After about an hour, they found the marauders behind Hagrid's hut headed to lunch.

"Hey sis, hey Simone where's the one with the fiery hair and attitude." James asked looking around for Lily.

"Oh she's still in our dorm. Any way James, Chandler is looking for you I think. Probably has some new strategy for this years quidditch season." Raven said hoping that he would leave.

"Okay, I'll see you guys at lunch." James said before jogging back to the castle.

"That was too easy." Simone observed.

"What was too easy?" Remus asked.

"Getting rid of James." Raven said.

"Why would you want to do that?" Sirius and Remus asked.

"Boys we have a proposal to make." Raven said.

"Oh this is so sudden we haven't even been on a date." Sirius started batting his eye lashes.

"Pad foot I worry about you sometimes, no scratch that I worry about you all the time." Remus said watching his friend.

"Not that kind of proposal you dolt." But Raven smiled none the less.

"Simone take it away."

"Huh? Oh umm well, you see Raven and I have this plan. Raven why don't you take it from there?" Simone said to the ground. She couldn't look up at Remus.

"Wow Sim you sure took it far. Any who, we have been working on a plan to get Lily and James together."

"Get them together to do what?" Peter asked as he came from behind a pumpkin.

"Get them together to bake cookies, you dolt." Raven spat, this time there was no more smile.

"Hey Peter would you go and save us seats in the great hall?" Sirius asked.

"Sure." Peter responded, in everyone's opinion a little bit too enthusiastically.

After he was gone the group slowly walked up to the castle discussing their plans. As it turned out, Remus and Sirius had been thinking about doing this for some time but never followed in on it.

"Okay So we have agreed that we will meet tonight." Remus said as they reached the doors to the great hall.

"Wait we have a problem." Simone stopped the group.

"What?" Sirius asked.

"That." Simone said pointing down the hall. The group turned to see Lily kissing some boy that they soon recognized to be Eddy Lewis a chaser in his seventh year down the hall.

Five minutes later.........

"Wow she sure can go at it." Sirius said, being the first one to get over his shock.

"So what do we do now?" Simone asked.

"We keep going as planned. She was destined for my brother I can feel it."

"Yeah I agree with Raven, we couldn't have honestly thought that there would be no bumps along the way, every great plan has them, and this is a great plan." Remus said smiling to reassure (sp?) Simone.

"Hey guys." Lily finally entered the great hall ten minutes later.

"Hmm." Raven responded.

Lily ignoring her best friends lack of enthusiasm continued, "Guess who I'm going out" she was cut off by James who just came in

"Raven, Chandler said he wasn't looking for me."

"Oh really, must have been a mistake." Raven replied innocently.

"Any way guess." Lily said to no one in particular.

"Eddy Lewis." Every one but James and Peter responded.

"What? How did you know?"

"We uh saw you two going at down the hall way." Remus replied. At this Lily blushed.

"So Rave what do you think of him?"

"What do i think of him? what do I think of him? Well he's not my"

"Choice in guys" Simone cut Raven off giving her a look that Lily couldnt understand.

"Is something wrong?" Lily asked.

"No."

"Okay." After a few minutes Lily said she had to go meet Eddy.

"So Prongs what do you think of Lils and Lewis. Prongs?" Sirius said.

"Not him too." Raven groaned, the group watched James who was speaking to a girl down the table.

"Not if I can help it." Sirius said.

"Oy Prongs!!!!" Sirius yelled down the table.

James reluctantly ended his conversation with the girl and went over to Sirius.

"What mate, I was about to ask her out." James said piling his plate with anything he could reach.

"Oh her you don't want to ask her out." Sirius said.

"Really why not?" James asked curiously.

"Why?" Sirius repeated. "I think Simone should tell you why."

"What? Me? But he's your best friend."

"Just tell him." Sirius was laughing on the inside as he watched Simone try to create a reason.

"Okay umm, see we were saving you from embarrassment."

"How?" James asked

"Umm, she has a boyfriend." Simone stated confidently.

"Well I can easily take care of that." James smirked.

"And a kid." Simone said hoping that that would do the trick.

At this James started chocking on his chicken. Every one fought the temptation to laugh at James's face to help him stop chocking . After a few minutes he told them that he was gonna go lie down.

"A kid?" Remus asked.

"Yeah well I need something more then a boyfriend."

"Well it was bloody brilliant." Raven announced.

"Thanks."

That Night......

"Okay ladies and gentleman I believe we all know why we are here." Raven said in her most business like tone. "Now where is my brother, we cant have him barging in on this meeting."

