A/N: This is for the Art of Words challenge by Pinky Green. Their will be 25 drabbles for your enjoyment!
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Dedication: To Pinky darling, Kore-of-Myth, and Megsy42 for being amazingly awesome and saying my cheesy fluff is good. I love you guys so much!
Prompts: Hug, First Date
And She Liked It
A James/Lily Fan fiction
"Lily?"
"James."
"H-how's life?"
"Erm, fine?"
The two sat side-by-side in the common room. Lily Evans was working on homework while James Potter stared into the fire.
It was their sixth year at Hogwarts. Lily wasn't sure if it was the fact that he was a prefect of the fact that he was almost in N.E.W.T year, but he'd grown up significantly. He used to be an arrogant bully, but last year, after the incident by the lake, he'd suddenly begun to change.
He still pranked, but it was no longer mean-spirited. He still had obnoxious habits, but he kept them to a minimum. And he'd finally stopped asking her out. They'd become something resembling friends, and their blazing rows in the Common Room had ceased to exist.
"Lily, can I ask you something?"
"You just did, James."
"Right. You know, a Hogsmeade weekend is coming up, and a bunch of us are going to have a bit of a party." His voice suddenly dropped until he was practically whispering. "Would you like to come? A-as my date?"
Her head snapped up. Her eyes gave a sudden flash, but it wasn't angry. "Um, repeat that? A-A date?"
"Yeah…" he muttered.
"Sure," she said with a half-smile.
"What?" he said, jumping up and staring at her.
"I said," she repeated slowly, "sure. As in yes."
"As in yes…" he mouthed. He suddenly grinned and hugged her. "Lovely! I'll see you later!" upon which he raced up the boys' staircase, his face alight with a huge grin.
Everyone in the Common Room was amazed as Lily hugged herself, a faint smile on her face.
"James Potter hugged Lily Evans!" people started to say, "and she liked it!"
Yes. And she liked it.