"Party's here bitches!" James Potter yelled as he pushed Sirius out of his way.
Lily shook her head in amusement. The whole Gryffindor quidditch team walked in wasted before the party even started. Tonight was going to be highly entertaining. To be expected was drunken karaoke, drunken games, and a drunken James hitting on Lily.
"Bloody fools!" Remus said while smacking Sirius and James upside their heads. "I planned a huge party and set up the damn thing hoping to get drunk with you two, but here you both stumble in already drunk. Thanks dickheads." Remus kicked James in the ass, making him stumble and fall onto a first year. James stood the little boy up right and turned back towards Remus and shrugged.
"What can I say?" James slurred as he narrowed his eyes towards Remus, trying to get a clearer picture of him. "I won my first Quidditch Cup as captain." James then straighten up and gave a proud, arrogant look. "It is also the first time in over ten years Gryffindor has won the quidditch cup. So, naturally I had to party right away!"
With that said, cheers erupted around the common room and loud music began to play.
"Hey Ramus," Sirius yelled while zigzagging towards Remus, "do we have guards posted outside to warn us of Mickey Mcgaul?"
"Yes your drunken one. Peter is covering it." Remus rolled his eyes and pulled Sirius's fire whiskey out of his hand. He took a large swig and tossed it to Lily who was sitting on the couch soaking in the scene.
"Come on Lily, it is the first time Gryffindor has won the Quidditch Cup in over ten years. I am a Perfect, and here I am breaking the rules. Come on, live a little!"
James tilted his head to the side and watched Remus and Lily talk with one another. First Remus took a drink of whiskey, and then Lily grabbed the gallon and took a swig herself. You could tell she had never shot alcohol before, because she gagged profusely. James could not believe his drunken eyes. The two most goodie-goodie students of Gryffindor were getting drunk.
"Remus, this stuff sucks." Lily said between each gag. "How can Sirius drink it like water?"
Sirius heard his name and tried to walk smoothly over to Lily. He looked at her flirtatiously and grabbed the bottle from her petit hand.
"Because Lillikins, I'm a drunk." Sirius hiccupped, took a swig, passed it to Remus and fell back on the couch.
"More like an alcoholic…" Remus said under his breath and took Lily by the elbow to direct her somewhere else.
The night went on like any other Party Night in the Gryffindor Tower. James and Sirius sang a lot of drunken karaoke, played many drunken pranks on the first years, and the women threw themselves shamelessly at the two boys. Sirius absorbed their attention selfishly, and James constantly pushed them away. Remus and Lily on the other hand kept making bets with one another. The one who lost had to take a shot of beer or whiskey. It all depended on the size of the prank.
By midnight Remus had taken 30 shots of beer and five shots of whiskey. Lily had 20 shots of beer and three shots of whiskey. The two of them were amusing to everyone in the room. The two 6th year Perfects had kicked James and Sirius off the karaoke machine, and began to rock out on it. Every Gryffindor was eating up the scene, snapping pictures left and right. By morning, the two would more than likely regret their decision.
James watched from one of the couches as Lily and Remus sang a duet together, giggling madly when one forgot the words to the song. James was sipping lightly on a beer, wishing with every fiber in his body that it was him who stood next to Lily, singing a duet with her.
Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. She was drunk, perhaps she would not mind his presence around her. James thought for a few moments on the dawning of his new idea, and decided he had nothing to lose. He was going to try and hang out with Lily, and have her actually enjoy his company. It's the least she could do since she had completed five pranks on him so far that night.
"You know Remus, I dare you to draw a mustache on the picture of the Fat Lady." Lily giggled madly as she thought over the idea of the prank. Every moment that went by it became funnier.
"Well then…" Remus thought for a moment. "I dare you to… serenade James Potter." Remus smiled mischievously at Lily when he saw the blank stare she gave him.
"Deal." She said and stuck her hand out. She sighed and walked up to the platform the karaoke machine was on, picked her song and look out over the crowd.
