Ok yes I know my last chapter wasn't very good, I didn't have a lot of time and I wasn't in a great mood so I didn't really feel like writing but I did anyway because I felt bad leaving you with a cliffy like that for so long. I only got one review for my last chapter so please please please be a good reader and review!

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            "Hey Lil, what about this one?" James called across the store.

            It was Sunday afternoon, and Lily and James were shopping for engagement rings. True to her word, Lily hadn't told anybody bout James' proposal when they returned to the Common Room that morning, but it had taken every single bit of self-control she possessed.

            Lily rushed over to the case James was looking into, and gasped when she saw the ring he was pointing to. "Oh my god, it's beautiful!" she whispered, her hand over her mouth.

            James grinned at the look of longing on her face as she stared at the ring. "That's the one then," he said, looking around for somebody to assist them.

            "Don't be a prat, look at the price!" she said, staring miserably at the little card next to the ring. "I could sell every single thing I own and I still wouldn't have that much money."

            "You know money's not a problem for me. My girl deserves the best."

            "James, that's really sweet, but I-I couldn't," she mumbled with enormous effort. She had never wanted anything as much as she wanted that ring in her life, but she couldn't ask him for something like that.

            "You can argue all you want, but you're getting that ring. I can see how much you want it, and anything that makes you happy makes me happy."

            "Oh, James!" Lily squealed, throwing her arms around him. "I love you so much."

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            Lily and James entered the Common Room hand in hand a few hours later. When they spotted their friends sitting together at the back, Lily sprinted over to them, dragging James along with her.

            "LOOK!" she yelled, throwing her hand in front of Rebecca and Katie's faces as she skidded to a halt in front of them.

            Both girls gasped as they spotted the ring.

            "LILY THAT'S THE MOST GORGEOUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!" Rebecca moaned enviously.

            "Oh my god, I know! It must have cost a fortune!" Katie said staring wide-eyed at it.

            "Jesus Prongs, you're not supposed to buy her stuff like that just because you two made up, you're setting a standard for us here!" Sirius said aggravated. "We don't all have the kind of money you have!"

            "It's not just because we made up dumbass, it's an engagement ring," James said exasperatedly.

            Rebecca and Katie screamed and jumped up.

"CONGRATULATIONS!" they yelled simultaneously, both hugging Lily.

Sirius and Remus just stared at James, dumbfounded.

"Engagement ring?" Sirius said weakly.

"Uh, Prongs, don't you think this is a little sudden? I mean you've only been going out for like 3 months, half of which was spent fighting-"

"Thank you for you're support," James said glaring at them. "Why the hell can't you two be like them?" he said pointing to the girls. "Well no, not like them because that would be a bit scary," he added upon looking back at them and seeing them jumping up and down, "but you could at least be happy for me, you're supposed to be my best friends!"

"You're right, we're sorry," Sirius said, getting up and slapping James on the back. "Way to go mate."

"Yeah, congrats," Remus said, doing the same. "Though I must say, I never really thought I'd live to see the day James Potter was engaged and faithful to a girl."

"Yeah, me neither," Sirius said, laughing. "We're proud of you."

"Thanks," James said grinning. Then he looked at Remus, and noticed he was looking a little ill. "You okay Moony?" he asked. Then, realization hit him as he looked out of the window. "Wait…a minute, full moon's tomorrow," he said, his grin becoming even more pronounced.

"Really?" Sirius asked, excited. "Brilliant!"

"You two may look forward to it," Remus said bitterly, "but I certainly don't."

They suddenly noticed the girls looking at them strangely. "What were you guys just talking about?" Rebecca asked.

All three guys eyes widened in fear, and Remus felt like his heart had plummeted all the way down into his stomach. He didn't want them to know, especially Katie. He really liked her a lot, he even thought he might be falling in love with her, and he didn't want to ruin it just yet.

"Oh, umm, n-nothing," Sirius stuttered, turning red.

"Yeah, it's a guy thing. Ask no questions we'll tell no lies." James said, trying to be his usual cocky self.

"Er, all right," Lily said, raising her eyebrows at Rebecca and Katie.

"Just drop it, Lily," Katie said, "these three are strange; we're probably better off not knowing."

"We are not strange!" Sirius said indignantly.

"Whatever you say baby," Rebecca said consolingly.

"Well, I'd love to stay and chat but it's been a very eventful weekend and I'm tired," James said grinning, "c'mon Lil, let's go upstairs and get some sleep."

"James it's four in the afternoon; we haven't even gone down to dinner yet. You're going to have to come up with better cover-ups than that," Remus said, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, right." James said, his face falling.

Lily laughed. "I can tell it's hard for you to control yourself around me, so I'm going to start my homework. Do you two want to come?" she said with a meaningful glance towards Rebecca and Katie. They nodded, so she turned to the guys. "You three stay down here, we won't get any work done if you're with us."

