My first two shot! AND a song-fic! So excited... Anyway: This is a story that wouldn't happen. It's just a sweet and fluffy scenario I had going through my head :)

"Potter will you stop breathing down my neck?"

James Potter let one of his infamous smirks, "What d'you mean Evans?"

"You've been watching me do my work for the last half hour! What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing Evans. Although, if I might make one comment."

"No, you can't." Lily Evans did not have time for James at the moment. In less then twenty-four hours she was leaving school for a couple days to go to her sisters wedding, and she had a mountain of homework she wanted to get through before she left.

"You smell really good today." James said with a cheeky grin.

Lily huffed, "What am I supposed to make of that Potter?" She sighed, "Will you just go? I have to get through two days worth of homework in just one.

"Can't be that hard."

"Oh, by the way, McGonagall's assigning a four foot long essay tomorrow that'll be due monday."

James grimaced, it was thursday. He looked down at his watch, then up at the door to the common room before speaking again, "Who is your sister marrying again?"

Lily sighed, she should've guessed she wouldn't be getting any more work done, "I don't even know."

James suddenly flashed a grin, and Lily held up her hand stopping him, "And no, I don't need a date to the wedding. Nor do I particularly want one if it's going to be you."

James held a hand to his heart, "Ouch Evans! That hurts!"

Lily laughed and tossed her fiery hair over her shoulder, "That's what you get."

James smiled, looking out the window again, "Hey, d'you remember in fifth year when there was the stupid ball and you had to learn how to dance?"

Lily blushed, "Unfortunately. You were the only one who could actually teach me."

James smiled and stood up, holding out a hand for Lily to take, "Well then Miss Evans, with the thought in mind that this truly is our last year at Hogwarts, and that I've never asked for a favour this politely, may I have this dance?"

Lily looked at his hand for a minute, then checked to see if they were the only ones left in the common room (they were), before thinking to herself, 'oh screw it.' and took it.

James whirled her up off the couch, and held her close to him. Lily blushed and looked down, hearing the blood in her ears, "But we don't have music."

James leaned down and whispered in her ear, "The best dancers don't even need music. Or the worst. I can't remember which."

Lily blushed again and refused to look him in the eyes, James didn't like that though.

He took her chin and tilted it upwards slightly so she had no choice in the matter. James smiled, she was so close he could feel her heart beat thudding in her chest.

She was nervous.

James suddenly started moving and swept her away in the dance, with lots of unnecessary dips and twirls.

Lily laughed, "What are you doing?" She asked while he twirled her like a ballerina before bringing her in close like a tango.

"If this is our last dance, I want it to be memorable." He breathed, barely daring to talk louder then that

for fear of ruining the moment.

She blushed again and tried to look down, before being dipped again, right as the rest of the Marauders walked into the common room.

James dropped Lily and stood straight up, running a hand through his hair, "Uh, hey guys! Where've you been?"

Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Kitchens. And what have you two love birds been doing?" Remus and Peter stood behind him, looking as if they were wondering the same thing.

Lily stood up, rubbing her head, "Ow!"

James looked down at her, panicking slightly, "Uh, just dancing."

Lily scowled and walked over to the couch where her homework was still spread out. "Whatever Potter."

The red head picked up her stuff and stormed out, "I'm going to find somewhere to do my work in peace."

Sirius looked through the common room door, "But it's after curfew!"

She didn't even turn around and yelled back, "Who cares? I'm head girl!"

Remus's eyebrows shot up, "Wow. Lily Evans, breaking a rule. Rather shocking actually."

Peter shrugged, "Eh, whatever. So what're we doing tonight?"

Sirius looked at Peter as if he'd gone mad, "Are you crazy? We just planted firecrackers in half the seats in the Great Hall! Insatiable you are!"

Peter shrugged, "I just thought since Prongs wasn't there we would do something else. You know, to include him?"

Sirius held up a finger and started tsking, "No, shame young Wormtail. If Prongs doesn't make it to the designated place in the designated time, it's not our responsibility to cause even more mayhem so he can be involved. Very unhealthy, young Prongsiekins must learn his lesson. Even if it means less pranking for us."

