James

As the day moved on James thought about the night before and how so much had changed. Lily had opened up, a little, and she'd even asked to be friends.

It pleased and displeased James, he thought back to the last few years. He was sure that Lily and he had just gotten off on the wrong foot. That day on the train, there were so many what ifs, like what if snivullus hadn't been in the compartment with lily or James hadn't taken it too far with the teasing. But she likes liked, Sirius.

He sighed walking into potions he glanced around the room; the most delicious smell was coming from a pot to his left. He glanced over to his right were one student was looking at a particularly gross looking potion. He noticed that most of the students were standing over the potion to his left he had caught himself wandering over there too.

He bumped into Lily who was inhaling deeply she smiled sweetly at him then went back to speaking to Dorcas. He waved awkwardly even though she had already turned her back on him.

"Oi, Remus!" James said thumping him on the back.

"Hi, what took you so long?"

"Forgot my book," James said plainly holding it up for Remus to see.

"Err… great, Sirius sure was surprised when Lily didn't chew him out this morning."

"No more surprised than me. God so she holds a grudge over me for almost seven years yet Sirius actually pranks her and she doesn't do anything! It's not like her at all. Knowing her she'll probably poison him in his sleep."

"I doubt that James, would she ever do anything to get a detention? Maybe you don't know her as well as you think."

"Funny that's what I told her about me."

"See, I doubt either of you know each other that well… oh look here comes Slughorn" Remus took a deep breath.

Lily

Slughorn walked into the dungeon in his extravagant cloths, smiled at all the pictures of former students, and rounded the table with the potions turning to the students a big smile under his Mustache.

"Miss Evans, Miss Meadows" slughorn nodded his head in greeting. "Now then, Scales out, Advanced Potion-Making, Potion kits"

"Oh no, Professor Slughorn" Lily raised her hand.

"Yes?" Slughorn said clearly a little annoyed at being interrupted, even if it was his favorite student.

"I forgot my Advanced Potion-Making upstairs, I was in the hospital wing last night" a few students gasped a said "Lily what happened?" only to be shushed by Slughorn.

"Oh yes I heard about your little mishap last night, Just share with Mr. Potter"

"Okay" Lily answered while all the students found their seats.

"Now then, as you all know we studied these two potions last year, can anyone name them? Miss Evans," Slughorn beamed. He pointed to the potion nearest two Ravenclaws.

"Polyjuice Potion, sir."

"Yes, yes, a potion that changes you into any one person extremely difficult to make and this one?" Slughorn nodded his head towards a potion in the middle.

"Draught of the Living death, Professor."

"Yes, yes! And this one?"

"Alicantino."

"Excellent easily recognized by its gruesome appearance changes anyone person into any object they wish for a day. And finally"

"Amortentia!"

"Yes, Excellent Miss Evans does anyone know what… Miss Alxezandar?"

"It's a love Potion"

"Yes…" Slughorn was interrupted by a few sighs from the Ravenclaws and snickers from the Slytherians.

"The Most powerful love potion in the world" A small blue-eyed girl interjected excitedly.

"Yes," Slughorn chuckled. "Very enthusiastic, it smells different to everyone, based on what attracts you. Usually it's three things, typically a food, an object like wood or toothpaste, and a person's distinctive smell"

Lily felt a light blush on her cheeks as she noticed James grinning and winking at her. She breathed deeply trying to see if the smell of Peaches, Strawberry shampoo, and a musky-woody smell, like something you would find in a forest, could be differentiated from each other. Yes the musky scent was stronger, she wondered what made it so potent, it seemed to be coming from everywhere in the room, not from just the potion itself.

"Yum," James sighed into Lily's ear.

"Shut up and pay attention."

"Fine, fine."

James paused for a second then whispered in Lily's ear again, "Not trying to be nosey or anything but um, I was certain you would have a row with Sirius" he looked over at her all probing her with his eyes.

"I," Lily paused looking up at James. "I need your Help"

"What? Lily Evans, needing help?"

"Yes, do you have any ideas for revenge?"