The week went by uneventful for the seven seventh years. James and Lily seemed to be distant to the disappointment of their friends who thought that they were finally making progress. Remus and Alisha seemed to be getting closer and everyone knew that it was only time now that they'd be known as boyfriend girlfriend. Lily had told Megan and Alisha about going to Hogsmede with Marshal. They were happy but Megan didn't keep her mouth shut about Lily and James going together. This caused a small fight to happen between the friends. They were still talking but were distant with one another. It was a bright and early Thursday morning and Lily was eating breakfast with Remus since no one else seemed to be up yet.
"So I heard that you're going to Hogsmede with Marshal next weekend." Remus casually brought up.He looked at Lily whose face seemed to tell one story but he knew that she would say something completely different.
"Yeah he asked me to go with him..."Lily mumbled. She looked upset about something and Remus slowly tried to get it out of her. The two friends had grown close since they had been prefects for two years together. Lily had found out about Remus' condition but still chose to be friends with him. He was greatful at her and always felt like she was a sister, they were close and often talked about everything. Remus even knew about Lily's awful sister, Petunia.
"And you said 'yes' to go with him." Remus paused. "Lily do you actually want to go with him?"
Lily's head slowly rose to look him in the eyes. "He was never going to ask me." With that she got up and headed back to the head common room to gather her books for the morning classes.
Remus sat there bewildered. Lily liked James, but Marshal got to her first. What could he do? Remus sat there in his thoughts when a familiar voice spoke to him.
"Hey you look totally lost. What yah' thinking about?" Alisha asked.
"She likes. She likes him!" Remus said.
"Who..?" Alisha stopped then smiled. "LILY!!!"
Remus shook his head. "She just... she just told me. Well sort of. We need do something to get them together."
"I know but Lily said she'd go with Marshal to Hogsmede. Then they'd probably be like a 'couple' and what not and go to the Halloween ball together..."
"Not if we make it the worst date ever." Remus looked up to see Megan and Sirius walk in the hall. "And we have the expert to help us and make it the worst date ever."
"Worst date?" Sirius looked from Alisha to Remus. "That's my middle name."
"Really I thought it was..." Megan was interrupted by Sirius.
"We never speak of that in public." Sirius looked at Megan who was smirking. "Now what were you talking about?"
"Well we were thinking of ways to make Lily's date with Marshal the worst date ever." Alisha told them.
"But why would you want to do that? Lily's already mad at me. She can hold a grudge for a long time, you know?" Megan said as she took a piece of toast and put bacon on it.
"I know but do you really want Marshal and Lily to go out and become... become a... couple." Alisha whispered the last word as if it were forbidden.
"I suppose not. But really..." Megan wasn't convinced. She really wanted to help but she also wanted her friend back, whom she could talk too.
"Come on Megs it could be fun!!" Sirius said as he poked her. Megan gave up and listened to them discuss their plan.
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Thursday was soon smushed into Friday then Friday into Saturday. This was where Lily and James found themselves wandering the halls on patrol with an awkard tention between them. Before Marshal asked Lily out, they were able to talk about anything but now all that they were able to talk about was the weather and essays that were due the following week.
It was almost 12:30 and Lily couldn't wait to get back to the common room to escape the tension. James also felt that way but couldn't help feel disappointed in what had happened. He was miserable, he was so close to getting Lily but it was like he was at the beginning of the race again. James sighed breaking the silence.
"Patrols just about over." James told Lily.
"Really, thank goodness because I'm getting pretty tired." Lily said.
They continued to walk down the hall. Both wanted to say something but didn't know how to start it.
"Ah...James." Lily started. James stopped to look at the girl whom he cared so deeply for. "I wanted to... to tell you... that..."
"That you're going to Hogsmede with Marshal." James whispered.
"Ye...Yes." Lily looked at him. "Wait. How did you know?"
"Word gets around Lil'. I'm pretty sure that everyone knows by now."
"Oh. Well then. Are you going with anyone special?"
James looked at his watch (A/N: I don't actually know how time is told is hogwarts, so bear with me...haha). It read 12:29am. "The only person I wanted to go with is already going with someone." With that James walked off leaving Lily standing there dumbstruck.
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The week before Hogsmedes trip brought a lot of tension between the gryfinndor seventh years. Megan, Remus, Alisha and Sirius steadily worked on the 'Get Lily and James Together' plan whenever James and Lily weren't around. It was Friday night after dinner and the four plus Peter were sitting around the Gryfinndor common room revising their plan.