"Oh we made sure he got a detention tonight." Sirius said happily. "Where's Lily?" He returned.

"Off with that prat somewhere." Raven said bitterly.

"Good let the planning begin." Remus said.

"If we do this we can't fail." Sirius said seriously.

"Yeah everything has to be perfect." Simone agreed.

Two hours later they were finally done. And decided to go to bed . The next morning at breakfast was quite interesting.

"James I don't understand, yesterday you were hinting that you wanted to ask me out, now it's like I've grown a third arm. what's up with you?"

"I just changed my mind. Okay so I'll be seeing you around." James said not looking her in the eye.

"James Potter I demand to know why you changed your mind."

"Look, I found out about yourrrrr, well you know." James said barely above a whisper since the whole school was watching.

"My what?" she asked not having a clue about what he talking about.

"I know about your you know." James was getting more uncomfortable by the second.

"My, oh that they will be gone in a few days." The girl waved her hand in the air.

"They? There's more than one." James shrieked, causing everyone to continue to stare.

"Well yeah but they'll be gone in a few days. I still don't see why you are making such a big fuss.

"You mean they are here, now?" James asked warily.

"Yeah but they're well hidden."

"Listen this is just too much for me."

Before the girl could speak again he turned around and went back to his friends.

"That girl sure didn't want to let you go." Remus observed.

"Yeah, but I didn't feel comfortable about the, the, well you know." James said in a whisper.

"Yeah mate, we understand. You made the right choice, believe us." Sirius smiled to Remus when James wasn't looking.

Meanwhile back with the girl at the other end of the table.

"I don't understand why he was so freaked out."

"Well he's a jerk."

"I mean, everyone gets a few pimples, but he was acting like it was something serious."

"Well it just shows that guys are jerks."

"So you all finally decide to bless us with your presence." Sirius said through a mouth full of eggs.

"Oh stuff it Black." Lily yawned while reaching for the syrup.

"Love you too Lily." Sirius said shooting eggs out of his mouth. "Opps sorry."

"Sirius sometimes I wonder how you ever manage to get a girlfriend, then I just tell myself that they have never seen you eat." Lily yawned again.


"Hey prongs, Quidditch tryouts are tonight." Sirius said.

"What why so early?" James asked.

"Yeah we haven't even started classes yet." Raven said sitting next Remus.

"Yeah well Chandler said the quicker we get our team together the more practice time we have." Sirius said finishing his breakfast.

"Where have you two been?" Lily asked Simone who sat next to her.

"Oh we had some things to do." Raven said nonchalantly.

"Hey Rave I think I'm gonna tryout this year." Lily said.

"Really?"

"It's about time Lils. You're really good." Sirius said.

"What positions are open this year?" Lily asked curiously.

"Um just the seeker." James said....

That night the team was astounded at the number of students who tried out. They were even more astounded at how many people didn't have a talent for the sport. So when Lily came they were so relieved that they told her she had the position at the end of practice. That night the boys were in their dorm talking.

"Hey Prongs." Sirius said coming out of the bathroom.

"Yeah Padfoot."

"Would you mind if I asked Raven out?"

At this comment the dorm went silent. Peter stopped writing his letter and Frank and Remus immediately ended their conversation.

"Why would you want to do that?" James asked.

"Because I like her."

"Well couldn't you like some one else?" James almost pleaded.

"Well... no."

"But she's my baby sister."

"Well only by three minutes."

"That doesn't change the fact that she's my baby sister."

"Listen, Prongs I really like her and I think that she's really special and I really value your friendship. If I didn't then I wouldn't have bothered asking you. Please Prongs."

James stayed silent. After about five minutes Sirius went back to his bed and shut the hangings around his bed. Every one watched silently. Five minutes after that James finally spoke.

"Break her heart and I will break you."

"Aww thanks Prongs." Sirius threw his hangings open and went back to sit on James's bed. "I wont, I really like her."

"Padfoot where are you going?" Remus watched as Sirius and got up to leave.

"I have planning to do. I cant just ask her out any old way."

"Great, my sister is gonna date Sirius,." James muttered to himself.

"Only if she says yes." Frank said.

"Believe me she'll say yes." James, Remus, and surprisingly enough Peter said.

Two hours later Sirius came back into is dorm to find everyone still awake.

"So did you figure something out." Remus asked.

"Yep"

"So.. what is it." Frank asked curiously.

After Sirius got done with the explanation, even James had to admit that it was pretty nice.

"So when are you gonna do it." James asked.

