When Lily woke up in the morning her roommates were standing over her. Alice was clutching a shiny silver pin in her hand. Lily blinked, sitting up.

"What?" She asked groggily.

Alice held out the badge.

"You're Head Girl Lily, so why have you been sleeping here the last two nights?"

"Yea, I heard the Head Rooms are really cool!" said Jill, another one of her friends.

"Plus," giggled Lavia the fourth roommate, and another one of Lily's good friends, "You share it with James Potter,"

"Have you even been in the Head Dorm?" Alice asked folding her arms across her chest.

Lily looked up at them, she'd totally forgotten that she was Head Girl. She snatched the badge out of Alice's grip hastily, pulling herself out of bed.

"Why didn't you tell us you were Head Girl?" Jill questioned, making her bed with a flick of her wand.

"I was so caught up...You know with Siri-" she stopped herself.

"Sirius?" Alice asked, "Caught up with him how?"

"You are with THE Sirius Black?" Lavia screamed.

"No," Lily cried, "Look, I just woke up, I don't know what I am saying,"

"So you do like him then?"

"It was frustrating to know that her best friends had no idea what was going on with her, and never could know.

"I guess," Lily muttered pulling on her uniform. She ran her brush through her red hair, "But he hates me doesn't he?" she asked hoping that the girls would feed her some of the memories she'd forgotten.

"Well that's only because you cursed him and James out for almost killing Severus Snape, which I still don't understand that boy is a jerk!" Alice reminded her while tightening her tie.

"I know," Lily sighed, even though she had no clue what Alice was talking about.

"All the Marauders say you're beautiful Lily," Jill put in.

Lily sighed grabbing her bag and head down to the Great Hall for breakfast.

Her girlfriends sat down at there normal spot but Lily caught James's eye. He was sitting alone at the head of the table. As she walked closer she noticed the Head Boy badge, identical to her Head Girl badge resting on his chest. His messy hair fell forward as he leaned closer to the magazine lying on the table. He squinted, apparently trying to make something out while stuffing the spoon he was holding into his mouth. 'This must be where the head sit,' she thought noticing the rest of the Marauders sitting further down the table. James took a sip of juice and then looked up sensing her presence.

"Good Morning Evans," James said looking back down to his magazine. The girls sitting a little way down from him snickered and began whispering amongst themselves. She glanced around nervously before sitting down. James smiled at her softly, turning his page. He picked up his spoon shoving something rather foul looking into his mouth. Lily looked from her normal looking porridge to his mess.

"What is that?" she asked crinkling up her nose.

"Bis?" he questioned looking back up at her with a full mouth. He finished swallowing.

"This," he grinned, "Is the key to my existence; its Quiditch Puff cereal topped with hot chocolate sauce, and maple syrup."

"How can you eat that?" she grimaced.

"It's really good; I've been eating it this way since I was young. Only my mom knew how to make it well, so I missed it when I came to Hogwarts. Do you want some?" he asked offering her the spoon.

"No, I'm fine thanks," she assured him, "But how do you get that now, instead of porridge?"

"Well Sirius and I are rather fond of the kitchens, so we know the Houselfs quite well. Anyway one time while we were down there raiding food I let it slip I liked this stuff, and ever morning since its appeared before me."

Lily smiled eating some of her porridge.

"I guess you slept well last night," James commented.

"I did..." she trailed looking at him suspiciously.

"Well you didn't show up for midnight rounds last night that's all,"

She stared at him. She let out a sigh mentally scolding herself. She had to be more together if she was going to be Head Girl. She'd totally forgotten about the rounds of the castle late at night to make sure everyone was in bed.

"I'm sorry James,"

"No need to apologize, you needed sleep. I gotta tell you though; I don't know why you're not staying in the Head dorm. The Head rooms are much better that our regular dorms. The bed are huge, the windows are large. We have our own bathroom and living room."

"I just felt like I needed to be somewhere I belonged, my dorm is like my home,"

James nodded, "I understand Evans, but you should really come check it out sometime,"

She glanced at her watch, "What do we have first?" she asked.

"Transfiguration," James replied looking back at his magazine,

"I'd better get going," She said standing up.

