I am not good in nerve racking situations so to speak. Any situation where you have time enough to think… I over think and analyze. So you could see how a date would be really trying for me?

I took every precaution I could. I dressed up nicely and probably look as good as I am capable of looking. I brushed my teeth; basically I am good to go.

So now I just have to wait till 5:30 which shouldn't be that bad as it is already 5. Maybe I should already just head down and wait for him. I think Alice and Fi are down there. Millie unfortunately is at a study group; how dare she leave me now. Luckily for her it's about school and therefore completely acceptable.

Yeah that's what I will do, referring to the going downstairs.

That was an okay move as none of the Marauders where down there…. Potter had better not have forgotten. I'll straight up murder him.

I watched Alice and Fi play wizard's chess. I love these girls because they had the tact not to make fun of me as I kept checking my watch, the boy's staircase, and the portrait hole. They just kept playing the game and every once in awhile when something exciting or funny happened they called my attention so I can laugh along with them.

5:30.

5:31.

5:32.

5:33.

5:34.

5:35.

Bastard!

5:36.

I am going to punch a whole in his face!

5: - Oh there he is.

He comes running down the boy's stairs frantically trying to button up his shirt while sending a stream of curses up the stairs.

Something to the effect of, "Sirius you're a right asshole. Stop f-ing laughing yeah I can hear you from down here. Its not funny if Li-" And then he stopped dead when he saw me there. Actually feel free to add about ten more swears in there and then it would be closer to the mark of what he really said.

Needless to say it takes about 30 seconds for me to go from calm to furious. Imagine the rage I could get myself into when I have 6 something odd minutes with which to fester.

"Hi Evans," he said ruffling his hair.

I didn't say anything as I didn't think I could trust myself with words. I know six minutes isn't that huge of deal… more of an annoyance. So calm down, that's what I told myself to do.

"It's alright Potter," I strained.

"Yeah I know Lily… but I am sorry see Sirius – wait what did you say?"

"That it is alright," I said again dreading to do so cause the first time left a bitter taste in my mouth.

"Okay… well do you want to get going then?"

"That's what I have been waiting around for," I said trying not to smile but anytime I try to be clever I automatically grin at my said cleverness.

He smiled slightly as he apparently did not trust my benevolence and was relieved in a way to see a normal reaction from me.

"Bye Fi, Alice." I nodded to each

"Later Lily."

As soon as we got out of there he said, "I am going to tactically side step the whole being late thing. That's not how I wanted to start out our relationship."

"Relationship?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"In case you end up liking me," he said as he was ruffled his hair again.

"So where are we going," I said side stepping that awkwardice.

"Well I was trying to be really thoughtful," he said grinning.
"Cause your charming right?"

"That… and I do like you," and then he side stepped. "Plus I promised you would have fun."

Can we stop for just a moment and say how weird this is? I mean this is really flirty. Well really flirty for me… which I guess isn't saying much.

"What is this thoughtful thing you got planned?"

"Well I figured you might like a traditional muggle date."

Lets honest I was slightly let down. I mean I had a lot of fun thinking about all the amazing dates that could be planned with magic. But still I could see how he thought it was thoughtful. Plus if you ever seen Potter sit through a muggle studies course you could see that he thought muggle activities were on the boring side. But he judges this mostly on comparing quidditch with any muggle sports. And I of course have to say that American football is the greatest thing ever. To which he simply replies, 'Evans try flying and say that.'

So I smiled and said, "So dinner and a movie?"

"And maybe a walk around the city if your lucky."

"Well I am excited…" and then my reasoning struck, "wait were leaving the school? We can't do that."

"We have to leave Hogwarts. What would be memorable about staying in the exact same place we always do?"
"Hogwarts is memorable," I mumbled.

"Don't tell me you're scared?"

"Pshhh. I'm not scared I just don't want to be expelled. That's rational."

"They can't expel you if they never catch you."

"There's a philosophy for you."

"And it's going to be yours for tonight too."

"Alright Potter, you lead I'll follow."

"I like the sound of that."

"Haha-"

"Turn around."

"Beg your pardon," he rudely spun me around as an answer. I heard a piece of paper rustling. I tried to look again but he was one step ahead.

"Alright Evans coast is clear. Follow my lead," he said with a smirk.

"How did you know there was no one here," as in fact the hall was clear.
"What was on that paper?"

"What paper?"

"Oh haha whatever, I know there was a paper. Now theres another secret I have to try and figure out."

"Secrets?"

"Oh yes."

We stopped at the same picture that we used to get ourselves to Hogsmead on the first day I met Potter.

He opened it and gestured me to go through I made about four hearty steps when I fell flat on my butt. It was pitch black and stupid Potter ushered me forward so it was his fault.

