Lilly sighed in frustration, turning to the side to examine her figure better in the mirror. Eleanor rolled her eyes with a smirk. "You look fine..." And she did. But Eleanor said it most because they'd been locked up in their Gryffindor dorm for almost an hour now, getting ready for a weekend trip to hogsmeade. She was almost positive the boys were waiting down in the common room. "You don't think these jeans are too tight?" "James would love that, wouldn't he? He probably shrunk them while you were looking." James was Lilly's boyfriend and had been since first year. Six years later and they were still going strong. Lilly laughed, shaking her head. "I wouldn't put it past him." "Come on..." Eleanor got up, pulling her away from the mirror. "If they are too tight, your sweater will cover your bum anyway. So it doesn't make a difference. They're going to leave with out us!" Lilly sighed and allowed herself to be pulled down into the common room. The four boys were waiting by the portrait hole and were the last left in the common room. They were already in their winter jackets, scarves, and hats. James Potter, the second tallest with messy black hair and round glasses, threw his arms up. "Finally!" He shouted. "Oh, shove it, James." Eleanor glared at him. "Just because we make it a point to look presentable when we go out...when's the last time your ran a comb through that nest?" "Oh, haha..." James helped Lilly into her coat and handed her her Gryffindor scarf. Remus smiled, holding up Eleanor's jacket for her to slip into. She turned about once it was on and pecked him softly on his lips. Remus Lupin was a bit shorter than James. He was tired-looking and pale, but always cheerful and pleasant. Sirius Black was the tallest. He was pale, with dark hair and eyes. His large figure was anything but lanky. He was toned and extremely handsome. And he knew it. He was the biggest flirt and the biggest trouble-maker of them all. Well, close behind in the trouble making department was definately James. And the fourth boy was shortest and rather pudgy. Peter Pettigrew. He began following the others around in third year and they just couldn't shake him. So, he became part of the gang, even gaining a nickname. The four boys all had nicknames that they only used amongst themselves and the two girls. Peter was Wormtail, Sirius was Padfoot, James was Prongs, and Remus was Moony. "Well...let's go already." Sirius suggested, shoving past the portrait of the Fat Lady. The six others followed him out. The journeyed down the seven flights to the Entrance hall, checked their names with Filch, and set off across the Hogwarts grounds. The venture to Hogsmeade was slow considering the inches of snow on the ground. Even the lake had nearly frozen over. The Giant Squid slapped it's tenticles against slabs of ice, breaking them apart. James and Lilly walked a bit behind the rest, talking and giggling amongst themselves. Eleanor, her arm tight around Remus's waist, quietly took in the scenery. She'd always loved the snow. Sirius looked back at James and Lilly before turning to Elanor and Remus who walked beside him. "I really need to find myself a girlfriend." He sighed, looking around as if one was going to walk up on demand. "I hear Severus is interested." Eleanor joked, smirking. Sirius stopped dead in his tracks, staring at her with a look of upmost revulsion. "Excuse me, Miss Rigby?" "You heard me, Mr. Black." She smiled innocently as Remus looked down, attempting to stifle a laugh. Sirius bent down to gather a ball of snow in his hands. Eleanor shreiked, letting go of Remus and taking off across the grounds. Sirius chased after her, pelting her in the back with snowball after snowball. "Remus! Help!" She slipped and fell, laughing wildly. Remus ran after Sirius, throwing snowballs left and right. None of them hit him. Remus was a poor aim. Sirius tackled over Eleanor and began tickling her. "Take it back!" He laughed, entertained as she squirmed and kicked her legs out, giggling furiously. "I...I ta-" But she couldn't say it. She could barely breathe. "I TAKE IT...BACK!" And he stopped. She just layed there, sprawled on her back, trying to catch her breath. Her exposed belly was red from the force of his hands and the cold of the snow beneath her. Remus laughed, offering a hand to each of them to pull them up. Once she was on her feet, Eleanor dusted the snow from her clothes and shoved Sirius onto his butt. Remus took her around the waist and led her back to the path, grinning. Sirius followed close behind. When they reached James and Lilly, the two were cracking up. "Your clothes are soaked!" Lilly pointed out. "No, really? As if I couldn't feel that. I'm freezing." She glared at Sirius who was also soaked, but she didn't care. "Well...let's hurry up then so we can get you inside somewhere and warm you up, eh?" Remus unbuttoned his jacket and took it off, placing it around her shoulders. "No, Remus...I'm fine. Really...you'll get sick. You're sick all the time already-" "No, look...better me than you." He smiled and she had no choice but to give in. He wrapped his arms around her, leading her toward the gates to Hogsmeade. Once inside the village, they all huddled into a group. "Meet at the Three Broomsticks for drinks in two hours?" James suggested. They all nodded in agreement and set off on their own.