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"It's perfect, Lily. Absolutely perfect. You can not do any wrong with that dress." Marlene was sitting on Lily's bed helping Lily get ready for Hogsmeade. Lily had on the black one shoulder dress that her Mum had bought her to wear to dinner with her sister's fiancé's family.
Somehow, James had convinced her to let him accompany her to Hogsmeade. Of course they'd been on awfully good terms lately. If you call sometimes snogging in the common room and spending time together in between classes on good terms. They obviously weren't dating. And certainly no one knew about anything they did. Lily wasn't ready. And James understood the best her could.
Marlene and Alice were under the impression that James had just finally begged Lily just enough to convince her to spend the day with him. Little did they know that only an hour ago they had an awfully heated snog session on the couch out in the common room. So, in a way, yes, he had begged her just enough. She felt bad sometimes having to tell him that it was just between the two of them. She certainly, even it were hard to admit, did fancy him.
"Well, then, I just need to fix my hair and then we can go on our way." The girls were going to walk to the gates together before going on their own ways. Alice was meeting Frank. Marlene had mentioned meeting Amos Diggory. Both Lily and Alice were glad that they weren't leaving Marlene alone since both were spoken for.
"I'm proud of you, Lils. For giving the poor boy a chance." Marlene was standing very close to the mirror as she fixed her makeup.
"It's the least I could do." He had, after all, done so much for her this year. She didn't want to tell her friends, but he'd really been there more than they had been. She still loved her friends dearly, though.
"Ready?" Alice had finally come out of the bathroom with her hands on her hips.
"Yeah." Lily threw her jacket and scarf on over her clothes since it was still cold outside. She knew she was going to regret wearing a dress while it was still winter.
"What're your plans?" Lily asked the two girls as they walked down to the Entrance Hall.
"Frank mentioned Madam Puddifoots." Alice sounded giddy. "I can't wait." Lily, though, thought the place looked absolutely horrible. She, at all costs, had avoided that place every Hogsmeade trip since third year.
Marlene shrugged, "Amos didn't really say. You?" She could guess their plans, though. Perhaps a drink or two and maybe some snogging. She was almost positive they weren't on any official date.
"Probably just The Three Broomsticks. Don't really know."
None of the girls really knew what their Hogsmeade plans were.
"Well, there's Frank! I love you guys." Alice gave both girls a hug before running off to her boyfriend.
"Don't know how I feel about Frank. He doesn't talk much." Lily and Marlene kept walking as Lily brought up Frank.
"Shy I guess. Not my type." Marlene had spotted Amos and was waving frantically. "Have fun, Lils. Good luck." She gave her a friendly kiss on the cheek.
She was happy that her friends both were going to enjoy their Valentines Hogsmeade trip. Now Lily just had to convince herself to get over her fear of being in a public relationship.
"Ready to get all these students to Hogsmeade, Head Girl?" James Potter had an incredibly large grin on his face as she approached him.
Things seemed to go smooth this time. They didn't catch any students trying to sneak into Hogsmeade and no one gave them any problems.
"Ready?" He held out his arm towards her as soon as they were the last ones.
"Sure am." She looped her arm through his. "What've you got planned?"
"Just a good old day of fun." He smirked at her.
"What did I get myself into?" The question was more to herself than anyone else.
"You owe me this, Lils. Do you know how hard this past month has been for poor James Potter?" He stuck out his bottom lip trying to get sympathy from her.
"And pray tell, James Potter, why your life has been so difficult? Because I haven't heard you complain once."
"Tell me, Lily Evans, do you enjoy teasing men for all they're worth? Because you are a greater temptation than fire whiskey it's self. Nothing is harder than getting to enjoy a girl in private and then hardly being able to hold her hand in public. You know all I want is to be able to call you my gir-"
"We've had this discussion, James. We can't." She shook her head. She didn't really want to hear the 'g' word.
"I just can't do it much longer. I'm doing all this for you, Lily. I'm committed to you completely. You still don't think it'll work, do you?" He sounded disappointed.
"That's not it, James."
"How long do I have to wait? You've got me completely strung up, Lils. We're not even together and everything I do is for you."
"I know." Her voice was quiet. She felt horrible once more.
"Then give me one thing."
"It's not just one thing, James. And you know that." More like a huge commitment.
He had lead her straight to The Three Broomsticks. Just as she had expected them to do. Not that she minded the slightest. The conversation continued on into the small, crowded pub.
"It'd be just like our little times in the common room, Lils." He went to the back corner of the pub were a small table with two chairs was empty. "I can't even tell my best mates."
"You're not the only one." Lily told him as she rid herself of her winter jacket and scarf.
"We'll change that, Lily. Whether you like it or not." He told her, "I'll be right back."
She took her seat and observed the pub. Most were couples that were celebrating the upcoming Valentines Day. All were huddled together enjoying their butterbeers or sneaking quick snogs.
"You do look nice today." James slid into his seat with two butterbeers and slid one over to her.
"Thank you." She turned her head slightly to shield herself as she blushed.
"What do you usually do in Hogsmeade?" He asked her.
"This? And shop. You?" Hogsmeade for her was a chance to stock up on things she needed.
"Eat. Go to Zonkos. And then eat again." Food and joke items. She wouldn't expect anything less.
"More importantly, what are we doing in Hogsmeade?" Lily was certain she did not want to go to Zonkos.