Before James, Sirius, and Remus had a chance to protest, Lily, Rebecca, and Katie kissed them and ran upstairs to Lily and Rebecca's dorm.

They entered the dorm, Lily locking it behind them, and sat down on Rebecca's bed.

"Oh my god, I still can't believe you're engaged!" Katie said excitedly, the second the door was locked.

 "And to James Potter of all people!" Rebecca said. "I never would've expected that to happen in a million years!"

"I know," Lily giggled, "if anybody had told me a year ago that this was going to happen I would've had them sent straight to St. Mungos."

"I still don't understand how you two got together though." Katie said, confused, "I mean, I know he's been in love with you for years, but it wasn't exactly a secret how much you despised him. And then you two come back this year, Hogwarts hottest couple…"

Lily smiled, "Yeah, I did hate him, A LOT, but this summer changed everything. It's a long story-"

"We've got time!" Katie said eagerly.

"Alright, alright," Lily laughed. "Well, as you know, Voldemort ordered an attack on my town the day after summer vacation started. My parents were killed, but Aurors came and managed to get rid of the Death Eaters before they got to me. James' parents were two of the Aurors that came, and when they found out I was going into my Seventh Year at Hogwarts they brought me home with them. James was definitely the last person I wanted to see just then but I was pretty much too scared and upset to care. When he heard I was there he came straight to my room, and for the first few days I refused to talk to him, but finally I couldn't take it anymore and had to. He knew I just wanted to escape from the world for a while, so he told everyone I went to live at my friend's house for the summer. He had his house elves cook and clean for me and he forbid them to tell anybody I was there-"

"You lived there for two months and his parents and Sirius had no idea you were there?" Rebecca asked, incredulously.

"You wouldn't find that so hard to believe if you saw the size of his house; it's MASSIVE, more like a city. Anyway, I was kind of forced to talk to him because he was the only one who knew I was there, and when I got to know him I realized he's not as bad as I thought. I mean he's still a pigheaded, conceited, perverted, arrogant and all that other stuff, but I realized he's also really sweet and charming and funny. He knew I was lonely and vulnerable, and he didn't try to make a move on me once. We became good friends and after a while I started falling for him even though I tried so hard not to. On the night before we came back to Hogwarts I realized how much it would hurt if he went back to being like he used to be with a different girl every night, so I told him how I felt, and he just kissed me. And when he kissed me…I just knew that he was the one…"

"Yet you decided to be a frigid bitch and make him suffer for almost two months even though you knew deep down he never really cheated on you," Rebecca said, rolling her eyes. "You're mental."

"You still don't understand, do you?" Lily said angrily. "When I walked in on them in bed together, it was like my whole world had ended. You have no idea how much pain I was in. Forgiving him would have meant giving him the chance to do it again and I never ever want to relive that."

"Yes, but you knew James wouldn't cheat on you if his life depended on it, so why the hell would you think you'd ever have to relive it?" Rebecca said, clearly still frustrated about it.

"Calm down you two!" Katie said nervously. "It's all over. They're back together and everybody is happy again."

"Yeah you're right, I'm sorry. So," Rebecca said, casting around for a change of subject, "what do you think the guys were talking about before? You know, with the full moon being tomorrow night and everything?"

"Oh, Remus is a werewolf," Katie said casually.

Lily and Rebecca gaped at her.

"What? How do you know that?" Lily asked, astonished. She was shocked of course to discover he was a werewolf, but to her and Rebecca this didn't really matter or change anything. They had been best friends with Remus for years, even when they hated the other Marauders, but Lily was surprised to hear Katie speak about her boyfriend being a werewolf in such a calm, relaxed manner.

"Oh, when that Snape guy found out I was dating Remus he told me. I think he thought I would dump him because of it. Plus it was kind of obvious, whenever he goes on his little trips it's always during a full moon, and his excuses of why he's going aren't really too convincing."

Just then, they heard a knock on their door, and Sirius' voice. "Will you three hurry up? We haven't eaten anything in like four hours, we're not going to wait much longer."

"Alright, alright; we're coming." Lily said, rolling her eyes.

"Promise me you two won't tell anybody?" Katie whispered frantically. "I don't think anybody but Sirius, James, Peter and the teachers know. I know you two would never desert him, that's why I told you. But other people, they might not be so understanding. Some people here are really prejudiced, and his life's hard enough as it is…"

Rebecca smiled. She hadn't really liked Katie in the beginning, because before she had started dating Remus she was part of Britney's group. But now, she was truly happy that Remus was dating somebody as great as her. Most girls would have broken up with him immediately and told the whole school if they found out, and Rebecca was glad Katie wasn't like that. "Of course we won't," she said, and the three of them got up and headed down to dinner.

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I have the next chapter half written already so it'll probably be up by tomorrow. PLEASE REVIEW!! -Liss