Just a little update for my lovely readers. Thank you so much to those of you who reviewed on the last couple of chapters; Carlie2015 and Jannice Sace. Also last chapter I made a mistake. I said that Dorcas said the password to get into the Ravenclaw common room - yeah well as Jannice Sace reminded me, it's a riddle to get into the Ravenclaw common room. Sorry for the mistake.

Chapter 46:

Soon it was May and Lily was spending every free moment studying in the library. She had written up a revision timetable and had suggested several times that her friends do the same. They had merely laughed at her. Lily was becoming more and more stressed the closer they got to the end of year exams. She was getting most annoyed with her transfiguration revision. James wasn't making it easy; he was so naturally talented at Transfiguration. She had taken to staying up well into the night studying for the exams. On one such night the marauders came through the portrait hole just after midnight. "Where have you four been? It's passed curfew!" she snapped.

"Never you mind Evans," Sirius said wagging his finger at her.

"Shut up Black," Lily shouted.

"Oh, aren't we testy," James laughed, "what's got you so stressed?"

"What's got me so stressed? What's got me so stressed? You have Potter!"

"Me? What have I done?" James asked incredulously.

"You- you, you just don't work at anything and yet somehow you just manage it. How the hell are you top of the class at Transfiguration? You don't even do your homework most of the time!"

"Erm, I'm just good at Transfiguration. It's not really a big deal." James answered, his hand running through his hair.

"You! You arrogant idiot! Of course it's a big deal. It's a huge deal. It's not fair." Lily began.

"If you say so," James laughed, "you're not exactly bad at Transfiguration."

Lily sighed, "I just can't do it."

"Sure you can. What are you trying to do?" James asked encouragingly.

"Never mind. Like you'll help."

"Try me," James offered.

"Get lost. You're suck a git."

"Thanks," James' eyes darkened with anger, "could say the same about you."

Throughout the next week Lily got even more annoyed with James, not that anyone had believed it possible. She scrutinised everything that he did. This led to James and the other marauders pranking her even more than before. Soon she had become their main focus for all things mischievous. James got into the habit of asking her out each day through every possible means. He had tried howlers, flowers all over her dorm room, standing on the Gryffindor table at dinnertime, shouting it out in class and passing her drawings of the two of them kissing but nothing had worked and each failed attempt only annoyed her further to his great pleasure.

James' outbursts were not only annoying Lily. They also seemed to offend Snape. James took delight in watching Snape want to hit him every time he asked Evans out. About a week after James and Lily's argument about transfiguration James stood up on top of his desk in potions and transfigured his cauldron into a guitar. He had learnt to play several instruments as a young child. He began to play her a song. Lily barely paid him any attention, choosing to read her textbook instead. Everyone else was enthralled with him however. Even Slughorn was clapping along happily.

"Oh Lily, Oh Lily,

Why can't you see,

that I just can't help it,

that I'm better than you.

Transfigurations my thing,

So stop trying to steal it.

Why can't you see,

You're the top of the class,

And the teachers all love you.

Why can't you just let me

Have my transfiguration.

I promise to use it

To give you great presents,

And make you smile,

If you'll stop trying to steal it.

You're already my favourite,

And everyone else's.

So quit getting frustrated

And be my girlfriend.

I'll make you smile,

And laugh and giggle,

And you'll know I like you.

Lily Evans,

Please be my girl."

When James finished singing, Snape jumped up and punched him right in the cheek. Lily didn't see him do it. She was too busy blushing. "Mr Snape that is enough. I will not have behaviour like that in my classroom. Fifty points from Slytherin and a detention." Slughorn then turned to Lily, "Miss Evans, do you care to respond?"

"Er, no Professor," Lily replied, her face matching the colour of her hair.

"Oh, what a shame. Sorry Mr Potter. It appears you were unsuccessful." Horace smiled at James, "Never mind, should we recommence the lesson."

Soon the whole school knew what had happened in Slughorn's lesson. Several girls had giggle loudly at it; Potter was getting a bit of a name for himself for being hilarious. Emmie wasn't particularly happy that her boyfriend was asking out other girls. "Would you quit asking her out?"

"It's only a joke Em," James said, putting a nervous hand through his hair.

"I don't care. You're my boyfriend and I don't want you asking anyone else out even if it is a joke. What if people think you're serious?"

"Emmie, no one thinks I'm serious." James laughed.

"Sometimes, you really annoy me," Emmie frowned.

"Sorry Em," James tried to stop laughing, "I won't ask her out again."

"Thank you James," Emmie smiled, "I better go. I want to go revise in the library."

"You work too hard," James laughed, kissing her on the forhead.

"I can't say the same about you," Emmie laughed back.

"I don't need to," James winked. Emmie shook her head, still laughing, before walking off towards the library.

When James returned to the common room, his friends were waiting for him by the fire. "That was awesome, Jamsie boy!" Sirius clasped his hand. "Well done old boy."

James laughed at his friend's excitement, "I will Emmie saw it that way."

Remus sighed, "What happened?"

"Nothing really. She just wasn't very happy about me asking other girls out… even if it is only a joke."

"Did she dump you?" Peter asked.

"No. Why would she do that?" James asked incredulously, "She just made me agree not to do it again."

Remus nodded, "I thought she'd do something like that. You can't expect a girl to smile when her boyfriend is serenading another girl."

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Next chapter...

There will be some changes in people's friendships and relationships...

James and Lily will get a bit competitive in lessons...