October 31st ,1979

"Lily Flower hurry UP!" Sirius whined as he and James lounged on the crimson couch in the Potter's sitting room, the latter adjusting his feathery angel wings. Giving up on the flimsy muggle elastic straps he fixed them to his long white robes with a sticking charm. "We're going to be late for the McKinnon's party!"

"Padfoot stop harassing my wife" said James smacking him lightly over the head at the same time as Lily bellowed "SHUT UP SNUFFLES" from the other room. She emerged a minute later, Sirius still grumbling over the use of her nickname for him, and adjusted the sparkly red headband that that held her devil horns before striding over to the couch and dropping a quick kiss on her husband's messy black hair. Sirius took one look at the pair of them and bust out laughing. "What?" Lily said smirking.

"Why do I feel.." he gasped out trying to control his giggling, "that is should be the other way around ?" he guffawed.

Lily pouted.

"You look beautiful, love" said James, meeting her emerald eyes with his hazel ones before leaning in to kiss her pouting lips.

"And you look positively angelic "she replied smiling brightly up at him.

Returning her gaze to Sirius who had been quietly admiring the bond between his two friends, Lily scanned his costume, taking in the too tight knee britches and embroidered tail coat and ,drawing a blank, asked

"What are you supposed to be you prat?"

Sirius sank into an exaggerated bow and turned smoldering eyes on her.

"Why no one other than Giacomo Casanova himself"

Lily quirked a delicate eyebrow.

"Really Pads? Hoping Marlene will finally get the hint are we? "snickered James.

"I thought it suited me very nicely" Sirius whined

"Marls wants it as much as he does, they're both just too proud to admit it" said Lily's slightly muffled voice as she grabbed her coat from the front closet.

James smiled and went to retrieve his own cloak as a dumbstruck but elated Sirius rose and started towards the front door.

"I have to say thought, I'm not too sure those lace cuffs will be the clincher" joked Lily. "Maybe next year I'll be Dorothy and you can be my Toto! All girls love puppies!"

And with that she and James strode out the door hand in hand, his head leaned against hers, his halo covering the both of them.

Just as it should be, thought Sirius before locking the door to the potter's cottage and trotting to catch up to them calling after Lily

"Your what?"