"Damn you Sirius Black, I'm coming for you!" the yell of no other than James Potter carried clearly from the dormitory towards the Common Room, where Sirius nonchalantly looked up from his transfiguration homework with an air of innocence and mild curiosity. "Friendship over!" more and more heads were turning now towards the doors leading to boys dormitories. In less than ten seconds James Potter burst out through said door, sporting extremely bright neon shade of green hair, holding a bottle of shampoo which has now been thrown in Sirius' direction. Padfoot now fighting the urge to burst out laughing was still trying to nonchalantly look into the book, he caught the bottle without looking up.

"You're so dead, Black!" he looked up and saw James standing directly in front of him breathing so hard, he for a moment imagined steam coming out of his nostrils.

"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about Jimmy" he replied as innocently as he could "It was meant for Peter actually. I can't deny though that you look positively dashing"

"Don't ever call me Jimmy, again." He paused and his lips twisted into wicked smile "So I suppose I could pull it off then?"

"Definitely!"

James surveyed packed common room, ignoring people staring at him, some outraged, some openly laughing. He ignored some girls giggling in the corner, throwing him and Sirius sideway glances and spotted the redhead he was after.

"Hey Evans, think you'd go out with me now? I look like Rockstar, love!" he yelled across the common room, earning more laughs, giggles and outraged glances as he ruffled his neon hair and jumped up on the table in front of Sirius, scattering all his books and parchment on the floor.

"I was hard at work Potter" he replied deeply annoyed, flicking his wand and watching all the papers arrange themselves and land neatly on his lap.

Lily Evans, quite good looking, Sirius had to admit, was James's crush since their second year. James however, was eluded by such subtle sensibilities like discretion and tact, which gradually brought Lily to the point of utter disgust any time she saw him. Sirius just did not see a way out of this, although James never lost his enthusiasm.

"Hey Potter, you seem to never have seen real Rockstar. It is very bold of you to assume you look like one." She yelled back, not even looking up from the book she was reading. After a short pause during which James was working on a no doubt witty come back, she looked up and grinned so wickedly, it made James stop and stare at her. Sirius wouldn't blame him if he was terrified out of his wits, he certainly would be if Evans was looking at him like that, as cute as she was she could be one scary lass. "But I'll go out with you…" she ever stopped grinning, and James suddenly lost his balance and fell off the table.

"You what?" he panted sitting up, again ignoring laughs and whistles from all around him.

Sirius himself couldn't believe it. It just had to be a trap.

"On three conditions actually." She smiled sweetly again and James turned into a slobbering flobberworm. It was painful to watch for Sirius.

"Anything…" James managed to say

"Firstly, I really need to you win that Quidditch game against Slytherins tomorrow" as Sirius accidentally found out, her and Snivellus's friendship had a big falling out and he was sure that was one of the reasons she was suddenly so interested in Slytherins defeat. He would love himself to wipe that disgusting smile, of Snape's face. They needed that win, it was their last year at Hogwarts.

"Done, Evans!" he pulled himself together, and was looking at his crush as though ready for a challenge.

"Second, I'd like you to keep that hair for a day or two, I'm sure professor McGonagall will love them. Oh and also professor Flint, will be delighted to see such debonair attitude." James's smile faded slightly, professor Flint was their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and was even more rule loving and uptight than professor McGonagall. Sirius stifled a laugh, imagining professor Flint having a fit on the sight of James's green hair.

"Piece of cake, love!" he smiled a little absently, no doubt imagining extra homework and potential detention coming his way.

"Oh, and last but not least of course. I was thinking double date, what do you say Black? Will you go out with me, Potter and Madeline?" she threw, now speechless Sirius a glance, that he could only describe as evil and smiled sweetly to James. A brown-haired girl sitting on her left whimpered weakly, turned bright shade of pink and buried her face in the book. Sirius looked her over, she was always in Evans's shadow, running away every time she got any close to James and him. This was going to be fun, he rolled his eyes and was just about to profoundly refuse, when a ripping pain shot through his shin, just where James kicked him as hard as he could.

"Of course he will, Evans! He would love that! How does Hogsmeade next week sound?" he replied smiling brightly and completely ignoring his best friend clutching his legs and sending him murderous glares.

"You're dead, Potter. If that's the payback for the hair, I truly and deeply apologise." Sirius moaned some time later, laying on his four poster bed, still in a foul mood. "It's just that Madeline girl seems weird, Prongs." No reply "Prongs? PRONGS?" the only reply was soft snoring. "Damn you, Potter"

"If someone is weird here, it's you Padfoot" muttered Remus in his sleep. And there he was laying in his bed for most of the night and envisioning all the possible things that could go wrong during that stupid double date. Why was he even thinking about it, he wondered? He's just going as a favour to James, that's all. So his all-time crush will finally go out with him. That's all there was, he's gonna go there, behave himself, let that Madeline girl giggle at everything he says (that's how 99% of his dates always end up) and let James charm Evans. It will all be fine.

In the meantime in the girls dormitory, Madeline was crying her eyes out and yelling at surprisingly calm Lily.

"How could you do that to me? He will embarrass me in front of entire Hogsmeade! In best case scenario I'll just make fool of myself and run away crying. It's Sirius Black.. "

"You've been in love with this prick your entire life, don't you think it's time to give yourself a chance? You're welcome!" and at that she pulled the curtains of her bed and proceeded to fall asleep.