No one in particular P.o.v.: "Please, Lily, just give it a shot. He's changed, you know he has." Lily looked at her best friend, Hestia Jones, in surprise.
"You're saying… that I should go on a date… with James Potter?"
Hestia nodded, "Come on, you'd be perfect together, and I can just imagine how adorable your kids are gonna be!"
Lily's eyes widened. "Fine, Hestia!" she exclaimed, "I'm going on one date with him-"
"So you are going," her friend said smugly.
Rolling her eyes, Lily repeated the sentence that would seal her doom, "Yes, I'm going on a date with him, one measly little date, that's it. And we are not going to be having any children!"
At this point, Hestia coughed something that sounded a lot like the word 'yet'. Lily ignored her, and started downstairs for dinner in the Great Hall, leaving the other girl to instantly get over her coughing fit and scramble to catch up before Lily clambered out of the portrait hole.
The girls sat at the long Gryffindor table, enjoying the few seconds of peace before a boy with long, shaggy black hair squeezed in between them, putting an arm around each of their shoulders. Lily elbowed him in the ribs, harder that a simple friendly gesture, and he dropped his arms immediately.
She looked up to glance at the other two boys that had sat down at the same time. They were both chuckling at their friend, and one of them choked out, "Tough break, Padfoot."
"Shut it, Prongs," Sirius growled, still massaging his side, "It's closer than you've ever managed."
The other boy, with jet black hair that looked as if he had just rolled out of bed, stopped laughing immediately, though he didn't lose the humorous glint in his deep hazel eyes that were partially hidden behind his round glasses.
The third boy, Remus Lupin, who had been a prefect with Lily, was still chortling quietly. "Too bad it's tru- OW!"
James had kicked him under the table, and was now innocently staring up at Professor Dumbledore, who had risen to speak. He had a grave look on his face, and everyone held their breaths, wondering what was going on.
"Students of Hogwarts," Dumbledore began, "I have just one thing to say to you all."
There wasn't a sound to be heard in the Hall- something that had never occurred before. James and Sirius looked at each other with expressions of great glee.
"Dig in!" Everyone glanced at each other in shock and relief.
"That's it!" The two black haired Marauders were incredulous, yet they had still managed to get more food on their plates than anyone else despite their frozen, horrified expressions.
"I thought for sure he was going to mention-"
"I know, Padfoot. The old man's gone barmy, I swear- how could he not bring that up-"
"Certainly we are worth more than that. That took ages to set up-"
As they continued to speak in odd, disjointed sentences, pausing only to shove food into their mouths, Lily turned to Remus, confused.
"Ah, yes. You are wondering what they are babbling on about? Or perhaps how they can go so long seemingly without breathing?"
"Yeah, I… well, both, really."
Remus looked slightly bemused, "Everyone wonders, no one knows. As to their shock, they pulled a rather large prank on Professor Dumbledore. During the night, they snuck in to his office and charmed everything upside down. And I mean everything… poor Fawkes."
"That couldn't possibly have been that hard."
The boy shook his head slowly. "You've never been called into his office, have you?"
Lily raised an eyebrow.
"No, I didn't think so. Anyway, you have no idea how much crap Dumbledore keeps in there."
AN: Well, hope you like it. If you want me to keep this story going, please tell me. If not… I'll probably just scrap it. Anyhoo, review please!
-Fiori ^_^
