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A/N: So I'm changing something from the last chapter involving Slughorn. Nothing huge just the fact that he only drinks Felix once. =)

Lily rolled out of bed with a sigh. It was the day before the Christmas ball. And guess who didn't have a date? Lily Evans that's who. She wished she could just crawl back into bed before her body heat faded from the sheets, but she couldn't have fallen asleep again now matter what. "

"Why am I up this early?" She mumbled to herself standing up, stretching, her long red hair falling in her face. "Routine." She muttered. Damn it all. She walked into the bathroom of the dorm as her best friend Amy was walking out, towel wrapped around her thick back, curly hair that Lily envied so much.

"Hey." Amy said cheerfully. Lily just yawned in response. "Don't look so excited! It's the day before the dance Lils. You've got time and a potion left." Amy said trying to cheer her friend up. Lily turned, this catch her ear.

"Well what should I do with it?" she asked. Amy grinned.

"Well…you could give it to me…"

"No. You got your date with Remus from Polyjuice, my turn."

"What's you do with the other one."

"I dropped it." Lily said blushing. She was such a klutz all the time.

"Well then. You could…" Amy started. "Remus said Sirius had been asking about you a lot lately." She said, an eyebrow raised suggestively.

"Black? Why would he want me?" Lily scoffed. "He's arrogant enough that the whole female population of Hogwarts fawns over him why would he want the one who doesn't?"

"Challenge maybe. Just slip it in his glass." Amy said flipping her towel off, her hair cascading over her shoulders. "See what he really thinks." With that she flounced out. "I'll save you a seat." She called over her shoulder leaving lily to think. Never a good thing on a day off.

"Damn it Amy." She muttered, hoping into the shower hoping the water would clear her mind of that awful idea. It didn't. She finished her shower and her mind was made up by the time she was ready. She glanced in the mirror once more and sighed. "As good as it's gonna get." She muttered and went down to breakfast with the rest of her school, slipping her Vertimasium in her pocket.

She entered the Great Hall and saw Amy sitting next to Remus and sat down next to her. She looked up and saw Sirius just across from her. 'This'll be easier than I thought.' She told herself.

"Hey Lils." Remus said smiling at her over his girlfriends head.

"Hey. How was that essay in Defense Against the Dark Arts for you?" she asked. They both had done a project on becoming an Animagus last year and Lily was pretty the possy were just unregistered so the essay had been a cinch.

"Oh it was super hard." He said rolling his eyes. She grinned and saw Sirius staring at her but looked away when she caught him. A blush slowly came over his face but it was just barely noticeable. Amy leaned over and whispered to her, "Spill his drink." She nodded and did so.

"Oh I'm so sorry!" She exclaimed as he jumped in his seat. She quickly put napkins over it and let them soak it up. "Here." She poured him a new glass of pumpkin juice and poured the potion in. He was looking at her in the strangest way but she shrugged it off. Little did she know his own potion plan was entering soon.

Across the room Severus was watching as he poured his Felix Felicis into his juice. Before he drank it Professor came up to him.

"Snape my boy." He looked up and saw the man smiling at him. "Christmas holidays treating you well?"

"Yes sir. And you?"

"Excellent. Ah! Pumpkin juice. You don't mind do you?" Before Severus could respond, Slughorn had downed it. "Delicious. I shouldn't drink it that much but every so often isn't bad. Good day." He left Severus sitting looking stunned. His luck…gone. Just like that. He watched his professor walk to the Gryffindor table dying inside.

Sirius had slipped the love potion into Lily's drink as she fumbled to do the same to his. Now all he had to do was wait. He took a sip of his juice and did.

"Evans and Jones! How are my two favorite Gryffindors?" He asked. The girls smiled.

"Good sir. How are you?" Amy asked.

"Excellent excellent. Pumpkin juice!" The professor said again taking up Lily's glass. Sirius tensed praying that he wouldn't drink it. He took another sip of his own. "Hello Sirius, have anyone in mind for the dance?" He asked good naturedly.

"Lily Evans sir." He replied then clamped his hand over his mouth. Where had that come from? Slughorn dropped the glass and it shattered, the contents spilling all over the floor.

"Reparo." Slughorn said pointing to the cup with his wand, as Remus cleaned up the liquid. "Really Black? Well interesting. Planning on asking her soon?" He asked oblivious to the fact Lily was still there.

"Yes sir." Sirius said without thinking. He couldn't stop talking! Or at least telling the truth. Lily was turning red and sinking lower on the bench.

"Ask her then! My boy ask her! Opportunity strikes once!" with that and a wave he was off. Lily was scarlet as was Sirius. The potion had done it's job. Lily looked up and grinned feebly.

"Well Lily, I guess you know now. Do you want to go to the ball with me?" he asked. She smiled.

"Of course I would Sirius." She replied.

"Tonight at six then?" she nodded. Amy smiled leaning into her boyfriend.

"Well we better be off!" She said sitting up suddenly. "We have to find you an outfit! And make up and everything! Lily we have so much to do!" Amy drug her bust friend out of her seat and the Great Hall. And the rest of the day was just that. Preparation for the dance that night. Finally it was five forty-five and they were almost ready. Amy was in a pure white dress with small gold heels while Lily was in a black dress with red heels and her hair down around her shoulders. The two girls went to the common room to their loving dates. Lily walked to Sirius and smiled.

"Well…here we are." She said.

"You look gorgeous." She smiled.

"Thanks. You look good too." They walked down to the Great Hall quietly and entered to a favorite song of Lily's. "Oh I love this song!" With that Sirius pulled her to the floor and they danced. The song carried them through the steps and Lily leaned her head against Sirius' chest. HE pulled her close until the dance was over. They stopped and she looked up at him, and he smiled.

"What?" she asked.

"TO be your friend was all I ever wanted, to be your lover was all I ever dreamed. And it came true." He whispered. She smiled and leaned into him again. It had worked, she thought. It worked anyway, Sirius thought.

Across the room Slughorn was talking to Dumbledore and stopped mid sentence.

"What?" Dumbledore asked.

"Those two. I've been wanting them together for ages and there they are." Slughorn said happily. Dumbledore laughed.

"Oh Slughorn. How happy the days are. I pray they stay so."

A/N: The End! What do you think? You know the button below this? Click and let me know! I'd love it! Thanks!!