Seventh Year

Lily just sat there, staring. Even though she was silent, her eyes had eased and her attitude lightened a bit. It took awhile but she finally interrupted the silence between them.

"You're an arrogant toerag, James Potter." A few seconds passed and James's head dropped. He was going to leave it alone until he heard laughter. He looked up to see Lily smiling while snorts of laughter escaped her once pursed her lips. He eyed her curiously as she jumped up and hugged him.

"What's going on?" He asked. She just pulled him upward and hugged his waist happily.

"You're an immature git!" He looked down at her weirdly but he wasn't complaining. At least she wasn't angry so he was happy.

"Are you okay?"

"I thought you and Lauren Fitz were a thing but I'm glad you aren't."

"That's what I was trying to tell you, Lily. That you're the only one for me," he whispered as she pulled away to look at him with a smile.

"I know... You've told me at least a hundred times!"

"Well, it's true," he added and took a strand of her hair to spin in between his two fingers. She beamed up at him and got up on her toes so she was close to his face. She smiled and kissed his cheek happily.

"Thank you for telling me the truth."

"Anytime," he beamed back at her. She held his hands but soon let go to go up to her dorm. "Where are you going?"

"I'll be right back," she whisked past him and up the stairs. He watched her with a puzzled look but he decided to sit on the couch to wait. She came back down with much warmer clothes on.

"Care for a moonlit walk?" She asked. "I am in the need for some outside air."

James started to smile but it quickly disappeared. "Can I get back to you on that? I don't know if I have any nice shirts left," he lied and ran up the stairs. When he entered his dorm, he immediately ran for his mirror that Sirius had the other end for. "Padfoot!"

Sirius's face appeared in the mirror and the background showed he was still in the Shrieking Shack.

"Prongs, what's wrong?" He asked with a melancholy tone.

"Have things calmed down? What's the present situation?"

"Remus is waking up now. Peter and I thought that the Shack wouldn't hold him this time but just before he was about to break out, he relaxed and fell asleep. It was weird but it looks like he was down long enough to change back to Remus. We are still trying to figure out why the potion the nurse gave Remus didn't work. Anyway, why do you ask?"

"Lily wants to go on a moonlit walk with me and I'm guessing she wants to talk to me about what happened earlier. Should I tell her about Remus if she asks?"

"I think that if you really think she is the one, you should tell her. But you don't know that yet. Just try to avoid the actual answer until the time comes. You'll know when that time is and you'll be ready. Oh, and you can go on the walk. Just don't stay out too long! Unless you're shagging... Then go get her!" He said and nodded with a smile. James returned it with a thankful nod before he put the mirror away. He grabbed a jacket and shirt and ran down the stairs to find Lily waiting for him.

"Took you long enough! Does the jacket and shirt mean yes?" She asked with a laugh.

"Where to?" He asked, holding his arm out for her to take.

"Black lake?"

"How mischievous! Lily Evans, sneaking out with the Head Boy... I would have never thought the goody-two-shoes Head Girl would have been breaking any rules."

Little did they know that this was the beginning of Lily's misbehaving. This was, in fact, the smallest trouble she will risk herself with.