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Lily was so glad that Marlene had gotten into the Quiditch team but that just meant that she would be getting close to no time for her homework. Which also meant that Lily was going to be doing most of it.
Lily sat at their usual table by the window with the other three girls. She was chatting with Alice since they had finished their work and Marlene and Mary were trying to make their handwriting as large as possible while they complained away to glory about how difficult their essay was.
Just then Potter emerged from the boys staircase wearing pajamas. His hair was dripping wet and even then it managed to stuck out at odd angles.
"Hey Evans!" he called with a huge grin on his face. Lily had been expecting this.
"My answer is still no," she replied in a tired voice. His hurt expression vanished even before it came and he flashed her another grin. Lily watched out of the corner of her eye as he flopped down next to Remus on the couch in front of the fire. Water was dripping from his hair onto his Puddlemere United sweat shirt. His hazel eyes staring into the fire but they were unfocused.
She realised that Alice was watching her staring at Potter so she turned her attention back to her round faced friend. Alice was smiling at her with her eyebrows raised.
"What?" Lily asked a little defensively.
"Nothing," Alice answered with a mischievous smile. Lily felt her cheeks go red and Alice laughed. "It's okay. Your secret is safe with me," she whispered so that the other two girls couldn't hear.
"What are you talking about?" Lily asked not knowing what was going on in her best friends head.
"Nothing," she repeated.
"We're done," Mary announced, pushing her books away.
"Finally," Marlene added, closing her inkpot and yawning loudly. The girls got up and left the common room. Lily curled up in bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
The months went by very fast but their studies didn't cease for a moment. Professor Slughorn wanted to have a party with the members of the 'Slug Club' and he had given most of the duties to Lily.
It was nearly Christmas but all the fifth years could think about were the O.W.L.'s. None of the fifth and seventh years went home for Christmas (it took Lily a lot to convince her family about her not being home for the holidays but she knew Petunia would be absolutely delighted) which meant that the common room would be full. Lily knew she wouldn't be able to concentrate, especially with a particularly rowdy group of boys hovering around her, so she would go to the library with her books.
The library was unusually full, not only for the Christmas break but possibly even for exam time. It seemed like all the students who had stayed behind were there. Lily took nearly three rounds of the library looking for an empty seat but to no avail. Defeated, Lily sat down next to Remus at the marauders table. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad since we're not allowed to talk, she tried to console herself. It was either this or the common room where some annoying first years had set of several dungbombs at once.
Lily silently greeted Remus, the only Marauder she actually liked and ignored the others who were gaping at her. They must have been wondering what had caused Lily Evans to sit at their table without being threatened to.