Chapter 22

The girls walked into their room.

"How can you girls go out with guys like that?" exclaimed Kay, "They are SO annoying!"

They are fine to me." Retorted Raye.

Lily, (Who was holding Kay's bag which had her dress in it), only said, "Maybe you should sit down for a minute Kay; take a few deep breaths."

Kay did just that; and when she did, Lily took out her wand. She pointed it at Kay and muttered a memory spell.

Kay opened her eyes.

"Girls!" she exclaimed, "Emergency! I don't have a dress for tomorrow night!"

Lily sighed in relief. The charm had worked. Kay didn't remember anything since the afternoon.

She handed the bag she was holding to Kay.

"I didn't see you at the trip to Hogsmeade, and I didn't think you had one, so I got you this one. I think it'll go perfect on you."

Kay tilted her head to the side.

"Thank you Lily; I didn't think you noticed." She went in the bathroom to try it on.

"Why did you do that?" asked Raye.

"James made me do it, because she could tell Malfoy, and... you know, it's the Marauder's secret." Lily replied.

"I see. So they don't want anybody outside of our little group knowing about this right? Especially not a Slytherin."

"Right." Lily nodded.

Then, Kay came out of the bathroom with the dress on. She ran over to Lily.

"Thank you SOOOOO much Lily!" she exclaimed, "I would have picked exactly this if I was there myself!"

"I know." Muttered Lily.

Raye decided to go along with not knowing anything, and asked Kay a question that she already knew the answer to.

"So who are you going with Kay?"

"I was going to tell you," said Kay, "But I think I'll keep it a secret."

"Do you really like him or are you just in it for his looks?" asked Lily.

"Both." Replied Kay, "You're acting like you already know who I'm going with."

Lily and Raye shook their heads rapidly.

"No. We know nothing."

"We only know what you told us."

"Honest!"

Kay shrugged and sat on her bed.

"I'm going to see James." Announced Lily.

"I'll go with you." Raye said, "To see Sirius I mean."

They went out and knocked on the 5th year boy's dorm.

When someone said, "Come in." from inside, Lily opened the door and flopped on James' bed.

"That was close." She sighed.

"What happened?" asked Peter.

"I put a memory charm on Kay so she wouldn't remember the secret passage, and it worked, so we had to act totally innocent like we knew nothing. It was hard!"

"Where's Sirius?" asked Kay.

All the 5th year Gryffindors were in the room except for Sirius and Kay.

"He has detention remember?" said Remus.

"Oh yea. I'm going. Have fun with these three guys Lily." Raye winked at Lily and left.

Lily rolled her eyes.

"We have no respect for the school rules." Said James, who was holding Lily's hand, "A girl in the boy's dorm. What will we think of next?"

"Now be sensible Jamie." Joked Lily, "Who actually slept in the Girl's dorm?"

James stiffened. "Now that was in desperate measures. And I'm sure you enjoyed my company."

Remus raised his eyebrows.

"You slept in her room Prongs? And just when was this?"

Lily spoke up.

"It was after the whole Snape thing, and he slept on the floor thank you very much. You already knew that anyway." She huffed.

"Well sorry missy," Remus shot back, "I'm not the one who brought it up."

Lily took a quill she had in her hair and started twirling it around in her fingers.

"Ha!" exclaimed Remus, "You have nothing to say to that! I win this round."

"But this round only Rose, only this round." Retorted Lily.

There was an awkward silence.

"I'm bored." Lily exclaimed.