The morning before everybody went home for the holidays the seventh year Gryffindors trekked, down the numerous floors, into the Great Hall. Though along the way three suits of armor were knocked into (by Morgan's zombie-like body for it was still before noon), a first year was tripped over (by Peter), and seven Slytherins had extreme Cheering Charms cast on them courtesy of Lily.

"I'm in a good mood this morning!" Lily exclaimed happily as she slid into her seat at the Gryffindor table.

"And why is that Lil," Sirius asked, also in a good mood.

"Well my mum's supposed to be writing back to me and seeing as it's the last day before break I'm expecting to get her letter back." she explained.

"Well that's cool, Lily. Oh tell your mum I said hi too." Logan said beside her.

"Um, you've never met my mum, Logan. She doesn't know you."

"Well that's okay. I can still say hi to her if I want to."

"Yes, but why?" Lily asked, perplexed.

"That's not the question. The question is why not?"

"Whatever, Logan." Lily laughed with a roll of her sparkling green eyes and reached for the pancakes.

James slapped her hand away from the pancakes.

"They're my pancakes," he said childishly, "Mine." he repeated.

"James, they're for the whole house. Oh and look at that! I'm part of the house. Now give me a pancake." she demanded.

"No! They're mine. I'm part of the house too." he said pulling the pancakes towards him.

"And I'm Head Girl, so I can give you detention for not giving me a pancake."

"And I'm Head Boy and I can give you a detention for giving me a detention when I clearly did nothing wrong, according to the Rule Book."

"But you let Sirius have some."

"No I let Harold have some," seeing the confused look on her face he reminded her, "We've been through this already, love. Sirius' stomach's name is Harold."

"Ugh. Fine. You let Harold have some. Now why not me?"

"Because they're mine!"

"James just give me a bloody pancake!"

"Umm-- no."

"Fine I'll just go get one from Jesse." she said smugly making a move to get up.

"Jesse the sixth year Hufflepuff?"

"Yeah, that's the one."

"No! You can't do that. He has a crush on you!"

"So, you're my boyfriend and you won't even give me a pancake!"

"Oh right. I am aren't I?"

"Ummm- yeah, you are."

"Wellll since you're my girlfriend I guess that I could give you one. . ." he said reluctantly handing her a pancake.

"Thank you! Now why is everybody being so bloody difficult this morning?"

"What was that, Lil'? Lauren asked from a few seats down.

"It's just that James and Logan are being very difficult this morning."

"Oh, well, whatever you say. I hadn't noticed."

Lily just groaned and put her head down on the table. I guess nobody noticed she was fighting for her breakfast with her boyfriend. Odd.

Just then something landed on Lily's head.

Lily shrieked loudly and her head jerked up from it's resting space on the table.

There standing on her pancake was Artemis with her mother's reply tied around her leg, blinking at her with big brown eyes.

Lily sighed, mourning the loss of her pancake that she fought so hard over, and detached the letter from her owl's leg.

Artemis nipped her finger affectionately, drank some of Remus' juice and flew off to the Owlry.

"So what's it say? I bet it says 'Hi, Logan! You're my favorite of Lily's friends even though I've never met you.'" Logan said jokingly.

"How about I just read it aloud? Kay?" Lily said.

Dear Lily,

Oh I've missed you so much! You're father and Petunia say hi. Well... Only your father. But I'm sure that if Pet got the chance she'd say hello as well. She's off with that Vernon fellow right now. Now you're coming home for Christmas right? You know you can invite your friends over if you want. There is more than plenty of room! Oh that would be delightful! Tell Sirius I send my love. I've been meaning to write to that boy. I promised before you guys left for Hogwarts. He sends me letters every once in a while asking me how I've been. He's a sweet boy. Oh and how's James and Remus? Good I hope. Are you keeping them out of trouble, dear? God knows they need all the help they can get from what you've told me. Sirius too. I also heard something about a Peter fellow--- Right, well I hope everything is going well with the girls too. I haven't forgotten about them. Now if they aren't all coming for Christmas tell them I'll send their presents with Artemis. Okay? Oh gosh darn it. Petunia's back-- and she's brought that fat lard of a boyfriend. I've got to go make a dinner large enough for ten now that he's here.

XXX's and OOO's,

Mum

"Since when do you write my mom?" Lily asked Sirius.

"Since like--- three months ago. I told her that I didn't have many people to write to other than James' parents, so she told me that I could write her as well."

"Oh. Well that's not weird or anything," she said sarcastically.

Sirius just shrugged.