"Well, my plans were to go here and then maybe we can just walk around. Perhaps we could get ice cream later?" James shrugged, "Didn't really plan it. Should I have?"
Lily shook her head, "Well, no." It was sometimes okay to go on without a plan.
"Good deal, Lils." James grinned and taped his hand against hers from across the table.
The discussion soon turned to small things. Like when the next Quidditch game was, NEWTs, and what their friends had planned for the day. Soon their glasses were empty and James was helping Lily put her jacket back on.
"Did I tell you that you look very nice today?" James was standing beside her to help put her arms through the sleeves.
"You did. And I said thank you." She buttoned her jacket up from the bottom button to the top as he put his own jacket up. The compliment had the same effect it had had on her earlier and she was glad to have her back facing him.
"Just thought I would remind you." He wrapped the scarf, which had once belonged to him, around her neck.
"Yes, well thank you once more, James." He took ahold of her hand this time to lead her out of the pub.
"It's starting to get warmer." He noted as they stepped outside. Lily agreed. But was certain she was crazy for wearing a dress. Her legs were frozen.
"Perfect. I hate having to bundle up."
"I hate not being able to have Quidditch games. I wouldn't mind playing during the dead of winter." James smirked. Of course he wouldn't, thought Lily. Nothing came between him and his Quidditch game.
"As for me, I think you can just tell me how the game goes after. In the nice, warm common room."
"Yes, yes. I'm sure I can make room between snogging you to tell you how the game went." He had a grin on his face when Lily turned to give him a disapproving look. He only continued to grin as he swung their arms back and forth.
The sidewalks were almost empty except for a couple people. You could see that most were in the stores enjoying the time they had with their significant others in warmth.
"Is it really as bad as you thought it would be, Lils?" He asked her after a brief moment of silence.
"Pardon?" She hadn't really been paying attention that much.
"Being in public?" He held up the hand that was clasping hers. "Holding my hand?"
"Reckon it's not horrible." She, for one, thought that she would receive looks and whatnot from fellow students wondering what the hell was wrong with Lily. But no one seemed to mind them.
He pulled her to a stop in the middle of the sidewalk. "Please Lily?"
"James, we're only halfway through Hogsmeade and you've already asked me twice." While she spoke he took ahold of both her hands. "You're really starting muck this up."
"But I'm really not, Lils. 'Cause nothing has changed. And you still can't get enough of me." He was now swinging both her arms back and forth.
"Not true, you big headed git."
"Lily…" He stuck out his bottom lip at her.
"James…" She returned the look.
He snuck a quick kiss on her cheek. "It's not bad, is it?"
"We're in public!" She hissed and looked around. Not a single person had turned their head in the young couples direction.
He continued to sneak quick kisses on her face. With each asking if it were bad or not.
She giggled as he did so. Caught up in the moment, and for the first time, completely ignoring everything else around them. She didn't care, in that moment, what the others thought.
"Please, Lily Evans," He was whispering into her ear. "Please."
"I don't know what you want from me."
"You know exactly what I want from you, Lily Evans." He was testing his limits as he kept kissing her face. He was testing what he could get away with in public.
"Let's get ice cream." She squeaked out the words as soon as his lips brushed against hers. He had pushed his limits the farthest they could go.
He let out a groan and released one of her hands to lead her towards the small ice cream shop on the corner.
"You're the most difficult girl on this planet." He grumbled this while they stood in the line. "Are you going to be difficult choosing your ice cream too?"
"No, James, I would just like vanilla."
"And would you like a cup or a cone? Or would you like them to smash the cone up into little pieces and put it in your cup?"
"Will you stop being absurd? I would just like a cone." She looked up at him and shook her head.
"Yup. 'Course you would."
"Thank you for the day, James." They had just finished getting all the students up to the castle.
"Thank you for coming with me." He took ahold of her and wrapped his arms around her middle. "And I'm sorry I gave you attitude."
"No. I shouldn't be such a prude."
"I'll give you that." He joked.
"I'm trying to be serious, James." She was giving him another disapproving look. Her heart was beating quickly and was very glad that it was just the two of them. "I do like you. I really do."
"Then b-" He tried to speak but she put her hand up to stop him.
"You've got to make me a promise. You've got to swear to Merlin that you won't screw it all up. 'Cause I'm putting my trust into you." She spoke the words calmly while trying to figure out what had gone wrong in her head to say what she was saying.
"No more secrets?" He asked, giving her a look of disbelief.
"It's all out in the open."
"I can snog you in public."
"Within limits of course." She wasn't going to lose her respect as Head Girl because one of her Prefects caught them snogging.
"And I can tell my mates that I've got myself a girlfriend?" It was the first time he'd used the word. More like the first time she had allowed him to say it. And she was slightly taken back. She had realized, at that moment, that they were, officially, together.
"We've got to have some limits within our relationship." She let out a small laugh. Did she make the wrong choice?
"No! I mean, yes! Of course!" He rambled on before grabbing her face in his hands and repeatedly planting kisses against her lips. "You are the most brilliant girl I know and I will do you no wrong."
She was giggling once more as he smothered her face with kisses.
"Would I be getting ahead of myself if I asked you to join me in the common room for a continuation of Hogsmeade?" He raised his eyebrow and gestured towards the castle.
"No, I think you've got the right idea."
Lily Evans, Girlfriend of James Potter, would be spending the rest of evening in the common room, with her boyfriend James Potter, snogging. Had she gone mad?
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