"This song is for James Potter."
James looked up from where he was sitting on the couch, and could not help but laugh at Lily's song choice. It was 'You Sexy Thing' by Hot Chocolate. They say alcohol brings out the truth in people, but James did not want to get his hopes up. He knew it was another prank because Remus had collapsed to the floor laughing like a drunken fool.
He stood up and walked up to the platform and cocked an eyebrow at Lily as she walked down snickering like a little school girl. As Lily reached the bottom, she stumbled over Remus's convulsing body, and fell right into James's arms. She looked up at him and flashed her amazing smile that made many men in Hogwarts go weak in the knees.
"You know Potter, you are not as disgusting as I thought." Lily paused and gave her sentence a thought. "Then again, I am drunk."
"Ouch." James said, but couldn't help but smile. "Let's walk." James grabbed Lily by the hand and led her away from Remus, who was still laughing. It soon dawned on James that he wasn't laugh on his own. In the shadows Sirius was barking with laughter, waving his wand at James. He had cast a giggle charm on Remus.
"Where are we going James?" Lily said in a rather loud whisper.
"Hush Lily, you'll find out when we get there." James said quietly as he pulled Lily closer to his body. She was beginning to drift away. If she moved any further away, the invisibility cloak would not cover her, and someone could spot them in the corridor.
James finally reached his destination and told Lily to stand behind a suit of armor. He began to pace to and thro in front of a wall. Lily wondered what the hell was going on, but stood quietly, not wanting to get into trouble. Not only were they wandering around in the corridor, but they were also drunk. They would either be tossed out of school, or be harshly punished. For example, Lily could lose the title of Perfect.
"Brilliant." James muttered as he saw the door appear in front of him. Lily gasped in shock as James lead her from her hiding spot.
"After you my lady." James held the door open like a gentleman and let Lily enter first.
Inside the hidden room was a small and quant scene. It was exactly what James was wanting. A small comfortable room Lily and James could hangout in and chat the night away. Perhaps this could be the breaking point. Perhaps after tonight James could win Lily over. Anything was possible under a full moon. "Are you going to make a move on me James Potter?" Lily asked slyly as she sat down on one of the comfortable couches.
James laughed and ran a nervous hand through his already messy hair. "Only if you want me to Lily Evans."
"Perhaps if you play your cards right, your wish will come true." Lily winked and patted for James to sit by her. James took a seat and stared forward. For once his smooth and suave demeanor had vanished. He felt awkward and nervous around Lily.
Lily look at James seriously and leaned closer to James, "I am going to be truthful with you Potter." James looked at her and couldn't help the puzzled look on his face, "I have always found you attractive, but I have never wanted to be just one of 'your girls' if you know what I mean."
"You are drunk Lily Evans."
"Not as drunk as you think I am. I truly only took ten shots of beer and three shots of whiskey. I have drank in the past. You would think a small girl like me would be a light weight, but I really am not. I know how to hold my liquor. I also know how to fool a friend when taking shots…" Lily looked mischievously at James and scooted closer to him.
"Am I making you uncomfortable James Potter?" Like asked astonished.
"Yes." James squeaked.
"That was cute Potter."
"Not as cute as you are." James said smoothly, finally becoming comfortable around Lily once more. James had never before been nervous around a girl. Lily was special, he knew it deep down. She meant everything to him, yet they had never truly had a relationship of any sort.
James wrapped an arm around Lily's petit waist and pulled her tight to his body. He pushed a lock of red hair out of her face. He then leaned towards her face and looked her in the eyes. He could feel her warm breath upon his lips, making his hormones run wild. Before James could ask Lily if he could kiss her, she put her hand behind his head and pushed it towards her face, closing the gap. She kissed him.
It took a few moments to absorb the situation, but finally James figured out what was going on and kissed her back. Moment by moment the kiss became more intense. His body ached for her touch, and he could tell her body ache in the same way.
This night was going to lead further than he thought it would, and James had no complaints there.