"Ok Sirius, when Lily goes to meet Marshal at the Three Broomsticks you, Megan and Peter will follow and casually bump into them and invite yourselves to sit with them. And start talking about gibberish." Alisha told Sirius and company as she sat on the couch in front of the fire beside Remus.
"I think that I should talk about the time that my big tow grew to the size of Remus' head. It went all green and purple, 'm still not sure what hex got sent to me. I'd love to know though." Sirius brightly spoke.
Megan looked at Sirius with a scrunched up face. "Ewww! You are seriously disgusting."
"No I'm Sirius Black." Sirius told Megan like she was stupid.
"That's old Padfoot." Remus said. "But anyways then Alisha and I will come in and 'bump' into Marshal, hopefully making him spill his drink all over Lily. Which will make her mad at him. Right?" Remus looked around at the group.
"We think so. Lily really doesn't like getting things on her clothes." Alisha nodded her head. "I remember this one time I borrowed one of her shirts and got a bit of ketchup on it. She was furious for a week."
"Those red heads sure do have a temper." Sirius said as he stretched across the floor in front of the couch.
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Saturday morning found Lily waking up bright and early to have a bath and get ready for the Hogsmede trip. She sighed as she usually got ready with Alisha and Megan for this sort of thing. But know she was fighting with them and it bothered her. Ever since she agreed to go to Hogsmede with Marshal she's felt depressed, her and Megan got into a fight and she hadn't had a regular conversation with James. Everything was just going down hill and it was only the end of the first month of school.
Lily got out of bed then sneaked across to the bathroom door. As she was entering she heard a knock at the door. Lily slowly walked over to the door and opened it. In front of her stood Megan and Alisha in their pajamas caring clothes, make-up and everything you could think of.
"You didn't think that we'd let you get ready for this date alone, did you?" Alisha asked as she walked into Lily's room and dumped her things on the bed. Megan followed suit.
"Lily, I'd like to apologize for what I said earlier..." Megan started.
"No Megs it was me too. I should be more considerate for your opinion. Friends?" Lily held open her arms and hugged Megs.
"Friends!" Megs muffled voice was heard. "Ok so I think that you should go for a shower first then Alisha then me. We'll pick out what we think you should wear today. Ok?" Megan pushed Lily into the bathroom. Lily smiled then went and had a hot shower.
Soon Lily emerged from the steam bathroom. Alisha grabbed her things and scurried off into the steamed bathroom. "I was thinking of wearing my light blue jeans with my green t-shirt and a white cardigan overneathe(sp)." Lily showed Megan what she meant.
"Yeah that would be cute. It really brings our your eyes. You should wear this eye shadow I got over the summer, it's this bright purple color." Megan showed Lily the eye shadow and immediately Lily agreed.
Alisha soon came out of the bathroom and Megan went in to have a quick shower. She came out of the bathroom within fifteen minutes and the three friends soon found themselves surrounded by clothes and make-up.
Finally all the girls were satisfied with what they looked like. Lily wore her light blue jeans with the green t-shirt and white cardigan. Her hair was in waves, put up in a half ponytail, Megan had put on the purple eye shadow making her eyes look twice as bright.
Megan wore a two tank tops one black underneath with a red one over to give that layered affect. She had a black sweater over and wore stylish blue jeans. Her hair was straight and all she wore was a little black eyeliner and macara.
Alisha decided that she would wear a knee length black skirt and a pink shirt over. She word a dark denim jacket. Her hair was curled perfectly to fit her face and she wore pick eye shadow.
All together the girls looked good and felt good. "So Alisha are you excited about your date with Remus?" Megan asked.
"Wait! You're going to Hogsmede with REMUS!!! And you didn't tell me!! Alisha!!" Lily sqealed. She ran over to her friend and hugged her.
"He asked me last weekend to go together." Alisha told them. "He was really sweet and I'm excited to go with him." Alisha smiled at the other two they were smirking knowing that Alisha had been looking forward to going anywhere with Remus since fourth year.
The girls made their way downstairs to meet up with the guys. Lily looked at her watch. It was 11:00pm and she didn't have to meet up with Marshal till 1:00pm, so she had two hours with the girls and marauders before she had to meet her date.
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The seven seventh year Gryfinndors were sitting around a table at the Three Broomsticks having a butterbeer. James kept on looking at Lily trying really hard not to, but he was struggling. He thought that she looked gorgeous. He wished that he could have asked her first to go to Hogsmede, he really regretted not asking all those times that they sat alone together in the heads room the past month.
