Chapter 4

Entering the Gryffindor common room I went directly to the girls' dormitories to gather my spa set I got for Christmas then to the bathroom so I could give myself a spa treatment.

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"So Prongs, how'd the date go?" Sirius pried when he met James in a secret room.

"Alright, I guess."

"So, what exactly did happen?"

"We took a walk underground to Hogsmede."

"YOU TOOK HER THERE!?!?!?!?!?!"

"What's wrong she swore not to tell anything? Plus, you know how much I love her."

"SHE KNOWS?!?!?!?!?!"

"So what!?!?!?!?!?!?"

"So, if she knows she might let it slip."

"That won't happen"

"What do you mean by 'that won't happen'?"

"I mean, from the way she cried on my shoulder to our kiss, that's proof that her feelings towards me have changed at least a little bit. In fact, I don't think she hates me at all!"

"Meaning?"

"Meaning, that there might be a fifth marauder soon."

"You're thinking on letting her be one of us?"

"No transforming, just like a Hogwarts based lookout"

"So, she'd be the person who stays at Hogwarts when we go with Moony?"

"Exactly my point. Did you know that she is a prefect?"

"Yes, I know, but what's your point?"

"She can be patrolling when we leave under the cloak. It would look like she was alone. If any teacher comes by and asks her why she is out of bed, she can say that she was doing extra time because she couldn't sleep."

"So, your plan is?"

"So Padfoot, my plan is to get her to go steady with me before the next full moon."

"Fine with me, but run it by Moony first." Sirius said as Remus walked in.

"Run what by me?"

"Oh, can you write a note for Lily from me and would it be alright if we take her on as our fifth marauder?"

"Yeah I can write something for you and if we keep everything quite about Lily being the fifth marauder, I'm fine with it, but does she want to be a marauder?"

"Thanks a bunch. I'll get you the draft for the letter to you later."

"James, what if she doesn't want to be the fifth marauder?"

"I'll make sure she does." With that James ran off to write the note for Lily.

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"So, Lily, what went on during your date with James?" my friend, Mellissa, asked when she came in as I was drying off from my relaxing bath.

"One: it was NOT A DATE and two: he took me to Honeydukes and The Three Broomsticks." I decided to keep to secret trip underground to myself and not let on that my feelings had changed towards James.

"What did he do?"

"He asked my favorite candy, wizard and muggle. Then he bought me a butterbeer. After that he took me back to school." It was hard to keep my trip underground with James what it was, a secret.

"That's all?" she asked, surprised.

"What did you expect?"

"Well, didn't he at least hold your hand?"

"One of the rules was that he couldn't touch me at all."

"Oh," sadly said Mellissa

"What did you expect?"

"Well, I thought that he would at least try to kiss you."

"Kiss me!?!?!?!? What a crazy thought, I thought that he wanted to hold my hand but was fallowing the rules for once in his life."

"Well, I heard boys do crazy things when they're in love," she said in a knowing voice.

"You think that he's in love with me?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

"Well, you know how many times he's tried to get you to out with him over the past three years, but as this was the closest he's ever gotten…"

"So. I don't care for him. I needed the book for some research for my extra credit in Transfiguration." I blurted out interrupting her.

"Right. Like everyone doesn't see you sitting and starring off into space with that silly smile on your face."

"When did I do that?"

"Like, every time you think that no one's paying attention."

"So, you think that when I do that I'm thinking about James? How do you know that I don't already have a BOYFRIEND?"

"Well, you never talk about any boy except JAMES!!!!!"

"But, when I do I'm saying how much I wish he'd stop asking me out."

"Well, how is he supposed to know if you have a muggle boyfriend?"

"I didn't say that I had a muggle boyfriend."

"So you have a wizard boyfriend?!"

"I didn't even say I had a boyfriend. I told you there was a possibility. Now I'm saying that I DON"T HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!"

"Buh – bye" With that she left me to finish getting ready.

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"Moony, you ready to write this out for me?" James questioned.

"Yeah. Sure. What do you want me to write?"

"This," James said handing Remus the draft of the letter/poem for Lily, "but let me sign."

"Fine." With that he took the letter/poem and read it over. "This is what you want me to write?"

"Well, yeah. It's supposed to be romantic."

"Well, I guess that it romantic from a cretin point of view."

"I hope she has that view."

"Just let me write this out!"

"Fine."

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Sirius was finishing his potions homework when James came up with the cloak, letter, and box of chocolate cauldrons.

"Here, this is what you need for your secret assignment tomorrow morning."

"So Prongs, you want me to send this to Evens so that she'll fall in love with you?"

"Exactly what I want. With a school owl, send this to her right before breakfast."

"Fine, but how do you know she won't walk up you and return it in front of everyone?"

"I won't be there. I'll have eaten earlier and will be watching the marauders map from my bed in the dorm."

"You'll know when she gets it, but she won't know that you know and you will do what all day to keep her from giving it back to you?"

"She won't give it back I'm pretty sure of that." James said with a mischievous smile upon his lips.