James had flopped on the couch and pressed his hands into his eyes, "Pads, if you call me Prongsiekins one more time you might wake up missing something very dear to you."

Sirius clutched his head, "Not my hair! You monster! Threatening my baby, shame on you, SHAME!"

Remus rolled his eyes, "Yes Sirius, we all know you're having an affair with your hair."

"Hey that rhymed! Moony you're a poet!" Sirius exclaimed.

James smirked "And we didn't even know it."

"Prongsie! You too!"

He flopped back down on the couch, having sat up to smirk at Remus, before shooting back up again, "I'm going to find Evans." He said before running off.

Remus yelled after him, "Don't you think you should start calling her Lily? And check the Astronomy tower!"

James called back, "Thanks Moony!"

Remus rolled his eyes before sitting down on the couch with his book.

Out in the hall with James he took out the familiar map, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

The blank paper bled ink and started forming the familiar lines of the castle, he scanned it as quickly he could, first checking the Astronomy tower then the hallways leading to it.

There! The little dot that said Lily Evans on it, still in a corridor just beside the tower.

Probably thought no one would look for her in an empty hallway.

James started running again, tucking the map back in his pants, muttering a quick, "Mischief managed."

After skidding around a couple corners and a quick run in with Peeves, he finally made it to Lily, trying to do her work, spread out in the hallway on her stomach.

He stopped running, "Hey Evans."

She groaned, "You know, coming all the way up here generally means I don't want to be disturbed."

He smiled and slid down the wall to sit beside her, "Yeah but where's the fun in being alone?"

She sighed, "There isn't much to be honest. But I really need to get this work done..."

"Well how about I stay here to keep you company, but I don't say a word. And if I do it's because you go something wrong."

Lily bit her lip, considering for a minute, "Fine. But if you bug me you have to leave."

James smirked, "Deal."

After a couple minutes in total silence Lily sighed, "You know, this is probably my favourite time."

James looked over at her, "Oh really?"

She nodded, "I love the way the stars look against the sky. It makes the darkness deceivingly pretty."

"I think that the darkness has its own beauty, it doesn't need stars to decorate it."

She mused about that for a minute, "Very true, I guess darkness is in it's own category."

James smiled, "Exactly. I think my favourite time of day is probably just after midnight, where it's nothing but the dark wherever you look."

Lily nodded, "You know, I think I've changed my favourite time. It's just before sunrise, the navy blue that the sky turns is the prettiest colour, it's my favourite."

"You've been up early enough to see sunrises?"

"Sometimes in the winter, yeah. Haven't you?"

"Nope."

Lily grinned, "Well that's just what you get for being a lazy teenage boy." And with that she went back to work.

He sat back against the wall, closing his eyes, just hearing Lily's breathing was calming for him, and soon enough he was asleep.

Unfortunately, so was Lily.

It was almost two in the morning and she hadn't been sleeping well, and right in the middle of the hallway she passed out.

A couple hours later the sun started rising, and through the window the first bit of sunlight landed right on James Potters eyes.

He squinted in his sleep, and rubbed his eyes. When that didn't bring any relief he finally opened his eyes, very confused.

"Why am I in the middle of a hallway? Merlin if Sirius got me drunk again..."

He then noticed the pale red head sleeping at his side, collapsed over all her papers.

She was so beautiful while she was asleep, her fiery hair spread out around her shoulders like a blanket.

James leaned over and nudged her gently, "Hey, Evans. Wake up."

She shot up, rubbing her eyes, "Hmm?"

She yawned and stretched, "Sorry Alice, I told you I'd stop falling asleep in the common r-" She stopped, seeing she was in the hallway.

She winced, "Crap. I'm so dead. Sorry Potter, did you fall asleep too?"

James nodded, "Yeah. I think it's just sunrise now."

Lily stood up, smiling, "Really?" And rushed over to the window.

"Umm, yeah." He stood up, stretching after he stood up and walked over to the window where Lily was staring in fascination at the sunrise.

She smiled, "I love sunrises. They're so... I don't even know."

James looked out, resting his head on the top of Lily's, pushing his limits, he was going to be slapped soon if he didn't stop.

