A/n: okay, sorry if you thought the last chapter was too short (so did LilFry). KeEp ReViEwInG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finding love

Chapter 5

The following day Lily had a Order meeting. When she woke up she got dress and prepared for the meeting. The time she and James had spent trying to recruit people was to no avail. They were unable to get anyone. There had also been fewer people in Diagon Alley since the attack. Many people were afraid of another attack. Lily herself wasn't very afraid. Yes, she did pass out for awhile after the last attack but she knew she would be better prepared if another attack happened.

Once she was finished she looked at her clock hanging on her wall. It was almost time for her to leave. She decided to leave early and walked out her door. Once she was outside she saw James waiting for her.

"Why are you here?" Lily asked.

"I figured I'd walk with you to the meeting. It's not far. I also thought we could talk." James said.

"Well thank you for wanting to walk with me, but can't we just forget about the kiss. I mean no one other than the two of us know. So it's not like there's any one to remind us about it right?" Lily asked.

"How do you know I didn't tell any one?" James asked with his trademark grin.

"I know, because I talk to Remus who was trying to find out what happened between us." Lily replied.

"How do you know I didn't tell Sirius?" James asked.

"Because, He would have told Remus, the three of you tell each other everything." Lily said.

"Well what about Peter?" James asked.

"Like you told him. He's barely around you three any more from what you've told me." Lily replied.

"Okay, okay, so I didn't tell anyone, but did you?" James Said with a raised eye brow.

"Oh yes except I told every one me had an intense make-out session right their on my hospital bed." Lily said with a serious face before breaking out laughing.

"So you didn't tell anyone?" James asked.

"No, I didn't tell anyone." Lily replied.

"Okay, friends?" James asked hold out his hand.

"Friends and nothing but friends." Lily replied shaking his out stretched hand as a look of sadness crossed James's face as Lily said the last part.

The two of them continued to walk down the street towards a small building that was very old. It was an old pub in which Dumbledore had rented a sitting room in which they could hold the meeting. Luckily for them the owner was also a member of the order and so no questions were asked about the amount of space and the many people that came for the meeting.

Lily and James walked into the back room and Found Remus and Sirius already there waiting for them. They took their seats next to them and the meeting began. Dumbledore stood up and greeted everyone before he began to talk of everything that had happened since the last meeting.

Once the meeting was over, Dumbledore walked over to Lily to see how she was doing.

"I see you are feeling better." Dumbledore said. "You gave Mr. Potter quite a scare."

"Yes, I'm feeling much better. Although I'm sorry to say that we weren't able to find many people willing to join our cause. Many people rather sit back and wait for someone else to defeat Voldemort." Lily said.

"That they do Ms. Evans." Dumbledore said before turning around and walking over to someone else.

James, Remus, Sirius and Lily stood there for awhile talking. When most of the order was beginning to leave, the four people decided to walk over to the Leaky Caldron. They went there and spent their afternoon talking about the past year and their seven years at school. They laughed over the many different pranks Marauders had played especially the ones they played on Lily. After talking for three hours, Lily excused herself due to the fact that she had to meet her mother and sister.

"I bet you're happy about that." James said joking when she said she had to go.

"Oh, yes I am." Lily said with a fake smile on her face.

"Make sure they don't drive you nuts. After all, that's our job." Sirius said.

"I make sure I they don't." Lily said with a smile. "good-bye." She said before leaving.

Lily left through the front door into muggle London. Once she was out side she stepped into a small alley and transfigured her robs into muggle clothing. She then walked back out of the alley and headed down the street towards a dress shop where she was to meet her sister and mother. She walked into the store to find her sister and mother waiting for her.

"Your five minutes late." Her sister Petunia said.

"Sorry, I was having lunch with friends and we lost track of time." Lily said.

"Have you found a date for reception yet dear?" Mrs. Evans asked.

"I forgot all about that. No mother I haven't yet. I guess I could get one of the Marauders to come with me." Lily said with a smile as she saw the look on her sister's face.

"Isn't that the group of boys you know that go around pulling pranks on everyone? I will not have them ruining my wedding day!" Petunia said.

"That's was almost a year ago, they are much more mature now, thank-you. In fact I just had lunch with them. I've matured in the past year." Lily said defending her friends.

