Disclaimer: As there wasn't one on the last chapter… I DON'T OWN THIS H.P, IT'S CHARACTERS OR PLACES.. Only story lines, scenario's and maybe the odd character here and there.. There may be some OOC's but I shall try to keep it true to H.P. Soon I shall be experimenting with character P.O.V's instead of third person.. We'll have to see how it goes! BTW See if you can spot the irony/ Pun. J
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"You called me Lily." Lily breathed.


They had been sat in silence for a long while. And James looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
Lily meanwhile, was still shell shocked. They both sat, eyes wide, jaws dropped and were acting as if someone had died in front of them.
"I.. I. Well, I.. I can explain." James stammered after a while.
"No need." Lily said biting back a smile, "I kind of like it." She added.
Then, realising what she'd said, her eyes went even wider and she darted off the couch and up the stairs quicker then James could have breathed.
"Oh. OH. Oh." James grinned openly, clearly pleased with his slip of the tongue action, but not taking her reaction as any type of sign.


Lily was mortified. She couldn't believe what she'd said. Why on earth did her fat mouth open? How was she ever going to live it down? There was only one answer… Was the Lily Evans falling for James Potter.. No, of corse not.. It's Lily and James.. It couldn't happen… could it?


James was ecstatic. She was happy that he called her by her first name! This was a major improvement. Bloody brilliant! He reasoned with himself that, if he wanted to keep her happy.. He may have to grow up, just a bit..


The next day was a day to remember. Carla and Sirius had made up, Alice was still swooning over her soon to be date with Frank Longbottom, a Hufflepuff in their year and Mary was busy studying with Remus as the two of them got along 'like a house on fire' Lily had put it, thoroughly confusing Sirius in the process.
"So!" Sirius called over all the chatter of the morning.
"So?" They all chorused, turning to face him.
"Quidditch match coming up. First of the season! Gryffindor verses Slytherin! Who's up for a little wager?" He asked, smiling like a little boy, knowing he was doing something wrong, but unable to stop himself all the same.
"No Sirius." Carla, Lily, Mary, Remus and Alice exclaimed, looking rather concerned.
"No point Padfoot. We all know that Gryffindor are going to win." James smirked in the direction of the Slytherin table and raised his glass mockingly to their quidditch captain, Dolohov.
"Potter! Don't entice them, you know it'll cause trouble." Lily told him, biting her lip to refrain from smiling.
Carla saw this, took Mary's quill and scribbled something quickly on a napkin, which she then slid to Lily.
Lily looked down and then slammed her hand on it, stopping anyone else from seeing.
'Just smile with him. We all know you want to.. And, CALL HIM JAMES!' Were the words scribbled in Carla's 'artists handwriting'.
Carla laughed at Lily's flaming cheeks.
"Shut up Carla!" Lily hissed at her, throwing a piece of toast at her head.
"Never!" Carla whispered loudly, biting into the piece of toast.
"What?" Sirius asked as he stopped talking to Peter.
"Nothing.." Carla said sweetly, dragging her finger up his neck and over his jaw.
"Not here Carla!" Mary squealed.
"Aww, little Virgin Mary afraid of some intimacy?" Sirius cooed.
"No. Its just that you look like a pair of rabid animals when you go at it." Mary snapped.
"Nicely put Mary." Remus smiled.
"Thankyou." Mary smiled back.
"Well, she's not wrong." James stage whispered to Lily.
Lily burst out into giggles, un able to stop herself. Soon, tears were streaming down her face and James had joined in with her laughter, clutching his sides as they both laughed at something that wasn't even that funny.
"Okay.. What do we do now?" Alice asked Carla, looking at them with great amusement.
"We let them bond." Carla smiled superiorly.
"I give it a month." Sirius shrugged as he stopped nuzzling Carla's neck.
"I give it a week. Tops." Carla winked, then together they disappeared from the table and great hall all together.
"Oh dear Godric." Mary and Alice sighed in unison.
"W-what?" Lily hiccup a her laughter ended and she wiped her eyes.
"They've gone again." Mary told her.
"Right, well you know the drill. Sirius is being Sirius, Carla has a headache and has gone to Madame Pomfrey. I have a free period so I'll keep an eye out for them." Lily said, becoming serious and business like again.
"Ah, I have free period too. Say, Lily have you ever gone swimming with the giant squid?" James asked, standing up.
"I cant say I have." Lily responded politely.
"Would you like to come? It'd be a learning experience." James offered her his arm.
Lily stood and accepted his arm.
"Okay then. Show me your secrets Mr. Potter." She smiled and he lead her from the great hall.
"Carla was right." Remus told the others.
"She really was." Peter sighed, slightly awestruck, then resumed eating.
However one person in particular, upon seeing this scene, felt sick to his stomach- Severus Snape.


"Come on Lily! The water is really warm!" James called from the middle of the lake.
"Is that because you peed in it?" Lily yelled back.
"Come on Lil, either you come in or I come get you!" James told her mischievously.
"No way! I am not swimming in my underwear!" Lily exclaimed as James began swimming toward her.
"No. James no! Don't you dare! James Potter you stay away from me, your soaked. Stay back!" Lily exclaimed as James pulled himself out of the lake and walked toward her.
"Come now Lily.. Lets go for a little swim!" James laughed as she began to run away.
"No! James.. No!" Lily giggled as James sprinted after her and caught her around the waist.
"Its fine Lily.. Nice and… nippy." James laughed, as he ran back to the water and dropped himself, and Lily into the water.
"Oh MY GOD!" Lily exclaimed as she surfaced from the drop.
"Lovely isn't it?" James asked her, smirking like an idiot.
"That was so uncalled for!" She yelled.
"Come on.. You said you were going to do it. Now you've done it." James reasoned.
Then he smile and Lily wasn't able to get mad at him. Odd, usually it was extremely easy for her to get angry at him, instead she found herself smiling back.
"So, where's the giant squid?" Lilt asked nervously.
"Around, somewhere. Why Lily Evans are you scared of the squid?" James teased.
Lily nodded mortified.
"It's okay. I'll protect you." He winked, then splashed her.
Lily splashed back and swam away quickly.


Sirius and Carla were sat on the astronomy tower, watching as their best friends began to bond, and watched Lily falling for James, just as he had all those years ago.
"You still on for that bet Black?" Carla laughed.
"Shut up." Sirius frowned.
"Excuse me?" Carla asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Sorry love. I mean, shut up Please." Sirius grinned at her.
"Good boy." Carla cooed, pecking him on the nose.


As the hour began to end, Lily and James hoisted themselves out of the lake and dried themselves with a flick of their wands.
They dressed quickly and strolled back to the castle.
"It's a shame the squid wasn't around. He really is lovely you know." James sighed.
"I had fun though. It was rather different, laughing with you as apposed to arguing with you." Lily smiled.
"Well, who knows. Maybe it's a turn for the best." James returned her smile.
"I think it is." Lily nodded.
"So, I've been thinking and, this weekend is hogsmead weekend,-"
Lily groaned.. It had only lasted a little while…
"Now hear me out!" James protested.
Lily nodded.
"I was wondering, if you would like to go with me. Not as a date, but as friends. Just a trip around hogsmead as if you would with a friend." James finished.
"You know what James? I would like that very much." Lily told him.
"Brilliant." James grinned widely.