A/N: I don't own Harry Potter

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Word Count: 618

"I've been chasing you forever. Now you're just going to stand there and say 'yes'?" James asked, staring at Lily. He'd come up the the most brilliant idea to ask her out. This one had involved creating his own fireworks. He'd thankfully only singed off his eyebrows, and most of Sirius' hair, but that was a noble sacrifice in getting Lily to go out with him. He hadn't even managed to set off the first firework when Lily had shown up. She looked at him, looked at the half lit firework in his hand, put it out and said 'yes.'. He hadn't even had a chance to explain the plan. She'd just agreed to go out with him.

"Yes," Lily stated, taking the firework from his hand and tossing it in the lake. It wouldn't explode there.

"Did someone slip you a potion or something?" James asked, looking extremely puzzled.

"No, I got tired of the chase. Really, you think the only reason I would go out with you is because I was drugged? This from the man who asks me out every three days with some harebrained scheme?"

"Oh, so which one of my brilliant ideas finally won you over?" James asked, looking at Lily eagerly. He'd been particularly proud of when he'd managed to make the glow in the dark algae in the lake spell 'Lily Will You Go Out With Me'. He'd had to have the squid help me. The squid had also tried to suffocate him a few times. Totally worth it though.

"None of them. Some were clever, but honestly, I've run out of excuses and reasons to say 'no'," Lily answered. It was sort of the truth. She had run out of excuses, not that she really needed another one. James hadn't noticed her watching him, noticing just how clever he could be if he put his mind to it. Lily had tried denying how she felt about James, but at this point, even she couldn't deny she was starting to find him sort of charming.

James stared at the redhead witch standing in front of him. He'd dreamed about this moment for years. The problem was, he honestly hadn't thought about what he'd do if Lily had ever said 'yes'. Lily laughed at James' dumbstruck expression. He kind of glared at her. She gave him a smile.

"You didn't think I'd agree to a date, did you?" she asked, watching as he tried to figure out what to do now that she had accepted.

"No, I didn't. I figured you'd turn me down, same as always and then I'd have to think of a new brilliant idea to ask you out and then you'd say 'no' and the whole cycle would repeat until eternity. It was fun thinking up all those ways of asking you out. I had to make Sirius and Remus help me. I still can't believe you finally agreed to go out with me!"

"But I did agree, this time. You said something about a date? People usually go out on dates to places. We could get lunch together next Hogsmeade weekend? That sounds like a date," Lily said.

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking of doing, if you ever said 'yes'. So, would you like to go to lunch with me next Hogsmeade weekend?" James asked.

"I would love to," Lily answered, laughing softly. James might not have counted on her saying 'yes' his date, but she knew he'd never thought of asking her to lunch at Hogsmeade. She wondered, as she headed back to the dorms, if James would ever realize he'd never even suggested such a thing, and it had all been Lily's idea.