"Weren't you supposed to marry one of them?" Petunia asked.

"Yes I was, but we are now just friends." Lily replied shortly.

"How about you two go try on your dresses." Their mother said. Following their mother's instructions, the two sisters went into separate changing rooms and put one the dress that was in there waiting for them. Petunia's wedding dress had large puffy sleeves and a huge skirt. Lily's dress that her sister had picked out for her bride's maid dress was a plain long dress that was a strange canary yellow and had a large bow in the back. Petunia walked out of her changing room happily as Lily walk out with a forced smile. The two sisters stood next to each other in front of the mirror. For a minute it almost looked as if they got along and was the closest of sisters, but that was very untrue.

"You two look lovely." Mrs. Evans said as Lily raised an eye brow.

"No one could tell by looking at Lily that she wasn't very normal." Petunia said.

As they were standing there, Lily noticed something out of the corner of her eye. When she looked closer she noticed she recognized something about the large black dog on a leash, although the person holding the leash was hiding themselves. Lily had to try and hide her giggling by pretending she was coughing.

"I'm terribly sorry to interrupt this, but I just remembered I had to be at work today. And fro reading that clock over there, it looks like I'm going to be late if I don't leave right away. I'll see you soon." Lily explained before she quickly walked to the changing to change out of her canary yellow dress. After changing she walked back out of the changing room carrying the canary yellow dress. "Here, give me a call if you need to get a hold of me." Lily said. "Good-bye sis, mum." Lily called before walking out of the store.

"So you did see us." James said leaning against the building.

"I saw Sirius. How did you get him to wear a leash?" Lily asked looking over at the large black dog that was sitting by Remus's feet.

"Let's just say there was a hole lot of pleading. But I do suggest that we find an ally way before Sirius gives us the death stares any more." Remus replied.

"Alright, I think there's one right down here." Lily said before leading the way to the nearest alley. "Okay, I think it's safe if you turn back now, no one is looking this way." Lily said once they were in an empty alley way.

"Well, that was fun." Sirius said jokingly.

"Remind me to thank-you later. I wanted to kill my sister for that thing I had to try on." Lily said.

"You didn't like it? I thought it looked quite nice on you." Sirius said with a smile.

"I agree. The yellow brought your hair color." Remus added as he, Sirius and James started laughing.

"Oh, shut up! All of you." Lily said giggling. "Alright, now that you three have gotten my out of that terrible fitting, where to?"

"Anywhere I don't have to act like a common house pet." Sirius said as the four people walked out of the alley.

"How about a walk around muggle London?" James suggested.

"No, we may run into my sister and mum." Lily said. "How about Diagon Alley?"

"Alright," Sirius agreed as the other two shook their heads yes. With that they walked toward the Leaky Caldron and entered Diagon Alley. The four then spent the rest of their afternoon walking around Diagon Alley going into a few shops every once in awhile.

"So when is your sister's wedding?" James asked as he and Lily walked side by side down the street behind Remus and Sirius who where trying to find the new joke shop that had just opened.

"It's in a week, a week from today in fact. My mother keeps asking if I have a date or not for the wedding yet." Lily sighed.

"Do you?" James asked.

"Do I what?" Lily asked in reply.

"Do you have a date?" James asked.

"Of course not! I've just been busy lately and I thought I would there for awhile, but the last boyfriend had didn't work out and so I think I may just go on my own." Lily explained.

"Then why don't I go with you?" James asked.

"What? Are you insane? Do you know what you just volunteered yourself for?" Lily asked smiling.

"To spend the day with you at a muggle wedding." James replied simply.

"Not any wedding, my sister's wedding. If you thought she was bad when you meet her that one summer, she worse! And the guy she's marrying isn't any better." Lily said.

"Then why are you going?" James asked.

"I have to; I'm a bride's maid. It was my mum's idea by the way. Petunia would be happy if I was no where near her on her wedding day and so would I, but mum said it wouldn't be right if her own sister wasn't in the wedding party and some more junk like that." Lily explained.

"So, is that a yes?" James asked.

"Fine, alright. You can come with me." Lily said smiling. "I think we should go catch up with Sirius and Remus. They may be wondering where we are."

"Yeah, you're probably right." James said.