He laughed at me. I couldn't see him (and he better be thanking his lucky stars for that) because of the pitch blackness.

Then I felt him lifting me up from under the armpits, "Sorry about that forgot that you um… have trouble staying on your feet."

"It's dark."

"And are you not a witch? Lumnos." His wand became alit and our path was illuminated.

"So Potter there has been something I have been dying to ask you."

"Yeah what's that? The secrets," he said and I noticed that his smile faded slightly.

"Okay I'll just go ahead and be blunt. That other night? What happened to Severus? Word around school he was attacked by a monster and Severus himself won't really say. Also what hit the door when we were talking? Where did you have to go? And how did you heal yourself so quickly?"

"Wow you were holding them in huh? But I can't really tell you."

"Yeah… does it have to do with Remus?"

"What? Why would you-"

"Maybe Remus isn't as good of a liar as you guys think he is. I saw Remus try to talk to Severus the day after the incident and he was apologizing. Plus um… is Remus a werewolf?"

Potter stopped.

"Don't be mad." I said as I saw his change in expression and felt him tense.

"I am not mad."

"Its just something Severus said and-"

"You should stop listening to everything Snape says and when do you spend so much time with him."

"We studies for potions and it's not just that. Remus is always sick around a full moon and absent for the occasion."

"Lily I know you don't know too much about the wizarding world but you can't just throw these kinds of accusations around. Wizards have a high mistrust and a severe sort of prejudice against werewolves. Did you tell anyone what you thought?"

"Not a word. Not even to Millie."

"Okay…" you could tell his mind was working fast. And I knew I hit the mark, well I knew before hand, Potter is not a very good liar either.

"Potter you are giving yourself away."

"Yeah. If you know you know but Lily you have to know how important this is. Remus beats himself up about this constantly."

"What do you think I am going to do? There's no way on this earth that I would hurt Remus with this. I mean why would you agree to even go on a date with me if you thought I was that lousy of a person?"

And then he gulped slightly. So then it dawned on me he probably has gone out with lots of girls with greater character flaws. Lots of girls…

That's not a good thought.

"Evans," (notice the name change people. I did. It's back to Evans now that he doesn't want anything from me. Also you might notice how sour I have become after I thought of the many many many girls he probable has dated) "I know you are a good person. You're probably the nicest person I have ever gone on a date with actually."

"Wow it's me out of all them…" and then I clasped my hands over my mouth because I did not mean to say that out loud. I was just thinking it and then poof I heard it coming out.

He ruffled his hair again, "look Evans it's just… well the thing is. Okay yeah I sort of hang around with a lot of girls and in the past I have gone out a lot but seriously…yeah I haven't gone on a date since I met you."

I looked over at him his hand was still in his hair and he was watching me to see how I was taking what he said.

And so I smiled to let him know I took it well, "You better mean that Potter."

"And I do. So how's this going so far are you liking me yet?"

"Oh yes. What girl wouldn't be won over by walking forever in a dark tunnel? You got me hook, line, and sinker."

"Sarcasm, that's nice to hear after you know what I just said."

"So how did you get healed right away?"

"Wow… okay 180 on the topic of conversation but yeah I know the spell that took care of it."

"Oh."

"Yep."

"So Remus is a werewolf… and Severus followed him to try and prove that. But you were there and you got attacked by probably Remus as a werewolf as you went to stop Severus from being well general stupid, confronting a werewolf, can't really call that smart. You can stop me whenever I hit the mark."

"More or less you did."

"Well that's a pretty brave thing to do for a kid you publicly hate."

"Don't kid yourself Evans I did it for Remus. Severus could go die in a hole for all I care."

I frowned at him but didn't say anything. I guess now isn't the time to pick a fight over something I highly doubt will change.

He stopped at a ladder and climbed up to emerge in the haunted house.

"Alright Evans we need to sneak across town into a bar that we can exit into London. Once in London we should be alright."

"Alright? Sneak?" I frowned at these words too.

"We in a war Evans stop forgetting that."

He took out two cloaks and handed me one. We pulled the hoods over our faces.

"Why aren't we just apparating?"

"What?"

"Apparating."

"Huh never thought of that. Okay we will just apparate to London. Better plan give me back your cloak."

"Ha! wizard."

"Yeah yeah I knew you'd say that."

He took both cloaks and placed them on a ruined desk in the corner of the room.

He took my hand and then I felt the getting more familiar feeling of the squeezing and compacting and then the expanding to find that we appeared in an empty house.

And this is where our date so nicely started, all flirty, and I think going okay meaning there were no awkward pauses in conversation and I got a lot of honesty from him –all good signs, was cut short. No there would be no movie or dinner as nice as they sounded. Those nice things were not to be in the cards for us… at least not yet.