Lily sat across from James, she could feel his eyes borring into her. She looked at him when he wasn't looking. 'Oh god, he looks so cute in that shirt. Why did he have to wear that?... Lily get yourself together. You said you'd go with Marshal... Yeah but look at James. I wish that I could touch his hair it looks so soft.'
"So when's the first quidditch game?" Remus asked.
"Umm... next weekend. It's Hufflepuff vs. Slytheryn." Sirius told Remus and company. "I heard that Slytheryns good this year. Lucious is captain. God could only imagine what he's making the team do."
"Yeah I know. Ravenclaw is supposed to be good too." Alisha said hoping to get her friends talking more. She looked around the table both James and Lily seemed to be looking at one another when the other wasn't looking. Megan looked bored out of her mind of and Peter was half asleep. "Well isn't this fun?" she murmured so only Remus could hear.
Lily looked down at her watche to see that it was already 12:15pm. "I was going to go get some chocolate. Anyone want to come with me?" Lily got up to leave. Everyone got up happy to get away from the awkardness around the table.
"I do. I need to restock. I'm down to 15 chocolate frogs. I really don't remember eating them all." Sirius said as he looked at Peter who sqealed. The group trudged their way down to Honey Dukes (A/N: is that what its called?). Each roamed around grabbing what they wished to purchase. Soon it was 12:45pm and Lily said 'goodbye' to the group and headed off to the Three Broomsticks.
Alisha went and found Sirius. "We have a problem. What are we going to do with James?" Alisha had realized this when Lily left and saw James watching her leave.
"Oh we didn't think of that. Ummm... Wormtail!!" Sirius shouted at Peter, who scampered over. "Get James out of here away from the Three Broomsticks. Ok, but come there at 1:45pm. 'Cause then the plan will be in action and James could be like the hero or something." Sirius looked at Alisha for her approval.
"That sounds... Oh just go. I hope that this will work." Alisha said as she walked back to Remus to tell him the new plan.
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Lily walked into the Three Broomsticks to see Marshal already sitting there waiting for her. He got up when he saw her, she walked over and he pulled out the chair for her.
"Hello, my lovely Lily." Marshal smiled his charming smile. Lily tried to hide her shudder at what Marshal called her. The only person that called her that was James. 'James...' she thought.
"Hey Marshal. How are you this afternoon?" Lily asked being polite.
"I am good. I hope that you don't mind I already ordered you a green tea. There one of my favorite drinks." Lily smiled at him biting her tounge.
"Thank you."
There was a silence between them. Then there drinks were served and Lily took a big swig not realizing how thirsty she was. When the drink went down her throat she realized how disgusting it was.
"My you look beautiful today. My mother looks just like you. I think thats why I was so attracted to you." Marshal said. He then went on about his family. Lily sat there listening to him drown on, she tried her hardest to pay attention but found herself thinking about other things.
Lily looked to see her Sirius and Megan enter. She looked at them and gave Megan the help me look.
Megan saw Lily look at her and smiled. The date was going bad without their help. She nudge Sirius, "The date is going bad without our help. I'm going to go get Lily, the plans off." Megan started to walk over but Sirius grabbed her arm.
"But I wanted to do something. I had my story all planned out..." He whined.
"Maybe next time." Megan said as she walked over. "Lily, umm... Alisha needs you. She's not feeling well."
"Really I should go then..." Lily got up. "I'm sorry to end this short but..."
"We could always continue it later." Marshal smirked oblivious to the girls antics.
"No, there isn't going to be a next time. I'm sorry, but your really boring."Lily said and she walked off with her head held high.
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Later in the heads common seven friends sat laughing at the date that Lily went on. She told them everything that Marshal had said and they got a real kick out of it. All of them knew that the tension among the group was gone now that Lily didn't want to date Marshal.
"Well, James we have to go patrol." Lily got up and was headed for the door. James also got up behind Lily. "Are you guys going to stay here tonight?"
All of them looked at one another and shook there heads. When Lily and James got back from patrols they were going to have some fun.
James stepped out of the portrait but stopped as he seen Lily had. She looked at him. "Are we friends again?"
"Yeah of course." James said. Lily then did something that she had never done before. She hugged James Potter.
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A/N: Thanks for reading this story so far. i'm hoping that your liking it. Thanks for those reviews they mean alot to me!!
Next chapter is going to be the before Halloween Ball!!! And please remember to REVIEW!!!