"Okayyy. So who's coming over for Christmas?" Lily asked.

"Well my mom will want Sirius and I back for Christmas dinner and a few days during break, but I'm sure she'll be fine with letting me stay until then. Maybe you could come to my house after?" James suggested.

"My mom and dad don't care. I was going to stay at Hogwarts this year, or go to James' place. I guess I have other plans now, though." Remus said smiling.

"Alice and I are going to her place so I can meet her parents. Sorry, Lil." Frank said.

"My mum's taking me skiing in the Alps. So I guess I can't come either." Peter said, not wanting to be first to decline.

"Well Morgan and I were going to come crash anyways. Right Morgan?"

"Right Lauren! I think. . ." Morgan replied.

"Okay that sounds great! What about you two? Kylie and Logan? You can say hi to my mom in person!"

They looked at each other and both said, "Eh, why not," in unison.

"Okay! This is going to be so much fun! I'm going to go write back mum now! I'll see you guys in class!" Lily exclaimed jumping out of her seat.

She leaned over the table and kissed James for a few seconds, then slung her bag over her shoulder and jogged out of the Great Hall.

"Well I see her good mood is back." Remus said cheerfully.

"And I see that mine is still in tact." Sirius added.

"But, mate. Why wouldn't you give her the pancake earlier?" Remus asked curiously.

"Just because I'm her boyfriend now doesn't mean that I don't think she's cute when she's angry." James smirked in reply.

The rest of the table just rolled their eyes and went back to their breakfast.

After dinner was over and everybody was walking up to the tower Lily decided to bring up the holidays again.

"Well I wrote to my mum. She probably wont get the letter until tomorrow anyways though."

"That's okay," Kylie said smiling.

"Yeah she'll see us all when we get to your house.


Dear Mum,

I think it's a great idea to have my school friends to come over for the holidays. James, Sirius, and most likely Remus will only be able to stay until Christmas afternoon though. James said that his mother will probably want them to be home for Christmas dinner. That means Sirius to since he lives there as well. Then Remus will end up going because, well, that's just how it is. Apparently, Lauren and Morgan were going to crash at our house whether they were invited or not. =) Kylie and Logan (you haven't met them, but they kinda live with us too) said that they'd be happy to come as well. Alice and her boyfriend are spending Christmas at Alice's so Frank can meet her folks. Peter (who you haven't met either (he's a Marauder too)) is going skiing in the Alps with his mum so he can't come. Other than that I don't have much to say. I have to get to class now. I'll see you at home! Tell Daddy hi and i love him for me!

All my Love,

Lily


After dinner, as everybody was walking back up to the common room, Lily and James fell into the back of their group who were chatting animatedly about how the Marauder's had charmed the Slytherins to dance around the Great Hall singing Muggle Christmas carols and the looks on their faces once the charm had been lifted. Best of all was that the Marauder's didn't get caught.

As Lily and James walked Lily slipped her hand into James'.

"So are you excited about having us all over for Christmas?" James asked her.

"Of course! It's going to be so much fun! Though--- I think my parents might have to go to some sort of Christmas Eve party for my father's work. They have it every single year at his boss's place. And every year I can't come. And every year I'm stuck at home with Pet and one of her boyfriends. This year though I have you guys to keep me company. Maybe we can have a party of our own."

"Oh! Me and the guys are really good at parties! It's our specialty."

"I thought that was 'getting the girls'?"

"Well it's both." he explained.

"What about Quidditch?"

"That too."

"And what about-"

James cut her off with a sweet kiss. "You ask a lot of questions, love." he said his eyes twinkling and sparkling their amazing hazel color that Lily got lost in.

She smiled into the kiss, "I know. It's one of my specialties," she mocked.

"Touché." he complimented and gave her another kiss on those glossy, pink, strawberry smelling lips he loved so much.


Hiding behind a suit of armor nearby was none other than sulking Severus Snape.

'So the Gryffindor brats were going over to Lily's for the holidays now were they?. His Lily's. He used to be the one she invited over. He walked with her in the halls. Him. Not Potter. They were going to pay for this. They were going to pay-- Big time.' he thought menacingly.

With a swish of his black cloak and greasy hair, he was already on the way to his common room, unseen and unheard.


A/N: Sorry it's been so long. I only got 14 reviews. It's okay though. I just felt like posting. I would like to dedicate this chapter to PottersLittleSister because she motivated me to finish writing this without even knowing it! This time I was ten more reviews before I post again. Please?

XXX's and OOO's,

Xx Brittney xX