Authors Note: Hey guys! Well, I just read the most AMAZING Lily/James one-shot. It was potent, romantic, humorous… I really recommend reading it even if you aren't a Lily/James fan (which you probably are, considering you're reading a Lily and James fanfic right now!). It's extremely good and I could really connect with the characters. Alright, I've built up the suspense long enough. The name of the fanfic is called Til Death and it's by WeasleyWannabee. Basically it's about Lily and James' death and what they would say to each other if they could, before they died. I'm not ashamed to admit, it made me blubber like a baby, even after telling myself I wouldn't.

I also have to apologize for not posting lately. After all, we're already on the fourth day of NaNoWriMo! Once again, if any of you have stories you want to share, let me know and I'll read them and post them here for my readers to see as well! Anyways, I promise I'll be posting more soon and as a reward you might even get TWO chapters next time. Might. You'll just have to wait and see. Well, on with the show!

Chapter 21 Friends and Dates

Soon enough, Lily's friends joined her at breakfast.

"Lily! Hey, what are you doing up so early?" Alice asked.

"Yeah," Marlene added. "We woke up, and you were gone!"

"Well," Lily replied slyly. "I was getting a hot date." She winked at the girls. Their mouths dropped open and they immediately began barraging her with questions.

"Who is it? Is he cute?" Alice gushed.

Marlene, ever the practical one, asked, "Is he nice or is he a prick?"

"Is he on the Quidditch Team?" Alice practically drooled, fantasizing over guys with big abs and muscles.

"What position does he play?" Marlene inquired.

"Does he have big abs and muscles?" Alice asked.

Marlene and Lily exchanged looks then looked at Alice. Alice finally appeared to have realized what she said for she quickly slapped a hand over her mouth. "Umm… I didn't say that out loud, did I?"

"The thing about the big abs and muscles?" Marlene asked. "Because if that's what you meant, then no, no you didn't say that."

"Phew!" Alice cried. Then, Marlene's statement hit her. "Wait, what?"

But it was too late, Marlene was already spewing questions again and Alice, not wanting to be forgotten, immediately began asking more as well.

"Is he smart?"

"Is he a Gryffindor?"

"Well, if he's smart then he's probably a Ravenclaw," Marlene said logically.

"Nuh-uh!" Alice cried. "Gryffindor has smart guys!"

"Such as?"

"Such as… Remus!" Alice smiled triumphantly.

Marlene replied grudgingly, "I'll give you that one." She turned back to Lily. "Is he younger or older?" she asked.

Alice shook her head and asked the obvious question. "Enough! Lily, who is it?"

Lily smiled at her friends' antics and then said, "Sam Bell."

"Oh my gosh!" Alice looked as if she were about to gush over into a love potion. "Oh my gosh, Lily! He's so cute!"

"And so young!" Marlene cut in, shooting Lily a look.

"Oh, come off it Marlene!" Alice said. "He's only a Fifth Year!"

"Exactly! He's only a Fifth Year!" Marlene cried scandalously.

"He's only one year younger," Lily offered.

"And he's on the Quidditch Team!" Alice supplied and lapsed into silence as if her proclamation settled the matter.

Marlene shook her head. "Alice, just because he's on the Quidditch Team doesn't make him a fabulous guy. I mean, look at Sirius Black or James-" She broke off nervously looking at Lily.

"It's fine," Lily assured her. "Go on with your apt disapproval of my date," she said, grinning.

"Well, I mean, just look at those pricks out there! You always see stupid Sirius Black swinging around his big bat like he's oh-so-cool. Don't even get me started on James Potter! Playing with that Snitch when he's not even the Seeker, or messing up his hair so it looks all 'windswept'." She shook her head disgustedly.

"But, Sam's not like that!" Alice protested. "He's so sweet!"

Marlene looked at Alice's determined face and Lily's pleading one, and then threw up her hands in the air exclaiming, "Oh, fine!"

"YAY!" Alice squealed and began bombarding Lily with questions about what they were doing, where they were going, etc.