit mad actually. And there's no denying that you went. I saw with my own eyes. I'll ask again, what were you doing after hours?"

James was starting to get seriously angry now, "You're crazy. Even if I did go, its none of your business."

"HA! So you did go."

"How many times-"

"Look Potter, I don't have time-"

"Will you just-"

"I'm not-"

"Gah!"

"Don't you gah me!"

"For the love of Merlin-"

"Just give me an answer!"

"Why are you being so nosy?!"

"Because, you're so arrogant you don't care if your friends get expelled"

"Says the girl who only has two friends, and has never been on a date!"

Lily froze. By this time the whole school was listening.

Then she crossed the distance and did something she should've done ages ago. She slapped him.

The sound echoed through the hall, there were a few wolf whistles and some people cheered but or else it was as quiet as before.

She shouldered her bag and ran out of the great hall before anyone would see the tears that were threatening to fall.

A/N: Hmm, so for once I liked this chapter, what do you guys think? Is it pathetic that even though I'm writing this story I wanted to curl up and cry when Sirius said, "don't die on me, ever" ? Also I think the end could've been more detailed :/ . Okay, okay, I know I promised to update ten days ago but I'm really sorry! Final exams are coming up so my updates won't be as frequent! Oh and OMG! When I saw my reviews I was floating on a pink cloud! I've never gotten a so much reviews 5 chapters in :') . So thank you, PheonixTears1001, Harry1675 and especially Miss Lily Evans Forever! You guys are awesome! IMPORTANT: SO I THINK YOU GUYS NOTICED IN THIS CHAPTER THERE IS NO STORY WELL MAAUDERS HAVE A LIFE TO, SO THERE WILL BE A STORY AFTER EVERY NEXT CHAPTER.

Oh god, I should really end this authors note! Its 150 words! OMG! This chapter is 1000 words long Ok, it's is REALLY time to stop. Remember more reviews = quicker updates!

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