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Ch 4- Where are they going?

                                October 25

                Hey! It's late, so I'll have to make this quick. I just got back from Hogsmead. My friends and I all had a great time. James gave me this unbelievably pretty necklace. It's a silver heart locket, and inside of it there is a picture of us. I wonder when he took the picture…oh yeah, I remember. He took it after Charms 2 days ago. We aren't officially going out, but I think he might ask me soon. I can't believe this all started just a few weeks ago…

                The Halloween dance is in 6 days, and I can't wait. Professor Dumbledore just announced that it will be a costume party/dance. It will be fun to pick out a costume. I wonder what James is going as…gosh, I think I'm obsessed with him now. All I think about is James, James, James.

                You'll never guess what happened today! Remus asked Liz out, and she said yes! Ever since we've gotten back, all she has talked about is Remus. It kinda gets ANNOYING! I think that Sara likes Sirius, but she won't tell anyone. I caught her looking at him during lunch several times.

                Oh yeah, I have good news. Mom and Dad owled me and said that I could stay at school over the Christmas holiday. Liz, Sara, and the Marauders are staying home. Except for Peter. He said that he wanted to go home for the holiday. Oh well, it's always more fun without him, to tell you the truth.

                Well, I'd better get to sleep. Good night!

                                Lots of love,

                                Lily Evans

               

                I closed my journal and slipped it under my pillow. I looked around the dorm. The only light was coming from the candle I used to write in my journal, and a small sliver of light coming from the almost full moon outside ((A/N: Note… "Almost full moon")). I blew out my candle and crawled under my covers. I lay there for a while, looking at the ceiling and thinking about James, until I finally let sleep take me over.

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                I yawned, raising myself into a sitting position. The dorm was bathed in sunlight, so I guessed that I had slept in fairly late. After panicking a moment, I remembered that it was Sunday, and I relaxed. I pulled myself out of bed and dressed, then brushed out my hair. I saw a glint of silver out of the corner of my eye. I looked to see what it was and realized that it was my necklace, and I put it on. After checking myself in the mirror quickly, I walked out the door and into the common room.

                As I walked in, I noticed that James and Sirius were sitting across from each other playing chess, and Sara was watching them. After looking around for a second, I noticed Remus and Liz sitting in a corner, talking quietly. I smiled and walked over to James, Sirius, and Sara. James was the first to look up.

                "Morning, Lil. Sleep well?" he said with a smile.

                "Yeah, I did, thanks. What time is it, anyway?" I replied, stifling a yawn.

                "12:06 and 33 seconds," Sirius answered happily, after looking at his watch.

                "Hey, Lily. Come watch. James is sooooo beating Sirius!" said Sara.

                "I haven't yet begun to fight!" Sirius exclaimed, turning his attention back to the chessboard.

                I sat down next to Sara as Sirius made a move. James noticed that I was wearing the necklace, and gave me a bright smile before moving.

 "Check," he said to Sirius, barely taking his eyes off of me.

                "Crap," replied Sirius as he moved his king out of the way.

                James finally turned his gaze away from me to look at the chessboard. After a moment of thinking, he made a move. With a triumphant gleam in his eye, he said to Sirius, "Checkmate."

                Sirius groaned, "Do you have to win –every- time, Prongs?"

                "Yes, yes, I do, Padfoot, I thought you already knew that."

                Sara and I looked at each other, wondering where they had gotten the nicknames. We shrugged, and then looked over at Remus and Liz, who were still talking, not seeming to notice that there were other people in the room. Remus said something, and I guess it was funny, because Liz laughed and had a slight tint of red in her cheeks.

                "Aren't they cute?" I asked to no one in particular.

                "Well, I could think of someone else who is cuter," came James's voice from behind me, as he put his hand on my shoulder.

                I turned around and smiled at him, feeling my cheeks start to turn red.

                "Ugh, I think I'm gonna barf. I'll see you two later," Sirius said, then walked out the door, followed by Sara, who was nodding in agreement.

                James laughed at the two, then turned his brown eyes back to me. "Um…there was something that I've been wanting to ask you," he said, starting to blush slightly.

                "What is it?" I asked. –He might be asking me out. Oh please, let him ask me out. - I thought to myself.

                "Will you…um…will you be my girlfriend?"

                "Yes! Of course!" I replied, a huge smile covering my face. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him.

                "Great! This is great! I'm so happy!" he said.

He pulled back from my hug, then leaned in and kissed me. It wasn't as quick as the other ones. When we pulled back we both looked at each other, with huge grins across our faces. I almost started crying right then; I was so happy.

                Suddenly, Remus walked over to us and tapped James on the shoulder. For the first time in a few minutes, his eyes left mine as he looked at Remus.

                "We have to go…it's time," said Remus, a look of worry crossing his face.

                "Sure thing, Moony, let's go," James replied. I wondered what they were talking about. He hugged me and kissed my forehead. "Sorry, Lils, I gotta go. How 'bout I meet up with you here? Tomorrow right before breakfast so we can go together?"

                "Sure, I'll see you then," I said quietly, still wondering where they were going.

                They walked up the staircase to their dorm. A few moments later, they left with an even-whiter-than-usual Peter Pettigrew. Then they left through the portrait hole. Sara walked in a few minutes later and sat next to me, and then Liz walked over from the corner.

                "Sirius had to leave with James and Remus," Sara told us.

                I knew what was going through all of our heads as we sat there thinking: "Where could they be going?"