Lily stiffened, but after a little while relaxed again. She leaned over to rest on her elbows, "Isn't it gorgeous?"

He finally tore his eyes away from Lily, her hair glowing in the rising sun and looked out, "Yeah, I guess."

"You guess?"

"I don't know, it looks a little too perfect. Like there should be some guy pulling it up by a string or something."

She giggled, "Potter, that doesn't even make any sense."

"Does it have to?"

"Since it's you, no."

He smiled and she settled down to watch the sun. After a while, the sun was high in the sky and Lily stood up suddenly, knocking James' chin, making him bite his tongue.

She turned, "Oh merlin I'm sorry! Are you okay?"

He rubbed his jaw, "Ow. But yeah, I'm fine. You have a hard head, you know that?"

She rolled her eyes, and he smiled.

"You know, for a moment there it was almost like we were bonding."

She started to roll her eyes again, then stopped, "Crap! Petunia's wedding!" She jumped over to her pile of papers, gathering them together and bolting down the hall.

James sighed after she rounded the corner, but then her face peeked around, blushing slightly again, "Uh, see you Sunday Potter!"

With that she disappeared around the corner again, and James stood there, barely daring to believe it.

She'd said Bye to him. She never did that!

James walked slowly back to the common room, he still had a couple hours until breakfast and could afford to waste time.

Eventually he made it back up to his dorm, where all of his friends were sleeping soundly.

How adorable.

James cupped his hands around his mouth, "ALL MARAUDERS AT ATTENTION!"

The three other boys only groaned and turned over in their beds.

James took out his wand, and with a flick of his wrist there were buckets of water hanging over each of their beds.

"Moony, Pads, Wormtail, unless you want a serious soaking I'd get up."

All the boys eyes shot open, just in time to see the buckets dump their entire contents over their beds.

Sirius shot up spluttering, "Prongs! What in Merlin's name? It's not even six yet!"

James checked his watch, "Actually it's 6:05."

While Sirius mumbled something about 'technicalities...' James jumped over onto Remus's bed.

"Moony I have serious issues."

Moony groaned, "I think everyone has Sirius issues."

"Not that kind, the Lily kind."

"Lily and Sirius issues? What were they dating behind your back or something?"

"Moony! This is serious!"

"No, you're James."

James glared, "Don't make me soak you again."

Remus rolled his eyes, "I have a wand, remember? It's not that hard to do a drying spell."

James jumped, "Moony! This is a very grave moment!"

He sighed, "What is it?"

"I need help coming up with something romantic to do for Evans."

Peter spoke up from the floor, he'd rolled off his bed to avoid the wetness and hadn't bother getting up yet as the floor was actually kind of comfortable when you were dead tired...

"You could start by calling her Lily."

"Nah, too straightforward. I need something mushy and romantic that any girl would fall for."

Sirius jumped up, "Ah, so you woke us up for a love conquest?"

James shrugged, "Yeah. That and I was lonely."

Remus just face-palmed, "You could get her flowers!"

"I did that in fourth year, she didn't talk to me for a week after."

"You gave her poison oak and she spent the week in the Hospital Wing." Peter pointed out.

"That's beside the point! How many times have I given her lilies?"

Remus spoke again, "Overdone and cliche. I hear she likes roses."

Sirius frowned, "But her name's Lily..."

Remus sighed, "What about chocolates?"

James looked a little annoyed, "That didn't turn out well last time."

Sirius sniggered, "Sorry mate. Next time you want to try and give her chocolates I'll try not to get them mixed up with the one's I'm giving Snivellus."

Remus rolled his eyes, "What if you write her a song?"

James perked up, "A song? I've never written her a song..."

"Well then why don't you try that. We already discovered last night that we're poets."

James shot up, "I will right a song!"

He stopped for a minute, "First I'm going to shower. Note to self, no more sleeping in somewhat empty corridors."

"Somewhat?" Peter asked.

"I was keeping Evans company while she did her work. She won't be back until Sunday so I have time to work on my song writing skills. Now, I'm off to shower!"

With that James ran out of the dormitory, leaving behind so many questions.

Peter groaned and finally got up, "So when's breakfast?"

