AN: Hey guys! Like promised Chapter 39 is up on time :D I'm so happy that I'm back on a schedule of sorts especially after all the time I was forced to stay away. A massive thank you to Wicked pumpkin for suggesting the title of this chapter :) I hope you guys like this and as always, thanks for reading and leave a review!

Lily was on her nightly rounds with Potter. They had been Patrolling the corridors for almost an hour and only had to tell off a couple of students who looked like they were trying to sneak into the kitchens. They were passing through the third floor corridor when Potter stopped dead in his tracks.

"What?" Lily asked, a little confused.

"Huh?" his head snapped to face her with an air of almost idiocy. "Oh, it's nothing. Can we just use the other passage?"

"Why? What's wrong with this?"

"Please?"

"But that route is so much longer!" Lily complained. "Besides, we've been going this way all these nights why do you want to change the paths?"

Potter sighed," There;s a spider up ahead."

"What? How do you know?" Lily said as she craned her neck to see the insect.

"I can see it! There beneath that window," He pointed to a spot ten feet away. "Look, can we please just go the other way?" James whined.

"You're scared, aren't you?" Lily asked, a smile forming on her lips. "James Potter is scared of an insy-winsy spider?" she mocked him, making his face turn a bright shade of pink.

"I-I'm not scared," he stuttered. "I just don't like them."

"Really? Then you wouldn't mind me doing this," Lily whipped out her wand levitated the spider and brought it closer to Potter, very slowly. She supressed a laugh as she saw the look of absolute horror spread across the Head Boy's now pale face. She levitated the sider closer to him and he began backing away.

"Lily... please don't," he begged, terror taking over his handsome features. Lily laughed at the fact that James Potter, who always acted so tough and unafraid was scared of something as small as that spider. "Lily... STOP! NO!" he shrieked as he took of in a sprint trying to put as much distance as possible between him and the tiny creature.

Lily began chasing after him, all the while floating the spider in front of her. She laughed loudly as she tore down the corridor, the sound of her speedy footsteps echoed loudly. Lily was fast almost as fast as the Quidditch player she was chasing. Lily felt like she had been transformed into a kid once again. She felt a sort of freedom, something she hadn't experienced since her fifth year. In that moment she felt like there was nothing bad in the world. She wasn't sure what that had to do with chasing someone with a spider, but it had been fun.

She saw him turn a corner and sped up her pace. He had hit a dead end. His back was pressed against the wall, his breath was shallow and rapid and his cheeks were flushed because of all the running. He stared at her wide eyed as she approached, dangling the poor creature a few inches from his face.

Lily went against every fibre in her body and the temptation the current situation was offering her and lowered her wand, releasing the spider and allowing it to scuttle away. She saw Potter release a breath she hadn't noticed he'd been holding. He visibly relaxed and stood up a little straighter.

"So, James Potter is afraid of a little bug," Lily smirked as soon as she was able to breath normally again.

"They're vile creatures!"

"They're harmless."

"Tell yourself that when they bite you!" James retorted as they began to walk away from that spot to finish off their rounds. Lily was still grinning from ear to ear.

"You should've seen your face!" Lily laughed.

"It wasn't not funny," James said like a child, looking adorable.

"You're right ...it was HILARIOUS!" Lily said, bursting out in another fit of giggles. James rolled his eyes at her, not responding. By the time they reached the common room, Lily's belly was hurting because she had laughed too hard.

"Night James," she yawned, her exhaustion finally getting the better of her.

"Night Lils," she heard him respond from behind her and she smiled at the use of her pet name.

AN: PLEASE READ: (I'm aware I say that a lot) I hope you guys noticed that towards the end of the chapter Lily started thinking of him as 'James' and not 'Potter'. I also hope you guys like it. You also may have noticed that all my chapters don't have titles, it's because I can't always think of something suitable. So if you have any suggestion that you think will be fitting then please do let me know through a PM or a review. Thank you for reading and please review! :)