"It starts tomorrow morning."

"Well good luck ."James said before closing the hangings around his bed.

The next morning one of the school owls flew towards Raven with a note and a single red rose.

"A school owl?" Remus whispered to Sirius.

"I couldn't use storm, she would recognize it." Sirius said before putting his attention back on Raven who just took the note and the rose.

"Rave who is it from?" Lily asked forgetting that she had to go meet Eddy in two minutes outside.

"I, I, I dunno." She stuttered.

"Well open it." Simone said excitedly.

Raven opened the letter and read just above a whisper.

" You are my day, you are my night
I wish that you will be mine with all my might.
Tonight I pray that that wish will come true
For I couldn't possibly find a girl as beautiful and special as you."

"That was so sweet." Lily and Simone said.

"Yeah, not to lovey dovey but yet full of sweetness." Raven was now blushing.

"Is their any thing else on the card?" Lily asked.

"No."

"Then how is his wish to come true?" Simone asked.

As these words came from her lips a second owl came flying in. This time it had a blue rose to match Raven's eyes.

"Well it seems like our little Raven has an admirer." Sirius said with a slight smirk.

Raven looked at him and slowly opened her letter." Oh my gosh I completely forgot about Sirius." She thought to herself. As she did this Lily eyes wondered to Sirius and then it clicked. "It's Sirius" As if he read her mind Sirius looked at her. "Is it you?" Lily mouthed. All he did was wink in response.

"Go to the room where Gryffindors dwell. When you may ask? When the moon reaches it's peek, there you will find a clue to the one you seek.

"Oh this is so cute." Simone said." "When the moon reaches it peek. That should be around nine maybe ten." Simone continued but was cut off by Raven.

"It doesn't matter, I'm not going."

"What?" every one shouted.

"Why not Rave it's obvious that this guy really likes you." James said.

"Lily and Simone know my reason."

Sirius turned desperate eyes to Lily.

"Well you know Raven, I think you should go." Lily said confidently.

"But Lils you know that I"

"But you never know who it could be."

"Oh come on Lils, there is only one guy in this school who is worth my time and I doubt that this is from him.

"Rave what do you have to lose, just go. If its not the guy then just tell him you're not interested." Remus said hoping that she'll change her mind.

"Fine, but it's gonna be a waste of time. Well we should get to class what do we have first?" Raven asked.

"Um Divination." Everyone but Lily said. "I have study hall." Lily said consulting her schedule.

"What?" Remus asked.

"We have a study hall And I'm not in it." Sirius asked outraged.

"Yeah how come we have to listen to that old drunk tell us that we are gonna die while you get study hall." James said taking Lil's schedule.

"It must be a mistake. I'll just go ask Professor Dumbledor."

"Well what did he say?" Raven asked when Lily came back.

"He said that I have a study hall. I have to go to the library. But other than that all of our schedules are the same."

"We'll see you in second class." Sirius said as Simone pushed the rest of them out of the hall. As Professor Dumbledor walked past, Lily stopped him.

"Professor?"

"Yes Ms. Evans?"

"Why do I have a study hall and none of my friends do?" Lily asked.

"Ah, Ms. Evans sometimes for a relationship to grow, one needs space."

"So why aren't they separated from each other then?" Lily was now confused.

"Well you only need separation from one other." Professor Dumbledor said with the familiar twinkle in his eyes.

"So is there really a study hall?" Lily asked.

"Well no, but as long as you don't disrupt any one and don't break any rules, feel free to do what ever."

Lily decided not to push the matter any more and headed for her dorm.
Professor Dumbledor on the other hand knew that he would be receiving an unexpected visitor. How would he know? well it's Professor Dumbledor.

"Ah Mona it has been too long." Professor Dumbledor said as he entered his office.

"Hello Albus."

"Now what could this be about?" He asked taking his seat behind the desk.

"Albus you damn well know what this is about." Mrs. Potter half yelled.

"Would it have anything to do with your son and Ms. Evans?"

"And the prophecy." She chimed in.

"Ah the prophecy."

"Albus you told me three years ago today not to push those two together. That everything will fall into place soon. It has been three years and they have not been on one single date. Have they?" Mrs. Potter asked

"No not to my knowledge, but you must be considerate." Albus said.

"Considerate of what, of whom?"

"Considerate of the prophecy."

"What are you talking about Albus?"

"You know the prophecy, as well if not better than I. You know all the things that the Prophecy listed as signs to show who the fateful two are."

"Well yes." Mrs. Potter said slowly not knowing where this was going.

