Hope the last chapter was ok!
The next day James headed down to breakfast without waiting for the other guys to wake up, he had checked the map and saw Mia was already down there was Lily, he and Remus especially were pissed at Sirius for ruining the chance for the late-night swim, well for ruining the chance to be with the girls in the lake.
Seeing the space next to Mia he rushed over and dropped himself into the space "Hey Mia" He grinned before giving a small nod to Lily before turning his gaze back to Mia "Sorry Sirius was a jerk last night, he doesn't speak for us all and we would have loved to have joined you guys in the swim at the lake" He told her.
Mia smiled "It's alright James, it turned out a girls-only swim was just what we needed but next time you guys should definitely come with us. I know what Sirius is like though do I'm not going to hold it against you all" She said and playfully nudged him.
Lily looked at the two, it was obvious they both liked each other, and if they did get together it would make Remus more comfortable with spending time with her. Maybe it was time to help them both along "So we are going to Hogsmeade today but I was thinking we should double date it! Me and Remus and you two! Please say yes otherwise Remus won't come" She asked with pleading eyes at Mia.
James grinned "That's a great idea, what do you say, Mia? Shall we er… Double date with them?" he wasn't going to miss out on the chance of having an actual date with her even if it was alongside his best friend and former crush, after all this, would, hopefully, just be the first date.
Looking between the two Mia let out a small laugh "Talk about putting the pressure on guys, but yes, I'd like that" She said poking Lily lightly in the side before turning back to look at James "But you get to tell Sirius"
James nodded "No problems there, I'm sure he'll find some way to keep himself entertained" He told her, he knew Sirius wouldn't be too bothered, especially after the number of times he had ditched them all when he had got a last-minute 'date'.
Lily stood up "Great, I'll go speak to Remus then we'll get ready to head out," She said jumping up excitedly before turning around "No backing out. Either of you! See you both at the entrance in 15 minutes" she said giving Mia a look before hurrying off out of the hall.
Mia laughed and turned to face James "Well maybe you should eat some breakfast before we go, I don't think Lily is going to give Remus much time to get himself sorted" She said and leaned over grabbing a croissant.
James nodded "I'll take a few bits for Remus, he gets a little… Grumpy when he is hungry" he said and started filling his plate for himself while casting glances at Mia. He was going to have to find a way to thank Lily if this all plays out as he was hoping.
Once James had finished his breakfast they headed to the entrance in time to see Lily walking with Remus, they both looked at complete ease until Remus spotted James and stiffened slightly. Though James had already told Remus he wasn't interested in Lily any longer Remus was still unsure.
James held up a napkin made bag "Look I got you a doggy bag" he smirked "I thought you could use some breakfast in case Lily didn't give you a chance to eat" he said and held it out for his friend who took it gratefully and started eating the contents straight away as they headed out of the door.
Mia looked at the others "So where exactly are we going today?" she asked raising her eyebrow, she was sure that Lily wouldn't have decided what they should do "I propose we go to" before she could finish her sentence James interrupted
"We are not going to go to any book shops today, we all know if you go in there it's hard to get you out and once you have a book in your hand you are itching to open it and start reading" he said looking at her.
Mia shook her head "I, er… I wasn't going to say go to a book shop" she responded, of course, she was but now she had to actually think of somewhere else she could say she was going to say as a cover "I was going to suggest… The three broomsticks!" she told him and stuck her tongue out.
"Uh-huh" he laughed "I don't believe you for a second, however, I second The Three broomsticks, start the date off with some butter beers" he said noticing the slight flush on Mia's checks at the word date, she looked good with the blush.
Seeing James flirt with Mia put Remus a little more at ease, he was still unsure if James was suddenly going to become interested in Lily again and although Lily has told him that she isn't interested in James, he would still put James first as they were as close as brothers.
Lily sense Remus relax a little and couldn't hide her smile, hopefully, the more he watched James and Mia together than less worried he would be, she moved slightly closer as they walked "See I told you, they are differently, a perfect match and she likes him back"
Remus turned his head to look at Lily, he knew she was making a point about her not liking James in that way "Yeah I know. It's just… Not that straight forward, he's family you know" He said quietly at they walked.
Lily looked back at him "Exactly, he is your family and he wants you to be happy, he clearly is… Or will be when he eventually plucks up the courage to actually ask her out himself" she told him "With me, it was more of a challenge because he knew I wasn't interested and his arrogant arse didn't like having someone, not like him… You know I'm right, so just relax and enjoy yourself" she smiled and nudged him playfully.