"Skippity skippity skip!" James said, skipping to the Great Hall.

"Prongs!" Sirius shouted, "Lily's right there, watch out! Prongs! Sto- Well, I did warn him."

"Get up, Jamsiepoo!" Remus said, pulling James off the floor.

"I am so sorry, Lily. I promise I'll never skip again, I promise." James said, earning a giggle from Lily.

James ran towards the Gryffindor table.

"What is he doing?" Lily asked as he jumped on it.

"Witches and Wizards! I have an announcement to make! Can everyone please watch me, ask Lily out for the 3287th-"

"7251st, actually," Lily shouted.

"Yes, the 7251st time! Now, Lily, my girlfriend, will you go to Hogsmeade with me, for the 3rd time?" he added.

"Yes!" Lily shouted again, wondering where this was going.

"Haha, see!" James bellowed.

Everyone in the Great Hall clapped and cheered.

"Ha!" Albus Dumbledore said. "Ha! Minnie! Pay up. No, no, you said 10 galleons and 5 sickles, not the other way round. Come on, Minnie!"

And the Professor, very unwillingly, gave the Dumbledore a handful of gold.

James jumped onto the floor and started eating pancakes.

"So, Lils, what are you going to wear tomorrow?"

"Wha- Why, Alice?"

"It's your date with James tomorrow."

"B-"

"I was thinking that you could wear your blue satin dress with the pearl belt."

Lily shuddered. Did Alice mean the dress she has shoved into the back of the wardrobe and swear to never wear. Yes, that one.


a/n: this is an unedited version of the scene. The next chapter is an edited version that only really uses the beginning of it.