"Have you ever heard of the phrase saving the best for last?"

"Come Albus where is this going?"

"Has it ever occurred to you that, their love the best thing that could come out of this Prophecy except for the child of course would be save for last."

"So you mean the whole animagi thing."

"For James second year, for Ms. Evans last weekend."

"Seeker chaser?"

"Ah yes it is to my knowledge that Ms, Evans has been made the new seeker."

"You knew? And you didn't inform Anthony and I !" Mrs. Potter yelled.

"Well, yes."

"Wait, Albus the prophecy made reference to two pairs of animals, which is their animagi form?"

"Well James is a stag and Lily is a tiger. But I do know what you are talking about. The cardinal and the Raven?"

"Yes."

"Hair Mona, hair. Simple as that. The cardinal symbolizes Lily's red hair, while the raven symbolizes James's dark hair."

"But when will all the other things happen?"

"Oh you mean the intelligence and so on?"

"Well my dear it has always been there." Professor Dumbledor said while putting a memory into his pensieve.

"You know I wasnt referring to that. I am sick and tired of watching and listening to my son talk about all of these girls. One time one of his girlfriends and he got so serious that I thought that there was no chance that they would ever break up."

"But they did." Professor Dumbledor said wisely.

"But I am sick of watching him getting his heart broken. Why would it be so bad if we just helped fate along and speed things up."

"Because it would be wrong, and somewhere along the line there would be consequences.

"But I just want to see them happy." Mrs. Potter said in a defeated tone.

"Ah Mona I remember the days when you were my student, and till this day you have never lost your determination your drive. For that I hold much respect for you, so don't give up hope now. But as a famous man once said, get a hold of yourself and be patient."

"Albus what famous man ever said that?" Mrs. Potter crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well I believe I just did." He smiled.

"I knew all these years of fame would get to your head one of these days." Mrs. Potter smiled as she grabbed some floo powder.

"Ah well it happens to the best of us, give Anthony my congratulations on the promotion.

"I will. Potter home, London." Mrs. Potter said clearly. And she was gone.

The talk that night at dinner was basically revolved around Raven meeting her admirer.

"The room where gryffindor's dwell, well that would be the Gryffindor common room right?" Simone asked no one in particular.

"I guess." Remus replied as if he didn't care.

"Oh well at least he's a Gryffindor so he cant be that bad." Lily said in a motherly tone to Raven, who was stressing about who the mystery guy could be.

"What if it's some first year. That would be so embarrassing." Raven said getting panicked.

Sirius watched Raven with an amused/ nervous look on his face. While the rest of the marauders were watching Raven lose her mind.

"Raven I am sure that he is not a first year." Simone said logically.

"But what if it's some one completely disgusting some one who is completely horrible, oh my god what if it's Peter?" Raven whispered frantically while watching Peter shake his remembrall.

" That's it I am not going." Raven said to the rest of the group.

"What?" Sirius asked.

"Not again." Remus leaned back in his chair.

"Come on sis why wont you go?" James said switching seats with Simone so that he could be right next to his sister.

"What if it's some low life loser." Raven said in a tone that clearly said she's not going..

Both Lily and James looked at Sirius and saw the look of growing disappointment on his face. But Lily spoke before James could open his mouth.

"That is it, Raven Juliana Potter I have sat here and listened to you bich and complain for the whole day about how this guy could be some loser, perv, rapist, cannibal, a fist year and the list goes on. But have you ever stopped to think that maybe this guy could be some one really special?"

"Well"

"No you haven't. How do you know that this guy is not some incredibly sweet guy with a great sense of humor, and good looks. He could be really loyal and all he could want is to have some one like you to be able to talk to late at night, and to walk to classes with? You could be walking out on a great boyfriend and friend." Lily ended, every one in their area watched as she sat back down and drink some water. Raven lowered her head.

"I am so sorry, I'll go if it means that much to you. I'll go find something to wear."

At this Lily winked at Sirius who let out a small sigh of relief. Raven was a little surprised by her friend' out burst when she left.

"Oh my god Lils you are the best oh my god I thought she really wasn't going to go, oh my god oh my god oh my god now I am even more nervous." Sirius said frustrated.

"Sirius, if you say one more oh my god if think he is gonna personally come to Hogwart's and tell you to stop saying his name." Simone said as she looked over Remus's shoulder to read his daily prophet.

"But Lil's you don't know what you have done for me, thank you so much. I've got to start getting things ready." Sirius yelled as he ran out of the great hall.