Disclaimer:I do not own James Potter or Lily Evans. All rights go to the lovely JK Rowling.

Lily had been on the verge of wake and sleep when she heard a knock at the door. She looked over to see if it had woken Sophie, but she knew that once Sophie was asleep, nothing could make her stir.

Who the bloody hell was knocking on the door in the middle of the night?

Lily reached the door and pulled it open to find James leaning against the frame.

"Hey, beautiful," he said as he leaned forward and put his weight on Lily, nearly knocking her over. His face found hers and he kissed her hard, his breath full of alcohol.

She pushed him back against the wall and steadied him with her hands. "James, you're drunk!"

"Er, maybe a little," he said groggily, his body swaying.

"Where the hell did you get alcohol?"

"Hogsmeade! Where else?" he said happily…and a little too loudly.

"Shh! You're going to wake everyone up! Come here." She led James over to her bed and sat him down. "James, what are you doing? You snuck out to Hogsmeade and got drunk and came back to school? We have classes tomorrow!"

"Padfoot needed some cheering up," James said distractedly. "Lily, can I stay here tonight?"

"James, no, you-"

"Lily, please? I want to stay with you!"

Lily sighed. Figuring James couldn't even sit up and she wasn't about to carry him to his dormitory, it seemed there was no other option.

"Fine," she said. "But you have to be quiet. This is against the rules."

"Whatever you say, Miss Head Girl."

James laid down on Lily's bed and nearly passed out right away. Sighing, Lily closed the curtains on her four-poster to ensure that no one could see him.

Then she climbed into bed on the other side. Unable to sleep, she picked up a book from her bedside table and started to read.

James groaned as he rolled over to face her. He threw his arm over her waist. "I love you, Lily."

She ran her fingers through his thick, dark hair, knowing he wouldn't remember any of this in the morning. She listened as James began to breathe heavily. Iloveyou,too, she thought.

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