It's kind of pointless..and rubbish. But I'm bored so....

Here's the first people.

Lily and James

Lily tried to walk as fast as possible, feeling sure that Mcgonagall was going to suddenly appear out of the shadows and expell her or something. She silently cursed herself for being so stupid. Sneaking around late at night just for a stupid dare. But she never backed down from a dare, she reminded herself, she refused to be called a coward.

Moving still faster through the corridors, keeping to the walls and shadows and trying to control her breathing which seemed irregularly loud in the silence of the night Lily recalled what had happened just under fifteen minutes before.

"Come on Lily, please, one round that's all, we promise."

Lily had sighed, rubbing her temples. She had been doing her homework for the past five hours and was silently begging for a break but had refused each time her friends had asked her to play a game of Truth or Dare with them.

Lily met Alice's eyes and shook her head, trying to concentrate on the Potions essay that was due in the next day. It was so irritating when teachers gave them homework with only a day to do it.

She forced out two more sentences onto the parchment but soon found herself on the floor, sittin crosslegged in between Alice and Ellie, and asking Sarah the famous question.

"Truth or Dare then Sarah?"

"Truth."

Of course there were choruses of "Boring!" and "Call yourself a Gryffindor!?"

Sarah sneered at them and simply stated that if they found Truth boring they could just pick Dare when it was their turn. But first they had to pick a Truth for her.

Lily chewed on her bottom lip for a few seconds, thinking and then decided on a classic question.

"Who do you like? And don't say no one. We know it's someone. Spill."

Sarah sighed and looked around for anyone listening. The common room wasn't exactly empty but it wasn't packed at 11o'clock on a Sunday night. However the Marauders were just a few feet away and Lily could tell Sirius and James were intently listening to them. They obviously thought the same that Lily and Alice proudly screamed almost every morning when Sarah refused to get up.

"Sarahhhhhhh luuuuuuuurves Remus!!!!" was now Sarah's official warning that it was 7am and she needed to get up.

Sarah licked her lips a little and leaned in to whisper but Alice quickly added,

"You have to say it out loud,"

Sarah scowled but nodded. Leaning back she casually flung her hair over her right shoulder and looked lazily at them as if talking about the weather. Lily smirked. Sarah hated showing that something was effecting her.

"Well...you know. I don't like anyone but if I had to choose...Remus is..."

She was cut off as the Marauders began to yell and whoop behind them. Remus wasn't there though, probably already in bed.

Sarah turned a deep shade of red and growled at Lily who giggled heartily.

"So Lily." Alice said, turning to her and raising her eyebrows, "Truth or dare? And don't be a coward."

She knew that was just the right nerve to step on to get Lily to pick dare.

"Dare." she said straight away, seeming unfazed.

Alice grinned evilly.

"Okay...I dare you to...walk all the way to the kitchens, get us all hot chocolate and then come back."

Lily opened her mouth wide. Everyone in the universe knew she didn't break rules like that. She just wouldn't.

"Alice...come on, can't you dare me to do something else??"

Alice shrugged and looked around,

"If you don't do that...you have to kiss Sirius."

So there she was, about two corridors away from the kitchens, cursing violently under her breath.

"I am going to kill you Alice." she hissed as she turned another corner and the kitchen came into view.

What do I have to do again, she thought, racking her brains for the information her supposed best friend had given her.

"Oh yeah. Tickle the fricking pear." She rolled her eyes. The whole idea was so stupid.

She reached out, feeling like a complete idiot and tickled the pear on the painting covering the entrance of the kitchen.

It lightly giggled making her jump a little before the portrait swung forward and she could climb through the portrait hole.

What she saw made her stop, gulp and curse Alice quietly in her head.

"I am going to kill you Alice," she whispered to herself making James look up from the Daily Prophet he was reading and meet her eyes.

She nodded once at him before moving over to one of the house elves and politely asking for some hot chocolate. They both stayed in awkward silence for a few seconds before Lily drew in a loud breath, turned bright pink and hurriedly said,

"How did you get here so fast? You were in the common room when I left...?"

He smiled lightly, his hand already in his hair and shrugged.

"I have my ways. Why are you down here?"

Lily resisted the urge to roll her eyes as his hand made his way through his untamed hair once again and shrugged as well.

"I have my reasons."

He smiled a little before turning back to his paper. Lily stood there, unsure of what to do as she waited.

How long does some hot chocolate take, she complained in her head, looking around as if some amazing conversation topic would be sitting around among the knives and forks.

"So...why are you here?" she asked, taking a seat opposite him. He looked up and shrugged again.

God, that's annoying, she thought.

"No reason. Sirius went off somewhere, Remus is asleep, Peter's...somewhere..." A strange expression crossed his face and Lily felt her curiosity ignite.

"What's wrong?

He sighed and shook his head.

"Peter's...been acting weird lately, that's all. Secretive, disappearing randomly...it's not like him."

Lily looked up, surprised by the worry in James' voice. She had never thought Peter was an important person in James' life, even if he was a Marauder. Now, it seemed, he was a little.

"I'm...I'm sure he's fine." she racked her brains for something comforting to say, "People get like that sometimes...I'm sure he'll be fine after a little while. I wouldn't worry...Potter."

She had had to mention his last name, something normal, as the conversation was beginning to freak her out just a little bit. His head snapped up at the sound of his surname and he smiled lightly, gathering up his newspaper.

"I think your hot chocolate's ready."

She turned, a little flustered at the sudden change of conversation and hurried over to where the house elf was waiting with a small tray of hot chocolate just as James got up, picking up his paper and pushing his stool back under the counter.

He momentarily stared at her, sighed and bade her goodnight. She nodded, not quite sure what to do.

"Night,"

He began walking away but doubled back, his old Potter grin in place.

"Oh and Lily?"

She looked up, surprised that she was suddenly 'Lily,' and not 'Evans.'

"Yes?"

"It's been six years. Call me James."

And with that he left. She let out a deep breath and stared out at nothing in particular.