Seventh Year

"Hey guys! We're going to head off. We want some time to ourselves so we can talk and do stuff like that..." Marlene said in between fits of laughter. Sirius pulled her away and the ran into a store nearby.

"They just want to snog. That's all," Mary whispered and everyone laughed because they knew it was true.

Mary looked at Remus and started talking to him about the bookstore nearby. They both loved books and loved sharing their love for books so they rushed off to the store without saying goodbye to James and Lily.

"Where are you guys going?" Lily shouted in desperation. She didn't want to be left alone with James, but they did anyway.

"Looks like it's just us," James said with a glistening smile and they walked into the nearest store.

When they entered, a crowd of many people welcomed them in and squished them in between shelves and isles. They tried to get to the back of the store where not many people were, but the crowd kept shifting to make breathing impossible. Lily gave up first and pushed her way out of the shop to wait for James. He wasn't coming anytime soon so she sat on the bench in front of the store.

"Lily!" A familiar voice shrieked and Lily looked up to find Alice and Frank.

"Alice! Frank!" Lily shrieked back and she pulled Alice into a hug. "How's the date?"

Afraid of saying something stupid, Alice looked at her good looking date and he smiled. "It's going very well! We are having so much fun," he said and Alice nodded her head fiercely to agree.

"That's great! What have you two done so far?" She asked and Alice opened her mouth until Frank started talking again.

"Well, we went on a walk to talk about polka dots on clothes... We played hopscotch, a muggle game, with a couple of third years... We visited a couple of stores and saw friends... Then we were going in here, but it looks awfully full," he said and Lily nodded.

"It's so packed, I lost James in there," she said.

Frank gave her a weird look. "James? James Potter? I thought you hated him," he said matter-of-factly.

"We are friends, but he wouldn't shut up about this date. I felt bad because he and I would be the only ones in the group not going. Peter even has a date! They are eating though."

"Food! I am hungry and I think we should eat," Frank said and Alice laughed as he pawed at his stomach helplessly.

"That sounds great! We'll see you later, Lily! Have fun," Alice exclaimed and the couple walked into the building a few feet away. Lily waved, but was alone again. She wanted James to leave the store so they could eat also. She was starving. She sat back down on the bench and preoccupied herself with drawing in the dirt with a stick.

"Lily? Lily Evans?" A strange voice called and she looked up to see an unfamiliar face. She thought it was just her, but in her opinion, this guy sounded oddly like he was from New York.

Note from me:

So I got a review from a reader saying that they were confused about the year skips and I must agree, I go back and forth a lot! To make it clear for everyone, new readers and old, I added the year the characters are in at the top of the page. I have to admit that it's a whole lot easier adding the years at the top. If you don't like it, tell me in a review and tell me why! If you do like it, tell me and why, of course. I did update a lot of chapters and add in a lot of new little quips so you might have to reread chapters to get those small adjustments. I didn't change anything big or important to the chapters so if you don't reread, you won't be missing anything. I'm still so sorry about the long breaks in between chapters! I'm going to keep the story going throughout the year though so I have something to do on the weekends. I'm probably going to update on Saturdays and Sundays so be sure to check then. Remember to review!

Cheerio!