That night Lily was sat in the Gryffindor common room, with a blanket over her and the fire in front of her burning, reading a revision book. It was late and all of her friends had already gone to bed, but she couldn't sleep, she hated James Potter more than ever, any stupid feelings she had for him were now gone, all that was there was pure anger. She realised that she may have deserved it for how horrible she was to him that morning, but it didn't make her feel any better about being embarrassed in front of half the school.

She heard a noise from the bottom of the staircase and realised it must be a house elf clearing the room; she carried on reading quietly, as she knew that they hated to be interrupted. But then she heard someone behind her clear their throat.

'Lily … can we talk please?' Lily turned around and saw James Potter in a pyjama bottoms and a dressing gown, she turned back around to face her book, ignoring him.

'Evans please … I didn't mean what I said earlier at the lake, but you can't exactly blame me for the fact you fell into the lake, you walked back and fell in, but I didn't come here to argue who's fault it was, I came to apologise for the way I spoke to you' James said and sat down on a chair facing Lily, who was sitting staring at her book.

'Come on you can't ignore me forever, I'm trying to apologise here' James said and Lily lifted her head.

'I know you are, but what do you expect me to do? Sit here and say sorry back and then become best friends…' Lily said slowly and then looked back at her book.

'Why are you always so difficult?' James said, with a smile on his face.

'Because it makes fools like you work harder' Lily said simply and James nodded his head.

'Touchy' He laughed and Lily smiled slightly.

'Well alright then, Potter, I'm sorry for the way I spoke to you this morning, I spoke to you way to harsh, I didn't mean for it to come out so horribly, it was just I was angry' Lily managed to say and James nodded his head, Lily shut her book and looked up at James.

'That's ok, I understand, you red heads and your rage' James laughed and Lily opened her mouth and laughed, and threw the book she was reading at him.

'That … is a cliché' she said and James picked up the book that had landed in his lap.

'Yeah it is, and you've just proved it haven't you Miss Evans, I'm glad this thing is paperback, there could have been a real catastrophe then' James smiled and Lily nodded her head.

'To bad I picked up the wrong book to read' Lily said in a fake sweet voice, but still smiling.

'See … I knew we'd be able to have a normal conversation one of these days' James said slowly looking at Lily, who suddenly felt extremely uncompfortable and moved her position on the sofa.

'Well you know…' Lily said moving her position again.

'Lily can I ask you something, you know that kiss … was it really a dare?' James asked quietly and Lily noticed abit of hurt in his voice, she looked up at him again and nodded slightly, it was his turn to move his position in his chair.

'Yes, yes it was …' Lily said softly and James nodded.

'Right, I just thought you know, you can see why I … you know' James said awkwardly.

'Yeah and I am sorry, but I'm not one to back out of a dare, I mean it wasn't bad' Lily said slowly and then regretted it afterwards.

'Why did I have to admit that' She thought angrily 'Now his head is going to be bigger then ever, and I've lost my anger with him'

James lit up with the words she said and smiled.

'Oh well thank you I think, not so bad yourself' he said smiling and Lily nodded with a small smile.

'You know what I could do with, a nice hot chocolate, do you want to go and get some from the kitchens?' Lily asked and regretted that as soon as she said it as well.

'Why did I just ask him that … what's wrong with me tonight?'

'Yeah sure, but wait right there for a second' James said jumping off the chair and running up the staircase, then coming down about a minute later with a cloth in his hands.

'We'll need this, we should both be able to fit under, come on' James said lifting the material up and Lily looked at him confused.

'Just do it' James said laughing and Lily obliged, she went under and James dropped the material over their heads and Lily gasped.

'Potter, we're invisible…'

'Are we really, didn't notice that' James said and Lily slapped him on the arm slightly and he laughed.

'Saves us getting caught' James winked at Lily and she nodded, this guy was full of surprises, but at least now she knew how he got away with causing so much trouble.

They walked out of the portrait hole and onto the corridor; James stopped a second and pulled something from out of his robe pocked. Lily looked at it and saw it was an old bit of parchment.

'I solemnly sweat that I am up to no good' James said pointing his wand at the parchment and Lily looked at it, excitement boiled in her stomach.

'James that's a map' Lily said and James looked down at her.

'I tell you what; if you keep making all these discoveries in one night we'll have to make you a marauder' James said and Lily slapped him again, this time a little harder, and then he realised something.

'Hey, you just called me James' He said and Lily felt her cheeks go hot.

'Why am I blushing … oh someone should just write buffoon on the top of my forehead'

'Heat of the moment I suppose, come on then Mr Gadget, hot chocolates a waiting' She said smiling and James looked down at the map.

'Caretaker is in the Library and prefects are patrolling floor 6, and I don't need a map to tell me that because we put them there' he smiled at Lily who laughed slightly, one of the highlights of being Head Girl was that she could boss people around, not that she was a naturally bossy person, it just made a nice change. With that James tapped the map with his wand and put the parchment back into his pocket, and took Lily's hand, even though her mind resisted her body didn't, and he led her to the kitchens.

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'Mister Potter, how good to see you again, and you brought along Miss Evans … what may we aquire for you tonight?' A house elf greeted them and James smiled widely, the cloak in his arms.

'Two hot chocolates please' James asked politely and the house elf ran away, while two others carried chairs to the two of them and placed them down by the table at the side of the room so they could sit down. The hot chocolates arrived almost straight away, they thanked the house elf, who bowed and then went back to the other side of the room. As they sipped their drinks silence filled the room, and they could only here the hustle and bustle of the house elves doing their choirs. James was the first to speak.

'So … how's the hot chocolate?'

'Pretty good thanks, yours?' Lily answered and asked happily.

'Really good, there's one thing I need you to promise me though…' James said and Lily looked up from her hot chocolate and nodded to show she understood.

'You can't tell anyone about the cloak or the map, no one at all; it's got to be kept a secret, because if anyone finds out it'll create attention, which I really can't be bothered with lately' James said and Lily nodded.

'Yeah of course, I understand' Lily said smiling, and James smiled back. They finished their hot chocolates and left the kitchen. Placing the cloak back over them and quickly checking the map they both went back to the Gryffindor common room. James took the cloak off them both when they got to the staircase between the girls and boys dormitories.

'Well, It's been an alright night as it goes' James said and Lily smiled and nodded.

'Yeah, it's been fun, thanks for letting me in on your secrets' she answered and James laughed.

'You're welcome, so … is this a truce then?' James asked and Lily looked strangely at him, he realised that this may have just been a one time thing, and turned around, but Lily grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

'I'm only joking; maybe I need to work on my facial features' Lily laughed and James sighed and laughed.

'Yeah, maybe, truce then?' James asked and Lily nodded and he pulled her into a hug Lily didn't want to let go of him, she didn't have a clue what had happened tonight but it had truly changed her view of him, he was so nice and charming and funny. Nothing like she had ever seen him before. She moved slowly out of the hug and looked at him, he stared back at her, his arms still around her waist and hers still leaning on his waist. He slowly leaned in, still looking into her eyes, bright green and chocolate brown linked and they slowly moved closer to each other. They're lips lingering in front of each other for a moment and then they slowly connected, James felt Lily's soft lips against his and it felt the exact same way as it did the first time they had kissed, but something had changed, and they both knew what it was.