Sirius moaned, "Two-hours. TO BED!" He proclaimed before diving back under his covers, having dried them already.

All through the day James was the most absentminded he's been in awhile, muttering different things to himself, like, "The sun hung from a string" and "Cause your favourite shade is navy blue" and lots more.

Eventually classes ended and it was time for Quidditch practice. It was the only time the entire day that James was semi sane.

After practice he just landed in the stands and didn't come back to his room until long after curfew.

James sat in his bed later that night, thinking about Lily. Missing her.

He rolled over and grabbed the piece of parchment that he'd used to write his song lyrics down on and started scribbling furiously.

It was almost three in the morning by the time he finished, he was rather proud of it to.

The next day while reading a transfiguration paper James came across a spell that the author compared to a puzzle.

"If there's even a single piece missing, it won't 'work' properly, and the puzzle will never be finished."

This set James off all over again, taking out his now very well used piece of parchment.

James was going crazy in the common room after dinner, he was muttering words to himself.

Finally, Remus came over, "What's wrong James? How's the song going?"

"Songs."

"What?"

"Songs. Plural. I have three. But I'm having trouble with one line. Right now I have 'cause the freezing longing chills me to the core.' but it doesn't sound right. Any ideas Moony?"

Remus sunk into his favourite armchair, "I can't say I do right now. I'm not a big poet. Wait!"

He grinned, and James' head shot up, "What?"

"What about 'cause the cold nostalgia chills me to the core'. Means the same thing."

James tapped his cheek with the end of his quill for a minute, before grinning. "Perfect! Evans' gonna love this."

Remus just sighed and opened his book, leaving James to his musings.

The next day James was bouncing in his chair at breakfast, "Only a couple hours."

Sirius looked at him, "Until what?"

"Until Evans gets back. Now listen, I need help. This is going to take some seriously awesome timing, and a bit of magic."

Sirius smiled, "It's what I'm best at."

Remus laughed, "Sirius I really hope you're talking about magic, you have horrible timing."

Sirius scowled, "My timing is amazing, everyone else just forgets that I'm coming."

Peter laughed and snorted milk out his nose, which in turn made all the other Marauders start laughing.

The Marauders spent the next couple hours setting up for one of the craziest things they'd ever done to help James win Lily (although the dancing lessons/ arranging an entire ball thing was pretty close).

The action didn't start though, until around lunch.

Lily walked into the hall, looking a little tired, with her best friend Alice. They made their way over to the Gryffindor table and sat down in their usual seats.

Sirius took out a mirror from his pocket from down the table slightly, seeming to talk to himself in it. A couple seconds later James walked in, humming.

He sat down right across from his best friend, and as close to Lily as he could get without making it obvious.

Sirius put a puzzled look on his face, "What are you humming Prongs?" he asked loud enough for Lily to hear him, but not loud enough to make it obvious.

"Oh, just a song I wrote." Lily inclined her head slightly towards the two Marauders, letting them know unintentionally that she was listening.

"Isn't that stuff for first years?" Sirius asked.

"No, Moony said it would help me to clear my head if I wrote my feelings down on paper, they just happened to rhyme so I made them into some songs."

Right then Avery and Mulciber walked by, "Oh look, Potter's singing."

James stiffened, "So? I could beat you at singing any day."

They both laughed, "Oh please, we'd like to see you try."

James stood up, "Then I'd like to challenge you to a contest. A school wide contest. A school wide singing contest. Whoever wants to can enter, but I'd bet you anything that I'd beat you."

Avery stood up straighter, "Alright, if we win you and your fellow Marauders won't be able to do any more pranking."

"And if I win you two are never allowed to call anyone a mudblood for the duration of your time at Hogwarts. Agreed?" James stuck out his hand.

Sirius looked slightly panicky, this was not how this was supposed to go.

Avery looked warily at the hand before taking it to shake, "Agreed."

James then started talking to the entire hall, who'd mainly been listening by now except for a few choice students.

"Did you hear that everyone! School wide singing contest! Bragging rights to the winner! Starting... now!"

When he said go the Great Hall practically exploded, the head table flew back until it hit the back of the hall (All the professors were seemingly unharmed) and a giant stage flew up from the ground.

