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A/N: Thanks for all the reviews everyone! I've just got an idea the beginning of this chapter and I decided to write it for all of you who are waiting for an update.
As her feet clunked on the wooden staircase, she felt her lips still tingling slightly. A slight blush crept up in her cheeks as she opened the girls' dormitory door as quietly as possible. A yawn escaped her lips as she peered into the darkness of the room.

The faint light of the moon guided her way to her bed. She sat down on the edge of her bed her hands feeling her covers and finally felt her soft nightgown in a heap among her blankets.

She changed quickly and tossed her robes aside on the ground wanting to lay down in her bed and sleep. Lily kicked off her shoes and climbed into her warm welcoming bed. Her head sunk down into her soft pillow and her eyes slowly drooped.

"What happened?" came a voice above her. She jumped causing her bed to shake violently. "Sarah!" she whispered staring up into her wide blue orbs.

"I bet he droned on and on like McGonagall... Except he doesn't have a time limit so that's why you're here at one in the morning, right?" Sarah whispered her face hovering over Lily's.

"Yeah," Lily said absentmindedly. "Go to sleep and I'll tell you about it tomorrow." Sarah heeded her words and her head disappeared behind Lily's velvet hangings. Slowly her eyes drooped and she allowed sleep to carry her off.

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Lily's fingers wretched aside the hangings revealing an empty deserted dormitory. She cursed as she stared down at her watch.

She picked her robes off the ground and stuffed them inside her trunk. Pulling out clean robes, her smooth nightgown slipped off her skin and she dressed into the robes.

Lily checked her watch again, picked her bag off her bedside table, and ran out the dormitory door. "Late, late, late! McGonagall's going to kill me!" Her stomach growled as the thought of breakfast flew across her mind but she would be very late if she stopped in the Great Hall to eat.

Flying down the marble staircase, she ran down the corridors and she knew she was bound to crash into somebody--and she did.

She found herself on her back with her bag next to her with its contents scattered around. Lifting her head, Lily saw a piece of toast lying on her stomach and gladly ate it. She nearly choked on her piece of toast when she saw it was James she bumped into.

She blushed slightly as she scrambled around picking up her quills and ink, which dripped, over all her clean rolls of parchment and books. Her wand lay across the corridor and she leaned over to retrieve it.

"Sorry," Lily said shyly turning to James whose hair was still messy from the other day.

"That's okay," muttered James looking at his dirty toast on the floor. "I was in a hurry too... That's why I had some toast..." He gestured to the toast on the ground and the piece in Lily's hand. She laughed turning pink.

"Sorry, I didn't realize... I was so hungry but McGonagall's going to kill me," Lily said shaking her head. James frowned but then a small smile played across his lips.

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James swung his bag over his shoulder and grabbed Lily's hand. "Where are we going?" she asked. "McGonagall's classroom is the other way!"

"I have a shortcut to her room," James said stopping in front of a bare wall. Tapping it, he muttered something inaudible. He had used this secret passage many times when he was late for Transfiguration also. The wall slid open revealing a dimly lit passage and quickly, James pulled Lily inside.

"Shortcut?" Lily's voice echoed in the darkness. James shushed her. "Yes," he whispered. "Don't speak to loud... Sirius did once when we were in another passage and it got caved in. Good thing we hadn't gone through the whole passage yet so we got to turn back..."

"They're other passages?" Lily whispered. "Wow... I just thought you guys were pranksters but that's amazing how you found all these passages."

"Yeah," James said rocks crunching beneath his feet as he made his way down the passage drawing a slow steady breath.

James finally saw the familiar wall and tapped it with his wand. Sliding open, it revealed McGonagall's classroom door across from the wall they slowly emerged out of.

"Amazing," James heard Lily mutter. Mustering up his courage, he whirled around to face the girl he had had a crush on for years. "Um, Lily?" She nodded showing she was listening. Her beautiful green orbs were glued on him.

"Do you want to go to Hogsmeade today?" he asked running his hand through his hair and adjusting his glasses several times.

"It's a weekday though," Lily said. She stared at James face, which was reassuring. "All right..." James grinned and turned around wanting to whoop but instead opened the door to the Transfiguration classroom.

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A/N: Long enough for you? I was about to add another part but I decided not to... Now, the plot is slowly forming into place so don't worry if it's not like the summary... yet. Please review! Thanks.