A Fairytale Moment

James Potter and tomboyish Lily Evans have been best friends since they met at a muggle primary school. Now it's their last year before they face the real world. What will happen to their relationship? Rated T for swearing. Two-shot in James POV. JP/LE

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER! J.K. ROWLING DOES!

Chapter 1: before the Ball

I woke up at 10 am today because of Padfoot pouring water on me saying we had to go out and have a snowball fight because the Moony and Bambi are already there. I took a shower and got dressed.

Right now, I am in the kitchens with Lily having a cup of hot cocoa under a blanket in front of a fire. The snowball fight was epic with it being Lily and I against Remus and Sirius. Lily wore a Gryffindor jumper and sweatpants and had her red hair in a bun.

Some of the girls called Lily a tomboy but she couldn't prove them wrong. As revenge, we pranked them so that they had neon colored skin, bald heads and became Bigfoot. Of course, no one knew who the elusive Marauders were. They wondered who Prongs, Bambi, Padfoot and Moony were since we are the school's best pranksters. Sirius voted that we reveal ourselves but Lily said we might lose house points.

Lily and Remus are the voices of reason in our group. Anyway, Dumbledore told Lily and me as we are the Heads that there would be a Christmas Ball and that the Heads would be organizing it. Lily and I told Professor Dumbledore that we didn't mind since we already planned a theme and had a plan already. I remember how I asked Lily a week ago.

Flashback:

James was walking toward the Black Lake where he saw Lily Evans reading a book in the shade of the oak tree. Her hair was in a beanie and she was wearing a jumper and sweatpants again. James smiled fondly before walking towards her.

"Hey Lily!"

"Oh hey, James .What brings you down here this fine afternoon?"

"I guessed that I'm worried since it's our last year, Lils."

"Don't worry James. We will be there for each other even when we graduate. Friends forever, right? Anyway, have you found a date for the ball yet?"

"No. Apparently you had to ask a girl out at least 2 weeks before the dance so most of the girls are taken since it's only a week away. I want to make it special since it's the last Hogwarts Ball I can go to. Do you want to go with me, Lily? I'll understand if you don't but I want t go with someone I trust."

"Of course I'll go with you. I was planning on skipping it but I realized as Heads, we have to be there."

"Aren't you worried that you won't have a dress?"
"Are you kidding me, James? My mom sent me a dress the second she found out from your mom that we had a ball soon with matching accessories and the makeup kit she bought me last year."

"Ok. Thanks, Lily. I have to go and make sure that Padfoot doesn't get trapped under mistletoe by girls again."

"No problem, James."

End of Flashback

Tonight's the night of the ball. Lily and I planned on meeting each other by the stairs into the Great Hall. We decided on an Under the Stars theme mixed with a Winter Wonderland theme. For the food, it would be chosen by the student and for the music we handpicked some of the best muggle songs to fit our theme since all the Wizarding bands were punk or rock.

Last week, all of the students going home left on the train. Nearly all the 5th years and up stayed for the ball. I hope I won't make a fool of myself since Lily was international level while I only lasted local based on dancing skills. Dumbledore told me yester day that we had to do the annual dance of the heads as the first dance of the night. We were fine with it but I hope I can match Lily well enough.