Coloured lights flashed along with a couple strobe lights and all the regular lights in the Great Hall turned off. James whipped around and ran up the front of the steps along with Sirius, Remus and Peter.

Remus took out his wand and put it to his throat, "Anyone who want to participate please come onstage now. NO, this is not against the rules. We already talked to Dumbledore."

A collective gasp went through the Great Hall, "Yeah, we got it approved. Now, would anyone who wants to participate please come up. Avery, Mulciber, if you want you can back out now and we'll just have supreme bragging rights."

Mulciber paled and didn't move from where he was standing but Avery stormed up to the stage.

He turned to face everyone and crossed his arms, daring them to come up.

Back down amongst the seats Lily and Alice were having a very heated discussion.

"No, no, no no nononononono NO! Alice I will. Not. Sing."

Alice smirked, "Whatever." And Lily turned back to look at the stage. Remus's voice came again, loud across the hall, "Yes Alice?"

Lily's blood ran cold. "Yeah, Lily would like to participate."

Remus smirked and James' jaw dropped, "Well then come on up Lily."

Lily scowled and stood from where she was standing, halfway to the stage though Frank Longbottom stood up, "I'll go too."

Peter clapped his hands, "Ooh this'll be fun."

Remus spoke again when they'd both made it up there, "Well, here are our contestants. James Potter, Johnathan Avery, Sirius Black, Lily Evans and Frank Longbottom. To kick off the start of this great competition the Marauders would like to give you a slight taste of what's to come."

He took his wand away from his throat and flicked his wrist, and music started blasting through the Hall.

Sirius started off, dancing around the stage, making the lyrics seem perfectly normal.

Just because she feeds me well

And she made me talk dirty in a pink hotel

Doesn't mean she's got eyes for me

She might just want my bones you see

Peter started with the next bit,

Hey flathead don't you get mean

She's the second best killer that I have ever seen

They don't come much more sick than you

I could go on if you want me to

Remus then spoke up,

It's just so wrong so very nice

I told you once and you killed me twice

I saw you one time at the back of the club

Chewing on glass and a ticket stub

James started singing next.

I heard they kicked the boy till he bled

Then stood and said oh my god till she said

They all joined in at that point.

bara bap bara ra ra

bara bap bara ra ra ra...

They had the entire Hall clapping along to the beat now, aside from the Slytherin's.

James then started singing again,

Everybody knows you're the one to call

When the girls get ugly at the back of the wall

Peter started singing again,

Josephine says you got a bleeding nose

So taking it with her wherever she goes

Sirius grinned,

Hey flathead don't check me in

Well hers is a tonic and mine is a gin

Peter started again,

They don't come much more slick than you

I'd drive your car if you ask me to

Remus rolled his eyes,

And she said the boy's not right in the head

Then all the Marauders joined in again,

And you stood and said oh my god till she said

bara bap bara ra ra bara bap bara ra ra ra...

The rest of the song was just music, and all of four teenagers were dancing all over the stage, doing various pieces of magic that looked cool, acrobatics, the whole nine yards, until the music faded off and a big bang went off, and smoke enveloped the stage.

When the smoke cleared, all the contestants had disappeared from the stage and Professor Dumbledore stood in their place, his eyes twinkling and his long beard tucked into his belt.

"For the next five days these five contestants will sing various songs to you as a school in the middle of dinner or lunch. After Tuesday's dinner you will vote for you favourites. Then Wednesday they will all perform, and after the performance the least favourite will be revealed and eliminated. Then you may vote again. On Thursday after the performances the least favourite will be revealed. Friday the final three will perform and the crowd favourite will win."

"Are there any questions?"

A couple hands rose timidly, Dumbledore pointed to one, "Yes?"

"How do we vote?"

"Simply write the name of your choice on a piece of parchment, fold it in half, and tap it with your wand twice. It will be counted as a vote and kept in a box in my office. Any other questions?"

No one raised their hand that time, Dumbledore smiled, "Well then, continue on with your dinners." And in another puff of smoke, he disappeared.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Flathead by The Fratellis :) Nor do I own the characters, but you guys knew that.

Hope you enjoyed!