"Hey Evans," James reached across the table stopping her, "I'm assuming you are accepting my invitation to Hogsmede?"

"What makes you think that?" She said stepping away from him.

"Why else would you leave your friends and come sit up here with me?"

"You mean this- this isn't where the Heads sit?" she asked looking mortified.

James laughed deeply, "No, I didn't know there was a rule that said we had to sit together in a certain spot,"

"But then -" she didn't finished but looked down at the rest of the Marauders, her eyes resting on Sirius, who was busy eating toast.

"Oh I just wanted to get away from them so I could read this. Being Quiditch Captain I thought I should read up on new moves," James replied still laughing.

"You're Quiditch captain, that's great! So is that magazine from the World Cup? I saw some vendors selling one like that when we were there," She smiled.

He looked at her for a moment, "You went to the Quidditch World Cup?"

"Yea my mum and I," She lied quickly.

"Isn't your mom a muggle?"

"umm,"

"I'll see you in Transfiguration Evans," he replied walking away laughing to himself.

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"Did you finish the Transfiguration homework?" Lily asked James as they walked around, completing their midnight round.

"Nope, you?" James replied.

"No, I still need 3 inches on that essay," She muttered.

"Evans!" James cried fiercely, "You didn't finish your homework?"

"Is that so hard to believe?" she asked.

He looked at her for a moment, "No,"

She laughed.

"So I decided today I should cancel my invitation for you to come with me on the Hogsmede weekend we still have to plan," James told her with a smile.

"How come?" she asked.

"Well I saw you staring at Sirius all day," James told her.

"I wasn't staring at Sirius," Lily cried pretending to look shocked.

"You're eyes always rest on him Evans, give up you're fight,"

"So what if they do?" She spat.

"Hey I didn't say anything was wrong with that, I just wanted you to know, he likes to hop around from girl to girl,"

"Thanks James but I can protect myself," she glared at him for a moment, resenting what he had said about Sirius, but after a moment her face softened, "Sorry, I'm just a little stressed out,"

"No problem," James muttered looking the other way,

"I still want to go with you to Hogsmede," She told him.

"Well I guess we better get organizing a trip then hadn't we?"

"I guess we should!" she laughed as they made their way toward the Head dorm.

When they finally arrived, James showed Lily around their luxurious living room, and bathroom.

"Wow," she cried upon entering her room. There was a large bed in the middle of the room, and the walls were covered in shelves of books. She had a large walk in closet and a small make up desk.

"Nice isn't it?" James asked.

She nodded running her fingers over the silk bedding on her bed, "Can I see your room?"

He blushed slightly; "Sure,"

She fallowed him across the living room.

James's room was an odd shape, and a black bed was set to one side. Quiddtich Posters hung lopsidedly everywhere, quite like his room at his old house. His racing broom stood in one corner beside the flickering fireplace. James's robes lay scattered over the floor and Lily's eyes rested on a picture frame lying on a cluttered desk beside his bed. She walked over and picked it up. Mr. and Mrs. Potter stared up at her, along with his small sister Emma.

"That's my family," he whispered coming up behind her.

"Do you miss them?" she asked turning around.

"With all my heart," he said as she handed him the picture.

"Nice room," she said awkwardly.

He smiled; "Yea it seems to change to however each Head likes it, this is just like my room back home..." he trailed.

Lily suddenly felt a huge surge of compassion towards James. It was true they were very much in the same boat in many ways, and she had been there when his parents had died. She stepped closer to him and wrapped her arms around him embracing him. He seemed shocked at first but hugged her back. When she pulled away he smiled tucking a stray strand of fiery red hair back behind her ear.

"You have beautiful hair you know?" he whispered lowering his face closer to hers. They were both in need of affection, both their lives laying in ruins at their feet.

"James," she whispered, and suddenly it wasn't James standing in front of her. As James lowered his head and met his lips with hers he became Sirius, and she let her hands reach up the back of his neck getting entangled in his hair as he deepened the kiss.

Across the castle in the boy's dormitory in the Gryffindor tower, Sirius Black awoke with a start.