A/N: I'm alive. Sorry I haven't updated in months. Major writer's block has been plaguing me on most stories I've been writing. Anyways, I have a short chapter for you. Hopefully this helps me get over my writing problems and I'll have more chapters soon. Enjoy!

Chapter 10:

"Did you see the signs in the common room this morning?" Sirius asked Alex as the two of them walked to the common room one chilly October evening near Halloween.

"What? For the Hogsmeade trip next weekend? Of course I did." Alex replied. "Did you find someone to go with already?"

"Not yet." Sirius said.

"Not yet? Come on, if I remember correctly, the last time there was an announcement for Hogsmeade trip, you had 2 dates lined up before lunch." Alex joked. "Isn't there anyone you want to go with?"

Sirius paused for a moment. There was one person he did want to go with. "I don't know." he finally answered. "What about you, got anyone in mind?" He glanced over and caught her eye. To his surprise, though, her face flushed and Alex looked away.

"Dunno." she mumbled.

"Oh, alright." Sirius sighed. "So, do you think that James will ask Lily to go with him?"

"Who knows?" Alex said with a shrug. "Those two have been something else lately haven't they? It's hard to believe that this time last year they were constantly arguing."

Sirius had to agree with that. Lily and James had surprised everyone. They hadn't had one major argument in over a month. James was as happy as he had ever seen him. Sirius would even go as far to say that it looked like Lily was actually enjoying the time she was spending with his best friend.

The duo soon reached the common room and to their surprise, found it mostly deserted.

"Look." Alex said, waving a piece of parchment at Sirius. "Lily left a note saying that all of them went to the library."

Sirius glanced at the clock. "So they're going to back soon."

"Right," Alex agreed, sitting down on the sofa. Sirius sat down with a flop beside her.

"So," Sirius started after a few minutes of silence. "I was wondering…"

Alex glanced up at him. "About?"

"Hogsmeade, of course." He replied with a slight grin on his face. "Since I don't have anyone to go with and you don't have anyone to go with, it seems to make sense that we should go together."

She raised an eyebrow. "Really? Us go together? Alright."

"Siriusly?"

Alex laughed and smacked him in the arm. "Siriusly."

James looked up from his Potions essay yet again. The library was empty, except for the stray student here and there. Lily sat next to him, looking up a potion to help him finish his paper. Remus and Anna had left earlier, having already finished their work.

"Here James," Lily said pointing to a complicated diagram in his book. "This will help –"

"Will you go to Hogsmeade with me?" James blurted, cutting off Lily.

"Pardon?"

"I was wondering," James spoke to his parchment. "If maybe you'd like to go to Hogsmeade with me?"

Lily was quiet for a long moment. James looked up just in time to see a small smile flicker across her face. "As friends?" she finally said.

"Of course." He said, smiling.

For James, the week leading up to the Hogsmeade visit was the longest in his life. The days dragged on and nothing seemed to help, not even Quidditch. The thought of Lily actually willing going on a date (although as Remus pointed out, the term date should be used loosely) still amazed him. Never, except for in his wildest dreams, did he expect to get a chance like this. By Friday night, he was so excited that Remus and Sirius looked ready to murder him.

"Prongs, I swear, I've listened to you blab about Evans for 4 years now, but this is ridiculous." Sirius whined as they were getting ready for bed. "Honestly, can't you just give us a moment of silence?"

James scowled as Remus laughed. "Relax Padfoot, we'll be done with all of this by tomorrow.

"But won't going on a date with Lily just make him talk more?" Peter piped up.

Sirius moaned. "Thank you, Wormtail, for bringing up that lovely point. Now I have so much more to look forward to."

"I'm not that bad, am I?" James asked, feigning to be hurt.

Remus laughed. "Honestly, yes you are. You know, James, if you shut up and go to bed, tomorrow morning will come faster."

James rolled his eyes. "I know that. And I know that tomorrow I get to spend the whole day with Lily. And –"

"Shut up!" A chorus of voices yelled at him as the lights went out, leaving James to think about how great Hogsmeade was going to be, alone in the dark.

You have Pop Rocks and JB to thank for helping me get this chapter written. Feel free to tell me how bad it is.